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CBI APP 2023 Question Paper with Answers

120 questions. The first 10 questions are free to attempt. All CBI APP papers

1. Question 1 · Law

   There is no express provision for tribunals under which one of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?

   1. (A) Article 323B
   2. (B) Article 371D
   3. (C) Article 217
   4. (D) Article 227

   Answer: (C) Article 217

2. Question 2 · Law

   Consider the following statements with regard to the Fundamental Right to Freedom of Religion :\n1. No religious instruction shall be provided in any educational institution wholly maintained out of State funds.\n2. Religious instructions may be provided in an educational institution established by any trust which requires that religious instructions shall be imparted in that institution even though that institution is administered by the State.\n3. No teacher or student attending any educational institution recognized by the State shall be compelled to attend any religious worship that may be conducted.\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. (A) 1 and 2 only
   2. (B) 2 only
   3. (C) 1, 2 and 3
   4. (D) 1 and 3 only

   Answer: (C) 1, 2 and 3

3. Question 3 · Law

   Under the Constitution of India, for the Union Territory of Puducherry, the Parliament may by law create which of the following?\n1. An elected or partly elected and partly nominated body to function as a Legislature\n2. A Council of Ministers\nSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

   1. (A) 1 only
   2. (B) 2 only
   3. (C) Both 1 and 2
   4. (D) Neither 1 nor 2

   Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

4. Question 4 · Law

   Consider the following statements with regard to causing grievous hurt by the use of acid :\n1. Voluntarily causing partial deformity even of a reversible nature may be punishable with a sentence of imprisonment for life.\n2. The offender in a case of grievous hurt caused by acid may be imposed fine which has to be just and reasonable to meet the medical expenses of treatment of the victim.\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. (A) 1 only
   2. (B) 2 only
   3. (C) Both 1 and 2
   4. (D) Neither 1 nor 2

   Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

5. Question 5 · Law

   Consider the following statements :\n1. A person who obtains custody of a boy aged seventeen years for the purposes of using him for begging is punishable for the offence of kidnapping under Section 363A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 as the boy was minor.\n2. A person who obtains custody of a girl aged seventeen years for the purposes of using her for begging is punishable for the offence of kidnapping under Section 363A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 as she was minor.\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. (A) 1 only
   2. (B) 2 only
   3. (C) Both 1 and 2
   4. (D) Neither 1 nor 2

   Answer: (B) 2 only

6. Question 6 · Law

   The promisee in a contract of indemnity is entitled to recover\n1. all damages which he may be compelled to pay in a suit to which the promise of indemnity applies\n2. all costs which he may be compelled to pay in a suit in bringing or defending it if the promisor authorized him to do so\n3. all sums which he may have paid under terms of any compromise of any suit if he was authorized to do so\nSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

   1. (A) 1 and 2 only
   2. (B) 3 only
   3. (C) 1 and 3 only
   4. (D) 1, 2 and 3

   Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3

7. Question 7 · Law

   Consider the following statements :\n1. Only questions of law can be the subject matter of litigation before the Supreme Court under Article 131 of the Constitution of India.\n2. Any question involving the legal right of a State against the Government of India can be decided only by the Supreme Court.\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. (A) 1 only
   2. (B) 2 only
   3. (C) Both 1 and 2
   4. (D) Neither 1 nor 2

   Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

8. Question 8 · Law

   Where a pawnor makes default in payment of debt, what is/are the option(s) available to the pawnee?\n1. Bring a suit against the pawnor\n2. Retain the goods pledged as a collateral security\n3. Sell the goods pledged\nSelect the correct answer using the code given below.

   1. (A) 1 and 2 only
   2. (B) 2 only
   3. (C) 1 only
   4. (D) 1, 2 and 3

   Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3

9. Question 9 · Law

   Consider the following statements :\n1. The words 'government company' have been used but not defined under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.\n2. The words 'movable property' have been used but not defined under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.\n3. The words 'electronic record' have been used as well as defined under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. (A) 1 only
   2. (B) 1 and 2
   3. (C) 2 and 3
   4. (D) 3 only

   Answer: (D) 3 only

10. Question 10 · Law

    Which one among the following statements with regard to the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 is correct?

    1. (A) Whenever the opinion of any living person is relevant, the grounds on which such opinion is based are not relevant.
    2. (B) In criminal cases, the fact that the accused is of a good character is irrelevant.
    3. (C) In civil cases, the fact that the character of any person is such as to affect the amount of damage which he ought to receive is relevant.
    4. (D) In civil cases, the fact that the character of any person concerned is such as to render probable any conduct imputed to him is relevant.

    Answer: (C) In civil cases, the fact that the character of any person is such as to affect the amount of damage which he ought to receive is relevant.