Constitution of Pakistan 1973: Parliament, Federation and Judiciary MCQs 2026

The Parliament of Pakistan consists of

1. Aonly National Assembly✓
2. Bonly Senate✓
3. Cthe President, National Assembly and Senate✓
4. Donly Provincial Assemblies✓

The National Assembly of Pakistan has

1. A100 seats only✓
2. B342 seats as per constitutional framework including reserved seats✓
3. Conly Senate members✓
4. Dunlimited members✓

The Senate of Pakistan is

1. Adissolved with every NA dissolution✓
2. Belected only by direct public vote nationwide✓
3. Cchaired by the Prime Minister as ex officio speaker✓
4. Da permanent house representing the federating units✓

Article 51 deals with

1. ASenate elections only✓
2. BSupreme Court jurisdiction✓
3. CPPC definitions✓
4. Dcomposition and allocation of seats in the National Assembly✓

Article 59 provides for

1. ANational Assembly quorum✓
2. Bcomposition of the Senate✓
3. CHigh Court retirement age only✓
4. DFIR procedure✓

Money Bills under the Constitution originate in

1. Athe Senate only✓
2. Bthe National Assembly✓
3. Ca High Court✓
4. Dthe Supreme Judicial Council✓

A bill becomes law when passed by Parliament and

1. Asigned only by Chief Justice✓
2. Bapproved only by army✓
3. Cpublished only in newspapers without assent✓
4. Dassented to by the President or deemed assented under Constitution✓

The Federal Legislative List in the Fourth Schedule covers subjects on which

1. Aonly provinces may legislate✓
2. Bthe Federal Parliament alone may legislate✓
3. Conly local governments legislate exclusively✓
4. Dno legislation is permitted✓

After the 18th Amendment, most subjects are on

1. Aonly Concurrent List as primary✓
2. Bonly Federal List for all criminal law✓
3. Cthe Provincial Legislative List with residual powers to provinces✓
4. Dno provincial legislative power✓

Provincial Assemblies legislate on subjects in

1. Athe Provincial Legislative List and residual matters✓
2. Bthe Federal Legislative List exclusively✓
3. Cinternational treaties only✓
4. DSupreme Court rules only✓

If federal and provincial laws conflict on a Federal List matter

1. Aprovincial law always prevails✓
2. Bboth are void✓
3. Cthe older law always prevails regardless of list✓
4. Dfederal law prevails✓

The federation of Pakistan comprises

1. Aonly Punjab✓
2. Bonly Islamabad✓
3. Cthe Centre and the provinces (and territories as provided)✓
4. Donly Gilgit without provinces✓

Article 175 establishes

1. Athe judiciary as separate from the executive✓
2. Bmilitary courts as supreme judicial authority✓
3. Clegislative supremacy over all courts✓
4. Dabolition of High Courts✓

Article 175(3) provides that the judiciary shall be

1. Aindependent and shall be separated from the executive✓
2. Bsubordinate to the executive branch✓
3. Cappointed by police✓
4. Dwithout any Supreme Court✓

The Supreme Court of Pakistan under Article 175

1. Ais subordinate to High Courts✓
2. Bis the highest court with constitutionally defined jurisdiction✓
3. Chas no appellate power✓
4. Dis part of the Ministry of Law✓

Article 176 provides for

1. ASenate membership✓
2. BNA electoral rules✓
3. Ccomposition of the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice and judges✓
4. DFIR format✓

Article 177 governs

1. Abail in Sessions Court✓
2. Bland revenue assessment✓
3. Ccompany dividends✓
4. Dappointment of Supreme Court judges✓

Article 180 relates to

1. ASenate Chairman election✓
2. Bacting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court✓
3. CNA dissolution only✓
4. DPPC section 302✓

Article 184(1) gives the Supreme Court

1. Aoriginal jurisdiction only in all cases✓
2. Bappellate jurisdiction subject to Constitution✓
3. Cno jurisdiction over High Courts✓
4. Dlegislative power✓

