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| 1. |
The Supreme Court of India is the highest court constituted by |
| A. | the parliament |
| B. | the president |
| C. | the constitution |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. the constitution | |
| 2. |
Which Articles of Indian Constitution lay down composition & jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? |
| A. | articles 124 to 147 |
| B. | article 32 |
| C. | article 226-228 |
| D. | article 235 |
| Answer» B. article 32 | |
| 3. |
The Supreme Court has …… jurisdiction |
| A. | original |
| B. | appellate |
| C. | advisory |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 4. |
Constitution has given extensive original jurisdiction to SC to enforce FundamentalRights under |
| A. | article 32 |
| B. | article 228 |
| C. | article 131 |
| D. | article 142 |
| Answer» A. article 32 | |
| 5. |
Besides the High Courts, in every State, what are some other classes of Criminal Courts? |
| A. | courts of session |
| B. | judicial magistrates of the first class / metropolitan magistrates; |
| C. | judicial magistrates of the second class and executive magistrates |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 6. |
The Gram Nyayalaya can exercise |
| A. | civil jurisdiction |
| B. | criminal jurisdiction |
| C. | both civil and criminal jurisdiction |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. both civil and criminal jurisdiction | |
| 7. |
The Code of Criminal Procedure (1973) provides for Plea Bargaining in |
| A. | section 265 a |
| B. | section 265l |
| C. | section 265 k |
| D. | sections 265 a to 265l |
| Answer» D. sections 265 a to 265l | |
| 8. |
The Report of Law Commission of India (144th) refers plea bargaining to |
| A. | pre-trial negotiations |
| B. | defendant’s pleading of guilty in exchange for certain concession by the prosecutor |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. both (a) & (b) | |
| 9. |
The provision of plea bargaining was incorporated in the Criminal Procedure Code (1973) in the year |
| A. | 2005 |
| B. | 2002 |
| C. | 2014 |
| D. | 2006 |
| Answer» A. 2005 | |
| 10. |
The provision of plea bargainingcame into force in India in the year |
| A. | 2001 |
| B. | 2003 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2010 |
| Answer» C. 2006 | |
| 11. |
The word Penology is derived from the Latin word….. meaning ‘punishment’ |
| A. | poena |
| B. | penea |
| C. | penal |
| D. | penalogia |
| Answer» A. poena | |
| 12. |
Penology owes its origin to |
| A. | cesare beccaria |
| B. | garofalo |
| C. | eenrici ferri |
| D. | bonger |
| Answer» A. cesare beccaria | |
| 13. |
Penology is Branch of criminology dealing with |
| A. | prison management |
| B. | the treatment of offenders |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. both (a) & (b) | |
| 14. |
The term Penology was coined in 1834 by a German American ____ to denote a system of administrating punishment to the convicted offenders |
| A. | francis lieber |
| B. | cladwell |
| C. | adolphe quetelet |
| D. | lombroso |
| Answer» A. francis lieber | |
| 15. |
Penology is ______ which aims to study & evaluate the applications of penal sanctions to wrongdoers. |
| A. | multidisciplinary subject |
| B. | branch of criminal science |
| C. | an independent subject |
| D. | both (a) & (b) |
| Answer» D. both (a) & (b) | |
| 16. |
Punishing the offenders is a primary function of all civil States in order to maintain peace and order in the society |
| A. | true |
| B. | partially true |
| C. | false |
| D. | it isn’t the state’s duty |
| Answer» A. true | |
| 17. |
Punishment is basically used with the intent to |
| A. | reduce the incidence of criminal behaviour by deterring the potential offenders |
| B. | incapacitate and prevent the offender from repeating the offence |
| C. | reform the offender into law-abiding citizens |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 18. |
Emanuel Kant was one of the supporter of |
| A. | retributive theory of punishment |
| B. | preventive theory of punishment |
| C. | the theory of expiation |
| D. | reformative theory |
| Answer» A. retributive theory of punishment | |
| 19. |
The Retributive theory of Punishment is based on the principle of |
| A. | eye for an eye |
| B. | vengeance against the wrongdoer |
| C. | assuaging the angry sentiments of the victim & society |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 20. |
Emanuel Kant considers punishment as |
| A. | a means of deterrence |
| B. | a means of reform |
| C. | an end in itself |
| D. | a mode crime prevention |
| Answer» C. an end in itself | |
| 21. |
Supreme Court in _____ has laid down that ‘an eye for an eye is neither proper nor desirable’ |
| A. | hari singh v. state of up |
| B. | gurdeep v. state of punjab |
| C. | sk. ishaq v. state of bihar |
| D. | iqbal singh v. i. g. police, delhi |
