Unit IV · Topic 9Offences against public tranquility – Previous Year Questions

8 previous year questions on Offences against public tranquility from UGC NET Law papers (2010–2020), including 1 match-the-list questions. The correct option is marked in green.

Questions

8 questions

2010

The feeling of hatredness exciting an individual is an offence of:

  1. (a)Conspiracy
  2. (b)Abetment
  3. (c)Defamation✓
  4. (d)None of above
Answer & explanation

Ans. (c) : Defamation is defined in Section 499 of I.P.C. When a person is motivated by a feeling of hatred, he commits the offence of defamation.

2011

Wantonly means:

  1. (a)Things done recklessly✓
  2. (b)Things done malignantly
  3. (c)Acts done through mischief
  4. (d)All the above
Answer & explanation

Ans. (a) : Wantonly means things done recklessly, without thinking, and without considering the justification or consequences.

2014

An unlawful assembly is a particular state of activity accompanied by the use of force or violence is riot, but it does not include:

  1. (a)There must be five or more persons
  2. (b)There must be animation by a common object
  3. (c)Persons assembled for lawful purpose but started quarrelling without any previous intention✓
  4. (d)All of them
Answer & explanation

Ans. (c) : Section 146 of Indian Penal Code defines riot, according to which whenever an unlawful assembly or any member of such assembly uses force or violence in furtherance of the common object of such assembly, until every member of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting. For the offence of rioting, it is necessary that there should be five or more persons and all should be active with one common object (Common Intention).

2018

Under which of the following sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc. and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony is dealt with?

  1. (a)Section 153
  2. (b)Section 153-A✓
  3. (c)Section 153-A A
  4. (d)Section 153-B
Answer & explanation

Ans. (b) : Section 153-A

Explanation: Under Section 153-A of the Indian Penal Code 1860 — whoever does any act on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., promoting enmity between different groups and prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, shall be punished with imprisonment for three years or with fine or with both.

2019Match the lists

Match List-I with List-II:

List-I/सूची-I A. Fighting by two or more persons in public place B. Intentional aiding in commission of an offence C. Violence is caused by five or more persons D. Offence committed against state by words, signs or visible representation

List-II/सूची-II

Abetment

Sedition

Affray

Riot

Code: A B C D

  1. (a)3 2 4 1
  2. (b)3 1 4 2
  3. (c)3 1 4 2✓
  4. (d)1 4 3 2
Answer & explanation

Ans. (c) : The correct match is -

Fighting by two or more persons in public place - Affray

Intentional aiding in commission of an offence - Abetment

Violence is caused by five or more persons - Riot

Offence committed against state by words, signs or visible representation - Sedition

2019

To constitute the offence of Affray under Section 159 of the Indian Penal Code there must be:

Only one person

Two or more persons

Fighting in Public place to disturb public peace

Fighting in private place

Choose the correct option:

  1. (a)1 and 3
  2. (b)2 and 3✓
  3. (c)2 and 4
  4. (d)1 and 4
Answer & explanation

Ans. (b) : Affray has been defined under Section 159 of the Indian Penal Code 1860. According to which when two or more persons by fighting in a public place disturb the public peace, then it is said that they commit affray.

Therefore, options 2 and 3 are included in the offence of affray.

2020-2021

The distinctive features of 'Rioting' are an activity which is accompanised by :

  1. (a)Use of force and violence✓
  2. (b)Causing alarm
  3. (c)Violence for a common purpose
  4. (d)Use of abusive language
Answer & explanation

Ans. (a) : Rioting is defined under Section 146 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. According to it, whenever force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the common object of such assembly, every member of such assembly is guilty of the offence of rioting.

According to Section 147, whoever is guilty of rioting, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

June 2020 · Q13

The provision regarding the offences against the Public Tranquility are as follows

(A) Whoever, being aware of facts which render any assembly, an unlawful assembly. Intentionally joints that assembly. Or continues in it, is said to be a member of unlawful assembly

(B) When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to commit an affray

(C) Whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year

(D) Whoever commits an affray, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both

(E) Whoever is guilty of rioting shall be punished with fine only

  1. (a)B and C only
  2. (b)C and D only
  3. (c)A, B and D only✓
  4. (d)A and C only
Answer & explanation

Answer: (c) A, B and D only

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