Rajasthan Excise Act Set-3

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1. Under Section 40-A(1), the authority empowered to issue notice for special recovery is:

a. Excise Commissioner

b. State Government

c. District Excise Officer

d. Rajasthan Tax Board

2. A notice under Section 40-A(1) may be issued to:

a. A person from whom money is due or may become due to the defaulter

b. A person holding money for or on account of the defaulter

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Only a surety

3. A copy of the notice issued under Section 40-A(1) shall be sent:

a. To the Civil Court

b. To the defaulter at his address last known to the District Excise Officer

c. To the Excise Commissioner

d. To the State Government

4. For the purposes of Section 40-A, "defaulter" includes:

a. A person primarily liable to pay excise revenue who does not pay by the due date

b. His surety

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Any licence holder

5. The authority issuing notice under Section 40-A may extend the time for payment:

a. Up to one month

b. Up to two months

c. Up to three months

d. Without any limit

6. Any person making payment in compliance with a notice under Section 40-A shall be deemed to have made the payment:

a. On behalf of the State Government

b. Under the authority of the defaulter

c. Under the authority of the District Excise Officer

d. As a volunteer

7. The treasury receipt or bank challan for payment under Section 40-A constitutes:

a. Prima facie evidence only

b. A good and sufficient proof of discharge of liability to the extent specified

c. Proof subject to confirmation by a Court

d. No proof of discharge

8. A person who discharges liability to the defaulter after service of notice under Section 40-A shall be personally liable to the State Government:

a. To the extent of the liability discharged or the amount of demand, whichever is less

b. For double the amount demanded

c. For the entire outstanding dues

d. Only if ordered by a Court

9. Nothing in Section 40-A shall require a person to pay money if he proves to the satisfaction of the District Excise Officer that:

a. The money demanded is not due to the defaulter or he does not hold money for the defaulter

b. He was unaware of the notice

c. The defaulter is insolvent

d. He has filed an appeal

10. The provisions of Section 40-A are:

a. In substitution of all other recovery proceedings

b. Without prejudice to any action for recovery of arrears

c. Subject to orders of Civil Courts

d. Applicable only to licence holders

11. Section 41 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Recovery of Excise Revenue

b. Power of State Government to make rules

c. Technical irregularities in licences

d. Appeals and revision

12. The State Government may make rules for the purpose of:

a. Carrying out the provisions of this Act or other law relating to excise revenue

b. Amending the Act

c. Adjudicating disputes

d. Granting compensation

13. Without prejudice to the generality of the rule-making power, the State Government may make rules regulating:

a. Delegation of powers by the Excise Commissioner

b. Powers and duties of Excise Officers

c. Manner of appeals to the Excise Commissioner

d. All of the above

14. The State Government may make rules regulating:

a. Import, export, transport or possession of any excisable article, molasses or lanced poppy heads

b. Customs duties

c. Land revenue

d. Municipal taxation

15. Rules may be made regarding the period and localities for which and the persons to whom licences for vend by wholesale or retail may be:

a. Renewed

b. Suspended

c. Granted

d. Cancelled

16. The State Government may make rules:

a. Prescribing the procedure to be followed before any licence for vend is granted

b. Prescribing matters to be ascertained before grant of such licence

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Neither (a) nor (b)

17. Under Section 41(2), rules may be made for:

a. Prohibition of sale of any excisable article to any person or class of persons

b. Levy of customs duty

c. Appointment of Judges

d. Constitution of Tribunals

18. The State Government may make rules:

a. For prevention of drunkenness, gambling or disorderly conduct in or near licensed premises

b. Only for collection of excise duty

c. Only for grant of licences

d. Only for transport of excisable articles

19. Rules may provide for the grant and distribution of rewards to:

a. Informers and Government servants

b. Licensees only

c. Excise Commissioners only

d. Members of the public only

20. The power to make rules under Section 41 is subject to the condition that:

a. Rules shall be approved by the High Court

b. Rules shall be made after previous publication

c. Rules shall be approved by the Rajasthan Tax Board

d. Rules shall be placed before Civil Courts

21. Section 42 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Power of Chief Excise Authority to make rules

b. Power of State Government to make rules

c. Recovery of Excise Revenue

d. Grant of licences

22. The Excise Commissioner may make rules under Section 42:

a. Without any approval

b. Subject to the previous sanction of the State Government

c. With approval of the Rajasthan Tax Board

d. With approval of the High Court

23. The Excise Commissioner may make rules regulating:

a. Manufacture, supply, storage or sale of any excisable article

b. Customs duties

c. Land revenue

d. Municipal taxation

24. Rules may regulate the erection, alteration, repair, inspection, supervision, management and control of:

a. Any place for manufacture, supply, storage or sale of excisable articles

b. Government offices only

c. Civil Courts only

d. Railway premises only

25. Under Section 42(a), rules may regulate:

a. Cultivation of the hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa)

