“Evidence” under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 includes
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Answer C (official UPSC key)'Evidence' under the Evidence Act → both oral and documentary
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Indian Evidence Act 1872: 16 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 16 questions on Indian Evidence Act 1872 between 2016 and 2021: CISF (LDCE) 15 · CDS 1. 16 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 0 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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When the question is whether a person has committed the dowry death of a woman and it is shown that before her death she was subjected to cruelty or harassment in any connection with the demand for dowry, the presumption of dowry death under Section 113 B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 would be
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Dowry-death presumption under S. 113B → a presumption of law
Which one of the following pairs of Section and Clause with regard to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is not correctly matched ?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT correctly matched → Section 114 : presumption of general exceptions under IPC
Content of a document under Section 61 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 may be proved by
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Contents of a document (S. 61) → proved by primary or secondary evidence
“A” is found dead in mysterious circumstances. The question is whether the death of “A” was caused by poison or not. Relatives are claiming that the death is natural. Whose opinion would be relevant as per Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Relevant opinion on death by poisoning (S. 45) → opinion of experts
As per the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, expert opinion is relevant when related to:
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Expert opinion relevant (Evidence Act) → foreign law, science, art, handwriting, finger impressions
Which statement about confession under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is correct?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Admissible confession → information leading to discovery under Section 27
Under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, "Public Documents" include:
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Public documents → records of sovereign authority, official bodies, tribunals, legislatures, judiciary + public records of private documents
Privileged communication between husband and wife can be admitted as evidence in a:
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Spousal privileged communication admissible → in a matrimonial dispute between them
Which of the following is not related to electronic record?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)NOT about electronic records → Evidence Act Section 113B
If A is summoned to produce a document, which statement is correct regarding his examination?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Person summoned only to produce a document → cannot be cross-examined
Which statement about witnesses under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is incorrect?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
Which statement about admission is not correct?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Admission vs confession → NOT correct: all admissions are confessions
What is "fact in issue"?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Fact in issue → facts affirmed by one party and denied by the other
Evidence to conspiracy under Section 10 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 applies to:
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Conspiracy evidence under Section 10 → applies to both crimes and torts
Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)NOT correct → a confession can never be used as evidence against the accused
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