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CRIMINOLOGY MCQs
1. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(A) U.N. Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice – Beijing Rules
(B) Child Abuse – Crime syndicates
(C) Children’s home – Juvenile in conflict with law
(D) Special home – Children in need of care and protection
Ans: A
2. The Juvenile Justice Act mainly deals with the following types of children:
I. Children in Conflict with Law.
II. Children in Foreign Countries.
III. Children in Need of Care and Protection
IV. Non-Resident Indian Children
Choose the correct answer, using the codes given below:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) I and III are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: C
3. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II:
List – I List – II
i. Sutherland a. Outsider
ii. Young A. b. Principles of Criminology
iii. Cohen A. c. Imagining crime
iv. Becker d. Delinquent Boys
Codes:
i ii iii iv
(A) b d c a
(B) b c d a
(C) a b c d
(D) c a d b
Ans: B
4. According to Juvenile Justice Act ‘begging’ means
(A) Soliciting or receiving alms in a public place.
(B) Entering into any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receive alms.
(C) Exposing or exhibiting any soar, wound, injury deformity or disease for extorting alms.
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
5. ‘Observation Home’ under the Juvenile Justice Act is established for
(A) Children in need of care and protection
(B) Juveniles in conflict with law
(C) Both (A) and (B) of above
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
6. Who was the Chairperson of the Commission which developed the Indian Penal Code?
(A) Dr. Ambedkar
(B) Lord Macaulay
(C) Colonel Sleeman
(D) Lord Curzon
Ans: B
7. Directive Principles of State Policy seek to make India
(A) Democratic State
(B) Secular State
(C) Welfare State
(D) Sovereign State
Ans: C
8. The concepts associated with E.H. Sutherland are:
I. Crime is learned.
II. Born Criminal
III. White Collar Crime
IV. All of the above
Choose the correct combination using the codes given below:
(A) I and III are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) I and II are correct.
(D) IV is correct.
Ans: A
9. Which one of the following is considered as a contemporary form of crime?
(A) Beggary
(B) Commercial sex
(C) Cyber crime
(D) Dowry death
Ans: C
10. Which Section of the Code of Criminal Procedure deals with Victims Compensation Scheme?
(A) 357(a)
(B) 375(a)
(C) 315(a)
(D) 351(a)
Ans: A
11. The statement given by the victim, to the Court, regarding his/her victimization, its loses etc., is called
(A) Restorative Justice Statement
(B) Offender Impact Statement
(C) Victim Impact Statement
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
12. In India, how many prisons are functioning at present?
(A) About 400
(B) About 900
(C) About 1400
(D) About 1900
Ans: C
13. Who was the Chairperson of the ‘All India Committee on Prison Reforms 1980-1983’?
(A) Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah
(B) Justice A.S. Anand
(C) Justice Krishna Iyyer
(D) Justice A.N. Mulla
Ans: D
14. What is the minimum time an offender has to spend in jail who has been sentenced to life imprisonment?
(A) 7 years
(B) 14 years
(C) 20 years
(D) 25 years
Ans: B
15. Which State in the country has the largest number of open-air jails?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Punjab
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttrakhand
Ans: C
16. Which authority grants probation to offenders?
(A) Police
(B) Prosecution
(C) Court
(D) Jail authority
Ans: C
17. Which authority approves or grants “special remission” to jail inmates?
(A) Central Jail Supdt.
(B) I.G. of Prisons
(C) Jail Minister
(D) All the above
Ans: D
18. Among Narcotic producing countries, which one is not a part of “Golden Crescent”?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Iran
(C) Pakistan
(D) Kazakhstan
Ans: D
19. First Information Report (FIR) can be lodged with
(A) Superintendent of Police
(B) Session Judge
(C) Officer-in-charge of the Police Station
(D) Inspector General of Police
Ans: C
20. Which school of thought used the concept of social disorganization in explaining juvenile delinquency?
(A) Classical school
(B) Positive school
(C) Chicago school
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
Read the following passage and answer question no. 21 to 25 :
Research in the 1980s and 1990s provided information on how victims react to crime. Findings of this research have lead to significant changes in the criminal justice system. Victim reaction, however, has been a key factor in these changes. Two commissions were appointed in 1982 and 1984. Both commissions interviewed crime victims and others. Most of the victims spoke negatively about their treatment in criminal justice system. The criminal justice system’s reaction to some crime victims means that they are victimized twice : Once by the criminal and once by the system in a variety of ways. First, the victims may be blamed. Then, the victims may perceive that police and others will not be sympathetic to crimes committed by persons known to the alleged victims, that they view those actions as domestic problems. Finally some victims feel that the system favours defendants over victims.
21. Which was the key factor in victim oriented changes in the system.
(A) System
(B) Victims reactions
(C) Judiciary
(D) Police
Ans: B
22. How does the victims of crime feel about their treatment by the criminal justice system.
(A) Neutral reaction
(B) Positive
(C) Negative
(D) All of the above
Ans: C
23. According to the author, ‘Crime Victims’ are victimized.
(A) Once
(B) Twice
(C) Thrice
(D) Four times
Ans: B
24. According to the author victims are also victimized by
(A) System
(B) Committees
(C) Commissions
(D) Subjects workers
Ans: A
25. When the victim knows the offenders, the police sometimes treat it as a
(A) Criminal case
(B) Domestic issue
(C) Civil case
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
(A) U.N. Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice – Beijing Rules
(B) Child Abuse – Crime syndicates
(C) Children’s home – Juvenile in conflict with law
(D) Special home – Children in need of care and protection
Ans: A
2. The Juvenile Justice Act mainly deals with the following types of children:
I. Children in Conflict with Law.
II. Children in Foreign Countries.
III. Children in Need of Care and Protection
IV. Non-Resident Indian Children
Choose the correct answer, using the codes given below:
(A) I and II are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) I and III are correct.
