The Penal Code, 1860 Model Test 0% It must be finished within just 30 minutes. Time Over. Thank you Penal Code half model test universal The Penal Code Question: 50 Marks: 50 Time: 30 Minute 1 / 50 The jurisdiction for trying a criminal offence primarily depends on: A) The place where the crime has been committed B) Where the FIR was filed C) Where the victim lives D) Where the accused was arrested 2 / 50 The principle that "when an act in itself is wrongful, the defence of mistake of fact cannot be availed" was established in which English case? A) None of the above B) R v. Tolson C) Baily's case D) R v. Prince 3 / 50 An accused, commanded in his dream to kill his wife, does so. He is: A) None of the above B) Entitled to the benefit of Section 84 (insanity) C) Not entitled to the benefit of Section 94 D) Not entitled as he knew the nature of the act 4 / 50 How many types of punishment have been prescribed under the Bangladesh Penal Code? A) Three B) Four C) Six D) Five 5 / 50 A police officer, acting in good faith under color of his office, enters a house to search for stolen property without a warrant. The owner resists. A) The owner cannot plead the right of private defence (Under Sec 99). B) The owner is completely right to do so as the officer had no warrant. C) None of the above. D) The owner can use deadly force. 6 / 50 Abetment of an offence is: A) Always an offence B) Never an offence C) An offence only if the main crime is committed D) Sometimes an offence 7 / 50 Section 403 of the Bangladesh Penal Code defines the offence of: A) Robbery B) Criminal breach of trust C) Cheating D) Dishonest misappropriation of property 8 / 50 A person is said to instigate the doing of a thing by: A) Remaining completely silent without any legal duty to speak. B) Merely giving a neutral opinion. C) None of the above. D) Willful misrepresentation or willful concealment of a material fact which he is bound to disclose. 9 / 50 Which of the following is an exception to the requirement of mens rea? A) All of the above B) Strict or absolute liability C) Public nuisance D) Cases where ignorance of law is no excuse 10 / 50 A surgeon operates in good faith on X, knowing X will likely die without a miracle. X dies. A is: A) Subjective. B) Not guilty because he acted in good faith despite knowing X might die (Exception for benefit). C) Guilty of murder. D) Guilty of murder (direct consequence). 11 / 50 Which of the following persons is NOT exempted from the jurisdiction of criminal courts in Bangladesh? A) The Prime Minister of Bangladesh B) The President of Bangladesh C) Foreign Ambassadors D) Foreign Diplomats 12 / 50 Which report of the Law Commission recommended the revision of the Bangladesh Penal Code? A) 10th report B) 50th report C) 1st report D) 42nd report 13 / 50 Which of the following will amount to criminal conspiracy? A) Intention is known and shared. B) Persons agree to commit an act in furtherance of common intention. C) Unity of criminal behavior. D) An agreement to commit an offence even if no step is taken to carry it out. 14 / 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) Any harm other than death C) None D) Any harm including death (Section 103) 15 / 50 When a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all: A) None of the above B) Each person is liable according to their degree of guilt C) Each person is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone D) Each person is liable only for their specific act 16 / 50 Assertion: A person is not guilty of dacoity unless he committed/attempted robbery. Reason: When two persons conjointly commit robbery, it is dacoity. A) Both true. B) Both true, no explanation. C) A is false, R is true. D) A is true, R is false (Dacoity requires 5 persons, not 2). 