Indian Evidence Act - 1

Tests knowledge of the Indian Evidence Act covering confessions, dying declarations, estoppel, conspiracy evidence, res gestae, and case law

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Newspaper report about any matter is which of the following kinds of evidence?

  1. Hearsay
  2. Circumstantial
  3. Primary
  4. Secondary
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A disputed handwriting can be proved by

  1. calling an expert
  2. examining a person acquainted with the handwriting of the writer of the questioned document
  3. comparison of the two admitted and disputed documents
  4. All of the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In relation to a court question, the adverse party

  1. has a right to cross-examination as a matter of right
  2. can cross-examine only with the permission of the court
  3. has no right to cross-examine
  4. can make any objection as a matter of right
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Evidence means and includes

  1. ocular evidence only
  2. documentary evidence only
  3. both ocular evidence and documentary evidence
  4. ocular evidence based on documents only
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'A' is tried for a riot and is proved to have marched as the head of a mob. The cries of the mob are relevant as

  1. they are related to things said or done by the conspirators in reference to the common design
  2. explanatory of the nature of the transaction
  3. explanatory of motive or preparation
  4. explanatory of occasion, cause or effects of facts
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The leading English case of R. V. Blake and Tye in evidence relates to

  1. conspiracy
  2. confession
  3. accomplice evidence
  4. relevancy of facts
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sanatan Gauda Vs. Berhampur University and Others, Kumari Madhuri Patil Vs. Addl. Commissioner, Tribal Development, R. S. Madanappa Vs.Chandramma are the leading cases related with the issues of

  1. estoppel
  2. confession
  3. dying declaration
  4. relevancy of fact
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Dying declaration has been dealt in the Indian Evidence Act under

  1. Section 32(1)
  2. Section 114
  3. Section 10
  4. Section 25
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act states that no confession made to a ____________ shall be proved as against a person accused of any offence.

  1. police officer
  2. relative
  3. magistrate
  4. doctor
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The expression 'res gestae' literally means the thing done, a transaction or essential circumstance surrounding the subject. This expression is a

  1. Latin word
  2. French word
  3. English word
  4. None of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The leading judgement on dying declaration came on

  1. Khushal Rao Vs. State of Bombay
  2. Mirza Akbar Vs. Emperor
  3. Ravinder Singh Vs. State of Haryana
  4. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A confession by an accused is irrelevant if it is caused by

  1. inducement
  2. threat
  3. promise
  4. All of the above
  5. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Whether evidence can be recorded by videoconferencing was decided in the leading case of

  1. State of Maharashtra Vs. Prafull B. Desai
  2. Mohd. Khalid Vs. State of WB
  3. Badri Rai Vs. State of Bihar
  4. Bishwanath Prasad Vs. Dwarka Prasad
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following definitions is/are correct?

  1. Proved: A fact is said to be proved when, after considering the matters before it, the court either believes it to exist or considers its existence so probable that a prudent man ought, under the circumstances of the particular case, to act upon the supposition that it exists.
    The degree of certainty which must be arrived at before a fact is said to be proved is described in this section.
  2. Disproved: A fact is said to be disproved when, after considering the matters before it, the court either believes that it does not exist or considers its non-existence so probable that a prudent man ought, under the circumstances of the particular case, to act upon the supposition that it does not exist.
  3. Not Proved: A fact is said to be not proved when it is neither proved not disproved.
  4. All of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Where there is reasonable ground to believe that ____________ have conspired together to commit an offence or an actionable wrong, anything said, done or written by any one of such persons in reference to their common intention, after the time when such intention was first entertained by any one of them is a relevant fact as against each of the persons believed to be so conspiring as well as for the purpose of proving the existence of the conspiracy as for the purpose showing that any such persons was a party to it.

  1. two or more persons
  2. five or more persons
  3. one or more persons
  4. No limit prescribed