Civil Law vs. Criminal Law

Q.

What Type of Cases Are Decided by Under Civil Law?

1. Divorce

2. Rent matters

3. Sale of land

4. All the above.

Q. Which among the following are not civil cases?

1. Property disputes
2. Divorce cases
3. Rent matters
4. Murder cases

Q. In the case of Civil laws, a petition has to be filed by the ____.

1. Courts
2. Police
3. Courts and Police
4. Affected persons only

Q. Statement 1: Rule of law means that laws apply equally to all citizens of the country.
Statement 2: Historians agree with the claim that the rule of law was introduced by British colonialists in India.

1. Statements 1 and 2 are false.
2. Statements 1 and 2 are true.
3. Statement 1 is true, but statement 2 is false.
4. Statement 1 is false, but statement 2 is true.

Q. Frederick is agitated that there is indiscriminate felling of trees in a plot owned by the government near his neighbourhood. When he confronted, one of the officials told him that it is not his plot and thus he must not interfere. Which of the following is the best possible avenues that Frederick has to sort out the issue?

1. Frederick should engage in a verbal exchange.
2. Frederick should take on him physically.
3. Frederick should listen to the officials and go home
4. Frederick should file a Public Interest Litigation.

Q. Identify which part of the sentence has an error:
The teacher demanded (A) that the students (B) enrolled in the afternoon math class bring (C) his or her supplies to school every day. (D) No error.(E)

1. C
2. E
3. D
4. A
5. B

Q. _____ are laws that deal with violations of the rights of individuals.

1. Criminal laws
2. Property laws
3. Civil laws
4. Corporate laws

Q. Which of the following does the phrase "Justice delayed is justice denied" signify?

1. Delay in filing FIRs
2. Citizens failing to file cases
3. Courts failing to register cases
4. Courts taking a long time to hear cases

Q. _____ is lodged with the police to investigate a crime in the case of a criminal offense.

1. Former Individual Report
2. Former Information Report
3. First Information Report
4. First Individual Report

Q. An FIR (First Information Report) is made ____ the case is filed in a court.

1. while
2. after
3. before
4. anytime

Q. Civil law looks into harm or injury to the rights of individuals.

1. False
2. True

Q. In case of a criminal law violation, the guilty can be _____.

1. only sent to jail
2. only fined
3. acquitted
4. sent to jail and also fined

Q. Which of the following is the maximum punishment given for a civil case?

1. Capital punishment
2. Specified compensation
3. Lifetime imprisonment
4. No punishment

Q. are more likely to attract more severe punishments than other types of offences.

1. Civil offences
2. Criminal offences
3. Copyright offences
4. Parking offences

Q. A instigates B to murder D. B refuses to do so. Murder does not takes place. What offence is A guilty of?

1. Murder
2. No offence
3. Abetting B to commit murder.
4. Conspiracy