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Important Pakistan Election Act MCQs 2017 for the preparation of one paper mcqs online test.

Election Act MCQs

Election Act extends to the whole of ____?

  1. Pakistan
  2. Punjab
  3. Sindh
  4. None

What does mean by aalim in accordance with the Election Act 2017?

  1. A Muslim scholar
  2. A Muslim
  3. A Hindu
  4. None

What does mean by ___in accordance with election Act 2017/

  1. An election to fill vacancy
  2. An election to fill a causal vacancy
  3. Bye-election
  4. None

What does mean by candidate in accordance with Election Act 2017?

  1. A person proposed or seconded as a candidate for
  2. or seeking
  3. election as a member
  4. All of above

What does mean by Code in accordance with election act 2017?

  1. Code of Civil Procedure
  2. Pakistan Penal Code
  3. Code of Criminal Procedure
  4. None

What does mean by commission in accordance with Election Act 2017

  1. The Election Act
  2. The Election Commission of Pakistan
  3. The Commission of Pakistan
  4. None

____ means an Act of Majlis-e- Shoora (Parliament) or of a Provincial Assembly for establishment of a local government and includes an Ordinance;

  1. Applicable local government law
  2. Applicable provincial government law
  3. Applicable federal government law
  4. None

Assembly means:

  1. National Assembly
  2. Provincial Assembly;
  3. National Assembly or a Provincial Assembly;
  4. None

____means any property owned or held by a candidate or a Member;

  1. Property
  2. Asset
  3. Both
  4. None

What does "constituency" means ?

  1. A constituency under code
  2. A constituency under constitution
  3. A constituency delimited under this Act;
  4. None

What does mean the constitution in accordance with the Election Act 2017?

  1. Constitution of Indo-Pakistan
  2. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
  3. Election Act 2017
  4. None

___means a validly nominated candidate who has not withdrawn his candidature;

  1. Nominee
  2. contesting candidate
  3. Candidate
  4. None

____ means a person appointed by a candidate as his election agent under this Act, and, where no such appointment is made, the candidate acting as his own election agent;

  1. Contesting candidate
  2. Nominee
  3. Election agent
  4. None

____ means a person authorized by the Commission to observe the conduct of an election;

  1. Election observer
  2. Election agent
  3. Nominee
  4. None

____ includes an officer or official of the Commission, a District Returning Officer, a Returning Officer, an Assistant Returning Officer, a Presiding Officer, an Assistant Presiding Officer, a Polling Officer or any officer or official of law enforcing agency or other agencies or any other official appointed or deputed to perform duties in connection with an election;

  1. election official
  2. election officer
  3. election agent
  4. none

Who has authority to announce Election Programme?

  1. Prime Minister
  2. President
  3. Commissioner
  4. None

What does mean by Election Programme in accordance with Election Act 2017 ?

  1. An Election notified by the Commission under this Act
  2. An election notified by president
  3. An election notified by Prime Minister
  4. None

PO stands for :

  1. President Officer
  2. Presiding Officer
  3. Presiding Origination
  4. None

APO stands officer :

  1. Assistant Presiding Officer
  2. Assistant President Officer
  3. Assistant Presiding office
  4. None

Election Act, 2017 chapter 2 deals with____:

  1. Election Officer
  2. Election Commission of Pakistan
  3. Definitions
  4. None

Chapter 3 of Election Act,2017 is regarding____:

  1. Delimitation of Constituencies
  2. Election commission of Pakistan
  3. Conduct of Election to the Assemblies
  4. None

Who scrutinize nomination papers ?

  1. The Returning Officer
  2. Election Officer
  3. Both
  4. None

What is the minimum time for a Polling Station?

  1. More than eight
  2. Not be less than eight
  3. Not be less than 10
  4. None

What if a contesting Candidate retires himself and to whom he is supposed to intimate ?

