Post: Assistant Public Prosecutor Gr.II
Department: Kerala State Assistant Public Prosecutors Service
Category Code: 326/17
Question Paper: 01/19
Qualification: Graduate in Law
Date of Test: 22-01-2019
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- ‘Right to education’ was inserted in Part III of the constitution by :
- 86th Amendment Act 2002
- 85th Amendment Act 2001
- 82nd Amendment Act 2000
- none of these
- The right guaranteed under Article 32 can be suspended :
- by the Parliament
- by the State Legislature
- by the Supreme Court of India
- When the proclamation of emergency is in operation
- The doctrine of ‘double jeopardy’ in Article 20(2) means :
- One can be tried and punished for the same offence several times
- Punishment once awarded cannot be enhanced in appeal or revision
- One can be tried more than once but punished only once
- No one can be tried and punished more than once for the same offence
- Article 13(2) :
- includes law amending the constitution
- states that state shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the fundamental rights
- does not include a law amending the constitution
- none of these
- Article 14 guarantees equality before law and equal protection of law to :
- All Indian citizens living in India
- All persons domiciled in India
- All persons living within the territory of India
- All persons natural and artificial
- The feature ‘power of judicial review’ is borrowed from which of the following country?
- Canada
- USA
- UK
- Ireland
- The term of President expires :
- Five years from the date of entering to the office
- Five years from the date of declaring the results
- Four years from the date of entering the office
- Till the life time
- The power to dissolve the Loksabha is vested with :
- Speaker of Loksabha
- Council of Ministers
- President of India on the advise of Prime Minister
- Governors of the union territories
- The power of the President to issue an ordinance is :
- executive power
- legislative power
- constituent power
- quasi judicial power
- Treaty making power is conferred upon :
- The Parliament
- Prime Minister of India
- The President of India
- President of India but is subject to ratification by the Parliament
- Article 361 of the constitution of India guarantees the privilege to the President of India that, he shall :
- only be answerable to the Chief Justice of India
- not participate in Parliamentary proceedings
- not answerable to any court proceedings during the term of his office
- address both the Houses of Parliament at the time of joint session
- Representation of House of people is based on :
- population
- area of state
- community
- literacy rate
- An Ordinary Bill becomes a law :
- when it is passed by both the Houses and gets the assent of the President
- as soon as it is passed by the House in which it originated
- as soon as it is passed by the both the Houses
- none of these
- Article 155-156 of the Indian constitution deal with :
- President’s power to appoint and dismiss Governor
- Inter-state Relations
- Legislature Councils
- Election Commission
- The maximum interval between the two sessions of each House of the Parliament :
- Three months
- Six months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- Minimum age of a person to become a member of a Legislative Council :
- 40 yrs
- 35 yrs
- 30 yrs
- 25 yrs
- While the proclamation of emergency is in operation the State Government :
- cannot legislate
- can legislate on the subject of state list
- can legislate only on lists in concurrent list
- is suspended
- Part XVIII of the Indian Constitution provides for the declaration of :
- National Emergency
- State Emergency
- Financial Emergency
- All these
- The First Constitutional Amendment was challenged in :
- Sankari Prasad v. Union of India
- Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
- A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
- Golaknath v. State of Punjab
- The provision for amending the constitution is given in :
- Part XIX Article 356
- Part XX Article 356
- Part XX Article 368
- Part XIX Article 368
- Complaint as provided under Section 2(d)of Cr. P.C. :
- can be to a Police Officer only
- can be to a Magistrate only
- both "can be to a Police Officer only" and "can be to a Magistrate only"
- can be to the High Court
- In a bailable offence, the bail is granted as a matter of right :
- by the police officer
- by the court
- by the police officer or the court
- none of these
- Offences other than those mentioned in Section 320 of Cr. P.C. are :
- Compoundable with the permission of the Court
- Compoundable by the court of Sessions
- Compoundable by the High Court
- Not Compoundable
- The issuance of summons to a person to produce a document under Section 91 of Cr. P.C. is :
- mandatory
- declaratory
- discretionary
- none of these
- The investigating officer under Section 160 Cr. P.C. cannot require the attendance of a male at a place other than the place of his residence, who is :
- Under the age of 15 yrs
- Under the age of 16 yrs
- Under the age of 18 yrs
- Under the age of 21 yrs
- A declaration of forfeiture under Section 95 of Cr. P.C. can be set aside by :
- High court
- Court of sessions
- Chief Judicial Magistrate
- Magistrate issuing the warrant
- A person can be summoned as a witness under Section 160 of Cr. P.C. by :
- The station House officer
- Investigating officer
- Any police officer
- Any of these
- A refusal to answer questions put to a witness under Section 161 Cr. P.C. is an offence under :
- Section 176 I.P.C.
