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Pakistan’s Judiciary and Supreme Court Cases MCQs with Answer

What is the highest judicial authority in Pakistan?
a) Federal Shariat Court
b) High Court
c) Supreme Court
d) District Court

Answer
Supreme Court

How many judges are there in the Supreme Court of Pakistan?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 17
d) 21

Answer
17

Who appoints the Chief Justice of Pakistan?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Senate
d) National Assembly

Answer
President

Which article of the Constitution defines the independence of the judiciary in Pakistan?
a) Article 175
b) Article 185
c) Article 190
d) Article 200

Answer
Article 175

What is the retirement age for Supreme Court judges in Pakistan?
a) 60 years
b) 62 years
c) 65 years
d) 70 years

Answer
65 years

Which case established the principle of judicial review in Pakistan?
a) Asma Jillani Case
b) Zafar Ali Shah Case
c) Molvi Tamizuddin Case
d) Dosso Case

Answer
Asma Jillani Case

Which court deals with constitutional matters in Pakistan?
a) Federal Shariat Court
b) Supreme Court
c) Anti-Terrorism Court
d) Special Court

Answer
Supreme Court

What is the primary role of the Supreme Judicial Council in Pakistan?
a) Appointing judges
b) Conducting elections
c) Hearing tax cases
d) Disciplinary actions against judges

Answer
Disciplinary actions against judges

Which judicial case led to the annulment of General Ayub Khan’s martial law?
a) Asghar Khan Case
b) Dosso Case
c) Asma Jillani Case
d) Bhutto Trial Case

Answer
Asma Jillani Case

Which Supreme Court case resulted in the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2017?
a) Panama Papers Case
b) Hudood Ordinance Case
c) Reko Diq Case
d) Steel Mills Case

Answer
Panama Papers Case

Which ordinance introduced Islamic laws in Pakistan’s judiciary?
a) Hudood Ordinance
b) NAB Ordinance
c) PEMRA Ordinance
d) Taxation Ordinance

Answer
Hudood Ordinance

Which constitutional amendment reduced the discretionary powers of the President in judicial appointments?
a) 8th Amendment
b) 12th Amendment
c) 18th Amendment
d) 21st Amendment

Answer
18th Amendment

Which court has the authority to interpret Islamic laws in Pakistan?
a) Supreme Court
b) Federal Shariat Court
c) High Court
d) Sessions Court

Answer
Federal Shariat Court

What was the verdict of the Supreme Court in the Reko Diq case?
a) Allowed mining operations
b) Declared the agreement null and void
c) Increased foreign investment
d) Rejected all petitions

Answer
Declared the agreement null and void

Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan?
a) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
b) Abdul Hameed Dogar
c) Muhammad Munir
d) S. A. Rahman

Answer
Muhammad Munir

Which Supreme Court case is linked to the restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry?
a) Zafar Ali Shah Case
b) Bhutto Trial Case
c) Lawyers’ Movement Case
d) Nawaz Sharif Disqualification Case

Answer
Lawyers’ Movement Case

Which judicial case set the precedent for disqualifying parliamentarians over Article 62 and 63?
a) Memogate Scandal
b) Panama Papers Case
c) Hudood Ordinance Case
d) Lal Masjid Case

Answer
Panama Papers Case

Which body is responsible for appointing judges in Pakistan?
a) Parliament
b) National Assembly
c) Judicial Commission
d) Election Commission

Answer
Judicial Commission

Which Supreme Court ruling resulted in the ousting of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani?
a) Panama Papers Case
b) Contempt of Court Case
c) Hudood Ordinance Case
d) Reko Diq Case

Answer
Contempt of Court Case

Which court can hear appeals against decisions made by military courts?
a) High Court
b) Supreme Court
c) Federal Shariat Court
d) Anti-Terrorism Court

Answer
Supreme Court

Which constitutional amendment allowed the establishment of military courts in Pakistan?
a) 16th Amendment
b) 18th Amendment
c) 21st Amendment
d) 25th Amendment

Answer
21st Amendment

Which article of the Constitution ensures the protection of fundamental rights by the judiciary?
a) Article 184
b) Article 199
c) Article 245
d) Article 270

Answer
Article 184

Which case is considered one of the most controversial decisions in Pakistan’s judicial history?
a) Dosso Case
b) Hudood Ordinance Case
c) Bhutto Trial Case
d) Reko Diq Case

Answer
Bhutto Trial Case

Which Supreme Court verdict led to the dismissal of General Musharraf’s Emergency Rule in 2007?
a) Lawyers’ Movement Case
b) Hudood Ordinance Case
c) Reko Diq Case
d) Memogate Scandal

Answer
Lawyers’ Movement Case

Which case led to the disqualification of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s close aide Jahangir Tareen?
a) Hudood Ordinance Case
b) Panama Papers Case
c) Disqualification Case under Article 62
d) Reko Diq Case

Answer
Disqualification Case under Article 62

Which constitutional article provides the judiciary with the power of suo moto action?
a) Article 175
b) Article 184(3)
c) Article 190
d) Article 200

Answer
Article 184(3)

Which case led to the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe corruption allegations?
a) Hudood Ordinance Case
b) Panama Papers Case
c) Reko Diq Case
d) Lal Masjid Case

Answer
Panama Papers Case

Which Supreme Court decision limited the President’s power to dissolve the National Assembly?
a) Zafar Ali Shah Case
b) Asma Jillani Case
c) Dosso Case
d) Nawaz Sharif Disqualification Case

Answer
Zafar Ali Shah Case

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