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4241. Section 324 of the BNS deals with 'mischief'. Under Section 324(5), mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal of what minimum value attracts imprisonment up to five years, or fine, or both?
- A. One thousand rupees or upwards
- B. Twenty rupees or upwards
- C. Fifty rupees or upwards
- D. One hundred rupees or upwards
Answer: Twenty rupees or upwards
Explanation: Section 324(5) BNS punishes mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal or animals of the value of twenty rupees or upwards with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or fine, or both, or with community service.
4242. Under BNS Section 240, whoever, being bound by law to render or furnish assistance to a public servant, intentionally omits to give such assistance, commits an offence punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to how long, or fine, or both?
- A. One year
- B. Six months
- C. Three years
- D. One month
Answer: One month
Explanation: Section 240 BNS (omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance) prescribes a comparatively minor penalty of simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or both, reflecting its status as a low-level obstruction offence.
4243. Under BNS Section 238, causing disappearance of evidence of an offence, or giving false information touching it, with intent to screen the offender, is punished differently depending on the gravity of the principal offence. If the principal offence is punishable with death, the screener is liable to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to how many years?
- A. Seven years
- B. Two years
- C. Three years
- D. Ten years
Answer: Seven years
Explanation: Section 238 BNS graduates punishment for screening an offender/causing disappearance of evidence according to the principal offence's severity: up to seven years where the principal offence is punishable with death, up to three years where punishable with imprisonment for life or 10 years, and proportionately less for lighter offences.
4244. A police officer, during investigation, discovers that a witness has been threatened not to depose the truth before a court. Which BNS section specifically penalises threatening any person to give false evidence?
- A. Section 351A (defamation)
- B. Section 196 (promoting enmity between groups)
- C. Section 351 (criminal intimidation, general provision)
- D. Section 232 (threatening any person to give false evidence)
Answer: Section 232 (threatening any person to give false evidence)
Explanation: Section 232 BNS specifically punishes threatening any person with injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or reputation of anyone in whom he is interested, with intent to cause that person to give false evidence — a distinct offence-against-public-justice provision separate from general criminal intimidation under Section 351.
4245. Under BNS Section 229, giving false evidence and fabricating false evidence for the purpose of procuring conviction of a capital offence, if the innocent person is actually executed as a result, may be punished with which enhanced penalty?
- A. Community service and public censure
- B. Death or the punishment provided for that offence
- C. Simple imprisonment up to three years only
- D. Fine only, without imprisonment
Answer: Death or the punishment provided for that offence
Explanation: Section 229 BNS (fabricating false evidence/giving false evidence with intent to procure conviction of a capital offence) provides that if an innocent person is actually convicted and executed in consequence, the offender giving or fabricating such false evidence shall be punished either with death or the punishment provided for that offence — the harshest tier among false-evidence offences.
4246. For the purposes of offences relating to documents under the BNS, Section 336 defines 'forgery'. Which of the following correctly captures its core requirement?
- A. Destroying a genuine document without authority
- B. Merely possessing a document that later turns out to be false, regardless of intent
- C. Signing one's own document under a mistaken belief of fact
- D. Making a false document or electronic record, or part of it, with intent to cause damage or injury, to support a claim, to commit fraud, or to cause any person to part with property
Answer: Making a false document or electronic record, or part of it, with intent to cause damage or injury, to support a claim, to commit fraud, or to cause any person to part with property
Explanation: Section 336 BNS defines forgery as the making of any false document or part thereof, or false electronic record, with intent to cause damage/injury to the public or any person, to support a claim/title, to cause a party to part with property, to enter into an express/implied contract, or to commit fraud — mere possession or innocent mistake does not satisfy the mens rea requirement.
4247. Under BNS Section 226, an attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain the exercise of lawful power by a public servant is punishable with which of the following?
- A. Simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or fine, or both, or community service
- B. Rigorous imprisonment for life
- C. Death or imprisonment for life
- D. Imprisonment which may extend to seven years and fine
Answer: Simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or fine, or both, or community service
Explanation: Section 226 BNS (a provision new in structure, addressing attempted suicide to compel/restrain a public servant from discharge of official duty) prescribes simple imprisonment up to one year, or fine, or both, or community service — a notably lenient, welfare-oriented penalty compared to other offences against public justice.
4248. An investigating officer finds that an accused dishonestly used as genuine a document which he knew or had reason to believe to be a forged document. Under BNS Section 342, this offence of 'using as genuine a forged document' is punishable in the same manner as which offence?
- A. In the same manner as mischief causing damage
- B. In the same manner as cheating by personation
- C. In the same manner as if he had forged such a document
- D. In the same manner as criminal breach of trust
Answer: In the same manner as if he had forged such a document
Explanation: Section 342 BNS provides that whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document or electronic record which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document, closing the loophole of merely 'using' rather than making the forgery.
4249. Section 308 of the BNS deals with 'extortion'. What is the essential distinguishing element that separates extortion from robbery under the Sanhita?
- A. Extortion requires actual physical force to be used at the time of theft
- B. Extortion can only be committed against a public servant
- C. Extortion always involves more than five offenders acting in concert
- D. Extortion is committed by putting a person in fear of injury and dishonestly inducing that person to deliver property, without necessarily using or threatening instant force
Answer: Extortion is committed by putting a person in fear of injury and dishonestly inducing that person to deliver property, without necessarily using or threatening instant force
Explanation: Section 308 BNS defines extortion as intentionally putting a person in fear of injury and thereby dishonestly inducing that person to deliver property or valuable security — the fear-induced delivery is the key distinguishing feature from robbery, which typically involves theft with force or threat of instant force.
