Free Constitution of 1956 MCQs with Answers
61 Constitution of 1956 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.
The Constitution of 1956 established Pakistan’s first constitution as an Islamic, federal and parliamentary republic, with a president, prime minister, unicameral legislature and provisions for fundamental rights. It covers the parity arrangement between East and West Pakistan, Islamic clauses, federal institutions and the circumstances of its abrogation after the 1958 martial law.
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- A. 1953
- B. 1954
- C. 1955
- D. 1956
Explanation: One Unit was created on 14 October 1955 by merging the provinces and princely states of West Pakistan into a single province.
Correct answer: 1955- A. 28 May 1955
- B. 15 May 1955
- C. 21 May 1955
- D. 11 May 1955
Explanation: Pakistan's Second Constituent Assembly was reconstituted on 28 May 1955 after the Federal Court invalidated the dissolution of the First…
Correct answer: 28 May 1955- A. Malik Feroz Khan Noon
- B. Hussain Shaheed Suharwardi
- C. Muhammad Ali Bogra
- D. Chaudhary Muhammad Ali
Explanation: Ayub Khan imposed martial law on 7 October 1958 when Malik Feroz Khan Noon was prime minister.
Correct answer: Malik Feroz Khan Noon- A. Quid-E-Azam
- B. Major Gen Sikandar Mirza
- C. Khaja Nazim udeen
- D. Ghulam Muhammad
Explanation: Major General Iskander Mirza was Pakistan’s last Governor-General and became the country’s first President in 1956.
Correct answer: Major Gen Sikandar Mirza- A. Act of Partition of 1947
- B. Act of 1919
- C. Act of 1935
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Indian Independence Act 1947 replaced the colonial designation of viceroy with governor-general after independence.
Correct answer: Act of Partition of 1947- A. 20
- B. 22
- C. 24
- D. 26
Explanation: The Basic Principles Committee, established to propose the constitutional framework of Pakistan, consisted of 24 members.
Correct answer: 2447. How many Ulema from diffrent shades of union participated a convention that gave 22 Points in 1951?
- A. 11
- B. 21
- C. 31
- D. 41
Explanation: Thirty-one ulema representing different schools of Islamic thought participated in the 1951 convention and presented the famous 22…
Correct answer: 31- A. Minto-Morley Reforms
- B. Montegu-Chelmsford Reforms
- C. India Act of 1935
- D. None of These
Explanation: The Government of India Act 1935 abolished dyarchy in the provinces and introduced provincial autonomy.
Correct answer: India Act of 1935- A. Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
- B. Liaquat Ali Khan
- C. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
- D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali served as prime minister when Pakistan's first indigenous constitution was framed and promulgated in 1956.
Correct answer: Chaudhry Muhammad Ali- A. 15 August 1947
- B. 23rd March 1956
- C. 05 July 1955
- D. 16 October 1951
Explanation: The Constitution of 1956 replaced the office of Governor-General with that of President when it came into force on 23 March 1956.
Correct answer: 23rd March 1956- A. 14 Dec 1956
- B. 14 Nov 1955
- C. 14 Oct 1955
- D. 14 jan 1957
Explanation: Balochistan became part of the integrated province of West Pakistan when the One Unit scheme came into force on 14 October 1955.
Correct answer: 14 Oct 1955- A. Chief Minister Sindh
- B. Chief Minister NWFP
- C. Chief Minister Punjab
- D. Chief Minister Baluchistan
Explanation: The Chief Minister of Sindh was dismissed after opposing the One Unit scheme, which merged the western provinces into a single province.
Correct answer: Chief Minister Sindh- A. October 24, 1955
- B. October 24, 1954
- C. November 24, 1954
- D. October 22, 1954
Explanation: Governor-General Malik Ghulam Muhammad dissolved Pakistan's First Constituent Assembly on 24 October 1954.
Correct answer: October 24, 1954- A. 320
- B. 321
- C. 322
- D. 323
Explanation: The Government of India Act 1935 was a very detailed constitutional statute containing 321 sections.
Correct answer: 321- A. 323
- B. 324
- C. 325
- D. 326
Explanation: The deliberations connected with the preparation of the Government of India Act 1935 were printed in 326 pages.
Correct answer: 326- A. 8
- B. 9
- C. 11
- D. 10
Explanation: The Government of India Act 1935 contained 10 schedules in addition to its 321 sections.
Correct answer: 10- A. 12th August 1947
- B. 11th August 1947
- C. 10th August 1947
- D. 13th August 1947
Explanation: The first session of Pakistan’s first Constituent Assembly began on 10 August 1947 in Karachi.
Correct answer: 10th August 1947- A. 23 Jan 1990
- B. 23 March 1948
- C. 23 August 1956
- D. 23 March 1956
Explanation: Iskander Mirza became Pakistan's first President when the Constitution of 1956 came into force on 23 March 1956.
Correct answer: 23 March 1956- A. Quaid-e-Azam
- B. Ayub Khan
- C. Zulfikar ali bhutto
- D. Iskander Mirza
Explanation: Iskander Mirza was the first President of Pakistan after the 1956 Constitution replaced the office of Governor-General with that of…
Correct answer: Iskander Mirza- A. Ameer Muhammad khan
- B. Mushtaq Ahmad Gormani
- C. Akhtar Hussain
- D. Muhammad sharif khan
Explanation: Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani became the first Governor of West Pakistan when the One Unit scheme was introduced in 1955.
Correct answer: Mushtaq Ahmad Gormani