90+ Penology Treatment of Offenders Solved MCQs

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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

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

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)

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 the criminal are avowed objects of law and that is required to be achieved by imposing an appropriate punishment.’
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

90+ Penology Treatment of Offenders Solved MCQs

The Supreme Court of India is the highest court constituted by

Which Articles of Indian Constitution lay down composition & jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court has …… jurisdiction

Constitution has given extensive original jurisdiction to SC to enforce FundamentalRights under

Besides the High Courts, in every State, what are some other classes of Criminal Courts?

The Gram Nyayalaya can exercise

The Code of Criminal Procedure (1973) provides for Plea Bargaining in

The Report of Law Commission of India (144th) refers plea bargaining to

The provision of plea bargaining was incorporated in the Criminal Procedure Code (1973) in the year

The provision of plea bargainingcame into force in India in the year

The word Penology is derived from the Latin word….. meaning ‘punishment’

Penology owes its origin to

Penology is Branch of criminology dealing with

The term Penology was coined in 1834 by a German American ____ to denote a system of administrating punishment to the convicted offenders

Penology is ______ which aims to study & evaluate the applications of penal sanctions to wrongdoers.

Punishing the offenders is a primary function of all civil States in order to maintain peace and order in the society

Punishment is basically used with the intent to

Emanuel Kant was one of the supporter of

The Retributive theory of Punishment is based on the principle of

Emanuel Kant considers punishment as

Supreme Court in _____ has laid down that ‘an eye for an eye is neither proper nor desirable’

The Retributive theory of Punishment is criticized for

Utilitarian Prevention theory justifies punishment to

Utilitarian Prevention/ Deterrence theory is based on principle of hedonism as proposed by

The Supreme Court in ______ has observed that ‘protection of society and deterring the criminal are avowed objects of law and that is required to be achieved by imposing an appropriate punishment.’

Bentham’s contribution through Utilitarian Prevention/ Deterrence has been that

The preventive theory seeks to prevent the repetition of crime by

Development of modern prison institutions are the contributions of

Reformative theory is praised for its contribution like

In _______penal system, the ruler was expected to be well versed in Rajdharma which included the idea of Karma and Dand.

During the medieval period, ________rulers introduced their own penal laws in India

The Muslim law arranged punishments for various offences into

The Supreme Court in_______ struck down Section 303 of the Indian Penal Code, which provided for mandatory death punishment for offenders serving life sentence.

Justice Krishna Iyer in _____ observed that “corporal death is alien to fundamental rights”.

In Mithu v. State of Punjab, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud observed that section 303 of IPC

The doctrine of death penalty for ‘rarest of rare case’ was used by SC in

The Supreme Court of India has held the constitutional validity of Capital Punishment in

The Law Commission of India in 1967 recommended

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.

The most comprehensive study of the prison administration in all its aspects in India was done by the Indian Jails Committee in

Government of India set up the All India Jail Manual Committee in

The Model Prison Rules were prepared by the Committee in

Justice A. N. Mulla Committee of Jail Reforms has suggested setting up of _____ for modernization of prison in India

Who defined crime as the intentional Act in violation of the criminal law and penalized by the state

A police officer or probation officer is best described as a

Which theory sets an example for others?

The capital punishment pertains to which theory.

Which theory is the most humanitarian?

Which theory believes that the criminal is punished for his own good?

Under the probation of Offender Act, Probation is granted mostly

The Supreme Court in ______ has observed that ‘protection of society and deterring
the criminal are avowed objects of law and that is required to be achieved by imposing an
appropriate punishment.’

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

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