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Indian Penal Code, 1860

Question 1Single Answer
The draft of the Indian Penal Code was prepared by ?
  1. A
    First Law Commission 
  2. B
    Second Law Commission
  3. C
    Third Law Commission
  4. D
    Sixteen Law Commission
Question 2Single Answer
Who is associated with drafting of Indian Penal Code ?
  1. A
    Lord Macaulay
  2. B
    Mullah
  3. C
    Sir H.S. Mayne
  4. D
    Frederock Pollock
Question 3Single Answer
Who was the President of the drafting committee of the Indian Penal Code ?
  1. A
    Lord William Bentick
  2. B
    Lord Macaulay
  3. C
    Lord Macaulay
  4. D
    Lord Macaulay
Question 4Single Answer
What is the correct definition of offence ?
  1. A
    Act punishable by law
  2. B
    Act prohibited by law
  3. C
    Immoral act
  4. D
    Act punishable by law and also prohibited by law
Question 5Single Answer
Who among the following defined crime as "an act committed or omitted in violation of pulic law either forbidding or commanding it" ?
  1. A
    Russel
  2. B
    Kenny
  3. C
    Blackstone
  4. D
    J.F. Stephen
Question 6Single Answer
Fill in the gap :
Disobedience of law is not ordinarily a crime unless that act is declared as crime by some……….
  1. A
    law
  2. B
    method
  3. C
    society
  4. D
    All the above
Question 7Single Answer
Assertion (A) :  Crime is punishable because it is provided in the law.
Reason (R) : Crime is revolting to the jmoral sense of society.
Code -
  1. A
    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. B
    Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  3. C
    (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D
    (A) is false, but (R) is true
Question 8Single Answer
Observe the statements given below and mark the answer as correct -
1. Tort and crime are neither exactly different nor exactly the same
2. Murder is outright crime
3. Trespass without intention is only tort
  1. A
    Statement 1 and 2 are true
  2. B
    Statement 2 and 3 are true
  3. C
    All the statement are true
  4. D
    All the statement are false
Question 9Single Answer
Which in the following is not inchoate crime ?
  1. A
    Attempt
  2. B
    Criminal conspiracy
  3. C
    Abetment
  4. D
    Kidnapping
Question 10Single Answer
Which one of the following is not an essential element of crime ?
  1. A
    Mens rea
  2. B
    Actus reu
  3. C
    Injury
  4. D
    Motive
Question 11Single Answer
The Essential and chief ingredients of 'crime' are :
  1. A
    motive, mens rea and actus reus
  2. B
    motive, intention and knowledge
  3. C
    mens rea and actus reus
  4. D
    knowledge, intention and action
Question 12Single Answer
Which of the following are not essential for offence.
  1. A
    Intention
  2. B
    Object
  3. C
    Prohibited act
  4. D
    Punishment for act
Question 13Single Answer
The chief elements of crime are :
  1. A
    To act in a particular way otherwise to undergo punishment
  2. B
    An act committed or omitted in furtherance of criminal intent
  3. C
    An act causing injury to another individual or society
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 14Single Answer
Which one of the following is not generally an essential element of crime ?
  1. A
    Actus reus
  2. B
    Mens rea
  3. C
    Motive
  4. D
    Human being
Question 15Single Answer
In which one of the following offences 'mens rea' is not an essential element ?
  1. A
    Assault
  2. B
    Bigamy
  3. C
    Defamation
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 16Single Answer
In which of the following offences 'Mens rea' is not an essential ingredient ?
  1. A
    Murder
  2. B
    Theft
  3. C
    Robbery
  4. D
    Bigamy
Question 17Single Answer
In which of the following offence the "mens rea" is not necessary to make the offender criminally liable ?
  1. A
    Culpable Homicide
  2. B
    Wrongful Confinement
  3. C
    Kidnapping
  4. D
    Criminal Conspiracy
Question 18Single Answer
In which of the following cases, doctrine of 'Mens rea' is NOT applicable ?
