The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (PCMA) | MCQs Set-2

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1. Section 8 applies for grant of reliefs under which provisions of the Act?
a. Sections 3 only
b. Sections 3 and 4 only
c. Sections 4 and 5 only
d. Sections 3, 4 and 5

2. For the purpose of Section 8, which court is competent to entertain the petition?
a. Any civil court
b. Family Court only
c. District court having jurisdiction
d. Magistrate of the first class

3. Jurisdiction under Section 8 may be exercised by the district court having jurisdiction over the place where:
a. Only the defendant resides
b. Only the child resides
c. Either the defendant or the child resides
d. Both defendant and child reside

4. Which of the following places independently confers jurisdiction under Section 8?
a. Place where engagement was performed
b. Place where marriage was solemnized
c. Place where dowry was demanded
d. Place where FIR was lodged

5. Section 8 permits filing of petition at the place where:
a. Parties first met
b. Parties last resided together
c. Parties intend to reside
d. Marriage was registered

6. Under Section 8, the petitioner can institute proceedings in the district court where:
a. The respondent resides at present
b. The petitioner resided at the time of marriage
c. The petitioner is residing on the date of presentation of the petition
d. The petitioner ordinarily resides

7. Which of the following correctly reflects the legislative intent behind Section 8?
a. Restricting jurisdiction to prevent forum shopping
b. Providing multiple jurisdictional options to facilitate access to justice
c. Ensuring jurisdiction lies only where marriage occurred
d. Centralising jurisdiction in Family Courts

8. The use of the word “shall include” in Section 8 indicates that the listed courts are:
a. Exhaustive and mandatory
b. Explanatory and restrictive
c. Inclusive and enlarging jurisdiction
d. Discretionary and optional

9. A petition under Section 3 is filed by a female contracting party who currently resides at Place X, while the marriage was solemnised at Place Y and the respondent resides at Place Z. Jurisdiction under Section 8 lies at:
a. Place Y only
b. Place Z only
c. Place X only
d. Place X, Y or Z

10. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
a. Jurisdiction can be based on the place of marriage
b. Jurisdiction can be based on petitioner’s residence at filing
c. Jurisdiction requires both parties to reside within the same district
d. Jurisdiction can be based on last shared residence

11. Section 8 primarily departs from which traditional civil procedure concept?
a. Doctrine of res judicata
b. Strict territorial jurisdiction based on defendant’s residence
c. Principle of natural justice
d. Burden of proof

12. For relief under Section 5, the district court having jurisdiction may be determined with reference to:
a. Place of birth of the child only
b. Place where guardians reside
c. Any place specified in Section 8
d. Place where maintenance order was passed

13. The expression “petition should be made” in Section 8 signifies:
a. Exclusive jurisdiction
b. Appellate jurisdiction
c. Original jurisdiction
d. Revisional jurisdiction

14. Which of the following combinations correctly lists all jurisdictional grounds under Section 8?
a. Defendant’s residence, place of marriage, place of FIR
b. Child’s residence, marriage place, last residence together, petitioner’s residence at filing
c. Petitioner’s domicile, respondent’s domicile, place of registration
d. Place of engagement, marriage, divorce

15. Section 8 is best characterised as a provision relating to:
a. Substantive rights
b. Penal consequences
c. Procedural jurisdiction
d. Evidentiary burden

16. Section 9 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 applies to which category of persons?
a. Any male contracting party
b. Any adult marrying a child
c. Male adult above eighteen years of age
d. Any guardian facilitating child marriage

17. For the purpose of Section 9, the expression “male adult” refers to a male who is:
a. Eighteen years or above
b. Above eighteen years of age
c. Twenty-one years or above
d. Major under the Majority Act

18. The offence under Section 9 is attracted when a male adult:
a. Performs a child marriage
b. Facilitates a child marriage
c. Contracts a child marriage
d. Promotes a child marriage

19. Which of the following punishments is prescribed under the Central Act for an offence under Section 9?
a. Simple imprisonment up to two years only
b. Rigorous imprisonment up to one year only
c. Rigorous imprisonment up to two years or fine up to one lakh rupees or both
d. Fine up to fifty thousand rupees only

20. The term “may extend” used in Section 9 indicates that:
a. The punishment is mandatory
b. The punishment is discretionary within the prescribed limit
c. Minimum punishment must be imposed
d. Only fine can be imposed

21. Under the Central Act, which of the following sentencing combinations is legally permissible?
a. Rigorous imprisonment only
b. Fine only
c. Both imprisonment and fine
d. All of the above

22. What is the maximum fine prescribed under Section 9 of the Central Act?
a. ₹50,000
b. ₹75,000
c. ₹1,00,000
d. No upper limit

