1. The Punjab Witness Protection Act, 2018 was enacted primarily to:
(A) Protect judges only
(B) Regulate police recruitment
(C) Protect witnesses in criminal cases
(D) Control prison administration
2. The main purpose of the Act is to ensure:
(A) Speedy taxation
(B) Corporate regulation
(C) Election transparency
(D) Witness safety and fair trial
3. Under the Act, “witness protection” includes:
(A) Financial loans
(B) Physical and legal protection measures
(C) Property transfer
(D) Immigration support
4. Witness protection program is established by:
(A) Supreme Court
(B) Police stations only
(C) Provincial Government
(D) Private agencies
5. The Act provides protection to:
(A) Only accused persons
(B) Witnesses and related persons
(C) Only lawyers
(D) Only judges
6. A key feature of the Act is:
(A) Public disclosure of witness identity
(B) Jury system
(C) Elimination of witnesses
(D) Concealment of witness identity
7. Witness protection may include:
(A) Job termination
(B) Travel restriction only
(C) Property confiscation
(D) Change of identity and relocation
8. The authority responsible for witness protection is usually:
(A) Election Commission
(B) NAB only
(C) Federal Board of Revenue
(D) Witness Protection Committee/Authority
9. Under the Act, witness identity disclosure is:
(A) Mandatory
(B) Restricted and punishable if violated
(C) Encouraged
(D) Optional
10. The Act aims to prevent:
(A) Tax evasion
(B) Property disputes
(C) Traffic violations
(D) Witness intimidation and threats
11. Witness protection measures are granted on:
(A) Police request only
(B) Accused request
(C) Risk assessment and approval
(D) Media request
12. The Act covers protection during:
(A) Only investigation
(B) Only arrest stage
(C) Only appeal stage
(D) Investigation, trial, and post-trial stages
13. Violation of witness protection provisions may result in:
(A) Criminal penalty
(B) Reward
(C) Promotion
(D) No consequence
14. The Act ensures witnesses can testify without:
(A) Lawyer support
(B) Court approval
(C) Fear or intimidation
(D) Police presence
15. Relocation under the Act refers to:
(A) Moving courts
(B) Transferring police officers
(C) Shifting witness to a safe place
(D) Changing judges
16. Witness protection orders are issued by:
(A) Competent authority under the Act
(B) Market committee
(C) Local shopkeepers
(D) Media houses
17. The Act supports fair trial by ensuring:
(A) Witness silence
(B) Media trials
(C) Police control
(D) Witness availability and protection
18. The Act applies to:
(A) Civil disputes only
(B) Banking cases
(C) Criminal proceedings
(D) Family disputes only
19. Witness protection may be withdrawn if:
(A) Case is filed
(B) Witness is threatened
(C) Witness refuses to testify without valid reason
(D) Police report is submitted
20. The Act helps improve:
(A) Business growth
(B) Criminal justice system efficiency
(C) Tax collection
(D) Transport system
21. Confidentiality of witness information is:
(A) Optional
(B) Public record
(C) Mandatory
(D) Media controlled
22. The Act allows protection of:
(A) Only government officers
(B) Judges only
(C) Only accused persons
(D) Family members of witness if required
23. Witness protection includes protection from:
(A) Weather conditions
(B) Legal procedures
(C) Court hearings
(D) Threats, harassment, and harm
24. The Act is mainly concerned with:
(A) Environmental law
(B) Criminal justice witness safety
(C) Corporate taxation
(D) Election laws
25. The Act strengthens prosecution by:
(A) Removing evidence
(B) Ensuring witness cooperation
(C) Stopping trials
(D) Delaying cases
26. Witness relocation means:
(A) Court transfer
(B) Safe shifting of witness location
(C) Police transfer
(D) Judge transfer
27. The Act ensures witnesses are protected from:
(A) Legal questioning
(B) Court fees
(C) Retaliation by accused parties
(D) Lawyers
28. Witness protection can be provided:
(A) At any stage of proceedings
