Pakistan Politics | MCQs

Explanation

She was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 2 December 1988.

Bhutto became the first female Prime Minister in a Muslim-majority country, as well as Pakistan's second nationally elected Prime Minister.

Benazir Bhutto ; (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007)

Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.

Explanation

The Senate is the upper house of Pakistan’s Parliament.

It ensures equal representation of all provinces and participates in law-making.

Pakistan has three branches of government:

1. The Legislative Branch makes the laws.
2. The Executive Branch carries out the laws.
3. The Judiciary Branch evaluates and interprets the laws.

The Legislative Branch, or Parliament, has two houses: the National Assembly and the Senate

1. National Assembly: It makes laws for the federation and keeps a check over the Executive. 

2. The Senate is the body that represents the provinces and promotes a feeling of equality, peace, and harmony.

Explanation

Mir Jafar Khan Jamali, a prominent Baloch leader, played a pivotal role in mobilizing support for the Muslim League in Balochistan during the Pakistan Movement.

He worked closely with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and helped convince the people of Balochistan to join Pakistan.

Explanation

Muslim League Ministers in the Interim Government of 1946:

• Liaquat Ali Khan – Finance (Introduced the "Poor Man's Budget")
• I. I. Chundrigar – Commerce
• Abdur Rab Nishtar – Communications
• Ghazanfar Ali Khan – Health
• Jogendra Nath Mandal – Law (Legislature)

Liaquat Ali Khan's "Poor Man's Budget" focused on redistributing wealth and addressing the economic disparity between the rich and the poor.

Explanation

Kashmir Solidarity Day on 5th February was initiated by Qazi Hussain Ahmad in 1990 to express support for the Kashmiri people.

It became an official public holiday in Pakistan, observed annually to highlight the Kashmir issue.

Explanation

The 1956 constitution provides for a Parliamentary form of government with all the executive powers in the hands of the Prime Minister.

Constitution of 1956 · Pakistan was declared as the Islamic Republic

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Both Urdu and Bengali were declared as official and national languages of Pakistan in the 1956 constitution

All important questions of  "the 1956 constitution"

1956 constitution is promulgated on 23 March 1956

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Iskander Mirza abrogated the 1956 constitution

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In 1956 the designation of Governor General changed to President

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40 years was the age prescribed for president in the 1956 constitution

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The Constitution of 1956 contained 234 articles divided into thirteen parts and six schedules

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The constitution of 1956 remained implemented for 2 years 6 months and 14 days.

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1956 constitution legislature was Unicameral

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The Constitution of 1956 provided for a federal system with the principle of parity between East Pakistan and West Pakistan

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Explanation

Khawja Nazimuddin served as the Governor General of Pakistan from 1948 to 1951 and then as the Prime Minister from 1951 to 1953.

The simultaneously Iskandar Mirza served as the Governor General from 1956 to 1958 and then as the President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1959.

Explanation

Explanation

Convention Muslim League was formed in 1962 by supporters of President Ayub Khan.

It backed Ayub's Basic Democracies system and became the government party during his rule.

Explanation

Pakistan has three branches of government:

1. The Legislative Branch makes the laws.
2. The Executive Branch carries out the laws.
3. The Judiciary Branch evaluates and interprets the laws.

The military is a part of the state apparatus but not a formal branch of government.

The Legislative Branch, or Parliament, has two houses: the National Assembly and the Senate

1. National Assembly: It makes laws for the federation and keeps a check over the Executive. 

2. The Senate is the body that represents the provinces and promotes a feeling of equality, peace, and harmony.