Indian Penal Code MCQS With Answers 1 to 10

1. Forgery is defined in :

A. Section 465

B. Section 463

C. Section 464

D. Section 467

B. Section 463

2. Crime is:

A. Essentially an immoral act

B. An illegal act

C. Essentially a socially reprehensible act

D. None of the above.

B. An illegal act

3. The Indian Penal Code came into force from:

A. 6 October, 1860

B. 1 September, 1873

C. 1 July, 1882

D. None of the above.

A. 6 October, 1860

4. How many types of punishment have been prescribed under the Indian Penal Code:

A. Three

B. Six

C. Five

D. Four.

C. Five

5. Which is correct:

A. The categories of the criminal should be determined by general laws

B. The penal statutes should be strictly followed or construed.

C. There should be ex-post facto penal laws

D. All of them.

B. The penal statutes should be strictly followed or construed.

6. Which is not an ingredient in means rea:

A. Strict or absolute liability

B. Public nuisance

C. Ignorance of law is no excuse – maxim

D. All are correct.

7. Threatening to commit certain acts forbidden by Indian Penal Code is associated with whichone of the following?

A. Misrepresentation

B. Fraud

C. Coercion

D. Mistake.

C. Coercion

8. “Active concealment of fact” is associated with which one of the following ?

A. Misrepresentation

B. Undue influence

C. Fraud

D. Mistake.

C. Fraud

9. Use of violence by a member of an assembly of five or more persons in furtherance of common object will constitute

A. Affray

B. Assault

C. Rioting

D. Unlawful assembly

10. A contract implied by law is known as:

A. Contingent contract

B. Quasi contract

C. Expressed contract

D. Implied contract.