  1. A
    Theft
  2. B
    Murder
  3. C
    Public nuisance
  4. D
    Thug
Question 19Single Answer
The maxim 'ream linguam non facit nisi mens rea' is propounded by :
  1. A
    Coke
  2. B
    Lord Kenyon
  3. C
    Augustine
  4. D
    Lord Arbinger
Question 20Single Answer
If actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea is a cardinal principle of criminal law, then which one of the following statements correctly reflects the about principle ?
  1. A
    Mens rea is an essential elements of a crime and there cannot be a crime without mens rea
  2. B
    Criminal liability under Indian law always implies mens rea
  3. C
    To constitute a crime, there must be actus reus and mens rea
  4. D
    Actus reus is not always necessary to constitute a crime
Question 21Single Answer
The case of R.V. Prince was decided by -
  1. A
    North J.
  2. B
    Wright J.
  3. C
    Blackburn J.
  4. D
    Lord Goddard
Question 22Single Answer
The maxim "actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea" mens
  1. A
    crime has to be coupled with guilty mind
  2. B
    there can be no crime without a guilty mind
  3. C
    crime is the result of guilty mind
  4. D
    guilty mind leads to crime
Question 23Single Answer
Which of the following observed that "Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit sea"
is totally irrelevant in Indian Penal Code -
  1. A
    J.D. Mynane, Criminal law of India
  2. B
    H.S. Gour, Penal Law of India
  3. C
    Ratan Lal Dhiraj Lal, Law of Crimes
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 24Single Answer
To find mens rea it is necessary that there must exist :
  1. A
    The Act was intended
  2. B
    There must be resultant consepqnce
  3. C
    The Act of causing injury to another
  4. D
    The knowledge of existence of facts
Question 25Single Answer
Denotion of mens rea is inferred through :
  1. A
    Reason to believe
  2. B
    Voluntarily
  3. C
    Dishonestly
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 26Single Answer
"In every statute mens – rea is to be implied unless the contrary is shown". This view was expressed in -
  1. A
    Sherras v. De Rutzen
  2. B
    R v. Dudley & Stephen
  3. C
    Harding v Prince
  4. D
    R.v. Prince
Question 27Single Answer
Which one of the following cases is not related to Mens rea ?
  1. A
    R.V. Prince
  2. B
    Queen v. Tolson
  3. C
    Sherras v. De Rutzen
  4. D
    Barendra Kumar Ghosh v. Emperor
Question 28Single Answer
Which one fot the following is not punishable under the Indian Penal Code ?
  1. A
    Preparation to commit murder
  2. B
    Preparation to commit dacoity
  3. C
    Preparation to wage war against the State
  4. D
    Preparation to commit depredation on the territory of a friendly power
Question 29Single Answer
Preparation to commit murder is -
  1. A
    punishable
  2. B
    not punishable
  3. C
    punishable with fine
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 30Single Answer
Under Indian Penal Code, 1860 which of the following is not a punishable offence ?
  1. A
    Making preparation to commit murder
  2. B
    Making preparation to commit dacoity
  3. C
    Making preparation of waging war against the Government of India
  4. D
    Making preparation to commit depredation on territories of power at peace with the Govering of India
Question 31Single Answer
Preparation of which of the following offences is punishable ?
1. Waging war against India
2. Sedition
3. Murder 
4. Danoity
  1. A
    1, 2 and 4
  2. B
    1, 2 and 3
  3. C
    1 and 2
  4. D
    1 and 4
Question 32Single Answer
Preparation consists in devising or arranging means necessary for the commission of the offence. Such attempt is not punishable because.
1. the motive was harmless
2. impossibility to reach wrongful end 
3. does not effect the security of any person
4. it remained without culmination
  1. A
    Only 1 is correct
  2. B
    The most proability is 1 and 2
  3. C
    There is quite likelihood of 1 and 3
  4. D
    All the reasons 1, 2, 3 and 4 have to be examined
Question 33Single Answer
Which of the following statement is correct
  1. A
    Offence is essentially an immoral act
  2. B
    Offence is an legal act
  3. C
    Offence is necessarily an anti-social act
  4. D
    Offence is necessarily an anti-religious act
Question 34Single Answer
Point out the correct state4ment :
  1. A
    Crime is necessarily an immoral act
  2. B
    Crime is necessarily an anti-social act
  3. C
    Crime is necessarily an anto-communal act
  4. D
    Crime is necessarily an anti-religious act
Question 35Single Answer
The application of doctrine of vicarious liability in crimes seems to have been actuated by a necessity rather than desirability. The justification is based on which of the following ?
