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Indian Penal Code

1. Consider the following statements – Section 91 is an exception to the general

exceptions contained in sections 87, 88 and 89 of the Indian Penal Code

(a) Yes

(b) No

(c) Partly Yes and partly No

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a) Section 91 provides that Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of
harm caused.

2. Consent under section 90 of Indian Penal Code–

(a) Is not defined but is merely described

(b) Is no consent if given under fear or mis-conception

(c) Includes the consent of insane person and of a child under twelve years of age

(d) All the above

Answer: (d) Consent known to be given under fear or misconception.—A consent is not such a
consent as it intended by any section of this Code, if the consent is given by a person under
fear of injury, or under a misconception of fact, and if the person doing the act knows, or has
reason to believe, that the consent was given in consequence of such fear or misconception; or
Consent of insane person.—if the consent is given by a person who, from unsoundness of
mind, or intoxication, is unable to understand the nature and consequence of that to which he
gives his consent; or Consent of child.—unless the contrary appears from the context, if the
consent is given by a person who is under twelve years of age.

3. To which of the following, the defence of section 94 of the Indian Penal Code is not
available?

(a) In cases of hurt or grievous hurt

(b) Future death

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(c) In case of offence of abetment of murder

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d) Under section 94, IPC only two defences are available i.e murder and offences
against the State punishable with death.

4. The doctrine of transferred malice under Indian Penal Code –

(a) Implies that even if the act of a person is not intended or aimed at any particular person, it
would still amount to culpable homicide or murder

(b) Is provided in section 301 of Indian Penal Code

(c) Either (a) or (b)

(d) Both (a) and (b)

Answer: (d) Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was
intended.—If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause
death, commits culpable homicide by causing the death of any person, whose death he neither
intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause, the culpable homicide committed by the
offender is of the description of which it would have been if he had caused the death of the
person whose death he intended or knew himself to be likely to cause.

5. Which of the following would not constitute a rash and negligent act under section 304A
of Indian Penal Code?

(a) Doctor administering poisonous medicine to his patient without studying the effects of such
medicine

(b) A person driving the car and causing an accident of a pedestrian who suddenly crosses the
road

(c) Putting up an electrically charged copper wire around the latrine to prevent intruders leading
to death of a person

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b) 304A. Causing death by negligence.--Whoever causes the death of any person by
doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or
with both.
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6. Dowry under section 304B would not include –

(a) Any property given by one party at the time of marriage to another

(b) Any valuable security which is agreed to be given directly or indirectly

(c) Dower or mahar

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a) Section 2 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Definition of ‘dowry'. —In this Act,
“dowry” means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or
indirectly—(a) by one party to a marriage to the other party to the marriage; or(b) by the
parent of either party to a marriage or by any other person, to either party to the marriage or
to any other person, at or before or any time after the marriage in connection with the
marriage of the said parties, but does not include] dower or mahr in the case of persons to
whom the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) applies.

7. Which section of Indian Penal Code, 1860 inserted by Criminal Law (Amendment) Act,
2013 defining Voyeurism and laying punishment is:

(a) Section 354 A

(b) Section 354 B

(c) Section 354 C

(d) Section 354 D

Answer: (c) Any man who watches, or captures the image of a woman engaging in a private
act in circumstances where she would usually have the expectation of not being observed
either by the perpetrator or by any other person at the behest of the perpetrator or disseminates
such image1 shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for
a term which shall not be less than one year, but which may extend to three years, and shall
also be liable to fine, and be punished on a second or subsequent conviction, with
imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years, but
which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

8. The offence of voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid punishable under

section 326B of the Indian Penal Code is triable by:

(a) Court of Session

(b) Magistrate of 1st Class

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(c) Any magistrate

(d) Any of the Above

Answer: (a) Whoever throws or attempts to throw acid on any person or attempts to administer
acid to any person, or attempts to use any other means, with the intention of causing
permanent or partial damage or deformity or bums or maiming or disfigurement or disability
or grievous hurt to that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for
a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to seven years, and shall
also be liable to fine.

9. Under which section of IPC “threatening any person to give false evidence” is given?

(a) Section 191

(b) Section 195 A

(c) Section 195 B

(d) Section 192

Answer: (b) section 195 A, IPC provides threatening any person to give false evidence.

10. Dacoity is:

(a) Robbery committed by two or more persons

(b) Theft committed by two or more persons

(c) Robbery committed by five or more persons

(d) both (a) & (b)

Answer: (c) Section 391, IPC defines Dacoity. When five or more persons conjointly commit
or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of persons conjointly committing
or attempting to commit a robbery, and persons present and aiding such commission or
attempt, amount to five or more, every person so committing, attempting or aiding, is said to
commit “dacoity”.