Rape and Unnatural Offences Multiple Choice Questions
1. Mark the correct statement
a. Sexual intercourse by a man with a woman with or without her consent when is under the age of 18 years amounts to rape
b. Sexual intercourse by a man with a woman of any age without her consent amounts to rape
c. Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife under 15 years of age without her consent is not rape
d. (a) and (b) both are correct
Answer: d
2. In India, can husband be held guilty of committing the rape on his wife?
a. Yes, where the wife is minor and is judicially separated
b. No, it is the right of the husband to have access to his wife
c. Yes, but only when the wife is judicially separated
d. Yes, but only when the wife is under 15 years of age or is judicially separated.
Answer: d
3. ‘P’ a music teacher told R one of his girl students that there is an operation for improving and that if she agreed; he would perform it on her. She agreed. On the basis of her consent P raped R. P is guilty for:
a. No offence, as P raped her with her consent
b. No offence, as R thought the act was for improving her voice
c. No offence, as R should have known that the consent might injure her
d. Rape, as R agreed to P’s deeds because she thought that it was to improve her voice
Answer: d
4. (A): Rape is a stigma on a woman hence is a punishable offence
(R): Sexual intercourse by a man with his wife is not rape
a. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
b. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
c. (A) is true but (R) is false
d. (A) is false but (R) is true
Answer: b
5. ‘A’ promises B his student to marry her and induced her to cohabit with him by giving a false assurance of marriage. Later ‘A’ refuses to recognize ‘B’ as his wife. A is guilty of:
a. Rape
b. Adultery
c. Outraging modesty of a woman
d. No offence
Answer: a
6. ‘A’ entered the room of a girl ‘B’ aged about eight months who was sleeping and injured her private parts. ‘A’ is liable for:
a. No offence
b. Sexual assault
c. Rape
d. House trespass
Answer: c
7. ‘A’ does sexual intercourse with a widow of 16 years of age with her consent. A has:
a. Committed rape
b. Committed adultery
c. Not committed rape
d. None of the above
Answer: a
8. ‘A’ has married ‘B’ and cohabits with her by concealing the fact that he has a living spouse X whom he did not give divorce. A has committed:
a. Adultery with B
b. Rape with B
c. Sodomy with B
d. None of the above
Answer: b
9. An offender of rape may be punished with death if he:
a. Leaves the victim in a vegetative situation
b. Repeats the offence of rape
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Answer: c
10. A commits anal intercourse with her bitch. A is liable for:
a. Sodomy
b. Buggery
c. Rape
d. Bestiality
Answer: d