MCQ Crime 1
MCQ Crime 1
BA PHILOSOPHY
Sixth Semester
D) crime.
16) The pluralistic perspective suggests that behaviours are typically criminalized through
17) Which of the following jobs probably would not fall within the field of criminalistics?
21) Which of the following is not an immediate input provided by the justice system that may
enhance or reduce the likelihood of criminal occurrences?
A) Police response time to a crime scene B) The availability or lack of official assistance
C) The presence or absence of police officers D) A prison that acts as a “crime school”
23) Which of the following is not a reason why rape victims fail to report their
victimization? A) Fear that the crime is not important enough to report B) Fear of the
perpetrator C) Fear of participation in the criminal justice system D) Shame
A). the burden of proof that the accused was not insane at the time of commission of offence
is on the prosecution
B.) the burden of proving that the accused was insane at the time of commission of offence is
on the accused
C). there is a rebuttable presumption of fact that accused was insane at the time of
commission of the offence
D). it is a matter of inference to be drawn by the court on the facts proved by the prosecution.
25) According to Elliott Currie, the __________ is the rate of crime calculated on the basis
of crimes that would likely be committed by those who are incapacitated by the criminal
justice system.
A) Actual crime rate, B) Criminality index, C) latent crime rate, D) Clearance rate
A). law would not take action on small & trifling matter
B.) law does not ignore any act which causes the slightest harm
30) The study of one particular criminal organization is an example of the __________ data-
gathering strategy.
C). Murder
D). All of them
34) Which of the following was not one of the three types of crimes outlined by Beccaria?
36) The argument that crime is not a result of poverty or social conditions and
37) Research by __________ found that a small number of chronic recidivists were
responsible for a large majority of serious violent crime.
38. Whosaid ‘criminals are born’. A)Talcot Parson,B) Webber, C) J.S.Mill, D) Lumbrosso
39. Who said ‘crimes have positive effect in society’. A) Emil Durkhiem, B)Bogardus.
C)Simmel, D) Noneof these
40. Which theory sets an example for others. A)Preventive.B).deterrent, C) Reformative,
D)Retributive
41.The Supreme Court of India is located in- A) Mumbai,B) Kolkata, C) Chennai, D) None
of these
42. The highest appellate court of India – A) High court, B) District court, C) Tribunal .D)
None of these
46.The word crime is derived from which root- A). Latin, B). Greek, C). French, D). Spanish
47.Who said “ crime is a social phenomenon”. A). Plato, B). Aristotle, C). R. Quinny D).
Nehru
48.An act that violates a known moral law is called- A). sin B). crime, C). evil, D). none of
these
49. Natural evil is depending on the operation of the laws of- A)nature,b).human,
51. The evil which is not within our control is – A). Natural evil.B). human evil, c). civil
evil,
D).Technological evil
52.----------------- is an intellectual blunder –A). error, b). sin, c) evil, d). vice
53.----------------- lies in the deliberation of choice –A). evil. B). sin. C). vice, D). error
54. Voluntary violation of the moral law is called- a). moral evil, b). sin, c). moral error,
d). vice
55.Which evil is a natural phenomenon- a).Physical, B).Social, c).Intellectual, d). All of them
d).all of These
64. The sins which are punishable by the state is called a).crime,b).vice,c).evil,d).none of
these
67. The person who voluntarily violate the moral law is called-
a).criminal,b).thief,c)dacoit,d).smuggler
D)None of these
70. Which theory makes the criminal –a). deterrent,b).death penalty,c).retributive,d) all of
these
73. Which theory treats man as a means- a.preventive,b.reformative c.Both A& B,D.None of
these
77. Which theory says that the criminal is punished for his own good- a.Reformative,
78. Which theory does not treat the offender as a thing-a reformative,b.Deterrent,
D. all of these
b.sociology, d.anthropology
81. The criminal ought to be cured rather than punished according to-
83. Crimes are the result of lack of justice and equity according to- a.criminal sociologist,
84. Who said the crimes are the result of repressed complex- a. Freud,b.Karl Jung,c. Adler,
D. All of these
D. none of these
88. Which theory of punishment defend the supremacy of moral law-a. Retributive,
90. Who said crimes helps to evolve the good moral laws in the society-A. Emile
Dhurkiem,b.Simmel, c. Aristotle, d. Kant
c. Socrates,d.J.S.Mill
, c .Kant,d.Rawls
93. Who said the penal law is a categorical imperative- a.Locke,b.Hume,c.Kant,d. Freud
95. Who said punishment is an act of justice- a Bradley,b .Freud,c .Karl Marx,d. Rousseau
96. The motto eye for an eye pertains to which theory- a.retributive,b.deterrent,
b.rehabilitative,c.preventive,d.deterrent
99. Who said retributive theory is vindictive theory- a. Rashdal,b. Kant,c. Hegel, d. Russel
100. According to whom the punishment is means to the spiritual good of the criminal and
the society–a.Rashdal,b. Bradley,cGandhiji,d. Webber
103. The theory which gives a chance to the criminals to reform himself is called-
104. Crime is that behaviour prohibited by the criminal code. The definition is- a. legal
b.moral,c.social,d.all of these
105.Crime is that behaviour which offend the collective consciousness. It is a definition
pertains to
c.Comte,d. Darwin
108.Who said physical and mental attitudes influence criminal activity-a. Darwin,
110.Who is the author of the book crime and human nature-a.ParsonS, b.Wilson &Herrstein,
c.Comte, d. R.M.Hare
c) Comte,d.all of these
112. Which school of thought said social disorganisation is root cause of crime-a. Chicago
School
C) Merton, D).Parsons
116. Who said lifestyle is the reason for crime-a. Von Henting,b.Marx,c.J.S.Mill,d.Kant
cHenting, b.frazer
A. section 80
B. section 81
C. section 82
D. section 84.
121. Section 82 of IPC provides that nothing is an offence which is done by a child under:
Ans. B
A. a presumption of fact
123. A person is stated to be partially incapax under section 83, IPC if he is aged:
A. above seven years and under twelve years
A. a presumption of fact
D.irrebuttablepresumption of fact.
