Assistant Public Prosecutor (APO) exam based on The Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950
- The Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 enacted?
- a) 1945
- b) 1950
- c) 1960
- d) 1970
What does "excise duty" mean under the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950?
- a) A tax on imports
- b) A tax on exports
- c) A duty on excisable articles manufactured or produced in Rajasthan
- d) A duty on services
Which section of the Act defines "beer"?
- a) Section 2(1)
- b) Section 2(2)
- c) Section 2(4)
- d) Section 2(6)
What is the maximum punishment for unlawful import, export, transport, manufacture, or possession of excisable articles under the Act?
- a) 3 months imprisonment and fine
- b) 1 year imprisonment and fine
- c) 3 years imprisonment and fine
- d) 5 years imprisonment and fine
Which authority is empowered to declare what shall be deemed to be "liquor" under the Act?
- a) Central Government
- b) State Government
- c) District Magistrate
- d) Excise Commissioner
Licensing and Regulation
Who is responsible for granting licences for the manufacture, sale, or possession of excisable articles under the Rajasthan Excise Act?
- a) State Government
- b) District Magistrate
- c) Excise Commissioner
- d) Licensing Authority
Under which section is the possession of excisable articles in excess of the prescribed quantity prohibited unless permitted?
- a) Section 17
- b) Section 18
- c) Section 19
- d) Section 20
Which section of the Act prohibits the employment of children under the age of 18 years in excise operations?
- a) Section 24
- b) Section 25
- c) Section 26
- d) Section 27
What is the penalty for selling excisable articles without a licence under the Rajasthan Excise Act?
- a) Fine of Rs. 10,000
- b) Fine of Rs. 20,000 and imprisonment up to 6 months
- c) Imprisonment up to 1 year and fine
- d) Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine
Which section deals with the power of the State Government to prohibit import, export, and transport of excisable articles?
- a) Section 28
- b) Section 29
- c) Section 30
- d) Section 31
Offences and Penalties
What is the minimum punishment for rendering denatured spirit fit for human consumption?
- a) 6 months imprisonment
- b) 1 year imprisonment
- c) 2 years imprisonment
- d) 3 years imprisonment
Under which section is the penalty for adulteration of excisable articles by a licensed vendor or manufacturer provided?
- a) Section 56
- b) Section 58
- c) Section 58A
- d) Section 59
Who is liable for punishment if any excisable article is found in the possession of a person’s wife, clerk, or servant under the Act?
- a) The person himself
- b) The wife, clerk, or servant
- c) The person and the wife, clerk, or servant
- d) None of the above
Which section deals with the penalty for permitting disorderly conduct or gaming on licensed premises?
- a) Section 54
- b) Section 55
- c) Section 56
- d) Section 57
What is the penalty for selling intoxicating liquor to persons under eighteen years of age?
- a) Fine up to Rs. 500
- b) Fine up to Rs. 1000
- c) Fine up to Rs. 2000
- d) Imprisonment up to 6 months
Powers and Procedures
Who has the power to arrest, seize, and detain under the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950?
- a) Police Officers
- b) Excise Officers
- c) District Magistrates
- d) All of the above
Which section grants power to the Excise Commissioner to issue warrants for search or arrest?
- a) Section 45
- b) Section 46
- c) Section 47
- d) Section 48
Under the Act, what is the penalty for an Excise Officer making vexatious searches or arrests?
- a) Imprisonment up to 6 months
- b) Imprisonment up to 3 months
- c) Fine up to Rs. 500
- d) Both b and c
Which section provides for the penalty for criminal conspiracy under the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950?
- a) Section 54B
- b) Section 54C
- c) Section 55
- d) Section 56
Under which section can the State Government make rules for carrying out the provisions of the Rajasthan Excise Act?
- a) Section 70
- b) Section 71
- c) Section 72
- d) Section 73
Import, Export, and Transport
Which section regulates the import of excisable articles into Rajasthan?
- a) Section 30
- b) Section 31
- c) Section 32
- d) Section 33
Under the Act, who is responsible for establishing check-posts for the inspection of goods in movement?
- a) State Government
- b) Excise Commissioner
- c) District Magistrate
- d) Licensing Authority
What is required for the legal transport of excisable articles within the state?
- a) A permit from the police
- b) A pass issued under the Act
- c) No requirement
- d) Permission from the District Magistrate
Which section of the Act provides the power to prohibit the import, export, and transport of excisable articles?
- a) Section 30
- b) Section 31
- c) Section 32
- d) Section 33
Under the Rajasthan Excise Act, what happens to excisable articles that are unlawfully imported?
- a) They are returned to the importer
- b) They are destroyed
- c) They are confiscated
- d) They are auctioned
Manufacture and Sale
Which section prohibits the manufacture of excisable articles except under the provisions of the Act?
- a) Section 34
- b) Section 35
- c) Section 36
- d) Section 37
What is required for the legal sale of excisable articles under the Rajasthan Excise Act?
- a) A permit from the police
- b) A licence issued under the Act
- c) No requirement
- d) Permission from the District Magistrate
Which section deals with the establishment or licensing of distilleries and warehouses under the Act?
- a) Section 38
- b) Section 39
- c) Section 40
- d) Section 41
What is the penalty for manufacturing excisable articles without a licence under the Rajasthan Excise Act?
