Constitutional History of Pakistan
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41
According to Article 48(1), within how many days must the President act on advice after reconsideration?
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
After the President requires reconsideration (which he must do within 15 days), he shall then act in accordance with the advice within ten days [30].
42
Where the President dissolves the National Assembly, within how many days must a general election be held?
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Article 48(5) requires the President to appoint a date not later than ninety days from dissolution for holding a general election [31].
43
If the office of President becomes vacant, who acts as President first?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 49(1) states that if the office becomes vacant, the Chairman of the Senate shall act as President [32].
44
Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) of Pakistan consists of:
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 50 defines the Majlis-e-Shoora as consisting of the President and two Houses (National Assembly and Senate) [33].
45
What is the total number of seats in the National Assembly following the 25th Amendment?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 51(1) was amended to set the total membership at three hundred and thirty-six [33].
46
How many seats are reserved for non-Muslims in the National Assembly?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 51(4) specifies that there shall be ten seats reserved for non-Muslims in the National Assembly [34].
47
The seats in the National Assembly are allocated to each province on the basis of:
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 51(5) states seats shall be allocated to each province and the Federal Capital on the basis of population in accordance with the last preceding census [34].
48
What is the standard duration of the National Assembly unless sooner dissolved?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 52 states the National Assembly shall continue for a term of five years from the day of its first meeting [35].
49
How many sessions of the National Assembly must be held at least every year?
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Article 54(2) requires at least three sessions of the National Assembly every year [36].
50
What is the minimum number of working days for the National Assembly in each year?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
The proviso to Article 54(2) mandates that the Assembly shall meet for not less than one hundred and thirty working days in each year [37].
51
What is the quorum requirement for a sitting of the National Assembly?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 55(2) states that the Assembly shall be adjourned or suspended if less than one-fourth of the total membership is present [38].
52
If the President fails to dissolve the National Assembly within 48 hours of the Prime Minister's advice, what happens?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 58(1) states the Assembly shall stand dissolved at the expiration of forty-eight hours after the Prime Minister has so advised, if not sooner dissolved by the President [39].
53
What is the total membership of the Senate after the merger of FATA?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 59(1) was amended by the 25th Amendment to reduce Senate membership to ninety-six [40].
54
What is the term of a member of the Senate?
Correct Option
Option D
Explanation
Article 59(3) states the term of members of the Senate shall be six years [41].
55
On which day of the year does the term of a Senator always expire?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
The explanation added by the 27th Amendment to Article 59(3) states the term shall expire on the eleventh day of March of the year of completion [42].
56
What is the minimum age for a person to be qualified for election to the Senate?
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Article 62(1)(c) requires a person to be not less than thirty years of age to be elected to the Senate [43].
57
A person is disqualified from being a member of Parliament if they hold an 'office of profit' unless:
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 63(1)(d) lists this exception for holding an office of profit [44].
58
According to Article 63A, a member of a Parliamentary Party defects if they vote contrary to directions in relation to a:
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Article 63A(1)(b)(iii) specifies Money Bills and Constitution Amendment Bills as grounds for defection [45].
59
Under the 27th Amendment, where can a party aggrieved by the Election Commission's defection decision prefer an appeal?
Correct Option
Option C
Explanation
Article 63A(5) was amended to specify that appeals against defection decisions go to the Federal Constitutional Court [46].
60
How many consecutive days of absence from sittings, without leave, allows a House to declare a seat vacant?
Correct Option
Option B
Explanation
Article 64(2) allows a House to declare a seat vacant if a member is absent without leave for forty consecutive days [47].
