Offences Against Body and Property (UGC/ NET)
Indian Penal Code (IPC) offences against the human body and property for UGC/NET law preparation
Questions
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| I. Grave and sudden provocation | A. Exception 2, Section 300 |
| II. Death caused in sudden fight | B. Exception 5, Section 300 |
| III. Death caused by consent | C. Exception 1, Section 300 |
| IV. Exceeding right of private defence | D. Exception 4, Section 300 |
- I - A, II - C, III - B, IV - D
- I - D, II - A, III - B, IV - C
- I - C, II - B, III - A, IV - D
- I - C, II - D, III - B, IV - A
- None of these
Directions: For the Assertions (A) and Reasons (R) below, choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion (A): There is either theft or extortion in robbery.
Reason (R): Theft or extortion precedes robbery.
- Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is false.
- Both A and R are false.
All of the following are mentioned in the IPC as offences against women, except
I. outraging modesty
II. dowry death
III. rape
IV. cruelty
- I, II and IV
- I and IV
- I only
- II and III
- None of these
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| I. Death caused to safeguard property from mischief by fire | A. Exception 2, Section 300 |
| II. Death caused by a child of six years |
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|III. Death by an act with the intention of causing bodily injury|C. No offence|
|IV. Death of trespasser to the house who was escaping|D. Right of private defence|
- I - B, II - A, III - D, IV - C
- I - A, II - C, III - D, IV - B
- I - D, II - B, III - C, IV - A
- I - D, II - C, III - B, IV - A
- None of these
Match the following:
| List I | List II |
| I. Dishonestly taking property | A. Criminal breach of trust |
| II. Dishonestly inducing any person to deliver property | B. Extortion |
| III. Entrustment of property | C. Misappropriation |
| IV. Appropriation of property obtained as bailee | D. Theft |
- I - D, II - B, III - A, IV - C
- I - A, II - B, III - C, IV - D
- I - B, II - C, III - D, IV - A
- I - C, II - D, III - A, IV - B
- None of these
Identify the offence(s) which is/are punishable in four stages.
- Robbery
- Dacoity
- Murder
- Rape
- All of the above
In which of the following cases is the offence of cheating committed?
I. A, by falsely pretending to be in the civil services, intentionally deceives Z and thus, dishonestly induces Z to let him have goods on credit for which he does not mean to pay.
II. A, by exhibiting to Z a false sample of an article, intentionally deceives Z into believing that the article corresponds with the sample and thus, dishonestly induces Z to buy and pay for the article.
III. A intentionally deceives Z into belief that A has performed A’s part of a contract made with Z, which he has not performed and thus, dishonestly induces Z to pay money.
- II and III
- I and II
- I and III
- I, II and III
- None of these
A meets X on the road and asks him to part with his belongings on the instant threat of hurt to X. While X delivers his purse to A, A snatches away a gold chain from X’s neck. A has committed
- extortion
- robbery by theft
- robbery by extortion
- robbery by theft as well as robbery by extortion
- None of these
In which of the following cases is the offence of criminal trespass committed?
I. Entering an exhibition building without a ticket.
II. Slum dwellers upon public land.
III. A enters a house with the intention of committing theft, but moved by the poverty of the house holder, he drops a rupee note and leaves.
IV. A passes through B’s compound in spite of the notice board “Trespassers will be prosecuted".
V. The writing of a love letter by a student to an innocent girl and the entry of the student into the girl’s house to deliver such a letter.
VI. A landlord forcibly enters on land in the possession of a tenant and dispossesses him after the expiry of the lease, which gave the landlord a right of re-entry on its termination.
- I, II, III and V
- II, IV and VI
- III, IV, V and VI
- All of the above
- None of these
The offence of extortion can be committed against
- movable property
- immovable property
- valuable security
- All of the above
- None of these
A is cutting wood with an axe in a place where children are playing. The axe slips from his hand and kills a child nearby. A is guilty of
- no offence
- murder
- culpable homicide
- homicide by negligence
- None of these
Directions: For the Assertions (A) and Reasons (R) below, choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion (A): A person is not guilty of dacoity unless he has committed, attempted to commit or aided in committing robbery.
Reason (R): When two persons conjointly commit robbery, then every person so committing robbery is said to commit dacoity.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true, but R is false.
- A is false, but R is false.
- Both A and R are false.
Which of the following is not an offence of grievous hurt?
- Emasculation
- Slap on the eye
- Permanent privation of the hearing or either eye
- Privation of any member or joint
- None of these
A, who was registered as a homeopath, administered to the patient suffering from guinea worm, 24 drops of stramonium and a leaf of dhatura without studying their effect, and the patient died of poisoning.
- A is guilty under Section 304A.
- A is guilty under Section 302.
- A is guilty under Section 325.
- A is guilty under Section 304.
- A is not liable for any offence.