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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.
| 51. |
Identify the correct order in which a case proceeds in the criminal justice system ? |
| A. | trial, investigation, chargesheet, judgement |
| B. | chargesheet, investigation, trial, judgement |
| C. | judgement, investigation, trial, chargesheet |
| D. | investigation, chargesheet, trial, judgement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
Incarcerating serious offenders and dealing with minor offenders in less restrictive ways is known as |
| A. | unusual punishment |
| B. | selective incapacitation |
| C. | castration |
| D. | revenge |
| Answer» C. castration | |
| 53. |
‘The act of taking revenge upon a criminal perpetrator’ is known as : |
| A. | sentencing |
| B. | incapacitation |
| C. | deterrence |
| D. | retribution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Under the Probation of Offenders Act, Pre-sentence Report is prepared by |
| A. | police officer |
| B. | prosecution officer |
| C. | probation officer |
| D. | prison officer |
| Answer» D. prison officer | |
| 55. |
Open air jails are setup under what philosophy ? |
| A. | incarceration |
| B. | protection of society |
| C. | reformation of prisoners |
| D. | retribution |
| Answer» D. retribution | |
| 56. |
Reduction in sentence in prison administration is called |
| A. | remission |
| B. | parole |
| C. | furlough |
| D. | premature release |
| Answer» B. parole | |
| 57. |
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 |
| Answer» D. political prisoners | |
| 58. |
Which authority approves or grants “temporary release†to jail inmates? |
| A. | police |
| B. | prosecution |
| C. | court |
| D. | jail authority |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
Parole or premature release is granted by which authority ? |
| A. | police |
| B. | court |
| C. | prison officers |
| D. | parole committee/board |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
Which country among the following does not award death penalty to offenders? |
| A. | china |
| B. | united kingdom |
| C. | australia |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» C. australia | |
| 61. |
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 |
| Answer» D. motor vehicle act | |
| 62. |
Which authority grants prisoners admission to open-air jail? |
| A. | police |
| B. | court |
| C. | jail authorities |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 63. |
The process whereby the parties in a particular offence come together to resolve collectively is known as |
| A. | ‘just desert’ |
| B. | community justice |
| C. | retributive justice |
| D. | restorative justice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 64. |
Which committee examined the after care programmes in prison? |
| A. | krishna iyer committee |
| B. | gore committee |
| C. | verma committee |
| D. | saxena committee |
| Answer» C. verma committee | |
| 65. |
“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 | |
| 66. |
An approach to punishment which stresses the importance of crime prevention through incarceration/imprisonment is known as |
| A. | incapacitation |
| B. | retribution |
| C. | desistance |
| D. | redemption |
| Answer» B. retribution | |
| 67. |
Borstal School is meant for |
| A. | delinquents below 10 years |
| B. | adolescent offenders |
| C. | female offenders |
| D. | adult offenders |
| Answer» C. female offenders | |
| 68. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
In which state was first open-air camp or jail set up in India? |
| A. | assam |
| B. | gujarat |
| C. | madhya pradesh |
| D. | uttar pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
Probation is |
| A. | determinate sentencing |
| B. | indeterminate sentencing |
| C. | suspended sentencing |
| D. | custodial sentencing |
| Answer» D. custodial sentencing | |
| 71. |
Which country first started probation to offenders? |
| A. | great britain |
| B. | france |
| C. | australia |
| D. | united states of america |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
In India, what punishment can be awarded to those below eighteen years of age and found 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 | |
| 73. |
Pre-sentence report is required to release an offender on |
| A. | parole |
| B. | premature release |
| C. | probation |
| D. | bail |
| Answer» D. bail | |
| 74. |
Which one of the following is a writ? |
| A. | nolocontendore |
| B. | trial de novo |
| C. | mandamus |
| D. | misimensitrea |
| Answer» D. misimensitrea | |
| 75. |
The intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witness in judicial proceedings is called ________. |
| A. | testimony |
| B. | hearsay |
| C. | perjury |
| D. | verdict |
| Answer» D. verdict | |
| 76. |
Which among the following courts is at the top of hierarchy? |
| A. | judicial magistrate |
| B. | additional chief judicial magistrate |
