Indian Penal Code GK Questions and Answers | Indian Penal Code MCQs

1. Suppose a married woman files a complaint under Section 498A against her husband for physically abusing her. What legal actions can she take to protect herself?
  1. File for divorce under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act.
  2. Seek a restraining order against her husband.
  3. Approach the National Human Rights Commission for intervention.
  4. Lodge a complaint with the Women’s Helpline for counseling.

Answer: Seek a restraining order against her husband.

2. Over which of the following admiralty jurisdiction extends?
  1. Offences committed on Indian ships on the seas
  2. Offences committed on foreign ships in Indian territorial waters
  3. Piracy
  4. All of them

Answer: All of them

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3. Automation in legal sense implies:
  1. self-acting of performance or involuntary acts
  2. without any knowledge of acting or action
  3. with no consciousness of what is being done
  4. all of them

Answer: all of them

4. Under section 65 of IPC sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine shall be limited to:
  1. one-third of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
  2. one-fourth of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
  3. one-half of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
  4. equal to the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence.

Answer: one-fourth of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence

5. Under section 46 of IPC, death denotes:
  1. death of a human being
  2. death of an animal
  3. death of a human being and of an animal both
  4. death of either human being or an animal.

Answer: death of a human being

6. ‘Voluntarily’ has been defined as an effect caused by means whereby a person intended to cause it or by means, at the time of employing those means, know or had reason to believe to be likely to cause it under:
  1. section 39
  2. section 38
  3. section 37
  4. section 40.

Answer: section 39

7. When a man inserts, to any extent, any object or a part of the body, not being the penis, into the vagina, the urethra or anus of a woman or makes her to do so with him or any other person, he commits:
  1. Rape
  2. Sexual Harassment
  3. Sexual Assault
  4. None of the above.

Answer: Rape

8. Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid is an offence punishable under Indian Penal Code, 1860, under:
  1. Section 326A
  2. Section 326B
  3. Section 228A
  4. Section 228.

Answer: Section 326B

9. In which case the court made a clear distinction between ‘common intention’ and ‘similar intention’:
  1. Barendra Kumar Ghosh v. King Emperor
  2. Mahboob Shah v. King Emperor
  3. Kripal Singh v. State of U.P.
  4. Rishi Deo Pandey v. State of U.P.

Answer: Mahboob Shah v. King Emperor

10. A man is said to commit “rape” if he penetrates his penis, to any extent, into the ________ of a woman:
  1. Vagina
  2. Mouth
  3. Urethra or Anus
  4. All of the above.

Answer: All of the above

11. X an employee of Y was driving the vehicle which was without insurance. Y was convicted for violation of Road Traffic Act, 1988, who was not even driving the vehicle at that time. Y appealed against it in the court.
  1. the conviction should be upheld
  2. the conviction must be set aside
  3. both the X and Y must be convicted
  4. only X must be convicted

Answer: the conviction must be set aside

12. The question whether a corporate body should or should not be liable for criminal action resulting from the acts of some individuals must depend on:
  1. nature of the offense disclosed by the allegations in the complaint or in the charge sheet
  2. the relative position of the officer or agent vis-a-vis the corporate body
  3. other relevant facts and circumstances which could show the corporate body as such meant or intended to commit that act
  4. all of them

Answer: all of them

13. X participated in the child marriage of Y in another country. Both X and Y were still Indian citizens at the time the marriage took place.
  1. Y is liable for punishment under Section 3
  2. Y is not liable as the marriage took place on a foreign soil
  3. Both X and Y are liable for punishment under Section 3
  4. None of them

Answer: Both X and Y are liable for punishment under Section 3

14. Being entrusted with any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain any property, and fraudulently opening the same is dealt under-
  1. Section 462 of IPC
  2. Section 463 of IPC
  3. Section 464 of IPC
  4. Section 465 of IPC

Answer: Section 462 of IPC

15. False statement rumour, etc., made in place of worship etc, with intent to create enmity hatred or ill-will is dealt under-
  1. Section 128 of IPC
  2. Section 201 of IPC
  3. Section 505 of IPC
  4. Section 302 of IPC

Answer: Section 505 of IPC

16. In which of the following case the Supreme Court pointed out this fact in relation to the above question?
  1. State of Punjab v. Bhajan Singh (1975)
  2. M.S. Sheriff v. State of Madras (1954)
  3. Tika v. State of UP (1974)
  4. None of them

Answer: M.S. Sheriff v. State of Madras (1954)

17. Forgery is dealt under-
  1. Section 464 of IPC
  2. Section 465 of IPC
  3. Section 466 of IPC
  4. Section 467 of IPC

Answer: Section 465 of IPC

18. Which of the following is pointed out by the Supreme Court regarding the rejection of the prosecution case on paltry ground?
  1. The public are generally reluctant to come forward to depose before the court hence it not correct to reject the prosecution version on the ground that all witnesses to the occurrences have not been examined.
  2. Invariably the witnesses add embroidery to the prosecution story, perhaps for the fear of disbelief, which is not a ground to throw the case overboard.
  3. It is not proper to reject the case for want of corroboration by the independent witnesses if the case made out is otherwise true or acceptable.
  4. All of them

Answer: All of them

19. To establish section 34 of IPC:
  1. common intention be proved but not overt act be proved
  2. common intention and overt act both be proved
  3. common intention need not be proved but overt act be proved
  4. all the above.

