Indian Evidence Act Set 7
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This set of Indian Evidence Act Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Evidence Act Set 7
Q1 | Estoppel
- should be specifically pleaded
- need not be specifically pleaded
- may be specifically pleaded or may not be specifically pleaded
- both (b) & (c) are correct.
Q2 | Rule of estoppel of tenants and of licence of person in possession is contained in
- section 116 of evidence act
- section 117 of evidende act
- section 118 of evidence act
- section 119 of evidence act.
Q3 | Estoppel operates in case of a tenant
- during the continuance of tenancy
- who remain in possession after the termination of tenancy by notice to quit
- both (a) and (b)
- only (a) and not (b).
Q4 | Under section 116 of Evidence Act, the tenant is estopped
- from denying the title to the property, of the landlord
- from denying the title to the property, of the actual owner
- both\(a)&(b)
- only & not (a).
Q5 | A tenant or licencee under section 116 of Evidence Act is estopped from denying thetitle of landlord
- during the continuance of tenancy
- after the creation of tenancy or licence
- after the surrender of possession under tenancy or licence
- all the above.
Q6 | Under section 118 who amongst the following are competent witnesses
- child
- accused
- lunatic
- all the above.
Q7 | A person is competent to testify
- if he understands the question put to him
- if he is able to give rational awareness to those questions
- if has both (a) & (b)
- if has (a) only and not (b).
Q8 | A dumb person is a competent witness as provided under
- section 118 of evidence act
- section 119 of evidence act
- section 120 of evidence act
- section 121 of evidence act.
Q9 | Husband & wife both are competent witness for & against each other
- in civil proceedings
- in criminal proceedings
- in both civil & criminal proceedings
- neither in civil nor in criminal proceedings.
Q10 | Section 121 of Evidence Act provides for privilege in respect of
- husband & wife
- judges & magistrates
- affairs of the state
- official communication.
Q11 | Privilege in respect of judges & magistrates under section 121 of Evidence Actrelates to
- questions which a witness cannot be compelled to answer
- question which a witness cannot be permitted to answer
- both (a) & (b)
- neither (a) nor (b).
Q12 | Privilege under section 121 of Evidence Act is
- available to an arbitrator
- not available to an arbitrator
- may or may. not be available to an
- arbitrator both (b) & (c) are correct.
Q13 | Privilege in respect of husband & wife under section 122 of Evidence Act relates to
- question which a witness cannot be compelled to answer
- question which a witness cannot be permitted to answer
- both (a) & (b)
- only (b) & not (a).
Q14 | A document containing a communication from a husband to a wife or vice versa, inthe hands of a third person
- is not admissible in evidence until consented to by the writer of the communication
- is not admissible in evidence at all is not admissible in evidence until-
- is admissible in evidence
- either (a) or (b).
Q15 | A husband or wife are permitted to disclose any communication between themduring marriage
- in civil proceedings between the parties
- in criminal proceedings between the parties
- in matrimonial proceedings between the parties
- all the above.
Q16 | Protection under section 122 of Evidence Act is available to
- a witness
- husband & wife as a witness
- both (a) & (b)
- either (a) or (b).
Q17 | Protection under section 122 of Evidence Act
- can be waived by the witness without the consent of the husband or wife
- can be waived by the witness with the consent of husband or wife, only
- cannot be waived by the witness under any circumstances
- either (a) or (c).
Q18 | Communication in respect of the affairs of the state are privileged communicationon the grounds of public policy
- under section 123 of evidence act
- under section 124 of evidence act
- under section 125 of evidence act
- under section 126 of evidence act.
Q19 | Documents in respect of which privilege has been provided under section 123 ofEvidence Act.
- is a published official record
- is an unpublished official record
- both (a)&(b)
- either (a) or (b).
Q20 | In deciding whether the document falls in the category of ‘unpublished officialrecord’ the court
- has the jurisdiction to inspect the documents itself
- the court is banned from inspecting the document
- the court can compel the production of the document for inspection
- both (a) & (c) are correct. -
Q21 | Section 124 of Evidence Act provides for privileged in respect of
- professional communications
- official communications
- communications as to information of commission of offence
- none of the above.
Q22 | For protection under section 124 of Evidence Act, the communication is to be made
- to a public officer in official confidence
- to a public officer as a routine matter
- to a public officer as an ordinary cause of his duties
- either (a) or (b) or (c).
Q23 | The professional privilege under section 126 of Evidence Act is available in respectof communication made
- for the purposes of professional employment
- the cause of employment
- both (a) & (b)
- neither (a) nor (b).
Q24 | Legal advisor
- i can disclose the communication after his clients death
- f can disclose the communication after the relation with his client has ended
- cannot disclose the communication even when the relation is ended or the client has died
- both (a) 8: (b) are correct.
Q25 | An accomplice is a competent witness
- under section 118 of evidence act
- under section 119 of evidence act
- under section 133 of evidence act
- under section 132 of evidence act.