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1. Authority can issue directions to:
a. Only police
b. Only courts
c. Only NGOs
d. SAAs, Children Homes, child care institutions, State Agency and foreign agencies
2. In case of persistent non-compliance, Authority may:
a. Ignore it
b. Take direct punishment
c. Recommend action to concerned Government/Authority
d. Close institution immediately
3. Authority may forward cases of non-compliance to:
a. Police station
b. Court of Magistrate
c. High Court
d. NGO
4. In case of dispute in adoption (eligibility etc.):
a. Court decides
b. State decides
c. Agency decides
d. Authority’s decision shall prevail
5. Section 71 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Annual Report of Authority
c. Trial
d. Custody
6. The annual report of Authority:
a. Is kept confidential
b. Submitted to police
c. Submitted to Central Government and laid before Parliament
d. Submitted to court only
7. Section 72 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Grants by Central Government
d. Custody
8. Grants to Authority are:
a. Given without approval
b. Given by State Government
c. Given after parliamentary appropriation and used for functions of Authority
d. Only for salaries
9. Section 73 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Accounts and audit of Authority
c. Trial
d. Custody
10. Accounts of Authority are maintained:
a. As per police rules
b. As per court order
c. As prescribed by Central Government in consultation with CAG
d. As per State Government only
11. Audit of Authority is conducted by:
a. Police
b. Court
c. State Government
d. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG)
12. Audit report is:
a. Kept confidential
b. Sent to police
c. Destroyed
d. Forwarded to Central Government and laid before Parliament
13. Section 74 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Prohibition on disclosure of identity of children
d. Custody
14. Disclosure of identity of a child:
a. Is always allowed
b. Allowed only by police
c. Allowed by media freely
d. Is prohibited in media and communication
15. Exception to disclosure:
a. Police permission
b. Court order
c. Government approval
d. Board/Committee may allow if in best interest of child
16. Punishment for violation:
a. No punishment
b. Fine only
c. Imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to ₹2 lakh or both
d. Life imprisonment
17. Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Cruelty to child
d. Custody
18. Cruelty includes:
a. Only physical assault
b. Only abandonment
c. Only neglect
d. Assault, abandonment, abuse, exposure or wilful neglect causing suffering
19. Basic punishment for cruelty:
a. Imprisonment up to 1 year
b. Imprisonment up to 3 years or fine up to ₹1 lakh or both
c. Fine only
d. Life imprisonment
20. If abandonment is due to circumstances beyond control:
a. Still punishable
b. No defence
c. Presumed not wilful and no punishment under this section
d. Court decides case by case
21. If offence committed by staff of child care institution:
a. Same punishment
b. Only fine
c. No punishment
d. Rigorous imprisonment up to 5 years and fine up to ₹5 lakh
22. If cruelty causes serious harm (mental illness, incapacity, risk to life):
a. No change
b. Only fine
c. Rigorous imprisonment minimum 3 years up to 10 years + fine ₹5 lakh
d. Only warning
23. Section 76 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Employment of child for begging
d. Custody
24. Using a child for begging is punishable with:
a. Fine only
b. Imprisonment up to 5 years and fine up to ₹1 lakh
c. Imprisonment up to 1 year
d. No punishment
25. If child is maimed or amputated for begging:
a. Same punishment
b. Only fine
c. Imprisonment up to 5 years
d. Rigorous imprisonment 7–10 years + fine ₹5 lakh
26. A person having control over the child who abets begging:
a. Is not liable
b. Gets lesser punishment
c. Gets same punishment as principal offender and declared unfit
d. Only fined
27. A child used for begging:
a. Is treated as offender
b. Sent to jail
c. Tried under BNS
d. Is not treated as child in conflict with law and is rehabilitated
28. Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Giving intoxicants to child
c. Trial
d. Custody
29. Giving intoxicating liquor/drugs to a child is:
a. Allowed
b. Allowed with consent
c. Allowed by police
d. Prohibited except on medical prescription
30. Punishment under Section 77:
a. 3 years imprisonment
b. Fine only
c. Rigorous imprisonment up to 7 years + fine up to ₹1 lakh
d. Life imprisonment
31. Section 78 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Using child for vending/smuggling intoxicants or drugs
32. Punishment under Section 78:
a. 3 years imprisonment
b. Fine only
