MCQ 25 April 2024

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (25 April 2024)



Question/ Answer
Question1:- Recently Supreme Court has laid down 12 principles regarding Section 313 of Code of Criminal Procedure in the case of
  • (a) Raj Kumar Singh @ Raju vs. State of Rajasthan
  • (b) Mohd Nasim vs. The State
  • (c) Indrakumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh
  • (d) State vs. Sachin & Ors.
Answer is C is correct. Recently on 31 st October 2023 while acquitting a woman accused of killer her own child decided the question of what may be required of the convict in her statement under Section 313 of CrPC. To this court laid down 12 principles while reiterating various precedents in Indrakumar vs. State of Chhattisgarh. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question2:- What is the ratio decidendi of a case?
  • (a) The reason for the decision
  • (b) Other things said
  • (c) The reason of the majority
  • (d) The decision in the factual case
Answer is A is correct. The ratio decidendi of a case is not the actual decision, or order, like guilty or the defendant is liable to pay compensation rather it is a reason for passing the decision which establishes precedents. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.
Question3:- Adamson vs. Jarvis is a case precedent for?
  • (a) Bailment
  • (b) Contract of indemnity
  • (c) Contract of guarantee
  • (d) mortgage
Answer is B is correct. Court in Adamson v Jarvis held, so long as the party seeking the indemnity is innocent and is not aware of the unlawfulness of the act; they are entitled to be indemnified by the wrongdoer in respect of their losses. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question4:- Doctrine of ‘undisclosed principal’ is given under which section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872?
  • (a) Section 229
  • (b) Section 230
  • (c) Section 231
  • (d) Section 232
Answer is B is correct. Doctrine of undisclosed principal is given under Section 230 of the Indian Contract Act which states where the principal is not disclosed and the third party has no knowledge that the person he is entering into contract with is an agent and not the principal then agent is personally liable for his acts towards the third party. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Postal rule with regard to communication of proposal is given under which section of the Indian Contract Act, 1872?
  • (a) Section 3
  • (b) Section 4
  • (c) Section 6
  • (d) Section 9
Answer is B is correct. Postal rule is followed in inter-absentes contracts where parties are not present before each other but rather they use different methods like letters, telex, etc. to communicate their offer and acceptance. This rule is given under Section 4 of the Indian Contract Act which talks about when the communication of offer and acceptance gets completed. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question6:- An offence of committing affray is-
  • (a) Non-cognizable and Bailable offence
  • (b) Non-cognizable and Non-Bailable offence
  • (c) Cognizable and Non-Bailable offence
  • (d) Cognizable and Bailable offence
Answer is D is correct. When two or more persons fight in a public place to disturb the public peace they are said to commit affray. Offence of committing affray is punishable under Section 160 wherein the nature of the offence is defined as cognizable and bailable. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.
Question7:- An offence committed by public servant framing an incorrect record or writing, under Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is triable by-
  • (a) Court of session only
  • (b) Any magistrate
  • (c) Executive Magistrate
  • (d) Magistrate of First Class
Answer is D is correct. Under Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code if a public servant frames an incorrect record of writing with an intent to save person from punishment or any property from forfeiture then they would be held liable for imprisonment for 3 years or fine or both and the offence is triable by the Magistrate of First Class. Therefore option (d) is the correct answer.