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Indian Penal Code (IPC) Quiz 3

This quiz covers Chapter 3 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 that covers the topic of "Punishment".
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1. How many kinds of punishments are provided in the Indian Penal Code, 1860?
Six
Four
Five
Seven
2. Which of the following punishment cannot be awarded under the Indian Penal Code?
Forfeiture of Property
Death
Rigorous imprisonment
Transportation for Life
3. In which case it was held that "Death sentence should be awarded in rarest of the rare cases"?
Rameshwar v. State of U.P.
T.V. Vatheeswaran v. State of Tamil Nadu
State of U.P. v. M.K. Anthony
Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab
4. By which Act, the words "imprisonment for life" were substituted for the words "transportation for life" in the Indian Penal Code?
Act XXV of 1955
Act XXVII of 1955
Act XXVI of 1955
Act XXVIII of 1955
5. Under which of the following Sections of IPC the death sentence can be commuted without the consent of the offender?
Section 54
Section 53
Section 55
Section 52
6. Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life is done under IPC in:
Section 53
Section 54
Section 56
Section 55
7. Who has been given the power to commute sentences under IPC?
Appellate Government
Appropriate Government
Supreme Court
Chief Justice
8. A sentence of Death may be commuted to any other sentence:
With the consent of the accused
With the consent of the relatives of the accused
With the consent of the victim
None of the Options
9. In calculating fractions of terms of punishment, the IPC prescribes that imprisonment for life shall be reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for:
20 years
10 years
14 years
25 years
10. Where no sum is expressed to which a fine may extend there the amount of fine to which the offender may be liable will be:
One Lakh Rupees
Unlimited but not excessive
Limited
Considerable amount
11. Under section 65 of the IPC sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine shall be limited to:
one-third of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
one-half of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
one-fourth of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
one-fifth of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
12. Which Section of the IPC provides for "imprisonment for non- payment of fine, when offence is punishable with fine only"?
Section 65
Section 66
Section 67
Section 68
13. In case of an offence punishable with fine only imprisonment for non- payment of fine:
Has to be rigourous
Has to be simple
Can be rigorous or simple
Can be partly simple and partly rigorous
14. Under IPC if the offence is punishable with fine only and accused has been awarded with fifty rupees fine the period of imprisonment in default shall
not exceed four months
not exceed one month
not exceed two months
not exceed three months
15. Which Section under IPC makes provision for "Solitary Confinement"?
Section 73
Section 71
Section 74
Section 72
16. The Maximum limit of "solitary confinement", under IPC is
One month
Two months
Three months
Four Months
17. If an offender is sentenced to an imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, the term of solitary confinement shall not exceed
four months
two month
one month
three months
18. If the term of rigorous imprisonment shall not exceed six months then the maximum period of solitary confinement shall be:
One month
Two months
Three months
Four months
19. Imprisonment for Life means, imprisonment for:
20 years
74 years
14 years
Whole of the remaining Life
20. Which Section under the IPC provides for enhanced punishment for previous conviction :
Section 74
Section 73
Section 75
Section 77
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