FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17 UNDER
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 1988
Constitutional Law
Maximum Marks: 100 Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Note: Answer any FIVE questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1 “The judiciary has changed the course of the Constitutional History of Pakistan.” Critically examine the statement in the light of various judgements of the Superior Courts beginning from Tamizuddin Khan’s Case.
2 Discuss the Specific Constitutional provisions for the “lslamization of society as embodied in the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
3 Compare and contrast with reference to the Constitutions of USSR, USA and UK, the principle of “BICAMERAL Legislative Assemblies”.
Clearly mention the advantages and disadvantages of Bicameral Legislature.
4 Enumerate and explain the main sources of the British Constitution.
5 What do you understand by the doctrine of “Implied Powers”? Does the judgement of Chief Justice Marshall in McCulloh vs Maryland in any way supports the doctrine?
6 Explain the powers and position of the French President under the Fifth Republic.
7 State the Nature and Reality of the “personal rights incorporated in the Constitution of U.S.S.R.
8 Explain various “Directive Principles of the State policy” given in the Constitution of the Republic of India.