Indian Penal Code (IPC 1860) MCQs

A. A in a moment of delusion thought that has only son was a tiger and he assailed him with an axe, thinking by reason of mistake of fact, that he was justified in destroying the deceased whom he did not regard to be a human being but who, as he thought, was a dangerous animal.

B. A was awakened in the night by strange noises in his house ; thinking that he was attacking a burglar, he ran his sword through a cabinet where the intruder was hiding and killed a friend of his servant present by the latter’s invitation.

C. A was charged for selling liquor to B, an intoxicated person who had given no indication of intoxication. There the statute made it an offence for any licensed person to sell any intoxicating liquor to any drunken person. A did not know that B was intoxicated.

D. A, a rail conductor forcibly ejects a passenger believing that the passenger has not paid his fare. The passenger persistently refuses to pay or to show his ticket.

A. Knowledge that the act is prohibited by law.

B. Knowledge of facts upon which the good and evil of an act may depend.

C. Intelligence to distinguish between good and evil.

D. Free will.

A. That facts exist.

B. That the sense impressions of facts i.e., sense is known as erroneous.

C. The sense impressions of facts (which we call sense) are different from the facts and that sense fit or do not fit the facts.

D. That erroneous sense are for a time accepted as true.

A. A was negligent in so far as he did not try to ascertain whether the gun was loaded or not, therefore, he would be liable for negligently causing his wife’s death.

B. A is liable not for murder but for culpable homicide because he would have exercised greater caution in handling the gun.

C. A has acted in a mistaken belief that the gun was not loaded, therefore, he was entitled to the defence of mistake and will not be liable.

D. A would not be liable because death was caused by accident as he had reasonable ground to believe that the gun was not loaded.

A. A was driving a pair of horses without reins. B was walking on the road and was intoxicated. A called out to him twice to get out of the way but since the speed of the horses was high B was run over and killed.

B. A big party consisting of about 100 men went out for shooting pigs. A boar rushed towards the accused who fired at her, but he missed the boar and shot struck the leg of a member of the party.

C. A trespassed into B’s house in his absence and no return B demanded A to leave but A refused to do so. This led to an altercation which excited B who gave him a kick causing injury resulting in death.

D. A takes up a gun, not knowing whether it is loaded or not, posits it in sport at B and pulls the trigger. B is shot dead.

A. The act must not be done with any criminal intention or knowledge.

B. The act must be an accident or misfortune and it must have been done with proper care and

C. The accident must be the outcome of a lawful act, done in lawful manner, by lawful means.

D. The act may be done with the knowledge of the consequences but in no case the act should have been done with criminal intention.

A. Such a belief must be by reason of a mistake of fact and not by reason of a mistake of law.

B. Act must have been done by a person who is either justified by law or believes himself to be justified by law in doing it.

C. One must be legally bound to do that act and not only legally justified to do it.

D. Belief must be a bona fide belief in good faith.

A. To avoid any harm to other person.

B. To avoid and prevent harm to other is property.

C. To avoid and prevent harm to other person.

D. To avoid and prevent harm to other person and property.

A. Mistake of court is no defence.

B. Mistake of judicial act is no defence.

C. Mistake of fact is no defence.

D. Mistake of law is no defence.

A. To void or harm to other.

B. Without any criminal intention.

C. Both (a) and (b).

D. None of the above.