Top 50 Reasoning-Based Questions from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023-Part1

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Top 50 Reasoning-Based Questions from the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – crafted for advanced application and analytical thinking, ideal for Judicial Services Exams:

⚖️ BNS 2023 – Reasoning-Based MCQs (Q1–Q10)

1. A sees B drowning and intentionally does not help, although he could have saved him easily. B dies.
Under BNS, is A guilty of any offence?
(A) Yes, homicide by omission
(B) No, omission is not punishable unless there is a legal duty
(C) Yes, criminal negligence
(D) Yes, aiding in suicide

๐Ÿง  Reasoning: Liability by omission only arises when there's a legal obligation to act.

2. A threatens to file a false rape case against B unless he gives her ₹1 lakh. B pays.
What offence has A committed?
(A) Cheating
(B) Criminal intimidation and extortion
(C) Fraud and defamation
(D) No offence if the threat wasn’t executed

3. Police receives information that a person is carrying drugs. They stop the person without warrant and search his bag. He is found with a knife. Can he be charged under BNS for possession of a weapon?
(A) Yes, as police found a weapon during legal search
(B) No, because the search was illegal without a warrant
(C) Yes, if the search falls within lawful exception
(D) No, unless he used the weapon

๐Ÿง  Reasoning: Legality of search depends on reasonable suspicion and lawful exceptions (e.g., Section 94).

4. A, a servant, opens his master’s locker using a duplicate key and takes ₹5,000 intending to return it later. Under BNS, this is:
(A) Theft
(B) Criminal breach of trust
(C) No offence, as intention was to return
(D) Mischief

5. A stabs B intending to kill him. B survives due to medical aid. What is the correct charge under BNS?
(A) Attempt to murder
(B) Hurt
(C) Grievous hurt
(D) Criminal intimidation

๐Ÿง  Reasoning: Section 109 deals with intention plus act falling short of murder.

6. A sets fire to his own warehouse to claim insurance. It spreads and damages a nearby shop. A is liable for:
(A) No offence; it’s his own property
(B) Mischief
(C) Negligent act causing damage
(D) Mischief by fire and endangering life

7. A tells his friend B to deliver a parcel, knowing it contains contraband. B is caught. Can A be charged?
(A) No, as A did not transport it
(B) Yes, as abettor
(C) No, as B acted on free will
(D) Yes, under conspiracy

8. A cuts down a tree on government land believing it to be his own. What is A's criminal liability?
(A) No offence due to mistake of fact
(B) Mischief
(C) Theft
(D) Trespass

๐Ÿง  Reasoning: Under Section 17, good faith mistake of fact is a defence.

9. A hands over a pistol to B during a fight. B shoots and kills C. What is A’s liability?
(A) No liability as he didn’t shoot
(B) A is equally liable for murder
(C) A is guilty of aiding in self-defence
(D) A is guilty of criminal conspiracy only

10. A kidnaps a minor for marriage without her consent but treats her well and doesn’t exploit her. Under BNS:
(A) Not guilty if no harm caused
(B) Guilty under kidnapping and exploitation
(C) Guilty of kidnapping, regardless of later treatment
(D) Only civil liability

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