50 MCQs About the Prime Ministers of Pakistan (Part-I)

Q1. Who is the Head of Government of Pakistan according to the 1973 Constitution?
(A) Chief of Army Staff
(B) Chief Justice of Pakistan
(C) President of Pakistan
(D) Prime Minister of Pakistan
Ans: (D) Prime Minister of Pakistan
Q2. The Prime Minister is usually always in-charge/Chairman of:
(A) Planning Commission
(B) National Command Authority
(C) National Security Council
(D) Economic Coordination Committee
(E) Cabinet Committee on National Security
(F) All of them
Ans: (F) All of them
Q3. According to the Constitution, Prime Minister is appointed by -----
(A) President
(B) National Assembly
(C) Senate
(D) Chief Justice of Pakistan
Ans: (B) National Assembly
Q4. Prime Minister of Pakistan can be elected from -----
(A) National Assembly
(B) Senate
(C) Provincial Assemblies
(D) A and B
Ans: (D) A and B
Ans: The candidates for the Prime Minister are Members of the National Assembly (MNA) or Senate (Senator) who were chosen by directly elections through popular vote and landslide victory that are campaigned on the party platforms. Usually, the leader of the majority party in the parliament retains the office of Prime Minister who forms the government either by coalition or by simple majority. The candidate must retain the vote of confidence be the members of the parliament before being invited by the President to form the government.
Q5. The newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan takes oath of the office before the -----
(A) Speaker of National Assembly
(B) Chief Justice of Pakistan
(C) National Assembly
(D) President of Pakistan
Ans: (D) President of Pakistan
Q6. Which Constitution of Pakistan completely dissolved the office of Prime Minister as all powers were transferred to the President of Pakistan.
(A) Constitution 1956
(B) Constitution 1962
(C) Constitution 1973
(D) Objective Resolution
Ans: (B) Constitution 1962
Q7. Prime Minister is removed by means of -----
(A) Ordinance of the National Security Council
(B) Vote of No-confidence in National Assembly
(C) President
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) Vote of Non-confidence in National Assembly
Q8. The Cabinet with the Prime Minister is collectively responsible to the -----
(A) National Assembly
(B) President
(C) Senate
(D) Parliament
Ans: (D) Parliament
Q9. All the emergency powers of President are actually exercised by -----
(A) Cabinet
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Speaker of National Assembly
(D) Chairman Senate
Ans: (B) Prime Minister
Q10. The Constitution 1973 has made the Prime Minister -----
(A) A rubber-stamp Prime Minister
(B) An advisor to the Senior Minister to President
(C) An Advisor to the President
(D) A link between the President and the Parliament
Ans: (C) An advisor to the President
Q11. The position of Prime Minister was absent during years of -----
(A) 1960 to 1973
(B) 1977 to 1985
(C) 1999 to 2002
(D) All of them
Ans: (D) All of them
Q12. Nawabzada Khan Liaquat Ali Khan served as the 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 4 years
(B) 4 years, 1 month
(C) 4 years, 2 months
(D) 4 years, 2 months, 2 days
Ans: (D) 4 years, 2 months, 2 days
15 August 1947 to 16 October 1951
Q13. Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 1 year, 6 months
(B) 1 year, 5 months
(C) 1 year, 4 months
(D) 1 year, 3 months
Ans: (A) 1 year, 6 months
17 October 1951 to 17 April 1953
Q14. Sahibzada Muhammad Ali Bogra served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 2 years, 2 months, 26 days
(B) 2 years, 3 months, 26 days
(C) 2 years, 4 months, 26 days
(D) 2 years, 5 months, 26 days
Ans: (B) 2 years, 3 months, 26 days
17 April 1953 - 12 August 1955
Q15. Chaudhry Muhammad Ali served as the 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 1 year, 3 months
(B) 1 year, 2 months
(C) 1 year, 1 month
(D) 1 year
Ans: (C) 1 year, 1 month
12 August 1955 to 12 September 1956
Q16. Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy served as the 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 1 year, 1 month, 5 days
(B) 1 year, 2 months, 5 days
(C) 1 year, 3 months, 5 days
(D) 1 year, 4 months, 5 days
Ans: (A) 1 year, 1 month, 5 days
12 September 1956 to 17 October 1957
Q17. Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar served as the 6th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 1 month
(B) 1 month, 20 days
(C) 2 months