4250. Under BNS Section 305, theft of what specific category of property attracts imprisonment which may extend to ten years, along with fine, and shall not be less than one year?
- A. Theft by a servant of property in his master's possession
- B. Theft in a building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or for custody of property
- C. Theft after preparation made for causing death or hurt
- D. Theft of a motor vehicle
Answer: Theft in a building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or for custody of property
Explanation: Section 305 BNS (theft in a dwelling house, etc.) punishes theft of property in a building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or for custody of property with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and fine, reflecting the aggravated breach of a protected space.
4251. Under BNS Section 271, whoever fraudulently or dishonestly performs, or is a party to performing, any act with intent to cause it to be believed that any coin is coin of a higher denomination than it really is, commits which offence?
- A. Criminal breach of trust by a banker
- B. Forgery of a valuable security
- C. Altering appearance of a coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of higher denomination
- D. Counterfeiting a government stamp
Answer: Altering appearance of a coin with intent that it shall pass as a coin of higher denomination
Explanation: Section 271 BNS punishes fraudulently or dishonestly performing an act with intent to cause a coin to be believed to be of a higher denomination than it really is, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or fine, or both, protecting the integrity of currency.
4252. Under BNS Section 353, statements conducing to public mischief — including making, publishing or circulating a statement/rumour with intent to cause fear/alarm to the public whereby a person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or public tranquillity — is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. One month only
- B. Life imprisonment
- C. Three years, or fine, or both, or community service
- D. Fifteen years mandatorily
Answer: Three years, or fine, or both, or community service
Explanation: Section 353 BNS punishes making, publishing or circulating a false statement, rumour or report with intent to cause (or knowing likely to cause) fear/alarm to the public inducing commission of an offence against the State or public tranquillity, with imprisonment up to three years, or fine, or both, or community service.
4253. Under BNS Section 352, whoever, being a party to a contract, does anything with intent to give a false appearance to the property, or falsely represents the value of consideration, in fraud of persons acquiring interest, commits which offence?
- A. Criminal breach of trust by public servant
- B. Fraudulent deed/contract concerning property intended to deceive persons interested therein
- C. Simple theft
- D. Extortion
Answer: Fraudulent deed/contract concerning property intended to deceive persons interested therein
Explanation: Section 352 BNS punishes making a false statement or deed in relation to property with intent to defraud persons who acquire an interest in it, such as concealing an encumbrance while selling property or falsely representing consideration paid, with imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both.
4254. Under BNS Section 350, fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years, or fine, or both?
- A. Six months
- B. Life imprisonment
- C. Two years
- D. Ten years
Answer: Two years
Explanation: Section 350 BNS punishes fraudulent removal, concealment, transfer or delivery of property to prevent its distribution among creditors, or fraudulently preventing a debt/demand from being available to creditors, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or fine, or both.
4255. Under BNS, false personation at an examination (a new/specific offence introduced given rising paper-leak/impersonation concerns in competitive exams) is dealt with under provisions relating to which broader category?
- A. Only the mischief chapter
- B. Only the criminal conspiracy chapter
- C. Cheating by personation (Section 319) read with related deception provisions
- D. Only the dacoity chapter
Answer: Cheating by personation (Section 319) read with related deception provisions
Explanation: Impersonation at an examination is prosecuted primarily as 'cheating by personation' under Section 319 BNS (pretending to be another person to gain an unfair advantage), often in conjunction with specific anti-paper-leak legislation for public examinations, since BNS itself retains the general personation-cheating framework from the erstwhile IPC.
4256. Under BNS Section 349, whoever counterfeits a device or mark used for authenticating documents (like a seal), with intent that it may be used to give the appearance of authenticity, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. One year, fine only
- B. Seven years, and fine
- C. Life imprisonment mandatory
- D. Three months only
Answer: Seven years, and fine
Explanation: Section 349 BNS punishes counterfeiting a device or mark (such as a seal) used by a public servant or by any person for authenticating a document, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and fine, given the reliance placed on such authenticating marks.
4257. Under BNS Section 347, whoever fraudulently prevents the execution of any document that has been already made but not yet executed, commits which offence?
- A. Criminal breach of trust by carrier
- B. Kidnapping
- C. Preventing execution of document, or fraudulent cancellation/destruction of a document intended to be given in evidence
- D. Robbery
Answer: Preventing execution of document, or fraudulent cancellation/destruction of a document intended to be given in evidence
Explanation: Section 347 BNS punishes fraudulent prevention of execution of a document, or dishonest/fraudulent cancellation, destruction or concealment of a document (or part of it) which the offender is bound by law to produce, or which is intended to be used as evidence, with imprisonment up to seven years, or fine, or both.
4258. Under BNS Section 346, whoever fraudulently obliterates or alters an entry in a will, or fraudulently causes any person to sign, execute or alter a document knowing that person does not know the contents due to unsoundness of mind, unconsciousness, or intoxication, commits which offence?
- A. Extortion by fear of injury
- B. Criminal intimidation only
- C. Simple theft
- D. Fraudulent execution of a deed of transfer/document containing false statement of consideration
Answer: Fraudulent execution of a deed of transfer/document containing false statement of consideration
Explanation: Section 346 BNS deals with fraudulent execution of documents/deeds (including causing another to sign, seal, execute or alter a document while lacking the capacity to understand it due to unsoundness of mind or intoxication) with intent to defraud, punishable with imprisonment up to seven years, and fine.
4259. Under BNS Section 342, whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document or electronic record which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document, is punishable in what manner?
- A. No punishment if he later admits the fraud
- B. With simple imprisonment up to fifteen days only
- C. In the same manner as if he had forged such document or electronic record
- D. Only with a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees
Answer: In the same manner as if he had forged such document or electronic record
Explanation: Section 342 BNS punishes fraudulent or dishonest use of a document/electronic record known or believed to be forged, as genuine, in the same manner as if the user had forged it himself — extending forgery liability to knowing users of forged instruments, not just the original forger.
