Pakistan Affairs

Judiciary & Democratic Transitions in Pakistan MCQs With Answer

Which institution is responsible for upholding the rule of law in Pakistan?
A) Parliament
B) Judiciary
C) Executive
D) Election Commission

Answer
B) Judiciary

What is the highest judicial authority in Pakistan?
A) High Court
B) Federal Shariat Court
C) Supreme Court
D) National Assembly

Answer
C) Supreme Court

Which article of the 1973 Constitution ensures judicial independence in Pakistan?
A) Article 175
B) Article 199
C) Article 9
D) Article 50

Answer
A) Article 175

Who appoints the Chief Justice of Pakistan?
A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) Senate
D) Parliament

Answer
B) President

Which court has the authority to interpret the Constitution of Pakistan?
A) Federal Shariat Court
B) Supreme Court
C) High Court
D) Election Tribunal

Answer
B) Supreme Court

Which case played a crucial role in defining judicial review in Pakistan?
A) Asma Jillani Case
B) Zafar Ali Shah Case
C) Maulvi Tamizuddin Case
D) Dosso Case

Answer
C) Maulvi Tamizuddin Case

Which military ruler dismissed the judiciary and imposed martial law in 1999?
A) General Ayub Khan
B) General Yahya Khan
C) General Zia-ul-Haq
D) General Pervez Musharraf

Answer
D) General Pervez Musharraf

Which Pakistani Chief Justice was dismissed in 2007 but later reinstated?
A) Justice Saqib Nisar
B) Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry
C) Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk
D) Justice Asif Saeed Khosa

Answer
B) Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry

The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) is responsible for?
A) Conducting elections
B) Appointing judges
C) Enforcing laws
D) Managing prisons

Answer
B) Appointing judges

Which article of the Constitution of Pakistan ensures the right to a fair trial?
A) Article 4
B) Article 9
C) Article 10-A
D) Article 25

Answer
C) Article 10-A

Which constitutional amendment restored democratic governance after military rule?
A) 18th Amendment
B) 8th Amendment
C) 21st Amendment
D) 5th Amendment

Answer
A) 18th Amendment

The doctrine of necessity was first used in which case?
A) Maulvi Tamizuddin Case
B) Dosso Case
C) Zafar Ali Shah Case
D) Bhutto Trial Case

Answer
B) Dosso Case

Which court is responsible for reviewing Islamic laws in Pakistan?
A) Supreme Court
B) Federal Shariat Court
C) Anti-Terrorism Court
D) Election Tribunal

Answer
B) Federal Shariat Court

Which government was dissolved by the judiciary in 1993?
A) Benazir Bhutto’s
B) Nawaz Sharif’s
C) Pervez Musharraf’s
D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s

Answer
A) Benazir Bhutto’s

Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan?
A) Justice Muhammad Munir
B) Justice Abdul Rashid
C) Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry
D) Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk

Answer
B) Justice Abdul Rashid

Which institution plays a major role in democratic transitions in Pakistan?
A) Judiciary
B) Military
C) Election Commission
D) Supreme Court

Answer
A) Judiciary

Which case invalidated martial law for the first time in Pakistan?
A) Asma Jillani Case
B) Maulvi Tamizuddin Case
C) Zafar Ali Shah Case
D) Dosso Case

Answer
A) Asma Jillani Case

Which amendment removed the Presidential power to dissolve the Parliament?
A) 5th Amendment
B) 8th Amendment
C) 18th Amendment
D) 21st Amendment

Answer
C) 18th Amendment

What is the role of a magistrate in Pakistan’s judicial system?
A) Handle lower court cases
B) Conduct elections
C) Appoint judges
D) Make constitutional amendments

Answer
A) Handle lower court cases

Which judicial case resulted in the hanging of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto?
A) Maulvi Tamizuddin Case
B) Bhutto Trial Case
C) Dosso Case
D) Asma Jillani Case

Answer
B) Bhutto Trial Case

Which body is responsible for interpreting the Constitution?
A) Parliament
B) Supreme Court
C) Senate
D) Election Commission

Answer
B) Supreme Court

The first democratic transition of power in Pakistan occurred in which year?
A) 2008
B) 2013
C) 1999
D) 2018

Answer
B) 2013

Which law allows for the review of military court decisions?
A) Pakistan Army Act
B) Anti-Terrorism Act
C) NAB Ordinance
D) Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act

Answer
A) Pakistan Army Act

Which case challenged General Pervez Musharraf’s emergency rule in 2007?
A) Asma Jillani Case
B) Zafar Ali Shah Case
C) Bhutto Trial Case
D) Sindh High Court Bar Association Case

Answer
D) Sindh High Court Bar Association Case

Who led the lawyers’ movement against Musharraf’s rule?
A) Justice Saqib Nisar
B) Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry
C) Aitzaz Ahsan
D) Nawaz Sharif

Answer
C) Aitzaz Ahsan

Which Pakistani Supreme Court ruling restored democracy in 2009?
A) Bhutto Trial Case
B) Sindh High Court Bar Case
C) Zafar Ali Shah Case
D) PCO Judges Case

Answer
B) Sindh High Court Bar Case

Which court settles election disputes in Pakistan?
A) Supreme Court
B) High Court
C) Election Tribunal
D) Federal Shariat Court

Answer
C) Election Tribunal

Which organization monitors judicial independence globally?
A) IMF
B) UN
C) World Bank
D) International Court of Justice

Answer
B) UN

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