A. wholly incapax
B. partially incapax
126. Under section 82 & section 83 of IPC an offence is punishable if it is done by a child:
B. of above seven years of age but below twelve years if he has not attained sufficient
maturity and understanding
C. of above seven years of age but below twelve years having attained sufficient maturity and
understanding
D. all of them
128. The maxim ‘actus non facitrea nisi mens sit rea’ means:
d.none of these
A. USA,B.Britain,c.India,d.Canada
132.Which country gathered national statistics on crime for the first time-A.France, b.Russia,
c. China,d. Germany
133.All those crime that are unknown to anyone except the offender and the victim is known
as
A. Dark figure of crime, B. Black figure of crime, C. Red figure of crime, D. None of
these
134. In which year uniform crime report introduced in USA- A.1929,B.1945,C.1954, D.1975.
135. Federal Bureau of Investigation belongs to which country- A.USA, B.India, C.china,
D.Australia
C. France, D.USA
137. Who is the author of the book “ I-Thou”- A. Martin Buber, B.Jaspers,C.Marcels,
D.Sartre
138.Who said experience is mediated by consciousness of it- A.Martin Buber,B.Jaspers,C.
Marcel D. Sartre
139. Human existence is fundamentally a relational one according to-A. Comte, B. Simmel,
C.Frazer D.Buber
140.The definition crime as deviant behaviour that violates prevailing norms and laws is –
142.Who said the first principle of human action is rule and human reason-A. Aquinas, B.
Hegel, C. Austin, D. Carnap
143.Who denied that legal validity of a norm depends on whether its contents conform to
morality
144. Whosaid law must conform to natural law- A. Thomas Aquinas, B. John Austin, C,
Locke
D.Gandhiji
147. Conformity with natural law forms a necessary condition for legal validity, according to
148. Which theory distinguish between criminality and illegality-A. Natural lawtheory,
150.Who compiled the laws and codes for the first time –a. Vedic peopleb.Sangamera,
151. Which thinker has seen a connection between crime and creativity- a.Nietzsche
Nietzsche,b.Rousseau,c.Murdock,d.Bogardus
153. Who is the author of the book Discipline and Punishment- A. Foucault,b.Dhurkiem,
c. Merton, d.Parson
154. In which country the crime are divided into federal crimes and state crimes- a USA,
155. Which country prepares uniform crime reports every year- Canada,b.India, C.
China,D.USA
D. all of these
D. None of these
160. What do you mean by the authorised form of deprivations- A.punishment, B. a legal
aid, C.encouragement, d. none of these
161. According to whom the punishment is imposing pain-a. Hobbes, b. Locke, c. Rousseau,
D. GandhiJI
D. All of these
D. None of these
166. Who said there is no single explicit purpose is built by definition in the practice of
punishment-
a. Nietzsche, b. Kant ,c.Bradley d. Rawls
167.. Being found guilty means punishment is- a. Deserving,b. Justified ,c. Both A&B,d.
None of these
170. According to which theory the severity in punishment must be proportional to the
gravity of offence- A. Retributive, B. Deterrent, C. Rehabilitative, D. Educative
171. The system of punishment under law is technique of –A.)Social control, B).Institutional
control,
d.All of these
173. Who is the author of the book Justice as Fairness- a.Jhon Rawls,bRousseau,
c.Hobbes, d. Parsons
174. Who is the founder of the concept pure procedural justice- Rawls,b Plato,c Aristotle,
d. Simmel
d. all of these
176. The offence done on internet is called –a,cybercrime,b.computer crime,c internet crime
d.all of these
178. The study of criminal law is a study of – A. Liability of quilt and innocence,b.sentence
181. Who bears the burden of proof—a. the judge, b. the jury, c. the prosecution,
D .defendant
183. Torts are grounded in the concept – a law,b.court, c rights,d. none of the above
185. This tort occurs most often in society-a. assault.b. nuisance,c. defamation,d. negligence
186. In Indian penal code which section deal with dowry death—a. 304a,b 498a,c489a,
d.304b
187. One of the remedies for the false imprisonment is—a. habeas corpus, b mandamus
c. certiorari,d. prohibition
188.Abetting the commission of suicide is dealt under which section of indian penal code
190. A hangman who hangs the prisoners pursuant to the order of the court is exempt from
criminal liability by virtue of:
A. section 77 of IPC
B. section 78 of IPC
C. section 79 of IPC
D. section 76 of IPC.
191. Insanity as a defence means that a person at the time of doing an act, by reason of
unsoundness of mind is incapable of knowing:
A. the burden of proof that the accused was not insane at the time of commission of offence
is on the prosecution
B. the burden of proving that the accused was insane at the time of commission of offence is
on the accused
C. there is a rebuttable presumption of fact that accused was insane at the time of commission
of the offence
D. it is a matter of inference to be drawn by the court on the facts proved by the prosecution.
A. private wrongs
B. public wrongs
A. alienable rights
B. inalienable rights
A. harm to body
198. Under Article 32 a writ petition can be made to the Supreme Court by a person who
himself has suffered only. Under which of the following, a relative or friend of a person
aggrieved can file a writ petition:
A. Habeas Corpus
B. Mandamus
C. Certiorari
A. by the Parliament
200. Petitions to the Supreme Court under Article 32 are subject to the rule of Res judicata
except:
A. Quo Warranto
B. Habeas Corpus
C. Certiorari
D. Prohibition.
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