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Pakistan Studies MCQs

MCQs on Pakistan History, Geography and Constitution

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The 1962 Constitution introduced which system of government?

  • A Parliamentary
  • B Presidential
  • C Confederal
  • D Monarchical
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Presidential
Explanation: Ayub Khan's 1962 Constitution introduced a presidential system with a strong executive president and an indirectly elected legislature, centralizing power in the presidency.
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Who imposed Pakistan's first martial law in 1958?

  • A Ayub Khan
  • B Yahya Khan
  • C Zia-ul-Haq
  • D Iskander Mirza
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Ayub Khan
Explanation: General Ayub Khan imposed martial law on 7 October 1958, abrogating the 1956 Constitution, and later assumed the presidency himself after sidelining President Iskander Mirza.
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The 1956 Constitution introduced which system of governance?

  • A Presidential
  • B Parliamentary
  • C Federal Unitary
  • D Military
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Parliamentary
Explanation: The 1956 Constitution established a parliamentary form of government with a unicameral legislature, making the Prime Minister the chief executive while the President remained a largely ceremonial head of state.
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Which document is regarded as the first written constitution-like framework outlining Pakistan's governance after independence?

  • A Government of India Act 1935
  • B Indian Independence Act 1947
  • C Objectives Resolution
  • D 1956 Constitution
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Government of India Act 1935
Explanation: Until a permanent constitution was framed, Pakistan was governed under the Government of India Act 1935, adapted as an interim constitutional document for the new state.
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The Objectives Resolution was passed in which year?

  • A 1947
  • B 1949
  • C 1956
  • D 1958
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1949
Explanation: The Objectives Resolution, moved by Liaquat Ali Khan, was passed by the Constituent Assembly in March 1949, laying down the ideological framework for Pakistan's future constitutions.
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In which year did Allama Iqbal present his famous Allahabad Address?

  • A 1928
  • B 1930
  • C 1932
  • D 1936
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1930
Explanation: Allama Iqbal delivered his historic Allahabad Address in December 1930, where he proposed the idea of a separate Muslim state in the northwestern regions of India.
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Who is considered the founder of the two-nation theory in its modern political form?

  • A Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
  • B Allama Iqbal
  • C Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • D Liaquat Ali Khan
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is widely credited as the earliest proponent of the idea that Hindus and Muslims constituted two distinct nations, laying intellectual groundwork later developed by Iqbal and Jinnah.
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The first Constitution of Pakistan was enforced in which year?

  • A 1949
  • B 1956
  • C 1962
  • D 1973
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1956
Explanation: Pakistan's first Constitution was enacted on 23 March 1956, declaring Pakistan an Islamic Republic, after nearly nine years of constitutional debate following independence.
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Who moved the Lahore Resolution in 1940?

  • A Liaquat Ali Khan
  • B A.K. Fazlul Haq
  • C Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • D Sikandar Hayat Khan
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” A.K. Fazlul Haq
Explanation: A.K. Fazlul Haq, the Chief Minister of Bengal, formally moved the Lahore Resolution, which later became the foundation for the demand of Pakistan.
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In which year was the Lahore Resolution passed?

  • A 1938
  • B 1939
  • C 1940
  • D 1941
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” 1940
Explanation: The Lahore Resolution was passed on 23 March 1940 at the annual session of the All India Muslim League, demanding separate states for Muslims in the northwestern and eastern zones of British India.
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Pakistan Resolution was passed on which date?

  • A March 22, 1940
  • B March 23, 1940
  • C March 24, 1940
  • D March 25, 1940
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” March 23, 1940
Explanation: The Pakistan Resolution (Lahore Resolution) was passed on March 23, 1940 at the All India Muslim League session in Lahore. This date is celebrated as Pakistan Day.
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Where is K-2, the second highest peak in the world, located?

  • A Karakoram Range
  • B Himalayas Range
  • C Hindu Kush Range
  • D Sulaiman Range
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Karakoram Range
Explanation: K-2 (8,611 m) is located in the Karakoram Range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the second highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest.
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In which year was the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 enforced?

  • A August 14, 1973
  • B March 23, 1973
  • C October 20, 1958
  • D August 14, 1947
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” August 14, 1973
Explanation: The Constitution of Pakistan 1973 was enforced on August 14, 1973. It was the third constitution of Pakistan and is still in force today.
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When did Pakistan gain independence?

  • A August 14, 1946
  • B August 14, 1947
  • C August 15, 1947
  • D August 14, 1948
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” August 14, 1947
Explanation: Pakistan gained independence on August 14, 1947, when the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two independent nations: Pakistan and India.
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