Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) MCQs with Answers
Practice 750+ chapter-wise Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 MCQs with IPC-to-BNS section correlation charts, Bare Act statutory citations, and verified solutions for State Judiciary, APO, and CLAT PG.
Chapter-wise BNS MCQs
Introduction & Elements of Crime
- Mens Rea
- Actus Reus
- Legal Maxims
- Stages of Crime & Foundational Principles of Criminal Law
Chapter I: Preliminary (Sections 1–3)
- Short Title
- Extent
- Operation
- Statutory Definitions & General Explanations (Common Intention & Joint Liability)
Chapter II: Of Punishments (Sections 4–13)
- Kinds of Punishments
- Community Service
- Solitary Confinement
- Commutation & Forfeiture
Chapter III: General Exceptions (Sections 14–44)
- Mistake of Fact
- Judicial Acts
- Accident
- Necessity
- Doli Incapax
- Insanity
- Intoxication & Right of Private Defence
Chapter IV: Abetment, Criminal Conspiracy & Attempt (Sections 45–62)
- Modes of Abetment
- Extraterritorial Abetment
- Criminal Conspiracy & Residuary Attempts
Chapter V: Offences Against Women & Children (Sections 63–99)
- Rape
- Sexual Harassment
- Voyeurism
- Stalking
- Dowry Death
- Marriage Offences
- Cruelty & Miscarriage
Chapter VI: Offences Affecting the Human Body (Sections 100–146)
- Culpable Homicide
- Murder
- Mob Lynching
- Negligence
- Suicide Abetment
- Attempt
- Organised Crime
- Terrorist Act
- Hurt
- Wrongful Confinement
- Assault
- Kidnapping & Ransom
Chapter VII: Offences Against the State (Sections 147–158)
- Waging War
- Conspiracy
- Acts Endangering Sovereignty/Integrity of India (Sedition replacement) & Depredation
Chapter VIII: Offences Relating to Army, Navy & Air Force (Sections 159–168)
- Abetting Mutiny
- Desertion & Harbouring Deserters
Chapter IX: Offences Relating to Elections (Sections 169–177)
- Electoral Rights
- Candidate
- Bribery
- Undue Influence & Personation at Elections
Chapter X: Offences Relating to Coin, Currency-Notes, Bank-Notes & Stamps (Sections 178–188)
- Counterfeiting & Possession of Fake Currency
- Coins & Government Stamps
Chapter XI: Offences Against Public Tranquillity (Sections 189–197)
- Unlawful Assembly
- Common Object Liability
- Rioting
- Affray
- Promoting Enmity & Prejudicial Assertions
Chapter XII: Offences by or Relating to Public Servants (Sections 198–205)
- Public Servant Disobeying Law
- Non-recording FIR
- Hospital Non-treatment of Victims & Personation
Chapter XIII: Contempts of Lawful Authority of Public Servants (Sections 206–226)
- Non-attendance on Summons
- Absconding & Non-appearance by Proclaimed Offenders
Chapter XIV: False Evidence & Offences Against Public Justice (Sections 227–269)
- Giving & Fabricating False Evidence
- Perjury & Offences Against Public Justice
Chapter XV: Offences Affecting Public Health, Safety & Morals (Sections 270–297)
- Public Nuisance
- Adulteration of Food/Drugs
- Rash Driving & Obscenity
Chapter XVI: Offences Relating to Religion (Sections 298–302)
- Injuring or Defiling Places of Worship & Outraging Religious Feelings
Chapter XVII: Offences Against Property (Sections 303–334)
- Theft
- Snatching
- Extortion
- Robbery
- Dacoity
- Criminal Misappropriation
- Breach of Trust & Mischief
Chapter XVIII: Offences Relating to Documents & Property Marks (Sections 335–350)
- Forgery
- Forged Documents
- Counterfeit Seals & Property Marks
Chapter XIX: Criminal Intimidation, Insult & Defamation (Sections 351–357)
- Criminal Intimidation
- Insulting Modesty
- Intoxicated Misconduct & Defamation
Chapter XX: Repeal & Savings (Section 358)
- Repeal of the Indian Penal Code
- 1860 and Savings Clause
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) MCQs: Key Sections & Exam Syllabus
Statutory breakdown and objective preparation guide for state judicial services, APO, and competitive criminal law examinations.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023) is India's primary substantive penal code, repealing the Indian Penal Code of 1860. In effect since 1 July 2024, the Sanhita restructures criminal liability into 358 sections across 20 chapters. The statute introduces modern statutory definitions for organized crime, terrorism, and mob lynching, while establishing community service under Section 4 as an alternative penalty for minor infractions.
Chapter VI covers offences against the human body, forming a major component of state judicial and prosecution papers. Cruelty by a husband or his relatives is penalized under Section 85, retaining the threshold previously governed by Section 498A IPC. Negligent homicide is codified under Section 106: subsection (1) punishes rash or negligent acts causing death, while subsection (2) prescribes enhanced sentences for hit-and-run drivers who fail to report the incident to police or a magistrate. Hurt and grievous hurt are defined under Sections 114 through 117, wrongful restraint under Section 126, and attempt to commit culpable homicide under Section 110.
Offences against public tranquility are consolidated in Chapter XI. Unlawful assemblies and rioting are penalized under Section 191(2), replacing Section 147 IPC. Rash driving endangering human life is governed by Section 281, which supersedes Section 279 IPC and tests objective vehicle handling standards.
Property offences in Chapter XVII contain high-frequency testing points for preliminary screenings. Section 305 penalizes aggravated theft committed in dwelling houses or places of worship. Criminal breach of trust is codified under Section 316, defining entrustment, dishonest misappropriation, and conversion. Cheating is addressed in Section 318, with subsection (4) penalizing cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property (formerly Section 420 IPC). House-trespass after preparation for hurt appears under Section 333, matching former Section 452 IPC.
Chapter XIX addresses criminal intimidation under Section 351, along with intentional insult provoking breach of peace under Section 352. This practice bank provides 750+ verified objective questions mapped across all 20 chapters of the Sanhita, with Bare Act citations and IPC comparative notes to help aspirants build speed and master the new section numbering.
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