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This set of Indian Evidence Act Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Evidence Act Set 8

Q1 | An accomplice is a person
  • who participates in the commission of the crime for which the accused has been charged
  • who is a prefended confederate
  • who is an informer
  • all the above both (a) 8: (b).
Q2 | Testimony of an accomplice before it is accepted &: acted upon
  • must be corroborated from the testimony of another accomplice
  • must be corroborated from an independent source
  • need not be corroborated at all
  • either (a) or (c).
Q3 | Question as to admissibility of evidence
  • should be decided as they arise
  • should be reserved until judgment
  • may be decided as they arise or may be reserved until judgment
  • either (b) or (c).
Q4 | Examination in chief of a witness
  • shall be by the party calling the witness
  • shall be by the adverse party
  • both (a) & (b)
  • either (a) -or (b).
Q5 | Re-examination of a witness
  • shall be by the party calling the witness
  • shall be by the adverse party
  • both (a) & (b)
  • either (a) or (b).
Q6 | Re-examinati0n of a witness can be done
  • after examination in chief but before cross-examination
  • after examination chief and after cross-examination
  • either (a) or (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q7 | During re-examination of a witness
  • a new matter can be introduced as a matter of right generally
  • a new matter can be introduced only with the permission of the court
  • no new matter can be introduced at all
  • either (a) or (c).
Q8 | A co-defendant in a case
  • cannot be cross-examined by another co- defendant under any circumstance
  • can be cross-examined by another co-defendant if their interests are identical
  • can be cross-examined by another co-defendant when their interests adverse to each other
  • can be cross-examined by another co-defendant as a matter of right.
Q9 | It Cross-examination of a witness 229. Leading questions can be asked during
  • examination in chief
  • cross-examination
  • re-examination
  • all the above.
Q10 | Court can permit leading questions during examination in chief or re-examination
  • if they refer to the matters which are introductory
  • if they refer to the matters which are undisputed
  • if they refer to the matter which are sufficiently proved
  • if they refer to either (a) or (b) or (c).
Q11 | A leading question has been defined as a question suggesting the answer which theperson putting it wishes or expects to receive, under
  • section 140 of evidence act
  • section 141 of evidence act
  • section 142 of evidence act
  • section 143 of evidence act.
Q12 | Under section 145 of Evidence Act, a witness may be cross-examined as to previousstatement in writing
  • without proving the same and without showing the same to the witness
  • only after proving the same, may be without showing the same to the witness
  • without proving the same but only after showing the same to the witness
  • only after proving the same & showing the same to the witness.
Q13 | Under section 145 of Evidence Act, a witness may be contradicted as to previousstatement in writing
  • without proving the same and without showing the same to the witness
  • without proving the same but only after showing the same to the witness
  • after proving the same may be before showing the same to the witness
  • after proving the same & showing the same to the witness.
Q14 | Objections as to the admissibility of a document in evidence
  • can be made at any state during the trial
  • can be made at the first opportunity when the document is tendered in evidence
  • can be raised for the first time in appeal
  • all the above.
Q15 | A party/person who calls the witness can be permitted to cross-examine the witnessso called by him, as provided
  • under section 152 of evidence act
  • under section 153 of evidence act
  • under section 154 of evidence act
  • under section 155 of evidence act.
Q16 | Section 162 of Cr PC
  • controls section 157 of evidence act
  • controls section 156 of evidence act
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q17 | Court questions can be put by virtue of
  • section 164 of evidence act
  • section 165 of evidence act
  • section 166 of evidence act
  • section 167 of evidence act.
Q18 | Court question under section 165 of Evidence Act can be put to
  • any witness
  • any party
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q19 | To an answer to a court question, the adverse party
  • has a right to cross-examination as a matter of right
  • has a right to cross-examine only with the permission of the court
  • has no right to cross-examine the witness
  • either (a) or (c).
Q20 | The right to cross-examine on an answer to court question is available
  • to the adverse party only
  • to the party calling the witness only
  • to either of the parties if the answer is adverse to either of the parties
  • only (a) and not (b).
Q21 | Under section 41 of Evidence Act the presumption is with respect to
  • judgments in rem when they are inter- parts
  • judgment in rem whether such judgments are inter-partes or not
  • judgments in personam
  • all the above.
Q22 | The presumption under section 41 of Evidence Act is a
  • presumption of fact
  • rebuttable presumption of law
  • irrebuttable presumption of law .
  • presumption of fact & law.
Q23 | Delhi High Court issued guidelines for the protection of witness in
  • neelam katara case (2003)
  • naina sahni case (2007)
  • llphaar cinema case (2005)
  • parliament attack case (2006).
Q24 | Where there are three different dying declarations, Higher Court is
  • not to uphold the conviction awarded by lower court
  • to uphold the conviction awarded by lower court
  • to go through the circumstantial evidence to uphold the conviction awarded by lower court
  • to rely upon the versions of witnesses to uphold the conviction awarded by lower court.
Q25 | Zahira Sheikh was prime witness in
  • best bakery case (2004)
  • best bakery retrial case (2006) \
  • sukh ram disproportionate assets case (2005)
  • gujjar killings case (2003).