Top 1000+ Solved Indian Penal Code (IPC 1860) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In a case of murder by poisoning the prosecution must establish that____
a. The death took place by poisoning.
b. The accused had an opportunity to administer poison to the deceased.
c. The accused had the poison in his possession.
d. All of these.
Q. Dalit indiscriminately fired at their purruers. They are _______
a. Guilty of murder.
b. Not guilty of murder as they did not enter to cause death.
c. Guilty of grievous hurt.
d. None of the above.
Q. To apply clause 3 of Section 300 it must be proved that-
a. There was intention to cause particular bodily injury actually found to be on the person.
b. The injury is sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death.
c. Both (a) and (b).
d. None of the above.
Q. Give the correct response
a. The person causing death knows that his act is so imminently dangerous that it must in all probability cause death.
b. This clause (4) S.300 is usually invoked in those cases where intention to cause death is absent.
c. Both (a) and (b).
d. None of the above.
Q. Give correct response. A the owner of a house, finding that trespassers were entering his house and using his bath room set a live electric wire in the passage leading to the bath room in order to deter trespassers. There was no warning given that the wire was a live one. Z, a trespasser enters the house unaware of the live wire and happens to touch the wire and gets a shock as a result of which he dies.
a. A will be guilty of murder of Z as he knew that his act of setting a live electric wire was so imminently dangerous that it must in all probability cause death.
b. A is not liable for any offence because he has every right to use his house in whatever manner he likes.
c. A will not be liable for any offence because the trespasser enters the house at his own risk and A owed no duty towards Z.
d. A is guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder because the act of setting a live electric wire was known by him to be likely to cause death, it was an imminently dangerous act but since the act was done in the exercise of right of private defence of property against trespass, which right was exceeded he would get the benefit of exception 2 to Section 300.
Q. To constitute an offence of criminal conspiracy, what is the necessary condition to be proved?
a. There must be a prior meeting of two or more persons.
b. There must be an agreement of two or more persons to do an illegal act or to do a legal act by illegal means.
c. A person does an illegal act with the help of two or more persons.
d. Two or more persons commit a crime on a sudden provocation with guilty min
Q. Which one of the following statements regarding Section 34 and 149 of the Indian Penal Codeis correct?
a. Common intention and common object are the same
b. Both are distinct offences in themselves.
c. Section 34 enunciates a mere principle of liability and creates no offence while Section 149 creates a specific offence.
d. Section 34 and 149 are mutually helping Sections
Q. Section 34 of IPC:
a. Creates a substantive offence
b. Is a rule of evidence
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Neither (a) nor (b).
Q. The difference between Section 34 and Section 149 of Indian Penal Code:
a. That whereas in Section 34 there must at least be five persons, Section 149 requires only two persons
b. That Section 149 is only a rule of evidence whereas Section 34 creates a specific offence and provides for its punishment.
c. That Section 34 requires active participation in action whereas Section 149 requires mere passive membership of the unlawful assembly
d. That Section 34 need not be joined with the principle offence, whereas Section 149 must be combined with the principle offence.
Q. To establish section 34 of IPC
a. Common intention be proved but not over act be proved
b. Common intention and overt act both be proved
c. Common intention need not be proved but overt act be proved.
d. None.
Q. Common intention under Section 34 implies:
a. Similar intention
b. Pre-arranged planning (privity of mind)
c. Presence of common knowledge
d. All of these.
Q. When a criminal act is done by several persons is furtherance of common intention of all:
a. Each of such person is liable for that act
b. Each of such person is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone
c. Each of such person is liable according to their guilt
d. None is incorrect.
Q. Under Section 34:
a. Physical presence is necessary
b. Physical presence is not necessary at all
c. Physical presence is necessary for participation but not in all cases
d. All of these.
Q. For the application of Section 34, there must be at least:
a. Two persons
b. More than two persons
c. Five persons
d. None of the above