b. Manufacture of intoxicating drugs from portions of the hemp plant

c. Bottling of liquor for the purpose of sale

d. All of the above

26. The Excise Commissioner may make rules regulating:

a. Deposit of excisable articles in a warehouse and removal therefrom

b. Judicial proceedings

c. Election procedures

d. Land acquisition

27. Section 42(c) empowers the Excise Commissioner to prescribe:

a. Scale of fees or manner of fixing fees payable in respect of licences, permits, passes or storage

b. Excise duty rates

c. Tax rates

d. Compensation amounts

28. According to the Explanation to Section 42(c), fees may be prescribed:

a. Only at uniform rates throughout the State

b. At different rates for different classes of licences, permits, passes or storage and for different areas

c. Only for licences

d. Only for storage

29. Rules under Section 42 may prescribe restrictions and conditions relating to:

a. Grant of licences, permits and passes

b. Appointment of officers

c. Recovery proceedings

d. Appeals only

30. Under Section 42(e), rules may provide for:

a. Prohibition of admixture with any excisable article of any substance deemed noxious or objectionable

b. Constitution of tribunals

c. Levy of customs duty

d. Acquisition of land

31. Rules may regulate or prohibit:

a. Manufacture of liquor

b. Reduction of liquor by a licensed manufacturer or vendor from a higher to a lower strength

c. Import of all excisable articles

d. Export of all excisable articles

32. Under Section 42(e)(iii), rules may provide for:

a. Fixing the strength, price or quantity of excisable articles

b. Prescribing a standard of quality of any excisable article

c. Quantity in excess of which denatured spirit shall not be possessed

d. All of the above

33. Rules may provide for the:

a. Prohibition of sale except for cash

b. Compulsory sale on credit

c. Waiver of licence fees

d. Free distribution of liquor

34. The Excise Commissioner may make rules fixing:

a. Days and hours during which licensed premises may or may not be kept open

b. Closure of such premises on special occasions

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Neither (a) nor (b)

35. Rules may prescribe:

a. Form of accounts to be maintained by licence holders

b. Returns to be submitted by licence holders

c. Regulation of transfer of licences

d. All of the above

36. Under Section 42(f), rules may declare:

a. The substance and process by which spirit manufactured in India shall be denatured

b. The rate of excise duty

c. The minimum sale price of liquor

d. The quantity of imports

37. Rules may provide for causing spirit to be denatured:

a. Through the agency or under the supervision of Excise Officers

b. Only by manufacturers

c. Only by vendors

d. Only by warehouse keepers

38. Rules may provide for:

a. Ascertaining whether spirit has been denatured

b. Destruction or disposal of excisable articles deemed unfit for use

c. Disposal of confiscated articles

d. All of the above

39. Under Section 42(i), the Excise Commissioner may make rules prescribing:

a. Norms of production of excisable articles from any kind of raw material

b. Import quotas

c. Export licences

d. Retail sale limits

40. Section 43 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Power of arrest, seizure and detention

b. Power to enter and inspect place of manufacture and sale

c. Investigation into offences

d. Recovery of excise revenue

41. The power under Section 43 may be exercised by:

a. Excise Commissioner only

b. Any Excise Officer

c. Excise Commissioner or any Excise Officer not below such rank as the State Government may prescribe

d. District Magistrate only

42. Under Section 43(a), the authorised officer may enter and inspect:

a. Any place in which a licensed manufacturer carries on manufacture of or stores any excisable article

b. Any residential house

c. Any court premises

d. Any government office

43. The inspection under Section 43(a) may be conducted:

a. By day only

b. By night only

c. During business hours only

d. At any time by day or by night

44. Under Section 43(b), a place where excisable articles are kept for sale may be inspected:

a. At any time within permitted sale hours and any other time when the place is open

b. Only during daytime

c. Only with a warrant

d. Only after notice

45. Under Section 43(c), the officer may:

a. Examine books, accounts and registers

b. Examine, test, measure or weigh materials and excisable articles

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Neither (a) nor (b)

