Top 250+ Solved Indian Evidence Act MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Contents of a document may be proved under section 61 of Evidence Act:
a. by primary evidence
b. by secondary evidence
c. either by primary or by secondary evidence
d. only by primary evidence & not by secondary evidence.
Q. Secondary evidence of a document means:
a. copies of that document
b. oral account of the contents of the documents
c. both (a) & (b)
d. only (a) & not (b).
Q. The circumstances under which the secondary evidence is admissible have been enumeratedin:
a. section 63 of evidence act
b. section 64 of evidence act
c. section 65 of evidence act
d. section 66 of evidence act.
Q. Secondary evidence is admissible:
a. where the non-production of primary evidence has not been accounted for
b. where the non-production of primary evidence has been accounted for
c. irrespective of whether the non-production of primary evidence has been accounted for or not
d. both (a) & (c) are correct.
Q. Oral account of the contents of a document is admissible:
a. when given by a person who has seen & read the document
b. when given by a person who has seen but not read the document
c. when given by a person to whom the document was read over
d. when given by any of the above.
Q. A will is required to be proved by calling at least one attesting witness:
a. when it is registered
b. when it is unregistered
c. when it is admitted
d. all of the above
Q. Documents which are not covered under section 74 of Evidence Act are called:
a. semi-public documents
b. quasi-public documents
c. private documents
d. all the above.
Q. Maxim ‘omnia proesumuntur rite esse acta’ means:
a. all acts are presumed to be rightly done
b. all acts are presumed to be not rightly done
c. all acts are presumed to be wrongly done
d. all acts are presumed to be not wrongly done.
Q. Principle of ‘omnia proesumuntur rite esse acta’ is contained in:
a. section 78 of evidence act
b. section 79 of evidence act
c. section 80 of evidence act
d. section 81 of evidence act.
Q. Section 79 of Evidence Act applies to:
a. certificates issued by a government officer
b. certified copies issued by a government officer
c. other documents duly certified to be genuine by a government officer
d. all the above.
Q. Section 79 of Evidence Act contains:
a. an irrebuttable presumption of law
b. a rebuttable presumption of law
c. a presumption of fact
d. no presumption either of fact or law.
Q. Sections 79 to 85 of Evidence Act contain:
a. presumption of facts
b. rebuttable presumptions of law
c. irrebuttable presumption of law
d. irrebuttable presumptions of facts.
Q. Presumption as to the accuracy of maps & plans made by the authority of Government iscontained in:
a. section 81 of evidence act
b. section 82 of evidence act
c. section 83 of evidence act
d. section 84 of evidence act.
Q. Under section 83 of Evidence Act, presumption as to accuracy of maps & plans can be raised inrespect of:
a. maps & plans made by private persons
b. maps & plans made by the authority of government
c. both (a) & (b) above
d. only (a) & not (b).
Q. Which of the following statements hold true for dying declarations?
a. dying declarations cannot be used as a sole basis of conviction
b. dying declarations unless corroborated cannot be used as sole basis of conviction
c. dying declaration which is brief must be discarded
d. when eyewitness affirms that the deceased was not in a fit state to make the declaration, medical opinion cannot prevail