Explore the history of General Elections in Pakistan with MCQs on political parties, candidates, and voting trends. Perfect for students and election enthusiasts.
When did General Zia-ul-Haq impose martial law in Pakistan?
a) 1977
b) 1978
c) 1979
d) 1980
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq become the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan?
a) 1975
b) 1976
c) 1977
d) 1978
What was the name of General Zia-ul-Haq’s plane that crashed on August 17, 1988?
a) Hercules C-130
b) F-16 Fighting Falcon
c) Aérospatiale Alouette III
d) Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan when General Zia-ul-Haq took power in 1977?
a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
b) Liaquat Ali Khan
c) Benazir Bhutto
d) Nawaz Sharif
What was the codename for the military operation conducted by Pakistan against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Operation Rah-e-Nijat
b) Operation Fair Play
c) Operation Midnight Jackal
d) Operation Cyclone
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq declare himself the President of Pakistan?
a) 1978
b) 1979
c) 1980
d) 1981
What was the official title of General Zia-ul-Haq’s government program aimed at Islamizing the laws of Pakistan?
a) Operation Fair Play
b) Operation Cyclone
c) Programme 303
d) Islamic Proclamation
What was the official name of the plane that General Zia-ul-Haq was traveling in when it crashed in Bahawalpur?
a) Pak One
b) Pak Two
c) Pak Three
d) Pak Four
Who succeeded General Zia-ul-Haq as the President of Pakistan after his death?
a) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
b) Benazir Bhutto
c) Pervez Musharraf
d) Rafiq Tarar
What was the religion of General Zia-ul-Haq?
a) Hinduism
b) Sikhism
c) Christianity
d) Islam
What was the full name of General Zia-ul-Haq?
a) Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
b) Zia-ul-Haq Khan
c) Zia-ul-Rahman Haq
d) Zia-ul-Haq Mir
What was the nickname of General Zia-ul-Haq within the military?
a) Iron General
b) The Conqueror
c) The Lion of Punjab
d) The Sword of Islam
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq pass the controversial Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan?
a) 1979
b) 1980
c) 1981
d) 1982
Under which article of the Constitution of Pakistan did General Zia-ul-Haq dismiss the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto?
a) Article 45
b) Article 58(2)(b)
c) Article 62
d) Article 74
What was the name of the political party formed by General Zia-ul-Haq during his rule?
a) Pakistan Muslim League
b) Pakistan National Alliance
c) Pakistan People’s Party
d) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
In which city did General Zia-ul-Haq establish the Sharia Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 1980?
a) Islamabad
b) Lahore
c) Karachi
d) Peshawar
Who was the Chief Justice of Pakistan during the regime of General Zia-ul-Haq?
a) Muhammad Munir
b) A. R. Cornelius
c) Hamoodur Rahman
d) Yaqub Ali Khan
What was the primary objective of General Zia-ul-Haq’s “Operation Fair Play” in 1985?
a) To establish a new political party
b) To eliminate corruption in the government
c) To ensure free and fair elections
d) To suppress political opposition
Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan during the later years of General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Benazir Bhutto
b) Muhammad Khan Junejo
c) Nawaz Sharif
d) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
What was the main reason behind the death of General Zia-ul-Haq?
a) Heart attack
b) Plane crash
c) Assassination
d) Poisoning
In which year did the Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 crash, resulting in the death of General Zia-ul-Haq?
a) 1986
b) 1987
c) 1988
d) 1989
Who was the US President during the majority of General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Ronald Reagan
b) Jimmy Carter
c) George H. W. Bush
d) Bill Clinton
What was the capital of Pakistan during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Karachi
b) Lahore
c) Islamabad
d) Peshawar
What was the codename of the military exercise conducted by Pakistan in 1989 to honor General Zia-ul-Haq?
a) Exercise Zia
b) Operation Zia
c) Exercise Fair Play
d) Operation Fairness
Under whose leadership did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan, which shaped much of General Zia-ul-Haq’s foreign policy?
a) Leonid Brezhnev
b) Mikhail Gorbachev
c) Nikita Khrushchev
d) Boris Yeltsin
Who was the President of the United States at the time of General Zia-ul-Haq’s death in 1988?
a) Ronald Reagan
b) Jimmy Carter
c) George H. W. Bush
d) Bill Clinton
What was the official title of General Zia-ul-Haq’s autobiography published posthumously in 1989?
a) Serving Pakistan
b) In the Line of Fire
c) Shahab Nama
d) From the Memories
What was the name of General Zia-ul-Haq’s wife?
