FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2005.
LAW, PAPER – II
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS:100
NOTE: Attempt SIX questions in all, including question No. 10 which is COMPULSORY and carries 20 marks. All other questions carry EQUAL marks i.e. 16 each. Attempt at least one question from each of the parts.
PART – “A” (PAKISTAN PENAL CODE)
- Briefly discuss the various punishments to which offenders are liable under P.P.C.
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Write short notes on:
(a) Injury (b) Robbery (c) Shajjah -
Write a summary of “General Exceptions” contained in P.P.C.
PART – “B” (CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE)
- Under what circumstances, a police officer may arrest without a warrant in a non-cognizable case?
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Write short notes on:
(a) Summons
(b) First information report
(c) Retracted confession -
What is an appeal and what are powers of an Appellate Court in appeal from acquittal?
PART – “C” (QANOON-E-SHAHADAT)
- What is “Burden of Proof” and on whom is it?
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“The rules of evidence are generally the same in civil and criminal proceedings.” Comment and state if there are any exceptions to this rule.
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Write short notes on:
(a) Competent witness (b) Hearsay evidence (c) Estoppel
COMPULSORY QUESTION
- Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.
(1) An affray is committed in a:
(a) Private place (b) Public place (c) Both (d) None of these
(2) Sedition means exciting bad feelings against:
(a) Armed forces (b)Government (c) Political leaders (d)All of these (e) None of these
(3) In robbery there is:
(a) Theft (b) Extortion (c) Either of the above (d) None of these
(4) The Pakistan Panel Code is as old as:
(a) 1890 (b) 1865 (c) 1860 (d) None of these
(5) Extradition is a:
(a) Punishment (b) Offence (c) Law (d) None of these
(6) Standards of medical and legal sanity are:
(a) Identical (b)Different (c) None of these
(7) A person is liable for his own wrongful acts:
(a) Absolutely correct (b) Generally correct (c) Absurd (d) None of these
(8) Homicide is the killing of:
(a) A human being (b) A living creature (c) Both (d) None of these
(9) In the Code of Criminal Procedure, offences are divided into:
(a) Two categories (b)Five categories (c) Seven categories (d) None of these
(10) Appeal is:
(a) A natural right (b) A right given by law (c) A right given by the trial Court (d) None of these
(11) Appellate and revisional jurisdictions are:
(a) Same (b) Inter-linked (c) Separate (d) None of these
(12) Trial is a judicial proceeding which ends in:
(a) Conviction/acquittal (b) Discharge (c) Both (d) None of these
(13) The term offence has been defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure:
(a) Yes (b)No (c) None of these
(14) A complaint is made to a:
(a) Magistrate (b) Police officer (c) District Nazim (d) None of these
(15) Summary trial is:
(a) No trial (b) Speedy trial (c) Both
(16) The Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 repealed:
(a) The Evidence Act, 1872 (b)The Ordinance of 1978 (c) None of these
(17) Who decides whether a person is competent to testify?
(a) Prosecutor (b) Defence lawyer (c) District attorney (d) None of these
(18) A fact is said not to be proved when it is:
(a) No proved (b) Disproved (c) Both (d) None of these
(19) A lunatic is incompetent to give evidence:
(a) Yes (b) No (c) A court may decide
(20) The examination of a witness after his cross-examination is called:
(a) Examination-in-chief (b) Leading examination (c) Concluding examination (d) None of these