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Indian Law and Jurisprudence

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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.

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Indian Law and Jurisprudence Questions

Multiple choice

Importation of a girl from foreign country into India to force her for sexual intercourse with any other man is a punishable offence under section 366B of IPC provided the age of girl is

  1. below 14 years

  2. below 16 years

  3. below 18 years

  4. below 21 years
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Importation of a girl from foreign country into India to force her for sexual intercourse with any other man is a punishable offence under section 366B IPC provided the age of girl is below 21 years. 

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is not a condition precedent to the release of an offender of probation under Section 4, Probation of Offenders Act, 1958?

  1. Circumstances of the case

  2. Nature of the offender

  3. Character of the offender

  4. Amount of damage caused by the offender
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The nature of offence may matter, but not the nature of offender. The amount of damage, character of offender and circumstances of case are the basics for release order.

Multiple choice

Any person aggrieved by the order made by the competent authority under the juvenile justice (Care and protection of Children) Act, 2000 can appeal to

  1. The Sessions Court

  2. The High Court

  3. Home Ministers

  4. Chief Judicial Magistrates
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The appeal can be made to Session court. Thus option (1) is correct. The appeal can’t be made directly to High or Supreme court. The Home minister is not authorised to entertain the appeal directly.

Multiple choice

Offence under Chapter IV of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 1985 are cognisable

  1. but bailable

  2. and compoundable

  3. and non-bailable

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Generally these offences are cognisable as well as non-bailable. The bail can be granted only if the public prosecutor has been given the opportunity to oppose such bail and the court is satisfied that the person is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. The offences are non-compoundable and bailable otherwise.

Multiple choice

Any person contravening any rule under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 for the contravention of which, no special penalty is provided shall be punishable with

  1. imprisonment for a term which may extend up to six months or with fine which may extend up to five hundred rupees or both

  2. imprisonment for a term which may extend up to one month or fine which may extend up to five hundred rupees or both

  3. imprisonment for a term which may extend up to three months or a fine which may extend up to five hundred rupees or both

  4. imprisonment for a term which may extend up to two years or a fine which may extend up to five hundred rupees or both
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The person may be sentenced imprisonment, which may extend to one month of a fine of Rs. 500 or both. The imprisonment can’t be extended to three months, six months or two years. Thus other options are incorrect.

Multiple choice

Period during which proceedings stand stayed by an injunction or order is excluded

  1. under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963

  2. under Section 15 of the Limitation Act, 1963

  3. under Section 16 of the Limitation Act, 1963

  4. under Section 13 of the Limitation Act, 1963
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Section 15(1) states that in computing the period of limitation, the time of continuance of the injunction or order, the day on which the injunction was issued and the day on which it was withdrawn, shall be excluded.

Multiple choice

D is an accused of commission of murder and was in the custody of a police officer. During police custody, he confessed his crime. He gave all information to the police officer. On the basis of this information, the police officer found the weapon of the murder.

Weapons found from the information of accused may be proved against him according to which of the following sections of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

  1. Section 25

  2. Section 26

  3. Section 28

  4. Section 27

  5. Section 29
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Section 27 provides that anything found from the information given by the accused can be proved against him. 

Multiple choice

A confessed in court to murdering X. B also gave evidence against A. But during trial, it appeared to the court that the confession was caused by inducement, threat or promise in reference to charge and such inducement, threat or promise was caused by B.

What is/are the value(s) of confession of A according to Section 24 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

  1. Relevant

  2. Irrelevant

  3. Relevant and admissible

  4. Relevant and inadmissible

  5. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Section 24 of the Indian Evidence Act starts from the word irrelevant. If ingredients of Section 24 are fulfilled, the confession will be irrelevant. The above stated fact fulfils the conditions of Section 24 (inducement, threat and promise) in reference to charge. Hence, this is an irrelevant confession. 

Multiple choice

A, B and C were walking together. While walking, B said that he had lent Rs. 20,000 to A and Rs. 5,000 to C a few months ago. A admitted that he owes Rs. 20,000 to B. C, who was listening to both A and B, refused and said that he owes nothing to A.

Which of the following persons admission can be proved against himself/themselves according to Section 21 of Indian Evidence Act?

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. Both A and B

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

According to Section 21, admissions can be proved against a person who is making them if the admission is self-harming. Here, A admitted to the fact that he owes Rs. 20,000 to B. So, this admission can be proved against him during trial.