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1.How many kinds of punishments are provided in the Indian Penal Code, 1860?
Six
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Four
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Five
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Seven
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2.Which of the following punishment cannot be awarded under the Indian Penal Code?
Forfeiture of Property
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Death
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Rigorous imprisonment
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Transportation for Life
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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.
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T.V. Vatheeswaran v. State of Tamil Nadu
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State of U.P. v. M.K. Anthony
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Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab
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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
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Act XXVII of 1955
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Act XXVI of 1955
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Act XXVIII of 1955
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5.Under which of the following Sections of IPC the death sentence can be commuted without the consent of the offender?
Section 54
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Section 53
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Section 55
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Section 52
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6.Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life is done under IPC in:
Section 53
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Section 54
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Section 56
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Section 55
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7.Who has been given the power to commute sentences under IPC?
Appellate Government
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Appropriate Government
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Supreme Court
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Chief Justice
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8.A sentence of Death may be commuted to any other sentence:
With the consent of the accused
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With the consent of the relatives of the accused
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With the consent of the victim
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None of the Options
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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
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10 years
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14 years
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25 years
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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
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Unlimited but not excessive
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Limited
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Considerable amount
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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
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one-half of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
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one-fourth of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
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one-fifth of the maximum term of imprisonment fixed for the offence
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12.Which Section of the IPC provides for "imprisonment for non- payment of fine, when offence is punishable with fine only"?
Section 65
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Section 66
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Section 67
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Section 68
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13.In case of an offence punishable with fine only imprisonment for non- payment of fine:
Has to be rigourous
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Has to be simple
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Can be rigorous or simple
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Can be partly simple and partly rigorous
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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
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not exceed one month
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not exceed two months
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not exceed three months
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15.Which Section under IPC makes provision for "Solitary Confinement"?
Section 73
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Section 71
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Section 74
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Section 72
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16.The Maximum limit of "solitary confinement", under IPC is
One month
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Two months
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Three months
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Four Months
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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
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two month
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one month
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three months
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18.If the term of rigorous imprisonment shall not exceed six months then the maximum period of solitary confinement shall be:
One month
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Two months
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Three months
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Four months
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19.Imprisonment for Life means, imprisonment for:
20 years
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74 years
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14 years
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Whole of the remaining Life
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20.Which Section under the IPC provides for enhanced punishment for previous conviction :