When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of common intention of all, each one of them is liable?
A. For an attempt to commit the act
B. For the abetment of the act
C. Only for the part each one has done
D. As if it was done by each one of them in singular capacity
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Whether the provocation was grave and sudden enough to reduce criminal liability from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder is a:
A. Presumption under law
B. Question of fact
C. Question of law
D. Mixed question of fact and law
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The right of private defence of property extends to causing of death when the offence apprehended is-
A. Theft
B. Mischief
C. House trespass
D. Dacoity
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Which of the following is correct as to theft under section 378 of Indian Penal Code
A. Dishonest intention to take property
B. The property must be moveable
C. The property must be in possession of the prosecutor
D. Of the above
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Person who may be said to be of unsound minds
A. An idiot
B. A madman
C. One who is drunk
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is an essential ingredient to an offence under Section 141, Indian Penal Code?
1. That there was an assembly of five or more persons
2. That assembly must have one of the five objects given in Section 141, Indian Penal Code
3. There must be commonality of object amongst all members
4. The members assembled knowingly or continued to join (remain in) the assembly
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Section 82 of the Indian Penal Code provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under the age of . . . . . . . .
A. Seven years
B. Ten years
C. Fourteen years
D. None of the above
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Under Indian Penal Code, 1860, what must be the age of a minor with regard to the offence of kidnapping from lawful guardianship?
A. Under sixteen years of age male or under eighteen years of age female
B. Under eighteen years of age or under twenty one years of age female
C. Under twenty years of age male or under twenty one years of age female
D. Under eighteen years of age male or under sixteen years of age female
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List I (Elements of Offence)
List II (Type of Offence)
a. Movable property obtained without consent
1. Robbery
b. Movable property obtained without consent by instant violence
2. Extortion
c. Movable property obtained without consent induced by fear
3. Dacoity
d. Movable property obtained using instant violence by a gang of six persons
4. Theft
A. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
B. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
D. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
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In India, can husband be held guilty of committing rape on his wife?
A. Yes, where the wife is a minor and is judicially separated
B. No, as in the patriarchal society, it is the right of the husband to have access to his wife
C. Yes, but only where the wife is judicially separated
D. Yes, but only where wife is under 15 years of age or is judicially separated
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A' not knowing, whether it is loaded or not, pulls the trigger of a gun pointing at 'B', 'B' is shot dead. 'A' can:
A. Claim the protection of Section 80 of Indian Penal Code
B. Not claim the protection of Section 80 of Indian Penal Code
C. Claim the protection of Section 181 of Indian Penal Code
D. Not claim the protection of Section 81 of Indian Penal Code
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Section 497, Indian Penal Code, which punishes only a male participant in the offence of adultery is intra vires, in view of which provision of the Constitution of India
A. Article 14
B. Article 15(3)
C. Article 16(4)
D. Article 21
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Which of the following Sections of Indian Penal Code punishes for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim during the commission of offence of Rape?
A. Section 376B
B. Section 376C
C. Section 376D
D. Section 376A
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Which of the following facts does not come within the category of defamation?
A. To make imputation to a deceased person
B. Conduct of a person touching a public question
C. Imputation in the form of an alternative or irony
D. None of these
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Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs, any part of the process of counterfeiting Indian coin under Section 232 by Indian Penal Code shall be punished with
A. Imprisonment which may extend to ten years and fine
B. Imprisonment which may extend to seven years and fine
C. Imprisonment which may extend to five years and fine
D. Imprisonment which may extend to three years and fine
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A' for the sake of 'B', his insane son gives consent for an open heart surgery (which the surgeon informs is essential to save 'B's life), knowing that the operation will likely cause the death of 'B' but not intending so. 'A' falls within the general exception provided in
A. Section 86 Indian Penal Code
B. Section 87 Indian Penal Code
C. Section 88 Indian Penal Code
D. Section 89 Indian Penal Code
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Habitual dealing in slaves is dealt under-
A. Section 371 of Indian Penal Code
B. Section 372 of Indian Penal Code
C. Section 373 of Indian Penal Code
D. Section 374 of Indian Penal Code
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"Fraudulently intention" has been defined as "intent to defraud but not otherwise" in the Indian Penal Code in Section
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In Indian Penal Code the pronoun 'he' and its derivatives are used for
A. Male
B. Female
C. Any person whether male or female
D. Such words are not used in the Code
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A thrusts his hand into the pocket of B to pick the pocket. There is nothing in his pocket. A is:
A. Guilty of no offence
B. Guilty of theft
C. Guilty of attempt to theft
D. Guilty of robbery
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