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1. The right to private defence is based on the natural instinct of:

A. self-preservation

B. self-respect

C. self-sufficiency

D. self-reliance.

Ans. A

2. The right to private defence is:

A. unrestricted

B. subject to restriction contained in section 99 of IPC

C. subject to restrictions contained in Chapter IV of IPC

D. subject to restrictions contained in any other provision of IPC.

Ans. B

3. Right to private defence is:

A. available under all circumstances

B. available where there is time to have the recourse to the protection of public authorities

C. available where there is no time to have recourse to the protection of public authorities

D. all of the above.

Ans. C

4. The law on private defence in India:

A. is the same as in England

B. is narrower than the one in England

C. is wider than the one in England

D. none of the above.

Ans. C

5. The right to private defence is available with respect to:

A. harm to body

B. harm to movable property

C. harm to immovable property

D. all the above.

Ans. D

6. Under section 98 right to private defence also is available against a:

A. person of unsound mind

B. person who does not have maturity of understanding

C. both (a) & (b)

D. neither (a) nor (b).

Ans. C