1. ‘A’ in good faith accuses ‘Z’ before a magistrate;U.P.A.P.O.

Exam 2006
a) ‘A’ has committed no offence.
b) ‘A’ has committed the offence of defamation
c) ‘A’ has committed the offence of defamation but he can take defence under –section 93 of I.P.C.
d) None of the above.

2. On account of an agitation the lawyers ceased to participate in court proceedings and resorted to
‘Satyagrah’. An editorial in a newspaper criticized as to whether it behaves to the lawyers as a class to
resort to strike. The lawyers were inter-alia described as ‘Kajra dalat” i.e. dispute broker, in the
editorial.
U.P.A.P.O. Exam 2006
a) Editor of the newspaper is guilty of offence of defamation.
b) Editor of the newspaper is not guilty of offence of defamation.
c) Not only editor, but chairman of Board of directors and its general manager are also guilty of defamation.
d) None of the above.

3. Which one of the following sets correctly identifies the specific defence available in action for
defamation? U.P.A.P.O. Exam 2006
a) Privilege, truth, fair comment
b) Fair comment, mistake, privilege
c) Fair comment, mistake, truth
d) Mistake, privilege, truth

4. ‘A’ in good faith says of a book published by ‘Z’ that Z’s book is indcent, ‘Z’ must be a man of impure
mind. Is this defamation punishable under Section 500 of I.P.C.
a) Yes, because the opinion is in respects Z’s character
b) No, because it falls within one of the exceptions of section 499 of I.P.C.
c) No, because it is slander
d) No, because it has not been repeated

5. X for the purpose of inducing B to desist from prosecuting a civil suit, threatens to burn Y’s house. X
is guilty of
a) extortion
b) Abetment
c) Threat to mischief
d) Criminal intimidation

6. Assertion (A): One of the most difficult tasks in attempt cases has been to find out the dividing line between
preparation and attempt
Reason (R): Shooting at the shadow sufficiently near a person as to put him in danger is attempt to commit
murder.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true

7. A, for the purpose of inducting B to desist from prosecuting a civil suit, threatens to burn B’s house
what offence has committed.
a) criminal intimidation b) Assault
c) Force d) Criminal annoyance

8. A married man commits adultery if he has sexual intercourse with alone?

a) unmarried women
b) Married women except his wife
c) Any women except his wife
d) unmarried women without her consent.

9. ‘A’ puts his hand in the pocket of ‘B’ for steading money, but the pocket was empty. ‘A’ is
a) guilty of theft
b) guilty of extortion
c) guility of attempt to commit theft
d) Not guilty of any offence

10. Cruelty to a women by husband or relative of husband is defined under?

a) Section 498 of .I.P.C.
b) Section 499 of I.P.C.
c) Section 498-A of .I.P.C.
d) Section 497 of I.P.C.

11. 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?
a) Proximity test
b) impossibility test
c) Locus standi test
d) social danger test

12. Which one of the following is an inchoate crime?

a) Public nuisance b) Criminal attempt
c) unlawful assembly d) Riot

13. Y, with the intention to kill Y, supplies him powdered sugar believing it to be poison.
Y eats the powder x is guilty of:
a) no offence
b) attempt to commit murder.
c) attempt to commit culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
d) abetment to commit murder

14. A makes an attempt to steal some jewels by breaking open a box and finds there no jewel in it. A is
guilty of attempt of theft. What punishment may be awarded to him:
a) The same punishment as per theft
b) One half of the term of imprisonment provided for the offence of theft or with such fine as provided for the
offence or with both.
c) Express provision is provided for the punishment “Attempt to theft” in Indian Penal Code.
d) Only fine

15. A tries to pickpocket B. B has a loaded pistol in his pocket A’s hand touches the pistol and triggers it,
resulting in his death of B.
a) A is guilty of B’s murder.
b) A is guilty of culpable homicide by negligence.
c) A is guilty of grievous hurt
d) A is guilty only Attempt to pick pocketing.

16. State in which of the following cases, P is guilty of attempting to commit the offence:
a) P, in order to forge a document purporting to be executed by A, sends his servant to buy a stamp paper in the
name of A as the servant reaches stamp shop, he is arrested.
b) P shoots at A whose back is towards him. The attempt fails as a is beyond the range of the gun.
c) P pour half a pint of substance from a battle marked “poison’ into the whisky of A. G is not aware. It turns
out that bottle did not contain any poison.
d) P administers some noxious substance to A woman so that an abortion results. The woman was not pregnant.