4260. Under BNS Section 339, forgery of a court record or of a public register of births, marriages, etc., or a certificate/document made evidence by law, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years, and fine?
- A. Seven years
- B. One year
- C. Life imprisonment mandatory
- D. Three months
Answer: Seven years
Explanation: Section 339 BNS punishes forgery of a record of a court of justice, a public register of births/marriages/deaths, or any register kept by government, or a certificate/document made evidence by law, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and fine, given the high public reliance on such records.
4261. Under BNS Section 337, whoever forges a document or electronic record, is punishable (in the general/base case, absent aggravating factors under Section 338) with imprisonment up to how many years, or fine, or both?
- A. Seven years
- B. Six months
- C. Two years
- D. Life imprisonment
Answer: Two years
Explanation: Section 337 BNS prescribes the base punishment for forgery — imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or fine, or both — while Section 338 provides for enhanced punishment (up to ten years/life) where the forged document is a valuable security, will, or authority to adopt.
4262. Under BNS Section 348, forging a document or electronic record with intent to commit an offence relating to marriage (like forging a marriage certificate) would primarily attract which type of provision?
- A. Only the mischief provision (Section 324)
- B. The general forgery provisions (Sections 336-340) read with the specific marriage-related offence provisions
- C. Only the extortion provision (Section 308)
- D. Only the criminal trespass provision (Section 329)
Answer: The general forgery provisions (Sections 336-340) read with the specific marriage-related offence provisions
Explanation: Forgery of any document, including a marriage certificate, to facilitate fraud (e.g., bigamy or a fraudulent marriage) attracts the general forgery provisions under Sections 336-340 BNS in conjunction with the specific offence provision the forged document was intended to facilitate, illustrating the cumulative-charge approach used in real prosecutions.
4263. Under BNS, the chapter dealing with offences relating to documents, electronic records, and property/other marks (forgery, counterfeiting) spans which range of sections?
- A. Sections 335 to 356 (documents/property marks) with related currency/stamp offences in Sections 178-266 area
- B. Sections 400 to 420 only
- C. Sections 1 to 20 only
- D. Sections 500 to 520 only
Answer: Sections 335 to 356 (documents/property marks) with related currency/stamp offences in Sections 178-266 area
Explanation: Chapter XVIII of BNS, 'Of Offences Relating to Documents and to Property Marks', spans Sections 335 to 356, covering forgery, forged documents, false property marks, and counterfeiting of trademarks — while currency/government stamp counterfeiting is separately dealt with in Chapter X (Sections 178-266 area, specifically 178, 267-292).
4264. Under BNS, the chapter dealing with offences against public justice — including false evidence, fabricating evidence, and screening offenders — spans which range of sections?
- A. Sections 215 to 262
- B. Sections 350 to 380
- C. Sections 300 to 340
- D. Sections 60 to 100
Answer: Sections 215 to 262
Explanation: Chapter XI of BNS, 'Of False Evidence and Offences Against Public Justice', spans Sections 215 to 262, covering giving/fabricating false evidence, using false evidence, destruction of documents, harbouring offenders, and resistance/escape from lawful custody.
4265. Under BNS, the chapter on offences against property (which includes theft, extortion, robbery, dacoity, criminal breach of trust, cheating, mischief and criminal trespass) spans roughly which range of sections?
- A. Sections 303 to 334
- B. Sections 100 to 150
- C. Sections 400 to 450
- D. Sections 1 to 50
Answer: Sections 303 to 334
Explanation: Chapter XVII of BNS, 'Of Offences Against Property', spans Sections 303 to 334, covering theft, snatching, extortion, robbery, dacoity, criminal breach of trust, misappropriation, cheating, fraudulent property transfers, mischief, and criminal trespass/house-breaking.
4266. Under BNS Section 3(7), 'voluntarily' means causing an effect by means whereby the person causing it knew or had reason to believe the effect was likely to be caused, even if:
- A. The act was performed accidentally without any awareness
- B. The act was performed under duress from another person
- C. The person had no knowledge whatsoever of the consequences
- D. It was not intended to cause that particular effect, or he did not intend by those means to cause it
Answer: It was not intended to cause that particular effect, or he did not intend by those means to cause it
Explanation: Section 3(7) BNS (definition of 'voluntarily', carried forward from the corresponding IPC provision) states a person is said to cause an effect 'voluntarily' when he causes it by means whereby he intended to cause it, or by means which, at the time of employing them, he knew or had reason to believe to be likely to cause it — regardless of whether that particular effect was the primary intended one.
4267. Under BNS, 'fraudulently' (as used in forgery and cheating offences) is defined as doing an act with intent to defraud, and is distinguished from 'dishonestly' primarily by which feature?
- A. Fraudulently applies only to government servants
- B. Fraudulently is identical in meaning and interchangeable in all contexts
- C. Fraudulently does not necessarily require wrongful gain or loss in property, but involves an intent to deceive causing injury in a broader sense (including non-pecuniary)
- D. Fraudulently always requires monetary loss exceeding one lakh rupees
Answer: Fraudulently does not necessarily require wrongful gain or loss in property, but involves an intent to deceive causing injury in a broader sense (including non-pecuniary)
Explanation: Courts interpreting the identical definitions carried into BNS have held that 'fraudulently' involves deception with intent to injure (which may extend beyond property/pecuniary loss), whereas 'dishonestly' is tied specifically to wrongful gain/wrongful loss in property — the two terms often overlap but are not synonymous.
