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Bihar APO 2020 Law Question Paper with Answers

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Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a function of the Election Commission of India?

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Question 2

Which writ calls on a person holding a substantive public office to show the legal authority by which they hold that office?

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Question 3

An accused appears before a Magistrate in a case that is exclusively triable by the Court of Session. Under section 232 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, what must the Magistrate do after complying with the applicable document-supply provision?

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Question 4

Which Article of the Constitution makes the Union Council of Ministers collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha?

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Question 5

While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, which pair of fundamental rights is expressly excluded from an order under Article 359(1) suspending the right to move a court for enforcement?

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Question 6

Which of these offices is filled by election by the Lok Sabha rather than appointment by the President under the Constitution?

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Question 7

Under which Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is the word 'act' defined as denoting a series of acts as well as a single act?

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Question 8

In which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has the punishment for 'wrongful restraint' been provided?

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Question 9

In which Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has the word 'offence' been defined?

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Question 10

In which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has the offence of 'extortion' been defined?

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Question 11

In which Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has the term 'cruelty' (by a husband or the relative of a husband of a woman) been defined?

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Question 12

Which one of the following Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 provides the punishment for attempting to commit suicide with the intent to compel or restrain any public servant from discharging his official duty?

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Question 13

Which of these provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 does not use the expression “good faith”?

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Question 14

In which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 has 'unlawful assembly' been defined?

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Question 15

Acting alone on a highway, A points a pistol at B and threatens to shoot unless B hands over a purse immediately. B hands over the purse out of fear. Which offence does this constitute under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Question 16

Under Section 141 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, importing a girl into India from any country outside India with the intent that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person is punishable with imprisonment up to 10 years and fine if the girl is under the age of:

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Question 17

Under which Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is the defence of 'involuntary intoxication' available as a general exception to criminal liability?

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Question 18

Assuming Section 37’s limits are met, which set contains only grounds for voluntarily causing the assailant’s death in private defence of the body under Section 38 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Question 19

Which 1945 Privy Council decision distinguished a shared common intention from merely similar intentions when applying Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860?

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Question 20

Under Section 130 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, what conduct can amount to assault when the required intention or knowledge is present?

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