Pakistan Penal Code MCQs

1. : Section 216 PPC deals with:

(A) Harbouring an escaped offender

(B) Taking gratification to conceal offence

(C) Fraudulent removal of property

(D) False charge of offence

2. : Under Section 216, the offender must be:

(A) Accused of a civil wrong

(B) Convicted of or charged with an offence and escaped from lawful custody

(C) A public servant

(D) A witness in Court

3. : Section 217 PPC punishes:

(A) Any citizen disobeying the law

(B) A public servant disobeying direction of law to save a person from punishment or property from forfeiture

(C) False claim in Court

(D) Dishonest property concealment

4. : Maximum punishment under Section 217 is:

(A) 6 months

(B) 2 years or fine or both

(C) 5 years

(D) 7 years

5. : Section 218 PPC applies to:

(A) Public servant framing incorrect record or writing

(B) Harbouring an offender

(C) Offering gratification to conceal an offence

(D) Fraudulently suffering decree

6. : The intent required under Section 218 is:

(A) To cause injury to the public

(B) To save a person from punishment or property from forfeiture

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of these

7. : Maximum punishment under Section 218 is:

(A) 2 years

(B) 3 years or fine or both

(C) 7 years

(D) Life imprisonment

8. : Section 219 PPC punishes a public servant for:

(A) Disobeying an order of Court

(B) Corruptly or maliciously making report, order, verdict, or decision contrary to law in a judicial proceeding

(C) Helping an offender escape

(D) False testimony

9. : Maximum punishment under Section 219 is:

(A) 2 years

(B) 3 years

(C) 7 years or fine or both

(D) Life imprisonment

10. : Section 220 PPC deals with:

(A) Wrongful commitment for trial or confinement

(B) Framing false evidence

(C) Dishonestly making false claim

(D) Taking gratification to recover stolen property

11. : To be guilty under Section 220, a person must:

(A) Be a public servant acting negligently

(B) Have legal authority to commit or confine persons, and knowingly act contrary to law

(C) Be a private person making false charge

(D) Frame false records

12. : Maximum punishment under Section 220 is:

(A) 2 years

(B) 3 years

(C) 7 years or fine or both

(D) 10 years

13. : Section 217 specifically applies to:

(A) Citizens

(B) Public servants

(C) Judges only

(D) Witnesses

14. : If a public servant frames an incorrect record with intent to save property from forfeiture, he is guilty under:

(A) Section 217

(B) Section 218

(C) Section 219

(D) Section 220

15. : Section 219 requires the public servant’s act to be done:

(A) Negligently

(B) Corruptly or maliciously

(C) Accidentally

(D) Carelessly

16. : Section 220 relates to which type of authority?

(A) Authority to seize property

(B) Authority to commit for trial or keep in confinement

(C) Authority to impose fines only

(D) Authority to frame laws

17. : The common link in Sections 217–220 is:

(A) Harbouring offenders

(B) Misuse of authority by public servants

(C) False charges by private individuals

(D) Property fraud

18. : Section 216 differs from Section 212 in that:

(A) 216 applies to escaped offender, 212 to harbouring offender generally

(B) 216 applies to false charges, 212 to false evidence

(C) 216 is for public servants, 212 is for citizens

(D) Both are identical

19. : A judge knowingly making a contrary-to-law decision in trial is guilty under:

(A) Section 217

(B) Section 218

(C) Section 219

(D) Section 220

20. : A jail authority knowingly confining someone illegally is punishable under:

(A) Section 217

(B) Section 218

(C) Section 219

(D) Section 220

21. : Section 217 requires intent to:

(A) Save a person from punishment or property from forfeiture

(B) Cause annoyance only

(C) Frame a false charge

(D) Destroy documents

22. : Section 218 punishment may extend to:

(A) 2 years

(B) 3 years

(C) 5 years

(D) 7 years

23. : Section 219 punishment may extend to:

(A) 3 years

(B) 5 years

(C) 7 years

(D) 10 years

24. : Section 220 punishment may extend to:

(A) 3 years

(B) 5 years

(C) 7 years

(D) Life imprisonment

25. : A public servant altering records incorrectly to protect a guilty person is punishable under:

(A) Section 217

(B) Section 218

(C) Section 219

(D) Section 220