4268. Under BNS Section 3(38 read with definitions), 'dishonestly' is defined in relation to doing anything with the intention of causing:
- A. Wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person
- B. Damage to reputation only
- C. Physical injury to any person
- D. Breach of a written contract only
Answer: Wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person
Explanation: BNS Section 2 (definitions) defines 'dishonestly' as doing anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person — this mental element underlies theft, cheating, criminal breach of trust, and misappropriation offences throughout the Code.
4269. Under BNS Section 351(3), if the threat used in criminal intimidation is to impute unchastity to a woman, the punishment may extend to imprisonment of either description for a term up to how many years, or fine, or both, or community service?
- A. Two years
- B. Six months
- C. Ten years
- D. Seven years
Answer: Seven years
Explanation: Section 351(2) BNS (which includes imputing unchastity to a woman among the aggravated threats) prescribes imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or fine, or both — a graver punishment reflecting the serious harm such an imputation causes.
4270. Under BNS Section 121, voluntarily causing hurt to deter any public servant from his duty, or grievous hurt in such circumstances, is punishable under which provision with enhanced imprisonment?
- A. Section 351 — criminal intimidation only, max two years
- B. Section 356 — defamation provision
- C. Section 121(1)/(2) — voluntarily causing hurt/grievous hurt to deter public servant from duty, punishable up to ten years
- D. Section 303 — theft provision only
Answer: Section 121(1)/(2) — voluntarily causing hurt/grievous hurt to deter public servant from duty, punishable up to ten years
Explanation: Section 121 BNS punishes voluntarily causing hurt (Section 121(1), up to five years) or grievous hurt (Section 121(2), up to ten years) to deter or on account of a public servant's lawful discharge of duty — a provision with direct relevance to on-duty RPF/police personnel assaulted while enforcing the law.
4271. Under BNS Section 132, whoever assaults or uses criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years, or fine, or both?
- A. Five years
- B. Six months
- C. One month
- D. Two years
Answer: Two years
Explanation: Section 132 BNS punishes assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or fine, or both — directly relevant to RPF/police officers facing obstruction while performing lawful duties.
4272. Under BNS Section 223, whoever, being a public servant, disobeys a direction of the law with intent to cause injury to any person, and the disobedience causes obstruction/annoyance to lawful authority, is punishable with which BNS section?
- A. Section 336 — forgery
- B. Section 111 — organized crime
- C. Section 303 — theft
- D. Section 223 — disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
Answer: Section 223 — disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant
Explanation: Section 223 BNS punishes disobedience of an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant, where such disobedience causes or tends to cause obstruction, annoyance, injury, danger to human life/health/safety, or a riot/affray, with imprisonment up to six months, or fine up to two thousand five hundred rupees, or both.
4273. Under BNS Section 3(5), when a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each of such persons is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone. This is known as:
- A. Vicarious liability of the state
- B. Common intention (joint liability principle)
- C. Strict liability doctrine
- D. Common object under unlawful assembly
Answer: Common intention (joint liability principle)
Explanation: Section 3(5) BNS codifies the principle of common intention (carried forward from the erstwhile IPC Section 34): when a criminal act is done by several persons in furtherance of the common intention of all, each is liable for that act as if done by him alone, distinct from 'common object' under unlawful assembly (Section 190).
4274. Under BNS Section 415, criminal conspiracy is punishable in the same manner as abetment, but where does the substantive definition of criminal conspiracy itself appear in BNS?
- A. Section 45 — abetment chapter only, no separate definition
- B. It is not defined in BNS at all
- C. Section 8 — definitions clause only
- D. Section 61 — General Exceptions/definitions chapter dealing with criminal conspiracy
Answer: Section 61 — General Exceptions/definitions chapter dealing with criminal conspiracy
Explanation: Section 61 BNS defines criminal conspiracy as when two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done, an illegal act, or an act which is not illegal by illegal means, and (except for conspiracy to commit an offence) some act besides the agreement must be done by one or more parties to such agreement in pursuance thereof.
4275. Under BNS Section 356(2)/(3), the punishment prescribed for defamation is simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to how long, or fine, or both, or community service?
- A. Ten years
- B. Six months
- C. Five years
- D. Two years
Answer: Two years
Explanation: Section 356(2) BNS punishes defamation with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both, or with community service — notably introducing 'community service' as a sentencing option, a first for this offence compared to the erstwhile IPC Section 500.
4276. Under BNS, dacoity with murder (where any person is murdered in the commission of dacoity by one of five or more persons conjointly committing it) is punishable under which section, and with what maximum sentence?
- A. Section 305 — seven years only
- B. Section 351 — three years only
- C. Section 312 — death, or imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than ten years, for every person jointly concerned
- D. Section 303 — two years only
Answer: Section 312 — death, or imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than ten years, for every person jointly concerned
Explanation: Section 312 BNS provides that if any one of five or more persons who are conjointly committing dacoity commits murder in so committing dacoity, every one of those persons shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than ten years, and fine — a constructive/joint liability rule.
4277. Under BNS Section 307, robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt is punishable with which of the following, reflecting the highest severity among property offences?
- A. Community service and probation only
- B. Fine only, however large the sum stolen
- C. Rigorous imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than ten years
- D. Simple imprisonment up to one year
Answer: Rigorous imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than ten years
Explanation: Section 307 BNS punishes robbery or dacoity attended with an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt with rigorous imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years, and fine — one of the severest punishments in the property offences chapter.
4278. Under BNS Section 304, snatching is punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to how many years, and shall also be liable to fine?
- A. Ten years
- B. Six months
- C. One year
- D. Three years
Answer: Three years
Explanation: Section 304 BNS prescribes imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and fine, for the offence of snatching — recognizing the need for a distinctly defined and swiftly punishable offence given the rising frequency of chain/mobile-phone snatching incidents.
