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Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

The Punishment for Section 224 of IPC is-

A) Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years
B) Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years or fine
C) Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years or fine or with both
D) Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years or fine or with both
Option D is correct: Imprisonment for a term which may extend to 2 years or fine or with both.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Section 100 of CrPc talk about-

A) Arrest by Magistrate.
B) Power of police officer to seize certain property.
C) A person in charge of close place to allow search
D) Reciprocal arrangements regarding processes.
Option C is correct: A person in charge of close place to allow search.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Section ________ says that, any Magistrate of the first class, and any Magistrate of the second class specially empowered in this behalf under Sub-Section (2), may take cognizance of any offence- upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitute such offence; upon a police report of such facts; upon information received from any person other than a police officer, or upon his own knowledge, that such offence has been committed.

A) 180
B) 170
C) 190
D) 200
Option C is correct: 190.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

As per Proviso of section 154, if the information is given by the woman against whom an offence under section 326A, section 326B, section 354, section 354A, section 354B, section 354C, section 354D, section 376, section 376A, section1 376AB, section 376B, section 376C, section 376D, section 376DA, section 376DB, section 376E or section 509 of the Indian Penal Code is alleged to have been committed or attempted, then such information shall be recorded, by ________.

A) Police Inspector or Sub- Inspector of Police in Police Station
B) Woman police officer or any woman officer;
C) Women police officer only
D) Any police present in the Police Station
Option B is correct: Woman police officer or any woman officer;.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Which of the following is an exception to the requirement of an inquiry before dismissal under Article 311?

A) The employee is involved in corruption
B) It is not reasonably practicable to hold an inquiry, and the reason is recorded in writing
C) The employee has been suspended
D) The employee has been promoted
Option B is correct: It is not reasonably practicable to hold an inquiry, and the reason is recorded in writing.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Which of the following is a key safeguard provided by Article 311 of the Constitution?

A) Right to free speech
B) Right to property
C) Right to a fair inquiry before dismissal
D) Right to vote
Option C is correct: Right to a fair inquiry before dismissal.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Article 20(3) of the Indian Constitution is about “accused’s immunity from being compelled to be a witness against himself”. This clause gives protection:

A) to a person accused of an offence
B) against compulsion to be a witness
C) against himself
D) a, b, c
Option D is correct: a, b, c.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, also known as the “Right to Life and Personal Liberty,” is often referred to as the ________.

A) “heart of fundamental rights”.
B) “heart and soul of fundamental rights”
C) “centre of fundamental rights”
D) “blood of fundamental rights”
Option B is correct: “heart and soul of fundamental rights”.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Code— any Chief Judicial Magistrate; any Metropolitan Magistrate; any Magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the High Court, may, if he thinks fit, try in a summary way all or any of the following offences: (I) offences not punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for a term exceeding two years; (II) theft, under section 379, section 380 or section 381 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), where the value of the property stolen does not exceed two hundred rupees; (III) receiving or retaining stolen property, under section 411 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), where the value of the property does not exceed two hundred rupees; (IV) assisting in the concealment or disposal of stolen property, under section 414 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) where the value of such property does not exceed two hundred rupees; (V) offences under sections 454 and 456 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860);

A) I, II, III, IV only
B) I, II, III, 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

The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, enacted in 1949, provides for the administration of tribal areas in the states of ________. It’s a significant part of the Constitution, addressing the unique needs and aspirations of tribal communities in these regions.

A) Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram
B) Assam, Tripura, and Mizoram
C) Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram
D) Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram
The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution was incorporated based on the recommendations of the Bordoloi Committee to provide for the administration of tribal areas in the North-Eastern states. It allows for the creation of Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) which possess legislative, judicial, and executive powers to protect the indigenous customs, land, and culture of the tribal populations. Specifically, the Sixth Schedule applies to the tribal areas of four states: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. - Option (b) is incorrect because it omits Meghalaya. - Option (c) is incorrect because it omits Tripura. - Option (d) is incorrect because it omits Assam.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Which of the following clauses is/are covered under Article 20 of the Indian Constitution? (I) .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 charged as an offence. (II) No person shall be prosecuted and punished (of the same offence more than once. (III) No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.

