The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 read with Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment Rules, 2014 — MCQs 80 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/80 Subscribe 1. The Prevention of Corruption Act was passed in: (A) 1945 (B) 1950 (C) 1947 (D) 1937 2. The Act number of Prevention of Corruption Act is: (A) Act II of 1947 (B) Act I of 1947 (C) Act III of 1947 (D) Act IV of 1947 3. The Act received assent of Governor General on: (A) 11 March 1947 (B) 11 April 1947 (C) 11 May 1947 (D) 11 June 1947 4. The main purpose of this Act is prevention of: (A) Theft (B) Bribery and corruption (C) Murder (D) Tax evasion 5. The Act extends to: (A) Punjab only (B) Federal capital only (C) Sindh only (D) Whole of Pakistan 6. The Act applies to: (A) All citizens and government servants (B) Citizens of Pakistan only (C) Foreign citizens only (D) Judges only 7. “Public Servant” is defined under section: (A) 19 PPC (B) 20 PPC (C) 22 PPC (D) 21 PPC 8. Public servant includes employees of: (A) Private companies only (B) NGOs only (C) Schools only (D) Government corporations 9. Offence under section 161 PPC is: (A) Cognizable offence (B) Civil offence (C) Bailable offence only (D) Non-cognizable 10. Offences under section 165 PPC are deemed: (A) Civil disputes (B) Non-legal acts (C) Minor offences (D) Cognizable offences 11. Section 165-A PPC relates to: (A) Theft (B) Bribery attempt (C) Fraud (D) Murder 12. Presumption under Section 4 applies when public servant: (A) Refuses money (B) Leaves job (C) Reports crime (D) Accepts gratification 13. Gratification means: (A) Salary (B) Legal remuneration (C) Bribe or reward (D) Bonus 14. Court may refuse presumption if gratification is: (A) Large (B) Trivial (C) Illegal (D) Serious 15. Criminal misconduct includes: (A) Honest duty (B) Bribery (C) Promotion (D) Salary increase 16. Misconduct includes acceptance of: (A) Legal salary (B) Illegal gratification (C) Pension (D) Bonus 17. Criminal misconduct includes misappropriation of: (A) Private savings (B) Personal property (C) Public property (D) Family assets 18. Criminal misconduct punishment may extend up to: (A) 3 years (B) 5 years (C) 7 years (D) 10 years 19. Misconduct includes abuse of: (A) Position (B) Vehicle (C) Office chair (D) Office timing 20. Disproportionate assets refer to: (A) Known income (B) Income sources exceeded (C) Income less than property (D) Equal income 21. Dependent includes: (A) Friends (B) Neighbours (C) Wife and children (D) Colleagues 22. Investigation under Section 5-A requires officer rank of: (A) Constable (B) Clerk (C) Inspector or above (D) Headmaster 23. Arrest without warrant is allowed for: (A) All cases (B) Only civil cases (C) Not allowed for junior officers (D) Traffic cases 24. Section 5-B deals with: (A) Police duty (B) Court procedure (C) Declaration of assets (D) Bail rules 25. Declaration of assets is required when suspicion arises from: (A) Government satisfaction (B) Court order only (C) Police wish (D) Public demand 26. False declaration of assets leads to punishment up to: (A) 3 years (B) 2 years (C) 1 year (D) 5 years 27. Section 5-C deals with: (A) Bail (B) Trial (C) Appeal (D) Disproportionate property 28. Disproportionate property may be: (A) Movable or immovable (B) Only movable (C) Only cash (D) Only land 29. Such property may be forfeited to: (A) Federal Government (B) Court (C) Provincial Government (D) Police 30. Property acquired by improper means includes: (A) Legal income (B) Gift only (C) Salary (D) Fraud or coercion 31. Section 6 of the Act was: (A) Added (B) Modified (C) Omitted (D) Extended 32. Section 7 deals with accused as: (A) Judge (B) Lawyer (C) Witness (D) Police 33. Accused can be competent witness for: (A) Prosecution (B) Court only (C) Police (D) Defence 34. Accused may give evidence on: (A) Rumour (B) Oath (C) Writing only (D) Silence 35. Accused cannot be called as witness except: (A) Court order (B) Judge order (C) Police