All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

581. Who took the oath of The Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah as the first Governor-General of Pakistan?

• A. Mian Abdur Rashid
• B. Liaquat Ali Khan
• C. Muhammad Munir
• D. Muhammad Shahabuddin

Explanation: As the first Chief Justice of Pakistan, Sir Mian Abdur Rashid administered the oath to Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Governor-General on 15 August 1947. Liaquat Ali Khan was the first Prime Minister, not the oath administrator.

582. With which does the power to extend or restrict the jurisdiction of the High Court?

• A. The Governor
• B. The President
• C. The Parliament
• D. The Concerned State Legislature

Explanation: In Pakistan, the power to extend or restrict a High Court's jurisdiction belongs to Parliament through legislation. The option mentioning a state legislature reflects a different constitutional system and is not applicable to Pakistan.

583. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto served as the_________Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977?

• A. 7th
• B. 8th
• C. 9th
• D. 10th

Explanation: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was Pakistan’s ninth Prime Minister, serving from 1973 until 1977. His premiership began under the Constitution of 1973.

584. Who was the first democratic President to complete his 5 years tenure?

• A. Nawaz Sharif
• B. Asif Ali Zardari
• C. Pervaiz Musharraf
• D. Liaquat Ali Khan

Explanation: Asif Ali Zardari served as Pakistan’s first elected civilian president to complete the full five-year presidential term, from 2008 to 2013. Musharraf was a military ruler, while Nawaz Sharif and Liaquat Ali Khan were prime ministers.

585. Women seats in Senate?

• A. 4
• B. 13
• C. 17
• D. 21Colleges & Universities

Explanation: The Senate has 17 seats reserved for women: four from each province and one from the Islamabad Capital Territory. These are in addition to the general and other reserved categories.

586. When the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973, was promulgated. who was the opposition leader in national assembly on that time?

• A. Khan Abdul Wali Khan
• B. Nurul Amin
• C. Mufty mehmmod
• D. Fakhar Imam

Explanation: Khan Abdul Wali Khan led the opposition in the National Assembly when the 1973 Constitution was promulgated. Mufti Mahmood was also a prominent opposition politician but was not the parliamentary opposition leader at that time.

587. The aim of the Silk Handkerchief Movement was to achieve freedom of which country?

• A. Afghanistan
• B. Subcontinent
• C. Turkey
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Silk Handkerchief Movement, or Reshmi Rumal Tehrik, was a Deobandi-led plan to end British rule in India. Thus, “Subcontinent” is the intended answer, not Turkey, although it was connected with wider Muslim political concerns.

588. The third Khilafat conference was held in 1921 in:

• A. Dhaka
• B. Karachi
• C. Istanbul
• D. None of these

Explanation: The third Khilafat Conference was held at Karachi in 1921. Karachi was a major centre of Khilafat activism and also hosted the movement’s important early gatherings.

589. Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942?

• A. Civil Disobedience Movement
• B. Quit India Movement
• C. Non-Cooperation Movement
• D. None of these

Explanation: Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement in August 1942 with the demand that Britain leave India. The Civil Disobedience and Non-Cooperation movements belonged to earlier phases of the anti-colonial struggle.

590. Khilafat movement was launched in the subcontinent in ___________?

• A. 1920
• B. 1919
• C. 1917
• D. 1918

Explanation: The Khilafat Movement formally emerged in 1919 after the formation of the All-India Khilafat Committee. It sought to defend the position of the Ottoman Caliph after the First World War.