1. : What does the term “Act” mean in the Punjab Price Control of Essential Commodities Act 2024?
(A) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
(B) The Punjab Price Control of Essential Commodities Act 2024
(C) The Price Control Council guidelines
(D) The Federal Import Regulations
2. : In the Act, what does the term “Code” refer to?
(A) The Punjab Price Control of Essential Commodities Act
(B) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898)
(C) The District Price Control Committee regulations
(D) The Federal Government rules
3. : Who is designated as the “Controller of Prices and Supplies” under the Act?
(A) The Federal Minister of Commerce
(B) The Deputy Commissioner of the relevant District
(C) The Chairman of the Price Control Council
(D) The District Mayor
4. : What does the term “Council” mean in the Punjab Price Control of Essential Commodities Act 2024?
(A) The District Price Control Committee
(B) The Price Control Council established under section 3 of the Act
(C) The Federal Cabinet
(D) The Provincial Assembly
5. : What is the “District Price Control Committee” as defined in the Act?
(A) A committee appointed by the Federal Government
(B) A committee notified by the Controller of Prices and Supplies in his jurisdiction
(C) A council of dealers in essential commodities
(D) A local government body managing imports
6. : Who qualifies as a “dealer” under the Act?
(A) Any person importing essential commodities for personal use
(B) A person carrying on the business of selling any essential commodity, wholesale or retail
(C) A government officer monitoring prices
(D) A consumer purchasing essential commodities
7. : What does “essential commodity” mean in the Punjab Price Control of Essential Commodities Act 2024?
(A) Any commodity imported from abroad
(B) Any of the commodities or classes of commodities mentioned in the Schedule
(C) Any luxury product
(D) Any commodity produced in Punjab
8. : In the Act, what does the term “Government” refer to?
(A) Federal Government of Pakistan
(B) Government of Punjab
(C) Local Government
(D) Government of any Province
9. : How is an “importer” defined under the Act?
(A) A person importing any essential commodity for personal baggage
(B) A person importing an essential commodity into Pakistan under or without an import license
(C) A dealer selling essential commodities locally
(D) A government official overseeing imports
10. : What does the term “order” mean under the Punjab Price Control of Essential Commodities Act 2024?
(A) A court verdict
(B) An order issued by a court of law
(C) An order issued under the Act
(D) A verbal instruction by the Controller
11. : In the context of the Act, what does “prescribed” mean?
(A) Defined by the judiciary
(B) Determined by the Federal Government
(C) Stated in newspaper notifications
(D) Prescribed by the rules and regulations made or framed under the Act
12. : Who is referred to as a “producer” in the Act?
(A) A person importing essential commodities
(B) A person selling commodities in retail
(C) A person engaged in the manufacture or production of any essential commodity
(D) A government officer supervising production
13. : What does “Province” mean in the Punjab Price Control of Essential Commodities Act 2024?
(A) Any province of Pakistan
(B) Province of Balochistan
(C) Province of the Punjab
(D) Federal Capital Territory
14. : Who is the “Provincial Controller General” as per the Act?
(A) A federal price regulator
(B) The District Controller
(C) The Provincial Controller General as provided in section 5 of the Act
(D) The Chief Minister of Punjab
15. : What does “regulations” refer to in the Act?
(A) Rules of the National Assembly
(B) Provincial health and safety laws
(C) The regulations framed under the Act
(D) Federal criminal procedure rules
16. : According to the Act, what are “rules”?
(A) Informal guidelines from the ministry
(B) The rules made under the Act
(C) Judicial precedents
(D) International trade laws
17. : What is meant by the term “Schedule” in the Act?
(A) A timetable of government meetings
(B) A list of approved dealers
(C) The Schedule appended to the Act
(D) A record of council sessions
18. : Who is the “Secretary” as defined in the Act?
(A) Secretary General of Pakistan
(B) Secretary of the Federal Government
(C) Secretary to the Controller of Prices
(D) Secretary to the Government
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