Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
The National Command Authority Act was enacted in:
A. 1998
B. 2001
C. 2007
D. 2010
Correct Answer: D
The National Command Authority Act was promulgated on 11 March 2010.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Which body is responsible for policy and control relating to Pakistan's strategic and nuclear command system?
A. Council of Common Interests
B. National Command Authority
C. National Economic Council
D. Election Commission
Correct Answer: B
The National Command Authority provides the apex institutional framework for strategic and nuclear command and control.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Who was the first Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan?
A. General Muhammad Sharif
B. General Tikka Khan
C. Admiral Mohammad Shariff
D. Air Marshal Asghar Khan
Correct Answer: A
General Muhammad Sharif became the first Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in 1976.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee was originally established in:
A. 1947
B. 1956
C. 1973
D. 1976
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan established the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in 1976 to improve inter-services coordination.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Where is Pakistan's Joint Staff Headquarters located?
A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Rawalpindi
D. Peshawar
Correct Answer: C
Joint Staff Headquarters is located in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
What is the main purpose of a joint military command structure?
A. To abolish service identities
B. To coordinate operations among the services
C. To transfer all forces to the Navy
D. To replace civilian government
Correct Answer: B
Joint command arrangements coordinate planning and operations among the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Which federal ministry provides the principal civilian policy and administrative framework for national defence?
A. Ministry of Interior
B. Ministry of Defence
C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
D. Cabinet Division
Correct Answer: B
The Ministry of Defence is the principal civilian ministry responsible for defence policy and administration.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
The oath taken by members of the Armed Forces is provided in which Schedule of the Constitution?
A. First Schedule
B. Second Schedule
C. Third Schedule
D. Fourth Schedule
Correct Answer: C
The prescribed oath for members of the Armed Forces is contained in the Third Schedule.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
The Armed Forces may act in aid of civil power when:
A. Requested by any private citizen
B. Called upon to do so under law
C. Ordered by a provincial court only
D. Approved by the Election Commission
Correct Answer: B
Article 245 allows the Armed Forces, subject to law, to act in aid of civil power when called upon.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Which Article states that the Armed Forces shall defend Pakistan against external aggression or threat of war?
A. Article 243
B. Article 244
C. Article 245
D. Article 246
Correct Answer: C
Article 245 defines the functions of the Armed Forces, including defence against external aggression or threat of war.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Who holds the supreme command of Pakistan's Armed Forces under the Constitution?
A. Prime Minister
B. President
C. Defence Minister
D. Chief Justice
Correct Answer: B
The President holds the supreme command of the Armed Forces under Article 243.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Under the Constitution, control and command of Pakistan's Armed Forces vest in the:
A. Supreme Court
B. Federal Government
C. Senate alone
D. Provincial Governments
Correct Answer: B
The Constitution places control and command of the Armed Forces in the Federal Government.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Which Article of the Constitution of Pakistan deals primarily with command of the Armed Forces?
A. Article 240
B. Article 243
C. Article 245
D. Article 247
Correct Answer: B
Article 243 addresses command of the Armed Forces and the constitutional framework for senior military appointments.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Which three services form the principal branches of Pakistan's Armed Forces?
A. Army, Navy and Air Force
B. Army, Rangers and Police
C. Navy, Coast Guards and Police
D. Army, FIA and Air Force
Correct Answer: A
The three principal armed services are the Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - (Defence) Armed Forces Structure & Commands
Pakistan's Armed Forces formally came into existence on which date?
A. 14 August 1947
B. 23 March 1940
C. 15 August 1947
D. 6 September 1965
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan's Army, Navy and Air Force emerged as national services at independence on 14 August 1947.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
Which later plan formally provided for the partition and transfer of power that the Cabinet Mission had tried to avoid?
A. August Offer
B. Cripps Plan
C. 3 June 1947 Plan
D. Wavell Plan
Correct Answer: C
The Mountbatten or 3 June 1947 Plan accepted partition after the Cabinet Mission framework failed.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
The failure of the Cabinet Mission Plan directly strengthened the case for:
A. The permanent continuation of British rule
B. Partition as a practical political solution
C. A unitary constitution accepted by all parties
D. The abolition of the Muslim League
Correct Answer: B
After the breakdown, the prospects of an agreed united constitutional structure rapidly declined.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
The Cabinet Mission Plan is often described as the last major British attempt to:
A. Preserve a united India while transferring power
B. Restore the Mughal Empire
C. Cancel all provincial elections
D. Keep India permanently under colonial rule without reform
Correct Answer: A
It offered the final elaborate constitutional formula designed to reconcile unity with Muslim-majority regional autonomy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
Which event most clearly showed that the constitutional compromise had collapsed into mass political confrontation?
A. The formation of the Board of Trade
B. Direct Action Day
C. The Cripps Offer
D. The Delhi Durbar
Correct Answer: B
The call for Direct Action marked the shift from negotiated compromise to open political confrontation and communal violence.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
Why was NWFP politically sensitive under Section B?
A. It had no legislature
B. Its Congress-aligned ministry and political forces did not necessarily favour compulsory inclusion in the Muslim-majority group
C. It was a princely state
D. It was placed in Section C
Correct Answer: B
The grouping controversy involved the right of provinces such as NWFP to choose their constitutional alignment.