- Section 179 I.P.C.
- Section 187
- none of these
- The Magistrate records the confession of an accused or a statement of a witness during investigation under :
- Section 164 Cr. P.C.
- Section 281 Cr. P.C.
- Section 162 Cr. P.C.
- Chapter XXIII of Cr. P.C.
- FIR given by the accused can be used :
- for the corroboration of the accused
- for contradiction of the accused
- as an admission if the same is non confessional
- against the accused as if confession
- Section 162 Cr. P.C. prohibits a statement from being used in evidence made in the course of :
- inquiry
- investigation
- trial
- either inquiry or investigation
- Under Section 167 Cr. P.C. the longest period for which an accused can be remanded to police custody is :
- fifteen days
- ten days
- fourteen days
- 28 days
- A detention of the accused for a total period of 90 days during investigation can be ordered by the Magistrate, in cases where the offence committed is :
- punishable for a term not less than 10 years
- with imprisonment for life
- punishable with death penalty
- all these
- Section 125 Cr. P.C. is applicable to :
- Hindus
- Muslims
- Christians
- All persons belonging to all religions
- The Muslim women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 deals with :
- Claim of maintenance by a Muslim woman
- Claim of maintenance by a Muslim divorced woman
- Claim of maintenance by the children of such divorced Muslim woman
- Both "Claim of maintenance by a Muslim divorced woman" and "Claim of maintenance by the children of such divorced Muslim woman"
- Amount of maintenance under Section 125 Cr. P.C. is :
- 500 per month
- 1000 per month
- 5000 per month
- without any limit
- It is mandatory to produce the person arrested before the Magistrate, within 24 hours of the arrest, under :
- Section 56 Cr. P.C.
- Section 57 Cr. P.C.
- Section 58 Cr. P.C.
- Section 59 Cr. P.C.
- Special summons under Section 206 of Cr. P.C. can be issued by :
- Court of Sessions
- Magistrate only
- Both "Court of Sessions" and "Magistrate"
- The High Court
- Penalty under surety bond :
- Can not be remitted
- Can be remitted in full
- Can be remitted in part only
- Can be remitted in part or in full
- Under Section 315 Cr. P.C. :
- an accused can not be a witness
- an accused can be compelled to give his own evidence
- an accused can be called as a witness only on his own request in writing
- either "an accused can not be a witness" or "an accused can be compelled to give his own evidence"
- Relevancy is :
- question of law and can be raised at any time
- question of law but can be raised at the first opportunity
- question of law which can be waived
- question of procedure which can be waived
- Admissions by agents are :
- admissible in civil proceedings under all circumstances
- admissible in civil proceedings only if the agent has authority to make admissions
- never admissible in criminal proceedings
- both "admissible in civil proceedings only if the agent has authority to make admissions" and "never admissible in criminal proceedings"
- Plea of alibi is governed by :
- Section 6
- Section 8
- Section 11
- Section 12
- A dying declaration to be admissible :
- must be made before a Magistrate
- must be made before the police officer
- may be made before a doctor or any other person
- all these
- Secondary evidence of a document is admissible as a substitute for :
- admissible primary evidence
- inadmissible primary evidence under certain circumstances
- inadmissible primary evidence under all circumstances
- both "admissible primary evidence" and "inadmissible primary evidence under certain circumstances"
- For presumption of death under Section 108 of the Evidence Act, the person is shown to be not heard for a period of :
- 3 yrs
- 7 yrs
- 12 yrs
- 30 yrs
- The doctrine of estoppel is a :
- rule of equity
- substantive law
- law of pleadings
- rule of evidence
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- An accomplice is a person :
