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Practice 20 SPSC Law Officer MCQs on Pakistani civil procedure, criminal procedure, evidence law, public procurement, Sindh civil service rules and other important statutes, with answers and explanations.

Practice questions

  1. Under Section 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, civil courts generally have jurisdiction to try:
    • Only criminal cases
    • All suits of a civil nature unless cognizance is expressly or impliedly barred
    • Only suits involving government departments
    • Only constitutional petitions
  2. Section 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, principally addresses:
    • Res judicata
    • Stay of a suit when the statutory conditions concerning a previously instituted suit are satisfied
    • Execution of foreign judgments
    • Appeals against decrees
  3. The doctrine of res judicata is principally embodied in which provision of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?
    • Section 9
    • Section 10
    • Section 11
    • Section 15
  4. Under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, information relating to a cognizable offence, when given orally to the officer in charge of a police station, must generally be:
    • Recorded in writing and read over to the informant
    • Sent directly to the High Court
    • Approved by the Sessions Judge before recording
    • Recorded only after completion of the investigation
  5. Under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, police may examine:
    • Only the accused
    • Persons supposed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case
    • Only government employees
    • Only persons who have already testified in court
  6. Which provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, deals with the recording of confessions and statements by a Magistrate or another authorized judicial officer?
    • Section 154
    • Section 161
    • Section 164
    • Section 173
  7. Under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, the police report is associated with:
    • Completion of investigation and submission of the prescribed report
    • Registration of a property transfer
    • Filing a civil appeal
    • Issuing a government procurement advertisement
  8. Under Article 117 of the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984, the general rule is that the burden of proof lies on:
    • The party that asserts a fact and asks the court to recognize a legal right or liability based on it
    • The court in every case
    • The party that files the last pleading
    • The witness who first appears
  9. Under the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984, Article 3 principally concerns:
    • Who may testify
    • Registration of documents
    • Court-fee calculations
    • Limitation periods
  10. Under Section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, the expression “public servant”:
    • Has a statutory definition covering specified categories of persons
    • Means every private employee without exception
    • Includes only elected members of Parliament
    • Applies exclusively to police officers
  11. Under the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, the term “dishonestly” is defined in:
    • Section 23
    • Section 24
    • Section 25
    • Section 26
  12. The general statutory framework for registration of documents in Pakistan is contained in the:
    • Registration Act, 1908
    • Arbitration Act, 1940
    • Police Order, 2002
    • Court Fees Act, 1870
  13. Which statute primarily governs the periods of limitation for many civil suits, appeals and applications in Pakistan?
    • Limitation Act, 1908
    • Stamp Act, 1899
    • Specific Relief Act, 1877
    • Registration Act, 1908
  14. The Specific Relief Act, 1877, principally deals with:
    • Specific civil remedies, including specific performance and injunctions
    • Criminal investigation and police remand
    • Government procurement bidding
    • Registration of voters
  15. The principal provincial statute governing public procurement in Sindh is the:
    • Sindh Public Procurement Act, 2009
    • Sindh Civil Servants Act, 1973
    • Sindh Tenancy Act
    • Court Fees Act, 1870
  16. The Sindh Public Procurement Rules, 2010, are principally concerned with:
    • Procedures for public procurement of goods, works and services
    • Criminal sentencing in sessions trials
    • Registration of marriages throughout Pakistan
    • Appointment of High Court judges
  17. The Sindh Civil Servants Act, 1973, principally regulates:
    • Appointment and terms and conditions of service of civil servants connected with the affairs of Sindh
    • Private commercial contracts throughout Pakistan
    • Criminal appeals in the Supreme Court
    • International treaties
  18. The Sindh Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1973, principally deal with:
    • Disciplinary proceedings against civil servants within their scope
    • Registration of sale deeds
    • Limitation periods for civil suits
    • Environmental impact assessments
  19. The Sindh Environmental Protection Act, 2014, principally addresses:
    • Environmental protection and related regulatory matters in Sindh
    • Registration of companies under federal company law
    • Civil court pecuniary jurisdiction
    • Police investigation of every criminal offence
  20. The Sindh Local Government Act, 2013, principally provides the legal framework for:
    • Local government institutions and their functions in Sindh
    • The entire criminal procedure system of Pakistan
    • Federal taxation of international trade
    • Appointment of judges of the Supreme Court
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