Criminology and Penology Questions and Answers Part-7

1. Upto what age of boys and girls is the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, applicable?
a) Upto 14 years
b) Upto 16 years
c) Upto 18 years
d) Upto 21 years

Answer: c

2. Which of the following is within the Scope of criminology?
a) The process of making law
b) The process of breaching law
c) Reaction of the society towards law breakers
d) All the above

Answer: d

3. The process whereby newly admitted prisoners come to accept prison lifestyles and sometimes criminal values is called _______.
a) Probation Restitution
b) Prison Population
c) Prison Subculture
d) Prisonization

Answer: d

4. Probation and parole
a) Are essentially the same
b) Use different supervision technique but are administered by the same office
c) Are sentences handed over by courts
d) Are distinctly different forms of community correction administered by different authorities

Answer: d

5. What is ‘phishing’?
a) Cheating
b)Cyber Crime
c) White collar crime
d) Embezzlement

Answer: b

6.Extracting Cash or kind by using ones official position is a crime under which law?
a) Immoral Traffic Prevention Act
b) Protection of Human Rights Act
c) Civil Rights Act
d) Prevention of Corruption Act

Answer: d

7. -------------is the act of publishing of defamatory material against another person with the help of computers or internet
a) Cyber Defamation
b) Data Diddling
c) Software Piracy
d) Salami Attacks

Answer: a

8. ------- is to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence
a) Espionage
b) Hijacking
c) Extortion
d) Terrorism

Answer: b

9. Which one of the following is correct?
a) Prevention of Hijacking Act, 2018
b) Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016
c) Anti-Hijacking Act, 2019
d) All the above

Answer: b

10. Which of the following are the legal initiatives against female foeticide in India
a) The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1991
b)The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above.

Answer: c