MCQ on IPC 1860

Q. 1 - 1. Forgery is defined in :

• A.   Section 463
• B. Section 465
• C.  Section 464
• D.  Section 467
Answer. A.   Section 463

Q. 2 - Crime is:

• A.  Essentially an immoral act
• B. An illegal act
• C.  Essentially a socially reprehensible act
• D.  None of the above.
Answer. B. An illegal act

Q. 3 -  The Indian Penal Code came into force from:

• A.  6 October, 1860
• B. 1 September, 1873
• C.  1 July, 1882
• D.  1 January, 1862
Answer. D.  1 January, 1862

Q. 4 - How many types of punishment have been prescribed under the Indian Penal Code:

• A.  Three
• B. Six
• C.  Five
• D.   Four.
Answer. C.  Five

Q. 5 -  Which is correct:

• A.   The categories of the criminal should be determined by general lawst:
• B. The penal statutes should be strictly followed or construed
• C.  There should be ex-post facto penal laws
• D.  All of them.
Answer. B. The penal statutes should be strictly followed or construed.

Q. 6 - Which is not an ingredient in means rea:

• A.  Strict or absolute liability
• B. Public nuisance
• C.  Ignorance of law is no excuse – maxim
• D.  All are correct.
Answer. D.  All are correct.

Q. 7 - Threatening to commit certain acts forbidden by Indian Penal Code is associated with which one of the following?

• A.  Misrepresentation
• B. Fraud
• C.  Coercion
• D.  Mistake.
Answer. C.  Coercion

Q. 8 - “Active concealment of fact” is associated with which one of the following ?

• A.  Misrepresentation
• B. Undue influence
• C.  Fraud
• D.  Mistake.
Answer. C. Fraud

Q. 9 - Use of violence by a member of an assembly of five or more persons in furtherance of common object will constitute

• A.  Affray
• B. Assault
• C.  Rioting
• D.   Unlawful assembly
Answer. D.   Unlawful assembly

Q. 10 - A contract implied by law is known as:

• A.  Contingent contract
• B. Quasi contract
• C.  Expressed contract
• D.  Implied contract.
Answer. B. Quasi contract