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This section includes 146 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The spirit of parole or pre-mature release is ________.(i) Reformation and Rehabilitation(ii) Saving for public exchequer(iii) Utilization of family and community resources(iv) Concession to the wrong-doer Find the correct combination using the codes given below: |
| A. | (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. |
| B. | (i) & (iii) are correct. |
| C. | (i), (ii) & (iv) are correct. |
| D. | (i) and (ii) are correct. |
| Answer» B. (i) & (iii) are correct. | |
| 2. |
Among the following experts, which person visited India in early1950 s, to study the Indian prisoners? |
| A. | e.h. sutherland |
| B. | j.j. panakhal |
| C. | marwin wolfgang |
| D. | walter c. reckless |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The purpose of punishment is(i) Incapacitation(ii) Deterrence(iii) Reformation(iv) DiscriminationChoose the correct combination, using the code |
| A. | (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct. |
| B. | (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct. |
| C. | (i), (ii) &(iv) are correct. |
| D. | (i) & (iv) are correct. |
| Answer» B. (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct. | |
| 4. |
A Court order in response to a violation of conditions of probation, taking away a person s probationary status, thereby withdrawing the freedom is called ________. |
| A. | parole revocation |
| B. | split sentence |
| C. | probation revocation |
| D. | probation restriction |
| Answer» D. probation restriction | |
| 5. |
Justice Krishna Iyer in _____ observed that corporal death is alien to fundamental rights . |
| A. | rajendra prasad v. state of up |
| B. | baachan singh v. state of punjab |
| C. | mithu v. state of punjab |
| D. | machi singh & others v. state of punjab |
| Answer» B. baachan singh v. state of punjab | |
| 6. |
The main purpose of releasing an offender on probation is I. Reformation and Rehabilitation II. Concession to the wrong doer III. Saving of public exchequer IV. Utilization of family and community resources Find the correct combination using the codes given below : Codes : |
| A. | i, ii & iii are correct. |
| B. | i, ii & iv are correct. |
| C. | i, iii and iv are correct |
| D. | i and iv are correct. |
| Answer» D. i and iv are correct. | |
| 7. |
Supreme Court in _____ has laid down that an eye for an eye is neither proper nor desirable |
| 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 |
| Answer» D. iqbal singh v. i. g. police, delhi | |
| 8. |
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 |
| Answer» D. sidharth v. state of bihar | |
| 9. |
The main purpose of releasing an offender on probation is I. Reformation and Rehabilitation II. Concession to the wrong–doer III. Saving of public exchequer IV. Utilization of family and community resources Find the correct combination using the codes given below :Codes : |
| A. | i, ii & iii are correct. |
| B. | i, ii & iv are correct. |
| C. | i, iii and iv are correct |
| D. | i and iv are correct. |
| Answer» D. i and iv are correct. | |
| 10. |
Incarcerating serious offenders and dealing with minor offenders in less restrictiveways is known as |
| A. | unusual punishment |
| B. | selective incapacitation |
| C. | castration |
| D. | revenge |
| Answer» C. castration | |
| 11. |
‘The act of taking revenge upon a criminal perpetrator’ is known as : |
| A. | sentencing |
| B. | incapacitation |
| C. | deterrence |
| D. | retribution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which authority approves or grants “temporary release” to jail inmates? |
| A. | police |
| B. | prosecution |
| C. | court |
| D. | jail authority |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
An approach to punishment which stresses the importance of crime prevention throughincarceration/imprisonment is known as |
| A. | incapacitation |
| B. | retribution |
| C. | desistance |
| D. | redemption |
| Answer» B. retribution | |
| 15. |
“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 |
| Answer» C. dealing with increasing prison population | |
| 16. |
In India, what punishment can be awarded to those below eighteen years of age andfound guilty of homicide? |
| A. | detention for three years |
| B. | imprisonment of ten years |
