Pakistan Penal Code MCQs

1. : Section 256 PPC deals with possession of:

(A) Counterfeit coins

(B) Instrument/material for counterfeiting Government stamp

(C) Fake currency notes

(D) Postal tickets

2. : Maximum punishment under Section 256 PPC is:

(A) 3 years

(B) 5 years

(C) 7 years imprisonment and fine

(D) Life imprisonment

3. : Section 257 PPC deals with:

(A) Selling counterfeit stamps only

(B) Making/selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp

(C) Using counterfeit stamp as genuine

(D) Possession of forged notes

4. : Maximum punishment under Section 257 PPC is:

(A) 5 years

(B) 7 years imprisonment and fine

(C) 10 years imprisonment

(D) Life imprisonment

5. : Section 258 PPC criminalizes:

(A) Counterfeiting coins

(B) Sale of counterfeit Government stamps

(C) Export of counterfeit stamps

(D) Printing fake bank notes

6. : Maximum punishment under Section 258 PPC is:

(A) 3 years

(B) 5 years

(C) 7 years imprisonment and fine

(D) 10 years imprisonment

7. : Section 259 PPC deals with possession of counterfeit Government stamp with:

(A) Knowledge only

(B) Intention to use or dispose as genuine

(C) Intention to export

(D) Intention to melt

8. : Punishment under Section 259 PPC may extend to:

(A) 3 years

(B) 5 years

(C) 7 years imprisonment and fine

(D) Life imprisonment

9. : Section 260 PPC deals with:

(A) Making counterfeit stamps

(B) Selling counterfeit stamps

(C) Using counterfeit stamp as genuine, knowing it to be counterfeit

(D) Forging foreign seals

10. : Maximum punishment under Section 260 PPC is:

(A) 3 years only

(B) 5 years with fine

(C) 7 years, or fine, or both

(D) 10 years

11. : Sections 256–257 both deal with:

(A) Counterfeiting coins

(B) Instruments/material for counterfeiting Government stamps

(C) Use of counterfeit stamps

(D) Export of forged documents

12. : Section 258 requires knowledge or reason to believe that stamp is:

(A) Genuine

(B) Fake

(C) Lost

(D) Used already

13. : Possession of counterfeit Government stamp with intent to use falls under:

(A) Section 256

(B) Section 257

(C) Section 259

(D) Section 260

14. : Section 260 gives punishment of imprisonment or:

(A) Death penalty

(B) Fine

(C) Deportation

(D) Suspension of rights

15. : Section 258 focuses on:

(A) Importing counterfeit stamps

(B) Selling counterfeit stamps

(C) Possessing instruments for counterfeiting

(D) Using altered stamps

16. : Common maximum punishment across Sections 256–259 is:

(A) 3 years

(B) 5 years

(C) 7 years imprisonment and fine

(D) Life imprisonment

17. : Section 256 specifically punishes possession of:

(A) Counterfeit stamps

(B) Instruments/material for counterfeiting stamps

(C) Altered coins

(D) Government records

18. : Section 257 covers both:

(A) Making and selling instruments for counterfeiting

(B) Possessing and using counterfeit coins

(C) Delivering fake stamps abroad

(D) Forging signatures on documents

19. : Section 259 requires possession of counterfeit stamp with knowledge and:

(A) Fraudulent intent

(B) Political motive

(C) Intention to use or dispose as genuine

(D) Export purpose only

20. : Section 260 allows punishment with:

(A) Imprisonment only

(B) Fine only

(C) Imprisonment up to 7 years or fine or both

(D) Imprisonment for life

21. : Section 256 deals with:

(A) Possession of counterfeit coin

(B) Possession of tools for counterfeiting Government stamps

(C) Possession of stolen stamps

(D) Possession of fake banknotes

22. : Section 258 criminalizes sale of:

(A) Only genuine stamps

(B) Counterfeit Government stamps

(C) Postal tickets only

(D) Fake signatures

23. : Which section punishes “using as genuine a known counterfeit Government stamp”?

(A) 256

(B) 258

(C) 259

(D) 260

24. : Section 259 requires both knowledge and:

(A) Intent to deceive

(B) Intent to use or dispose as genuine

(C) Intent to export

(D) Intent to manufacture

25. : The underlying theme of Sections 256–260 is protection of:

(A) Private contracts

(B) Postal services

(C) State revenue via genuine Government stamps

(D) Foreign trade