REVISION WORKSHEET (SESSION: 2021-2022)

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE

TOPIC: Criminal Justice System CLASS: VIII

1.One important function of the police is to ____________ any complaint about the commission of a crime.
2. The identity of the accused persons and witnesses is also mentioned in FIR.
A) true
B) false
3. How can police begin their investigations into a crime?
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4. The Constitution and the law both state that all of the persons in the judiciary should carry out their roles
in a proper manner.
A) true
B) false
5. Witness refers to the ____________ who is called upon in court to provide a first-hand account of what
he/she has seen, heard or knows.
6. Which Court of India has laid down specific requirements and procedures that the police and other
agencies have to follow for the arrest?
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7. Who has no role to play in the investigation?

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8. The complainant also has a legal right to get a free copy of the FIR from the police.
A) true
B) false
9. Explain detention.

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10. Accused refers to the person who is tried by a court for a crime.
A) true
B) false
11. Judge may send the person to jail or impose a fine or both, depending on what the law prescribes.
A) true
B) false
12. The role of the Prosecutor begins once the police have conducted the ____________ and filed the charge
sheet in the court.
13. Police investigations always have to be conducted in accordance with law and with full respect for
human rights.
A) true
B) false
14. A ____________ of arrest should be prepared at the time of arrest and should include the time and date
of arrest.
15. Which things does an investigation include?
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16. Everyone is subject to the law of the land.

A) true
B) false
17. The ____________ decides whether the accused person is guilty or innocent on the basis of the evidence
presented and in accordance with the law.
18. The rule of law which says that everyone is not equal before the law would not make much sense if
every citizen were not guaranteed a fair trial by the Constitution.
A) true
B) false
19. Detention refers to the act of being kept in legal custody by the police.
A) true
B) false
20. Confessions made in police custody cannot be used as ____________ against the accused.
21.What do you understand by the term “Criminal Justice System”? What is the role of Judge in the
Criminal justice system?
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22.What are the guidelines that the police have to follow during investigation?
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23.State two reasons why you believe that different persons need to play different roles as part of the
criminal Justice system.
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24. Who is a public prosecutor? Explain the role played by the public prosecutor.
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