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Direction: This section consists of fifty (50) questions. Follow the instructions carefully and choose the most appropriate option:

The question number 111-145 in this section consists of legal proposition(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such principles may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purpose of this section. In other words, in answering the following question further, you must not assume any facts other than those stated in the question. The objective of this section is to test your interest towards study of law, research aptitude and problem-solving ability, even if the 'most reasonable conclusion' arrived at may be absurd or unacceptable for any other reason.

To answer a question, the given principle is to be applied to the given facts so as to arrive at most reasonable conclusion.

Principle: Killing is not murder if the offender, whilst deprived of the power of self-control by intense and sudden provocation, causes the death of the person who gave the provocation.

Facts: 'A, a man found his girlfriend sleeping, in her own bed room, with another man named 'B'. 'A did not do anything but went to his home, picked a gun and cartridges, returned to the girl- friend's bed room with loaded gun but found the place empty. After fifteen days he saw his girl- friend dining in a restaurant. Without waiting for even a second, 'A fired five bullets at his girlfriend who died on the spot.

A) 'A' could have killed 'B' instead of his girlfriend.

B) 'A' could have killed both 'B' and his girlfriend.

C) 'A' did not kill his girlfriend under intense and sudden provocation.

D) 'A killed his girlfriend under intense and sudden provocation.