EXERCISES Remembering and Understanding Skills

1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

(a) Every person has the right to a in a court of law.

(b) The police force in a state is headed by the

(c) An FIR is a that reaches the police first in point of time.

(d) The should be given a copy of the FIR.

(e) The public prosecutor represents interest.

2. Choose the correct answer.

(a) The head of the police force in each district is called the
(i) Superintendent of Police. (ii) Collector (iii) Commissioner of Police. (iv) Circle Inspector.

(b) An offence is a
(i) violation of law. (ii) report filed at a police station. (iii) legal action. (iv) notice from a court to a person.

(c) FIR stands for
(i), Fast Information Report. (ii) First Information Review. (iii) First Information Report. (iv) First Identity Report.

(d) Which court has made it mandatory for the police to record FIRs?
(i) High Court (ii) Sessions Court (iii) District Court (iv) Supreme Court

(e) If the police refuse to file an FIR, the complainant can approach the
(i) Commissioner of Police. (ii) High Court Magistrate. (iii) Nyaya Panchayat. (iv) state government.​