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LAW ONE LINER MCQS

Law MCQs help learners master the foundation of legal systems, rules, and judicial structures. These questions are ideal for students and aspirants preparing for PPSC, FPSC, and other legal exams. The set includes concepts from the Constitution, Contract Law, Criminal Law, and International Law, all presented in concise one-liner style to boost accuracy and speed.

LAW ONE LINER MCQS

Introduction to Law and Legal Basics

  1. The Constitution of Pakistan was enforced on?
    Answer: 1973

  2. The total Articles in the 1973 Constitution are?
    Answer: 280

  3. The President of Pakistan is elected for?
    Answer: 5 years

  4. Right to fair trial is guaranteed under?
    Answer: Article 10-A

  5. The Supreme Law of Pakistan is?
    Answer: The Constitution

  6. The Constitution of 1973 was passed by?
    Answer: National Assembly

  7. Fundamental Rights are guaranteed under?
    Answer: Part II, Chapter 1

  8. The Preamble of the Constitution is called?
    Answer: Objective Resolution

  9. The Prime Minister is appointed by?
    Answer: President

  10. The 18th Amendment was passed in?
    Answer: 2010

  11. Parliament consists of?
    Answer: President, National Assembly, and Senate

  12. Islamic provisions are in which part?
    Answer: Part IX

  13. Constitution can be amended by?
    Answer: Parliament

  14. The highest court in Pakistan is?
    Answer: Supreme Court

  15. Islamic Ideology Council is constituted under?
    Answer: Article 228

  16. The right to education is under?
    Answer: Article 25-A

  17. The Chief Justice of Pakistan is appointed by?
    Answer: President

  18. Emergency can be proclaimed under?
    Answer: Articles 232–235

  19. The number of High Courts in Pakistan is?
    Answer: Five

  20. The term “Writ” relates to?
    Answer: Court Order

Short Note:
These MCQs focus on constitutional law — core articles, structure, and legal principles. Ideal for quick recall before exams.

Sources and Branches of Law

  1. Article 9 of the Constitution deals with?
    Answer: Security of Person

  2. Article 19 ensures?
    Answer: Freedom of Speech

  3. Article 20 provides?
    Answer: Freedom to profess religion

  4. Article 25 guarantees?
    Answer: Equality of citizens

  5. The first Constitution of Pakistan was framed in?
    Answer: 1956

  6. The second Constitution was enforced in?
    Answer: 1962

  7. The 1973 Constitution was suspended by?
    Answer: General Zia-ul-Haq and General Musharraf (in respective periods)

  8. The Senate of Pakistan represents?
    Answer: Provinces

  9. The National Assembly represents?
    Answer: The people of Pakistan

  10. Ordinance can be promulgated by?
    Answer: The President

  11. The 1973 Constitution provides for?
    Answer: Federal system of government

  12. The first amendment was passed in?
    Answer: 1974

  13. Pakistan became a Republic in?
    Answer: 1956

  14. Human rights in Pakistan are guaranteed under?
    Answer: Articles 8–28

  15. Right to Information is under?
    Answer: Article 19-A

  16. The Head of the State is?
    Answer: President

  17. The Head of the Government is?
    Answer: Prime Minister

  18. Federal Shariat Court was established in?
    Answer: 1980

  19. Civil courts derive their power from?
    Answer: Civil Procedure Code

  20. Criminal courts work under?
    Answer: Criminal Procedure Code

Short Note:
This section covers rights, governance, and judiciary basics that appear in FPSC and LLB law exams.

