Qazf Ordinance 1979 MCQs

1. Question 1 of 68

   Under the First Exception to section 3, whether or not an imputation is made for the public good is:

   A A question of law B A matter for the Presiding Officer's discretion C Presumed in favour of the accused D A question of fact
2. Question 2 of 68

   Which two expressions were REMOVED from section 2(a) of the Qazf Ordinance by the Protection of Women Act, 2006?

   A 'Tazir' and 'zina-bil-jabr' B 'Adult' and 'hadd' C 'Zina' and 'hadd' D 'Muhsan' and 'tazir'
3. Question 3 of 68

   The Statement of Objects and Reasons to the 2006 Act states that, for both zina and qazf:

   A Both the definitions and the punishments have been altered B The punishments have been reduced C The standard of proof has been relaxed D The definitions and the punishments have been retained unchanged
4. Question 4 of 68

   Under section 8(a), where the person against whom qazf has been committed is alive, the complaint may be made by:

   A That person only B Any relative of that person C That person, or any person authorised by him D Any person having knowledge of the qazf
5. Question 5 of 68

   Under the second proviso to section 6(1), the statement of the complainant or the person authorised by him:

   A Shall be recorded after the statements of the witnesses B Need not be recorded at all C Shall be recorded before the statements of the witnesses are recorded D Shall be recorded only if the Court so directs
6. Question 6 of 68

   How many cases are excepted from the protection of the Second Exception to section 3?

   A Two - clauses (a) and (b) B Three - clauses (a) to (c) C Four - clauses (a) to (d) D One only
7. Question 7 of 68

   Under Explanation 2 to section 5, a person who imputes that another is an illegitimate child, or refuses to recognise him as legitimate, is deemed to have committed qazf liable to hadd in respect of:

   A That person himself B The father of that person C The mother of that person D Both parents of that person
8. Question 8 of 68

   Under section 6(1)(b), qazf liable to hadd may be proved by the fact that the accused:

   A Admits the imputation in a written statement B Repeats the imputation to a police officer C Fails to produce four witnesses D Commits qazf in the presence of the Court
9. Question 9 of 68

   The meaning of 'muhsan' in the Qazf Ordinance differs from that in the Zina Ordinance in that:

   A The Qazf Ordinance requires the person to be married B Under the Qazf Ordinance a person who has never had sexual intercourse at all is a muhsan, whereas under the Zina Ordinance intercourse within marriage is required C The Zina Ordinance does not require the person to be a Muslim D The Qazf Ordinance requires the person to be male
10. Question 10 of 68

    The Offence of Qazf (Enforcement of Hadd) Ordinance, 1979 is which Ordinance of 1979?

    A Ordinance VIII of 1979 B Ordinance VI of 1979 C Ordinance VII of 1979 D Ordinance IX of 1979
11. Question 11 of 68

    Under section 6(2), where the Presiding Officer is satisfied that the offence of qazf liable to hadd has been committed, he:

    A Shall not require any proof of qazf and shall proceed to pass sentence under section 7 B Shall direct a fresh complaint to be lodged C Shall require proof in one of the forms mentioned in section 6(1) D Shall refer the matter to the Federal Shariat Court
12. Question 12 of 68

    Under section 6(1)(c), how many witnesses are required to prove qazf liable to hadd by testimony?

    A At least two Muslim adult male witnesses, other than the victim of the qazf B At least four Muslim adult male witnesses C At least two witnesses, of whom one may be the victim D At least three Muslim adult male witnesses
13. Question 13 of 68

    Under section 9(2) as substituted in 2006, where before the execution of hadd the complainant withdraws his allegation of qazf, or states that the accused made a false confession or that a witness deposed falsely:

    A Hadd shall not be enforced B Hadd shall not be enforced and the Court may order retrial or award tazir on the evidence on record C Hadd shall be enforced unless the Court otherwise directs D The Court shall acquit the accused
14. Question 14 of 68

    Under section 3, the imputation must be made with intent to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that it will harm:

    A The reputation of such person only B The property or reputation of such person C The standing of such person in his community D The reputation, or hurt the feelings, of such person
15. Question 15 of 68

    Section 203B of the Code of Criminal Procedure, inserted by the Protection of Women Act 2006, deals with:

    A Complaint in case of zina B Complaint in case of qazf C Complaint in case of fornication D Complaint in case of rape
16. Question 16 of 68

    Under section 17(1) as amended, an appeal from an order of the Court of Sessions under the Qazf Ordinance lies to:

    A The High Court B The Federal Shariat Court C The Supreme Court D The Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court
17. Question 17 of 68

    Under section 1(3), the Qazf Ordinance came into force on:

    A The ninth day of February 1979 B The first day of July 1979 C The tenth day of February 1979 D The twelfth day of February 1979
18. Question 18 of 68

