Elections | MCQs

Explanation

Explanation

Tameez Ud Deen was the Speaker and president of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly

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Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan was the Speaker of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly from 1948 to 1954

and the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1962 and 1963.

1st Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 23 February 1948 – 13 December 1948

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Born March 1889 Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India

Died           19 August 1963 (aged 74) Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan

Khan joined the non-cooperation movement led by Gandhi when he was a student.

Later he joined the Indian National Congress and subsequently joined the khilafat movement in 1921

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Explanation

Turnout in Pakistani general elections

1970: 63%

1988: 43%

1990: 45%

1993: 40%

1997:35%

2002: 41%

2008: 44%

2013: 53%

2018: 51%

Explanation

2018 Election was the 11th General Elections in Pakistan held on 25 July 2018.

Explanation

Ayub Khan passed EBDO in August 1959

Under this, 75 leaders were disqualified for participating in political activities for 8 years (until December 1966).

EBDO stands for Electoral bodies dissolution order.

Explanation

A person,  is not less than 18 years of age

On the first day of January of the year in which the rolls are prepared or revised

Must be citizen of Pakistan

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MNA candidates must be not less than 25 years of age.

Senator should not be less than 30 years

Explanation

Explanation

Explanation

Legislative elections were held in East Bengal between 8 and 12 March 1954,

the first since Pakistan became an independent country in 1947.

The opposition United Front led by the Awami League and Krishak Sramik Party won a landslide victory with 223 of the 309 seats.

The Muslim League Chief Minister of East Pakistan Nurul Amin was defeated in his own constituency by Khaleque Nawaz Khan by over 7,000 votes,

all the Muslim League ministers lost their seats.

The United Front cabinet was formed on 15 May 1954 under the leadership of Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq (CM). 

Explanation

• Zafarullah Khan Jamali became Prime Minister on November 21, 2002, after the general elections.
• He remained in office until June 26, 2004, when he resigned.
• Pervez Musharraf (served as President from 2001 to 2008).