1. A meets B and his child in a jungle. A takes the child and threatens to kill him unless B
delivers his purse. A has committed
Correct : B. Robbery.
2. A person ‘A’ caused hurt to run away when caught while stealing. He is guilty of committing
Correct : A. Robbery.
3. The accused abandoned the property obtained by theft and fired a shot in air to deter his
persons from following him. A has committed
Correct : B. Theft.
4. Give the correct response
Correct : C. For the offence of robbery the presence of imminent fear or violence is necessary.
5. A person in snatching a mosering, wound a woman in the nostril and caused her blood to flow. He committed
Correct : D. None of the above
6. Robbery is dacoity, if it is committed by
Correct : B. By at least five persons.
7. Which one of the following is an offence which is punishable at four stages
Correct : A. Dacoity
8. Dacoity is punishable
Correct : D. All of these.
9. The master of the house seeing the large number of dacoits, do not offer any resistance and
no force or violence is used in taking away the property. The offence committed is
Correct : A. Dacoity
10. Where there were only five named accused who committed dacoity. out of these two were
acquitted holding that only three took part in the offence. The remaining three can be convicted of
Correct : A. Robbery.
11. If murder is committed by any one of the dacoits in commission of dacoity. Each shall be punished with
Correct : D. Any one of the above.
12. The house of a person was raided by a gang of five dacoits. One of them was armed with a gun. Mean while a number of villagers had assembled outside the house and compelled dacoits to retreat with out the booty. The dacoits fired a shot resulted in the death of a villager
Correct : A. All dacoits are liable for murder.
13. For the offence of criminal misappropriation--
Correct : A. There must be dishonest misappropriations in conversion of property for a person’s own.
14. The accused found a purse on the pavement of a temple in a crowded gathering and put it in
his pocket but was immediately arrested. He is guilty of
Correct : B. Criminal misappropriation.
15. A find a valuable ring on the road not knowing to whom it belongs. A picked up immediately.
A is guilty of
Correct : A. Criminal misappropriation.
16. The accused purchased a watch for Rs.100 from a house. The accused is guilty of
Correct : D. No offence.
17. A Hindu girl paked up a memebrs made it over to an sweeper girl. Her brother ‘B’ had found
the original owner. B is guilty of
Correct : D. Criminal misappropriation.
18. The difference between theft & criminal misappropriation is/are
Correct : C. Both (a) and (b).
19. A and B were about to travel by the same train from Benares city. A had a ticket for Ayodhya and B for Benares cantt. A voluntarily handed over her ticket to be checked. B under the pretence of returning his ticket substituted the tickets and kept A’s ticket. A commits
Correct : A. Criminal misappropriation.
20. Z dies in possession of furniture and money. His servant A’ before he comes in to the
possession of any person entitled for the same, uses it for his own purposes. A has committed
Correct : C. Criminal misappropriation.
21. A person sells the house of Z when he dies. A commits
Correct : D. None of the above.
22. The offence of criminal breach of trust requires
Correct : C. Both (a) and (b).
23. The offence of criminal breach of trust consists of
Correct : D. Any one of these.
24. A person who obtains possessions by a trick-------
Correct : D. Is not entrustment of property.
25. Accused ‘A’ obtained utensils representing that he was a tenant and would return after
repairing but he did not return the utensils and it was found that he was not the tenant. A is guilty of
Correct : A. Cheating.
26. The offence of criminal breach of trust relates to
Correct : C. Either of the above.
27. Give the correct response
Correct : C. Both (a) and (b).
28. An accountant in a bank receives some money from a customer instead of depositing it kept
it, in his pocket, he is guilty of
Correct : B. Criminal breach of trust.
29. A the husband of B gave her some money to deposit in the bank in his name. She uses that money in purchasing a small house for herself. She is guilty of
Correct : D. No offence.
30. The husband and father in law turned out a Hindu woman from the marital home and
refused to return her money and ornaments. They are guilty of
Correct : C. Criminal breach of trust.
31. Give incorrect response.
The following are ingredients of the offence of criminal misappropriation:
Correct : A. Misappropriation must be permanent.
32. Give correct response.
The following are illustrations of the offence of criminal misappropriation :
Correct : A. A shows his ticket from Allahabad to Delhi to B and inquires whether it was a correct one. B who was also a passenger to Delhi hands over his own ticket for a shorter journey to A and retains his ticket for his use.
33. Point out incorrect response.
The following are the ingredients of the offence of criminal Breach of trust :
Correct : A. The trust for which a property is entrusted must always be in furtherance of any lawful object.
34. Point out incorrect response. The following are some of the illustrations of the offence of criminal breach of trust :
Correct : A. A had borrowed Rs.500/- from B. One day A left his trunk at B’s house and went to enjoy holidays. On return A asked for his trunk from B. B did not allow A to take out his trunk unless the debt owed by A was paid to B.
35. Give correct response.
The following is an illustration of cheating :
Correct : D. A sells his land to B. A, knowing that he has no right to property in the land, makes a subsequent sale of the same land in favour of C without disclosing the fact of previous sale to B and receives the purchase money from C.
