UGC NET(National Eligibility Test) Criminology - Previous Years Solved Papers | Paper III November 2017

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1. Among the following who proposed “Law of Criminal Saturation” ?
  • (1) Enricco Ferri
  • (2) Rafalo Garafalo
  • (3) Robert Dugdales
  • (4) Earnest Hooton

Answer:(1)

2. The assumption that criminals represent genetic throwback to primitive humans is known as :
  • (1) Alescam
  • (2) Atavism
  • (3) Animism
  • (4) Autism
  • Answer:(2)

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    3. Sexual excitement experienced by secretly observing unknowing victims is known as :
    • (1) Fetishism
    • (2) Pedophilia
    • (3) Voyeurism
    • (4) Beastiality

    Answer:(3)

    4. Assertion (A) : An early criminological school based upon the assumption that criminals are rational actors capable of choosing between different courses of action.

    Reason (R) : Models of punishment influenced by such approaches tend, therefore, to argue that the extent of the penalty involved should only be what is sufficient to modify behaviour.

    Code :
    • (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation
    • (2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation
    • (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
    • (4) (A) is false but (R) is true

    Answer:(1)

    5. Match List - I with List - II using the code given below :

    criminology november 2017 paper iii q 5

    Code :
    • (1) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
    • (2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    • (3) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
    • (4) (iv) (v) (i) (ii)

    Answer:(4)

    6. ‘Utilitarianism’ is a term associated with :
    • (1) Marx
    • (2) Sutherland
    • (3) Bentham
    • (4) Lombroso

    Answer:(3)

    7. Reacting to breaking of laws has been seen as within the scope of criminology by :
    • (1) Bentham
    • (2) Marx
    • (3) Sutherland
    • (4) Beccaria

    Answer:(3)

    8. Which principle has Cesare Beccaria propounded to explain criminal behaviour ?
    • (1) Psychic Anamoly
    • (2) Animism
    • (3) Hedonism
    • (4) Atavism

    Answer:(3)

    9. With whom is the principle of ‘Atavism’ associated ?
    • (1) Cesare Beccaria
    • (2) Cesare Lombroso
    • (3) Jeremy Bentham
    • (4) Enrico Ferri

    Answer:(2)

    10. The study of crime, those who commits crime, the criminal justice and penal systems is called :
    • (1) Victimology
    • (2) Penology
    • (3) Criminology
    • (4) Green Criminology

    Answer:(3)

    11. Rational Choice theory has been proposed by whom ?
    • (1) Sutherland and Cressey
    • (2) Cullen and Gilbert
    • (3) Cornish and Clarke
    • (4) Radzinowicz and King

    Answer:(3)

    12. Theories can be assessed by which of the following criteria :

    (a) Logical Consistency

    (b) Scope

    (c) Parsimony

    (d) Testability Use the following code :

    • (1) (a) and (d) are correct
    • (2) (b) and (c) are correct
    • (3) (b), (c) and (d) are correct
    • (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d) are correct

    Answer:(4)

    13. An emotional disturbance in which moods alternate between periods of wild elation and deep depression is called as :
    • (1) Bipolar Disorder
    • (2) Social Disorder
    • (3) Behaviour Modeling
    • (4) Kleptomania

    Answer:(1)

    14. Match List - I with List - II using the code given below :

    criminology november 2017 paper iii q 14

    Code :
    • (1) (iv) (iii) (v) (i)
    • (2) (v) (iv) (iii) (i)
    • (3) (i) (ii) (v) (iii)
    • (4) (v) (iii) (iv) (ii)

    Answer:(1)

    15. A deliberate deception perpetrated for unlawful or unfair gain is called :
    • (1) Trafficking
    • (2) Identity theft
    • (3) Fraud
    • (4) Stalking

    Answer:(3)

    16. A statistical test that measures the degree of relationship between pairs of internal variables in a sample is called :
    • (1) Chi-square analysis
    • (2) Correlation
    • (3) Standard deviation
    • (4) t-test

    Answer:(2)

    17. A process that enables the body to get rid itself of a drug is :
    • (1) Drug addiction
    • (2) Detoxification
    • (3) Withdrawal system
    • (4) Dependance

    Answer:(2)

    18. Resumption of drug use after treatment is called :
    • (1) Psycho-active
    • (2) Relapse
    • (3) Drug tolerance
    • (4) Withdrawal

    Answer:(2)

    19. Who among the following uses the term ‘techniques of neutralization’ that juveniles use to avoid responsibility for deviant actions ?
    • (1) Sutherland and Cressey
    • (2) Sykes and Matza
    • (3) Gleuck and Gleuck
    • (4) Shaw and McKay

    Answer:(2)

    20. Match the following, using the code given below :

    criminology november 2017 paper iii q 20

    Code :
    • (1) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
    • (2) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
    • (3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    • (4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

    Answer:(4)

    21. Assertion (A) : Victimization surveys provide a relatively accurate measure of crime rates.

    Reason (R) : Victimization surveys can be used to estimate the size of the gap between reported and unreported crime.

