Deck 15: Criminal Offences

Question 1

Preparation to commit dacoity is under :

A)Section 379 of IPC
B)Section 399 of IPC
C)Section 392 of IPC
D)None of the above.

Answer 1

Section 399 of IPC

Question 2

Which is correct:

A)Misappropriation of property takes place when one innocently comes into the possession of some movable property and thereafter changes his intention to keep it for his own use.
B)If a person finds somebody else's property but does not know as to whom it belongs to an keeps it for his own use, it is not misappropriation
C)Both (a) and (b)
D)None of the above.

Answer 2

Misappropriation of property takes place when one innocently comes into the possession of some movable property and thereafter changes his intention to keep it for his own use.

Question 3

Which is correct?

A)Removing ornaments from a dead body for one's own use is dishonest misappropriation of property.
B)A partner who uses the car of the firm without permission or consent of other partners is guilty of criminal misappropriation of property.
C)A person who takes possession of property which the rightful owners has lost is guilty of criminal misappropriation if he dishonestly converts the property.
D)None of the above.

Answer 3

A person who takes possession of property which the rightful owners has lost is guilty of criminal misappropriation if he dishonestly converts the property.

Question 4

Under which section dacoity with murder is described:

A)Section 378 of IPC
B)Section 399 of IPC
C)Section 396 of IPC
D)None of the above.

Question 5

Criminal misappropriation takes place when:

A)The possession has been innocently come
B)Dishonest appropriation or conversion of property for a person's own use.
C)Such property must be movable
D)All of the above.

Question 6

Which is not an essential ingredient of criminal breach of trust:

A)Misappropriation
B)Entrustment
C)Negligence
D)None of the above

Question 7

Criminal breach of trust has been committed?

A)B asked a goldsmith A to make a gold chain and paid him Rs. 3000 as cost of gold and his labour charges. But A neither prepared the chain by the given date nor returned the money.
B)'A' a postmaster received money from the depositors but did not enter the same in their post office accounts.
C)The Government gave 100 bags of cement to A, a contractor, for a certain work. A after taking delivery of the bags used only 60 of them and passed on the rest to another person
D)None of the above.

Question 8

Which is an essential element of criminal breach of trust?

A)Contractual relationship
B)Transfer of possession
C)Taking possession of the property by fraudulent means
D)None of the above.

Question 9

Which section of IPC defines Criminal breach of trust:

A)Section 404 of IPC
B)Section 405 of IPC
C)Section 403 of IPC
D)None of the above.

Question 10

Punishment of criminal breach of trust is described in:

A)Section 406 of IPC
B)Section 407 of IPC
C)Section 416 of IPC
D)None of the above.

Question 11

In case of robbery or dacoity, the right of private defence extends voluntarily causing:

A)Any harm including death.
B)Any harm other than death
C)Any harm other than grievous hurt
D)None.

Question 12

Can a person commit a breach of trust for his own property:

A)Yes
B)No
C)Sometimes
D)None of the above.

Question 13

Criminal breach of trust by public servant:

A)Section 406 of IPC
B)Section 409 of IPC
C)Section 400 of IPC
D)None of the above.

Question 14

Mischief is an offence dealing with the:

A)Damage to property
B)Damage to person
C)Damage to person or property
D)All of these.

Question 15

A voluntarily throws into a river a bag belonging to B with intention thereby causing wrongful loss to B. A has committed:

A)Theft
B)Extortion
C)Robbery
D)Mischief.

Question 16

Entry upon another's land, the remedy is:

A)Civil suit
B)Criminal prosecution/Trespass
C)Both (a) and (b)
D)None of the above.

Question 17

House-trespass is:

A)Lurking house-trespass
B)Lurking house-trespass by night
C)House-breaking
D)All of the above.

Question 18

The punishment for house-trespass and house-breaking is:

A)Imprisonment for one year or fine of Rs. 1000, or both; imprisonment for three years and fine.
B)Imprisonment for two years or fine of Rs. 2000, or both; imprisonment for three years and fine.
C)Imprisonment for six years, or fine of Rs. 2000, or both' imprisonment for two years and fine.
D)None of the above.

