AcePAE 2026: Daily Quiz for Indian Patent Agent Examination – Set 11
- Ineurous IP
- Sep 17
- 4 min read
Preparing for the Indian Patent Agent Examination 2026 requires consistent practice and conceptual clarity. To help aspirants strengthen their preparation, our AcePAE Series brings to you a structured 30-question daily quiz.
This quiz is designed to cover Indian Patents Act, 1970, Patents Rules, 2003, and Patent Office Manuals/Guidelines.
Each set includes:
10 Easy Questions (to test your basics)
10 Medium Questions (to practice application-based knowledge)
10 Difficult Questions (to challenge your exam readiness)
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Indian Patents Act, 1970 – Easy Questions
Section 2 (Definitions) – Indian Patents Act, 1970
1. Which of the following best describes a “patent” under Section 2(1)(m)?
A) Legal document for copyright
B) Grant of exclusive rights
C) License for publication
D) Open access certificate
Section 3 (Non-Patentable Inventions)
2. Which is NOT considered an invention under Section 3?
A) New chemical process
B) Mathematical method
C) Improved machine
D) Pharmaceutical composition
Section 6 (Who Can Apply)
3. Patents can be applied by?
A) Only companies
B) The inventor or assignee
C) Only government
D) Only foreigners
Rule 2 (Definitions) – Patents Rules, 2003
4. “Appropriate office” in Rule 2 relates to?
A) Any Indian government office
B) The branch with applicant’s business
C) Central Secretariat
D) Home Ministry
Section 8 (Foreign Applications Disclosure)
5. Under Section 8, the applicant must provide?
A) No information
B) Details of foreign patent filings
C) Only Indian patent filings
D) Personal history
Manual Topic: Industrial Application
6. Which feature is necessary for patentability?
A) Only novelty
B) Only inventive step
C) Only utility
D) Novelty, inventive step, and industrial application
Rule 13 (Specifications)
7. Provisional specification should be filed using?
A) Form 1
B) Form 2
C) Form 3
D) Form 26
Section 4 (Inventions Relating to Atomic Energy)
8. Can inventions connected to atomic energy be patented?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Maybe
D) Only by government
Manual: Novelty Requirement
9. What does “novelty” mean for patents?
A) Prior-known steps
B) Previously published invention
C) Not publicly known before filing
D) Ancient technology
Section 10 (Specification Contents)
10. A complete specification must include?
A) Financials
B) Claims describing the invention
C) Marketing plan
D) Litigation history
Medium Questions
Section 11A (Publication of Application)
11. Patent applications are published after how many months from filing?
A) 3
B) 6
C) 18
D) 24
Section 13 (Anticipation Search)
12. The Controller conducts a search for?
A) Market demand
B) Prior art for anticipation
C) Financial status
D) Legal disputes
Rule 12 (Form and Fees)
13. Patent applications must be filed?
A) Without forms
B) In prescribed forms with fees
C) Via interview
D) Verbally
Manual: Unity of Invention
14. Unity of invention means?
A) Multiple inventions per application
B) Each application must relate to one invention or group of inventions
C) No claims allowed
D) Only drawings
Section 25 (Pre-Grant Opposition)
15. When can pre-grant opposition be filed?
A) After patent is granted
B) Any time before grant
C) Only within 1 month
D) Only by government
Rule 15 (Drawings)
16. Patent drawings must be?
A) In color
B) On A3 paper
C) Black and white, per Rule 15
D) Embedded in claims
Manual: Patent Term
17. The term of a patent in India is?
A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 20 years
D) 25 years
Section 54 (Patents of Addition)
18. Patents of addition relate to?
A) New invention
B) Modifications or improvements to existing patents
C) Legal disputes
D) Foreign filings
Manual: Controller’s Powers
19. The Controller may refuse an application based on?
A) Lack of novelty, inventive step, or utility
B) Financial weakness
C) Absence from hearing
D) No marketing plan
Rule 10 (Signature Requirement)
20. Patent applications must be signed by?
A) Only Controller
B) Applicant or authorized person
C) Lawyer
D) Local MLA
Difficult Questions
Section 39 (Restriction on Foreign Filing)
21. Indian residents must seek permission before filing a patent abroad if?
A) Filing in any country other than India
B) Under 18 years old
C) Using foreign language
D) Filing for process patents
Rule 24B (Early Publication and Examination)
22. Early publication may accelerate which event?
A) Grant of copyright
B) Patent opposition
C) Request for examination and grant of patent
D) IP renewal
Section 64 (Revocation of Patent)
23. Patent can be revoked for?
A) Rightful ownership
B) Fraud or insufficient disclosure
C) Marketing
D) Long duration
Manual: Inventive Step Assessment
24. Inventive step is assessed by?
A) Market analysis
B) Technical advances and non-obviousness
C) Patent agent’s opinion
D) Formalities check only
Rule 138 (Condonation of Delay)
25. Controller may condone delay up to?
A) 1 month
B) 6 months
C) As deemed fit in certain rules (not all)
D) No delay allowed
Section 104 (Appeal Jurisdiction)
26. Appeals against Controller’s decision go to?
A) Supreme Court
B) High Court
C) District Court
D) Prime Minister
Manual: Unity of Applicants
27. Joint applicants must?
A) Reside together
B) All sign the application
C) Be family
D) Use same lawyer
Section 146 (Information on Working of Patents)
28. Patentee must periodically submit?
A) Financial statements
B) Statement of working of the patent in India
C) Board minutes
D) Marketing forecast
Rule 55 (Opposition Procedure)
29. After filing opposition, the Controller must?
A) Ignore the request
B) Issue notice and allow reply
C) Reject opposition outright
D) Forward to Parliament
Manual: Sufficiency of Disclosure
30. Specification must disclose invention so that?
A) Only expert can work
B) The public can understand and use the invention
C) It remains a trade secret
D) No disclosure needed
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