Top 1000+ Solved Indian Penal Code (IPC 1860) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Give correct response. A sees Z commit what appears to A to be murder. A in the exercise of the best of his judgment, exerted in good faith of the power which the law gives to all persons of apprehending murderers in the act seizes Z, in order to bring Z before the proper authorities, Later it was found that Z was acting in self-defence. Here:
a. A is liable because he has failed to make reasonable inquiries which must have elicited the true facts whether Z was a murderer or acting in self-defence.
b. A is liable for wrongfully apprehending Z because Z was acting in self-defence.
c. A is liable because he was neither bound by law nor justified by law to apprehend Z on a simple belief that Z was a murderer.
d. A has committed no offence because he is entitled to the defence of mistake of fact under section 79 of the Penal Code.
Q. The accused was convicted of bigamy having gone through ceremony of marriage within 7 years after she had been deserted by her husband. She believed in good faith that her husband was dead. In this case :
a. she cannot be convicted as she was ignorant about 7 years rule. Exclusive group for Judicial Services Preparation
b. she can be convicted.
c. she cannot be convicted as she is mistaken by the fact.
d. she cannot be convicted of bigamy as she had been deserted by her husban
Q. The accused took an unmarried girl below the age of sixteen without her father consent in abonafide belief that girl was older than 16 :
a. As the tabbing in itself is unlawful and so cannot avail defence under sec. 79.
b. Accused can take good defence of mistake of fact.
c. Accused cannot take this defence as it is not a mistake of fact
d. None of the above.
Q. When the act in itself is wrongful the defence of mistake of fact cannot be availed. It washeld in an English case
a. R Vs. Prince.
b. R Vs. Tolson.
c. Baily case.
d. None of the above.
Q. Nothing is an offence which is done by :
a. Misfortunate
b. Accident
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
Q. Nothing is an offence which is done without any criminal intention and knowledge in thedoing of :
a. Lawful act in a lawful manner by lawful means.
b. Lawful act in a lawful manner by lawful means and with proper care and caution.
c. Any act in a lawful manner by lawful means.
d. Unlawful act in a lawful manner by lawful means.
Q. A is at work with hatch, the head flies off and killed a person
a. Act of A is an offence and not executable.
b. A is guilty of not taking proper caution and care.
c. Act of A is an offence and executable.
d. None of the above.
Q. Sec. 81 says that nothing is an offence of its being done with the knowledge:
a. To void or harm to other.
b. Without any criminal intention.
c. Both (a) and (b).
d. None of the above.
Q. Nothing is an offence of its being done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause harm,without any criminal intention and in good faith :
a. To avoid any harm to other person.
b. To avoid and prevent harm to other is property.
c. To avoid and prevent harm to other person.
d. To avoid and prevent harm to other person and property.
Q. Give the correct response?
a. A statute can exclude that element.
b. Mens Rea is an essential ingredient of criminal offence.
c. Both (a) and (b).
d. None of the above.
Q. Mens Rea is an essential element in every offence except in :
a. Cases criminal in form but which are really only a summary made of enforcing a civil right.
b. Cases not criminal in any real sense.
c. Cases of public nuisance.
d. All of these.
Q. A&B, swimming in the sea after ship wrecked, got hold of a plant not large enough tosupport both. A pushes of B who is drowned. In this case of B who is drowned. In this case :
a. A has good defence under SC 81.
b. A cannot take the defence under this Sec.
c. Cannot say.
d. None of the above.
Q. A man in order to escape death from hunger kills another for the purpose of eating :
a. He is guilty of murder.
b. He has good defence under Sec. 81.
c. Although he is guilty but not of murder.
d. None of the above.
Q. A Bus driver suddenly without any fault or negligence on his part finds himself in such a position that before he can stop the bus he will run down a school children metador unless he incur the risk of turning the bus running down a Rickshaw poles. He choose second option
a. He is not guilty as he has good defence under Sec. 81.
b. Cannot say.
c. He is guilty of death by rash and negligent driving.
d. None of the above.
Q. Point out incorrect response.The following are ingredients of the defence of necessity under section 81 of the Penal Code :
a. The act constituting the offence is known by the wrongdoer to be 29 likely to cause harm, but it is done without any criminal intention to cause harm.
b. The act must have been done in good faith.
c. The act must have been done for the purpose of preventing or avoiding other harm to person or property.
d. The act must be one done neither with the intention to cause harm nor with the knowledge to cause harm.