    Code :
    • (1) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
    • (2) Both (A) and (R) are correct
    • (3) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
    • (4) Both (A) and (R) are wrong

    Answer:(2)

    22. Who has propounded Victim precipitation theory ?
    • (1) Lawrence Cohen
    • (2) Menachem Amir
    • (3) Sutherland
    • (4) Marcus Felron

    Answer:(2)

    23. Sexual intercourse by a man with a woman even with her consent is a rape, if she is below the age of :
    • (1) 17 years
    • (2) 16 years
    • (3) 19 years
    • (4) 18 years

    Answer:(4)

    24. The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 was enacted for providing and competent legal services to :
    • (1) Well-to-do people
    • (2) Police personnel
    • (3) Prison officials
    • (4) Weeker section accused

    Answer:()4

    25. Which country awards death penalty for possessing narcotic drugs ?
    • (1) United States of America
    • (2) Australia
    • (3) Great Britain
    • (4) Saudi Arabia

    Answer:(4)

    26. In Research, control groups are used in :
    • (1) Formulative Studies
    • (2) Descriptive Studies
    • (3) Experimental Studies
    • (4) Explorative Studies

    Answer:(3)

    27. What does the term ‘Sadism’ means to derive pleasure ?
    • (1) From gaining popularity
    • (2) By inflicting pain on self
    • (3) From a massing wealth
    • (4) By inflicting pain on others

    Answer:(4)

    28. Who coined the concept ‘culture conflict’ ?
    • (1) Thomas Bhom
    • (2) Edwin Lemert
    • (3) Thorsten Sellin
    • (4) Freda Adler

    Answer:(3)

    29. In court sentencing procedure what does probation mean ?
    • (1) Determinate Sentencing
    • (2) Indeterminate Sentencing
    • (3) Suspended Sentencing
    • (4) In-ordinate Sentencing

    Answer:(3)

    30. Pink collar crime is committed by :
    • (1) Police personnel
    • (2) Industrial workers
    • (3) Women in workplace
    • (4) Professionals

    Answer:(3)

    31. Goods, services or money, received for referring business to a particular individual is called :
    • (1) Flaking
    • (2) Internal pay off
    • (3) Opportunistic theft
    • (4) Kick backs

    Answer:(4)

    32. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
    • (1) Mandamus – We order
    • (2) Habeas Corpus – You have the body
    • (3) In Co Co Parentis – On the first appearance
    • (4) Quo warranto – By what authority

    Answer:(3)

    33. Rights that are laid down in law is called
    • (1) Moral Rights
    • (2) Political Rights
    • (3) Legal Rights
    • (4) Natural Rights

    Answer:(3)

    34. A crime in which an imposter obtains components of personal information, such as Aadhaar details or driving license number to impersonate someone else is called :
    • (1) Stalking
    • (2) Arson
    • (3) Identity theft
    • (4) Assault

    Answer:(3)

    35. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
    • (1) Search – Afrial without the accused
    • (2) Cognizable offence – Police can act without warrant
    • (3) General exception – A chapter in Indian penal code
    • (4) Non-cognizable offence – Police cannot act without a warrant

    Answer:(1)

    36. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
    • (1) Gun running – Trafficking arms and ammunition
    • (2) Golden cresent – Related to child trafficking
    • (3) Loan sharking – Lending money at unreasonably high interests
    • (4) Opium – Poppy plant

    Answer:(2)

    37. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
    • (1) Denial of service – Crimes against person
    • (2) Arson – Malicious setting fire
    • (3) Stalking – Unwanted human contact with implied threat
    • (4) Insurgency – Use of violence to negotiate with Government

    Answer:1)

    38. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
    • (1) Safety Plan – Reparation to victim
    • (2) Assault – Wilful, malicious burning
    • (3) Physical Abuse – Non-accidental injury
    • (4) Domestic Violence – A deception for unlawful gain

    Answer:(3)

    39. Who is accredited to have conducted first a statistical study on incidence of crime man urban area ?
    • (1) Cesare Beccaria
    • (2) Jermy Bentham
    • (3) Adolphe Quetelet
    • (4) E. H. Sutherland

    Answer:(3)

    40. Assertion (A) : Deviance is the product of weak moral integration and poor social regulation.

    Reasoning (R) : In a sense, certain amount of crime is ‘normal’ and ‘inevitable’, perhaps even ‘useful’ for any society.

