Multiple Choice Questions on IPC - eBOOK

159. The onus of proving ‘Exceptions’ lies on the:

A. Accused
B. Prosecutor
C. Investigating Officer
D. Complainant

160. General Exceptions are covered in Chapter _____ of IPC:

A. III
B. IV
C. V
D. VII

161. Suresh enticed a minor girl Seema without the consent of her lawful
guardian. He kept Seema with him for few days and later deserted
her. While Seema was loitering on the street, Mukesh took her with
him. Later police recovered Seema from the custody of Mukesh.
Choose the appropriate statement:

A. Only Suresh is guilty of kidnapping
B. Only Mukesh is guilty of kidnapping
C. Both Suresh and Mukesh are guilty of kidnapping
D. None of the above

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162. Atul, residing in Calcutta, is agent for Sameer, residing at Delhi.
There is an express or implied contract between Atul and Sameer,
that all sums remitted by Sameer to Atul shall be invested by Atul
according to Sameer’s direction. Sameer remits Rs.5,00,000 to Atul
with directions to invest the same in a Company's paper. Atul, in
the in good faith, believing that it will be more for Sameer's
advantage to hold shares in the Bank of Baroda, disobeys Sameer's
directions, and buys shares in Bank of Baroda instead of buying
Company's paper. Here:

A. Atul is guilty of breach of trust
B. Atul is guilty of criminal misappropriation of property
C. Atul is guilty of theft
D. Atul has committed no offence

163. Shubham pretends to be Sankalp, who is already dead. Shubham is
guilty under:

A. 417
B. 418
C. 419
D. 420

164. Section ______ of the Indian Penal Code is based on the maxim:
‘Furiosi Nulla Voluntas Est’

A. 82
B. 83
C. 84
D. 85

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165. As per Section 410 of the Indian Penal Code, stolen property
includes:

A. Property, the possession whereof has been transferred by theft, or
by extortion, or by robbery

B. Property in respect of which criminal breach of trust has been
committed

C. Property which has been criminally misappropriated

D. All of the Above

166. Ramesh, a police officer, without warrant, apprehends Mukesh
who had committed murder. Choose the right option:

A. Ramesh is guilty of wrongful restraint
B. Ramesh is guilty of wrongful confinement
C. Ramesh is guilty of criminal intimidation
D. Ramesh is not guilty of any offence

167. Under Section 27 of the Indian Penal Code, property is not deemed
to be in a person’s possession, if the same is in possession of his
_______________ in his account:

A. Wife
B. Clerk
C. Son

D. Servant

168. Section 45 if the Indian Penal Code define ‘LIFE’ as:
A. Life of a human being
B. Life of a human being or an animal
C. Life of any living creature
D. All of the above

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169. Section 64 of the Indian Penal Code contains provisions with
respect to:

A. Nature & Minimum Limit of Imprisonment for Non-payment of
Fine.

B. Nature & Maximum Limit of Imprisonment for Non-payment of
Fine.

C. Only Limit of Imprisonment for Non-payment of Fine.
D. Only Nature of Imprisonment for Non-payment of Fine.

170. Where an offence is punishable with Fine only and the accused has
been sentenced to pay Fine of Rs. 50/-, the maximum period of
imprisonment in default payment shall be:

A. 1 Month
B. 2 Months
C. 3 Months
D. 6 Months

171. In case of Imprisonment in default of payment of fine, if a part of
fine is paid, the sentence shall be __________________:

A. reduced subject to the discretion of the court as to the quantum.
B. reduced proportionately
C. reduced to half
D. left unchanged

172. For ascertaining the existence of Unsoundness of Mind and thereby
bringing the case within the purview of Section 84, crucial point of
time is when:

A. The person is arrested
B. The person is brought before the Megistrate
C. The offence is committed
D. All of the Above

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173. Culpable Homicide is not Murder if it is committed under:
A. Irresistible impulse
B. Grave and sudden provocation
C. Self intoxication
D. All of the above

174. Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder is punishable under
section:

A. 302
B. 304
C. 304A
D. 304B

175. ‘T’, a self-styled expert on family planning gave ‘P’ certain pills
after consumption of which the child in her womb died. ‘T’ is
guilty of:

A. Causing miscarriage
B. Murder
C. Culpable homicide not amounting to Murder
D. No Offence

176. ‘R’, with an intention to cause bodily injury, hit ‘S’ with Lathi. He
gave 8 blows, one of which hit ‘S’ on his head. As a result of it ‘S’
died after 22 days. Choose the correct option:

