MCQs ON INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872 (PART-2)
| 1 | Mark Correct/ Incorrect Statement—
(A) Evidence may be Direct and Indirect (B) The direct evidence is the evidence when a principal fact (i.e. fact in issue or factum probandum) is attested directly by the witness who actually saw the commission of the crime. (C) The indirect evidence is the fact which has not been seen by anyone but inference of commission of crime is gathered from the circumstances. (D) All are correct Ans: (D) |
| 2 | The indirect evidence is also known as—
(A) circumstantial evidence (B) real evidence (C) Documentary evidence (D) None Ans: (A) |
| 3 | Evidence which is directly addressed to the sense of the court is called—
(A) Hearsay evidence (B) Circumstantial evidence (C) Real evidence (D) None Ans: (C) |
| 4 | Correct/ Incorrect—
(A) Primary evidence (PE) is the best evidence. (B) PE means the document itself produced for the inspection of the court and their remains nothing better to produce. (C) Secondary Evidence (SE) is inferior kind of evidence and it is given only when the party is permitted under the IEA. (D) All are correct Ans: (D) |
| 5 | The cardinal rules of law of evidence are—
(A) Best evidence must be given in all cases (B) Evidence must be confined to the matter in issue (C) Generally, hearsay evidence must not be admitted (D) All of the above Ans: (D) |
| 6 | What are the exceptions to the general rule that hearsay evidence must not be accepted—
(A) Res gestae (B) Admissions & Confessions (C) Dying declaration (D) All Ans: (D) |
| 7 | The aims of law of evidence are—
(A) to decide which fact is liable to be proved (B) to decide how the facts could be proved before the court (C) to prevent protracted inquiries (D) All Ans: (D) |
| 8 | The rules of evidence based upon—
(A) Rules of relevancy (B) Rules of logic (C) Both (D) None Ans: (A) |
| 9 | Point out the correct statements—
(A) The rules of evidence based upon the rules of relevancy. (B) Only relevant evidences (as specifically enumerated in the IEA, 1872) are admitted and not the logical evidences. (C) The logical relevancy and legal relevancy are two different things. (D) All are correct Ans: (D) |
| 10 | Point out the correct statements—
(A) A fact connected with other fact may be logically relevant, but it will be legally relevant only when the law declares it to be relevant. (B) Every fact that is legally relevant is also logically relevant but every logically relevant fact may not be necessarily legally relevant. (C) logical relevancy is “genus” while legal relevancy is a “species”. (D) All are correct Ans: (D) |
| * Typographical error, if any, is inadvertent. | |
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