Under Article 51 of the Constitution, what is the total sanctioned membership of the National Assembly of Pakistan following the post-25th Amendment delimitation?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 336 members
- Step 1: Before the 25th Amendment (FATA merger), the Assembly had 342 seats. Step 2. Following the merger and seat delimitations, the total membership became 336 (266 general, 60 women, 10 non-Muslim). Answer: 336 members. Why not the others: 342 was the pre-merger count.
Practise more Constitutional Governance and Legal Frameworks.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed CSS Pakistan mock tests.
More Constitutional Governance and Legal Frameworks questions
- Under Article 153 of the 1973 Constitution, which constitutional institution is mandated to formulate and regulate policies regarding matter…
- What key institutional reform was introduced by the 26th Constitutional Amendment enacted in October 2024 regarding the apex judiciary?
- Under Article 140A of the Constitution of Pakistan, what obligation is placed upon each province regarding local governments?
- Which constitutional body is responsible for preparing electoral rolls and organizing elections for the Senate, National Assembly, and Provi…
- In constitutional law, what requirement must be satisfied for a Constitutional Amendment Bill to pass through both houses of Parliament in P…
- Under the 18th Amendment, which list of legislative subjects was completely omitted from the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, thereby ex…