Deck 4: Criminal Law and Legal Concepts

Question 1

Enforcing the prevailing morality is a primary function of law according to

A)natural law
B)physical law
C)humanlaw
D)all of these

Answer 1

all of these

Question 2

Which theory distinguish between criminality and illegality-

A)Natural lawtheory
B)physical law
C)human law
D)all of these

Answer 2

Natural lawtheory

Question 3

Who produced the earliest surviving written codes-

A)sumerians
B)dravidians
C)both a&b
D)none of these

Answer 3

both a&b

Question 4

Which thinker has seen a connection between crime and creativity-

A)Nietzsche
B)A.J.Ayar
C)Bodin
D)Kant

Question 5

Which of the following is an International crime-

A)War crimes
B)piracy
C)genocide
D)all of these

Question 6

The crime related to finance is called-

A)Financial crime
B)Civilcrime
C)Capital crime
D)None of these

Question 7

. Being found guilty means punishment is-

A)Deserving
B)Justified
C)Both A&B

Question 8

The deprivation inflicted on person by an authority is called -

A)punishment
B)acquitted
C)both A&B
D)none of these

Question 9

According to which theory the severity in punishment must be proportional to the gravity of offence-

A)Retributive
B)Deterrent
C)Rehabilitative
D)Educative

Question 10

Capital punishment is meant-

A)deprivation of life
B)imposingfine
C)life imprisonment
D)all of these

Question 11

The study of criminal law is a study of -

A)Liability of quilt and innocence
B)sentence
C)proof
D)truth

Question 12

Negligence involves -

A)crime
B)carelessness
C)assault
D)trespass

Question 13

This tort occurs most often in society-

A)assault.
B)nuisance
C)defamation
D)negligence

Question 14

Abetting the commission of suicide is dealt under which section of indian penal code

A)306
B)307
C)305
D)309

Question 15

A hangman who hangs the prisoners pursuant to the order of the court is exempt from criminal liability by virtue of:

A)section 77 of IPC
B)section 78 of IPC
C)section 79 of IPC
D)section 76 of IPC.

Question 16

Insanity as a defence means that a person at the time of doing an act, by reason of unsoundness of mind is incapable of knowing:

A)the nature of the act
B)that what he is doing is wrong
C)that what he is doing is contrary to law
D)either a or b or c.

Question 17

The defence of 'consent' applies to:

A)private wrongs
B)public wrongs
C)both a & b
D)neither a nor b.

Question 18

The defence of 'consent' is restrictive in its applicability in cases involving:

A)alienable rights
B)inalienable rights
C)both a &b
D)neither a nor b.

Question 19

The law on private defence in India:

A)is the same as in England
B)is narrower than the one in England
C)is wider than the one in England
D)none of the above.

Question 20

The right to private defence is available with respect to:

A)harm to body
B)harm to movable property
C)harm to immovable property
D)all the above.

Question 21

The right guaranteed under Article 32 can be suspended:

A)by the Parliament
B)by the State Legislature
C)by the Supreme Court of India
D)when proclamation of emergency is in operation.

Question 22

Petitions to the Supreme Court under Article 32 are subject to the rule of Res judicata except:

A)Quo Warranto
B)Habeas Corpus
C)Certiorari
D)Prohibition.

Question 23

Piracy is a

A)civil crime
B)Criminaloffence.
C)Both A & B
D)none of these

Question 24

Who among the following is a reformist theorist-

A)Gandhi
B)Plato
C)Aristotle.
D)Russell

Question 25

The highest punishment given in India is

A)Capital punishment
B)Lifeimprisonment
C)Amputation
D)Heavy fine