BNS 2023 – Definition Clause (Section 2) – MCQs

1. Which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 defines important terms used in the
Act?
a) Section 1
b) Section 2
c) Section 3
d) Section 4
Answer: b) Section 2

2. Under BNS 2023, the term "offence" means:

a) Any act done by mistake
b) Any act made punishable by the Sanhita
c) Any civil wrong
d) Any act permitted by law
Answer: b) Any act made punishable by the Sanhita

3. The term "injury" under BNS refers to:

a) Only physical hurt
b) Only damage to property
c) Harm illegally caused to any person in body, mind, reputation, or property
d) Only emotional trauma
Answer: c) Harm illegally caused to any person in body, mind, reputation, or property

4. Which of the following is not included under the term “document” in BNS 2023?
a) Printed paper
b) Electronic record
c) Verbal agreement
d) Digital signature
Answer: c) Verbal agreement

5. The term "life" under BNS 2023 includes:

a) Existence of soul
b) Entire period from birth to death
c) Only till retirement
d) Period of legal employment
Answer: b) Entire period from birth to death

6. Under BNS, “public” refers to:

a) Only government officers
b) A specific group of persons
c) Any class or community
d) Only people with voting rights
Answer: c) Any class or community

7. The definition of "electronic record" in BNS is derived from which Act?

a) Constitution of India
b) Indian Evidence Act
c) Information Technology Act, 2000
d) Digital India Act
Answer: c) Information Technology Act, 2000

8. Which of the following terms is defined in Section 2 of BNS 2023?

a) Arrest
b) Bail
c) Coin
d) Civil Procedure
Answer: c) Coin

9. "Movable property" in BNS includes:

a) Land
b) Buildings
c) Corporeal property excluding land and things attached to the earth
d) Only electronic gadgets
Answer: c) Corporeal property excluding land and things attached to the earth

10. The term "illegal" under BNS refers to:

a) Forbidden by law
b) Allowed by custom
c) Decided by court
d) Any moral wrong
Answer: a) Forbidden by law
1. Which section of the BNS 2023 provides definitions of various terms?
a) Section 1
b) Section 2
c) Section 3
d) Section 4
Answer: b) Section 2

2. The term "offence" in BNS means:

a) A civil breach
b) An act done without intent
c) An act punishable under BNS
d) A mistake in contract
Answer: c) An act punishable under BNS
3. Under BNS, "injury" includes harm to:
a) Body only
b) Mind only
c) Reputation and property only
d) Body, mind, reputation, or property
Answer: d) Body, mind, reputation, or property

4. "Document" under BNS includes:

a) Only written paper
b) Only physical documents
c) Written, printed, or electronic record
d) Spoken words
Answer: c) Written, printed, or electronic record

5. "Life" in BNS refers to:

a) Legal age
b) Period of survival
c) Whole existence from birth to death
d) Time of consciousness
Answer: c) Whole existence from birth to death

6. The definition of "electronic record" in BNS is adopted from:

a) Evidence Act
b) Information Technology Act, 2000
c) IPC
d) Criminal Procedure Code
Answer: b) Information Technology Act, 2000

7. “Movable property” does not include:

a) Books
b) Land
c) Furniture
d) Money
Answer: b) Land

8. "Illegal" in BNS means:

a) Allowed by society
b) Not punishable
c) Contrary to law
d) Based on emotions
Answer: c) Contrary to law
9. Which of the following is not a term defined in Section 2 of BNS?
a) Victim
b) Offence
c) Judge
d) Witness
Answer: d) Witness

10. Who is a "victim" under BNS?

a) Accused
b) Person who commits a crime
c) Person who suffers harm
d) Public servant
Answer: c) Person who suffers harm

11. The term "coin" in BNS refers to:

a) Anything used for trade
b) Only paper money
c) Metal stamped and issued by authority
d) Gold bars
Answer: c) Metal stamped and issued by authority

