MCQ 9 December 2023

Daily Static MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (9 December 2023)



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Question1:- The principle that statement of facts contained in a newspaper is merely hearsay has recently been reiterated by the Supreme Court in—
  • (a) Laxmi Raj Shetty v. State of T.N.
  • (b) Joseph M. Puthussery v. T.S. John
  • (c) Quamarul Ismam v. S.K. Kanta
  • (d) Baburao Bagaji Karemore v. Govind
Answer is B is correct. In Joseph M. Puthussery v. T.S. John the court held and reiterated that the statement of facts contained in a newspaper is merely hearsay in nature. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question2:- An evidence given by a dumb witness in an open court is ..................
  • (a) a documentary evidence
  • (b) an oral evidence
  • (c) inadmissible
  • (d) deemed to be no evidence
Answer is B is correct. As per Section 119 of Indian Evidence Act, A witness who is unable to speak may give his evidence in any other manner in which he can make it intelligible, as by writing or by signs; but such writing must be written and the signs made in open Court, evidence so given shall be deemed to be oral evidence. Provided that if the witness is unable to communicate verbally, the Court shall take the assistance of an interpreter or a special educator in recording the statement and such statement shall be video graphed. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question3:- The details of an incidence printed in a Newspaper are categorized as:—
  • (a) Documentary evidence
  • (b) Indirect evidence
  • (c) Hearsay evidence
  • (d) Relevant evidence
Answer is C is correct. any details or statement made or printed in newspaper is categorized as hearsay evidence and not as direct evidence. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question4:- This presumption that a computer output shall be taken to have been produced by computer is contained in
  • (a) Section 65-A
  • (b) Section 65-B(2)
  • (c) Section 65-B(5)(c)
  • (d) Section 67-A
Answer is C is correct. Section 65B talks about Admissibility of electronic records, whereby clause (5)(C) states a computer output shall be taken to have been produced by a computer whether it was produced by it directly or (with or without human intervention) by means of any appropriate equipment. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question5:- If the appeal is heard by a single judge bench of a High Court, where does further appeal lie
  • (a) Only to the S.C.
  • (b) No further appeal
  • (c) By division bench of H.C.
  • (d) None of these
Answer is B is correct. As per Section 100A of Code of Civil Procedure, Notwithstanding anything contained in any Letters Patent for any High Court or in any instrument having the force of law or in any other law for the time being in force, where any appeal from an original or appellate decree or order is heard and decided by a Single Judge of a High Court, no further appeal shall lie from the judgment and decree of such Single Judge. Therefore option (b) is the correct answer.
Question6:- A garnishee order is an order
  • (a) Prohibiting the judgment debtor’s debtor from making any payment to the judgment debtor
  • (b) Directing the decree holder to take the payment from the judgment debtor’s debtor
  • (c) Both (a) & (b) above
  • (d) None of the above
Answer is C is correct. As per Order XXI Rule 46A, notice to the garnishee can be made. Garnishee order is issued by the court of law to the third party in a suit, compelling him to pay a certain amount directly to the creditor instead of paying it to the debtor. Therefore option (c) is the correct answer.
Question7:- The Limitation Act brought into force in
  • (a) 1964
  • (b) 1963
  • (c) 1965
  • (d) 1967
Answer is A is correct. Limitation Act brought into force in 1964. Therefore option (a) is the correct answer.

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