Q.1 Under Section 21 of the CNS Act, what is required for an officer to enter and search a place without a warrant?
Answer: Reasonable grounds to believe that a search warrant cannot be obtained without affording the offender an opportunity to escape.
Q.2 Which section of the CNSA 1997 deals with the “Prohibition of Financing” of narcotics trafficking?
Answer: Section 8
Q.3 What is the definition of an “Addict” according to the CNS Act 1997?
Answer: A person who is habitually given to the use of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.
Q.4 What is the maximum period an officer can keep a person in “remand” for investigation before presenting them to a Special Court?
Answer: 15 days (total duration of physical remand allowed by the court).
Q.5 Which section of the Act relates to the “Presumption of guilt” against the accused if drugs are found in their possession?
Answer: Section 29
Q.6 If a person is found with more than 10kg of drugs, what is the mandatory minimum punishment according to recent amendments?
Answer: Life Imprisonment.
Q.7 “MATRC” stands for what in the context of ANF?
Answer: Model Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre.
Q.8 Which schedule of the CNS Act 1997 lists “Psychotropic Substances”?
Answer: The First Schedule.
Q.9 What is the rank of an officer who usually heads an ANF Regional Directorate (RD)?
Answer: Brigadier.
Q.10 Under Section 33, what happens to the “conveyance” (vehicle) used to transport drugs?
Answer: It is liable to confiscation/forfeiture to the Federal Government.
Q.11 Which wing of the ANF handles “Intelligence” and “Surveillance” operations?
Answer: Intelligence Wing.
Q.12 The “Precursor chemicals” used to manufacture drugs are listed in which schedule?
Answer: The Second Schedule.
Q.13 What is the meaning of “Tracing of Assets” in Section 38?
Answer: The process of determining the nature, source, and location of assets derived from drug crimes.
Q.14 An ANF officer has the same powers as which other official regarding arrests?
Answer: Officer-in-charge of a Police Station (SHOs).
Q.15 Which section allows for the “Transfer of Cases” from one special court to another?
Answer: Section 47.
Everyday Science & Current Affairs
Q: Who is the current Prime Minister of Russia?
Answer: Mikhail Mishustin
Q: FATF removed Pakistan from the grey list in which year?
Answer: 2022
Q: The first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympics is?
Answer: Beijing
Q: Which team won the UEFA Champions League in 2023?
Answer: Manchester City
Q: What technology is used for luggage screening at airports?
Answer: X-ray Machine
Q: Which ministry defines the VIP security protocols?
Answer: Ministry of Interior
Q: In which year was the Paris Agreement signed?
Answer: 2015
Q: Which gas is most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen
Q: “PEMRA” stands for?
Answer: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
Q: Who invented the first cellular phone?
Answer: Martin Cooper
Computer IT
Q: Which shortcut key is used to “Undo” an action?
Answer: Ctrl + Z
Q: In MS Excel, what is the intersection of a row and a column called?
Answer: Cell
Q: Which shortcut key is used to save a file in MS Word?
Answer: Ctrl + S
Q: What is the file extension of MS Access?
Answer: .accdb
Q: In PowerPoint, which key starts the slideshow from the beginning?
Answer: F5
Q: What does ‘CC’ stand for in an email?
Answer: Carbon Copy
Q: Which shortcut is used to copy selected text?
Answer: Ctrl + C
Q: What is the full form of URL?
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator
Q: In Excel, which symbol is used to start a formula?
Answer: = (Equal to)
Q: Troubleshooting: What is the first check if a printer is not printing?
Answer: Connectivity (Cables or Wi-Fi) and Power.