Study the framework of Pakistan’s 1956 Constitution with these MCQs, including its clauses, objectives, and reasons for its repeal.
First Constitution of Pakistan MCQs
Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Rajendra Prasad
Which year was the Constitution of India adopted?
a) 1950
b) 1951
c) 1947
d) 1949
The Preamble of the Indian Constitution was adopted on:
a) 26th January 1950
b) 15th August 1947
c) 26th November 1949
d) 15th August 1950
The Constitution of India was enacted on:
a) 26th January 1950
b) 26th January 1951
c) 15th August 1947
d) 15th August 1950
How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution?
a) 20
b) 22
c) 25
d) 12
What is the total number of Articles in the Indian Constitution at the time of its adoption?
a) 395
b) 401
c) 397
d) 392
Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?
a) Part II
b) Part III
c) Part IV
d) Part V
The Indian Constitution recognizes how many official languages?
a) 18
b) 22
c) 14
d) 15
Who is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Patel
d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
The Directive Principles of State Policy are taken from which country’s constitution?
a) USA
b) UK
c) Ireland
d) Canada
Who was the first President of India under the 1956 Constitution?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Union and its territory?
a) Part I
b) Part II
c) Part III
d) Part IV
Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the list of states and union territories?
a) Ninth Schedule
b) Tenth Schedule
c) First Schedule
d) Second Schedule
Who is the final authority to interpret the Indian Constitution?
a) President
b) Supreme Court
c) Prime Minister
d) Parliament
What is the retirement age for a judge of the Supreme Court of India?
a) 60 years
b) 62 years
c) 65 years
d) 70 years
Which amendment added the words “Socialist” and “Secular” to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 52nd Amendment
d) 48th Amendment
Who is the custodian of the Indian Constitution?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Lok Sabha Speaker
What is the minimum voting age in India?
a) 16 years
b) 18 years
c) 21 years
d) 25 years
What is the term of a member of the Rajya Sabha?
a) 2 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years
Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the appointment of the Prime Minister?
a) Article 74
b) Article 75
c) Article 76
d) Article 78
Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Lok Sabha Speaker
Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with citizenship?
a) Part II
b) Part III
c) Part IV
d) Part V
The President of India can be impeached by:
a) The Prime Minister
b) Lok Sabha
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Both Houses of Parliament
Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a) President of India
b) Vice President of India
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Which amendment introduced anti-defection laws in India?
a) 50th Amendment
b) 52nd Amendment
c) 56th Amendment
d) 54th Amendment
The preamble of the Indian Constitution describes India as a:
a) Federal Republic
b) Socialist State
c) Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
d) Sovereign Democratic Republic
Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the appointment of the Chief Justice of India?
a) Article 120
b) Article 121
c) Article 124
d) Article 126
Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the structure of the judiciary?
a) Part II
b) Part III
c) Part IV
d) Part V
Who has the power to remove a High Court Judge?
a) President of India
b) Chief Justice of India
c) Governor of the State
d) Chief Minister of the State
Which amendment introduced the provision for the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)?
a) 98th Amendment
b) 99th Amendment
c) 100th Amendment
d) 101st Amendment
The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of which body?
a) Planning Commission
b) National Development Council
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Lok Sabha
Who can initiate the process of the removal of the Vice President of India?
a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) President
d) Prime Minister
Who is the custodian of the Indian Constitution when the office of the President is vacant?
a) Chief Justice of India
b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Union territories?
a) Part I
b) Part II
c) Part VIII
d) Part XI
What is the tenure of the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
a) 5 years
b) 6 years
c) 3 years
d) 4 years
What is the total number of members in the Constituent Assembly of India?
a) 284
b) 296
c) 308
d) 330
The concept of a five-year plan in India is derived from which country’s constitution?
a) USA
b) UK
c) USSR
d) China
Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the oath of office for the President and the Council of Ministers?
a) First Schedule
b) Second Schedule
c) Third Schedule
d) Fourth Schedule
Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
a) H.J. Kania
b) S. Radhakrishnan
c) M. Patanjali Sastri
d) B.R. Ambedkar
Which amendment to the Indian Constitution made education a fundamental right?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 86th Amendment
d) 93rd Amendment
Who can initiate the process of the removal of a Supreme Court judge?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Parliament
d) Chief Justice of India
What is the minimum voting age for participating in Lok Sabha elections in India?
a) 16 years
b) 18 years
c) 21 years
d) 25 years
Who was the first woman Chief Justice of India?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Meira Kumar
c) Pratibha Patil
d) Rani Jethmalani
Which amendment provided for the establishment of Panchayati Raj in India?
a) 73rd Amendment
b) 74th Amendment
c) 75th Amendment
d) 76th Amendment
Who is the custodian of the Indian Constitution when the office of the Chief Justice of India is vacant?
a) President
b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The preamble of the Indian Constitution begins with the words:
a) “We, the people of India…”
b) “In the name of God…”
c) “Justice, Liberty, Equality…”
d) “Sovereign, Socialist, Secular…”
Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States?
