Pakistan Studies MCQ #37356

Article 239(4) is the clause students chiefly cite when tutors ask which threshold requires provincial assemblies to endorse certain amendments touching federal‑provincial power sharing. Which statement best matches that guarded procedure?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #37356

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Article 239(4) is the clause students chiefly cite when tutors ask which threshold requires provincial assemblies to endorse certain amendments touching federal‑provincial power sharing. Which statement best matches that guarded procedure?

    • A) It requires resolutions of provincial assemblies when an amendment alters enumerated federal‑structuring matters the Constitution earmarks
    • B) It lets the President certify any amendment solely on advice of Cabinet without legislatures beyond Islamabad
    • C) It says two ordinary simple majorities of the Lower House suffice for rewriting fundamental rights outright
    • D) It authorises governors alone to certify boundary shifts without Provincial Assembly votes

    Answer: It requires resolutions of provincial assemblies when an amendment alters enumerated federal‑structuring matters the Constitution earmarks

    Explanation: Article 239(4) of the 1973 Constitution requires that when a constitutional amendment affects the federal structure or provincial subjects specifically enumerated, it must be ratified by resolutions of the required number of provincial assemblies. This clause protects provincial interests from being overridden by a simple parliamentary majority alone.