PPSC Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Current Affairs Pakistan Politics — Set 3

Pakistan Politics MCQs set 3 for PPSC Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Current Affairs — 20 solved questions.

PPSC Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Current Affairs Pakistan Politics — Set 3

  1. Question 1

    Q1. In the 2024 general elections, PTI-backed independent candidates won the most seats in which legislative body?

    • A) Senate of Pakistan
    • B) National Assembly of Pakistan
    • C) Punjab Provincial Assembly
    • D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly

    Answer: National Assembly of Pakistan

    Explanation: In the February 2024 general elections, PTI-backed independent candidates won the most seats in the National Assembly (93 seats), outperforming PMLN (79) and PPP (54) despite PTI's party status being stripped.

  2. Question 2

    Q2. The 26th Constitutional Amendment of 2024 primarily affected which institution in Pakistan?

    • A) The Election Commission of Pakistan
    • B) The Pakistani Military
    • C) The Judiciary and Supreme Court
    • D) The National Accountability Bureau

    Answer: The Judiciary and Supreme Court

    Explanation: The 26th Constitutional Amendment (2024) restructured the judiciary, establishing a Constitutional Bench within the Supreme Court with a different appointment mechanism, significantly altering the court's composition and jurisdiction.

  3. Question 3

    Q3. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was founded by which leader?

    • A) Liaquat Ali Khan
    • B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
    • C) Benazir Bhutto
    • D) Asif Ali Zardari

    Answer: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    Explanation: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was founded by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on November 30, 1967, in Lahore, based on principles of Islam, democracy, and socialism.

  4. Question 4

    Q4. The vote of no confidence against Imran Khan in April 2022 was the first successful vote of no confidence against a Prime Minister in Pakistan's history?

    • A) False, it happened before in 1989
    • B) False, Nawaz Sharif also faced one
    • C) True, it was the first successful one
    • D) False, Benazir Bhutto faced a successful one

    Answer: True, it was the first successful one

    Explanation: The April 10, 2022 vote of no confidence that removed Imran Khan was the first successful vote of no confidence against a sitting Prime Minister in Pakistan's 75-year constitutional history.

  5. Question 5

    Q5. Which coalition government came to power in Pakistan following the vote of no confidence against Imran Khan in 2022?

    • A) Grand Democratic Alliance
    • B) Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition
    • C) Pakistan Alliance for Change
    • D) National Unity Government

    Answer: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition

    Explanation: Following Imran Khan's removal, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition - comprising PML-N, PPP, MQM-P, and other parties - formed the government with Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister.

  6. Question 6

    Q6. How many general elections has Pakistan held between 1970 and 2024 (inclusive)?

    • A) 10
    • B) 11
    • C) 12
    • D) 13

    Answer: 12

    Explanation: Pakistan has held 12 general elections from 1970 to 2024: in 1970, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2008, 2013, 2018, and 2024.

  7. Question 7

    Q7. The ECP controversially reserved seats judgment in 2024 ruled in favour of which party that had been denied reserved seats?

    • A) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
    • B) Pakistan Muslim League-N (PMLN)
    • C) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
    • D) Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)

    Answer: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

    Explanation: The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in its July 2024 ruling, determined that PTI was entitled to reserved seats in the National Assembly and provincial assemblies, significantly altering the post-election political landscape.

  8. Question 8

    Q8. Imran Khan was first elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan in which year?

    • A) 2013
    • B) 2016
    • C) 2018
    • D) 2020

    Answer: 2018

    Explanation: Imran Khan led PTI to victory in the July 25, 2018 general elections and was sworn in as Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister on August 18, 2018.

  9. Question 9

    Q9. Under Pakistan's constitution, the caretaker Prime Minister and cabinet are barred from taking which type of decisions?

    • A) Routine administrative decisions
    • B) Major policy decisions
    • C) Decisions on law and order
    • D) Decisions on judicial appointments

    Answer: Major policy decisions

    Explanation: Under Pakistan's Constitution, a caretaker cabinet is prohibited from making major policy decisions, significant appointments, and actions that could influence the upcoming election outcome.

  10. Question 10

    Q10. The political controversy around PTI's bat electoral symbol in 2024 elections was decided by which body?

    • A) The Supreme Court of Pakistan
    • B) The National Assembly
    • C) The Election Commission of Pakistan
    • D) The President of Pakistan

    Answer: The Election Commission of Pakistan

    Explanation: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided to deny PTI its electoral symbol (the bat) in January 2024, ruling that party elections did not follow proper procedures, forcing candidates to run as independents.

