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- A. Intelligence agencies
- B. Bank or financial institution
- C. Police
- D. All of above
Explanation: Section 19(d) specifically concerns obtaining information from a bank or financial institution.
Correct answer: Bank or financial institution- A. Both A and B
- B. Investigation
- C. Trial
- D. Inquiry
Explanation: Section 19 operates during both the inquiry and investigation stages, allowing information to be obtained before the matter reaches trial.
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Specified person
- B. Any person
- C. Foreigner
- D. All of above
Explanation: Section 19A permits information to be called for from any person, making the provision broader than one limited to a specified person or a…
Correct answer: Any person- A. President
- B. Prime Minister
- C. Special Parliamentary Committee on Ethics
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Ordinance requires the recommendation of the Special Parliamentary Committee on Ethics to be taken into consideration before arresting…
Correct answer: Special Parliamentary Committee on Ethics- A. Inquiry
- B. Investigation
- C. Both A and B
- D. Trial
Explanation: Under section 18(c), the Chairman NAB or a duly authorised NAB officer may refer the matter for either an inquiry or an investigation when…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Chairman NAB
- B. Both A and B
- C. Authorized Officer
- D. None of above
Explanation: An Accountability Court can take cognizance only on a reference made by the Chairman NAB or an officer authorised by him.
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. 17A
- B. 17B
- C. 17(c)
- D. All of above
Explanation: Section 17(c) empowers the Accountability Court to adopt any procedure it considers appropriate in the circumstances of the case.
Correct answer: 17(c)- A. Code of Civil Procedure
- B. None of above
- C. Both A and B
- D. Code of Criminal Procedure
Explanation: Section 17 applies the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 to proceedings under the National Accountability Ordinance, subject to the…
Correct answer: Code of Criminal Procedure- A. Joint trial
- B. Contempt of Court
- C. Contempt of Chairman orders
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 16-B is the provision dealing with contempt of court in proceedings under the National Accountability Ordinance.
Correct answer: Contempt of Court- A. Chairman NAB
- B. Prosecutor General Accountability
- C. Special prosecutor
- D. Both B and C
Explanation: Section 16-A(2)(b) recognizes the authority of both the Prosecutor General Accountability and a Special Prosecutor to apply for transfer…
Correct answer: Both B and C- A. Issuance of commission
- B. Both A and B
- C. Transfer of case
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 16-A is headed “Transfer of cases,” providing the mechanism for moving a case from one Accountability Court to another.
Correct answer: Transfer of case- A. 30 days
- B. 60 days
- C. 90 days
- D. 120 days
Explanation: Section 16 requires an Accountability Court to decide the trial within 30 days, subject to the statutory framework.
Correct answer: 30 days2333. Section __________ of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 deals with trial of offences?
- A. 15-A
- B. 16
- C. 15-B
- D. 16-A
Explanation: Section 16 is specifically titled “Trial of offences” and sets out the procedure and time limit for trial before an Accountability Court.
Correct answer: 16- A. Seven years
- B. Eight years
- C. Ten years
- D. Nine years
Explanation: A person convicted under section 9 faces a ten-year disqualification under section 15-A, in addition to the penal consequences of…
Correct answer: Ten years- A. Proof against accused accepting illegal gratification
- B. None of above
- C. Presumption against complainant accepting illegal gratification
- D. Presumption against accused accepting illegal gratifiction
Explanation: Section 14 creates a statutory presumption against an accused in cases involving acceptance of illegal gratification.
Correct answer: Presumption against accused accepting illegal gratifiction- A. Appealable
- B. Reviewable
- C. Revisionable
- D. All of above
Explanation: An order dismissing a claim or objection to frozen property is appealable under the Ordinance.
Correct answer: Appealable- A. 10
- B. 18
- C. 14
- D. None of above
Explanation: A person claiming an interest in property frozen under the Ordinance must file the claim or objection within 14 days.
Correct answer: 14- A. District Judge
- B. D.P.O.
- C. Collector
- D. None of above
Explanation: For immovable land that pays revenue, section 12(c) routes the freezing measure through the Collector of the district where the land is…
Correct answer: Collector- A. Power to freeze property
- B. Suspension of sentence
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 12 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 authorizes the freezing of property connected with an offence.
Correct answer: Power to freeze property- A. Ten
- B. Fourteen
- C. Twelve
- D. Twenty Five
Explanation: Section 9 prescribes rigorous imprisonment for corruption and corrupt practices for a term that may extend to fourteen years, along with…
Correct answer: Fourteen