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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Law (BSL) , Bachelor of Laws (LLB) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) .
| 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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