Boost your APO preparation with this advanced mixed-format set of 50 questions covering IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act, Constitutional principles, prosecution ethics, and courtroom application. This set includes analytical, assertion-reasoning, case-based, legal maxim, conceptual, and statement-oriented questions designed for serious prosecution aspirants.
1. Under IPC, culpable homicide becomes murder when:
A. Death occurs accidentally
B. Conditions under Section 300 are fulfilled
C. Motive is absent
D. Knowledge is absent
Answer: B
2. True or False: Every unlawful assembly necessarily involves common intention.
Answer: False
3. “Mens rea” generally signifies:
A. Guilty act
B. Guilty intention
C. Wrongful restraint
D. Strict liability
Answer: B
4. Common intention under IPC is embodied in:
A. Section 34
B. Section 149
C. Section 120A
D. Section 511
Answer: A
5. A and B jointly attack C after prior planning. B’s liability mainly arises through:
A. Section 149 IPC
B. Section 34 IPC
C. Section 120B IPC only
D. Section 511 IPC
Answer: B
6. Assertion: Criminal conspiracy is complete upon agreement.
Reason: Actual commission of offence is unnecessary in many cases.
A. Both correct and Reason explains Assertion
B. Both correct but Reason not explanation
C. Assertion true, Reason false
D. Assertion false, Reason true
Answer: A
7. True or False: Preparation is generally punishable for all offences.
Answer: False
8. Section 149 IPC imposes liability based upon:
A. Common intention
B. Common object
C. Negligence
D. Vicarious liability alone
Answer: B
9. “Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea” means:
A. Guilty act alone creates crime
B. Guilty act with guilty mind constitutes offence
C. Law excuses ignorance
D. Facts speak for themselves
Answer: B
10. Right of private defence causing death is available under:
A. Section 96 IPC
B. Section 97 IPC
C. Section 100 IPC
D. Section 101 IPC
Answer: C
11. FIR may be lodged by:
A. Victim only
B. Eye-witness only
C. Any person aware of cognizable offence
D. Magistrate only
Answer: C
12. True or False: FIR is substantive evidence.
Answer: False
13. Anticipatory bail is granted under:
A. Section 436 CrPC
B. Section 437 CrPC
C. Section 438 CrPC
D. Section 439 CrPC
Answer: C
14. Cognizance means:
A. Conviction of accused
B. Judicial application of mind to offence
C. Framing of charge
D. Police investigation
Answer: B
15. Assertion: Bail is rule and jail is exception.
Reason: Presumption of innocence exists until conviction.
A. Both correct and Reason explains Assertion
B. Both correct but Reason not explanation
C. Assertion true, Reason false
D. Assertion false, Reason true
Answer: A
16. Police report under CrPC is filed under:
A. Section 161 CrPC
B. Section 164 CrPC
C. Section 173 CrPC
D. Section 190 CrPC
Answer: C
17. True or False: Sessions Court ordinarily cannot directly take cognizance without committal.
Answer: True
18. Maximum police custody ordinarily permissible under CrPC is:
A. 7 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 30 days
Answer: C
19. Confession before police officer is generally:
A. Admissible
B. Inadmissible
C. Conclusive proof
D. Mandatory evidence
Answer: B
20. Section 27 Evidence Act partially validates:
A. Entire confession
B. Discovery portion of information
C. Police diary
D. Character evidence
Answer: B
21. Dying declaration is relevant under:
A. Section 24 Evidence Act
B. Section 32 Evidence Act
C. Section 45 Evidence Act
D. Section 65 Evidence Act
Answer: B
22. True or False: Dying declaration always requires corroboration.
Answer: False
23. “Res gestae” is embodied under:
A. Section 5 Evidence Act
B. Section 6 Evidence Act
C. Section 24 Evidence Act
D. Section 114 Evidence Act
Answer: B
24. Expert opinion becomes relevant under:
A. Section 32 Evidence Act
B. Section 45 Evidence Act
C. Section 73 Evidence Act
D. Section 115 Evidence Act
Answer: B
25. Assertion: Accomplice evidence is admissible.
Reason: Corroboration is mandatory rule of law.