23. Which of the following is NOT a requirement to constitute an offence under Section 9?
a. Accused must be male
b. Accused must be above eighteen years
c. Marriage must be void under Section 3
d. Marriage must be a child marriage

24. Section 9 criminalises child marriage by:
a. Both contracting parties
b. Only the male adult contracting party
c. Parents of the child
d. Marriage officers

25. Section 10 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 applies to which of the following acts?
a. Contracting a child marriage
b. Performing, conducting, directing or abetting a child marriage
c. Consenting to a child marriage
d. Failing to prevent a child marriage

26. Which of the following persons can be held liable under Section 10?
a. Only priests or religious functionaries
b. Only marriage registrars
c. Any person who performs, conducts, directs or abets a child marriage
d. Only parents or guardians

27. The mental element required to escape liability under Section 10 is proof that the accused:
a. Had no intention to solemnise the marriage
b. Acted under compulsion
c. Had reasons to believe that the marriage was not a child marriage
d. Was unaware of the law

28. The burden of proving the defence under Section 10 lies on:
a. The prosecution
b. The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer
c. The accused
d. The district court

29. Which of the following correctly states the punishment under the Central Act for an offence under Section 10?
a. Rigorous imprisonment up to two years or fine up to one lakh rupees or both
b. Rigorous imprisonment up to two years and fine up to one lakh rupees
c. Simple imprisonment up to one year and fine only
d. Fine only

30. The use of the words “shall be liable to fine” in Section 10 indicates that:
a. Fine is optional
b. Fine is mandatory in addition to imprisonment
c. Fine replaces imprisonment
d. Fine is subject to minimum limit

31. Which of the following distinguishes Section 10 from Section 9?
a. Section 10 applies only to males
b. Section 10 penalises facilitation, not contracting
c. Section 10 does not prescribe imprisonment
d. Section 10 applies only to guardians

32. Which of the following acts would NOT attract liability under Section 10?
a. A priest conducting a child marriage
b. A person directing arrangements for a child marriage
c. A person abetting the solemnization
d. A male adult contracting a child marriage

33. The phrase “unless he proves” in Section 10 signifies:
a. Strict liability offence
b. Reverse burden of proof
c. Presumption of innocence
d. Mandatory acquittal

34. Section 11 applies when:
a. A child marriage is merely proposed
b. A child contracts a child marriage
c. A child marriage is declared void
d. A child marriage is annulled

35. Liability under Section 11 may arise against:
a. Only parents of the child
b. Only lawful guardians
c. Any person having charge of the child in any capacity
d. Only members of organisations

36. The phrase “having charge of the child” under Section 11 includes:
a. Only lawful custody
b. Only blood relations
c. Lawful or unlawful charge
d. Only court-appointed guardians

37. Which of the following acts can independently attract liability under Section 11?
a. Promoting a child marriage
b. Permitting a child marriage to be solemnized
c. Negligently failing to prevent the marriage
d. All of the above

38. Mere attendance or participation in a child marriage attracts liability under Section 11 when the person:
a. Is a guest only
b. Is a priest only
c. Has charge of the child
d. Is unrelated to the child

39. Which of the following best distinguishes Section 11 from Section 10?
a. Section 11 applies only to males
b. Section 11 targets persons in charge of the child
c. Section 11 does not prescribe fine
d. Section 11 applies only to abetment

40. Under the Central Act, the punishment prescribed under Section 11 includes:
a. Rigorous imprisonment only
b. Fine only
c. Rigorous imprisonment and fine
d. Simple imprisonment or fine

41. The maximum fine prescribed under Section 11 is:
a. ₹50,000
b. ₹75,000
c. ₹1,00,000
d. No upper limit

42. The proviso to Section 11(1) under the Central Act provides that:
a. Women are completely exempt
b. Women cannot be prosecuted
c. Women shall not be punishable with imprisonment
d. Women shall not be liable to fine

43. A woman who promotes a child marriage under the Central Act can be punished with:
a. Imprisonment only
b. Fine only
c. Both imprisonment and fine
d. Neither imprisonment nor fine

44. Section 11(2) creates a presumption against:
a. The contracting male
b. The solemnising authority
c. The person having charge of the minor child
d. The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer

45. The presumption under Section 11(2) is that the person having charge of the minor child has:
a. Intentionally promoted the marriage
b. Knowingly permitted the marriage
c. Negligently failed to prevent the marriage
d. Abetted the marriage

