MCQ 21 December 2023

Daily Static MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (21 December 2023)



Question/ Answer
Question1:- What is the deciding factor to proof legitimacy of a child under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act
  • (a) Continuance of marriage
  • (b) 280 days
  • (c) Date of birth of child
  • (d) Mother remaining unmarried
Answer is C is correct. date of birth a child is a deciding factor for conclusive proof of legitimacy as Section 112 starts the fact that a person was born during… this shows that date of birth plays important role. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question2:- What type of presumption is made by the court as to abetment of suicide by a married woman
  • (a) Presumption of law
  • (b) Presumption of fact
  • (c) Mixed presumption of fact and law
  • (d) Conclusive proof
Answer is B is correct. Under Section 113A, presumption of Fact is raised by the court as the provision states, when the question is whether the commission of suicide by a woman had been abetted by her husband or any relative of her husband and it is shown that she had committed suicide within a period of seven years from the date of her marriage and that her husband or such relative of her husband had subjected her to cruelty, the Court may presume, having regard to all the other circumstances of the case, that such suicide had been abetted by her husband or by such relative of her husband. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question3:- In which year Section 113A was inserted in Indian Evidence Act
  • (a) 1983
  • (b) 1984
  • (c) 1986
  • (d) 1990
Answer is A is correct. Section 113A was inserted through Act of 46 of 1983, Section 7 which came into effect from 25 th December 1983. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.
Question4:- In which case Supreme Court held To attract the provisions of Section 304-B, one of the main ingredients of the offence which is required to be established is that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with the demand for dowry.
  • (a) Bansi Lal v. State of Haryana
  • (b) Maya Devi Anr. v. State of Haryana
  • (c) Hemchand v. State of Haryana
  • (d) Ram Gopal v. State of Maharashtra
Answer is b is correct. In Maya Devi Anr. v. State of Haryana 2015 Supreme Court held To attract the provisions of Section 304-B, one of the main ingredients of the offence which is required to be established is that soon before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with the demand for dowry. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question5:- In which year Section 113B was inserted in Indian Evidence Act
  • (a) 1983
  • (b) 1984
  • (c) 1986
  • (d) 1990
Answer is C is correct. Section 113B was inserted through Act of 43 of 1986, Section 12 which came into effect from 19 th November 1986. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question6:- What type of presumption is made by the court when the question is whether a person has committed the dowry death of a woman or not?
  • (a) Presumption of law
  • (b) Presumption of fact
  • (c) Mixed presumption of fact and law
  • (d) Conclusive proof
Answer is A is correct. Under Section 113B when the question is whether a person has committed the dowry death of a woman and it is shown that soon before her death such woman has been subjected by such person to cruelty or harassment for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry, the Court shall presume that such person had caused the dowry death.Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.
Question7:- In case of circumstantial evidence, the onus to prove the complete chain of events lies upon
  • (a) Prosecution
  • (b) Accused
  • (c) First on the accused and then later shifts to prosecution
  • (d) Does not lie on any party
Answer is A is correct. In case of circumstantial evidence, the onus to prove the complete chain of events lies upon the prosecution who shall prove the guilt of the accused. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.