46. An officer may seize measures, weights or testing instruments if he has reason to believe that they are:

a. Unregistered

b. Imported

c. Old

d. False

47. Section 44 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Power to investigate into offences punishable under the Act

b. Power to search licensed premises

c. Recovery of revenue

d. Grant of licences

48. Investigation under Section 44 may be conducted by:

a. Any police officer

b. Any officer of the Excise Department not below such rank as the State Government may prescribe

c. Any Magistrate

d. Any Revenue Officer

49. An Excise Officer under Section 44 may investigate offences committed:

a. Anywhere in India

b. Within the limits of the area in which he exercises jurisdiction

c. Within Rajasthan only

d. Only within his district headquarters

50. During investigation under Section 44, the Excise Officer may exercise the same powers as:

a. A Civil Judge

b. A District Magistrate

c. An officer-in-charge of a police station in a cognizable case

d. A Sessions Judge

51. The investigative powers under Section 44 are exercisable under the provisions of:

a. Chapter VIII of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

b. Chapter X of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

c. Chapter XIII of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

d. Chapter XV of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

52. If specially empowered by the State Government, an Excise Officer may:

a. Compound offences

b. Stop further proceedings without reference to a Magistrate

c. Grant bail in all cases

d. Impose punishment

53. Before stopping further proceedings under Section 44(2), the Excise Officer must:

a. Obtain sanction of the High Court

b. Consult the District Magistrate

c. Record reasons in writing

d. Give public notice

54. Section 45 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Investigation of offences

b. Power of arrest, seizure and detention

c. Confiscation of property

d. Recovery proceedings

55. Which of the following officers may exercise powers under Section 45, subject to prescribed rank and restrictions?

a. Excise Officers

b. Police Officers

c. Customs, Narcotics and Land Revenue Officers

d. All of the above

56. Under Section 45, an authorised officer may arrest without warrant:

a. Any suspect

b. Any person found committing an offence punishable under the Act

c. Any licensee

d. Any transporter

57. An officer may seize and detain any excisable article which he has reason to believe is:

a. Intended for sale

b. Liable to confiscation under the Act or any law relating to excise revenue

c. Imported from another State

d. Stored in a warehouse

58. Under Section 45, an authorised officer may detain and search:

a. Any person upon whom he has reasonable cause to suspect such article to be

b. Any vessel, raft, vehicle, animal, package, receptacle or covering suspected to contain such article

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Only licensed premises

59. Section 46 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Power of Excise Officer to search without warrant

b. Procedure relating to arrest and search

c. Power of Excise Commissioner or Magistrate to issue warrant for search or arrest

d. Arrest without warrant

60. A warrant under Section 46 may be issued by:

a. Excise Commissioner only

b. Magistrate only

c. Excise Commissioner, Magistrate or an Excise Officer duly empowered in this behalf

d. District Excise Officer only

61. A warrant for search or arrest under Section 46 may be issued when the authority has reason to believe that an offence under the Act:

a. Has been committed only

b. Is being committed only

c. Is likely to be committed only

d. Has been, is being, or is likely to be committed

62. A search warrant under Section 46 may be issued for a place where:

a. Any excisable article or related materials connected with the offence are kept or concealed

b. Any licence is kept

c. Any Government record is stored

d. Any tax is collected

63. A warrant of arrest under Section 46 may be issued against:

a. Any licensee

b. Any person believed to have been engaged in the commission of an offence under the Act

c. Any transporter

d. Any witness

64. Section 47 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Power of Excise Officer to search without warrant

b. Power to issue warrant

c. Recovery proceedings

d. Investigation by Magistrate

65. An Excise Officer may search without warrant if:

a. He has reason to believe that an offence has been, is being or is likely to be committed and obtaining a warrant may afford opportunity for escape or concealment of evidence

b. He receives an anonymous complaint

c. A licence has expired

d. A Magistrate verbally authorises him

66. The power under Section 47 may be exercised by:

a. Any Excise Officer

b. An Excise Officer not below such rank as the State Government may prescribe

c. Any Police Officer

d. Any Revenue Officer

67. Before entering a place under Section 47, the Excise Officer shall:

a. Obtain approval of the Magistrate

b. Give prior notice

c. Record the grounds of his belief

d. Inform the owner

68. A search under Section 47 may be conducted:

a. By day only

b. By night only

c. During business hours only

d. At any time by day or night

69. Under Section 47(2), the Excise Officer may seize anything found in the place which he has reason to believe to be:

a. Stolen property

b. Liable to confiscation under the Act

c. Unregistered property

d. Imported goods

70. Under Section 47(2), the Excise Officer may:

a. Detain and search any person found in the place

b. Arrest such person if he has reason to believe him guilty of the offence

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Neither (a) nor (b)