Constitutional Framework and Governance

  1. The Pakistan Penal Code was enacted in?
    Answer: 1860

  2. The Code of Criminal Procedure was enacted in?
    Answer: 1898

  3. The Civil Procedure Code was enacted in?
    Answer: 1908

  4. A person accused of an offense is called?
    Answer: Defendant or Accused

  5. The process of proving a fact in court is called?
    Answer: Evidence

  6. The Law of Evidence in Pakistan is governed by?
    Answer: Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984

  7. The person who files a case is known as?
    Answer: Plaintiff

  8. An agreement enforceable by law is called?
    Answer: Contract

  9. The law of contract in Pakistan is governed by?
    Answer: Contract Act 1872

  10. Breach of contract means?
    Answer: Failure to perform a legal promise

  11. A tort is?
    Answer: A civil wrong

  12. Defamation is a type of?
    Answer: Tort

  13. A minor under the Contract Act is a person below?
    Answer: 18 years of age

  14. Free consent is defined in?
    Answer: Section 13 of the Contract Act

  15. Offer and acceptance form the basis of?
    Answer: Valid Contract

  16. Consideration is defined in?
    Answer: Section 2(d) of Contract Act

  17. The principle of “Ignorantia juris non excusat” means?
    Answer: Ignorance of law is no excuse

  18. The term “mens rea” means?
    Answer: Guilty mind

  19. The term “actus reus” means?
    Answer: Guilty act

  20. The death penalty in Pakistan is given under?
    Answer: Pakistan Penal Code

Short Note:
This set focuses on Criminal, Civil, and Contract law — essential sections often tested in CSS and judiciary exams.

Judiciary and Legal Institutions

  1. Bail is granted under?
    Answer: Criminal Procedure Code

  2. Cognizable offenses can be?
    Answer: Arrested without warrant

  3. Non-cognizable offenses require?
    Answer: Warrant for arrest

  4. FIR stands for?
    Answer: First Information Report

  5. A bailable offense means?
    Answer: Bail can be granted as a right

  6. The burden of proof lies on?
    Answer: Prosecution

  7. A person who testifies in court is called?
    Answer: Witness

  8. Cross-examination is conducted by?
    Answer: Opposite party’s lawyer

  9. Summon is issued by?
    Answer: Court

  10. A decree means?
    Answer: Judgment of civil court

  11. Appeal means?
    Answer: Application to higher court against judgment

  12. Revision is filed for?
    Answer: Correction of legal errors

  13. A suit is instituted by?
    Answer: Filing a plaint

  14. Injunction means?
    Answer: Order to stop a specific act

  15. Legal notice is served under?
    Answer: Section 80 CPC

  16. Arbitration means?
    Answer: Settlement of dispute outside court

  17. The Limitation Act was enacted in?
    Answer: 1908

  18. Penal means?
    Answer: Relating to punishment

  19. Habeas Corpus means?
    Answer: Produce the body

  20. Certiorari means?
    Answer: To be informed

Short Note:
This section highlights legal procedures and remedies — practical for judiciary and law students revising key Latin terms.

Fundamental Rights and Legal Principles

  1. Mandamus means?
    Answer: Command to a public authority

  2. Prohibition means?
    Answer: To forbid a lower court from exceeding jurisdiction

  3. Quo Warranto means?
    Answer: By what authority

  4. A court of record is?
    Answer: Supreme Court and High Courts

  5. The Supreme Court’s jurisdiction is in?
    Answer: Article 184

  6. The High Court’s jurisdiction is in?
    Answer: Article 199

  7. Pakistan Penal Code deals with?
    Answer: Criminal offenses

  8. The Law of Evidence defines?
    Answer: What facts are admissible in court

  9. A confession is?
    Answer: Statement admitting guilt

  10. The rule “Nemo judex in causa sua” means?
    Answer: No one should be judge in their own cause

  11. Natural justice is based on?
    Answer: Fair hearing and impartiality

  12. The doctrine of precedent means?
    Answer: Following earlier judicial decisions

  13. A writ petition is filed in?
    Answer: High Court or Supreme Court

  14. Fundamental Rights are justiciable in?
    Answer: High Court and Supreme Court

  15. Civil wrongs are compensated by?
    Answer: Damages

  16. Criminal wrongs are punished by?
    Answer: State

  17. A notary public is authorized to?
    Answer: Authenticate legal documents

  18. Affidavit is?
    Answer: Written statement on oath

  19. Subpoena is?
    Answer: Order to appear in court

  20. Jurisdiction means?
    Answer: Legal authority of a court

Short Note:
These final MCQs of Part 1 strengthen your grip on legal maxims, court powers, and judicial terms frequently tested in competitive law exams.

