The power of the police officer to seize certain property has been given under
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Police officer's power to seize certain property → CrPC Section 102
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CrPC 1973: 14 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 14 questions on CrPC 1973 between 1986 and 2021: CISF (LDCE) 9 · CSE 3 · CDS 2. 12 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 3 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.
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Under which Section of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, may a Magistrate direct search in his presence ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Magistrate may direct a search in his presence → CrPC Section 103
Power to search a place entered by a person sought to be arrested has been provided under
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Search of a place entered by a person sought to be arrested → CrPC Section 47
Which Section of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 makes provision regarding search of the arrested person and making an inventory of the articles found upon him ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Search of an arrested person and inventory of articles → CrPC Section 51
With reference to India, consider the following statements: 1. Judicial custody means an accused is in the custody of the concerned magistrate and such accused is locked up in police station, not in jail. 2. During judicial custody, the police officer in charge of the case is not allowed to interrogate the suspect without the approval of the court. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Judicial custody → police cannot interrogate the suspect without court approval | NOT: accused kept in a police station lock-up
Every warrant of arrest issued by a court under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall remain in force
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Answer A (official UPSC key)CrPC arrest warrant remains in force → until it is executed
Which one of the following is not correct ? Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, no person who has been arrested by a police officer shall be discharged except
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Arrested person discharged → NOT correct: upon completion of trial (only on own bond, bail or a Magistrate's special order)
Which of the following has the power to pass orders prohibiting any person from repeating or continuing a public nuisance ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Orders prohibiting repetition of a public nuisance → District Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Magistrate or an empowered Executive Magistrate (all)
The Deccan Agriculturalists‟ Relief Act of 1879 was enacted with which one of the following objectives?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Deccan Agriculturists' Relief Act 1879 → restricted sale of land for indebtedness to outsiders
Which provision of the Constitution of India provides that the President shall not be answerable to any Court in India for the exercise of powers of his office ?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)President not answerable to any court for exercise of powers → Article 361
Who can apply to the High Court to set aside a declaration under Section 95 of CrPC, 1973 to forfeit a newspaper?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Applying to the High Court to set aside a CrPC S. 95 forfeiture of a newspaper → any person interested in the newspaper
Who is not authorized to dispense an unlawful assembly using civil force?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT authorised to disperse an unlawful assembly using civil force → any constable attached to a police station
Cognizable offence refers to an offence where
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Cognizable offence → arrests can be made without a warrant
Which of the following is a 'cognizable offence'?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
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