NFAT 2025 - Complete MCQ Practice Set

Criminology - Policing

1. The primary objective of community policing is:

a) Rapid arrest

b) Public engagement

c) High-tech surveillance

d) Judicial oversight

Answer: b

2. Police accountability is enforced by:

a) Citizen review boards

b) Media only

c) Internal memos

d) Executive orders

Answer: a

3. The Police Act 1861 was enacted by:

a) British Parliament

b) Indian National Congress

c) British East India Company

d) Government of India

Answer: a

4. 'Beat policing' refers to:

a) Investigations

b) Patrolling a fixed area

c) Undercover operations

d) Forensic analysis

Answer: b

5. Discretion in policing allows officers to:

a) Ignore laws

b) Choose enforcement actions

c) Amend legislation

d) Command courts
 Answer: b

6. Model Police Act was proposed to:

a) Centralize forces

b) Improve community relations

c) Reduce budgets

d) Privatize policing

Answer: b

7. The head of district police is called:

a) DSP

b) ASP

c) SP

d) SHO

Answer: c

8. 'Third-degree methods' relate to:

a) Training modules

b) Interrogation tactics

c) Community posts

d) Court hearings

Answer: b

9. Central agency for corruption cases is:

a) CBI

b) CID

c) NIA

d) IB

Answer: a

10. 'Preventive policing' focuses on:

a) Reacting to crime

b) Crime prediction and deterrence

c) Judicial reform

d) Sentencing guidelines

Answer: b

Criminology - Court Systems

a) High Court

b) District Court

c) Supreme Court

d) Family Court

Answer: c

2. Trial by jury was abolished in India in:

a) 1950

b) 1973

c) 1975

d) 1932

Answer: d

3. The Code of Criminal Procedure is abbreviated as:

a) IPC

b) CrPC

c) CPC

d) POCSO

Answer: b

4. The concept of 'appeal' allows:

a) Fresh evidence

b) Review of case by higher court

c) New prosecution

d) Police investigation

Answer: b

5. Writ jurisdiction in India is under:

a) High Courts only

b) Supreme Court only

c) Both High Courts and Supreme Court

d) District Courts

Answer: c

6. Family courts operate under:

a) CrPC

b) Family Courts Act

d) Juvenile Justice Act

Answer: b

7. The adversarial system is characterized by:

a) Inquisitorial process

b) Parties presenting cases

c) Judge-led investigations

d) No defense lawyers

Answer: b

8. 'Continuing mandamus' relates to:

a) Criminal sentencing

b) Ongoing court orders

c) Jury selection

d) Plea bargaining

Answer: b

9. District judiciary is supervised by:

a) Chief Justice of India

b) State Chief Justice

c) Governor

d) Election Commission

Answer: b

10. Summary trials are meant for:

a) Complex cases

b) Minor offenses

c) Capital punishment

d) Constitutional matters

Answer: b

Criminology - Child Protection

1. The JJ Act deals with:

a) Child labor

b) Juvenile justice
 c) Child marriage

d) Child trafficking

Answer: b

2. POCSO Act stands for:

a) Protection of Children against Sexual Offenses

b) Prevention of Child Safety Ordinance

c) Protection of Citizens Society Order

d) Prevention of Crime Society

Answer: a

3. Child welfare committees are constituted under:

a) IPC

b) POCSO Act

c) JJ Act

d) CrPC

Answer: c

4. 'Child in need of care and protection' refers to:

a) Delinquent child

b) Vulnerable child

c) Adult guardian

d) Police custody

Answer: b

5. Sponsorship is a role of:

a) Special Juvenile Police Unit

b) Child Welfare Committee

c) Juvenile Justice Board

d) District Court

Answer: c

6. Adoption norms in India are governed by:

a) JJ Act

b) POCSO Act

c) Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act

d) Child Labor Act

Answer: c
7. Restoration of child means:

a) Rehabilitation

b) Returning to family

c) Institutionalization

d) Legal custody by state

Answer: b

8. Foster care provisions are under:

a) JJ Act

b) CrPC

c) IPC

d) POCSO Act

Answer: a

9. Childline 1098 is a helpline for:

a) Women

b) Children in distress

c) Senior citizens

d) Traffic issues

Answer: b

10. CLPRA stands for:

a) Child Labor and Prohibition Regulation Act

b) Child Labor Prevention and Regulation Act

c) Child Legal Protection and Rehabilitation Act

d) Child Legacy Preservation and Rights Act

Answer: b

Criminology - Major Laws

1. IPC was enacted in:

a) 1860

b) 1872

c) 1898

d) 1908

Answer: a
2. Section 302 IPC pertains to:

a) Theft

b) Murder

c) Assault

d) Abetment

Answer: b

3. The Poisons Act deals with:

a) Narcotics

b) Chemical weapons

c) Sale of poison

d) Environmental hazards

Answer: c

4. CrPC governs:

a) Substance laws

b) Criminal procedure

c) Evidence rules

d) Juvenile care

Answer: b

5. POCSO Act is a special law for:

a) Narcotics

b) Child sexual offenses

c) Cybercrime

d) Terrorism

Answer: b

6. NDPS Act stands for:

a) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

b) National Drugs and Prohibition System

c) Narcotics and Dangerous Psychoactive Substances

d) National Drug Policy System

Answer: a

7. Prevention of Corruption Act deals with:

a) White-collar crime

b) Organized crime
 c) Economic offenses

d) Terror financing

Answer: a

8. IT Act governs:

a) Cyber law

b) Traffic regulation

c) Environmental law

d) Labor disputes

Answer: a

9. Arms Act regulates:

a) Drug trafficking

b) Firearms

c) Explosives

d) Historical artifacts

Answer: b

10. CrPC Section 125 deals with:

a) Dowry

b) Maintenance

c) Property dispute

d) Evidence

Answer: b

Sociology - Society