  11. Question 11

    Q11. The PTI government's dissolution of the National Assembly in April 2022, just before the vote of no confidence, was declared unconstitutional by which body?

    • A) The President of Pakistan
    • B) The National Security Council
    • C) The Supreme Court of Pakistan
    • D) The Senate of Pakistan

    Answer: The Supreme Court of Pakistan

    Explanation: The Supreme Court of Pakistan, in a landmark unanimous ruling on April 7, 2022, declared the Deputy Speaker's ruling blocking the no-confidence vote and the President's subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly unconstitutional.

  12. Question 12

    Q12. Following the February 2024 elections in Pakistan, who was elected as Prime Minister?

    • A) Imran Khan
    • B) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
    • C) Shehbaz Sharif
    • D) Asif Ali Zardari

    Answer: Shehbaz Sharif

    Explanation: Following the February 8, 2024 elections, Shehbaz Sharif was elected Prime Minister for a second time on March 3, 2024, heading a coalition government of PML-N, PPP, and allied parties.

  13. Question 13

    Q13. In the 2024 general elections, which party won sufficient seats to form the government at the federal level in coalition?

    • A) PTI alone
    • B) PPP alone
    • C) PMLN in coalition with PPP and others
    • D) MQM in coalition with JUI-F

    Answer: PMLN in coalition with PPP and others

    Explanation: After the February 2024 general elections, PMLN formed a coalition government with PPP, MQM-P, and other parties; Shehbaz Sharif was elected PM for a second term on March 3, 2024.

  14. Question 14

    Q14. Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) operates under which law to investigate corruption?

    • A) Anti-Terrorism Act 1997
    • B) National Accountability Ordinance 1999
    • C) Prevention of Corruption Act 1947
    • D) Public Offices Holders Accountability Act 2000

    Answer: National Accountability Ordinance 1999

    Explanation: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) operates under the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) of 1999, enacted by General Pervez Musharraf to investigate and prosecute corruption, embezzlement, and misuse of authority.

  15. Question 15

    Q15. The PTI's cricket bat electoral symbol was taken away before the 2024 elections because the ECP found PTI's intra-party elections were what?

    • A) Held too early
    • B) Not conducted in accordance with the law
    • C) Influenced by foreign funding
    • D) Boycotted by party members

    Answer: Not conducted in accordance with the law

    Explanation: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stripped PTI of its cricket bat electoral symbol in December 2023 after ruling that the party's intra-party elections held in May 2023 were not conducted in accordance with Pakistani electoral law.

  16. Question 16

    Q16. Which body regulates the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)?

    • A) State Bank of Pakistan
    • B) Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
    • C) Ministry of Finance
    • D) National Accountability Bureau

    Answer: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)

    Explanation: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is the statutory regulator of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), corporate sector, insurance, and non-banking financial institutions.

  17. Question 17

    Q17. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) was established in which year?

    • A) 1997
    • B) 1999
    • C) 2001
    • D) 2003

    Answer: 1999

    Explanation: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) was established under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997, becoming operational in January 1999 to regulate Pakistan's capital markets.

  18. Question 18

    Q18. Who became Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time in February 2024?

    • A) Imran Khan
    • B) Nawaz Sharif
    • C) Shehbaz Sharif
    • D) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

    Answer: Shehbaz Sharif

    Explanation: Shehbaz Sharif was elected Prime Minister for the second time in February 2024 after his PML-N-led coalition secured enough seats to form a government following the general elections.

  19. Question 19

    Q19. Under which caretaker Prime Minister were the February 8, 2024 general elections held in Pakistan?

    • A) Shehbaz Sharif
    • B) Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar
    • C) Ishaq Dar
    • D) Zahir-ud-Din Babar Awan

    Answer: Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar

    Explanation: Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was sworn in as caretaker Prime Minister on 14 August 2023 after the dissolution of the National Assembly, and he oversaw the transition to the February 8, 2024 general elections.

  20. Question 20

    Q20. What is the full name of Pakistan's political party PTI?

    • A) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Inquilab
    • B) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
    • C) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Islah
    • D) Pakistan Tahaffuz-e-Insaf

    Answer: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

    Explanation: PTI stands for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), the political party founded by Imran Khan in 1996 that went on to win the 2018 general elections.

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