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The Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children) Act, 2015 Set-1
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1. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is:
a. A criminal law statute
b. A procedural law
c. An Act to consolidate and amend law relating to children
d. A constitutional amendment
2. The Act deals with children:
a. Only in conflict with law
b. Only in need of care and protection
c. Both categories of children
d. Only abandoned children
3. The Act focuses on:
a. Punishment of children
b. Welfare and rehabilitation
c. Revenue collection
d. Criminal liability only
4. The approach adopted under the Act is:
a. Punitive
b. Administrative
c. Child-friendly
d. Judicially strict
5. The Act aims at:
a. Imprisonment of juveniles
b. Social re-integration of children
c. Property protection
d. Revenue generation
6. The provisions of the Constitution referred include:
a. Article 14 only
b. Articles 19 and 21
c. Article 32
d. Article 15(3), 39(e)(f), 45 and 47
7. These constitutional provisions impose duty on:
a. Judiciary
b. Citizens
c. State
d. Parliament only
8. India acceded to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in:
a. 1990
b. 1991
c. 1992
d. 1995
9. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by:
a. Parliament of India
b. Supreme Court
c. United Nations General Assembly
d. UNICEF
10. The Act re-enacts which earlier law:
a. JJ Act, 1986
b. JJ Act, 2000
c. JJ Act, 1995
d. Child Act, 1998
11. The Act considers international standards including:
a. Only CRC
b. Only Beijing Rules
c. Only Hague Convention
d. Multiple international instruments
12. The Beijing Rules relate to:
a. Adoption
b. Juvenile justice administration
c. Child labour
d. Education
13. Hague Convention referred relates to:
a. Child labour
b. Juvenile delinquency
c. Inter-country adoption
d. Criminal law
14. The Act provides for:
a. Only courts
b. Only police powers
c. Institutions and bodies for child welfare
d. Only prisons
15. The ultimate objective of the Act is:
a. Punishment
b. Revenue
c. Best interest of children
d. Legal formalities
16. Section 1 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Definitions
b. Powers of Board
c. Short title, extent, commencement and application
d. Adoption procedure
17. This Act may be called:
a. Juvenile Justice Act, 2000
b. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
c. Child Protection Act
d. Juvenile Welfare Act
18. The Act extends to:
a. Selected States
b. Union Territories only
c. Whole of India
d. Areas notified
19. The Act comes into force on:
a. Date of passing
b. Date of Presidential assent
c. Date decided by Parliament
d. Date notified by Central Government
20. Notification for commencement is issued in:
a. State Gazette
b. Supreme Court Gazette
c. Official Gazette
d. Parliament record
21. The provisions of the Act apply:
a. Only if consistent with other laws
b. Subject to BNS
c. Only in special cases
d. Notwithstanding anything in any other law
22. The Act applies to matters concerning:
a. Adults
b. Only offenders
c. Children in conflict with law and in need of care and protection
d. Citizens generally
23. The Act covers:
a. Only trial of children
b. Only punishment
c. Only adoption
d. Apprehension, detention, prosecution, penalty, imprisonment, rehabilitation
24. The Act includes:
a. Civil disputes
b. Property disputes
c. Rehabilitation and social re-integration of children in conflict with law
d. Taxation matters
25. The Act also applies to:
a. Criminal law only
b. Adoption and restoration of children
c. Property law
d. Corporate law
26. Procedures covered under the Act include:
a. Criminal procedure only
b. Judicial review
c. Administrative procedure
d. Decisions relating to rehabilitation and re-integration
27. The Act applies to:
a. Only courts
b. Only police
c. All authorities dealing with children
d. Only government officers
28. Section 2 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 deals with:
a. Procedures
b. Definitions
c. Powers of Board
d. Adoption process
29. “Abandoned child” means:
a. Child without parents
b. Child living alone
