Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with challenge to an election only through an election petition?
A. Article 219(b)
B. Article 225
C. Article 219(a)
D. Article 220
Correct Answer: B
Election disputes are tried by the legally prescribed Election Tribunal.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 224A of the Constitution?
A. resolution of caretaker Prime Minister or Chief Minister deadlock
B. reference of specified disqualification questions to the ECP
C. filling a vacancy within forty-five days
D. conduct of general and local-government elections
Correct Answer: A
After failure of the parliamentary mechanism, the ECP decides within two days.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with resolution of caretaker Prime Minister or Chief Minister deadlock?
A. Article 224
B. Article 224A
C. Article 223
D. Article 214
Correct Answer: B
After failure of the parliamentary mechanism, the ECP decides within two days.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 224 of the Constitution?
A. appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner by the President
B. qualifications and maximum age of the Chief Election Commissioner
C. removal of the CEC or a member through the Article 209 procedure
D. general-election timelines after expiry or dissolution
Correct Answer: D
Elections are held within the specified sixty-day or ninety-day framework.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with general-election timelines after expiry or dissolution?
A. Article 215(2)
B. Article 224
C. Article 218(3)
D. Article 217
Correct Answer: B
Elections are held within the specified sixty-day or ninety-day framework.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 223 of the Constitution?
A. reference of specified disqualification questions to the ECP
B. conduct of general and local-government elections
C. preparation and periodic revision of electoral rolls
D. bar on simultaneous multiple membership and choice of one seat
Correct Answer: D
A person elected to multiple seats must retain one within the constitutional period.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with bar on simultaneous multiple membership and choice of one seat?
A. Article 225
B. Article 213(2)
C. Article 221
D. Article 223
Correct Answer: D
A person elected to multiple seats must retain one within the constitutional period.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 222 of the Constitution?
A. composition and indirect election of the Senate
B. honest, just, fair and lawful elections and guarding against corrupt practices
C. Parliamentary legislation on constituencies, rolls, elections and disputes
D. appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner by the President
Correct Answer: C
Parliament may legislate but cannot abridge the ECP's constitutional powers.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with Parliamentary legislation on constituencies, rolls, elections and disputes?
A. Article 219(a)
B. Article 41 / Second Schedule
C. Article 222
D. Article 215(3)
Correct Answer: C
Parliament may legislate but cannot abridge the ECP's constitutional powers.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 221 of the Constitution?
A. secret ballot except election of Prime Minister and Chief Minister
B. removal of the CEC or a member through the Article 209 procedure
C. filling a vacancy within forty-five days
D. officers, staff and service rules of the Election Commission
Correct Answer: D
The provision concerns ECP personnel and related rules.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with officers, staff and service rules of the Election Commission?
A. Article 59
B. Article 221
C. Article 214
D. Article 226
Correct Answer: B
The provision concerns ECP personnel and related rules.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 220 of the Constitution?
A. five-year tenure and continuation until a successor assumes office
B. bar on simultaneous multiple membership and choice of one seat
C. conduct of Senate elections and elections to fill casual vacancies
D. mandatory assistance of federal and provincial executive authorities
Correct Answer: D
All executive authorities must assist the CEC and Commission.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with mandatory assistance of federal and provincial executive authorities?
A. Article 220
B. Article 224A
C. Article 213(2B)
D. Article 217
Correct Answer: A
All executive authorities must assist the CEC and Commission.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 219(d) of the Constitution?
A. mandatory assistance of federal and provincial executive authorities
B. resolution of caretaker Prime Minister or Chief Minister deadlock
C. five-year tenure and continuation until a successor assumes office
D. conduct of general and local-government elections
Correct Answer: D
The ECP organizes and conducts National, Provincial and local-government elections.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with conduct of general and local-government elections?
A. Article 81(b)
B. Article 63A
C. Article 219(a)
D. Article 219(d)
Correct Answer: D
The ECP organizes and conducts National, Provincial and local-government elections.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 219(c) of the Constitution?
A. resignation of the CEC or a member to the President
B. composition and election framework of the National Assembly
C. appointment of Election Tribunals
D. establishment of a permanent Election Commission
Correct Answer: C
The ECP appoints Election Tribunals.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with appointment of Election Tribunals?
A. Article 41 / Second Schedule
B. Article 219(a)
C. Article 219(c)
D. Article 219(b)
Correct Answer: C
The ECP appoints Election Tribunals.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 219(b) of the Constitution?
A. Parliamentary legislation on constituencies, rolls, elections and disputes
B. conduct of Senate elections and elections to fill casual vacancies
C. appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner by the President
D. general-election timelines after expiry or dissolution
Correct Answer: B
These elections fall within the Commission's express duties.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
Which constitutional provision primarily deals with conduct of Senate elections and elections to fill casual vacancies?
A. Article 51
B. Article 213(2B)
C. Article 213(1)
D. Article 219(b)
Correct Answer: D
These elections fall within the Commission's express duties.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Election Commission of Pakistan
What is primarily covered by Article 219(a) of the Constitution?
A. composition of the ECP and qualifications of its four members
B. conduct of Senate elections and elections to fill casual vacancies
C. five-year tenure and continuation until a successor assumes office
D. preparation and periodic revision of electoral rolls
Correct Answer: D
The Commission prepares rolls for national, provincial and local elections.