1. What is the short title of the Act?
(A) Good Conduct Prisoners’ Probational Release Act, 1926
(B) Probation of Offenders Act, 1960
(C) Prison Reform Act, 1926
(D) Jail Release Act, 1926
2. The Good Conduct Prisoners’ Probational Release Act was enacted in which year?
(A) 1926
(B) 1920
(C) 1930
(D) 1947
3. The Act extends to which area?
(A) Whole Province of the Punjab except Tribal Areas
(B) Whole Punjab including Tribal Areas
(C) Whole Pakistan
(D) Federal Capital only
4. The Act came into force on such date as may be appointed by:
(A) Chief Justice
(B) District Magistrate
(C) High Court
(D) Provincial Government
5. Under Section 2, release on license is granted by:
(A) Provincial Government
(B) Police Officer
(C) Court
(D) Jail Superintendent
6. A prisoner may be released if he is likely to:
(A) Commit more offences
(B) Abstain from crime and lead a useful life
(C) Escape custody
(D) Refuse parole
7. Release on license is conditional upon supervision of:
(A) Private lawyer
(B) Police Station Incharge
(C) District Judge
(D) Servant of the State or institution/person
8. The license may also place prisoner under:
(A) Secular institution or person of same religion
(B) Any foreign agency
(C) Military authority only
(D) Any court clerk
9. “Sentence of imprisonment” includes:
(A) Only jail punishment
(B) Imprisonment in default of fine and security failure imprisonment
(C) Only fine
(D) Only death sentence
10. The license remains in force until:
(A) 1 year
(B) 2 years
(C) Court order only
(D) Date of normal discharge or revocation
11. A license continues until whichever is:
(A) Later
(B) Earlier
(C) Fixed by police
(D) Fixed by jail officer
12. Period of release is counted as:
(A) Break in sentence
(B) Part of imprisonment period
(C) Extra punishment
(D) Fine adjustment only
13. The release period is counted for:
(A) Sentence and remission calculation
(B) Appeal only
(C) Salary
(D) Bail purposes only
14. The form of license is determined by:
(A) Police
(B) Provincial Government rules/orders
(C) Court
(D) Prisoner choice
15. License conditions are set by:
(A) Jail warden
(B) Witnesses
(C) Provincial Government
(D) Magistrate only
16. License can be revoked by:
(A) Police officer
(B) Probation officer
(C) Provincial Government
(D) Jail doctor
17. Revocation order must specify:
(A) Prison type
(B) Date from which license ceases
(C) Fine amount
(D) Appeal court
18. Revocation order is served as prescribed by:
(A) Jail rules
(B) Provincial Government rules
(C) Court rules
(D) Police Order
19. Escape from supervision makes prisoner:
(A) Free permanently
(B) Not guilty
(C) Eligible for pardon automatically
(D) Punishable
20. Punishment for escape may extend up to:
(A) 6 months
(B) 1 year
(C) 2 years
(D) 5 years
21. Escape offence may include:
(A) Fine only
(B) Death penalty
(C) Imprisonment or fine or both
(D) Warning only
22. Escape offence is treated as:
(A) Non-cognizable
(B) Bailable only
(C) Civil offence
(D) Cognizable offence
23. Cognizable offence is defined under:
(A) Police Act
(B) CrPC section 4
(C) PPC
(D) Evidence Act
24. Conditionally released prisoner is under supervision of:
(A) Judge
(B) Witness
(C) Advocate
(D) Servant of State
25. Government may revoke license:
(A) Only after trial
(B) Anytime
(C) Only after appeal
(D) Never
26. Release depends on prisoner:
(A) Wealth
(B) Age only
(C) Political influence
(D) Antecedents or prison conduct
27. Aim of release is:
(A) Rehabilitation and useful life
(B) Promote crime
(C) Increase punishment
(D) Police training
28. Supervision authority may be:
(A) Only court
