Pakistan Penal Code MCQs

1. : Section 321 defines:

(A) Qatl-i-amd

(B) Qatl-i-khata

(C) Qatl-bis-sabab

(D) Qatl shibh-i-amd

2. : Qatl-bis-sabab occurs when death is caused:

(A) With intention to kill

(B) By mistake of fact

(C) By an unlawful act without intent to cause death or harm

(D) By fasad-fil-arz

3. : Illustration of qatl-bis-sabab in law is:

(A) Shooting a man intentionally

(B) Digging a pit unlawfully and someone falls and dies

(C) Car accident due to rash driving

(D) Poisoning food intentionally

4. : Punishment for qatl-bis-sabab under Section 322 is:

(A) Qisas

(B) Diyat

(C) Fine only

(D) Death penalty

5. : Section 323 deals with:

(A) Attempt to murder

(B) Value of diyat

(C) Qatl shibh-i-amd

(D) Waiver of qisas

6. : Minimum value of diyat is fixed as:

(A) 20,000 grams of silver

(B) 30,630 grams of silver

(C) 25,500 grams of silver

(D) 50,000 grams of silver

7. : The value of diyat is notified each year by:

(A) Provincial Government

(B) Federal Government

(C) Supreme Court

(D) District Magistrate

8. : The Federal Government declares the value of diyat through:

(A) Court order

(B) Police notification

(C) Official Gazette

(D) Parliament session

9. : The date on which diyat value is usually fixed each year is:

(A) 1st January

(B) 1st July

(C) 14th August

(D) 31st December

10. : Section 324 relates to:

(A) Attempt to commit qatl-i-amd

(B) Waiver of qisas

(C) Compounding of sulh

(D) Arsh and daman

11. : Punishment for attempt to commit qatl-i-amd may extend to:

(A) 5 years

(B) 7 years

(C) 10 years

(D) 14 years

12. : Minimum punishment for attempt to commit qatl-i-amd in the name of honour is:

(A) 2 years

(B) 3 years

(C) 5 years

(D) 7 years

13. : Section 324 also makes the offender liable to:

(A) Diyat

(B) Arsh only

(C) Fine

(D) No additional liability

14. : If hurt is caused in attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, punishment includes:

(A) Only imprisonment

(B) Only fine

(C) Punishment provided for the hurt caused, in addition

(D) No punishment

15. : Section 323 fixes the value of diyat keeping in view:

(A) Market prices of gold

(B) Financial position of convict and heirs of victim

(C) Social status of offender

(D) Recommendations of local body

16. : Section 325 mentions punishment where qisas for hurt is not executable. The offender is then liable to:

(A) Qisas only

(B) Arsh and up to 7 years imprisonment

(C) Only fine

(D) Death penalty

17. : Arsh is:

(A) Compensation fixed by court

(B) Compensation specified in law under Quran and Sunnah

(C) A form of ta’zir

(D) A kind of fine by police

18. : Daman is:

(A) Compensation specified in Quran and Sunnah

(B) Compensation determined by court where arsh is not applicable

(C) Waiver of qisas

(D) Imprisonment under ta’zir

19. : In qatl-bis-sabab, the act must be:

(A) Lawful and intentional

(B) Lawful and unintentional

(C) Unlawful but without intent to kill

(D) Accidental with negligence

20. : Punishment for qatl-bis-sabab includes:

(A) Death penalty

(B) Only fine

(C) Diyat

(D) Arsh

21. : Attempt to commit qatl-i-amd is punishable under:

(A) Section 322

(B) Section 324

(C) Section 325

(D) Section 327

22. : Punishment for hurt when qisas is not executable under Section 325 includes:

(A) Only qisas

(B) Arsh and possible imprisonment

(C) Diyat only

(D) Waiver of sulh

23. : In qatl-bis-sabab, there is:

(A) Direct intention to kill

(B) Negligence only

(C) Causal connection between unlawful act and death

(D) No liability

24. : Section 324 specifies higher minimum punishment in cases of:

(A) Robbery

(B) Kidnapping

(C) Offences committed in the name of honour

(D) Accidental death

25. : Sections 321–325 mainly deal with:

(A) Theft and hudood

(B) Qatl-bis-sabab, diyat value, attempt to commit qatl-i-amd, and arsh

(C) Daman and succession laws

(D) Terrorism offences