4279. Under BNS Section 303(2) proviso and related property provisions, 'snatching' as a specific aggravated form of theft was newly introduced compared to the IPC. Under which BNS section is snatching separately defined and punished?
- A. Section 304
- B. Section 351
- C. Section 330
- D. Section 111
Answer: Section 304
Explanation: Section 304 BNS is a new provision (not present in the erstwhile IPC) that specifically defines and punishes 'snatching' — theft committed by suddenly, forcibly or quickly seizing movable property before the victim has time to react — with imprisonment up to three years, and fine.
4280. Under BNS Section 351(2), criminal intimidation by threat to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of property by fire, or to impute unchastity to a woman, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. Six months only
- B. Seven years, or fine, or both
- C. Life imprisonment
- D. One year only
Answer: Seven years, or fine, or both
Explanation: Section 351(2) BNS enhances the punishment for aggravated criminal intimidation — where the threat is to cause death, grievous hurt, destruction of property by fire, or to impute unchastity to a woman — to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or fine, or both, compared to the base two-year punishment under Section 351(1)/(3).
4281. Under BNS Section 356, defamation is committed by words, signs, or visible representations that harm a person's reputation, but which of the following is explicitly listed as NOT amounting to defamation under the Exceptions?
- A. Any imputation made anonymously online
- B. Any statement made in a private diary
- C. Any statement made to a police officer during investigation
- D. Imputation of truth which public good requires to be made or published
Answer: Imputation of truth which public good requires to be made or published
Explanation: Section 356 BNS carries forward the Exceptions to defamation, including that it is not defamation to impute truth concerning any person where publication is for the public good — a first Exception preserved to protect legitimate public-interest speech from criminal defamation liability.
4282. Under BNS Section 345, whoever commits criminal trespass and thereby causes annoyance to any person, having taken possession of any property, and continues to remain there after being warned to leave, is dealt with under which repeated-offence concept?
- A. Criminal trespass (continuing/aggravated form)
- B. Civil suit for possession only
- C. First-time petty offence with warning only
- D. Compoundable minor mischief
Answer: Criminal trespass (continuing/aggravated form)
Explanation: BNS provisions on criminal trespass (Sections 329 onward) treat continued unlawful occupation after entry with intent to annoy/intimidate/commit an offence as an aggravated and continuing form of criminal trespass, attracting escalated liability distinct from a mere civil possession dispute.
4283. Under BNS Section 320, cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property where the offender knew from the beginning that he would be unable to deliver promised property, is treated as an aggravated illustration under which broader cheating provision?
- A. Section 351 (criminal intimidation)
- B. Section 303 (theft)
- C. Section 318 (cheating), with dishonest intention presumed from inception
- D. Section 309 (robbery)
Answer: Section 318 (cheating), with dishonest intention presumed from inception
Explanation: Under the cheating framework of Section 318 BNS (with illustrations format under the erstwhile IPC Section 415 carried forward), if a person dishonestly induces delivery of property while never intending to fulfil the promise, dishonest/fraudulent intention is inferred from the outset, distinguishing mere civil breach of contract from criminal cheating.
4284. Under BNS Section 317, whoever dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use property, or dishonestly uses/disposes of property in violation of a direction of law, but the property is NOT entrusted to him (unlike Section 316), commits which offence?
- A. Robbery
- B. Criminal breach of trust
- C. Extortion
- D. Dishonest misappropriation of property
Answer: Dishonest misappropriation of property
Explanation: Section 317 BNS defines dishonest misappropriation of property — distinct from criminal breach of trust under Section 316 — as dishonestly misappropriating or converting to one's own use any movable property, without any prior entrustment relationship, such as finding and appropriating lost property.
4285. Under BNS Section 314, whoever is habitually associated with other persons for the purpose of habitually committing theft or robbery, and is not being a thug, is punishable with rigorous imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. Seven years, and fine
- B. One year only
- C. Life imprisonment
- D. Three months only
Answer: Seven years, and fine
Explanation: Section 314 BNS punishes habitual association with others for habitually committing theft or robbery with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, and fine, targeting organized/repeat property criminal networks.
4286. Under BNS Section 313, whoever, being one of five or more persons assembled for the purpose of committing dacoity, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years even if dacoity is not actually committed?
- A. Seven years, and fine
- B. Life imprisonment mandatory
- C. Three months only
- D. One year only
Answer: Seven years, and fine
Explanation: Section 313 BNS punishes assembling for the purpose of committing dacoity (being one of five or more persons so assembled) with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and fine, criminalizing the preparatory stage itself.
4287. Under BNS Section 311, whoever commits dacoity is punishable with rigorous imprisonment for life, or with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to what additional penalty?
- A. Whipping
- B. Forfeiture of citizenship
- C. Deportation
- D. Fine
Answer: Fine
Explanation: Section 311 BNS punishes dacoity with rigorous imprisonment for life, or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and fine, making it one of the more severely punished property offences given the involvement of five or more offenders.
4288. Under BNS Section 306, an act of theft committed by a clerk or servant of property in the possession of his master, in respect of that property, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. Seven years, and fine
- B. Life imprisonment
- C. Six months, compoundable
- D. Two years only
Answer: Seven years, and fine
Explanation: Section 306 BNS enhances punishment for theft by a clerk or servant of property in possession of the master, prescribing imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and fine, recognizing the breach of the employment relationship of trust.
4289. Under BNS Section 303(2), theft committed after preparation for causing death, hurt, or restraint, or fear thereof, to any person in order to commit theft or to effect escape after committing theft, is punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than how many years, extending up to ten years?
