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MCQs on Constitution of Criminal Courts (Ss. 6 to 20 BNSS)
Q1. Under BNSS, which of the following courts are shown as criminal court?
(a) The High Court
(b) Court of Session
(c) Judicial Magistrate First Class
(d) All of the above
Q2. How many classes of criminal courts shall be in a district?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Five
Q3. Except the High Court and courts established under any other laws how many types of courts are created under the BNSS?
(a) Two
(b) Five
(c) Three
(d) Four
Q4. Which of the following is the highest criminal court in India?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) High Court
(c) Court of Session
(d) Chief Judicial Magistrate
Q5. Which of the following is not a criminal court?
(i) Executive Magistrate
(ii) Children’s Court under Juvenile Justice Act
(iii) Panchayati Adalats
(a) All of the above
(b) only (ii)
(c) only (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iii) both
Q6. As per the provisions of the BNSS, Court of Session, Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Judicial Magistrate of the Second Class and Executive Magistrate are class of:
(a) Revenue Courts
(b) Civil Courts
(c) Administrative Courts
(d) Criminal Courts
Q7. Section 6 of the BNSS provides
(a) Territorial Jurisdiction
(b) Classes of criminal courts
(c) Jurisdiction of criminal courts
(d) Power of Magistrate
Q8. Which section of the BNSS provides that the High Court could be criminal court?
(a) Section 6
(b) Section 7
(c) Section 8
(d) None of these
Q9. Which of the following statement is NOT correct?
(a) Every State shall be sessions division or consists of sessions division; and every sessions division shall, for the purpose of the BNSS, be a district or consist of districts
(b) The State Government may, alter in consultation with the High Court, alter the limits or the number of such divisions
(c) The State Government may after the consultation with the High court, divide anyu districts into sub-divisions and may alter the limits or the number of such divisions and districts
(d) The sessions divisions, districts and sub-division existing in a state at the commencement of the BNSS shall not be deemed to have been formed under Section 7 of the BNSS
Q10. A session Judge, under Section 8(2) of the BNSS is appointed by –
(a) District Magistrate
(b) State Government
(c) High Court
(d) None of the above
Q11. Who has the authority to establish a court of session in a district?
(a) Governor
(b) High Court
(c) State Government
(d) All of the above
Q12. The Court of Sessions shall ordinarily hold its sitting as per Section 8 of the BNSS
(a) at such place or places as the High Court may, by notification, specify, or if any particular case, the Court of Session is of opinion that it will tend to the general convenience of the parties and the witnesses to hold sitting at any other place in the Sessions Division
(b) at such place or places as High Court may, by notification specify, or if any particular case, the Court of Session is of opinion that it will tend to the general convenience of the parties and the witnesses to hold sitting at any other place in the Sessions Division, it may with the consent of prosecution and the accused sit at that place for disposal of the case
(c) at such place or places as State Government may, by notification specify, or if any particular case, the Court of Session is of opinion that it will tend to the general convenience of the parties and the witnesses to hold sitting at any other place in the Sessions Division, it may with the consent of prosecution and the accused sit at that place for disposal of the case
(d) If in any particular case, the Court of Session is of opinion that it will tend to the general convenience of the parties and the witnesses to hold sitting at any other place in the Sessions Division, it may with the consent of public Prosecutor sit at that place for disposal of the case.
Q13. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) State Government shall establish a Court of Session with consultation of High Court
(b) State Government shall establish a Court of Session
(c) The High Court shall establish a Court of Session
(d) The Supreme Court shall establish a Court of Session
Q14. An Assistant Session Judge is appointed by
(a) State Government
(b) State Public Service Commission
(c) Session Judge
(d) High Court of the concerned State
Q15. The Court of Sessions shall ordinarily hold its sitting at such place or places as the High Court may, by notification, specify. A special sitting of Session Court may also be conducted at a special place if, subject to other conditions, found fit in the opinion of the
(a) State
(b) High Court
(c) Session Court
(d) District Magistrate
Q16. Who will appoint the Chief Judicial Magistrate in a district?
(a) Governor
(b) High Court
(c) State Government
(d) District Session Judge
Q17. The presiding officer of the Magistrate Court is appointed by the
(a) State Government
(b) High Court
(c) District Judge
(d) Chief Judicial Magistrate
Q18. A Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass a sentence of imprisonment
(a) Not exceeding 7 years
(b) Exceeding 7 years
(c) For life
(d) None of the above
Q19. The local jurisdiction of Judicial Magistrate is under control of
(a) State Government
(b) High Court
(c) Chief Judicial Magistrate
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Q20. Who can make rules or give special orders from time to time consistent with the BNSS as to the distribution of business among the subordinate Judicial Magistrate:
(a) Executive Magistrate
(b) District Magistrate
(c) Additional District and Session Judge
(d) Chief Judicial Magistrate
Q21. A Judicial Magistrate is a subordinate to the chief Judicial Magistrate of the jurisdiction of the Judicial Magistrate Court but additional Chief Judicial Magistrate appointed in the same area may not be subject to such subordination, though both are subject to general control of the session Judge of the same session division.
