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This set of Indian Evidence Act Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Evidence Act Set 6

Q1 | For presumption under section 107 of Evidence Act, the person is to be shown to bealive
  • within 7 years
  • within 12 years
  • within 3 years
  • within 30 years.
Q2 | For presumption of death under section 108 of Evidence Act, the person is shown tobe not heard for a period of
  • 3 years
  • 7 years
  • 12 years
  • 30 years.
Q3 | The principle that possession is prima facie proof of ownership is contained in
  • section 109 of evidence act
  • section 110 of evidence act
  • section 111 of evidence act
  • section 112 of evidence act.
Q4 | The possession contemplated under section 110 of Evidence Act is
  • juridical possession
  • symbolic possession
  • actual physical possession
  • all the above.
Q5 | Section 110 of evidence Act in its operation
  • is limited to immoveable property
  • is limited to moveable property
  • is not limited to immoveable property and applies to moveable property as well
  • is not limited to immoveable property but applies only to certain moveable property.
Q6 | Section 112 of Evidence Act provides for
  • presumption of life
  • presumption of marriage
  • presumption of death
  • presumption of legitimacy.
Q7 | Section 112 of Evidence Act contains
  • a presumption of fact
  • a rebuttable presumption of law
  • an irrebuttable presumption of law
  • a mixed presumption of fact & law.
Q8 | Section 112 of Evidence Act applies when there is a dispute regarding
  • maternity of a child
  • paternity of a child
  • both (a) & (b)
  • either (a) or (b).
Q9 | The deciding factor under section 112 of Evidence Act is
  • the date of birth of the child
  • the date of conception of the child
  • the date of birth or the date of conception depending on the facts & circumstances
  • only (b) ¬ (a).
Q10 | Section 114 of Evidence Act provides for certain
  • presumption of facts
  • rebuttable presumptions of law
  • irrebuttable presumptions of law
  • presumption of facts & law both.
Q11 | An accomplice is
  • not a competent witness against an accused
  • a competent witness against an accused
  • cannot be a competent witness against an accused
  • either (a) or (c).
Q12 | Presumption
  • is an evidence
  • is a proof
  • shows on whom the burden of proof lies
  • all the above.
Q13 | Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman has been provided
  • under section 111a of evidence act
  • under section 113a of evidence act
  • under section 113b of evidence act
  • under section 113 of evidence act.
Q14 | Presumption under section 113A of Evidence Act can be raised if the suicide by themarried woman is committed
  • within 7 years of marriage
  • within 5 years of marriage
  • within 3 years of marriage
  • within 1 year of marriage.
Q15 | Presumption as to dowry death is contained in
  • section 111a of evidence act
  • section 113a of evidence act
  • section 113b of evidence act
  • section 113 of evidence act.
Q16 | Presumption under section 114 of Evidence Act can be raised having regard to thecommon course of
  • natural events
  • human conduct
  • public and private business
  • all of the above.
Q17 | The doctrine of estoppel is contained in
  • section 115 of evidence act
  • section 114 of evidence act
  • section 113 of evidence act
  • section 112 of evidence act.
Q18 | The doctrine of estoppel is a
  • substantive law
  • rule of equity
  • rule of evidence
  • law of pleadings.
Q19 | Estoppels are binding
  • upon litigating parties
  • upon privies of the litigating parties
  • upon strangers to the lis
  • both (a) & (b) only.
Q20 | Estoppel is a rule of
  • civil action
  • criminal action
  • both civil and criminal action
  • only (b) and not (a).
Q21 | The estoppel in section 115 of Evidence Act
  • is an estoppel by record
  • is an estoppel by deed
  • is an estoppel by pais
  • all the above.
Q22 | In which of the following there is no estoppel
  • on a point of law
  • against a statute
  • attestation of a deed
  • all the above.
Q23 | Estoppel can be
  • by silence
  • by negligence
  • by election
  • all the above.
Q24 | Estoppel deals with
  • question of facts
  • question of right
  • both (a) 8: (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q25 | Estoppel
  • is a cause of action in itself
  • creates a cause of action
  • both (a) & (b) are correct
  • neither (a) nor (b) is correct.