- A. One year
- B. Three years
- C. Five years
- D. Seven years
Answer: Three years
Explanation: Section 303(2) BNS prescribes rigorous imprisonment for a term not less than three years, which may extend to ten years, and fine, for theft committed after making preparation to cause death, hurt or restraint (or fear thereof) for the purpose of committing theft or facilitating escape.
4290. Under BNS Section 303, theft is defined as the dishonest taking of movable property out of the possession of a person without that person's consent, with what further requirement regarding the movement of the property?
- A. The property must be moved in order to such taking
- B. The taker must be a stranger, never a family member
- C. The property must be registered in the victim's name
- D. The property must be handed over voluntarily first
Answer: The property must be moved in order to such taking
Explanation: Section 303(1) BNS requires that the offender moves the movable property in order to accomplish the dishonest taking out of another's possession without consent; mere intention without any moving of the property does not complete the offence of theft.
4291. Under BNS Section 300, whoever voluntarily causes disappearance of evidence of a crime after death caused by that crime, or gives false information relating to it, with intent to screen the offender, is punishable in what manner if the offence is punishable with death?
- A. Six months only
- B. Life imprisonment mandatorily
- C. Imprisonment up to seven years, and fine
- D. Fine only
Answer: Imprisonment up to seven years, and fine
Explanation: Section 300 BNS punishes causing disappearance of evidence of an offence involving death, or giving false information to screen the offender, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and fine, when the underlying offence is one punishable with death.
4292. Under BNS Section 292, whoever has in possession any instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting a government stamp is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years, along with fine?
- A. One year
- B. Three months
- C. Life imprisonment mandatory
- D. Seven years
Answer: Seven years
Explanation: Section 292 BNS punishes possession of instruments/materials for counterfeiting a government stamp with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and fine.
4293. Under BNS Section 289, whoever fraudulently uses as genuine any government stamp known to have been used before, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years, or fine, or both?
- A. Ten years
- B. Six months
- C. Two years
- D. Life imprisonment
Answer: Two years
Explanation: Section 289 BNS punishes fraudulent re-use of a government stamp already used, knowing it to have been used before, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or fine, or both.
4294. Under BNS Section 274, whoever fraudulently or dishonestly imports or exports into/from India, sells, or has in possession counterfeit coin knowing it to be counterfeit, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. One year, fine only
- B. Life imprisonment mandatory
- C. Ten years without fine option
- D. Seven years, and fine
Answer: Seven years, and fine
Explanation: Section 274 BNS punishes import/export, selling or possession of counterfeit coin known to be counterfeit with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and fine.
4295. Under BNS Section 267, whoever makes, buys, sells or possesses any instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting coin or currency-notes/bank-notes is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years, along with fine?
- A. One year only
- B. Three years without fine
- C. Life imprisonment or imprisonment up to ten years
- D. Six months, compoundable
Answer: Life imprisonment or imprisonment up to ten years
Explanation: Section 267 BNS punishes making or possessing instruments/materials for counterfeiting coin or currency/bank-notes with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and fine, given the severe threat to monetary integrity.
4296. Under BNS Section 262, whoever, being a public servant legally bound to apprehend an offender, intentionally omits to apprehend him, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years if the offence which the person to be apprehended has committed is punishable with imprisonment for life or death?
- A. Seven years, or fine, or both
- B. Life imprisonment mandatorily
- C. Three months, fine only
- D. One year only
Answer: Seven years, or fine, or both
Explanation: Section 262 BNS punishes intentional omission by a public servant bound to apprehend an offender, and where the offence involved is one punishable with imprisonment for life or with death, the punishment is imprisonment of either description up to seven years, or fine, or both, reflecting graded liability based on offence gravity.
4297. Under BNS Section 259, if a person who has been lawfully arrested escapes from custody before he is confined, he is punishable under 'escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered', but the escaper himself is dealt with under which section for resistance/escape?
- A. Section 336 (forgery)
- B. Section 303 (theft)
- C. Section 216 (resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension)
- D. Section 111 (organised crime)
Answer: Section 216 (resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension)
Explanation: While Section 259 BNS deals with negligent suffering of escape by a public servant having custody, the escaping person's own resistance or obstruction to his lawful apprehension is separately punishable under Section 216 BNS, illustrating how the Code separates custodian liability from the offender's own conduct.
4298. Under BNS Section 254, personating a public servant, knowing that one is not that person, or falsely pretending to hold a particular office as a public servant, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. Two years, or fine, or both
- B. Six months only
- C. Ten years mandatorily
- D. Life imprisonment
Answer: Two years, or fine, or both
Explanation: Section 254 BNS punishes personating a public servant, or falsely pretending to hold a particular office as such public servant knowing it to be false, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or fine, or both.
4299. Under BNS Section 238, whoever causes any evidence to disappear with intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, in respect of an offence punishable with death, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. Ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
- B. Life imprisonment mandatorily
- C. Six months, fine only
- D. One year only
Answer: Ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
Explanation: Section 238(a) BNS provides that where the offence which the offender is screened from is punishable with death, causing evidence to disappear or giving false information to screen the offender is punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and fine.
4300. Under BNS Section 236, whoever, being bound by an oath to state the truth, makes in a declaration false statements touching a matter material to the purpose for which the declaration is made, is punishable in the same manner as for giving false evidence, under which principle?
- A. Only civil liability arises, not criminal
- B. Only if the declarant is a public servant
- C. Only if the declaration is registered before a magistrate
- D. False statements made in a declaration receivable as evidence are punishable as if they were false evidence given on oath
Answer: False statements made in a declaration receivable as evidence are punishable as if they were false evidence given on oath
Explanation: Section 236 BNS provides that whoever makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, touching any point material to the object for which a declaration is made or used in any court or before a public servant, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.
