Constitution of Pakistan MCQs

1. : Article 276 of the Constitution of Pakistan deals with:

(A) Oath of first President

(B) Oath of first Prime Minister

(C) Oath of Chief Justice

(D) Oath of Governors

2. : According to Article 276, the first President shall make oath before:

(A) The Chief Justice of Pakistan

(B) The Speaker of the National Assembly

(C) The Senate Chairman

(D) The Prime Minister

3. : The purpose of Article 276 was to provide for:

(A) Transition from the previous Head of State to the first constitutional President

(B) Appointment of ministers

(C) Creation of new provinces

(D) Elections of the National Assembly

4. : Article 277 of the Constitution deals with:

(A) Transitional Financial Provisions

(B) Oath of Governors

(C) Continuance of laws

(D) Emergency powers

5. : The Transitional Financial Provisions in Article 277 ensure:

(A) Continuity of financial arrangements from pre-Constitution period

(B) Suspension of financial laws

(C) Creation of new taxation system

(D) Abolishment of federal taxes

6. : Under Article 277, financial matters were to continue until:

(A) Altered or repealed under the Constitution

(B) Dissolution of Parliament

(C) Judicial review

(D) Next general elections

7. : Article 278 deals with:

(A) Accounts not audited before commencing day

(B) Annual budgets

(C) Oath of ministers

(D) Public accounts committee

8. : The “commencing day” in Article 278 refers to:

(A) The day the 1973 Constitution came into force

(B) The day Pakistan gained independence

(C) The day of the first Senate election

(D) The day of first census

9. : Article 278 ensures that accounts not audited before the commencing day:

(A) Shall be audited in accordance with the new Constitution

(B) Shall be canceled

(C) Shall be reissued

(D) Shall not be considered valid

10. : Article 279 of the Constitution provides for:

(A) Continuance of taxes

(B) Imposition of new taxes

(C) Abolishment of indirect taxes

(D) Formation of tax tribunals

11. : The purpose of Article 279 is to:

(A) Ensure that taxes imposed before the Constitution remain valid until repealed

(B) Suspend all tax laws

(C) Create new tax structures immediately

(D) Transfer tax powers to the judiciary

12. : Under Article 279, existing taxes were to continue:

(A) Until altered, repealed, or amended by law

(B) Only for six months

(C) Until presidential approval

(D) Until judicial review

13. : Article 280 deals with:

(A) Continuance of Proclamation of Emergency

(B) Suspension of fundamental rights

(C) Martial law administration

(D) Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner

14. : The Continuance of Proclamation of Emergency under Article 280 refers to:

(A) Any proclamation existing immediately before the Constitution came into force

(B) A new emergency declared by the President

(C) Provincial emergencies only

(D) War emergencies only

15. : Under Article 280, such a proclamation would continue:

(A) For the duration specified therein, unless revoked earlier

(B) Indefinitely without approval

(C) Until the Chief Justice’s order

(D) For a fixed six-month period

16. : The transitional provisions in Articles 276–280 were meant to:

(A) Smoothly shift from pre-constitutional to constitutional governance

(B) Suspend government functioning

(C) Change the federal structure

(D) Abolish previous laws immediately

17. : Under Article 277, who was responsible for managing transitional finances?

(A) The Federal Government

(B) The State Bank alone

(C) The Auditor General

(D) The National Assembly only

18. : Article 278 provides authority for the audit of:

(A) Accounts not audited before the 1973 Constitution commenced

(B) Future budgets

(C) Provincial development funds

(D) Private organizations

19. : The first President’s oath under Article 276 was taken to:

(A) Uphold the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

(B) Obey the Governor-General

(C) Support the 1962 Constitution

(D) Follow pre-Partition laws

20. : Article 279’s purpose is primarily:

(A) Fiscal continuity

(B) Political reform

(C) Judicial appointment

(D) Electoral management

21. : Under Article 280, an emergency proclaimed before the Constitution:

(A) Remained valid after its commencement

(B) Automatically expired

(C) Required parliamentary re-approval immediately

(D) Was subject to judicial review only

22. : Transitional financial provisions under Article 277 also covered:

(A) Continuation of financial obligations and liabilities

(B) Judicial salaries

(C) Media freedom

(D) Provincial boundaries

23. : The purpose of Articles 276–280 collectively was to:

(A) Ensure a smooth constitutional and administrative transition

(B) Replace the Constitution immediately

(C) Establish martial law

(D) Remove all financial institutions

24. : Article 276 ensured that the first President:

(A) Formally assumed office under the new constitutional framework

(B) Was elected by Parliament

(C) Was appointed by the military

(D) Served only one year

25. : The emergency continued under Article 280 was originally proclaimed under:

(A) The previous constitutional or legal order

(B) The 1973 Constitution itself

(C) Provincial law

(D) An executive order