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What was established on the same day the Objectives Resolution was adopted?
A. Basic Principles Committee
B. Planning Commission
C. Council of Common Interests
D. Federal Shariat Court
Correct Answer: A
The National Assembly's parliamentary history records that a Basic Principles Committee was formed on the same day to prepare a constitutional draft based on the Resolution.
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What constitutional form was envisaged in the Objectives Resolution?
A. A unitary monarchy
B. A confederation without a centre
C. A military council
D. A federation
Correct Answer: D
The Resolution envisaged Pakistan as a federation in which constituent units would have prescribed powers and autonomy.
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What did the Objectives Resolution say about the judiciary?
A. It should be subordinate to provincial governors
B. It should be abolished
C. Its independence should be fully secured
D. It should be controlled by foreign judges
Correct Answer: C
Independence of the judiciary was one of the constitutional principles stated in the Resolution.
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What did the Objectives Resolution promise regarding minorities?
A. Compulsory conversion
B. Freedom to profess and practise religions and develop cultures
C. Exclusion from public life
D. Abolition of cultural institutions
Correct Answer: B
The Resolution expressly provided for adequate protection and religious and cultural freedom for minorities.
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Which group of principles was expressly associated with the Objectives Resolution?
A. Democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice
B. Absolute monarchy, censorship and hereditary rule
C. Communism, one-party rule and atheism
D. Colonial rule and racial privilege
Correct Answer: A
The Objectives Resolution referred to democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice as enunciated by Islam.
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Under the Objectives Resolution, the authority of the state was to be exercised through whom?
A. Hereditary rulers
B. Military commanders
C. Foreign advisers
D. Chosen representatives of the people
Correct Answer: D
The Resolution stated that the authority delegated to the State of Pakistan would be exercised through chosen representatives of the people.
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According to the Objectives Resolution, sovereignty over the entire universe belongs to whom?
A. The Governor-General
B. The Constituent Assembly
C. Allah Almighty
D. The judiciary
Correct Answer: C
The Resolution begins from the principle that sovereignty over the entire universe belongs to Allah Almighty.
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On which date was the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly?
A. 23 March 1940
B. 12 March 1949
C. 14 August 1947
D. 8 April 1950
Correct Answer: B
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Objectives Resolution on 12 March 1949.
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Who moved the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly?
A. Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. Khawaja Nazimuddin
D. Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
Correct Answer: A
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan presented the Objectives Resolution, which laid down guiding principles for Pakistan's future constitution.
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Which description best fits Pakistan's economy at independence?
A. Highly industrialized and export-diversified
B. Primarily oil-based
C. Dominated by heavy engineering
D. Predominantly agricultural with a limited industrial base
Correct Answer: D
The new country inherited a largely agricultural economy and relatively limited industrial and financial infrastructure.
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Why was refugee rehabilitation also an economic challenge for the new state?
A. It eliminated the need for urban planning
B. It ended trade with all countries
C. It required housing, jobs, food, land and public expenditure
D. It removed the need for taxation
Correct Answer: C
Refugee settlement was not only humanitarian; it required major fiscal, administrative and urban resources.
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Which two commodities were especially important to Pakistan's early export economy, with jute concentrated in East Bengal and cotton prominent in West Pakistan?
A. Tea and coffee
B. Jute and cotton
C. Oil and natural gas
D. Copper and gold
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan's early economy depended heavily on agricultural commodities; jute from East Bengal and cotton from western regions were particularly important.
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What was a major consequence of the 1949 India-Pakistan currency disagreement?
A. Bilateral trade was severely disrupted
B. Pakistan left the Commonwealth
C. The State Bank was abolished
D. Kashmir was settled
Correct Answer: A
The differing exchange-rate decisions created large price differentials and brought much India-Pakistan trade close to a standstill.
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What major currency decision did Pakistan make when India devalued its rupee in September 1949?
A. Pakistan devalued by exactly the same amount
B. Pakistan adopted the US dollar
C. Pakistan abolished the rupee
D. Pakistan kept its rupee at the existing value
Correct Answer: D
When India devalued in September 1949, Pakistan held its rupee constant. The difference in currency values contributed to serious trade tensions.
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Who served as the leading finance figure in Liaquat Ali Khan's early federal government?
A. Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
B. Jogendra Nath Mandal
C. Malik Ghulam Muhammad
D. Abdur Rab Nishtar
Correct Answer: C
Malik Ghulam Muhammad held the finance portfolio and played a major role in the financial administration of the new state.
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Pakistan's first census was conducted under the premiership of whom?
A. Khawaja Nazimuddin
B. Liaquat Ali Khan
C. Muhammad Ali Bogra
D. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Correct Answer: B
The first census took place in 1951 while Liaquat Ali Khan was Prime Minister.
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When was Pakistan's first population census held?
A. 1951
B. 1948
C. 1954
D. 1956
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics records 1951 as the year of the country's first population census after independence.
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Which denominations were included in Pakistan's emergency banknote series issued on 1 October 1948?
A. 1, 2 and 5 rupees
B. 10, 50 and 500 rupees
C. 20, 50 and 100 rupees
D. 5, 10 and 100 rupees
Correct Answer: D
State Bank historical material records 5, 10 and 100 rupee notes in the emergency series issued from 1 October 1948.
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When did Pakistan's emergency series of banknotes begin to be issued after the formation of the State Bank?
A. 1 July 1948
B. 14 August 1947
C. 1 October 1948
D. 11 July 1950
Correct Answer: C
The government issued an emergency series of Pakistani banknotes on 1 October 1948 after the State Bank had been established.
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In which year did the Government of Pakistan issue its first coins?
A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1950
D. 1951
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan issued its first coins in 1948, bearing national symbols such as the crescent and star.