4301. Under BNS Section 234, whoever corruptly makes or induces another to make a false statement of fact, being examined by lawful authority upon oath or solemn affirmation, when not in a judicial proceeding, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. One month only
- B. Ten years mandatorily
- C. Three years, and also liable to fine
- D. Life imprisonment
Answer: Three years, and also liable to fine
Explanation: Section 234 BNS punishes making or inducing a false statement of fact when examined on oath/affirmation by lawful authority (but not in a judicial proceeding) with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and also liable to fine.
4302. Under BNS Section 230, whoever intentionally gives false evidence in any stage of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false evidence for use in such proceeding, in order to procure conviction of an offence punishable with death, is punishable with which sentence if an innocent person is actually convicted and executed as a result?
- A. Community service
- B. Death, or the punishment provided under Section 230(1)
- C. Fine only
- D. Simple imprisonment of one year
Answer: Death, or the punishment provided under Section 230(1)
Explanation: Section 230 BNS deals with giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of a capital offence; if an innocent person is convicted and executed in consequence, the offender giving/fabricating such false evidence shall be punished either with death or with the punishment prescribed under Section 230(1), reflecting the gravest form of this offence.
4303. Under BNS Section 229, whoever intentionally gives false evidence in a stage of a judicial proceeding, or fabricates false evidence for the purpose of being used at any stage of judicial proceeding, commits which offence?
- A. Extortion
- B. Forgery of a valuable security
- C. Giving or fabricating false evidence (perjury)
- D. Criminal breach of trust
Answer: Giving or fabricating false evidence (perjury)
Explanation: Section 229 BNS defines the offence of giving false evidence: whoever, being legally bound by an oath or express provision of law to state the truth, makes a false statement which he knows or believes to be false, or does not believe to be true, commits the offence of giving false evidence.
4304. Under BNS Section 226 [giving false information respecting an offence committed], whoever gives information respecting an offence which he knows or believes to be false is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years, or fine, or both?
- A. Two years
- B. One month
- C. Ten years
- D. Six months
Answer: Two years
Explanation: Section 226 BNS punishes a person who gives to any public servant information relating to the commission of an offence which he knows or has reason to believe to be false, intending to cause that public servant to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any person, with imprisonment up to two years, or fine, or both.
4305. Under BNS Section 341, making a false document meant to be used as evidence in a judicial proceeding, or in a proceeding taken by law before a public servant or arbitrator, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years, along with fine?
- A. One year
- B. Fourteen years
- C. Seven years
- D. Three months
Answer: Seven years
Explanation: Section 341 BNS punishes fabricating false evidence intended to be used in a judicial proceeding or before a public servant/arbitrator, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine, given the direct threat such fabrication poses to the administration of justice.
4306. Under BNS Section 340, having possession of a document or electronic record known to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine, is an offence punishable in the same manner as if the person had forged such document, under which linking provision?
- A. Section 351 (criminal intimidation)
- B. Section 303 (theft)
- C. Section 340(2), by cross-reference to the punishment prescribed for forgery of that class of document under Sections 336-338
- D. Section 111 (organised crime)
Answer: Section 340(2), by cross-reference to the punishment prescribed for forgery of that class of document under Sections 336-338
Explanation: Section 340(2) BNS punishes a person who has in his possession any document or electronic record, knowing the same to be forged and intending that it shall fraudulently or dishonestly be used as genuine, in the same manner as if he had forged such document or electronic record, by reference to Sections 336-338.
4307. Under BNS Section 338, forgery of a document or electronic record which purports to be a valuable security, a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or to make/revoke such appointment, is punishable with imprisonment for life or up to how many years?
- A. Three years, fine only
- B. Six months, compoundable
- C. Ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
- D. One year only
Answer: Ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
Explanation: Section 338 BNS punishes forgery of a document or electronic record purporting to be a valuable security, will, authority to adopt a son, or an authority to make or revoke such appointment, with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term up to ten years, and fine — reflecting the high evidentiary importance of such instruments.
4308. Under BNS Section 336, the offence of forgery is defined as making a false document or false electronic record, or part thereof, with intent to cause which outcome?
- A. Only to obtain a passport
- B. Only to evade income tax
- C. Only to impersonate a government officer
- D. Damage or injury to the public or any person, or to support a claim/title, or to cause a party to enter a contract, or to commit fraud
Answer: Damage or injury to the public or any person, or to support a claim/title, or to cause a party to enter a contract, or to commit fraud
Explanation: Section 336 BNS defines forgery as the making of a false document or false electronic record, or part of it, with intent to cause damage or injury to the public or to any person, or to support any claim or title, or to cause any person to part with property or enter into an express or implied contract, or to commit fraud.
4309. Under BNS Section 335, whoever fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to cause injury, cancels, destroys, defaces or renders illegible any document is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. Life imprisonment mandatorily
- B. Six months only
- C. Two years, compoundable
- D. Seven years, or fine, or both
Answer: Seven years, or fine, or both
Explanation: Section 335 BNS punishes destruction of documents to prevent their production as evidence — fraudulently or dishonestly, or with intent to cause injury, obliterating, destroying, or rendering illegible any document — with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or fine, or both.
4310. Under BNS Section 333, house-breaking is committed when a person effects entry into a house, or quits it, or gets out of it, by which specific means among others?
