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This set of Indian Evidence Act Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Evidence Act Set 9

Q1 | Relationship is not a factor to affect credibility of a witness" held by the SupremeCourt in
  • s. sudershan reddy v. state of andhra pradesh, air 2006 sc 2716
  • s]/ed ibrahim v. state of andhra pradesh, air 2004 sc 2596
  • renuka bai v. state of maharashtra, air 2006 sc 3056
  • minu kumari v. state of bihar, air 2006 sc 150.
Q2 | In which case the Supreme Court held that material evidence and not the number ofwitnesses has to be taken note to ascertain the truth of the allegations made
  • surendra prasad tiwari v. state of uttar pradesh, air 2005 sc 125
  • syed ibrahim v. state of andhnz pradesh, air 2006 sc 2908
  • rajinder v. state of haryana, air 2006 sc 21
  • iagdish murav v. state of llttar pradesh, air 2007 sc 35
Q3 | Dying declaration can be sole basis of conviction if it inspires full confidence of thecourt. The court should be satisfied
  • that deceased was in a fit state of mind at the time of making the statement
  • that it was not the result of tutoring, prompting or product of imagination
  • that deceased was not in a fit state of mind at the time of making the statement
  • both (a) & (b)
Q4 | Examination of witnesses in criminal cases through video conferencing is
  • permissible
  • impermissible
  • permissible at the option of the witness
  • permissible at the option of the accused.
Q5 | Which confession needs a closer scrutin
  • confession made to officers under ndps act
  • confession made to private citizens
  • confession made to officials who do not have investigation powers under ndps act
  • when confessional statement found voluntary and free from pressure
Q6 | For taking the dying declaration from the deceased, the presence of Magistrate is260
  • mandatory
  • not mandatory
  • required at the request of the police
  • required at the request of the relative of the deceased
Q7 | The evidence unearthed by the sniffer dog falls under
  • ‘oral evidence
  • documentary evidence
  • hearsay evidence
  • scientific evidence
Q8 | The possession or ownership of property of the grand father of defendant on thebasis of documents 30 years old can
  • be proved
  • not to be proved
  • be proved at the option of plaintiff
  • be proved at the option of defendant
Q9 | An accused can be convicted on the basis of his extra judicial confession only if it ismade before
  • a credible person
  • a police officer
  • a magistrate
  • none of these.
Q10 | Falsus in un0,falsus in omni bus is
  • a rule of evidence
  • a rule of criminal law
  • a rule of evidence in criminal trial
  • not a rule of evidence in criminal trial.
Q11 | Photostat copy of family settlement is allowed to be produced before court as
  • primary evidence
  • secondary evidence
  • electronic evidence
  • original evidence.
Q12 | A judgment in an election petition is not one of the judgments specificallyrecognised by
  • section 41 of the evidence act
  • section 42 of the evidence act
  • section 56 of the evidence act
  • section 57 of the evidence act
Q13 | Which section of the Indian Evidence Act was amended by the Criminal Law(Amendment) Act, 2005
  • section 154
  • section 118
  • section 32
  • section 90a
Q14 | A confession to be inadmissible under section 25 of the Evidence Act
  • must relate to the same crime for which offender is charged
  • may relate to the same crime‘f0r which offender is charged
  • must relate to another crime
  • none of the above.
Q15 | The provision ”hostile witness" is provided under section ...... ..of Indian EvidenceAct
  • section 155
  • section 133
  • section 154
  • section 145.
Q16 | In which of the following cases Supreme Court held that "Test identification paradeis only an aid to investigation. The practice is not born out of prudence"?
  • siddharth vashist @ manu shzzrma v. state (nct of delhi), air 2010 sc 2352
  • shivaji v. nagendra, air 2010 sc 2261
  • s. iaiswal v. alok, air 2010 (noc) 805
  • sujata v. s.k. behem, air 2010 (noc) 812.
Q17 | A dying declaration to be admissible:
  • must be made before a magistrate
  • must be made before the police officer
  • may be made before a doctor or a private person
  • may be made either before a magistrate or a police officer or a doctor or a private person.
Q18 | Declaration as to custom are admissible:
  • under section 32(1) of evidence act
  • under section 32(2) of evidence act
  • under section 32(4) of evidence act
  • under section 32(7) of evidence act.
Q19 | Under section 32(4) of Evidence Act, the declaration:
  • as to public rights & customs are admissible
  • as to private rights & customs are admissible
  • as to both public and private rights and customs are admissible
  • only as to customs are admissible.
Q20 | Under section 45 of Evidence Act, the opinion of expert can be for:
  • identity of hand writing
  • identity of finger impression
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q21 | Under section 45 of Evidence Act the opinion of expert can be on the question of:
  • indian law
  • foreign law
  • both (a) & (b)
  • only (a) & not (b).
Q22 | Opinion of an expert under section 45 of Evidence Act:
  • is a conclusive proof
  • is not a conclusive proof
  • is supportive & corroborative in nature
  • either (a) or (c).
Q23 | The res inter alia acta is receivable:
  • under section 45 of evidence act
  • under section 46 of evidence act
  • under section 47 of evidence act
  • under section 48 of evidence act.
Q24 | Entries in the books of accounts regularly kept in the course of business are admissible undersection 34 of Evidence Act:
  • if they by themselves create a liability
  • if they by themselves do not create a liability
  • irrespective of whether they themselves create a liability or not
  • either (a) or (b).
Q25 | The relationship in section 50 of Evidence Act means:
  • relationship by blood only
  • relationship by blood or marriage
  • relationship by blood or marriage or adoption
  • only (a) and not (b) & (c).