Pakistan Studies MCQ #36658

A constitutional literacy drill contrasts the 1973 Constitution's settled articles with pre-1973 transition contexts. Which statement about Jinnah's era is the most accurate application?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #36658

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A constitutional literacy drill contrasts the 1973 Constitution's settled articles with pre-1973 transition contexts. Which statement about Jinnah's era is the most accurate application?

    • A) The 1973 Constitution's Article 62 faith qualifications were enforced during Jinnah's governorship
    • B) Jinnah presided as Governor-General while Pakistan began adapting inherited colonial law toward a home-made constitution
    • C) The Eighteenth Amendment was passed while Jinnah chaired the Senate
    • D) Bhutto's 1973 judiciary articles were drafted by Jinnah personally in 1948

    Answer: Jinnah presided as Governor-General while Pakistan began adapting inherited colonial law toward a home-made constitution

    Explanation: After independence in August 1947, Jinnah served as Governor-General presiding over a state that operated under the adapted Government of India Act 1935 while the Constituent Assembly laboured toward a home-grown constitution. The 1973 Constitution, the Eighteenth Amendment, and other later instruments all came after his death in September 1948.