c. Rigorous imprisonment up to 7 years + fine up to ₹1 lakh
d. No punishment
33. Section 79 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Exploitation of child employee
d. Custody
34. Exploitation includes:
a. Only physical abuse
b. Bondage, withholding earnings, using child’s earnings
c. Only neglect
d. Only abandonment
35. Punishment under Section 79:
a. Imprisonment up to 1 year
b. Fine only
c. Life imprisonment
d. Rigorous imprisonment up to 5 years + fine up to ₹1 lakh
36. Section 80 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Illegal adoption without following procedure
c. Trial
d. Custody
37. Adoption without following prescribed procedure:
a. Is valid
b. Only void
c. Not punishable
d. Punishable with imprisonment up to 3 years or fine ₹1 lakh or both
38. If offence is committed by a recognised adoption agency:
a. No additional consequence
b. Only warning
c. Registration and recognition withdrawn for minimum 1 year
d. Permanent closure only
39. Section 81 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Sale and procurement of children
d. Custody
40. Selling or buying a child:
a. Is allowed
b. Only civil wrong
c. No punishment
d. Punishable with rigorous imprisonment up to 5 years + fine ₹1 lakh
41. If offence committed by person having charge of child (e.g. hospital staff):
a. Same punishment
b. Only fine
c. No punishment
d. Minimum 3 years to 7 years imprisonment
42. Section 82 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Corporal punishment
c. Trial
d. Custody
43. First conviction for corporal punishment:
a. Imprisonment
b. Fine ₹10,000
c. Fine ₹1 lakh
d. Warning only
44. Subsequent offence punishment:
a. Only warning
b. Only fine
c. Imprisonment up to 3 months or fine or both
d. Life imprisonment
45. If institution fails to cooperate in inquiry:
a. No action
b. Only fine
c. Imprisonment up to 1 year
d. Minimum 3 years imprisonment + fine up to ₹1 lakh
46. Section 83 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Use of child by militant groups or adults
47. Use of child by militant group:
a. No punishment
b. Fine only
c. Rigorous imprisonment up to 7 years + fine ₹5 lakh
d. Life imprisonment
48. Use of child by adults for illegal activities:
a. Allowed
b. Civil offence
c. No punishment
d. Punishable under this section
49. Section 84 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Kidnapping and abduction of child
c. Trial
d. Custody
50. For kidnapping/abduction of child:
a. JJ Act creates new offences
b. No law applies
c. Only State law applies
d. BNS Sections 359–369 apply mutatis mutandis
51. Section 85 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Offences against disabled children
52. If offence is committed against a disabled child:
a. Same punishment
b. Lesser punishment
c. No punishment
d. Twice the penalty prescribed
53. Section 86 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Classification of offences and designated court
d. Custody
54. Offence punishable with more than 7 years:
a. Non-cognizable & bailable
b. Cognizable & non-bailable
c. Cognizable & bailable
d. Non-cognizable & non-bailable
55. Offence punishable between 3–7 years:
a. Cognizable & bailable
b. Non-cognizable & bailable
c. Cognizable & non-bailable
d. Non-cognizable & non-bailable
56. Offences under JJ Act are triable by:
a. Magistrate
b. High Court
c. Police
d. Children’s Court
57. Section 87 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Abetment
d. Custody
58. Punishment for abetment under JJ Act:
a. Lesser punishment
b. No punishment
c. Only fine
d. Same as the offence abetted
59. Section 88 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Alternative punishment
c. Trial
d. Custody
60. If an act is punishable under JJ Act and another law:
a. JJ Act always applies
b. Lesser punishment applies
c. Greater punishment law applies
d. No punishment
61. Section 89 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Offence committed by child under this Chapter
62. A child committing an offence under this Chapter:
a. Is treated as adult
b. Sent to jail
c. Not punishable
d. Treated as child in conflict with law
63. Section 90 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Attendance of parent or guardian
c. Trial
d. Custody
64. The Board/Committee may:
a. Always require parents
b. Never require parents
c. Require parent/guardian attendance if it thinks fit
d. Only police can call parents
65. Section 91 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Dispensing with attendance of child
d. Custody
66. Attendance of child may be dispensed with:
a. Always
b. Never
c. Only by police
d. If Board/Committee finds it not essential for inquiry
67. If child is required to attend proceedings:
a. No compensation
