MCQ 03 January 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (03 January 2024)



Question/ Answer
Question1:- Chapter II of the Code deals with
  • (a) Construction of courts
  • (b) Constitution of criminal courts
  • (c) Saving
  • (d) Construction of references
Answer is B is correct. Chapter II deals with construction of criminal courts and offices from Section 6- 35. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question2:- Judge of a Court of Session is appointed by
  • (a) State government as per Section 9(1)
  • (b) High Court as per Section 9(1)
  • (c) State government as per Section 9(2)
  • (d) High Court as per Section 9(2)
Answer is D is correct. As per Section 9, (1) The State Government shall establish a Court of Session for every sessions division. (2) Every Court of Session shall be presided over by a Judge, to be appointed by the High Court. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question3:- A special judge as per Section 13 of the Code shall be appointed by a High couri8t
  • (a) For a period of 3 years
  • (b) For a period not exceeding 1 year
  • (c) For a period not exceeding 3 years
  • (d) No such period is mentioned
Answer is B is correct. As per Section 13(2) of the Code as special magistrate shall be appointed by a High Court for a period not exceeding 1 year, by general or special order. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question4:- Executive magistrate is appointed by
  • (a) High Court under Section 20(2)
  • (b) State Government under Section 20(1)
  • (c) High Court under Section 20(1)
  • (d) State Government under Section 20(2)
Answer is B is correct. As per Section 20(1) of the Code, in every district and in every metropolitan area, the State Government may appoint as many persons as it thinks fit to be Executive Magistrates and shall appoint one of them to be the District Magistrate. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Whenever, the office of the District Magistrate is vacant, who shall succeed tot the executive administration of the district
  • (a) Officer below the District Magistrate shall succeed permanently on the orders of the State Government
  • (b) Officer below the District Magistrate shall succeed permanently on the basis of appointment by the High Court
  • (c) Any officer shall succeed temporarily till the pending orders of the State Government
  • (d) Any officer shall succeed temporarily till the pending orders of the High Court
Answer is C is correct. As per Section 20(3) of the Code, whenever, in consequence of the office of a District Magistrate becoming vacant, any officer succeeds temporarily to the executive administration of the district, such officer shall, pending the orders of the State Government, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties respectively conferred and imposed by this Code on the District Magistrate. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question6:- Who shall prepare a panel of public prosecutors of Additional public prosecutors for the district
  • (a) District Magistrate in consultation with High Court
  • (b) District Magistrate in consultation with State Government
  • (c) District Magistrate in consultation with Executive Magistrate
  • (d) District Magistrate in consultation with Sessions Judge
Answer is D is correct. As per Section 24(4) of the code the District Magistrate shall, in consultation with the Sessions Judge, prepare a panel of names of persons, who are, in his opinion fit to be appointed as Public Prosecutors or Additional Public Prosecutors for the district. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question7:- Section 25A which deals with Directorate of Prosecution was inserted in the year
  • (a) 2002
  • (b) 2005
  • (c) 2009
  • (d) 2013
Answer is B is correct. Section 25A of the code was inserted in the year 2005 by Act 25 and came into force on 23 rd June 2006. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.