Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, a child of which age group may be tried as an adult for a heinous offence after a preliminary assessment?
- A.14 to 16 years
- B.16 to 18 years
- C.12 to 14 years
- D.18 to 21 years
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, sixteen to eighteen years. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 allows the Juvenile Justice Board to conduct a preliminary assessment of a child who has completed sixteen years and is alleged to have committed a heinous offence, that is one punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more. If the Board finds the child had the mental and physical capacity and understanding of the consequences, the case may be transferred to the Children's Court for trial as an adult. A and C are wrong because the Act keeps children below sixteen entirely within the Board's jurisdiction, whatever the offence. D is wrong because a person who has completed eighteen years is not a child under the Act at all and is tried in the ordinary criminal courts.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich of the following statements regarding the National Food Security Act is incorrect?
- A.Act was applicable to the whole of India
- B.This act is also known as Right to Food Act.
- C.The Act provided that the domestic woman of the age of 18 years or above shall be the head of the household for the purpose of issuing the ration card.
- D.This act was implemented in the year 2015
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The National Food Security Act was passed by Parliament and notified in 2013, not 2015, so D is the incorrect statement and therefore the answer the question asks for.
Read the full explanation →Match the following Acts in List I with their year of enactment in List II.
List I: 1. Employees State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2. Equal Remuneration Act, 3. The Minimum Wages Act, 4. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act
List II: (a) 1948, (b) 1970, (c) 2010, (d) 1976
List I: 1. Employees State Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2. Equal Remuneration Act, 3. The Minimum Wages Act, 4. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act
List II: (a) 1948, (b) 1970, (c) 2010, (d) 1976
- A.1 - d, 2 - b, 3 - a, 4 - c
- B.1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - c
- C.1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - a, 4 - b
- D.1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - d, 4 - b
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The Employees State Insurance (Amendment) Act belongs to 2010, so 1 pairs with (c). The Equal Remuneration Act, which forbids unequal pay for men and women for the same work, was passed in 1976, so 2 pairs with (d).
Read the full explanation →Which of the following chapters of the Right to Education Act, 2009 provides for the responsibilities of schools and teachers?
- A.IV
- B.V
- C.III
- D.II
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The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 is arranged in seven chapters, and Chapter IV is titled 'Responsibilities of Schools and Teachers'.
Read the full explanation →According to the Right to Education Act, admission of children to a particular class has been proposed to be on the basis of
- A.The ability of the child
- B.Age of the child
- C.Socio-economic status of the child
- D.Education of the parents
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The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 provides that a child above six years who has not been admitted to any school, or could not complete elementary education, shall be admitted to a class appropriate to his or her age, with special training to help the…
Read the full explanation →Which Constitutional Amendment introduced the compulsory education to children between the age group of 6 to 14?
- A.82nd
- B.85th
- C.83rd
- D.86th
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The Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 inserted Article 21A, making free and compulsory education for every child of six to fourteen years a fundamental right.
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