Qanoon e Shahadat Order 1984 Law GAT MCQs Test 6

1. Question 1 of 50

   A witness may be asked any question tending to test his veracity, to discover who he is and what is his position in life, or to shake his credit, even though such question may involve matter that is not directly relevant, but the Court has the power to disallow such questions if they are:

   A Related to the offence itself B Reasonably necessary for the purposes stated C Objected to by the complainant only D Indecent, scandalous, or intended merely to insult or annoy
2. Question 2 of 50

   Where the accused pleads a specific exception, such as the right of private defence, he is not required to prove it beyond reasonable doubt but merely to establish it on a:

   A Standard of absolute certainty B Preponderance of probability, or to raise a reasonable doubt as to the prosecution case C Standard identical to that required of the prosecution D Basis of judicial notice alone
3. Question 3 of 50

   A dying declaration may be relied upon even if the declarant did not have a full opportunity to be cross-examined, because the underlying justification for admitting it is the special reliability attributed to statements made in expectation or circumstances of:

   A Death B Ordinary business dealings C A civil dispute D Financial loss
4. Question 4 of 50

   The rationale behind the rule against reversing decisions for improper admission or rejection of evidence, absent a failure of justice, is to prevent trials from being reduced to mere contests over:

   A The wording of the FIR alone B Technicalities of procedure rather than substantial justice C The character of the parties D The competency of the Judge
5. Question 5 of 50

   If a question relates to a matter not relevant to the suit except in so far as it affects the credit of the witness, the Court will decide whether or not the witness shall be compelled to answer, having regard to the extent to which the imputation affects the witness's credit and the:

   A Importance of his evidence B Availability of a stenographer C Length of the trial so far D Wishes of the complainant
6. Question 6 of 50

   The credit of a witness may be impeached by proof that he has been bribed, or has accepted the offer of a bribe, or has received any other:

   A Certified copy B Legal notice C Corrupt inducement to give evidence D Summons
7. Question 7 of 50

   Article 166 essentially embodies the principle that appellate courts should not interfere with a decision merely for a technical error in the admission or rejection of evidence unless it has caused a:

   A Failure of justice B Reduction in court fees C Change in venue D Delay in trial
8. Question 8 of 50

   A witness giving testimony as to a fact may state facts of his previous conduct, provided the statement was made at or about the time when the fact took place, which may be proved to corroborate his testimony, being the rule permitting proof of former statements to:

   A Establish a confession B Corroborate testimony as to any fact C Bind the Court conclusively D Automatically discredit the witness
9. Question 9 of 50

   A person invoking the estoppel arising from a licence or tenancy cannot do so unless he can show that he acted upon the representation of title or authority to his:

   A Advantage in a wholly unrelated transaction B Detriment or that his position was altered because of it C Benefit as a witness only D Benefit under a subsequent contract
10. Question 10 of 50

    Where confessions of two or more co-accused, jointly tried for the same offence, are recorded separately but are consistent with and corroborate one another, courts may take such consistency into account as:

    A A relevant circumstance, subject to the usual caution regarding confessions of co-accused B Conclusive proof against all accused automatically C A ground to discharge the case entirely D Irrelevant, since confessions can never corroborate each other
11. Question 11 of 50

    Under the general scheme of relevancy, facts which, though not in issue, are so connected with a fact in issue as to render its existence or non-existence probable are termed:

    A Judgments in rem B Facts in issue themselves C Relevant facts D Privileged communications
12. Question 12 of 50

    When a witness is asked a question which he refuses to answer, and the Court is of opinion that he ought to answer, the Court may issue directions and, if disobeyed, may record the refusal and proceed to deal with it as it thinks fit, generally treating it as:

    A Proof of the fact denied B Grounds to discharge the jury C Contempt of Court D An acquittal of the accused
13. Question 13 of 50

    Evidence of similar facts is generally admitted with caution, being relevant chiefly where it tends to prove a system, a particular intention, or the absence of:

    A A public document B Accident or mistake C Any admission D Any confession
14. Question 14 of 50

    When the question is whether an act was done by mistake or accident, evidence of similar occurrences showing that the act formed part of a series of similar occurrences may be:

    A Only relevant to civil suits B Relevant to negate accident or mistake C Always excluded regardless of relevance D Conclusive of intention alone
15. Question 15 of 50

    The burden of proving that a will was validly executed, where its execution is disputed, generally lies upon the party who:

    A Is a stranger to the estate B Denies the will C Propounds or relies upon the will D Is the presiding Judge
16. Question 16 of 50

    The Judge may, in order to discover or obtain proper proof of relevant facts, ask any question he pleases, in any form, at any time, of any witness or of the parties, this being an inherent power of the Judge to:

    A Delegate to the investigating officer B Convict without evidence C Put questions to the witnesses himself D Refuse cross-examination altogether
17. Question 17 of 50