(D) 1 month, 29 days
Ans: (D) 1 month, 29 days
17 October 1957 - 16 December 1957
Q18. Sir Malik Feroze Khan Noon served as the 7th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 9 months
(B) 9 months, 21 days
(C) 10 months
(D) 10 months, 21 days
Ans: (B) 9 months, 21 days
16 December 1957 - 7 October 1958
Q19. Noor-ul-Amin was nominated as the 8th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 11 days
(B) 12 days
(C) 13 days
(D) 14 days
Ans: (C) 13 days
7 December 1971 - 20 December 1971
Q20. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto served as the 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 3 years, 10 months, 21 days
(B) 3 years, 9 months, 21 days
(C) 3 years, 8 months, 21 days
(D) 3 years, 7 months, 21 days
Ans: (A) 3 years, 10 months, 21 days
14 August 1973 - 5 July 1977
Q21. Muhammad Khan Junejo served as the 10th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 3 years, 2 months, 20 days
(B) 3 years, 2 months, 15 days
(C) 3 years, 2 months, 10 days
(D) 3 years, 2 months, 5 days
Ans: (D) 3 years, 2 months, 5 days
24 March 1985 - 29 May 1988
Q22. Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto (1st term) served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 1 year, 6 months, 4 days
(B) 1 year, 7 months, 4 days
(C) 1 year, 8 months, 4 days
(D) 1 year, 9 months, 4 days
Ans: (C) 1 year, 8 months, 4 days
2 December 1988 - 6 August 1990
Q23. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (1st term) served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 2 years, 6 months, 4 days
(B) 2 years, 7 months, 4 days
(C) 2 years, 8 months, 4 days
(D) 2 years, 9 months, 4 days
Ans: (B) 2 years, 7 months, 4 days
6 November 1990 - 18 April 1993
26 May 1993 - 18 July 1993
Q24. Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto (2nd term) served as the 13th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 2 years
(B) 2 years, 17 days
(C) 3 years
(D) 3 years, 17 days
Ans: (D) 3 years, 17 days
19 October 1993 - 5 November 1996
Q25. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (2nd term) served as the 14th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 2 years, 7 months, 25 days
(B) 2 years, 8 months, 25 days
(C) 2 years, 9 months, 25 days
(D) 2 years, 10 months, 25 days
Ans: (A) 2 years, 7 months, 25 days
17 February 1997 - 12 October 1999
Q26. Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali as the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 1 year, 5 months, 3 days
(B) 1 year, 6 months, 3 days
(C) 1 year, 7 months, 3 days
(D) 1 year, 8 months, 3 days
Ans: (C) 1 year, 7 months, 3 days
23 November 2002 - 26 June 2004
Q27. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain served as the 16th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 1 month
(B) 1 month, 27 days
(C) 1 month, 15 days
(D) 2 months
Ans: (B) 1 month, 27 days
30 June 2004 - 26 August 2004
Q28. Shaukat Aziz served as the 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 3 years, 2 months, 18 days
(B) 3 years, 2 months, 18 days
(C) 3 years, 2 months, 18 days
(D) 3 years, 2 months, 18 days
Ans: (D) 3 years, 2 months, 18 days
28 August 2004 - 15 November 2007
Q29. Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Shah Geelani served as the 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 4 years
(B) 4 years, 1 month
(C) 4 years, 2 months
(D) 4 years, 2 months, 25 days
Ans: (D) 4 years, 2 months, 25 days
25 March 2008 - 19 June 2012
Q30. Raja Pervez Ashraf served as the 19th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 9 months, 2 days
(B) 9 months, 1 day
(C) 9 months
(D) 8 months
Ans: (A) 9 months, 2 days
22 June 2012 - 24 March 2013
Q31. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (3rd term) served as the 20th Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 4 years
(B) 4 years, 1 month
(C) 4 years, 1 month, 23 days
(D) 4 years, 2 months
Ans: (C) 4 years, 1 month, 23 days
5 June 2013 - 28 July 2017
Q32. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi served as the 21st Prime Minister of Pakistan for -----
(A) 9 months
(B) 10 months
(C) 11 months
(D) 1 year
Ans: (B) 10 months
1 August 2017 - 31 May 2018
Q33. Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan on -----
(A) 14 August 2018
(B) 16 August 2018
(C) 18 August 2018
(D) 20 August 2018
Ans: (C) 18 August 2018
Q34. Who was the 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan under 1956 Constitution?
