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Constitutional development of Pakistan

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Written by Prof. Ayesha Malik (Pakistan Studies)

12 Class 12 Pakistan Studies questions with answers and explanations.

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  1. The Objectives Resolution was passed in:

    • 1 1949
    • 2 1956
    • 3 1962
    • 4 1947
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    Correct answer: 1949

    The Constituent Assembly passed it on 12 March 1949.

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  2. The Objectives Resolution was moved by:

    • 1 Iskander Mirza
    • 2 Liaquat Ali Khan
    • 3 Ayub Khan
    • 4 Z. A. Bhutto
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    Correct answer: Liaquat Ali Khan

    The first Prime Minister moved it in the Constituent Assembly.

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  3. The first constitution of Pakistan came into force in:

    • 1 1962
    • 2 1973
    • 3 1956
    • 4 1949
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    Correct answer: 1956

    It was enforced on 23 March 1956.

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  4. The 1956 Constitution gave Pakistan:

    • 1 Military rule
    • 2 A parliamentary system
    • 3 A monarchy
    • 4 A presidential system
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    Correct answer: A parliamentary system

    The Prime Minister led the government and the President was the head of state.

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  5. The 1956 Constitution was abolished in 1958 by:

    • 1 Liaquat Ali Khan
    • 2 Yahya Khan
    • 3 Iskander Mirza, who imposed martial law
    • 4 Z. A. Bhutto
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    Correct answer: Iskander Mirza, who imposed martial law

    The President dissolved the assemblies on 7 October 1958.

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  6. The 1962 Constitution gave Pakistan a:

    • 1 Federation with no president
    • 2 Presidential system
    • 3 Parliamentary system
    • 4 Caliphate
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    Correct answer: Presidential system

    The President was both head of state and head of government.

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  7. Basic Democrats were the members of:

    • 1 The Muslim League
    • 2 The Senate
    • 3 The system of local councils under Ayub Khan
    • 4 The Supreme Court
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    Correct answer: The system of local councils under Ayub Khan

    About 80,000 of them also chose the President.

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  8. The first general elections on adult franchise in Pakistan were held in:

    • 1 1962
    • 2 1970
    • 3 1977
    • 4 1958
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    Correct answer: 1970

    They were held in December 1970.

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  9. The 1973 Constitution was enforced on:

    • 1 10 April 1973
    • 2 6 September 1973
    • 3 23 March 1973
    • 4 14 August 1973
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    Correct answer: 14 August 1973

    It was passed on 10 April and enforced on 14 August 1973.

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  10. Parliament under the 1973 Constitution has:

    • 1 Two houses: the National Assembly and the Senate
    • 2 No elected house
    • 3 Three houses
    • 4 One house only
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    Correct answer: Two houses: the National Assembly and the Senate

    It is a bicameral parliament.

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  11. The Eighteenth Amendment renamed the North West Frontier Province as:

    • 1 Gandhara
    • 2 Hazara
    • 3 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • 4 Pakhtunistan
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    Correct answer: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    The change was made in 2010.

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  12. Which amendment gave more powers to the provinces by abolishing the concurrent list?

    • 1 The Thirteenth
    • 2 The Eighth
    • 3 The Seventeenth
    • 4 The Eighteenth
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    Correct answer: The Eighteenth

    The Eighteenth Amendment in 2010.

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