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Judicial Studies

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🎯 Mapped Subjects & Topic Question Distribution

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220 MCQs
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📊 Question Pool Structure
220 MCQs across fundamental, intermediate, and advanced concept tiers.
⚡ Recommended Pacing
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⚖️ Scoring & Negative Marking
+1 mark per correct answer. In competitive tests with negative marking, -0.25 applies for incorrect guesses.

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Sample Question 1
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Medium • Judicial Studies
Article 175(3) of the Constitution of Pakistan provides that the Judiciary shall be separated progressively from the Executive within how many years from the commencing day?
A Fourteen years (completed following the landmark Sharaf Faridi case in 1989/1993)
B One year
C Fifty years
D Three years
✓ Correct Answer: A - Fourteen years (completed following the landmark Sharaf Faridi case in 1989/1993)
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Article 175(3) of the Constitution originally mandated the separation of the Judiciary from the Executive within three years (later amended to 14 years). The Supreme Court enforced this mandate in the landmark judgment Sharaf Faridi v. Federation of Pakistan (PLD 1989 SC 61).
Sample Question 2
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Easy • Judicial Studies
What is the highest judicial forum in Pakistan established under Part VII of the Constitution?
A The Supreme Court of Pakistan
B The Federal Shariat Court
C The Judicial Commission
D The Law and Justice Commission
✓ Correct Answer: A - The Supreme Court of Pakistan
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Article 176 provides that the Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice of Pakistan and so many other Judges as may be determined by Act of Parliament.
Sample Question 3
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Easy • Judicial Studies
Under Article 201 of the Constitution, any decision of a High Court shall, to the extent that it decides a question of law or enunciates a principle of law, be binding on:
A All courts that are subordinate to it
B All High Courts in other provinces
C The Supreme Court
D The Federal Cabinet
✓ Correct Answer: A - All courts that are subordinate to it
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Article 201 mandates that subject to Article 189 (decisions of Supreme Court), any decision of a High Court deciding a question of law or enunciating a principle of law is binding on all courts subordinate to it.
Sample Question 4
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Medium • Judicial Studies
In the doctrine of judicial precedent (Stare Decisis), 'Ratio Decidendi' refers to:
A The underlying legal principle or rationale that was necessary to determine the judicial decision
B A passing remark made by a judge not strictly essential to the decision (Obiter Dictum)
C The historical background of the litigants
D The schedule of court fees paid
✓ Correct Answer: A - The underlying legal principle or rationale that was necessary to determine the judicial decision
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
The Ratio Decidendi is the legal reasoning, principle, or rule upon which a court's decision is founded, which forms the binding precedent for subordinate courts. Remarks made by the way are Obiter Dicta (persuasive only).
Sample Question 5
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Hard • Judicial Studies
A judgment delivered 'Per Incuriam' in judicial jurisprudence refers to a decision:
A Rendered in ignorance or forgetfulness of an applicable statutory provision or a binding decision of a superior court
B Pronounced by a unanimous five-member full bench
C Written in Latin rather than English
D Decided on mutual compromise of the parties
✓ Correct Answer: A - Rendered in ignorance or forgetfulness of an applicable statutory provision or a binding decision of a superior court
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
A decision is said to be per incuriam ('through lack of care') when it is given in ignorance of the terms of a statute or of a rule having the force of a statute, or a binding precedent of a higher court. Such decisions do not have binding authority.
Sample Question 6
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Medium • Judicial Studies
Under Article 212 of the Constitution of Pakistan, Administrative Courts and Service Tribunals exercise:
A Exclusive jurisdiction in respect of matters relating to the terms and conditions of persons who are or have been in the service of Pakistan
B Concurrent jurisdiction with the Civil Courts in all land suits
C Criminal trial jurisdiction for treason
D Advisory jurisdiction on economic policy
✓ Correct Answer: A - Exclusive jurisdiction in respect of matters relating to the terms and conditions of persons who are or have been in the service of Pakistan
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Article 212 authorizes the establishment of Administrative Courts or Tribunals to exercise exclusive jurisdiction in respect of matters relating to the terms and conditions of persons who are or have been in civil service, barring civil courts and High Courts under Article 212(2).
Sample Question 7
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Medium • Judicial Studies
Appeals against final judgments and orders of the Federal Service Tribunal (FST) lie directly to:
A The Supreme Court of Pakistan under Article 212(3) (by grant of Leave to Appeal on a substantial question of law of public importance)
B The High Court Division Bench
C The Federal Ombudsman (Wafaqi Mohtasib)
D The Secretary Establishment Division
✓ Correct Answer: A - The Supreme Court of Pakistan under Article 212(3) (by grant of Leave to Appeal on a substantial question of law of public importance)
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Under Article 212(3), an appeal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan from a judgment, decree, order or sentence of an Administrative Court or Tribunal lies only if the Supreme Court, being satisfied that the case involves a substantial question of law of public importance, grants leave to appeal.
Sample Question 8
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Easy • Judicial Studies
Special Accountability Courts trying offences of corruption and corrupt practices in Pakistan are established under which statute?
A The National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999
B The Prevention of Corruption Act 1947
C The Anti-Terrorism Act 1997
D The Federal Investigation Agency Act 1974
✓ Correct Answer: A - The National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Accountability Courts are established by the Federal Government under Section 5(g) of the National Accountability Ordinance 1999 to try offences under the Ordinance (Section 9 - Corruption and Corrupt Practices).
Sample Question 9
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Easy • Judicial Studies
Under Section 25 of the National Accountability Ordinance 1999, the Chairman NAB is empowered to accept:
A Voluntary Return (VR) and Plea Bargain (PB)
B Unconditional pardon without recovery
C Cash deposits in offshore accounts
D Exemption from judicial trial for life
✓ Correct Answer: A - Voluntary Return (VR) and Plea Bargain (PB)
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Section 25 of the NAO 1999 governs Voluntary Return (Sec 25(a)) and Plea Bargain (Sec 25(b)), where an accused person offers to return assets or gains acquired through corruption, subject to approval by the court in case of Plea Bargain.
Sample Question 10
Judicial System & Administration of Justice Easy • Judicial Studies
Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) in Pakistan are established under Section 13 of which Act?
A The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997
B The Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance 1960
C The Protection of Pakistan Act 2014
D The Special Courts Act 1976
✓ Correct Answer: A - The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997
📖 Step-by-Step Solution & Conceptual Rationale:
Anti-Terrorism Courts are established by the Federal or Provincial Governments under Section 13 of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 to provide for speedy trial of heinous offences of terrorism, sectarian violence, and organized crime.
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