(D) III and IV are correct.
Ans: C
3. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II:
List – I List – II
i. Sutherland a. Outsider
ii. Young A. b. Principles of Criminology
iii. Cohen A. c. Imagining crime
iv. Becker d. Delinquent Boys
Codes:
i ii iii iv
(A) b d c a
(B) b c d a
(C) a b c d
(D) c a d b
Ans: B
4. According to Juvenile Justice Act ‘begging’ means
(A) Soliciting or receiving alms in a public place.
(B) Entering into any private premises for the purpose of soliciting or receive alms.
(C) Exposing or exhibiting any soar, wound, injury deformity or disease for extorting alms.
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
5. ‘Observation Home’ under the Juvenile Justice Act is established for
(A) Children in need of care and protection
(B) Juveniles in conflict with law
(C) Both (A) and (B) of above
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
6. Who was the Chairperson of the Commission which developed the Indian Penal Code?
(A) Dr. Ambedkar
(B) Lord Macaulay
(C) Colonel Sleeman
(D) Lord Curzon
Ans: B
7. Directive Principles of State Policy seek to make India
(A) Democratic State
(B) Secular State
(C) Welfare State
(D) Sovereign State
Ans: C
8. The concepts associated with E.H. Sutherland are:
I. Crime is learned.
II. Born Criminal
III. White Collar Crime
IV. All of the above
Choose the correct combination using the codes given below:
(A) I and III are correct.
(B) II and III are correct.
(C) I and II are correct.
(D) IV is correct.
Ans: A
9. Which one of the following is considered as a contemporary form of crime?
(A) Beggary
(B) Commercial sex
(C) Cyber crime
(D) Dowry death
Ans: C
10. Which Section of the Code of Criminal Procedure deals with Victims Compensation Scheme?
(A) 357(a)
(B) 375(a)
(C) 315(a)
(D) 351(a)
Ans: A
11. The statement given by the victim, to the Court, regarding his/her victimization, its loses etc., is called
(A) Restorative Justice Statement
(B) Offender Impact Statement
(C) Victim Impact Statement
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
12. In India, how many prisons are functioning at present?
(A) About 400
(B) About 900
(C) About 1400
(D) About 1900
Ans: C
13. Who was the Chairperson of the ‘All India Committee on Prison Reforms 1980-1983’?
(A) Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah
(B) Justice A.S. Anand
(C) Justice Krishna Iyyer
(D) Justice A.N. Mulla
Ans: D
14. What is the minimum time an offender has to spend in jail who has been sentenced to life imprisonment?
(A) 7 years
(B) 14 years
(C) 20 years
(D) 25 years
Ans: B
15. Which State in the country has the largest number of open-air jails?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Punjab
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttrakhand
Ans: C
16. Which authority grants probation to offenders?
(A) Police
(B) Prosecution
(C) Court
(D) Jail authority
Ans: C
17. Which authority approves or grants “special remission” to jail inmates?
(A) Central Jail Supdt.
(B) I.G. of Prisons
(C) Jail Minister
(D) All the above
Ans: D
18. Among Narcotic producing countries, which one is not a part of “Golden Crescent”?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Iran
(C) Pakistan
(D) Kazakhstan
Ans: D
19. First Information Report (FIR) can be lodged with
(A) Superintendent of Police
(B) Session Judge
(C) Officer-in-charge of the Police Station
(D) Inspector General of Police
Ans: C
20. Which school of thought used the concept of social disorganization in explaining juvenile delinquency?
(A) Classical school
(B) Positive school
(C) Chicago school
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
Read the following passage and answer question no. 21 to 25 :
Research in the 1980s and 1990s provided information on how victims react to crime. Findings of this research have lead to significant changes in the criminal justice system. Victim reaction, however, has been a key factor in these changes. Two commissions were appointed in 1982 and 1984. Both commissions interviewed crime victims and others. Most of the victims spoke negatively about their treatment in criminal justice system. The criminal justice system’s reaction to some crime victims means that they are victimized twice : Once by the criminal and once by the system in a variety of ways. First, the victims may be blamed. Then, the victims may perceive that police and others will not be sympathetic to crimes committed by persons known to the alleged victims, that they view those actions as domestic problems. Finally some victims feel that the system favours defendants over victims.
21. Which was the key factor in victim oriented changes in the system.
(A) System
(B) Victims reactions
(C) Judiciary
(D) Police
Ans: B
22. How does the victims of crime feel about their treatment by the criminal justice system.
(A) Neutral reaction
(B) Positive
(C) Negative
(D) All of the above
Ans: C
23. According to the author, ‘Crime Victims’ are victimized.
(A) Once
(B) Twice
(C) Thrice
(D) Four times
Ans: B
24. According to the author victims are also victimized by
(A) System
(B) Committees
(C) Commissions
(D) Subjects workers
Ans: A
25. When the victim knows the offenders, the police sometimes treat it as a
(A) Criminal case
(B) Domestic issue
(C) Civil case
(D) None of the above
Ans: B