Who chaired the boundary commissions that drew the 1947 partition line between Pakistan and India?
Correct answer B. Sir Cyril Radcliffe
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Pakistan Studies MCQs
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Which narrow strip of Afghan territory separates Pakistan from Tajikistan?
Correct answer A. Wakhan Corridor
Which Article states that the Constitution may be amended by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)?
Correct answer A. Article 238
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A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed in each House by not less than ____ of its total membership.
Correct answer D. two-thirds
In which House may a Bill to amend the Constitution originate?
Correct answer D. Either House
A Constitution Amendment Bill that would alter a province’s limits also requires approval of that Provincial Assembly by ____.
Correct answer A. two-thirds of its total membership
Article 239(6) declares that there is ____ on the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
Correct answer B. no limitation whatever
Which amendment of 1985 inserted Article 58(2)(b), giving the President discretion to dissolve the National Assembly?
Correct answer B. The 8th Amendment
Which amendment of 1997 removed the President’s discretionary power to dissolve the National Assembly?
Correct answer C. The 13th Amendment
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Which amendment of 1997 introduced disqualification of members for defection, through Article 63A?
Correct answer D. The 14th Amendment
Which amendment of 2003 reversed the effect of the 13th Amendment by restoring the President’s power to dissolve the National Assembly?
Correct answer D. The 17th Amendment
Which amendment renamed the North-West Frontier Province as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Correct answer A. The 18th Amendment
The 19th Amendment of 2010 mainly dealt with ____.
Correct answer B. the procedure for appointing judges of the superior courts
The 21st Amendment of January 2015 provided for ____.
Correct answer C. military courts to try terrorism-related offences
Which amendment extended military courts for two more years until January 2019?
Correct answer A. The 23rd Amendment
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The 25th Amendment of 2018 is mainly known for ____.
Correct answer D. merging the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In which year was the 26th Constitutional Amendment enacted?
Correct answer C. 2024
The 26th Amendment set which date as the target for eliminating riba (interest) under Article 38(f)?
Correct answer B. 1 January 2028
Under the 27th Amendment, officers promoted to Field Marshal, Marshal of the Air Force or Admiral of the Fleet ____.
Correct answer A. retain the rank and privileges and remain in uniform for life
Which amendment allowed senior civil servants and technocrats, not only former judges, to become Chief Election Commissioner?
Correct answer D. The 22nd Amendment