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1. Where the application is for publication of a translation in any language, the applicant shall additionally publish the proposal:
a. In one issue of any daily newspaper in that language
b. In Official Gazette
c. On website only
d. In English newspaper only
2. Every application under Section 31A shall:
a. Be oral
b. Be made in prescribed form and accompanied by a copy of advertisement and prescribed fee
c. Require registration
d. Require Government approval
3. On an application under Section 31A, the Appellate Board may:
a. Direct the Registrar to grant licence after inquiry subject to royalty and other terms and conditions determined by it
b. Automatically publish the work
c. Transfer copyright
d. Reject without inquiry
4. Where a licence is granted under Section 31A, the Registrar of Copyrights may direct the applicant:
a. To deposit royalty determined by the Appellate Board in the public account of India or any other account specified by the Appellate Board
b. To deposit security only
c. To register copyright
d. To pay compensation to Government
5. The royalty deposited under Section 31A(5) is intended to enable:
a. Registrar to utilise the amount
b. Owner of copyright or his heirs, executors or legal representatives to claim such royalty at any time
c. Government to retain funds
d. Publisher to recover costs
6. Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions, where the original author is dead and publication is considered desirable in national interest, the Central Government may:
a. Publish the work itself
b. Require the heirs, executors or legal representatives to publish the work within specified period
c. Transfer copyright
d. Revoke copyright
7. Where the work is not published within the period specified by the Central Government under Section 31A(6):
a. Copyright shall lapse
b. Appellate Board may, on application and after hearing parties concerned, permit publication on payment of royalty determined in prescribed manner
c. Government shall acquire copyright
d. Registrar shall publish the work
8. Section 31B of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with:
a. Compulsory licence in unpublished works
b. Compulsory licence for benefit of disabled
c. Licences by owners of copyright
d. Assignment of copyright
9. Under Section 31B(1), who may apply for a compulsory licence?
a. Any person working for the benefit of persons with disability on a profit basis or for business
b. Only Government
c. Only copyright society
d. Any educational institution
10. A compulsory licence under Section 31B may be sought:
a. For any work irrespective of copyright
b. Only for unpublished works
c. To publish any work in which copyright subsists for the benefit of persons with disability
d. Only for literary works
11. Section 31B applies:
a. In every case involving disabled persons
b. Only where clause (zb) of sub-section (1) of section 52 does not apply
c. Only to Government works
d. Only to sound recordings
12. An application under Section 31B shall be:
a. Oral
b. In such form and manner and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed
c. By public notice only
d. Through Registrar only
13. The Appellate Board shall dispose of an application under Section 31B within:
a. One month from receipt
b. One year from receipt
c. Six months from receipt
d. Two months from receipt of the application
14. On receipt of an application under Section 31B, the Appellate Board may:
a. Grant licence automatically
b. Inquire or direct such inquiry as necessary to establish credentials of the applicant and satisfy itself that the application was made in good faith
c. Refer matter to Government
d. Reject the application without inquiry
15. Before directing grant of compulsory licence under Section 31B, the Appellate Board shall:
a. Hear only the applicant
b. Give owners of rights a reasonable opportunity of being heard and hold such inquiry as it deems necessary
c. Obtain Central Government approval
d. Publish public notice
16. The Appellate Board may direct the Registrar of Copyright to grant compulsory licence if satisfied that:
a. Publication is commercially viable
b. Licence is necessary to make the work available to the disabled
c. Copyright owner consents
d. Registration is completed
17. Every compulsory licence issued under Section 31B shall specify:
a. Means and format of publication, period of exercise, and in case of issue of copies, number of copies including the rate of royalty
b. Only number of copies
c. Only duration
d. Only royalty
18. Where the Appellate Board has issued a compulsory licence under Section 31B, it may on further application:
a. Revoke the licence automatically
b. Extend the period of such licence and allow issue of more copies after giving reasonable opportunity to owners of rights
c. Transfer ownership
d. Reduce royalty only
19. Section 31C of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with:
a. Compulsory licence
b. Statutory licence for cover versions
c. Assignment of copyright
d. Copyright societies