a) Begum Shafiqa Zia
b) Begum Ra’ana Zia
c) Begum Shafiq Zia
d) Begum Nusrat Zia
Where was General Zia-ul-Haq born?
a) Jalandhar, British India
b) Karachi, Pakistan
c) New Delhi, British India
d) Lahore, Pakistan
What was the profession of General Zia-ul-Haq before he joined the military?
a) Teacher
b) Lawyer
c) Doctor
d) Engineer
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq pass the Hudood Ordinance in Pakistan?
a) 1977
b) 1979
c) 1980
d) 1983
Who was the Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan at the time of General Zia-ul-Haq’s death?
a) Air Marshal Anwar Shamim
b) Air Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan
c) Air Marshal Asghar Khan
d) Air Marshal Rahim Khan
What was the educational background of General Zia-ul-Haq?
a) Engineering
b) Medicine
c) Law
d) Literature
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq introduce the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance in Pakistan?
a) 1977
b) 1979
c) 1980
d) 1982
Who was the President of Pakistan when General Zia-ul-Haq took power in 1977?
a) Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
b) Iskander Mirza
c) Ayub Khan
d) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
What was the main political ideology propagated by General Zia-ul-Haq during his regime?
a) Socialism
b) Democracy
c) Islamization
d) Secularism
Under which article of the Constitution of Pakistan did General Zia-ul-Haq appoint himself the Chief Martial Law Administrator?
a) Article 30
b) Article 42
c) Article 58(2)(b)
d) Article 89
Who was the Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan at the time of General Zia-ul-Haq’s death?
a) Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi
b) Admiral Mohammad Shariff
c) Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah
d) Admiral Noman Bashir
What was the term used for the period of strict censorship and control of the press during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Press Revolution
b) Press Freedom
c) Press Oppression
d) Press Martial Law
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq lift the martial law in Pakistan?
a) 1984
b) 1985
c) 1986
d) 1987
Who was the Chief of General Staff of the Pakistan Army during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Lieutenant General Khalid Mahmud Arif
b) Lieutenant General Aftab Ahmad Khan
c) Lieutenant General Fazle Haq
d) Lieutenant General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq establish the Shariat Court in Pakistan?
a) 1979
b) 1980
c) 1981
d) 1982
What was the official title of the book written by Shahzad Khalil that criticized General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) The Curtain Rises
b) The Falcon and the Eagle
c) The Rogue General
d) The Murder of History
Who was the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Air Force at the time of General Zia-ul-Haq’s death?
a) Air Marshal Anwar Shamim
b) Air Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan
c) Air Marshal Asghar Khan
d) Air Marshal Rahim Khan
In which city was General Zia-ul-Haq buried after his death?
a) Lahore
b) Islamabad
c) Karachi
d) Rawalpindi
What was the name of General Zia-ul-Haq’s son who died in the plane crash alongside him?
a) Ijaz-ul-Haq
b) Qasim-ul-Haq
c) Ahmad-ul-Haq
d) Usman-ul-Haq
Who was the Chief of General Staff of the Pakistan Army during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Lieutenant General Khalid Mahmud Arif
b) Lieutenant General Aftab Ahmad Khan
c) Lieutenant General Fazle Haq
d) Lieutenant General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
What was the name of the PTV drama series that aired during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime, promoting Islamic values and culture?
a) Tanhaiyan
b) Dhoop Kinare
c) Alpha Bravo Charlie
d) Taleem-e-Balighan
Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan at the time of General Zia-ul-Haq’s death?
a) Benazir Bhutto
b) Muhammad Khan Junejo
c) Nawaz Sharif
d) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
What was the main reason behind General Zia-ul-Haq’s decision to support the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War?
a) Economic gain
b) Ideological affinity
c) Geopolitical strategy
d) Ethnic solidarity
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq take power in Pakistan?
a) 1978
b) 1979
c) 1980
d) 1981
What was General Zia-ul-Haq’s official military designation when he took power?
a) Lieutenant General
b) Major General
c) General
d) Brigadier
Which military operation did General Zia-ul-Haq order in 1984 to suppress separatist movements in Sindh?
a) Operation Fair Play
b) Operation Blue Fox
c) Operation Clean-up
d) Operation Trident
Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan when General Zia-ul-Haq took power in 1977?
a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
b) Muhammad Khan Junejo
c) Benazir Bhutto
d) Nawaz Sharif
Under General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime, which amendment was made to the Constitution of Pakistan that declared Ahmadis non-Muslims?
