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Constitutional history
Pakistan was first governed under the Government of India Act 1935, as amended by the Indian Independence Act 1947.
Objectives Resolution: passed on 12 March 1949, moved by Liaquat Ali Khan; it is the preamble of every constitution since.
First constitution: enforced on 23 March 1956; Pakistan became an Islamic Republic and Iskander Mirza the first President.
Martial law was imposed on 7 October 1958 and the 1956 Constitution was abrogated.
Second constitution: 1962 (enforced 8 June 1962) under Ayub Khan, with a presidential system.
Third constitution: passed on 10 April 1973 and enforced on 14 August 1973; parliamentary system; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto became Prime Minister.
Key articles of the 1973 Constitution
Article 1: Pakistan is a Federal Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Article 2: Islam is the state religion. Article 2A: the Objectives Resolution made a substantive part (added in 1985).
Article 6: high treason. Article 25A: free and compulsory education for children aged 5 to 16.
Article 41: the President; Article 91: the Cabinet and Prime Minister.
Article 213: Chief Election Commissioner. Article 251: Urdu is the national language.
Parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora) has two houses: the National Assembly and the Senate.
Important amendments
8th Amendment (1985): gave the President power to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b).
13th Amendment (1997): removed Article 58(2)(b); the 17th (2003) restored it.
18th Amendment (2010): removed 58(2)(b) again, abolished the Concurrent Legislative List, renamed NWFP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and added Article 25A.
21st Amendment (2015): military courts for terrorism cases.
25th Amendment (2018): merged FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
26th Amendment (2024): changed how the Chief Justice of Pakistan is appointed and created constitutional benches.
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Constitution of Pakistan MCQs
Try each question, then open the answer. MCQs 151–200 of 325.
151.Which article deals with the Chief Minister and provincial cabinet?
A. Article 140
B. Article 105
C. Article 101
D. Article 130
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Answer: D. Article 130
The provincial assembly elects the Chief Minister.
152.Which article deals with provincial assemblies?
A. Article 130
B. Article 106
C. Article 140
D. Article 101
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Answer: B. Article 106
Article 106 sets out the composition of provincial assemblies.
153.How many general seats does the Punjab Assembly have after the 2023 delimitation?
A. 297
B. 115
C. 371
D. 130
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Answer: A. 297
Punjab has 297 general seats out of 371 in total.
154.Which provincial assembly is the largest?
A. KP Assembly
B. Sindh Assembly
C. Punjab Assembly
D. Balochistan Assembly
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Answer: C. Punjab Assembly
The Punjab Assembly has 371 members.
155.Which provincial assembly is the smallest?
A. Punjab Assembly
B. Sindh Assembly
C. Balochistan Assembly
D. KP Assembly
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Answer: C. Balochistan Assembly
The Balochistan Assembly has 65 members.
156.How many seats are reserved for women in the National Assembly?
A. 60
B. 17
C. 33
D. 10
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Answer: A. 60
60 seats are reserved for women and 10 for non-Muslims.
157.How many seats are reserved for non-Muslims in the National Assembly?
A. 4
B. 10
C. 60
D. 17
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Answer: B. 10
Ten seats are reserved for religious minorities.
158.How many general seats does the National Assembly have after the 2023 delimitation?
A. 207
B. 272
C. 342
D. 266
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Answer: D. 266
With 60 women's and 10 minority seats, the total is 336.
159.What is the total membership of the National Assembly after the 2023 delimitation?
A. 342
B. 350
C. 336
D. 266
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Answer: C. 336
266 general, 60 women and 10 non-Muslim seats.
160.What is the minimum number of members needed for a quorum in the National Assembly?
A. 50 members
B. One-fourth of total membership
C. One-third of total membership
D. One-half of total membership
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Answer: B. One-fourth of total membership
Article 55 sets the quorum at one-fourth of the total members.
161.Which article deals with the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly?
A. Article 51
B. Article 53
C. Article 60
D. Article 55
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Answer: B. Article 53
Article 53 provides for their election.
162.Which article deals with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Senate?
A. Article 60
B. Article 61
C. Article 53
D. Article 59
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Answer: A. Article 60
Article 60 provides for their election.
163.Which article lets the President address Parliament?
A. Article 56
B. Article 54
C. Article 50
D. Article 57
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Answer: A. Article 56
The President addresses both houses at the start of each parliamentary year.