20. Under Section 31C(1), any person desirous of making a cover version may do so:
a. Without conditions
b. Subject to the provisions of this section
c. Only after assignment
d. Only after registration
21. A cover version under Section 31C means:
a. Sound recording in respect of any literary, dramatic or musical work
b. Cinematograph film
c. Translation of a work
d. Adaptation only
22. A statutory licence for making a cover version is available only where:
a. Sound recordings of that work have been made by or with the licence or consent of the owner of rights
b. The work is unpublished
c. Copyright has expired
d. Government permits
23. Sound recordings made as cover versions shall ordinarily be:
a. In any medium chosen by the maker
b. In the same medium as the last recording
c. Only in digital form
d. Only in physical form
24. The requirement of same medium shall not apply where:
a. Parties agree otherwise
b. The earlier recording is unpublished
c. The medium of the last recording is no longer in current commercial use
d. Government grants exemption
25. Before making sound recordings under Section 31C, the person shall:
a. Give prior notice in prescribed manner, provide copies of covers or labels in advance, and pay royalties in advance
b. Obtain assignment
c. Register copyright
d. Obtain court permission
26. Royalties payable under Section 31C shall be paid:
a. After publication
b. To the owner of rights in each work at the rate fixed by the Appellate Board
c. To Registrar
d. To Government
27. A cover version shall not be sold or issued:
a. In packaging, cover or label likely to mislead or confuse the public as to identity
b. Through commercial channels
c. Outside India
d. Without registration
28. Packaging or label of a cover version shall not:
a. Mention the year of recording
b. Contain the name of or depict any performer of an earlier sound recording of the same work or any cinematograph film in which such sound recording was incorporated
c. Mention the owner of copyright
d. Mention the language
29. Every cover version shall state on the cover that:
a. It is licensed by Government
b. It is a cover version made under this section
c. Copyright has expired
d. It is an adaptation
30. The person making sound recordings under Section 31C shall not:
a. Alter the literary or musical work except where previously made with consent of owner of rights or technically necessary
b. Reproduce the work
c. Publish the work
d. Issue copies
31. Sound recordings under Section 31C shall not be made until expiration of:
a. One calendar year
b. Three calendar years
c. Five calendar years after the end of the year in which the first sound recording of the work was made
d. Ten calendar years
32. Royalty in respect of sound recordings under Section 31C shall be paid for a minimum of:
a. Ten thousand copies
b. Twenty-five thousand copies
c. Fifty thousand copies of each work during each calendar year in which copies are made
d. One lakh copies
33. The Appellate Board may by general order fix a lower minimum royalty requirement:
a. For all works
b. In respect of works in a particular language or dialect having regard to potential circulation
c. Only for Government works
d. Only for unpublished works
34. The person making sound recordings under Section 31C shall:
a. Maintain prescribed registers and books of account including full details of existing stock and allow inspection
b. Maintain accounts only on demand
c. Maintain publication register only
d. Deposit copies with Registrar
35. If the Appellate Board is prima facie satisfied that a complaint regarding non-payment of royalty is genuine, it may:
a. Revoke copyright
b. Pass an ex parte order directing cessation of further copies and thereafter pass further orders including payment of royalty
c. Assign rights
d. Suspend publication permanently
36. For the purposes of Section 31C, “cover version” means:
a. Any altered recording
b. A sound recording made in accordance with this section
c. Adaptation of music
d. Any reproduction
37. Section 31D of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with:
a. Compulsory licence in unpublished works
b. Statutory licence for broadcasting of literary and musical works and sound recording
c. Assignment of copyright
d. Cover versions
38. Under Section 31D(1), any broadcasting organisation desirous of communicating to the public may do so:
a. Without conditions
b. Subject to the provisions of this section
c. Only after assignment
d. Only after registration
39. Section 31D applies to communication to the public:
a. Only by broadcast
b. Only by performance
c. By way of a broadcast or by way of performance
d. Only by publication
40. Statutory licence under Section 31D may be availed in respect of:
a. Literary or musical work and sound recording which has already been published
b. Unpublished works only
c. Cinematograph films only
d. Government works only
41. Before broadcasting under Section 31D, the broadcasting organisation shall:
a. Give prior notice in prescribed manner stating duration and territorial coverage of the broadcast and pay royalties
b. Obtain assignment
c. Publish notice in newspaper