a) 7th Amendment
b) 8th Amendment
c) 9th Amendment
d) 10th Amendment
What was the political party formed by General Zia-ul-Haq in 1982?
a) Pakistan Muslim League
b) Pakistan People’s Party
c) Tehreek-e-Insaf
d) Pakistan National Alliance
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq declare a state of emergency and postpone the general elections?
a) 1983
b) 1985
c) 1987
d) 1988
Under General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime, which Islamic law was introduced in Pakistan?
a) Sharia law
b) Hanafi law
c) Maliki law
d) Shafi’i law
Which political leader was sentenced to death and subsequently executed during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Benazir Bhutto
b) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
c) Nawaz Sharif
d) Asif Ali Zardari
In which year did General Zia-ul-Haq pass the Referendum Order allowing him to stay in power for five years?
a) 1980
b) 1982
c) 1984
d) 1986
Who was the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan before General Zia-ul-Haq took power?
a) General Ayub Khan
b) General Yahya Khan
c) General Tikka Khan
d) General Abdul Hamid Khan
In which year did the Pakistan National Assembly pass the controversial Hudood Ordinance under General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) 1979
b) 1980
c) 1981
d) 1983
Which country provided crucial support to General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime, especially during the Soviet-Afghan War?
a) United States
b) China
c) Saudi Arabia
d) United Kingdom
What was the name of the plane that crashed, resulting in the death of General Zia-ul-Haq in 1988?
a) C-130 Hercules
b) F-16 Fighting Falcon
c) Mirage III
d) A-5 Fantan
Who was appointed as the Chairman of the Senate by General Zia-ul-Haq in 1983?
a) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
b) Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
c) Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
d) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
What was the codename of the nuclear weapon project initiated during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Project Azm
b) Project Rahnuma
c) Project Karamat
d) Project-706
Under General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime, who was appointed as the Chief Justice of Pakistan in 1981?
a) Justice Anwar-ul-Haq
b) Justice S. A. Rahman
c) Justice Yaqub Ali
d) Justice Dorab Patel
Who was the first civilian president to be elected during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime in 1985?
a) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
b) Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
c) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
d) Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Which Islamic summit did General Zia-ul-Haq host in Islamabad in 1984?
a) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Summit
b) Arab League Summit
c) Economic Cooperation Organization Summit
d) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit
What was the name of the famous military operation conducted by Pakistan under General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime to support the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviets?
a) Operation Cyclone
b) Operation Magistral
c) Operation Storm-333
d) Operation Cyclone Thunder
Which famous religious figure was appointed as the Chief Martial Law Administrator’s adviser on Islamic Ideology during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Maulana Maududi
b) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
c) Maulana Abul Ala Maududi
d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Under General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime, which political party was disbanded and its leaders were arrested?
a) Pakistan Peoples Party
b) Awami League
c) Jamat-e-Islami
d) Pakistan Muslim League
Which province of Pakistan saw significant unrest and protests against General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime in the 1980s?
a) Sindh
b) Punjab
c) Balochistan
d) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
What was the official title of General Zia-ul-Haq during his entire tenure as the President of Pakistan?
a) President of Pakistan
b) Chief Executive of Pakistan
c) Chief Martial Law Administrator
d) Chief of Army Staff
In 1985, General Zia-ul-Haq introduced the controversial “Shariat Bill” to Islamize which sector in Pakistan?
a) Education
b) Economy
c) Judiciary
d) Politics
Who was the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court when General Zia-ul-Haq took power?
a) Justice Sardar Muhammad Iqbal
b) Justice Abdul Waheed
c) Justice Sardar Iqbal
d) Justice Maulvi Mushtaq Hussain
Which political figure was appointed as the Chief Minister of Punjab by General Zia-ul-Haq in 1985?
a) Nawaz Sharif
b) Asif Ali Zardari
c) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
d) Benazir Bhutto
Under General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime, which law was implemented that required all adult Muslims to pay zakat?
a) Zakat Ordinance 1980
b) Zakat and Ushr Ordinance 1984
c) Zakat and Ushr Ordinance 1980
d) Zakat and Ushr Ordinance 1982
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan during the initial years of General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime?
a) Justice A.R. Cornelius
b) Justice Hamoodur Rahman
c) Justice Yaqub Ali
d) Justice Fida Muhammad Khan
Which political leader became the leader of the opposition during General Zia-ul-Haq’s regime in 1983?
a) Benazir Bhutto
b) Nawaz Sharif
c) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
d) Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
