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This set of Indian Evidence Act Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Evidence Act Set 4

Q1 | Facts of which the judicial notice is to be taken are stated in
  • section 56 of evidence act
  • section 57 of evidence act
  • section 58 of evidence act
  • section 55 of evidence act.
Q2 | List of facts of which the judicial notice has to be taken under section 57 of EvidenceAct
  • is exhaustive
  • is illustrative only
  • is both (a) & (b)
  • is neither (a) nor (b).
Q3 | Facts which need not be proved by the parties include
  • facts of which judicial notice has to be taken
  • facts which have been admitted by the parties at or before the hearing
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q4 | The court may in its discretion call for proving the facts
  • of which judicial notice has to be taken
  • which have been admitted otherwise than such admissions
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q5 | Oral evidence under section 60 of Evidence Act may be
  • direct only
  • hearsay
  • both (a) & (b)
  • either (a) or (b).
Q6 | Contents of a document under section 59 of Evidence Act
  • can be proved by oral evidence
  • can not be proved by oral evidence
  • may or may not be proved by oral evidence
  • can only be proved by oral evidence under the order of the court.
Q7 | Contents of a document may be proved under section 61 of Evidence Act
  • by primary evidence
  • by secondary evidence
  • either by primary or by secondary evidence
  • only by primary evidence & not by secondary evidence.
Q8 | Secondary evidence of a document is admissible as a substitute for
  • admissible primary evidence
  • inadmissible primary evidence under certain circumstances
  • inadmissible primary evidence under all the circumstances
  • both (a) & (b) are correct.
Q9 | The circumstances under which the secondary evidence is admissible have beenenumerated in
  • section 63 of evidence act
  • section 64 of evidence act
  • section 65 of evidence act
  • section 66 of evidence act.
Q10 | Oral account of the contents of a document is admissible
  • when given by a person who has seen & read the document a
  • when given by a person who has seen but not read the document
  • when given by a person to whom the document was read over
  • when given by any of the above. v
Q11 | A will is required to be proved by calling at least one attesting witness
  • when it is registered
  • when it is unregistered
  • when it is admitted
  • all of the above.
Q12 | Public documents are mentioned in
  • section 72 of evidence act
  • section 73 of evidence act
  • section 74 of evidence act
  • section 75 of evidence act.
Q13 | Documents which are not covered under section 74 of Evidence Act are called
  • semi-public documents
  • quasi-public documents
  • private documents
  • all the above.
Q14 | Maxim ’0mnia proesumuntur rite esse acta’ means
  • all acts are presumed to be rightly done
  • all acts are presumed to be not rightly done
  • all acts are presumed to be wrongly done
  • all acts are presumed to be not wrongly done.
Q15 | Admissibility of electronic record has been prescribed under
  • section 65 of evidence act
  • section 65a of evidence act
  • section 65b of evidence act
  • section 66 of evidence act.
Q16 | Principle of ’0mnia proesumuntur rite esse acta’ is contained in
  • section 78 of evidence act
  • section 79 of evidence act
  • section 80 of evidence act
  • section 81 of evidence act.
Q17 | Section 79 of Evidence Act applies to
  • certificates issued by a government officer
  • certified copies issued by a government officer
  • other documents duly certified to be 12 genuine. by a government officer
  • all the above.
Q18 | Section 79 of Evidence Act contains
  • an irrefutable presumption of law
  • a rebuttable presumption of law
  • a presumption of fact
  • no presumption either of fact or law.
Q19 | Sections 79 to 85 of Evidence Act contain
  • presumption of facts
  • rebuttable presumptions of law
  • irrebuttable presumption of law
  • irrebuttable presumptions of facts.
Q20 | Presumption as to the accuracy of maps 8: plans made by the authority ofGovernment is contained in
  • section 81 of evidence act
  • section 82 of evidence act
  • section 83 of evidence act
  • section 84 of evidence act.
Q21 | Under section 83 of Evidence Act, presumption as to accuracy of maps 8: plans canbe raised in respect of
  • maps & plans made by private persons
  • maps & plans made by the authority of government
  • both (a) & (b) above
  • only (a) & not (b).
Q22 | Due execution and authentication of a power of attorney shall be presumed undersection 85 of Evidence Act when executed before & authentication by
  • anotary
  • a judge
  • amagistrate
  • all the above.
Q23 | Due execution of a document more than thirty years old coming from propercustody, IS a
  • presumption of fact
  • rebuttable presumption of law
  • irrebuttable presumption-of law
  • presumption of fact & law both.
Q24 | The presumption under section 90 of Evidence Act can be drawn in respect of
  • original documents
  • certified copies
  • uncertified copies
  • all the above.
Q25 | Section 90 of Evidence Act applies to
  • non-testamentary documents
  • testamentary documents
  • both testamentary and non-testamentary documents
  • none of the above.