| Q.1- | Who print coins and currency note in India? |
| Ans.- | The Government of India. |
| Q.2- | Define Indian coin? |
| Ans.- | Indian coin is metal stamped and issued by the authority of the Government of India in order to be used as money. |
| Q.3- | What do you mean by die? |
| Ans.- | Die is an instrument by which we print coins. |
| Q.4- | Who publish currency notes in India? |
| Ans.- | RBI publishes currency notes and bank notes in India, other than one rupee note. |
| Q.5- | What is offence of Counterfeiting Government stamp? |
| Ans.- | Counterfeiting, or knowingly performing any part of the process of counterfeiting, any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue. |
| Q.6- | Whether purchasing of counterfeited stamp is an offence? |
| Ans.- | No. But if the purchaser has knowledge of counterfeited stamp is an offence otherwise counterfeiting, making, selling is an offence. |
| Q.7- | A person removed some stamps from the registered letter which was once used. Whether it is an offence? |
| Ans.- | Yes. It is an offence under section 262 of IPC. |
| Q.8- | What is definition of factitious stamp? |
| Ans.- | “Fictitious stamp” means any stamp falsely purporting to be issued by the Government for the purpose of denoting a rate of postage, or any facsimile or imitation or representation, whether on paper or otherwise, of any stamp issued by Government for that purpose. |
| Q.9- | When offences relating to currency notes and bank notes were inserted in IPC? |
| Ans.- | Sections 498A to 498D were inserted in IPC by Act 12 of 1889 and section 489E was inserted in 1943. |
| Q.10 | Whether publishing of currency notes for the purpose of decoration is an offence? |
| Ans.- | No. publishing or using counterfeited currency note is an offence. Mens rea is an important element under section 489C. |
| Q.11 | Whether Counterfeiting of foreign currency is an offence? |
| Ans.- | Yes. Currency notes include Indian currency as well as foreign currency (Dollar). |
| Q.12 | What are the offences relating to weights and measures? |
| Ans.- | Fraudulently using or selling false instrument or possessing false instrument is an offence. |
| Q.13 | Whether selling less quantity is an offence under IPC? |
| Ans.- | No. selling less quantity comes under the Consumer Protection Act. |