Answer: common intention be proved but not overt act be proved

20. According to Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, the right of private defence of the body extends to the voluntary causing of death or of any other harm to the assistant if the offence which occasions the exercise of the right is the act of:
  1. Stalking
  2. Voyeurism
  3. Acid Attack
  4. All of the above.

Answer: Acid Attack

21. Which is not the ‘stolen property’:
  1. Possession whereof was obtained by cheating
  2. Possession whereof was obtained by robbery
  3. Possession whereof was obtained by extortion
  4. Possession whereof was obtained by criminal breach of trust.

Answer: Possession whereof was obtained by cheating

22. The expression “unsoundness of mind”:
  1. is not defined in I.P.C.
  2. is defined in I.P.C.
  3. is not treated as equivalent to insanity
  4. is not general exception in I.P.C.

Answer: is not defined in I.P.C.

23. What should be the age of minor to constitute the offence of kidnapping:
  1. 16 years
  2. 18 years
  3. below 16 years in case of male and below 18 years in case of female
  4. Below 18 years in case of male and below 21 years in case of female.

Answer: below 16 years in case of male and below 18 years in case of female

24. False statement, rumour, etc, with intent to create enmity, hatred or ill-will between different classes is dealt under-
  1. Section 169 of IPC
  2. Section 505 of IPC
  3. Section 171 of IPC
  4. Section 172 of IPC

Answer: Section 505 of IPC

25. Dishonesty breaking open or unfastening any closed receptacle containing or supposed to contain property is dealt under-
  1. Section 458 of IPC
  2. Section 459 of IPC
  3. Section 460 of IPC
  4. Section 461 of IPC

Answer: Section 461 of IPC

26. A had an argument with B and asked her to go leave him alone and go home. B refused and A struck her on the head and rendered her unconscious. A dragged B to the parking lot during which B’s head hit the pavement which caused her death.
  1. A is not responsible for her death as that was not the intent
  2. A is only responsible for assaulting her
  3. A is responsible for B’s death as the death was caused due A’s negligence
  4. None of them

Answer: A is responsible for B’s death as the death was caused due A’s negligence

27. In which of the following cases mens rea is not an essential ingredient for offences under-
  1. Revenues Acts
  2. Public nuisance
  3. Criminal case which are in summary mode
  4. All of these

Answer: All of these

28. Habitually dealing in stolen property is dealt under-
  1. Section 411 of IPC
  2. Section 412 of IPC
  3. Section 413 of IPC
  4. Section 414 of IPC

Answer: Section 413 of IPC

29. X added potassium cyanide into Y’s drink intending to kill him. However, Z also happened to sip from Y’s glass. They both died. The medical report claimed that Y actually died of a cardiac arrest, as the poisonous substance administered was insufficient to cause his death. In addition, Z died due to the effect of the poison. So:
  1. X is liable for the death of Y and not for the death of Z
  2. X is not liable for the death neither of Y nor of Z
  3. X is liable for the death of both Y and Z
  4. X is liable for the death of Z only

Answer: X is not liable for the death neither of Y nor of Z

30. Assault or use of criminal force in an attempt to wrongfully confine a person is dealt under-
  1. Section 357 of IPC
  2. Section 358 of IPC
  3. Section 359 of IPC
  4. Section 360 of IPC

Answer: Section 357 of IPC

31. The principle as to the way in which a man should behave when he has to make a choice between two evils is illustrated in:
  1. section 80 of IPC
  2. section 81 of IPC
  3. section 82 of IPC
  4. section 78 of IPC.

Answer: section 81 of IPC

32. Section 76 provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is or who by reason of:
  1. mistake of fact in good faith believes himself to be bound by law to do it
  2. mistake of law in good faith believes himself to be bound by law to do it
  3. mistake of fact believes himself to be bound by morals to do it
  4. all the above.

Answer: mistake of fact in good faith believes himself to be bound by law to do it

33. If an offender is sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months but not exceeding one year, the term of solitary confinement:
  1. shall not exceed one month
  2. shall not exceed forty-five days
  3. shall not exceed two months
  4. shall not exceed three months.

