MCQ 27 May 2025

Daily MCQs for Judiciary Prelims Exams - (27 May 2025)



Question/ Answer
Question1:- In Section 2(1) of BNSS, 2023, certain new terms have been added in the definition clause. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
  • A. Audio-video electronic means
  • B. Bail
  • C. Trial
  • D. Electronic communication
Answer is c is correct. Section 2(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 introduces new definitions like Audio-video electronic means, Bail, Bail Bond, and electronic communication. "Trial" is not a newly added term in this clause. Therefore, option C is correct answer.
Question2:- What did the Supreme Court held in Kaushik Chaterjee v. State of Haryana (2020) 10 SCC 92?
  • A. All offences must be tried by the Sessions Court
  • B. Offences under special laws should be tried by courts specified in those laws
  • C. Only High Courts can try special law offences
  • D. Magistrates have no jurisdiction under special laws
Answer is b is correct. In this case, the Supreme Court emphasized that when a special law provides for a specific court to try offences under it, only that court will have jurisdiction. Therefore, option B is correct answer.
Question3:- What does Section 34 of the BNSS provide for?
  • A. Duty of village officers to report certain matters
  • B. Powers of arrest by police
  • C. Procedure for filing bail applications
  • D. Powers of Magistrate in criminal trials
Answer is a is correct. Section 34 of the BNSS assigns a responsibility to officers involved in village administration to make certain reports related to law and order. Therefore, option A is correct answer.
Question4:- Under which section of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 is the Plea of Alibi considered relevant?
  • A. Section 7
  • B. Section 9
  • C. Section 11
  • D. Section 14
Answer is b is correct. Section 9 of the BSA 2023 corresponds to provisions related to facts which are necessary to explain or introduce relevant facts. The plea of alibi (accused was elsewhere) falls under this section. Therefore, option B is correct answer.
Question5:- Section 23(1) of the BSA, 2023 corresponds to which section of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
  • A. Section 24
  • B. Section 27
  • C. Section 26
  • D. Section d
Answer is d is correct. Section 23(1) of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 corresponds to Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act, which deals with the inadmissibility of confessions made to police officers. Therefore, option D is correct answer.