Constitution | MCQs

Explanation

According to the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, the powers are distributed among various organs of the state.

There are three main lists of powers specified in the Constitution:

1. Federal Legislative List:
2. Concurrent Legislative List:
3. Provincial Legislative List:
   

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As per constitution of 1962, president was the Chief Executive of Pakistan.

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Promulgated by ayub Khan on 1st March 1962

Come into effect 8 June 1962

Abrogated by yahya khan

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first constituent Assembly met under the Chairmanship of Jugandara  Nath  Mandal On 10 Aug  1947

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Mian Muhammad Iftikharuddin was the only Muslim member who opposed the resolution.

The Objectives Resolution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on March 12, 1949.

Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, had presented it in the assembly on March 7, 1949.

Out of 75 members of the assembly, 21 voted for opposing it. 

All the amendments proposed by minority members were rejected.

Consequently, all ten of them voted against it.

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Mian Muhammad Iftikharuddin was the only Muslim member in the house who opposed the resolution.

To him the resolution was vague and many words used in it do not mean anything.

He further suggested that such a resolution should not only be the product of Muslim League members sitting in the assembly alone.

Rather it was supposed to be the voice of seventy million people of Pakistan.

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The Basic Principles Committee (BPC) was a specialized committee set up on 12th March 1949 by Khawaja Nazimuddin on the advice of prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan.

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The book “From Crisis to Crisis” was also written by Herbert Feldman.

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According to Article 5 of Pakistan

Loyalty to the State is the basic duty of every citizen and obedience to the Constitution and law is the [inviolable] obligation of every citizen wherever he may be and of every other person for the time being within Pakistan.

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1. Federal List

2. Provincial List

3. Concurrent List 

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Constitution of 1973

Zulifqar Ali Bhutto introduced new constitution in Pakistan on August 14, 1973.

According to 1973 constitution, both national assembly and senate elect president for Pakistan whereas the prime minister is selected by national assembly.

Bicameral Legislature system was introduced for the first time in Pakistan in the constitution of 1973.

According to this constitution, a candidate must be 25 to contest for the election of national assembly.