Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Who appoints Public Prosecutors for every High Court as per Section 18?
A)
Supreme Court
B)
State or Central Government after consultation with the High Court
C)
Chief Minister
D)
District Judge
Option B is correct: State or Central Government after consultation with the High Court.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Under Section 521, when can a court take cognizance after the period of limitation?
A)
Never
B)
If delay is properly explained or necessary in the interests of justice
C)
Only with permission of the High Court
D)
Only for bailable offences
Option B is correct: If delay is properly explained or necessary in the interests of justice.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
What is a “cognizable offence” as per Section 2?
A)
An offence investigated by the Supreme Court
B)
An offence for which a police officer may arrest without warrant
C)
An offence punishable with fine only
D)
An offence tried by Civil Courts
Option B is correct: An offence for which a police officer may arrest without warrant.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Section 67 states that if service cannot be affected as provided in Sections 64-66, the serving officer must:
A)
Destroy the summons
B)
Affix one of the duplicates to a conspicuous part of the house where the person resides
C)
Hand it to a neighbour
D)
Return the summons to the Court
Option B is correct: Affix one of the duplicates to a conspicuous part of the house where the person resides.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
According to Article 141, the law declared by the Supreme Court of India is:
A)
Binding only on the Parliament
B)
Not binding on lower courts
C)
Binding on all courts within the territory of India
D)
Binding only on High Courts
Option C is correct: Binding on all courts within the territory of India.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Article 22 does NOT apply to detention under which of the following circumstances?
A)
Detention under criminal law
B)
Detention for civil contempt
C)
Detention after conviction
D)
Preventive detention
Option C is correct: Detention after conviction.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
“Warrant-case” under Section 2 means:
A)
Any case relating to a petty offence
B)
A case relating to an offence punishable with death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for more than 2 years
C)
A case for fine only
D)
A case triable by Executive Magistrate
Option B is correct: A case relating to an offence punishable with death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for more than 2 years.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Which protection is guaranteed by Article 20 (3) of the Indian Constitution?
A)
Right to equality
B)
Right against double jeopardy
C)
Right against self-incrimination
D)
Right to constitutional remedies
Option C is correct: Right against self-incrimination.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Article 22 applies to ________ and protects individuals in cases of arrest and detention in certain cases by providing certain important rights.
A)
both citizens and non-citizens
B)
citizens only
C)
non-citizens only
D)
ony citizens from Bangladesh and Pakishtan
Option A is correct: both citizens and non-citizens.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
As per section 173 (1)A, the investigation in relation to an offence under sections 376, 376A, 376AB, 376B, 376C, 376D, 376DA, 376DB or 376E of the Indian Penal Code shall be completed within ________ from the date on which the information was recorded by the officer in charge of the police station.
A)
one month
B)
two month
C)
three month
D)
four month
Option B is correct: two month.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Section 376 B of IPC talk about sexual intercourse by a husband upon his wife during separation, in this section, “sexual intercourse” shall mean any of the acts mentioned in clauses ________ of section 375.
A)
(a) to (d)
B)
(a) to (c)
C)
(a) and (b)
D)
(a) to (e)
Option A is correct: (a) to (d).
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
The following persons may be charged and tried together, namely; (I) persons accused of the same offence committed in the course of the same transaction; (II) persons accused of an offence and persons accused of abetment of, or attempt to commit, such offence; (III) persons accused of more than one offence of the same kind, within the meaning of section 219 committed by them jointly within the period of twelve months; (IV) persons accused of different offences committed in the course of the same transaction; (V) persons accused of an offence which includes theft, extortion, cheating, or criminal misappropriation, and persons accused of receiving or retaining, or assisting in the disposal or concealment of, property possession of which is alleged to have been transferred by any such offence committed by the first-named persons, or of abetment of or attempting to commit any such last-named offence;
A)
I, II, III, IV only
B)
I, II, IV, V only
C)
II, III, IV & V only
D)
I, II, III, IV & V
Option D is correct: I, II, III, IV & V.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Any person who, without reasonable cause, refuses or neglects to attend and witness a search under section 100, when called upon to do so by an order in writing delivered or tendered to him, shall be deemed to have committed an offence under ________ of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
A)
Section 188
B)
Section 189
C)
section 187
D)
Section 190
Option C is correct: section 187.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
The protection of the Article 21 extends to which of the following?
