CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily regulated by Section 14 of the Elections Act, 2017?
A. preparation of the ECP Action Plan
B. party affiliation and candidate certification
C. regulation and limits of candidate election expenses
D. appointment of District Returning Officers
Correct Answer: A
The Action Plan coordinates major tasks before a general election.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which provision of the Elections Act, 2017 primarily deals with preparation of the ECP Action Plan?
A. Section 14
B. Section 93
C. Section 60
D. Section 69
Correct Answer: A
The Action Plan coordinates major tasks before a general election.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily regulated by Section 10 of the Elections Act, 2017?
A. consolidation of constituency results
B. secrecy of voting
C. power of the Commission to punish for contempt
D. regulation and limits of candidate election expenses
Correct Answer: C
Section 10 protects the authority and proceedings of the Commission.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which provision of the Elections Act, 2017 primarily deals with power of the Commission to punish for contempt?
A. Section 20
B. Section 5
C. Section 10
D. Section 68
Correct Answer: C
Section 10 protects the authority and proceedings of the Commission.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily regulated by Section 9 of the Elections Act, 2017?
A. power to declare a poll void
B. close of poll and counting at the polling station
C. hours of polling
D. appointment of Returning and Assistant Returning Officers
Correct Answer: A
The provision includes serious irregularities and examination of exceptionally low female turnout.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which provision of the Elections Act, 2017 primarily deals with power to declare a poll void?
A. Section 10
B. Section 95
C. Section 9
D. Section 53
Correct Answer: C
The provision includes serious irregularities and examination of exceptionally low female turnout.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily regulated by Section 8 of the Elections Act, 2017?
A. forty-eight-hour campaign silence before polling
B. enlistment of political parties with the ECP
C. scrutiny of nomination papers
D. power to stop a poll or election proceedings
Correct Answer: D
The Commission may intervene where statutory conditions are satisfied.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which provision of the Elections Act, 2017 primarily deals with power to stop a poll or election proceedings?
A. Section 132
B. Section 8
C. Section 4
D. Section 68
Correct Answer: B
The Commission may intervene where statutory conditions are satisfied.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily regulated by Section 5 of the Elections Act, 2017?
A. assistance to the Election Commission
B. power of the Commission to punish for contempt
C. formation of political parties
D. intra-party elections, certification and audited funding information
Correct Answer: A
Section 5 supplements the constitutional duty to assist election administration.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which provision of the Elections Act, 2017 primarily deals with assistance to the Election Commission?
A. Section 5
B. Section 60
C. Section 57
D. Section 94
Correct Answer: A
Section 5 supplements the constitutional duty to assist election administration.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily regulated by Section 4 of the Elections Act, 2017?
A. notification of the election programme
B. hours of polling
C. power of the ECP to issue directions
D. assistance to the Election Commission
Correct Answer: C
Section 4 authorizes directions necessary for performing ECP functions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which provision of the Elections Act, 2017 primarily deals with power of the ECP to issue directions?
A. Section 132
B. Section 63
C. Section 4
D. Section 104A
Correct Answer: C
Section 4 authorizes directions necessary for performing ECP functions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily regulated by Section 3 of the Elections Act, 2017?
A. statutory framework for corrupt practices
B. procedure of the Election Commission
C. assistance to the Election Commission
D. election of an unopposed candidate
Correct Answer: B
Section 3 regulates the Commission's statutory procedure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which provision of the Elections Act, 2017 primarily deals with procedure of the Election Commission?
A. Section 8
B. Section 63
C. Section 3
D. Section 66
Correct Answer: C
Section 3 regulates the Commission's statutory procedure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 226 of the Constitution?
A. secret ballot except election of Prime Minister and Chief Minister
B. Prime Minister–Opposition consultation and forwarding three nominees
C. mandatory assistance of federal and provincial executive authorities
D. separate nomination lists where consultation produces no consensus
Correct Answer: A
Constitutional elections are by secret ballot, with the stated exception.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with secret ballot except election of Prime Minister and Chief Minister?
A. Article 226
B. Article 213(2)
C. Article 220
D. Article 213(1)
Correct Answer: A
Constitutional elections are by secret ballot, with the stated exception.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 225 of the Constitution?
A. five-year tenure and continuation until a successor assumes office
B. conduct of the presidential election
C. challenge to an election only through an election petition
D. resolution of caretaker Prime Minister or Chief Minister deadlock
Correct Answer: C
Election disputes are tried by the legally prescribed Election Tribunal.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with challenge to an election only through an election petition?
A. Article 219(b)
B. Article 225
C. Article 219(a)
D. Article 220
Correct Answer: B
Election disputes are tried by the legally prescribed Election Tribunal.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 224A of the Constitution?
A. resolution of caretaker Prime Minister or Chief Minister deadlock
B. reference of specified disqualification questions to the ECP
C. filling a vacancy within forty-five days
D. conduct of general and local-government elections
Correct Answer: A
After failure of the parliamentary mechanism, the ECP decides within two days.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with resolution of caretaker Prime Minister or Chief Minister deadlock?
A. Article 224
B. Article 224A
C. Article 223
D. Article 214
Correct Answer: B
After failure of the parliamentary mechanism, the ECP decides within two days.