Mock Exam: KPSC MOCK TEST KPSC QP 48 2023 OL

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A commits theft on property in Z's possession; and, while committing this theft, he has a loaded pistol under his garment, having provided this pistol for the purpose of hurting Z in case Z should resist. A has committed the offence of

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Which of the following is correct ? i. Culpable homicide is genus and murder its specie. ii. All murder is culpable homicide but not vice versa. iii. All murder is culpable homicide and all culpable homicide is murder. iv. Generally, "culpable homicide" sans "special characteristics of murder" is "culpable homicide not amounting to murder".

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Adultery has been decriminalised in India as it violates

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A finds the key of Z's house door, which Z had lost and commits house-trespass by entering Z's house, having opened the door with that key. A has committed the offence of

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Kidnapping from lawful guardianship can be committed against

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'A' is walking on the road. 'B' comes on a motorcycle from behind and pulls an earring from her ear and thereby tears A's ear. 'B' is guilty of

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Which is correct : As per the decision of the Supreme Court in Smruti Tukaram Badade v. State of Maharashtra, 2022 SCC Online SC 88; vulnerable witnesses include : i. Child witnesses. ii. Victims of sexual assault irrespective of their age. iii. Victims of sexual assault irrespective of their gender. iv. Victims suffering from mental illness. v. Any speech or hearing-impaired individual or a person suffering from any other disability who is considered to be a vulnerable witness by the competent court.

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Proprietary rights mean a person's right in relation to his own property whereas personal rights are rights arising out of any contractual obligation or rights that relate to status. Based on the above statement, which is correct ?

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Companies can be held liable for offences punishable with i. Fine only ii. Imprisonment only iii. Fine or imprisonment iv. Fine and imprisonment Which of the following is correct ?

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'A' goes to a marriage function and finds a valuable ring on the table, not knowing to whom it belongs. He picks it up and puts it in his pocket without attempting to discover the owner of the ring. The next day he sells it. 'A' is liable for

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The Constitutional validity of section 124 A of IPC has been challenged in

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The Supreme Court in the case of _____________ held that reverse application of the principle of "alter ego" is not permissible.

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'A' was a Superintendent in the Public Works Department of the State Government. A friend of his wanted a ﬁle from the Public Works Department for removing certain unfavourable documents and putting documents which were more favourable to him. The ﬁle was in the Secretariat of the Department concerned which was under the charge of the Chief Engineering. 'A' was one of the oﬃcers working in the department. The ﬁle was removed by 'A' and the documents were tempered. 'A' is liable for

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Under Section 410 of IPC, a property is called stolen property if its possession has been transferred by

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Dead men are not persons in the eye of law. However, the law protects a dead man's interest over his

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The Supreme Court in Independent Thought v. UOI, (2017) 10 SCC 800 held that

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In respect of bailor and bailee, the right of the bailor and bailee are

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In one of the famous cases, the Supreme Court held that the bar on disclosure of name and identity of victims of sexual offences provided Under Section 228 A of IPC, applies even to dead victims. The case is

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'A' sells and conveys an estate to 'B'. 'A', knowing that in consequence of such a sale, he has no right to the property, sells and mortgages the same to 'Z', without disclosing the fact of the previous sale and conveyance to 'B', and receives the purchase or mortgage money from 'Z'. 'A' is guilty of the offence of

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'A' puts a biscuit as bait for a dog in his pocket and shows the biscuit to his neighbour's dog thereby inducing him. The dog begins to follow 'A'. 'A' is guilty of

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Choose the correct statement(s) about the Differential Association theory of Sutherland : i. Criminal behaviour is acquired by birth. ii. Differential association does not vary in frequency, duration, priority and intensity. iii. The process of learning of criminal behavior is different from other learnings.

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Which of the following constitutes white collar crime ? i. Bribery ii. Identity theft iii. Criminal Intimidation iv. Sedition

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Which of the following statement is correct regarding death sentence in India ?

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Mark the correctly paired match :

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In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court supported the institution of open prisons ?

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Consider the following statements about actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea : i. It is a latin maxim ii. It was cited as a principle of natural justice for the first time by Lord Kenyon in Fowler v. Pedget iii. It was cited as a principle of criminal law by Lord Goddard in Fowler v. Pedget iv. It has been derived from the maxim actus me invito factus non est mens actus Choose the correct statement.

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Consider the following pairs consisting of words depicting mens rea under the Indian Penal Code 1860 and the respective provision : i. Voluntarily – S 40 ii. Dishonestly – S 24 iii. Fraudulently – S 26 iv. Wantonly – S 153 Choose the correctly matched pair.

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Which of the following statement is true regarding the offence of criminal conspiracy ? i. Criminal Conspiracy under Chapter V-A was added by the Criminal Law (Amendment Act) 1915 ii. The definition of criminal conspiracy has been taken from Willes J. observation in Mulcahy v. R (1868) 3 H. L 306 iii. Mere conspiracy without any overt act is punishable under S 120B, IPC iv. Mere conspiracy without any overt act is punishable under S 107, IPC

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Which of the following is correct ?

