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

🧠 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

🧠 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

🧠 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

🧠 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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