Article 184(2) allows Parliament to

1. Aconfer additional jurisdiction on the Supreme Court✓
2. Babolish High Courts✓
3. Cremove Fundamental Rights✓
4. Dappoint police officers✓

Article 184(3) grants Supreme Court original jurisdiction when

1. Aa question of public importance relating to enforcement of Fundamental Rights arises✓
2. Bany civil rent case✓
3. Cany customs valuation✓
4. Dany traffic fine✓

Article 185 concerns

1. Aprovincial criminal procedure only✓
2. BSenate rules✓
3. Celection symbols only✓
4. Dappellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court from High Courts and other tribunals✓

Article 186 provides

1. Aadvisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court when President refers a question✓
2. Bbinding legislative review of all statutes automatically✓
3. Ccriminal trial of ministers✓
4. DFIR quashing in all cases✓

Article 186A was inserted to provide

1. Areview jurisdiction of Supreme Court in certain cases✓
2. BSenate election disputes only✓
3. Cprovincial budget approval✓
4. Dpolice promotion✓

Article 187 empowers Supreme Court to

1. Alegislate new penal offences✓
2. Bappoint NA members✓
3. Cissue directions, orders or decrees as necessary for doing complete justice✓
4. Dcollect taxes✓

Article 188 allows Supreme Court rules to regulate

1. Aprovincial land revenue✓
2. Bcustoms tariffs✓
3. Cpractice and procedure of the Court✓
4. Dpolice training✓

Article 189 states that a decision of the Supreme Court

1. Ais binding on all other courts of Pakistan✓
2. Bonly on the parties and not other courts✓
3. Conly on High Courts in civil cases✓
4. Donly for one year✓

Article 190 requires all executive and judicial authorities

1. Ato ignore SC orders in tax cases✓
2. Bto overrule SC in martial law✓
3. Cto block SC access✓
4. Dto aid the Supreme Court in performance of its functions✓

Article 191 relates to

1. Aseat of the Supreme Court✓
2. BSenate secretariat✓
3. Cprovincial assemblies✓
4. Ddistrict courts✓

Article 192 provides for

1. ANational Assembly seats✓
2. Bcomposition of a High Court✓
3. CElection Commission✓
4. DFBR officers✓

Article 193 governs

1. AFIR registration✓
2. Bappointment of High Court judges✓
3. CSenate elections✓
4. Dcustoms bonds✓

Article 194 concerns

1. ANA members' oath✓
2. Bpolice oath✓
3. Coath of High Court judges✓
4. Darmy oath✓

Article 199 confers on High Courts

1. Aonly appellate jurisdiction in taxes✓
2. Bonly original criminal trial of murder✓
3. Conly advisory jurisdiction✓
4. Dwrit jurisdiction for enforcement of Fundamental Rights and other purposes✓

Writs under Article 199 include

1. Ahabeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari and quo warranto✓
2. Bonly civil appeals✓
3. Conly criminal sentence execution✓
4. Donly arbitration awards✓

Article 199 enables High Courts to act when

1. Ano other adequate remedy is provided by law in FR cases✓
2. Balways when any person is unhappy✓
3. Conly after Supreme Court refusal✓
4. Dnever for government employees✓

Article 200 allows High Courts to make rules regulating

1. Apractice and procedure including writ jurisdiction✓
2. Bfederal budget✓
3. CNA elections✓
4. DPPC amendments✓

Article 201 provides that High Court decisions bind

1. Athe Supreme Court✓
2. Bforeign courts✓
3. CParliament✓
4. Dall courts subordinate to it✓

Article 203 relates to

1. ASenate quorum✓
2. Bseat of High Courts✓
3. CZakat collection✓
4. DFIR✓

The Supreme Judicial Council under Article 209 inquires into

1. ANA members' election✓
2. Bcapacity or conduct of superior court judges✓
3. Cpolice constables✓
4. Dcivil servants in all grades✓

Members of the Supreme Judicial Council include

1. Athe Prime Minister as chair✓
2. Ball NA members✓
3. Cthe Chief Justice of Pakistan and two next senior SC judges and two senior most HC CJ's✓
4. Dpolice IG✓

