MCQ 20 Oct 2023

Daily Static MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (20 October 2023)



Question/ Answer
Question1:-The Certificate to a Money Bill is signed by
  • 1. The Prime Minister of India
  • 2. The Leader of Opposition of the House of the People
  • 3. The Finance Minister of India
  • 4. The Speaker of the House of the People
Answer is 4 is correct. Money Bills are provided under Article 110 of the Constitution of India. These are concerned with financial matters like taxation, borrowings, public expenditure or any other incidental matter. Money bills are introduced in Lok Sabha only and speaker of the Lok Sabha certifies any bill as money bill. Therefore option (4) is the correct answer.
Question2:-The Constitution Amendment Bills are initiated in
  • 1. Lok Sabha
  • 2. Rajya Sabha
  • 3. Either House
  • 4. Rajya Sabha with prior approval from Lok Sabha
Answer is 3 is correct. Indian Constitution can be amended through Article 368 of the Constitution of India, which gives the equal power to both the houses of parliament i.e Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to introduce such bills. These bills can be introduced either by a private person or a minister without prior permission from any authority. Though after introduction, the bill must be passed in each house by a special majority i.e. a majority that is, more than 50 per cent of the total membership of the house and a majority of two-thirds of the members of the house present and voting. Therefore option (3) is the correct answer.
Question3:-High Court judges in India are appointed exclusively
  • 1. by President in consultation with CJI, Governor and CJ of High Court
  • 2. by National Judicial Appointment Commission.
  • 3. by Prime Minister in consultation with the Supreme Court of India.
  • 4. by Parliament in consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
Answer is 1 is correct. As per Article 217(1) of the Constitution of India, Every Judge of a High Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the State, and, in the case of appointment of a Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court and shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-two years. Therefore option (1) is the correct answer.
Question4:-A stipulation of increased interest from the date of default may be a stipulation",
  • 1. by way of penalty
  • 2. by way of compensation
  • 3. by way of forfeiture
  • 4. None of the above
Answer is 1 is correct. Section 74 of the Indian Contract Act talks about compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for under which where the contract stipulates any amount as damages for breach, court can award an amount less than that. Explanation I of Section 74 clearly states A stipulation for increased interest from the date of default may be a stipulation by way of penalty. Therefore option (1) is the correct answer.
Question5:-The use of force is not an essential ingredient in
  • 1. Theft
  • 2. Extortion
  • 3. Robbery
  • 4. Dacoity
Answer is 1 is correct. Under the offence of theft the person dishonesty removes the movable property out of the possession of any person without his consent as per Section 378 which is punishable under section 379. There is no use of force in the commission of offence of theft rather in all the other options available above. Therefore option (1) is the correct answer.
Question6:-When the court has to form an opinion as to the electronic signature of any person
  • 1. the opinion of the Certifying Authority which has issued the Electronic Signature Certificate is a relevant fact
  • 2. the opinion of any other authority is a relevant fact.
  • 3. the opinion of any Certifying Authority will be treated as relevant fact.
  • 4. the opinion of the subscribers of the Electronic Signature is essential.
Answer is 1 is correct. As per Section 47A of Indian Evidence Act which was inserted by Act 21 of 2000 clearly states “When the Court has to form an opinion as to the electronic signature of any person; the opinion of the Certifying Authority which has issued electronic Signature Certificate is a relevant fact.” Therefore option (1) is the correct answer.
Question7:-Contents of a document under section 59 of the Indian Evidence Act can
  • 1. be proved by oral evidence.
  • 2. not be proved by oral evidence.
  • 3. may or may not be proved by oral evidence.
  • 4. only be proved by oral evidence under the order of the court.
Answer is 2 is correct. All facts, except the contents of documents or electronic records may be proved by oral evidence.” As it gets impossible to prove the contents of documents through oral testimony and it’s easy to present the document itself in that regard. Therefore option (2) is the correct answer.