This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > Understanding Our Criminal Justice System > Class 8 Civics Chapter 6 Understanding Our Criminal Justice System – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 6 Understanding Our Criminal Justice System Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The act of being kept in illegal custody by the police is called ..... A) Detention. B) Offence. C) Accused. D) Cognizable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detention. 2. What term refers to a person who is tried by a court for a crime? A) Accused. B) Detained. C) Sinner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accused. 3. Who decides whether a person is guilty or not? A) Police. B) Public prosecutor. C) Judge. D) Advocate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judge. 4. A person who is called upon in court to provide a first hand account of what he/she has seen, heard or knows? A) Criminal. B) Offence. C) Witness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Witness. 5. A fair trial is ensured by ..... A) Article 35. B) Article 21. C) Article 33. D) Article 43. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Article 21. 6. Which of them is not true about the F.I.R.? A) The police begin the investigation after the registration of F.I.R. B) The complainant may/may not sign the F.I.R. C) There is a prescribed form to register an F.I.R. D) The F.I.R. mentions the date, time, and place of the offence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The complainant may/may not sign the F.I.R. 7. Articles, 25 parts and 12 schedules. This statement is suitable to ..... A) The British Constitution. B) The German Constitution. C) The Indian Constitution. D) The American Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indian Constitution. 8. ..... records statements of witnesses when a crime has been committed. A) Criminal. B) Defence Lawyer. C) Judge. D) Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Police. 9. Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly or interprets the laws A) Executive Branch. B) Judicial Branch. C) Legislative Branch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Judicial Branch. 10. In a Fair Trial, ..... A) The Innocent is acquitted. B) Both Guilty and Innocent get a certain amount of punishment. C) The guilty is acquitted. D) Neither Guilty nor innocent get any punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Innocent is acquitted. 11. Who is a defence lawyer? A) An advocate who defends his client. B) An advocate who prosecute the accused. C) A clerk in the court. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An advocate who defends his client. 12. Specific requirements and procedures that the police and other agencies have to follow for the arrest, detention and interrogation of any person's are known as: A) K.BOSE GUIDELINS. B) CP. C) D.K.Basu Guidlines. D) Rule of Laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D.K.Basu Guidlines. 13. What refers to an act that the law defines as a crime? A) Detention. B) Offence. C) Witness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offence. 14. Indian Constitution allows every individual accused of ..... to be given a fair trial. A) Good behaviour. B) Working. C) Crime. D) Innocence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crime. 15. The ..... is presided by the Chief Justice. A) High court. B) Supreme Court. C) District court. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme Court. 16. The criminal justice system consists of ..... different divisions. A) One. B) Four. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three. 17. Who cannot be called to a police station for questioning? A) A boy under 15 years. B) Government employee. C) Celebrity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A boy under 15 years. 18. Constitution places a duty on the state to provide a lawyer to any citizen who is unable to engage one due to poverty or other disability undere Article: A) Article 39. B) Article 43. C) Article 67. D) Article 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 39. 19. Who registers the FIR? A) Policemen. B) Lawyer. C) Public prosecutor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Policemen. 20. When someone violates the law, we immediately inform the ..... A) Police. B) Neighbours. C) Judge. D) Relatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Police. 21. 15 years below cannot be called to the ..... A) Railway station. B) Radio station. C) Police station. D) Bus station. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Police station. 22. What is the type of the advocate who pleads the cases on behalf of the government and who has been appointed by the government on permanent basis? A) Deed writer. B) Private prosecutor. C) Typist. D) Public prosecutor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public prosecutor. 23. Which type of advocate who pleads on behalf of the accused person? A) Public prosecutor. B) Defence lawyer. C) Judge. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defence lawyer. 24. The act of being fair or just and not favouring one side over another. A) Accused. B) Impartial. C) Offence. D) Detention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impartial. 25. A criminal offence is regarded as a- A) Public welfare. B) Private wrong. C) Public safety. D) Public wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public wrong. 26. Rajeev Gandhi was a judge of Supreme Court. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. When someone violate the law, we immediately inform:- A) Police. B) Relative. C) Judge. D) Neighbours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Police. 28. What is the full form of "FIR" ? A) Fast Ionic Reaction. B) Film Investigation Report. C) First Information Report. D) Firm Investigation Result. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First Information Report. 29. Which of the following is not mention in the four players in criminal justice system? A) Villagers. B) Judge. C) Defence lawyer. D) Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Villagers. 