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The Police and the Courts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who decides if a person is guilty or innocent?

a)

Police

b)

Court

c)

Person himself

d)

None of these

2.

Every person has the fundamental right to be defended by a lawyer under article ________

a)

Art 22

b)

Art 39 A

c)

Art 21

d)

Art 24

3.

An FIR is registered under Section 156 (3) of the ___________

a)

Indian Penal Code

b)

Criminal Procedure Code

4.

The denial to lodge a complaint by an officer has been declared (a)   by the Supreme Court.

5.

The judge must conduct the trial in an __________ manner.

a)

impartial

b)

biased

c)

unfair

d)

partial

6.

Identify this person

a)

Kiran Bedi

b)

Sanjukta Parashar

c)

Aparajita Rai

d)

Sangeeta Kalia

7.

What guidelines are followed by the Police officers while interrogating any person?

(a)  

8.

Which of these is not part of the DK Basu Guidelines?

a)

Police should wear name tags during interrogation

b)

Police should not inform anyone of the arrest

c)

The arrestee should be subjected to a medical test every 48 hours

d)

The person arrested must be made aware of their rights

9.

The role of the public prosecutor begins only after the police have filed the charge sheet in a court.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The main legislation for the administration of criminal law in India is called?

a)

Criminal procedure code

b)

Justice code

c)

Indian penal code

d)

Judicial review

11.

A court makes (i) ____________, examines the (ii) _____________ and decides whether the (iii) ___________ is guilty or not.

a)

(i) trial, (ii) FIR, (iii) accused

b)

(i) FIR, (ii) evidence, (iii) innocent

c)

(i) enquiries, (ii) evidence, (iii) accused

d)

(i) trial, (ii) enquiries, (iii) innocent

12.

Define "convicted"

a)

proved to be guilty of a crime by the police

b)

proved to be innocent by a court

c)

proved to be innocent by the police

d)

proved to be guilty of a crime by a court

13.

Who is Ujjwal Nikam?

a)

Public prosecutor

b)

Judge

c)

Police officer

d)

Lawyer

14.

[A] Assertion: The police station is also called the 'Station house'.

[R] Reasoning: The police don't have the power to punish any person.

a)

Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b)

Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c)

A is true but R is false.

d)

A is false but R is true.

15.

The Indian judiciary consists of ___________ for the entire nation at the same level.

a)

Supreme Court

b)

High Court

c)

Subordinate Court

d)

Both Supreme and Subordinate Court

16.

According to _________, every individual charged with a crime has to be given a fair trial.

a)

Constitution

b)

Criminal Procedure Code

c)

Law

d)

Judge

17.

An FIR consists of which of the following?

a)

Date

b)

Time

c)

Name of Judge

d)

Basic details about the offense

18.

Right to Life comes under article 22

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The judge should not consider all pieces of evidence before making a decision.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of these are the key players in the criminal justice system?

a)

Police

b)

Convict

c)

Judge

d)

Defence Lawyer