c. Child deserted and declared so by Committee
d. Child in orphanage
30. Declaration of abandoned child is made by:
a. Court
b. Police
c. Board
d. Committee after due inquiry
31. “Adoption” results in:
a. Temporary guardianship
b. Permanent separation from biological parents
c. Foster care
d. Institutional care
32. After adoption, the child becomes:
a. Ward only
b. Dependent
c. Lawful child with all rights of biological child
d. Temporary member
33. “Adoption regulations” are framed by:
a. Court
b. State Government
c. Authority
d. Board
34. These regulations are notified by:
a. Supreme Court
b. Central Government
c. State Government
d. Authority
35. “Aftercare” applies to persons:
a. Below 18 years
b. Above 25 years
c. Between 18 and 21 years leaving institutional care
d. Only minors
36. Aftercare includes:
a. Punishment
b. Financial or other support
c. Adoption
d. Custody
37. “Authorised foreign adoption agency” is:
a. Indian NGO
b. Court body
c. Foreign welfare agency authorised by CARA
d. State authority
38. Such agency is authorised by:
a. High Court
b. State Government
c. Juvenile Justice Board
d. Central Adoption Resource Authority
39. “Authority” refers to:
a. State authority
b. Central Adoption Resource Authority
c. Juvenile Board
d. Child Welfare Committee
40. CARA is constituted under:
a. Section 2
b. Section 4
c. Section 68
d. Section 10
41. “Begging” includes:
a. Working for wages
b. Soliciting alms in public places
c. Studying
d. Voluntary service
42. Begging also includes:
a. Asking for job
b. Seeking donation legally
c. Exhibiting deformity to obtain alms
d. Working in NGO
43. “Best interest of child” means:
a. Court decision
b. Parental control
c. Welfare of State
d. Ensuring fulfilment of child’s rights and development
44. It includes:
a. Only education
b. Only health
c. Only shelter
d. Physical, emotional, intellectual development
45. “Board” means:
a. Child Welfare Committee
b. District Court
c. Juvenile Justice Board
d. Police authority
46. The Board is constituted under:
a. Section 3
b. Section 5
c. Section 4
d. Section 6
47. “Central Authority” under the Act refers to:
a. Supreme Court
b. Central Government department recognised under Hague Convention
c. State Government
d. CARA
48. The Hague Convention referred relates to:
a. Child labour
b. Criminal justice
c. Inter-country adoption
d. Education rights
49. “Child” means a person who:
a. Has not completed 16 years
b. Has not completed 21 years
c. Has not completed 18 years
d. Is minor under BNS
50. “Child in conflict with law” means:
a. Any offender
b. Adult offender
c. Child alleged or found to have committed offence
d. Victim child
51. Relevant age for such child is determined:
a. At trial
b. At arrest
c. At conviction
d. On date of commission of offence
52. “Child in need of care and protection” includes a child:
a. With parents
b. Without settled home or means of subsistence
c. Studying
d. Living with family
53. A child working in violation of labour laws is:
a. Not covered
b. Covered under this definition
c. Adult
d. Employee
54. A child found begging is:
a. Criminal
b. Not covered
c. Child in need of care and protection
d. Labour
55. A child living with a person who abuses him:
a. Is not covered
b. Is covered under this definition
c. Must go to court
d. Is independent
56. Threat of abuse to a child:
a. Is irrelevant
b. Must be executed
c. Is sufficient if likelihood exists
d. Requires proof only
57. If a person abused another child earlier:
a. No relevance
b. Automatically guilty
c. Child becomes offender
d. Risk to present child is considered
58. A mentally or physically challenged child without support:
a. Is excluded
b. Is included if found by Board or Committee
c. Is adult
d. Is independent
59. A child whose parents are unfit:
a. Is not covered
b. Is covered under this definition
c. Must go to court
d. Is independent
60. A child without parents or abandoned:
a. Is excluded
b. Is included
c. Is adult
d. Is offender
61. A missing or runaway child:
a. Is excluded
b. Is criminal
c. Is included
d. Is independent
62. A child likely to be sexually abused:
a. Is excluded
b. Is included
c. Needs proof
d. Is offender