- Who is a prefended confedrate
- Who is an informer as to the commission of crime
- Who participates in the commission of the crime for which the accused has been charged
- All these
- Leading questions can be asked during :
- Examination in chief
- Re-examination
- Cross examination
- All these
- The presumption under Section 41 of the Evidence Act is a :
- Rebuttable presumption of law
- Irrebuttable presumption of law
- Presumption of fact
- Presumption of fact and law
- Confession of one accused is admissible against co-accused :
- If they are tried jointly for the same offences
- If they are tried jointly for different offences
- If they are tried for the same offences but not jointly
- If they are tried for different offences and not jointly
- Presumption as to the digital signature of the electronic record in proper custody arises if the electronic record produced is :
- 20 yrs old
- 18 yrs old
- 10 yrs old
- 5 yrs old
- In case of will, the period of thirty years shall run :
- from the date of the will
- from the date of death of testator
- from the date of registration of will
- any of these
- Maxim ‘omnia proesumuntur rite esse acta’ means :
- all acts are presumed to be rightly done
- all acts are presumed to be wrongly done
- all acts are presumed to be rightly done unless otherwise proved
- none of these
- A dumb person is a competent witness as provided under :
- Section 117 of Evidence Act
- Section 118 of Evidence Act
- Section 119 of Evidence Act
- Section 120 of Evidence Act
- Section 121 of the Evidence Act provides for privilege in respect of :
- husband and wife
- judges and magistrates
- affairs of the state
- official communication
- The evidence unearthed by a sniffer dog falls under :
- oral evidence
- documentary evidence
- hearsay evidence
- scientific evidence
- Opinions of experts are relevant :
- Under Section 45 Evidence Act
- Under Section 48 Evidence Act
- Under Section 50 Evidence Act
- Under Section 52 Evidence Act
- Presumptions under the law of evidence are :
- Presumptions of facts
- Presumptions of law
- Both Presumptions of facts" and "Presumptions of law"
- Only "Presumptions of law" not "Presumptions of facts"
- Section 13 Evidence Act applies to :
- corporal rights
- incorporal rights
- both corporal and incorporal rights
- neither corporal rights nor incorporal rights
- How many types of punishments have been prescribed under the Indian Penal Code?
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Section 73 IPC provides for the maximum limit of solitary confinement to be :
- One year
- Two yrs
- 6 months
- Three months
- General exceptions are contained in :
- Chapter III of IPC
- Chapter IV of IPC
- Chapter V of IPC
- Chapter VI of IPC
- The maxim ‘ignorantia juris non excusat’ means :
- Ignorance of law is no excuse
- Ignorance of fact is no excuse
- Ignorance of law is an excuse
- Ignorance of fact is an excuse
- ‘Infancy’ as an exception has been provided :
- Section 81
- Section 82
- Section 83
- Section 84
- The doctrine volenti non fit injuria is contained in :
- Section 87
- Section 88
- Section 89
- All these
- Abettor is a person :
- Who commits the offence
- Who instigates the commission of offence
- Against whom the offence is committed
- Who is innocent
- For an ‘unlawful assembly’ under Section 141 IPC, the minimum number of persons required is :
- five
- seven
- ten
- twenty
- For an ‘affray’ under Section 159 IPC the minimum number of persons required is :
- two
- four
- five
- seven
- Culpable homicide has been defined under :
- Section 299
- Section 300
- Section 302
- Section 304
- During a scuffle between A and B, A gave a blow on the face of B and consequently two teeth of B' were broken. In these circumstances A has committed an offence of causing :
- hurt
- culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- grievous hurt
- no offence at all
- Robbery becomes dacoity when committed conjointly by :
- two persons
- more than two but less than five
