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  1. Question 1 · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Practice Set 2 — Key Changes from IPC

    The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 was introduced alongside which two other companion codes replacing colonial-era criminal law?

    1. A. The Indian Contract Act and the Companies Act
    2. B. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
    3. C. The Motor Vehicles Act and the IT Act
    4. D. The CrPC and the Evidence Act (unchanged)
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    B. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

    The BNS was enacted with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (replacing the CrPC) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (replacing the Indian Evidence Act); all three came into force on 1 July 2024.

  2. Question 2 · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Practice Set 2 — Key Changes from IPC

    Compared to the Indian Penal Code, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 notably:

    1. A. Retained sedition exactly as it existed under the IPC
    2. B. Abolished all offences against the State
    3. C. Reduced the number of chapters to 5
    4. D. Removed sedition as a standalone offence in its original colonial form
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    D. Removed sedition as a standalone offence in its original colonial form

    Section 124A IPC (sedition) has no counterpart in the BNS; the NCRB correspondence table lists it as deleted and shows Section 152 BNS (acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India) as a new section. The BNS has 20 chapters.

  3. Question 3 · Assertion and Reason Practice Set 1

    Assertion (A): When Z, a person of unsound mind, attempts to kill A, A has a right of private defence against Z although Z commits no offence. Reason (R): Under Section 36 of the BNS, when an act is not an offence by reason of the unsoundness of mind of the doer, every person has the same right of private defence against it as he would have if the act were that offence.

    1. A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
    2. B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
    3. C. A is true, but R is false
    4. D. A is false, but R is true
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    A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

    Section 36, with its illustration (a), gives a right of private defence against acts excused by insanity, youth, intoxication or misconception. That is the reason A may defend himself against Z, so R explains A.

  4. Question 4 · Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Practice Set 1

    The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita received Presidential assent on which date?

    1. A. 1 July 2024
    2. B. 25 December 2023
    3. C. 26 January 2024
    4. D. 15 August 2023
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    B. 25 December 2023

    The BNS (Act 45 of 2023) received the President's assent on 25 December 2023, as stated in the Gazette; it came into force later, on 1 July 2024.

  5. Question 5 · Assertion and Reason Practice Set 1

    Assertion (A): The right of private defence in no case extends to inflicting more harm than it is necessary to inflict for the purpose of defence. Reason (R): The right of private defence is available even in cases in which there is time to have recourse to the protection of the public authorities.

    1. A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
    2. B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
    3. C. A is true, but R is false
    4. D. A is false, but R is true
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    C. A is true, but R is false

    The Assertion is Section 37(2) of the BNS and is true. The Reason is false because Section 37(1)(c) says there is no right of private defence in cases where there is time to have recourse to the protection of the public authorities.