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 Section 149 has the following essentials: A) There must be commission of an offence by all members of assembly. B) Such offence must have been committed in prosecution of the common object of Assembly. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. 2 / 50 A woman asks a doctor to supply medicine to poison her husband. The doctor complies knowing her intent. A) There is no abetment. B) None of the above. C) The doctor is bound by duty, so no offence. D) The doctor abetted an offence by intentionally aiding. 3 / 50 In which of the following cases is the right of private defence NOT exceeded? A) Causing death to defend against an assault causing reasonable apprehension of death. B) Holding a thief face down causing death by suffocation merely to prevent entry. C) Beating a caught thief until he dies. D) A person attacked by a stick strikes a fatal blow with an iron club. 4 / 50 The Supreme Court held that a woman cannot be made an accused in the case of Gang Rape in the case of: A) Priya Patel Vs. State of M.P. B) Vishaka Vs. State of Rajasthan C) Mathura Vs. State of Maharashtra D) State of Punjab Vs. Gurmit Singh 5 / 50 X and Y independently entertain the idea to kill Z. They separately inflict wounds on Z, who dies. Are X and Y liable for murder under Section 34? A) Yes, because it was a joint act B) Yes, because their acts resulted in Z's death C) No, because there was no common intention or pre-arranged plan D) Yes, because they both wanted to kill Z 6 / 50 A demands Z's belongings under instant threat of hurt. While Z delivers his purse, A snatches a gold chain from Z's neck. A commits: A) Robbery by theft B) Robbery by theft as well as robbery by extortion C) Robbery by extortion D) Extortion 7 / 50 The following are the essentials of the offence of rioting: A) That the force or violence was used by the unlawful assembly. B) All of these. C) That they were animated by a common object. D) That the accused persons being five as more. 8 / 50 A person, in snatching a nose-ring, wounded a woman in the nostril and caused her blood to flow. He committed: A) Extortion. B) Robbery (None of the above in the original options, but it is Robbery under Section 390 as hurt was caused to commit theft). C) Dacoity. D) Theft. 9 / 50 Accident is provided as an exception under which section of the Penal Code? A) Section 79 B) Section 84 C) Section 76 D) Section 80 10 / 50 A surgeon in good faith tells a patient he cannot live. The patient dies of shock. A is guilty of: A) No offence (Sec 93). B) Negligence C) Culpable homicide D) Murder 11 / 50 A corporate body being prosecuted for defamation implies that: A) Legal entities hold a reputation that can be defamed B) Only newspapers can be sued C) Defamation requires bodily harm D) Defamation is only a civil wrong 12 / 50 A, intending to kill her husband, purchased what she thought was poison from a chemist who mistakenly gave her plain sugar. She served it in tea. Her husband drank it and did not die. Is she guilty of attempt to murder? A) She is not liable because administering sugar is not a step towards murder B) She is not liable because her husband did not die C) She is liable because her intention to kill her husband is clear from the totality of acts (factual impossibility is generally not a defence for attempt) D) She is liable because she committed the penultimate act 13 / 50 A, drunk, asked a boy to move. When the boy refused, A shot him. Held: A) A is liable because voluntary drunkenness is never a defence B) A is not liable due to mental impairment C) A is liable because a drunk person is presumed to have the same knowledge as a sober one D) A is not liable and entitled to the defence 14 / 50 Some persons (more than five) killed a person but only three could be arrested: A) They can be convicted under sec. 302/149. B) They can be convicted under sec. 302/34. C) They cannot be convicted under sec. 302/149. D) They can be convicted under sec. 302 only. 15 / 50 Which statement correctly defines criminal breach of trust? A) Whoever is entrusted with property or dominion over property, dishonestly misappropriates or converts it to his own use. B) Whoever dishonestly misappropriates property for his own use. C) None of the above. D) Whoever uses movable property in violation of law. 16 / 50 Mens rea means: A) The mental state expressly or impliedly mentioned in the definition of the crime charged, constituting a necessary requirement. B) Evil intent. C) Guilty frame of mind. D) Expectations in the mind. 17 / 50 Which statement INCORRECTLY describes culpable homicide? A) Doing an act with the intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death. B) Doing an act with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death. C) Doing an act with the intention of causing death. D) Doing an act with the intention of causing such bodily injury as the offender knows to be likely to cause the death of the person. 