Pakistan Prisons Rules, 1978 MCQs from Rule# 30 to 40

1. : Under which section is the District Magistrate empowered to correct irregularities in a warrant?

(A) Section 17 of the Prisoners Act, 1900

(B) Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code

(C) Section 107 of the Evidence Act

(D) Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code

2. : When should a report be made to the Government under Section 17 of the Prisoners Act, 1900?

(A) In case of any warrant issued

(B) If the prisoner escapes from custody

(C) When an irregularity in the warrant cannot be corrected otherwise

(D) At the time of prisoner transfer

3. : According to Rule 30 of the Pakistan Prison Rules 1978, what should a Superintendent do if a prisoner arrives with a defective warrant?

(A) Refuse to admit the prisoner immediately

(B) Admit the prisoner and ignore the defect

(C) Admit the prisoner and report the defect to the Magistrate

(D) Detain the prisoner without informing anyone

4. : When is a Superintendent justified in refusing to admit a prisoner?

(A) When the prison is full

(B) When the warrant has a signature by seal or stamp only

(C) When the prisoner is underage

(D) When no photograph is attached with the warrant

5. : According to Rule 31 of the Pakistan Prison Rules 1978, what must be done when a warrant is returned for correction?

(A) The prisoner should be released immediately

(B) The original warrant should be destroyed

(C) An attested copy must be kept in the prison office

(D) No record is needed

6. : What should be kept in the prison for the purpose of handling warrant corrections?

(A) Extra stamps

(B) Blank warrant forms

(C) Extra ink pads

(D) Photographs of prisoners

7. : According to Rule 32(i), who is responsible for calculating the release date of a prisoner?

(A) Committing officer

(B) Assistant Superintendent incharge of admission

(C) Deputy Superintendent

(D) Sessions Judge

8. : What should be done if the release date is changed due to additional imprisonment or other reasons?

(A) Old entry should be deleted permanently

(B) New date should be fixed and old entry scored through with red ink

(C) Nothing should be done

(D) Warrant should be returned for correction

9. : Who is personally responsible for checking the correctness of the release date entries?

(A) Assistant Superintendent

(B) Committing officer

(C) Deputy Superintendent

(D) Superintendent

10. : According to Rule 33, who is responsible for making necessary alterations in registers after sentence enhancement or reduction on appeal?

(A) Assistant Superintendent

(B) Superintendent

(C) Deputy Superintendent

(D) Sessions Judge

11. : What must the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent do after making alterations in registers or documents?

(A) Send a report to the government

(B) Initial the alterations

(C) Destroy the old registers

(D) Consult the prisoner

12. : According to Rule 34(a), which days are counted as days of imprisonment?

(A) Only the day sentence is passed

(B) Only the day of release

(C) Both the day sentence is passed and the day of release

(D) Neither day is counted

13. : How is a “month” or “year” defined for calculating release date according to Rule 34(b)?

(A) Calendar month or year

(B) Lunar month or year

(C) Financial month or year

(D) Any 30 days period

14. : According to Rule 34(f), how long does a one-day imprisonment sentence last?

(A) One full 24-hour day after sentencing

(B) Until the next day morning

(C) Expires on the same day the sentence was passed

(D) Two days

15. : If a death sentence is commuted to imprisonment, from when does the imprisonment sentence start?

(A) Date of commutation order

(B) Date of death sentence

(C) Date of appeal

(D) Date of release

16. : If a prisoner is sentenced to one year’s imprisonment on 15th January 2003, when will he be released?

(A) 15th January 2004

(B) 14th January 2004

(C) 16th January 2004

(D) 1st January 2004

17. : A prisoner sentenced on 1st January to one month’s imprisonment will be released on:

(A) 30th January

(B) 31st January

(C) 1st February

(D) 28th February

18. : A, B, and C were sentenced to one month’s imprisonment on 29th, 30th, and 31st January 2003 respectively. When will their sentences expire?

(A) 27th February

(B) 28th February

(C) 1st March

(D) 29th February

19. : In a leap year, when will the sentences of B and C (from the previous question) expire?

(A) 28th February

(B) 1st March

(C) 29th February

(D) 27th February

20. : A convict sentenced to 1½ month’s imprisonment on 2nd February will be released on:

(A) 17th March

(B) 15th March

(C) 14th March

(D) 16th March

21. : If a prisoner is released on bail pending appeal and later recommitted to prison, the time out on bail:

(A) Always counts as sentence served

(B) Does not count as sentence served unless the warrant/order directs otherwise

(C) Counts only if bail is less than 10 days

(D) Counts only if appeal is rejected within 30 days

22. : A prisoner released on bail on the day sentence is passed:

(A) Is considered to have served half the sentence

(B) Is deemed to have served the full sentence

(C) Has not undergone any part of the sentence until again confined

(D) Must surrender immediately

23. : According to Rule 36, when a prisoner sentenced in Punjab is surrendered to a foreign jurisdiction, what happens to his sentence?

(A) The sentence continues without interruption

(B) The sentence is deemed suspended until the date of surrender

(C) The sentence is cancelled

(D) The prisoner is released permanently

24. : According to Rule 36, what happens to the sentence of a prisoner undergoing imprisonment for default of furnishing security if surrendered to a foreign jurisdiction?

(A) The sentence is suspended

(B) The prisoner is released on bail

(C) The sentence is reduced

(D) The sentence continues without suspension

25. : According to Rule 37, if a period is excluded from a sentence, how is the date of release calculated?

(A) By counting the entire sentence from the original admission date

(B) By starting the sentence from the date of re-admission and deducting the days already served

(C) By adding extra days to the sentence

(D) By ignoring the days already served

26. : According to Rule 37, the date calculated by deducting days already served from the full term starting at re-admission is:

(A) The date the prisoner must surrender

(B) The date the sentence expires

(C) The date of appeal hearing

(D) The date of bail grant

27. : According to Rule 38, the period a convict spends out of prison on parole:

(A) Counts towards his sentence unless otherwise ordered

(B) Does not count towards his sentence

(C) Counts only if parole is less than 10 days

(D) Automatically extends the sentence

28. : According to Rule 38, when does the period spent on parole not count towards the sentence?

(A) When the convict escapes

(B) When specifically ordered otherwise in a particular case

(C) When parole is granted by a court

(D) When parole is more than 30 days

29. : According to Rule 39, the period a prisoner spends in an outside hospital:

(A) Does not count towards his sentence

(B) Extends the sentence by the hospital stay duration

(C) Counts only if the hospital stay is less than 15 days

(D) Counts towards his sentence

30. : According to Rule 39, which of the following is true about time spent by a prisoner in a hospital outside the prison?

(A) It is excluded from the sentence period

(B) It counts as part of the sentence period

(C) It requires special approval to count

(D) It leads to suspension of the sentence

31. : According to Rule 40, when a prisoner is sentenced to two or more terms to be served consecutively, how is the date of release calculated?

(A) As if the sum of the terms was one continuous sentence

(B) As the longest single sentence

(C) Based on the first sentence only

(D) Based on the shortest sentence

32. : According to Rule 40, if a prisoner is sentenced to one year on 21st June, 2002, and then another one-year sentence for a separate offense, when will he be released?

(A) 19th June, 2003

(B) 20th June, 2004

(C) 21st June, 2003

(D) 22nd June, 2003