MCQs ON Cr. P. C., 1973 (PART-6)
| 1 | In Cognizable Offence (CO)/ Cognizable Case (CC)—
(A) Police officer may arrest an accused without warrant (B) Such arrest is made in accordance with the First Schedule (Column IV) or under any other law for the time being in force (C) An arrest without warrant in cognizable case is not mandatory (D) All correct Ans: (D) |
| 2 | In CO/ CC, proceeding starts with—
(A) Police Report (B) Complaint (C) Both (D) None Ans: (A) |
| 3 | Unlike CO, in NCO proceedings ignites with—
(A) Police Report (B) Complaint (C) Both (D) None Ans: (B) |
| 4 | Any information relating to commission of Cognizable Offence (CO) furnished to any police station is called—
(A) First Information Report (FIR) (B) Complaint (C) Statement (D) All Ans: (A) |
| 5 | Which Section of Cr.P.C. provides for lodging of F.I.R. in cognizable cases—
(A) Section 152 (B) Section 153 (C) Section 154 (D) None Ans: (C) |
| 6 | An information relating to commission of CO is given to—
(A) Officer-in-Charge (OC) of any police station (PS) (B) to the PS within whose jurisdiction the offence has been committed. (C) to the nearest executive Magistrate (D) None Ans: (A) [See Section 154 Cr.P.C.] |
| 7 | An information relating to commission of Non-cognizable Offence (NCO) is given to—
(A) Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of any police station (PS) (B) to the nearest executive Magistrate (C) to the PS within whose jurisdiction the offence has been committed. (D) None Ans: (C) |
| 8 | The information as to commission of CO may be—
(A) Oral (B) Written (C) Either oral or written (D) None Ans: (C) |
| 9 | Mark incorrect statement as to information of commission of Cognizable Offence—
(A) Such information may be oral or written and the oral information shall be reduced in writing and shall be signed by the informant (B) The substance of the information shall be entered in General Diary (C) Thereafter, a copy of information shall be given forthwith to the informant with prescribed fees as determined by the appropriate government (D) All correct Ans: (C) [a copy of information shall be given forthwith to the informant, free of cost] |
| 10 | Mark incorrect statement as to the evidentiary value of FIR—
(A) An FIR is a substantive piece of evidence (B) An FIR is not a substantive piece of evidence (C) It can be used during trial only to contradict the information (D) It can be used during trial both to corroborate and contradict the information (E) (A) & (C) both Ans: (E) [An FIR is not a substantive piece of evidence. However, it can be used during trial both to corroborate and contradict the information] |
| Typographical error, if any, is inadvertent. | |
