HCS (Judicial Branch) (Preliminary) Examination- 2010
Question Number: 31-40
31. A confession made in police custody is admissible under section 26 of Evidence Act
(a) if made in the presence of a doctor
(b) if made in the presence of a captain of a vessel
(c) if made in the presence of a Magistrate
(d) none of the above
32. A dumb person is a competent witness as provided under
(a) section 118 of the Evidence Act
(b) section 119 of the Evidence Act
(c) section 120 of the Evidence Act
(d) section 121 of the Evidence Act
33. A dying declaration is admissible
(a) only in criminal proceedings
(b) only in civil proceedings
(c) both in civil as well as criminal proceedings
(d) in criminal proceedings alone and not in civil proceedings
34. Admissibility of electronic record has been prescribed under
(a) section 64 of Evidence Act
(b) section 65 of Evidence Act
(c) section 65B of Evidence Act
(d) section 65A of Evidence Act
35. An accomplice is a person
(a) who participates in the commission of crime with the charged accused
(b) who is a prefended confederate
(c) who is an informer
(d) all the above
36. Court question under section 165 of Evidence Act can be put to
(a) any witness
(b) any party
(c) both (a) & (b)
(d) neither (a) nor (b)
37. Define who in the following cases is not competent to testify:
1. A lunatic who is prevented by his lunacy from understanding the questions put to him
2. A child above 7 years but below 12 years able to exhibit maturity and understanding
3. A dumb person capable of putting things in writing
4. A witness who is related to the deceased
(a) 1 alone
(b) 2 alone
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All
38. In criminal proceedings, the burden of proof is
(a) on the prosecution to prove the guilt of the accused
(b) on the accused to prove his innocence
(c) on both the parties
(d) Court decides on whom the burden of proof lies
39. Opinion of an expert under section 45 of Evidence Act
(a) is a conclusive proof
(b) is not a conclusive proof
(c) is supportive & corroborative in nature
(d) is not admissible
40. Oral account of the contents of a document is admissible
(a) when given by a person who has seen & read the document
(b) when given by a person who has seen but not read the document
(c) when given by a person to whom the document was read over
(d) is not admissible in either of the above cases
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