Deck 3: Criminal Justice and Punishment System in India: Part A

Question 1

Author of the book, 'Essay on Crimes and Punishment', is ______.

A)cesare lombroso
B)cesare beccaria
C)t. sellin
D)e.h. sutherland

Answer 1

cesare beccaria

Question 2

Under the probation of Offender Act pre-sentence report is _______.

A)mandatory
B)optional
C)preferable
D)not necessary

Answer 2

preferable

Question 3

The spirit of parole or pre-mature release is ________.
(i) Reformation and Rehabilitation
(ii) Saving for public exchequer
(iii) Utilization of family and community resources
(iv) Concession to the wrong-doer

A)(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.
B)(i) & (iii) are correct.
C)(i), (ii) & (iv) are correct.
D)(i) and (ii) are correct.

Answer 3

(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct.

Question 4

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

A)special home - for children in need of care &protection
B)children's home - for children in need of care and protection
C)juvenile justice board - for children in need of care and protection
D)child welfare committee - for children in conflict with law

Question 5

Which is the administrative authority controlling the Child Welfare Committee?

A)police department
B)judicial department
C)social welfare department
D)prosecution department

Question 6

Central Jails are mainly meant for

A)children in conflict with law
B)political detenue
C)convict prisoners
D)under trial prisoners

Question 7

According to the Indian Penal Code, how many types of Punishments can be awarded to an offender?

A)3
B)5
C)7
D)6

Question 8

Among the following experts, which person visited India in early1950's, to study the Indian prisoners?

A)e.h. sutherland
B)j.j. panakhal
C)marwin wolfgang
D)walter c. reckless

Question 9

The first regular open prison in India was established in

A)tamil nadu
B)uttar pradesh
C)andhra pradesh
D)kerala

Question 10

A model of criminal punishment that encourages rehabilitation via the use of general and relatively unspecified surface is known as

A)determinate sentencing
B)proportionate sentencing
C)indeterminate sentencing
D)none of the above

Question 11

Who first introduced probation service for offenders?

A)john howard
B)john kennedy
C)john augustus
D)john ohlin

Question 12

The purpose of punishment is
(i) Incapacitation
(ii) Deterrence
(iii) Reformation
(iv) Discrimination

A)(i), (ii) & (iii) are correct.
B)(ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct.
C)(i), (ii) &(iv) are correct.
D)(i) & (iv) are correct.

Question 13

Arrange the following concepts in the order in which they evolved:
(i. Reformation
(ii. Retribution
(iii) Deterrence
(iv. Reintegration Codes

A)(iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
B)(ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
C)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
D)(iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

Question 14

The Public Prosecutors are appointed by

A)supreme court
B)high court
C)sessions court
D)state government

Question 15

The process whereby newly admitted prisoners come to accept prison lifestyles and sometimes criminal values is called _______.

A)probation restitution
B)prison population
C)prison subculture
D)prisonization

Question 16

Probation and parole

A)are essentially the same
B)use different supervision technique but are administered by the same office
C)are sentences handed over by courts
D)are distinctly different forms of community correction administered by different authorities

Question 17

A sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least a part of their time working for a community agency is called ________.

A)compensation
B)restitution
C)victim impact statement
D)community service

Question 18

A Court order in response to a violation of conditions of probation, taking away a person's probationary status, thereby withdrawing the freedom is called ________.

A)parole revocation
B)split sentence
C)probation revocation
D)probation restriction

Question 19

According to the protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, who is appointed chairperson of the State Human Rights Commission?

A)former judge of high court
B)former advocate governor
C)former attorney general
D)former chief justice of high court

Question 20

Which among the following is not a right of prisoners?

A)right to speak
B)right to movement
C)right to education
D)right to vote

Question 21

Which among the following courts is at the top of hierarchy?

A)judicial magistrate
B)additional chief judicial magistrate
C)sessions court
D)chief judicial magistrate

Question 22

Which one of the following is a writ?

A)nolocontendore
B)trial de novo
C)mandamus
D)misimensitrea

Question 23

The intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witness in judicial proceedings is called ________.

A)testimony
B)hearsay
C)perjury
D)verdict

Question 24

Pre-sentence report is required to release an offender on

A)parole
B)premature release
C)probation
D)bail

Question 25

In India, what punishment can be awarded to those below eighteen years of age and found guilty of homicide?

A)detention for three years
B)imprisonment of ten years
C)life imprisonment
D)death penalty