Law Legal Studies · General Awareness

Indian Law and Jurisprudence

1,379 Questions

Indian law and jurisprudence cover statutory frameworks like the Companies Act, Consumer Protection Act, and Indian Penal Code, alongside landmark judicial precedents. Legal topics are crucial for law entrance exams, judiciary examinations, and general awareness papers. Answer these questions to learn about defamation, administrative tribunals, and criminal procedure code sections.

IPC and defamation lawsAdministrative Tribunals ActConsumer Protection ActCriminal Procedure Code sectionsArbitration and Conciliation ActMental Health Act provisions

Indian Law and Jurisprudence Questions

Multiple choice

Sec 326A of IPC deals with ____.

  1. voluntary hurt by using weapons

  2. voluntary hurt by using swords

  3. voluntary hurt by using acid

  4. voluntary hurt by using poison

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Section 326 A in the Indian Penal Code lays down the punishment for acid throwing. The minimum punishment is 10 years of imprisonment.

Multiple choice

Which section deals with attempt to commit suicide?

  1. Sec 306

  2. Sec 307

  3. Sec 308

  4. Sec 309

  5. /
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

According to Section 309 of the IPC, "whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards commission of such offence, shall be punished for a term which may extend to one year of imprisonment, or with fine, or with both".

Multiple choice

Rioting u/s 147 of IPC is a _____ offence.

  1. non-compoundable and bailable

  2. compoundable and bailable

  3. non-compoundable and non-bailable

  4. compoundable and non-bailable

  5. /
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Section 147 of Indian Penal Code: "Punishment for Rioting" - Whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both. There are some offences which cannot be compounded. They can only be quashed. This is because the nature of offence is so grave and criminal, that the accused cannot be allowed to go scot-free. Here, in these types of cases generally, it is the "state", i.e. police, who has filed the case, and hence the question of complainant entering into compromise does not arise.

Multiple choice

U/s 376E of IPC, repeat offenders shall be punishable with _______.

  1. imprisonment for life

  2. death

  3. imprisonment for another 20 years

  4. Either 1 or 2

  5. /
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under section 376 or section 376A or section 376D and is subsequently convicted of an offence punishable under any of the said sections shall be punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person’s natural life, or with death.

Multiple choice

A, B and C were accused of committing theft. C, after obtaining pardon, becomes an 'approver' under Section 306 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Note: All the accused had committed the offence together.

Who is/are liable to be convicted as per the provisions of Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

  1. Only A and C

  2. Only A and B

  3. Only C

  4. Only B and C

  5. A, B and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement of C as an approver will be relevant and admissible. C will not be treated as an accused after becoming an approver and C's evidence will be used against A and B, which proves their liability.

Multiple choice

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.

  1. I, II, III and V

  2. II, IV and VI

  3. III, IV, V and VI

  4. All of the above

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

As A entered the house with the intention of committing theft, an offence of criminal trespass is complete. Whether he committed an offence of theft or not has no value. In fourth case, in spite of notice board, A passed through B’s land so as to annoy B. Thus, he is liable for criminal trespass. A student’s entry into a girl’s house to annoy her makes him liable for criminal trespass. A landlord completes the essentials of criminal trespass to make him liable for his act.

Multiple choice

Who among the following can take the plea of ignorance of Indian law?

  1. Indian citizens

  2. Foreigners

  3. Indian citizens abroad

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct Answer: None of these You are not permitted to plead ignorance as a defence to escape the rigors of law. If it was so, it would be very easy for any person to put forward ignorance as a defence, though he was aware of the law and its consequences.

Multiple choice

Which of the following provisions of SARFAESI Act were amended in the year 2004 after the judgement of Supreme Court in Mardia Chemicals vs Union of India and others?

  1. Sec 17(2), relating to issue of possession notice of 60 days

  2. Sec 13(2), relating to issue of possession notice of 60 days

  3. Sec 17(2), relating to deposit of 75% amount by borrower before approaching DRT

  4. Sec 13(2), relating to deposit of 75% amount by borrower before approaching DRT
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When the vires of the SARFAESI Act was challenged, the Supreme Court in Mardia Chemicals Ltd. vs. Union of India, (2004) 4 SCC 311 has upheld the validity of the SARFAESI Act, except Section 17(2) of the SARFAESI Act which required depositing of 75% of the amount claimed before entertaining an appeal under Section 17 of the SARFAESI Act.