Top 1000+ Solved Indian Penal Code (IPC 1860) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. A is beating Z and Y jumps in to stop the beating. In the process A intentionally strikes Y. As per Section 71 of IPC which of the following should be the punishment?
a. A is liable to one punishment for voluntarily causing hurt to Z and to another for the blow given to Y
b. A is liable to one punishment for voluntarily causing hurt only to Z
c. A is liable to one punishment for voluntarily causing hurt only to Y
d. None of them
Q. In a case the accused who was a widower led a homely life with his 12-year-old son, nephew and unmarried daughter. The accused suffered from no insanity. One day the accused accompanied by his son went with an axe in his hand to woods to gather siadi leaves. Sometimes after his nephew who had been working in the field discovered the accused sleeping under a tree with the blood stained axe beside him. There was no trace of the son of the accused. Later his son was found hacked to death. It transpired in evidence that the accused for the time being was seized of a state of mind in which he visualised that a tiger was going to pounce on him and as such mistaking his son as the tiger he cut him into pieces.
a. the accused is lying and is guilty of culpable homicide
b. it was mistake and the accused had no intention of causing the death of his son whom he dearly loved.
c. the accused is not his sound frame of mind
d. none of them
Q. A, the captain of a steam vessel, suddenly and without any fault or negligence on his part, finds himself in such a position that before he can stop his vessel, he must inevitably run down a boat B, with twenty to thirty passengers on board, unless he changes the course of his vessel, and that by changing his course, he must incur risk of running down a boat C with only two passengers on board, which he may possibly clear. Here if A alters his course without any intention to run down the boat C and in good faith for the purpose of avoiding the danger to the passengers in boat B. But in the course of this action A runs down boat C.
a. A is guilty
b. A is not guilty of any offence
c. A did not intentionally run down boat C
d. Both (A) and (C)
Q. A accused of murder, alleges that by reason of unsoundness of mind, he did not know the nature of the act.
a. The burden of proof is on the police
b. The burden of proof is on A
c. The burden of proof is on the Court
d. None of them
Q. The accused without any provocation caught hold of the legs of a 7 year old child and dashed his head thrice in quick succession resulting in the death of the boy. Immediately after the occurrence the accused ran away. The accused pleaded insanity in defence.
a. the offence falls under Clause (iii) of Section 300, IPC
b. the offence falls under Clause (iv) of Section 300, IPC
c. the offence falls under Clause (v) of Section 300, IPC
d. the offence falls under Clause (vi) of Section 300, IPC
Q. A, a surgeon, knowing that a particular operation is likely to cause the death of Z, who suffers under painful complaint, but not intending to cause Z’s death, and intending, in good faith, for Z’s benefit, performs the operation with Z’s consent.
a. A is guilty of culpable homicide
b. A deliberately caused the Z’s death
c. A is not guilty of any offence
d. None of them
Q. Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. is dealt under-
a. Section 150 of IPC
b. Section 151 of IPC
c. Section 152 of IPC
d. Section 153 of IPC
Q. Knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organizing or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms is dealt under-
a. Section 151AA of IPC
b. Section 152AA of IPC
c. Section 153AA of IPC
d. Section 154AA of IPC
Q. If committed in a place of public worship, etc. is dealt under-
a. Section 152B of IPC
b. Section 153B of IPC
c. Section 154B of IPC
d. Section 155B of IPC
Q. Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly is dealt under-
a. Section 157 of IPC
b. Section 158 of IPC
c. Section 159 of IPC
d. Section 160 of IPC
Q. ‘Sedition’ as offence was held constitutionally valid in Kedar Nath v. State of Bihar, AIR 1962 SC 955 us dealt under-
a. Section 124 A of IPC
b. Section 128 of IPC
c. Section 136 of IPC
d. Section 138 of IPC
Q. Public servant disobeying a direction of the law with intent to cause is dealt under-
a. Section 164 of IPC
b. Section 165 of IPC
c. Section 166 of IPC
d. Section 167 of IPC
Q. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade is dealt under-
a. Section 166 of IPC
b. Section 167 of IPC
c. Section 168 of IPC
d. Section 169 of IPC
Q. Personating public servant is dealt under-
a. Section 169 of IPC
b. Section 170 of IPC
c. Section 171 of IPC
d. Section 172 of IPC
Q. Bribery is dealt under-
a. Section 167 E of IPC
b. Section 168 E of IPC
c. Section 169 E of IPC
d. Section 171 E of IPC