71. Section 48 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Procedure relating to arrest, searches etc.

b. Search without warrant

c. Recovery of excise revenue

d. Confiscation

72. The provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 relating to arrest, searches, search warrants, production of arrested persons and investigation into offences shall:

a. Not apply to proceedings under the Act

b. Apply so far as may be to actions taken under the Act

c. Apply only with prior approval of a Magistrate

d. Apply only to Police Officers

73. Any offence punishable under the Act may be investigated:

a. Only under the order of a Magistrate

b. Without the order of a Magistrate

c. Only by Police Officers

d. Only by Judicial Officers

74. A warrant issued under Section 46 may be executed by:

a. Any person selected by the authority issuing the warrant

b. Only a Police Officer

c. Only a Magistrate

d. Only an Excise Commissioner

75. Whenever an Excise Officer makes any arrest, seizure or search, he shall make a full report to his immediate official superior within:

a. 12 hours

b. 24 hours

c. 48 hours

d. 72 hours

76. Unless bail is accepted under Section 49, the Excise Officer shall take or send the arrested person and seized articles:

a. To the Excise Commissioner

b. To the State Government

c. To a Magistrate for trial

d. To the District Excise Officer

77. A search shall not be deemed illegal merely because:

a. No articles were recovered

b. Witnesses for the search were not inhabitants of the locality where the place searched was situated

c. The search was conducted at night

d. The accused was absent

78. Under Section 48(iv), the provisions of Section 181 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023:

a. Apply fully to investigations under the Act

b. Apply only with modifications

c. Do not apply to investigations made under the Act

d. Apply only to Excise Commissioners

79. Section 49 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Duty of officers to report offences

b. Modified application of certain provisions of the Code

c. Duty of landholders to give information

d. Power to close shops

80. Section 167 of the Code applies to offences punishable under the proviso to Section 54 or under Sections 54B, 54D or 56 subject to modification that the reference to sixty days shall be construed as:

a. Ninety days

b. One hundred days

c. One hundred twenty days

d. One hundred eighty days

81. Under Section 49(1), the reference to ninety days in Section 167(2) of the Code shall be construed as:

a. One hundred twenty days

b. One hundred fifty days

c. One hundred eighty days

d. Two hundred days

82. Section 438 of the Code shall not apply in relation to:

a. Every offence under the Act

b. Cases involving arrest on accusation of offences punishable under the proviso to Section 54 or under Sections 54B, 54D or 56

c. Bailable offences only

d. Offences punishable with fine only

83. No person accused of an offence punishable under the proviso to Section 54 or under Sections 54B, 54D or 56 shall be released on bail unless:

a. The Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose the application

b. The accused has deposited the alleged duty

c. The Excise Commissioner consents

d. The District Magistrate approves

84. Where the Public Prosecutor opposes the bail application, bail may be granted only if the Court is satisfied that:

a. The accused is a first offender

b. The accused is a resident of the State

c. There are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty and is not likely to commit such offence while on bail

d. The investigation is complete

85. The limitations on grant of bail under Section 49(3):

a. Replace the limitations under the Code

b. Apply only to Excise Officers

c. Are in addition to the limitations under the Code or any other law

d. Apply only during investigation

86. In Section 49, the expression "the Code" means:

a. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

b. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

c. Indian Penal Code, 1860

d. Evidence Act, 1872

87. Section 50 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Duty of officers of certain departments to report offences and assist Excise Officers

