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History of Pakistan — Practice Test 1

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  1. Q1. Who became the second Governor General of Pakistan?

    • A. Sikandar Mirza
    • B. I.I Chandrigar
    • C. Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din
    • D. None of these

  2. Q2. The Cease Fire Line between India and Pakistan was established on ______ January 1949.

    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4

  3. Q3. Who chaired the first day's inaugural session of the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan?

    • A. Quaid-e-Azam
    • B. Liaqat Ali Khan
    • C. Juginder Nath Mandal
    • D. None of these

  4. Q4. Quaid-i-Azam took the oath of Governor General from:

    • A. Liaqat Ali Khan
    • B. Justice Abdul Rasheed
    • C. Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din
    • D. None of these

  5. Q5. Liaqat Ali Khan took the oath of Prime Minister from:

    • A. Quaid-e-Azam
    • B. I.I Chandrigar
    • C. Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din
    • D. None of these

  6. Q6. Quaid-e-Azam was appointed Governor General of Pakistan by the:

    • A. Viceroy
    • B. King
    • C. Queen
    • D. None of these

  7. Q7. The First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan lasted for ______ years.

    • A. 5
    • B. 6
    • C. 7
    • D. 8

  8. Q8. How many members were there in the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan?

    • A. 59
    • B. 69
    • C. 79
    • D. 89

  9. Q9. How many members were added to the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan?

    • A. 5
    • B. 8
    • C. 10
    • D. 12

  10. Q10. ______ members were taken from the East wing of Pakistan.

    • A. 44
    • B. 45
    • C. 46
    • D. 47

  11. Q11. ______ members were taken from the West wing of Pakistan.

    • A. 33
    • B. 34
    • C. 35
    • D. 36

  12. Q12. The first Constitution of Pakistan was approved by the National Assembly on:

    • A. 23 March 1950
    • B. 23 March 1952
    • C. 23 March 1954
    • D. 23 March 1956

  13. Q13. Pakistan became an Islamic republic in the year:

    • A. 1955
    • B. 1956
    • C. 1957
    • D. 1958

  14. Q14. The first constitution of Pakistan was abrogated by:

    • A. Ch. Muhammad Ali
    • B. Ayub Khan
    • C. Yahya Khan
    • D. None of these

  15. Q15. The first Martial Law was enforced in Pakistan on:

    • A. 17 October 1958
    • B. 7 October 1958
    • C. 23 March 1960
    • D. None of these

  16. Q16. The term of the National Assembly under the Constitution of 1962 was ______ years.

    • A. 3
    • B. 4
    • C. 5
    • D. 6

  17. Q17. The Finance Minister in the cabinet of Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din was:

    • A. Ch. Muhammad Ali
    • B. Ghulam Muhammad
    • C. Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din
    • D. None of these

  18. Q18. How many members were there in the Second Constituent Assembly of Pakistan?

    • A. 80
    • B. 85
    • C. 87
    • D. 89

  19. Q19. The first Prime Minister of Pakistan was:

    • A. Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din
    • B. Quaid-e-Azam
    • C. Liaqat Ali Khan
    • D. None of these

  20. Q20. Liaqat Ali Khan was assassinated on:

    • A. 14 October 1951
    • B. 15 October 1951
    • C. 16 October 1951
    • D. 17 October 1951

  21. Q21. Who was the Prime Minister of India during the 1965 war between Pakistan and India?

    • A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
    • B. Morarji Desai
    • C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
    • D. Indira Gandhi

  22. Q22. The last speaker of the National Assembly during Ayub's government was:

    • A. Khan A. Sabur
    • B. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
    • C. Zahoor Khan
    • D. Abdul Jabbar Khan

  23. Q23. Who is the author of the book 'Friends Not Master'?

    • A. Ayub Khan
    • B. Altaf Gauhar
    • C. Sharifuddin Pirzada
    • D. Helen Bolitho

  24. Q24. Who was named the first leader of the opposition in Ayub Khan's constituted first national assembly?

    • A. Sardar Bahadur Khan
    • B. Mumtaz Daultana
    • C. Khwaja Nazimuddin
    • D. Mr. Yousaf Khattak

  25. Q25. 'If the president dissolves the legislature, he himself shall have to be re-elected.' It was mentioned in Pakistan's Constitution of:

    • A. 1956
    • B. 1962
    • C. 1973
    • D. None of these

  26. Q26. Who is the author of 'Politics in Pakistan: The Nature and Direction of Change'?

    • A. Khalid B Sayeed
    • B. Ilyas Ahmad
    • C. Hafeezur Rehman
    • D. None of these

