Multiple Choice Questions on Indian Evidence Act
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which section of the Indian Evidence Act deals with ‘confession caused by inducement, threat or promise’?
a. Section 24
b. Section 25
c. Section 26
d. Section 27
b. Section 25
c. Section 26
d. Section 27
2. Which section covers ‘leading questions’?
a. Section 141
b. Section 142
c. Section 143
d. Section 144
b. Section 142
c. Section 143
d. Section 144
3. Under which section of the Indian Evidence Act is the term ‘hostile witness’ used?
a. Section 140
b. Section 141
c. Section 139
d. Section 142
b. Section 141
c. Section 139
d. Section 142
4. The ‘burden of proving the existence of facts’ under the Indian Evidence Act is on:
a. The defendant
b. The plaintiff
c. The person who asserts the fact
d. The person who denies the fact
b. The plaintiff
c. The person who asserts the fact
d. The person who denies the fact
5. Under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, evidence means and includes:
a. Oral evidence
b. Documentary evidence
c. Both oral and documentary evidence
d. Neither oral nor documentary evidence
b. Documentary evidence
c. Both oral and documentary evidence
d. Neither oral nor documentary evidence
6. Which section of the Indian Evidence Act deals with the admissibility of electronic records?
a. Section 45A
b. Section 65B
c. Section 73A
d. Section 85B
b. Section 65B
c. Section 73A
d. Section 85B
7. Confession made to a police officer is:
a. Admissible under any circumstance
b. Admissible if in writing
c. Admissible if made in the presence of a magistrate
d. Not admissible
b. Admissible if in writing
c. Admissible if made in the presence of a magistrate
d. Not admissible
8.Which of the following is not included in “evidence” under the Indian Evidence Act?
a. Oral statements
b. Documents
c. Hearsay evidence
d. Electronic records
b. Documents
c. Hearsay evidence
d. Electronic records
9. The term ‘Fact’ includes:
a. Anything capable of being perceived by the senses
b. Any mental condition of which a person is conscious
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
b. Any mental condition of which a person is conscious
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
10. Which section of the Indian Evidence Act defines ‘Relevancy of facts’?
a. Section 5
b. Section 7
c. Section 8
d. Section 9
b. Section 7
c. Section 8
d. Section 9
11. Which of the following sections deals with ‘Presumption as to dowry death’?
a. Section 113A
b. Section 113B
c. Section 114
d. Section 115
b. Section 113B
c. Section 114
d. Section 115
12. Which of the following is not a type of presumption under the Indian Evidence Act?
a. Presumption of fact
b. Presumption of law
c. Presumption of innocence
d. Presumption of guilt
b. Presumption of law
c. Presumption of innocence
d. Presumption of guilt
13. Which section of the Indian Evidence Act provides for the doctrine of estoppel?
a. Section 110
b. Section 115
c. Section 120
d. Section 123
b. Section 115
c. Section 120
d. Section 123
14. Which of the following sections deals with the ‘burden of proof’?
a. Section 99
b. Section 101
c. Section 103
d. Section 105
b. Section 101
c. Section 103
d. Section 105
15. Which case dealt with the application of Section 45 regarding expert opinion in handwriting?
a. State of Gujarat v. Anirudhsing
b. Magan Bihari Lal v. State of Punjab
c. Fakhruddin v. State of Madhya Pradesh
d. State of Maharashtra v. Sukhdeo Singh
b. Magan Bihari Lal v. State of Punjab
c. Fakhruddin v. State of Madhya Pradesh
d. State of Maharashtra v. Sukhdeo Singh
16. In which case did the Supreme Court of India hold that Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act is a mandatory requirement for the admissibility of electronic evidence?
a. Anvar P.V. v. P.K. Basheer
b. Shafhi Mohammad v. State of Himachal Pradesh
c. Tomaso Bruno v. State of Uttar Pradesh
d. State of Maharashtra v. Praful B. Desai
b. Shafhi Mohammad v. State of Himachal Pradesh
c. Tomaso Bruno v. State of Uttar Pradesh
d. State of Maharashtra v. Praful B. Desai
17. The term ‘hearsay evidence’ refers to:
a. Direct evidence
b. Primary evidence
c. Indirect evidence
d. Secondary evidence
b. Primary evidence
c. Indirect evidence
d. Secondary evidence
18. In which section is the ‘dying declaration’ covered?
a. Section 30
b. Section 31
c. Section 32
d. Section 33
b. Section 31
c. Section 32
d. Section 33
19. The ‘res gestae’ rule is incorporated in which section of the Indian Evidence Act?
a. Section 6
b. Section 7
c. Section 8
d. Section 9
b. Section 7
c. Section 8
d. Section 9
20. Secondary evidence of a document can be given under:
a. Section 64
b. Section 63
c. Section 66
d. Section 65
b. Section 63
c. Section 66
d. Section 65
ANSWERS
1. a
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. c
6. b
7. d
8. c
9. c
10. a
11. b
12. d
13. b
14. b
15. b
16. b
17. c
18. c
19. a
20. d
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. c
6. b
7. d
8. c
9. c
10. a
11. b
12. d
13. b
14. b
15. b
16. b
17. c
18. c
19. a
20. d
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