Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (09 April 2025)
Question/ Answer
Question1:- Under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, who appoints the Probation Officer?
(a) State Government
(b) High Court
(c) District Officer
(d) Either A or C
Answer is a is correct. According to Section 13 (2) of The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, the probation officer is appointed by the state government. Therefore, option (a) is correct answer.
Question2:- In which list is the subject Pilgrimages places outside India enumarated?
(a) Union List.
(b) State List.
(c) Concurrent List.
(d) None of the above.
Answer is a is correct. "Pilgrimages to places outside India" is enumerated in List I (Union List as entry number 20, in seventh schedule). Therefore, option (a) is correct answer.
Question3:- Punishment of disclosure of identity of victim of rape is provided under which of the following provision of BNS?
(a) Section 263
(b) Section 264
(c) Section 269
(d) Section 72
Answer is d is correct. Punishment of disclosure of identity of victim of rape is punishable under section 72 of the B.N.S. Therefore, option (d) is correct answer.
Question4:- In which section of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 the liability of the possession mortgagee is described?
(a) Section 72
(b) Section 74
(c) Section 76
(d) Section 77
Answer is b is correct. See Marginal Notes Section 76 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Therefore, option (b) is correct answer.
Question5:- The Seven judges Bench of SC of India in Pradeep Kumar Biswas V. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology 2002(5) SCC 111 overruled its judgement in the case of
(a) Sabhajit Tewary Case
(b) R.D. Shetty Case
(c) Ajai Hasia Case
(d) G. Basi Reddy Case
Answer is a is correct. In Pradeep Kumar Biswas V. Indian Institution of chemical biology [(2002) 5 SCC 111] a seven judges bench of the supreme court overruled the decision of sobhajit tiwari case by a majority of 5:2 and held that Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is an instrumentality of the state within the meaning Article 12 of the constitution. Therefore, option (a) is correct answer.