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"X" purchased a stamp paper in the name of a person whose name he intended to forge. "X" is guilty of

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Anu is lawfully married to Raghu. She is unknown to the fact that Raghu has died in an accident. Mistakenly, believing Raghu to be alive, Anu still goes through a marriage ceremony with Vinay as she was deeply in love with him. Anu is

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'A' and 'B' administered themselves LSD. On account of hallucinations, A imagined himself being attacked by snakes and as a result ended up killing B. Which of the following case contains the above facts ?

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The principle of "duress per minas" is contained in which provision of the Indian Penal Code 1860 ?

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In which of the following cases, the court accepted premenstrual syndrome as a valid defense under Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code ?

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Soni with an intent to murder Parul, instigates her 6 year old servant Rani to do an act which will cause death of Parul. Rani does the act, but in the absence of Soni. The act of Rani resulted in the death of Parul.

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Which of the following statement is true regarding 'Durham rule' ? i. It is in line with legal insanity. ii. It is in line with medical insanity. iii. An accused is not criminally responsible if his unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect. iv. It is in consonance with and an extension of McNaughten rules.

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The 'Lubeck-Apple' proof method if made applicable in India, then it will be in relation to which provision of the Indian Penal Code 1860 ?

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Who said "A drunkard who is voluntariotes dareman, has no privilege thereby, but what hurt or ill so ever he doth, his drunkenness does aggravate it" ?

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In case of a free fight between the two parties

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Act of a judge acting judicially is protected from criminal proceedings under : i. S 77, Indian Penal Code, 1860 ii. S 78, Indian Penal Code, 1860 iii. S 3, Judges Protection Act, 1985 iv. S 1, Judicial Officers Protection Act, 1850 Choose the correct answer.

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As from the commencement of this Code, which of the following Presidency-towns or city shall be deemed to be declared under sub-section (1) of Section 8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to be a metropolitan area ?

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Which of the following is empowered to establish Courts of Judicial Magistrates of the first class and of the second class in every district ?

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Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to the Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ?

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Who can appoint a Judge of a Session Court ?

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Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ?

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Any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court shall be a competent witness for the defence and may give evidence on oath

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Who can withdraw a case from prosecution under Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 ?

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Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to the provisions as to Bail and Bonds under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ?

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Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to the Examination of Complainant under the Code of the Criminal Procedure, 1973 ?

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A Court of Sessions may take cognizance of an offence, without the case being committed to it, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 when the offence is

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"Alternative jurisdiction" of the Criminal Courts means that an offence may be inquired into or tried by

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Which of the following section of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 provides 'Duty of the High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts of Judicial Magistrates' ?

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Addition or alteration of charge by the Court has been provided under

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Which one of the following is the first step in trial of summons case by Magistrate ?

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Any person, aggrieved by a refusal on the part of an officer in charge of police station to record the information referred to in sub-section (1) of Section 154 may send the substance of such information

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According to Section 225 of the Code of Criminal Procedure who is empowered to conduct prosecution before a court of session ?

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Under Clause 2 of the Section 242 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, which of the following statements is/are correct ?

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Under which of the following situations a summary trial cannot be conducted under Section 260 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ?

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The principle on which a dying declaration is admitted in evidence is indicated in legal maxim

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Any offence of kidnapping or abduction of a person may be inquired into and tied

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When the Sessions Judge or the High Court calls for to examine the record of any proceeding before any inferior criminal court, it is known as

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"Autre Fois Acquit" principle is related to

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The Judgement in every trial shall be

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Which is the correct language of Article 20(2) of the Constitution ?

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The doctrine against self-incrimination under Article 20(3) runs to state that "no person accused of an offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself." With respect to the above, response the following

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Narcoanalysis, polygraph test and brain electrical activation profile test conducted against will of the person subjected to such tests, violates his right protected under Article 20(3), and right to personal liberty protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, was held by the Supreme Court in which fo the following cases ?

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Under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution an accused person has been guaranteed the right to be informed of the nature and cause of accusation ?

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In which of the following cases the Supreme Court called Article 22 of the Constitution as "Ugly provision of the Constitution" ?

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Under Article 22(4) of the Constitution of India, with the exception of certain provisions stated therein, what is the maximum period for detention of a person under preventive detention ?

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Every person who is arrested or detained is required to be produced before the nearest Magistrate within a period of

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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

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'X' intentionally and falsely leads 'Y' to believe that certain land belongs to 'X', and thereby induces 'Y' to buy and pay for it. The land afterwards becomes the property of 'X', and 'X' seeks to set aside the sale on the ground that, at the time of the sale, 'X' had no title. Applying Section 115, Indian Evidence Act

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Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction is dealt under which of the following section of the Indian Evidence Act ?