A. ‘R’ is guilty of causing death by rash or negligent act
B. ‘R’ is guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder
C. ‘R’ is guilty of causing grievous hurt
D. ‘R’ is guilty of Murder

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177. Age of the minor with regard to the offence of Kidnapping is:
A. Under Eighteen Years, irrespective of gender
B. Under Twenty-one Years, irrespective of gender
C. Under Sixteen years in case of Male, under Eighteen years in case of
a female
D. Under Eighteen years in case of Female and under Twenty-one years
in case of a male

178. Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife is not
rape if the age of the wife is:

A. Above 14 years
B. Above 15 years
C. Above 16 years
D. Above 18 years

179. ‘P’ voluntarily obstructs ‘Q’ so as to prevent ‘Q’ from proceeding
in a direction in which he has a right to proceed. Here ‘P’ is guilty
of:

A. Wrongful confinement
B. Wrongful restraint
C. Assault
D. All of the above

180. ‘A’ along with 4 other armed men, seizes Z’s child and threatens to
kill him unless Z parts with his wallet and ring. Here A has
committed the offence of:

A. Robbery
B. Extortion
C. Dacoity
D. Theft

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181. Chirag was guarding the field when outsiders, Surya and Subhash,
trespassed and started harvesting. When Chirag tried to stop them,
they beat him up. Hearing Chirag’s cries, his brothers Atul and
Bhima, who were working on the other side of the field, rushed to
the spot. Atul hit Surya with a spear which resulted in his death.
Bhima was arrested and charged under section 302 r/w 34. Choose
the correct option:

A. Bhima is liable as he and Atul shared common intention.
B. Bhima is liable as he and Atul had similar intention
C. Bhima is liable as he did not stop Atul from killing Surya
D. Bhima is not liable as there was no common intention to kill

182. A group of robbers picks up ‘P’ from the street, held him at
gunpoint, handed him a pistol and asked him to kill ‘Q’. The
robbers told ‘P’ that if he doesn’t shoot at ‘Q’, they will kill ‘P’. ‘P’
shot ‘Q’ dead. Choose the correct option:

A. ‘P’ is guilty of murder
B. ‘P’ is guilty of Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder
C. ‘P’ is guilty of causing death by rash and negligent act
D. ‘P’ is guilty of no offence

183. For an assembly to be called ‘Unlawful’ , it must have a common
object as specified under section:

A. 141
B. 142
C. 144
D. 145

184. ‘A’ instigates ‘C’ to kill ‘B’. ‘C’ in consequence stabs ‘B’. ‘B’
however survived the wounds. Choose the correct option:

A. A is guilty of Murder
B. A is guilty of abetment of attempt to murder
C. A is guilty of abetment of murder
D. A is guilty of no offence

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185. Ravi and Manoj agreed to commit theft in Suresh’s house. But no
theft is actually committed. Ravi and Manoj are:

A. Guilty of no offence
B. Guilty of attempt to commit theft
C. Guilty of Criminal conspiracy
D. Guilty of abetment by conspiracy

186. Conspiracy to wage war against Government of India is dealt with
under Section_____ of the IPC:

A. 120B
B. 121
C. 121A
D. 122

187. Section _____ deals with attempt to commit Culpable Homicide:

A. 306
B. 307
C. 308
D. 310

188. Which section of the Indian Penal Code embodies a fundamental
maxim of criminal jurisprudence ‘furiosi nulla a voluntas est’?

A. 82
B. 83
C. 84
D. 85

189. As per Section ________Nothing is an offence merely by reason of
its being done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause harm, if
it be done without any criminal intention to cause harm, and in
good faith for the purpose of preventing or avoiding other harm to
person or property.

A. 80
B. 81
C. 82
D. 83

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190. Criminal courts in India have no jurisdiction under IPC on?
A. Chief Minister
B. Prime minister
C. Ambassador
D. Central Minister

191. How many types of Imprisonments are provided under IPC?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5

192. The maximum term of imprisonment that a court can impose in
case of an offence under Section 121 is:

A. Imprisonment for 7 years and also fine
B. Imprisonment for 10 years and also fine
C. Imprisonment from Life and also fine
D. Death Sentence

193. The maximum punishment for intentionally giving false evidence
in any judicial proceeding, or fabricating false evidence for the
purpose of being used in any stage of a judicial proceeding, is:

A. Imprisonment for 10 year and also fine
B. Imprisonment for 7 year and also fine
C. Imprisonment for 3 year and also fine
D. Imprisonment for 1 year and also fine

