Pakistan Penal Code MCQs

1. : Section 371 PPC deals with:

(A) Kidnapping for ransom

(B) Habitual dealing in slaves

(C) Selling minor for prostitution

(D) Unlawful confinement

2. : Maximum punishment for habitual dealing in slaves under Section 371 PPC is:

(A) 10 years

(B) Life imprisonment

(C) 7 years

(D) Death

3. : Section 371 PPC also prescribes:

(A) Only fine

(B) Fine in addition to imprisonment

(C) Community service

(D) No fine

4. : Sections 372 and 373 PPC were repealed by:

(A) Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984

(B) Hudood Ordinance, 1979

(C) Protection of Women Act, 2006

(D) PPC Amendment Act, 1997

5. : Section 374 PPC criminalizes:

(A) Trafficking of women

(B) Forced labour against a person’s will

(C) Compelling marriage

(D) Selling minors

6. : Maximum imprisonment for unlawful compulsory labour under Section 374 PPC is:

(A) 6 months

(B) 1 year

(C) 3 years

(D) 5 years

7. : Under Section 374 PPC, the offence may also be punished with:

(A) Fine only

(B) Both fine and imprisonment

(C) Whipping

(D) Civil penalty only

8. : Section 375 PPC defines:

(A) Kidnapping

(B) Rape

(C) Outraging modesty

(D) Forced prostitution

9. : According to Section 375, penetration of the penis to any extent constitutes rape:

(A) True

(B) False

Answer: (A) True

10. : Which of the following acts fall under Section 375 PPC definition of rape?

(A) Penetration of vagina, anus, mouth, or urethra

(B) Insertion of objects into vagina or anus

(C) Manipulation of body parts to cause penetration

(D) All of the above

11. : Applying the mouth to sexual organs without consent under Section 375 is:

(A) Indecent assault

(B) Harassment

(C) Rape

(D) Molestation only

12. : Rape under Section 375 PPC must involve circumstances such as:

(A) Against the will of B

(B) Without consent of B

(C) Consent obtained by fear or fraud

(D) All of the above

13. : The word “penetrates to any extent” in Section 375 means:

(A) Complete penetration is required

(B) Even slightest penetration is sufficient

(C) Only medical injury matters

(D) Only ejaculation is necessary

14. : Section 375 covers rape of:

(A) Women only

(B) Men only

(C) Both male and female victims

(D) Only minors

15. : Manipulation of a body part to cause penetration is considered:

(A) Molestation

(B) Sexual harassment

(C) Rape under Section 375

(D) Attempt to rape only

16. : Section 375 explicitly criminalizes insertion of:

(A) Only penis

(B) Any object or part of body other than penis

(C) Only fingers

(D) Only medical instruments

17. : Repealed Sections 372 & 373 earlier dealt with:

(A) Buying/selling minors for prostitution

(B) Unlawful confinement

(C) Outraging modesty

(D) Theft of children’s property

18. : Habitual trafficking in slaves under Section 371 is punishable with:

(A) Death penalty

(B) Life imprisonment or up to 10 years + fine

(C) 7 years only

(D) Fine only

19. : Section 374 PPC addresses which human rights violation?

(A) Compelling unlawful marriage

(B) Forced labour against one’s will

(C) Murder for slavery

(D) Kidnapping for ransom

20. : Section 375 PPC was substantially redefined and broadened by:

(A) Zina Ordinance, 1979

(B) Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2006

(C) Women Protection Act, 2010

(D) Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997