| C. | life imprisonment |
| D. | death penalty |
| Answer» B. imprisonment of ten years | |
| 17. |
The intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witnessin judicial proceedings is called ________. |
| A. | testimony |
| B. | hearsay |
| C. | perjury |
| D. | verdict |
| Answer» D. verdict | |
| 18. |
According to the protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, who is appointed chairpersonof the State Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | former judge of high court |
| B. | former advocate governor |
| C. | former attorney general |
| D. | former chief justice of high court |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
A Court order in response to a violation of conditions of probation, taking away aperson’s probationary status, thereby withdrawing the freedom is called ________. |
| A. | parole revocation |
| B. | split sentence |
| C. | probation revocation |
| D. | probation restriction |
| Answer» D. probation restriction | |
| 20. |
A sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least a part of their timeworking for a community agency is called ________. |
| A. | compensation |
| B. | restitution |
| C. | victim impact statement |
| D. | community service |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The process whereby newly admitted prisoners come to accept prison lifestyles andsometimes criminal values is called _______. |
| A. | probation restitution |
| B. | prison population |
| C. | prison subculture |
| D. | prisonization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The purpose of punishment is(i) Incapacitation(ii) Deterrence(iii) Reformation(iv) DiscriminationChoose the correct combination, using the code |
| A. | (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct. |
| B. | (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct. |
| C. | (i), (ii) &(iv) are correct. |
| D. | (i) & (iv) are correct. |
| Answer» B. (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct. | |
| 23. |
A model of criminal punishment that encourages rehabilitation via the use of generaland relatively unspecified surface is known as |
| A. | determinate sentencing |
| B. | proportionate sentencing |
| C. | indeterminate sentencing |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 24. |
Among the following experts, which person visited India in early1950’s, to study theIndian prisoners? |
| A. | e.h. sutherland |
| B. | j.j. panakhal |
| C. | marwin wolfgang |
| D. | walter c. reckless |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
According to the Indian Penal Code, how many types of Punishments can be awardedto an offender? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 26. |
Author of the book, ‘Essay on Crimes and Punishment’, is ______. |
| A. | cesare lombroso |
| B. | cesare beccaria |
| C. | t. sellin |
| D. | e.h. sutherland |
| Answer» C. t. sellin | |
| 27. |
Who defined crime as the intentional Act in violation of the criminal law and penalizedby the state |
| A. | paul tappan |
| B. | lombroso |
| C. | edwin sutherland |
| D. | howard becker |
| Answer» B. lombroso | |
| 28. |
Justice A. N. Mulla Committee of Jail Reforms has suggested setting up of _____ formodernization of prison in India |
| A. | national prison commission |
| B. | central prison commission |
| C. | national prison modernization commission |
| D. | national jails modernization commission |
| Answer» B. central prison commission | |
| 29. |
The most comprehensive study of the prison administration in all its aspects in Indiawas done by the Indian Jails Committee in |
| A. | 1889-90 |
| B. | 1919-20 |
| C. | 1923-25 |
| D. | 1931-32 |
| Answer» C. 1923-25 | |
| 30. |
The SC in _____ held that a delay of eight years in the disposal of mercy petition wouldbe sufficient to justify commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment. |
| A. | madhu mehta v. union of india |
| B. | ankush maruti shinde v. state of maharashtra |
| C. | renuka bai v. state of maharashtra |
| D. | amarjit singh v.state of punjab |
| Answer» B. ankush maruti shinde v. state of maharashtra | |
| 31. |
The Supreme Court of India has held the constitutional validity of Capital Punishmentin |
| A. | jagmohan singh v. state of up |
| B. | madhu mehta v. union of india |
| C. | ankush maruti shinde v. state of maharashtra |