18 / 50 Which of the following statements is generally correct in criminal law? A) None of the above B) An innocent agent is liable for the principal's fraud C) An innocent principal is always liable D) An innocent principal is not vicariously liable for the criminal fraud of his agent (unless strict liability applies) 19 / 50 A threatens to publish a defamatory libel concerning Z unless Z gives him money. Z gives the money. A has committed: A) Extortion. B) Dacoity. C) Theft. D) Robbery. 20 / 50 Assertion (A): A person compelled by threats, from another, which reasonably cause apprehension of his instant death, commits murder of the third person, can plead the defence of compulsion. Reason (R): Consent of the deceased (above 12 years) is a defence to the charge of murder if the act causing death is done in good faith for the benefit of the deceased without intention to kill. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A B) Both A and R are true and R is NOT a correct explanation of A C) A is false but R is true. D) A is true but R is false 21 / 50 A and B go to murder C. A stands as a guard with a spear to facilitate the murder by B. A) Only B is liable for murder B) Only A is liable for murder C) A is not liable D) Both A and B are liable for murder 22 / 50 For being a member of unlawful assembly: A) Some avert act should be done by that person. B) The person knows the common object of assembly. C) All of these. D) The person is along with assembly. 23 / 50 Match: A. Delivery of property, B. Taking property, C. Entrustment, D. Convertibility innocently got. A) 4, 2, 3, 1 B) 3, 1, 2, 4 C) 3, 4, 1, 2 D) A-4 (Extortion), B-3 (Theft), C-1 (Criminal Breach of Trust), D-2 (Criminal Misappropriation). 24 / 50 A and B went to a field to protect a crop being reaped forcibly by an opposite party. During the altercation, A killed a person. Liability? A) Only A is liable for murder (if he exceeded his right of private defence individually) B) Only B is liable for murder C) None of the above D) Both A and B are liable for murder 25 / 50 Which of the following is correct regarding Section 84? A) A person is exonerated if they act under unsoundness of mind B) Both (a) and (b) C) None of the above D) Mere absence of motive does not bring the case within Section 84 26 / 50 Which of the following statements is correct? A) None of the above B) Both of the above C) An offence cannot amount to murder if it does not fall within the definition of culpable homicide D) An offence cannot amount to culpable homicide without amounting to murder 27 / 50 X, with a view of murdering Y, enters Y's bedroom at night when Y is out of station. X is guilty of: A) No offence. B) House trespass (or Attempt depending on proximity, but House Trespass is complete). C) Attempt to murder (Usually not, as the victim was absent, making it preparation/trespass). D) Murder. 28 / 50 Against which offence does the right of private defence of property extend to causing death? A) Criminal misappropriation B) Criminal trespass C) Robbery D) Theft 29 / 50 What does insanity as a defence mean? A) The person is incapable of knowing the nature of the act due to unsoundness of mind B) The person was intoxicated C) The person is highly stressed D) The person acted under grave provocation 30 / 50 Homicide is justifiable when committed: A) Under Section 77 B) Under Section 76 C) Under Section 78 D) All of the above 31 / 50 The Bangladesh Penal Code punishes: A) Accidental acts B) Voluntary acts C) Reflex acts D) Involuntary acts 32 / 50 Which statement is true in relation to the offence of abetment? A) It is not necessary that the offence for which abetment is alleged should have been committed. B) Unless the offence is successfully committed, there's no abetment. C) The abettor should have been proved to have done something at the time of commission. D) A returning a licensed weapon is liable. 