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Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 Set-3
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1. Section 13 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act deals with:
a. Protective homes
b. Special police officers and advisory body
c. Detention in corrective institutions
d. Notification of residence of offenders
2. Under Section 13(1), a special police officer shall be appointed for:
a. Each district
b. Each State
c. Each area specified by the State Government
d. Each police station
3. The authority responsible for specifying the area for the appointment of a special police officer is:
a. Central Government
b. State Government
c. High Court
d. District Magistrate
4. A special police officer appointed under Section 13 is responsible for dealing with:
a. All offences under the Indian Penal Code
b. Only offences relating to public nuisance
c. Offences under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
d. Only offences committed in brothels
5. Under Section 13(2), the special police officer shall not be below the rank of:
a. Sub-Inspector of Police
b. Inspector of Police
c. Deputy Superintendent of Police
d. Superintendent of Police
6. Section 13(2A) empowers which authority to confer powers of a special police officer on certain retired officers?
a. Central Government
b. State Government
c. District Magistrate
d. High Court
7. The District Magistrate may confer powers of a special police officer upon:
a. Any government servant
b. Retired police or military officers
c. Only serving police officers
d. Only judicial officers
8. The powers conferred on a retired officer under Section 13(2A) may relate to:
a. Particular cases
b. Classes of cases
c. Cases generally
d. All of the above
9. A retired police officer may be given powers of a special police officer only if, at the time of retirement, he held a post not below the rank of:
a. Sub-Inspector
b. Inspector
c. Superintendent
d. Deputy Superintendent
10. A retired military officer may be granted powers of a special police officer only if, at the time of retirement, he held a post not below the rank of:
a. Non-commissioned officer
b. Commissioned officer
c. Junior commissioned officer
d. Brigadier
11. The powers conferred by the District Magistrate under Section 13(2A) may be exercised:
a. Only within the State capital
b. In respect of particular cases or classes of cases or cases generally
c. Only with court permission
d. Only during emergencies
12. Which of the following conditions must be satisfied before conferring powers on a retired police officer under Section 13(2A)?
a. The officer must have served for at least ten years
b. The officer must have held a post not below the rank of Inspector at retirement
c. The officer must be approved by the High Court
d. The officer must be below sixty years of age
13. The main purpose of appointing a special police officer under Section 13 is to:
a. Supervise public institutions
b. Enforce offences specifically under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