17 / 50 The punishment for the offence of molestation under the Penal Code is imprisonment up to: A) Three years B) One year C) Seven years D) Two years 18 / 50 The provision regarding intoxicated persons having the same knowledge as if sober applies to someone who: A) None of the above B) Drank voluntarily C) Is highly intoxicated D) Is voluntarily intoxicated 19 / 50 Which of the following is considered an offence under Section 121A of the Penal Code? A) Sedition B) Assaulting the President C) Conspiracy to wage war against the Government of Bangladesh D) Harboring a prisoner of state 20 / 50 Which of the following is an INCORRECT proposition regarding drunkenness as a defence? A) Involuntary drunkenness is an excuse B) Voluntary drunkenness is no excuse where mere 'knowledge' is required C) Actual knowledge gives rise to presumed intention making voluntary drunkenness an excuse D) Voluntary drunkenness is an excuse regarding 'intention' 21 / 50 A, by putting Z in fear of grievous hurt, dishonestly induces Z to sign a blank paper and deliver it. A has committed: A) Dacoity B) Robbery C) Theft D) Extortion 22 / 50 The word 'takes' in Section 361 (Kidnapping) signifies: A) Physical taking (or creating a situation where the minor leaves guardianship). B) All of the above. C) Taking by fraud. D) Taking by force. 23 / 50 A woman, intending to poison her husband, administered what she believed to be arsenic, but it was actually sugar. Held: A) A is liable for attempt as her act was towards the commission B) A is liable for attempt as she used means she believed capable of causing death C) A is liable for attempt to kill because of her intention D) A is NOT liable for attempt to murder because the substance administered could never bring about the desired result (depending on jurisdiction's approach to impossibility; the provided key says (d)) 24 / 50 Making a false document or electronic record with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or any person, or to support any claim, or to cause any person to part with property, commits: A) Forgery B) None of the above C) Making a fake document D) Cheating 25 / 50 A man's signature of his own name may amount to forgery. A) False B) True (e.g., signing to pass it off as the signature of another person with the same name) C) None of the above D) Cannot say 26 / 50 The offence of criminal breach of trust requires that a person must be: A) Entrusted with property or dominion over the property B) Found in possession of stolen property C) Using force to take property D) Deceiving someone to deliver property 27 / 50 The offence of theft relates to: A) Both movable and immovable B) Immovable property only C) Movable property only D) Intangible property only 28 / 50 Match List I with List II: A. Common intention, B. Good faith, C. Dishonest intention, D. Common object. A) A-2 (Joint liability), B-4 (Mistake of fact), C-3 (Theft), D-1 (Constructive liability). B) 2, 3, 4, 1 C) 1, 4, 3, 2 D) 1, 3, 4, 2 29 / 50 A husband and wife, due to financial difficulties, decide to commit suicide. A procures poison which both take. A survives, but B (the wife) dies. A) A is liable for murder. B) A is liable for abetment of suicide. C) A has committed no offence. D) A is only liable for attempting to commit suicide. 30 / 50 Which situation reflects the correct ingredient of common intention under Section 34? A) The weapon was supplied on sale without knowledge of the crime B) A was compelled under threat to life to procure the weapon C) The weapon was found in A's house D) A procured the weapon voluntarily to aid the criminal gang 31 / 50 Assembling for the purpose of committing dacoity is punishable under: A) None of the above B) Section 402 (The key says (c) Section 399, but 399 is Preparation. Assembling is 402) C) Section 396 D) Section 391 32 / 50 Which of the following sections creates a specific offence? A) Section 149 B) Section 95 C) Section 34 D) Section 80 33 / 50 If 3 people murder someone and take away their gold articles, what offence (regarding the gold) is committed? A) Extortion B) Dacoity C) Robbery D) Theft 34 / 50 The right of private defence of the body extending to causing death is dealt with under: A) Section 100 B) Section 101 C) Section 103 D) Section 102 35 / 50 To apply Section 149 of the Penal Code: A) There must be commission of an offence by all members of assembly. B) There must be commission of an offence by more then two members of assembly at least. C) There must be commission of an offence by any one of the members of assembly. D) There must be commission of an offence by at least members of the assembly. 