Pakistan Studies Post Independence MCQs Section 1
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Last Updated: 10 Jan 2022
- When was the first session of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan held (at Sindh Assembly Building, Karachi)?
A. 11 Aug 1947
B. 14 Aug 1947
C. 10 Aug 1947
D. 19 Aug 1947
DEO PPD-20
- When was Quaid-e-Azam elected as the President of the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan?
A. 14 Aug 1947
B. 11 Aug 1947
C. 15 Aug 1947
D. 16 Aug 1947
Junior Clerk PPD-18/Asst PPD-20
Abdul Rashid, 1st Chief Justice of Pakistan, administrated the oath of office from Quaid-e-Azam.
Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan was the 1st Deputy President of the first Constituent Assembly.
There were 69 members (later membership was increased to 79), including one female member.
- How many seats did the first constituent assembly of Pakistan have?
A. 67
B. 69
C. 77
D. 79
Asst ATC-18
- The members of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan were increased from the original number 69 to:
A. 89
B. 79
C. 99
D. 100
Service Centre Official PLRA-20
- When did Quaid-e-Azam address the first Constituent Assembly for the first time?
A. 14 Aug 1947
B. 11 Aug 1947
C. 15 Aug 1947
D. 16 Aug 1947
Asst Agriculture Dept (WMW)-20
- When was the resolution was approved regarding officially addressing Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
A. 11 Aug 1947
B. 14 Aug 1947
C. 12 Aug 1947
D. 19 Aug 1947
♦ Credit To: Mehmood Anwar ♦
- In the first session of the constituent assembly of Pakistan the first bill in the assembly was related to:
A. To establish State Bank
B. To build Army
C. To officially call Muhammad Ali Jinnah as ‘Quaid-e-Azam’*
D. To declare Pakistan as Islamic Republic
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- Who was the last Governor of British Punjab?
A. Sir Herbert William Emerson
B. Sir Henry Duffield Craik
C. Sir Bertrand James Glancy
D. Sir Evan Meredith Jenkins (8 Apr 1946 – 15 Aug 1947)
Asst PDMA BOR-21
- Who was the last viceroy of India?
A. Lord Willington
B. Lord Linlithgow
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Mountbatten (21 Feb 1947 – 15 Aug 1947)
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- Whom did Lord Mountbatten replace in 1947 as Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Wavell
D. Sir Stafford Cripps
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- Who was the viceroy of India at the time of partition?
A. Lord Willington
B. Lord Linlithgow
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Mountbatten
Asst ANF-20
- Which Viceroy of British India had the shortest tenure?
A. Lord Viscount Canning
B. Lord Mountbatten (21 Feb 1947 – 15 Aug 1947)
C. Lord Warren Hastings
D. Sir George Barlow
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- Which viceroy of India had the longest tenure during British rule?
A. Lord Linlithgow (1936 – 1943)
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. None of above
♦ Credit To: Yawar Riaz ♦
- Who was the 1st Governor-General of India after independence?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Lord Mountbatten (15 Aug 1947 – 21 Jun 1948)
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
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