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MCQ of Chapter II Of BNSS

(The MCQ based on Provisions which are different in BNSS as
compared to Cr. P.C are marked with **)

1. Who may appoint an Additional 4. The High Court's consultation is

Sessions Judge to a Court of Session? necessary before the State Government
does which of the following?
a) The Governor of the state
a) Appointing a high court Judge
b) The concerned State Government
b) Transferring cases between Courts of
c) The High Court
Session
d) The Sessions Judge
c) Altering the number and limits of
sessions divisions
d) Transferring Session Judge

2. Which of the following is NOT a power

of the State Government concerning
sessions divisions?
5. Who has the authority to appoint a
a) Dividing the state into sessions divisions
Chief Judicial Magistrate in a district?
b) Increasing or decreasing the number of
a) The District Magistrate
sessions divisions
b) Chief Justice of concerned High court
c) Appointing the Sessions Judge directly
c) The Sessions Judge
d) Consulting with the High Court before
altering sessions divisions d) The High Court

3. Which court has jurisdiction over 6. If an Additional Sessions Judge is

appeals from a Court of Judicial appointed, they may sit at:
Magistrate?
a) Any place within the state
a) District Court
b) Only at the Headquarter of District
b) High Court
c) Any place specified by the State
c) Court of Session Government
d) Executive Magistrate d) Any place specified by the High Court
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a) Recommendation from the Sessions

Judge
b) Nomination by the District Magistrate
7. Which of the following can dispose of
only
urgent applications during a vacancy in
the office of the Sessions Judge? c) Consultation between the District
Magistrate and the Sessions Judge
a) The Judge of the High Court
d) Recommendation from the Chief
b) Chief Judicial Magistrate
Judicial Magistrate
c) An Additional Sessions Judge
d) Both B & C
11. Which of the following classes of
Criminal Courts are established in every
state as per BNSS Chapter II?
8. What happens when the State
Government creates a new sessions a) Courts of Appeal
division?
b) Judicial Magistrates of the third class
a) A new High Court must be established
c) Courts of Session
in that division.
d) Magistrates of Revenue
b) All judicial proceedings in that division
are temporarily halted.
c) The High Court is consulted before the
division is established.
12. Who appoints the Judge of a Court of
d) The Sessions Judge is automatically Session?
appointed.
a) The Governor of the State
b) The state government in consultation
9. Who has the power to assign a Sessions with the High Court
Judge to a specific division?
c) The High Court
a) The Chief Judicial Magistrate
d) The District Magistrate
b) The High Court
c) The State Government
13. What is the role of the State
d) The Governor Government regarding sessions divisions
and districts?
a) The State Government can alter the
10. Which of the following is required for
number of High Courts.
the appointment of a Public Prosecutor for
a district?
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b) The State Government can alter the c) An Additional Sessions Judge or Chief
limits or number of sessions divisions and Judicial Magistrate may dispose of urgent
districts after consultation with the High applications.
Court.
d) All judicial proceedings are transferred
c) The State Government can appoint to the other District Court
Additional Sessions Judges.
d) The State Government can change the
17. Who has the power to define the local
seat of High court .
limits of the areas for Judicial Magistrates'
jurisdiction?
14. Where does a Court of Session a) The Chief Judicial Magistrate
typically hold its sittings?
b) The High Court
a) At any place of in District
c) The District Magistrate
b) Only at the District Head quarter
d) The State Government
c) At a place specified by the High Court
d) At a place specified by the State
18. What is the designation given to a
Government
Magistrate appointed by the High Court in
any subdivision?
15. Under BNSS, which of the following is a) Chief Judicial Magistrate
true about the appointment of Additional
b) Judicial Magistrate
Sessions Judges?
c) Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate
a) They are appointed by the Governor.
d) Executive Magistrate
b) They are appointed by the Sessions
Judge.
c) They are appointed by the High Court.
d) They are appointed by the State 19. Who prepares the panel of names for
Government. the appointment of Public Prosecutors or
Additional Public Prosecutors for a
district?
16. What happens when the office of the
a) The Directorate of Prosecution
Sessions Judge is vacant?
b) The High Court in consultation with the
a) The High Court must appoint a new
State Government
Judge within 7 days.
c) The District Magistrate in consultation
b) The High Court assumes all judicial
with the Sessions Judge
responsibilities.
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d) The Chief Justice of India 23. Who appoints the Judge for every
Court of Session in a sessions division?
A) The Governor after consultation with the
High Court
20. Which entity is responsible for
B) The State Government
establishing Courts of Judicial
Magistrates in a district? C) The High Court
a) The High Court D) The Central Government
b) The Governor of the State 24. What can a Sessions Judge do with
regard to the distribution of business
c) The State Government
among Additional Sessions Judges?
d) The District Magistrate
A) Delegate the power to the State
21. What are the classes of Criminal Government
Courts mentioned in every State according
B) Make orders consistent with the Sanhita
to the BNSS?
C) Direct all cases to the High Court
A) High Courts and Civil Courts
D) Divide the district into subdivisions
B) Courts of Session, Judicial Magistrates of
the first class, Judicial Magistrates of the 25. Who can preside over a Court of
second class, Executive Magistrates Session when the office of the Sessions
Judge is vacant?
C) Courts of Session, High Courts, and
Panchayat Courts A) Additional Sessions Judge
D) Civil Courts, Sessions Courts, and B) The Chief Judicial Magistrate, if there is
Executive Magistrates no Additional Sessions Judge
C) Both A & B
22. Who has the authority to alter the D) Only a new appointed Sessions Judge
limits or number of sessions divisions and
Answer: c
districts in a State?
A) The High Court without any consultation
26. Under what conditions can a Court of
B) The Central Government
Session hold its sitting at a place other than
C) The State Government, after consultation the one specified by the High Court?
with the High Court
A) When the prosecution demands it
D) The District Magistrate
B) With the consent of the prosecution and
the accused, if it benefits the convenience of
parties and witnesses
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C) Only when directed by the State 30. What is the maximum term for which
Government a Special Judicial Magistrate can be
appointed?
D) If the accused requests a different location
A) 5 years at a time
27. Who appoints the presiding officers for
the Courts of Judicial Magistrates in every B) 2 years at a time
district?
C) 1 year at a time
A) The Sessions Judge
D) 3 years at a time
B) The High Court
C) The Chief Judicial Magistrate
31. Who is responsible for defining the
D) The State Government local limits within which Judicial
Magistrates may exercise their powers?
A) The Sessions Judge
28. Who has the authority to appoint a
Chief Judicial Magistrate in every B) The Chief Judicial Magistrate, subject to
district? the control of The High Court
A) The State Government C) The High Court
B) The High Court D) The State Government directly
C) The Central Government
D) The Sessions Judge 32. Who has the authority to appoint an
Executive Magistrate for a district?
A) The High Court
29. Who may establish Special Courts of
Judicial Magistrates for any local area to B) The Central Government
try specific cases?
C) The State Government
A) The Central Government
D) The Sessions Judge
B) The High Court alone
C) The State Government, after consultation
33. Which of the following is true
with the High Court
regarding the appointment of a Public
D) The Sessions Judge giving due Prosecutor in every district?
consideration to the number of cases in that
A) Appointed directly by the Sessions Judge
district.
B) Appointed by the State Government in
consultation High Court
C) Appointed by the State Government with
names from a panel prepared by the District
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Magistrate in consultation with the Sessions