A. Both correct and Reason explains Assertion
B. Both correct but Reason not explanation
C. Assertion true, Reason false
D. Assertion false, Reason true
Answer: C
26. Circumstantial evidence must form:
A. Weak suspicion
B. Complete chain pointing toward guilt
C. Prima facie proof only
D. Partial evidence
Answer: B
27. True or False: Motive and intention are identical concepts.
Answer: False
28. Theft becomes robbery when:
A. Property moved dishonestly
B. Violence or fear accompanies theft
C. Consent obtained
D. Intention absent
Answer: B
29. Criminal breach of trust requires:
A. Entrustment of property
B. Mere possession only
C. Negligence only
D. Civil liability alone
Answer: A
30. Cheating is defined under:
A. Section 378 IPC
B. Section 405 IPC
C. Section 415 IPC
D. Section 499 IPC
Answer: C
31. Assertion: Every breach of contract does not amount to cheating.
Reason: Dishonest intention at inception is necessary for cheating.
A. Both correct and Reason explains Assertion
B. Both correct but Reason not explanation
C. Assertion true, Reason false
D. Assertion false, Reason true
Answer: A
32. True or False: Mistake of law is valid defence under IPC.
Answer: False
33. “Good faith” under IPC requires:
A. Honesty only
B. Due care and attention
C. Intelligence only
D. Mere absence of negligence
Answer: B
34. Kidnapping from lawful guardianship is defined under:
A. Section 359 IPC
B. Section 361 IPC
C. Section 362 IPC
D. Section 364 IPC
Answer: B
35. Defamation is punishable under:
A. Section 420 IPC
B. Section 499 IPC
C. Section 503 IPC
D. Section 378 IPC
Answer: B
36. True or False: Truth alone is always complete defence to criminal defamation.
Answer: False
37. Hostile witness means witness who:
A. Refuses oath
B. Turns adverse to party calling him
C. Is accused in case
D. Gives hearsay evidence only
Answer: B
38. Benefit of doubt in criminal trial goes to:
A. State
B. Complainant
C. Accused
D. Witness
Answer: C
39. Standard of proof in criminal cases is:
A. Preponderance of probabilities
B. Beyond reasonable doubt
C. Prima facie satisfaction
D. Suspicion
Answer: B
40. True or False: Appeal is an inherent right.
Answer: False
41. Revision generally lies before:
A. Same court
B. Higher court
C. Police authority
D. Executive Magistrate
Answer: B
42. Charge in criminal trial means:
A. Conviction
B. Formal accusation
C. Police opinion
D. Civil decree
Answer: B
43. Assertion: Prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Reason: Criminal law protects presumption of innocence.
A. Both correct and Reason explains Assertion
B. Both correct but Reason not explanation
C. Assertion true, Reason false
D. Assertion false, Reason true
Answer: A
44. “Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus” means:
A. Facts speak for themselves
B. False in one thing, false in everything
C. Law excuses ignorance
D. Equity follows law
Answer: B
45. True or False: Indian courts fully accept doctrine of “falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus.”
Answer: False
46. Judicial confession means confession made before:
A. Police officer
B. Magistrate or court
C. Private person only
D. Prosecutor only
Answer: B
47. Retracted confession generally requires:
A. Automatic rejection
B. Corroboration as rule of prudence
C. Police approval
D. Executive sanction
Answer: B
48. “Audi alteram partem” means:
A. No one should judge own cause
B. Hear the other side
C. Facts speak for themselves
D. Law excuses none
Answer: B
49. True or False: Double jeopardy protection is guaranteed under Article 20(2).
Answer: True
50. “Nemo judex in causa sua” primarily relates to:
A. Burden of proof
B. Rule against bias
C. Strict liability
D. Constitutional amendment
Answer: B
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