- a) Fine up to Rs. 5000
- b) Imprisonment up to 1 year
- c) Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine
- d) Both b and c
Which section of the Act addresses the prohibition of sale to certain persons or in certain circumstances?
- a) Section 42
- b) Section 43
- c) Section 44
- d) Section 45
Appeals and Revisions
Under which section can appeals be made against orders passed under the Rajasthan Excise Act?
- a) Section 49
- b) Section 50
- c) Section 51
- d) Section 52
Which authority has the power to revise orders under the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950?
- a) District Magistrate
- b) Excise Commissioner
- c) State Government
- d) Both b and c
Which section bars the jurisdiction of civil courts to entertain suits or proceedings to set aside or modify orders under the Act?
- a) Section 50
- b) Section 51
- c) Section 52
- d) Section 53
What is the time limit for filing an appeal under the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950?
- a) 30 days
- b) 60 days
- c) 90 days
- d) 120 days
Which section allows the State Government to establish check-posts for the inspection of goods while in movement?
- a) Section 30A
- b) Section 31A
- c) Section 32A
- d) Section 33A
Special Provisions and Miscellaneous
Which section prescribes the penalty for employing children under 18 years in excise operations?
- a) Section 55
- b) Section 56
- c) Section 57
- d) Section 58
What is the maximum fine that can be imposed for permitting disorderly conduct on licensed premises?
- a) Rs. 100
- b) Rs. 500
- c) Rs. 1000
- d) Rs. 2000
Which section of the Act provides for the confiscation of excisable articles in certain cases?
- a) Section 61
- b) Section 62
- c) Section 63
- d) Section 64
What happens to excisable articles found in excess during an inspection under the Rajasthan Excise Act?
- a) They are returned to the owner
- b) They are confiscated
- c) They are destroyed
- d) They are auctioned
Under which section is an Excise Officer punished for refusing to perform his duty?
- a) Section 59
- b) Section 60
- c) Section 61
- d) Section 62
Case Studies and Applications
If a licensed vendor sells adulterated liquor that causes grievous hurt, under which section can they be prosecuted?
- a) Section 54B
- b) Section 54C
- c) Section 55
- d) Section 58A
Under the Act, what is the punishment for mixing noxious substances with liquor that causes death?
- a) 3 years imprisonment
- b) 5 years imprisonment
- c) 7 years imprisonment
- d) Life imprisonment
Which section deals with the penalty for possession of excisable articles knowing them to be unlawfully imported?
- a) Section 57
- b) Section 58
- c) Section 59
- d) Section 60
What is the penalty for allowing consumption of excisable articles on business premises not licensed for such consumption?
- a) Fine up to Rs. 100
- b) Fine up to Rs. 500
- c) Fine up to Rs. 1000
- d) Fine up to Rs. 2000
Which section provides for penalties in case of fraud by a licensed manufacturer or vendor?
- a) Section 61
- b) Section 62
- c) Section 63
- d) Section 64
Legal and Administrative Aspects
Under which section can the State Government delegate powers under the Act?
- a) Section 66
- b) Section 67
- c) Section 68
- d) Section 69
What is the penalty for a licensed vendor who sells liquor as "foreign liquor" when it is Indian-made?
- a) Fine up to Rs. 5000
- b) Imprisonment up to 1 year
- c) Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine
- d) Both b and c
Under the Act, which section provides for the power to make rules?
- a) Section 69
- b) Section 70
- c) Section 71
- d) Section 72
Which section addresses the prohibition of sale of excisable articles near educational institutions?
- a) Section 75
- b) Section 76
- c) Section 77
- d) Section 78
What is the punishment for attempting to commit an offence under the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950?
- a) Half the punishment for the offence
- b) Full punishment for the offence
- c) Double the punishment for the offence
- d) Fine only
Answers:
- b) 1950
- c) A duty on excisable articles manufactured or produced in Rajasthan
- a) Section 2(1)
- c) 3 years imprisonment and fine
- b) State Government
- c) Excise Commissioner
- a) Section 17
- c) Section 26
- d) Imprisonment up to 3 years and fine
- a) Section 28
- d) 3 years imprisonment
- c) Section 58A
- a) The person himself
- b) Section 55
- b) Fine up to Rs. 1000
- b) Excise Officers
- c) Section 47
- d) Both b and c
- b) Section 54C
- d) Section 73
- a) Section 30
- b) Excise Commissioner
- b) A pass issued under the Act
- c) Section 32
- c) They are confiscated
- a) Section 34
- b) A licence issued under the Act
- b) Section 39
- d) Both b and c
- b) Section 43
- a) Section 49
- d) Both b and c
- a) Section 50
- b) 60 days
- a) Section 30A
- b) Section 56
- b) Rs. 500
- c) Section 63
- b) They are confiscated
- d) Section 62
- d) Section 58A
- d) Life imprisonment
- a) Section 57
- c) Fine up to Rs. 1000
- a) Section 61
- d) Section 69
- d) Both b and c
- c) Section 71
- d) Section 78
- b) Full punishment for the offence
These questions should help in preparation for the Assistant Public Prosecutor (APO) exam based on The Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950.
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