Judge
**37. Which of the following provisions is
D) Appointed by the High Court without any newly introduced in BNSS regarding the
consultation notice period for appointing an Assistant
Public Prosecutor when no Assistant
34. Which of the following is a condition Public Prosecutor is available?
for a police officer to be eligible for
appointment as an Assistant Public A. The District Magistrate may appoint an
Prosecutor under BNSS? experienced advocate as Assistant Public
Prosecutor without any notice for the time till
A. The officer should have been involved in a permanent Assistant Public Prosecutor is
the investigation of the case. appointed .
B. The officer should be below the rank of
Inspector. B. A fourteen day notice must be given to
C. The officer should be above the rank of the State Government before appointing any
Inspector. person as an Assistant Public Prosecutor.
D. The officer should have approval from the
District Magistrate. C. The District Magistrate must get
approval from the state Government before
35. According to the provisions of BNSS, making any appointments.
which of the following is required before
the District Magistrate can appoint any D. Notice is required only if a police officer
other person as an Assistant Public is being appointed as an Assistant Public
Prosecutor when no Assistant Public Prosecutor.
Prosecutor is available?

A. Approval from the state Government

B. Notice of fourteen days to the State **38. Under the BNSS, which new
Government structure has been added to the
C. Written consent from the accused Directorate of Prosecution at the district
D. Recommendation from the Directorate of level?
prosecution
A. District Legal Services Authority.
36. In BNSS, which entity has the
authority to appoint Assistant Public B. District Public Prosecutor Office.
Prosecutors for specific cases in the Courts
of Magistrates? C. District Directorate of Prosecution.

A. Only the District Magistrate D. Special Cell for High Court cases.
B. The State Government, but only after
informing the Central Government
C. Either the State or the Central Government
D. The District Magistrate without any **39. What new responsibility is assigned
to the Director of Prosecution under the
conditions
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BNSS that was not mentioned in the and Assistant Director of Prosecution based
CRPC? on the punishment range of the offence.