(B) Government officer/institution/person
(C) Only police
(D) Lawyer
29. License is granted under:
(A) Section 1
(B) Section 3
(C) Section 2
(D) Section 4
30. Revocation power lies in:
(A) Section 5
(B) Section 7
(C) Section 6
(D) Section 8
31. Rule-making power lies in:
(A) Section 6
(B) Section 7
(C) Section 2
(D) Section 8
32. Prisoner’s escape burden of proof is on:
(A) Accused
(B) Police
(C) Government
(D) Court
33. License is issued in form prescribed by:
(A) Court
(B) Provincial Government
(C) Police
(D) Jail Superintendent
34. Release is based on:
(A) Political recommendation
(B) Wealth status
(C) Bail application
(D) Good conduct and likelihood to abstain from crime
35. The Act relates to:
(A) Civil disputes
(B) Prisoner conditional release
(C) Tax matters
(D) Company law
36. License can be revoked:
(A) Only once
(B) At any time
(C) Never
(D) After 10 years
37. After revocation prisoner must:
(A) Return to prison
(B) Travel abroad
(C) Leave province
(D) Pay tax
38. Failure to return leads to:
(A) Punishment under Act
(B) No action
(C) Reward
(D) Promotion
39. Condition of release includes:
(A) Crime permission
(B) Political activity
(C) Good behaviour
(D) Foreign travel
40. The Act is administered by:
Under Section 7, escape from supervision is punishable by imprisonment up to:
(A) Courts only
(B) Army
(C) Provincial Government
(D) Parliament only
(A) 1 year
(B) 2 years
(C) 3 years
(D) 5 years
41. Escape from supervision may also result in:
(A) Only warning
(B) Only fine
(C) Fine or imprisonment or both
(D) Compensation only
42. The authority supervising released prisoners is named in the license and may include:
(A) Only police officer
(B) State servant or approved person/institution
(C) Only court
(D) Only jail superintendent
43. The license may be granted to prisoners based on:
(A) Antecedents or conduct in prison
(B) Political recommendation
(C) Court friendship
(D) Bail surety only
44. Section 2 is primarily concerned with:
(A) Trial procedure
(B) Police investigation
(C) Appeal process
(D) Release on license
45. A condition for release is that prisoner is likely to:
(A) Reoffend
(B) Escape country
(C) Abstain from crime
(D) Avoid court
46. “License” under the Act means:
(A) Bail order
(B) Court decree
(C) Release permission with conditions
(D) Police FIR
47. Period of license ends when:
(A) Sentence would have ended or license is revoked
(B) Prisoner dies
(C) Police cancels FIR
(D) Court closes case file
48. Period of absence under license is counted as:
(A) No time
(B) Extra punishment
(C) Part of sentence
(D) Bail period only
49. The license form is determined by:
(A) Police
(B) Prisoner
(C) Witnesses
(D) Provincial Government rules/orders
50. Revocation of license is done by:
(A) Court
(B) Police station
(C) Provincial Government
(D) Jail doctor
51. Revocation order must include:
(A) Arrest warrant only
(B) Witness list
(C) Effective date
(D) Bail bond
52. A released prisoner must return to prison on:
(A) His wish
(B) Court appeal
(C) Police request only
(D) Revocation order date
53. If prisoner fails to return after revocation, burden of proof is on:
(A) Police
(B) Prisoner
(C) Court
(D) Government
54. Escape offence is:
(A) Civil wrong
(B) Administrative issue
(C) Cognizable offence
(D) Non-cognizable offence
55. Cognizable offence means:
(A) Police cannot arrest
(B) Bail mandatory
(C) Court only can arrest
(D) Police can arrest without warrant
56. Section 8 empowers Government to:
(A) Hear appeals
(B) Issue FIRs
(C) Conduct trials
(D) Make rules
57. Rules under Section 8 may define:
(A) Judge salaries
(B) Classes of offenders eligible for release
