Passage based Questions on Legal Aptitude SMLAQ015
- For unsoundness of mind, the impairment of the cognitive faculty of mind to escape criminal liability:
A. must be total
B. must be partial
C. both (a) & (b)
D. none of the above.
Ans. A
2. Intoxication as defence is contained in:
A. section 85 of IPC
B. section 86 of IPC
C. section 87 of IPC
D. both (a) & (b).
Ans. D
3. For a defence of intoxication, to escape criminal liability, the degeneration of mental faculties:
A. must be total
B. must be partial
C. both (a) & (b)
D. only (b) above is correct & (a) is incorrect.
Ans. A
4. For a defence of intoxication, to escape criminal liability, the intoxication:
A. can be self-administered
B. administered against his will or knowledge
C. should not be self-administered
D. all the above.
Ans. B
5. In cases where the act involves a specific mens rea, in cases of intoxication under section 86 of IPC:
A. the existence of mens rea is presumed
B. the specific mens rea is not presumed
C. the specific mens rea depends upon the attending circumstances & the degree of intoxication
D. none of the above.
Ans. C