12. "Harbour" under BNS means:

a) Port for ships
b) Giving shelter or aid to an offender
c) Storage place for goods
d) Criminal's residence
Answer: b) Giving shelter or aid to an offender

13. "Man" in BNS includes:

a) Only adult males
b) Only adult females
c) Male human being of any age
d) Transgender persons
Answer: c) Male human being of any age

14. Under BNS, "woman" means:

a) Female above 21
b) Female human being of any age
c) Female after puberty
d) Only married women
Answer: b) Female human being of any age
15. "Public servant" is defined in BNS under:
a) Indian Constitution
b) BNS Section 2
c) Indian Penal Code
d) General Clauses Act
Answer: b) BNS Section 2

16. "Year" in BNS refers to:

a) 360 days
b) 364 days
c) 365 days
d) 366 days
Answer: c) 365 days

17. "Month" under BNS means:

a) 30 days
b) 28 days
c) Calendar month
d) Financial month
Answer: c) Calendar month

18. “Person” includes:

a) Only individual human beings
b) Only companies
c) Individuals, companies, and associations
d) Only firms
Answer: c) Individuals, companies, and associations

19. Under BNS, a “court of justice” includes:

a) Lok Adalat
b) Tribunal
c) Any judge or body legally authorized to decide
d) Panchayat
Answer: c) Any judge or body legally authorized to decide

20. Which of the following is a valid definition under Section 2 of BNS?

a) “Lawful gain” means anything obtained legally
b) “Judge” refers to any magistrate
c) “Oath” means a solemn promise
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
21. "Dishonestly" means:
a) With the intention of helping others
b) Without any intention
c) With intent to cause wrongful gain or loss
d) With lawful excuse
Answer: c) With intent to cause wrongful gain or loss

22. "Fraudulently" under BNS implies:

a) Carelessly
b) Knowingly with intent to deceive
c) Due to mistake
d) Under pressure
Answer: b) Knowingly with intent to deceive

23. "Good faith" in BNS means:

a) Honesty irrespective of due care
b) Honest intention with due care and attention
c) Doing something without concern
d) Ignorance of law
Answer: b) Honest intention with due care and attention

24. "Illegal" covers:

a) Only criminal acts
b) Only civil wrongs
c) Anything forbidden by law
d) Only religious prohibitions
Answer: c) Anything forbidden by law

25. "Wrongful gain" is gain by:

a) Lawful means
b) Chance
c) Unlawful means of property to which one is not legally entitled
d) Gift
Answer: c) Unlawful means of property to which one is not legally entitled

26. "Wrongful loss" is loss by:

a) Donation
b) Mistake
c) Unlawful means of property to which a person is legally entitled
d) Lottery
Answer: c) Unlawful means of property to which a person is legally entitled

27. "Public" refers to:

a) Any private institution
b) Government officers
c) Community at large
d) Employees only
Answer: c) Community at large

28. "Judge" under BNS includes:

a) Only High Court judges
b) Only District Court judges
c) Any person legally empowered to give a definitive judgment
d) Only magistrates
Answer: c) Any person legally empowered to give a definitive judgment

29. "Court of Justice" refers to:

a) A body appointed by parties
b) A social group
c) Any judge or body legally authorized to decide judicially
d) Legal aid office
Answer: c) Any judge or body legally authorized to decide judicially

30. “Government” under BNS means:

a) Central Government only
b) State Government only
c) Central and State Government both
d) Local Government only
Answer: c) Central and State Government both

31. “India” under BNS includes:

a) Union Territories only
b) Mainland only
c) The territory of India as defined in Article 1 of the Constitution
d) Colonial territories
Answer: c) The territory of India as defined in Article 1 of the Constitution

32. “Oath” means:

a) Promise made before family
b) Informal agreement
c) Solemn declaration to speak the truth
d) Religious chant
Answer: c) Solemn declaration to speak the truth

33. "Counterfeit" means:

a) Duplicate property
b) Genuine product
c) False imitation made with intent to deceive
d) Error in product
Answer: c) False imitation made with intent to deceive

