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1970 - Election History - General Elections
For 1970 - Election History - General Elections, which option correctly gives the "national majority"?
A. Pakistan Peoples Party
B. Awami League
C. Ehsaas Programme
D. Mukti Bahini
Correct Answer: B
National majority: Awami League. Its East Pakistan sweep gave it a majority in the full National Assembly.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
For 1970 - Election History - General Elections, which option correctly gives the "leader east"?
A. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
B. Yahya Khan
C. Muhammad Khan Junejo
D. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Correct Answer: A
Leader east: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Mujib campaigned on the Six-Point autonomy program.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
For 1970 - Election History - General Elections, which option correctly gives the "east winner"?
A. University of Dhaka
B. Pakistan Peoples Party
C. Communist Party of Pakistan
D. Awami League
Correct Answer: D
East winner: Awami League. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Awami League overwhelmingly swept East Pakistan.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
For 1970 - Election History - General Elections, which option correctly gives the "system"?
A. Frame a new constitution
B. Adult franchise
C. Its unresolved mandate preceded the 1971 breakup
D. It had the larger population
Correct Answer: B
System: Adult franchise. It was the first direct general election on adult franchise across Pakistan.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
For 1970 - Election History - General Elections, which option correctly gives the "date national"?
A. 5 December 1970
B. 7 December 1970
C. 9 December 1970
D. 7 December 1969
Correct Answer: B
Date national: 7 December 1970. National Assembly elections were held on 7 December 1970.
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Why is the 1970 election pivotal in Pakistan's history?
A. Adult franchise
B. Frame a new constitution
C. It had the larger population
D. Its unresolved mandate preceded the 1971 breakup
Correct Answer: D
Failure to transfer power after a clear electoral result contributed to the constitutional crisis.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
What was the elected National Assembly expected to do besides legislate?
A. Adult franchise
B. It had the larger population
C. Its unresolved mandate preceded the 1971 breakup
D. Frame a new constitution
Correct Answer: D
Under the LFO, the Assembly was also a constitution-making body.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
Which catastrophic disaster struck East Pakistan shortly before the election?
A. Postponement of the National Assembly session
B. Bhola cyclone
C. Abolition of One Unit
D. 2013 general election
Correct Answer: B
The November 1970 cyclone and relief controversy influenced political anger.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
Who was President during the election?
A. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
B. Yahya Khan
C. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
D. Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora
Correct Answer: B
General Yahya Khan presided over the election process.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
What action in March 1971 intensified the crisis after the election?
A. Police opened fire
B. Postponement of the National Assembly session
C. Anti-Ahmadi disturbances in Punjab
D. Bhola cyclone
Correct Answer: B
The scheduled assembly session was postponed, triggering massive unrest in East Pakistan.
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Which program formed the core of the Awami League campaign?
A. Rawalpindi Conspiracy (Special Tribunal) Act
B. Six-Point Program
C. Legal Framework Order 1970
D. Seventh NFC Award
Correct Answer: B
Mujib's Six Points demanded extensive provincial autonomy.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
Why did East Pakistan have a majority of National Assembly seats?
A. It had the larger population
B. Adult franchise
C. Its unresolved mandate preceded the 1971 breakup
D. Frame a new constitution
Correct Answer: A
Seat allocation was population-based.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
Which legal instrument governed the election?
A. Six-Point Program
B. Seventh NFC Award
C. Eighth Amendment
D. Legal Framework Order 1970
Correct Answer: D
Yahya Khan's LFO set the electoral and constitution-making rules.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
Who led the Pakistan Peoples Party in the 1970 election?
A. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
B. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
C. Arif Alvi
D. Yahya Khan
Correct Answer: A
Bhutto headed the PPP.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
Which party won the largest bloc of seats in West Pakistan?
A. Pakistan Muslim League (N)
B. Pakistan National Alliance
C. Awami League
D. Pakistan Peoples Party
Correct Answer: D
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's PPP became the dominant western party.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
Which party emerged with an absolute majority in the National Assembly?
A. Mukti Bahini
B. Pakistan Peoples Party
C. Awami League
D. Supreme Court of Pakistan
Correct Answer: C
Its East Pakistan sweep gave it a majority in the full National Assembly.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
Who led the Awami League in the 1970 election?
A. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
B. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
C. Yahya Khan
D. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Correct Answer: D
Mujib campaigned on the Six-Point autonomy program.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
Which party won nearly all National Assembly seats allocated to East Pakistan?
A. Pakistan National Alliance
B. Awami League
C. Communist Party of Pakistan
D. Pakistan Peoples Party
Correct Answer: B
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Awami League overwhelmingly swept East Pakistan.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
The 1970 general election was the first nationwide election based on what principle?
A. Frame a new constitution
B. Adult franchise
C. It had the larger population
D. Its unresolved mandate preceded the 1971 breakup
Correct Answer: B
It was the first direct general election on adult franchise across Pakistan.
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1970 - Election History - General Elections
On what date were Pakistan's first general elections for the National Assembly held?
A. 7 December 1969
B. 7 December 1970
C. 7 January 1970
D. 7 December 1971
Correct Answer: B
National Assembly elections were held on 7 December 1970.