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A is accused of a crime committed by him at Bangaluru. He produces a letter written by himself and dated at Chennai on that day, and bearing the Lahore post-mark of that day. Applying Section 21, Indian Evidence Act, which of the following is possible ?

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Under Indian Law, a person is presumed to be dead if he is not traceable for

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Burden of introducing evidence under section 102 of the Evidence Act, 1872

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'X' sues 'Y' for land of which B is in possession, and which, as 'X' asserts, was left to 'X' by the will of 'Z', Y's father. If no evidence were given on either side

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Communication made without prejudice is protected under

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Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, permits the use of discovery evidence, which lays down strictly as to how much of the information contained in the statement of the accused is made admissible. Which one of the following information is relevant under this Section ?

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Accused wants to submit a document for consideration under Section 35 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. In which of the following cases will the document become irrelevant ?

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about amendments ? i. There are three ways in which the Constitution can be amended. ii. An amendment of the Constitution can be initiated only by the introduction of a bill for the purpose in either House of Parliament and in the state legislatures. iii. A number of provisions in the Constitution can be amended by a simple majority of the two houses of Parliament outside the scope of Article 268. iv. If the bill seeks to amend the federal provisions of the Constitution, it must also be ratified by the legislatures of half of the states by a simple majority, that is, a majority of the members of the House present and voting.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about Fundamental Duties ? i. Ten duties were enumerated. However, the Constitution mentions about enforcing these duties. ii. The inclusion of fundamental duties has not changed the status of our fundamental rights. iii. Our Constitution make the enjoyment of rights dependent or conditional upon fulfillment of duties.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about Policies of Directive Principles ? i. Equal pay for equal work ii. Promotion of village panchayats iii. Free legal aid iv. Promotion of international peace

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about Accamma Cherian ? i. She was popularly known as the Jhansi Rani of Travancore ii. Also known as Joan of Arc of India iii. She was the Founder of Desa Sevika Sangh iv. Jeevitam Oru Pendulam' is the autobiography of - Accamma Cheriyan

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Which of the following statements is/are correct about Chattampi Swamikal ? i. He was born on 25 August 1888 ii. The famous works of Chattampi Swamikal are Vedadikara Nirupanam, Pracheena Malayalam iii. On August 5, 1925, at Panmana in Kollam district, he took Mahasamadhi iv. He was deputed as the 'Chattampi' (monitor) of the class when studying at the 'Patasala' of Pettayil Raman Pillai Asan.

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Consider the following leaders and their founding institutions which of the following pairs is/are correct ? i. Vaikunda Swamikal – Saiva Prakasha Sabha ii. Sree Narayana Guru – SNDP iii. Agamananda Swami – Suguna Vardhini Movement iv. Dr. Palpu – Travancore Ezhava Sabha

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Here are some of the guiding values of the Constitution and their meaning. Match them correctly. a. Sovereign i. Government will not favour any religion b. Republic ii. People have the supreme right to make decisions c. Fraternity iii. Head of the state is an elected person d. Secular iv. People should live like brothers and sisters

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Which of the following statements is/are incorrect about MALAYALI MEMORIAL ? i. First Organized Political Movement of Travancore for social justice. ii. Submitted to – Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma iii. Malayali Memorial was written and Drafted by : C. V. Raman Pillai

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Consider the following. Which of the following is/are incorrect about National Food Security Act ? i. Act converts into legal entitlements for existing food security programmes of the government of India. ii. Under this act, 50% of the rural population and 75% of the urban population have been categorised as eligible households for food security. iii. The National Food Security Act 2013, also known as Right to Food Act.

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Here are the authors and their famous literary works given below. Find the correct pair/pairs ? a. G. Sankara Kurup i. Sabdikkunna Kalappa b. Ponkunnam Varkey ii. Abrayakutty c. Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer iii. Odakkuzhal d. Kandathil Varghese Mappillai iv. Karna Bhooshanam

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Replace the highlighted word with a suitable phrase : He was reprimanded by his employer for his persistent tardiness.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option : You'd rather be spending time with them, ____________ ?

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option : ____________ the scandal, the public called __________ her resignation.

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Choose the passive form of this statement : Your performance disappoints me.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option : By 2025, we ___________ in this house for twenty years.

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Choose the reported form of this sentence : "Do you think you're better than us ?" she asked him.

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Choose the word similar in meaning to the highlighted word : He was reluctantly roped into abetting the group of miscreants.

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Choose the word opposite in meaning to the highlighted word : She was saddened to hear them loudly denigrate their own institution.

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Choose the word which means "an unfortunate, unhappy or despicable person."

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Choose a phrase to replace the highlighted words : Due to her experience in the ﬁeld, she had been given free rein over the project.

KPSC Mock Test: Assistant Public Prosecutor Grade-II - Kerala State Assistant Public Prosecuters Service

KPSC Mock Test: Assistant Public Prosecutor Grade-II - Kerala State Assistant Public Prosecuters Service