Question 1

As per J & K reorganisation Act, 2019, UT created without legislature is:

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Ladakh. Under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, J&K was made a Union Territory with a legislature, whereas Ladakh was created as a Union Territory without a legislature.

Question 2

The Latin word for body of crime is:

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: corpus delicti. Corpus delicti is a Latin term meaning 'body of the crime', which refers to the principle that a crime must be proven to have occurred before a person can be convicted.

Question 3

As per Indian Arms Act, 1959, which of the following items are included in the definition of firearms?

i. Artillery
ii. Carriages for mounting, transporting and serving artillery
iii. Accessory of firearm designed to diminish the noise caused by firing

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: i, ii & iii. Under Section 2(e) of the Indian Arms Act, 1959, the definition of 'firearms' includes artillery, carriages/mounts for artillery, and silence-producing accessories.

Question 4

Which of the following means ammunition, as per Indian Arms Act, 1959?

i. Rocket.
ii. Noxious liquid
iii. Charges for firearm.

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: i, ii & iii. Section 2(b) of the Indian Arms Act, 1959 defines 'ammunition' to include rockets, noxious liquid/gas-producing articles, and propellant charges/cartridges for firearms.

Question 5

What does "perjury" imply while giving a testimony?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Lying under oath. Perjury is the criminal offense of willfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation in a court after having taken an oath.

Question 6

Who can order a body for exhumation in India?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Magistrate. In India, under Section 176 of the CrPC, only an Executive Magistrate has the authority to order the exhumation of a buried body for forensic investigation.

Question 7

What is a writ compelling a person to testify in court under penalty called?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Subpoena. A subpoena is a formal writ issued by a court ordering a person to appear as a witness to testify or produce evidence under penalty for failure to comply.

Question 8

Conduct money is paid for

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Compensation for appearing as expert. Conduct money is the traveling expense and allowance paid to a witness, including a medical or forensic expert, to summon them to appear and testify in court.

Question 9

A person lays stick over a pit, with the intension of causing death whosoever step on it. What offence has he committed?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Culpable homicide. This is a classic illustration from Section 299 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for Culpable Homicide. Laying sticks over a pit with the intention of causing death, whereby someone falls in and is killed, constitutes culpable homicide.

Question 10

Which is not the amendment done to the IPC, 1860 Section 375?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Rape of boys below the age of 16 years will carry minimum imprisonment of ten years or life imprisonment.. Section 375 of the IPC deals exclusively with sexual assault committed by a man against a female. Male children are protected under the POCSO Act, not Section 375 IPC.

Question 11

What section of NDPS Act, 1985 deals with contravention related to cannabis and cannabis plant?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Section-20. Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 prescribes the punishment for contravention in relation to cannabis plant and cannabis (charas, ganja).

Question 12

Disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is defined under what section of NDPS Act

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Section-52A. Section 52A of the NDPS Act deals with the disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

Question 13

Explosive, their definition, composition and punishment is described in

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: The Explosive Substance Act, 1908. The Explosive Substances Act, 1908 of India defines explosive substances, deals with punishments for causing explosions, and possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances.

Question 14

Which section of IT Act, 2000, deals with the punishment for cheating by imprisonment by using computer resource?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Section 66 D. Section 66D of the IT Act, 2000, provides punishment for cheating by personation by using a computer resource, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.

Question 15

Which is the Act which provides legal framework for e-Governance in India?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: IT Act 2000. The Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act 2000) provides the legal framework for e-governance in India by validating digital signatures and electronic records.

Question 16

Under which section of information technology act of 2000, updated in 2008, stealing any digital asset or information is considered as cybercrime?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: 65. Section 65 of the IT Act, 2000, deals with 'Tampering with computer source documents', making it an offense to conceal, destroy, alter, or steal computer source codes.

Question 17

Consider the following pairs:
i. Fingerprint - Striations
ii. Toolmarks - Hiatus
iii. Handwriting - Minutiae
iv. Glass - Fractures
Which of the evidences are correctly matched with their features?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: iv only. Only pair iv (Glass - Fractures) is correctly matched. Fingerprints are characterized by minutiae (ridge details), toolmarks by striations, and handwriting can exhibit hiatus (gaps).

Question 18

Punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug and psychotropic substance is specified under.

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Section-27. Section 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, specifies the punishment for the illegal consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.

Question 19

What is the name of the compounds used for the manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Precursors. Precursors (precursor chemicals) are chemical substances that are essential starting materials or reagents in the manufacture and synthesis of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

Question 20

Which clause / section of the J&K Reorganization Act 2019 deals with the Appropriation of Bills?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: 43. Section 43 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 deals with the Appropriation Bills of the Union Territory.

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