  1. Election Officer
  2. Returning officer
  3. Both
  4. None

Chapter 5 of Election Act 2017 deals with

  1. Conduct of Elections to the Assemblies
  2. Delimitation of Constituencies
  3. Election Commission of Pakistan
  4. None

Chapter 6 of Election Act, 2017 deals with :

  1. Election to reserved seats in an assembly
  2. Election Commission of Pakistan
  3. Both
  4. None

Which Chapter ___ of Election Act 2017 deals with CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS TO THE SENATE:

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 8

A person may be nominated by not more than ____ nomination papers

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 7
  4. 5

Chapter 8 of Election Act 2017 is regarding ___:

  1. Election Expenses
  2. Statement of Assets
  3. Liabilities
  4. All above mentioned

Can the caretaker government take major measures regarding policy decision ?

  1. No except on urgent matters
  2. Can take
  3. Not take major measures in any condition
  4. None

CHAPTER 9 of Election Act 2017 is regarding ___

  1. Offences
  2. Penalties and Procedures
  3. Election Dispute
  4. All

Caretaker Government must be ___:

  1. Impartial to any person
  2. Impartial to political party
  3. Impartial to every person and political party
  4. None

Section 105 to ____ deals with Conduct of Election to the Senate.

  1. Section 133
  2. Section 131
  3. Section 130
  4. Section 129

How many sections are there in CHAPTER VII of the Election Act 2017?

  1. 30
  2. 29
  3. 32
  4. 27

Section ___ of Election Act 2017 deals with Return of election expenses?

  1. 135
  2. 133
  3. 134
  4. 123

Section 135 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Term of office
  2. Return of election expenses
  3. Election expenses
  4. Inspection of return

Which section ___of the Election Act 2017 deals with bank account for election expenses?

  1. 137
  2. 134
  3. 133
  4. 131

Which section 132 of the Election Act 2017 deals with:

  1. Restriction on election expenses
  2. Bank account for election expenses
  3. Inspection of return
  4. None

Section ___ of the Election Act 2017, deals with Drawing of lots:

  1. 123
  2. 132
  3. 131
  4. 134

Section___ of the Election Act 2017, deals with term of office:

  1. 129
  2. 125
  3. 123
  4. 127

____ means a person appointed under this Act to hear and dispose of claims and objections and applications for corrections relating to the electoral rolls.

  1. Revising Authority
  2. Registration Officer
  3. Presiding Officer
  4. None

Election symbols are allotted through Returning Officers under section:

  1. 67
  2. 66
  3. 65
  4. 64

According to section ___of election commission the RO and ARO should be appointed 30 days before the election programe.

  1. 56
  2. 55
  3. 54
  4. 53

A candidate or an election agent may obtain a hard and searchable soft copy of the final electoral roll with photographs of the voters in accordance with:

  1. Section 80
  2. Section 79
  3. Section 78
  4. Section 77

Under section 57(1) of the Elections Act, 2017, the president holds the authority to announce the date for elections in consultation with the___?

  1. Prime Minister
  2. Election Officer
  3. Election Commission of Pakistan
  4. None

Section ___of the Election Act 2017, deals with hours of the poll:

  1. 130
  2. 123
  3. 125
  4. 120

Section ___ of the Election Act 2017, deals with contested election:

  1. 110
  2. 119
  3. 123
  4. 120

Section 118 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Uncontested election
  2. Declaration of results
  3. Consolidation of results
  4. Nomination for election

Section __ of the Election Act 2017, deals with causal vacancy:

  1. 127
  2. 123
  3. 126
  4. 125

Which section 126 of the Election Act 2017 deals with:

  1. Publication of list of candidates
  2. Election expenses
  3. Casual vacancy
  4. Drawing of lot

Section ___ of the Election Act 2017, deals with appeal against count

  1. 123
  2. 124
  3. 125
  4. 128

Section 121 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Appeal against the count
  2. Adjourned poll
  3. Hours of the poll
  4. Hours of the poll

In Election Act 2017, section 116 deals with:

  1. Consolidation
  2. Deposit
  3. Withdrawal
  4. Death of a candidate after nomination

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with appeal against scrutiny order?

