Indian Evidence Act - Practice Test

[#1041] Electronic record presented for inspection of the court under Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is

(A) Electronic evidence

(B) Documentary evidence

(C) Oral evidence

(D) Modern evidence

Correct Answer

(B) Documentary evidence

[#1042] In a suit for partition, a Memorandum of Family Settlement is filed and on this basis the partition suit is decreed, but even after disposal of the suit the original Memorandum of Family Settlement remains in the file of the partition suit, then in such situation whether in a suit for eviction by one of the original co-owner of a tenant of a shop of the joint property which has fallen to the share of that co-owner as per the decree passed on the Memorandum of Family Settlement, can the certified copy of the Memorandum of Family Settlement be filed and proved as a public document in the suit against the tenant?

(A) No, it cannot be because the original Memorandum of Family Settlement document which exists in the suit for partition which is disposed of, is a private document and not public document under Section 74 of the Evidence Act

(B) Yes, if a certified copy is obtained of the Memorandum of Family Settlement, and filed in the suit against the tenant, as the certified copy being issued by a court, is a public document

(C) Yes, certified copy obtained from a court of the Memorandum of Family Settlement will be a public document provided that the suit was filed and disposed of by a High Court and not the District Court

(D) Yes provided the certified copy of the Memorandum of Family Settlement is sought to be proved by the executants of the memorandum of settlement

Correct Answer

(A) No, it cannot be because the original Memorandum of Family Settlement document which exists in the suit for partition which is disposed of, is a private document and not public document under Section 74 of the Evidence Act

[#1043] Evidence Act-'Res gestae' is an exception to the . . . . . . . .

(A) Hearsay Rule

(B) Relevancy Rule

(C) Circumstantial evidence

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer

(A) Hearsay Rule

[#1044] A non-testamentary document is one

(A) Which is intended to take effect or be operative immediately on its execution

(B) Which is final

(C) Which is irrevocable

(D) All the above

Correct Answer

(D) All the above

[#1045] A informs B that he had heard from X that Z has committed murder of a few days ago. Evidence of B when examined as a witness in court, would be considered as:

(A) Direct evidence

(B) Hearsay evidence

(C) Circumstantial evidence

(D) Expert evidence

Correct Answer

(B) Hearsay evidence

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[#1041] Electronic record presented for inspection of the court under Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is

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[#1043] Evidence Act-'Res gestae' is an exception to the . . . . . . . .

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[#1044] A non-testamentary document is one

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[#1045] A informs B that he had heard from X that Z has committed murder of a few days ago. Evidence of B when examined as a witness in court, would be considered as:

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