33 / 50 Culpable homicide means the causing of death by doing an act with: A) The intention of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death B) All of these C) The intention of causing death D) The knowledge that he is likely by such act to cause death 34 / 50 For the application of Section 34, there must be at least: A) Two persons B) Three persons C) Seven persons D) Five persons 35 / 50 A sees a watch belonging to Z lying on a table in Z's house. Not wanting to take it immediately to avoid detection, A hides the watch in a place from where it cannot be easily found. A commits theft when the watch is: A) First moved from its place. B) A does not commit theft but criminal breach of trust. C) Hidden by A. D) Intended by A to be the subject of theft. 36 / 50 An accused killed the deceased upon seeing him committing sodomy on the accused's son. The case: A) Doesn't fall as there was time to cool. B) Falls within the exception of grave and sudden provocation. C) Does not fall within this exception. D) Does not fall within this exception as sodomy on his son is not sufficient to deprive him of self-control. 37 / 50 A servant retained money collected for his master, claiming it for unpaid wages. He commits: A) No offence. B) Criminal misappropriation. C) Criminal breach of trust. D) Theft. 38 / 50 Actus Reus includes: A) Only negative acts B) Neither positive nor negative acts C) Both positive and negative acts D) Only positive acts 39 / 50 The essential ingredients of a crime generally are: A) Motive, intention and knowledge. B) Motive, mens rea and actus reus. (Actually, just Mens Rea and Actus Reus are the core. The key says (a)). C) None of the above. D) Actus reus and mens rea. 40 / 50 A supplies food to a person, knowing he is a criminal but not knowing his current specific plan. Is A guilty of abetment? A) No, mere supply of food without facilitating a specific crime is not intentional aiding/abetment. B) Yes, he is a criminal. C) None of the above. D) Yes, it is abetment. 41 / 50 Can a corporate body be prosecuted for the offence of defamation? A) Yes B) Only in civil court C) Only if the company is government-owned D) No 42 / 50 Section 34 of the Penal Code is primarily a: A) Specific standalone offence B) Rule of evidence C) General exception D) Rule of punishment 43 / 50 Preparation to commit dacoity is punishable under: A) Section 379 B) Section 399 C) None of the above D) Section 392 44 / 50 Which of the following correctly identifies the remedies available to the victim in case of false imprisonment? A) Self-help, abatement, action for damages B) Self-help, habeas corpus, action for damages C) Habeas corpus, action for damages, injunction D) Injunction, abatement, action for damages 45 / 50 Where the accused was charged with the main offence but evidence shows he only abetted it: A) He must be acquitted entirely. B) None of the above. C) He can be convicted of abetment. D) He cannot be convicted of abetment. 46 / 50 A draws a bill of exchange upon a fictitious person and fraudulently accepts the bill in that fictitious name with intent to negotiate it. A commits: A) All of the above B) The offence of forgery C) An offence of bargaining D) No offence 47 / 50 Which section of the Penal Code defines dacoity? A) Section 390 B) Section 378 C) Section 391 D) None of the above 48 / 50 Which of the following statements is correct? A) None of the above. B) Both (a) and (b). C) Right of private defence is not available to the aggressor. D) Right of private defence is available in a free fight. 49 / 50 Which of the following elements constitute criminal misappropriation of property? 1. Movable property belonging to another. 2. Any property. 3. Misappropriation to own use. 4. Dishonest intention. A) 1, 3 and 4 B) 2 and 3 C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 D) 2 and 4 50 / 50 Mental pain is: A) Sometimes covered under the offence of simple hurt B) Also covered under the offence of simple hurt C) All of these D) Not covered under the offence of simple hurt (Hurt refers to bodily pain, disease or infirmity) Your score isThe average score is 36% 0% Send feedback Facebook X LinkedIn Pinterest Messenger Messenger WhatsApp Telegram Share via Email Print