  1. A
    Public policy
  2. B
    Failure to supervise
  3. C
    Treated as unauthorised
  4. D
    Strict liability
Question 36Single Answer
Malum Prohibitum means :
  1. A
    Intrinsically wrong
  2. B
    Course of law has made it otherwise
  3. C
    Innocent but made punishable by statute
  4. D
    All of them
Question 37Single Answer
Wantonly means :
  1. A
    Things done recklessly
  2. B
    Things done malignantly
  3. C
    Acts done through mischief
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 38Single Answer
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (Act No. 13 of 2013) came into effect from :
  1. A
    January 26, 2013
  2. B
    February 1, 2013
  3. C
    February 3, 2013
  4. D
    March 1, 2013
  5. E
    None of the above
Question 39Single Answer
Which of the following sections have been inserted in the Indian Penal Code, 1860 by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 namely
  1. A
    Section 376A
  2. B
    Section 376B
  3. C
    Section 166A, 166B, 354C
  4. D
     All of the above
Question 40Single Answer
The criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 comes into force from -
  1. A
    11 August, 2018
  2. B
    21 April, 2018
  3. C
    1 September, 2018
  4. D
    1 July, 2018
Question 41Single Answer
Justice J.S. Verma Committee Report of January 23, 2013 has recommended that non-penetrative forms of sexual contract should be regarded as
  1. A
    Rape
  2. B
    Sexual Assault
  3. C
    An offence under Section 354 of Indian Penal Code
  4. D
    Defamation
Question 42Single Answer
Indian Penal Code came into force on :
  1. A
    6-10-1860
  2. B
    10-10-1860
  3. C
    1-1-1861
  4. D
    1-1-1862
Question 43Single Answer
When did Indian Penal Code 1860 come into force ?
  1. A
    1860
  2. B
    1861
  3. C
    1862
  4. D
    1863
Question 44Single Answer
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 came into force on -
  1. A
    6th October, 1860
  2. B
    6th December, 1860
  3. C
    1st Jauary, 1861
  4. D
    1st Jauary, 1862
Question 45Single Answer
Section 1 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with -
  1. A
    The definition of offence
  2. B
    Title and extent of operation of the code
  3. C
    Title and jurisdiction
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 46Single Answer
To which of the following is Indian Penal Code not applicable ?
  1. A
    State of J&K
  2. B
    A Foreigner committing offence in India
  3. C
    Offence committed on Indian Aircraft flying over territory of Japan
  4. D
    A Foreigner committing offence in territorial water of India
Question 47Single Answer
A national of Pakistan fires from other side of the borders and a person within the  Indian border is killed. The relatives, friends and other Indian rush and drag the Pakistani to border Indian Police Station. Can the Indian courts try the accused for murder ?
  1. A
    No, Indian courts have no jurisdiction
  2. B
    Yes
  3. C
    He shall be handed over to the Pakistani authorities for trail in Pakistan
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 48Single Answer
Read the following :
1. Indian Courts have jurisdiction to try crime committed by an Indian in a foreighn country
2. Indian Courts do not have jurisdiction to try crime committed by a foreigner in India
Of the above -
  1. A
    1 is true but 2 is false
  2. B
    1 is false but 2 is true
  3. C
    Both 1 and 2 are true
  4. D
    Both 1 and 2 are false
Question 49Single Answer
Which of the following Sections give extra-territorial operation under Indian Penal Code, 1860 ?
  1. A
    Section 3 and 4
  2. B
    Section 5 and 6
  3. C
    Section 7 and 9
  4. D
    Section 10 and 11
Question 50Single Answer
A an Indian citizen commits adultery in England, which is not an offence in the country. The alleged offence can be tried by :
  1. A
    The court within whose local jurisdiction the adultery was committed
  2. B
    The court of Judicial Magistrate first class situated at any place in India at which he may be found
  3. C
    International court of Justice
  4. D
    The supreme Court of India
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