Contract Law Fundamentals

 

  1. The term “locus standi” means?
    Answer: Right to appear and be heard in court

  2. The maxim “Res Ipsa Loquitur” means?
    Answer: The thing speaks for itself

  3. The rule “Let the buyer beware” is known as?
    Answer: Caveat Emptor

  4. An offer becomes void when?
    Answer: The offeror dies before acceptance

  5. A void contract means?
    Answer: Not enforceable by law

  6. Fraud is defined under which section of the Contract Act?
    Answer: Section 17

  7. A contract made by a minor is?
    Answer: Void ab initio

  8. An agreement made without consideration is?
    Answer: Void

  9. Misrepresentation means?
    Answer: False statement made innocently

  10. Coercion means?
    Answer: Forcing someone to act under threat

  11. Duress means?
    Answer: Unlawful pressure or threat

  12. A valid contract requires?
    Answer: Free consent of parties

  13. A wagering agreement is?
    Answer: Void

  14. A contingent contract depends on?
    Answer: Happening of an uncertain event

  15. Quasi-contract means?
    Answer: Obligation resembling a contract

  16. An agency is created by?
    Answer: Consent or conduct of parties

  17. Principal and agent relationship is based on?
    Answer: Trust and authorization

  18. The agent acts on behalf of?
    Answer: Principal

  19. Ratification means?
    Answer: Approval of an act done without authority

  20. The law of agency is governed by?
    Answer: Contract Act, 1872

Short Note:
This section focuses on the Law of Contract and Agency — fundamental for business law, commercial law, and job-based legal exams.

Company and Business Law

  1. The Evidence Act in Pakistan was replaced by?
    Answer: Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984

  2. Evidence means?
    Answer: Statements or documents proving facts

  3. Oral evidence means?
    Answer: Testimony given by word of mouth

  4. Documentary evidence means?
    Answer: Written or printed documents

  5. Primary evidence means?
    Answer: Original document itself

  6. Secondary evidence means?
    Answer: Copy or substitute of original

  7. Direct evidence means?
    Answer: Evidence directly proving a fact

  8. Circumstantial evidence means?
    Answer: Indirect evidence inferring a fact

  9. Expert evidence means?
    Answer: Opinion given by a skilled person

  10. Burden of proof means?
    Answer: Responsibility to prove a fact

  11. Cross-examination tests?
    Answer: Truthfulness of a witness

  12. Leading question means?
    Answer: Question suggesting its own answer

  13. Hearsay evidence is?
    Answer: Evidence not from direct knowledge

  14. A dying declaration is admissible under?
    Answer: Qanun-e-Shahadat Order

  15. Confession must be?
    Answer: Voluntary

  16. A hostile witness means?
    Answer: Witness unfavorable to the party calling him

  17. Judicial notice means?
    Answer: Facts accepted by court without proof

  18. Estoppel means?
    Answer: Preventing a person from denying a previous statement

  19. Privileged communication means?
    Answer: Communication protected from disclosure

  20. Presumption means?
    Answer: Assumption by law of certain facts

Short Note:
These Evidence Law MCQs strengthen understanding of proof, witness, and legal reasoning — key parts of FPSC, LLB, and judiciary tests.