34. "Document" includes electronic record by virtue of:

a) Evidence Act
b) BNS itself
c) Information Technology Act, 2000
d) General Clauses Act
Answer: c) Information Technology Act, 2000

35. "Harbour" does not include:

a) Giving food
b) Giving shelter
c) Giving money
d) Helping a person after arrest
Answer: d) Helping a person after arrest

36. "Male" and "Female" terms refer to:

a) Persons above 18 years
b) All human beings regardless of age
c) Only adults
d) Biological features only
Answer: b) All human beings regardless of age

37. "Servant of Government" is considered as:

a) Civil servant only
b) Any person remunerated by Government
c) Minister only
d) Volunteer worker
Answer: b) Any person remunerated by Government

38. "Local law" means:

a) Any foreign law
b) Law not extending to the whole of India
c) Customary law only
d) Rules made by NGOs
Answer: b) Law not extending to the whole of India

39. "Illegal omission" means:

a) Accidental omission
b) Neglecting a legal duty
c) Lack of knowledge
d) Delay in action
Answer: b) Neglecting a legal duty

40. "Act" under BNS includes:

a) Single act
b) Series of acts
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Both a and b

41. "Omission" under BNS refers to:

a) Ignorance
b) Leaving something done by accident
c) Failure to act
d) Forgetting names
Answer: c) Failure to act

42. "Year" and "Month" in BNS are calculated as per:

a) Hindu calendar
b) Gregorian calendar
c) Muslim calendar
d) Regional calendar
Answer: b) Gregorian calendar

43. "A person is said to gain wrongfully" when:

a) He gains by legal inheritance
b) He gains something without rightful claim
c) He receives a reward
d) He is gifted property
Answer: b) He gains something without rightful claim

44. "Death" under BNS refers to:

a) Natural death only
b) Permanent cessation of life
c) Spiritual departure
d) Legal execution only
Answer: b) Permanent cessation of life

45. Which of the following is a “document” under BNS?

a) Spoken testimony
b) Printed email
c) Hearsay
d) Facial expression
Answer: b) Printed email

46. "A thing is said to be done in good faith" if it is done:

a) With honest intention and due care
b) Without thinking
c) To benefit oneself
d) For religious reasons
Answer: a) With honest intention and due care

47. "Property" under BNS includes:

a) Movable only
b) Immovable only
c) Movable and immovable both
d) Cash only
Answer: c) Movable and immovable both

48. "Counterfeit" applies to:

a) Real signatures
b) Government seals
c) Genuinely issued notes
d) Mistyped documents
Answer: b) Government seals

49. Which is not a part of the definition clause in Section 2 of BNS?

a) Coin
b) Victim
c) Defendant
d) Public servant
Answer: c) Defendant

50. "Lawful gain" is the opposite of:

a) Loss
b) Wrongful gain
c) Legal possession
d) Property
Answer: b) Wrongful gain
51. "Weapon" under BNS means:
a) Only firearms
b) Any instrument capable of causing bodily harm
c) Only knives
d) Tools used for farming
Answer: b) Any instrument capable of causing bodily harm

52. "Public place" refers to:

a) Only government buildings
b) Places accessible to the public
c) Private homes
d) Private clubs
Answer: b) Places accessible to the public

53. "Person in authority" means:

a) Anyone who commands respect
b) A public servant or any authorized person under law
c) Only police officers
d) Any citizen
Answer: b) A public servant or any authorized person under law

54. "False evidence" means:

a) Evidence given truthfully
b) Evidence known to be untrue
c) Evidence given by mistake
d) Circumstantial evidence
Answer: b) Evidence known to be untrue

55. "Knowledge" under BNS includes:

a) Awareness and understanding of facts
b) Ignorance
c) Belief without proof
d) Guesswork
Answer: a) Awareness and understanding of facts

56. "Dishonest intention" means:

a) Intention to cause wrongful gain or loss
b) Forgetting facts
c) Acting without knowledge
d) Mistaken belief
Answer: a) Intention to cause wrongful gain or loss