b. Duty of landholders to give information

c. Power to close shops

d. Custody of seized articles

88. Which of the following officers are bound to give immediate information regarding breaches of the Act?

a. Police, Salt, Customs, Narcotics and Land Revenue Officers

b. Judicial Officers only

c. Panchayat Officers only

d. Municipal Officers only

89. The officers referred to in Section 50 shall give immediate information of:

a. All breaches of the provisions of the Act coming to their knowledge

b. Cognizable offences only

c. Revenue offences only

d. Offences reported in writing only

90. Officers mentioned in Section 50 are also bound:

a. To prosecute offenders

b. To aid Excise Officers upon request

c. To issue licences

d. To collect excise revenue

91. Section 51 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Duty of landholders and others to give information

b. Duty of officers to report offences

c. Custody of seized articles

d. Closure of shops

92. Every owner or occupier of land on which there is unlawful manufacture, illegal import or collection of any excisable article shall:

a. Inform the Excise Commissioner within a month

b. Give notice immediately upon knowledge, in the absence of reasonable excuse

c. Report only to the police station

d. Report only if directed by a Magistrate

93. Which of the following persons are specifically included under Section 51?

a. Sarpanch or Panch of a Panchayat

b. Lambardar

c. Village headman, village accountant or village policeman

d. All of the above

94. Notice under Section 51 may be given to:

a. A Magistrate

b. An officer of the Excise, Police, Customs or Land Revenue Department

c. Either (a) or (b)

d. Excise Commissioner only

95. The duty to give information under Section 51 arises:

a. After investigation

b. Immediately when the matter comes to knowledge

c. Within seven days

d. Within thirty days

96. Section 52 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Duty of officer-in-charge of police station to take charge of articles seized

b. Duty of landholders to give information

c. Closure of shops

d. Investigation of offences

97. Every officer-in-charge of a police station shall take charge of and keep in safe custody:

a. All articles seized under the Act delivered to him

b. Only confiscated articles

c. Only intoxicating drugs

d. Only excisable articles

98. Seized articles shall be kept in safe custody pending orders of:

a. A Magistrate or the Excise Commissioner or an Excise Officer duly empowered

b. State Government only

c. District Collector only

d. Rajasthan Tax Board

99. An Excise Officer accompanying seized articles may:

a. Affix his seal to such articles

b. Take samples from them

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Neither (a) nor (b)

100. All samples taken under Section 52 shall also be sealed with:

a. Seal of the Excise Commissioner

b. Seal of the District Magistrate

c. Seal of the officer-in-charge of the police station

d. Seal of the State Government

101. Section 53 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Power to close shops for the sake of public peace

b. Duty of officers to report offences

c. Investigation into offences

d. Confiscation

102. The District Magistrate may require a shop selling excisable articles or intoxicating drugs to be closed:

a. By oral direction

b. By notice in writing to the licensee

c. By newspaper publication

d. By police report only

103. The power under Section 53(1) may be exercised for:

a. Recovery of excise revenue

b. Preservation of public peace

c. Inspection of records

d. Collection of samples

104. If a riot or unlawful assembly is apprehended or occurs in the vicinity of a shop, closure may be required by:

a. A Magistrate of any class

b. A police officer above the rank of a constable who is present

c. Both (a) and (b)

d. Excise Commissioner only

105. Where a riot or unlawful assembly occurs, and no Magistrate or eligible police officer is present:

a. The shop may remain open

b. The licensee shall close the shop without any order

c. The Excise Officer shall close the shop

d. The District Magistrate must first issue notice

106. Section 54 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Confiscation of conveyances

b. Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport, manufacture, possession etc.

c. Duty of officers

d. Closure of shops

107. A person who, in contravention of the Act, imports, exports, transports, manufactures, collects, sells or possesses any excisable article commits an offence under:

a. Section 53

b. Section 54(a)

c. Section 54-A

d. Section 45

108. Unlawful cultivation of any hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa) is punishable under:

a. Section 54(b)

b. Section 54(c)

c. Section 54(d)

d. Section 54(g)

109. Constructing or working any distillery, pot-still or brewery in contravention of the Act is covered under:

a. Section 54(a)

b. Section 54(b)

c. Section 54(c)

d. Section 54(e)

110. Using, keeping or possessing any materials, stills, utensils, implements or apparatus for manufacturing any excisable article other than tari is punishable under:

a. Section 54(d)

b. Section 54(e)

c. Section 54(f)

d. Section 54(g)

111. Removal of any excisable article from a distillery, pot-still, brewery or warehouse established or licensed under the Act in contravention thereof is punishable under:

a. Section 54(c)

b. Section 54(e)

c. Section 54(f)

d. Section 54(g)