d. Register copyright
42. Royalties under Section 31D shall be paid:
a. To Registrar
b. To Government
c. To the owner of rights in each work in the manner and at the rate fixed by the Appellate Board
d. To copyright society only
43. The rates of royalties for radio broadcasting:
a. Shall be same as television broadcasting
b. Shall be different from television broadcasting
c. Shall be prescribed by Government
d. Shall be determined by owner only
44. Under Section 31D(3), the Appellate Board shall:
a. Fix uniform rates
b. Fix separate rates for radio broadcasting and television broadcasting
c. Fix rates only for radio
d. Fix rates annually
45. In fixing the manner and rate of royalty under Section 31D(2), the Appellate Board may:
a. Require advance payment to owners of rights
b. Waive royalty
c. Fix publication fee
d. Direct assignment
46. The names of authors and principal performers of the work shall:
a. Always be omitted
b. Be announced with the broadcast except where communication is by way of performance
c. Be announced only on television
d. Be published separately
47. Under Section 31D(6), no fresh alteration to literary or musical work shall be made:
a. Except shortening for convenience of broadcast or where alteration is technically necessary, without consent of owners of rights
b. Unless authorised by Registrar
c. Unless royalty is increased
d. Except for adaptation
48. The broadcasting organisation shall maintain:
a. Records and books of account and render reports and accounts to owners of rights in prescribed manner
b. Publication register only
c. Copyright register only
d. Royalty ledger only
49. The broadcasting organisation shall allow:
a. Government inspection only
b. Owner of rights or duly authorised agent or representative to inspect records and books relating to broadcast
c. Public inspection
d. Registrar inspection only
50. Nothing in Section 31D shall affect:
a. Licences issued or agreements entered into before commencement of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
b. Assignments after 2012
c. Future licences
d. Copyright registration
51. Section 32 of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with:
a. Compulsory licence in unpublished works
b. Licence to produce and publish translations
c. Statutory licence for broadcasting
d. Assignment of copyright
52. Under Section 32(1), any person may apply to the Appellate Board for a licence:
a. To reproduce any work
b. To assign copyright
c. To broadcast any work
d. To produce and publish a translation of a literary or dramatic work in any language
53. An application under Section 32(1) may be made:
a. Immediately after publication
b. After a period of seven years from the first publication of the work
c. After one year from publication
d. After five years from publication
54. Notwithstanding sub-section (1), any person may apply for licence to produce and publish translation:
a. Only of Indian works
b. Of a literary or dramatic work, other than an Indian work, in printed or analogous forms of reproduction
c. Of cinematograph films
d. Of sound recordings
55. The special application under Section 32(1A) may be made:
a. After three years from first publication of such work
b. After seven years
c. After ten years
d. Immediately
56. The translation under Section 32(1A) must be required for:
a. Commercial publication
b. Teaching, scholarship or research
c. Entertainment
d. Broadcast
57. Where the translation is in a language not in general use in any developed country, application under Section 32(1A) may be made:
a. After six months
b. After seven years
c. After three years
d. After one year from publication
58. Every application under Section 32 shall:
a. Be made in prescribed form and state the proposed retail price of a copy of the translation
b. State royalty only
c. Mention territorial extent only
d. Be accompanied only by consent
59. Every applicant for a licence under Section 32 shall deposit:
a. Royalty
b. Prescribed fee with the Registrar of Copyrights
c. Security amount
d. Translation copy
60. On an application under Section 32, the Appellate Board may grant:
a. Exclusive licence
b. Non-exclusive licence
c. Perpetual licence
d. Government licence
61. A licence under Section 32 shall be subject to the condition that:
a. Applicant shall pay royalties in respect of copies sold to the public at the rate determined by the Appellate Board
b. No royalty shall be payable
c. Royalty shall be fixed by Registrar
d. Translation shall be free
62. Where licence is granted under Section 32(1A), it shall also be subject to the condition that:
a. Licence shall not extend to export of copies outside India and each copy shall carry notice that distribution is only in India
b. Export shall be unrestricted
c. Translation shall be only in English
d. No publication shall occur in India
63. The restriction on export under Section 32(4)(ii) shall not apply to export:
a. By Government or authority under Government of copies in a language other than English, French or Spanish fulfilling statutory conditions
b. By private publishers
