GENERAL

EXCEPTIONS
(MCQ)
DISCUSSION ON THE EXCEPTIONS
GIVEN IN PART IV OF IPC - MCQ
76-106
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Question 1
Aman, a soldier, fires on a mob by the order of his superior
officer, in conformity with the commands of the law in
consequence to which X and Y suffer grievous hurt and they sue
Aman for the same in the court of law. Decide the guilt of Aman
a. Aman shall be guilty of grievous hurt
b. Aman’s guilt shall boil down to hurt as he fired by the order of
his superior
c. Aman shall not be guilty of any offence as he is a soldier and
he can do anything
d. Aman shall not be guilty of any offence as he fired by order of
his superior which was in conformity with the law
Question 2

‘Doli incapax’​​ in criminal law describes the liability of

An insane person
A child below seven years of age
A child below twelve years of age
A person under the influence of drugs
Question 3

‘A’ a police officer, is directed by the court to arrest ‘B’. He

arrest ‘C’ after reasonable inquiry believing ‘C’ to be ‘B’:
a. ‘A’ has committed the offence of wrongful confinement as
he has arrested ‘C’ instead of ‘B’
b. ‘A’ has committed the offence of wrongful confinement as
he was negligent in arresting ‘C’
c. ‘A’ has committed no offence because he arrested ‘C’ in
good faith believing himself to be bound by law to do so.
d. None of the above
Question 4

A person on honest belief that his previous marriage has

been dissolved by a decree of divorce whereas the divorce
decree has not been granted:
a. He shall be guilty of bigamy
b. He shall not be guilty of any offence as one can marry
whenever he wants to
c. He shall not be guilty of any offence as he honestly
believed that his previous marriage has been dissolved
d. None of the above
Question 5

Ravi was suffering from delusion. One night he considered his

own son as a leopard and attacked him with an axe, thinking by
mistake of fact that he was justified by law​​ to kill a human who
he considered as a dangerous animal. Ravi is guilty of:
a. No offence as he has defence of mistake of fact in good faith
b. Murder
c. No offence as he has the defence of insanity.
d. Culpable homicide
Question 6
Pipo was selling a local drink called Kahlua, which is illegal,
which is made from fermented bran and rice, to the
foreigners to make some quick bucks in Allepel. He found it
to be very profitable. An excise officer caught hold of him and
asked him to pay fines for selling liquor without authorization
However, he argued that all the ingredients are perfectlylegal
and are freely available Decide.
(a) Pipe is not able to pay the fine
(b) Pipo is liable to pay the fine.
(c) An excise officer is not the proper authority.
(d) Pipo was selling harmless liquor made from rice. He did
not sell anything intoxicating
Question 7

A is an 11 year old child. His father takes him hunting on

weekends generally. One day, his neighbor's goat comes to
his garden and cats his mother's exotic plants. A gets angry
and shoots the goat The neighbor brings a suit against A. His
father claims that he had not attained sufficient maturity of
understanding to judge the nature and consequence of his
conduct.
a. A is guilty
b. A is not guilty
c. A’s father is guilty
d. Both a and c.
Question 8

