Practice Governance MCQs for PPSC Research Officer (BS-17) Pakistan Affairs — topic-wise sets with solved answers.
Q1. How is the President of Pakistan elected?
Answer: By the National Assembly, Senate, and Provincial Assemblies
Explanation: Under Article 41 of the 1973 Constitution, the President of Pakistan is elected by an Electoral College comprising members of the National Assembly, Senate, and all four Provincial Assemblies.
Q2. How many interim constitutions have been enforced in Pakistan's history?
Answer: 3
Explanation: Pakistan has had three interim constitutions: the Government of India Act 1935 (adapted in 1947), the Interim Constitution of 1972, and the Constitution of 1962 served interim roles; technically two formal interim constitutions (1947 adaptation and 1972) are recognized.
Q3. Which fund was established to counter the propaganda of the Indian National Congress post-1937 elections?
Answer: The Press and Propaganda Fund
Explanation: The correct answer is The Press and Propaganda Fund. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q4. The foundation stone of Quaid's Mausoleum was laid by?
Answer: Ayub Khan
Explanation: The foundation stone of Quaid-e-Azam's Mausoleum (Mazar-e-Quaid) in Karachi was laid by President Ayub Khan.
Q5. In which year was Majlis-e-Shoora announced by Zia-ul-Haq?
Answer: in 1981
Explanation: General Zia-ul-Haq announced the establishment of a non-elected Majlis-e-Shoora (Federal Advisory Council) in December 1981, which held its first session in January 1982.
Q6. Constitutional accord was signed on:
Answer: in October 1972
Explanation: The Constitutional Accord between President Bhutto and opposition leaders was signed in October 1972, paving the way for the framing of the 1973 Constitution.
Q7. In the 1973 constitution, what number of seats in the Senate was initially set?
Answer: 45 seats
Explanation: The original 1973 Constitution established the Senate with 45 seats - 14 from each of the four provinces and 4 from the Federal Capital (later increased through amendments).
Q8. In which year did Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah contest the presidential election?
Answer: In 1965
Explanation: Fatima Jinnah contested the presidential election in 1965 against Field Marshal Ayub Khan under the Basic Democracies system, representing the Combined Opposition Parties (COP).
Q9. The Political Parties Act was passed by Ayub Government in:
Answer: 1962
Explanation: The Political Parties Act was passed in 1962 during Ayub Khan's government, regulating the formation and activities of political parties under his controlled democracy framework.
Q10. The members of the Constituent Assembly were increased from the original number of 69 to:
Answer: 79
Explanation: The membership of Pakistan's First Constituent Assembly was increased from the original 69 to 79 to accommodate representatives from the princely states that acceded to Pakistan.
Q11. Which bank provided the first loan in millions to the government of Pakistan at the time of independence?
Answer: HBL
Explanation: Habib Bank Limited (HBL), which had already migrated its headquarters from Bombay to Karachi before independence, provided the first major loan to the nascent Pakistani government.
Q12. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto became _______ of Pakistan after Yahya Khan.
Answer: Martial Law Administrator
Explanation: The correct answer is Martial Law Administrator. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q13. Under the 1973 Constituent of the statesman, who was sworn In as President of Pakistan?
Answer: Fazal Elahi
Explanation: The correct answer is Fazal Elahi. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q14. Working with Zia was written by:
Answer: Khalid Mehmood Arif
Explanation: The correct answer is Khalid Mehmood Arif. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q15. The British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award in 1932 at the end of the:
Answer: Second Round Table Conference
Explanation: The Communal Award was announced by British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in August 1932 at the conclusion of the Second Round Table Conference, granting separate electorates to various religious and social communities.
Q16. How many articles were there in the 1956 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan?
Answer: 234
Explanation: The 1956 Constitution of Pakistan contained 234 articles organised into 13 parts, establishing Pakistan as an Islamic Republic for the first time.
Q17. What kind of system of government was introduced in the 1973 Constitution?
Answer: Parliamentary
Explanation: The 1973 Constitution introduced a parliamentary system of government in Pakistan, with a Prime Minister as head of government and a President as a largely ceremonial head of state.
Q18. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at __________ on December 27, 2007.
Answer: Liaquat National Bagh, Rawalpindi
Explanation: The correct answer is Liaquat National Bagh, Rawalpindi. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q19. When Ayub Khan took overpower in 1958, the Prime Minister of Pakistan was ____________.
Answer: Malik Feroz Khan Noon
Explanation: When General Ayub Khan imposed martial law on 7 October 1958, Malik Feroz Khan Noon was serving as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, having taken office in December 1957.
Q20. Which university did Bhutto attend for his undergraduate studies?
Answer: University of California, Berkeley
Explanation: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, before proceeding to Oxford and then Lincoln's Inn for legal studies.
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