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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
For 1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly, which option correctly gives the "federal court chief"?
A. Muhammad Munir
B. Ghulam Muhammad
C. Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
D. Nawaz Sharif
Correct Answer: A
Federal court chief: Muhammad Munir. Chief Justice Muhammad Munir headed the Federal Court.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
For 1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly, which option correctly gives the "initial court"?
A. Second Constituent Assembly
B. Sindh Chief Court
C. Senate
D. Islamic research/advisory institutions
Correct Answer: B
Initial court: Sindh Chief Court. The Sindh Chief Court accepted his petition before the Federal Court reversed the result on technical grounds.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
For 1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly, which option correctly gives the "assembly president"?
A. Muhammad Munir
B. Raza Rabbani
C. Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
D. Ghulam Muhammad
Correct Answer: C
Assembly president: Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan. As President of the Constituent Assembly, Tamizuddin challenged the dissolution.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
For 1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly, which option correctly gives the "authority"?
A. Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
B. Muhammad Munir
C. Ghulam Muhammad
D. Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
Correct Answer: C
Authority: Ghulam Muhammad. The Governor-General dissolved the Assembly in October 1954.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
For 1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly, which option correctly gives the "date"?
A. 1953
B. 1954
C. 1952
D. 1959
Correct Answer: B
Date: 1954. Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the first Constituent Assembly on 24 October 1954.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
What recurring issue in Pakistan's constitutional history was highlighted by the episode?
A. Judicial validation of executive power
B. Constitution-making and federal legislature
C. Conflict between constitutionalism and extra-parliamentary executive power
D. Governor-General's assent
Correct Answer: C
The crisis became an early precedent in Pakistan's constitutional development.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
Which branch gained most from the dissolution episode?
A. Judicial validation of executive power
B. Executive
C. Constitution-making and federal legislature
D. Conflict between constitutionalism and extra-parliamentary executive power
Correct Answer: B
The Governor-General's action strengthened executive authority over the legislature.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
The dissolution occurred about seven years after which event?
A. 1965 presidential election
B. Creation of Pakistan
C. Abolition of One Unit
D. One Unit Scheme
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan was created in 1947 and the Assembly was dissolved in 1954.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
What two roles did the Constituent Assembly perform?
A. Governor-General's assent
B. Constitution-making and federal legislature
C. Judicial validation of executive power
D. Delay and disruption of constitution-making
Correct Answer: B
It drafted the constitution and also functioned as the central legislature.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
The Tamizuddin litigation is often discussed as an early landmark in what constitutional problem?
A. Delay and disruption of constitution-making
B. Constitution-making and federal legislature
C. Judicial validation of executive power
D. Conflict between constitutionalism and extra-parliamentary executive power
Correct Answer: C
It became central to debates on courts, legality and executive dominance.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
Which major provincial reorganization was adopted during the second Assembly's period?
A. Creation of Pakistan
B. Abolition of One Unit
C. One Unit Scheme
D. Civil war and separation of East Pakistan
Correct Answer: C
One Unit merged West Pakistan's provinces and states in 1955.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
Which constitution was ultimately enacted by the second Constituent Assembly?
A. Eighteenth Amendment
B. Fourteenth Amendment
C. Twenty-fourth Amendment
D. Constitution of 1956
Correct Answer: D
The second Constituent Assembly framed Pakistan's first constitution.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
What body replaced the first Constituent Assembly?
A. Second Constituent Assembly
B. Sindh Chief Court
C. Council of Islamic Ideology
D. Pakistan Peoples Party
Correct Answer: A
A new Constituent Assembly was formed in 1955.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
What was the major political effect of the 1954 dissolution?
A. Conflict between constitutionalism and extra-parliamentary executive power
B. Judicial validation of executive power
C. Delay and disruption of constitution-making
D. Constitution-making and federal legislature
Correct Answer: C
The dissolution ended the first Assembly before it could enact a constitution.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
The Federal Court decision focused heavily on the lack of what for certain laws?
A. Executive
B. Judicial validation of executive power
C. Delay and disruption of constitution-making
D. Governor-General's assent
Correct Answer: D
The Court held that legislation requiring assent had not validly become law without the Governor-General's approval.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
Who was Chief Justice of the Federal Court during the Tamizuddin case?
A. President Pervez Musharraf
B. Ghulam Muhammad
C. Muhammad Munir
D. Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
Correct Answer: C
Chief Justice Muhammad Munir headed the Federal Court.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
Which court initially ruled in favor of Maulvi Tamizuddin?
A. Second Constituent Assembly
B. Federal legislature
C. National Assembly
D. Sindh Chief Court
Correct Answer: D
The Sindh Chief Court accepted his petition before the Federal Court reversed the result on technical grounds.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
Who challenged the dissolution in court?
A. Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
C. Ghulam Muhammad
D. Muhammad Munir
Correct Answer: B
As President of the Constituent Assembly, Tamizuddin challenged the dissolution.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
Who dissolved the first Constituent Assembly?
A. Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan
B. Nawaz Sharif
C. Muhammad Munir
D. Ghulam Muhammad
Correct Answer: D
The Governor-General dissolved the Assembly in October 1954.
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1954 - Constitutional History - Dissolution of first Constituent Assembly
In which year was Pakistan's first Constituent Assembly dissolved?
A. 1944
B. 1964
C. 1956
D. 1954
Correct Answer: D
Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the first Constituent Assembly on 24 October 1954.