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Juvenile Justice Act Law 60 GK MCQ SET:-1
Q11. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 came into force from
(A) 1st April, 2001
(B) 1st April, 2000
(C) 26th February, 2000
(D) 26th February, 2001
Answer: 1st April, 2001
Q12. Juvenile’ as defined in Section 2(35) means
(A) A child below the age of eighteen years
(B) A child below the age of sixteen years
(C) A child below the age of fifteen years
(D) None of the above
Answer: A child below the age of eighteen years
Q13. What is the age of juvenile in Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act
(A) 18 years
(B) 19 years
(C) 20 years
(D) 21 years
Answer: 18 years
Q14. As per the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, who is a child ?
(A) Child is a person below 16 years of age
(B) Child is a person below 18 years of age
(C) Child is a person below 21 years of age
(D) Child is anyone below 12 years of age
Answer: Child is a person below 18 years of age
Q15. Who shall review the pendency of cases of Juvenile Justice Board, on quarterly basis ?
(A) Chief Judicial Magistrate
(B) High Level Committee consisting of the Executive Chairperson of the State Legal Services Authority
(C) District Magistrate
(D) Chairperson of Human Rights Commission
Answer: Chief Judicial Magistrate
Q16. Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug or psychotrophic substance to juvenile or child amounts to
(A) Imprisonment upto 1 year and also fine
(B) Imprisonment upto 6 months and also fine
(C) Imprisonment upto 3 months and also fine
(D) Fine upto Rs. 1,00,000 only
Answer: Imprisonment upto 1 year and also fine
Q17. Whether a juvenile in conflict with law can be tried with another person, who is not a juvenile if both have together committed the same offence ?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) May be
(D) Yes, with permission of the High Court
Answer: No
Q18. Proceeding under which Chapter of Code of Criminal Procedure is not competent against juvenile ?
(A) Chapter VIII
(B) Chapter IX
(C) Chapter X
(D) Chapter Xl
Answer: Chapter VIII
Q19. Powers of child welfare committee
(A) Disposes of cases for the care, protection and treatment of children
(B) Disposes of cases for development and rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
Q20. Where an offence under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 is punishable with imprisonment for a term more than seven years, then, such offence shall be cognizable, non bailable and triable by
(A) A children’s court
(B) Juvenile Justice Board
(C) A sessions court
(D) A magistrate’s court
Answer: A children’s court