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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

Section 23 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with

  1. Relevance of Admissions in Civil Cases

  2. Relevance of Oral Admissions as to Contents of Documents

  3. Relevance of Oral Admissions as to Contents of Electronic Records

  4. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Section 23 of the Indian Evidence Act talks about admissions in civil cases, when relevant.

Multiple choice

The term 'Admission' is defined in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 in

  1. Section 17

  2. Section 18

  3. Section 19

  4. Section 20
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A Correct answer
Explanation

 The term admission is defined in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 in section 17 as an admission is a statement which suggests any inference as to any fact in issue or relevant fact and which is made by any of the persons and under the circumstances, hereinafter mentioned.

Multiple choice

According to Section 141 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, any question suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive is called a/an

  1. Answerable Question

  2. Convenient Question

  3. Suggestive Question

  4. Leading Question
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D Correct answer
Explanation

According to Section 141 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, any question suggesting the answer which the person putting it wishes or expects to receive is called a leading question.

Multiple choice

A witness who is unable to speak is called

  1. Deaf Witness

  2. Dumb Witness

  3. Hostile Witness

  4. Unreliable Witness
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Section 119 of the evidence act states that a witness who is unable to speak may give his evidence in any other manner in which he can make it intelligible as by writing or by signs but such writing must be written and the signs be made in open Court. 

Multiple choice

The Code of Civil Procedure

  1. applies to whole of India

  2. applies to whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir

  3. applies to the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland

  4. applies to whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland and Tribal Areas
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Code of Civil Procedure applies to whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland and Tribal Areas.

Multiple choice

Power to search a place is provided under

  1. Section 45

  2. Section 46

  3. Section 47

  4. Section 48
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Section 47 of the code of criminal procedure states that search of place entered by a person sought to be arrested. 

Multiple choice

The recording of the statements by a police officer during investigation is provided by

  1. Section 161(1)

  2. Section 161(2)

  3. Section 161(3)

  4. Section 162(1)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Under section 161(3) of the code of criminal procedure, the police officer may reduce into writing any statement made to him in the course of an examination under this section and if he does so, he shall make a separate and true record of the statement of each such person whose statement he records. 

Multiple choice

Under Section 167, the Magistrate can order detention in

  1. police custody

  2. judicial custody

  3. jail

  4. any custody he thinks fit
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D Correct answer
Explanation

 Under section 161(3) of the code of criminal procedure, the Magistrate to whom an accused person is forwarded under this section may, whether he has or has not jurisdiction to try the case, from time to time, authorise the detention of the accused in such custody (police or judicial) as such Magistrate thinks fit.