46. The presumption under Section 11(2) is:
a. Conclusive
b. Irrebuttable
c. Rebuttable
d. Discretionary

47. The burden of disproving the presumption under Section 11(2) lies on:
a. The prosecution
b. The accused
c. The district court
d. The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer

48. Section 11(2) applies only when:
a. A child marriage is void
b. A minor child has contracted a marriage
c. The marriage is solemnised after commencement of the Act
d. A complaint is filed by the child

49. Section 12 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act declares a child marriage to be:
a. Voidable at the option of the child
b. Void only after court declaration
c. Null and void ab initio
d. Illegal but valid

50. Section 12 applies when a child, being a minor, is subjected to which of the following acts?
a. Mere consent of parents
b. Circumstances specified under clauses (a), (b) or (c)
c. Any child marriage without exception
d. Marriage solemnised without registration

51. Clause (a) of Section 12 is attracted when a minor child is:
a. Married without consent
b. Taken or enticed out of the keeping of the lawful guardian
c. Forced to marry by parents
d. Married before attaining majority

52. The expression “lawful guardian” under Section 12 implies:
a. Any person exercising control
b. Only biological parents
c. A guardian recognised by law
d. Any elder family member

53. Clause (b) of Section 12 covers situations where a minor is:
a. Persuaded by relatives
b. Compelled by emotional pressure
c. Forced or deceitfully induced to go from any place
d. Married in violation of personal law

54. The phrase “by force compelled, or by any deceitful means induced” in clause (b) indicates:
a. Only physical coercion
b. Only fraud
c. Both coercion and deception
d. Only parental pressure

55. Clause (c) of Section 12 applies when a minor is:
a. Married without consent
b. Sold for the purpose of marriage
c. Married without registration
d. Married against social norms

56. Under clause (c), a marriage becomes void if:
a. The minor is sold before marriage only
b. The minor is sold after marriage only
c. The minor is sold either before or after marriage for specified purposes
d. The minor is trafficked without marriage

57. Which of the following post-marriage consequences independently attracts Section 12(c)?
a. Divorce
b. Desertion
c. Sale, trafficking or use for immoral purposes
d. Non-cohabitation

58. The words “and made to go through a form of marriage” indicate that:
a. Only registered marriages are covered
b. Even sham or ceremonial marriages are included
c. Only valid marriages are covered
d. Only religious marriages are covered

59. Section 12 differs from Section 3 primarily because:
a. Section 12 applies only to males
b. Section 12 requires court intervention
c. Section 12 renders marriage void ab initio
d. Section 12 applies only to females

60. A marriage covered under Section 12:
a. Requires a decree of nullity
b. Is voidable within two years
c. Is null and void by operation of law
d. Can be validated by consent

61. The use of the word “shall” in Section 12 signifies that the provision is:
a. Directory
b. Discretionary
c. Mandatory
d. Optional

62. Which of the following correctly states the scope of Section 12?
a. It applies to all child marriages
b. It applies only to consensual marriages
c. It applies to aggravated forms of child marriage
d. It applies only after conviction

63. Section 12 is best described as:
a. A procedural provision
b. A penal provision
c. A substantive nullity provision
d. An evidentiary provision

64. Section 13 begins with a non obstante clause. What is its effect?
a. It overrides the Code of Criminal Procedure
b. It overrides any personal law
c. It overrides anything contrary contained in this Act
d. It overrides all existing laws

65. An injunction under Section 13(1) may be issued upon an application by:
a. Any police officer
b. The District Magistrate only
c. The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer
d. Only the aggrieved child

66. Apart from an application by the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer, a Magistrate may act under Section 13(1) upon receipt of:
a. A written FIR only
b. Information through a complaint or otherwise from any person
c. Information from parents only
d. Information from government authorities only

67. Which authority is competent to issue an injunction under Section 13(1)?
a. District Judge
b. Family Court
c. Judicial Magistrate First Class or Metropolitan Magistrate
d. Sessions Judge

68. An injunction under Section 13 can be issued when the Magistrate is satisfied that a child marriage:
a. Has already been solemnized
b. Is voidable
c. Has been arranged or is about to be solemnized
d. Is registered

69. Against whom can an injunction under Section 13(1) be issued?
a. Only parents or guardians
b. Only priests
c. Any person, including members of organisations or associations
d. Only the contracting parties

70. A complaint under Section 13(2) may be made by:
a. Any person having personal knowledge or reason to believe
b. Only the victim
c. Only government officers
d. Only parents

71. Which non-individual entity is expressly authorised to make a complaint under Section 13(2)?
a. Political party
b. Religious trust
c. Non-governmental organization
d. Panchayat

