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Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Expert opinion is relevant for:

A) Science
B) Hand writing
C) Finger impression
D) All of these
Expert evidence can be relevant to science, handwriting and finger impressions.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Which among the following is exception of the principle “hearsay evidence is no evidence”?

A) Res gestae
B) confession
C) Admission
D) None of these
Res gestae (facts forming part of same transaction) is an exception to hearsay under Section 6 of Evidence Act.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

‘An accomplice cannot corroborate another’. The statement is______

A) True
B) False
C) Partly correct
D) None of these
An accomplice may legally corroborate another accomplice; corroboration may be required as a matter of judicial prudence, but the proposition itself is false.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Relevancy of character has been provided from_________of the Indian Evidence Act.

A) Section 51-54
B) Section 52-55
C) Section 53-56
D) None of these
Character relevance is principally covered by Sections 52–55 of the Evidence Act.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

A dying declaration in India is admissible:

A) if it is regarding cause of death
B) there must be direct relationship between cause and effect
C) the person making declaration must die
D) All of these
A dying declaration is admissible when it concerns the cause/circumstances of death and the relevant statutory conditions are met; the intended option is all listed requirements.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

The case Badri Rai vs Stateof Bihar is related with_________of the Indian Evidence Act

A) Relevancy of Confession
B) Relevancy of Conspiracy
C) Relevancy of dying declaration
D) Relevancy of Character
Badri Rai v. State of Bihar is associated with the evidentiary treatment/relevancy of confessions.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

When someone forcefully takes control of a website (by cracking the password and later changing it), it is called:

A) Web Jacking
B) Logic bombs
C) Cyber terrorism
D) None of these
Web jacking is hijacking a website by cracking password and taking control, analogous to hijacking.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Who can issue the digital signature certificate?

A) Controller
B) Certifying Authority
C) both of the above
D) none of these
A Certifying Authority issues Digital Signature Certificates; the Controller regulates and supervises CAs.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

To protect e-mail, which of the following activity/activities is/are necessary?

A) Do not open untrusted/unknown emails (spam)
B) Do not keep your computer unattended to avoid misuse
C) Always lock/shutdown the computer when not in use
D) All of these
Email security requires not opening spam, not leaving system unattended, and locking/shutting down when not in use.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Gaining of unauthorized access to data stored in a computer system is called

A) Defacement
B) Phising
C) Hacking
D) None of these
Unauthorized access to computer system/data is defined as hacking.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Who can constitute Cyber Regulation Advisory Committee under the Information Technology Act, 2000?

A) Central Government
B) State Government
C) High Court
D) None of these
The Central Government constitutes the Cyber Regulation Advisory Committee.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Limitation runs from the

A) Date the plaint is returned
B) Date of the order by which plaint is directed to be returned
C) Depends
D) None of these
When plaint is returned for presentation to proper court, limitation is computed from date of return for refiling, with benefit of Section 14 exclusion if prosecuted in good faith.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

What is the limitation period in a suit by a landlord to recover possession from a tenant after the date the tenancy is determined?

A) One year
B) Two years
C) Six years
D) Twelve years
Article 139 Limitation Act (now 67) provides 12 years for landlord to recover possession after tenancy determined.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Which is not correct? The Controller may, if he is satisfied after making such inquiry, as he may think fit, that:

A) a Certifying Authority has made a statement in, or in relation to, the application for the issue or renewal of the license, which is incorrect or false in material particulars
B) a Certifying Authority has failed to comply with the terms and conditions subject to which the license was granted
C) a Certifying Authority has failed to maintain the standards specified under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 20
D) The license can be suspended for more than ten days even without giving certifying authority the reasonable opportunity of showing cause
A license cannot be suspended beyond the prescribed period without giving the Certifying Authority the required opportunity to show cause.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Confession made to other person than police during police custody is not relevant unless it has been made immediately in presence of Magistrate. This provision has been made under________of the Indian Evidence Act

A) Section 25
B) Section 26
C) Section 27
D) Section 28
Section 26 concerns confessions by persons in police custody unless made in the immediate presence of a Magistrate.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Who is known as father of Law of Evidence?

A) Lord Macaulay
B) Sir James F. Stephen
C) Austin
D) None of these
Sir James Fitzjames Stephen is commonly called the father of the modern law of evidence.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

In computing the period of limitation for any suit, appeal or application, the day from which such period is to be reckoned

A) shall be excluded
B) shall be included
C) both (a) & (b)
D) none of these
Section 12(1) Limitation Act excludes the day from which period is reckoned in computing limitation.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Spoofing means :

A) Capable of sending data by attacker with the illusion that it is coming from a different source.
B) Changing the password on a regular basis
C) Using a combination of upper and lower-case characters, a number, and a special character in the password
D) None of these
Spoofing is forging data to appear as coming from trusted source, e.g., IP or email spoofing.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Condonation of delay under section 5 is

A) Mandatory
B) Discretionary
C) Depends
D) None of these
Condonation of delay under Section 5 Limitation Act is discretionary; sufficient cause must be shown, court may admit after expiry.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Before the enforcement of Limitation Act of 1963 which law was governing the Limitation provisions?

A) The Limitation Act of 1859
B) The Indian Limitation Act, 1871
C) The Indian Limitation Act, 1908
D) None of these
Before 1963 Act, law was governed by Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (with earlier Acts of 1859, 1871).
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Which section of Information Technology Act deals with Child pornography?

A) Section 67D
B) Section 67F
C) Section 67C
D) Section 67B
Section 67B IT Act specifically punishes publishing/transmitting material depicting children in sexually explicit act.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

How many Sections and schedules are there in Information Technology Act 2000?

A) 93 sections and 3 Schedules
B) 94 Sections and 4 Schedules
C) 4 Sections and 3 Schedules
D) None of these
The original Information Technology Act, 2000 contained 94 sections and 4 Schedules.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Section 6 of the Limitation Act, does not apply to:

A) Insolvent
B) Minor
C) Insane
D) Idiot
Section 6 covers minor, insane, idiot; insolvency is not a legal disability under it.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

Section 27 of the Limitation Act:

A) bars remedy
B) extinguishes the rights
C) both (a) & (b)
D) None of these
Section 27 Limitation Act provides that at determination of limitation period for suit for possession, right to property itself stands extinguished.
Legal Service • 2016 • Law Paper-III

If a person denies access to an authorised personnel to a computer resource, accesses a protected system or introduces contaminant into a system, with the intention of threatening the unity, integrity, sovereignty or security of India, then he commits cyberterrorism. For this act he can be penalised for:

A) life imprisonment
B) ten years imprisonment
C) fifteen years imprisonment
D) None of these
Section 66F IT Act defines cyberterrorism and prescribes punishment extending to life imprisonment.