Civil Courts and Limitation MCQs 2026

The Civil Courts Ordinance 1962 was enacted to

1. A consolidate and regulate the constitution of civil courts in Pakistan ✓
2. B abolish all civil courts ✓
3. C replace the Limitation Act 1908 ✓
4. D establish military courts for civil disputes ✓

At the apex of the district civil judiciary under the Civil Courts Ordinance 1962 sits the

1. A Civil Judge Second Class ✓
2. B District Judge ✓
3. C Small Cause Court Judge only ✓
4. D Sessions Judge exclusively ✓

An Additional District Judge is appointed under the Civil Courts Ordinance 1962 by

1. A the Provincial Government on the recommendation of the High Court ✓
2. B the District Judge alone without High Court ✓
3. C the Supreme Court directly ✓
4. D local bar associations only ✓

Civil Judge First Class (CJFC) exercises jurisdiction

1. A only in criminal matters ✓
2. B only in revenue matters ✓
3. C without any pecuniary limit always ✓
4. D as prescribed by the High Court and the Ordinance ✓

Civil Judge Second Class typically handles

1. A only appeals from District Judge ✓
2. B cases of lesser pecuniary value assigned by the High Court ✓
3. C only constitutional petitions ✓
4. D only arbitration awards ✓

Small Cause Courts under the Ordinance deal with

1. A certain petty civil suits of a summary nature ✓
2. B murder trials ✓
3. C constitutional writs ✓
4. D international arbitration ✓

Territorial jurisdiction of civil courts is primarily governed by

1. A Sections 16 to 20 of the CPC read with the Civil Courts Ordinance ✓
2. B the Penal Code only ✓
3. C the Contract Act only ✓
4. D the Evidence Act exclusively ✓

Pecuniary jurisdiction of civil courts is determined by

1. A each plaintiff unilaterally ✓
2. B the High Court through notification under the Ordinance ✓
3. C the Federal Government alone without High Court ✓
4. D international treaties only ✓

The District Judge has original jurisdiction in

1. A only bail matters ✓
2. B only tax appeals exclusively ✓
3. C only family suits always ✓
4. D civil suits not cognizable by courts of civil judges and matters assigned by law ✓

Appellate jurisdiction of the District Judge includes appeals from

1. A Supreme Court judgments ✓
2. B High Court writs only ✓
3. C criminal sessions trials only ✓
4. D decrees and orders of civil judges subordinate to him ✓

Revision under Section 115 CPC lies to

1. A the Civil Judge Second Class ✓
2. B the Union Council ✓
3. C the High Court (not the District Judge in ordinary civil matters) ✓
4. D the Supreme Court directly in every case ✓

Section 24 of the Civil Courts Ordinance 1962 empowers the High Court to

1. A appoint arbitrators in every case ✓
2. B fix criminal sentences ✓
3. C issue passports ✓
4. D determine the place of sitting and distribution of business of civil courts ✓

Vacation of office of a civil judge may occur through

1. A election by litigants ✓
2. B auction of the post ✓
3. C transfer, retirement, resignation or removal as per service law ✓
4. D appointment by defendants ✓

The Civil Courts Ordinance 1962 applies to

1. A only criminal courts ✓
2. B only family courts exclusively without overlap ✓
3. C civil courts in Pakistan as specified in the enactment ✓
4. D only federal tribunals ✓

A Senior Civil Judge is

1. A a criminal magistrate ✓
2. B an arbitrator under the Arbitration Act ✓
3. C a member of the Shariat Court only ✓
4. D a civil judge with enhanced pecuniary and territorial jurisdiction ✓

Concurrent jurisdiction means

1. A no court can hear the case ✓
2. B two or more courts can try the same matter lawfully ✓
3. C only the Supreme Court may hear the case ✓
4. D jurisdiction is always exclusive ✓

Exclusive jurisdiction means

1. A any court worldwide may try it ✓
2. B parties may choose any forum without limit ✓
3. C only the designated court may try the matter ✓
4. D jurisdiction is optional ✓

The Limitation Act 1908 applies to

1. A suits, appeals and applications as specified in the Act ✓
2. B only criminal prosecutions ✓
3. C only constitutional petitions exclusively ✓
4. D only arbitration without court intervention ✓

Section 3 of the Limitation Act 1908 provides that

1. A every suit instituted after limitation is barred unless saved by the Act ✓
2. B limitation never applies in Pakistan ✓
3. C courts must always extend time ✓
4. D limitation applies only to appeals ✓

