Pakistan Penal Code MCQs

1. : Section 301 PPC deals with:

(A) Qatl-e-amd

(B) Causing death of unintended person

(C) Qatl under ikrah

(D) Proof of qatl

2. : Under Section 301, if a person causes death of someone other than intended, it is treated as:

(A) Qatl-bis-sabab

(B) Qatl-shibh-amd

(C) Qatl-e-amd

(D) Qatl-khata

3. : Section 302 deals with punishment of:

(A) Qatl-bis-sabab

(B) Qatl-e-amd

(C) Qatl-shibh-amd

(D) Qatl-khata

4. : Which of the following is a punishment of qatl-e-amd under Section 302?

(A) Death as qisas

(B) Death or life imprisonment as ta’zir

(C) 25 years imprisonment where qisas is not applicable

(D) All of the above

5. : Punishment of qatl-e-amd as qisas means:

(A) Life imprisonment only

(B) Death penalty in retribution

(C) Fine plus imprisonment

(D) Diyat payment only

6. : Section 303 deals with qatl committed under:

(A) Self-defense

(B) Ikrah-i-tam or ikrah-i-naqis

(C) Mistaken identity

(D) Religious grounds

7. : “Ikrah-i-tam” refers to:

(A) Incomplete coercion

(B) Compulsion leaving no choice

(C) Slight influence

(D) No compulsion at all

8. : Punishment for qatl under ikrah-i-tam is:

(A) 7 years

(B) 10–25 years imprisonment

(C) Death sentence

(D) Diyat only

9. : Person causing ikrah-i-tam is punished:

(A) For abetment only

(B) For the kind of qatl committed as a result of his coercion

(C) For negligence

(D) For lesser offence

10. : “Ikrah-i-naqis” means:

(A) Complete compulsion

(B) Partial or imperfect coercion

(C) No coercion

(D) Judicial pardon

11. : Punishment for person causing ikrah-i-naqis is imprisonment up to:

(A) 5 years

(B) 7 years

(C) 10 years

(D) 14 years

12. : Section 304 deals with:

(A) Definition of wali

(B) Proof of qatl-i-amd

(C) Types of qatl

(D) Compensation rules

13. : Proof of qatl-i-amd may be established by:

(A) Medical certificate only

(B) Voluntary and true confession before court

(C) Police suspicion

(D) Circumstantial evidence only

14. : Another form of proof of qatl-i-amd is:

(A) Evidence under Article 17 of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984

(B) Eyewitness only

(C) Written letter of accused

(D) Media reports

15. : Provisions of Section 304 also apply to:

(A) Theft cases

(B) Hurt liable to qisas

(C) Trespass offences

(D) Forgery cases

16. : Section 305 defines the term:

(A) Arsh

(B) Wali

(C) Daman

(D) Diyat

17. : In case of qatl, the wali is:

(A) The Government always

(B) The heirs of the victim according to personal law

(C) The police officer

(D) The judge of the trial court

18. : According to Section 305, who cannot be wali?

(A) Father of victim

(B) Accused or convict if qatl-i-amd is committed in the name of honour

(C) Brother of victim

(D) Widow of victim

19. : If there is no heir of the victim, wali will be:

(A) Local elders

(B) The police

(C) The Government

(D) The judge

20. : Section 302 provides imprisonment up to:

(A) 10 years

(B) 14 years

(C) 20 years

(D) 25 years

21. : Which section treats unintended death as qatl-e-amd?

(A) 301

(B) 302

(C) 303

(D) 305

22. : Section 303 prescribes minimum punishment of 10 years for:

(A) Ikrah-i-tam

(B) Ikrah-i-naqis

(C) Qatl-bis-sabab

(D) Qatl-shibh-amd

23. : Section 304 requires confession to be made:

(A) To police only

(B) To any person

(C) Before a competent court

(D) Before media

24. : Section 305 clarifies that wali includes heirs of victim according to:

(A) Customary law

(B) State law only

(C) Personal law of victim

(D) Judicial discretion

25. : Sections 301–305 of PPC primarily deal with:

(A) Theft and property crimes

(B) Offences against religion

(C) Offences relating to qatl (murder)

(D) Economic offences