A)
Citizens
B)
All persons
C)
Foreigners
D)
Persons under imprisonment
Option B is correct: All persons.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
As per section 25 (3), Where no Assistant Public Prosecutor is available for the purposes of any particular case, the District Magistrate may appoint any other person to be the Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of that case; Provided that a police officer shall not be so appointed- if he has taken any part in the investigation into the offence with respect to which the accused is being prosecuted; or if he is below the rank of ________.
A)
Sub- Inspector
B)
Deputy Inspector
C)
Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police
D)
Inspector
Option D is correct: Inspector.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Equal pay for equal work’ has been ensured in the Indian Constitution as one of the ________.
A)
Fundamental Duties
B)
Directive Principles of State Policy
C)
Economic Rights
D)
Fundamental Rights
Option B is correct: Directive Principles of State Policy.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
When was Article 51A added to the Indian Constitution?
A)
1950
B)
1976
C)
1990
D)
2000
Option B is correct: 1976.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence, if given orally to an officer in charge of a police station, shall be reduced to writing by him or under his direction, and be read over to the informant; and every such information, whether given in writing or reduced to writing as aforesaid, shall be signed by the person giving it, and the substance thereof shall be entered in a book to be kept by such officer in such form as the State Government may prescribe in this behalf, is given under
A)
154 of CrPC
B)
155 of CrPC
C)
153 of CrPC
D)
156 of CrPc
Option A is correct: 154 of CrPC.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, gives any information respecting that offence which he knows or believes to be false, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may________.
A)
extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
B)
extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.
C)
extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
D)
extend to two years and with fine
Option C is correct: extend to two years, or with fine, or with both..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Section 223 of CrPC permit charge jointly of persons accused of offences under sections ________ and ________ of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) or either of those sections in respect of stolen property the possession of which has been transferred by one offence;
A)
410 and 412
B)
413 and 414
C)
411 and 414
D)
414 and 415
Option C is correct: 411 and 414.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Report of Police Officer on completion of investigation is given under ________.
A)
Section 172
B)
Section 173
C)
Section 174
D)
Section 175
Option B is correct: Section 173.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth, or being bound by law to make a declaration upon any subject, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, is said to give ________.
A)
Fabricating false evidence
B)
Falsification of evidence
C)
False evidence.
D)
Duplication of evidence
Option C is correct: False evidence..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
Choose the correct statement-
A)
Every summons shall be served by an excise personnel, or subject to such rules as the State Government may make in this behalf, by an officer of the Court issuing it or other public servant.
B)
Every summons shall be served by Indian army or police officer, or subject to such rules as the State Government may make in this behalf, by an officer of the Court issuing it or other public servant.
C)
Every summons shall be served by a police officer, or subject to such rules as the State Government may make in this behalf, by an officer of the Court issuing it or other public servant.
D)
Every summons shall be served by a police officer, or subject to such rules as the Union Government may make in this behalf, by an officer of the Court issuing it or other public servant.
Option C is correct: Every summons shall be served by a police officer, or subject to such rules as the State Government may make in this behalf, by an officer of the Court issuing it or other public servant..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
‘Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases’ is mentioned in which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution?
A)
Article 21
B)
Article 21A
C)
Article 22
D)
Article 22A
Option C is correct: Article 22.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II
As per section 190 (2), The Chief Judicial Magistrate may empower any Magistrate of the ________ to take cognizance under Sub-Section (1) of such offences as are within his competence to inquire into or try.
A)
First class
B)
Second class
C)
First class & Second Class
D)
First class with executive magistrate
Option C is correct: First class & Second Class.