Martial Law (1958) and 1962 Constitution 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. : Who imposed the first Martial Law in Pakistan? (A) General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (B) General Ayub Khan (C) General Yahya Khan (D) General Pervez Musharraf 2. : In which year was the first Martial Law imposed in Pakistan? (A) 1956 (B) 1957 (C) 1958 (D) 1959 3. : Who was the President of Pakistan at the time Martial Law was imposed in 1958? (A) Iskander Mirza (B) Ayub Khan (C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (D) Liaquat Ali Khan 4. : Which military officer became Chief Martial Law Administrator in 1958? (A) General Tikka Khan (B) General Zia-ul-Haq (C) General Ayub Khan (D) General Yahya Khan 5. : What was the immediate consequence of the 1958 Martial Law? (A) New elections (B) Constitution suspended (C) Formation of National Assembly (D) Restoration of democracy 6. : Who abrogated the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan? (A) General Zia-ul-Haq (B) General Ayub Khan (C) Iskander Mirza (D) General Yahya Khan 7. : Which civilian president was removed by Ayub Khan in 1958? (A) Ghulam Ishaq Khan (B) Fazal Elahi Chaudhry (C) Iskander Mirza (D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 8. : When was the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan enforced? (A) 14 August 1956 (B) 23 March 1956 (C) 26 January 1956 (D) 1 June 1956 9. : The 1956 Constitution declared Pakistan as a: (A) Secular State (B) Theocratic State (C) Democratic Republic (D) Islamic Republic 10. : Which constitution introduced the Presidential system in Pakistan? (A) 1956 Constitution (B) 1962 Constitution (C) 1973 Constitution (D) None of the above 11. : Under the 1962 Constitution, who was the Head of State? (A) Prime Minister (B) President (C) Chief Justice (D) Army Chief 12. : What was the term duration of the President under the 1962 Constitution? (A) 4 years (B) 5 years (C) 6 years (D) 7 years 13. : Who introduced the 1962 Constitution? (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (B) General Yahya Khan (C) General Ayub Khan (D) General Zia-ul-Haq 14. : When was the 1962 Constitution enforced? (A) 23 March 1962 (B) 8 June 1962 (C) 1 July 1962 (D) 14 August 1962 15. : The 1962 Constitution introduced a system of: (A) Parliamentary democracy (B) Direct democracy (C) Basic democracies (D) Monarchy 16. : Who was the first President under the 1962 Constitution? (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (B) Iskander Mirza (C) General Ayub Khan (D) Yahya Khan 17. : Which constitutional document replaced the 1962 Constitution? (A) 1956 Constitution (B) Legal Framework Order (C) 1973 Constitution (D) Interim Constitution 18. : Which amendment to the 1962 Constitution made it Islamic again? (A) First Amendment (B) Second Amendment (C) Third Amendment (D) None of the above 19. : The 1962 Constitution provided for how many legislative bodies? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four 20. : Under the 1962 Constitution, the National Assembly had how many members? (A) 100 (B) 156 (C) 218 (D) 300 21. : The first session of the National Assembly under the 1962 Constitution was held in: (A) Rawalpindi (B) Islamabad (C) Lahore (D) Dhaka 22. : The Legal Framework Order (LFO) was introduced by: (A) Ayub Khan (B) Yahya Khan (C) Zia-ul-Haq (D) Ghulam Ishaq Khan 23. : Who was the Law Minister when the 1962 Constitution was drafted? (A) Daultana (B) Manzur Qadir (C) S.M. Zafar (D) Liaquat Ali Khan 24. : How many articles did the 1962 Constitution contain? (A) 250 (B) 280 (C) 275 (D) 234 25. : The 1962 Constitution was largely drafted by: (A) National Assembly (B) Prime Minister (C) Law Commission (D) President 26. : Which system was rejected in the 1962 Constitution? (A) Presidential (B) Parliamentary (C) Basic Democracies (D) Bureaucratic 27. : How were members of the National Assembly elected under the 1962 Constitution? (A) Direct elections (B) Indirect elections through Basic Democrats (C) Nominated by President (D) By Senate 28. : When was Martial Law lifted after being imposed in 1958? (A) 1959 (B) 1960 (C) 1962 (D) 1965 29. : Who had the authority to appoint governors under the 1962 Constitution? (A) Prime Minister (B) President (C) Senate (D) Supreme Court 30. : How many provinces existed in Pakistan under the 1962 Constitution? (A) Two (B) Four (C) Five (D) Six 31. : What was the highest court under the 1962 Constitution? (A) High Court (B) Federal Court (C) Supreme Court (D) Shariah Court 32. : The official language declared under the 1962 Constitution was: (A) Urdu (B) English (C) Bengali (D) Urdu and Bengali 33. : Under the 1962 Constitution, who controlled the executive? (A) Parliament (B) President (C) Judiciary (D) Prime Minister 34. : The Presidential form under the 1962 Constitution was inspired by which country? (A) UK (B) USSR (C) USA (D) France 35. : Which civil liberties were suspended under Martial Law? (A) Right to vote (B) Freedom of speech (C) Freedom of movement (D) All of the above 36. : In which year was the 1962 Constitution abrogated? (A) 1969 (B) 1971 (C) 1973 (D) 1970 37. : The 1962 Constitution was suspended by: (A) Zia-ul-Haq (B) Iskander Mirza (C) Yahya Khan (D) Ayub Khan 38. : The 1962 Constitution lacked which major democratic feature? (A) Judiciary (B) Provincial governments (C) Universal adult franchise (D) Constitution-making body 39. : Ayub Khan became Field Marshal in: (A) 1956 (B) 1958 (C) 1962 (D) 1965 40. : The system of Basic Democracies was introduced in: (A) 1956 (B) 1958 (C) 1959 (D) 1962 41. : What was the minimum voting age under the 1962 Constitution? (A) 18 years (B) 21 years (C) 25 years (D) 30 years 42. : The 1962 Constitution remained in force for how many years? (A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 10 43. : Under the 1962 Constitution, the President could: (A) Be impeached easily (B) Dissolve the Assembly (C) Be removed by the Judiciary (D) Not contest re-election 44. : The Martial Law of 1958 was the result of: (A) Economic boom (B) Political instability (C) Judicial activism (D) Foreign intervention 45. : The 1962 Constitution divided Pakistan into how many administrative units? (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 46. : Basic Democracies were used to elect: (A) Prime Minister (B) Provincial Governors (C) President (D) Chief Ministers 47. : Which ideology was promoted in the 1962 Constitution? (A) Secularism (B) Communism (C) Islamic ideology (D) Capitalism 48. : The 1962 Constitution provided for Fundamental Rights in: (A) Chapter 1 (B) Chapter 2 (C) Chapter 3 (D) Chapter 4 49. : Ayub Khan resigned from office in: (A) 1968 (B) 1969 (C) 1970 (D) 1971 50. : After Ayub Khan, who took over as President of Pakistan? (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (B) Iskander Mirza (C) Yahya Khan (D) Fazal Elahi Chaudhry