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This set of Indian Evidence Act Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Evidence Act Set 2

Q1 | Things said or done by a conspirator in reference to the common design is relevant
  • under section 12 of evidence act
  • under section 6 of evidence act
  • under section 10 of evidence act
  • under section 8 of evidence act.
Q2 | A confession made ‘by a conspirator involving other members is relevant against theco-conspirator jointly tried with him and is admissible
  • under section 8 of evidence act
  • under section 10 of evidence act
  • under section 30 of evidence act
  • both (b) & (c).
Q3 | Alibi is governed by
  • section 6 of evidence act
  • section 8 of evidence act
  • section 12 of evidence act
  • section 11 of evidence act.
Q4 | Transaction and instances relating to a right or custom are relevant
  • under section 6 of evidence act
  • under section 8 of evidence act
  • under section 10 of evidence act
  • under section 13 of evidence act.
Q5 | Section 13 of Evidence Act applies to
  • corporal rights \
  • incorporal rights
  • both corporal and incorporal rights
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q6 | Section 13 of Evidence Act
  • is confined to public rights & does not cover private rights
  • is not confined to public rights and covers private rights also
  • is confined to private rights and does not cover public rights
  • either (a) or (c) is correct.
Q7 | Mode of proof of a custom is contained in
  • section 32(4) of evidence act
  • section 32(7) of evidence act
  • section 48 of evidence act
  • all the above.
Q8 | Section 14 of Evidence Act makes relevant the facts which show the existence of
  • any state of mind
  • any state of body or bodily feeling
  • either state of mind or of body or bodily feeling
  • a particular state of mind and a state of body.
Q9 | Under section 15 of Evidence Act, facts showing series of similar occurrences, involvingthe same person are relevant
  • when it is uncertain whether the act is intentional or accidental i
  • when it is certain that the act is with guilty knowledge
  • when it is certain that the act is done innocently
  • either (b) or (c).
Q10 | Admissions
  • must be examined as a whole and not in parts
  • can be examined in parts
  • can be examined as a whole or in parts
  • both (b) & (c) are correct.
Q11 | Admissions bind the maker
  • in so far as it relates to facts
  • in so far as it relates to question of law
  • both on questions of facts & of law
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q12 | Admissions
  • must be in writing
  • must be oral
  • either oral or in writing
  • only in writing & not oral.
Q13 | Admission can be
  • formal only
  • informal only
  • either formal or informal
  • only formal & not informal.
Q14 | Admissions
  • are conclusive proof- of the matters admitted
  • are not conclusive proof of the matters admitted but operate as estoppel
  • are conclusive proof of the matter and also operate as estoppel
  • both (a) & (c) are correct.
Q15 | Persons who can make admissions are mentioned in
  • section 17 of evidence act
  • section 20 of evidence act
  • section 19 of evidence act
  • section 18 of evidence act.
Q16 | Admissions by agents are A
  • admissible in civil proceedings under all circumstances
  • admissible in civil proceedings only if the agent has the authority to make admissions
  • never admissible in criminal proceedings
  • both (b) & (c). i
Q17 | Admissions made by a party are evidence against
  • privies in blood
  • privies in law
  • privies in estate
  • all the above.
Q18 | Which of the following admission is no evidence
  • an admission by one of the several defendants in a suit against another defendant
  • an admission by a guardian ad litem against a minor
  • an admission by one of the partners of a firm against the firm or other partners
  • only (a) &(b).
Q19 | In a reference made over a disputed matter to a third person, the declaration so madeby that person shall be an evidence against the party making a reference, by virtue of
  • section 17 of evidence act
  • section 19 of evidence act
  • section 20 of evidence act
  • section 21 of evidence act.
Q20 | Communication made ‘without prejudice’ are protected
  • under section 22 of evidence act
  • under section 23 of evidence act
  • under section 24 of evidence act
  • under section 21 of evidence act.
Q21 | Confession caused by inducement, threat or promise is contained in
  • section 24 of evidence act
  • section 25 of evidence act
  • section 26 of evidence act
  • section 27 of evidence act.
Q22 | Section 24 of Evidence Act applies
  • when the inducement, threat or promise comes from a person in authority
  • when the inducement is of a temporal kind
  • when the inducement is spiritual or religious,
  • only (a) & (b) are correct.
Q23 | A confession made to a police officer is inadmissible under
  • section 24 of evidence act
  • section 25 of evidence act
  • section 26 of evidence act
  • section 27 of evidence act.
Q24 | A confession to be inadmissible under section 25 of Evidence Act
  • must relate to the same crime for which he is charged
  • must relate to another crime
  • may relate to the same crime or another crime
  • only (a) is correct and (b) is incorrect.
Q25 | Which of the following is not given by section 25 of Evidence Act
  • confessions made to custom officers
  • confession made to a member of railway protection force
  • confession made to an officer under fera
  • all the above.