36 / 50 The accused was convicted of bigamy after marrying within 7 years of being deserted by her husband, believing in good faith that he was dead. In this case: A) She cannot be convicted as she acted under a mistake of fact B) She cannot be convicted as she was ignorant of the 7-year rule C) She can be convicted D) She cannot be convicted as she had been deserted 37 / 50 A, under threat of instant death, held B's legs while C murdered B. Under the same threat, A helped conceal the body. A did not state he protested or was threatened again during concealment. A) A will be liable for both murder and concealing the body B) A will be liable for murder (as Section 94 does not excuse murder) but might not get the defence of compulsion for concealing the body C) A will be liable for neither due to continuous threat D) A will be liable for concealing the body but not for murder 38 / 50 Which of the following is a valid condition regarding the right of private defence? A) There must be a reasonable apprehension of death, grievous hurt, or damage to property. B) It is not available if there is sufficient time to have recourse to public authorities. C) All of the above. D) More harm than necessary should not be caused. 39 / 50 If an abettor incites someone to commit an offence, when is the abetment complete? A) Only after the offence is committed B) When the court convicts the offender C) As soon as the person is incited D) When the person buys weapons 40 / 50 Use of violence by a member of an assembly of 5 or more persons in furtherance of their common object constitutes: A) (The key says (d) Unlawful assembly, but violence makes it Rioting under Sec 146. Transcribing as provided). B) Affray C) Rioting D) Assault 41 / 50 A picks up a cheque signed by B, payable to bearer, but without any sum inserted. A fraudulently fills it up by inserting Rs. 10,000. A) A has committed the offence of forgery B) A has not committed forgery C) A can claim the protection of general exception D) All of the above 42 / 50 Assertion (A): There is no liability for attempting an impossible theft. Reason (R): No liability is incurred under Sec 511 for attempting an act which, if done, is not an offence. A) A is true, R is false. B) A is false (Impossible attempts like picking an empty pocket ARE punishable), but R is true (Attempting something that isn't a crime is not punishable). C) Both true, R doesn't explain A. D) Both true, R explains A. 43 / 50 Assertion(A): X and Y sitting on the bank of a river suddenly start fighting, and X throws Y into the river Y starts shouting and request Z, a vendor on river bank, to save him, Z though knows swimming does not pay heed Y drowns. Z is not liable. Reason (R): People must guard against reasonable probabilities but they are not expected to guard against fantastic possibilities. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A B) A is true but R is false C) A is false but R is true. D) Both A and R are true and R is NOT a correct explanation of A 44 / 50 The principle of de minimus non curat lex is provided in which section of the Penal Code? A) Section 90 B) Section 100 C) Section 95 D) Section 92 45 / 50 The expression 'harm' used in Section 81 of the Penal Code means: A) Physical injury only B) Hurt C) Moral wrong D) Injury or damage (to person or property) 46 / 50 Which of the following is NOT recognized as a defence under the Penal Code? A) Accident B) Right to private defence C) Legal Insanity D) Irresistible impulse 47 / 50 A instigates B to murder C. B refuses. A is guilty of: A) Abetment to commit murder B) No offence C) Criminal conspiracy D) Criminal instigation 48 / 50 The accused abandoned the property obtained by theft and fired a shot in the air to deter pursuers from following him. He has committed: A) Dacoity. B) Extortion. C) Robbery. D) Theft (The violence was used to secure escape, not to carry away the property, though courts sometimes interpret this broadly. The key says Theft). 49 / 50 Which defines the term ‘murder’? A) Act by which the death is caused must have been done with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death. B) None of the above C) Death is caused with the intention of causing such bodily injury as the offender knows to be likely to cause death of the person to whom the injury is caused. D) Death is cased with the knowledge that the is likely to cause death by his act. 50 / 50 Match the following: 1. De minimis non curat lex, 2. Volenti non fit injuria, 3. Delirium tremens A) 1-Sec. 95 (Trifles), 2-Sec. 87 (Consent), 3-Sec. 85/86 (Intoxication) B) 1-A, 2-B, 3-D C) 1-D, 2-A, 3-C D) 1-C, 2-B, 3-D Your score isThe average score is 29% 0% Send feedback Facebook X LinkedIn Pinterest Messenger Messenger WhatsApp Telegram Share via Email Print
