MCQ 09 April 2025

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.