Property and Partnership Law

  1. The Constitution of Pakistan guarantees freedom of movement under?
    Answer: Article 15

  2. Right to association is guaranteed under?
    Answer: Article 17

  3. Right to property is protected under?
    Answer: Article 23

  4. Right to information is covered in?
    Answer: Article 19-A

  5. Right to education is ensured by?
    Answer: Article 25-A

  6. Islamic provisions were made effective by?
    Answer: Objectives Resolution

  7. Federal system divides powers between?
    Answer: Federation and Provinces

  8. Directive Principles are under?
    Answer: Principles of Policy

  9. Pakistan’s Constitution is based on?
    Answer: Parliamentary form of government

  10. The President can dissolve National Assembly under?
    Answer: Article 58

  11. Prime Minister must be a member of?
    Answer: National Assembly

  12. Speaker of National Assembly is elected by?
    Answer: Members of the Assembly

  13. Vote of confidence means?
    Answer: Trust of the majority

  14. Senate term lasts for?
    Answer: 6 years

  15. A Bill becomes law after?
    Answer: Presidential assent

  16. The judiciary is independent under?
    Answer: Article 175

  17. A constitutional petition is filed under?
    Answer: Article 199

  18. Supreme Court has original jurisdiction under?
    Answer: Article 184(3)

  19. Pakistan became an Islamic Republic in?
    Answer: 1956

  20. Islamic Ideology Council advises on?
    Answer: Conformity of laws with Quran and Sunnah

Short Note:
This portion focuses on constitutional and political law MCQs — valuable for CSS, PMS, and PPSC legal exams.

Law of Evidence

  1. The first Chief Justice of Pakistan was?
    Answer: Justice Abdul Rashid

  2. The highest appellate court in Pakistan is?
    Answer: Supreme Court

  3. A High Court Judge holds office until?
    Answer: 62 years of age

  4. The Chief Justice of Pakistan retires at?
    Answer: 65 years of age

  5. A writ petition is filed for?
    Answer: Enforcement of Fundamental Rights

  6. The Supreme Court consists of?
    Answer: Chief Justice and other judges

  7. Advocate General represents?
    Answer: Provincial government

  8. Attorney General represents?
    Answer: Federal government

  9. Judicial review means?
    Answer: Court’s power to review laws

  10. Separation of powers means?
    Answer: Division between legislature, executive, and judiciary

  11. The term “Amicus Curiae” means?
    Answer: Friend of the court

  12. Contempt of court means?
    Answer: Disobedience of court orders

  13. Civil contempt means?
    Answer: Non-compliance with a court order

  14. Criminal contempt means?
    Answer: Scandalizing or disrespecting court authority

  15. Bail before arrest is called?
    Answer: Pre-arrest bail

  16. Bail after arrest is called?
    Answer: Post-arrest bail

  17. Remand means?
    Answer: Sending accused back to custody

  18. Trial means?
    Answer: Judicial examination of facts

  19. Acquittal means?
    Answer: Declaration of innocence

  20. Conviction means?
    Answer: Declaration of guilt

Short Note:
This section highlights the structure and powers of judiciary — vital for law students and aspirants of legal jobs.

Legal Terms and Doctrines

  1. The law relating to marriage and divorce is known as?
    Answer: Family Law

  2. The law of inheritance among Muslims is governed by?
    Answer: Islamic Law

  3. Nikah is a?
    Answer: Civil contract

  4. Dower in Muslim law is called?
    Answer: Mehr

  5. Talaq means?
    Answer: Dissolution of marriage by husband

  6. Khula means?
    Answer: Divorce initiated by wife

  7. Guardianship law governs?
    Answer: Custody of minors

  8. Maintenance means?
    Answer: Financial support by husband

  9. Bigamy means?
    Answer: Marrying while already married

  10. Polygamy is?
    Answer: Having more than one wife

  11. Dowry means?
    Answer: Property given at marriage

  12. Adoption is recognized under?
    Answer: Guardians and Wards Act

  13. Succession means?
    Answer: Transfer of property after death

  14. Will means?
    Answer: Legal declaration of property distribution after death

  15. A gift made without consideration is called?
    Answer: Hiba

  16. Partition means?
    Answer: Division of joint property

  17. Wakf means?
    Answer: Permanent dedication of property for religious use

  18. Mutawalli means?
    Answer: Manager of wakf property

  19. Muslim Family Laws Ordinance was enacted in?
    Answer: 1961

  20. Nikah Registrar is appointed by?
    Answer: Government authority

Short Note:
This final section (101–200) focuses on Family and Personal Law — frequent topics in LLB, Judiciary, and PMS exams.

