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Muluki Civil Code, Civil Procedure Code, Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code 2074: Main Features
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Administration and Law · For: Kharidar · Level: Medium). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
The Muluki codes came into force on:
- A) 2074 Asoj 30
- B) 2075 Bhadra 1 ✔
- C) 2072 Asoj 3
- D) 2063 Magh 1
Why: The new Muluki codes came into force on 1 Bhadra 2075 BS (17 August 2018).
The Muluki codes replaced the:
- A) Muluki Ain 2020 ✔
- B) Constitution 2047
- C) Civil Service Act
- D) Panchayat Constitution
Why: They replaced the Muluki Ain, 2020, which had combined civil and criminal law in one code.
How many parts does the Muluki Civil Code have?
- A) 4
- B) 5
- C) 6 ✔
- D) 8
Why: The Muluki Civil Code, 2074 has six parts, covering persons, family, property, contracts and private international law.
Substantive civil law on persons, family and property is in the:
- A) Civil Code ✔
- B) Criminal Code
- C) Criminal Procedure Code
- D) VAT Act
Why: Substantive civil law on persons, family and property is in the Civil Code.
How civil cases are filed and decided is in the:
- A) Civil Procedure Code ✔
- B) Civil Code
- C) Penal Code
- D) Audit Act
Why: How civil cases are filed, heard and decided is in the Civil Procedure Code.
Crimes and their punishments are in the:
- A) Muluki Criminal (Penal) Code ✔
- B) Civil Code
- C) Legal Aid Act
- D) Gazette
Why: Crimes and their punishments are defined in the Muluki Criminal (Penal) Code.
Investigation and trial of crimes follow the:
- A) Criminal Procedure Code ✔
- B) Civil Code
- C) Tax Act
- D) Election Act
Why: Investigation, prosecution and trial of crimes follow the Criminal Procedure Code.
Which punishment was abolished by the new Criminal Code?
- A) Imprisonment
- B) Fine
- C) Total property confiscation (सर्वस्वहरण) ✔
- D) Compensation
Why: The new Criminal Code abolished total property confiscation (सर्वस्वहरण) as a punishment.
The Civil Code gives sons and daughters:
- A) Equal inheritance rights ✔
- B) No rights
- C) Rights only to sons
- D) Rights only to daughters
Why: The Civil Code gives sons and daughters equal rights to inherit parental property.
The codes were authenticated on:
- A) 2074 Asoj 30 ✔
- B) 2075 Bhadra 1
- C) 2072 Asoj 3
- D) 2076 Asoj 24
Why: The codes were authenticated on 30 Asoj 2074 BS and came into force a year later.
Rules on marriage and divorce are in which part of the Civil Code?
- A) Family law ✔
- B) Property law
- C) Contract law
- D) Private international law
Why: Marriage and divorce rules are in the family law part of the Civil Code.
Presumption of innocence is a principle in the:
- A) Criminal Code ✔
- B) VAT Act
- C) Civil Service Rules
- D) Budget
Why: The Criminal Code sets the principle that the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Mediation (मेलमिलाप) is encouraged in:
- A) Civil procedure ✔
- B) Tax evasion
- C) Elections
- D) Military law only
Why: The Civil Procedure Code encourages mediation (मेलमिलाप) to settle disputes.
How sentences are decided is governed by the:
- A) Criminal Offences (Sentencing and Execution) Act 2074 ✔
- B) Civil Code
- C) Audit Act
- D) Legal Aid Act
Why: Sentencing is governed by the Criminal Offences (Sentencing and Execution) Act, 2074.
Private international law (cases with a foreign element) is in the:
- A) Civil Code ✔
- B) Criminal Code
- C) Criminal Procedure Code
- D) Constitution only
Why: Private international law, for cases with a foreign element, is part of the Civil Code.
The new Muluki codes came into force on:
- A) 1 Bhadra 2075 ✔
- B) 1 Baisakh 2074
- C) 3 Ashwin 2072
- D) 1 Shrawan 2076
Why: The codes came into force on 1 Bhadra 2075 BS.
