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Daily MCQ Paper — 30 March 2026
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- Q1. In E P Royappa v State of Tamil Nadu (1974), Justice Bhagwati propounded the
- Classical reasonable classification test
- New doctrine of equality — arbitrariness as antithesis of equality
- Doctrine of pleasure
- Basic structure doctrine
- Q2. In Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India (2020), regarding internet shutdowns in Jammu & Kashmir, the Supreme Court held
- Internet shutdowns are non-justiciable
- Indefinite suspension is impermissible; orders must be reasoned, proportionate, periodically reviewed and judicially reviewable under Article 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(g)
- Article 19 does not extend to internet
- Suspension cannot be challenged
- Q3. In Indra Sawhney v Union of India (1992), the 9-judge Supreme Court bench held the upper limit of reservation as
- 40%
- 50% (with creamy layer exclusion for OBCs)
- 60%
- 27%
- Q4. In Ashoka Kumar Thakur v UoI (2008), the Supreme Court upheld 27% OBC reservation in central educational institutions but mandated
- Removal of creamy layer
- Inclusion of all OBCs
- 100% reservation in IITs
- None of the above
- Q5. In Shreya Singhal v UoI (2015), the Supreme Court struck down which provision as violative of Article 19(1)(a)
- Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000
- Section 124A IPC (sedition)
- Section 295A IPC
- Section 153 IPC
- Q6. Article 19(1)(c) of the Constitution guarantees the right to
- Form associations or unions or co-operative societies (post-97th Amendment)
- Speech and expression
- Reside and settle
- Profession or trade
- Q7. In Olga Tellis v Bombay Municipal Corporation (1985), the Supreme Court held that the right to livelihood is a part of
- Article 19(1)(a)
- Article 21 (right to life)
- Article 25
- Article 32
- Q8. In Vishaka v State of Rajasthan (1997), the Supreme Court laid down guidelines on
- Bonded labour
- Sexual harassment of women at the workplace (subsumed by PoSH Act 2013)
- Custodial violence
- Manual scavenging
- Q9. In Common Cause v Union of India (2018), the Supreme Court recognised
- Right to procreate
- Right to die with dignity — passive euthanasia and advance medical directives ("living will") under Article 21
- Right to property
- Right to information
- Q10. In Justice K S Puttaswamy v UoI (2017), the 9-judge bench unanimously held that the right to privacy is
- Statutory only
- A fundamental right under Article 21 (with elements drawn from Articles 14, 19)
- Subject to legislative discretion
- Not protected
- Q11. BNS 2023 Section 296 deals with
- Murder
- Obscene acts in public
- Defamation
- Theft
- Q12. BNS 2023 Section 354 deals with
- Sexual harassment of woman at workplace
- Criminal force on woman with intent to outrage modesty (corresponds to old IPC 354)
- Stalking
- Voyeurism
- Q13. BNS 2023 Section 101 (corresponds to old IPC 300) deals with
- Theft
- Murder (Culpable homicide amounting to murder)
- Cheating
- Robbery
- Q14. BNS 2023 Section 78 deals specifically with
- Abetment of suicide
- Stalking
- Defamation
- Cheating
- Q15. Mob lynching has been specifically criminalised under BNS 2023 in Section
- 103(2)
- 107
- 115
- 119
- Q16. BNS Section 113 deals with
- Theft
- Terrorist act (added afresh under BNS, earlier in UAPA)
- Sedition
- Defamation
- Q17. The offence of "sedition" under old IPC Section 124A has been
- Retained verbatim in BNS
- Replaced by Section 152 BNS (acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India) with broader scope
- Abolished entirely without replacement
- Made compoundable
- Q18. BNS Section 318 deals with
- Theft
- Cheating
- Murder
- Defamation
- Q19. BNS Section 69 punishes which offence (newly introduced)
- Cheating
- Sexual intercourse by deceitful means or false promise to marry
- Theft
- Murder
- Q20. BNS Section 351 deals with
- Murder
- Criminal intimidation (corresponds to old IPC 503)
- Hurt
- Theft
- Q21. Maximum total custody period under BNSS 2023 Section 187 for offences punishable with death/life imprisonment/imprisonment ≥ 10 years is
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 120 days
- 180 days
- Q22. BNSS 2023 Section 482 deals with
- Anticipatory bail (corresponds to old CrPC 438)
- Regular bail
- Magistrate jurisdiction
- Investigation procedure
- Q23. BNSS 2023 Section 480 deals with
- Anticipatory bail
- Regular bail (when bailable offence) — corresponds to old CrPC 436
- Search
- Trial
- Q24. BNSS 2023 Section 187(3) bars magistrate police custody beyond
- 15 days at first remand (continuing the 15-day limit in CD Singh Ahluwalia jurisprudence)
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 7 days
- Q25. BNSS 2023 Section 35 prescribes
- Procedure for arrest without warrant by police officer (corresponds to old CrPC 41)
- Trial procedure
- Bail conditions
- Sentence
- Q26. BNSS 2023 Section 41A (continuing CrPC 41A from Arnesh Kumar v Bihar 2014) requires
- Arrest in all cases
