The Penal Code, 1860 Model Test 11 (English)

Time Allowed30 Minutes

Total Questions50 MCQs

Total Marks50 Marks

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Penal Code Model Test 11 (English)

The Penal Code, 1860

Questions: 50
Full Marks: 50
Time: 30 Minutes

1 / 50

Punishment for standard criminal breach of trust is prescribed in:

A) Section 406

B) Section 416

C) None of the above

D) Section 407

2 / 50

If some persons use the threat and others receive the extorted property, all would be guilty of:

A) None of the above

B) Theft

C) Robbery

D) Extortion (acting jointly)

3 / 50

Extortion (under Section 384) shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to:

A) Six months and fine

B) Three years, or with fine, or with both

C) None of the above

D) Ten years and fine

4 / 50

Attempt to commit robbery is punishable under:

A) Section 378

B) Section 379

C) Section 393

D) Section 390

5 / 50

Theft and Extortion are offences against:

A) The State

B) The human body

C) All of these

D) Property

6 / 50

Which statement is correct regarding finding lost property?

A) None of the above

B) A partner using a firm's car without permission is always guilty of misappropriation

C) Removing ornaments from a dead body is misappropriation (Sec 404)

D) A person who finds lost property and dishonestly converts it to his own use without trying to find the owner commits criminal misappropriation

7 / 50

For the offence of theft, the taking of property should be:

A) Temporary

B) Permanent

C) None of the above

D) Either permanent or temporary (Temporary deprivation with dishonest intent is enough)

8 / 50

For a mere unlawful entry upon another's land without the specific intent required for criminal trespass, the remedy is:

A) Both (a) and (b)

B) Criminal prosecution

C) None of the above

D) A civil suit for trespass

9 / 50

Extortion is defined in:

A) Section 382

B) Section 383

C) Section 379

D) Section 380

10 / 50

Removing ornaments from a dead body is:

A) Robbery

B) Criminal misappropriation of property possessed by a deceased person (Section 404)

C) Dacoity

D) Theft

11 / 50

Theft in a dwelling house is described in:

A) Section 380

B) Section 379

C) None of the above

D) Section 378

12 / 50

Where the accused removed bricks which had been left lying for eight years, it was held that:

A) He was guilty of robbery

B) He was guilty of theft

C) He was not guilty of theft (Likely deemed abandoned property)

D) None of the above

13 / 50

If property is removed under a bona fide mistake of fact (believing it to be one's own), it is:

A) Theft

B) Robbery

C) Dacoity

D) Not theft (Lack of dishonest intention)

14 / 50

Under which section is dacoity with murder described?

A) Section 399

B) None of the above

C) Section 396

D) Section 378

15 / 50

Dacoity is committed when:

A) Robbery is committed with firearms

B) All of these

C) 5 or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit robbery

D) 2 or more persons commit robbery

16 / 50

Which statement is correct regarding criminal misappropriation?

A) Both (a) and (b)

B) Finding lost property and keeping it is never misappropriation

C) None of the above

D) It occurs when one innocently obtains possession of movable property and later changes his intention to dishonestly keep it

17 / 50

The offence of theft is defined under:

A) Section 302

B) Section 378

C) Section 376

D) None of the above

18 / 50

Preparation to commit dacoity is punishable under:

A) Section 379

B) Section 399

C) Section 392

D) None of the above

19 / 50

Assembling for the purpose of committing dacoity is punishable under:

A) Section 391

B) Section 402 (The key says (c) Section 399, but 399 is Preparation. Assembling is 402)

C) None of the above

D) Section 396

20 / 50

Mischief is an offence primarily dealing with:

A) Both person and property

B) None of the above

C) Physical injury to a person

D) Damage or destruction to property

21 / 50

Which section of the Penal Code defines dacoity?

A) Section 391

B) Section 378

C) Section 390

D) None of the above

22 / 50

Z takes away a golden chain belonging to his wife (given by her father as dowry) without her consent and pledges it to raise money. Z is:

A) None of the above

B) Not guilty because it's joint property

C) Guilty of theft

D) Not guilty because the taking was temporary

23 / 50

Criminal breach of trust by a public servant, banker, merchant, or agent is punishable under:

A) None of the above

B) Section 409

C) Section 406

D) Section 400

24 / 50

Which section defines Criminal Breach of Trust?

A) None of the above

B) Section 405

C) Section 403

D) Section 404

25 / 50

A, B, and C are joint owners of a property. A removes the property without the consent of B and C.

A) A can be guilty of theft even as a joint owner if he dishonestly deprives the others

B) A is not guilty as he is an owner

C) A is guilty of breach of trust

D) A is guilty of criminal misappropriation only

26 / 50

Theft is an offence against movable property where consent to take it is:

A) Obtained by fraud

B) Not obtained at all (or obtained without authority)

C) Obtained by force (This becomes robbery)

D) All of the above

27 / 50

Robbery is defined under:

A) Section 386

B) Section 379

C) Section 390

D) All of the above

28 / 50

Section 379 of the Penal Code provides for:

A) The definition of Extortion

B) The definition of Robbery

C) The punishment for theft

D) The definition of Theft

29 / 50

Can a person commit a criminal breach of trust regarding their own property?

