Indian Penal Code - Practice Test

[#366] A contingent of police led by SubInspector is on patrolling duty at night. They are attacked by two criminals in which one constable is severely injured and criminals escaped with their property. Here, a case can be made under Indian Penal Code 1860 for the offence of

(A) Theft

(B) Dacoity

(C) Robbery

(D) Mischief

Correct Answer

(C) Robbery

[#367] A lays sticks and turf over a pit, with the intention of causing death or with the knowledge that death is likely to be thereby caused. Z believing the ground to be firm treads on it, falls and is killed. A is guilty of

(A) Murder

(B) Culpable homicide not amounting to murder

(C) Voluntarily causing grievous hurt

(D) No offence as Z fell in the pit by accident

Correct Answer

(B) Culpable homicide not amounting to murder

[#368] Public nuisance:

(A) Materially affects the reasonable comfort and convenience of life of a class of subjects who come with in the sphere or neighbourhood of its operation

(B) Affects life of a class of subjects who come within the sphere or neighbourhood of its operation

(C) Affects a person who come within the neighbourhood of its operation

(D) Is described as unlawful interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land or some right over or in connection with it

Correct Answer

(A) Materially affects the reasonable comfort and convenience of life of a class of subjects who come with in the sphere or neighbourhood of its operation

[#369] Cognizance of an offence punishable under Chapter XX of the Indian Penal Code shall be taken, ordinarily, by which of the following persons?

(A) Aggrieved person

(B) A police officer

(C) A person interested in social work

(D) Any of the above

Correct Answer

(A) Aggrieved person

[#370] Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(A) Buta Singh v. State of Punjab ⇔ Extortion

(B) State of Haryana v. Prabhu ⇔ Right to Private Defence

(C) Yusuf Abdul Aziz v. State of Bombay ⇔ Adultery

(D) Basudeov. State of Pepsu ⇔ Defamation

(E) Counterfeit ⇔ Section 28

(F) Valuable security ⇔ Section 29

(G) Document ⇔ Section 30

(H) Omission ⇔ Section 31

Correct Answer

(C) Yusuf Abdul Aziz v. State of Bombay ⇔ Adultery
(E) Counterfeit ⇔ Section 28

Indian Penal Code - Study Mode

[#366] A contingent of police led by SubInspector is on patrolling duty at night. They are attacked by two criminals in which one constable is severely injured and criminals escaped with their property. Here, a case can be made under Indian Penal Code 1860 for the offence of

Correct Answer

[#367] A lays sticks and turf over a pit, with the intention of causing death or with the knowledge that death is likely to be thereby caused. Z believing the ground to be firm treads on it, falls and is killed. A is guilty of

Correct Answer

[#368] Public nuisance:

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[#369] Cognizance of an offence punishable under Chapter XX of the Indian Penal Code shall be taken, ordinarily, by which of the following persons?

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[#370] Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

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