Indian Evidence Act Set 10
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This set of Indian Evidence Act Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Evidence Act Set 10
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 Evidence Act:
- 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 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.
Q7 | Secondary evidence of a document means:
- copies of that document
- oral account of the contents of the documents
- both (a) & (b)
- only (a) & not (b).
Q8 | The circumstances under which the secondary evidence is admissible have been enumeratedin:
- section 63 of evidence act
- section 64 of evidence act
- section 65 of evidence act
- section 66 of evidence act.
Q9 | Secondary evidence is admissible:
- where the non-production of primary evidence has not been accounted for
- where the non-production of primary evidence has been accounted for
- irrespective of whether the non-production of primary evidence has been accounted for or not
- both (a) & (c) are correct.
Q10 | Oral account of the contents of a document is admissible:
- when given by a person who has seen & read the document
- 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.
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 | Documents which are not covered under section 74 of Evidence Act are called:
- semi-public documents
- quasi-public documents
- private documents
- all the above.
Q13 | Maxim ‘omnia 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.
Q14 | Principle of ‘omnia 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.
Q15 | 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 genuine by a government officer
- all the above.
Q16 | Section 79 of Evidence Act contains:
- an irrebuttable presumption of law
- a rebuttable presumption of law
- a presumption of fact
- no presumption either of fact or law.
Q17 | Sections 79 to 85 of Evidence Act contain:
- presumption of facts
- rebuttable presumptions of law
- irrebuttable presumption of law
- irrebuttable presumptions of facts.
Q18 | Presumption as to the accuracy of maps & plans made by the authority of Government iscontained in:
- section 81 of evidence act
- section 82 of evidence act
- section 83 of evidence act
- section 84 of evidence act.
Q19 | Under section 83 of Evidence Act, presumption as to accuracy of maps & plans can be raised inrespect of:
- maps & plans made by private persons
- maps & plans made by the authority of government
- both (a) & (b) above
- only (a) & not (b).
Q20 | Which of the following statements hold true for dying declarations?
- dying declarations cannot be used as a sole basis of conviction
- dying declarations unless corroborated cannot be used as sole basis of conviction
- dying declaration which is brief must be discarded
- when eyewitness affirms that the deceased was not in a fit state to make the declaration, medical opinion cannot prevail
Q21 | In which of the following cases the evidence given by the witness will NOT be relevant under section 33 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
- when the witness is staying abroad
- when the witness is dead
- when witness cannot be found
- when the witness is in coma
Q22 | Accused wants to submit a document for consideration under section 35 of the Indian EvidenceAct, 1872. In which of the following cases will the document become irrelevant?
- it does not deal with a fact in issue
- it does not deal with a relevant fact
- it is not an entry made in public or other official book, register or record
- it is not an entry made by public servant
Q23 | A party wants to set aside a judgement under section 44 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Inwhich of the fol-lowing circumstances can he do so?
- in case the judgement was passed by a superior court
- in case the person challenging is a stranger to the proceedings
- in case the judgement was a result of gross negligence
- all of these
Q24 | According to section 61 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 –
- the contents of documents must be proved by primary evidence
- the contents of documents must be proved by secondary evidence
- the contents of documents must be proved by both primary and secondary evidence
- the contents of documents must be proved either by primary or secondary evidence
Q25 | Definition of secondary evidence has been given under ___ of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
- section 61
- section 62
- section 63
- section 64