a) Part XI
b) Part XII
c) Part XIII
d) Part XIV
Which amendment introduced the concept of the National Human Rights Commission in India?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 44th Amendment
c) 52nd Amendment
d) 66th Amendment
Who has the power to declare a financial emergency in India?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Finance Minister
d) Comptroller and Auditor General
What is the term of a member of the Lok Sabha?
a) 2 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years
When was the first Constitution of Pakistan adopted?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1956
d) 1962
Who was the first President of Pakistan under the 1956 Constitution?
a) Iskander Mirza
b) Ayub Khan
c) Feroz Khan Noon
d) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
The 1956 Constitution established Pakistan as a:
a) Federal Republic
b) Parliamentary Democracy
c) Islamic State
d) Unitary State
What was the bicameral legislative body under the 1956 Constitution called?
a) National Assembly
b) Senate
c) Parliament
d) Majlis-e-Shura
Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan under the 1956 Constitution?
a) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
b) Khwaja Nazimuddin
c) Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
d) Feroz Khan Noon
The 1956 Constitution declared which language as the official language of Pakistan?
a) Urdu
b) Punjabi
c) Bengali
d) English
What electoral system was introduced under the 1956 Constitution for the general elections?
a) Proportional Representation
b) First-Past-The-Post
c) Single Transferable Vote
d) Closed List System
Under the 1956 Constitution, the head of state had the title of:
a) President
b) Governor-General
c) Chief Executive
d) King
Who became Pakistan’s second Governor-General after the promulgation of the 1956 Constitution?
a) Iskander Mirza
b) Ayub Khan
c) Khwaja Nazimuddin
d) Feroz Khan Noon
The 1956 Constitution abolished the post of:
a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Minister
c) President
d) Governor-General
Which political party secured a significant victory in the 1956 general elections, forming the government in West Pakistan?
a) All-India Muslim League
b) Awami League
c) Muslim League (Convention)
d) Republican Party
Under the 1956 Constitution, who had the authority to appoint the Chief Minister of a province?
a) The President
b) The Governor-General
c) The Provincial Assembly
d) The Prime Minister
The 1956 Constitution gave representation to the provinces in the Parliament based on:
a) Equal representation
b) Population
c) Territorial size
d) Provincial assemblies’ recommendation
What was the upper house of the Parliament called under the 1956 Constitution?
a) Senate
b) National Assembly
c) Majlis-e-Shura
d) Council of States
Who had the power to dissolve the National Assembly under the 1956 Constitution?
a) The President
b) The Prime Minister
c) The Speaker of the National Assembly
d) The Chief Justice
The 1956 Constitution allowed for the establishment of a:
a) Supreme Court
b) Federal Court
c) Sharia Court
d) Provincial High Court
Under the 1956 Constitution, the President of Pakistan was elected by:
a) Direct popular vote
b) The National Assembly
c) Provincial assemblies
d) An electoral college
Who was the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s Federal Court when the 1956 Constitution was adopted?
a) Sir Muhammad Shahabuddin
b) Sir Abdur Rashid
c) Sir Abdul Rashid
d) Sir Olaf Caroe
The 1956 Constitution declared Pakistan as a:
a) Secular state
b) Theocratic state
c) Islamic Republic
d) Democratic state
Under the 1956 Constitution, the fundamental rights of citizens were:
a) Enforced by the judiciary
b) Subject to reasonable restrictions
c) Absolute and unconditional
d) Granted at the discretion of the government
Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan under the 1956 Constitution?
a) Justice Muhammad Munir
b) Justice A.R. Cornelius
c) Justice Hamoodur Rahman
d) Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin
The 1956 Constitution of Pakistan introduced a bicameral legislature. What were the two houses of Parliament called?
a) National Assembly and Provincial Assembly
b) Senate and National Assembly
c) Upper House and Lower House
d) Senate and Provincial Assembly
The 1956 Constitution established a parliamentary system of government, where the real powers were vested in:
a) The President
b) The Prime Minister
c) The Governor-General
d) The Judiciary
What was the main reason for the abrogation of the 1956 Constitution in 1958?
a) It was unconstitutional from the beginning
b) It faced strong opposition from political parties
c) A military coup led by Ayub Khan
d) The failure of the parliamentary system
The 1956 Constitution provided for the establishment of a Central Bank. What was it called?
a) Reserve Bank of Pakistan
b) State Bank of Pakistan
c) National Bank of Pakistan
d) Pakistan Banking Corporation
The 1956 Constitution declared Pakistan as a:
a) Unitary state
b) Federal state
c) Republic
d) Monarchy
The 1956 Constitution was adopted during the presidency of:
a) Ayub Khan
b) Iskander Mirza
c) Feroz Khan Noon
d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
What was the official name of the 1956 Constitution?
a) The Islamic Constitution of Pakistan
b) The Republican Constitution of Pakistan
c) The Constitution of Pakistan
d) The Islamic Republic of Pakistan Order
Which political party played a crucial role in drafting the 1956 Constitution?
a) Awami League
b) Pakistan Peoples Party
c) Muslim League (Convention)
d) Republican Party
The 1956 Constitution declared Pakistan as a:
a) Federal Republic
b) Parliamentary Democracy
c) Islamic State
d) Unitary State