A. Supervising all Public Prosecutors. D. Case monitoring is based solely on the

nature of the offence, not the punishment.
B. Giving opinions on filing appeals.
**42. Which of the following provisions
C. Appointing Public Prosecutors at the related to the eligibility criteria for
district level. appointment in the Directorate of
Prosecution is newly specified in the
D. Overseeing the work of the District BNSS?
Magistrate.
A. The requirement for a minimum of
**40. According to the BNSS, the powers fifteen years of experience for all prosecution
and functions of the Deputy Director of roles.
Prosecution include which of the following
newly added responsibilities? B. The specific mention of a Sessions Judge
or Magistrate of the first class as eligible
A. Reviewing all cases related to the district criteria.
courts.
C. Appointment of Public Prosecutors
B. Scrutinizing police reports and based on recommendation from the Home
monitoring cases punishable for seven years Department.
or more but less than ten years.
D. No qualifications are mentioned in the
C. Scrutinizing police reports and BNSS.
monitoring cases punishable for less than
seven years. **43. Which new power is provided to the
Deputy Director of Prosecution in the
D. Reviewing cases where the accused has BNSS that was not present in the CRPC
been acquitted. provisions?

**41. Which of the following provisions is A. To investigate criminal cases.

unique to the BNSS regarding the
monitoring of cases based on the severity B. To approve the appointment of police
of the punishment? officers in the prosecution related duties.

A. Only the Director of Prosecution is C. To monitor cases in which offences are

responsible for all case monitoring. punishable for seven years or more but less
than ten years.
B. Monitoring is done exclusively by
Public Prosecutors. D. To appoint Special Public Prosecutors
for High Court cases.
C. Different levels of monitoring are
assigned to the Director, Deputy Director,
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**44. The BNSS introduces a new role for **47. Which class of Criminal Courts has
the Assistant Director of Prosecution. been specifically excluded from the BNSS
What is this new role? that was mentioned in the CRPC
provision?
A. Supervising Handling of appeals in High
Court. A. Judicial Magistrates of the first class.
B. Courts of Session.
B. Monitoring cases punishable for less C. Metropolitan Magistrates.
than seven years. D. Executive Magistrates.

C. Supervising all police officers involved **48. Which of the following posts present
in investigations. in the CRPC is removed in the BNSS?

D. Appointing Public Prosecutors in the A. Judicial Magistrate of the first class

absence of the Director. B. Metropolitan Magistrate
C. Assistant Sessions Judge
**45. How does the BNSS categorize D. Executive Magistrate
Judicial Magistrates as compared to the
CRPC?

A. The BNSS includes a new category

called "Chief Judicial Magistrates."
B. The BNSS removes the separate
distinction for "Metropolitan Magistrates" in
metropolitan areas.
C. The BNSS includes a new category
called "Special Magistrates."
D. The BNSS merges the roles of Executive
Magistrates with Judicial Magistrates.

**46. What terminology change is seen in

the BNSS provision as compared to the
CRPC regarding the reference to the code
itself?

A. The term "Code" is replaced with

"Sanhita."
B. The term "Code" remains unchanged.
C. The term "Act" is used instead of "Code."
D. The term "Regulation" is used instead of
"Code."
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30. C
31. B
1. c) The High Court
32. C
2. c) Appointing the Sessions Judge
33. C
directly
3. c) Court of Session 34. C. The officer should be above the
4. c) Altering the number and limits of rank of Inspector.
sessions divisions 35. B. Notice of fourteen days to the
5. d) The High Court State Government
6. d) Any place specified by the High 36. C. Either the State or the Central
Court Government
7. d) Both B & C 37. B. A fourteen day notice must be given
8. c) The High Court is consulted to the State Government before
before the division is established. appointing any person as an Assistant
9. b) The High Court Public Prosecutor.
10. c) Consultation between the District 38. C. District Directorate of Prosecution.
Magistrate and the Sessions Judge 39. B. Giving opinions on filing appeals.
11. c) Courts of Session 40. B. Scrutinizing police reports and
monitoring cases punishable for seven
12. c) The High Court
years or more but less than ten years.
13. b) The State Government can alter
41. C. Different levels of monitoring are
the limits or number of sessions
assigned to the Director, Deputy
divisions and districts after
Director, and Assistant Director of
consultation with the High Court.
Prosecution based on the punishment
14. c) At a place specified by the High
range of the offence.
Court
42. B. The specific mention of a Sessions
15. c) They are appointed by the High
Judge or Magistrate of the first class as
Court. eligible criteria.
16. c) An Additional Sessions Judge or 43. C. To monitor cases in which offences
Chief Judicial Magistrate may are punishable for seven years or more
dispose of urgent applications. but less than ten years.
17. d) The State Government 44. B. Monitoring cases punishable for less
18. c) Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate than seven years.
19. c) The District Magistrate in
consultation with the Sessions Judge 45. B. The BNSS removes the separate
20. c) The State Government distinction for "Metropolitan
21. B Magistrates" in metropolitan areas.
46. A. The term "Code" is replaced with
22. C
"Sanhita."
23. C
47. C. Metropolitan Magistrates.
24. B 48. C. Assistant Sessions Judge
25. c
26. B
27. B
28. B .
29. C