IPC MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for IPC - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is unlimited but not excessive

Key Points

• Relevant Provision:
  • Section 63 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
• Legal Position:
  • When no specific maximum amount of fine is prescribed in the IPC for an offence, the fine is not capped by a statutory amount.
  • However, the court must ensure that the fine is not excessive or disproportionate to the offence or the means of the offender.
• Key Principle:
  • The fine is unlimited in quantum, but subject to judicial discretion.
  • The principle of fairness and reasonableness applies to prevent arbitrary punishment.
• Judicial Interpretation:
  • Courts have held that fines must be just, fair, and commensurate with the gravity of the offence and the offender's financial capacity

Additional Information

• Unlimited: Incomplete – must also be not excessive.
• Not exceeding ₹50,000: No such fixed limit under Section 63 IPC.
• Not exceeding ₹10,00,000: Incorrect – this is not a statutory cap under IPC.

The correct answer is use of weapons or means

Key Points

• Section 324 IPC – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means:
  • Applies when hurt (less severe injury) is caused.
  • Involves the use of dangerous weapons or means, such as fire, acid, iron rods, etc.
  • Punishment: Up to 3 years or fine, or both.
• Section 326 IPC – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means:
  • Applies when grievous hurt (serious injury under Section 320 IPC) is caused.
  • Also involves the use of dangerous weapons or means.
  • Punishment: Up to life imprisonment, or 10 years and fine.
• Key Difference – Use of Weapons or Means:
  • Though both sections involve dangerous weapons, Section 326 is graver because it causes grievous hurt, whereas Section 324 deals with simple hurt.
  • So the use of specific types of weapons or dangerous means and the nature of injury caused form the distinguishing criteria.

Additional Information

• Intention: Intention in both sections is to cause hurt; it’s not the main differentiator.
• Nature of injuries: Related, but not the sole difference—weapons used are key.
• None of the above: Incorrect, as use of weapons or means is the primary legal distinction.

The correct answer is Section 354 A

Key Points 

• Section 354A IPC – Sexual Harassment:
  • Specifically defines “sexual harassment” of women.
  • Introduced by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 following the Justice Verma Committee Report after the Nirbhaya case.
• Acts Considered as Sexual Harassment under Section 354A:
  • Physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures.
  • A demand or request for sexual favours.
  • Showing pornography against the will of a woman.
  • Making sexually coloured remarks.
• Punishment:
  • Varies from rigorous imprisonment up to 3 years and/or fine, depending on the specific act.

Additional Information

• Section 354 IPC: Deals with assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty, not specifically sexual harassment.
• Section 354B IPC: Pertains to assault or use of criminal force to disrobe a woman.
• Section 509 IPC: Covers words, gestures or acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman, but is broader and less specific than 354A.

The correct answer is Homicide

Key Points

• Definition:
  • The term “homicide” is a generic term which means killing of one human being by another.
  • It can be either lawful (justifiable or excusable, like self-defense) or unlawful (like murder or culpable homicide).
• Types of Homicide:
  • Lawful Homicide: E.g., killing in self-defense, by a police officer in the line of duty, or by court order.
  • Unlawful Homicide: Includes murder (Section 302 IPC) and culpable homicide (Section 299 IPC).
  • Homicide is the broadest term among the options given.

Additional Information

• Murder: A type of unlawful homicide defined under Section 300 IPC with higher degree of intention and seriousness.
• Culpable Homicide: Defined under Section 299 IPC, it is also a type of unlawful homicide, but not all culpable homicide is murder.
• Assassination: A non-legal term, refers to killing of a prominent person (like a political leader), usually for ideological or political reasons.

The correct answer is Section 23 

Key Points

• Definition of 'Wrongful Gain' and 'Wrongful Loss':
• These terms are defined under Section 23 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
• Text of Section 23 IPC:
  • “‘Wrongful gain’ is gain by unlawful means of property to which the person gaining is not legally entitled.
  • ‘Wrongful loss’ is the loss by unlawful means of property to which the person losing it is legally entitled.”
• Key Elements:
  • Both involve unlawful means.
  • One results in gain to an undeserving person, and the other in loss to someone legally entitled to the property.
  • These terms are foundational to understanding various offences involving property, cheating, misappropriation, etc.

Additional Information

• Section 22 – Defines "movable property", not related to wrongful gain or loss.
• Section 24 – Defines "dishonestly", which relates to intention, not gain/loss definitions.
• Section 27 – Relates to "property in possession of wife, clerk or servant", not definitions of gain/loss.

IPC Section 375 is NOT correct.

• Section 375 in the Indian Penal Code (Rape):
  • A man is said to commit “rape” who, except in the case hereinafter excepted, has sexual intercourse with a woman under circumstances falling under any of the six following de­scriptions:
    • (i) Against her will.
    • (ii) Without her consent.
    • (iii) With her consent, when her consent has been obtained by putting her or any person in whom she is interested in fear of death or of hurt.
    • (iv) With her consent, when the man knows that he is not her husband and that her consent is given because she believes that he is another man to whom she is or believes herself to be law­fully married.
    • (v) With her consent, when, at the time of giving such consent, by reason of unsoundness of mind or intoxication or the administration by him personally or through another of any stupe­fying or unwholesome substance, she is unable to understand the nature and consequences of that to which she gives consent.
    • (vi) With or without her consent, when she is under sixteen years of age.

Additional Information

• Section 370: Amendments and advocacy to prevent the conflation of trafficking and sex work.
• Section 372: Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.
• Section 373: Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc.

The correct answer is Section 463.

