MCQs On Indian Penal Code

1. Commutation of sentence of death is dealt under-

A. Sec 55 A of IPC
B. Sec 54 of IPC
C. Sec 53A of IPC
D. Sec 56 of IPC

2. Which of the following Section of IPC deals with Criminal breach of trust-
A. Sec 405 of IPC
B. Sec 407 of IPC
C. Sec 406 of IPC
D. Sec 408 of IPC

3.Which of the following pair is not correct –

A. Intoxication – Basudeo v. State of Pepsu.
B. Insanity – Mc’Naughten case
C. Mens Rea – R. v. Prince
D. None of above

4. Section 84 of IPC provides for-

A. Child under seven years of age
B. Child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding
C. Person of unsound mind
D. Both A & B

5.The maxim ‘actus non facit rea nisi mens sit rea’ is based on-
A. there can be no crime without a guilty mind
B. criminal mind leads to crime
C. crime has to be coupled with guilty mind
D. crime is the result of guilty mind

6.The right to private defence is-

A. available under all circumstances
B. unrestricted
C. subject to restriction contained in section 99 of IPC
D. All of the above
7.subject to restriction contained in section 99 of IPC
A. mental cruelty only
B. harassment of the woman
C. physical cruelty only
D. either A or C

8.General exceptions are contained in –

A. chapter IV of IPC
B. chapter V of IPC
C. chapter VI of IPC
D. chapter III of IPC

9.Accident as an exception has been dealt under –

A. Section 82 of IPC
B. Section 80 of IPC
C. Section 78 of IPC
D. Section 77 of IPC

10. Sec-76 & sec-79 of IPC provide the general exception of-
A. mistake of fact
B. Mistake of law
C. either mistake of law or of fact
D. both mistake of law and fact

11.Habitually dealing in stolen property is dealt under-

A. Section 414 of IPC
B. Section 413 of IPC
C. Section 411 of IPC
D. Section 412 of IPC

12.Mischief is dealt under-

A. Section 426 of IPC
B. Section 428 of IPC
C. Section 429 of IPC
D. Section 425 of IPC

13.Lurking house-trespass or wrongful restraint is delat under-

A. Section 458 of IPC
B. Section 459 of IPC
C. Section 461 of IPC
D. Section 460 of IPC

14.Forgery is dealt under-

A. Section 467 of IPC
B. Section 464 of IPC
C. Section 466 of IPC
D. Section 465 of IPC

18) When did The Indian Penal Code 1860, come into force?

A) 01 April 1860
B) 01 March 1862
C) 01 May 1860
D) 1 January 1862

19) Which section of The Indian Penal Code 1860 deals with the Right of
private defence of the body and of property?

A. Section 92 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

B. Section 97 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
C. Section 94 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
D. Section 90 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

20.Which section of the Indian Penal Code 1860 deals with Joining unlawful
assembly armed with deadly weapon._ ?

A. Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

B. Section 134 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
C. Section 143 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
D. Section 148 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

21.Section 25 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 deals with_______?

A. Court of Justice
B. Fraudulently
C.Valuable securit
D. Reason to believe
22. Act of a child under seven years of age, is provided in section____ of the
Indian Penal Code 1860

A. Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

B. Section 87 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
C. Section 82 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
D. Section 83 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

23.Section 46 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 provides meaning of _?

A. Death
B. Injury
C. Year
D. Animal.

24. Which section of the Indian Penal Code 1860 deals with the Attempt to
commit robbery or dacoity when armed with a deadly weapon?

A. Section 399 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

B. Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
C. Section 398 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
D. Section 396 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

25.Section 184 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 deals with_______?

A. Punishment for extortion

B. Punishment for theft
C. Extortion by putting a person in fear of death on grievous hurt
D. Extortion

26) Which section of the Indian Penal Code 1860 deals with putting a person
in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion ?

A. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

B. Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
C. Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code 1860
D. Section 385 of the Indian Penal Code 1860

27 ) Section 442 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 deals with_______?

A. Lurking house-trespass by night.
B. Punishment for criminal trespass
C. House-trespass
D. House-breaking

28. How many types of punishment have been prescribed

under the Indian Penal Code:
A. Three
B. Six
C. Five
D. Four.

1- ‘A’ intentionally fired a shot from his pistol at ‘B’ but it hit ‘C’ and ‘C’ died. The offence
committed  by ‘A’ is-
  (A) Attempt to murder
  (B)Culpable homicide
  (C)Murder under Section 300
  (D)Murder under Section 301
   
2- Common intention means-
  (A) Similar intention
  (B) Same intention
  (C) Sharing of intention by all persons
  (D) Common plans
   

3- In which of the following case the right of private defence of body does not extend to
causing of death?
(A) Assault with the intention of committing kidnapping
(B) Assault with the intention of gratifying unnatural lust
(C) Wrongful restraint ‘
(D) Assault with the intention of committing abduction
 

4.   A’ beat his wife. She fell down and became unconscious. Believing her to be dead and to
save himself from being arrested for murder ‘A’ hanged her in the fan with rope. Postmortem
report disclosed her death from hanging. ‘A’ is liable for—
(A) Murder
(B) Culpable homicide
(C) Hurt
(D) Grievous hurt
5. The word ‘good faith’ is defined in the Indian Penal Code in—
(A) Section 44
(B) Section 51
(C) Section 52
(D) Section 52-A
 