Question 19

Forgery is an offence relating to:

A)Documents
B)Property
C)Hurt
D)None of the above.

Question 20

X committed theft in a government building. Z a Chowkidar of the building, kept the gate of the building open with the intention of facilitate X's safe retreat with the stolen property and thereby facilitated his retreat. Which one of the following statement is correct?

A)Guilty of abetment of theft by international aiding
B)Guilty of theft by instigation
C)Not guilty of abetment
D)Guilty of theft.

Question 21

A had consensual sexual relations with Z wife. She gives to A valuable property which A knows to belong to her husband, Z and she has no authority from Z to give. A takes the property dishonestly. Which one of the following offences has been committed by A?

A)Criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation
B)Theft and criminal breach of trust
C)Theft
D)Criminal breach of trust.

Question 22

A threatens to publish a defamatory liable concerning B unless B gives him money and B in consequence gives A money. A commits the offence of:

A)Theft
B)Robbery
C)Criminal intimidation
D)Extortion.

Question 23

'A' meets 'Z' on the road and asks him to part with his belonging on the instant threat of hurt to Z. while Z delivers his purse to A, A snatches away a golden chain from Z neck. Which one of the following offences is committed by A?

A)Extortion
B)Robbery by theft
C)Robbery by extortion
D)Robbery by theft as well as robbery by extortion.

Question 24

A is invited by B for a cup of tea. While B is in the kitchen preparing tea. A finds a golden ring on the table. He picks it up and places. It somewhere in the room with the intention of dishonestly taking it away some time later. A commits:

A)No offence
B)Extortion
C)Attempt to commit theft
D)Theft.

Question 25

Which one of the following statements correctly distinguishes theft from extortion?

A)In theft, there is dishonest intention whereas in extortion it is not there.
B)In extortion there is dishonest intention whereas in theft it is not there.
C)In theft, there is dishonest intention whereas in extortion it is fraudulent intention
D)In theft there is taking of property whereas in extortion there is delivery of property.

Question 26

Which one of the following conclusion can be drawn from de minimis non curat tax?

A)Necessity knows no law
B)Nothing is an offence done by a child under 7 years of age.
C)Every person is liable for his own acts
D)Trifling acts do not constitute an offence.

Question 27

X and Y agree to commit theft in Z's house but no theft is actually committed. They are guilty of:

A)No offence
B)Criminal conspiracy
C)Abetment by conspiracy
D)Abetment by instigation.

Question 28

The offence of theft becomes robbery when it is:

A)Coupled with force
B)Committed by two or more but less than five persons
C)Committed by five or more persons
D)Coupled with imminent danger to life.

Question 29

X a Hindu, turned his wife out of the marital home and refused to return her ornaments, money and clothes despite her repeated demands. What offence, if any, has X committed?

A)Cajolery
B)Cheating
C)Criminal intimidation
D)Criminal breach of trust.

Question 30

X and Y were about to travel from Jammu Tawi to Delhi by the same train. Y had two tickets for Pathankot and X had a ticket for Delhi. X voluntarily handed over his ticket to Y in order to check that it was the right one. Y under the pretence of returning X's ticket substituted it by one of his own and kept X's ticket. What offence did Y commit?

A)Theft
B)Extortion
C)Misappropriation
D)Cheating.

Question 31

A person who was not expected to be in office, created a brief that he would be in office and obtained gratification. Which one of the following offences has been committed by him?

A)Bribery
B)Misappropriation
C)Cheating
D)None of the above.

Question 32

Robbery becomes dacoity when committed conjointly by

A)Two persons
B)More than two persons but less than five persons
C)Five persons or more
D)None.

Question 33

In cases of dishonest misappropriation the initial possession of the property:

A)Is dishonest
B)Is fraudulent
C)Is innocent
D)None.

