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- A. Kidnapping
- B. Kidnapping for ransom
- C. Meeting
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 2(n) specifically defines “kidnapping for ransom,” which is narrower than kidnapping generally and is central to the Act’s…
Correct answer: Kidnapping for ransom- A. Hostage-taking
- B. Hijacking
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 2(m) specifically defines hostage-taking under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Correct answer: Hostage-taking- A. Grievous hurt or injury
- B. Minor hurt or injury
- C. Slightest harm
- D. All of above
Explanation: The description covers grievous hurt or injury, including serious bodily harm and severe loss, damage or destruction of property.
Correct answer: Grievous hurt or injury- A. Debt
- B. Fine
- C. Loan
- D. All of above
Explanation: A fine is a pecuniary penalty fixed by the court after considering the facts and circumstances of the case.
Correct answer: Fine- A. Fifteen years
- B. Seventeen years
- C. Eighteen years
- D. None of above
Explanation: Under the Anti-Terrorism Act, a child is a person who has not attained eighteen years of age at the time of the offence.
Correct answer: Eighteen years- A. Frontier Constabulary, Frontier Crops
- B. Pakistan Cost Guard, Pakistan Rangers
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: The statutory meaning of civil armed forces includes the Frontier Constabulary, Frontier Corps, Pakistan Coast Guards and Pakistan…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
Explanation: Section 2 of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 is the interpretation section containing the Act’s definitions.
Correct answer: 2- A. 16th August, 1997
- B. 16th September, 1997
- C. 16 October, 1997
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 received presidential assent on 16 August 1997. This is distinct from later dates of publication or amendments.
Correct answer: 16th August, 1997- A. Applicable to Ofence Against Property Ordinance
- B. Not applicable to Offence Against Property Ordinance, 1979
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Criminal Procedure Code applies to proceedings under the Offences Against Property Ordinance, 1979, subject to any provisions of the…
Correct answer: Applicable to Ofence Against Property Ordinance- A. With rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years
- B. Whipping not exceeding seventy stripes
- C. With confiscation of all his moveable property as fine
- D. All of the above punishments
Explanation: Section 21 provides a combined punishment for rassagiri or patharidari: rigorous imprisonment up to fourteen years, whipping up to seventy…
Correct answer: All of the above punishments- A. Rassagiri
- B. Patharidari
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 21 addresses both rassagiri and patharidari, including the punishment applicable to either offence.
Correct answer: Both A and B2652. Section 20 of the Offence Against Property Ordinance deals with Harrabah liable to_________________?
- A. Hadd
- B. Tazir
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 20 classifies harrabah as an offence punishable by tazir, rather than prescribing the fixed hadd punishment.
Correct answer: Tazir- A. Imprisonment for life
- B. Death imposed as hadd
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: When an adult offender commits murder during harrabah, the prescribed punishment is death imposed as hadd.
Correct answer: Death imposed as hadd- A. 30 stripes of whipping and rigorous imprisonment
- B. 40 stripes of whipping and rigorous imprisonment
- C. 50 stripes of whipping and rigorous imprisonment
- D. None of above
Explanation: Where harrabah involves neither murder nor taking property, the ordinance provides whipping not exceeding 30 stripes along with rigorous…
Correct answer: 30 stripes of whipping and rigorous imprisonment2655. For proof of harrabah section____________, of the Offence Against Property Ordinance, will apply?
- A. 6
- B. 7
- C. 8
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 7 sets out the rules for proving harrabah, including the legally recognized modes of proof.
Correct answer: 7- A. Haraabah
- B. Assault
- C. Threat
- D. All of above
Explanation: Harrabah is established by a forcible attempt to take another’s property accompanied by attack, wrongful restraint, or fear of death or…
Correct answer: Haraabah2657. When a person committed theft under ikrah or iztirar he shall not be liable to_________________?
- A. Hadd
- B. Tazir
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Theft committed under ikrah, meaning coercion, or iztirar, meaning necessity, is exempt from the fixed hadd punishment because the…
Correct answer: Hadd- A. Harah
- B. Iztirar
- C. Istihfam
- D. All of above
Explanation: Iztirar describes a state of necessity in which extreme hunger or thirst creates apprehension of death.
Correct answer: Iztirar- A. District Judge
- B. Famous and expert doctor
- C. Authorized medical officer
- D. None of above
Explanation: Hadd amputation must be performed by an authorized medical officer, ensuring that the punishment is carried out under legally and…
Correct answer: Authorized medical officer- A. His left hand from the joint of wrist
- B. His left foot upto the anle
- C. His right foot upto the ankle
- D. None of above
Explanation: For a second theft liable to hadd, the punishment shifts from the hand to amputation of the left foot up to the ankle.
Correct answer: His left foot upto the anle