| Answer» C. sk. ishaq v. state of bihar | |
| 22. |
The Retributive theory of Punishment is criticized for |
| A. | its based on crude animal instinct of an individual to retaliate when hurt |
| B. | it is manifestation of revenge of an injury |
| C. | doesn’t offer any chance for reform to the offender |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 23. |
Utilitarian Prevention theory justifies punishment to |
| A. | deter people from committing the crime |
| B. | safeguard the society |
| C. | to avenge the crime |
| D. | to expiate the crime |
| Answer» A. deter people from committing the crime | |
| 24. |
Utilitarian Prevention/ Deterrence theory is based on principle of hedonism as proposed by |
| A. | salmond |
| B. | jeremy bentham |
| C. | sir james stephen |
| D. | hegel |
| Answer» B. jeremy bentham | |
| 25. |
The Supreme Court in ______ has observed that ‘protection of society and deterring
|
| A. | r v. prince |
| B. | rajesh khaitan v. state of west bengal |
| C. | state of karnataka v. krishnappa |
| D. | sidharth v. state of bihar |
| Answer» C. state of karnataka v. krishnappa | |
| 26. |
Bentham’s contribution through Utilitarian Prevention/ Deterrence has been that |
| A. | it provided opportunity for reformation |
| B. | it became effective in crime control |
| C. | it advocated swift action |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. it provided opportunity for reformation | |
| 27. |
The preventive theory seeks to prevent the repetition of crime by |
| A. | incapacitating the offenders |
| B. | disabling the criminal |
| C. | punishing with death, imprisonment, transportation of life |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 28. |
Development of modern prison institutions are the contributions of |
| A. | utilitarian prevention |
| B. | retributive theory |
| C. | behavioural prevention: incapacitation |
| D. | reformative theory |
| Answer» C. behavioural prevention: incapacitation | |
| 29. |
Reformative theory is praised for its contribution like |
| A. | rehabilitationof inmates in peno-correctional institutions |
| B. | transforming inmates into law-abiding citizens |
| C. | human treatment of inmates |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 30. |
In _______penal system, the ruler was expected to be well versed in Rajdharma which included the idea of Karma and Dand. |
| A. | ancient |
| B. | medieval hindu |
| C. | both (a) & (b) |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. ancient | |
| 31. |
During the medieval period, ________rulers introduced their own penal laws in India |
| A. | the muslim |
| B. | the hindu |
| C. | the british |
| D. | the buddhist |
| Answer» A. the muslim | |
| 32. |
The Muslim law arranged punishments for various offences into |
| A. | two main categories (qisas&diya) |
| B. | three main categories (qisas, diya & hadd) |
| C. | four main categories (qisas, diya, hadd and tazeer) |
| D. | various categories |
| Answer» C. four main categories (qisas, diya, hadd and tazeer) | |
| 33. |
The Supreme Court in_______ struck down Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code, which provided for mandatory death punishment for offenders serving life sentence. |
| A. | mithu v. state of punjab |
| B. | rajendra prasad v. state of up |
| C. | baachan singh v. state of punjab |
| D. | machi singh & others v. state of punjab |
| Answer» A. mithu v. state of punjab | |
| 34. |
Justice Krishna Iyer in _____ observed that “corporal death is alien to fundamental rights”. |
| A. | rajendra prasad v. state of up |
| B. | baachan singh v. state of punjab |
| C. | mithu v. state of punjab |
| D. | machi singh & others v. state of punjab |
| Answer» A. rajendra prasad v. state of up | |
| 35. |
In Mithu v. State of Punjab, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud observed that section 303 of IPC |
| A. | violatedonly the right to equality under article 14 |
| B. | violated only the right to life under article 21 |
| C. | violated both article 14 & 21 |
| D. | did not violate any right |
| Answer» C. violated both article 14 & 21 | |
| 36. |
The doctrine of death penalty for ‘rarest of rare case’ was used by SC in |
| A. | machi singh & others v. state of punjab |
| B. | bacchan singh v. state of punjab |
| C. | rajendra prasad v. state of up |
| D. | madhu mehta v. union of india |
| Answer» B. bacchan singh v. state of punjab | |
| 37. |
The Supreme Court of India has held the constitutional validity of Capital Punishment in |
| A. | jagmohan singh v. state of up |
| B. | madhu mehta v. union of india |
| C. | ankush maruti shinde v. state of maharashtra |
| D. | bacchan singh v. state of punjab |
| Answer» A. jagmohan singh v. state of up | |
| 38. |
The Law Commission of India in 1967 recommended |
| A. | the retention of death penalty |
| B. | abolition of death penalty |
| C. | in rarest of rare case |
| D. | only for crimes under ipc |