  1. Section 121
  2. Section 113
  3. Section 110
  4. Section 106

Section____ of the Election Act 2017, deals with Scrutiny

  1. 112
  2. 113
  3. 1222
  4. 133

Section 111 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Polling station
  2. Scrutiny
  3. Deposit
  4. Nomination for election

Section 110 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Polling station
  2. Consolidation of results
  3. Nomination for election
  4. Declaration of results

Section 109 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Polling station
  2. Declaration of results
  3. Consolidation of results
  4. Nomination for election

In Election Act 2017, Which section deals with supply of list of voters?

  1. Section 115
  2. Section 112
  3. Section 108
  4. Section 105

In Election Act 2017, Which section deals with notification for election?

  1. Section 107
  2. Section 104
  3. Section 102
  4. Section 100

Section 106 of the Election Act 2017 deals with :

  1. Functions of Returning Officer
  2. Election Officer
  3. Presiding Officer
  4. None

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Party lists for reserved seats?

  1. Section 104
  2. Section 102
  3. Section 101
  4. None

In Election Act 2017, Which section deals with order for production of documents?

  1. Section 103
  2. Section 102
  3. Section 101
  4. None

In Election Act 2017, Which section deals with Bye-elections?

  1. Section 104
  2. Section 102
  3. Section 100
  4. None

In Election Act 2017, Which section deals with public inspection of documents?

  1. Section 106
  2. Section 104
  3. Section 102
  4. Section 100

Section 98 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Nomination for election
  2. Declaration of results
  3. Consolidation of results
  4. None

Section ___ of the Election Act 2017, deals with Voting by Overseas Pakistanis .

  1. 94
  2. 95
  3. 96
  4. 95

Section 93 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Deposits
  2. Postal ballot
  3. Polling stations
  4. Nomination for election

Section 90 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Stopping of the poll
  2. Proceedings at the close of poll
  3. Spoilt Ballot Pape
  4. Voting after closing of poll

Section ___of the Election Act 2017, deals with Stopping of the poll

  1. 86
  2. 87
  3. 88
  4. 90

Section 87 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Spoilt Ballot Papers
  2. Voting procedure
  3. Both
  4. None

Section 84 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Scrutiny
  2. Polling stations
  3. Voting procedure
  4. None

Section ___ of the Election Act 2017 deals with maintenance of order at the polling station?

  1. 82
  2. 83
  3. 87
  4. 89

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Supply of ballot papers?

  1. 80
  2. 82
  3. 87
  4. 86

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Supply of final electoral rolls?

  1. 79
  2. 88
  3. 80
  4. 81

Section 78 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Supply of ballot boxes
  2. Uncontested election
  3. Polling agent
  4. Election agent

Section 77 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Supply of ballot boxes
  2. Uncontested election
  3. Polling agent
  4. Election agent

Section ____ of the Election Act 2017, deals with Election agent

  1. 76
  2. 77
  3. 79
  4. 78

Section___ of the Election Act 2017, deals with Uncontested election

  1. 76
  2. 75
  3. 77
  4. 88

Section___of the Election Act 2017, deals with Retirement from election

  1. 78
  2. 78
  3. 76
  4. 72

Section 71 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Retirement from election
  2. One day poll
  3. Printing of ballot papers
  4. Hours of the poll

Section 70 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Retirement from election
  2. One day poll
  3. Printing of ballot papers
  4. Hours of the poll

Section 69 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Retirement from election
  2. One day poll
  3. Printing of ballot papers
  4. Hours of the poll

Section 59 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Deposits
  2. Scrutiny
  3. Polling stations
  4. Nomination for election

Section 60 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Deposits
  2. Scrutiny
  3. Polling stations
  4. Nomination for election

Section 61 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Deposits
  2. Scrutiny
  3. Polling stations
  4. Nomination for election

Section 62 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Deposits
  2. Scrutiny
  3. Polling stations
  4. Nomination for election

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Publication of list of candidates?

  1. 64
  2. 65
  3. 66
  4. 76

Section 65 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Polling stations
  2. Withdrawal
  3. Scrutiny
  4. Nomination for election

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Contested election and allotment of symbols?