(A) Nawabzada Khan Liaquat Ali Khan
(B) Sahibzada Muhammad Ali Bogra
(C) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
(D) Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
Ans: (C) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Q35. Who was the 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan under 1973 Constitution?
(A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(B) Muhammad Khan Junejo
(C) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
(D) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Ans: (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Q36. Who was the 1st elected Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Nawabzada Khan Liaquat Ali Khan
(B) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
(C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(D) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
Ans: (C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Q37. Who was the 1st woman Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah
(B) Begum Ra'na Liaquat Ali Khan
(C) Begum Ashraf Abbasi
(D) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
Ans: (D) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
Q38. Who was the only Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Chaudhry Pervez Elahi
(B) Noor-ul-Amin
(C) Shahbaz Sharif
(D) Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Ans: (A) Chaudhry Pervez Elahi
Q39. How many persons have served as the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
Ans: (C) 6 persons
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Mir Balkh Sher Khan Mazari, Moinuddin Ahmed Qureshi, Malik Meraj Khalid, Justice Retd Mir Hazar Khan Khoso and Justice Retd Nasir-ul-Mulk
Q40. Who is the longest serving Prime Minister of Pakistan? (In single term)
(A) Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Shah Geelani
(B) Nawabzada Khan Liaquat Ali Khan
(C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(D) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Ans: (B) Nawabzada Khan Liaquat Ali Khan
Q41. Who is the longest serving elected Prime Minister of Pakistan? (In single term)
(A) Nawabzada Khan Liaquat Ali Khan
(B) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
(C) Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Shah Geelani
(D) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
Ans: (C) Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Geelani
Q42. Who is the longest serving Prime Minister of Pakistan? (In more than single term)
(A) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
(B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(C) Shaukat Aziz
(D) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Ans: (D) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (9 years, 4 months, 14 days)
Q43. Who is the shortest serving elected Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Raja Pervez Ashraf
(B) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
(C) Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
(D) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
Ans: (A) Raja Pervez Ashraf (9 months, 4 days)
Q44. Who is the longest serving acting Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
(B) Muhammad Mian Soomro
(C) Justice Retd Nasir-ul-Mulk
(D) Malik Meraj Khalid
Ans: (B) Muhammad Mian Soomro
15 November 2007 - 24 March 2008 = 4 months, 8 days
Q45. Who is the shortest serving acting Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Justice Retd Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
(B) Moinuddin Ahmed Khan Qureshi
(C) Malik Meraj Khalid
(D) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
Ans: (C) Mir Balkh Sher Khan Mazari
18 April 1993 - 26 May 1993 = 1 month, 8 days
Q46. Who is the only person to serve as acting President and acting Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(B) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
(C) Justice Retd Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
(D) Muhammad Mian Soomro
Ans: (D) Muhammad Mian Soomro
Q47. Who is the only Prime Minister whose father has served as President of Pakistan?
(A) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
(B) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
(C) Muhammad Khan Junejo
(D) Shaukat Aziz
Ans: (A) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
Q48. Who is the only Prime Minister whose father also served as Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
(B) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
(C) Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi
(D) Raja Pervez Ashraf
Ans: (B) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
Q49. Who is the only Prime Minister whose spouse served as President of Pakistan?
(A) Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi
(B) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
(C) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
(D) Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Shah Geelani
Ans: (C) Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
Q50. Who is the strongest Prime Minister of Pakistan elected by securing the greatest number of votes from National Assembly?
(A) Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi
(B) Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Shah Geelani
(C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(D) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Ans: (D) Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
(In his 2nd term)