Section 5 of the Limitation Act 1908 allows

1. A automatic extension in all suits without cause ✓
2. B condonation of delay in appeals and applications if sufficient cause is shown ✓
3. C condonation only in criminal cases ✓
4. D no condonation ever ✓

Sufficient cause under Section 5 means

1. A any personal inconvenience ✓
2. B a cause beyond the party's control that prevented timely filing ✓
3. C desire to delay proceedings ✓
4. D absence of legal advice alone always ✓

The period of limitation for a suit for possession of immovable property under Article 65 of the Schedule is generally

1. A 3 years ✓
2. B 6 months ✓
3. C 30 years ✓
4. D 12 years ✓

A suit for specific performance of a contract is barred after

1. A 12 years ✓
2. B 1 year ✓
3. C 3 years under Article 113 of the Limitation Act ✓
4. D 6 years ✓

A suit for compensation for breach of contract is governed by

1. A Article 115 — three years from when breach occurs ✓
2. B Article 120 — twelve years ✓
3. C Article 48 — twelve years ✓
4. D Article 181 — six years ✓

Article 120 of the Limitation Act provides limitation of

1. A 12 years for possession of immovable property or any interest therein based on title ✓
2. B 3 years for all property suits ✓
3. C 1 year for rent disputes ✓
4. D 6 years for contract claims ✓

Article 181 is the

1. A article for murder trials ✓
2. B article for writ petitions ✓
3. C article for 12-year property claims ✓
4. D residuary article providing three years where no specific article applies ✓

Limitation generally begins to run from

1. A the date of filing the suit ✓
2. B the date when the cause of action accrues ✓
3. C the date of judgment ✓
4. D the date of birth of the plaintiff ✓

Section 18 of the Limitation Act extends limitation where

1. A the defendant flees the country ✓
2. B a new judge is appointed ✓
3. C there is an acknowledgement of liability in writing before expiry ✓
4. D the plaintiff changes counsel ✓

Section 19 deals with

1. A criminal appeals only ✓
2. B effect of payment on account of debt or of interest on legacy before limitation expires ✓
3. C arbitration awards only ✓
4. D writ petitions ✓

Section 14 excludes time spent in

1. A deliberate forum shopping for delay ✓
2. B criminal trials only ✓
3. C arbitration without agreement ✓
4. D bona fide prosecution of civil proceedings in a court without jurisdiction ✓

Once limitation has expired, a suit is

1. A always heard on merits regardless ✓
2. B dismissed if the plea of limitation is raised and proved ✓
3. C automatically converted to appeal ✓
4. D referred to arbitration ✓

The Limitation Act does not apply to

1. A any suit in civil court always ✓
2. B all appeals without exception ✓
3. C proceedings where expressly excluded by special law ✓
4. D applications under Section 5 ✓

Article 48 provides limitation for a suit on a mortgage is

1. A 3 years ✓
2. B 6 years ✓
3. C 60 years ✓
4. D 12 years ✓

Article 62 governs suits for money payable for goods sold and delivered with limitation of

1. A 3 years ✓
2. B 12 years ✓
3. C 1 year ✓
4. D 6 years ✓

Section 4 of the Limitation Act excludes certain periods when

1. A the defendant was wealthy ✓
2. B the person entitled was disabled by insanity or minority ✓
3. C the court was on vacation only without disability ✓
4. D the suit was valued highly ✓

Continuing breach or continuing wrong under Section 22 means

1. A limitation never runs ✓
2. B only one cause of action ever exists ✓
3. C a fresh period of limitation runs for each continuing breach or wrong ✓
4. D limitation is always 12 years ✓

The District Judge may withdraw and try cases from subordinate civil judges under

1. A the Penal Code ✓
2. B the Arbitration Act exclusively ✓
3. C the Family Courts Act only ✓
4. D powers conferred by the Civil Courts Ordinance and CPC ✓

An ex parte decree can be set aside within

1. A no time limit ✓
2. B twenty years ✓
3. C the limitation prescribed for the application under Order IX CPC ✓
4. D only after appeal to Supreme Court ✓

The object of the Limitation Act is to

1. A punish plaintiffs criminally ✓
2. B increase court revenue ✓
3. C ensure claims are prosecuted within reasonable time and disputes do not remain eternal ✓
4. D abolish appeals ✓

Plea of limitation is

1. A a legal objection that can be raised and decided as a preliminary issue ✓
2. B never a valid defence ✓
3. C only raised in criminal law ✓
4. D only for the Supreme Court ✓