Constitution of Pakistan (1956, 1962, 1973) MCQs 10 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 1. When was the first constitution of Pakistan enforced? (A) 14 August 1956 (B) 23 March 1956 (C) 1 July 1956 (D) 14 August 1957 2. The Constitution of 1956 declared Pakistan as: (A) A Democratic State (B) An Islamic Republic (C) A Secular State (D) A Socialist Republic 3. According to the 1956 Constitution, what was the official language of Pakistan? Urdu” onclick=”checkAnswer(‘q3’, ‘Both Urdu and Bengali’)”> (A) Urdu Urdu and Bengali’)”> (B) Bengali Urdu and Bengali” onclick=”checkAnswer(‘q3’, ‘Both Urdu and Bengali’)”> (C) Both Urdu and Bengali English” onclick=”checkAnswer(‘q3’, ‘Both Urdu and Bengali’)”> (D) English 4. Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan when the 1956 Constitution was enforced? (A) Liaquat Ali Khan (B) Chaudhry Mohammad Ali (C) Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy (D) Feroz Khan Noon 5. Under the 1956 Constitution, Pakistan had which system of government? (A) Presidential (B) Parliamentary (C) Military Rule (D) Monarchial 6. How many articles were in the 1956 Constitution? (A) 230 (B) 250 (C) 234 (D) 259 7. Who abrogated the 1956 Constitution? (A) Ayub Khan (B) Iskander Mirza (C) Yahya Khan (D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 8. When was the 1962 Constitution promulgated? (A) 23 March 1962 (B) 1 June 1962 (C) 14 August 1962 (D) 8 June 1962 9. Who introduced the 1962 Constitution? (A) General Yahya Khan (B) General Ayub Khan (C) General Zia-ul-Haq (D) Iskander Mirza 10. The Constitution of 1962 introduced which system of government? (A) Presidential (B) Parliamentary (C) Monarchial (D) Federal 11. Under the 1962 Constitution, who had the most power? (A) Prime Minister (B) President (C) Chief Justice (D) Parliament 12. How many articles were in the 1962 Constitution? (A) 250 (B) 280 (C) 270 (D) 234 13. Which of the following was not a feature of the 1962 Constitution? (A) Islamic Provisions (B) Federal System (C) Presidential System (D) Prime Ministerial System 14. When was the Constitution of 1962 abrogated? (A) 1969 (B) 1970 (C) 1971 (D) 1973 15. When was the 1973 Constitution promulgated? (A) 14 August 1973 (B) 23 March 1973 (C) 1 July 1973 (D) 10 April 1973 16. Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan when the 1973 Constitution was passed? (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (B) Ayub Khan (C) Zia-ul-Haq (D) Liaquat Ali Khan 17. The Constitution of 1973 introduced which system of government? (A) Presidential (B) Parliamentary (C) Military Rule (D) None of the above 18. How many articles were in the original 1973 Constitution? (A) 200 (B) 230 (C) 280 (D) 250 19. According to the 1973 Constitution, what is the official religion of Pakistan? (A) Hinduism (B) Christianity (C) Islam (D) Secularism 20. The Constitution of 1973 was suspended twice by which military rulers? (A) Ayub Khan and Yahya Khan (B) Yahya Khan and Zia-ul-Haq (C) Zia-ul-Haq and Pervez Musharraf (D) Ayub Khan and Zia-ul-Haq