Indian Evidence Act Set 10 MCQs

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