political science MCQs – Page 149

Practise multiple-choice questions from political science for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

political science Mcqs
2961. What minimum attendance does Article 55 use for the National Assembly quorum check?
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A. One-fifth of the total membership

B. One-fourth of the total membership

C. One-third of the total membership

D. One-half of the total membership

2962. When does Article 56 require the President to address both Houses assembled together?
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A. Only after a constitutional amendment

B. At every monthly sitting of either House

C. After each general election and at the first session of each year

D. Only when requested by the Senate

2963. Under Article 57, what parliamentary right does the Attorney General have without gaining a vote merely from that Article?
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A. The right to speak and participate, but not to vote by virtue of Article 57

B. The right to cast two votes in a joint sitting

C. The right to dissolve either House

D. The right to veto every pending Bill

2964. After the Prime Minister advises dissolution under Article 58(1), when does the National Assembly stand dissolved if not dissolved sooner?
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A. After twenty-four hours

B. After forty-eight hours

C. After seven days

D. After fourteen days

2965. How many members does Article 59(1) provide for the Senate of Pakistan?
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A. Ninety

B. Ninety-six

C. One hundred

D. One hundred and four

2966. What term of office does Article 60 provide for the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Senate?
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A. Two years

B. Three years

C. Four years

D. Six years

2967. Which National Assembly provisions does Article 61 expressly apply to the Senate with the stated substitutions?
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A. Articles 51 and 52 only

B. Article 53 clauses (2)–(7), Article 54 clauses (2)–(3), and Article 55

C. Articles 56 to 58 only

D. The whole of Articles 50 to 59 without substitution

2968. What minimum age must a person have for Senate membership under Article 62?
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A. Twenty-one years

B. Twenty-five years

C. Thirty years

D. Thirty-five years

2969. Which citizenship circumstance is a parliamentary disqualification under Article 63?
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A. Holding a Pakistani passport

B. Acquiring the citizenship of a foreign State

C. Being registered to vote in Pakistan

D. Living temporarily outside Pakistan

2970. Under Article 63A, defection rules can apply to voting against a Parliamentary Party direction on which matter?
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A. A routine adjournment motion only

B. A Money Bill

C. The daily order of business only

D. A committee meeting schedule only

2972. What must a person elected to a House do before sitting or voting under Article 65?
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A. Make the Third Schedule oath before the House

B. Obtain a separate order from the Cabinet

C. Complete one year as a member

D. Receive approval from a Provincial Assembly

2973. What protection does Article 66 give a member for a speech or vote in Parliament?
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A. No court proceedings for anything said or a vote given in Parliament

B. Immunity from every civil and criminal law

C. A permanent right to vote twice

D. Authority to suspend court judgments

2974. Who regulates a House’s procedure until that House makes its own rules under Article 67?
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A. The Election Commission

B. The President

C. The Supreme Court

D. The Auditor-General

2975. What discussion does Article 68 prohibit in Parliament?
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A. The conduct of specified superior-court judges in discharge of their duties

B. The text of every pending Bill

C. The annual federal budget

D. The procedure of a parliamentary committee

2976. Under Article 69, may parliamentary proceedings be challenged in court solely for a procedural irregularity?
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A. Yes, in every case

B. Only after thirty days

C. No

D. Only on a minister’s request

2977. Where may a Bill concerning a matter in the Federal Legislative List originate under Article 70?
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A. Only in the Senate

B. Only in the National Assembly

C. In either House

D. Only in a joint sitting

2978. Who normally presides over a joint sitting of Parliament under Article 72?
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A. The President

B. The Chairman of the Senate in every case

C. The Speaker of the National Assembly

D. The Chief Election Commissioner

2979. In which House must a Money Bill originate under Article 73?
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A. The Senate

B. The National Assembly

C. Either House

D. A joint sitting only

2980. Whose consent is required to introduce the financial measures described in Article 74?
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A. The Federal Government

B. The Election Commission

C. Every Provincial Assembly

D. The Auditor-General alone