6‘A’ is cutting the wood with an axe at a place where children are playing ? The axe files off
and kills a nearby child. ‘A’ is liable for—
(A) No offence
(B) Murder
(C) Culpable homicide
(D) Causing death by negligence

7. Insanity is—
(A) Lack of free will
(B) Incapacity produced due to drunkenness
(C) Incapable of knowing the nature of act committed
(D) Diseased mind
 
8‘A’ finds a purse with money, not knowing to whom it belongs; he afterwards discovers that
it belongs to ‘B’ and appropriates to his own use. ‘A’ is guilty of-
(A) Theft
(B) Criminal misappropriation
(C) Criminal breach of trust
(D) Cheating

9. Which one of the following is not essential for an offence?

(A) Intention
(B) Motive
(C) Prohibited act
(D) Punishment for act

10 .In which of the following means rea has been considered to be an essential element of an
offence?
(A) Srinivasmal Barolia V/s Emperor
(B) R, V/s Tolson
(C) Nathulal V/s State of Madhya Pradesh
(D) In all of the above

11. The grounds for punishing Prince in R. V/s Prince was-

(A) Prohibited act done by Prince
(B) Illegal act done by Prince
(C) Knowingly committing of civil wrong by Prince
(D) Illegal and prohibited act done by Prince

12. Who amongst the following has observed that under the Indian Penal Code such a maxim
‘Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea’ is wholly out of place?
(A) J.D. Mayne, Criminal Law of India
(B) H.S. Gour, Penal Law of India
(C) Ratan Lal Dheeraj Lal, Law of Crimes
(D) All of the above

13. Which one of the following preparation is not an offence?

(A) Preparation for robbery of a Bank
(B) Preparation of dacoity in a Bank
(C) To make die for counterfeiting coins
(D) To make die for counterfeiting Indian coins.

14. For abduction the abducted person should be-

(A) Below 16 years of age
(B) Below 18 years of age
(C) Insane person
(D) Of any age

15. A does sexual intercourse with a widow below 16 years of age with her consent-
(A) A has not committed rape
(B) A has committed adultery
(C) A has committed rape with B
(D) Nothing above is correct

17. A male teacher during examination, while conducting search, put his hands in the pocket
of the pant of a girl candidate thinking her to be a boy. Here the teacher, under the Penal
Code, has committed the offence under Section-
(A) 354
(B) 323
(C) 509
(D) No offence

18. The case of Bachan Singh V/s State of Punjab is concerned with-
(A) Capital punishment in India
(B) Custody of under trial prisoners
(C) Prosecution for attempted suicide
(D) None of the above

19. In which of the following cases the Privy Council made a distinction between ‘common
intention’ and ‘similar intention’?
(A) Barendra Kumar Ghosh V/s Emperor
(B) Mahboob Shah V/s King Emperor
(C) Srinivasmal Barolia V/s Emperor
(D) Bannu Mal V/s Emperor

20. In connection with the right of a private defence of body give the correct response-
(A) This right is not available against an unsound person.
(B) This right is not available against a person below 7 years of age
(C) This right is available against any person
(D) This right is not available against parents
21. A and B both are of 16 years of age. A entices B for marriage and takes her to another
city. What offence has been committed by A?
(A) A has committed kidnapping
(B) A has committed no offence as B has gone with her own consent
(C) A has committed abduction
(D) A is himself minor. Hence A has committed no offence

22. A abets B to commit a theft from the house of C.B finding an opportunity picks C’s
pocket while C was travelling by a bus. Give the correct answer-
(A) A is responsible for abetment o theft
(B) A is not responsible for abetment of picking of pocket
(C) A is not responsible for abetment of committing theft because theft has
not been committed from the house
(D) All the above are correct

23. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(A) In every robbery there are at least two persons
(B) In every robbery there is a fear of violence
(C) In every robbery there is either theft or extortion
(D) In every Dacoity there is robbery

24. Which one of the following cases does not relate to intoxication?
(A) D.P.P. V/s Beard
(B) Basudeo V/s State of Pepsu
(C) R. V/s Mcnaughten
(D) R. V/s Tandy

25. A snake-charmer while showing his play claims to cure the snake bite. The deceased got
himself a snake bite believing on assurance of the snake-charmer. The snake- charmer could
not cure the deceased. The snake-charmer is liable for-
(A) Murder
(B) Cheating
(C) May be liable for culpable homicide
(D) Liable for nothing

26. Which one of the following is not correct?

(A) For theft property must be movable
(B) For theft property must be removed out of the possession of the owner of property
(C) For theft property should have been removed for taking it away
(D) For theft property should be removed dishonestly

29. A meets B on high roads, shows a pistol and demands B’s purse. B in consequence,
surrenders his purse. Here A has committed-
(A) Theft
(B) Extortion
(C) Robbery
(D) Dacoity
30. A intentionally causes B’s death, partly by illegally omitting to give food to him, and
partly by beating him. A has committed –
(A) Culpable homicide
(B) Attempt to murder
(C) Murder
(D) Culpable homicide not amounting to murder