36. Assertion (A): The Indian Penal code contains certain exceptions from criminal liability. Reason (R): There cannot be universal criminal liability in all circumstances. Of the above statements.
Correct : A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
37. when a person is made to commit a crime after being put under fear of death, there is:
Correct : D. Neither mens rea nor offence.
38. The Courts have evolved some tests to determine at what stage an act or a series of acts done towards the commission of the intended offence would become an attempt. Identify which one of the following test is not correct?
Correct : C. Locus standi test
39. If acts no fact reum nisi means sit rea is a cardinal principle of criminal law, then which one
of the following statements correctly reflects the above principle?
Correct : D. Actus reus is not always necessary to constitute a crime.
40. Which one of the following is associated with Common Intention?
Correct : B. Pre-mediated concert
41. Which is one of the following statements correctly describes the concept of ‘Mens rea’?
Correct : C. Absolute prohibition is not required to negate mens rea
42. A right which has a co-relative duty and can be legally enforced is called:
Correct : A. An antecedent right
43. The essential ingredients of a crime are:
Correct : A. Motive, mens rea and actus reus
44. Give correct response. The common law rule is that no person is criminally liable for the act of another unless he has authorised or assented to it. The following are exceptions to this rule:
Correct : C. Riot.
45. Point out best response. Of all the doctrines that are of fundamental importance in criminal jurisprudence, the rule is that:
Correct : A. A man is presumed innocent until he is proved guilty and that the benefit of all reasonable doubts must be given to the accused.
46. Point out incorrect response. There is a presumption that mens rea and evil intention or knowledge of the wrongfulness of the act, is an essential in every offence. However, the following are some of the exceptions to this general rule:
Correct : D. All cases of private nuisance.
47. Give best response. Acts reus and mens rea are the two most essential elements of a crime. Actus reus means as follows :
Correct : B. Actus reus means the act, omission or other event indicated in the definition of the crime charged as being prescribed by criminal law.
48. Point out incorrect response.
The following are the examples of cases of strict liability at common law:
Correct : D. Public as well as private nuisance.
49. Point out incorrect response. The doctrine of mens rea requires a mind at fault in all offences. To this general rule, the exceptions are found in statutory offences. Some of the exceptions are offences relating to:
Correct : D. Liability of the master for the acts of his servants.
50. Point out incorrect response. The maxim nullum poena sine leg, nullum crimes sine leg, known as the principle of legality implies the following:
Correct : B. No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.
51. Point out incorrect response.
The following are the fundamental principles of criminal jurisprudence:
Correct : D. Whenever insanity is pleaded in defence by the accused the burden shall lie upon the prosecution to prove that the accused was of sound mind at the time of commission of the offence.
52. Give correct response. Generally speaking the elements of a crime are:
Correct : A. Mens rea and acts reus are the two most important elements of a crime; whereas motive is never a relevant factor in determination of criminal liability.
53. Point out incorrect response. Actus reus and mens rea are the two important elements of a crime. Actus reus may be defined as ‘such result of human conduct as the law seeks to prevent.’ It is made up of three constituent parts, namely :
Correct : A. Act may be done voluntarily or involuntarily.
54. Give best response. Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, (act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intentions were so). Thus mens rea means:
Correct : B. Mens rea means the mental state expressly or impliedly mentioned in the definition of the crime charged, which mental state constitutes a necessary requirement of that crime.
55. Give correct response. Negligence in crime means :
Correct : D. Want of care and precaution which a reasonable man would have taken under the particular circumstances of the case.
56. Give best response. The liability to conviction of an individual depends not only on his having done some outward acts which the law forbids but on his having done them in a certain frame of mind or with a certain will. Exceptions to this general rule are strict liability offences which mean that:
Correct : A. Crimes not requiring any kind of fault or guilty mind on the part of the accused in doing the act constituting the offence but the doing of the act forbidden alone holds one responsible for it.
57. Give correct response. A Football pool promoter employed about a large number of collectors and instructed them that it was illegal to collect money until after the matches had been played and also that credit be always given until this event. One of the collectors accepted money at the investment:
Correct : B. The Pool promoter was not guilty of an offence.
58. Give best response.
Vicarious liability means :
Correct : C. Vicarious liability can only arise for wrongs committed by some one else provided that the accused has previously authorised or assented to the causing of the wrong or has failed to take precaution to prevent the commission of it.
59. Give correct response. In Allen v. Whitehead, the defendant, an occupier and licensee of a refreshment house employed a manager for running the refreshment house. He used to visit it only once or twice a week. He had given express instructions to the manager that no prostitutes were to be allowed to congregate on the premises of the house. The manager, inspite of his instructions to the contrary, allowed some women, whom he knew to be prostitutes, to congregate on the premises. The defendant had no personal knowledge of it. Held that:
Correct : C. The defendant was held vicariously liable for knowingly suffering prostitutes to meet and remain in the refreshment house.
