CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 194 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. binding effect of Federal Shariat Court decisions
B. oath of High Court Chief Justices and judges
C. appointment of Additional Judges of a High Court
D. composition, proportional representation and voting of the Special Parliamentary Committee
Correct Answer: B
Provincial Chief Justices take oath before Governors; the Islamabad High Court Chief Justice takes oath before the President.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with oath of High Court Chief Justices and judges?
A. Article 200
B. Article 194
C. Article 196
D. Article 186
Correct Answer: B
Provincial Chief Justices take oath before Governors; the Islamabad High Court Chief Justice takes oath before the President.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 193 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. temporary Acting Judges of the Federal Constitutional Court
B. High Court supervision and control of subordinate courts
C. appointment and qualifications of High Court judges
D. duty of executive and judicial authorities to act in aid of the FCC and Supreme Court
Correct Answer: C
A candidate must be at least 40 and have ten years as a High Court advocate or in judicial office.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with appointment and qualifications of High Court judges?
A. Article 189
B. Article 175C
C. Article 193
D. Article 175A(5–7)
Correct Answer: C
A candidate must be at least 40 and have ten years as a High Court advocate or in judicial office.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 192 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. officers and servants of superior courts
B. constitution of the High Courts
C. composition of the Judicial Commission for appointments to the Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court
D. appointment of an Acting Chief Justice of a High Court
Correct Answer: B
Each High Court consists of a Chief Justice and judges determined by law or fixed by the President.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with constitution of the High Courts?
A. Article 192
B. Article 203H
C. Article 203G
D. Article 175B
Correct Answer: A
Each High Court consists of a Chief Justice and judges determined by law or fixed by the President.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 191A of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. former constitutional benches of the Supreme Court, omitted in 2025
B. constitution of the High Courts
C. former advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, omitted in 2025
D. appellate jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court
Correct Answer: A
The FCC replaced the Supreme Court constitutional-bench structure created in 2024.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with former constitutional benches of the Supreme Court, omitted in 2025?
A. Article 175A(3)
B. Article 191A
C. Article 186
D. Article 189
Correct Answer: B
The FCC replaced the Supreme Court constitutional-bench structure created in 2024.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 191 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. permanent seat and sittings of the Supreme Court
B. rule-making powers of the Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court
C. Constitutional Benches of High Courts
D. resignation and deemed retirement in specified declined appointments
Correct Answer: B
Each may regulate its practice and procedure subject to the Constitution and Acts of Parliament.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with rule-making powers of the Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court?
A. Article 191
B. Article 175A(8)
C. Article 175A(3)
D. Article 203F
Correct Answer: A
Each may regulate its practice and procedure subject to the Constitution and Acts of Parliament.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 190 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. duty of executive and judicial authorities to act in aid of the FCC and Supreme Court
B. procedure and powers in Federal Shariat Court proceedings
C. composition, proportional representation and voting of the Special Parliamentary Committee
D. rule-making powers of the Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court
Correct Answer: A
All executive and judicial authorities throughout Pakistan must assist both courts.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with duty of executive and judicial authorities to act in aid of the FCC and Supreme Court?
A. Article 190
B. Article 193
C. Article 175J
D. Article 176
Correct Answer: A
All executive and judicial authorities throughout Pakistan must assist both courts.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 189 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. constitution, composition, qualifications and seat of the Federal Shariat Court
B. advisory jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court
C. definitions and exclusions for Federal Shariat Court jurisdiction
D. binding force of Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court decisions
Correct Answer: D
FCC legal principles bind all courts including the Supreme Court; Supreme Court principles bind all courts except the FCC.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with binding force of Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court decisions?
A. Article 181
B. Article 175
C. Article 189
D. Article 205
Correct Answer: C
FCC legal principles bind all courts including the Supreme Court; Supreme Court principles bind all courts except the FCC.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 188 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. transfer of High Court judges
B. review of Supreme Court judgments and orders
C. constitutional writ jurisdiction of High Courts
D. definitions and exclusions for Federal Shariat Court jurisdiction
Correct Answer: B
The Supreme Court may review its own decisions subject to law and rules.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with review of Supreme Court judgments and orders?
A. Article 188
B. Article 175A(8)
C. Article 186A
D. Article 203
Correct Answer: A
The Supreme Court may review its own decisions subject to law and rules.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 187 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. contempt powers of the Federal Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and High Courts
B. directions and orders necessary for complete justice
C. continuation of pending proceedings despite a Shariat petition
D. retirement and term of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court
Correct Answer: B
The FCC and Supreme Court may do complete justice only within jurisdiction vested in and exercised by them.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with directions and orders necessary for complete justice?
A. Article 175G
B. Article 175I
C. Article 183
D. Article 187
Correct Answer: D
The FCC and Supreme Court may do complete justice only within jurisdiction vested in and exercised by them.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 186A of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. appointment of Additional Judges of a High Court
B. former Supreme Court case-transfer power, omitted in 2025
C. constitution and representative composition of the Federal Constitutional Court
D. permanent seat and sittings of the Supreme Court
Correct Answer: B
The provision was omitted by the Twenty-seventh Amendment.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with former Supreme Court case-transfer power, omitted in 2025?
A. Article 175A(18–23)
B. Article 199
C. Article 186A
D. Article 209
Correct Answer: C
The provision was omitted by the Twenty-seventh Amendment.