c. Conduct civil investigations
d. Oversee corrective institutions
14. Which of the following statements regarding a special police officer is correct?
a. Must be appointed by the Central Government only
b. Must not be below the rank of Inspector of Police
c. Must be below the rank of Sub-Inspector
d. Must be a retired officer
15. Section 13 ensures specialised enforcement of the Act by:
a. Judicial officers
b. Special police officers appointed for specified areas
c. Military authorities
d. Local municipal authorities
16. Under Section 13(3)(a), a special police officer shall be assisted by:
a. Judicial officers
b. Subordinate police officers
c. Military officers
d. Municipal officers
17. The number of subordinate police officers assisting the special police officer shall be determined by the:
a. Central Government
b. High Court
c. State Government
d. District Magistrate
18. Section 13(3)(a) specifically states that the assisting officers may include:
a. Only male police officers
b. Women police officers wherever practicable
c. Only retired police officers
d. Only military personnel
19. Under Section 13(3)(b), the State Government may associate which of the following with the special police officer?
a. A judicial committee
b. A non-official advisory body
c. A parliamentary committee
d. A military board
20. The advisory body associated with the special police officer shall consist of:
a. Not more than three members
b. Not more than five leading social welfare workers
c. Not more than ten government officers
d. Only police officers
21. The members of the advisory body must be:
a. Police officers
b. Leading social welfare workers of the area
c. Judges
d. Government administrators
22. Section 13(3)(b) recommends inclusion of which category of members wherever practicable?
a. Women social welfare workers
b. Women police officers
c. Women magistrates
d. Women lawyers
23. The advisory body under Section 13(3)(b) primarily advises the special police officer on:
a. Criminal trials
b. Questions of general importance regarding the working of the Act
c. Financial management of brothels
d. Issuance of arrest warrants
24. Under Section 13(4), trafficking police officers may be appointed by the:
a. State Government
b. Central Government
c. High Court
d. District Magistrate
25. Trafficking police officers are appointed mainly for investigating offences committed:
a. Within a single district
b. Within a single State
c. In more than one State
d. Only in metropolitan areas
26. Trafficking police officers may investigate offences under:
a. Only the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
b. Only the Indian Penal Code
c. This Act or any other law dealing with sexual exploitation of persons
d. Only State laws
27. Trafficking police officers exercise the same powers as:
a. Magistrates
b. Special police officers under this Act
c. Public prosecutors
d. District collectors
28. The jurisdiction of trafficking police officers extends to:
a. One district only
b. One State only
c. The whole of India
d. Only metropolitan cities
29. Which of the following authorities appoint trafficking police officers?
a. State Government
b. Central Government
c. High Court
d. Advisory body
30. The purpose of appointing trafficking police officers under Section 13(4) is mainly to:
a. Supervise police stations
b. Investigate inter-state offences involving sexual exploitation
c. Regulate hotels
d. Conduct rehabilitation programs
31. Section 14 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act declares that offences under the Act are:
a. Non-cognizable offences
b. Cognizable offences
c. Compoundable offences
d. Bailable offences only
32. The expression “cognizable offence” referred to in Section 14 has the same meaning as in the:
a. Indian Penal Code, 1860
b. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
c. Indian Evidence Act, 1872
d. Civil Procedure Code, 1908
33. Section 14 begins with the phrase “Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973”, which means:
a. The provision supplements the Code
b. The provision overrides the Code where inconsistent
c. The provision is subject to the Code
d. The provision applies only with court approval
34. Under Section 14, arrest without warrant for offences under the Act may be made only by:
a. Any police officer
b. A Magistrate
c. The special police officer
d. Any government officer
35. Arrest without warrant under Section 14 may also be made by a subordinate officer:
a. Without any approval
b. Only with prior approval or direction of the special police officer
c. Only after a court order
d. Only with permission from the State Government
36. When a special police officer directs a subordinate officer to arrest a person without warrant, he must:
a. Give a verbal instruction
b. Give an order in writing
c. Obtain approval from the court
d. Seek permission from the District Magistrate
37. The written order issued by the special police officer must specify:
a. The police station involved
b. The person to be arrested and the offence
c. The name of the complainant
d. The details of the Magistrate
38. Before arresting a person under such written order, the subordinate officer must:
a. Seek approval from the court
b. Inform the person of the substance of the order
c. Wait for police backup
d. File a report to the Magistrate
39. If the person being arrested demands to see the written order, the subordinate officer must:
a. Refuse to show it
b. Show the order to him
c. Send him to the police station
d. Inform the Magistrate
40. The requirement of a written order under Section 14 aims primarily to:
a. Simplify police procedures
b. Ensure accountability and legality of arrest without warrant
c. Increase punishment for offences
d. Reduce judicial involvement
41. Under Section 14(iii), a police officer specially authorised to arrest without warrant must not be below the rank of:
a. Constable
b. Head Constable
c. Sub-Inspector
d. Inspector
42. The police officer authorised to arrest without warrant under Section 14(iii) must be specially authorised by the:
a. State Government
b. Magistrate
c. Special Police Officer
d. Central Government
43. An authorised police officer may arrest without prior order of the special police officer if delay in obtaining such order may lead to:
a. Loss of government property
b. Destruction or concealment of valuable evidence
c. Delay in investigation only
