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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. 1
- B. 2
- C. 4
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Limitation Act, 1908 contains one First Schedule, which sets out the periods of limitation for different suits, appeals, and…
Correct answer: 1- A. 30
- B. 32
- C. 34
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Limitation Act, 1908 contains 32 sections followed by the First Schedule.
Correct answer: 32- A. 7th June, 1908
- B. 7th July, 1908
- C. 7th August, 1908
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Limitation Act, 1908 was enacted on 7 August 1908. It prescribes limitation periods for suits, appeals and applications, so the date…
Correct answer: 7th August, 1908- A. 163
- B. 164
- C. 165
- D. None of these
Explanation: Article 164 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order allows the court to permit evidence produced through modern devices or techniques when necessary…
Correct answer: 164- A. Not admissible in law
- B. Admissible in law
- C. Depends upon nature of the case
- D. None of these
Explanation: An audio cassette may be admissible under Article 164 as evidence produced through a modern device, provided its authenticity, accuracy…
Correct answer: Admissible in law- A. Admissible
- B. Not admissible
- C. Depends upon circumstances
- D. None of these
Explanation: Evidence recorded without the required oath is generally not admissible in judicial proceedings because the oath forms part of the formal…
Correct answer: Not admissible- A. Public document
- B. Private document
- C. Local document
- D. None of these
Explanation: A nikah form prepared and maintained through the Nikah Registrar is treated as a public document because it records an official act…
Correct answer: Public document248. An investigating officer can refresh his memory from his diary as provided in__________________?
- A. Article 155, Qanun-e-Shahadat
- B. Article 156, Qanun-e-Shahadat
- C. Article 157, Qanun-e-Shahadat
- D. None of these
Explanation: Article 155 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order permits a witness, including an investigating officer, to refresh memory from a record made at…
Correct answer: Article 155, Qanun-e-Shahadat- A. Statutory power
- B. Discretionary
- C. Prohibitory
- D. None of these
Explanation: The power to permit a party to cross-examine its own witness, commonly described as dealing with a hostile witness, is exercised at the…
Correct answer: Discretionary- A. Party
- B. Expert
- C. Witness
- D. None of these
Explanation: A person summoned only to produce a document does not become a witness simply by producing it.
Correct answer: Witness- A. Re-examination of such witness
- B. Re-cross examine that witness
- C. None of these
- D. All of above
Explanation: Re-examination allows the party who called the witness to explain or clarify matters that arose during cross-examination.
Correct answer: Re-examination of such witness- A. 140
- B. 141
- C. 144
- D. None of these
Explanation: Article 144 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order restricts questions in cross-examination when there is no reasonable ground for asking them.
Correct answer: 144- A. At any stage of evidence
- B. During examination in chief
- C. After examination in chief and during cross examination
- D. None of these
Explanation: Leading questions are generally permitted in cross-examination, which follows examination-in-chief, because the cross-examiner may suggest…
Correct answer: After examination in chief and during cross examination- A. Informative
- B. Competitive
- C. Leading
- D. None of these
Explanation: A leading question is framed to suggest the answer desired or expected by the person asking it.
Correct answer: Leading- A. 128
- B. 129
- C. 130
- D. None of these
Explanation: Article 128 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order contains the rule concerning legitimacy of a child born during a valid marriage, subject to the…
Correct answer: 128- A. Legitimacy
- B. Illegitimacy
- C. Zina
- D. None of these
Explanation: Under Article 128 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, birth during a valid marriage is conclusive proof of legitimacy when the statutory…
Correct answer: Legitimacy- A. Force
- B. Fraud
- C. Illegality
- D. None of these
Explanation: Estoppel rests on a representation that another person was entitled to rely on, so a deed procured through fraud cannot ordinarily create…
Correct answer: Fraud- A. Dead
- B. Pias
- C. Conduct and representation
- D. None of these
Explanation: Article 114 applies estoppel where a person’s declaration, act, omission, conduct, or representation causes another to believe a fact and…
Correct answer: Conduct and representation- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. None of these
Explanation: Estoppel is commonly classified into three forms: estoppel by record, estoppel by deed, and estoppel by conduct or representation.
Correct answer: 3- A. Oral evidence
- B. Oral and secondary evidence
- C. Oral, Primary or Secondary evidence
- D. None of these
Explanation: Facts and issues placed in pleadings must be established through admissible evidence, which may be oral, primary documentary, or secondary…
Correct answer: Oral, Primary or Secondary evidence