Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The CCI was constitutionally established in its present federal form by the Constitution of:
A. 1962
B. 1956
C. 1985
D. 1973
Correct Answer: D
The 1973 Constitution established the Council of Common Interests as a core federal institution.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which Constitution did not retain a comparable inter-provincial council forum?
A. Constitution of 1962
B. Interim Constitution of 1972
C. Constitution of 1956
D. Constitution of 1973
Correct Answer: A
Official CCI historical material notes that the 1962 Constitution did not provide such a forum.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The 1956 Constitution provided an intergovernmental forum known as the:
A. National Economic Council only
B. Federal Revenue Board
C. Inter-Provincial Council
D. Council of Provinces
Correct Answer: C
Article 130 of the 1956 Constitution provided for an Inter-Provincial Council, a predecessor idea to the CCI.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
CCI decisions available for public information are commonly published through:
A. Election schedules
B. Supreme Court cause lists
C. Annual reports
D. Finance Acts only
Correct Answer: C
Official annual reports communicate CCI decisions to government functionaries and the public.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Official CCI meeting minutes are generally treated as:
A. Restricted documents
B. Automatically published verbatim
C. Provincial legislation
D. Judicial precedents
Correct Answer: A
The CCI FAQ notes that minutes contain sensitive discussions and are restricted, while decisions are published through annual reports.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The CCI Rules of Procedure, 2010 were amended on:
A. 5 August 2023
B. 4 December 2025
C. 28 April 2025
D. 22 April 2021
Correct Answer: D
The official CCI rules page records an amendment dated 22 April 2021.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The CCI Rules of Procedure currently originate from rules framed in:
A. 2018
B. 1991
C. 2010
D. 1973
Correct Answer: C
The Council operates under the CCI Rules of Procedure, 2010, as subsequently amended.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The first recorded meeting of the CCI was held in:
A. December 1976
B. January 1991
C. August 1973
D. August 1975
Correct Answer: D
The official meeting list records the first CCI meeting on 7–9 August 1975.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The 52nd meeting of the CCI was held on:
A. 28 April 2025
B. 22 April 2021
C. 5 August 2023
D. 4 December 2025
Correct Answer: A
The CCI Secretariat lists the 52nd meeting as held on 28 April 2025.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
How many CCI meetings had been held since 1973 by the 52nd meeting?
A. 72
B. 42
C. 62
D. 52
Correct Answer: D
The official Secretariat identifies the April 2025 meeting as the 52nd meeting.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Before the Eighteenth Amendment, how many CCI meetings were held from 1973 to 2010 according to the official Secretariat?
A. 41
B. 21
C. 11
D. 31
Correct Answer: C
The official CCI record states that only eleven meetings were held before the Eighteenth Amendment.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment was enacted in:
A. 2006
B. 2018
C. 1973
D. 2010
Correct Answer: D
The amendment that restructured and strengthened the CCI was enacted in 2010.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which constitutional amendment substantially strengthened the CCI's institutional framework?
A. Twenty-fifth Amendment
B. Seventeenth Amendment
C. Eighth Amendment
D. Eighteenth Amendment
Correct Answer: D
The Eighteenth Amendment introduced the permanent Secretariat, regular meeting requirement, and related reforms.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Article 161 primarily concerns provincial receipts from natural gas, oil and:
A. Property tax
B. Customs duties
C. Income tax
D. Hydro-electric power
Correct Answer: D
Article 161 deals with natural-gas and oil well-head revenues and net profits from hydro-electric generation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The rate of net profits payable to a province from a hydro-electric station is determined by:
A. State Bank of Pakistan
B. National Finance Commission
C. Federal Cabinet alone
D. Council of Common Interests
Correct Answer: D
Article 161 links the rate of net hydel profits to determination by the CCI.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
A province in which a natural-gas well-head is situated has priority in meeting requirements under:
A. Article 158
B. Article 162
C. Article 155
D. Article 159
Correct Answer: A
Article 158 gives the producing province priority, subject to existing commitments and obligations.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
A dispute between the Federation and a Province relating to electricity may be referred to the CCI under:
A. Article 184(3)
B. Article 155(1)
C. Article 157(3)
D. Article 160(3A)
Correct Answer: C
Article 157(3) permits electricity-related intergovernmental disputes to be taken to the CCI.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
A commission under Article 155 may include experts in irrigation, engineering, administration, finance and:
A. Medicine
B. Anthropology
C. Aviation
D. Law
Correct Answer: D
The Constitution identifies these fields as relevant expertise for a water-dispute commission.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
On an Article 155 water complaint, the CCI may decide the matter or request the President to:
A. Call a referendum
B. Refer it to the Election Commission
C. Dissolve a Provincial Assembly
D. Appoint a commission
Correct Answer: D
The Council may decide the complaint or recommend appointment of a commission.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
A government making a water-supply complaint under Article 155 must submit it:
A. Orally to the President
B. Directly to the Supreme Court only
C. To the Senate Secretariat
D. In writing to the CCI
Correct Answer: D
Article 155 requires a written complaint to the Council.