MCQs ON INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872 (PART-5)
| 1 | The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA) does not apply to—
(A) Affidavits presented to any Court or officer (B) Arbitration proceedings (C) Proceeding before administrative tribunal (D) All correct Ans: (D) |
| 2 | Under the IEA, affidavit is not an evidence because deponent’s assertion of facts on the basis of his personal knowledge does not constitute ‘evidence’. However, affidavit may be used as evidence when the court directs so under Order 19 of the C.P.C. 1908 and sections 295 & 296 of Cr.P.C, 1973—
(A) True (B) False Ans: (A) |
| 3 | Which Section of the IEA deals with the Interpretation/ Definition clause—
(A) Section 2 (B) Section 3 (C) Section 4 (D) None Ans: (B) |
| 4 | Section 3 of the IEA defines following terms—
(A) “court”, “fact”, “relevant” (B) “facts in issue”, “document” “evidence”, (C) “proved”, “disproved”, “not proved” and “India” (D) All correct Ans: (D) |
| 5 | Mark correct statements—
(A) The term court includes all Judges and Magistrates (B) All persons legally authorized to take evidence. (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None Ans: (C) |
| 6 | The definition of court under the IEA is—
(A) Exhaustive (B) Not-exhaustive Ans: (B) |
| 7 | Mark incorrect statements—
(A) An “Arbitrator” is not a court for the purpose of IEA (B) The arbitrator has power to take evidence and he has to follow the principles of natural justice and not the strict rules of IEA (C) The arbitrator has no power to take evidence and he has to follow the principles of natural justice and the strict rules of IEA (D) All incorrect Ans: (C) |
| 8 | The Consumer forums and commissions are not courts for the purpose of IEA—
(A) True (B) False Ans: (A) |
| 9 | The terms fact, fact in issue & relevant facts have been defined under—
(A) Section 2 (B) Section 3 (C) Section 4 (D) Section 5 Ans: (B) |
| 10 | Fact includes—
(A) Physical facts (B) External facts (C) Psychological facts (D) Internal facts (E) All correct Ans: (E) |
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Relevant collections. Especially for those who, due to their pre-occupation, don’t get time to accomplish their syllabus for judicial services and other competitive examinations.
Please also share some recent landmark judgments, unlike others who unnecessarily oversupply /pumps every judgments of higher courts which are simply declaratory in nature of the provisions of the particular enactments.
Very useful points…