    Sub-sections (3) and (4) of section 14, providing for imprisonment of a spouse refusing to go through lian and for punishment of a wife accepting the accusation, were:

    A Retained and remain in force B Substituted by new provisions in 2006 C Omitted by the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 1980 D Omitted by the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006
19. Question 19 of 68

    In Schedule II to the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended in 2006, the offence of qazf under section 7 of Ordinance VIII of 1979 is shown as:

    A Non-bailable and triable by a Court of Sessions B Bailable and triable by a Magistrate of the first class C Non-bailable, compoundable and triable by a Court of Sessions D Bailable, not compoundable, and triable by a Court of Sessions, with the police not to arrest without warrant
20. Question 20 of 68

    Under section 18, the Presiding Officer of the Court trying a case or hearing an appeal under the Qazf Ordinance shall be a Muslim:

    A Unless the accused is a non-Muslim, in which case he may be a non-Muslim B Without any exception for a non-Muslim accused C Unless the complainant is a non-Muslim D Unless the Federal Shariat Court otherwise directs
21. Question 21 of 68

    How many cases are listed in section 9(1) in which hadd shall not be imposed for qazf?

    A Two - clauses (a) and (b) B Three - clauses (a) to (c) C Four - clauses (a) to (d) D Five - clauses (a) to (e)
22. Question 22 of 68

    Which sections of the Protection of Women Act, 2006 did the Federal Shariat Court declare unconstitutional in December 2010?

    A Sections 11, 25, 28 and 29 B Sections 5, 6 and 7 C Sections 10, 12 and 13 D Sections 19, 20 and 21
23. Question 23 of 68

    Under section 7(3), a punishment of whipping for qazf liable to hadd shall not be executed until:

    A Thirty days have elapsed from the sentence B It has been confirmed by the Federal Government C The convict has exhausted all appeals D It has been confirmed by the Court to which an appeal from the Court awarding the punishment lies
24. Question 24 of 68

    Under section 7(2), after a person has been convicted of qazf liable to hadd:

    A He shall be disqualified from holding public office B He may not file any complaint under this Ordinance C His evidence shall not be admissible in any Court of law D His evidence shall be admissible only with corroboration
25. Question 25 of 68

    The words omitted from section 8 by the Protection of Women Act, 2006 were:

    A 'Or any person authorized by him' B 'A report made to the police or' C 'Any of the ascendants or descendants' D 'Lodged in a Court'
26. Question 26 of 68

    Under section 5, qazf liable to hadd is committed by a person who, being an adult, commits qazf:

    A Intentionally, against any person who is a Muslim B With or without intention, against a muhsan C Against any adult person, whether muhsan or not D Intentionally and without ambiguity, against a particular person who is a muhsan and capable of performing sexual intercourse
27. Question 27 of 68

    Section 15 of the Qazf Ordinance, dealing with attempt to commit an offence under the Ordinance, was:

    A Retained and remains in force B Substituted in 2006 C Omitted by the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 1980 D Omitted by the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006
28. Question 28 of 68

    Under section 3, qazf is committed by making or publishing an imputation of zina concerning any person, by words spoken or intended to be read, or:

    A By conduct or by implication B By gestures alone C By signs or by visible representations D By any means whatsoever
29. Question 29 of 68

    Sub-section (2) of section 6, inserted by the Protection of Women Act 2006, applies where the Presiding Officer dismisses a complaint under section 203A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, or:

    A Convicts an accused under section 5 of the Zina Ordinance B Dismisses a complaint of fornication under section 203C of the Code C Acquits an accused of rape under section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code D Acquits an accused under section 5 of the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979
30. Question 30 of 68

    Under Explanation 1 to section 5, 'muhsan' means a sane and adult Muslim who:

    A Either has had no sexual intercourse or has had such intercourse only with his or her lawfully wedded spouse B Has had sexual intercourse with a lawfully wedded spouse C Is married at the time of the imputation D Has never been convicted of zina
31. Question 31 of 68

    Under section 9(2) as it stood BEFORE the 2006 amendment, the Court could, on withdrawal by the complainant:

    A Convict the complainant of qazf B Order retrial or award tazir on the basis of the evidence on record C Refer the matter to the Federal Shariat Court D Only acquit the accused
32. Question 32 of 68

    Under the Explanation inserted into the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 in 2006, 'lian' means:

    A Where a husband and wife mutually accuse each other of zina B Where a husband withdraws an accusation of zina C Where a wife accuses her husband of zina D Where the husband has accused his wife of zina and the wife does not accept the accusation as true
33. Question 33 of 68

    Under section 17(4), the provisions of which Chapter of the Code of Criminal Procedure do not apply to a punishment awarded under section 7?

