The Penal Code, 1860 Model Test 22 (English)

Time Allowed30 Minutes

Total Questions50 MCQs

Total Marks50 Marks

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Penal Code Model Test 22 (English)

The Penal Code, 1860

Questions: 50
Full Marks: 50
Time: 30 Minutes

1 / 50

Who is considered the root of Bangladesh Criminal Jurisprudence?

A) Manu

B) Ashoka

C) Kautilya

D) Lord Macaulay

2 / 50

If an individual is acting under an "irresistible impulse" and commits a crime, are they protected under Penal Code insanity defences?

A) Yes, completely

B) No, irresistible impulse is not a defence

C) Yes, if proven medically

D) Only if they are a minor

3 / 50

Actus Reus includes:

A) Mental thoughts only

B) Both positive and negative acts

C) Positive acts only

D) Negative acts only

4 / 50

Criminal intimidation is defined in which section of the Penal Code?

A) Section 506

B) Section 509

C) Section 503

D) Section 500

5 / 50

Section 149 of the Penal Code differs from Section 34 because:

A) Section 149 creates a specific offence.

B) Section 149 requires only 2 people.

C) Section 34 requires 5 people.

D) Section 149 is a rule of evidence.

6 / 50

A corporate body being prosecuted for defamation implies that:

A) Only newspapers can be sued

B) Legal entities hold a reputation that can be defamed

C) Defamation is only a civil wrong

D) Defamation requires bodily harm

7 / 50

Culpable homicide amounts to murder if the offender knows their act is:

A) So imminently dangerous that it must in all probability cause death

B) Likely to cause minor injury

C) Somewhat dangerous

D) Against public policy

8 / 50

To be liable under Section 121A of the Penal Code, a person must:

A) Criticize the government

B) Conspire to wage war against the Government of Bangladesh

C) Refuse to pay taxes

D) Actually wage war

9 / 50

The statutory definition of the offence of perjury in Bangladesh is given under:

A) Section 192 PENAL CODE

B) Section 193 PENAL CODE

C) Section 194 PENAL CODE

D) Section 191 PENAL CODE

10 / 50

Which Article of the Constitution of Bangladesh mandates that lands/minerals underlying the ocean within territorial waters vest in the Union?

A) Article 297

B) Article 300

C) Article 1

D) Article 12

11 / 50

The primary aim of Criminal Law is:

A) Punishment

B) Mediation

C) Restitution

D) Rehabilitation

12 / 50

When does the right to private defence commence?

A) When a verbal threat is made from a distance

B) When actual harm is inflicted

C) As soon as a reasonable apprehension of danger to the body arises

D) When the attacker is arrested

13 / 50

Within the meaning of Section 191 of the Penal Code, an affidavit is considered:

A) Evidence

B) A contract

C) A private document

D) Hearsay

14 / 50

Section 299 of the Penal Code defines:

A) Attempt to murder

B) Murder

C) Dowry death

D) Culpable homicide

15 / 50

According to the Vienna Convention, who holds immunity against criminal prosecutions?

A) Ambassadors

B) High commissioners

C) UN representatives

D) All of the above

16 / 50

Culpable homicide does NOT amount to murder if committed:

A) Without provocation

B) With premeditation

C) In a sudden fight in the heat of passion

D) For financial gain

17 / 50

In the offence of extortion, the threat or fear (trust) may be used against:

A) Any one

B) Public servants only

C) The victim only

D) The victim's relatives only

18 / 50

Which of the following is true about "Abetment"?

A) It is only an offence if the crime is actually committed.

B) It requires the physical presence of the abettor.

C) It is complete as soon as the incitement occurs.

D) It cannot be done through conspiracy.

19 / 50

The Bangladesh Penal Code punishes:

A) Involuntary acts

B) Voluntary acts

C) Acts of God

D) Accidental acts

20 / 50

What is the maximum imprisonment for the offence of molestation under the Penal Code, as per the text provided?

A) Two years

B) Five years

C) One year

D) Three years

21 / 50

Personating a public servant is punishable under which section?

A) Section 171

B) Section 188

C) Section 170

D) Section 166

22 / 50

The offence of criminal breach of trust requires that a person must be:

A) Using force to take property

B) Deceiving someone to deliver property

C) Found in possession of stolen property

D) Entrusted with property or dominion over the property

23 / 50

Which Law Commission report recommended the revision of the Penal Code?

A) 42nd Report

B) 1st Report

C) 100th Report

D) 14th Report

24 / 50

Section 3 of the Territorial waters, Continental shelf... Act, 1976 describes:

A) Fishing limits

B) The limits of Bangladesh's Territorial Waters

C) Piracy laws

D) The definition of a ship

25 / 50

Can a corporate body be prosecuted for the offence of defamation?

A) Only if its directors are also prosecuted

B) Yes, a corporate body can be prosecuted

C) No, because a corporation has no mind

D) No, only natural persons can defame

26 / 50

Which section defines "Culpable Homicide"?

