Section 377 of Indian Penal Code Quiz
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What was the primary purpose of Indian Penal Code Section 377?

  • To protect individual privacy rights
  • To promote freedom of sexual expression
  • To discourage non-violent sexual activities
  • To criminalize sexual acts 'against the order of nature' (correct)

    • In which year did the Supreme Court Judgement change the use of Indian Penal Code Section 377 for convictions?

  • 2008
  • 2015
  • 2018 (correct)
  • 2010

    • What did British Prime Minister Theresa May acknowledge in 2018 regarding the legacy of British colonial anti-sodomy laws?

  • The decreasing relevance of these laws in modern society
  • The persistence of discrimination, violence, and death related to these laws (correct)
  • The positive impact of these laws on colonial societies
  • The widespread acceptance of these laws in former colonies

    • Where was Section 377 first codified in the British empire?

    <p>India</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the intended purpose of the British colonial anti-sodomy laws like Section 377?

    <p>&quot;To prevent Christian colonial subjects from 'corruption' and condition colonized subjects undergoing Christianization to conform to colonial authority&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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