Indian Penal Code (IPC) - General Provisions and Offences

Option (1) is correct: Mere words do not amount to an assault.

Option (1) is incorrect: Under the offence of rape, consent is immaterial if she is under 16 years of age.

Option (1) is correct: Whoever kidnaps or abducts any child under the age of ten years with the intention of taking dishonestly any movable property from the person of such child, shall be punished under Section 369 of the IPC.

Option (1) is incorrect: Whoever takes dishonestly any moveable property out of the possession of any person without that person's consent, moves that property in order to such taking, is said to commit theft.

Option (2) is correct: Section 399 states whoever makes, any preparation for committing dacoity, shall liable to be punished.

Option (1) is incorrect: It is not an offence of attempt to murder.

Option (4) is correct: Section 402 of the IPC states whoever, at any time after the passing of this Act, shall be one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term, which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine. 

Option (3) is correct: Section 82 states 'nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age'.

Option (4) is correct: Irresistible impulse is a defence neither in India nor in England.

Option (2) is correct: Under Section 108 of the IPC, a person abets an offence, who abets either the commission of an offence is an abettor.

Option (4) is correct: Under Section 103 of the IPC, the right to private defence of property extends to causing death if the offence is mischief, robbery, housebreaking by night and theft.

Option (4) is correct: Section 304B (2) states that 'Whoever commits dowry death shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years, but may extend to imprisonment for life.

Option (1) is correct: Under Section 426 of the Indian Penal Code, whoever commits mischief shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term, which may extend up to three months, or with fine or with both.

Option (2) is correct: Section 399 of the IPC states that whoever makes any preparation for committing dacoity shall be punished.

Option (1) is incorrect: Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of any injury to that person and thereby, dishonestly induces the person so put in fear to deliver any property, commits extortion.

Option (4) is correct: Whoever drives any vehicle or rides on any public way in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be liable to be punished.

Option (1) is correct: Under Section 67 of the Indian Penal Code, if the offence is punishable with fine only, then the imprisonment which the court imposes in default of payment of the fine shall be simple.

Option (3) is correct: Section 73 of the IPC provides for the maximum limit of solitary confinement to be three months.

Option (1) is incorrect: Any hurt which endangers life comes under the definition of grievous hurt under Section 320.

Option (1) is incorrect: Assault is when a person makes any gesture, or any preparation intending that such gesture or preparation will cause any person present to apprehend that he who makes that gesture or preparation is about to use criminal force to that person.