Important Multiple Choice Questions on Indian Penal Code for CLAT PG 2025
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. In the case of R v. Dudley and Stephens, the defense of necessity was invoked in the context of which provision of the IPC?
A) Section 81
B) Section 88
C) Section 90
D) Section 92
B) Section 88
C) Section 90
D) Section 92
2. Which section of the IPC deals with the offense of kidnapping?
A) Section 361
B) Section 363
C) Section 365
D) Section 366
B) Section 363
C) Section 365
D) Section 366
3. In which case did the Supreme Court lay down guidelines regarding the offense of sexual harassment at the workplace, interpreting Section 354A of the IPC?
A) Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan
B) Bhanwari Devi v. State of Rajasthan
C) Rupan Deol Bajaj v. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill
D) Delhi Domestic Working Women’s Forum v. Union of India
B) Bhanwari Devi v. State of Rajasthan
C) Rupan Deol Bajaj v. Kanwar Pal Singh Gill
D) Delhi Domestic Working Women’s Forum v. Union of India
4. In which case did the Supreme Court uphold the constitutional validity of the death penalty under Section 302 of the IPC?
A) Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab
B) Mithu v. State of Punjab
C) R v. Nedrick
D) Tuka Ram and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
B) Mithu v. State of Punjab
C) R v. Nedrick
D) Tuka Ram and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
5. Which section of the IPC deals with the offense of criminal conspiracy?
A) Section 120A
B) Section 120B
C) Section 121
D) Section 122
B) Section 120B
C) Section 121
D) Section 122
6. Whoever wrongfully restrains any person in such a manner as to prevent that person from proceeding beyond certain circumscribing limits is said to have _____ that person.
A) Wrongfully Confined
B) Wrongfully Restrained
C) Wrongfully Detained
D) Wrongfully Restricted
B) Wrongfully Restrained
C) Wrongfully Detained
D) Wrongfully Restricted
7. Grave and sudden provocation is treated as an exception provided under Section ___ of the IPC.
A) 299
B) 301
C) 300
D) 302
B) 301
C) 300
D) 302
8. Which section of the IPC deals with the offense of criminal defamation?
A) Section 499
B) Section 399
C) Section 501
D) Section 503
B) Section 399
C) Section 501
D) Section 503
10. Which of the following best describes the offense of criminal trespass under Section 441 of the IPC?
A) Entering into or remaining in any building or enclosure unlawfully
B) Unlawfully entering into any field, land, or other premises
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
B) Unlawfully entering into any field, land, or other premises
C) Both A and B
D) None of the above
11. In which section of the IPC is the punishment for the offense of causing grievous hurt prescribed?
A) Section 321
B) Section 322
C) Section 323
D) Section 324
B) Section 322
C) Section 323
D) Section 324
12. Which of the following terms in the IPC refers to the act of dishonestly inducing a person to deliver any property to another person?
A) Fraud
B) Forgery
C) Cheating
D) Misrepresentation
B) Forgery
C) Cheating
D) Misrepresentation
13. What is the meaning of “dowry death” as per the IPC?
A) Death of a woman caused by burns or bodily injury or any unnatural cause perpetuated by relatives of her husband
B) Death of a woman where it is shown that soon before her death, she was subjected to cruelty or harassment for dowry
C) Death of a woman caused by the act or omission of in laws within 7 years of marriage
D) All of the above
B) Death of a woman where it is shown that soon before her death, she was subjected to cruelty or harassment for dowry
C) Death of a woman caused by the act or omission of in laws within 7 years of marriage
D) All of the above
14. Which term in the IPC refers to the offense of knowingly using a false document or electronic record with the intent to harm or to defraud?
A) Forgery
B) Cheating
C) Misappropriation
D) Counterfeiting
B) Cheating
C) Misappropriation
D) Counterfeiting
15. What is the meaning of “criminal conspiracy” as per the IPC?
A) The act of planning and executing a crime without the knowledge of others
B) An agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act, or to achieve a lawful object by unlawful means
C) An act causing damage to property without the owner’s consent
D) The act of forcibly entering into a building or enclosed area
B) An agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act, or to achieve a lawful object by unlawful means
C) An act causing damage to property without the owner’s consent
D) The act of forcibly entering into a building or enclosed area
16. What is the definition of “abetment” in the IPC?
A) The act of intentionally aiding or encouraging the commission of a crime
B) The act of falsely representing oneself as someone else
C) The act of intentionally causing physical harm to another person
D) The act of unlawfully entering into someone else’s property
B) The act of falsely representing oneself as someone else
C) The act of intentionally causing physical harm to another person
D) The act of unlawfully entering into someone else’s property
17. Which term in the IPC refers to the act of causing someone to fear that instant death or instant hurt will be the consequence if they do not act as directed?
A) Assault
B) Criminal force
C) Wrongful restraint
D) Criminal intimidation
B) Criminal force
C) Wrongful restraint
D) Criminal intimidation
18. What is the meaning of “misappropriation of property” as per the IPC?
A) Destroying or damaging property belonging to another person
B) Fraudulently misappropriating or converting to one’s own use property entrusted to one’s care
C) Unlawfully entering or remaining in a building or other property
D) Using criminal force against another person
B) Fraudulently misappropriating or converting to one’s own use property entrusted to one’s care
C) Unlawfully entering or remaining in a building or other property
D) Using criminal force against another person
19. What constitutes “rioting” under the IPC?
A) Any act of violence committed by a group of individuals
B) Causing damage to public or private property during a protest
C) An unlawful assembly of five or more persons with a common object to commit violence
D) Using force to disperse a lawful assembly
B) Causing damage to public or private property during a protest
C) An unlawful assembly of five or more persons with a common object to commit violence
D) Using force to disperse a lawful assembly
20. Under Section 34 of the IPC, when can a person be held liable for an offense committed in furtherance of common intention?
A) When the person is present at the scene of the crime
B) When the person actively participates in the crime
C) When the person shares the intention with other offenders
D) All of the above
B) When the person actively participates in the crime
C) When the person shares the intention with other offenders
D) All of the above
ANSWERS
- A
- B
- A
- A
- B
- A
- C
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