Juvenile Justice Act Law 60 GK MCQ SET:-1

Q21. Who, as per Section 2(13) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, is a ‘Juvenile in conflict with law’?

(A) A Juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence and has not completed eighteen years of age as on the date of commission of such offence
(B) A Juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence and has not completed twelve years of age on the date of commission of such offence
(C) A Juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence and has not completed sixteen years of age on the date of commission of such offence
(D) A Juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence and has not completed fourteen years of age on the date of commission of such offence

Answer: A Juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence and has not completed eighteen years of age as on the date of commission of such offence

Q22. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 repealed

(A) Juveniles Act, 1986
(B) Children’s Act, 1905
(C) Some Provisions of Human Rights Act, 1993
(D) None of the above

Answer: Juveniles Act, 1986

Q23. Which authority establishes “Juvenile Justice Board” under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000?

(A) State Governments
(B) Central Government
(C) NGOs
(D) Social Activists

Answer: State Governments

Q24. The child welfare committee constituted under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015

(A) Shall meet atleast 20 days in a month
(B) Shall meet atleast 15 days in a month
(C) Shall meet atleast 10 days in a month
(D) Shall meet atleast 21 days in a month

Answer: Shall meet atleast 20 days in a month

Q25. Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 which authority constitutes the “Child Welfare Committee”?

(A) Central Government
(B) State Government
(C) NGOs
(D) Juvenile Justice Board

Answer: State Government

Q26. What does corporal punishment involve ?

(1) Physical Punishment

(2) Deliberate infliction of pain

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above

Answer: Both 1 and 2

Q27. Which of the following statements is not correct:

(A) One or more Juvenile Justice Boards shall be constituted by the State Government for every district
(B) Each Juvenile Justice Board shall consist of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate and two social workers, of whom atleast one shall be a woman
(C) The order passed by the Juvenile Justice Board in absence of any Member at any stage of proceedings shall be invalid
(D) Power of the Juvenile Justice Board may also be exercised by the High Court and the Court of Sessions, when the proceedings come before them in appeal, revision or otherwise

Answer: The order passed by the Juvenile Justice Board in absence of any Member at any stage of proceedings shall be invalid

Q28. Any person aggrieved by the order made by the competent authority under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 can appeal to

(A) The Sessions Court
(B) The High Court
(C) Home Minister
(D) Chief Justice Magistrate

Answer: The Sessions Court

Q29. In which year the Government Of India acceded to the rights of a child adopted by the General Assembly ?

(A) 11th December, 1992
(B) 10th December 1991
(C) 11th December, 1990
(D) None of the above

Answer: 11th December, 1992

Q30. Punishment for exploitation of juvenile or child employee amounts to

(A) Imprisonment upto 3 years and also fine
(B) Imprisonment upto 3 years only
(C) Imprisonment upto 2 years only
(D) Imprisonment upto 1 year only

Answer: Imprisonment upto 3 years and also fine