  1. 67
  2. 66
  3. 78
  4. 88

How many total sections are there in Election Act 2017?

  1. 222
  2. 221
  3. 211
  4. 241

Section 9 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Power of the Commission to declare a poll void
  2. Power of Commission to ensure a fair election
  3. Both
  4. None

Section of the Election Act 2017, deals with Power of Commission to ensure a fair election

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 8

Section 7 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Power of the Commission to declare a poll void
  2. Power of Commission to ensure a fair election
  3. Power to requisition property
  4. None

Return of the election expenses of the returned candidates can be submitted to the returning officer on:

  1. Form A
  2. Form B
  3. Form C
  4. Form D
  5. None of These

Commission May exercise contempt of court power in accordance with.

  1. contempt of court Act, 2007
  2. Contempt of Court Act, 2017
  3. Contempt of Court Order, 2005
  4. Contempt of Court Act, 2003
  5. Contempt of Court Order, 2003

Every member of assembly shall submit to the __________, on or before ________ each year, a copy of his statement of assets and liabilities.

  1. Commission
  2. Commissioner
  3. Secretary
  4. 31st December
  5. A and D

The commission shall also frame a code of conduct for, Except:

  1. Personnel
  2. Media
  3. Security
  4. Election Observers
  5. All of these

An Appellate Tribunal shall _____ decide an appeal filed under subsection (1) within such time as may be notified by the commission and any order passed on the appeal shall be _______?

  1. Summarily
  2. Final
  3. Regular
  4. A & B
  5. A & C

The parliamentary committee shall be 12 members of out of which __________ shall be from the Senate.

  1. 2/3
  2. 1/3
  3. 1/4
  4. 2/4
  5. None of these

An Election Official on Duty In Connection With the Election Who Is Guilty Of the Offence under Subsection (1) Shall Be Punished With:

  1. 6 Days or with fine up to 1000 or Both
  2. 6 weeks or with fine up to 10,000 Rupees or Both
  3. 6 Months or with fine up to 100,000 Rupees or Both
  4. 6 Years or with fine up to 100,0000 Rupees or Both
  5. None of these

Section 97 of the Election Act 2017, deals with:

  1. Equality of votes
  2. Postal ballot
  3. Consolidation of results
  4. Nomination for election

Which article defines and appoints the Acting Chief Election Commissioner?

  1. Article 217
  2. Article 213
  3. Article 23
  4. Article 218

Section of the Election Act 2017 deals with:

  1. Appeal against scrutiny order
  2. Scrutiny
  3. Deposits
  4. None

"Delimitation of local government Constitution" by Election Commission in Pakistan Act, 2017 section 222 was inserted through amendment.

  1. 10th amendment
  2. 18th amendment
  3. 19th amendment
  4. 26th amendment
  5. None of the Above

―means Article of the Constitution:

  1. Section
  2. Article
  3. Both
  4. None

Who decides the hours of Polling Stations?

  1. Returning Officer
  2. Election Commission of Pakistan
  3. Election Officer
  4. None

Who Affords Election Expenses in the General Election of Pakistan?

  1. Provincial Government
  2. Local Government
  3. Federal Government
  4. Government of Pakistan

Which section___ of the Election Act 2017 deals with statement about turnout of women voters?

  1. 98
  2. 96
  3. 97
  4. 91

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with admission to the polling station?

  1. 82
  2. 83
  3. 87
  4. 86

Which Section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Complaints?

  1. 44
  2. 14
  3. 15
  4. 20

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Candidate to file certificate of party affiliation?

  1. 65
  2. 66
  3. 67
  4. 64

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Election by secret ballot?

  1. 87
  2. 66
  3. 81
  4. 85

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with extension of time for completion of election?

  1. Section 198
  2. Section 174
  3. Section 139
  4. Section 128

Which Section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Power to punish for contempt?

