Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita - MCQs: Part III

41. The State Government may by notification declare any city or town for the purposes of CrPC. as a Metropolitan', whose population

a. Exceeds ten lakhs.

b. Below ten lakhs.

c. is five lakhs.

d. none of the above

42. Who will appoint the Chief Judicial Magistrate in a district?

a. Governor 

b. High Court.

c. State Government

d. District Session Judge

Sec 10 of BNSS - (1) In every district, the High Court shall appoint a Judicial Magistrate first class to be the Chief Judicial Magistrate.

(2) The High Court may appoint any Judicial Magistrate of the first class to be an Additional Chief Judicial magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the powers of a CJM under this sanhita or under any other law for the time being in force as the High Court may direct.

43. The Court of Sessions shall ordinarily hold its sitting as per Section 9 of CrPC or Section 8 of 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 its sittings at any other place in the Sessions Division.

b. 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 its sittings at any other place in the Session Division, it may with the consent of the prosecution and the accused sit at that place for the disposal of the case.

c. At such place or places as the State Government may, by notification, specify, or if any particular case, the Court of Session is of opinion that it will tend to the genreal convenience of the parties and the witnesses to hold ists sittings at any other place in the Session Division, it may with the consent of the prosecution and the accused sit at that place for the 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 its sittings at any other place in the Sessions Division, it may with the consent of the Public Prosecutor sit at that place for the disposal of the case.

44. As per the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, or BNSS, Court of Sessions, Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Metropolitan Magistrates and Executive Magistrates are class of:

a. Revenue Courts.

b. Civil Courts.

c. Administrative Courts.

d. Criminal Courts.

45. A Public Prosecutor for the High Court is appointed under Section 24 of the CrPC or Section 18 of BNSS by the 

a. Central Government without consultation with the High Court.

b. State Government without consultation with the HC.

c. State Government after consultation with the Central Government.

d. State Government or CG after consultation with the High Court.

46. No person can be appointed public prosecutor for a district, unless his name is in the list of

a. Law Secretary.

b. High Court.

c. District Magistrate.

d. Superintendent of Police

47. The experience required to be appointed as Special Public Prosecutor.

a. 20 years.

b. 10 years.

c. 7 years.

d. 5 years

48. Public Prosecutor is appointed by:-

a. State Government.

b. High Court 

c. Public Service Commission

d. Law Secretary.

49. In the CrPC or BNSS Assistant Public Prosecutor are appointed by the State Government for conducting prosecutions in the Court of Magistrates under:

a. Section 20 

b. Section 21.

c. Section 22.

d. Section 25 or Section 19 (APP)

50. A person shall be eligible to be appointed as an Additional Public Prosecutor only if he has been in practice as an advocate for not less than -

a. Five Years

b. Six years

c. Seven years.

d. Three years.

51. The Director of Prosecution under Section 25A of CrPC or Section 20 of 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 an independent body.

52. Who can make rules or give special orders from time to time consistent with CrPC or 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

53. Under CrPC or BNSS, which one of the following courts can try a murder case:

a. Magistrate 1st class.

b. CJM.

c. Session Judge.

d. Any of the above court.

54. Which one of the following court can try a case punishable with life imprisonment?

a. Magistrate of the first class.

b. Sessions Judge.

c. Chief Judicial Magistrate.

d. All of these

55. In the CrPC or BNSS provisions for jurisdiction in case of juveniles have been made under Section ........

a. 25

b. 26

c. 52.

d. 27 or Deleted in BNSS

56.A Chief Judicial Magistrate may pass a sentence of:

a. Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years.

b. Imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or of fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or of both.

c. Imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or of fine not exceeding to any amount or both.

d. Imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or of fine not only exceeding one lakh rupees or of both.

57. The Court of a Magistrate of first class may pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding

a. Three years.

b. Five years

c. Seven Years

d. Four years.

58. A metropolitan magistrate may pass a sentence upto

a. Three years.

b. Five years.

c. Seven years

d. None.

59. The CJM is empowered to pass which one of the following sentences?

a. Sentence of imprisonment not exceeding seven years.

b. Sentence for life imprisonment.

c. Death sentence.

d. Sentence of imprisonment exceeding seven years.

60. The maximum sentence of imprisonment a Chief Judicial Magistrate can impose is

a. 3 years.

b. 7 years.

c. 10 years.

d. No limit.

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