d. Filing of civil suits
44. Under Section 14(iii), arrest without prior order may also be made if the offender:
a. Is likely to surrender voluntarily
b. Is likely to escape
c. Has already been convicted
d. Is a government servant
45. Arrest without prior order under Section 14(iii) may also be justified when:
a. The accused confesses the offence
b. The name and address of the person are unknown
c. The court issues a warrant
d. The offence occurs in a public place
46. If there is reason to suspect that a person has given a false name or address, the authorised police officer may:
a. Issue a warning only
b. Arrest the person without prior order
c. File a civil complaint
d. Refer the matter to a magistrate
47. After making an arrest under Section 14(iii), the authorised police officer must:
a. Immediately inform the High Court
b. Report the arrest to the special police officer
c. Seek approval from the State Government
d. File a civil report
48. The report regarding arrest under Section 14(iii) must include:
a. Details of the victim
b. Circumstances in which the arrest was made
c. Financial details of the accused
d. Statements of witnesses
49. The authorised officer must report the arrest made under Section 14(iii):
a. Within 24 hours
b. Immediately after investigation
c. As soon as possible
d. Only after filing the charge sheet
50. The provision under Section 14(iii) balances urgency of arrest with accountability by requiring:
a. Judicial confirmation
b. Reporting to the special police officer
c. Approval of the State Government
d. Presence of a Magistrate
51. Section 15 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act deals with:
a. Arrest without warrant
b. Search without warrant
c. Detention in corrective institutions
d. Appointment of special police officers
52. Under Section 15(1), a search without warrant may be conducted by:
a. Any police officer
b. Special police officer or trafficking police officer
c. District Magistrate
d. Public prosecutor
53. A search without warrant under Section 15 may be conducted when the officer has:
a. Suspicion only
b. Reasonable grounds for believing that an offence under the Act has been or is being committed
c. Written complaint by a neighbour
d. Approval of the Magistrate
54. The search without warrant may be conducted when obtaining a warrant would cause:
a. Procedural inconvenience
b. Undue delay
c. Financial loss
d. Public protest
55. Before conducting a search without warrant under Section 15(1), the officer must:
a. Inform the Magistrate
b. Record the grounds of his belief
c. Obtain approval of the State Government
d. Notify the owner of premises
56. Before conducting the search under Section 15(2), the officer must call upon:
a. Two or more respectable inhabitants of the locality
b. Only police officers
c. Government officials
d. Court clerks
57. Among the respectable inhabitants called to witness the search, at least one must be:
a. A government official
b. A police officer
c. A woman
d. A magistrate
58. The officer may issue an order in writing to the inhabitants called to witness the search:
a. Optional only
b. To compel their attendance
c. Only with court permission
d. Only after the search
59. According to the proviso to Section 15(2), the requirement that witnesses must be from the locality does not apply to:
a. Male witnesses
b. Women required to witness the search
c. Police officers
d. Government officials
60. If a person refuses or neglects to attend a search after being ordered in writing under Section 15(3), he shall be deemed to have committed an offence under:
a. Section 166 IPC
b. Section 187 IPC
c. Section 354 IPC
d. Section 420 IPC
61. Section 187 of the Indian Penal Code relates to:
a. False evidence
b. Disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant
c. Omission to assist public servant when bound by law
d. Obstructing public servant
62. Under Section 15(4), the special police officer entering premises may:
a. Seize only property
b. Remove all persons found therein
c. Arrest only the owner
d. Seal the premises permanently
63. The power to remove all persons from premises during search under Section 15(4) is vested in:
a. Only the special police officer
b. Only the trafficking police officer
c. Either the special police officer or the trafficking police officer
d. Any police constable
64. The provision under Section 15 allowing search without warrant overrides:
a. Civil Procedure Code
b. Any other law for the time being in force
c. State police rules
d. Only the Indian Penal Code
65. The primary objective of Section 15 is to:
a. Ensure judicial control over searches
b. Enable immediate search of premises where prostitution-related offences are suspected
c. Regulate brothel licensing
d. Provide punishment for offenders
66. Under Section 15(5), a person removed from premises during search must be produced:
a. Before the police station in charge
b. Before the appropriate Magistrate
c. Before the District Magistrate
d. Before the State Government
67. The person removed during the search must be produced before the Magistrate:
a. Within 24 hours
b. Within 48 hours
c. Forthwith
d. Within three days
68. Under Section 15(5A), a person produced before a Magistrate shall be examined by:
a. A police officer
b. A judicial officer
c. A registered medical practitioner
d. A government clerk
69. Which of the following conditions must exist for an order under Section 11 to be made?
1. Prior conviction with imprisonment of two years or more
2. Subsequent conviction within five years after release
3. Conviction under this Act or specified IPC sections
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
70. The term “registered medical practitioner” in Section 15(5A) has the same meaning as under the:
a. Indian Penal Code, 1860
b. Indian Medical Council Act, 1956
c. Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
d. Clinical Establishments Act, 2010
71. Under Section 15(6), persons participating in or witnessing a search shall not be liable to civil or criminal proceedings if the act was:
a. Done with police approval
b. Done lawfully in connection with the search
c. Approved by the Magistrate
d. Done with consent of witnesses
72. The immunity under Section 15(6) applies to:
a. Only the special police officer
b. Only witnesses of the search
c. The special police officer and persons taking part in or witnessing the search