A) None of the above

B) Yes

C) No (Generally, you cannot misappropriate your own absolute property, though you can if another holds a special right in it; the standard answer is No)

D) Sometimes

30 / 50

Criminal misappropriation takes place when:

A) Possession may have been acquired innocently initially

B) All of the above

C) There is a subsequent dishonest appropriation or conversion of the property

D) The property is movable

31 / 50

In which case is criminal breach of trust committed?

A) A contractor uses fewer cement bags than provided by the Govt and passes the rest to another (Also CBT)

B) A goldsmith fails to make a chain on time and doesn't return the money (Could be a civil breach unless dishonest intent from the start is proven)

C) The provided key selects (b) as the clearest example

D) A postmaster receives money from depositors but does not enter it in their accounts and uses it

32 / 50

Which statement correctly distinguishes theft from extortion?

A) In theft there is dishonest intention, in extortion there is fraudulent intention

B) In theft there is dishonest intention, in extortion there is not

C) In theft, property is taken without consent; in extortion, property is delivered by the victim due to fear

D) In extortion there is dishonest intention, in theft there is not

33 / 50

Which is NOT an element of theft?

A) Immovable property (Theft only applies to movable property)

B) Moving the property

C) Removal from possession

D) Dishonest intention

34 / 50

House-trespass can take the aggravated form of:

A) Lurking house-trespass

B) Lurking house-trespass by night

C) All of the above

D) House-breaking

35 / 50

When does robbery become dacoity?

A) When committed by 3 persons

B) When committed by 5 or more persons

C) When committed by 4 persons

D) When committed by 2 persons

36 / 50

Attempt to commit dacoity is punishable under:

A) Section 393 (Robbery) / Section 395 covers Dacoity generally

B) Section 395

C) None of the above (Attempt to commit dacoity is generally punished under Sec 395 itself or 393/398 depending on circumstances; the provided key says (a), referring to attempt to robbery)

D) Section 394

37 / 50

Which is NOT an essential ingredient of criminal breach of trust?

A) Negligence (It requires dishonest intention, not mere negligence)

B) Misappropriation

C) None of the above

D) Entrustment of property

38 / 50

In which section is extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt defined?

A) Section 379

B) Section 386

C) None of the above

D) Section 380

39 / 50

The essence of the offence of robbery is the presence of:

A) All of the above

B) Fear or violence

C) Distant fear

D) Imminent fear or violence (Fear of instant death, instant hurt, or instant wrongful restraint)

40 / 50

A voluntarily throws a bag belonging to B into a river, intending to cause wrongful loss to B. A has committed:

A) Mischief

B) Theft

C) Extortion

D) Robbery

41 / 50

If death is caused after a theft, in order to successfully carry away the stolen property, the offence becomes:

A) Dacoity

B) Robbery

C) Extortion

D) Murder only

42 / 50

A finds a ring belonging to Z on a table in Z's house. The ring is in Z's possession. If A dishonestly removes it, A commits:

A) Robbery

B) Criminal misappropriation

C) Dacoity

D) Theft

43 / 50

A' took Rs. 50,000 from 'B' by putting 'B' in fear of death. 'A' has committed:

A) Cheating

B) Mischief

C) Robbery (Extortion by putting in fear of instant death amounts to robbery)

D) Extortion (The provided answer key says Extortion, though technically it escalates to Robbery under Sec 390 if the fear is of instant death and the offender is present)

44 / 50

Section 392 of the Penal Code describes the punishment for robbery. The standard maximum imprisonment is:

A) 7 years

B) 10 years

C) 10 years (but 14 years if committed on the highway between sunset and sunrise)

D) None of the above

45 / 50

X, by putting Z in fear of grievous hurt, dishonestly induces Z to sign a blank paper and deliver it to X. X commits:

A) No offence

B) Robbery

C) Extortion (A blank signed paper can be converted into a valuable security)

D) Criminal misappropriation

46 / 50

Forgery is an offence relating to:

A) Documents or electronic records

B) Movable Property

C) None of the above

D) Bodily hurt

47 / 50

In cases of robbery or dacoity, the right of private defence of property extends to voluntarily causing:

A) Any harm other than grievous hurt

B) None

C) Any harm other than death

D) Any harm including death (Section 103)

48 / 50

The standard punishment for simple house-trespass (Section 448) is:

A) Imprisonment up to 3 years

B) Imprisonment up to 2 years

C) None of the above

D) Imprisonment up to 1 year, or fine up to 1000 Taka, or both

49 / 50

Which is an essential element of criminal breach of trust?

A) Transfer of absolute ownership

B) Entrustment (which often implies a contractual or fiduciary relationship)

C) None of the above

D) Taking possession by force

50 / 50

The maximum punishment for standard theft under Section 379 is:

A) None of the above

B) Three years (or fine, or both)

C) Two years

D) One year

The average score is 0%

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