| Answer» A. the retention of death penalty | |
| 39. |
The SC in _____ held that a delay of eight years in the disposal of mercy petition would be sufficient to justify commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment. |
| A. | madhu mehta v. union of india |
| B. | ankush maruti shinde v. state of maharashtra |
| C. | renuka bai v. state of maharashtra |
| D. | amarjit singh v.state of punjab |
| Answer» A. madhu mehta v. union of india | |
| 40. |
The most comprehensive study of the prison administration in all its aspects in India was done by the Indian Jails Committee in |
| A. | 1889-90 |
| B. | 1919-20 |
| C. | 1923-25 |
| D. | 1931-32 |
| Answer» B. 1919-20 | |
| 41. |
Government of India set up the All India Jail Manual Committee in |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1949 |
| D. | 1965 |
| Answer» A. 1956 | |
| 42. |
The Model Prison Rules were prepared by the Committee in |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1957 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1959 |
| Answer» D. 1959 | |
| 43. |
Justice A. N. Mulla Committee of Jail Reforms has suggested setting up of _____ for modernization of prison in India |
| A. | national prison commission |
| B. | central prison commission |
| C. | national prison modernization commission |
| D. | national jails modernization commission |
| Answer» A. national prison commission | |
| 44. |
Who defined crime as the intentional Act in violation of the criminal law and penalized by the state |
| A. | paul tappan |
| B. | lombroso |
| C. | edwin sutherland |
| D. | howard becker |
| Answer» A. paul tappan | |
| 45. |
A police officer or probation officer is best described as a |
| A. | criminalist. |
| B. | criminologist. |
| C. | criminal justice professional |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. criminal justice professional | |
| 46. |
Which theory sets an example for others? |
| A. | preventive |
| B. | deterrent |
| C. | reformative |
| D. | retributive |
| Answer» B. deterrent | |
| 47. |
The capital punishment pertains to which theory. |
| A. | preventive |
| B. | retributive |
| C. | reformative |
| D. | deterrent |
| Answer» B. retributive | |
| 48. |
Which theory is the most humanitarian? |
| A. | preventive |
| B. | retributive |
| C. | reformative |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» C. reformative | |
| 49. |
Which theory believes that the criminal is punished for his own good? |
| A. | preventive |
| B. | retributive |
| C. | reformative |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. preventive | |
| 50. |
Under the probation of Offender Act, Probation is granted mostly |
| A. | all offenders |
| B. | first offenders |
| C. | terrorists |
| D. | recidivists |
| Answer» B. first offenders | |
| 51. |
Author of the book, ‘Essay on Crimes and Punishment’, is ______. |
| A. | cesare lombroso |
| B. | cesare beccaria |
| C. | t. sellin |
| D. | e.h. sutherland |
| Answer» B. cesare beccaria | |
| 52. |
Under the probation of Offender Act pre-sentence report is _______. |
| A. | mandatory |
| B. | optional |
| C. | preferable |
| D. | not necessary |
| Answer» C. preferable | |
| 53. |
The spirit of parole or pre-mature release is ________.
|
| A. | (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. |
| B. | (i) & (iii) are correct. |
| C. | (i), (ii) & (iv) are correct. |
| D. | (i) and (ii) are correct. |
| Answer» A. (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct. | |
| 54. |
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? |
| A. | special home – for children in need of care &protection |
| B. | children’s home – for children in need of care and protection |
| C. | juvenile justice board – for children in need of care and protection |
| D. | child welfare committee – for children in conflict with law |
| Answer» B. children’s home – for children in need of care and protection | |
| 55. |
Which is the administrative authority controlling the Child Welfare Committee? |
| A. | police department |
| B. | judicial department |
| C. | social welfare department |
| D. | prosecution department |
| Answer» C. social welfare department | |
| 56. |
Central Jails are mainly meant for |
| A. | children in conflict with law |
| B. | political detenue |
| C. | convict prisoners |
| D. | under trial prisoners |
| Answer» C. convict prisoners | |
| 57. |
According to the Indian Penal Code, how many types of Punishments can be awarded to an offender? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 58. |
Among the following experts, which person visited India in early1950’s, to study the Indian prisoners? |
| A. | e.h. sutherland |
| B. | j.j. panakhal |
| C. | marwin wolfgang |
| D. | walter c. reckless |
| Answer» D. walter c. reckless | |
| 59. |
The first regular open prison in India was established in |
| A. | tamil nadu |
| B. | uttar pradesh |
| C. | andhra pradesh |
