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pakistan constitution Mcqs
61. 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

62. 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

63. 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

64. 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

65. 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

66. 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

68. 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

69. 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

70. 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

71. 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

72. 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

73. 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

74. 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

75. 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

76. 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

77. Within how many days must the President act when a Bill is presented for assent under Article 75(1)?
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A. Seven days

B. Ten days

C. Fourteen days

D. Thirty days

78. What happens to a Bill pending in either House when that House is prorogued under Article 76?
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A. It lapses immediately

B. It does not lapse for that reason

C. It automatically becomes law

D. It becomes a Money Bill

79. Under Article 77, by what authority may a tax be levied for the purposes of the Federation?
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A. An Act of Parliament

B. A ministry press release

C. A court circular

D. A Senate committee note alone

80. Under Article 78, where are federal revenues, federal loans and repayments of federal loans placed?
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A. The Public Account only

B. The Federal Consolidated Fund

C. A Provincial Consolidated Fund

D. The Election Fund