Pakistan Studies MCQ #36745

A president under the post-1985 scheme dismisses the cabinet and dissolves the National Assembly citing a lost confidence situation. You are asked which era typically added that executive tool to the text. Which amendment fits that classroom story best?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #36745

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A president under the post-1985 scheme dismisses the cabinet and dissolves the National Assembly citing a lost confidence situation. You are asked which era typically added that executive tool to the text. Which amendment fits that classroom story best?

    • A) The Eighth Amendment Act 1985
    • B) The Sixteenth Amendment Act 1999
    • C) The Twentieth Amendment Act 2012
    • D) The Twenty-Third Amendment Act 2017

    Answer: The Eighth Amendment Act 1985

    Explanation: The Eighth Amendment of 1985, passed under President Zia ul-Haq, inserted Article 58(2)(b) into the Constitution, granting the president discretionary power to dissolve the National Assembly if in his opinion the government could not be carried on in accordance with the Constitution.