| D. | kerala |
| Answer» C. andhra pradesh | |
| 60. |
A model of criminal punishment that encourages rehabilitation via the use of general and relatively unspecified surface is known as |
| A. | determinate sentencing |
| B. | proportionate sentencing |
| C. | indeterminate sentencing |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. indeterminate sentencing | |
| 61. |
Who first introduced probation service for offenders? |
| A. | john howard |
| B. | john kennedy |
| C. | john augustus |
| D. | john ohlin |
| Answer» C. john augustus | |
| 62. |
The purpose of punishment is
|
| A. | (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct. |
| B. | (ii), (iii) & (iv) are correct. |
| C. | (i), (ii) &(iv) are correct. |
| D. | (i) & (iv) are correct. |
| Answer» A. (i), (ii) & (iii) are correct. | |
| 63. |
Arrange the following concepts in the order in which they evolved:(i) Reformation(ii) Retribution(iii) Deterrence(iv) Reintegration Codes : |
| A. | (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) |
| B. | (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) |
| C. | (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) |
| D. | (iv), (iii), (ii), (i) |
| Answer» B. (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) | |
| 64. |
The Public Prosecutors are appointed by |
| A. | supreme court |
| B. | high court |
| C. | sessions court |
| D. | state government |
| Answer» D. state government | |
| 65. |
The process whereby newly admitted prisoners come to accept prison lifestyles and sometimes criminal values is called _______. |
| A. | probation restitution |
| B. | prison population |
| C. | prison subculture |
| D. | prisonization |
| Answer» D. prisonization | |
| 66. |
Probation and parole |
| A. | are essentially the same |
| B. | use different supervision technique but are administered by the same office |
| C. | are sentences handed over by courts |
| D. | are distinctly different forms of community correction administered by different authorities |
| Answer» D. are distinctly different forms of community correction administered by different authorities | |
| 67. |
A sentencing alternative that requires offenders to spend at least a part of their time working for a community agency is called ________. |
| A. | compensation |
| B. | restitution |
| C. | victim impact statement |
| D. | community service |
| Answer» D. community service | |
| 68. |
A Court order in response to a violation of conditions of probation, taking away a person’s probationary status, thereby withdrawing the freedom is called ________. |
| A. | parole revocation |
| B. | split sentence |
| C. | probation revocation |
| D. | probation restriction |
| Answer» C. probation revocation | |
| 69. |
According to the protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, who is appointed chairperson of the State Human Rights Commission? |
| A. | former judge of high court |
| B. | former advocate governor |
| C. | former attorney general |
| D. | former chief justice of high court |
| Answer» D. former chief justice of high court | |
| 70. |
Which among the following is not a right of prisoners? |
| A. | right to speak |
| B. | right to movement |
| C. | right to education |
| D. | right to vote |
| Answer» D. right to vote | |
| 71. |
Which among the following courts is at the top of hierarchy? |
| A. | judicial magistrate |
| B. | additional chief judicial magistrate |
| C. | sessions court |
| D. | chief judicial magistrate |
| Answer» D. chief judicial magistrate | |
| 72. |
Which one of the following is a writ? |
| A. | nolocontendore |
| B. | trial de novo |
| C. | mandamus |
| D. | misimensitrea |
| Answer» C. mandamus | |
| 73. |
The intentional making of a false statement as part of the testimony by a sworn witness in judicial proceedings is called ________. |
| A. | testimony |
| B. | hearsay |
| C. | perjury |
| D. | verdict |
| Answer» C. perjury | |
| 74. |
Pre-sentence report is required to release an offender on |
| A. | parole |
| B. | premature release |
| C. | probation |
| D. | bail |
| Answer» C. probation | |
| 75. |
In India, what punishment can be awarded to those below eighteen years of age and found guilty of homicide? |
| A. | detention for three years |
| B. | imprisonment of ten years |
| C. | life imprisonment |
| D. | death penalty |
| Answer» A. detention for three years | |
| 76. |
In which state was first open-air camp or jail set up in India? |
| A. | assam |
| B. | gujarat |
| C. | madhya pradesh |
| D. | uttar pradesh |
| Answer» D. uttar pradesh | |
| 77. |
Which country first started probation to offenders? |
| A. | great britain |
| B. | france |
| C. | australia |
| D. | united states of america |
| Answer» D. united states of america | |
| 78. |
Who is competent to commute death penalty to life imprisonment? |
| A. | director general of prisoners |
| B. | chief minister |
