Officer/Sub-Inspector Level — Practice Quiz (Set 4)By sushil / October 6, 2026 Officer/Sub-Inspector Level — Practice Quiz (Set 4) 10 questions · 15 minute time limit Start Quiz You can take this quiz as a guest. Log in first if you want it saved to your progress history. The abbreviation FIR, used at the start of a criminal investigation, stands for: Formal Inquiry Record First Information Report Final Investigation Result Field Incident Register In criminal procedure, u2018bailu2019 refers to: Permanent dismissal of a criminal charge The temporary release of an accused person pending trial, typically on surety or conditions A fine imposed after conviction A formal confession by the accused What is the key legal difference between an arrest made u2018with a warrantu2019 and one made u2018without a warrantu2019? There is no legal difference A warrant arrest requires prior authorization from a court or magistrate, while a warrantless arrest is made directly by police under specific legal conditions Warrantless arrests are always illegal A warrant is only needed for traffic violations u2018Chain of custodyu2019 in criminal investigation refers to: The hierarchy of command within a police unit The chronological documentation showing how evidence was collected, handled, and preserved The list of suspects in a case The sequence of courtroom proceedings In a criminal trial, the burden of proving the accusedu2019s guilt generally rests on: The accused The prosecution The presiding judge The witnesses A u2018search warrantu2019 issued by a competent authority permits law enforcement to: Arrest any person in a locality Search a specified place for evidence connected to a crime Detain a suspect indefinitely Seize property without any legal basis In organizational management applicable to a police hierarchy, u2018span of controlu2019 refers to: The geographic area a station covers The number of subordinates a supervisor can effectively direct and oversee The number of cases a court can hear in a year The budget allocated to a department u2018Community policingu2019, as a law-enforcement strategy, primarily emphasizes: Reliance solely on technology for crime detection A collaborative partnership between police and the local community to prevent crime and build trust Centralizing all policing decisions at the national level Avoiding any contact with local residents The Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal was established mainly to address which situation? Natural disaster relief alone Internal security challenges arising during the Maoist insurgency International peacekeeping deployment only Traffic management in cities Which of the following best distinguishes u2018custodial interrogationu2019 from general questioning by police? It happens only in a courtroom It occurs when a suspect is deprived of freedom of action by the authorities and questioned It never requires any legal safeguards It is conducted exclusively by judges Submit Quiz