MCQ 12 Novembe 2025

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (12 Novembe 2025)



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Question1:- Who laid down the rule of strict liability in the case of Rylands v. Fletcher (1868)?
  • A) Lord Cairns
  • B) Lord Cranworth
  • C) Blackburn, J.
  • D) Lord Colonsay
Answer is c is correct. In the landmark case of Rylands v. Fletcher (1868), Blackburn, J. established the rule of strict liability. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
Question2:- In the case of Knightley v. Johns [1982], a police officer was injured while following orders to drive against traffic in a one-way tunnel. The court held that:
  • A) The officer's injury was a direct result of the defendant's original negligent driving.
  • B) The officer's injury was not foreseeable and thus not attributable to the defendant's negligence.
  • C) The officer's injury was due to the natural flow of events following the defendant's negligence.
  • D) The officer's injury was caused by a new intervening act (novus actus interveniens) that broke the chain of causation.
Answer is d is correct. This case illustrates how an intervening act by a third party can relieve the original wrongdoer of liability if it is deemed unforeseeable and independent, thereby breaking the chain of causation. Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.
Question3:- Under Section 8(5) of BNS, if the offence is punishable with a fine only, and the accused is fined Rs 5,000, the default imprisonment shall be:
  • (a) 6 months
  • (b) 3 months
  • (c) 2 months
  • (d) 1 month
Answer is c is correct. Under Section 8(5) of BNS, default imprisonment shall not exceed two months for fines of Rs 5,000. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
Question4:- In a summons case, at the time of accused’s appearance, it is unnecessary to
  • (a) State particulars of offence
  • (b) Allow defence lawyer
  • (c) Frame a formal charge
  • (d) Allow plea of guilty
Answer is c is correct. In summons cases, framing a formal charge is unnecessary; particulars of offence are explained orally. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
Question5:- Chapter II of BNS, 2023 provides for:
  • (a) Definitions
  • (b) Procedure
  • (c) Punishments
  • (d) Investigation
Answer is c is correct. Chapter II of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals specifically with punishments. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

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