63. A child vulnerable to drug abuse or trafficking:
a. Is excluded
b. Is included
c. Is adult
d. Is criminal
64. A child abused for unconscionable gains:
a. Is excluded
b. Is included
c. Is independent
d. Is adult
65. A child affected by armed conflict or calamity:
a. Is excluded
b. Is included
c. Needs court order
d. Is independent
66. A child at risk of child marriage:
a. Is not covered
b. Is included
c. Is adult
d. Needs complaint
67. “Child friendly” means:
a. Strict discipline
b. Legal compliance
c. Behaviour in best interest of child
d. Administrative control
68. Child friendly approach must be:
a. Punitive
b. Humane and considerate
c. Strict
d. Judicial
69. “Child legally free for adoption” is declared by:
a. Court
b. Board
c. Police
d. Committee after due inquiry
70. Such declaration is made under:
a. Section 27
b. Section 50
c. Section 38
d. Section 4
71. “Child Welfare Officer” is attached to:
a. Court
b. Police station
c. Child care institution
d. Board
72. Child Welfare Officer acts under directions of:
a. Government
b. Committee or Board
c. Police
d. Court
73. “Child Welfare Police Officer” is designated under:
a. Section 4
b. Section 107
c. Section 27
d. Section 50
74. “Children’s Home” is established by:
a. Central Government
b. Judiciary
c. State Government
d. Police
75. It may be run through:
a. Court only
b. Private persons
c. Government or NGOs
d. Police
76. “Children’s Court” includes:
a. High Court
b. Civil Court
c. District Magistrate
d. Special Court under POCSO Act
77. Where no special court exists:
a. High Court acts
b. Supreme Court acts
c. Sessions Court acts
d. Police acts
78. “Child care institution” includes:
a. Only orphanages
b. Only adoption agencies
c. Various institutions under Act
d. Schools
79. It includes:
a. Observation home
b. Prison
c. Police station
d. Court
80. “Committee” means:
a. Juvenile Justice Board
b. Child Welfare Committee
c. District Court
d. Police authority
81. Committee is constituted under:
a. Section 4
b. Section 50
c. Section 27
d. Section 107
82. “Court” for this Act includes:
a. Criminal courts only
b. Civil courts dealing with adoption and guardianship
c. Police
d. Board
83. It may include:
a. Sessions Court only
b. High Court only
c. Family Court
d. Police authority
84. “Corporal punishment” means:
a. Verbal warning
b. Financial penalty
c. Physical punishment causing pain
d. Detention
85. It is inflicted for:
a. Entertainment
b. Education
c. Discipline or reform
d. Medical purpose
86. “Childline services” means:
a. Legal aid
b. Police helpline
c. Emergency outreach service for children
d. Court service
87. Childline services operate:
a. 12 hours
b. Office hours
c. 24 hours
d. Weekly
88. These services connect children to:
a. Police only
b. Court only
c. Emergency or long-term care
d. School
89. “District Child Protection Unit” is established by:
a. Central Government
b. Judiciary
c. State Government
d. Police
90. It functions under supervision of:
a. Court
b. District Magistrate
c. Police
d. Board
91. Its purpose is to:
a. Enforce criminal law
b. Ensure implementation of the Act
c. Conduct trials
d. Maintain records only
92. “District Magistrate” includes:
a. Sessions Judge
b. Collector only
c. Additional District Magistrate
d. Police Commissioner
93. “Fit facility” means:
a. Court
b. Prison
c. NGO or government facility recognised for child care
d. Police station
94. It is recognised by:
a. Government
b. Court
c. Committee or Board
d. Police
95. “Fit person” means:
a. Any adult
b. Government officer
c. Person willing and recognised to take responsibility of child
d. Guardian only
96. Recognition of fit person is after:
a. Court order
b. Police inquiry
c. Inquiry by Committee or Board
d. Government approval
97. “Foster care” means:
a. Institutional care
b. Adoption
c. Placement in family other than biological family
d. Boarding school
98. Foster care is provided by:
a. Court
b. Committee
c. Police
d. Government only
99. “Foster family” is identified by:
a. Court
b. Board
c. District Child Protection Unit
d. Police
100. Foster family is used for:
a. Adoption
b. Detention
c. Alternate care under section 44
d. Punishment
101. “Guardian” includes:
a. Parents only
