FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2006
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
TIME: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS; 100
NOTE: Attempt FIVE questions in ail. including QUESTION NO.8. which is COMPULSORY. All questions carry EQUAL marks. Answer must be concise, thoughtful and clearly written.
Q.1. Constitution should be revised every 25 years or so to enable the new generation that have come to age to subscribe to it (Thomas Jefferson) Comment.
Q.2. Discuss the Constitution, functions and powers of Federal Shariat Court in Pakistan.
Q.3. Discuss the Committee System in the USA. Compare it with that in England.
Q.4. Examine critically the relative merits and demerits of the Bi-Party System and Multi-Party System.
Q.5. What are the Directive Principles of State Policy in Indian Constitution? Distinguish them from fundamental rights.
Q.6. Discuss with elaboration the salient features of the constitution of the Fifth Republic.
Q.7. How was the sensitive and complicated issue of nationalities in the former USSR solved by the Stalin Constitution?
Q.8. Compulsory Question:
(1) The convention for not contesting US Presidency for the 3rd time was set up by:
(a) General Grant (b) Theodore Roosevelt (c) Washington (d) None of these
(2) The 50 States of the USA send_____ members to the Senate:
(a) 200 (b) 150 (c) 100 (d) None of these
(3) The USSR consisted of ______ Union Republics:
(a) 22 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) None of these
(4) USSR constitution of 1977 is know after:
(a) Czar (b) Stalin (c) Brezhnev (d) None of these
(5) Supreme Soviet was in reality a:
(a) Highest authority (b) Sovereign body (c) Rubber Stamp (d) None of these
(6) The Indian Constitution provides for:
(a) Direct Democracy (b) Indirect Democracy (c) National Democracy (d) None of these
(7) Constituent Assembly of India passed Objectives Resolution on:
(a) 23rd March, 1946 (b) 22nd January, 1947 (c) 15th August, 1948 (d) None of these
(8) Powers of two houses in India as regards non-money bills are:
(a) Discretionary (b) Co-equal (c) Imbalanced (d) None of these
(9) French Constitution puts restrictions on:
(a) Judicial System (b) Parliamentary Sovereignty (c) Local Government (d) None of these
(10) Constitution of Third Republic came into force in:
(a) 1760 (b) 1875 (c) 1890 (d) None of these
(11) French Ministries are notorious unstable due to:
(a) Multiple Party System (b) Scandals (c) Powerful President (d) None of these
(12) Tactics to prevent the passage of bill are known as:
(a) Filibustering (b) Dilly Dallying (c) Lobbying (d) None of these
(13) The life of the House of Common is:
(a) 5 Years (b) 7 Years (c) 4 Years (d) None of these
(14) The President Judicial System of England was evolved in:
(a) 1870 (b) 1670 (c) 1760 (d) None of these
(15) The Parliamentary commissioner is similar to:
(a) Ombudsman (b) Speaker (c) Chief Whip (d) None of these
(16) The Constitution of Pakistan was authenticated on:
(a) 30th April, 1973 (b) 23rd March, 1973 (c) 14th August, 1973 (d) None of these
(17) Prime Minister of Pakistan is appointed by:
(a) National Assembly (b) Senate (c) Majlis-e-Shoora (d) None of these
(18) A Magistrate is empowered to Punish for contempt of court under:
(a) Constitution of Pakistan (b) Contempt of Court Act (c) Civil Procedure Code (d) None of these
(19) Ordinary term of officer of Chief Election Commissioner in Pakistan in:
(a) 2 Years (b) 4 Years (c) 5 Years (d) None of these
(20)The control and command of Armed Forces in Pakistan lies with:
(a) Chief of Army Staff (b) Chairman Joints Chief of Staff Committee (c) Quarter Master General (d) None of these