A judge of the superior judiciary may be removed upon

1. AFIR by police alone✓
2. Bdistrict judge order✓
3. Crecommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council to the President✓
4. Dprivate complaint✓

Subordinate judiciary is under

1. Adirect control of the Prime Minister✓
2. Bthe Senate✓
3. Cthe Election Commission✓
4. Dadministrative supervision of the High Court✓

District judiciary includes

1. Aonly Supreme Court justices✓
2. BDistrict and Sessions Judges, Additional Sessions Judges and Civil Judges✓
3. Conly Senate members✓
4. Donly FBR collectors✓

The President of Pakistan is elected by

1. Adirect popular vote nationwide only✓
2. BSupreme Court judges only✓
3. Cdistrict police✓
4. Dthe electoral college comprising Parliament and provincial assemblies✓

The Prime Minister is elected by

1. Athe Senate alone✓
2. Bthe Supreme Court✓
3. Cdirect referendum✓
4. Dthe National Assembly from among its members✓

Cabinet authority is collectively responsible to

1. Athe Senate only✓
2. Bthe Supreme Court✓
3. Cthe National Assembly✓
4. Dprovincial police✓

A Provincial Governor is appointed by

1. Athe Chief Minister alone✓
2. Bthe High Court✓
3. Cthe President✓
4. Dthe district magistrate✓

Provincial executive authority is exercised by

1. Athe Senate Chairman✓
2. Bthe CJ Pakistan exclusively✓
3. Cthe NA Speaker✓
4. Dthe Governor in accordance with Constitution✓

Legislative procedure in Articles 70-79 includes

1. Aonly military courts✓
2. Bpassage of bills, mediation committees and presidential assent✓
3. Conly Zakat rules✓
4. Donly police manuals✓

Article 70 provides for

1. Aappointment of SC judges✓
2. Bintroduction and passage of bills in Parliament✓
3. Cwrit jurisdiction✓
4. DFIR quashing✓

Federalism after 18th Amendment strengthened

1. Aabolition of all provinces✓
2. Bunitary system without provinces✓
3. Cexclusive federal power over all criminal law always✓
4. Dprovincial autonomy and legislative powers✓

Concurrent List elimination moved many subjects to

1. Aprovinces exclusively✓
2. Bonly the Federal Shariat Court✓
3. Conly the Senate✓
4. Donly the Supreme Court✓

Article 184(3) is often used for

1. Apublic interest litigation on Fundamental Rights✓
2. Broutine rent disputes✓
3. Cevery civil appeal✓
4. Dtax refund cases only✓

Article 199 habeas corpus is invoked to

1. Acollect tax arrears✓
2. Bregister a company✓
3. Csecure release of a person illegally detained✓
4. Dissue a passport✓

Judicial review of executive action in Pakistan is exercised through

1. Aconstitutional jurisdiction including writs and SC original jurisdiction✓
2. Bonly martial law regulations✓
3. Conly police FIR✓
4. Donly arbitration✓

The Chief Justice of Pakistan is appointed by

1. Adirect election✓
2. Bthe President under constitutional procedure✓
3. Cprovincial assembly vote alone✓
4. Dpolice committee✓

Islamabad High Court exercises jurisdiction over

1. Aall of Punjab✓
2. Ball provinces simultaneously as one HC✓
3. CIslamabad Capital Territory✓
4. Donly AJ&K✓

A Sessions Court judge is appointed by

1. Athe Supreme Court directly always✓
2. Bthe Senate✓
3. Cthe High Court on recommendation of provincial government✓
4. Dthe UN✓

Article 52 provides that the National Assembly has a term of

1. Aten years fixed without dissolution✓
2. Btwo years only✓
3. Cfive years from the day of its first meeting unless sooner dissolved✓
4. Dlife tenure of members✓

Separation of powers in Pakistan divides authority among

1. Aonly military and civil service✓
2. Bonly NA and Senate without executive✓
3. Conly provinces without centre✓
4. Dlegislature, executive and judiciary✓