| D. | bacchan singh v. state of punjab |
| Answer» B. madhu mehta v. union of india | |
| 32. |
The doctrine of death penalty for ‘rarest of rare case’ was used by SC in |
| A. | machi singh & others v. state of punjab |
| B. | bacchan singh v. state of punjab |
| C. | rajendra prasad v. state of up |
| D. | madhu mehta v. union of india |
| Answer» C. rajendra prasad v. state of up | |
| 33. |
In Mithu v. State of Punjab, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud observed that section 303 ofIPC |
| A. | violatedonly the right to equality under article 14 |
| B. | violated only the right to life under article 21 |
| C. | violated both article 14 & 21 |
| D. | did not violate any right |
| Answer» D. did not violate any right | |
| 34. |
The Supreme Court in_______ struck down Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code,which provided for mandatory death punishment for offenders serving life sentence. |
| A. | mithu v. state of punjab |
| B. | rajendra prasad v. state of up |
| C. | baachan singh v. state of punjab |
| D. | machi singh & others v. state of punjab |
| Answer» B. rajendra prasad v. state of up | |
| 35. |
Justice Krishna Iyer in _____ observed that “corporal death is alien to fundamentalrights”. |
| A. | rajendra prasad v. state of up |
| B. | baachan singh v. state of punjab |
| C. | mithu v. state of punjab |
| D. | machi singh & others v. state of punjab |
| Answer» B. baachan singh v. state of punjab | |
| 36. |
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 |
| Answer» B. medieval hindu | |
| 37. |
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 |
| Answer» B. it became effective in crime control | |
| 38. |
Utilitarian Prevention/ Deterrence theory is based on principle of hedonism as proposedby |
| A. | salmond |
| B. | jeremy bentham |
| C. | sir james stephen |
| D. | hegel |
| Answer» C. sir james stephen | |
| 39. |
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 |
| Answer» D. sidharth v. state of bihar | |
| 40. |
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 |
| Answer» D. iqbal singh v. i. g. police, delhi | |
| 41. |
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 |
| Answer» B. partially true | |
| 42. |
Penology is ______ which aims to study & evaluate the applications of penal sanctionsto wrongdoers. |
| A. | multidisciplinary subject |
| B. | branch of criminal science |
| C. | an independent subject |
| D. | both (a) & (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The term Penology was coined in 1834 by a German American ____ to denote a systemof administrating punishment to the convicted offenders |
| A. | francis lieber |
| B. | cladwell |
| C. | adolphe quetelet |
| D. | lombroso |
| Answer» B. cladwell | |
| 44. |
The word Penology is derived from the Latin word….. meaning ‘punishment’ |
| A. | poena |
| B. | penea |
| C. | penal |
| D. | penalogia |
| Answer» B. penea | |
| 45. |
The provision of plea bargaining was incorporated in the Criminal Procedure Code(1973) in the year |
| A. | 2005 |
| B. | 2002 |
| C. | 2014 |
| D. | 2006 |
| Answer» B. 2002 | |
| 46. |
Constitution has given extensive original jurisdiction to SC to enforceFundamentalRights under |
| A. | article 32 |
| B. | article 228 |
| C. | article 131 |
| D. | article 142 |
| Answer» B. article 228 | |
| 47. |
The Supreme Court has …… jurisdiction |
| A. | original |
| B. | appellate |
| C. | advisory |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Which Articles of Indian Constitution lay down composition & jurisdiction of theSupreme Court? |
| A. | articles 124 to 147 |
| B. | article 32 |
| C. | article 226-228 |
| D. | article 235 |
| Answer» C. article 226-228 | |
| 49. |
The main purpose of releasing an offender on probation is I. Reformation and Rehabilitation II. Concession to the wrong–doer III. Saving of public exchequer IV. Utilization of family and community resources Find the correct combination using the codes given below : Codes : |
| A. | i, ii & iii are correct. |
| B. | i, ii & iv are correct. |
| C. | i, iii and iv are correct |
| D. | i and iv are correct. |
| Answer» D. i and iv are correct. | |
| 50. |
What is the main law dealing with prisons in India ? |
| A. | the transfer of prisoners act |
| B. | the prisoners act |
| C. | the prisons act |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |