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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

Under whose threat is confession made by an accused not relevant as per the provisions of Section 24 of Indian Evidence Act?

  1. Threat by a person in authority

  2. Threat by a police officer

  3. Threat by a magistrate

  4. Threat by both police and magistrate

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The words used under Section 24 are 'threat or inducement caused by a person in authority'. Thus, if a threat or inducement to make a confession is caused by a person in authority, such confession is irrelevant. 

Multiple choice

According to Section 29 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872, confessions otherwise relevant do not become irrelevant because of some facts.

Which of the following facts will not affect the relevancy of confession as per the provisions of the above section?

  1. Promise of secrecy

  2. Deception practiced

  3. Drunk

  4. Not warned

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

All of the above answers contain the ingredients of Section 29. According to it, all the above stated facts will not affect relevancy of the confession. So this is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

X and Y were tried together for the same offence. During trial, Y confessed to the offence. It affected him and his co-accused.

Under which of the following sections of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is the confession of Y relevant?

  1. Section 30

  2. Section 31

  3. Section 25

  4. Section 26

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

Section 30 includes all ingredients of above stated facts (persons more than one, tried jointly, same offence, confession made by one, affecting himself and others). So, this is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Confession made under Section 25 is not admissible to

  1. police officer

  2. judicial magistrate

  3. executive magistrate

  4. any person

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Section 25 clearly provides that confession made to a police officer shall not be proved against person accused. So, this is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Sec 200 of CrPC deals with ____.

  1. examination of complaint

  2. issue of process

  3. prosecution for defamation

  4. examination of the witness

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

U/s 200, examination of complaint is done.

Multiple choice

Sec 128 of CrPC deals with ______.

  1. order of maintenance

  2. procedure of maintenance

  3. alteration in allowance of maintenance

  4. enforcement of order of maintenance

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

Sec 128 of CrPC deals with enforcement of order of maintenance.

Multiple choice

Claim for necessaries of life supplied to a minor under Section 68 of the Indian Contract Act

  1. cannot be enforced at all

  2. can be enforced against the minor personally on attaining majority

  3. can be enforced against the minor’s property or estate

  4. can be enforced against the guardian, if any, of the minor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option (3) is correct. The minor and his property is liable for the necessities supplied to him. The contract by or with the minor is not enforceable otherwise. No contract can be enforced against the minor on attaining his majority or for the contracts made by guardian on their behalf.

Multiple choice

Assault or use of criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation under Section 353 of the IPC is which kind of offence?

  1. Bailable and cognizable

  2. Bailable and non-cognizable

  3. Non-bailable and cognizable

  4. Non-bailable and non-cognizable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Assault or criminal force on a public servant (except on grave provocation) under Section 353 IPC is a bailable and non-cognizable offense. This means police cannot arrest without warrant, and bail is a matter of right. Grave provocation would change the nature.

Multiple choice

The stipulation that in a suit by the Central Government, the authority to be named as plaintiff shall be “the Union of India” has been provided for in Section

  1. 78

  2. 79

  3. 79A

  4. 17
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Section 79 of CPC specifically stipulates that in suits by the Central Government, the plaintiff must be named as "the Union of India". This is a mandatory requirement for proper identification of the government as a party to civil proceedings.