- A. Using a key given voluntarily by the owner
- B. Ringing the doorbell and waiting for permission
- C. Passing through a passage made by himself, or by any confederate, for the purpose of house-trespass, not being intended by the owner for human entrance
- D. Simply walking through an open main gate
Answer: Passing through a passage made by himself, or by any confederate, for the purpose of house-trespass, not being intended by the owner for human entrance
Explanation: Section 333 BNS enumerates several modes of house-breaking, including passing through a passage made by the offender or a confederate for the purpose of house-trespass, not being intended by the owner for human entrance, and other modes like entering through a passage not intended for entrance or by unlocking/breaking.
4311. Under BNS, 'lurking house-trespass by night' as defined in Section 331 involves trespass committed after which time and with concealment?
- A. After sunset and before sunrise, having taken precautions to conceal the trespass
- B. After midnight only, without concealment required
- C. During office hours with a disguise
- D. At any hour, provided the trespasser is armed
Answer: After sunset and before sunrise, having taken precautions to conceal the trespass
Explanation: Section 331 BNS defines 'house-trespass by night' as house-trespass committed after sunset and before sunrise, and lurking house-trespass involves having taken precautions to conceal such trespass from persons entitled to occupy the property.
4312. Under BNS Section 329, house-trespass in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment for life is punishable with which sentence?
- A. Simple imprisonment up to one month only
- B. Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and fine
- C. Fine only, not exceeding five hundred rupees
- D. Community service only
Answer: Imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and fine
Explanation: Section 329 BNS graduates punishment for house-trespass/house-breaking according to the gravity of the offence intended; where it is committed in order to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment for life, the punishment is imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and fine.
4313. Under BNS Section 325, mischief by killing or maiming an animal of value fifty rupees or upwards is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. Life imprisonment
- B. Two years, or fine, or both
- C. Ten years mandatorily
- D. Six months only
Answer: Two years, or fine, or both
Explanation: Section 325 BNS punishes mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal (of value ten rupees or upwards for certain listed animals, or fifty rupees or upwards for any other animal) with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or fine, or both.
4314. Under BNS Section 324, mischief causing damage to the amount of how much or upwards attracts enhanced punishment under Section 324(4) [damage/loss to public or specified property]?
- A. Rupees ten thousand or upwards to public property, punishable with imprisonment up to five years and fine
- B. Rupees one lakh, punishable with life imprisonment
- C. Any amount, always punishable with death
- D. Rupees five hundred, punishable with fine only
Answer: Rupees ten thousand or upwards to public property, punishable with imprisonment up to five years and fine
Explanation: Section 324(4) BNS enhances punishment for mischief causing loss or damage of rupees ten thousand or upwards (or such amount as the State Government may specify) to the public or to any person, prescribing imprisonment up to five years, or fine, or both.
4315. Under BNS Section 319, 'cheating by personation' occurs when a person cheats by pretending to be some other person, or by doing what else?
- A. Forging a government document
- B. Knowingly substituting one person for another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is
- C. Impersonating a police officer only
- D. Using a fake seal on a contract
Answer: Knowingly substituting one person for another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is
Explanation: Section 319 BNS defines cheating by personation as cheating by pretending to be some other person, or by knowingly substituting one person for another, or representing that he or any other person is a person other than he or such other person really is.
4316. Under BNS Section 318(4), cheating and thereby dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or making, altering or destroying valuable security, is punishable with imprisonment up to how many years?
- A. One year only
- B. Six months, compoundable
- C. Seven years, and fine
- D. Fourteen years mandatorily
Answer: Seven years, and fine
Explanation: Section 318(4) BNS punishes cheating and dishonestly inducing the deceived person to deliver property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and fine.
4317. Under BNS Section 318, 'cheating' requires deception of a person combined with which further element to complete the offence?
- A. Fraudulent or dishonest inducement to deliver property, or intentional inducement to do/omit an act causing harm
- B. The deceived person must be a minor or of unsound mind
- C. Physical force used against the deceived person
- D. The deception must be committed by a public servant
Answer: Fraudulent or dishonest inducement to deliver property, or intentional inducement to do/omit an act causing harm
Explanation: Section 318 BNS defines cheating as deceiving a person and thereby fraudulently or dishonestly inducing that person to deliver property or to consent to retention of property, or intentionally inducing that person to do or omit to do anything which he would not do/omit if not so deceived, causing damage or harm.
4318. Under BNS Section 316(5), criminal breach of trust by a public servant, banker, merchant or agent in respect of property entrusted in that capacity is punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to how many years?
- A. Three years only
- B. Five years without fine
- C. Ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
- D. Two years, compoundable
Answer: Ten years, and shall also be liable to fine
Explanation: Section 316(5) BNS (aggravated criminal breach of trust by public servant, banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent) prescribes imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and fine, reflecting the higher fiduciary duty involved.
4319. Under BNS Section 316, criminal breach of trust is committed when a person, entrusted with property or dominion over property, does what act?
- A. Removes movable property out of the possession of any person without consent
- B. Dishonestly misappropriates or converts the property to his own use, in violation of a legal contract or direction
- C. Threatens the owner with injury to obtain the property
- D. Merely takes possession without the owner's consent
Answer: Dishonestly misappropriates or converts the property to his own use, in violation of a legal contract or direction
Explanation: Section 316 BNS defines criminal breach of trust as dishonest misappropriation or conversion to one's own use of property entrusted, or dishonest use/disposal in violation of any legal contract express or implied, or any direction of law prescribing the mode of discharge of such trust.
4320. Under BNS, when five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, the offence is classified as:
- A. Dacoity
- B. Organized robbery
- C. Aggravated theft
- D. Unlawful assembly robbery
Answer: Dacoity
Explanation: Section 310 BNS provides that when five or more persons conjointly commit or attempt to commit a robbery, or where the whole number of persons conjointly committing or attempting to commit a robbery amount to five or more, every person so committing, attempting or aiding is said to commit dacoity.
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