Pakistan Penal Code MCQs

1. : Section 326 defines:

(A) Diyat distribution

(B) Thug

(C) Concealment of birth

(D) Child abandonment

2. : A thug is defined as someone habitually associated for committing:

(A) Theft

(B) Robbery or child-stealing with qatl

(C) Kidnapping for ransom

(D) Forgery

3. : Punishment for a thug under Section 326 is:

(A) Death penalty

(B) Imprisonment of 7 years

(C) Imprisonment for life and fine

(D) Diyat only

4. : Section 328 deals with:

(A) Abduction

(B) Exposure and abandonment of a child under 12 years

(C) Theft of minor’s property

(D) Child adoption

5. : Abandonment of child under Section 328 can be punished with imprisonment up to:

(A) 2 years

(B) 5 years

(C) 7 years

(D) 10 years

6. : In addition to imprisonment under Section 328, offender may also be punished with:

(A) Whipping

(B) Fine

(C) Death penalty

(D) Diyat

7. : Section 328A relates to:

(A) Child adoption

(B) Cruelty to a child

(C) Child labour

(D) Illegal custody of child

8. : Minimum punishment for cruelty to a child under Section 328A is:

(A) 6 months

(B) 1 year

(C) 2 years

(D) 3 years

9. : Maximum punishment for cruelty to a child under Section 328A is:

(A) 2 years

(B) 3 years

(C) 5 years

(D) 7 years

10. : Minimum fine for cruelty to a child is:

(A) 10,000 rupees

(B) 15,000 rupees

(C) 25,000 rupees

(D) 50,000 rupees

11. : Maximum fine for cruelty to a child under Section 328A is:

(A) 30,000 rupees

(B) 40,000 rupees

(C) 50,000 rupees

(D) 100,000 rupees

12. : Section 329 deals with:

(A) Abandonment of a living child

(B) Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body

(C) Illegal adoption of child

(D) Kidnapping of minors

13. : Punishment for concealment of birth under Section 329 may extend to:

(A) 6 months

(B) 1 year

(C) 2 years

(D) 5 years

14. : In addition to imprisonment under Section 329, offender may also be punished with:

(A) Whipping

(B) Diyat

(C) Fine

(D) Death penalty

15. : Section 330 deals with:

(A) Punishment of thug

(B) Diyat distribution among heirs

(C) Attempt to commit murder

(D) Child exposure and abandonment

16. : Diyat under Section 330 is distributed among:

(A) Parents only

(B) Widow and children only

(C) Heirs of the victim according to inheritance law

(D) The Government

17. : In concealment of birth, the act includes:

(A) Secretly burying a living child

(B) Secretly burying or disposing of the dead body of a child

(C) Selling a child for adoption

(D) Sending child abroad

18. : Section 328 applies to:

(A) Child under 10 years

(B) Child under 12 years

(C) Child under 14 years

(D) Child under 16 years

19. : Cruelty to a child under Section 328A includes:

(A) Only physical injury

(B) Only psychological injury

(C) Physical or psychological injury caused willfully

(D) Only negligence

20. : Habitual association for robbery with murder is punishable as:

(A) Dacoity

(B) Murder

(C) Thug

(D) Highway robbery

21. : Section 326 prescribes punishment for thug as:

(A) Death penalty

(B) Imprisonment for life and also fine

(C) Imprisonment of 7 years

(D) Diyat

22. : Concealment of birth is punishable under:

(A) Section 328

(B) Section 328A

(C) Section 329

(D) Section 330

23. : Exposure of child under Section 328 must be with:

(A) Negligence only

(B) Intention of wholly abandoning such child

(C) Mistake of fact

(D) Forcing into labour

24. : Who is responsible under Section 328 for exposure and abandonment?

(A) Father or mother of child

(B) Guardian or caretaker

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) Teacher

25. : Sections 326–330 collectively cover offences relating to:

(A) Dacoity and theft only

(B) Crimes against property

(C) Offences relating to thugs, children, concealment of birth, and diyat

(D) Hudood punishments