c. For commercial sale abroad
d. Of all translations
64. Export falling within the proviso to Section 32(4)(ii) is permitted where copies are:
a. Sent to citizens of India residing outside India or associations of such citizens outside India
b. Sent to foreign distributors
c. Sent for commercial exploitation
d. Sent for public sale
65. Export under the proviso is also permissible where copies are meant:
a. For commercial circulation
b. For purposes of teaching, scholarship or research and not for any commercial purpose
c. For entertainment
d. For private sale
66. No licence under Section 32 shall be granted unless:
a. Translation in the language mentioned in the application has not been published within the prescribed period or, if published, has gone out of print
b. Copyright has expired
c. Publication is outside India
d. Government recommends
67. Under Section 32, the prescribed period for non-publication of translation may be:
a. One year only
b. Three years only
c. Seven years only
d. Seven years or three years or one year, as the case may be
68. The applicant must prove to the satisfaction of the Appellate Board that:
a. He owns copyright
b. He requested and was denied authorisation by the owner or, after due diligence, was unable to find the owner
c. He has already translated the work
d. Publication is commercially viable
69. Where the applicant is unable to find the owner of copyright, he shall:
a. Publish public notice only
b. Send a copy of request for authorisation by registered air mail post to the publisher whose name appears from the work
c. Apply directly to Government
d. Deposit royalty
70. In the case of an application under Section 32(1), the copy of request under clause (c) shall be sent:
a. Not less than two months before the application
b. Immediately before application
c. Within one month after application
d. Six months before application
71. For an application under Section 32(1A) other than under its proviso, the required waiting period is:
a. Three months
b. Six months
c. Nine months
d. One year
72. In the case of an application under the proviso to Section 32(1A), the prescribed waiting period is:
a. Six months
b. Nine months
c. One year
d. Three years
73. During the period under clause (cc), licence shall not be granted if:
a. Translation has been published by the owner or authorised person in the language mentioned in the application
b. Applicant withdraws application
c. Government objects
d. Work is literary
74. In the case of application under Section 32(1A), all copies of translation shall contain:
a. Only publisher’s details
b. Name of the author and title of the particular edition proposed to be translated
c. Price only
d. Copyright symbol only
75. Where the work is composed mainly of illustrations:
a. Section 31C shall apply
b. Section 32A shall also be complied with
c. Translation is prohibited
d. Government approval is mandatory
76. The Appellate Board shall grant licence only if satisfied that:
a. Applicant is competent to produce and publish a correct translation and possesses means to pay royalties
b. Applicant is publisher
c. Applicant is Indian citizen
d. Translation is commercial
77. No licence shall be granted if:
a. Copies are unavailable
b. Author has withdrawn from circulation copies of the work
c. Translation is delayed
d. Work is unpublished
78. Before grant of licence, an opportunity of being heard shall, wherever practicable, be given to:
a. Publisher
b. Owner of copyright in the work
c. Registrar
d. Government
79. Under Section 32(5), any broadcasting authority may apply for licence:
a. To produce and publish translation for teaching or dissemination of specialised, technical or scientific research
b. To commercially exploit translations
c. To assign copyright
d. To publish cinematograph films
80. A broadcasting authority may apply under Section 32(5) in relation to:
a. Work under Section 32(1A) published in printed or analogous forms or text incorporated in audio-visual fixations prepared solely for systematic instructional activities
b. Any work
c. Government works only
d. Sound recordings only
81. The provisions of sub-sections (2) to (4), so far as relatable to sub-section (1A):
a. Shall not apply
b. Shall apply with necessary modifications
c. Apply without modification
d. Apply only to Government
82. Licence under Section 32(5) shall not be granted unless:
a. Translation is made from a work lawfully acquired
b. Work is unpublished
c. Translation is registered
d. Copyright expires
83. For licence under Section 32(5), broadcast shall be made:
a. Through any medium
b. Through the medium of sound and visual recordings
c. Through print only
d. Through live performance only
84. Recording used for broadcasting under Section 32(6) shall be:
a. Lawfully and exclusively made for broadcasting in India
b. Commercially acquired
c. Imported only
d. Registered only
85. Translation and broadcasting under Section 32(6):
a. May be used commercially
b. Shall not be used for any commercial purposes
c. Require Government approval
d. Must be free of royalty
86. For the purposes of Section 32, “developed country” means:
a. Country notified by Government
b. Country which is not a developing country
c. OECD member only
d. Country with high income
87. “Developing country” means:
a. Country declared by India
b. Country regarded as such in conformity with the practice of the General Assembly of the United Nations
c. Any low-income country
d. SAARC country
88. For the purposes of Section 32, “purposes of research” does not include:
a. Industrial research or research by bodies corporate for commercial purposes
b. Academic research
c. Educational research
d. Scholarly research
89. “Purposes of teaching, research or scholarship” includes:
a. Instructional activity at all levels in educational institutions and other organised educational activity
b. Commercial training only
c. Corporate seminars only
d. Industrial production
90. Section 32A of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with:
a. Licence to reproduce and publish works for certain purposes
b. Licence to publish translations
c. Compulsory licence
d. Statutory licence
91. Under Section 32A(1), an application for licence may be made after expiration of:
a. Copyright period
b. Relevant period from the date of first publication of an edition
c. One year
d. Three years
92. A licence under Section 32A may be sought where:
a. Copies of the edition are not made available in India
b. Copyright expires
c. Translation is unavailable
d. Registration is pending
93. A licence may also be sought where:
a. Copies have not been put on sale in India for a period of six months
b. Publication is delayed
c. Translation is pending
d. Work is unpublished
94. The licence under Section 32A is for:
a. Broadcasting
b. Assignment of copyright
c. Reproducing and publishing the work in printed or analogous forms of reproduction
d. Translation only
95. Reproduction and publication under Section 32A may be made:
a. At the price at which the edition is sold or at a lower price for systematic instructional activities
b. Only free of cost
c. At market price
d. At Government price
96. Every application under Section 32A shall:
a. Be made in prescribed form and state the proposed retail price of a copy
b. Mention royalty only
c. Mention duration only
d. Mention territory only
97. Every applicant under Section 32A shall deposit:
a. Royalty
b. Prescribed fee with the Registrar of Copyrights
c. Security
d. Publication charges
98. The Appellate Board may grant under Section 32A:
a. Exclusive licence
b. Non-exclusive licence
c. Perpetual licence
d. Government licence
99. A licence under Section 32A shall be subject to payment of:
a. Compensation
b. Royalties calculated at such rate as determined by the Appellate Board
c. Publication fee
d. Registration fee
100. A licence granted under Section 32A:
a. Extends to export
b. Shall not extend to export of copies outside India and each copy shall state distribution only in India
c. Allows unrestricted export
d. Applies worldwide
101. No licence under Section 32A shall be granted unless:
a. Applicant proves denial of authorisation or inability after due diligence to find the owner
b. Copyright has expired
c. Translation is complete
d. Government approves
102. Where the applicant is unable to find the owner of copyright, he shall:
a. Send copy of request by registered air-mail post to the publisher not less than three months before application
b. Publish in Gazette
c. Notify Registrar only
d. Wait one year
103. The Appellate Board shall grant licence only if satisfied that:
a. Applicant is competent to reproduce and publish an accurate reproduction and possesses means to pay royalties
b. Applicant owns the work
c. Publication is profitable
d. Translation exists
104. The applicant shall undertake to reproduce and publish the work:
a. At any chosen price
b. At price fixed by the Appellate Board reasonably related to prices normally charged in India
c. Free of cost
d. At export price
105. For reproduction and publication of work of natural science, physical science, mathematics or technology, the waiting period is:
a. Three months
b. Six months
c. One year
d. Seven years
106. For reproduction and publication of any work other than those specified in clause (e), the waiting period is:
a. Three months
b. Six months
c. Nine months
d. One year
107. Under Section 32A, all copies shall contain:
a. Name of author and title of the particular edition proposed to be reproduced
b. Royalty details
c. Copyright registration
d. Publisher details only
108. No licence shall be granted if:
a. Author has withdrawn from circulation copies of the work
b. Copies are unavailable
c. Translation is unavailable
d. Publication is delayed
109. Before grant of licence, opportunity of being heard shall, wherever practicable, be given to:
a. Publisher
b. Owner of copyright
c. Registrar
d. Government
110. No licence to reproduce and publish translation shall be granted unless:
a. Such translation has been published by the owner of translation right or authorised person and translation is not in a language in general use in India
b. Translation is unpublished
c. Government permits