57. “Bailable offence” means:

a) Offence punishable with death
b) Offence where bail is a right
c) Offence punishable by imprisonment only
d) Offence without punishment
Answer: b) Offence where bail is a right

58. "Non-bailable offence" means:

a) Offence where bail can be refused
b) Offence without punishment
c) Minor offence
d) Offence that is bailable
Answer: a) Offence where bail can be refused

59. "Property in possession of the owner" means:

a) Property stolen by someone
b) Property legally possessed by owner
c) Property lost
d) Property found
Answer: b) Property legally possessed by owner

60. "Public servant" does not include:

a) Judge
b) Minister
c) Private employee
d) Police officer
Answer: c) Private employee

61. "Government" means:

a) Central government only
b) State government only
c) Both Central and State government
d) Local bodies only
Answer: c) Both Central and State government

62. "Electronics" under BNS includes:

a) Only computers
b) Only phones
c) Any electronic device or record
d) Only televisions
Answer: c) Any electronic device or record

63. "Forgery" means:

a) Creating a genuine document
b) Making a false document with intent to deceive
c) Destroying a document
d) Stealing a document
Answer: b) Making a false document with intent to deceive

64. "Fraud" involves:

a) Mistaken act
b) Intentional deception to cause wrongful gain
c) Honest mistake
d) Civil dispute
Answer: b) Intentional deception to cause wrongful gain

65. "Contraband" means:

a) Legal goods
b) Goods prohibited by law to be imported/exported
c) Any imported goods
d) Government property
Answer: b) Goods prohibited by law to be imported/exported

66. "Complaint" means:

a) Accusation made orally or in writing before a magistrate
b) A civil suit
c) Police report only
d) Informal discussion
Answer: a) Accusation made orally or in writing before a magistrate

67. "Cognizable offence" means:

a) Offence where police can investigate without magistrate's order
b) Minor offence
c) Offence without punishment
d) Offence investigated only by magistrate
Answer: a) Offence where police can investigate without magistrate's order

68. "Non-cognizable offence" means:

a) Offence which police cannot investigate without magistrate's permission
b) Serious offence
c) Offence punishable with death
d) Offence without any punishment
Answer: a) Offence which police cannot investigate without magistrate's permission

69. "Judicial proceeding" means:

a) Any process of a court or tribunal
b) Police enquiry only
c) Private arbitration
d) Informal meeting
Answer: a) Any process of a court or tribunal

70. "Injury" includes:

a) Only physical harm
b) Only mental harm
c) Any harm to body, mind, reputation or property
d) None of these
Answer: c) Any harm to body, mind, reputation or property

71. "Mischief" means:

a) Act causing wrongful loss or damage to property
b) Crime against a person only
c) Civil dispute
d) Accident
Answer: a) Act causing wrongful loss or damage to property

72. "Consent" under BNS means:

a) Agreement freely given
b) Forced agreement
c) No agreement
d) Ignorance of facts
Answer: a) Agreement freely given

73. "Defamation" means:

a) Publication of false statement harming reputation
b) Truthful statement
c) Private talk
d) Public announcement
Answer: a) Publication of false statement harming reputation

74. "Criminal intimidation" means:

a) Threat to cause injury to person or property
b) Threat to sue in court
c) Friendly warning
d) No threat
Answer: a) Threat to cause injury to person or property

75. "False statement" means:

a) Statement known to be false or misleading
b) True statement
c) Opinion
d) Rumor
Answer: a) Statement known to be false or misleading

76. "Attempt" means:

a) Complete commission of offence
b) Intention without act
c) Beginning of an act with intent to commit offence
d) Thought only
Answer: c) Beginning of an act with intent to commit offence

77. "Conspiracy" means:

a) Agreement between two or more to commit illegal act
b) Single person’s plan
c) Legal agreement
d) Chance occurrence
Answer: a) Agreement between two or more to commit illegal act

