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- A. Police under the Code
- B. Civil armed forces
- C. Armed forces
- D. All of above
Explanation: Section 10 extends the search power to police acting under the Code, the civil armed forces, and the armed forces, subject to the…
Correct answer: All of above- A. 7-A
- B. 7-B
- C. 8
- D. 8-A
Explanation: Section 9 prescribes punishment for contravention of section 8, which contains the relevant prohibition.
Correct answer: 8- A. (g)
- B. (h)
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 7(g) prescribes the punishment for the offences described in section 6(2)(f) and (g).
Correct answer: (g)- A. 7-A
- B. 7-B
- C. 8
- D. 8-A
Explanation: Section 8 specifically deals with acts intended or likely to stir up sectarian hatred.
Correct answer: 8- A. Five years
- B. Seven years
- C. Ten years
- D. Fourteen years
Explanation: Section 7(h) is the residual punishment clause for an act of terrorism not falling under clauses (a) to (g), and it sets a minimum…
Correct answer: Five years- A. 7(e)
- B. 7(f)
- C. 7(g)
- D. 7(h)
Explanation: Section 7(e) specifically covers kidnapping for ransom and hostage-taking, carrying death or imprisonment for life along with a fine.
Correct answer: 7(e)- A. Seven years but may extend to imprisonment for life
- B. Ten years but may extend to imprisonment for life
- C. Fourteen years but may extend to imprisonment for life
- D. All of above
Explanation: Where the terrorist act is likely to cause death or endanger life but causes neither death nor hurt, the statutory minimum is ten years…
Correct answer: Ten years but may extend to imprisonment for life1208. Section __________ of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 dals with punishment for acts of terrorism?
- A. 7
- B. 7-A
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 7 is headed punishment for terrorism and sets the punishments attached to the different forms of terrorist acts under section 6.
Correct answer: 7- A. Offender
- B. Terrorist
- C. Inhuman Activist
- D. None of above
Explanation: The statutory term is terrorist for a person who commits a terrorist offence or is concerned with its commission, preparation, or…
Correct answer: Terrorist- A. Felony
- B. High treason
- C. Terrorism
- D. Sedition
Explanation: Kidnapping for ransom, hostage-taking, and hijacking are expressly treated as terrorist acts under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Correct answer: Terrorism- A. 5-A
- B. 5-B
- C. 6
- D. 6-A
Explanation: Section 6 defines terrorism by identifying the acts and purposes that bring conduct within the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Correct answer: 6- A. Consultation
- B. Force
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 5(1) authorizes the armed forces and civil armed forces to use force for preventing terrorist acts and scheduled offences.
Correct answer: Force- A. Twenty
- B. Thirty
- C. Fifty
- D. Sixty
Explanation: The complainant must present the appeal within thirty days after the High Court grants special leave.
Correct answer: Thirty- A. Federal Government for armed forces, or civil armed forces
- B. Minister of law for armed forces or civil armed forces
- C. Interior Minister for armed forces or civil armed forces
- D. None of above
Explanation: The Provincial Government cannot directly requisition these forces under this provision; it requests the Federal Government to provide the…
Correct answer: Federal Government for armed forces, or civil armed forces- A. Terrorist acts
- B. Terrorist activities
- C. Terrorist investigation
- D. All of above
Explanation: Section 2(z) identifies the meaning of terrorist investigation, which concerns the investigation of terrorism-related offences.
Correct answer: Terrorist investigation- A. Sectarian
- B. Sectarian hatred
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: Section 2(v) defines sectarian hatred, a term connected with hostility between religious or sectarian groups.
Correct answer: Sectarian hatred1217. The term "schedule" defines in the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 means schedule of__________________?
- A. Code of Criminal Procedure
- B. Pakistan Penal Code
- C. Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997
- D. None of above
Explanation: In the Act, “Schedule” refers to the Schedule appended to the Anti-Terrorism Act itself.
Correct answer: Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997- A. Public place
- B. Private Place
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of above
Explanation: The statutory definition of “meeting” covers two or more persons assembling in either a public or a private place.
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Abduction
- B. Kidnapping
- C. Hostage-taking
- D. None of above
Explanation: Hostage-taking involves keeping a person captive and threatening to kill or harm that person unless specified demands are met.
Correct answer: Hostage-taking- A. Any High Court
- B. Islamabad High Court
- C. High Court having territorial jurisdiction in respect of the ara for which an Anti-Terrorism Court has been established
- D. All of above
Explanation: For an Anti-Terrorism Court, “High Court” means the High Court having territorial jurisdiction over the area for which that court was…
Correct answer: High Court having territorial jurisdiction in respect of the ara for which an Anti-Terrorism Court has been established