72. Under Section 13(3), the Magistrate may take suo motu cognizance on the basis of:
a. A police report only
b. A complaint only
c. Any reliable report or information
d. Newspaper publication only

73. For preventing mass child marriages on certain days, who is deemed to be the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer?
a. Superintendent of Police
b. District Judge
c. District Magistrate
d. Child Welfare Committee

74. The District Magistrate derives this deemed status specifically to prevent:
a. All child marriages
b. Individual child marriages
c. Mass child marriages on certain days
d. Inter-religious marriages

75. Under Section 13(5), the District Magistrate may:
a. Use unlimited force
b. Use minimum force required
c. Delegate powers to police only
d. Act only after court order

76. As a general rule, before issuing an injunction under Section 13(1), the Court must:
a. Register an FIR
b. Obtain police verification
c. Give notice and opportunity to show cause
d. Record evidence

77. In cases of urgency, the Court may issue an injunction under Section 13 without:
a. Recording reasons
b. Jurisdiction
c. Giving notice
d. Hearing the applicant

78. After issuance, an injunction under Section 13(1) may be confirmed or vacated:
a. Without hearing the affected party
b. Only by the High Court
c. After giving notice and hearing the affected party
d. Only on police recommendation

79. The Court may rescind or alter an injunction under Section 13(8):
a. Only on application by the State
b. Only suo motu
c. Either suo motu or on application of an aggrieved person
d. Only after trial

80. When an application under Section 13(1) is received, the Court shall:
a. Dismiss it summarily
b. Refer it to police
c. Give early opportunity of hearing to the applicant
d. Issue injunction automatically

81. If the Court rejects the application wholly or in part, it must:
a. Issue notice to police
b. Record reasons in writing
c. Refer the matter to District Magistrate
d. Provide appeal immediately

82. Disobedience of an injunction under Section 13(1), with knowledge, is punishable with:
a. Simple imprisonment only
b. Rigorous imprisonment only
c. Imprisonment of either description or fine or both
d. Fine only

83. The maximum punishment prescribed under Section 13(10) is:
a. One year imprisonment or ₹50,000 fine
b. Two years imprisonment or ₹1,00,000 fine
c. Three years imprisonment
d. Life imprisonment

84. The proviso to Section 13(10) provides that:
a. Women are exempt from prosecution
b. Women are exempt from fine
c. Women shall not be punishable with imprisonment
d. Women are exempt from this Act

85. A child marriage solemnised in contravention of an injunction issued under Section 13 is:
a. Voidable at the option of the child
b. Void only if declared so by the district court
c. Void ab initio
d. Valid but punishable

86. An injunction whose contravention renders a child marriage void ab initio under Section 14 may be:
a. Only a final injunction
b. Only an interim injunction
c. Either interim or final injunction
d. Only an injunction issued by the District Magistrate

87. Section 14 applies when a child marriage is solemnised in violation of an injunction issued under:
a. Section 12
b. Section 13
c. Section 15
d. Section 16

88. The legal consequence under Section 14 attaches:
a. Only after conviction of parties
b. Only after annulment proceedings
c. Automatically on solemnisation in contravention of injunction
d. Only upon complaint by Child Marriage Prohibition Officer

89. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, offences under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act are:
a. Non-cognizable and bailable
b. Cognizable and bailable
c. Cognizable and non-bailable
d. Non-cognizable and non-bailable

90. The overriding clause in Section 15 gives primacy to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act over:
a. Indian Penal Code, 1860
b. Evidence Act, 1872
c. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
d. Juvenile Justice Act, 2015

91. The nature of offences under Section 15 is determined:
a. By the punishment prescribed in IPC
b. By the CrPC classification schedule
c. By an express statutory declaration in the Act
d. By judicial interpretation only

92. Child Marriage Prohibition Officers are appointed by the:
a. Central Government
b. District Magistrate
c. State Government
d. Judicial Magistrate

93. Appointment of a Child Marriage Prohibition Officer under Section 16 must be made through:
a. Executive order
b. Circular
c. Notification in the Official Gazette
d. Government resolution

94. The jurisdiction of a Child Marriage Prohibition Officer extends to:
a. The whole of India
b. Only the district concerned
c. The whole State or such part thereof as specified in the notification
d. Only rural areas

95. Under Section 16(2), which of the following persons may be requested to assist the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer?
a. Only police officers
b. Only members of NGOs
c. Respectable members of locality, Gram Panchayat/Municipality officers, Government or PSU officers, or NGO office bearers
d. Only judicial officers

96. A person requested to assist the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer under Section 16(2):
a. May assist at his discretion
b. Is bound to act accordingly
c. Can refuse with written reasons
d. Acts only in an advisory capacity