(a) The above statement is correct
(b) The above statement is correct but subject to order that may be passed by the High Court defining the extent of subordination, if any, of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistarte.
(c) Both (a) and (b) are incorrect
(d) Both (a) and (b) are correct
Q22. Find out the INCORRECT statement:
(a) Every Court of Session shall be presided over by the judge to be appointed by the State Government
(b) In every state, the class of Criminal Courts shall include Executive Magistrate
(c) The presiding officers of the Courts of Judicial Magistrates shall be appointed by the High Court
(d) Every Chief Judicial Magistrate shall be subordinate to the session Judge; and every other Judicial Magistrate shall, subject to the general control of the Session Judge, be subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate
Q23. under Section 15 of the BNSS, Special Executive Magistrate may be appointed by
(a) Central Government
(b) High Court
(c) Supreme Court
(d) State Government
Q24. A person who has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than ….. years may be appointed as Special Public Prosecution:
(a) Three
(b) Five
(c) Seven
(d) Ten
Q25. A Public Prosecutor for the High Court is appointed under Section 18 of the BNSS by the
(a) Central Government without consultation with the High Court
(b) State Government without consultation with the High Court
(c) State Government after consultation with Central Government
(d) Central Government or Central Government after consultation with the High Court
Q26. In Subsection (1) of Section 18 of the BNSS, after the words “Public Prosecutor” the words inserted are
(a) one or more additional public prosecutors
(b) two or more additional public prosecutors
(c) at least five additional public prosecutors
(d) None of the above
Q27. Section 19 of the BNSS makes provision for the appointment of
(a) Public Prosecutor
(b) Assistant Public Prosecutor
(c) Public Authority
(d) Government Representative
Q28. Under which Section of the BNSS Assistant Public Prosecutor is appointed by the Government
(a) Section 18
(b) Section 19
(c) Section 21
(d) Section 23
Q29. In the BNSS Assistant Public Prosecutors are appointed by the State Government for conducting prosecutions in the Courts of Magistrates under:
(a) Section 14
(b) Section 15
(c) Section 18
(d) Section 19
Q30. In which of the following sections there is provision for Directorate of Prosecution?
(a) Section 20
(b) Section 18
(c) Section 19
(d) Section 21
Q31. The Directorate of Prosecution under Section 20 of the BNSS, shall function under
(a) the Control of the High Court
(b) the Advocate General
(c) The administrative control of the Head of the Home Department of the State
(d) none, since it is independent body
Q32. No person can be appointed public prosecutor for the district, unless his name is in the list of
(a) Law Secretary
(b) High Court
(c) District Magistrate
(d) Superintendent of Police
Q33. The experience required to be appointed as Special Public prosecutor is
(a) 20 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 7 years
(d) 5 years
Q34. Public Prosecutor is appointed by
(a) State Government
(b) High Court
(c) Public Service Commission
(d) Law Secretary
Q35. Police Officer can be appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor, provided
(a) he is below the rank of Inspector
(b) he has taken part in the investigation
(c) he is in the rank of Superintendent of Police
(d) he is not below the rank of Inspector and has not been part of investigation
Q36. A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor if he has been in practice for not less than
(a) 7 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 10 years
(d) None of the above
Answers:
| 1. | (d) | 2. | (c) | 3. | (d) | 4. | (b) | 5. | (d) | 6. | (d) |
| 7. | (b) | 8. | (a) | 9. | (d) | 10. | (c) | 11. | (c) | 12. | (b) |
| 13. | (a) | 14. | (d) | 15. | (c) | 16. | (b) | 17. | (b) | 18. | (a) |
| 19. | (c) | 20. | (d) | 21. | (c) | 22. | (a) | 23. | (d) | 24. | (d) |
| 25. | (a) | 26. | (a) | 27. | (b) | 28. | (b) | 29. | (d) | 30. | (a) |
| 31. | (c) | 32. | (c) | 33. | (b) | 34. | (a) | 35. | (d) | 36. | (a) |
Related Topics:
- Constitution of Criminal Courts, Brief Idea (Ss. 6 to 9 and 14)
- Court of Sessions (Ss. 6 to 8, 21 and 22)
- Court of Judicial Magistrate (Ss. 6, 9 to 13, 21 and 23)
- Executive Magistrate (Ss. 14 to 17)
- Public Prosecutor (Ss. 18 to 20)