This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Civics Chapter 6 Understanding Our Criminal Justice System ā Quiz 1 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 6 Understanding Our Criminal Justice System Quiz 1 (25 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) Advocate. B) Public prosecutor. C) Judge. D) Police. 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 43. B) Article 21. C) Article 33. D) Article 35. 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 American Constitution. C) The Indian Constitution. D) The German Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indian Constitution. 8. ..... records statements of witnesses when a crime has been committed. A) Defence Lawyer. B) Judge. C) Police. D) Criminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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) Rule of Laws. D) D.K.Basu Guidlines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Crime. B) Working. C) Innocence. D) Good behaviour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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 22. C) Article 43. D) Article 67. 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) Neighbours. B) Relatives. C) Judge. D) Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Police. 21. 15 years below cannot be called to the ..... A) Railway station. B) Radio station. C) Bus station. D) Police station. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Public prosecutor. B) Private prosecutor. C) Deed writer. D) Typist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public prosecutor. 23. THE RULE OF LAW A) EVERY ONE IS NOT EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW. B) EVERY ONE IS EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW. C) EVERY ONE EQUAL. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EVERY ONE IS EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW. 24. 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. 25. The act of being fair or just and not favouring one side over another. A) Offence. B) Detention. C) Impartial. D) Accused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impartial. 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