d. Copyright expires
111. Section 32A also applies to:
a. Reproduction and publication, or translation into a language in general use in India, of text incorporated in audio-visual fixations prepared solely for systematic instructional activities
b. Sound recordings generally
c. Broadcast licences
d. Cover versions
112. For the purposes of Section 32A, the relevant period for works of fiction, poetry, drama, music or art is:
a. Three years
b. Five years
c. Seven years from first publication
d. Ten years
113. The relevant period for works relating to natural science, physical science, mathematics or technology is:
a. Three years from first publication
b. Five years
c. Seven years
d. One year
114. In any other case, the relevant period means:
a. One year
b. Three years
c. Five years from first publication
d. Seven years
115. Section 32B of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with:
a. Termination of licences issued under this Chapter
b. Statutory licence for broadcasting
c. Licence to reproduce and publish works
d. Assignment of copyright
116. Under Section 32B(1), termination applies to a licence granted:
a. Under section 31A
b. To produce and publish translation under section 32(1A)
c. Under section 31D
d. Under section 30
117. A licence under Section 32(1A) shall be terminated where:
a. Copyright expires
b. Translation is exported
c. Appellate Board withdraws it
d. . Owner of copyright or authorised person publishes translation in the same language satisfying statutory conditions
118. For termination under Section 32B(1), the subsequently published translation must be:
a. In any language
b. Substantially the same in content and at a price reasonably related to that normally charged in India for similar works
c. Cheaper than licensed work
d. Published outside India
119. Termination under Section 32B(1) shall not take effect until:
a. Immediate service of notice
b. Expiry of three months from service of notice in prescribed manner
c. Six months from publication
d. One year from notice
120. The notice under the first proviso to Section 32B(1) shall be served by:
a. Registrar of Copyrights
b. Appellate Board
c. Owner of the right of translation
d. Central Government
121. Upon termination under Section 32B(1), copies of the licensed work already produced and published:
a. Shall be destroyed
b. May continue to be sold or distributed until exhausted
c. Shall vest in Government
d. Shall be recalled
122. Section 32B(2) applies to licences granted under:
a. Section 32 only
b. Section 31
c. Section 31D
d. Section 32A
123. A licence under Section 32A shall terminate if:
a. Owner of reproduction right or authorised person sells or distributes copies of such work or translation in the same language satisfying statutory conditions
b. Copyright expires
c. Translation is delayed
d. Registration is cancelled
124. For termination under Section 32B(2), copies sold or distributed by the owner must be:
a. In the same language and substantially the same in content at a price reasonably related to that normally charged in India
b. In any language
c. Exported copies
d. Limited edition copies
125. Termination under Section 32B(2) shall not take effect until:
a. Three months from service of notice in prescribed manner
b. Immediate publication
c. Six months from sale
d. One year from notice
126. The notice under Section 32B(2) shall intimate:
a. Assignment of rights
b. Sale or distribution of copies of the editions of the work
c. Expiry of copyright
d. Registration details
127. Copies already reproduced by the licensee before termination under Section 32B(2):
a. Shall cease circulation immediately
b. May continue to be sold or distributed until exhausted
c. Must be surrendered
d. Require fresh licence
128. Section 33 of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with:
a. Registration of Copyright society
b. Copyright Office
c. Assignment of copyright
d. Licence for translations
129. After coming into force of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994, no person or association of persons shall commence or carry on the business of issuing or granting licences:
a. Without registration under sub-section (3)
b. Without permission of Registrar only
c. Without approval of Appellate Board
d. Without Gazette notification
130. The restriction under Section 33(1) applies in respect of licences:
a. Only in published works
b. In respect of any work in which copyright subsists or any other rights conferred by this Act
c. Only literary works
d. Only cinematograph films
131. Notwithstanding Section 33(1), an owner of copyright shall:
a. Lose all licensing rights
b. Continue to have the right in his individual capacity to grant licences in respect of his own works consistent with obligations as member of the registered copyright society
c. Grant licences only through Government
d. Grant licences only through Registrar
132. The business of issuing or granting licences in respect of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works incorporated in a cinematograph film or sound recording shall be carried out:
a. Individually by authors