78. "Extortion" means:

a) Taking property by force or threat
b) Giving property freely
c) Legal collection of taxes
d) Theft without force
Answer: a) Taking property by force or threat

79. "Theft" means:

a) Taking property without consent with intent to permanently deprive
b) Borrowing property
c) Using property temporarily
d) Buying property
Answer: a) Taking property without consent with intent to permanently deprive

80. "Criminal trespass" means:

a) Entry without consent intending to commit offence or annoy owner
b) Legal entry
c) Accidentally entering property
d) Being invited
Answer: a) Entry without consent intending to commit offence or annoy owner

81. "Misappropriation" means:

a) Using property lawfully
b) Dishonest use of property entrusted to one’s care
c) Finding lost property
d) Returning property
Answer: b) Dishonest use of property entrusted to one’s care

82. "Public servant" is defined as:

a) Person in government service
b) Private employee
c) Contractor
d) None of these
Answer: a) Person in government service

83. "Counterfeit coin" means:

a) Genuine coin
b) False imitation of coin
c) Damaged coin
d) Antique coin
Answer: b) False imitation of coin

84. "Currency note" under BNS means:

a) Any bank note issued by the government
b) Any paper document
c) A coin
d) Stock certificate
Answer: a) Any bank note issued by the government

85. "Harbouring an offender" means:

a) Helping offender evade arrest
b) Reporting offender to police
c) Witnessing offence
d) Arresting offender
Answer: a) Helping offender evade arrest

86. "Public nuisance" means:

a) Act causing annoyance or danger to public
b) Private quarrel
c) Peaceful protest
d) None of these
Answer: a) Act causing annoyance or danger to public

87. "Forgery" includes:

a) Making false document or altering document
b) Writing true document
c) Destroying document
d) Reading document
Answer: a) Making false document or altering document

88. "Legal proceeding" means:

a) Proceedings before court or tribunal
b) Informal meeting
c) Police enquiry only
d) None of these
Answer: a) Proceedings before court or tribunal

89. "Wrongful loss" means:

a) Loss caused illegally to any person
b) Loss caused by accident
c) Loss without fault
d) None of these
Answer: a) Loss caused illegally to any person

90. "Wrongful gain" means:

a) Gain by illegal means
b) Lawful inheritance
c) Gift received
d) None of these
Answer: a) Gain by illegal means

91. "Mischief" includes:

a) Damaging property intentionally
b) Accidentally damaging property
c) Legal ownership transfer
d) Buying property
Answer: a) Damaging property intentionally

92. "Criminal breach of trust" means:

a) Dishonest misappropriation of property entrusted to one
b) Borrowing property
c) Lending property
d) Gifting property
Answer: a) Dishonest misappropriation of property entrusted to one

93. "Public servant" does not include:

a) Police officer
b) Judge
c) Private security guard
d) Revenue officer
Answer: c) Private security guard

94. "Injury" under BNS includes:

a) Bodily harm
b) Mental harm
c) Damage to reputation
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above

95. "Coin" means:

a) Metal issued by government as money
b) Paper currency
c) Plastic money
d) None of the above
Answer: a) Metal issued by government as money

96. "Document" includes:

a) Electronic record
b) Written paper
c) Printed material
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above

97. "Oath" means:

a) Solemn affirmation to tell truth
b) Casual statement
c) Informal promise
d) None of the above
Answer: a) Solemn affirmation to tell truth

98. "Conspiracy" requires:

a) Agreement to commit illegal act
b) Single person’s intention
c) Accident
d) Legal agreement
Answer: a) Agreement to commit illegal act

99. "Attempt" means:

a) Starting an act with intent to commit offence
b) Thinking about offence
c) Completing offence
d) None of the above
Answer: a) Starting an act with intent to commit offence

100. "Fraud" involves:

a) Deception intended to cause wrongful gain or loss
b) Mistake
c) Accident
d) None of the above
Answer: a) Deception intended to cause wrongful gain or loss