164.How many days must the National Assembly meet in a year, at minimum?
A. 90 working days
B. 130 working days
C. 100 working days
D. 180 working days
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Answer: B. 130 working days
Article 54 requires at least 130 working days a year.
165.Which article gives Members of Parliament immunity for what they say in the house?
A. Article 63
B. Article 66
C. Article 69
D. Article 62
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Answer: B. Article 66
Article 66 gives privileges for speech in Parliament.
166.Which article says courts cannot question the proceedings of Parliament?
A. Article 66
B. Article 69
C. Article 70
D. Article 68
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Answer: B. Article 69
Article 69 bars courts from inquiring into parliamentary proceedings.
167.Which article bars discussion in Parliament of the conduct of a judge?
A. Article 68
B. Article 69
C. Article 204
D. Article 66
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Answer: A. Article 68
Article 68 protects judges from discussion in Parliament.
168.Which article deals with contempt of court?
A. Article 189
B. Article 68
C. Article 204
D. Article 209
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Answer: C. Article 204
Article 204 gives courts power to punish contempt.
169.Which article deals with the procedure for passing bills (other than money bills)?
A. Article 89
B. Article 75
C. Article 73
D. Article 70
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Answer: D. Article 70
Article 70 covers the introduction and passing of bills.
170.Within how many days must the President assent to a bill?
A. 10 days
B. 7 days
C. 15 days
D. 30 days
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Answer: A. 10 days
Under Article 75, the President has 10 days to assent or return the bill.
171.Which schedule of the Constitution contains the Federal Legislative List?
A. Fifth Schedule
B. First Schedule
C. Third Schedule
D. Fourth Schedule
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Answer: D. Fourth Schedule
The Fourth Schedule lists federal subjects.
172.Which schedule contains the oaths of office?
A. First Schedule
B. Fourth Schedule
C. Third Schedule
D. Second Schedule
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Answer: C. Third Schedule
The Third Schedule sets out the oaths.
173.Which list was abolished by the 18th Amendment?
A. Federal Legislative List Part I
B. Provincial List
C. Federal Legislative List Part II
D. Concurrent Legislative List
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Answer: D. Concurrent Legislative List
Subjects on the Concurrent List went to the provinces.
174.The 1st Amendment (1974) of the 1973 Constitution related to what?
A. Ahmadis' status
B. Islamic provisions
C. Women's seats
D. Recognition of Bangladesh and boundaries of Pakistan
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Answer: D. Recognition of Bangladesh and boundaries of Pakistan
It redefined Pakistan's territories after the separation of East Pakistan.
175.Which amendment of 1974 declared Ahmadis non-Muslims?
A. 1st Amendment
B. 8th Amendment
C. 2nd Amendment
D. 3rd Amendment
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Answer: C. 2nd Amendment
Parliament passed it on 7 September 1974.
176.Which amendment introduced the Federal Shariat Court into the Constitution?
A. 18th Amendment
B. 15th Amendment
C. 8th Amendment
D. It was added by presidential order in 1980
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Answer: D. It was added by presidential order in 1980
General Zia-ul-Haq's orders of 1980 added Chapter 3A; the 8th Amendment validated it.
177.Which amendment of 1985 validated the actions of General Zia-ul-Haq's martial law?
A. 13th Amendment
B. 8th Amendment
C. 7th Amendment
D. 17th Amendment
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Answer: B. 8th Amendment
It also gave the President power under Article 58(2)(b).
178.Which amendment of 2003 validated the actions of General Pervez Musharraf?
A. 18th Amendment
B. 13th Amendment
C. 17th Amendment
D. 14th Amendment
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Answer: C. 17th Amendment
It also restored Article 58(2)(b).
179.Which amendment of 1997 removed the President's power to dissolve the National Assembly?
A. 8th Amendment
B. 18th Amendment
C. 14th Amendment
D. 13th Amendment
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Answer: D. 13th Amendment
It was passed under Nawaz Sharif's second government.
180.Which amendment of 1997 dealt with floor-crossing (defection)?
A. 13th Amendment
B. 14th Amendment
C. 15th Amendment
D. 12th Amendment
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Answer: B. 14th Amendment
It added Article 63A on defection.
181.Which amendment of 2010 was mainly about appointing judges?
