Free Civil Law MCQs with Answers
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Civil law governs disputes involving private rights, including contracts, property, family relations, torts and compensation. The subject explains breach of duty, civil liability, damages, specific relief, injunctions and other remedies, while distinguishing private claims between individuals from criminal proceedings brought to punish offences against the state.
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- A. District Judge
- B. High Court
- C. Supreme Court
- D. All of above
Explanation: In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the value of the original suit determines the appellate forum.
Correct answer: High Court- A. Additional district Judge
- B. District Judge
- C. High Court
- D. None of above
Explanation: For Punjab, the appellate threshold under the relevant civil-courts framework places suits exceeding 2.5 million rupees before the High…
Correct answer: High Court183. The platform of appeal from order of Civil Judge is determined keeping in view________________?
- A. Value of the case property
- B. Value of the suit
- C. Time of the dispute
- D. None of above
Explanation: The appellate forum is fixed by the value of the suit, not merely the market value of an individual item of property or the duration of…
Correct answer: Value of the suit- A. Additional Session Judge jurisdiction
- B. District Judge jurisdiction
- C. Civil Judge jurisdiction
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 9 addresses the jurisdiction of Civil Judges, including the limits within which they may exercise civil jurisdiction.
Correct answer: Civil Judge jurisdiction- A. Section 5, of West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962
- B. Section 6, of West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962
- C. Section 7, of West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 7 confers the original civil jurisdiction associated with the Court of the District Judge.
Correct answer: Section 7, of West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962186. Section 5, the West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962 deals with appointment of_____________?
- A. Civil Judges
- B. Additional District Judge
- C. District Judge
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 5 deals with the appointment of District Judges. The appointment provisions for the other judicial officers appear in separate…
Correct answer: District Judge- A. 3
- B. 4
- C. 5
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 3 classifies the civil courts into three classes: the Court of the District Judge, the Court of the Additional District Judge, and…
Correct answer: 3- A. Court fee
- B. Subject matter of the suit
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of above
Explanation: “Value” refers to the monetary value of the subject matter in dispute, which is used to determine jurisdiction and the proper appellate…
Correct answer: Subject matter of the suit- A. 1885
- B. 1886
- C. 1887
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Provincial Small Cause Courts Act was enacted in 1887 and defines a small cause as a suit cognizable by a Court of Small Causes.
Correct answer: 1887- A. Local Government
- B. Provincial Government
- C. Federal Government
- D. None of above
Explanation: In Section 2(a) of the West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962, “Government” means the Provincial Government.
Correct answer: Provincial Government- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. None of above
Explanation: The West Pakistan Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962 does not contain a schedule, so none of the listed numbers applies.
Correct answer: None of above- A. 8th December, 1961
- B. 9th January, 1962
- C. 8th February, 1962
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Ordinance was enacted on 9 January 1962. The December 1961 and February 1962 dates do not match its enactment date.
Correct answer: 9th January, 1962- A. Three years
- B. Four years
- C. Six years
- D. None of above
Explanation: An application under section 12(2) CPC is governed by a three-year limitation period, generally running from the date on which the…
Correct answer: Three years- A. Two years
- B. Four years
- C. Six years
- D. None of above
Explanation: Article 183 of the Limitation Act provides six years for enforcing a judgment, decree or order of a High Court exercising its ordinary…
Correct answer: Six years- A. One year, when the sale become absolute
- B. Two years, when the sale become absolute
- C. Three years, when the sale become absolute
- D. None of above
Explanation: A purchaser at an execution sale has three years to apply for delivery of possession, counted from the date on which the sale becomes…
Correct answer: Three years, when the sale become absolute- A. Thirty days, from the date of death of deceased plaintiff or appellant
- B. Sixty days, from the date of death of deceased plaintiff or appellant
- C. Ninety days, from the date of death of deceased plaintiff or appellant
- D. None of above
Explanation: An application to bring the legal representative of a deceased plaintiff or appellant on record must ordinarily be made within 90 days of…
Correct answer: Ninety days, from the date of death of deceased plaintiff or appellant197. Time limitation for the payment of the amount of a decree by installments is__________________?
- A. Three months, from the date of decree
- B. Six months, from the date of decree
- C. Nine months, from the date of decree
- D. None of above
Explanation: The prescribed period for an application concerning payment of a decree amount by instalments is six months from the date of the decree.
Correct answer: Six months, from the date of decree- A. Thirty days, from date of order or judgment
- B. Sixty days, from date of order or judgment
- C. Ninety days, from date of order or judgment
- D. None of above
Explanation: A legal representative seeking to set aside a decree or judgment passed against the deceased in ignorance of the death has 60 days from…
Correct answer: Sixty days, from date of order or judgment- A. Thirty days from the date of decree
- B. Thirty days, from the date of knowledge
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: An application to rehear an appeal heard ex parte must be made within 30 days, counted from the decree or, where the applicant lacked due…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Fourteen days, from the date of dismissal
- B. Thirty days, from the date of dismissal
- C. Forty days, from the date of dismissal
- D. None of above
Explanation: An application to restore an appeal dismissed for want of prosecution must be filed within 30 days of the dismissal.
Correct answer: Thirty days, from the date of dismissal