b. Only through a copyright society duly registered under this Act
c. Only through Registrar
d. Through any association
133. A performing rights society functioning in accordance with section 33 immediately before commencement of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994:
a. Shall cease to function
b. Shall be deemed to be a copyright society for the purposes of this Chapter
c. Shall require fresh licence immediately
d. Shall merge with Government
134. Every such performing rights society shall get itself registered within:
a. One year from commencement of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994
b. Six months from commencement of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1994
c. Three years from commencement
d. Five years from commencement
135. Any association of persons fulfilling prescribed conditions may apply:
a. To the Central Government directly
b. To the Registrar of Copyrights for permission to do the business specified in sub-section (1)
c. To Appellate Board
d. To Copyright Office
136. Upon receipt of application under Section 33(2), the Registrar of Copyrights shall:
a. Register the society
b. Reject incomplete applications
c. Submit the application to the Central Government
d. Publish public notice
137. While registering an association as a copyright society, the Central Government shall have regard to:
a. Interests of authors and other owners of rights, public interest, convenience of likely license seekers and professional competence of applicants
b. Revenue collection only
c. Registrar’s preference only
d. Number of members only
138. The Central Government shall not ordinarily register:
a. More than one copyright society to do business in respect of the same class of works
b. More than two societies
c. Foreign societies
d. Regional societies
139. Registration granted to a copyright society under Section 33(3A) shall be for a period of:
a. Three years
b. Four years
c. Seven years
d. Five years
140. Renewal of registration of a copyright society:
a. Shall be automatic
b. May be granted before the end of every five years on request in prescribed form after considering Registrar’s report under section 36
c. Requires approval of Appellate Board
d. Is allowed once only
141. Renewal of registration shall be subject to:
a. Continued collective control of the copyright society being shared with authors in their capacity as owners of copyrights or right to receive royalty
b. Government ownership
c. Annual audit only
d. Publisher approval
142. Every copyright society registered before commencement of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 shall get itself registered under this Chapter within:
a. Six months
b. One year from commencement of the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012
c. Three years
d. Five years
143. The Central Government may cancel registration of a copyright society if satisfied that:
a. It is being managed in a manner detrimental to the interests of authors and other owners of rights concerned
b. Membership is reduced
c. Revenue decreases
d. Annual report is delayed
144. Cancellation under Section 33(4) shall be made:
a. Without inquiry
b. After such inquiry as may be prescribed
c. Only by court order
d. After public referendum
145. The Central Government may suspend registration of a copyright society:
a. Pending inquiry where necessary in the interest of authors and other owners of rights concerned or for specified statutory non-compliance
b. Automatically every year
c. Only after cancellation
d. Only upon complaint
146. Suspension under Section 33(5) may be ordered for a period:
a. Not exceeding six months
b. Not exceeding one year
c. Not exceeding three years
d. Without limit
147. During suspension under Section 33(5), the Central Government shall:
a. Dissolve the society
b. Appoint an administrator to discharge the functions of the copyright society
c. Transfer rights to Registrar
d. Appoint a receiver through court
148. Section 33A of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with:
a. Registration of copyright society
b. Tariff Scheme by copyright societies
c. Administration of copyright society
d. Compulsory licence
149. Every copyright society shall publish its tariff scheme:
a. In such manner as may be prescribed
b. In the Official Gazette only
c. On its website only
d. After approval of Appellate Board
150. Any person aggrieved by the tariff scheme may appeal to:
a. Registrar of Copyrights
b. Central Government
c. Appellate Board
d. Copyright Society
151. Before making an appeal against the tariff scheme, the aggrieved person:
a. Need not pay any fee
b. Shall pay to the copyright society such fee as has fallen due and continue to pay until the appeal is decided, though the Appellate Board may fix an interim tariff pending appeal
c. Shall deposit royalty with Registrar
d. Shall obtain prior approval of Central Government
152. Section 34 of the Copyright Act, 1957 deals with:
a. Administration of rights of owner by copyright society
b. Registration of copyright society
c. Tariff scheme
d. Statutory licence