- Notice of appearance for offences punishable up to 7 years instead of arrest
- Bail in all cases
- None of the above
- Q27. Zero FIR provision under BNSS 2023 allows registration of FIR
- Only at police station of jurisdiction
- At any police station regardless of jurisdiction (then transferred)
- Only by Magistrate
- Only via online portal
- Q28. In Sat Paul v Delhi Administration (1976), the Supreme Court held about hostile witnesses that
- Their entire evidence is rejected
- That part of the evidence which is consistent with the party's case may be acted upon
- They cannot be cross-examined
- Their evidence is conclusive
- Q29. BSA 2023 Section 138 (corresponds to old IEA Section 137) deals with
- Examination-in-chief
- Cross-examination, re-examination order
- Hearsay
- Confessions
- Q30. Leading questions under BSA 2023 Section 140 are permitted in
- Examination-in-chief always
- Cross-examination always
- Examination-in-chief never (except by leave of court)
- Re-examination always
- Q31. A "hostile witness" under BSA 2023 is one who
- Refuses to depose
- Resiles from his earlier statement; party calling him may be permitted to cross-examine
- Speaks only in one language
- Has criminal antecedents
- Q32. BSA 2023 Section 141 deals with
- Cross-examination as to credit
- Privileged communications
- Documentary evidence
- Number of witnesses
- Q33. In Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose (1903), the Privy Council held that
- Minor's contract is voidable
- Minor's contract is void ab initio
- Minor's contract is valid
- Minor's contract is enforceable
- Q34. In Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co (1893), the court held that the advertisement was a
- Mere puff
- Unilateral offer to the world (general offer); accepted by performance
- Bilateral contract
- Void agreement
- Q35. In Lalman Shukla v Gauri Dutt (1913), the Allahabad High Court held that for a valid contract
- Knowledge of offer is essential before performance can be acceptance
- Performance alone is acceptance
- No consideration needed
- Communication of acceptance is unnecessary
- Q36. Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 deals with
- Discharge by frustration / impossibility of performance (Doctrine of Frustration)
- Specific performance
- Quasi-contract
- Penalty clauses
- Q37. In Hadley v Baxendale (1854), the rule on damages for breach of contract limited recovery to
- All consequences of breach
- Damages naturally arising or those reasonably contemplated by both parties at contract formation
- Punitive damages
- Specific performance only
- Q38. The rule of absolute liability (no exceptions) was laid down in
- Donoghue v Stevenson
- M C Mehta v Union of India (1986) — Oleum Gas Leak case
- Rylands v Fletcher
- Bhopal Gas case directly
- Q39. Strict liability rule of Rylands v Fletcher (1868) applies to
- Personal injuries only
- Non-natural use of land causing escape of dangerous things
- Defamation
- All torts
- Q40. In Donoghue v Stevenson (1932), Lord Atkin propounded the
- Neighbour principle — duty of care to those reasonably foreseeable as affected by acts
- Strict liability
- Doctrine of frustration
- Volenti non fit injuria
- Q41. Volenti non fit injuria means
- He who hurts cannot complain
- To one who is willing, no harm is done — voluntary assumption of risk by plaintiff is a defence
- Compensation must equal injury
- Tort follows the criminal
- Q42. Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 deals with
- Conditions for marriage
- Grounds for divorce
- Maintenance
- Restitution of conjugal rights
- Q43. The Special Marriage Act 1954 applies to
- Hindus only
- Muslims only
- Inter-faith marriages and any persons regardless of religion
- Buddhists only
- Q44. Triple Talaq (talaq-e-biddat) was declared unconstitutional in
- Shayara Bano v UoI (2017) — held void by 3:2 majority; criminalised by Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019
- Shah Bano case (1985)
- Mohd Ahmed Khan case
- None of the above
- Q45. Section 125 of the CrPC 1973 (now BNSS Section 144) on maintenance applies to
- Hindus only
- All persons regardless of religion (secular provision)
- Christians only
- Married persons only
- Q46. Section 5 of the Transfer of Property Act 1882 defines transfer of property as
- An act by which a living person conveys property in present or future to other living persons
- Sale only
- Gift only
- Mortgage only
- Q47. The doctrine of "lis pendens" is contained in Section ___ of TPA 1882
- 40
- 52
- 53A
- 54
- Q48. Specific Relief Act 1963 was significantly amended in
- 2018 (Specific Relief (Amendment) Act 2018)
- 2010
- 2005
- 2024
- Q49. The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
- 15 August 1947
- 26 January 1950
- 26 November 1949
- 9 December 1946
- Q50. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution describes India as a
- Socialist Federal Republic
- Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic (added "Socialist Secular" by 42nd Amendment 1976)
- Federal State
- Confederation