Deck 3: Criminal Theory and Law

Question 1

Who said retributive theory is vindictive theory-

A)Rashdal
B)Kant
C)Hegel
D)Russel

Answer 1

Rashdal

Question 2

Which among th following is forward looking theory-

A)Reformative
B)Rehabilitative
C)Educative
D)Allof these

Answer 2

Allof these

Question 3

Crime is that behaviour prohibited by the criminal code. The definition is-

A)legal
B)moral
C)social
D)all of these

Answer 3

legal

Question 4

Who said physical and mental attitudes influence criminal activity-

A)Darwin
B)Lombroso
C)Kant
D)all of these.

Question 5

Who has given biological explanation to criminal behaviour-

A)Plato
B)Lombroso
C)Parsons
D)All of these

Question 6

Who is the author of the book crime and human nature-

A)ParsonS
B)Wilson &Herrstein
C)Comte
D)R.M.Hare

Question 7

The term victimology originated in which period-

A)1940s
B)1950s
C)1930s
D)1920s.

Question 8

Who said lifestyle is the reason for crime-

A)Von Henting
B)Marx
C)J.S.Mill
D)Kant

Question 9

The motive under section 81 of IPC should be:

A)prevention of harm to person
B)prevention of harm to property
C)both a and b
D)either a or b.

Question 10

'Infancy' as an exception has been provided under IPC

A)section 80
B)section 81
C)section 82
D)section 84.

Question 11

Section 82 of IPC provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under:

A)six years of age
B)seven years of age
C)nine years of age
D)ten years of age.

Question 12

Section 82 of IPC enunciates:

A)a presumption of fact
B)a rebuttable presumption of law
C)a conclusive or irrebuttable presumption of law
D)None of the above.

Question 13

A person is stated to be partially incapax under section 83, IPC if he is aged:

A)above seven years and under twelve years
B)above seven years and under ten years
C)above seven years and under sixteen years
D)above seven years and under eighteen years.

Question 14

Section 83 of IPC lays down:

A)a presumption of fact
B)an inconclusive or rebuttable presumption of law
C)conclusive or irrebuttable presumption of law
D)irrebuttablepresumption of fact.

Question 15

Section 82 of IPC lays down the rule of:

A)wholly incapax
B)partially incapax
C)both a & b
D)Either a or b.

Question 16

Which of the following is true about imprisonment?

A)it is characterised by hard labour
B)it is characterised by confinement to jail
C)is subject to the kind of imprisonment
D)all of them

Question 17

The maxim 'actus non facitrea nisi mens sit rea' means:

A)crime has to be coupled with guilty mind
B)there can be no crime without a guilty mind
C)crime is the result of guilty mind
D)criminal mind leads to crime.

Question 18

Who developed the theory of positivistic victimology-

A)Miers
B)Henting
C)Frazer
D)none of these

Question 19

The criminal victimisation survey developed in which country

A)USA
B)Britain
C)India
D)Canada

Question 20

Which country gathered national statistics on crime for the first time-

A)France
B)Russia
C)China
D)Germany

Question 21

Federal Bureau of Investigation belongs to which country-

A)USA
B)India
C)china
D)Australia

Question 22

Who is the author of the book " I-Thou"-

A)Martin Buber
B)Jaspers
C)Marcels
D)Sartre

Question 23

Human existence is fundamentally a relational one according to-

A)Comte
B)Simmel
C)Frazer
D)Buber

Question 24

The definition crime as deviant behaviour that violates prevailing norms and laws is -

A)sociological
B)psychological
C)philosophical
D)teleological

Question 25

Who said law is an aspect of sovereignty-

A)Hart
B)Bodin
C)Plato
D)Spencer