Top 80+ Solved Penology Treatment of Offenders MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In which state was first open-air camp or jail set up in India?
a. assam
b. gujarat
c. madhya pradesh
d. uttar pradesh
Q. Which country first started probation to offenders?
a. great britain
b. france
c. australia
d. united states of america
Q. Who is competent to commute death penalty to life imprisonment?
a. director general of prisoners
b. chief minister
c. prime minister
d. president of india
Q. Borstal School is meant for
a. delinquents below 10 years
b. adolescent offenders
c. female offenders
d. adult offenders
Q. Probation is
a. determinate sentencing
b. indeterminate sentencing
c. suspended sentencing
d. custodial sentencing
Q. An approach to punishment which stresses the importance of crime prevention throughincarceration/imprisonment is known as
a. incapacitation
b. retribution
c. desistance
d. redemption
Q. “Penal populism” is the term refers to
a. increasing involvement of ngos in prison programmes
b. growing politicisation of crime control
c. dealing with increasing prison population
d. making punishment more popular
Q. The process whereby the parties in a particular offence come together to resolvecollectively is known as
a. ‘just desert’
b. community justice
c. retributive justice
d. restorative justice
Q. Which committee examined the after care programmes in prison?
a. krishna iyer committee
b. gore committee
c. verma committee
d. saxena committee
Q. Which authority grants prisoners admission to open-air jail?
a. police
b. court
c. jail authorities
d. none of the above
Q. Which country among the following does not award death penalty to offenders?
a. china
b. united kingdom
c. australia
d. russia
Q. Under which law in India, probation to offenders cannot be granted?
a. indian penal code
b. j.j. act
c. n.d.p.s. act
d. motor vehicle act
Q. Which authority approves or grants “temporary release” to jail inmates?
a. police
b. prosecution
c. court
d. jail authority
Q. Parole or premature release is granted by which authority ?
a. police
b. court
c. prison officers
d. parole committee/board
Q. Which type of prisoners are admitted to open air jails?
a. educated prisoners
b. skilled prisoners
c. prisoners who have completed a portion of their term
d. political prisoners