    A Chapter XXIX B Chapter XXII C Chapter XX D Chapter XXIII
34. Question 34 of 68

    The stated reason in the 2006 Act for moving lian from the Qazf Ordinance to the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 was that:

    A A form of dissolution of marriage has no place in a penal statute B Lian is not an offence known to Islamic law C The Qazf Ordinance applies only to Muslims D Family Courts alone have jurisdiction over dissolution
35. Question 35 of 68

    Under section 7(1), the punishment for qazf liable to hadd is whipping numbering:

    A One hundred stripes B Eighty stripes C Forty stripes D Thirty stripes
36. Question 36 of 68

    Under section 203B(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, no Court shall take cognizance of an offence under section 7 of the Qazf Ordinance except on a complaint, subject to:

    A Sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Qazf Ordinance B Section 9 of the Qazf Ordinance C Sub-section (2) of section 6 of the Qazf Ordinance D Section 203A of the Code
37. Question 37 of 68

    Under section 9(1)(a), hadd shall not be imposed for qazf where a person has committed qazf against:

    A Any of his descendants B Any of his ascendants C His spouse D Any of his ascendants or descendants
38. Question 38 of 68

    Section 16 of the Qazf Ordinance, which applied certain provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code to offences under the Ordinance, was:

    A Omitted by the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006 B Retained and remains in force C Substituted by a reference to the Code of Criminal Procedure D Omitted in 1980
39. Question 39 of 68

    On 22 December 2010, the Federal Shariat Court declared how many sections of the Protection of Women Act, 2006 to be in violation of the Constitution?

    A Three B Two C Five D Four
40. Question 40 of 68

    Section 19 of the Qazf Ordinance, giving the Ordinance overriding effect, was:

    A Retained and remains in force B Substituted in 2006 C Omitted by section 28 of the Protection of Women Act, 2006 D Omitted by the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 1980
41. Question 41 of 68

    Under section 2(b), terms not defined in the Qazf Ordinance take their meaning from:

    A The Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 B The Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 C The Zina Ordinance alone D The General Clauses Act, 1897
42. Question 42 of 68

    Under section 14(1), the procedure of lian applies where a husband accuses before a Court his wife who is:

    A An adult within the meaning of the Zina Ordinance B A Muslim, whether muhsan or not C Capable of performing sexual intercourse D A muhsan within the meaning of section 5
43. Question 43 of 68

    Under section 8 as amended in 2006, proceedings under the Qazf Ordinance may be initiated only on:

    A A complaint lodged in a Court B A report made to the police or a complaint lodged in a Court C A report made to the police only D The Court's own motion
44. Question 44 of 68

    Under the First Exception to section 3, it is not qazf to impute zina to a person if the imputation:

    A Is true, whether or not made for the public good B Is made in good faith, whether true or not C Is true and is made or published for the public good D Is made without intent to harm
45. Question 45 of 68

    Under section 14(1)(b), after swearing four times that her husband is a liar, the wife says:

    A 'Allah's curse be upon me if he is truthful in his accusation of zina against me' B 'Allah's wrath be upon me if he is truthful in his accusation of zina against me' C 'Allah's curse be upon him if he is a liar' D 'I seek dissolution of my marriage'
46. Question 46 of 68

    Under Schedule II to the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended in 2006, the punishment column for qazf under section 7 of Ordinance VIII of 1979 reads:

    A Whipping numbering eighty stripes B Whipping not exceeding eighty stripes C Whipping numbering one hundred stripes D Imprisonment which may extend to two years and whipping
47. Question 47 of 68

    The Federal Shariat Court's 2010 declaration was made under which Article of the Constitution?

    A Article 203D B Article 203DD C Article 227 D Article 203C
48. Question 48 of 68

    The Protection of Women Act, 2006 inserted 'lian' as a new ground for dissolution of marriage into which enactment?

    A The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 B The Qazf Ordinance itself C The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 D The West Pakistan Family Courts Act, 1964
49. Question 49 of 68

    Under section 9(1)(b), hadd shall not be imposed where the person in respect of whom qazf was committed and who is the complainant:

    A Has withdrawn the complaint B Has authorised another to continue the proceedings C Has died during the pendency of the proceedings D Has failed to appear before the Court
50. Question 50 of 68

    Under section 2(a) as substituted in 2006, which expressions take their meaning from the Offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance, 1979?

    A 'Adult', 'hadd', 'tazir', 'zina' and 'zina-bil-jabr' B 'Adult', 'hadd' and 'tazir' C 'Zina' and 'zina-bil-jabr' only D 'Adult', 'hadd' and 'zina'
51. Question 51 of 68

    The Second Exception to section 3 protects an accusation of zina preferred in good faith to a person having lawful authority over the accused, but does NOT apply where:

    A A complainant makes an accusation of zina in a Court but fails to produce four witnesses in support of it B The accusation is made to a police officer C The accusation is made in writing D The accusation concerns a deceased person
52. Question 52 of 68

    After the 2006 amendments, which offences remain punishable under the Offence of Qazf (Enforcement of Hadd) Ordinance, 1979?

