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2nd Year Pakistan Studies First half Book Paper

50 marks · 1 hour 30 minutes · 35 questions. Covers: CHAP 1: ISLAM AND PAKISTAN, CHAP 2: CONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN PAKISTAN, CHAP 3: PAKISTAN'S ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM.

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2nd Year Pakistan Studies First half Book Paper

2nd Year · Pakistan Studies · Punjab (PTB)

Name: ____________Roll No: ________Class/Section: ________Date: ________Total marks: 50Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 15 × 1 = 15)

  1. What did the Holy Prophet (PBUH) declare as sacred in the Last Sermon?

    1. Only specific titles

    2. Each other's life and property

    3. State gold reserves 

    4. Ancient monuments

  2. Under the local government plan, whose powers were divided among local governments?

    1. Federal Government 

    2. Provincial Governments

    3. Supreme Court

    4. General Public

  3. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was initially a proponent of which concept before 1867?

    1. Two-Nation Theory

    2. Hindu-Muslim Unity

    3. Separate Electorates

    4. Armed Struggle

  4. What can save a country from scarcity if food production declines?

    1. Foreign loans

    2. Self-sufficiency in food

    3. Reduction in consumption

    4. Food rationing

  5. What is the primary function of the Council of Common Interests?

    1. Defence of the country

    2. Resolve disputes between Federation & Provinces 

    3. Collecting taxes 

    4. Making text books

  6. In Europe, religion was confined to which place?

    1. Homes 

    2. Schools 

    3. Places of worship 

    4. State courts

  7. What is the essential duty and purpose of the existence of political parties?

    1. To create confusion

    2. To organize public opinion and present solutions to problems

    3. To avoid elections 

    4. To split the public into smaller groups

  8. The jurisdiction of which government extends to the entire country?

    1. Provincial Government

    2. Federal Government

    3. District Government 

    4. Local Government

  9. In which year did Allama Iqbal write letters to Quaid-e-Azam discussing the establishment of an Islamic state?

    1. 1930 

    2. 1935

    3. 1937

    4. 1940

  10. According to Ibn Majah Hadith 2443, when should a laborer be paid?

    1. After one month 

    2. Before his sweat dries

    3. At the end of the year 

    4. When the project finishes

  11. Local governments help strengthen democracy at which level?

    1. International level

    2. Federal level

    3. Grassroots / Local level 

    4. National level 

  12.  Whose era is mentioned as an exemplary model for the fair distribution of wealth?

    1. Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)

    2. Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA) 

    3. Hazrat Usman (RA)

    4. Hazrat Ali (RA) 

  13. When was the first constitution of Pakistan implemented/enforced?

    1. 14 August 1947

    2. 12 March 1949

    3. 23 March 1956

    4. 8 June 1962

  14. With whose approval can a Union Council arrange industries, agriculture, and commercial markets?

    1. Federal Government

    2. District Council

    3. Provincial Assembly

    4. Town Committee

  15. Which Surah is quoted with the verse: "Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly"?

    1. Surah Al-Baqarah

    2. Surah Al-Ma'idah

    3. Surah Al-Hujurat

    4. Surah Al-A'raf

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 10 of 15 · 10 × 2 = 20)

  1. What kind of society can be established on the basis of justice?

  2. What is the Sermon of Hajjatul Wida considered regarding human rights?

  3. What is the primary role of a Federal Secretary?

  4. From which Hadith book is the quote about wisdom taken?

  5. When was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman arrested by the authorities?

  6. Which council links the Federal Government and GB?

  7. What is modernism?

  8. What happened to the economic and defensive position of Pakistan after the split?

  9. Distinguish between the local government structures of rural and urban areas.

  10. How does a just system help in building individual character?

  11. What right does a citizen have regarding forming an association or union in Pakistan?

  12. Which constitutional article binds provincial governments to set up local bodies?

  13. What is the Quranic declaration regarding the relationship between believers?

  14. When was the 13th Amendment passed, and what power was taken back from the President?

  15. In whose name do the provinces exercise all their functions?

Q3. Long questions (Attempt any 3 of 5 · 3 × 5 = 15)

  1. Explain the laws and issues related to child labor and underage employment.

  2. Clarify the nature of the relationship between the federal and provincial governments.

  3. Write a note on Liaquat Ali Khan and the Objectives Resolution.

  4. Review Pakistan's democratic journey from Pervez Musharraf's era to the PDM government of 2022.

  5. Clarify the interrelationships between Provincial and Local Governments.