1. Under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 are definitions provided?
(A) Section 1
(B) Section 2
(C) Section 3
(D) Section 4
2. Who among the following is not a public servant for the purposes of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) A Civil Judge
(B) Liquidator
(C) Member of a Panchayat assisting a Court of Justice
(D) Secretary of a Co-operative Society
3. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the word “Government” denotes:
(A) Central Government only
(B) State Government only
(C) Central Government or State Government
(D) Central Government, State Government and Local Authority
4. The word “Injury” under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 denotes any harm illegally caused to any person in respect of:
(A) Body only
(B) Reputation only
(C) Property only
(D) Body, Mind, Reputation or Property
5. How many kinds of punishments are prescribed under Section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Four
(B) Five
(C) Six
(D) Seven
6. Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides that nothing is an offence if done by a child under seven years of age?
(A) Section 20
(B) Section 21
(C) Section 22
(D) Section 23
7. If the term of imprisonment is up to six months, solitary confinement shall not exceed:
(A) 15 days
(B) 1 month
(C) 2 months
(D) 3 months
8. The provision relating to acts causing slight harm under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is based on which legal maxim?
(A) Volenti non fit injuria
(B) Vis major
(C) De minimis non curat lex
(D) Res ipsa loquitur
9. When an offence is punishable with fine only and the amount of fine does not exceed ₹50, the maximum imprisonment in default of payment of fine is:
(A) 15 days
(B) 1 month
(C) 2 months
(D) 3 months
10. Which of the following punishments has been newly introduced under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Death Penalty
(B) Life Imprisonment
(C) Community Service
(D) Forfeiture of Property
11. Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides that nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence?
(A) Section 32
(B) Section 33
(C) Section 34
(D) Section 35
12. Under which of the following provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is the punishment of death not provided?
(A) Section 147 (Waging war against the Government of India)
(B) Section 65 (Rape causing death or persistent vegetative state)
(C) Section 103 (Murder)
(D) Section 85 (Cruelty by husband or his relatives)
13. Which offence is defined under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Waging war against the Government of India
(B) Criminal conspiracy
(C) Armed rebellion
(D) Acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
14. What is the maximum punishment prescribed for committing an affray under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) 1 year
(B) 6 months
(C) 1 month
(D) Fine only
15. For calculating fractions of terms of punishment, imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for:
(A) 7 years
(B) 14 years
(C) 20 years
(D) 10 years
16. Under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is robbery or dacoity with an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt punishable with a minimum sentence of seven years?
(A) Section 309
(B) Section 310
(C) Section 311
(D) Section 312
17. Disclosure of the identity of a victim of certain sexual offences is punishable under:
(A) Section 72
(B) Section 73
(C) Section 74
(D) Section 75
18. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, when property is in the possession of a person’s ______ on account of that person, it is deemed to be in that person’s possession.
(A) Wife
(B) Friend
(C) Father
(D) Mother
19. Which of the following punishments has been newly introduced under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Death Penalty
