Political History of Pakistan (1947-Present) MCQs

1. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
(A) Liaquat Ali Khan
(B) Ghulam Muhammad
(C) Khawaja Nazimuddin
(D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

2. Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(B) Liaquat Ali Khan
(C) Khawaja Nazimuddin
(D) Ghulam Muhammad

3. Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in which year?
(A) 1948
(B) 1950
(C) 1951
(D) 1953

4. The first Martial Law in Pakistan was imposed in:
(A) 1956
(B) 1958
(C) 1962
(D) 1969

5. Who imposed the first Martial Law in Pakistan?
(A) General Zia-ul-Haq
(B) General Pervez Musharraf
(C) General Yahya Khan
(D) General Ayub Khan

6. The 1962 Constitution of Pakistan was introduced by:
(A) Ayub Khan
(B) Yahya Khan
(C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(D) Zia-ul-Haq

7. The second Martial Law in Pakistan was imposed by:
(A) General Ayub Khan
(B) General Yahya Khan
(C) General Zia-ul-Haq
(D) General Pervez Musharraf

8. The first general elections in Pakistan were held in which year?
(A) 1956
(B) 1965
(C) 1970
(D) 1973

9. The 1970 general elections led to the separation of which part of Pakistan?
(A) East Pakistan
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(D) Balochistan

10. East Pakistan became Bangladesh in which year?
(A) 1969
(B) 1971
(C) 1973
(D) 1975

11. Who was the first elected Prime Minister after the 1973 Constitution?
(A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(B) Benazir Bhutto
(C) Nawaz Sharif
(D) Muhammad Khan Junejo

12. The third Martial Law in Pakistan was imposed by:
(A) General Yahya Khan
(B) General Ayub Khan
(C) General Zia-ul-Haq
(D) General Pervez Musharraf

13. General Zia-ul-Haq introduced which controversial legal system in Pakistan?
(A) Islamic Banking System
(B) Hudood Ordinances
(C) Sharia Law
(D) Military Tribunals

14. Benazir Bhutto became the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan in which year?
(A) 1977
(B) 1988
(C) 1993
(D) 1999

15. Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan when nuclear tests were conducted in 1998?
(A) Benazir Bhutto
(B) Pervez Musharraf
(C) Nawaz Sharif
(D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

16. General Pervez Musharraf took over the government in which year?
(A) 1997
(B) 1998
(C) 1999
(D) 2001

17. When was Pakistan declared a nuclear power?
(A) 1996
(B) 1997
(C) 1998
(D) 1999

18. Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan during the Lawyers’ Movement for the restoration of the judiciary?
(A) Pervez Musharraf
(B) Nawaz Sharif
(C) Shaukat Aziz
(D) Yousaf Raza Gillani

19. In which year was the 18th Amendment passed, significantly increasing provincial autonomy?
(A) 2008
(B) 2010
(C) 2013
(D) 2015

20. Who became the Prime Minister of Pakistan after the 2018 general elections?
(A) Imran Khan
(B) Shehbaz Sharif
(C) Nawaz Sharif
(D) Asif Ali Zardari