Question 34

A finds a watch on the floor of a State Transport bus while he was leaving it as the last passenger. He picked it up and kept it in his pocket instead returning it to the State Transport authorities. Next day he sold it. A is liable for:

A)Theft
B)Extortion
C)Criminal misappropriation
D)Criminal breach of trust.

Question 35

A servant collected money from the debtor of his master as authorized by him. The servant retained the money in his hands because it was due to him as wages. He commits:

A)Criminal breach of trust
B)Theft
C)No offence
D)Criminal misappropriation.

Question 36

Offence of theft is related to:

A)Movable property only
B)Immovable property only
C)Property only
D)None.

Question 37

Dishonest intention must precede the act of taking in

A)Criminal misappropriation
B)Criminal breach of trust.
C)Theft
D)None.

Question 38

Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term theft?

A)Dishonest removal of one's property
B)Removal of property from the custody of a person without his consent
C)Dishonest removal of any property from one's possession without his consent
D)Dishonest removal of movable property from one's possession without his consent.

Question 39

Which of the following is an essential element of criminal breach of trust?

A)Contractual relationship
B)Transfer of possession
C)Taking possession of the property by fraudulent means
D)Property must be movable.

Question 40

Under the Indian Penal Code who among the following is liable for committing theft?

A)Child below 7 years of age.
B)Child below 8 years of age.
C)Child between 7 and 10 years of age
D)Child between 7 and 12 years of age having maturity of understanding.

Question 41

On a foggy night A puts his scooter in the garage of B. On finding it, if B removes the scooter from the garage and puts it alongside the road then:

A)B has committed the tort of trespass to goods because he interfered with the property of another.
B)B has committed no tort because he acted in protection of his property.
C)B has committed no tort because he is not at fault.
D)B is liable as joint tort feasor.

Question 42

Extortion is defined in

A)Section 383 of IPC
B)Section 390 of IPC
C)Section 387 of IPC
D)None.

Question 43

Which one of the following statements is correct:

A)An innocent principal is not liable for the fraud of his agent
B)An innocent principal is liable for the fraud of his agent
C)An innocent agent is liable for all frauds of his principal
D)None of the above is correct.

Question 44

Point out incorrect response. The following are the ingredients of theft :

A)Dishonest intention to take another's property. The Property must be movable.
B)Property should be taken out of the possession of another person without his consent.
C)There must be some moving of the property in order to accomplish the taking of it.
D)Taking of another's property must be with the intention to retain the property permanently.

Question 45

Point out incorrect response. The following are some of the illustrations of theft :

A)A, a mail-sorter secrets out a bearing letter with an intention to deliver it to the mail peon and to share the collections.
B)A takes B's stick out of his hand in order to beat him with it.
C)A cuts down a tree on B's ground with the intention of dishonestly taking the tree out of B's possession without B's consent.
D)A took a bundle belonging to himself which was in possession of a police constable and for which the constable was accountable.

Question 46

Point out the incorrect answer :- Theft consists of

A)Taking of immovable property.
B)Out of the possession of any person.
C)Dishonest intention.
D)Without his consent.

Question 47

Offence of theft is related to

A)Movable property only.
B)Immovable property only.
C)Property only.
D)All of above.

Question 48

Give the correct response

A)Immovable property becomes the subject of theft if it is severed from the earth.
B)Immovable property become the subject of theft as soon as it has been severed from the earth.
C)Immovable property is not capable of being the subject of theft.
D)All of the above.

Question 49

A cuts down a tree on Z's ground with the intention of dishonestly taking the tree out of Z's possession with the consent of Z'. A has committed theft ______

A)As soon as he starts cutting the tree.
B)As soon as her intends to cut it.
C)As soon as tree is severed from earth.
D)All of the above.

Question 50

A being Z's servant and entrusted to YZ with the care of Z's plate dishonestly runs away with the plate A commits

A)Criminal breach of trust.
B)Criminal misappropriation of property.
C)Extortion.
D)Theft.