(B) Community Service
(C) Transportation for Life
(D) Forfeiture of Property
20. A has sexual intercourse with an adult widow with her free consent. A is guilty of:
(A) Rape
(B) Offence under BNS for adultery
(C) Sexual harassment
(D) No offence
21. When two or more persons agree to do an illegal act, or a legal act by illegal means, such an agreement is known as:
(A) Acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
(B) Criminal conspiracy
(C) Dacoity
(D) Unlawful assembly
22. Which of the following offences cannot be committed in a private place?
(A) Rioting
(B) Affray
(C) Assault
(D) Criminal force
23. A finds a rupee on a highway without knowing to whom it belongs and picks it up. A has committed:
(A) Dishonest misappropriation of property
(B) Theft
(C) Dishonestly receiving stolen property
(D) No offence
24. The term mens rea means:
(A) Intention
(B) Knowledge
(C) Motive
(D) Guilty mind
25. What is the minimum number of persons required to commit dacoity?
(A) 2 or more persons
(B) 5 or more persons
(C) 7 or more persons
(D) 10 or more persons
26. How many Exceptions are provided under the provision relating to defamation in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Five
(B) Seven
(C) Ten
(D) Two
27. Cheating is defined under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Section 318
(B) Section 316
(C) Section 320
(D) Section 322
28. What is the maximum punishment for fouling the water of a public spring or reservoir under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) 3 months’ imprisonment
(B) 6 months’ imprisonment
(C) 1 year’s imprisonment
(D) 3 years’ imprisonment
29. Rash driving or riding on a public way is punishable under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Section 281
(B) Section 282
(C) Section 283
(D) Section 284
30. Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt is provided under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Section 114
(B) Section 115
(C) Section 117
(D) Section 118
31. Which of the following is a newly introduced offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Organized Crime
(B) Theft
(C) Cheating
(D) Criminal Trespass
32. Which of the following offences has been specifically introduced under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 to deal with terrorist acts?
(A) Terrorist Act
(B) Sedition
(C) Affray
(D) Public Nuisance
33. A, with criminal intent, enters Z’s house through a window. This amounts to:
(A) Criminal trespass
(B) House-trespass
(C) House-breaking
(D) Lurking house-trespass
34. A meets Z on a public road, points a pistol at him, and demands his purse. Z hands over the purse out of fear. A has committed:
(A) Theft
(B) Extortion
(C) Robbery
(D) Dacoity
35. “Stolen property” is defined under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Section 316
(B) Section 317
(C) Section 318
(D) Section 319
36. Whoever commits lurking house-trespass after sunset and before sunrise is said to commit:
(A) House-breaking
(B) Lurking house-trespass
(C) House-trespass
(D) Lurking house-trespass by night
37. Causing one thing to resemble another with the intention of deception is known as:
(A) Counterfeiting
(B) Fraud
(C) Cheating
(D) Mischief
38. Which of the following is not an offence against the human body?
(A) Abduction
(B) Rape
(C) Mischief
(D) Kidnapping
39. Which offence is defined under the provision relating to assault in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Wrongful restraint
(B) Force
(C) Criminal force
(D) Assault
40. How many kinds of hurt are classified as grievous hurt under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Five
(B) Six
(C) Seven
(D) Eight
41. Which of the following IPC provisions has been deleted under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) Import of counterfeit coin
(B) Export of counterfeit coin
(C) Making instruments for counterfeiting Indian coin
(D) Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin
42. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) A common nuisance is excused on the ground that it causes some convenience or advantage.
(B) Kidnapping is of two kinds.
(C) A person of any age can be kidnapped. (D) Punishment for attempt to murder is provided under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
43. Which of the following defences is associated with the McNaughten Rules?
(A) Infancy
(B) Insanity
(C) Intoxication
(D) Consent
44. The distinction between culpable homicide and murder was explained in which of the following cases?
(A) R v. Beard
(B) R v. Tolson
(C) R v. Prince
(D) R v. Govinda
45. What is the minimum punishment prescribed for using a deadly weapon while committing robbery or dacoity under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?
(A) 10 years’ imprisonment
(B) 7 years’ imprisonment
(C) 5 years’ imprisonment
(D) 14 years’ imprisonment
46. A instigates B to murder C, but B refuses to do so. A is guilty of:
(A) Abetment to commit murder
(B) Abetment to commit criminal conspiracy
(C) Murder
(D) Attempt to murder
47. In which of the following cases does the right of private defence of property not extend to causing death?
(A) Robbery
(B) House-breaking by night
(C) Mischief (not covered under the aggravated circumstances)
(D) House-trespass under circumstances causing reasonable apprehension of death or grievous hurt
48. A wife gives shelter to her deserter husband. She is liable to:
(A) 2 years’ imprisonment
(B) 1 year’s imprisonment
(C) 6 months’ imprisonment
(D) No punishment
49. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, preparation is generally not punishable except in certain specified offences. Which of the following is not punishable at the stage of preparation?
(A) Waging war against the Government of India
(B) Depredation on the territory of a friendly foreign State
(C) Preparation for dacoity
(D) Murder
50. For the offence of kidnapping from lawful guardianship under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, who is considered a minor?
(A) A person below 16 years for both males and females
(B) A person below 18 years for both males and females
(C) A male below 16 years and a female below 18 years
(D) A male below 18 years and a female below 21 years
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