60. Give best response about the justification of vicarious liability in crimes.
Correct : A. The justification of the doctrine of vicarious liability is based on public policy that a person may properly be punished for the crime of his subordinate servants, or agents because the threat of such punishment may induce him and others to exercise supervision over the subordinates and to make efforts to prevent the commission of the crime.
61. The word ‘takes’ in Section 361 of IPC signifies:
Correct : C. Physical taking
62. Which one of the following is an inchoate crime?
Correct : C. Unlawful assembly
63. Which is an instance of criminal attempt?
Correct : D. None of the above.
64. Defamation is related with:
Correct : B. Reputation of a person
65. The injury contemplated Under Section 503 is:
Correct : A. Illegal harm
66. Section 511 does not apply in case of
Correct : B. Attempt of murder
67. Give the correct response
Correct : C. None (a) and (b).
68. Mere preparations of which of the following offence is not punishable_
Correct : C. Abetment of murder.
69. A successful attempt of which of the following is not punishable ____
Correct : B. Suicide.
70. A makes an attempt to pick the pocket of Z by thrusting his hand in to the pocket of Z, but
finds it empty. A is guilty of
Correct : B. Attempt of theft.
71. S. 511 does not apply in case of
Correct : D. Attempt of murder.
72. A woman ran to a well stating she would jump to it but she was caught before she could
reach to it. She is guilty of--
Correct : D. No offence.
73. A, intending to cause miscarriage, administered a harmless substance. A is guilty of-
Correct : A. No offence.
74. A accused ran after the complainant B with an axe in his hand but when he was only four
paces away from B, the axe was snatched away from his hand. A is guilty of --
Correct : C. Attempt of murder.
75. A purchased a stamped paper in the name of a person whose name he intended to forge, A
is guilty of --
Correct : D. No offence.
76. Point out incorrect response.
Attempt implies three essential elements:
Correct : C. A stage of crime where the accused could stop the actual commission by his subsequent change of mind.
77. Whoever makes any false document or false electronic record or part of a document orelectronic record, with intent to cause damage or injury, to the public or to any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery is :
Correct : B. Forgery
78. A person is said to make a fake document or fake electronic record, who dishonestly or
fraudulently –
Correct : D. All of the above
79. A has a letter of credit upon B for Rs. 10,000/- written by Z. A, in order to defraud B, adds a cipher to the Rs. 10,000/-, and makes the sum Rs, 1,00,000/- intending that it may be believed by B that Z so wrote the letter.
Correct : C. A has committed forgery
80. A, without Z’s authority, affixes Z’s seal to a document purporting to be a conveyance of an estate from B the purchase-money. A has committed forgery.
Correct : A. A has committed forgery;
81. A man’s signature of his own name may amount to forgery
Correct : A. True
82. A signs his own name to a bill of exchange, intending that it may be believed that the bill was drawn by another person of the same name. A
Correct : D. Has committed an offence of forgery
83. A draws a bill of exchange upon a fictitious person and fraudulently accepts the bill in the name of such fictitious person with intent to negotiate it, A commits –
Correct : C. An offence of forgery
84. The punishment for the commission of an offence of forgery is imprisonment of ___
Correct : B. Either description for a term which may extent to two years or with fine or with both
85. A picks up a cheque on a banker signed by B, payable to bearer, but without any sum having been inserted in the cheque. A fraudulently fills up the cheque by inserting the sum of ten thousand rupees.
Correct : C. A has committed the offence of forgery.
86. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman is
Correct : B. An offence U/s 498 I.P.C.
87. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty is
Correct : D. An offence U/s 498-A IPC.
88. Defamation as an offence is defined in ___
Correct : B. Section 499 IPC
89. A says –“2 is an honest man; he stole B’s watch,” intending to cause it to be believed that Z
did steal B’s watch. This is ____
Correct : C. Both (a) and (b)
90. How many exceptions are to the offence of Defamation.
Correct : D. Ten
91. Marrying again during life time of husband or wife is punishable under Section.
Correct : B. 494
92. A makes an attempt to steal jewels by breaking open a box, and finds after so opening the box, that there is no jewel in it. He has done an act towards the commission of theft, and therefore, is ___
Correct : C. Guilty of an offence U/s 511 IPC
93. A makes an attempt to pick the pocket of Z by thrusting his hand into Z’s pocket. A falls in the
attempt in consequence of Z’s having nothing in his pocket.
Correct : C. A has committed an attempt to commit an offence and punishable U/s 511 IPC.
94. The maximum period of imprisonment under the Code is
Correct : B. 14 Years
95. The lowest period of imprisonment under Code is
Correct : D. 24 hours
96. In which the following cases, the punishment must be ‘rigorous’:
Correct : A. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of a capital offence.
97. In which of the following cases, the punishment must be ‘simple’:
Correct : D. All of the above.
98. Solitary confinement:
Correct : C. Both (a) and (b) are correct.
99. In executing a sentence of solitary confinement, such confinement must not exceed
Correct : A. Fourteen days at a time.
100. When no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend, the amount of fine to which the
offender is liable is