Saturday, 11 June 2022

Dowry MCQ Part 4

 According to section 498A of IPC any cruelty for dowry to a woman by the husband or his relatives is

a) a non-bailable offence with up to three years jail and fine

b) a bailable offence with up to three years jail and fine

c) an offence with fine up to 5 thousand rupees

d) a non bailable offence with up to seven years jail and fine

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Punishment for Dowry Death is

A. Death Punishment

B. Imprisonment not less than 7 years and may extend to life

C. Imprisonment upto 10 years and fine upto Rs. 50,000/-

D. No imprisonment, only fine.

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Which Court shall try an offence under Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 if the offence is committed in Mumbai?

A. Judicial Magistrate First Class

B. Metropolitan Magistrate

C. High Court

D. Family Court

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Dowry MCQ Part 3

 Dowry Prohibition Officer is appointed by :

(a) The State Government (b) The District Judge

(c) The Chief Justice of High Court (d) The Chief Justice of Supreme Court

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Who ever commits Dowry death shall be punished with :

(a) Five year rigorous imprisonment

(b) Life imprisonment

(c) Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life

(d) Only fine

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As per the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, when any person is prosecuted for taking or abetting the taking of dowry then the burden of proving that he/she has not committed the offence lies with whom ?

A.The person who is being prosecuted

B.The local counselor

C.The marriage registrar

D.All the above

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According to the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, what is the punishment for giving or taking or demanding or accepting dowry?

a) Up to 5 thousand rupees fine

b) Up to six months imprisonment and / or up to 5 thousand rupees fine

c) Up to three months punishment and/or up to one thousand rupees fine

d) Up to one year punishment and/or up to ten thousand rupees fine

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Dowry MCQ Part 2

 The term Dowry is defined in Section ____ of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

(a) 3 (b) 2

(c) 4 (d) 5

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Dowry means any _______.

(a) Property (b) Valuable Security (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above

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Which section of the Indian Evidence Act, presumes dowry death of a woman ?

(a) Sec. 113-A (b) Sec. 113-B

(c) Sec. 112 (d) Sec. 114

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Section 113-A of the Evidence Act deals with ______.

(a) Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman

(b) Presumption as to dowry death

(c) Presumption as to legitimacy of child

(d) None of the above

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According to Section 304 B, IPC, where the death of woman is caused by any burns or Bodily injury under abnormal circumstances within _____ years of a marriage such death is called dowry death.

(a) Five years (b) Seven years

(c) Ten years (d) None of above

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Indian Parliament has passed the Dowry Prohibition Act, in the year ______.

(a) 1860 (b) 1961

(c) 1923 (d) 1947

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Which of the following is an offence under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code ?

(a) Dowry death (b) Giving dowry

(c) Taking dowry (d) All of the above

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____ essential ingredients have to be established before the offence under S. 304 B can be established as to dowry death.

(a) Two (b) One

(c) Three (d) Four

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Dowry MCQ Part 1

In special circumstances, the court can impose a sentence of imprisonment for up to ________ months for the offence of offering dowry through advertisement:

A. 6 months B. 8 months

C. 7 months D. 10 months

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Section ______ of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 defines the word ‘Dowry’.

(a) Section 2 (b) Section 3

(c) Section 4 (d) None of above

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Penalty for taking dowry under Section 3 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, is

(a) Imprisonment of 5 years and fine from 15,000.

(b) Life imprisonment.

(c) Only fine upto 1 lakh.

(d) None of the above.

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Section 304 B of the Indian Penal Code deals with dowry deaths added by

(a) Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1983.

(b) Amendment Act, 1983.

(c) The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983.

(d) None of the above.

Note: It is Amendment Act, 1986. Dowry prohibition Act (Amendment Act, 1986 (43 of 1986) with effect from November 19,1986.

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Sexual Harassment at Workplace MCQ Part 4

Sexual harassment of women at working place has been included in the conduct rules after the judgement of Supreme Court in :

(a) Indra Sawhney vs. U.O.I. (b) Vishakha vs. State of Rajasthan

(c) Sheela Barse vs. U.O.I. (d) Shahabano’s case

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“Chairperson” under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013 means?

(a) Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Women

(b) Minister of Women and Child Development

(c) Chairperson of National Women’s Commission

(d) Chairperson of the Local Complaints Committee

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Which among the following is a “sexual harassment” as defined under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013?

(a) physical contact and advances

(b) a demand or request for sexual favours

(c) showing pornography

(d) All the above

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Which among the following constitutes “sexual harassment” according to the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013?

a) Unwelcome physical contact and advances, or unwelcome sexually colored remarks

b) Trafficking

c) Acid attack

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Can any person with information about a sexual harassment incident file a complaint to the Complaints Committee?

a) Yes, only with written consent of the complainant

b) Yes, even without written consent of the complainant

c) No

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Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 came into force on?

(a) 22 April 2013

(b) 9 December 2013

(c) 21 August 2014

(d) 22 January 2015

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Sexual Harassment at Workplace MCQ Part 3

Which of the following landmark cases pointed out to the Supreme Court through a letter, which was treated as PIL, that the guidelines issued in Vishakha's case were not being implemented in the establishments?

A. Medha Kotwal Lele's Case

B. Meghna Kotwal Lele's case

C. Medha Patkar case

D. None of the above

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Which of the following may amount to sexual harassment under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013?

(a) implied or explicit promise of preferential treatment in her employment

(b) implied or explicit threat of detrimental treatment in her employment

(c) humiliating treatment likely to affect her health or safety

(d) All the above

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Which of the following can provide redressal in case a female domestic worker files a sexual harassment complaint against her employer?

a) Women’s Cell

b) Internal Complaints Committee

c) Local Complaints Committee

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“Employee” under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013 means?

(a) regular employee

(b) temporary employee

(c) adhoc/daily wage employee

(d) All the above

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Which among the following does not come under the meaning “workplace” under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013?

(a) any private sector organisation

(b) hospitals or nursing homes

(c) any sports institute, stadium, sports complex

(d) None of these

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What is the purpose of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013?

(a) provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace

(b) prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual harassment

(c) Both a and b above

(d) None of these

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Sexual Harassment at Workplace MCQ Part 2

Vishakha and others V. State of Rajasthan deals with :

(a) Child Marriage (b) Sexual Harassment

(c) Bonded Labour (d) None of the above

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Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013 received the assent of the President on?

(a) 8 March 2013

(b) 22 April 2013

(c) 8 December 2012

(d) 22 March 2013

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Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 applies to

a) women b) men

c) both men and women

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Every offence under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013 shall be?

(a) non-bailable

(b) cognizable

(c) bailable

(d) non-cognizable

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Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 applies to

a) Only organized sector

b) Only unorganized sector

c) Both organized and unorganized sectors

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Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act 2013 is Act ___ of 2013?

(a) 14 (b) 37

(c) 32 (d) 9

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Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 mandates every organization to have a committee to redress sexual harassment complaints filed by women employees. The committee is called

a) Women’s Cell

b) Internal Complaints Committee

c) Local Complaints Committee

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