| C. | sessions court |
| D. | chief judicial magistrate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
Which among the following is not a right of prisoners? |
| A. | right to speak |
| B. | right to movement |
| C. | right to education |
| D. | right to vote |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
According to the protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, who is appointed chairperson of 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. | |
| 79. |
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 | |
| 80. |
A sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least a part of their time working for a community agency is called ________. |
| A. | compensation |
| B. | restitution |
| C. | victim impact statement |
| D. | community service |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Probation and parole |
| A. | are essentially the same |
| B. | use different supervision technique but are administered by the same office |
| C. | are sentences handed over by courts |
| D. | are distinctly different forms of community correction administered by different authorities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
The process whereby newly admitted prisoners come to accept prison lifestyles and sometimes criminal values is called _______. |
| A. | probation restitution |
| B. | prison population |
| C. | prison subculture |
| D. | prisonization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
The Public Prosecutors are appointed by |
| A. | supreme court |
| B. | high court |
| C. | sessions court |
| D. | state government |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
Arrange the following concepts in the order in which they evolved:(i) Reformation(ii) Retribution(iii) Deterrence(iv) Reintegration Codes : |
| A. | (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) |
| B. | (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) |
| C. | (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| D. | (iv), (iii), (ii), (i) |
| Answer» C. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) | |
| 85. |
The purpose of punishment is(i) Incapacitation(ii) Deterrence(iii) Reformation(iv) Discrimination Choose 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. | |
| 86. |
Who first introduced probation service for offenders? |
| A. | john howard |
| B. | john kennedy |
| C. | john augustus |
| D. | john ohlin |
| Answer» D. john ohlin | |
| 87. |
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. | |
| 88. |
A model of criminal punishment that encourages rehabilitation via the use of general and 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 | |
| 89. |
The first regular open prison in India was established in |
| A. | tamil nadu |
| B. | uttar pradesh |
| C. | andhra pradesh |
| D. | kerala |
| Answer» D. kerala | |
| 90. |
Central Jails are mainly meant for |
| A. | children in conflict with law |
| B. | political detenue |
| C. | convict prisoners |
| D. | under trial prisoners |
| Answer» D. under trial prisoners | |
| 91. |
According to the Indian Penal Code, how many types of Punishments can be awarded to an offender? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 92. |
Which is the administrative authority controlling the Child Welfare Committee? |
| A. | police department |
| B. | judicial department |
| C. | social welfare department |
| D. | prosecution department |
| Answer» D. prosecution department | |
| 93. |
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. | |
| 94. |
Under the probation of Offender Act pre-sentence report is _______. |
| A. | mandatory |
| B. | optional |
| C. | preferable |
| D. | not necessary |
| Answer» D. not necessary | |
| 95. |
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? |
| A. | special home – for children in need of care &protection |
| B. | children’s home – for children in need of care and protection |
| C. | juvenile justice board – for children in need of care and protection |
| D. | child welfare committee – for children in conflict with law |
| Answer» C. juvenile justice board – for children in need of care and protection | |
| 96. |
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 | |
| 97. |
Under the probation of Offender Act, Probation is granted mostly |
| A. | all offenders |
| B. | first offenders |
| C. | terrorists |
| D. | recidivists |
| Answer» C. terrorists | |
| 98. |
Which theory believes that the criminal is punished for his own good? |
| A. | preventive |
| B. | retributive |
| C. | reformative |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. retributive | |
| 99. |
Which theory is the most humanitarian? |
| A. | preventive |
| B. | retributive |
| C. | reformative |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 100. |
The capital punishment pertains to which theory. |
| A. | preventive |
| B. | retributive |
| C. | reformative |
| D. | deterrent |
| Answer» C. reformative | |