- five persons or more
- at least
- Immovable property can be the subject matter of :
- theft
- extortion
- robbery
- dacoity
- The essential ingredients of crime are :
- actus reus and mens rea
- motive, mens rea, actus reus
- knowledge, intention, action
- motive, intention and knowledge
- Section 511 does not apply in case of :
- Attempt of theft
- Attempt of murder
- Attempt of riot
- Attempt of affray
- Z dies in possession of some money and other assets. His servant P misappropriates it before the money comes into the possession of any person entitled to such possession. X has committed an offence of :
- Section 402
- Section 404
- Section 406
- Section 408
- A knows that B is suffering from a disease and he gives a blow on his head likely to cause death. As a result B dies. A is :
- guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- guilty of murder
- guilty of causing hurt
- guilty of no offence
- X ordered Y to beat Z. Y refuses. Now :
- X has committed abetment and Y has committed no offence
- X has committed abetment and Y assaulted Z
- X and Y have committed no offence
- none of these
- Kidnapping from the lawful guardianship under Section 361 IPC can be :
- of a person under sixteen years of age if male
- of a person under eighteen years of age if a female
- of a person of unsound mind
- all these
- X gave poisoned halwa to Y with an intenstion to kill him. Y kept it aside and Z who came there picked it up and ate it. Z died.
- X is guilty of murder of Z
- X is not guilty of murder of Z
- X is guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- X is guilty neither of murder nor of culpable homicide as he never intended to kill Z
- Ayyankali met Sreenarayana guru at __________.
- Eraviperoor
- Balaramapuram
- Thiruvalla
- Guruvayoor
- Who translated the speeches of Kamaraj from Tamil to Malayalam whenever he visited Malabar?
- Arya Pallam
- Lalitha Prabhu
- Anna Chandi
- A.V. Kuttimalu Amma
- Who founded ‘Kallyanadayini Sabha’ at Aanapuzha?
- Pandit K.P. Karuppan
- Thycaud Ayya
- V.T. Bhattathirippad
- Vagbhadananda
- ‘Vicharaviplavam’ is the work of __________.
- N. Krishnapillai
- E.V. Krishnapillai
- Kuttipuzha Krishnapillai
- Changampuzha Krishnapillai
- William Tobias Ringeltaube is related to __________.
- London Mission Society
- Senana Missionary
- Church Mission Society
- Basel Evangalical Missionary
- The state bird of Rajasthan :
- Peacock
- Northern goshawk
- The great Indian Bustard
- Parrot
- Who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2017?
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Alice Munro
- Patrick Modiano
- Bob Dylan
- Saina Nehwal is related to :
- Volleyball
- Chess
- Hockey
- Badminton
- Who introduced the idea ‘Late Capitalism’?
- Earnest Mandel
- Marshall
- Malthus
- Keynes
- International Mother language day is on :
- 23rd April
- 1st July
- 22nd April
- 21st February
- Some of the questions ___________ too difficult to comprehend.
- were
- was
- is
- wasn’t
- A good teacher should be well acquainted __________ his/her subject.
- about
- on
- to
- with
- I saw __________ one-eyed man at the bus-stop, today.
- an
- the
- a
- no article
- He entered the room __________ and took his seat.
- quite
- quietly
- quiet
- quitely
- The majority of the students admitted during this academic year are __________.
- industrial
- industrious
- illustrious
- none of them
- Edison said that he __________ try again to establish his finding.
- will
- shall
- would
- can
- Vineetha is __________ than her sisters, Renu and Seema.
- older
- junior
- superior
- elder
- I am a grammarian, __________.
- isn’t it
- amn’t I
- aren’t I
- am I
- Which is the one-word substitute for the expression, ‘a government by a ruler who has unlimited power’?
- plutocracy
- bureaucracy
- democracy
- autocracy
- ‘To be in the red’ means __________.
- to be in debt
- to be in danger
- to be careful
- to be in confusion
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