1. Which Act governed probational release of prisoners in 1926?
(A) Indian Penal Code
(B) Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Act
(C) Probation of Offenders Ordinance
(D) Juvenile Justice System Ordinance
2. When were Reclamation and Probation Departments (RPDs) established in provincial governments?
(A) 1926
(B) 1927
(C) 1957
(D) 1960
3. Which province in Pakistan had an RPD immediately after independence in 1947?
(A) Sindh
(B) Balochistan
(C) Punjab
(D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
4. When was the Probation of Offenders Ordinance enacted in Pakistan?
(A) 1947
(B) 1957
(C) 1960
(D) 2000
5. What is the purpose of probation?
(A) Punish offenders harshly
(B) Only monitor juvenile offenders
(C) Provide early conditional release for rehabilitation
(D) Collect fines
6. Which ordinance addresses juvenile probation in Pakistan?
(A) Probation of Offenders Ordinance 1960
(B) Criminal Procedure Code
(C) Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Act 1926
(D) Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000
7. Probation services are least practiced compared to which alternative to imprisonment?
(A) Bail
(B) Parole
(C) Fines
(D) Community service
8. Probation and parole help in which of the following?
(A) Restoring offenders as productive citizens
(B) Enhancing reoffending
(C) Prolonging imprisonment
(D) Reducing court workload only
9. Parole refers to:
(A) Release on bail
(B) Probation of juveniles
(C) Conditional release before completion of sentence
(D) Paying fines instead of imprisonment
10. Under which Act is parole governed in Pakistan?
(A) Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000
(B) Probation of Offenders Ordinance 1960
(C) Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Act 1926
(D) Pakistan Penal Code
11. Who has the power to release prisoners on parole?
(A) Executive (Home Secretary) of the province
(B) District Judge
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Probation Officer
12. Parole is granted if the prisoner is likely to:
(A) Escape
(B) Commit more crimes
(C) Avoid payment of fines
(D) Lead a useful and industrious life
13. Who supervises parolees in the community?
(A) Probation officer
(B) Police only
(C) Court magistrate
(D) District administration
14. Minimum monthly wages for a parolee are:
(A) 500 PKR
(B) 2000 PKR
(C) 1000 PKR
(D) 5000 PKR
15. Who can apply to become an approved employer for a parolee?
(A) Only government organizations
(B) Any person or institution meeting criteria
(C) Only family members
(D) Only R&P Director
16. Parolees can use part of their wages for personal/family use:
(A) Without approval
(B) With approval of parole officer
(C) Only after completing parole
(D) Not allowed
17. How can prisoners be selected for parole?
(A) All of the above
(B) Family recommendation
(C) Superintendent (Governor) recommendation
(D) Self-application
18. What additional duty do most probation officers have due to under-staffing?
(A) Serve as parole officers
(B) Conduct trials
(C) Collect fines
(D) None
19. Who supervises and rehabilitates parolees after release?
(A) Court magistrates
(B) Police only
(C) Parole officer
(D) Probationer himself
20. Parole officers collect parolees’ wages and submit reports to:
(A) Superintendent jail only
(B) Home Secretary
(C) District Judge
(D) Assistant Director R&P
21. Parole committees are chaired by:
(A) District Judge
(B) Probation Officer
(C) R&P Director
(D) Additional Secretary Home
22. Parole committee includes:
(A) Police
(B) Prison Superintendent
(C) Director Prosecution
(D) All of the above
23. Parole committee role is:
(A) Decide final parole
(B) None
(C) Conduct trials
(D) Advisory only, recommendations to Home Secretary
24. How far must a parolee be employed from family?
(A) 45 miles
(B) 25 miles
(C) 10 miles
(D) 60 miles
25. Casual leave to meet family is allowed after:
(A) First 3 months
(B) First 6 months
(C) Completion of parole
(D) Anytime
26. Probation is primarily an alternative at which stage?
(A) Pre-trial stage
(B) Sentencing stage
(C) Post-sentencing stage
(D) Court appeal stage
27. Parole is an alternative at which stage?
(A) Pre-trial stage
(B) Sentencing stage
(C) Post-sentencing stage
(D) Bail stage
28. Bail is an alternative at which stage?
(A) Sentencing stage
(B) Pre-trial stage
(C) Post-sentencing stage
(D) None
29. Probation and parole reduce:
(A) None
(B) Offender rehabilitation
(C) Community safety
(D) Public expenditure on imprisonment
30. Probation and parole support which justice model?
(A) Restorative and rehabilitative
(B) Retributive
(C) Punitive
(D) None
31. Probation and parole help in:
(A) Family reintegration
(B) Skill development
(C) Reducing reoffending
(D) All of the above
32. Juvenile offenders’ probation is governed under which section of JJSO 2000?
(A) Section 11
(B) Section 5
(C) Section 15
(D) Section 20
33. Parolee employment conditions are supervised by:
(A) Parole officer only
(B) Court only
(C) Police only
(D) Approved employer under R&P Directorate
34. Who approves casual leave requests for parolees?
(A) Employer only
(B) Home Secretary
(C) District Judge
(D) Parole officer
35. Parole is conditional on:
(A) All of the above
(B) Employment
(C) Supervision
(D) Maintaining good conduct
36. Parole is aimed to reintegrate offender into:
(A) Community
(B) Prison system
(C) Police custody
(D) Court
37. Parole officer can process:
(A) Complaints
(B) All of the above
(C) Work performance reports
(D) Wage collection
38. Parole committees may include representatives of:
(A) All of the above
(B) Academia
(C) Police
(D) Civil society
39. Parole system is based primarily on:
(A) Pakistan Penal Code
(B) Probation of Offenders Ordinance 1960
(C) Good Conduct Prisoners Probational Release Act 1926
(D) Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000
40. Who introduced the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000?
(A) Government of Pakistan
(B) Punjab Government
(C) Supreme Court
(D) R&P Directorate