MCQ 19 March 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (19 March 2024)



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Question1:- When a party refuses to produce a document which he had noticed to produce
  • (a) He cannot use the document as evidence without the consent of opposite party or the order of the court
  • (b) Objection of opposite party is worthless
  • (c) Order of court not necessary
  • (d) Document will be deemed to be an admitted document
Answer is A is correct. As per Section 164 when a party refuses to produce a document which he has had notice to produce, he cannot afterwards use the document as evidence without the consent of the other party or the order of the Court. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.
Question2:- Which of the following is true about First Information Report (FIR)?
  • (a) It is not a substantive evidence
  • (b) It is a primary evidence
  • (c) It is a documentary evidence
  • (d) It is an important secondary evidence
Answer is A is correct. FIR is not defined under the Code and is not used as a substantive evidence but only for the purpose of corroborating and contradicting the statements given there under. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.
Question3:- A witness in a criminal case was contradicted under Section 145 Evidence Act with the statement of another witness made in the course of the investigation. The procedure is
  • (a) Regular
  • (b) Proper
  • (c) Legal
  • (d) Illegal
Answer is D is correct. In the given facts the procedure is illegal as a witness can be contradicted with his own previous statement and not of the statement made by another witness. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question4:- The general principle of the law of evidence is that it is the judge who will decide the admissibility of evidence. When the judge is in the doubt as to admissibility of a particular piece of evidence?
  • (a) He should not declare in favour of its admissibility
  • (b) He should declare in favour of its admissibility
  • (c) He should refer the matter before the High Court
  • (d) He will follow his discretion
Answer is D is correct. If law is silent on any point of law regarding the admissibility of the evidence then it is the power of the Judge to decide its admissibility based upon the circumstances of the case and can us his discretion in such cases. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question5:- If any advocate asks questions without reasonable ground the procedure court should adopt
  • (a) Court will not dictate them
  • (b) Will hear quietly
  • (c) Report to State Bar Council
  • (d) Will permittee to ask
Answer is C is correct. As per Section 150 of the Act, if the Court is of opinion that any such question was asked without reasonable grounds, it may, if it was asked by any barrister, pleader, vakil or attorney, report the circumstances of the case to the High Court or other authority to which such barrister, pleader, vakil or attorney is subject in the exercise of his profession. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question6:- A Dying Declaration made under section 32 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is subject to the control of
  • (a) Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973
  • (b) Section 161 and 162 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
  • (c) Section 52 and 54 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
  • (d) Section 158 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Answer is D is correct. Whenever any statement, relevant under section 32 or 33, is proved, all matters may be proved either in order to contradict or to corroborate it, or in order to impeach or confirm the credit of the person by whom it was made, which might have been proved if that person had been called as a witness and had denied upon cross-examination the truth of the matter suggested as per Section 158. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question7:- Mark the correct statement
  • (a) Anticipatory bail can’t be denied merely because the custody of the accused is required by the state for the investigation
  • (b) Anticipatory bail can be denied merely because the custody of the accused is required by the state for the investigation
  • (c) Anticipatory bail can be denied merely because the custody of the accused is required by the center for the investigation
  • (d) None of the above
Answer is A is correct. Ashok Kumar v. State of UT Chandigarh (2024) Supreme Court held that Anticipatory bail can’t be denied merely because the custody of the accused is required by the state for the investigation. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.

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