A is walking in the park. A random person, B, confused him

with his old enemy, C and pushes him. A takes out a knife
and stab B. B sues A. A defends himself by saying that he
did so in self defence.
(a) Its an invalid defence.
(b) It's a valid defence because B hit A first.
(c) It's a valid defence as B provoked A.
(d) Both (b) and (c).
Question 9
A is a police officer, He is standing at a tea shop when he
hears gun shots and a man falling down at a distance. He
looks closely and sees a man, X running from that place. He
runs after X, grabs him by the collar and hits him hard Then
he realizes that X is an athlete, running for practice and he
just happened to be at the scene of crime. He apologizes to
X. However X threatens him to initiate action for battery.
(a) X shall succeed as he had no right to be beaten up by
anybody
(b) X shall succeed as police should never be allowed to get
away after such atrocities.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) A is not guilty
Question 10
A is a six and half year old girl. Both her parents are corporate
lawyers and she has to spend most of her time with her nanny
whom she secretly hates. One day she saw her nanny cut
vegetables during which she injured herself Realizing the potential
of a krufe, A quietly took the knife and slit the nanny's throat while
she was asleep. The nanny after bleeding for an hour passed
away. Although I was terrified at the sight of so much blood, she
was happy thatthe nanny wouldn't trouble her anymore.
(a) A is guilty of murder as she had the motive to kill her nanny
(b) A is not guilty as she had sufficient motive of killing her nanny
(c) A is not guilty as there was no intention to commit the crime of
murder.
(d) A is not guilty
Question 11
X hosts a drinks party at his house. All of his friends consume alcohol in
large amounts. A particular friend, Y, hesitates at first but on being insisted
by everyone, he too ends up drinking a lot. Later, that night. Y asks X's
servant Z for alcohol bul Z wells him that everything was finished and he
must not drink more. Y gets really angry and starts hitting Z with his belt. Z
gets hospitalized the next day. A matter of criminal assault gets lodged
against Y. Y takes up the defence of intoxication
(a) It is a valid defence as Y was under the influence of alcohol which he
was made to drink under pressure from his friends.
(b) It is not a valid defence as even though his friends insisted him to drink it
wasn't a coerced action nor did he
(c) It is not a valid defence as he should have known at what point he would
lose control of his senses and should drink against his wisheshave stopped
drinking then.
(d) It is a valid defence as Z provoked him
Question 12
Tom is a world famous athlete. It was realized that he was suffering from a
life threatening disease, for which immediate surgery on his left leg was
required. However, the surgery required immense expertise, and only very
few surgeons all over the world had knowledge about this particular
surgery. One such surgeon was Dr. Alex, who performed the surgery on
Tom. Before the surgery, Tom was sensitized with all the associated risks,
including death. After the surgery. Tom lost his left leg which had to be
amputated to prevent a certain complication from reaching his heart and
other vital organs. Is Dr. Alex liable for medical negligence?
(a) No, as Dr. Alex took the decision to amputate Tom's legs in order to
save his life.
(b) No, as Dr. Alex had no intention to cause Tom's death and had
proceeded to perform the surgery in good faith
(c) No, Tom had consented to the act with all the associated risks, and one
of them can reasonably be deduced possible amputation
(d) All of the above
Question 13
Sara was an eleven year old child, who suffered from an unfortunate
accident a couple of months ago and was completely paralyzed as a
result of it. She had been in coma since the accident, and her doctors
were certain that she would not come out of it. Her mother, a doctor
herself, decided to free her from her suffering and decided to remove her
life support system, so that she could die in peace. Suppose she acts
upon her decision, should she be held liable in light of the given
principles?
(a) No, as the act was performed for the benefit of a terminally ill patient.
(b) No, euthanasia is legal if performed with the consent of a doctor, who
in this case, is Sara's mother.
(c) Yes, as she intentionally caused the death of Sara, by removing her
life support system.
(d) No as Sara’s mother did not wish to cause her death.
Question 14
X was a wealthy businessman, whose car got a flat tyre in the middle of a
deserted road. As his phone was not working he decided to get out of his car
and walk all the way to find help. While walking he realized that a person
was following him. Suspecting a thug, he picked a few stones and bricks
from the ground and started hitting the man till he was screaming in pain. It
was later found that the man was actually not a thug, but just happened to
be going the same way as Mr. X. Further, he suffered multiple injuries on his
body and had to undergo a few surgeries Should Mr.X be held liable for
causing injuries to the man?
(a) Yes, since Mr. X should have confirmed the identity of the person before
he started hitting him.
(b) No because Mr. X acted in self-defense, as the man could have been a
thug
(c)Yes, since Mr. X could have exercised a bit of caution as the man did not
pose any imminent danger to him.
(d) None of the above
Question 15

Mr. Prashanth threatens Mr. Krishna that he will kill Mr.

Krishna. Alter saying so, Mr. Prashanth goes to his house
saying that he would get his axe.
(a) Mr. Krishna will have to run away
(b) Mr. Krishna will have to go to the Police Station and file a
complaint,
(c) Mr. Krishna can exercise the right of self defence
(d) Mr. Krishna cannot exercise the right of self defence
Question 16
Ramlal is growing valuable vegetables and fruits in his farm and he has fenced
the farm to prevent the cattle from entering into it. In addition he has kept a
ferocious dog to chase away intruding urchins and cattle's Some children were
playing in a nearby playground and the hall slipped into the farm. A boy
running after the hall came near the fence and shouted for the ball, But when
there was no response, he managed to creep into the farm to get the hall. The
dog which was surreptitiously waiting attacked the boy and badly mauled him.
The boy's parents filed suit against Ramlal.
(a) Ramlal is not liable, since the fence and the dog are lawful means of
protecting the property
(b) Ramlal is not liable for the boy trespassing and getting hadly injured in that
process to
(c) Ramlal is liable, since an ordinary harking dog would have sufficed for the
purpose
(d) None of the above
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