CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 186 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. resignation and deemed retirement in specified declined appointments
B. advisory jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court
C. repugnancy jurisdiction of the Federal Shariat Court
D. former advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, omitted in 2025
Correct Answer: D
Advisory jurisdiction now belongs to the Federal Constitutional Court under Article 175H.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with former advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, omitted in 2025?
A. Article 175F
B. Article 189
C. Article 197
D. Article 186
Correct Answer: D
Advisory jurisdiction now belongs to the Federal Constitutional Court under Article 175H.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 185 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal Shariat Court in matters within its power
B. former advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, omitted in 2025
C. appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
D. establishment of the Federal Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, High Courts and other courts
Correct Answer: C
The Supreme Court hears non-FCC appellate matters from High Courts, subject to constitutional limits.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
A. Article 185
B. Article 210
C. Article 175C
D. Article 187
Correct Answer: A
The Supreme Court hears non-FCC appellate matters from High Courts, subject to constitutional limits.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 184 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. retirement and term of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court
B. constitution, composition, qualifications and seat of the Federal Shariat Court
C. former original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, omitted in 2025
D. additional Judicial Commission members for High Court, Islamabad High Court and Federal Shariat Court appointments
Correct Answer: C
The Twenty-seventh Amendment transferred the principal constitutional original jurisdiction to the Federal Constitutional Court.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with former original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, omitted in 2025?
A. Article 175
B. Article 200
C. Article 181
D. Article 184
Correct Answer: D
The Twenty-seventh Amendment transferred the principal constitutional original jurisdiction to the Federal Constitutional Court.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 183 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. permanent seat and sittings of the Supreme Court
B. High Court rules of practice and procedure
C. rule-making powers of the Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court
D. contempt powers of the Federal Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and High Courts
Correct Answer: A
The permanent seat is Islamabad, but sittings may be held elsewhere with presidential approval.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with permanent seat and sittings of the Supreme Court?
A. Article 182
B. Article 183
C. Article 175A(8)
D. Article 203
Correct Answer: B
The permanent seat is Islamabad, but sittings may be held elsewhere with presidential approval.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 182 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. composition, proportional representation and voting of the Special Parliamentary Committee
B. constitutional writ jurisdiction of High Courts
C. nomination of one person for each superior-court judicial vacancy
D. appointment of ad-hoc judges to the Supreme Court
Correct Answer: D
Former Supreme Court judges or qualified High Court judges may attend where quorum or temporary strength requires.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with appointment of ad-hoc judges to the Supreme Court?
A. Article 191
B. Article 178
C. Article 182
D. Article 210
Correct Answer: C
Former Supreme Court judges or qualified High Court judges may attend where quorum or temporary strength requires.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 181 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. retirement and term of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court
B. advisory jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court
C. establishment and broad mandate of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan
D. temporary Acting Judges of the Supreme Court
Correct Answer: D
A qualified serving or retired High Court judge may be appointed temporarily.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with temporary Acting Judges of the Supreme Court?
A. Article 181
B. Article 203E
C. Article 175A(3A–3C)
D. Article 178
Correct Answer: A
A qualified serving or retired High Court judge may be appointed temporarily.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 180 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. bar on judicial challenge to Supreme Judicial Council proceedings and reports
B. oaths of the Chief Justice and judges of the Federal Constitutional Court
C. Administrative Courts and Tribunals
D. appointment of an Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Correct Answer: D
The President appoints one of the other Supreme Court judges to act.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with appointment of an Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
A. Article 203
B. Article 175K
C. Article 175A(2)
D. Article 180
Correct Answer: D
The President appoints one of the other Supreme Court judges to act.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 179 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. bar on judicial challenge to Supreme Judicial Council proceedings and reports
B. retirement and term of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court
C. nomination of one person for each superior-court judicial vacancy
D. permanent seat and sittings of the Supreme Court
Correct Answer: B
Judges retire at 65; the Chief Justice has a three-year term or earlier constitutional endpoint.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with retirement and term of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court?
A. Article 210
B. Article 192
C. Article 179
D. Article 175D
Correct Answer: C
Judges retire at 65; the Chief Justice has a three-year term or earlier constitutional endpoint.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 178 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. constitutional writ jurisdiction of High Courts
B. oath of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court
C. Federal Shariat Court's power to make rules
D. appointment of an Acting Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court
Correct Answer: B
The Chief Justice takes oath before the President; other judges before the Chief Justice.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with oath of the Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court?
A. Article 189
B. Article 178
C. Article 177
D. Article 175G
Correct Answer: B
The Chief Justice takes oath before the President; other judges before the Chief Justice.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is primarily governed by Article 177 of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A. appointment and qualifications of Supreme Court judges
B. directions and orders necessary for complete justice
C. appellate jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court
D. transfer of High Court judges
Correct Answer: A
A Supreme Court judge must be a citizen with five years as a High Court judge or fifteen years' High Court advocacy and Supreme Court enrolment.
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 Supreme Court judges?
A. Article 203C
B. Article 177
C. Article 202A
D. Article 191
Correct Answer: B
A Supreme Court judge must be a citizen with five years as a High Court judge or fifteen years' High Court advocacy and Supreme Court enrolment.