Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
According to the proviso to Section 64(2), summons bearing the image of Court’s seal may also be served by:
A)
Fax transmission
B)
Ordinary post
C)
Electronic communication as per rules made by the State Government
D)
Telephonic call
Option C is correct: Electronic communication as per rules made by the State Government.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
The Right to Education under Article 21A was added by which Amendment Act?
A)
42nd Amendment
B)
44th Amendment
C)
86th Amendment
D)
73rd Amendment
Option C is correct: 86th Amendment.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
What is required from the family member with whom the summons is left, if asked by the serving officer?
A)
To appear before the Court
B)
To sign a receipt on the back of the other duplicate
C)
To mail a confirmation to the Court
D)
To pay a penalty for non-appearance
Option B is correct: To sign a receipt on the back of the other duplicate.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
Article 20 of the Indian Constitution deals with:
A)
Right to Equality
B)
Protection in respect of conviction for offences
C)
Right to Freedom of Speech
D)
Protection of Life and Personal Liberty
Option B is correct: Protection in respect of conviction for offences.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
According to Section 2(1)(h) of BNSS, 2023, “complaint” does not include:
A)
Oral allegations made to a Magistrate
B)
Written allegations to a Magistrate
C)
A police report
D)
A report made by a citizen
Option C is correct: A police report.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
The term “offence” includes:
A)
Only acts punishable under BNSS
B)
Acts or omissions made punishable by any law in force and includes offences under the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871
C)
Civil wrongs
D)
Only cognizable offences
Option B is correct: Acts or omissions made punishable by any law in force and includes offences under the Cattle Trespass Act, 1871.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
The Advisory Board under Article 22(4) consists of:
A)
High Court and Supreme Court Judges
B)
Persons qualified to be High Court Judges
C)
Police Officers
D)
Retired Bureaucrats
Option B is correct: Persons qualified to be High Court Judges.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
Under Section 64(1) of BNSS, 2023, who may serve a summons?
A)
Only a police officer
B)
A police officer or an officer of the Court issuing it or other public servant
C)
Only the Court clerk
D)
Only a magistrate
Option B is correct: A police officer or an officer of the Court issuing it or other public servant.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
The principle of “No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act” is known as:
A)
Double jeopardy
B)
Ex post facto law
C)
Habeas corpus
D)
Preventive detention
Option B is correct: Ex post facto law.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
Who may release a person on bail under Section 478(1) of the BNSS, 2023?
A)
Only the Court competent to try the case
B)
Only the Chief Judicial Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class
C)
The officer in charge of a police station or the Court before whom the person appears or is brought.
D)
Only a Magistrate or a Sessions Judge
Option C is correct: The officer in charge of a police station or the Court before whom the person appears or is brought..
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
Under Section 67, who can be the offender?
A)
Any man
B)
Only a husband
C)
Any person in a relationship
D)
A divorced husband
Option A is correct: Any man.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
The expression “procedure established by law” was borrowed from which country’s Constitution?
A)
USA
B)
UK
C)
Japan
D)
France
Option C is correct: Japan.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
Under Section 2(1)(e) of BNSS, 2023, “bond” means:
A)
A surety bond only
B)
A written confession
C)
A court-issued order for custody
D)
A personal bond or undertaking for release without surety
Option D is correct: A personal bond or undertaking for release without surety.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
Article 21 states that “No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to _____”
A)
Natural justice
B)
Just cause
C)
Procedure established by law
D)
Due process of law
Option C is correct: Procedure established by law.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
What is the key element required to constitute the offence under Section 221 of the BNS, 2023?
A)
Intent to cause harm
B)
Negligence
C)
Unintentional obstruction
D)
Voluntary obstruction
Option D is correct: Voluntary obstruction.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-II
Which of the following is prohibited under Article 20(1)?
A)
Retrospective criminal legislation
B)
Retrospective taxation laws
C)
Retrospective civil laws
D)
Retrospective administrative orders
Option A is correct: Retrospective criminal legislation.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
I am looking forward_______ meeting you next week.
A)
at
B)
on
C)
to
D)
for
Option C is correct: to.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Select the incorrectly spelled word:
A)
Privilege
B)
Privilige
C)
Provide
D)
Private
Option B is correct: Privilige.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
He was accused _______ stealing confidential documents from the office.
A)
with
B)
of
C)
for
D)
about
Option B is correct: of.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Which punctuation mark is used to show a strong feeling or exclamation?
A)
. (full stop)
B)
, (comma)
C)
!(exclamation mark)
D)
? (question mark)
Option C is correct: !(exclamation mark).
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Josephine _______ play the drums very well when she was young.
A)
can
B)
could
C)
may
D)
must
Option B is correct: could.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Hardly _______ the class when the bell rang.
A)
we had entered
B)
had we entered
C)
we entered
D)
have we entered
Option B is correct: had we entered.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Identify the Part of Speech for the underlined word: 'Nobody knew where the treasure was hidden.' (Underlined: Nobody)
A)
Conjunction
B)
Pronoun
C)
Verb
D)
Adverb
Option B is correct: Pronoun.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
I saw _______ elephant in the zoo.
A)
a
B)
an
C)
the
D)
none of these
Option B is correct: an.
Departmental (other) • 2026 • Paper-I
Which sentence uses a colon correctly for emphasis?
A)
There is one thing I hate lying.
B)
There is: one thing I hate lying.
C)
There is one thing: I hate lying.
D)
There is one thing I hate: lying
Option D is correct: There is one thing I hate: lying.
