Understanding Our Criminal Justice System

Choose the correct answer: Question 1. Which type of advocate who pleads on behalf of the accused person? (a) Public prosecutor (b) Defence lawyer (c) Judge (d) All of these Answer Question 2. What term refers to a person who is tried by a court for a crime? (a) Accused (b) Lawyer (c) Detention (d) Fair trial Answer Question 3. What refers to any act that the law defines as a crime? (a) Detention (b) Offence (c) Witness (d) All of these Answer Question 4. A person who is called upon in court to provide a first hand account of what he/she has seen, heard or knows? (a) Criminal (b) Offence (c) Witness (d) None of these Answer Question 5. Who register the FIR? (a) Firemen (b) Policemen (c) Lawyer (d) Public prosecutor Answer Question 6. What is the act of keeping the accused in custody by the police? (a) Cross-examine (b) Detention (c) FIR (d) All of these Answer Question 7. What is the type of the advocate who pleads the cases on behalf of the government and who has been appointed by the government on permanent basis? (a) Public prosecutor (b) Private prosecutor (c) Deed writer (d) Typist Answer Question 8. Who decides whether a person is guilty or not? (a) Advocate (b) Public prosecutor (c) Judge (d) Police Answer Question 9. Article 21 of the Constitution Guarantees- (a) Right to Speech (b) Right to life (c) Right to freedom (d) None of the above Answer Match the following: Column A Column B (a) FIR (i) Questioning to a Witness or Accused (b) Cross-examining (ii) Rule (c) Law (iii) Arrest the Criminals (d) Police (iv) Right to Information (e) Fundamental Right (v) First Information Report Answer Answer: Column A Column B (a) FIR (v) First Information Report (b) Cross-examining (i) Questioning to a Witness or Accused (c) Law (ii) Rule (d) Police (iii) Arrest the Criminals (e) Fundamental Right (iv) Right to Information State whether true or false: 1. Fair trial is the procedure which has been set and followed for the cases to be tried in the courts fairly. Answer 2. Rajeev Gandhi was a judge of Supreme Court. Answer 3. Detention is the act of keeping the accused in custody by the police. Answer 4. Judge pronounces the sentence. Answer 5. An advocate may send a criminal to jail. Answer Fill in the blanks: 1. Accused is a person who is tried by a ………………. for a crime. Answer 2. Offence is a ………………. activity. Answer 3. A fair trial is ensured by the Article ………………. of the Constitution. Answer

4. ………………. is Station Head Officer. Answer