Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 :Application-Based MCQs (Q61–Q80) Part4

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Application-Based MCQs (Q61–Q80) from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 to keep your momentum going for judicial services prep:

⚖️ BNS 2023 – Application-Based MCQs (Q61–Q80)

61. A man tears off a woman’s clothes in a public place intending to insult her.
What offence is committed?
(A) Sexual harassment
(B) Assault or criminal force to disrobe – Section 76
(C) Outrage of modesty
(D) Insult

62. A public servant tampers with evidence in a case involving life imprisonment.
What section applies?
(A) Section 240 – Causing disappearance of evidence
(B) Section 242 – Destruction of evidence
(C) Section 236 – False charge
(D) Section 243

63. A person, during an election, casts vote using another person’s voter ID.
This act is:
(A) Cheating
(B) Electoral offence – Personation – Section 172
(C) Forgery
(D) Misuse of ID

64. A husband continuously harasses his wife for dowry, leading to her suicide.
Which offence is attracted?
(A) Cruelty – Section 85
(B) Dowry death – Section 80
(C) Abetment of suicide – Section 108
(D) Both A and B

65. A person intentionally cuts off another’s hand in a land dispute.
What offence has occurred?
(A) Grievous hurt – Section 117
(B) Attempt to murder
(C) Hurt
(D) Criminal intimidation

66. Z encourages a mob to break into government property during a protest.
Which offence is applicable?
(A) Abetment – Section 56
(B) Rioting
(C) Public mischief
(D) Criminal trespass

67. X issues a fake medical certificate for a bribe to help Y get bail.
X is liable under:
(A) Section 234 – False certificate
(B) Section 227 – False evidence
(C) Section 248 – False charge
(D) Section 240 – Forgery

68. An employer refuses to pay wages and forces children to work in hazardous jobs.
Which offences are committed?
(A) Labour violation
(B) Trafficking + Exploitation – Sections 143 & 144
(C) Child abuse
(D) Cheating

69. A calls B a prostitute on social media without evidence, damaging her reputation.
A is liable for:
(A) Outrage of modesty
(B) Criminal intimidation
(C) Defamation – Section 356
(D) Harassment

70. A person intentionally tampers with the electric meter to reduce bill amount.
This is:
(A) Criminal breach of trust
(B) Mischief – Section 325
(C) Cheating
(D) Public nuisance

71. A person forces another to sign a will by holding a knife to his neck.
Offence under:
(A) Extortion
(B) Criminal intimidation – Section 351
(C) Robbery
(D) Cheating

72. B falsely represents himself as an income tax officer and threatens shopkeepers.
He commits:
(A) Personation – Section 172
(B) Criminal impersonation
(C) Extortion
(D) Cheating

73. A commits theft of property and at the same time causes hurt to the guard.
Offence committed:
(A) Robbery – Section 309
(B) Theft with hurt
(C) Housebreaking
(D) Snatching

74. Z follows a woman persistently and contacts her despite clear refusal.
Z is guilty of:
(A) Sexual harassment
(B) Stalking – Section 78
(C) Voyeurism
(D) Criminal force

75. A mother throws her newborn into a well within a few hours of birth.
Which section applies?
(A) Attempt to murder
(B) Concealment of birth – Section 92
(C) Infanticide
(D) Criminal negligence

76. A group attacks a police outpost with the intent to steal arms.
Which section applies?
(A) House-trespass
(B) Dacoity
(C) Robbery of State property
(D) Offence against State authority – Section 152

77. X tells Y to kill Z. Y kills Z. X is guilty of:
(A) Murder
(B) Abetment – Section 56
(C) Instigation
(D) Criminal conspiracy

78. A commits rape on a mentally unsound woman who could not give consent.
What provision applies?
(A) Section 63
(B) Section 64 – Rape on woman incapable of consent
(C) Section 66
(D) Section 68

79. A public servant accepts money to manipulate records in land acquisition.
He is liable under:
(A) Section 171 – Bribery
(B) Section 198 – Public servant disobeying law
(C) Section 234 – False certificate
(D) Section 199 – Intentional misreporting

80. A, with intent to defame, uploads a fake edited video of a girl online.
He is guilty under:
(A) Defamation – Section 356
(B) Criminal intimidation
(C) Voyeurism
(D) Sexual harassment


Answer Key + Explanations (Q61–Q80)

61. ✅ (B) Assault or criminal force to disrobe – Section 76
Explanation: Stripping a woman with intent to insult her modesty falls squarely under Section 76, a serious sexual offence.

62. ✅ (A) Section 240 – Causing disappearance of evidence
Explanation: Tampering with or causing disappearance of evidence in cases involving serious offences like life imprisonment is covered under Section 240.

63. ✅ (B) Electoral offence – Personation – Section 172
Explanation: Voting in another's name or ID is personation at election, punishable under Section 172.

64. ✅ (D) Both A and B
Explanation: Continuous harassment for dowry is cruelty under Section 85, and if death or suicide results, it becomes dowry death under Section 80.

65. ✅ (A) Grievous hurt – Section 117
Explanation: Cutting off a body part (e.g., hand) falls under grievous hurt as defined in Section 117.

66. ✅ (A) Abetment – Section 56
Explanation: Encouraging or instigating others to commit an unlawful act (e.g., mob action) is abetment, covered under Section 56.

67. ✅ (A) Section 234 – False certificate
Explanation: Issuing a fake medical certificate is issuance of a false certificate, punishable under Section 234.

68. ✅ (B) Trafficking + Exploitation – Sections 143 & 144
Explanation: Forcing children into hazardous labour constitutes trafficking and exploitation of trafficked persons under Sections 143 & 144.

69. ✅ (C) Defamation – Section 356
Explanation: Publicly calling someone a prostitute without evidence, damaging reputation, is defamation under Section 356.

70. ✅ (B) Mischief – Section 325
Explanation: Tampering with a public utility device (electric meter) to cause wrongful gain is mischief under Section 325.

71. ✅ (B) Criminal intimidation – Section 351
Explanation: Forcing someone to sign a document using threats amounts to criminal intimidation under Section 351.

72. ✅ (A) Personation – Section 172
Explanation: Pretending to be an official (like an income tax officer) and misusing the garb or identity is personation under Section 172.

73. ✅ (A) Robbery – Section 309
Explanation: Theft accompanied by hurt or threat of harm = robbery, as defined under Section 309.

74. ✅ (B) Stalking – Section 78
Explanation: Repeated, unwanted following/contacting a woman = stalking, under Section 78.

75. ✅ (B) Concealment of birth – Section 92
Explanation: Disposing of a newborn to conceal birth (especially right after delivery) is punishable under Section 92.

76. ✅ (D) Offence against State authority – Section 152
Explanation: Attacking a police outpost with intent to seize arms = offence against the State under Section 152.

77. ✅ (B) Abetment – Section 56
Explanation: Encouraging someone to kill another = abetment of offence under Section 56.

78. ✅ (B) Section 64 – Rape on woman incapable of consent
Explanation: A woman who is mentally unsound and incapable of giving consent is protected under Section 64.

79. ✅ (A) Section 171 – Bribery
Explanation: Accepting money to manipulate official duty (like land records) is bribery by public servant under Section 171.

80. ✅ (A) Defamation – Section 356
Explanation: Uploading a fake edited video with an intent to ruin someone's image is defamation under Section 356.


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