    A presumption that a document is genuine because it is thirty years old and produced from proper custody does not extend to a presumption as to the:

    A Truth of the contents or recitals in the document B Fact that it was executed C Fact that it was attested, where attestation is shown D Handwriting of the person purporting to have executed it
18. Question 18 of 50

    Although the Judge may put any question he pleases, the judgment must be based upon facts declared by the Order to be relevant, and duly:

    A Admitted only by the accused B Proved C Presumed only D Disregarded
19. Question 19 of 50

    When a witness under cross-examination is confronted with a former written statement inconsistent with his testimony, and admits having made it, the inconsistency generally goes to the:

    A Validity of the charge itself B Registration of the document C Credibility of the witness D Jurisdiction of the Court
20. Question 20 of 50

    In cross-examination, questions as to credit that are scandalous or offensive in form, even if the facts inquired into occurred a long time ago, may be forbidden by the Court if it is of opinion that the imputation which they convey relates to matters so remote that the:

    A Truth of the imputation would not affect the credibility of the witness B Public Prosecutor must intervene C Witness must be discharged D Truth of the imputation would seriously affect the Court's opinion as to the credibility of the witness on the relevant point
21. Question 21 of 50

    Where a witness's memory is refreshed by referring to a writing, that writing must, subject to the rules, be produced and shown to the adverse party if he requires it, and the adverse party may:

    A Cross-examine the witness on it B Object to the trial altogether C Demand a fresh FIR D Refuse to see it
22. Question 22 of 50

    A witness may also refer to a document made by any other person, and read by the witness within the time aforesaid, if, when he read it, he knew it to be:

    A A public document only B Irrelevant C A privileged communication D Correct
23. Question 23 of 50

    The provision on improper admission and rejection of evidence reflects a broader principle of the law of evidence and procedure that substance should prevail over:

    A The rule against hearsay B Public policy in every case C The presumption of innocence D Form, where no real prejudice or failure of justice has resulted
24. Question 24 of 50

    The credit of a witness may also be impeached by proof of former statements inconsistent with any part of his evidence, this generally being introduced by:

    A Confronting him with the prior inconsistent statement B Producing a certified copy of a public document only C An expert opinion D A dying declaration
25. Question 25 of 50

    Opinions of persons other than experts, as to the identity of handwriting, may be received where such persons are otherwise acquainted with the handwriting of the person alleged to have written the document, as distinguished from:

    A Judicial notice B Presumptions as to public documents C Documentary evidence generally D The specialized scientific opinion of a handwriting expert
26. Question 26 of 50

    Under the rule governing admissions, statements made by a person in occupation of property, as to the boundaries or extent of that property, may be relevant as against persons claiming through:

    A The investigating officer B The Court C The Magistrate D Him
27. Question 27 of 50

    Where the credit of a witness is sought to be impeached by proof of a former statement inconsistent with his present testimony, such prior statement, if reduced to writing, must be proved as a matter of:

    A Judicial notice B Privileged communication C Documentary evidence, in the manner otherwise required by law D Estoppel
28. Question 28 of 50

    Leading questions may generally be asked in:

    A Examination-in-chief without restriction B Cross-examination C None of the stages of examination D Re-examination without restriction
29. Question 29 of 50

    The overarching purpose of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984, taken as a whole, is to provide a coherent framework for determining what facts may be proved, how they may be proved, and upon whom the:

    A Burden of proving them lies B Power to arrest depends C Right of appeal depends D Court fees fall
30. Question 30 of 50

    Any party to a suit or proceeding may call for and inspect any document in the possession of the adverse party, to which he is entitled to have access, and if he does not produce it after being called upon, and after notice, he cannot afterwards use it in evidence without the:

    A Permission of the investigating officer alone B Permission of the Bar Council C Court's leave D Consent of the adverse party or the leave of the Court
31. Question 31 of 50

    Where the original of a document has been destroyed by an act of the party seeking to rely on secondary evidence of it, courts are generally cautious in allowing such secondary evidence, since a party should not benefit from his own:

    A Admission B Confession C Diligence D Wrongdoing or destruction of evidence
32. Question 32 of 50

    A party who calls a witness may, with the Court's permission, be permitted to put questions to him which might be put in cross-examination by the adverse party, when the witness is found to be:

    A A public officer B An expert only C Adverse or hostile to the party calling him D Fully supporting his case as expected
33. Question 33 of 50

    A witness's competency to testify is distinct from his compellability, since a person may be a competent witness yet, in certain circumstances such as privileged communications, not be:

    A Regarded as a party to the suit B Permitted to appear in Court at all C Permitted to take an oath D Compellable to disclose particular matters
34. Question 34 of 50

    A fact is relevant if it shows or constitutes a motive or preparation for any fact in issue or relevant fact, and preparation, in this sense, generally refers to the:

    A Actual commission of the act itself B Devising or arranging means necessary for the commission of an act C Judgment following conviction D Confession made after the act
35. Question 35 of 50

    The examination-in-chief of a witness is generally intended to elicit facts supporting the case of the party calling him, while cross-examination is generally intended to:

    A Introduce leading questions freely without restriction B Establish a confession C Only impeach the complainant's character D Test the truth, accuracy and credibility of the witness's testimony
36. Question 36 of 50

    The improper admission or rejection of evidence shall not, of itself, be a ground for a new trial or reversal of any decision, if it appears to the Court that, independently of the evidence objected to and admitted, there was sufficient evidence to justify the decision, or that, if the rejected evidence had been received, it ought not to have:

    A Been objected to B Varied the decision C Been recorded at all D Been shown to the witness
37. Question 37 of 50

    The parties or their agents shall not be permitted to raise objections to any question put by the Judge, nor, without the leave of the Court, to cross-examine any witness upon any answer given in reply to:

    A The complainant's own testimony B A question put by the Judge C A re-examination question only D A leading question
38. Question 38 of 50

    The exclusion of oral evidence to vary a written contract does not prevent a party from proving a total absence of consideration, or that the contract itself is void or voidable for reasons such as fraud, mistake, or illegality, because such evidence does not seek to:

    A Prove a subsequent oral rescission only B Explain an ambiguous clause only C Establish a custom contrary to the contract D Vary the terms of a valid contract but attacks its very existence or validity
39. Question 39 of 50

    Facts otherwise irrelevant become relevant if they are inconsistent with any fact in issue or relevant fact, or if by themselves or in connection with other facts they make the existence or non-existence of any fact in issue or relevant fact highly:

    A Probable or improbable B Improbable in every case C Irrelevant to the charge D Presumed conclusively
40. Question 40 of 50

    The rule permitting proof of execution of an attested document by admission of the executant, without calling the attesting witness, does not dispense with the requirement of attestation itself where attestation is:

    A Irrelevant to the document B Only required for public documents C Only required for electronic records D Mandatorily required by the substantive law governing that document
41. Question 41 of 50

    Oral evidence recounting the contents of a letter, when the letter itself is available and not shown to fall within any exception, is generally inadmissible because it violates the rule requiring:

    A Judicial notice of the letter B Corroboration by an expert C A dying declaration D Direct evidence and, for documents, primary evidence of contents
42. Question 42 of 50

    In applying the rule on improper admission or rejection of evidence, the appellate court must consider whether excluding the objected evidence, or including the rejected evidence, would have led to a:

    A Different Bench composition B Different result on the merits C Change in the cause title D Change in court fees
43. Question 43 of 50

    Any witness may, while under examination, refresh his memory by referring to any writing made by himself at the time of the transaction concerning which he is questioned, or so soon afterwards that the Court considers it likely the transaction was:

    A Fresh in his memory B Forgotten by him C Not relevant at all D Fabricated afterwards
44. Question 44 of 50

    In assessing character evidence in civil cases, courts generally confine such evidence to matters directly relevant to the:

    A Personal habits of the parties unrelated to the suit B Religious beliefs of the parties C Political opinions of the parties D Facts in issue affecting the amount of damages, where applicable
45. Question 45 of 50

    Facts admitted in the pleadings of a civil suit generally need not be proved at trial because such admissions dispense with the need for:

    A Formal proof of those specific facts B The framing of issues C Any judgment at all D Cross-examination on unrelated facts
46. Question 46 of 50

    Statements as to the terms on which a document was reduced into writing, when the genuineness of the document is disputed, are relevant to the question of its:

    A Attestation only B Stamp duty C Registration only D Genuineness
47. Question 47 of 50

    The general presumption of judicial notice extends to matters such as the seals of courts and public offices in Pakistan, and the accession to office, names, titles and national flags of states, being facts considered:

    A Privileged and inadmissible B So well known as not to require formal proof C Irrelevant to any proceeding D Disputed and requiring formal proof in every case
48. Question 48 of 50

    Where two provisions overlap, such as the general rule requiring documents to be proved by primary evidence and the special rule allowing certified copies of public documents, the latter, being a specific exception, generally:

    A Is overridden by the general rule B Has no legal effect C Prevails over the general rule for public documents D Applies only to private documents
49. Question 49 of 50

    Corroboration of testimony, though not always mandatory, is generally required by courts as a matter of prudence in cases such as the testimony of an accomplice or a:

    A Witness whose statement is a judgment B Child witness or interested witness C Person proving a Gazette notification D Public officer producing a certified copy
50. Question 50 of 50

    A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing, or reduced into writing, and relevant to matters in question, without such writing being shown to him, but if it is intended to contradict him by the writing, his attention must, before the writing can be proved, be called to those parts of it which are to be used for the purpose of:

    A Proving a public document B Contradicting him C Impeaching the complainant D Corroborating him

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