A) Only I
B) II and III
C) I and III
D) I, II and III
Option D is correct: I, II and III.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

No appeal under Sub-Section (1) or Sub-Section (2) of Section 378 shall be entertained except with the ________.

A) permission of Chief Judicial Magistrate
B) permission of Session Court
C) leave of the High Court.
D) permission of Magistrate First Class
Option C is correct: leave of the High Court..
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 436 Sub-Section (1), where a person has failed to comply with the conditions of the bail-bond as regards the time and place of attendance, the Court may refuse to release him on bail, when on a subsequent occasion in the same case he appears before the Court or is brought in custody and any such refusal shall be without prejudice to the powers of the Court to call upon any person bound by such bond to pay the penalty thereof under ________.

A) Section 446
B) Section 447
C) Section 448
D) Section 449
Option A is correct: Section 446.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Whoever commits extortion shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ________ years, or with fine, or with both.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five
Option B is correct: three.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Article 22(2) states that any person who is arrested and detained must be produced before the nearest magistrate within ________ of their arrest, excluding the time required for transportation. This provision is aimed at preventing arbitrary detention and ensuring that the detained person is produced before a judicial authority within a reasonable time.

A) 12 hours
B) 15 hours
C) 20 hours
D) 24 hours
Option D is correct: 24 hours.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Under the Directive Principles of State Policy, up to what age are children expected to be provided free and compulsory education?

A) 14 years
B) 15 years
C) 18 years
D) 16 years
Option A is correct: 14 years.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Extortion is a ________.

A) cognizable offence and non bailable
B) non-cognizable offence and non bailable
C) cognizable offence and bailable
D) non-cognizable offence and non bailable
Option B is correct: non-cognizable offence and non bailable.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is ________ under 375 of IPC.

A) Rape
B) Not Rape
C) Marital rape
D) Sexual assault
Option B is correct: Not Rape.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

A copy of the information as recorded under Section 154, Sub-Section (1) shall be given forthwith, ________ to the informant.

A) Free of cost
B) After paying Rs 5.
C) After paying Rs 10
D) After paying Rs 2
Option A is correct: Free of cost.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Tender of Pardon to accomplice is mentioned under section ________.

A) 306
B) 307
C) 308
D) 309
Option A is correct: 306.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Who has the power to make rules regulating the recruitment and conditions of service for Union posts until the Legislature enacts a law?

A) The Prime Minister
B) The President
C) The Chief Justice of India
D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Option B is correct: The President.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Any officer in charge of a police station may, in like manner, arrest or cause to be arrested any person, belonging to one or more of the categories of person specified in section ________ or section ________.

A) 109 or 110
B) 108 or 109
C) 110 or 111
D) 111 or 112
Option A is correct: 109 or 110.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Where the person summoned cannot, by the exercise of due diligence, be found, the summons may be served by leaving one of the duplicates for him with ________ of his family residing with him, and the person with whom the summons is so left shall, if so, required by the serving officer, sign a receipt therefor on the back of the other duplicate.

A) some adult male member
B) some adult female member
C) any member of the family
D) the parents
Option A is correct: some adult male member.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

Which constitutional provision deals with the Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens?

A) Article 14
B) Article 19
C) Article 32
D) Article 51A
Option D is correct: Article 51A.
Departmental (other) • 2025 • Paper-II

If service cannot by the exercise of due diligence be effected as provided in section ________ section ________ or section ________ the serving officer shall affix one of the duplicates of the summons to some conspicuous part of the house or homestead in which the person summoned ordinarily resides; and thereupon the Court, after making such inquiries as it thinks fit, may either declare that the summons has been duly served or order fresh service in such manner as it considers proper.

A) 63, 64 or 65
B) 61, 62 or 63
C) 65, 66 or 67
D) 62, 63 or 64
Option A is correct: 63, 64 or 65.
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