QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(Pakistan Since Independence)
Q. What was the name of that committee which was formed by Constituent Assembly?
Ans. The Committee of Basic Principles.
Q. Soon after Independence Pakistan went against India over Kashmir?
Ans. 19th October 1947.
Q. When Quaid-e-Azam died?
Ans. 11 September 1948.
Q. When Kashmir cease-fire was agreed under U.N.O?
Ans. 26 July 1949.
Q. When Liaquat Ali Khan was murdered?
Ans. 16 October 1951.
Q. When Army took over in bloodless coup d’etat?
Ans. 7 October 1958.
Q. Who and when first Pakistan Constituent Assembly was dissolved?
Ans. Malik Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the Constituent Assembly on 21 December 1954.
Q. How the Islamic Identity of Pakistan had been declared in the 1956 Constitution?
Ans. Pakistan had been declared as Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Q. When Ayub Khan announced “Basic Democracy”?
Ans. 26 October 1959.
Q. When Presided Ayub Khan signed 1962 Constitution?
Ans. 1st March 1962.
Q. When Martial Law of Presided Ayyub Khan was lifted?
Ans. 8 June 1962.
Q. When war broke out between India and Pakistan?
Ans. 6 September 1965.
Q. When cease-fire was announced?
Ans. 23rd September 1965.
Q. When Tashkent Agreement was signed?
Ans. 10 January 1966.
Q. When government announced Agartala Conspiracy case against Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman and thirty-four others?
Ans. 6 January 1968.
Q. When assassination attempt was made on President Ayyub?
Ans. 7 November 1968.
Q. When President Ayyub resigned?
Ans. 25 March 1969.
Q. When Yahya Khan took over?
Ans. 25 March 1969.
Q. When political restrictions were lifted by Yahya khan?
Ans. 1st January 1970.
Q. When Legal Framework Order was issued?
Ans. 28 March 1970.
Q. On what date elections were held?
Ans. 7 December 1970.
Q. When provincial assembly results were held?
Ans. 17 December 1970.
Q. When Bhutto threatened to withdraw from constitution making?
Ans. 17 February 1971.
Q. When Yahya khan dismissed civilian cabinet?
Ans. 21 February 1971.
Q. When Pakistan was dismembered?
Ans. 16 December 1971.
Q. What name has been given to the Upper House in 1973 Constitution?
Ans. Senate.
Q. What name has been given to the Lower House in 1973 Constitution?Ans. National Assembly.
Q. Who is Chief Executive by the National Assembly in accordance with the Constitution of 1973?
Ans. Prime Minister.
Q. When Objectives Resolutions was passed by the Constituent Assembly?
Ans. 12 March 1949.
Q. When first Martial Law was declared in Pakistan?
Ans. 7 October 1958.
Q. In which Constitution East Pakistan had been given the representation in accordance with the proportion of its population?
Ans. 1956 Constitution.
Q. When 1956 Constitution was abrogated?
Ans. 1958.
Q. When did General Zia Imposed Martial Law?
Ans. 5 July 1977.
Q. Who suspended the Constitution of 1973?
Ans. General Zia-ul-Haq.
Q. When “Eighth Amendment” was introduced by the Constitution?
Ans. 1985.
Q. When Zia’s plane crashed?
Ans. 17 August 1988.
Q. When Second Constitution was implemented?
Ans. 1962.
Q. When was the third Constitution implemented?
Ans. 14 August 1973.
Q. When first Martial Law was withdrawn?
Ans. 9 June 1962.
Q. When was the Third Martial Law lifted?
Ans. 30 December 1985.
Q. When did President Ayyub resign from his office?
Ans. 25 March 1969.
Q. General Zia held Presidential Referendum in:
Ans. 1984.
Q. When were four units merged into one unit?
Ans. 1955.
Q. Who abrogated first Constitution?
Ans. Ayyub Khan.
Q. Who were the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Governor-Generals of Pakistan?
Ans. Quaid-e-Azam, Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din, Malik Ghulam Muhammad.
Q. Who were the 1st , 2nd and 3rd Prime Ministers of Pakistan?
Ans. Liaquat Ali Khan, Khwaja Nazim-ud-Din, Muhammad Ali Bogra.
Q. When did second Martial Law was imposed?
Ans. 25 March 1969.
Q. Pakistan became Nuclear Power on:
Ans. 28 May 1997.