30. Police files a chargesheet in the court ..... A) If the police thinks the evidence points to the guilt of the accused person. B) If police arrest a person. C) If a person commits a crime. D) If a person is suspected for anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If the police thinks the evidence points to the guilt of the accused person. 31. The following is the duty of the Police. A) Interference. B) Interpretation. C) Hearing. D) Investigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Investigation. 32. ..... of the constitution and criminal law guarantee to every arrested person the following Fundamental Rights. A) Article 22. B) Article 21. C) Article 20. D) Article 370. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 22. 33. It allowed any individual/organization to file a case in the High court/Supreme Court on behalf of those whose rights were being violated. A) Public Interest Litigation. B) Appellate system. C) Fundamental Rights. D) None of the given. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Interest Litigation. 34. The chief officer in county law enforcement. A) Marshal. B) Sheriff. C) Warden. D) Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sheriff. 35. ..... of Indian Constitution guarantees that every arrested person must have certain fundamental rights. A) Article 20. B) Article 21. C) Article 24. D) Article 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 22. 36. When a friend or relative lives outside the district, the time place and venue of custody must be notified by police within ..... to ..... hours after arrested. A) 8 to 12. B) 8 to 19. C) 8 to 10. D) 8 to 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8 to 12. 37. An accused can't be ..... during his or her time of the arrest. A) Isolated. B) Interpreted. C) Mistreated. D) Given food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mistreated. 38. A criminal offence is regraded as? A) Public wrong. B) Public safety. C) Public welfare. D) Private wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public wrong. 39. An accused person is decided by:- A) Police. B) Court. C) Person himself. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Court. 40. Detention is the act of keeping the accused in custody by the police. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. What are the players in criminal justice system? A) Police. B) Public Prosecutor. C) Defence Lawyer. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 42. What are civil cases? A) Cases of private right. B) Cases of crime offence. C) Cases of Parliament. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cases of private right. 43. The trail must be held in ..... court. A) Open court. B) High court. C) District court. D) Closed court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open court. 44. Who among the following does not play any role in the criminal justice system? A) The public. B) The defence lawyer. C) The police. D) The judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The public. 45. Who has laid down guildlines that the police must follow at the time of arrest, detention and interrogation. A) High Court. B) District court. C) Supreme Court. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supreme Court. 46. Who defends the accused? A) Police. B) Defence lawyer. C) Public. D) Judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defence lawyer. 47. Who pleads on behalf of the accused person? A) Public prosecutor. B) Defence Lawyer. C) Judge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defence Lawyer. 48. How many key players are in criminal justice system? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 49. The judicial courts are under the Government of India. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 50. Who files an FIR? A) The public. B) The police. C) The lawyer. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The police. 51. According to which article of the Constitution has every person been granted the fundamental right to be defended by a lawyer? A) Article 22. B) Article 27. C) Article 39A. D) Article 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 22. 52. Right not to be ill treated or tortured during arrest or in custody written under: A) Article 23. B) Article 21. C) Article 24. D) Article 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 22. 53. Public prosecutor is: A) One who represents the interests of state. B) One who investigate crime. C) One who declares the judgement. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One who represents the interests of state. 54. Right to be informed at the time of arrest is guaranteed by ..... A) Article 43. B) Article 42. C) Article 24. D) Article 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 22. 55. According to the Constitution, every individual charged of a crime has to be given a ..... A) Fair trial. B) Free trial. C) Biased trial. D) Zero Hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fair trial. 56. Every person has a Fundamental Right to be defended by a lawyer under Article ..... A) 22. B) 42. C) 45. D) 67. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22. 57. Judge pronounces the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. A punishable offense against society is called a A) Civil. B) Criminal. C) Felony. D) Crime. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crime. 59. The police officials who carry out the arrest or interrogation should wear clear, accurate and visible identification and name tags with their designation is part of ..... A) Guidelines of election commission. B) Justice Gogoi guidelines. C) Mahalanobis Guidelines. D) DK Basu Guidelines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DK Basu Guidelines. 60. The ..... has the responsibility to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused person is guilty. A) Defendant. B) Defence Lawyer. C) Judge. D) Prosecutor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prosecutor. Next →Related QuizzesCivics QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Civics Chapter 6 Understanding Our Criminal Justice System Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books