Deck 2: Theories and Concepts of Punishment

Question 1

Right to live is a -----

A)social principle
B)ethical principle
C)fundamental right
D)political principle

Answer 1

fundamental right

Question 2

--------- punishment theory treats man as a mere means , not as an end in itself

A)reformative
B)deterrent
C)retributive
D)none of these

Answer 2

deterrent

Question 3

Stealing is an instance of --------------

A)crime
B)sin
C)vice
D)evil

Answer 3

crime

Question 4

The Latin word 'Mens Rea' means ------

A)forbidden mind
B)guilty mind
C)conscious mind
D)all of these

Question 5

'Moral Law is supreme and authoritative' according to ---------- theory

A)retributive
B)deterrent
C)reformative
D)none of these

Question 6

--------- is a flow of character acquired by habitually violating moral laws

A)crime
B)sin
C)vice
D)none of these

Question 7

'A criminal is punished for his own good' This is the view of ------- theory

A)deterrent
B)reformative
C)retributive
D)none of these

Question 8

Actus Reus means -------

A)conscious mind
B)forbidden mind
C)guilty mind
D)none of these

Question 9

The sins which are punished by the state is termed as

A)vice
B)evil
C)crime
D)all these

Question 10

'Eye for an eye',--- 'tooth for a tooth' is a motto of -------- theory

A)deterrent
B)reformative
C)retributive
D)none of these

Question 11

Which theory treats man as a means-

A)preventive
B)reformative
C)Both A& B
D)None of

Question 12

Which theory is the most humanitarian-

A)Preventive
B)Deterrent
C)reformative
D)all of

Question 13

Which theory of punishment aims to educate the offender-

A)Retributive
B)Deterrent
C)Preventive
D)None of these

Question 14

Which theory says that the criminal is punished for his own good-

A)Reformative
B)deterrent
C)both A&B
D)none of these

Question 15

Which theory is supported by criminology-

A)educative
B)rehabilitative
C)Reformative
D)all of these

Question 16

Crimes are the result of lack of justice and equity according to-

A)criminal sociologist
B)civil law
C)natural law
D)all of these

Question 17

Who said the crimes are the result of repressed complex-

A)Freud
B)Karl Jung
C)Adler
D)All of these

Question 18

Who support psychoanalytic method to treat the offender-

A)Karl Marx
B)Freud
C)Skinner
D)all of these

Question 19

Punishment is an end in itself as per which theory-

A)deterrent
B)retributive
C)reformative
D)none of these

Question 20

The punishment be inflicted on the criminal as a vindication of the authority of moral law, According to-

A)theory of punishment
B)criminology
C)psychology
D)sociology

Question 21

The punishment is a negative reward according to-

A)Aristotle
B)Plato
C)Socrates
D)J.S.Mill

Question 22

Who said the punishment is demanded by the criminal-

A)Hegel
B)Gandhiji
C)Nehru
D)all

Question 23

The motto eye for an eye pertains to which theory-

A)retributive
B)deterrent
C)reformative
D)all of these

Question 24

The motto tooth for a tooth pertains to which theory -

A)preventive
B)educative
C)retributive
D)rehabilitative

Question 25

Which theory of punishment has rigoristic and mollified form-

A)retributive
B)rehabilitative
C)preventive
D)deterrent