b. Only travel for child
c. Travel reimbursement for child and one escort
d. Paid by parents only
68. Section 92 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Placement of child for medical treatment
69. If a child requires prolonged medical treatment:
a. Sent to jail
b. Sent home
c. Sent to police
d. Sent to a recognised fit facility
70. Placement under Section 92:
a. Is permanent
b. Is for such period as deemed necessary by Board/Committee
c. Is only for 1 month
d. Is only for serious offences
71. Section 93 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Transfer of mentally ill or addicted child
72. If a child is mentally ill or addicted:
a. Sent to jail
b. Kept in same institution
c. Sent to psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home
d. Sent to police
73. After discharge from psychiatric facility:
a. Child is released immediately
b. Sent to jail
c. Sent back to same place only
d. May be transferred to Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts
74. Duration of such rehabilitation placement:
a. Fixed 6 months
b. Fixed 1 year
c. Permanent
d. Only for period required for inpatient treatment
75. Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Presumption and determination of age
76. If appearance clearly shows person is a child:
a. Inquiry is stopped
b. Age must be medically tested
c. Board/Committee records age and proceeds without further proof
d. Sent to court
77. First preference for age determination:
a. Medical test
b. Police record
c. School DOB certificate or matriculation certificate
d. Aadhaar card
78. If documents are not available:
a. Case is dismissed
b. Only police decides
c. Court decides randomly
d. Medical age test (ossification or latest test) is used
79. Age determined by Board/Committee:
a. Is tentative
b. Needs court approval
c. Is final and deemed true age under this Act
d. Can be ignored
80. Section 95 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Transfer of child to place of residence
d. Custody
81. Transfer of child outside jurisdiction is allowed:
a. Always
b. Without inquiry
c. Only by police
d. If in best interest and after consultation with home district Board/Committee
82. In case of child in conflict with law:
a. Transfer anytime
b. Transfer only before inquiry
c. Transfer only after inquiry and final order
d. Transfer not allowed
83. Escort of child is done by:
a. Court
b. Parents
c. Police only
d. Special Juvenile Police Unit or authorised escort
84. Girl child during transfer:
a. No special rule
b. Must be escorted by woman police officer
c. Only parents escort
d. NGO escort only
85. Section 96 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Transfer of child between institutions
86. Transfer of child is ordered by:
a. Police
b. Court only
c. State Government (on recommendation of Board/Committee)
d. Parents
87. Inter-State transfer requires:
a. No permission
b. Court order only
c. Police approval
d. Consultation with concerned State Government
88. Transfer of child:
a. Increases total stay
b. Ends case
c. Has no effect
d. Does not increase total period of stay
89. Section 97 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Release of child from institution
d. Custody
90. A child may be released:
a. Only absolutely
b. Only conditionally
c. Not at all
d. Absolutely or conditionally by Board/Committee
91. If conditions of release are violated:
a. No action
b. Only warning
c. Child must be released permanently
d. Child may be taken back into institution
92. Temporary release period:
a. Is not counted
b. Ends case
c. Counts as part of stay; but for CLJ violation, stay may be extended
d. Is doubled
93. Section 98 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Leave of absence to a child
94. Leave may be granted for:
a. Any reason
b. Only punishment
c. Special occasions like exam, marriage, illness, emergency
d. Only court order
95. Duration of leave:
a. Unlimited
b. Fixed 1 month
c. Generally not exceeding 7 days (excluding journey time)
d. Only 1 day
96. If child fails to return after leave:
a. No action
b. Case ends
c. Only warning
d. Child may be taken back; for CLJ, stay may be extended
97. Section 99 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Confidentiality of reports
d. Custody
98. Reports related to the child:
a. Are public documents
b. Must be published
c. Can be accessed by anyone
d. Shall be treated as confidential
99. Exception to confidentiality:
a. No exception
b. Only police access
c. Victim cannot access records
d. Victim has right to access case records and orders
100. Section 100 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Protection of action taken in good faith
d. Custody
101. Protection under this section applies to:
a. Only Central Government
b. Only State Government
c. Only police
d. Central Govt, State Govt and persons acting under their directions for acts done in good faith
102. Section 101 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Appeals
c. Trial
d. Custody
103. Appeal against order of Board/Committee lies to:
a. High Court
b. Supreme Court
c. Children’s Court (generally)
d. Police
104. Time limit for filing appeal:
a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. No limit
105. Appeal in foster care/sponsorship matters lies to:
a. Children’s Court
b. High Court
c. Police
d. District Magistrate
106. No second appeal lies from:
a. Children’s Court
b. Board
c. Court of Session
d. High Court
107. Appeal against adoption order of District Magistrate lies to:
a. High Court
b. Children’s Court
c. Divisional Commissioner
d. Supreme Court
108. Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Revision
109. Revision power is exercised by:
a. District Magistrate
b. Board
c. High Court
d. Police
110. Section 103 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision
c. Trial
d. Custody
111. Procedure generally followed:
a. Civil Procedure Code
b. Police Manual
c. Arbitrary procedure
d. BNSS (summons case procedure as far as practicable)
112. Section 104 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Amendment of orders by Board/Committee
c. Trial
d. Custody
113. Board/Committee can amend:
a. Any law
b. Only judgments
c. Orders regarding placement/institution/supervision of child
d. Constitution
114. Clerical mistakes:
a. Cannot be corrected
b. Corrected only by court
c. Need appeal
d. Can be corrected anytime by Board/Committee
115. Section 105 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. Juvenile Justice Fund
116. Fund is created by:
a. Central Government
b. Court
c. Police
d. State Government
117. Fund consists of:
a. Taxes
b. Only fines
c. Only grants
d. Voluntary donations, contributions and subscriptions
118. Section 106 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Custody
d. State Child Protection Society and District Child Protection Unit
119. Child Protection Society is constituted at:
a. District level
b. National level
c. State level
d. Village level
120. Purpose of DCPU includes:
a. Only policing
b. Only court work
c. Only adoption
d. Implementation of Act, coordination and rehabilitation of children
121. Section 107 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Child Welfare Police Officer and Special Juvenile Police Unit
c. Trial
d. Custody
122. CWPO must be:
a. Constable
b. Inspector
c. Not below Assistant Sub-Inspector
d. Any citizen
123. SJPU is headed by:
a. Inspector
b. Magistrate
c. Collector
d. Police officer not below rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police
124. SJPU includes:
a. Only local police
b. Only NGOs
c. No women members
d. Railway police and social workers (including one woman)
125. Section 108 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Public awareness of Act
c. Trial
d. Custody
126. Awareness measures include:
a. Only court notice
b. No publicity
c. Only police training
d. Media publicity and training of officials
127. Section 109 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Monitoring of implementation of Act
d. Custody
128. Monitoring is done by:
a. Police
b. Courts only
c. NGOs only
d. National Commission and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
129. Powers of Commission while inquiring:
a. No powers
b. Only advisory powers
c. Same powers as under Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005
d. Only police powers
130. Section 110 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Power to make rules
d. Custody
131. Rules under JJ Act are primarily made by:
a. Central Government
b. High Court
c. Police
d. State Government
132. Model rules are framed by:
a. State Government
b. Judiciary
c. Central Government
d. Police
133. Section 111 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Repeal and savings
d. Custody
134. Effect of repeal of JJ Act, 2000:
a. All past actions invalid
b. Only future actions valid
c. No effect
d. Past actions deemed valid under this Act
135. Section 112 deals with:
a. Bail
b. Trial
c. Power to remove difficulties
d. Custody
136. Power to remove difficulties is with:
a. State Government
b. High Court
c. Police
d. Central Government
137. This power can be exercised:
a. Anytime
b. Within 2 years from commencement of Act
c. Only once
d. Only by court
138. Orders made under Section 112 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 must be:
a. Kept confidential
b. Approved by police
c. Laid before each House of Parliament
d. Approved
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