Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which of the following was primarily a constitutional rather than a foreign-policy measure?
A. Objectives Resolution
B. UN membership
C. Liaquat's U.S. visit
D. Liaquat-Nehru Pact
Correct Answer: A
The Objectives Resolution concerned the principles of Pakistan's future constitutional order, unlike the other diplomatic initiatives.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which sequence is chronologically correct in Pakistan's international integration?
A. IMF membership → UN membership → China relations
B. China relations → UN membership → IMF membership
C. UN membership → China relations → IMF membership in 1948
D. UN membership (1947) → IMF/World Bank membership (1950) → Pakistan-China diplomatic relations (1951)
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan joined the UN in September 1947, the IMF and World Bank in July 1950, and established diplomatic relations with the PRC in May 1951.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which sequence is chronologically correct?
A. Objectives Resolution → State Bank inauguration → assassination → Liaquat-Nehru Pact
B. Liaquat-Nehru Pact → State Bank inauguration → Objectives Resolution → assassination
C. State Bank inauguration → Objectives Resolution → Liaquat-Nehru Pact → assassination
D. Assassination → State Bank inauguration → Objectives Resolution → Liaquat-Nehru Pact
Correct Answer: C
The events occurred in July 1948, March 1949, April 1950 and October 1951 respectively.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which event occurred latest in Liaquat Ali Khan's premiership?
A. State Bank inauguration in July 1948
B. His assassination in October 1951
C. Objectives Resolution in March 1949
D. Liaquat-Nehru Pact in April 1950
Correct Answer: B
The assassination on 16 October 1951 was the final major event of his premiership among the options listed.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which statement best captures the constitutional dilemma over East Bengal?
A. Population-based representation could give East Bengal a majority, while western leaders also sought federal balance
B. East Bengal had no population majority
C. East Bengal was excluded from the federation
D. The issue concerned only currency notes
Correct Answer: A
Reconciling democratic population weight with inter-wing balance was one of the hardest constitutional problems.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
What was one reason the Kashmir issue became central to Pakistan's foreign policy so soon after independence?
A. It was Pakistan's only route to the Atlantic
B. It determined UN membership
C. It controlled Karachi port
D. It combined territorial, security, demographic and water-related concerns
Correct Answer: D
Kashmir's location, Muslim-majority population, strategic geography and river systems made it a multidimensional national issue.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which issue best demonstrates the interconnection between Pakistan's domestic and foreign policy in 1950?
A. Creation of Islamabad
B. Joining CENTO
C. Minority unrest leading to the Liaquat-Nehru Pact
D. Nationalization of industries
Correct Answer: C
Communal disturbances and minority migration were domestic humanitarian problems that required direct diplomacy with India.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which early institutional achievement strengthened Pakistan's control over monetary policy?
A. Creation of the Election Commission under the 1973 Constitution
B. Creation of the State Bank of Pakistan
C. Formation of the Senate
D. Establishment of SEATO
Correct Answer: B
The State Bank gave Pakistan its own central monetary authority instead of continued dependence on the Reserve Bank of India.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which statement best describes Pakistan's position in the Commonwealth during Liaquat Ali Khan's era?
A. Pakistan remained a Dominion and Commonwealth member
B. Pakistan was already an Islamic Republic
C. Pakistan had left the Commonwealth in 1947
D. Pakistan was a British colony
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan achieved independence as a Dominion and remained in the Commonwealth; republican status came with the 1956 Constitution.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which statement about Pakistan-China relations during Liaquat Ali Khan's tenure is correct?
A. Pakistan had no contact with China until 1971
B. Pakistan signed CPEC in 1950
C. Pakistan joined a military alliance with China in 1948
D. Pakistan recognized the new Chinese government and established diplomatic relations in 1951
Correct Answer: D
Early recognition and the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1951 predated the much deeper strategic relationship that developed later.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which statement about Liaquat Ali Khan's U.S. visit is historically most accurate?
A. It immediately made Pakistan a NATO member
B. It established CENTO in 1950
C. It was a major diplomatic visit but did not itself create a formal military alliance
D. It ended diplomatic ties with China
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan's formal military alignment with U.S.-backed pacts occurred later, after Liaquat's death.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which factor most explains why defence occupied a major place in Liaquat Ali Khan's government?
A. Pakistan had joined NATO in 1947
B. The Kashmir conflict and wider security challenges of a new state
C. The country had no civilian administration
D. The UN required military rule
Correct Answer: B
The first Kashmir War and difficult relations with neighbouring states made defence a central concern in the formative years.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which statement best distinguishes the Liaquat-Nehru Pact from the UN Kashmir process?
A. The pact focused on minorities, while the UN process focused on the Kashmir dispute
B. Both created the State Bank
C. Both were military alliances
D. Both were signed in 1972
Correct Answer: A
These were separate tracks: bilateral minority protection on one hand and UN-mediated Kashmir diplomacy on the other.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which statement best describes the relationship between the Objectives Resolution and the Basic Principles Committee?
A. They were unrelated economic bodies
B. The Committee existed before Pakistan's independence
C. The Resolution abolished the Committee
D. The Resolution supplied guiding principles and the Committee worked on translating them into constitutional proposals
Correct Answer: D
The Basic Principles Committee was created to develop a constitutional framework based on the principles adopted in the Objectives Resolution.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which was NOT completed during Liaquat Ali Khan's premiership?
A. Objectives Resolution
B. State Bank establishment
C. A permanent Constitution of Pakistan
D. First population census
Correct Answer: C
A permanent constitution was not achieved during his lifetime; Pakistan's first constitution came in 1956.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Why is Liaquat Ali Khan's tenure often described as a period of consolidation?
A. Because Pakistan had no external disputes
B. Because the new state had to turn independence into functioning institutions and policies
C. Because all constitutional questions had already been solved
D. Because the army had no role in security
Correct Answer: B
The period involved establishing central institutions, managing refugees, defending the state, developing foreign policy and starting constitution-making.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which combination accurately summarizes the principal challenges facing Liaquat Ali Khan's government?
A. Refugees, Kashmir, constitution-making, economic institution-building and provincial tensions
B. Only industrial expansion and tourism
C. Only relations with Europe
D. Only municipal administration in Karachi
Correct Answer: A
The government simultaneously faced humanitarian, security, constitutional, economic and federal challenges.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which development best illustrates the fragility of civil-military relations in 1951?
A. Liaquat-Nehru Pact
B. UN admission
C. First census
D. Rawalpindi Conspiracy
Correct Answer: D
The conspiracy was a failed coup attempt and therefore an early warning of civil-military tensions in Pakistan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which development best illustrates economic institution-building in the early years?
A. Formation of SEATO
B. Creation of the Senate
C. Establishment of the State Bank of Pakistan
D. Nationalization of all banks
Correct Answer: C
A functioning central bank was vital for currency management, reserves, banking regulation and financial sovereignty.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which development best illustrates Pakistan's turn toward multilateral diplomacy under Liaquat Ali Khan?
A. Building Islamabad
B. Joining the United Nations
C. Creating One Unit
D. Signing the Simla Agreement
Correct Answer: B
UN membership provided Pakistan with a global diplomatic forum and soon became central to its handling of the Kashmir dispute.