Punjab Enforcement and Regulation Act PERA 2024 MCQS with Answers pdf download free.
1. Enactment of PERA 2024:
October. 2024
2. Area of Application:
Whole of Punjab
3. Meaning of “Absolute Order”:
Order under EPO issued under the Act
4. “Authority” refers to:
Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (PERA)
5. Section for appointing “Authorized Officer”:
Section 10
6. “Board” refers to:
District Enforcement and Regulatory Board
7. “Grievance Redressal Commissioner”:
Officer appointed by the Authority
8. Definition of “Whistle-blower”:
One who discloses violation under the Act in public interest
9. Body established under Section 3:
Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority
10. Chairperson of PERA:
Chief Minister Punjab
11. Location of Enforcement Stations:
Sub-division level
12. Members of District Enforcement Board include:
Deputy Commissioner and DPO
13. “Hearing Officer” is from:
Pakistan Administrative Service or PMS
14. EPO stands for:
Emergency Prohibition Order
15. Enforcement activation method:
Notification in official Gazette
16. PERA enforces:
Special laws listed in the Schedule
17. Definition of Encroachment:
Interference including structures on State property
18. Definition of State Property:
Land under provincial control or owned by Government
19. Meaning of “Fund” in the Act:
Punjab Enforcement Authority Fund
20. Nature of PERA actions:
Administrative and non-judicial
21. Act streamlines enforcement by:
Coordination among various regulators
22. Head of PERA administration:
Director General
23. Appeal against penalty/confiscation lies with:
Hearing Officer
24. Whistle-blower protection applies to:
Anyone reporting in the public interest
25. Provisions include:
Grievance Redressal Commissioner and hearings
26. PERA Board is chaired by:
Chief Minister Punjab
27. PERA became functional in:
Early 2025
28. One main aim of PERA:
Tackling price control, hoarding, encroachments
29. Planned enforcement stations in Punjab:
154
30. Criticism of PERA:
Bureaucratic control and overlap with police