order (D) Own request 36. Failure to give evidence cannot be used against: (A) Judge (B) Lawyer (C) Witness (D) Accused 37. Accused cannot be asked about: (A) Other offences (B) Case facts (C) Evidence (D) Name 38. Evidence law protects accused from: (A) Fair trial (B) Legal defence (C) Bad character questions (D) Justice 39. Criminal misconduct includes obtaining valuable thing by: (A) Lawful means (B) Bonus (C) Salary (D) Corrupt means 40. Public servant includes employees of: (A) Private shop (B) Farmer (C) Street vendor (D) Government body 41. Bribery offence is under: (A) CrPC (B) CPC (C) PPC (D) QSO 42. Section 161 PPC relates to: (A) Theft (B) Bribery (C) Murder (D) Fraud 43. Section 165 PPC relates to: (A) Injury (B) Theft (C) Corruption (D) Fraud 44. Criminal misconduct includes: (A) Honesty (B) Duty (C) Fraud (D) Salary 45. Illegal gratification means: (A) Salary (B) Bonus (C) Bribe (D) Pension 46. Misconduct punishment includes: (A) Reward (B) Promotion (C) Jail (D) Bonus 47. Investigation requires approval from: (A) Magistrate (B) Teacher (C) Police officer (D) Clerk 48. Assets include property in name of: (A) Stranger (B) Relatives (C) Public (D) Government only 49. Disproportionate income means: (A) Equal income (B) Salary only (C) No income (D) Income less than property 50. Section 5-C leads to: (A) Forfeiture (B) Reward (C) Promotion (D) Bail 51. Criminal misconduct includes: (A) Legal act (B) Duty (C) Illegal gain (D) Service 52. Public servant includes employees of: (A) Private school (B) Shop (C) Government corporation (D) House 53. Cognizable offence means: (A) No arrest (B) Minor case (C) Civil case (D) Arrest without warrant 54. Section 5-A restricts investigation by: (A) Senior officer (B) Junior officer (C) Judge (D) Lawyer 55. False declaration leads to: (A) Reward (B) Ignore (C) Promotion (D) Punishment 56. Corruption Act mainly targets: (A) Public servants (B) Students (C) Farmers (D) Workers 57. Criminal misconduct includes conversion of: (A) Clothes (B) Personal goods (C) Books (D) Public property 58. Evidence of disproportionate assets shifts burden to: (A) Judge (B) Police (C) Accused (D) Lawyer 59. Dependent includes: (A) Friends (B) Strangers (C) Wife (D) Public 60. Court may convict based on: (A) Guess (B) Rumour (C) Presumption (D) Opinion 61. Misconduct includes: (A) Honest work (B) Duty (C) Service (D) Fraud 62. Section 161 PPC deals with: (A) Bribery (B) Theft (C) Murder (D) Injury 63. Section 165-A PPC deals with: (A) Attempt of bribery (B) Murder (C) Theft (D) Fraud 64. Public servant must account for: (A) Income (B) Property (C) Assets (D) All of these 65. Corrupt means: (A) Dishonest (B) Honest (C) Legal (D) Fair 66. Misuse of position means: (A) Duty (B) Promotion (C) Salary (D) Abuse of authority 67. Illegal gain means: (A) Salary (B) Bribe (C) Bonus (D) Pension 68. Forfeiture means: (A) Return (B) Confiscation (C) Reward (D) Gift 69. Criminal misconduct punishment max: (A) 1 year (B) 3 years (C) 10 years (D) 7 years 70. Investigation authority is limited to: (A) Constable (B) Teacher (C) Clerk (D) Inspector+ 71. Section 5-B relates to: (A) Arrest (B) Bail (C) Assets declaration (D) Trial 72. False statement leads to: (A) Punishment (B) Reward (C) Promotion (D) Ignore 73. Criminal misconduct includes: (A) Legal duty (B) Salary (C) Service (D) Fraud 74. Public servant definition includes: (A) Private worker (B) Shopkeeper (C) Government employee (D) Farmer 75. Cognizable offence allows: (A) No arrest (B) Civil suit (C) Arrest without warrant (D) Appeal only 76. Section 7 protects accused as: (A) Judge (B) Police (C) Lawyer (D) Witness 77. Accused testimony is: (A) Mandatory (B) Illegal (C) Forced (D) Voluntary 78. Failure to testify leads to: (A) No presumption (B) Punishment (C) Jail (D) Fine 79. Court role in corruption cases is: (A) Witness (B) Biased (C) Police (D) Neutral 80. Main aim of Act is prevention of: (A) Theft (B) Corruption and bribery (C) Murder (D) Fraud only