Free Constitutional History MCQs with Answers

1. The Objectives Resolution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in which year?

• A. 1947
• B. 1949
• C. 1954
• D. 1956

Explanation: The Objectives Resolution was passed on 12 March 1949 under Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. It laid down the guiding principles of the future constitution and was later made a substantive part of the Constitution as Article 2-A through the Eighth Amendment in 1985.

2. On which date was the Constitution of 1973 enforced?

• A. 23 March 1973
• B. 14 August 1973
• C. 12 April 1973
• D. 1 July 1973

Explanation: The Constitution of 1973 was passed by the National Assembly on 12 April 1973 and came into force on 14 August 1973. It is Pakistan’s first constitution framed by an elected assembly with consensus among all parliamentary parties, and it established a federal parliamentary system.

3. The Eighteenth Amendment includes a total of ____ amendments, which have amended, substituted, added or deleted various provisions of the Constitution.

• A. 18
• B. 41
• C. 80
• D. 102

Explanation: The Eighteenth Amendment Act made 102 separate constitutional changes, including insertions, substitutions, deletions and alterations. The number 18 identifies the amendment itself, not the number of changes it contained.

4. 22nd Amendment in 1973 Constitution of Pakistan is related to____________?

• 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. Army trial courts were associated with the 21st Amendment, while the NRO was not the subject of the 22nd Amendment.

5. Article 58(2b) of constitution 1973 is about:

• 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 considered to exist. It did not authorise dissolution of the Senate or provincial assemblies.

6. As per SBP Act 2021, the governor State Bank shall be appointed for a term of___________?

• 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. The term may be renewed according to the applicable legal provisions.

7. The ex-FATA will be given share from the divisible pool?

• 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. This arrangement followed the constitutional merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

8. Total numbers of members in Parliamentary Committe for 18th amendment were________?

• 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. It was chaired by Senator Raza Rabbani and reviewed proposed constitutional changes through consensus.

9. 8th amendment in the constitution has titled the balance of power in favour of ________?

• 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. It consequently shifted the constitutional balance away from the prime minister.

10. When the Qadianis/Ahmedis/Mirzais were declared non-Muslims?

• 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. The 1979 date is associated with later legal measures, not the constitutional declaration itself.