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  • 1. 
    Which type of advocate who pleads on behalf of the accused person?

  • Public prosecutor
  • Defence lawyer
  • Judge
  • All of these

  • 2. 
    What term refers to a person who is tried by a court for a crime?

  • Accused
  • Lawyer
  • Detention
  • Fair trial

  • 3. 
    What refers to any act that the law defines as a crime?

  • Detention
  • Offence
  • Witness
  • All of these

  • 4. 
    A person who is called upon in court to provide a first hand account of what he/she has seen, heard or knows?

  • Criminal
  • Offence
  • Witness
  • None of these

  • 5. 
    Who register the FIR?

  • Firemen
  • Policemen
  • Lawyer
  • Public prosecutor

  • 6. 
    What is the act of keeping the accused in custody by the police?

  • Cross-examine
  • Detention
  • FIR
  • All of these

  • 7. 
    What is the type of the advocate who pleads the cases on behalf of the government and who has been appointed by the government on permanent basis?

  • Public prosecutor
  • Private prosecutor
  • Deed writer
  • Typist

  • 8. 
    Who decides whether a person is guilty or not?

  • Advocate
  • Public prosecutor
  • Judge
  • Police

  • 9. 
    Article 21 of the Constitution Guarantees-

  • Right to Speech
  • Right to life
  • Right to freedom
  • None of the above
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