The new codes replaced the Muluki Ain of:
- A) 2020 BS ✔
- B) 1910 BS
- C) 2047 BS
- D) 2063 BS
Why: They replaced the Muluki Ain of 2020 BS.
Nepal's first Muluki Ain was introduced in 1910 BS by:
- A) Jung Bahadur Rana ✔
- B) Prithvi Narayan Shah
- C) King Mahendra
- D) Chandra Shumsher
Why: Jung Bahadur Rana introduced Nepal's first Muluki Ain in 1910 BS.
How many new codes/laws were brought together in 2074?
- A) Five ✔
- B) Two
- C) Three
- D) Ten
Why: Civil Code, Civil Procedure Code, Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Sentencing Act.
The law on sentencing and execution of punishment is the Criminal Offences (Sentencing and Execution) Act of:
- A) 2074 BS ✔
- B) 2063 BS
- C) 2054 BS
- D) 2020 BS
Why: The Criminal Offences (Sentencing and Execution) Act is of 2074 BS.
Under the Civil Code, the age of majority (adulthood) is:
- A) 18 years ✔
- B) 16 years
- C) 20 years
- D) 21 years
Why: Under the Civil Code, a person becomes an adult at 18.
Under the Civil Code, the minimum age of marriage is:
- A) 20 years for both ✔
- B) 18 for women, 21 for men
- C) 16 years
- D) 25 years
Why: The minimum age of marriage is 20 years for both men and women.
Under the Civil Code, sons and daughters have:
- A) Equal rights to parental property ✔
- B) Only sons get property
- C) Only married daughters get property
- D) No right to property
Why: Sons and daughters have equal rights to parental property.
Under the Criminal Code, sexual intercourse with one's wife without consent is:
- A) Marital rape, a crime ✔
- B) Legal in all cases
- C) Only a civil matter
- D) Not mentioned
Why: Sex with one's wife without consent is marital rape, a crime under the Criminal Code.
Forcing women into sheds during menstruation (chhaupadi) is:
- A) A punishable crime ✔
- B) Required by law
- C) Allowed in villages
- D) Only a social custom with no law
Why: Forcing women into chhaupadi sheds during menstruation is a punishable crime.
Accusing someone of being a witch (boksi) and mistreating them is:
- A) A crime under the Criminal Code ✔
- B) Legal
- C) A civil right
- D) Only immoral, not illegal
Why: Accusing someone of witchcraft (boksi) and mistreating them is a crime.
Practising untouchability or caste discrimination is:
- A) A crime ✔
- B) Allowed in private
- C) Only a custom
- D) A minor civil issue
Why: Practising untouchability or caste discrimination is a crime.
The death penalty under Nepal's criminal law is:
- A) Not allowed ✔
- B) Allowed for murder
- C) Allowed for theft
- D) Allowed in war only by courts
Why: Nepal's Constitution (Article 16) and criminal law do not allow the death penalty.
An agreement where the accused admits guilt for a lighter sentence is:
- A) Plea bargaining ✔
- B) Bail
- C) Appeal
- D) Mediation
Why: Plea bargaining is an agreement where the accused admits guilt for a lighter sentence.
An alternative punishment where the offender does unpaid public work is:
- A) Community service ✔
- B) Death penalty
- C) Exile
- D) Torture
Why: Community service means the offender does unpaid public work instead of jail.
A prison where inmates work outside during the day and return at night is an:
- A) Open prison ✔
- B) High-security prison
- C) Police custody
- D) Detention centre only
Why: In an open prison, inmates work outside in the day and return at night.
Releasing an offender early under supervision and conditions is:
- A) Parole ✔
- B) Arrest
- C) Appeal
- D) Remand
Why: Parole is early release under supervision and conditions.
Suspending a sentence and keeping the offender under supervision is:
- A) Probation ✔
- B) Bail
- C) Arrest
- D) Fine
Why: Probation suspends the sentence while the offender is supervised.