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. 16
  4. 10

Which section of the Election Act 2017 deals with :

  1. Electronic voting and bio metric verification
  2. Election Officer
  3. Returning Officer
  4. None

Which Section of the Election Act 2017 deals with Action Plan?

  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 13
  4. 12

In Election Act 2017, section 99 deals with :

  1. Documents to be retained by the Commission
  2. Commissioner
  3. Documents
  4. None

In Election Act 2017, section 96 deals with :

  1. Resealing of packets and supply of copies
  2. Supply of Copies
  3. Resealing of packets
  4. None

In Election Act 2017, Which section deals with Notification of Election Programme?

  1. 57
  2. 56
  3. 55
  4. 58

In Election Act 2017, Which section deals with List of contesting candidates?

  1. 68
  2. 87
  3. 67
  4. 60

In Election Act 2017, Which section deals with Death of a candidate after nomination?

  1. 73
  2. 75
  3. 76
  4. 78

In Election Act 2017, Which section deals with Alteration in Election Programme?

  1. 67
  2. 58
  3. 66
  4. 67

In Election Act 2017, section ____deals with postponement under certain circumstances?

  1. Section 173
  2. Section 155
  3. Section 131
  4. Section 117

In Election Act 2017, section 124 deals with :

  1. Declaration of result of election
  2. Nomination for election
  3. Consolidation of results
  4. None

In Election Act 2017, section 123 deals with:

  1. Voting procedure
  2. Proceedings at the close of poll
  3. Adjourned poll
  4. Hours of the poll

ROs stand for ___________.

  1. Returning Officers
  2. Returning Offer
  3. Returning Official
  4. None of these

CERS Stand for _____?

  1. Computerizes Election Server
  2. Computerizes Election System
  3. Computerizes Electoral Rolls System
  4. Computerizes Election Report System

The Chief Election Commissioner appointed under article___?

  1. 31
  2. 200
  3. 213
  4. 123

What does mean by Government in accordance with the Election Act 2017?

  1. Federal Government
  2. Provincial Government
  3. Local Government
  4. All of these

RMS Stand for ______?

  1. Result Management System
  2. Result Moved System
  3. Result Master System
  4. Result Movement System

The Chief Election Commissioner have tenure of __________?

  1. 4 years
  2. 5 years
  3. 6 years
  4. 7 years

Number of members of election commission ?

  1. 4
  2. 5
  3. 6
  4. 10

Tenure of the Member of Election commission:

  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2

EVM Stand for?

  1. Electronic Volt Machines
  2. Election Voting Machines
  3. Electronic Voting Machines
  4. Electronic Victory Machines

What age was prescribed for president in the 1956 constitution?

  1. 30 years
  2. 35 years
  3. 40 years
  4. 45 years

The constituency for all seats reserved for non-Muslim in the national assembly shall be the ______ ?

  1. Each Districts
  2. Each Division
  3. Each Province
  4. Whole Country
  5. None of these

Article 10-A, right to fair trial was inserted through ________ amendment

  1. 8th amendment
  2. 10th amendment
  3. 15th amendment
  4. 18th amendment
  5. None of the above

Who appoints the new Election Commissioner?

  1. Prime Minister
  2. Governer
  3. President
  4. All of these

What is Local Government?

  1. A local government, by whether name called ,established by law
  2. Federal government
  3. Provincial government
  4. None

President of Pakistan shall be Muslim and not less than ___________ years of age.

  1. 18 Years
  2. 25 Years
  3. 35 Years
  4. 45 Years

Article 219 of the Constitution of Pakistan deals with ____

  1. Function and duties of the election commission
  2. Appointment of the election commission
  3. Electoral rolls
  4. None of these

Who was the first chief election commissioner of Pakistan?

  1. F. M. Khan
  2. Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan
  3. Sardar Muhammad Yousaf
  4. None

A person appointed as Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan shall hold office for a term of ______?

  1. 3 Years
  2. 5 Years
  3. 6 Years
  4. None of these

NADRA stands for:

  1. National Database and Registration Authority
  2. National Database and Registrar Authority
  3. Nation Database and Registrar Authority
  4. None of these

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