Q. 1
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Under Section 3 of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Act 1974, the Agency is constituted for the purpose of:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 3(1) of the FIA Act 1974 provides that the Federal Government may constitute an Agency to be called the Federal Investigation Agency for inquiry into and investigation of the offences specified in the Schedule.
Q. 2
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Under Section 4 of the FIA Act 1974, the superintendence of the Agency vests in the:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 4(1) of the FIA Act dictates that the superintendence of the Agency shall vest in the Federal Government, and the administration of the Agency vests in the Director General appointed by Federal Government.
Q. 3
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Under Section 5(1) of the FIA Act 1974, members of the Agency have, throughout Pakistan, in relation to investigation of scheduled offences:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 5(1) confers statutory police powers on FIA officers: Members of the Agency shall have throughout Pakistan, in relation to the investigation of scheduled offences, all the powers, search, arrest, and seizure which police officers have under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898.
Q. 4
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Under Section 5(2) of the FIA Act, an officer of the Agency not below which rank may exercise any of the powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station (SHO)?
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 5(2) provides that any member of the Agency not below the rank of Sub-Inspector may, in relation to scheduled offences, exercise any of the powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station in the area in which he is for the time being deployed.
Q. 5
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Under Section 5(5) of the FIA Act 1974, if an officer of the Agency has reasonable ground to believe that any property which is the subject matter of an inquiry or investigation is likely to be removed or disposed of, he may:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 5(5) of the FIA Act empowers an authorized officer of the Agency to make an order in writing seizing or prohibiting the transfer or dealing with property connected with scheduled offences.
Q. 6
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Which of the following offences is included in the Schedule to the FIA Act 1974?
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The Schedule to the FIA Act contains federal crimes: offences punishable under PPC (corruption, currency, forgery, cheating of federal banks), Emigration Ordinance 1979, Passports Act 1974, Foreign Exchange Regulation Act 1947, PECA 2016, and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010.
Q. 7
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Under Section 2(a) of the FIA Act 1974, 'Agency' means:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 2(a) of the FIA Act 1974 defines 'Agency' as the Federal Investigation Agency constituted under Section 3.
Q. 8
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Under Section 5A of the FIA Act 1974, an officer of the Agency investigating an offence may, with prior approval of the Director General or a Director, issue an order:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 5A empowers authorized officers of the Agency to pass an order of attachment or freezing of property involved in scheduled offences during inquiry or investigation.
Q. 9
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Under Section 6 of the FIA Act 1974, the Director General may delegate any of his powers under the Act to:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 6 of the FIA Act allows the Director General, by order in writing, to delegate all or any of his powers under the Act or rules to any member of the Agency.
Q. 10
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Under Section 7 of the FIA Act 1974, who has the statutory power to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act?
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 7 provides that the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of the Act, under which the FIA (Inquiry and Investigation) Rules 2002 were framed.
Q. 11
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Which statute was repealed by Section 9 of the Federal Investigation Agency Act 1974 upon its enactment?
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 9 of the FIA Act 1974 repealed the Pakistan Special Police Establishment Ordinance 1948, transferring all its personnel, inquiries, and records to the newly created FIA.
Q. 12
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1958, scheduled offences committed by federal public servants are exclusively triable by:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Under Section 4 and 5 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1958, Special Judges (Central) appointed by the Federal Government have exclusive jurisdiction to try scheduled offences investigated by the FIA against federal employees and public corruption.
Q. 13
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
An appeal against an order of conviction or acquittal passed by a Special Judge (Central) lies to the:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Under Section 10 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1958, an appeal against any final judgment or order of a Special Judge (Central) lies to the High Court as if the Special Judge were a Court of Session.
Q. 14
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Under Section 17 & 18 of the Emigration Ordinance 1979 (investigated by FIA), charging unlawful recruitment fees or assisting unlawful emigration is punishable with imprisonment up to:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Sections 17 and 18 of the Emigration Ordinance 1979 prescribe severe penalties for human smuggling and unauthorized recruitment: imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years, with statutory minimum terms.
Q. 15
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Easy
(1 Mark)
Under Section 6 of the Passports Act 1974 (scheduled offence under FIA Act), making a false statement to obtain a passport or possessing multiple passports fraudulently is punishable with imprisonment up to:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 6 of the Passports Act 1974 prescribes imprisonment which may extend to three years, or fine, or both for obtaining passports through false representation or possessing forged passports.
Q. 16
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) 1947, Section 5(1) defines:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 5(1) of PCA 1947 defines criminal misconduct: A public servant commits criminal misconduct if he habitually accepts gratification, dishonestly misappropriates property, or possesses pecuniary resources disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Q. 17
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947, criminal misconduct by a public servant is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Section 5(2) of PCA 1947 prescribes that any public servant who commits criminal misconduct shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.
Q. 18
Judicial Studies
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Under Section 5C of the FIA Act 1974, an officer of the Agency not below the rank of Assistant Director may, if satisfied that a person is involved in an offence, place his name on the:
💡
Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
FIA immigration controls maintain the PNIL (Provisional National Identification List) and Exit Control List (ECL) under immigration vigilance to prevent suspects in heinous federal crimes from fleeing the country.
Study Stream Progress:
Showing 18 of 18 Questions (100%)
Ready to Test Your Retention & Speed?
Now that you have reviewed the study questions and rationales, test yourself in our interactive 1-by-1 practice engine or take the full official timed mock exam.