(B) Only after conviction
(C) Only before FIR
(D) Only after appeal
29. The Act improves:
(A) Market regulation
(B) Reliability of witness testimony
(C) Tax policy
(D) Banking system
30. The Act is implemented by:
(A) Private firms
(B) Media organizations
(C) NGOs only
(D) Government agencies
31. Witness protection order may include:
(A) Punishment of witness
(B) Case dismissal
(C) Security arrangements
(D) Bail cancellation
32. The Act ensures witnesses are not:
(A) Paid fees
(B) Allowed in court
(C) Threatened or coerced
(D) Questioned
33. Breach of witness confidentiality is:
(A) Legal right
(B) Rewarded
(C) Offence
(D) Optional act
34. The Act promotes justice by:
(A) Reducing evidence
(B) Delaying trials
(C) Removing witnesses
(D) Encouraging truthful testimony
35. Witness protection may involve:
(A) Financial fraud
(B) Media interviews
(C) Public disclosure
(D) Identity protection
36. The Act is part of reforms in:
(A) Civil service
(B) Banking system
(C) Criminal justice system
(D) Education system
37. Witness protection is granted based on:
(A) Personal request only
(B) Threat assessment
(C) Media pressure
(D) Accused request
38. The Act helps reduce:
(A) Court workload
(B) Tax evasion
(C) Legal drafting
(D) Witness hostility and fear
39. The Act ensures fair testimony by:
(A) Public exposure
(B) Accused control
(C) Police intimidation
(D) Safe environment for witnesses
40. Witness protection can be terminated if:
(A) Threat persists
(B) Conditions are violated
(C) Trial continues
(D) Court changes
41. The Act supports prosecution by ensuring:
(A) Witness availability
(B) Witness withdrawal
(C) Case dismissal
(D) Bail approval
42. The Act applies in cases of:
(A) Civil contracts
(B) Property disputes only
(C) Criminal offences
(D) Family law only
43. Witness identity protection includes:
(A) Public listing
(B) Court announcement
(C) Media publication
(D) Use of coded identity
44. The Act ensures witnesses can testify:
(A) Freely and safely
(B) Under pressure
(C) Without evidence
(D) Without court approval
45. Witness protection is important for:
(A) Market growth
(B) Banking reforms
(C) Election campaigns
(D) Justice delivery
46. The Act prevents:
(A) Evidence collection
(B) Court hearings
(C) Police work
(D) Witness intimidation
47. The Act is enforced by:
(A) Private lawyers
(B) Media houses
(C) Government authorities
(D) NGOs only
48. Witness protection is extended to:
(A) Only accused
(B) Police only
(C) Judges only
(D) Witness and dependents
49. The Act strengthens criminal trials by:
(A) Weakening evidence
(B) Delaying hearings
(C) Ensuring reliable testimony
(D) Removing courts
50. Overall objective of the Act is:
The Punjab Witness Protection Act, 2018 provides protection primarily to:
(A) Delay justice
(B) Protect witnesses and ensure fair trial
(C) Increase crime
(D) Reduce courts
(A) Judges and lawyers
(B) Witnesses in criminal proceedings
(C) Police officers only
(D) Prison inmates
51. Witness protection under the Act may include:
(A) Public disclosure of identity
(B) Physical security measures
(C) Case dismissal
(D) Bail cancellation
52. The Act aims to strengthen:
(A) Tax system
(B) Election system
(C) Criminal justice system
(D) Banking system
53. The authority responsible for managing witness protection is:
(A) Private law firms
(B) Media agencies
(C) Government designated authority
(D) Bar councils
54. Witness identity under the Act is:
(A) Kept confidential
(B) Publicly accessible
(C) Published in newspapers
(D) Shared with accused freely
55. Witness protection is granted based on:
(A) Political recommendation
(B) Risk assessment
(C) Media pressure
(D) Accused request
56. The Act applies to:
(A) Civil disputes only
(B) Family disputes only
(C) Criminal proceedings
(D) Commercial contracts
57. Witness protection can be extended to:
(A) Only judges
(B) Only lawyers
(C) Only police officers
(D) Family members of witness
58. One of the key features of the Act is:
