Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) 1860 | Law GAT MCQs Test 2

1. Question 1 of 50

   Section 125 punishes waging war against any power in alliance or at peace with:

   A Pakistan B The investigating officer C A private complainant D The Bar Council
2. Question 2 of 50

   Section 123 punishes concealing with intent to facilitate a design to wage war against Pakistan, where the existence of such design is known and is not:

   A Recorded in writing B Made the subject of a civil suit C Reported to the police forthwith D Disclosed as required by the section
3. Question 3 of 50

   Section 122 punishes collecting arms, etc., with the intention of waging war against:

   A A foreign court B A neighbouring state exclusively C Pakistan D A private enemy
4. Question 4 of 50

   Criminal conspiracy to commit a serious offence, such as one punishable with death or imprisonment for life, is complete in law as soon as the:

   A Confession is recorded B FIR is registered C Offence is actually committed D Agreement is made, without requiring any further act
5. Question 5 of 50

   Section 100 enumerates the circumstances in which the right of private defence of the body extends to the voluntary causing of death, such as an assault which may reasonably cause the apprehension of:

   A Minor injury only B Death or grievous hurt C Civil liability only D Loss of reputation only
6. Question 6 of 50

   Section 141 defines an 'unlawful assembly' as an assembly of five or more persons, if the common object of the persons composing that assembly is one of the objects specified, such as to overawe by criminal force the:

   A A private company only B A religious institution only C Government or any public servant D Court staff only
7. Question 7 of 50

   Section 111 provides that when an act is abetted, and a different act is done, the abettor is liable for the act done, in the same manner as if he had directly abetted it, provided the act done was a probable:

   A Consequence of the abetment B Fact in issue only C Result of an unrelated act D Public document
8. Question 8 of 50

   Section 157 punishes harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly, knowing that such persons have been so hired for the purpose of:

   A Charitable work B Attending court proceedings C Joining or acting as members of an unlawful assembly D Attending a wedding
9. Question 9 of 50

   Section 133 punishes abetment of an assault by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman on his:

   A Neighbour B Family member C Superior officer, being in the execution of his office D Advocate
10. Question 10 of 50

    The exception for consent under Sections 87 to 92 does not validate consent obtained by:

    A Fraud, or from a person incapable of understanding the nature of the act B A person acting under lawful authority C A person of full age acting freely D A guardian for a minor's benefit in good faith
11. Question 11 of 50

    Section 160 punishes committing an affray, which is defined elsewhere in the Code as fighting by two or more persons in a public place, so as to disturb the:

    A Public Prosecutor's function B Private property of a third party only C Court's jurisdiction D Public peace
12. Question 12 of 50

    Section 113 provides that when an act is abetted with the intention of causing a particular effect, and the act done causes a different effect, the abettor is liable for the effect caused, in the same manner as if he had abetted the act with the intention of causing that effect, provided he knew that the act abetted was likely to cause that:

    A Effect B Civil liability C Fact in issue D Public document
13. Question 13 of 50

    Chapter VII of the Pakistan Penal Code, dealing with offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force, is intended to preserve:

    A Private property rights B Rights of tenants C Civil contractual obligations D Discipline and loyalty within the armed forces
14. Question 14 of 50

    Section 118 punishes whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be:

    A A confession B False, in order to prevent the discovery of that design C True D An admission of guilt
15. Question 15 of 50

    Section 186 punishes voluntarily obstructing any public servant in the discharge of his public:

    A Religious observance B Private business C Functions D Family duties
16. Question 16 of 50

    Section 121-A punishes conspiracy to commit certain offences against the State, such as conspiring to wage war against Pakistan, or to overawe, by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force, the:

    A Complainant only B Public Prosecutor only C Investigating officer only D Federal or Provincial Government
17. Question 17 of 50

    For criminal conspiracy relating to offences other than the graver ones described in the proviso to Section 120-A, an overt act in pursuance of the agreement is required to:

    A Constitute a confession B Constitute the completed offence of conspiracy C Constitute abetment only D Constitute a dying declaration
18. Question 18 of 50

    The rationale for treating mere agreement as sufficient for conspiracy to commit the gravest offences, without requiring an overt act, is to allow the law to intervene at an early stage to prevent:

    A Serious harm before it occurs B Civil litigation C Documentary evidence from being created D Judicial notice from arising
19. Question 19 of 50

    Section 136 punishes harbouring a deserter from the army, navy or air force of Pakistan, knowing or having reason to believe him to be such a:

    A Witness B Deserter C Public servant D Prisoner
20. Question 20 of 50

    Section 120-A defines 'criminal conspiracy' as existing when two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done, an illegal act, or an act which is not illegal by illegal means, provided that, save where the agreement is to commit an offence, some act besides the agreement is done by:

    A A stranger unconnected with the agreement B One or more of such parties in pursuance thereof C The complainant alone D The Court itself
21. Question 21 of 50

    Section 146 defines 'rioting' as occurring when force or violence is used by an unlawful assembly, or by any member thereof, in prosecution of the:

    A Order of a Magistrate B Personal grudge of one member only C Common object of such assembly D Direction of the police
22. Question 22 of 50

    Section 121 punishes waging, or attempting to wage, war against:

    A A foreign state only B A public servant only C A private individual D Pakistan
23. Question 23 of 50

    Section 166 punishes a public servant who, knowingly disobeying any direction of law, causes or intends to cause injury to any:

    A Person B Public document only C Government official only D Foreign national only
24. Question 24 of 50

    Section 177 punishes furnishing false information to a public servant, which the person furnishing it knows or believes to be false, and which such public servant is:

    A Not empowered to receive at all B Only permitted to receive from a stranger C Only permitted to receive orally D Legally bound to receive and to record or use
25. Question 25 of 50

    Section 182 punishes giving false information to a public servant with intent to cause him to use his lawful power to the injury or annoyance of any:

    A Public document B Judgment C Foreign state D Person
26. Question 26 of 50

    Section 106 addresses the right of private defence against an assault which reasonably causes apprehension of death, in circumstances exposing an innocent person to risk, providing that a person may, in that situation, risk harm to the:

    A Innocent person as an unavoidable consequence of exercising the right B Investigating officer only C Complainant only D Aggressor only, never to an innocent person
27. Question 27 of 50

    Section 167 punishes a public servant who frames an incorrect document with intent to cause:

    A A public nuisance only B A civil suit only C Delay in trial only D Injury to any person
28. Question 28 of 50

    Section 116 punishes abetment of an offence punishable with imprisonment, if the offence is not committed in consequence of the abetment, with a punishment generally not exceeding:

    A One-half of the longest term provided for the offence B No punishment at all C One-quarter of the shortest term D The full term provided for the offence
29. Question 29 of 50

    Section 151 punishes knowingly joining or continuing in an assembly of five or more persons, after it has been commanded to disperse, by any:

    A Foreign diplomat B Private citizen C Public servant lawfully empowered to issue such command D Newspaper reporter
30. Question 30 of 50

    Section 99 provides that the right of private defence does not extend to the infliction of more harm than is necessary for the purpose of:

    A Defence B Compensation C Retaliation D Punishment of the aggressor
31. Question 31 of 50

    Section 103 enumerates offences against property, such as robbery, house-breaking by night, and mischief by fire on a building used as a human dwelling, in respect of which the right of private defence of property extends to the voluntary causing of:

    A Compensation only B Simple hurt only C Death D Wrongful confinement only
32. Question 32 of 50

    Section 120 punishes concealment of a design to commit an offence punishable with imprisonment, if the offence be committed, and the concealer is punishable with the punishment provided for the offence, if no express provision is made for the punishment of such:

    A Concealment B Confession C Dying declaration D Attempt
33. Question 33 of 50

    Where the abettor and the person abetted are both liable to punishment for the same offence, they are said to be liable to the:

    A Same defence only B Same fine only, and never imprisonment C Same civil remedy only D Same punishment, subject to the specific provisions of law
34. Question 34 of 50

    Section 107 provides that a person abets the doing of a thing who instigates any person to do that thing, or engages in a conspiracy for the doing of that thing, or intentionally aids, by act or illegal omission, the doing of:

    A That thing B A public document C An unrelated thing D A confession
35. Question 35 of 50

