Top 80+ Solved Penology Treatment of Offenders MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Punishing the offenders is a primary function of all civil States in order to maintain peaceand order in the society
a. true
b. partially true
c. false
d. it isn’t the state’s duty
Q. Punishment is basically used with the intent to
a. reduce the incidence of criminal behaviour by deterring the potential offenders
b. incapacitate and prevent the offender from repeating the offence
c. reform the offender into law-abiding citizens
d. all the above
Q. Emanuel Kant was one of the supporter of
a. retributive theory of punishment
b. preventive theory of punishment
c. the theory of expiation
d. reformative theory
Q. The Retributive theory of Punishment is based on the principle of
a. eye for an eye
b. vengeance against the wrongdoer
c. assuaging the angry sentiments of the victim & society
d. all of the above
Q. Emanuel Kant considers punishment as
a. a means of deterrence
b. a means of reform
c. an end in itself
d. a mode crime prevention
Q. Supreme Court in _____ has laid down that ‘an eye for an eye is neither proper nordesirable’
a. hari singh v. state of up
b. gurdeep v. state of punjab
c. sk. ishaq v. state of bihar
d. iqbal singh v. i. g. police, delhi
Q. The Retributive theory of Punishment is criticized for
a. its based on crude animal instinct of an individual to retaliate when hurt
b. it is manifestation of revenge of an injury
c. doesn’t offer any chance for reform to the offender
d. all the above
Q. Utilitarian Prevention theory justifies punishment to
a. deter people from committing the crime
b. safeguard the society
c. to avenge the crime
d. to expiate the crime
Q. Utilitarian Prevention/ Deterrence theory is based on principle of hedonism as proposedby
a. salmond
b. jeremy bentham
c. sir james stephen
d. hegel
Q. The Supreme Court in ______ has observed that ‘protection of society and deterringthe criminal are avowed objects of law and that is required to be achieved by imposing anappropriate punishment.’
a. r v. prince
b. rajesh khaitan v. state of west bengal
c. state of karnataka v. krishnappa
d. sidharth v. state of bihar
Q. Bentham’s contribution through Utilitarian Prevention/ Deterrence has been that
a. it provided opportunity for reformation
b. it became effective in crime control
c. it advocated swift action
d. none of the above
Q. The preventive theory seeks to prevent the repetition of crime by
a. incapacitating the offenders
b. disabling the criminal
c. punishing with death, imprisonment, transportation of life
d. all the above
Q. Development of modern prison institutions are the contributions of
a. utilitarian prevention
b. retributive theory
c. behavioural prevention: incapacitation
d. reformative theory
Q. Reformative theory is praised for its contribution like
a. rehabilitationof inmates in peno-correctional institutions
b. transforming inmates into law-abiding citizens
c. human treatment of inmates
d. all the above
Q. In _______penal system, the ruler was expected to be well versed in Rajdharma whichincluded the idea of Karma and Dand.
a. ancient
b. medieval hindu
c. both (a) & (b)
d. none of the above