MCQ Bank
Which body has confederal traits?
- A) Commonwealth
- B) NATO Alliance
- C) United Nations
- D) European Union
Which constitution introduced the presidential form of government in Pakistan?
- A) India Act 1935
- B) 1962 Constitution
- C) 1973 Constitution
- D) 1956 Constitution
In which year did the Al-Jehad Trust Case occur?
- A) 1996
- B) 1995
- C) 1997
- D) 1994
How can be the government best defined in relation to the state?
- A) The population of the state
- B) The territory of the state
- C) The brain of the state
- D) The entire state itself
What is the basic definition of a state?
- A) An economic coordination body
- B) A religion based community
- C) A cultural social community
- D) A politically organised community
Under the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, the President serves as the Head of the State. This position is primarily:
- A) Legislative in nature
- B) Executive in nature
- C) Ceremonial in nature
- D) Judicial in nature
Who exercises the executive authority of the Federal Government in Pakistan?
- A) Senator
- B) Prime Minister
- C) Governor
- D) President
In which year was the Federal Shariat Court established?
- A) 1982
- B) 1983
- C) 1981
- D) 1980
Under the Constitution of Pakistan (1973), what is the primary role of the President?
- A) Ceremonial head of state
- B) Ceremonial head of government
- C) Chief executive of the state
- D) Head of the judiciary
Which type of system of government is working in Pakistan?
- A) Parliamentary
- B) Monarchy
- C) Authoritarian
- D) Presidential
Which presidential power was removed with the repeal of Article 58(2)(b)?
- A) Summoning of Parliament
- B) Assent to bills
- C) Dissolving the National Assembly
- D) Issuance of Ordinances
What was the One-Unit Scheme of 1955?
- A) Abolition of the Senate
- B) Creation of new provinces
- C) Division of East Pakistan
- D) Merger of provinces
Who defined federalism as dividing powers between Center and sub-units?
- A) K.C. Wheare
- B) Wallace Oates
- C) Roger Hillman
- D) Johannes Althusius
Which article allows High Courts to issue writs?
- A) 199
- B) 184
- C) 176
- D) 192
The term "legislature" is derived from which latin words?
- A) Populus and civitas
- B) Lex and civitas
- C) Lex and latus
- D) Jus and imperium
Who serves as both the head of state and the head of government in the United States?
- A) The Chief Justice
- B) The Governor
- C) The Prime Minister
- D) The President
Under what condition can territory become a weakness for a state?
- A) Fertile and costal areas
- B) Rich in natural resoures
- C) Location of strategic value
- D) Landlocked borders
The President’s Secretariat is located in which city?
- A) Lahore
- B) Quetta
- C) Karachi
- D) Islamabad
Which courts handle lower-level criminal cases?
- A) Civil Courts
- B) Magistrate Courts
- C) Family Courts
- D) Banking Courts
Which of the following correctly identifies the four elements of a state?
- A) Population, territory, government, sovereignty
- B) Population, government, judiciary, legislature
- C) Territory, citizens, government, constitution
- D) Population, territory, constitution, government