d. Only the Magistrate
73. Under Section 15(6A), the officer conducting the search must be accompanied by at least:
a. One woman police officer
b. Two women police officers
c. Three women police officers
d. Four women police officers
74. If a woman or girl removed from the premises is to be interrogated, the interrogation must be conducted by:
a. Any police officer
b. A woman police officer
c. The Magistrate
d. The special police officer only
75. If no woman police officer is available, interrogation of a woman or girl shall take place only in the presence of:
a. A male police officer
b. A Magistrate
c. A lady member of a recognised welfare institution or organisation
d. The complainant
76. The term “recognised welfare institution or organisation” refers to one recognised by the:
a. Central Government
b. State Government
c. High Court
d. District Magistrate
77. Under Section 15(7), the provisions of which law apply to searches conducted under this section?
a. Indian Penal Code, 1860
b. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
c. Civil Procedure Code, 1908
d. Evidence Act, 1872
78. The procedural provisions applied to searches under Section 15 correspond to searches conducted under:
a. Section 41 CrPC
b. Section 94 CrPC
c. Section 154 CrPC
d. Section 167 CrPC
79. The application of CrPC provisions to searches under Section 15 ensures:
a. Uniform procedural safeguards during searches
b. Increased punishment for offences
c. Judicial investigation of prostitution cases
d. Police autonomy without oversight
80. The primary aim of Section 15(5)–(7) is to ensure:
a. Punishment of offenders only
b. Procedural safeguards and protection of rescued persons during search operations
c. Financial penalties for brothel owners
d. Closure of public places
81. Section 16 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act deals with:
a. Arrest without warrant
b. Rescue of person from a brothel
c. Detention in corrective institutions
d. Closure of brothels
82. Under Section 16(1), a Magistrate may order the rescue of a person when he has reason to believe that the person:
a. Is running a brothel
b. Is living or carrying on prostitution in a brothel
c. Is committing theft
d. Is violating public order
83. The Magistrate may form such belief based on information received from:
a. Police only
b. State Government only
c. Police or any other person authorised by the State Government or otherwise
d. Local residents only
84. Under Section 16(1), the Magistrate may direct which officer to enter the brothel and rescue the person?
a. Any police officer
b. A police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector
c. A constable
d. A head constable
85. The police officer directed by the Magistrate may enter the brothel for the purpose of:
a. Conducting a routine inspection
b. Arresting the brothel owner only
c. Removing the person found living or carrying on prostitution
d. Confiscating property
86. The person removed from the brothel under Section 16 must be produced before:
a. The District Magistrate
b. The police station in charge
c. The Magistrate issuing the order
d. The State Government
87. Under Section 16(2), the police officer must produce the rescued person before the Magistrate:
a. Within 24 hours
b. Within 48 hours
c. Forthwith
d. Within three days
88. The power under Section 16 to order rescue of a person is vested in the:
a. Police officer
b. Magistrate
c. State Government
d. Special police officer
89. The purpose of the Magistrate’s order under Section 16 is to:
a. Investigate prostitution offences
b. Rescue persons from prostitution in brothels
c. Arrest brothel owners
d. Close public places
90. Which of the following conditions must exist before a Magistrate issues an order under Section 16?
1. Information suggesting prostitution in a brothel
2. Reason to believe that a person is being made to carry on prostitution
3. Information from police or authorised person
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
91. Section 17 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act deals with:
a. Rescue of persons
b. Intermediate custody of persons removed or rescued
c. Detention in corrective institutions
d. Closure of brothels
92. Section 17 applies to persons removed under:
a. Section 14
b. Section 15
c. Section 16
d. Sections 15 and 16
93. If a person removed or rescued cannot be produced before the appropriate Magistrate, he shall be produced before:
a. District Magistrate
b. Nearest Magistrate of any class
c. High Court
d. Sessions Judge
94. The Magistrate before whom the rescued person is produced may pass orders for:
a. Immediate release
b. Safe custody of the person
c. Arrest of the parents
d. Transfer to another State
95. The safe custody ordered by the Magistrate under Section 17(1) shall continue until the person is produced before:
a. The High Court
b. The appropriate Magistrate or the Magistrate issuing the order
c. The State Government
d. The police station
96. Under Section 17(1), the period of detention in custody shall not exceed:
a. Five days
b. Seven days
c. Ten days
d. Fifteen days
97. A rescued person under Section 17 shall not be restored to the custody of:
a. A government officer
b. A person who may exercise harmful influence over him
c. A probation officer
d. A Magistrate
98. When the rescued person is produced before the appropriate Magistrate, he must first be given:
a. Immediate release
b. An opportunity of being heard
c. Legal representation only
d. Medical examination
99. The Magistrate shall conduct an inquiry regarding:
1. Correctness of the information received
2. Age, character and antecedents of the person
3. Suitability of parents, guardian or husband for custody
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
100. The Magistrate may also inquire into the nature of influence which the conditions in the rescued person's home may have if:
a. The person is sent home
b. The person is sent to prison
c. The person is released on bail
d. The person is deported
101. For conducting inquiry under Section 17(2), the Magistrate may direct a:
a. Police officer
b. Social worker
c. Probation officer appointed under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
