Constitution Making | MCQs

Explanation

The purpose of the 1947 assembly was Legislative and Constituent.

The assembly had 69 members, including one female member, and was established on July 26, 1947.

The first session of the assembly was held on August 10, 1947, and Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.

Explanation

The death of Quaid –i-Azam was one of the reasons for the delay in the constitution-making.

Quaid had given an outline for the country's future constitution while addressing the first constituent assembly of Pakistan on August 11, 1947.

Explanation

During the constitution-making process in Pakistan, Bengali politicians from East Pakistan supported the principle of representation based on population.

Explanation

After gaining power, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto invited leaders of parliamentary parties on 17 October 1972, resulting in the 'Constitutional Accord' after intensive discussions.

The National Assembly, on 17 April 1972, appointed a 25-member committee, chaired by Mohammad Ali Kasuri, to draft the permanent Constitution of Pakistan.

The draft was signed by all parliamentary leaders on 20 October 1972.