97. Which of the following is NOT a duty of the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer under Section 16(3)?
a. Preventing solemnisation of child marriages
b. Collecting evidence for prosecution
c. Granting maintenance to the child
d. Creating awareness against child marriages

98. Advising or counselling residents of a locality not to promote or allow child marriages falls under which duty?
a. Preventive
b. Adjudicatory
c. Advisory
d. Punitive

99. The duty to furnish periodical returns and statistics by the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer is to be done as directed by the:
a. District Court
b. Central Government
c. State Government
d. District Magistrate

100. Powers of a police officer may be conferred upon a Child Marriage Prohibition Officer by the:
a. District Court
b. Central Government
c. State Government
d. High Court

101. Conferment of police powers on the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer requires:
a. Prior judicial approval
b. Notification in the Official Gazette with conditions and limitations
c. Recommendation of District Magistrate
d. Registration under the CrPC

102. Police powers exercised by the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer are:
a. Absolute and unrestricted
b. Subject to CrPC only
c. Subject to conditions and limitations specified in the notification
d. Limited only to cognizable offences

103. The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer has the power to move the Court for orders under Sections:
a. 3, 4 and 5 only
b. 4, 5 and 13 only
c. 3, 4, 5 and 13
d. 13 and 15 only

104. A petition under Section 3 may be filed by the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer:
a. Independently
b. Only with prior court permission
c. Along with the child
d. Only through the guardian

105. Which of the following functions may be additionally assigned to the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer?
a. Functions prescribed under IPC
b. Functions assigned by the State Government
c. Functions delegated by the High Court
d. Functions under CrPC

106. Child Marriage Prohibition Officers are deemed to be public servants within the meaning of:
a. Section 19 IPC
b. Section 20 IPC
c. Section 21 IPC
d. Section 22 IPC

107. The legal consequence of Section 17 is that Child Marriage Prohibition Officers are:
a. Judicial officers
b. Executive magistrates
c. Public servants for IPC purposes
d. Police officers

108. The deeming fiction under Section 17 operates for the purposes of:
a. Criminal Procedure Code only
b. Indian Penal Code
c. Service law
d. Evidence Act

109. Section 18 provides protection to the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer against:
a. Departmental proceedings only
b. Criminal proceedings only
c. Civil suits only
d. Suits, prosecutions, or other legal proceedings

110. Protection under Section 18 is available only when the act is done:
a. Under judicial supervision
b. In accordance with court orders
c. In good faith
d. With prior sanction

111. The protection under Section 18 applies to acts:
a. Done only
b. Intended to be done only
c. Done or intended to be done
d. Negligently done

112. Protection under Section 18 extends to acts done pursuant to:
a. The Act alone
b. The Act or any rule or order made thereunder
c. Only rules framed under the Act
d. Only court orders

113. The power to make rules under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act is vested in the:
a. Central Government
b. High Court
c. State Government
d. District Magistrate

114. Rules under Section 19 must be made by:
a. Executive instruction
b. Legislative resolution
c. Notification in the Official Gazette
d. Administrative circular

115. Every rule made under Section 19 shall be laid before:
a. Parliament
b. State Legislature
c. High Court
d. District Court

116. Laying of rules before the State Legislature is required:
a. Before making the rules
b. Simultaneously with framing
c. As soon as may be after the rules are made
d. Only upon demand

117. Section 20 amends which provision of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
a. Section 5
b. Section 11
c. Section 18
d. Section 19

118. The amendment under Section 20 relates to contravention of which condition under the Hindu Marriage Act?
a. Section 5(i)
b. Section 5(ii)
c. Section 5(iii)
d. Section 5(iv)

119. The punishment substituted under Section 18(a) of the Hindu Marriage Act may extend to:
a. Simple imprisonment up to one year
b. Rigorous imprisonment up to two years
c. Rigorous imprisonment up to five years
d. Imprisonment for life

120. The maximum fine prescribed under the substituted clause is:
a. ₹50,000
b. ₹75,000
c. ₹1,00,000
d. No fine

121. Which Act is repealed by Section 21 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006?
a. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
b. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
c. Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
d. Juvenile Justice Act, 2015

122. The repeal under Section 21 takes effect:
a. Retrospectively
b. Prospectively only
c. Subject to the savings clause
d. Only after notification

123. Proceedings pending under the repealed Act at the commencement of this Act shall be:
a. Abated
b. Transferred to district court
c. Continued and disposed of under the repealed Act
d. Decided under the new Act

124. Pending cases under the repealed Act shall be decided:
a. As per the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
b. As per CrPC
c. As if the new Act had not been passed
d. As per judicial discretion

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