Law of Evidence Questions and Answers Part-1

1. Indian Evidence Act was drafted by
a) Lord Macaulay
b) Sir James F. Stephen
c) Huxley
d) Sir Henry Summer Maine

Answer: b

2. The law of evidence consists of
a) ordinary rules of reasoning
b) legal rules of evidence
c) rules of logic
d) all the above

Answer: b

3. Relevancy and admissibility under the Indian Evidence Act are
a) synonymous
b) co—extensive
c) neither synonymous nor co-extensive
d) synonymous & co-extensive both

Answer: c

4. What is correct as regards the admissibility of self-regarding statements
a) self-harming statement is admissible but a self-serving statement is not generally admissible
b) self-serving statement is admissible but a self-harming statement is not generally admissible
c) self-serving and self-harming statements both are generally admissible
d) self-serving and self-harming statements both are generally inadmissible

Answer: a

5. ‘Self-regarding’ statements
a) can be self-serving statements
b) can be self-harming statements
c) can be self-serving or self-harming
d) none of the above

Answer: c

6. Under the law of evidence, as a general rule
a) opinion on a matter of fact is relevant but not on a matter of law
b) opinion on a matter of law is relevant but not on a matter of fact
c) opinion on a matter of fact and law both are relevant
d) opinion whether on a matter of fact or law, is irrelevant

Answer: d

7. Indian Evidence Act applies to
a) proceedings before tribunals
b) proceedings before the arbitrator
c) judicial proceedings in courts
d) all the above

Answer: c

8. Law of evidence is
a) lex tallienis
b) lexfori
c) lex loci solutionis
d) lex situs

Answer: b

9. Facts can be
a) physical facts
b) psychological facts
c) physical as well as psychological facts
d) only physical facts & not psychological facts

Answer: c

10. Law of evidence is
a) a substantive law
b) an adjective law
c) both (a) & (b)
d) neither (a) nor (b)

Answer: b