    Code
    • (1) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong
    • (2) Both (A) and (R) are correct
    • (3) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct
    • (4) Both (A) and (R) are wrong

    Answer:(2)

    41. Arrange how criminology research is conducted in chronological order using the code given below :

    (a) Formulate objectives

    (b) Construct tool

    (c) Select a problem

    (d) Formulate Hypotheses

    Code :
    • (1) (a), (c), (b), (d)
    • (2) (a), (b), (c), (d)
    • (3) (d), (c), (b), (a)
    • (4) (c), (a), (d), (b)

    Answer:(4)

    42. The view that victimization results from the interaction of suitable targets, absence of capable guardians and the presence of motivated offenders is :
  • (1) Life style theory
  • (2) Strain theory
  • (3) Peace making criminology
  • (4) Routine activity theory
  • Answer:(4)

    43. The system of sanctions imposed by criminal courts in response to offending is :
    • (1) Penology
    • (2) Parole
    • (3) Punishment
    • (4) Utilitarianism

    Answer:(3)

    44. Which term among the following is used to denote the principle of ‘the greatest happiness of the greatest numbers’ ?
    • (1) Insane criminal
    • (2) Atavism
    • (3) Criminoloid
    • (4) Utilitarianism

    Answer:(4)

    45. The purpose of punishment, to change offender into a good person is
    • (1) Incapacitation
    • (2) Reformation
    • (3) Revenge
    • (4) Deterrence

    Answer:(2)

    46. Which institution among the following is meant for the children in conflict with law ?
    • (1) Shelter Homes
    • (2) Special Homes
    • (3) Childrens Homes
    • (4) Shortstay Homes

    Answer:(2)

    47. Which agency deals cases of ‘Children in need of care and protection’
    • (1) Small causes court
    • (2) Juvenile Justice Board
    • (3) Fast track courts
    • (4) Child Welfare Committee

    Answer:(4)

    48. The UN Standard Minimum Rules for the administration of Juvenile Justice (1985) is also called :
    • (1) The Beijing Rules
    • (2) Nelson Mandela Rules
    • (3) Riyadh Guidelines
    • (4) U.N. Declaration of Human Rights

    Answer:1)

    49. Which one of the following is not under the sentencing dispositions specified in Tokyo Rules (1990) ?
    • (1) Verbal sanction
    • (2) Incarceration
    • (3) Conditional discharge
    • (4) Community service order

    Answer:(2)

    50. Which among the following is probability sampling ?
    • (1) Purposive sampling
    • (2) Snowball sampling
    • (3) Random sampling
    • (4) Convenience sampling

    Answer:(3)

    51. Which among the following is a determinate sentencing ?
    • (1) Capital Punishment
    • (2) Probation
    • (3) Parole
    • (4) Furlough

    Answer:(1)

    52. Among the following, who has evolved the ‘social distance scale’ ?
    • (1) Thurston
    • (2) Osgood
    • (3) Bogardus
    • (4) Likert

    Answer:(3)

    53. Among the following, which intoxicant is banned in India ?
    • (1) Caffeine
    • (2) Brandy
    • (3) Heroin
    • (4) Nicotine

    Answer:(3)

    54. For which category of children is a special home meant ?
    • (1) Orphaned children
    • (2) Run-away children
    • (3) Rescued bonded-labour children
    • (4) Juvenile in conflict with law

    Answer:(4)

    55. Individuals who are born with a genetic predilection toward criminality is :
    • (1) animism
    • (2) a social
    • (3) anomie
    • (4) born criminal

    Answer:(4)

    56. The term used by Cesare Lombroso to describe occasional criminals who were pulled into criminality by environmental influences is :
    • (1) Utilitarian
    • (2) Lacivious criminal
    • (3) Criminaloid
    • (4) Delinquent

    Answer:(3)