(A) Public trial of witnesses
(B) Jury system
(C) Abolition of courts
(D) Relocation of witnesses
59. The Act ensures witnesses are protected from:
(A) Legal cross-examination
(B) Threats and intimidation
(C) Court hearings
(D) Police investigation
60. Witness protection order may include:
(A) Security arrangements
(B) Punishment of witness
(C) Case termination
(D) Accused release
61. Disclosure of protected witness identity is:
(A) Punishable offence
(B) Allowed
(C) Encouraged
(D) Optional
62. The Act ensures witnesses can testify:
(A) Under fear
(B) Freely and safely
(C) Without court permission
(D) Without evidence
63. Witness protection is provided at:
(A) Only trial stage
(B) Only investigation stage
(C) All stages of proceedings
(D) Only appeal stage
64. The Act promotes:
(A) Witness intimidation
(B) Fair trial
(C) Case delay
(D) Evidence suppression
65. The main focus of the Act is:
(A) Corporate regulation
(B) Witness safety
(C) Tax collection
(D) Property disputes
66. Witness protection may involve:
(A) Court punishment
(B) Public exposure
(C) Media interviews
(D) Identity change
67. The Act is enforced by:
(A) Private companies
(B) Government authorities
(C) Media houses
(D) NGOs only
68. Witness relocation means:
(A) Court transfer
(B) Judge transfer
(C) Moving witness to safe location
(D) Police transfer
69. The Act helps prosecution by ensuring:
(A) Witness withdrawal
(B) Case dismissal
(C) Witness availability
(D) Bail increase
70. The Act prohibits:
(A) Disclosure of witness identity
(B) Filing FIR
(C) Court hearings
(D) Police investigation
71. Witness protection may be withdrawn if:
(A) Threat increases
(B) Conditions are violated
(C) Trial continues
(D) Court adjourns
72. The Act ensures justice by protecting:
(A) Witness credibility
(B) Only accused
(C) Police authority
(D) Media freedom
73. Witness protection includes:
(A) Financial punishment
(B) Physical security
(C) Property seizure
(D) Bail granting
74. The Act aims to reduce:
(A) Court efficiency
(B) Legal drafting
(C) Witness intimidation
(D) Police investigation
75. Confidentiality under the Act is:
(A) Optional
(B) Public
(C) Mandatory
(D) Media controlled
76. The Act improves:
(A) Tax system
(B) Criminal justice effectiveness
(C) Education system
(D) Trade system
77. Witness protection is based on:
(A) Accused demand
(B) Police pressure
(C) Media request
(D) Threat evaluation
78. The Act ensures witnesses are not:
(A) Harassed or intimidated
(B) Protected
(C) Questioned
(D) Arrested
79. Witness protection order is issued by:
(A) Competent authority
(B) Police constable
(C) Private lawyer
(D) Media agency
80. The Act strengthens prosecution by:
(A) Weakening evidence
(B) Supporting witness testimony
(C) Delaying trials
(D) Reducing courts
81. Witness protection can be provided to:
(A) Only government officers
(B) Only judges
(C) Any witness in danger
(D) Only accused
82. The Act ensures witnesses are free from:
(A) Court process
(B) Fear of retaliation
(C) Legal representation
(D) Police investigation
83. The Act is part of reforms in:
(A) Civil law
(B) Banking sector
(C) Criminal justice system
(D) Education sector
84. Witness protection enhances:
(A) Crime rate
(B) Justice delivery
(C) Tax collection
(D) Political system
85. One key objective of the Act is to ensure:
(A) Witness punishment
(B) Witness safety
(C) Case delay
(D) Police control
86. Witness protection is important for:
(A) Fair investigation
(B) Market stability
(C) Election results
(D) Banking operations
87. The Act ensures witnesses can:
(A) Refuse court appearance
(B) Avoid investigation
(C) Testify without fear
(D) Control trial
88. Breach of witness protection rules results in:
(A) Legal punishment
(B) Reward
(C) Promotion
(D) No action
89. The overall objective of the Act is to:
(A) Delay justice system
(B) Increase crime rate
(C) Reduce courts
(D) Protect witnesses and ensure fair trial