11
Which one of the following is a presumption under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
A)
Abetment of suicide by a married woman
B)
Legitimacy of a child
C)
Dowry death
D)
Absence of consent in certain prosecution for rape
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
12
According to the Indian Evidence Act, which one among the following statements is not correct?
A)
When it is shown that a person was alive within thirty years, the burden of proving that he is dead is on the person who affirms it
B)
When it is shown that a person was not heard of for seven years by those who would naturally have heard of him if he had been alive, the burden of proving that he is alive is on the person who affirms it
C)
When it is shown that a person is in possession of anything, the burden of proving that he is not the owner is on the person who affirms that he is not the owner
D)
When it is shown that one person stands to the other in a position of active confidence, the burden of proving the good faith of a transaction between them is on the party that reposed confidence in the other
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
13
Which of the following is not a "document" as per provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
A)
A map
B)
Words lithographed
C)
Inscription on a stone
D)
A piece of metal with inscription that was used to cause fatal injury
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
14
A is tired for a riot and is proved to have marched at the head of a mob. Applying Section 9, Indian Evidence Act:
A)
The cries of the mob are irrelevant as it does not explain the nature of the transaction
B)
The cries of the mob are relevant as explanatory of the nature of the transaction
C)
Either A or B
D)
None of them
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
15
Section 134 of the Evidence Act provides a set number of witnesses in a case as a requirement of proof
A)
None
B)
One
C)
Minimum two
D)
Two alone
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A
16
In a case where a doctor commits rape on a woman of 30 years of age under his treatment and the woman says that she did not consent, the court:
A)
Will need proof
B)
Shall presume that she did not consent
C)
May need corroboration
D)
May presume or may not presume her consent
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
17
In relation to Relevancy of Character in civil cases, which of the following is not correct:
A)
It is not at all relevant
B)
It is relevant when it affects award of damage
C)
When character is itself an issue
D)
When it appears from the fact otherwise relevant
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A
18
The principle of 'res judicata' is provided in which of the following section of the Indian Evidence Act?
A)
Section 140
B)
Section 40
C)
Section 160
D)
Section 164
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
B
19
Which one of the following statements is not a fact in issue under the Evidence Act?
A)
1
B)
2
C)
3
D)
None of the above
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
D
20
Assertion (A): A dying declaration is admissible in evidence.Reason (R): Its admissibility is founded upon the principle of necessity
A)
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B)
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C)
A is true but R is false
D)
A is false but R is true
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option
A
