1. The Prisons Act, 1894 came into force on:
a) 1st January, 1894
b) 1st July, 1894
c) 22nd March, 1894
d) 15th August, 1894

2. The Prisons Act, 1894 extends to:
a) Punjab only
b) Whole of Pakistan
c) Sind and Karachi Division only
d) Islamabad only

3. Civil jails in Sind and Karachi Division are governed under:
a) CrPC, 1898
b) The Prisons Act, 1894
c) Sections 9–16 of the Bombay Civil Jails Act, 1874
d) Police Act, 1861

4. According to Section 3, the term “prison” does NOT include:
a) Subsidiary jails declared by Provincial Government
b) Lands and buildings attached to a jail
c) Main central jail
d) Temporary detention center under government orders

5. Which government authority declares a place as a subsidiary jail?
a) Federal Government
b) Provincial Government
c) District Magistrate
d) Inspector General of Police

6. Under the Act, “criminal prisoner” refers to:
a) Any person accused but not convicted
b) Any prisoner duly committed in accordance with the law
c) Only those serving life imprisonment
d) Only those in police custody

7. Which section of the CrPC is mentioned in the exclusions of “prison”?
a) Section 420
b) Section 144
c) Section 541
d) Section 302

8. Who issues general or special orders for detention places to be considered a prison?
a) Chief Justice of High Court
b) Provincial Government
c) Prime Minister
d) Election Commission

9. Which Act repealed Section 2 of the Prisons Act, 1894?
a) Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1958
b) Repealing Act, 1938
c) West Pakistan Prisons Ordinance, 1960
d) Jail Manual Act, 1912

10. The Prisons Act, 1894 was enacted on:
a) 1st July, 1894
b) 1st June, 1894
c) 22nd March, 1894
d) 31st December, 1894

Answer Key

1 – b) 1st July, 1894
2 – b) Whole of Pakistan
3 – c) Sections 9–16 of the Bombay Civil Jails Act, 1874
4 – a) Subsidiary jails declared by Provincial Government
5 – b) Provincial Government
6 – b) Any prisoner duly committed in accordance with the law
7 – c) Section 541
8 – b) Provincial Government
9 – b) Repealing Act, 1938
10 – a) 1st July, 1894