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Constitutional Development and Political History

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  1. When was the historic Objectives Resolution passed by the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan?
  2. Under which Constitution of Pakistan was the federal parliamentary system first introduced with a bicameral legislature (National Assembly and Senate)?
  3. Which landmark constitutional amendment passed in April 2010 devolved extensive legislative and financial powers to the provinces and abolished the Concurrent Legislative List?
  4. Who was the Viceroy of India when the 3rd June 1947 Partition Plan was announced?
  5. In which city was the All India Muslim League founded in December 1906?
  6. Who presented the historic Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park?
  7. Which article of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan deals with High Treason?
  8. What is the normal term of office for a member of the Senate of Pakistan (Senator)?
  9. Which committee or commission formulated the Radcliffe Award establishing the international border between Pakistan and India in 1947?
  10. Who authored the famous 14 Points of 1929 in response to the Nehru Report?
  11. When was the Indus Waters Treaty signed between Pakistan and India under the mediation of the World Bank?
  12. Under the Indus Waters Treaty, which three rivers were allocated for unrestricted use to Pakistan?
  13. On which date was the Lahore (Pakistan) Resolution passed?
  14. Who moved the Lahore Resolution at the 1940 session of the All-India Muslim League?
  15. Who delivered the 1930 Allahabad Address that is linked to the idea of a separate Muslim state?
  16. In which year was the All-India Muslim League founded, and where?
  17. Which pact of 1916 brought the Congress and the Muslim League together?
  18. In which year were Jinnah's Fourteen Points announced?
  19. Which resolution of 1949 set out the aims of the future constitution of Pakistan?
  20. Who moved the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly?
  21. In which year did Pakistan adopt its first constitution?
  22. Which constitution was introduced during the rule of Ayub Khan?
  23. On which date did the 1973 Constitution come into force?
  24. Which agreement of 1972 between Pakistan and India followed the 1971 war?
  25. Which treaty of 1960 divided the use of the Indus river system between Pakistan and India?
  26. Which declaration ended the 1965 war between Pakistan and India?
  27. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
  28. Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
  29. In which city was Muhammad Ali Jinnah born?
  30. On which date did Muhammad Ali Jinnah die?
  31. Which plan of 1947 announced the partition of British India?
  32. Who headed the Boundary Commission that drew the Punjab and Bengal borders in 1947?
  33. Which Act of 1935 gave provincial autonomy in British India?
  34. Which movement was led by Ali brothers to protect the Ottoman caliphate (1919 to 1924)?
  35. Who founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh in 1875?
  36. What is the national language of Pakistan?
  37. What is the capital of Pakistan?
  38. Which is the highest mountain of Pakistan?
  39. Which is the longest river of Pakistan?
  40. Which ancient city of the Indus Valley civilisation is located in Sindh?
  41. Which highway links Pakistan and China across the Karakoram?
  42. In which year did Pakistan conduct its nuclear tests at Chagai?
  43. Which port in Balochistan is central to the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor?
  44. Which province of Pakistan is the largest by area?
  45. Which province of Pakistan has the largest population?
  46. Arrange in order: Lahore Resolution, Objectives Resolution, Constitution of 1973.
  47. What was the effect of the 1971 war on the map of Pakistan?

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