Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code
A. Defines offence of theft
B. Provides punishment of theft
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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A person acts dishonestly when he does anything:
A. With mens rea
B. With wrong motive
C. With intention to cause wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another
D. With intent to defraud
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To punish a person for the offence of 'murder', the prosecution must establish that-
A. Death resulted by the act of the accused
B. Act of the accused was the causal factor of death
C. Act of the accused which became causal factor of death was accompanied with guilty mind to kill
D. Accused caused death negligently
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Under the Indian Penal Code, power of commutation of sentence of death is vested in
A. The President of India
B. The Governor of State
C. The appropriate government
D. All of the above
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D, a bus driver, was driving a bus carrying passengers on a kuchha road. A speeding truck carrying goods came from opposite side raising lot of dust resulting in poor visibility. D did not stop but continued to drive. B, a boy, who was trying to cross the road was hit by the bus driven by D and died soon thereafter. Which one among the following statements brings out the correct legal position?
A. D is not liable for any offence and if, at all, any person has to be held guilty it is the driver of the speeding truck
B. D is not liable as it is B who should have taken care not to cross the road during low visibility
C. D is liable under Section 304A, Indian Penal Code as he knowingly continued to drive his vehicle even when there was low visibility and as a consequence of his rash act B was killed even though B may have contributed to the accident
D. D cannot be held liable as the truck driver as well as B had contributed to the final act resulting in the death of B
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Under which of the following sections of Indian Penal Code, the right of private defence extends to causing death?
A. Section 102 and Section 105
B. Section 100 and Section 104
C. Section 100 and Section 103
D. Section 102 and Section 106
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It is essential for an accused to be in fiduciary relationship to commit an offence of
A. Cheating
B. Extortion
C. Criminal breach of trust
D. Criminal misappropriation of property
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Which of the following propositions relating to euthanasia was laid down by the Supreme Court in 2018 in the case of Common Cause v. Union of India?
A. An adult human being having mental capacity to take an informed decision has right to refuse medical treatment including withdrawal from life saving devices
B. An adult human being not having mental capacity to take an informed decision has a right to refuse medical treatment including withdrawal from life saving devices
C. An adult human being having mental capacity to take an informed decision has right to refuse medical treatment but not the right to decide withdrawal from life saving devices
D. None of the above
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The causing of death of child in the mother's womb is not homicide under
A. Indian law only
B. English law only
C. Both English and Indian law
D. Neither in Indian law nor in English law
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Which of the following statements is not correct:
A. In a criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention of all, each of them will be held liable for that act
B. In an act done by several persons, the act being criminal only by reasonof its being done with criminal knowledge or intention, all persons joining in the act, irrespective of such knowledge or intention, will be held liable for that act
C. In an offence done by means of several acts, all the persons intentionally cooperating in that act by doing any of those acts, will be held liable for that offence
D. In a criminal act done by several persons, all may be held liable for different offences by means of that act
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For constituting an offence of 'Abduction' under Indian Penal Code, 1860, the abducted male person should be:
A. Below 16 years of age
B. Below 18 years of age
C. Insane
D. Of any age
E. None of the above
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In which of the following mens rea has been considered to be an essential element of an offence?
A. Srinivasmal Barolia v. Emperor
B. R. v. Tolson
C. Nathulal v. State of Madhya Pradesh
D. In all of the above
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A threatens Z that he will keep Z's child in wrongful confinement, unless Z signs and delivers a promissory note binding Z to pay a certain sum of money to A. Z signs and delivers the note. A has committed the offence of
A. Robbery
B. Theft
C. Extortion
D. Assault
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Theft under section 379 Indian Penal Code is not tenable if
A. Property is not a movable property
B. Property cannot be moved in order to such taking
C. Subject-matter is not a property
D. Both A and B
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Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid is punishable under which Section of the Indian Penal Code, 1860?
A. Section 166A
B. Section 366A
C. Section 326A
D. Section 370A
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A' asks his servant to beat 'B'. The servant did so. 'A' is guilty of:
A. Criminal conspiracy
B. Criminal assault
C. Abetment by instigation
D. Criminal conspiracy, assault, as well as abetment
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Harbouring or concealing an offender with intention of screening him from legal punishment is an offence
A. Under section 212 of Indian Penal Code
B. Under section 201 of Indian Penal Code
C. Under section 213 of Indian Penal Code
D. Under section 214 of Indian Penal Code
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Indian Penal Code: 'A' and 'B' corporation officers legally demolished the illegally constructed structure of 'C' and removed the material for safe custody; which offence is committed by 'A' and 'B'?
A. Criminal breach of trust
B. Dishonest misappropriation of property
C. Theft
D. No offence
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Abetment of suicide of child is punishable:
A. Under Section 306, Indian Penal Code
B. Under Section 305, Indian Penal Code
C. Under Section 309, Indian Penal Code
D. Under Section 109, Indian Penal Code
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To invoke the defence of insanity, which of the following must be clearly proved at the time of committing the act?
1. The accused was labouring under defect of reason
2. From disease of the mind
3. Does not know the nature and quality of the act he was doing
4. If he did know, he did not know what he was doing was wrong
A. 1 and 4
B. 1 and 3
C. 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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