Sectional Test on the Concept of Dying Declaration for CLAT PG

Adtiya Aryan

16 March 20263 min read

1) Which section of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 defines ‘Dying Declaration’?

a) Section 32
b) Section 32 (1)
c) Section 32(2)
d) Section 32(3)

2) Under which section of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 the testimony of dying declaration can be relied upon?

a) Section 157
b) Section 156
c) Section 158
d) Section 159

3) In which proceedings of Indian law is the dying declaration accepted?

a) Civil Proceedings
b) Criminal Proceedings
c) All of the Above
d) None of the Above

4) In which cases the dying declaration is accepted under English law?

a) Manslaughter
b) Homicide
c) All of the Above
d) None of the Above

5) Whether there exists a difference between dying declaration and dying deposition?

a) Yes
b) No
c) It depends on the case to case
d) None of the Above

6) Whether dying declaration is made on oath?

a) No
b) Yes
c) It depends on the discretion of the judge
d) None of the Above

7) Which of the following is the case of dying declaration under Indian Evidence Act, 1872?

a) Harbans Lal .V. State of Haryana
b) Ramnath .V. State
c) Kushal Rao .V. Bombay
d) All of the Above

8) Which section of Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 defines ‘Dying Declaration’?

a) Section 26
b) Section 26 (a)
c) Section 26 (b)
d) Section 26 (c)

9) In which case the court held that if the dying declaration is the true version of the circumstances of the death, then there is no further requirement of corroboration?

a) Harbans Lal .V. State of Haryana
b) Ramnath .V. State
c) Kushal Rao .V. Bombay
d) Uka Ram .V. State of Rajasthan

10) Which of the following cases deals with the notion of more than one dying declaration?

a) Harbans Lal .V. State of Haryana
b) Ramnath .V. State
c) Kushal Rao .V. Bombay
d) Uka Ram .V. State of Rajasthan

11) Which of the following is a ground for admitting a dying declaration?

a) The death of the person making the dying declaration
b) Declaration made by the victim and eyewitness of the crime
c) All of the Above
d) None of the Above

12) Which of the following is subject to cross examination?

a) Dying Declaration
b) Dying Deposition
c) All of the Above
d) None of the Above

13) In which case it was held that dying declaration is unreliable when the declarant dies before making the main statement?

a) Harbans Lal .V. State of Haryana
b) Ramnath .V. State
c) Kushal Rao .V. Bombay
d) Kusa .V. State of Orissa

14) In which case did the court held that the dying declaration needs to be examined in a microscopic manner in order to find out whether it was made voluntarily and genuinely?

a) Harbans Lal .V. State of Haryana
b) Ramnath .V. State
c) Chirra Shivraj .V. State of Andhra Pradesh
d) Uka Ram .V. State of Rajasthan

15) The dying deposition is a statement made in front of which person?

a) It is made to magistrate in the presence of the accused
b) It is a statement made by a deceased person to anybody.
c) It is a statement mentioned in the police report
d) None of the Above

Answers

Option b
Option c
Option c
Option c
Option a
Option a
Option d

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