    A Qazf liable to hadd and qazf liable to tazir B Qazf liable to hadd alone C Qazf liable to hadd and attempt to commit qazf D Qazf, printing of qazf material and sale of such material
53. Question 53 of 68

    Under the proviso to section 17(1) as substituted in 2006, an offence punishable under which section is triable by a Court of Sessions?

    A Section 7 B Section 7 or sub-section (4) of section 14 C Section 5 D Section 3
54. Question 54 of 68

    Section 14 of the Qazf Ordinance deals with:

    A Attempt to commit qazf B Printing or engraving matter amounting to qazf C Lian D Qazf liable to tazir
55. Question 55 of 68

    Under section 17(3), which provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure do NOT apply to the punishment of whipping awarded under the Qazf Ordinance?

    A Chapter XXIX in its entirety B Section 391 in its entirety C Sections 391 and 392 D Sub-section (3) of section 391, and section 393
56. Question 56 of 68

    Under section 20, the Qazf Ordinance does not apply to:

    A Offences committed by non-Muslims B Offences committed outside Pakistan C Cases pending before any Court immediately before its commencement, or offences committed before such commencement D Cases triable by a Magistrate
57. Question 57 of 68

    Which of the following provisions of the Qazf Ordinance SURVIVES the Protection of Women Act, 2006?

    A Section 4, two kinds of qazf B Section 11, punishment for qazf liable to tazir C Section 5, qazf liable to hadd D Section 16, application of certain provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code
58. Question 58 of 68

    Under Explanation 2 to section 3, an imputation expressed ironically or in the form of an alternative:

    A Cannot amount to qazf B May amount to qazf C Amounts to qazf only if the Court finds it unambiguous D Amounts to qazf liable to tazir only
59. Question 59 of 68

    Under section 9(1)(c), hadd shall not be imposed where:

    A The imputation was made in good faith B The imputation was made to a person in lawful authority C The accused retracts the imputation D The imputation has been proved to be true
60. Question 60 of 68

    Under section 14(2), when the procedure of lian has been completed, the Court shall:

    A Pass an order dissolving the marriage, subject to appeal to the Federal Shariat Court B Refer the parties to an Arbitration Council C Pass an order dissolving the marriage, which shall operate as a decree for dissolution and against which no appeal shall lie D Convict the husband of qazf liable to hadd
61. Question 61 of 68

    Section 4 of the Qazf Ordinance, which provided that qazf may be either qazf liable to hadd or qazf liable to tazir, was:

    A Retained and remains in force B Substituted by a new provision in 2006 C Omitted by the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006 D Omitted by the Federal Shariat Court in 2010
62. Question 62 of 68

    Sections 12 and 13 of the Qazf Ordinance, dealing with printing or engraving and the sale of printed or engraved matter, were omitted in 2006 on the stated ground that:

    A Such conduct is now punishable under the Pakistan Penal Code B The definition of qazf in section 3 is wide enough to cover qazf committed by printing, engraving or the sale of such material C Such conduct is no longer regarded as an offence D The provisions were repugnant to the injunctions of Islam
63. Question 63 of 68

    Note that the Qazf Ordinance speaks of the enforcement of:

    A Hudood B Hadd C Tazir D Qisas
64. Question 64 of 68

    Under Explanation 1 to section 3, may it amount to qazf to impute zina to a deceased person?

    A Yes, if the imputation would harm the reputation or hurt the feelings of that person if living, and is harmful to the feelings of his family or other near relatives B No, since a deceased person has no reputation C Yes, but only within one year of the death D Yes, but only if a descendant complains
65. Question 65 of 68

    The first proviso to section 17(1), permitting conviction for a different offence disclosed by the evidence, was:

    A Retained and remains in force B Substituted in 2006 C Omitted by the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006 D Omitted by the Federal Shariat Court in 2010
66. Question 66 of 68

    Under section 6(1)(c), the witnesses to qazf must give:

    A Circumstantial evidence of the commission of qazf B Direct evidence of the commission of qazf C Evidence on affidavit D Evidence as eye-witnesses of the act of penetration
67. Question 67 of 68

    Under section 8(b), where the person against whom qazf has been committed is dead, the complaint may be made by:

    A Any heir of that person B The spouse of that person only C Any near relative of that person D Any of the ascendants or descendants of that person
68. Question 68 of 68

    Under section 14(1)(a), the husband must make his sworn statement of truthfulness how many times before invoking Allah's curse upon himself?

    A Four times B Three times C Two times D Seven times

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