A) Section 300

B) Section 298

C) Section 299

D) Section 304

27 / 50

Using assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty is punishable under:

A) Section 332 PENAL CODE

B) Section 186 PENAL CODE

C) Section 353 PENAL CODE

D) Section 144 PENAL CODE

28 / 50

A person entrusted with property commits criminal breach of trust if he:

A) Dishonestly misappropriates the property to his own use

B) Loses it accidentally

C) Reports it stolen

D) Keeps it safely in a bank

29 / 50

If a person kills another in the exercise of the right of private defence in good faith, the act is:

A) Murder

B) Accident

C) Justifiable homicide with no punishment

D) Culpable homicide not amounting to murder

30 / 50

Criminal force in the Bangladesh Penal Code is equivalent to what concept in English law?

A) Assault

B) Battery

C) Trespass

D) Manslaughter

31 / 50

If an accused forcibly rubs his erected penis on the private parts of a girl without penetration and ejaculates, he is liable under:

A) Section 376 penal code only

B) Section 354 penal code only

C) Section 377 PENAL CODE

D) Section 511 read with Section 376 PENAL CODE

32 / 50

The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008 amended Section 464 of the Penal Code to replace 'electronic signature' with:

A) Thumbprint

B) Scanned image

C) Passcode

D) Digital signature

33 / 50

Does a moral wrong constitute an offence for the purposes of abetment liability?

A) Yes, if it is a major moral wrong

B) Yes, if public order is disturbed

C) Yes, always

D) No, there is no criminal liability for abetting a moral wrong

34 / 50

The right of private defence of property extends to causing death in the case of:

A) Simple theft

B) Robbery

C) Criminal misappropriation

D) Criminal trespass

35 / 50

Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage is punishable under:

A) Section 494 PENAL CODE

B) Section 493 PENAL CODE

C) Section 498 PENAL CODE

D) Section 497 PENAL CODE

36 / 50

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 amended Section 376-D of the Penal Code. True or False?

A) False

B) True

C) It repealed the section

D) Partially True

37 / 50

Fabricating false evidence is defined under:

A) Section 190 PENAL CODE

B) Section 193 PENAL CODE

C) Section 192 PENAL CODE

D) Section 191 PENAL CODE

38 / 50

The Supreme Court held that a woman cannot be made an accused in the case of Gang Rape in the case of:

A) Vishaka Vs. State of Rajasthan

B) Mathura Vs. State of Maharashtra

C) State of Punjab Vs. Gurmit Singh

D) Priya Patel Vs. State of M.P.

39 / 50

Diplomatic agents are entitled to immunity against criminal prosecutions by virtue of:

A) The UN Charter

B) The Vienna Convention

C) The Penal Code

D) The Bangladesh Constitution

40 / 50

The quote stating that a statute may make an act criminal "whether there has been any intention to break the law... or not" is from:

A) R. v. Prince

B) R. v. Tolson

C) Barendra Kumar Ghosh v. King Emperor

D) K.M. Nanavati v. State

41 / 50

Things of value underlying the ocean within Bangladesh's exclusive economic zone are held for the purposes of:

A) Local Panchayats

B) The Union

C) The State Governments

D) Private Corporations

42 / 50

Section 153B of the Bangladesh Penal Code deals with an offence regarding:

A) Rioting

B) Blasphemy

C) Affray

D) Imputation or assertions prejudicial to national integration

43 / 50

The limits of Bangladesh’s Territorial Waters are described under which Act?

A) The Sea Customs Act, 1878

B) The Bangladesh Penal Code, 1860

C) The Constitution of Bangladesh

D) Territorial waters, Continental shelf, Exclusive economic zone and other Maritime zones Act, 1976

44 / 50

The offence of extortion can be committed against:

A) Immovable property

B) Valuable security

C) All of the above

D) Movable property

45 / 50

What is the punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder?

A) Imprisonment for life or imprisonment for 10 years

B) Death or life imprisonment

C) Imprisonment for 5 years

D) Imprisonment for 7 years

46 / 50

Dishonest misappropriation of property is defined in:

A) Section 405

B) Section 403

C) Section 390

D) Section 378

47 / 50

Chapter 20 of the Penal Code provides for offences relating to:

A) Property

B) Defamation

C) Religion

D) Marriage

48 / 50

Culpable homicide is murder if the act is done with the intention of causing bodily injury which is:

A) Sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death

B) Intended to cause pain

C) Likely to cause a fracture

D) Meant to threaten the victim

49 / 50

Culpable homicide does not amount to murder if the offender kills someone due to:

A) Voluntary intoxication

B) Financial desperation

C) Old enmity

D) Sudden fight in the heat of passion

50 / 50

According to Section 349 of the Penal Code, the use of force caused to property without affecting a human being is:

A) Not considered "use of force"

B) Considered "use of force"

C) Considered assault

D) Considered criminal force

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