Deck 1: Indian Penal Code and Criminal Jurisdiction

Question 1

Forgery is defined in :

A)Section 465
B)Section 463
C)Section 464
D)Section 467

Answer 1

Section 463

Question 2

Crime is:

A)Essentially an immoral act
B)An illegal act
C)Essentially a socially reprehensible act
D)None of the above.

Answer 2

An illegal act

Question 3

The Indian Penal Code came into force from:

A)6 October, 1860
B)1 September, 1873
C)1 July, 1882
D)None of the above.

Answer 3

6 October, 1860

Question 4

How many types of punishment have been prescribed under the Indian Penal Code:

A)Three
B)Six
C)Five
D)Four.

Question 5

Which is correct:

A)The categories of the criminal should be determined by general laws
B)The penal statutes should be strictly followed or construed.
C)There should be ex-post facto penal laws
D)All of them.

Question 6

Which is not an ingredient in means rea:

A)Strict or absolute liability
B)Public nuisance
C)Ignorance of law is no excuse - maxim
D)All are correct.

Question 7

Threatening to commit certain acts forbidden by Indian Penal Code is associated with which one of the following?

A)Misrepresentation
B)Fraud
C)Coercion
D)Mistake.

Question 8

"Active concealment of fact" is associated with which one of the following ?

A)Misrepresentation
B)Undue influence
C)Fraud
D)Mistake.

Question 9

Use of violence by a member of an assembly of five or more persons in furtherance of common object will constitute

A)Affray
B)Assault
C)Rioting
D)Unlawful assembly

Question 10

A contract implied by law is known as:

A)Contingent contract
B)Quasi contract
C)Expressed contract
D)Implied contract.

Question 11

Law directed by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all the Courts with the territory of India. Here Courts means:

A)All Courts including the Supreme Court of India
B)All Courts except the Supreme Court of India
C)All Courts including the Supreme Court except such branches of the Supreme Court which consists of seven judges or more
D)All Courts including the Supreme Court except a Bench of the Supreme Court which consists of all the judges of the Supreme Court.

Question 12

A has grown a tree on his land. The branches of the tree are overhanging on the land of B. under the law, B is entitled to:

A)Enter into the land of A without his permission and cut his tree
B)Forcibly enter into A land and chop off the branches
C)Chop off the branches from his own land and take away those branches
D)Chop off the overhanging branches while ramming of his land and inform A about the same.

Question 13

'Illegal' means everything which:

A)Is an offence
B)Is prohibited by law
C)Furnishes ground for a civil action.
D)All are correct.

Question 14

The term 'offence' means:

A)A thing made punishable by the Penal Code
B)A thing made punishable by the Penal Code or any special or local law, in certain case
C)Both (a) and (b)
D)None of the above.

Question 15

A man is defined by Section 10 of the Code as a male human being of:

A)Any age
B)Above 16 years of age
C)Above 18 years of age
D)None of the above.

Question 16

An idol of Lord Krishna is a temple is:

A)A natural person
B)A legal person
C)Not a person in the eye of law because only the priest of the temple will be a person
D)Not a person because no personality can be conferred on God.

Question 17

Which one of the following is not a "public servant"?

A)Liquidator
B)A civil Judge
C)Member of a panchayat assisting a Court of justice
D)Secretary of a Co-operative society.

Question 18

An Indian citizen commits any offence out of India, he:

A)Cannot be prosecuted in India, as the act was not committed in India
B)Can be prosecuted in the country where the offence was committed
C)Can be prosecuted in India in any place in which he may be found
D)None of the above.

Question 19

Under which of the following situations would Indian courts have jurisdiction?
1) Crime committed by an Indian in a foreign country
2) Crime committed by a foreign in India
3) Crime committed by a person on an Indian ship.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: Codes:

A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)2 alone
D)1, 2 and 3.

Question 20

Give correct response. A an Indian citizen commits murder in America and makes good his escape to India.

A)A can be prosecuted in India in any place where he is found because by virtue of Section 4 of I.P.C. the code has extra territorial application in case of offences committed by Indian citizen.
B)A cannot be prosecuted in India because the act was not committed in this country.
C)A can neither be prosecuted in America nor in India.
D)A can only be prosecuted in America where the offence has been committed.

Question 21

Give correct response. A, a Korean national commits murder of B, an English lady on an Indian Air Lines plane while on a journey from India to Japan.

A)A can be tried either in Korea or in England because the murderer was a Korean and the victim was a national of England.
B)A can be prosecuted in India in any place where he is found because Section 4 of the I.P.C. provides this the provisions of the code apply to any offence committed by any person on any ship or aircraft registered in India.
C)A cannot be prosecuted in India because the offence has not been committed against an Indian citizen.
D)A can only be prosecuted in Korea because only that country of which an offender is a national has jurisdiction to prosecute.

Question 22

Point out incorrect response. The following persons are exempted from the jurisdiction of criminal courts in India.

A)Alien enemies committing acts of war.
B)Foreign Sovereigns.
C)Foreign army on Indian soil present with the consent of Government of India.
D)Alien enemy committing a crime unconnected with war e.g., theft.

Question 23

Point out incorrect response. The following persons are exempted from the jurisdiction of criminal courts in India.

A)The Governors of States in India.
B)The President of India.
C)Foreign Ambassadors.
D)The Prime Minister of India.

Question 24

Which one of the following brings out the distinction between Section 34 and 149 of the IPC?

A)Section 34 creates a specific offence whereas Section 149 does not
B)Section 34 as well as Section 149 creates specific offences.
C)Section 149 creates a specific offence whereas Section 34 does not.
D)Section 34 as well as Section 149 do not create specific offences.

Question 25

Assertion (A): X and Y had independently entertained the idea to kill Z. Accordingly each of them separately inflicted wounds on Z, who dies in consequence. X and Y are liable for murder with the aid of Section 34 IPC. Reason (R): When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of common intention of all, each of such persons is liable as if the whole act is done by him alone. Of the above statements.

A)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is NOT a correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true.