MCQs ON INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872 (PART-4)
| 1 | The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (IEA) uniformly applies to—
(A) Civil proceeding (B) Criminal proceeding (C) However, certain provisions of the Act apply only to civil proceeding (i.e. estoppel) and criminal proceeding (i.e. confession) while other provisions apply to both civil and criminal proceedings. (D) All correct Ans: (D) |
| 2 | Which Section of IEA deals with the short title, extent and commencement of Act—
(A) Section 1 (B) Section 2 (C) Section 3 (D) Section 4 Ans: (A) |
| 3 | The IEA extends to the whole of India—
(A) Including J&K (B) Excluding J & K (C) Excluding J & K and certain areas of tribal Assam (D) Partially applicable to J & K Ans: (B) |
| 4 | The IEA applies to—
(A) All judicial proceedings (B) Contempt proceeding (C) Courts-martial (D) All correct Ans: (D) |
| 5 | Which Section of Cr.P.C. provides procedure for Court-Martial—
(A) Section 473 (B) Section 474 (C) Section 475 (D) Section 476 Ans: (C) |
| 6 | Mark correct statements—
(A) Evidence Act does not define “judicial proceedings” (B) Section 2(i) of Cr.P.C. defines “judicial proceedings” (C) As per Cr.P.C., Judicial Proceeding includes any proceeding in the course of which evidence is or may be legally taken on oath (D) All correct Ans: (D) |
| 7 | IEA is an Act No.____of 1872—
(A) No.1 (B) No.2 (C) No.3 (D) None Ans: (A) |
| 8 | IEA was enacted on—
(A) 01.03.1872 (B) 15.03.1872 (C) 01.09.1872 (D) 15.09.1872 Ans: (B) |
| 9 | IEA came into force on—
(A) 01.03.1872 (B) 15.03.1872 (C) 01.09.1872 (D) 15.09.1872 Ans: (C) |
| 10 | The IEA is generally applicable to Courts-martial. However, the IEA shall not be applicable in Courts-martial convened under the following Acts—
(A) The Army Act, (44 & 45 Vict. C.59) (B) The Naval Discipline Act (29 & 30 Vict. C.109) (C) The Indian Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934 (D) The Air Force Act (7 Geo. 5, c. 51) (E) All correct. Ans: (E) |
| Typographical error, if any, is inadvertent. | |