Criminal Law Basics

  1. The Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) was enacted in?
    Answer: 1860

  2. The PPC is also known as?
    Answer: Criminal Code of Pakistan

  3. Section 302 of PPC deals with?
    Answer: Punishment for murder

  4. Section 376 of PPC deals with?
    Answer: Rape

  5. Theft is defined under which section of PPC?
    Answer: Section 378

  6. Robbery means?
    Answer: Theft with violence

  7. Dacoity means?
    Answer: Robbery by five or more persons

  8. Hurt means?
    Answer: Bodily pain, disease, or infirmity caused to a person

  9. Grievous hurt means?
    Answer: Severe bodily injury

  10. Criminal trespass means?
    Answer: Unauthorized entry into another’s property

  11. Forgery means?
    Answer: Making false documents with intent to deceive

  12. Counterfeiting means?
    Answer: Producing imitation currency or goods

  13. Extortion means?
    Answer: Forcing a person to give property through threats

  14. Kidnapping means?
    Answer: Taking a person away illegally

  15. Abduction means?
    Answer: Forcible or deceitful taking of a person

  16. Criminal conspiracy means?
    Answer: Agreement to commit an illegal act

  17. Attempt to commit a crime means?
    Answer: Taking steps toward committing an offence

  18. Accomplice means?
    Answer: A person assisting in committing a crime

  19. Bailment means?
    Answer: Transfer of goods for a specific purpose

  20. Punishment for perjury is?
    Answer: Imprisonment or fine

Short Note:
These MCQs target the core concepts of the Pakistan Penal Code — must-practice content for Police, Judiciary, and Law enforcement exams.

Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) Concepts

  1. The Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was enacted in?
    Answer: 1898

  2. FIR stands for?
    Answer: First Information Report

  3. Section 154 CrPC deals with?
    Answer: Information to police in cognizable cases

  4. Cognizable offence means?
    Answer: Offence where police can arrest without warrant

  5. Non-cognizable offence means?
    Answer: Offence requiring a warrant for arrest

  6. Bailable offence means?
    Answer: Offence where bail is a right

  7. Non-bailable offence means?
    Answer: Bail is granted at court’s discretion

  8. Investigation means?
    Answer: Inquiry to collect evidence

  9. Inquiry means?
    Answer: Examination by a magistrate or court

  10. Trial means?
    Answer: Judicial determination of guilt

  11. Summons case means?
    Answer: Case punishable with less than two years

  12. Warrant case means?
    Answer: Case punishable with death or imprisonment over two years

  13. Cognizance means?
    Answer: Judicial notice of an offence

  14. Charge means?
    Answer: Formal accusation against a person

  15. Plea means?
    Answer: Response of accused to a charge

  16. Acquittal means?
    Answer: Declaring the accused not guilty

  17. Conviction means?
    Answer: Declaring the accused guilty

  18. Appeal means?
    Answer: Request for review of judgment

  19. Revision means?
    Answer: Re-examination by higher court

  20. Judicial custody means?
    Answer: Detention by court order

Short Note:
This set covers CrPC — the procedural law for criminal trials, from FIR to judgment — vital for LLB and judicial service exams.

Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)

  1. Civil Procedure Code (CPC) was enacted in?
    Answer: 1908

  2. A civil suit begins with?
    Answer: Filing of a plaint

  3. Defendant means?
    Answer: Person against whom the suit is filed

  4. Plaintiff means?
    Answer: Person filing the suit

  5. Summons means?
    Answer: Court order requiring appearance

  6. Written statement means?
    Answer: Defendant’s reply to plaint

  7. Framing of issues means?
    Answer: Identifying disputed points

  8. Judgment means?
    Answer: Final decision of the court

  9. Decree means?
    Answer: Formal expression of judgment

  10. Execution means?
    Answer: Implementation of court decree

  11. Appeal under CPC means?
    Answer: Challenge to a decree or order

  12. Review means?
    Answer: Reconsideration by the same court

  13. Res judicata means?
    Answer: A matter already judged

  14. Temporary injunction means?
    Answer: Court order to maintain status quo

  15. Permanent injunction means?
    Answer: Final order prohibiting an act

  16. Stay order means?
    Answer: Temporary suspension of proceedings

  17. Limitation period means?
    Answer: Time frame to file a case

  18. Ex parte decree means?
    Answer: Decision given in absence of defendant

  19. Notice means?
    Answer: Formal intimation from court

  20. Jurisdiction means?
    Answer: Legal authority to hear a case

Short Note:
This section emphasizes the Civil Procedure Code — essential for understanding how civil cases proceed in Pakistan courts.

Civil Procedure Code (CPC)

  1. The Law of Torts deals with?
    Answer: Civil wrongs

  2. Defamation means?
    Answer: Harming someone’s reputation

  3. Libel means?
    Answer: Written defamation

  4. Slander means?
    Answer: Spoken defamation

  5. Negligence means?
    Answer: Failure to exercise reasonable care

  6. Trespass means?
    Answer: Unlawful interference with property or person

  7. Nuisance means?
    Answer: Unlawful interference with enjoyment of property

  8. Damages mean?
    Answer: Monetary compensation for injury

  9. Vicarious liability means?
    Answer: Liability for acts of others

  10. Strict liability means?
    Answer: Liability without fault

  11. Absolute liability means?
    Answer: No defense available for harm caused

  12. Malicious prosecution means?
    Answer: Wrongful legal proceedings

  13. False imprisonment means?
    Answer: Unlawful restraint of a person

  14. Assault means?
    Answer: Threat of physical harm

  15. Battery means?
    Answer: Actual physical contact

  16. Conversion means?
    Answer: Wrongful possession of property

  17. Consent means?
    Answer: Voluntary agreement to act

  18. Duty of care means?
    Answer: Legal responsibility to avoid harm

  19. Remedy in tort means?
    Answer: Compensation or injunction

  20. Tort law protects?
    Answer: Individual rights and property

Short Note:
Law of Torts forms the base of civil wrongs and damages — vital for law graduates and public administration exams.

International Law and Human Rights

  1. International Law governs?
    Answer: Relations between states

  2. United Nations was established in?
    Answer: 1945

  3. The main organ of the UN is?
    Answer: General Assembly

  4. The International Court of Justice is located at?
    Answer: The Hague, Netherlands

  5. Treaty means?
    Answer: Agreement between two or more states

  6. Diplomatic immunity means?
    Answer: Protection given to foreign diplomats

  7. Extradition means?
    Answer: Surrender of criminal to another state

  8. Asylum means?
    Answer: Protection granted to foreign nationals

  9. Geneva Conventions relate to?
    Answer: Humanitarian laws during war

  10. NATO stands for?
    Answer: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

  11. European Union was founded in?
    Answer: 1993

  12. International Criminal Court was founded in?
    Answer: 2002

  13. Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in?
    Answer: 1948

  14. Human Rights Council is part of?
    Answer: United Nations

  15. World Trade Organization established in?
    Answer: 1995

  16. International Monetary Fund (IMF) founded in?
    Answer: 1944

  17. World Bank established in?
    Answer: 1944

  18. ILO stands for?
    Answer: International Labour Organization

  19. WHO stands for?
    Answer: World Health Organization

  20. ICJ’s official languages are?
    Answer: English and French

Short Note:
This final segment focuses on International and Human Rights Law — crucial for CSS, FPSC, and international relations aspirants.

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