Pakistan Penal Code MCQs

1. : Section 441 of the PPC defines the offence of:

(A) Theft

(B) Criminal trespass

(C) House-breaking

(D) Mischief

2. : Criminal trespass involves entering property in the possession of another with intent to:

(A) Sleep or rest

(B) Commit an offence, intimidate, insult, or annoy

(C) Purchase property

(D) Visit lawfully

3. : Under Section 441, remaining unlawfully on property after lawful entry is also:

(A) Civil trespass

(B) Criminal trespass

(C) Breach of trust

(D) Nuisance

4. : The essential element of criminal trespass is:

(A) Ownership of property

(B) Intention to intimidate, insult, annoy, or commit an offence

(C) Construction on land

(D) Payment of rent

5. : Section 442 defines the offence of:

(A) House-breaking

(B) Lurking house-trespass

(C) House-trespass

(D) Mischief

6. : House-trespass is a type of:

(A) Civil wrong

(B) Criminal trespass

(C) Contract dispute

(D) Property transaction

7. : Under Section 442, house-trespass occurs when trespass is committed in:

(A) A garden or open land

(B) A building, tent, or vessel used as a dwelling or for worship or property custody

(C) A factory

(D) A public road

8. : The explanation to Section 442 states that introduction of any part of the trespasser’s body is:

(A) Not enough

(B) Sufficient to constitute house-trespass

(C) Only a minor offence

(D) Not punishable

9. : Section 443 defines which offence?

(A) Lurking house-trespass

(B) Criminal trespass

(C) House-breaking

(D) Night trespass

10. : Lurking house-trespass occurs when the offender takes precautions to:

(A) Conceal the trespass

(B) Commit theft

(C) Escape quickly

(D) Leave a mark

11. : The concealment in lurking house-trespass is from a person who has:

(A) Right to enter

(B) Right to exclude or eject the trespasser

(C) No right over property

(D) Ownership of another property

12. : Section 444 defines:

(A) House-breaking

(B) Lurking house-trespass by night

(C) Criminal intimidation

(D) Theft

13. : Lurking house-trespass by night is committed between:

(A) Sunrise and noon

(B) Noon and sunset

(C) Sunset and sunrise

(D) Midnight and 3 a.m.

14. : The offence of lurking house-trespass by night adds the element of:

(A) Concealment and nighttime occurrence

(B) Daytime visibility

(C) Public disturbance

(D) Use of weapon

15. : Section 445 of the PPC defines the offence of:

(A) Criminal trespass

(B) House-breaking

(C) Theft in a building

(D) Night trespass

16. : House-breaking is a specific form of:

(A) Robbery

(B) House-trespass

(C) Burglary

(D) Mischief

17. : A person commits house-breaking if he enters the house in any of:

(A) Four ways

(B) Six ways

(C) Eight ways

(D) Ten ways

18. : Section 445 also applies when the offender quits the house:

(A) In any of the six ways described

(B) By accident

(C) Without permission

(D) By legal order

19. : House-breaking is committed when entrance is effected in one of six:

(A) Legal manners

(B) Unauthorized ways

(C) Dangerous methods

(D) Civilly approved methods

20. : The six ways mentioned in Section 445 will be:

(A) Explained in the next section

(B) Given in police rules

(C) Defined in civil law

(D) Explained by courts

21. : Criminal trespass differs from house-trespass in that:

(A) It involves entry into buildings

(B) It applies to open property or land

(C) It happens at night only

(D) It is not a crime

22. : House-trespass differs from criminal trespass because it involves:

(A) Entry into any structure like a house, tent, or vessel

(B) Entry into open fields

(C) Civil liability only

(D) Lawful entry

23. : Concealment is an important element in:

(A) House-trespass

(B) Lurking house-trespass

(C) House-breaking

(D) Theft

24. : Lurking house-trespass by night combines:

(A) Criminal trespass and mischief

(B) Concealment and night timing

(C) Civil and criminal offences

(D) Fire and force

25. : Introduction of a hand through a window with intent to commit theft constitutes:

(A) Criminal trespass only

(B) House-trespass

(C) Attempted burglary

(D) Mischief