(C) Police uniforms
(D) Court fees only
58. Rules may also define:
(A) Election laws
(B) Tax rates
(C) Duties of supervising authorities
(D) Military law
59. The Act aims at:
(A) Increasing imprisonment
(B) Tax recovery
(C) Military discipline
(D) Rehabilitation of prisoners
60. Release is conditional on:
(A) Court delay
(B) Wealth
(C) Political support
(D) Good behaviour
61. License supervision includes:
(A) Continuous supervision
(B) No monitoring
(C) One-time visit
(D) Police interrogation only
62. The authority issuing license acts under:
(A) Judicial powers
(B) Executive discretion
(C) Police authority
(D) Private order
63. Escape punishment may include:
(A) Reward
(B) Fine only
(C) Discharge
(D) Imprisonment or fine or both
64. The Act is applicable in:
(A) Whole Pakistan
(B) Federal Capital only
(C) Only Punjab excluding Tribal Areas
(D) Azad Kashmir only
65. Release license is based on:
(A) Judicial verdict
(B) Executive satisfaction
(C) Police report only
(D) Lawyer request
66. Section 3 deals with:
(A) Duration of license
(B) Appeal
(C) Bail
(D) Trial
67. Section 4 deals with:
(A) Compensation
(B) FIR registration
(C) Sentence computation
(D) Investigation
68. License conditions are:
(A) Optional
(B) Mandatory
(C) Illegal
(D) Ignored
69. Prisoner must comply with:
(A) Only court order
(B) Police advice
(C) License conditions
(D) Lawyer opinion
70. Escape burden of proof rule applies when:
(A) Prisoner claims lawful excuse
(B) No escape
(C) Bail granted
(D) Trial ends
71. Release supervision may be assigned to:
(A) Judge
(B) Defence lawyer
(C) Government servant
(D) Public witness only
72. The Act was originally passed in:
(A) 1920
(B) 1935
(C) 1926
(D) 1947
73. License revocation means:
(A) End of conditional release
(B) Increase sentence
(C) New trial
(D) Bail cancellation
74. After revocation prisoner is:
(A) Free
(B) Promoted
(C) Returned to prison
(D) Released permanently
75. Section 7 includes punishment for:
(A) Bail violation
(B) Court delay
(C) Escape from supervision
(D) Police misconduct
76. The Act provides for:
(A) Tax collection
(B) Conditional release
(C) Civil suits
(D) Election process
77. “License” is:
(A) Bail order
(B) Conditional release permission
(C) FIR
(D) Judgment
78. The main authority is:
(A) Police
(B) Provincial Government
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Jail department
79. Escape offence is:
(A) Bailable
(B) Civil
(C) Cognizable
(D) Administrative
80. The Act allows Government to assess:
(A) Education
(B) Voting rights
(C) Property
(D) Prisoner behaviour
81. Release decision depends on:
(A) Jail staff opinion only
(B) Lawyer fee
(C) Public vote
(D) Prisoner antecedents
82. License may include supervision by:
(A) Foreign agency
(B) Political party
(C) Religious institution
(D) Court clerk
83. Revocation is:
(A) Temporary suspension ending liberty
(B) Permanent release
(C) Appeal process
(D) Bail extension
84. Section 8 allows Government to:
(A) Conduct trial
(B) Decide appeals
(C) Make rules
(D) Issue warrants
85. Purpose of Act is:
(A) Punishment only
(B) Election control
(C) Tax recovery
(D) Reform and rehabilitation
86. License conditions are aimed at:
(A) Increasing crime
(B) Preventing re-offending
(C) Police training
(D) Court expansion
87. Escape punishment may extend to:
(A) 6 months
(B) 1 year
(C) 10 years
(D) 2 years
88. License revocation is served as:
(A) Prescribed manner
(B) Oral order
(C) Social media
(D) Telephone call
89. The Act primarily deals with:
(A) Civil litigation
(B) Tax law
(C) Police recruitment
(D) Conditional release of prisoners