d. District Collector
102. The probation officer appointed for inquiry under Section 17 is appointed under:
a. Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
b. Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
c. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
d. Indian Penal Code, 1860
103. The probation officer may inquire into the personality of the rescued person and the prospects of his:
a. Employment
b. Rehabilitation
c. Migration
d. Marriage
104. The inquiry ordered by the Magistrate under Section 17 aims primarily to determine:
a. The guilt of the rescued person
b. The appropriate custody and rehabilitation arrangements
c. The financial status of the accused
d. The property rights of the rescued person
105. The provision limiting custody to a maximum of ten days under Section 17(1) aims to ensure:
a. Long-term detention
b. Quick judicial oversight and protection of rescued persons
c. Immediate conviction of offenders
d. Police control over rescued persons
106. During the inquiry under Section 17(2), the Magistrate may pass orders for:
a. Immediate release of the person
b. Safe custody of the person
c. Transfer to another State
d. Police interrogation
107. When a rescued person is a child or minor, the Magistrate may place such person in:
a. Police custody
b. Any institution established or recognised under a Children Act
c. A district jail
d. A corrective institution only
108. Under Section 17(3), the period of custody during inquiry shall not exceed:
a. Ten days
b. Two weeks
c. Three weeks
d. One month
109. A rescued person under Section 17 shall not be kept in custody of:
a. A probation officer
b. A government official
c. A person likely to exercise harmful influence over him
d. A Magistrate
110. After inquiry under Section 17(2), the Magistrate may order detention in a protective home if he is satisfied that:
1. The information received is correct
2. The person is in need of care and protection
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
111. The period for which a person may be detained in a protective home under Section 17(4) shall be:
a. Not less than six months but not more than two years
b. Not less than one year but not more than three years
c. Not less than two years but not more than five years
d. Not less than three years but not more than five years
112. Under Section 17(4), the Magistrate may order detention in:
a. A protective home
b. Such other custody as he considers suitable
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. Only a corrective institution
113. The custody ordered under Section 17(4) shall not be entrusted to persons of a religious persuasion:
a. Same as that of the rescued person
b. Different from that of the rescued person
c. Approved by the police
d. Approved by the court
114. Persons entrusted with custody of the rescued person may be required to:
a. Pay compensation
b. Enter into a bond for proper care and supervision
c. Provide employment immediately
d. Transfer property to the rescued person
115. The bond required from persons entrusted with custody may include undertakings relating to:
1. Care and guardianship
2. Education and training
3. Medical and psychiatric treatment
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
116. The supervision of a rescued person under the bond arrangement may be carried out by:
a. Police officer
b. A person appointed by the court
c. District Magistrate
d. Public prosecutor
117. The bond and supervision arrangement under Section 17(4) may remain in force for a period not exceeding:
a. One year
b. Two years
c. Three years
d. Five years
118. Under Section 17(5), the Magistrate may summon a panel of how many respectable persons to assist him?
a. Three
b. Five
c. Seven
d. Ten
119. Among the panel members assisting the Magistrate under Section 17(5), at least how many should preferably be women?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
120. An appeal against an order made under Section 17(4) lies to the:
a. High Court
b. Court of Session
c. District Magistrate
d. Supreme Court
121. The decision of the Court of Session in an appeal under Section 17(6) shall be:
a. Advisory
b. Subject to review by Magistrate
c. Final
d. Temporary
122. Section 17A of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act deals with:
a. Detention in protective homes
b. Conditions before placing rescued persons with parents or guardians
c. Appointment of special police officers
d. Closure of brothels
123. Section 17A applies to persons rescued under:
a. Section 15
b. Section 16
c. Section 17
d. Section 18
124. Before handing over a rescued person to parents, guardian or husband, the Magistrate must satisfy himself about:
a. Their financial status
b. Their capacity and genuineness to keep such person
c. Their political background
d. Their criminal record only
125. The investigation regarding the suitability of parents or guardians may be carried out by:
a. Police authorities
b. Recognised welfare institution or organisation
c. District Magistrate
d. Public prosecutor
126. Section 17A begins with the phrase “Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) of section 17”, which means:
a. Section 17A overrides that provision where inconsistent
b. Section 17A supplements Section 17
c. Section 17A applies only after Section 17
d. Section 17A applies only with court approval
127. The Magistrate may order an investigation before handing over the rescued person to:
1. Parents
2. Guardian
3. Husband
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
128. The purpose of the investigation under Section 17A is mainly to ensure that the rescued person:
a. Is financially supported
b. Is placed in safe and genuine custody
c. Is immediately released
d. Is sent to prison
129. The recognised welfare institution or organisation conducting the investigation must be recognised by the:
a. Central Government
b. State Government
c. High Court
d. District Magistrate
130. Section 17A primarily safeguards rescued persons from:
a. Judicial delays
b. Being returned to unsafe or exploitative custody
c. Long-term detention
d. Financial exploitation only
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