    57. Under which form of suicide explained by Durkheim does ‘sati’ come under :
    • (1) Egoistic suicide
    • (2) Altruistic suicide
    • (3) Anomic suicide
    • (4) Fatalistic suicide

    Answer:(2)

    58. People who belong to groups that have an extremely risky life are at high risk for victimization :
    • (1) Victim precipitation theory
    • (2) Routine activity theory
    • (3) Labelling theory
    • (4) Life style theory

    Answer:(4)

    59. Which among the following is not a basic principle as laid down in the U.N. Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for victims of Crime and Abuse of Power (1985) ?
    • (1) Access to Justice and Fair treatment
    • (2) Restitution
    • (3) Retribution
    • (4) Assistance

    Answer:(3)

    60. The book ‘The victim and his criminal’ was written by :
    • (1) Stephen Schafer
    • (2) Frederic Wertham
    • (3) Margery Fry
    • (4) Emilio Viano

    Answer:(1)

    61. An offender can not be released on probation under which Act ?
    • (1) The Probation of Offenders Act
    • (2) The Code of Criminal Procedure
    • (3) The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
    • (4) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

    Answer:(4)

    62. The law relating to Bail is down in :
  • (1) The Indian Penal Code
  • (2) The Code of Criminal Procedure
  • (3) The Evidence Act
  • (4) The Prisons Act
  • Answer:(2)

    63. ‘Cognizable’ and ‘non-cognizable’ crimes are defined in :
    • (1) The Indian Penal Code
    • (2) The Indian Evidence Act
    • (3) The Code of Criminal Procedure
    • (4) The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

    Answer:(3)

    64. Which of the following is not correctly paired ?
    • (1) Monozyotes : Identical twins
    • (2) Testosterone : Kline felter’s syndrome
    • (3) Superego : Reality principle
    • (4) Neurotransmitters : Chemicals enabling electrical impulses in the brain

    Answer:(2)

    65. A specialised subject which is concerned with the diagnosis, classification and the treatment of prisoners is known as :
    • (1) Sociology
    • (2) Victimology
    • (3) Correctional Psychology
    • (4) Anthropology

    Answer:(3)

    66. The belief that the observation of violence in media serves as an emotional release and lessens violence is known as :
    • (1) Ponzi
    • (2) Bust - out
    • (3) Sub-rosa
    • (4) Catharsis

    Answer:(4)

    67. Let Nine guilty persons go scot free, but one innocent person should not be punished’. Who has said this ?
    • (1) Lord Macaulay
    • (2) Lord Acton
    • (3) Lord Burke
    • (4) Lord Attlee

    Answer:(2)

    68. Under which legal system “benefit of doubt” goes to the accused during court trial ?
    • (1) Inquisitorial System
    • (2) Accusatorial System
    • (3) Socialist System
    • (4) Theological System

    Answer:(2)

    69. Who is the proponent of ‘Group Conflict Theory’ in criminology ?
    • (1) Thorstein Sellin
    • (2) Donalt Craft
    • (3) George Vold
    • (4) Ralf Dahrendorf

    Answer:(3)

    70. Who used the concept of ‘Middle class measuring rod’ to develop a theory in crime causation ?
    • (1) Thosten Sellin
    • (2) Walter Miller
    • (3) Albert Cohen
    • (4) Howard Becker

    Answer:(3)

    71. Which among the following, is not a subcultural theory of Crime ?
    • (1) Delinquency and opportunity by Cloward and Ohlin
    • (2) Miller’s focal concern Theory
    • (3) When’s Theory of Delinquent Gangs
    • (4) Culture Theory by Thorstein Sellin

    Answer:(4)

    72. The Indian Evidence Act 1872 was drafted by :
    • (1) Macaulay
    • (2) Sir James F. Stephen
    • (3) Huxley
    • (4) Sir Henry Summer Maine

    Answer:(2)

    73. Who among the following is the proponent of Arousal Theory explaining juvenile delinquency ?
    • (1) Robert Rubin
    • (2) Donald J. West
    • (3) Jack Katz
    • (4) Martin Neilson

    Answer:(3)

    74. Which among the following is not a cyber crime ?
    • (1) Key loggers
    • (2) Salami Slices
    • (3) Spoofing
    • (4) Arson

    Answer:(4)

    75. Increase or decrease in crime, over a period of time, is called :
    • (1) Victim Survey
    • (2) Crime Trend
    • (3) Crime Data
    • (4) Crime Survey

    Answer:(2)

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