112. Bottling any liquor for the purpose of sale in contravention of the Act is punishable under:

a. Section 54(a)

b. Section 54(d)

c. Section 54(f)

d. Section 54(g)

113. Tapping or drawing tari from any tari producing tree in contravention of the Act is punishable under:

a. Section 54(g)

b. Section 54(f)

c. Section 54(e)

d. Section 54(d)

114. The general punishment under Section 54 is:

a. Imprisonment up to one year only

b. Imprisonment not less than six months but which may extend to three years

c. Imprisonment not less than three years

d. Fine only

115. The minimum fine under Section 54 is:

a. ₹5,000

b. ₹10,000

c. ₹20,000 or five times the loss of excise duty, whichever is higher

d. ₹50,000

116. Under Section 54, the fine may extend to:

a. Five times the loss of excise duty, whichever is higher than ₹20,000

b. Double the excise duty

c. Ten times the excise duty in every case

d. Unlimited amount

117. The enhanced punishment under the proviso to Section 54 applies where the quantity of liquor exceeds:

a. 20 bulk liters

b. 25 bulk liters

c. 50 bulk liters

d. 100 bulk liters

118. Where the quantity of liquor exceeds 50 bulk liters, the minimum term of imprisonment shall be:

a. One year

b. Two years

c. Three years

d. Five years

119. Under the proviso to Section 54, imprisonment may extend to:

a. Three years

b. Four years

c. Five years

d. Seven years

120. In cases covered by the proviso to Section 54, the fine shall be:

a. ₹20,000 or ten times the loss of excise duty, whichever is higher

b. ₹50,000 only

c. ₹20,000 or five times the loss of excise duty

d. Ten times the excise duty only

121. Section 54-A of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Liability of transporters

b. Owner of conveyance deemed to be guilty in certain cases

c. Confiscation of liquor

d. Enhanced punishment

122. Where any animal, cart, vessel, raft, motor vehicle or other means of conveyance is used in the commission of an offence under the Act and is liable to confiscation:

a. Only the driver is liable

b. The owner shall be deemed to be guilty, subject to the statutory exception

c. Only the person transporting liquor is liable

d. No person is deemed guilty

123. Section 54-A does not apply where the motor vehicle or other means of conveyance is owned by:

a. A private company

b. A partnership firm

c. The Central Government or State Government or any of their undertakings

d. A cooperative society

124. The owner of a conveyance can avoid liability under Section 54-A if he satisfies the Court that:

a. He was absent at the time of offence

b. He had no reason to believe the offence was being or likely to be committed and had exercised due care to prevent it

c. The vehicle was insured

d. The offender was his employee

125. Under Section 54-A, the owner deemed guilty shall be liable:

a. Only to confiscation of the conveyance

b. Only to payment of fine

c. To be proceeded against and punished accordingly

d. Only to civil liability

126. Section 54B of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Penalty for unlawful possession

b. Penalty for adulteration resulting in death etc.

c. Confiscation of conveyances

d. Enhanced punishment for transport

127. Whoever mixes or permits to be mixed with any liquor or intoxicating drug any noxious substance which results in death of a person shall be punishable with:

a. Imprisonment not less than two years but which may be for life and fine not less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to ten lakh rupees

b. Imprisonment up to ten years and fine up to one lakh rupees

c. Imprisonment not less than one year and fine up to two lakh fifty thousand rupees

d. Imprisonment for life only

128. If disability or grievous hurt is caused as a result of mixing a noxious substance with liquor or intoxicating drug, the offender shall be punishable with:

a. Imprisonment not less than one year but which may extend to ten years

b. Imprisonment not less than two years but which may be for life and fine not less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees

c. Fine only

d. Imprisonment up to five years

129. Whoever possesses liquor or intoxicating drug containing a noxious substance, knowing that such substance is mixed therein, shall be punishable with:

a. Imprisonment not less than one year but which may extend to ten years and fine which may extend to one lakh rupees

b. Fine only

c. Imprisonment up to three years only

d. Imprisonment for life

130. For the purposes of Sections 54B and 54C, the expression "grievous hurt" shall have the same meaning as assigned in:

a. Section 319 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

b. Section 116 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

c. Section 321 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

d. Section 322 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

131. Section 54C of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 deals with:

a. Penalty for criminal conspiracy

b. Order to pay compensation

c. Penalty for adulteration

d. Penalty for unlawful possession

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