194. In which of the following case the principles regarding the defence
of Unsoundness of Mind were propounded?

A. R. v. Prince
B. Reg. v. Govinda
C. R. v. Dudley
D. R. v. Mc Naughten

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195. Basdev v. State of Pepsu A.I.R 1956 SC, is a leading case on:
A. Intoxication
B. Infancy
C. Insanity
D. All of the Above

196. The discussion on whether the right to live under Article 21
includes the Right to die began with the following case:

A. Maruti Shripati v. State of Maharasthra
B. Gian Kaur v. State of Punjab
C. P. Rathinam v. Union of India
D. Kuldeep Singh v. State of Rajasthan

197. The famous case of Mahboob Shah v. Emperor was decided
by______:

A. House of Lords
B. Supreme Court
C. Federal Court
D. Privy Council

198. The case of S. Varadarajan v. State of Madras deals with:
A. Section 363 of IPC
B. Section 366-A of IPC
C. Section 376 of IPC
D. All of the Above

199. In which of the following cases the Supreme Court set forth the
distinction between Culpable Homicide and Murder while stating
that-“In the scheme of the Penal Code, 'culpable homicide' is genus and 'murder' its
specie. All 'murder' is 'culpable homicide' but not vice versa. Speaking generally
'culpable homicide' sans 'special characteristics of murder' is culpable homicide not
amounting to murder”

A. State of Andhra Pradesh v. R. Punnayya
B. K.M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra
C. Rewal Penta Venkalu v. State of Hyderabad
D. Karan Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh

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200. “In every statute, mens rea is to be implied unless the contrary is
shown” – this view was expressed in:

Harding v. Prince
R. v. Prince
Serras v. Rutzen
R. v. Dudley & Stephen

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Answers:

1 (C) 2 (B) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (A)
9 (B) 10 (D) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13 (B) 14 (D) 15 (D) 16 (D)
17 (C) 18 (D) 19 (B) 20 (B) 21 (D) 22 (D) 23 (D) 24 (A)
25 (B) 26 (D) 27 (D) 28 (B) 29 (C) 30 (B) 31 (A) 32 (A)
33 (D) 34 (A) 35 (D) 36 (A) 37 (B) 38 (D) 39 (C) 40 (B)
41 (C) 42 (B) 43 (A) 44 (C) 45 (C) 46 (B) 47 (D) 48 (C)
49 (D) 50 (A) 51 (C) 52 (B) 53 (D) 54 (B) 55 (D) 56 (A)
57 (A) 58 (C) 59 (A) 60 (C) 61 (B) 62 (C) 63 (D) 64 (C)
65 (C) 66 (A) 67 (D) 68 (C) 69 (D) 70 (D) 71 (D) 72 (B)
73 (A) 74 (D) 75 (A) 76 (B) 77 (A) 78 (A) 79 (C) 80 (B)
81 (A) 82 (B) 83 (C) 84 (B) 85 (D) 86 (B) 87 (C) 88 (C)
89 (C) 90 (B) 91 (B) 92 (C) 93 (B) 94 (A) 95 (B) 96 (A)
97 (A) 98 (D) 99 (B) 100 (C) 101 (C) 102 (C) 103 (C) 104 (D)
105 (B) 106 (A) 107 (B) 108 (A) 109 (B) 110 (B) 111 (C) 112 (A)
113 (D) 114 (B) 115 (C) 116 (C) 117 (C) 118 (B) 119 (B) 120 (A)
121 (B) 122 (A) 123 (A) 124 (D) 125 (B) 126 (C) 127 (A) 128 (C)
129 (D) 130 (A) 131 (B) 132 (C) 133 (C) 134 (B) 135 (D) 136 (C)
137 (D) 138 (B) 139 (B) 140 (B) 141 (A) 142 (D) 143 (B) 144 (C)
145 (C) 146 (D) 147 (B) 148 (D) 149 (C) 150 (D) 151 (D) 152 (C)
153 (B) 154 (D) 155 (C) 156 (B) 157 (C) 158 (B) 159 (A) 160 (B)
161 (A) 162 (D) 163 (C) 164 (C) 165 (D) 166 (D) 167 (C) 168 (A)
169 (D) 170 (B) 171 (B) 172 (C) 173 (B) 174 (B) 175 (A) 176 (C)
177 (C) 178 (B) 179 (B) 180 (C) 181 (D) 182 (A) 183 (A) 184(C)
185 (C) 186 (C) 187 (C) 188 (C) 189 (B) 190 (C) 191 (C) 192 (D)
193 (B) 194 (D) 195 (A) 196 (C) 197 (D) 198 (A) 199 (A) 200 (C)

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