A. 20th Amendment
B. 18th Amendment
C. 19th Amendment
D. 21st Amendment
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Answer: C. 19th Amendment
It changed the Judicial Commission after Supreme Court objections.
182.Which amendment of 2012 dealt with caretaker governments and the Election Commission?
A. 22nd Amendment
B. 20th Amendment
C. 19th Amendment
D. 21st Amendment
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Answer: B. 20th Amendment
It made the process for appointing caretaker governments consensual.
183.Which amendment of 2015 allowed military courts to try terrorism cases?
A. 25th Amendment
B. 20th Amendment
C. 21st Amendment
D. 23rd Amendment
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Answer: C. 21st Amendment
It was passed after the Army Public School attack.
184.Which amendment extended military courts in 2017?
A. 24th Amendment
B. 22nd Amendment
C. 21st Amendment
D. 23rd Amendment
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Answer: D. 23rd Amendment
The courts were extended for two more years.
185.Which amendment of 2017 allowed delimitation on provisional census results?
A. 24th Amendment
B. 25th Amendment
C. 22nd Amendment
D. 23rd Amendment
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Answer: A. 24th Amendment
It let the 2018 elections use the 2017 provisional census.
186.The Preamble of the 1973 Constitution is based on which document?
A. The Government of India Act 1935
B. The Objectives Resolution
C. The 1962 Constitution
D. The Lahore Resolution
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Answer: B. The Objectives Resolution
Article 2A later made the Objectives Resolution an operative part.
187.Which article defines the territories of Pakistan?
A. Article 1
B. Article 2
C. Article 247
D. Article 258
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Answer: A. Article 1
It covers the provinces, the capital and other areas.
188.Which article of the Constitution deals with the right to life, often interpreted to include a clean environment?
A. Article 38
B. Article 25
C. Article 14
D. Article 9
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Answer: D. Article 9
The Supreme Court has widened its meaning in several cases.
189.The Shehla Zia case (1994) expanded which right?
A. The right to vote
B. The right to life to include a healthy environment
C. The right to property
D. The freedom of speech
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Answer: B. The right to life to include a healthy environment
It concerned a grid station near homes in Islamabad.
190.Which article requires the state to promote social and economic well-being of the people?
A. Article 37
B. Article 38
C. Article 31
D. Article 25
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Answer: B. Article 38
It is a principle of policy.
191.Which article asks the state to promote local government institutions?
A. Article 38
B. Article 37
C. Article 32
D. Article 140A
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Answer: C. Article 32
Article 140A requires provinces to set up local governments.
192.Which article requires each province to establish a local government system?
A. Article 140A
B. Article 106
C. Article 32
D. Article 130
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Answer: A. Article 140A
It was added by the 18th Amendment.
193.Which article deals with the promotion of social justice and eradication of social evils?
A. Article 35
B. Article 38
C. Article 37
D. Article 31
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Answer: C. Article 37
It includes free education and ending illiteracy.
194.Which article requires the state to protect marriage, the family, mother and child?
A. Article 35
B. Article 36
C. Article 25
D. Article 34
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Answer: A. Article 35
It is a principle of policy.
195.Under Article 25(3), the state may make special provisions for whom?
A. Government officers
B. Women and children
C. Businessmen
D. Foreign citizens
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Answer: B. Women and children
This allows reserved seats and other protections.
196.Which article bans the use of children under 14 in factories and mines?
A. Article 9
B. Article 11(3)
C. Article 25A
D. Article 37
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Answer: B. Article 11(3)
It forbids hazardous child labour.
197.Which article gives protection against retrospective punishment?
A. Article 13
B. Article 11
C. Article 10
D. Article 12
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Answer: D. Article 12
No one can be punished for an act that was not an offence when done.
198.Which article protects against double punishment and self-incrimination?
A. Article 13
B. Article 10A
C. Article 14
D. Article 12
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Answer: A. Article 13
No one shall be tried twice for the same offence.
199.Which article bans torture to extract evidence?
A. Article 14(2)
B. Article 13
C. Article 10
D. Article 9
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Answer: A. Article 14(2)
It is part of the right to dignity.
200.Which article provides safeguards for educational institutions regarding religion?
A. Article 22
B. Article 21
C. Article 20
D. Article 23
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Answer: A. Article 22
No student can be forced to attend religious instruction of another faith.
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