    Section 153-A punishes promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community, and doing acts prejudicial to:

    A Personal reputation of an individual only B A civil suit C A private contract D Maintenance of harmony
36. Question 36 of 50

    Section 141 to 160, forming Chapter VIII of the Pakistan Penal Code, are generally concerned with the maintenance of:

    A Individual reputation alone B Public peace and tranquility C Individual property alone D Private contractual rights
37. Question 37 of 50

    Where an offence is committed by several persons in furtherance of a common intention, this is generally distinguished from abetment because liability arises from participation with a shared intention, rather than merely instigating, conspiring, or:

    A Filing a complaint B Confessing to a crime C Aiding another to commit the act D Recording a dying declaration
38. Question 38 of 50

    Section 102 provides that the right of private defence of the body commences as soon as a reasonable apprehension of danger to the body arises from an attempt or threat to commit the offence, and continues as long as such:

    A Complaint remains unfiled B FIR remains unregistered C Apprehension of danger to the body continues D Charge remains unframed
39. Question 39 of 50

    The distinction between abetment by conspiracy under Section 107 and the substantive offence of criminal conspiracy under Section 120-B lies mainly in whether an act or illegal omission in pursuance of the agreement has actually taken place, which is:

    A Required for the substantive offence of conspiracy alone in every instance without qualification B Required for abetment by conspiracy but the substantive offence of conspiracy can, in respect of offences other than certain serious ones, be complete on mere agreement C Irrelevant to both offences entirely D Never required for either offence
40. Question 40 of 50

    Section 109 provides that whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made for its punishment, be punished with the punishment provided for the:

    A Civil wrong only B Offence itself C Confession relating to it D Attempt to commit that offence
41. Question 41 of 50

    Section 131 punishes abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce any officer, soldier, sailor or airman from his allegiance or duty to:

    A A public document B The complainant C A private employer D The Government
42. Question 42 of 50

    Section 153 punishes wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot, and if rioting be committed in consequence, the offender is punished more severely, and if not committed, with a:

    A Lesser punishment B No punishment whatsoever C Only a civil remedy D Death sentence in every case
43. Question 43 of 50

    Abetment by intentional aiding, the third form recognized under Section 107, requires that the aid given be:

    A Intentional, by act or illegal omission B Accidental and unintentional C Given after the offence is complete only D Given without any knowledge of the offence
44. Question 44 of 50

    Abetment by conspiracy, as a form of abetment under Section 107, requires an agreement between two or more persons, followed by some act or illegal omission in pursuance of that:

    A Confession B Conspiracy C Judgment D Contract
45. Question 45 of 50

    The rationale for the general exceptions in Chapter IV of the Pakistan Penal Code is that criminal liability generally requires both a guilty act and a guilty mind, described respectively as:

    A Motive and preparation B Confession and admission C Corpus delicti and alibi D Actus reus and mens rea
46. Question 46 of 50

    The distinction between an unlawful assembly under Section 141 and rioting under Section 146 is that rioting additionally requires the use of:

    A A written agreement B Force or violence by the assembly or its members C A weapon in every case D A prior conviction of a member
47. Question 47 of 50

    Section 108 defines an 'abettor' as a person who abets either the commission of an offence, or the commission of an act which would be an offence if committed by a person capable of committing an offence, with the same:

    A Physical strength B Knowledge or intention as that of the abettor C Financial means D Religious belief
48. Question 48 of 50

    Offences against the State under Chapter VI of the Pakistan Penal Code are generally regarded as among the most serious under the Code because they threaten the:

    A Property of a private party only B Personal reputation of an individual C Security and sovereignty of the State itself D Contractual rights of a party only
49. Question 49 of 50

    The exception relating to acts done by a person of unsound mind is founded on the principle that a person who cannot distinguish right from wrong at the time of the act lacks the necessary:

    A Documentary proof B Financial capacity C Mens rea or guilty mind D Physical capacity
50. Question 50 of 50

    Section 130 punishes aiding the escape of, rescuing, or harbouring a State prisoner or:

    A A witness in a civil suit B A defaulting debtor C A civil litigant D A prisoner of war

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