b. Court only
c. Any person having actual charge recognised by Committee/Board
d. Police
102. Recognition of guardian is done by:
a. Court
b. Government
c. Committee or Board
d. Police
103. “Group foster care” provides:
a. Institutional care
b. Jail-like care
c. Family-like care environment
d. Schooling only
104. It aims at:
a. Punishment
b. Discipline
c. Sense of belonging and identity
d. Revenue
105. “Heinous offences” are those with minimum punishment:
a. 3 years
b. 5 years
c. 7 years or more
d. Life imprisonment only
106. These offences are defined under:
a. CPC
b. BNS or any other law
c. Constitution
d. Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
107. “Inter-country adoption” means:
a. Adoption within India
b. Adoption by Indian citizen only
c. Adoption by NRI/OCI/foreigner
d. Foster care
108. “Juvenile” means:
a. Person below 16 years
b. Person below 18 years
c. Minor under BNS
d. Child above 18
109. “Narcotic drug” and “psychotropic substance” are defined under:
a. BNS
b. JJ Act
c. NDPS Act, 1985
d. BNSS
110. “No objection certificate” for inter-country adoption is issued by:
a. Court
b. State Government
c. CARA
d. Police
111. “Non-resident Indian” means a person:
a. Living in India
b. Holding Indian passport and residing abroad >1 year
c. Foreign citizen
d. OCI holder only
112. “Notification” means:
a. Court order
b. Police notice
c. Gazette publication
d. Circular
113. “Observation home” is established by:
a. Central Government
b. Judiciary
c. State Government
d. Police
114. It may be run through:
a. Court
b. NGO or voluntary organisation
c. Police
d. Private persons only
115. “Open shelter” is:
a. Jail
b. Police station
c. Facility for children in need
d. Court
116. It is established under:
a. Section 47
b. Section 43
c. Section 27
d. Section 4
117. “Orphan” means a child:
a. With parents
b. Without parents or unwilling/incapable guardian
c. In school
d. Working
118. “Overseas citizen of India” is defined under:
a. JJ Act
b. BNS
c. Citizenship Act, 1955
d. BNSS
119. “Person of Indian origin” means:
a. Indian citizen
b. Person with Indian ancestry and PIO card
c. Foreigner
d. OCI only
120. “Petty offences” include offences punishable up to:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 3 years
d. 5 years
121. “Place of safety” is:
a. Jail
b. Police lockup
c. Institution for children in conflict with law
d. Court
122. It is used for:
a. Punishment
b. Inquiry and rehabilitation
c. Trial only
d. Detention only
123. “Prescribed” means:
a. Court directed
b. Government ordered
c. Rules under the Act
d. Police instructed
124. “Probation officer” is appointed under:
a. BNS
b. BNSS
c. Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
d. Constitution
125. “Prospective adoptive parents” are:
a. Any couple
b. Persons eligible under section 57
c. Court officials
d. Guardians
126. “Public place” has meaning under:
a. BNS
b. JJ Act
c. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
d. BNSS
127. “Registered” institutions include:
a. Only government homes
b. Only NGOs
c. Various child care institutions under section 41
d. Courts
128. “Relative” for adoption includes:
a. Friends
b. Neighbours
c. Uncle, aunt, grandparents
d. Teachers
129. “State Agency” refers to:
a. Police
b. Court
c. State Adoption Resource Agency
d. NGO
130. “Serious offences” include offences:
a. Up to 3 years
b. 3–7 years minimum or related category
c. Above 10 years only
d. Life imprisonment only
131. Serious offences also include:
a. Minor offences
b. Petty offences
c. Offences with max >7 years but no minimum
d. Civil wrongs
132. “Special juvenile police unit” means:
a. Court body
b. Police unit designated for children
c. NGO
d. Committee
133. Such unit is designated under:
a. Section 4
b. Section 27
c. Section 107
d. Section 50
134. It may include:
a. Only city police
b. Only district police
c. Railway police or other police units
d. Military police
135. “Special home” is:
a. Jail
b. Court
c. Institution for children in conflict with law
d. Police station
136. It is established by:
a. Central Government
b. Judiciary
c. State Government or NGOs
d. Police
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