  27. Q27. Islam was declared as the 'State Religion' in Pakistan's Constitution of:

    • A. 1962
    • B. 1973
    • C. 1985
    • D. None of these

  28. Q28. All types of explanations were to be eliminated according to Pakistan's Constitution of:

    • A. 1956
    • B. 1962
    • C. 1973
    • D. None of these

  29. Q29. 'Myth of Independence' was written by:

    • A. Shariful Mujahid
    • B. Ayub Khan
    • C. Z. A. Bhutto
    • D. Ch. M. Ali

  30. Q30. Pakistan's foreign policy is the safeguarding of its sovereignty, security and:

    • A. International Relations
    • B. External Trade
    • C. Territorial integrity
    • D. None of these

  31. Q31. The Supreme Court of Pakistan is comprised of:

    • A. 9 judges
    • B. 11 judges
    • C. 13 judges
    • D. 17 judges

  32. Q32. In Pakistan, the Constitution has been abrogated:

    • A. Once
    • B. Twice
    • C. Thrice
    • D. None of these

  33. Q33. The 'Constitution of 1956 of Pakistan' consisted of ______ articles.

    • A. 231
    • B. 232
    • C. 233
    • D. 234

  34. Q34. The Constitution of 1962 of Pakistan consisted of ______ articles.

    • A. 249
    • B. 250
    • C. 251
    • D. 252

  35. Q35. When was Abu-ul-ala Maududi awarded the death punishment by a military court on the 'Qadiani issue'?

    • A. March 1953
    • B. April 1953
    • C. May 1953
    • D. None of these

  36. Q36. Muhammad Ali Bogra, the then P.M. of Pakistan, presented his constitutional formula to the Constituent Assembly on:

    • A. Sep 7, 1953
    • B. Oct 7, 1953
    • C. Nov 7, 1953
    • D. None of these

  37. Q37. When was the 17th Amendment Bill ratified by the President, after being passed by both houses of Majlis-e-Shura?

    • A. Dec 29, 2003
    • B. Dec 30, 2003
    • C. Dec 31, 2003
    • D. None of these

  38. Q38. When was the local government system under the Devolution of Power Plan, 2001, inaugurated?

    • A. Aug 4, 2001
    • B. Aug 14, 2001
    • C. Aug 24, 2001
    • D. None of these

  39. Q39. When was natural gas discovered at Sui, Baluchistan?

    • A. 1950
    • B. 1952
    • C. 1954
    • D. None of these

  40. Q40. Who was convicted in the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case?

    • A. Shorash Kashmiri
    • B. Habib Jalib
    • C. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
    • D. None of these

  41. Q41. In which constitution of Pakistan were the ministers neither members of the parliament nor answerable to it?

    • A. 1956
    • B. 1962
    • C. 1973
    • D. None of these

  42. Q42. Which provincial Chief Minister was dismissed on the issue of One Unit?

    • A. Chief Minister KPK
    • B. Chief Minister Sindh
    • C. Chief Minister Punjab
    • D. Chief Minister Baluchistan

  43. Q43. Which Radio Station already existed at the time of the creation of Pakistan?

    • A. Peshawar
    • B. Karachi
    • C. Quetta
    • D. None of these

  44. Q44. Under Yahya Khan's LFO, what option did the National Assembly have if it could not frame the constitution within 120 days?

    • A. Dissolved automatically
    • B. President will dissolve it
    • C. Extension in time frame
    • D. None of these

  45. Q45. What percentage of total polled votes in East Pakistan was secured by the Awami League in the 1970 elections?

    • A. 54%
    • B. 60%
    • C. 75%
    • D. None of these

  46. Q46. Name the person who assassinated Liaqat Ali Khan:

    • A. Feroze
    • B. Akbar Ali
    • C. Sayed Akbar
    • D. None of these

  47. Q47. Name the second Prime Minister of Pakistan:

    • A. Ghulam Muhammad
    • B. Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din
    • C. Ch. Muhammad Ali
    • D. Muhammad Ali Bogra

  48. Q48. Name the head of the commission formed for drafting the 1962 Constitution:

    • A. Justice Shahab-ud-Din
    • B. Ghulam Muhammad
    • C. Feroz Khan Noon
    • D. None of these

  49. Q49. Under the 1962 Constitution, how many members were there in the National Assembly?

    • A. 150
    • B. 155
    • C. 156
    • D. None of these

  50. Q50. The Earthquake of October 2005 was the result of:

    • A. Volcanic activity
    • B. Tectonic dislocation
    • C. Severe flooding
    • D. None of these

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