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Which Constitution provided that if the President was from West Pakistan the speaker to Assembly would be from East Pakistan?

Constitution of 1962

Constitution of 1973

Constitution of 1956

None of the above

The Constitution of Pakistan set up a unicameral legislature at the centre which originally consisted of 156 seats but later on this number was increased to:

198

218

208

188

The Constitution of 1962 comprised of 250 Articles and:

5 Schedules

15 Schedules

10 Schedules

20 Schedules

The 1956 Constitution originally provided 150 seats to each provincial legislature but later on this number was increased to:

200

218

275

250

According to the Constitution of 1962, the President was to be elected by:

Members of National Assembly

Members of Senate

Members of Parliament and judges

80,000 Basic Democrats

The Constitution of 1962 introduced:

Parliamentary system

Constitutional monarchy

Presidential system

None of the above

The Constitution of 1962 was enforced in the country on:

8th April 1962

8th June 1962

8th May 1962

8th July 1962

The Cabinet of Ayub Khan approved the draft of Constitution 1962 in:

February 1962

January 1962

March 1962

April 1962

On 17th February 1960, President Ayub Khan appointed a Commission to draft a new Constitution for Pakistan. This commission was headed by:

Justice Shah Din

Justice Munir Ahmed

Justice Shahab Din

Justice Anwar-ul-Haq

According to the 1956 Constitution, the number of candidates who could contest for the seat of President was:

Five

Three

Four

Two