Key Points

• Forgery is an offence is under the Indian Penal Code 1860, which is defined in Section 463.
• Whoever makes any false documents or false electronic record or part of a document or electronic record, with intent to cause damage or injury, to the public or to any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property, or to enter into any express or implied contract, or with intent to commit fraud or that fraud may be committed, commits forgery.

Additional Information

• Section 468 of the IPC define forgery for purpose of cheating.
• Section 465 of the IPC define punishment for forgery. 
• Section 467 of the IPC define forgery of valuable security, will, etc.

The correct answer is Kidnapping, seduction, extortion, slavery and forced labour.

• Sections of Indian Penal Code - 359 to 374 are related to Kidnapping, seduction, extortion, slavery and forced labour.

Key Points

•  Kidnapping and Abduction: Sections 359 to 374 under IPC, 1860:
  • Kidnapping means taking away a person against his/her will by force, threat or deceit.
  • Kidnapping is classified into two categories in Section 359 of the Indian Penal Code and defined in Section 360 and 361 of the Indian Penal Code.
    • Kidnapping from India
    • Kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
• Section 360 explains kidnapping from India.
  • If any person takes a person beyond the limits of India against the consent of that person or against the consent of someone who is legally entitled to give consent on that person’s behalf, then the offence of kidnapping from India is committed
• Section 361 explains kidnapping from lawful guardianship
  • if a person takes away or entices a minor (i.e, a boy under the age of 16 years and a girl under the age of 18 years) or a person of unsound mind, away from his/her lawful guardian without the guardian’s consent, then that person commits the offence of kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
• Section 361 is to protect minor children from being seduced for improper purposes and to protect the rights and privileges of guardians having their custody.

Additional Information

• Section 307 in the Indian Penal Code Attempted murder.
• Section 377 deals with Unnatural offence.
• Section 375 of the IPC deals with Sexual offences including rape.You can relate section 375 of IPC ( with court room dramam movie Section 375 based on sexual offence)

The correct answer is Option 4.

Key Points

• Section 141 of the Indian Penal Code 1860,  outlines the concept of Unlawful assembly.
• The first essential is that the persons forming the assembly must have a common object. If the members of the assembly share a common goal, purpose, or object, and they act in furtherance of that common object, it qualifies as an unlawful assembly.
• The second essential is that the common object of the assembly must be one of five specific purposes mentioned in the section:
  • To commit an offense punishable under the IPC.
  • To resist the execution of any law or legal process.
  • To commit any mischief or criminal trespass.
  • To use criminal force or show criminal intimidation.
  • To support someone in carrying out these actions.
• An assembly must consist of at least five individuals to qualify as an unlawful assembly. If the number falls below five, it may not be termed as unlawful assembly.

The correct answer is Section 295.

Key Points

• Section 295
  • The section clearly lays down that, when a person destroys, damages, or defiles any place of worship or objects of worship held sacred, that is an Idol, will be punished with an imprisonment which may extend to two years along with a fine.
• Section 231
  • It states that —Whoever counterfeits or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting coin, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
• Section 87
  • Section 87 of IPC lays down that an act not intended or known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, which act causes any harm to a person above 18 years of age who has given (express or implied) consent to suffer it is not an offence.
•  Section 499
  • Whoever, by words spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person, intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, the reputation of that person, is said to defame that person.

The correct answer is a Punishment of ten years and a fine.

 Important Points

•  Section 373 of IPC-
  • Whoever buys, hires, or otherwise obtains possession of any person under the age of eighteen years with the intent that such person shall be at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
  • It is a cognizable offence and Non-bailable in nature which is triable by the court of session.

The correct answer is Section 326A

Key PointsAs per Section 326A talks about Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.-- Whoever causes permanent or partial damage or deformity to, or burns or maims or disfigures or disables, any part or parts of the body of a person or causes grievous hurt by throwing acid on or by administering acid to that person, or by using any other means with the intention of causing or with the knowledge that he is likely to cause such injury or hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life, and with fine:

The correct answer is option 1.Key Points

• Clause seventh was inserted under section 100 of I.P.C.1860 by Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.
• Section 100 deals with when the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death.
• It says the right of private defence of the body extends, under the restrictions mentioned in the last preceding section, to the voluntary causing of death or of any other harm to the assailant, if the offence which occasions the exercise of the right be of any of the descriptions hereinafter enumerated, namely:
  • Such an assault as may reasonably cause the apprehension that death will otherwise be the consequence of such assault,
  • Such an assault as may reasonably cause the apprehension that grievous hurt will otherwise be the consequence of such assault,
  • An assault with the intention of committing rape,
  • An assault with the intention of gratifying unnatural lust,
  • An assault with the intention of kidnapping or abducting,
  • An assault with the intention of wrongfully confining a person, under circumstances which may reasonably cause him to apprehend that he will be unable to have recourse to the public authorities for his release,
  • An act of throwing or administering acid or an attempt to throw or administer acid which may reasonably cause the apprehension that grievous hurt will otherwise be the consequence of such act.

The correct answer is a Punishment of ten years and a fine.

Important Points

• Section 367 of IPC:
  • ​Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be subjected, or be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being subjected to grievous hurt, or slavery, or to unnatural lust of any person, or knowing it to be likely that such person will be so subjected or disposed of, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
  • It is a cognizable offence, Non-bailable which is triable by the court of session.

The correct answer is option 3​ Key Points

• Assault or using force against a woman of any age with intent to outrage her modesty is an offence punishable under Section 354 of IPC,1860.
• This is a cognizable offence, meaning in such offences police can arrest the accused even without the warrant.
• Punishment for this offense is-:  Jail of minimum 1 year which may extend to 5 years along with fine.