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Criminal law identifies offences against the state, persons and property, and explains the requirements of actus reus and mens rea for establishing liability. It also covers stages of crime, abetment, attempt, joint and common intention, general exceptions, criminal responsibility and punishments, distinguishing substantive offences from criminal procedure.
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- A. Cheating by personation
- B. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
- C. Cheating and fraud
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 420 PPC addresses cheating that dishonestly induces the delivery of property, making the dishonest delivery of property the…
Correct answer: Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property1302. Whoever dishonestly receives or retains stolen property shall be punished with _______________?
- A. Imprisonment of three years
- B. Imprisonment of five years
- C. Imprisonment of seven years
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 411 PPC provides imprisonment that may extend to three years, or fine, or both, for dishonestly receiving or retaining stolen…
Correct answer: Imprisonment of three years- A. Dishonestly receiving of stolen property
- B. Dishonestly sale of property
- C. Possession of theft property
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 411 PPC is the provision for dishonestly receiving or retaining stolen property.
Correct answer: Dishonestly receiving of stolen property- A. Three years as provided in section 406 P.P.C.
- B. Five years as provided in section 406 P.P.C.
- C. Seven years as provided in section 406 P.P.C.
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 406 PPC punishes criminal breach of trust with imprisonment that may extend to seven years, or fine, or both.
Correct answer: Seven years as provided in section 406 P.P.C.- A. Confinement
- B. Hijacking
- C. High treason
- D. None of these
Explanation: Unlawfully seizing or exercising control over an aircraft by force, threat, or display of force constitutes hijacking.
Correct answer: Hijacking- A. Robbery
- B. Dacoity
- C. None of above
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 392 PPC prescribes punishment for robbery. Dacoity, which involves five or more persons conjointly committing or attempting…
Correct answer: Robbery- A. Two or more persons
- B. Five or more persons
- C. Seven or more persons
- D. None of these
Explanation: Under section 391 PPC, robbery becomes dacoity when five or more persons conjointly commit, attempt to commit, or assist in committing the…
Correct answer: Five or more persons- A. Theft
- B. Assault
- C. Extortion
- D. None of these
Explanation: Extortion occurs when a person intentionally puts another in fear of injury and thereby dishonestly induces delivery of property.
Correct answer: Extortion- A. A commits theft U/S 382, P.P.C.
- B. A commits theft U/S 378, P.P.C.
- C. A commits theft U/S 381, P.P.C.
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 382 PPC applies where theft is accompanied by preparation to cause death, hurt, or restraint in order to commit the theft or…
Correct answer: A commits theft U/S 382, P.P.C.- A. Two years
- B. Three years
- C. Five years
- D. None of these
Explanation: Simple theft under section 379 PPC is punishable with imprisonment that may extend to three years, or with fine, or both.
Correct answer: Three years- A. 376
- B. 776-A
- C. 377
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 377 PPC deals with the offence commonly described as unnatural offence, involving carnal intercourse against the order of nature…
Correct answer: 377- A. Intercourse against the order of nature
- B. Intercourse with a woman through proper way
- C. Intercourse with animal
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 377 describes the conduct as carnal intercourse against the order of nature, so option A states the statutory idea most generally.
Correct answer: Intercourse against the order of nature- A. Rape
- B. Unnatural offence
- C. Zina
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 375 PPC defines rape, while section 376 prescribes its punishment.
Correct answer: Rape- A. Foreign country
- B. Pakistan
- C. None of above
- D. None of theseSend Money Overseas
Explanation: Section 366-B PPC concerns importing into Pakistan from a foreign country a girl under the specified age for prohibited sexual purposes.
Correct answer: Foreign country- A. Kidnapping and abducting women to extort property
- B. Kidnapping and abducting women to compel for marriage etc.
- C. None of the above
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 365-B PPC covers kidnapping, abducting, or inducing a woman so that she may be compelled to marry against her will or be forced…
Correct answer: Kidnapping and abducting women to compel for marriage etc.- A. 361, P.P.C.
- B. 362, P.P.C.
- C. 363, P.P.C.
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 362 of the Pakistan Penal Code defines abduction as compelling or deceitfully inducing a person to move from a place.
Correct answer: 362, P.P.C.- A. Kidnapping form Pakistan
- B. Kidnapping from lawful guardian
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 360 PPC defines kidnapping from Pakistan, while section 361 covers kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
Correct answer: Kidnapping form Pakistan- A. With imprisonment for ten years
- B. With imprisonment for fourteen years
- C. With imprisonment for life
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 354-A PPC punishes stripping a woman and exposing her publicly with death or imprisonment for life, along with fine.
Correct answer: With imprisonment for life- A. Two kinds
- B. Three kinds
- C. Four kinds
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 359 PPC recognizes two kinds of kidnapping: kidnapping from Pakistan and kidnapping from lawful guardianship.
Correct answer: Two kinds- A. Section 342, P.P.C.
- B. Section 343, P.P.C.
- C. Section 341, P.P.C.
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 342 PPC provides the punishment for wrongful confinement. Section 341 concerns wrongful restraint, while section 343 deals with…
Correct answer: Section 342, P.P.C.