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27 Constitutional Amendments MCQs from Pakistan Studies, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Constitutional amendments alter the structure, powers or interpretation of Pakistan's Constitution through the procedure in Articles 238 and 239, including the required parliamentary majorities and special rules affecting provincial boundaries. Key amendments include the Eighth, Thirteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Twenty-First and Twenty-Fifth, each linked to specific institutional or political changes.
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- A. 18
- B. 41
- C. 80
- D. 102
Explanation: The Eighteenth Amendment Act made 102 separate constitutional changes, including insertions, substitutions, deletions and alterations.
Correct answer: 102- A. Pak Army Trail Courts
- B. Powers of Election Commission Members
- C. Related to NRO
- D. Not made yet
Explanation: The 22nd Amendment dealt with the qualifications, appointment and terms of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Correct answer: Powers of Election Commission Members- A. Power of President to dismiss Army Chief
- B. Power of President to dissolve Provincial Assemblies
- C. Power of President to dissolve National Assembly
- D. Power of President to dissolve Senate
Explanation: Article 58(2)(b), before its repeal, empowered the President to dissolve the National Assembly if constitutional conditions were…
Correct answer: Power of President to dissolve National Assembly- A. 2 years
- B. 3 years
- C. 4 years
- D. 5 years
Explanation: The State Bank of Pakistan Act, as amended in 2021, provides a five-year term for the Governor of the State Bank.
Correct answer: 5 years- A. 4pc
- B. 3pc
- C. 5pc
- D. None of the above
Explanation: The former FATA was allocated a 3 percent share from the federal divisible pool to support its post-merger development.
Correct answer: 3pc- A. 24
- B. 26
- C. 29
- D. None of these.
Explanation: The Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reform that prepared the 18th Amendment had 26 members.
Correct answer: 26- A. Prime Minister
- B. President
- C. Senator
- D. None of These
Explanation: The Eighth Amendment, especially Article 58(2)(b), strengthened the president by allowing the dissolution of the National Assembly.
Correct answer: President- A. 1973
- B. 1974
- C. 1979
- D. 1975
Explanation: Pakistan’s Second Constitutional Amendment in 1974 declared the Ahmadi community non-Muslim for constitutional purposes.
Correct answer: 1974- A. 23
- B. 26
- C. 29
- D. none of theses
Explanation: The Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms that prepared the 18th Amendment had 26 members, representing both houses and the…
Correct answer: 26- A. 14
- B. none
- C. 10
- D. none of these
Explanation: The 18th Amendment was approved in the Senate by 90 votes with no vote recorded against it.
Correct answer: none- A. 40
- B. none
- C. 21
- D. none of these
Explanation: The National Assembly passed the 18th Amendment with 292 votes in favour and none against.
Correct answer: none- A. First
- B. Second
- C. Third
- D. Fourth
Explanation: The Second Amendment, passed in 1974, constitutionally declared Ahmadis non-Muslims for the purposes of the Constitution.
Correct answer: Second- A. Demarcation of border of Pakistan
- B. Islam is declared as a state religion
- C. Both a and b
- D. None of these
Explanation: The First Amendment to Pakistan's 1973 Constitution dealt mainly with the definition and territorial boundaries of Pakistan, including…
Correct answer: Demarcation of border of Pakistan- A. Introduction of a new Justice System
- B. Justice System in accordance with the customs
- C. Provides for extension of Judiciary to the area
- D. Both b and c
Explanation: The Rewaj Act aimed to provide a justice system based on local customs while extending judicial arrangements to the former FATA areas.
Correct answer: Both b and c- A. Land Reform Act of 1959
- B. Land Reform Act of 1972
- C. Land Reform Act of 1977
- D. both b and c.
Explanation: Ayub Khan’s Land Reform Regulation of 1959 fixed the ceiling at 500 irrigated acres or 1,000 unirrigated acres.
Correct answer: Land Reform Act of 1959- A. 1996
- B. 1997
- C. 1998
- D. 1999
Explanation: The Thirteenth Amendment to Pakistan’s 1973 Constitution was passed in 1997 and removed the President’s power to dissolve the National…
Correct answer: 1997- A. August 1980
- B. September 1985
- C. September 1990
- D. November 1992
Explanation: The Qisas and Diyat legal framework was introduced through an ordinance in September 1990 during the process of Islamisation of Pakistan's…
Correct answer: September 1990- A. 1990
- B. 1967
- C. 1980
- D. 1998
Explanation: Pakistan introduced the compulsory Zakat and Ushr system in 1980 under General Zia-ul-Haq.
Correct answer: 1980- A. Local Government Ordinance 2001
- B. Amendments in the code of Criminal procedure
- C. 18th amendment in the Constitution
- D. Police Order 2002
Explanation: The Local Government Ordinance 2001 replaced the traditional district administration structure and abolished the office of District…
Correct answer: Local Government Ordinance 2001- A. 22nd
- B. 23rd
- C. 24th
- D. 25th ✓
Explanation: The 25th Constitutional Amendment, passed in 2018, merged FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and extended the province’s constitutional and…
Correct answer: 25th ✓Constitutional Amendments MCQs: common questions
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