Life imprisonment under Nepal's Criminal Code generally means imprisonment for:
- A) 25 years ✔
- B) 10 years
- C) 50 years
- D) 5 years
Why: Life imprisonment generally means 25 years under the Criminal Code.
For some heinous crimes, the Criminal Code provides:
- A) Life imprisonment until death ✔
- B) Death penalty
- C) Only a fine
- D) Community service
Why: For some heinous crimes, the Code provides life imprisonment until death.
Matters such as property, marriage and contracts are dealt with in the:
- A) Civil Code ✔
- B) Criminal Code
- C) Sentencing Act
- D) Police Act
Why: Property, marriage and contracts are dealt with in the Civil Code.
Offences such as murder, theft and rape are defined in the:
- A) Criminal Code ✔
- B) Civil Code
- C) Company Act
- D) Labour Act
Why: Murder, theft and rape are defined in the Criminal Code.
The steps for filing and hearing civil cases are in the:
- A) Civil Procedure Code ✔
- B) Criminal Code
- C) Sentencing Act
- D) Civil Code
Why: The steps for civil cases are in the Civil Procedure Code.
The steps for FIR, investigation and prosecution are in the:
- A) Criminal Procedure Code ✔
- B) Civil Code
- C) Civil Procedure Code
- D) Company Act
Why: FIR, investigation and prosecution steps are in the Criminal Procedure Code.
Child marriage under the Criminal Code is:
- A) Punishable and the marriage is void ✔
- B) Allowed with parental consent
- C) Allowed in villages
- D) Not mentioned
Why: Child marriage is punishable and the marriage is void.
Under the Civil Code, a contract made by force or fraud is:
- A) Voidable ✔
- B) Always valid
- C) Compulsory
- D) A criminal fine
Why: A contract made by force or fraud is voidable: the affected party can cancel it.
Under the Civil Code, adoption of a child requires:
- A) Following legal conditions and approval ✔
- B) Only a verbal promise
- C) No procedure
- D) Police order
Why: Adoption must follow the legal conditions and be approved.
Divorce under the Civil Code can be sought by:
- A) Either husband or wife on legal grounds ✔
- B) Only the husband
- C) Only the wife's parents
- D) Only the ward chair
Why: Either husband or wife can seek divorce on legal grounds.
Polygamy (marrying again while a spouse is alive and married) is:
- A) A crime ✔
- B) Allowed
- C) Allowed with permission of the ward
- D) Only a civil matter
Why: Marrying again while a spouse is alive and still married is a crime.
Human trafficking in Nepal is punishable mainly under the:
- A) Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act 2064 ✔
- B) Civil Code only
- C) VAT Act
- D) Company Act
Why: Human trafficking is punished under the Human Trafficking and Transportation (Control) Act, 2064.
The codes were drafted to replace the old Muluki Ain with:
- A) Separate civil and criminal laws ✔
- B) A single religious law
- C) Only customary rules
- D) Foreign laws
Why: The codes separated civil and criminal law, which were mixed in the old Muluki Ain.
Who passed the Muluki codes of 2074?
- A) Legislature-Parliament ✔
- B) Supreme Court
- C) President alone
- D) Local levels
Why: The Muluki codes of 2074 were passed by the Legislature-Parliament.
Under the Criminal Code, causing death through negligence is:
- A) A crime with lesser punishment than murder ✔
- B) Not a crime
- C) Same as murder
- D) Only a civil fine
Why: Causing death through negligence is a crime, with lesser punishment than murder.
Possessing or selling narcotic drugs is punished under the:
- A) Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act 2033 ✔
- B) Civil Code
- C) VAT Act
- D) Privacy Act
Why: Narcotic offences are punished under the Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act, 2033.
A person below what age is not held criminally responsible in Nepal?
- A) 10 years ✔
- B) 16 years
- C) 18 years
- D) 6 years
Why: A child below 10 years is not held criminally responsible.