Penology Treatment Of Offenders Set 1
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This set of Penology Treatment of Offenders Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Penology Treatment Of Offenders Set 1
Q1 | The Supreme Court of India is the highest court constituted by
- the parliament
- the president
- the constitution
- none of these
Q2 | Which Articles of Indian Constitution lay down composition & jurisdiction of theSupreme Court?
- articles 124 to 147
- article 32
- article 226-228
- article 235
Q3 | The Supreme Court has …… jurisdiction
- original
- appellate
- advisory
- all the above
Q4 | Constitution has given extensive original jurisdiction to SC to enforceFundamentalRights under
- article 32
- article 228
- article 131
- article 142
Q5 | Besides the High Courts, in every State, what are some other classes of Criminal Courts?
- courts of session
- judicial magistrates of the first class / metropolitan magistrates;
- judicial magistrates of the second class and executive magistrates
- all the above
Q6 | The Gram Nyayalaya can exercise
- civil jurisdiction
- criminal jurisdiction
- both civil and criminal jurisdiction
- none of these
Q7 | The Code of Criminal Procedure (1973) provides for Plea Bargaining in
- section 265 a
- section 265l
- section 265 k
- sections 265 a to 265l
Q8 | The Report of Law Commission of India (144th) refers plea bargaining to
- pre-trial negotiations
- defendant’s pleading of guilty in exchange for certain concession by the prosecutor
- both (a) & (b)
- none of these
Q9 | The provision of plea bargaining was incorporated in the Criminal Procedure Code(1973) in the year
- 2005
- 2002
- 2014
- 2006
Q10 | The provision of plea bargainingcame into force in India in the year
- 2001
- 2003
- 2006
- 2010
Q11 | The word Penology is derived from the Latin word….. meaning ‘punishment’
- poena
- penea
- penal
- penalogia
Q12 | Penology owes its origin to
- cesare beccaria
- garofalo
- eenrici ferri
- bonger
Q13 | Penology is Branch of criminology dealing with
- prison management
- the treatment of offenders
- both (a) & (b)
- none of these
Q14 | The term Penology was coined in 1834 by a German American ____ to denote a systemof administrating punishment to the convicted offenders
- francis lieber
- cladwell
- adolphe quetelet
- lombroso
Q15 | Penology is ______ which aims to study & evaluate the applications of penal sanctionsto wrongdoers.
- multidisciplinary subject
- branch of criminal science
- an independent subject
- both (a) & (b)
Q16 | Punishing the offenders is a primary function of all civil States in order to maintain peaceand order in the society
- true
- partially true
- false
- it isn’t the state’s duty
Q17 | Punishment is basically used with the intent to
- reduce the incidence of criminal behaviour by deterring the potential offenders
- incapacitate and prevent the offender from repeating the offence
- reform the offender into law-abiding citizens
- all the above
Q18 | Emanuel Kant was one of the supporter of
- retributive theory of punishment
- preventive theory of punishment
- the theory of expiation
- reformative theory
Q19 | The Retributive theory of Punishment is based on the principle of
- eye for an eye
- vengeance against the wrongdoer
- assuaging the angry sentiments of the victim & society
- all of the above
Q20 | Emanuel Kant considers punishment as
- a means of deterrence
- a means of reform
- an end in itself
- a mode crime prevention
Q21 | Supreme Court in _____ has laid down that ‘an eye for an eye is neither proper nordesirable’
- hari singh v. state of up
- gurdeep v. state of punjab
- sk. ishaq v. state of bihar
- iqbal singh v. i. g. police, delhi
Q22 | The Retributive theory of Punishment is criticized for
- its based on crude animal instinct of an individual to retaliate when hurt
- it is manifestation of revenge of an injury
- doesn’t offer any chance for reform to the offender
- all the above
Q23 | Utilitarian Prevention theory justifies punishment to
- deter people from committing the crime
- safeguard the society
- to avenge the crime
- to expiate the crime
Q24 | Utilitarian Prevention/ Deterrence theory is based on principle of hedonism as proposedby
- salmond
- jeremy bentham
- sir james stephen
- hegel
Q25 | The Supreme Court in ______ has observed that ‘protection of society and deterringthe criminal are avowed objects of law and that is required to be achieved by imposing anappropriate punishment.’
- r v. prince
- rajesh khaitan v. state of west bengal
- state of karnataka v. krishnappa
- sidharth v. state of bihar