Answer: shall not exceed two months

34. Section 73 of IPC provides for the maximum limit of solitary confinement to be:
  1. one year
  2. two years
  3. three months
  4. six months.

Answer: three months

35. If an offender is sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, the term of solitary confinement shall not exceed:
  1. one month
  2. two months
  3. three months
  4. six months.

Answer: three months

36. Section 64 of IPC provides for:
  1. nature & maximum limit of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
  2. nature & minimum limit of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
  3. nature but does not prescribe any limit of imprisonment for non-payment of fine
  4. limit of imprisonment for non-payment of fine but does not prescribe the nature of imprisonment.

Answer: nature but does not prescribe any limit of imprisonment for non-payment of fine

37. In case of an offence punishable with fine only, imprisonment for non-payment of fine:
  1. has to be rigorous
  2. has to be simple
  3. can be rigorous or simplee
  4. can be partly rigorous and partly simple..

Answer: has to be simple

38. Illegal signifies:
  1. everything which is an offence
  2. everything which is prohibited by law
  3. everything which furnishes ground for civil action
  4. all the above.

Answer: all the above.

39. A demand or request for sexual favour from a woman is punishable offence under Indian Penal Code, 1860, under:
  1. Section 354A
  2. Section 354B
  3. Section 354C
  4. Section 354D.

Answer: Section 354A

40. Which sections of Indian Penal Code provides for the offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force:
  1. Sections 171A to 171-1
  2. Sections 124 to 129
  3. Sections 131 to 140
  4. Sections 165 to 171.

Answer: Sections 131 to 140

41. ‘A’ has consensual sexual relations with ‘Z’s wife. She gives to ‘A’ a valuable property which ‘A’ knows to belong to her husband ‘Z’ and she has no authority from ‘Z’ to give. ‘A’ takes the property dishonestly. Which one of the following offences has been committed by ‘A’:
  1. Criminal breach of trust
  2. Theft and criminal breach of trust
  3. Theft
  4. Criminal misappropriation.

Answer: Theft

42. A President of a Pharmaceutical Company for introducing into interstate commerce drugs that were misbranded. The President pleaded lack of knowledge of this fact?
  1. The President must be convicted
  2. The President must be acquitted
  3. The President and the company must be convicted
  4. none of them

Answer: The President must be convicted

43. Defamation against the President or the Governor of a State or Administrator of a Union Territory or Minister in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions when instituted upon a complaint made by the Public Prosecutor is dealt under-
  1. Section 497 of IPC
  2. Section 498 of IPC
  3. Section 498A of IPC
  4. Section 500 of IPC

Answer: Section 500 of IPC

44. Cheating is dealt under-
  1. Section 417 of IPC
  2. Section 418 of IPC
  3. Section 419 of IPC
  4. Section 420 of IPC

Answer: Section 417 of IPC

45. Even though a man’s knowledge that a particular consequence will probably result from his act is sometimes an insufficient basis for saying that he intends it, there are strong reasons for holding that as a legal matter he can be held to intend something that he knows for sure he is doing. This is called:
  1. skewed intent
  2. oblique intent
  3. hypothetical intent
  4. square intent

Answer: oblique intent

46. Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion is dealt under-
  1. Section 385 of IPC
  2. Section 386 of IPC
  3. Section 387 of IPC
  4. Section 388 of IPC

Answer: Section 387 of IPC

47. Under which name the Indian Penal Code came into application in Jammu and Kashmir?
  1. Indian Legislative Act
  2. Ranbir Penal Code
  3. Indian Penal Act
  4. Mahomedan Act

Answer: Ranbir Penal Code

48. Under section 80, the exception of accident is available when an offence is committed while:
  1. doing a lawful act in a lawful manner by lawful means
  2. doing a lawful act in any manner by any means
  3. doing a lawful act in a lawful manner by any means
  4. all the above.

Answer: doing a lawful act in a lawful manner by lawful means

49. Section 76 & section 79 of IPC provide the general exception of:
  1. mistake of law
  2. mistake of fact
  3. both mistake of law and fact
  4. either mistake of law or of fact.

Answer: mistake of fact

49. Under section 79, nothing is an offence which is done by a person who is justified by law or who by reason of mistake of fact in goodfaith believes himself to be:
  1. bound by law to do it
  2. justified by law to do it
  3. bound by morality to do it
  4. all the above..

Answer: justified by law to do it

50. If an offender has been sentenced to imprisonment not exceeding six months, the solitary confinement:
  1. shall not exceed 15 days
  2. shall not exceed one month
  3. shall not exceed two months
  4. shall not exceed forty-five days.

Answer: shall not exceed one month

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