| C. | prime minister |
| D. | president of india |
| Answer» D. president of india | |
| 79. |
Borstal School is meant for |
| A. | delinquents below 10 years |
| B. | adolescent offenders |
| C. | female offenders |
| D. | adult offenders |
| Answer» B. adolescent offenders | |
| 80. |
Probation is |
| A. | determinate sentencing |
| B. | indeterminate sentencing |
| C. | suspended sentencing |
| D. | custodial sentencing |
| Answer» C. suspended sentencing | |
| 81. |
An approach to punishment which stresses the importance of crime prevention through incarceration/imprisonment is known as |
| A. | incapacitation |
| B. | retribution |
| C. | desistance |
| D. | redemption |
| Answer» A. incapacitation | |
| 82. |
“Penal populism” is the term refers to |
| A. | increasing involvement of ngos in prison programmes |
| B. | growing politicisation of crime control |
| C. | dealing with increasing prison population |
| D. | making punishment more popular |
| Answer» B. growing politicisation of crime control | |
| 83. |
The process whereby the parties in a particular offence come together to resolve collectively is known as |
| A. | ‘just desert’ |
| B. | community justice |
| C. | retributive justice |
| D. | restorative justice |
| Answer» D. restorative justice | |
| 84. |
Which committee examined the after care programmes in prison? |
| A. | krishna iyer committee |
| B. | gore committee |
| C. | verma committee |
| D. | saxena committee |
| Answer» B. gore committee | |
| 85. |
Which authority grants prisoners admission to open-air jail? |
| A. | police |
| B. | court |
| C. | jail authorities |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. jail authorities | |
| 86. |
Which country among the following does not award death penalty to offenders? |
| A. | china |
| B. | united kingdom |
| C. | australia |
| D. | russia |
| Answer» B. united kingdom | |
| 87. |
Under which law in India, probation to offenders cannot be granted? |
| A. | indian penal code |
| B. | j.j. act |
| C. | n.d.p.s. act |
| D. | motor vehicle act |
| Answer» C. n.d.p.s. act | |
| 88. |
Which authority approves or grants “temporary release” to jail inmates? |
| A. | police |
| B. | prosecution |
| C. | court |
| D. | jail authority |
| Answer» D. jail authority | |
| 89. |
Parole or premature release is granted by which authority ? |
| A. | police |
| B. | court |
| C. | prison officers |
| D. | parole committee/board |
| Answer» D. parole committee/board | |
| 90. |
Which type of prisoners are admitted to open air jails? |
| A. | educated prisoners |
| B. | skilled prisoners |
| C. | prisoners who have completed a portion of their term |
| D. | political prisoners |
| Answer» C. prisoners who have completed a portion of their term | |
| 91. |
Reduction in sentence in prison administration is called |
| A. | remission |
| B. | parole |
| C. | furlough |
| D. | premature release |
| Answer» A. remission | |
| 92. |
Open air jails are setup under what philosophy ? |
| A. | incarceration |
| B. | protection of society |
| C. | reformation of prisoners |
| D. | retribution |
| Answer» C. reformation of prisoners | |
| 93. |
Under the Probation of Offenders Act, Pre-sentence Report is prepared by |
| A. | police officer |
| B. | prosecution officer |
| C. | probation officer |
| D. | prison officer |
| Answer» C. probation officer | |
| 94. |
‘The act of taking revenge upon a criminal perpetrator’ is known as : |
| A. | sentencing |
| B. | incapacitation |
| C. | deterrence |
| D. | retribution |
| Answer» D. retribution | |
| 95. |
Incarcerating serious offenders and dealing with minor offenders in less restrictive ways is known as |
| A. | unusual punishment |
| B. | selective incapacitation |
| C. | castration |
| D. | revenge |
| Answer» B. selective incapacitation | |
| 96. |
Identify the correct order in which a case proceeds in the criminal justice system ? |
| A. | trial, investigation, chargesheet, judgement |
| B. | chargesheet, investigation, trial, judgement |
| C. | judgement, investigation, trial, chargesheet |
| D. | investigation, chargesheet, trial, judgement |
| Answer» D. investigation, chargesheet, trial, judgement | |
| 97. |
The main purpose of releasing an offender on probation is I. Reformation and Rehabilitation II. Concession to the wrong–doer III. Saving of public exchequer IV. Utilization of family and community resources Find the correct combination using the codes given below : Codes : |
| A. | i, ii & iii are correct. |
| B. | i, ii & iv are correct. |
| C. | i, iii and iv are correct |
| D. | i and iv are correct. |
| Answer» C. i, iii and iv are correct | |
| 98. |
What is the main law dealing with prisons in India ? |
| A. | the transfer of prisoners act |
| B. | the prisoners act |
| C. | the prisons act |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. the prisons act | |
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