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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.
| 101. |
Which theory sets an example for others? |
| A. | preventive |
| B. | deterrent |
| C. | reformative |
| D. | retributive |
| Answer» C. reformative | |
| 102. |
A police officer or probation officer is best described as a |
| A. | criminalist. |
| B. | criminologist. |
| C. | criminal justice professional |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 103. |
Who defined crime as the intentional Act in violation of the criminal law and penalized by the state |
| A. | paul tappan |
| B. | lombroso |
| C. | edwin sutherland |
| D. | howard becker |
| Answer» B. lombroso | |
| 104. |
Justice A. N. Mulla Committee of Jail Reforms has suggested setting up of _____ for modernization 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 | |
| 105. |
The Model Prison Rules were prepared by the Committee in |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1957 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1959 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 106. |
Government of India set up the All India Jail Manual Committee in |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1949 |
| D. | 1965 |
| Answer» B. 1947 | |
| 107. |
The most comprehensive study of the prison administration in all its aspects in India was done by the Indian Jails Committee in |
| A. | 1889-90 |
| B. | 1919-20 |
| C. | 1923-25 |
| D. | 1931-32 |
| Answer» C. 1923-25 | |
| 108. |
The Supreme Court of India has held the constitutional validity of Capital Punishment in |
| 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 | |
| 109. |
The SC in _____ held that a delay of eight years in the disposal of mercy petition would be 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 | |
| 110. |
The Law Commission of India in 1967 recommended |
| A. | the retention of death penalty |
| B. | abolition of death penalty |
| C. | in rarest of rare case |
| D. | only for crimes under ipc |
| Answer» B. abolition of death penalty | |
| 111. |
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 | |
| 112. |
In Mithu v. State of Punjab, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud observed that section 303 of IPC |
| 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 | |
| 113. |
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 | |
| 114. |
The Muslim law arranged punishments for various offences into |
| A. | two main categories (qisas&diya) |
| B. | three main categories (qisas, diya & hadd) |
| C. | four main categories (qisas, diya, hadd and tazeer) |
| D. | various categories |
| Answer» D. various categories | |
| 115. |
Justice Krishna Iyer in _____ observed that “corporal death is alien to fundamental rightsâ€. |
| 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 | |
| 116. |
During the medieval period, ________rulers introduced their own penal laws in India |
| A. | the muslim |
| B. | the hindu |
| C. | the british |
| D. | the buddhist |
| Answer» B. the hindu | |
| 117. |
In _______penal system, the ruler was expected to be well versed in Rajdharma which included the idea of Karma and Dand. |
| A. | ancient |
| B. | medieval hindu |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. medieval hindu | |
| 118. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
Development of modern prison institutions are the contributions of |
| A. | utilitarian prevention |
| B. | retributive theory |
| C. | behavioural prevention: incapacitation |
| D. | reformative theory |
| Answer» D. reformative theory | |
| 120. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 121. |
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 | |
| 122. |
The Supreme Court in ______ has observed that ‘protection of society and deterring the criminal are avowed objects of law and that is required to be achieved by imposing an appropriate 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 | |
| 123. |
Utilitarian Prevention/ Deterrence theory is based on principle of hedonism as proposed by |
| A. | salmond |
| B. | jeremy bentham |
| C. | sir james stephen |
| D. | hegel |
| Answer» C. sir james stephen | |
| 124. |
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 |
| Answer» B. safeguard the society | |
| 125. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
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 |
| Answer» D. a mode crime prevention | |
| 127. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
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 | |
| 129. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
Punishing the offenders is a primary function of all civil States in order to maintain peace and order in the society |
| A. | true |
| B. | partially true |
| C. | false |
| D. | it isn’t the state’s duty |
| Answer» B. partially true | |
| 131. |
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 |
| Answer» B. preventive theory of punishment | |
| 132. |
Penology is ______ which aims to study & evaluate the applications of penal sanctions to wrongdoers. |
| A. | multidisciplinary subject |
| B. | branch of criminal science |
| C. | an independent subject |
| D. | both (a) & (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
The term Penology was coined in 1834 by a German American ____ to denote a system of administrating punishment to the convicted offenders |
| A. | francis lieber |
| B. | cladwell |
| C. | adolphe quetelet |
| D. | lombroso |
| Answer» B. cladwell | |
| 134. |
Penology is Branch of criminology dealing with |
| A. | prison management |
| B. | the treatment of offenders |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 135. |
Penology owes its origin to |
| A. | cesare beccaria |
| B. | garofalo |
| C. | eenrici ferri |
| D. | bonger |
| Answer» B. garofalo | |
| 136. |
The word Penology is derived from the Latin word….. meaning ‘punishment’ |
| A. | poena |
| B. | penea |
| C. | penal |
| D. | penalogia |
| Answer» B. penea | |
| 137. |
The provision of plea bargainingcame into force in India in the year |
| A. | 2001 |
| B. | 2003 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2010 |
| Answer» D. 2010 | |
| 138. |
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 | |
| 139. |
The Report of Law Commission of India (144th) refers plea bargaining to |
| A. | pre-trial negotiations |
| B. | defendant’s pleading of guilty in exchange for certain concession by the prosecutor |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 140. |
The Gram Nyayalaya can exercise |
| A. | civil jurisdiction |
| B. | criminal jurisdiction |
| C. | both civil and criminal jurisdiction |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 141. |
The Code of Criminal Procedure (1973) provides for Plea Bargaining in |
| A. | section 265 a |
| B. | section 265l |
| C. | section 265 k |
| D. | sections 265 a to 265l |
| Answer» E. | |
| 142. |
Besides the High Courts, in every State, what are some other classes of Criminal Courts? |
| A. | courts of session |
| B. | judicial magistrates of the first class / metropolitan magistrates; |
| C. | judicial magistrates of the second class and executive magistrates |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
Constitution has given extensive original jurisdiction to SC to enforce FundamentalRights under |
| A. | article 32 |
| B. | article 228 |
| C. | article 131 |
| D. | article 142 |
| Answer» B. article 228 | |
| 144. |
The Supreme Court has …… jurisdiction |
| A. | original |
| B. | appellate |
| C. | advisory |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
Which Articles of Indian Constitution lay down composition & jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? |
| A. | articles 124 to 147 |
| B. | article 32 |
| C. | article 226-228 |
| D. | article 235 |
| Answer» C. article 226-228 | |
| 146. |
The Supreme Court of India is the highest court constituted by |
| A. | the parliament |
| B. | the president |
| C. | the constitution |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |