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CSS Constitutional Law Past Paper 2025
CSS Constitutional Law 2025 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.
- Marks
- 100
- Time
- 3 hours
- Questions
- 7
How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
Questions
Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.
- Q. 2The constitutional scheme of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 reflects that there is a Parliamentary system of government. For successful working of this type of government, a sound working relationship is required between the President and the Federal Cabinet at the federal level. In this context, what sort of constitutional mechanism has been provided in the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973? Explain your answer with arguments based on the relevant constitutional provisions.(20)
- Q. 3The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 speaks about the administrative relationship between the Federation and Provinces. This relationship strengthens the federal system in terms of cooperative federalism. How? Explain your viewpoint critically.(20)
- Q. 4“If power is not to be abused, then it is necessary in the nature of things, that power be made a check to power”. How for this viewpoint influenced the framing of the constitution of USA, 1789?(20)
- Q. 5Pakistan is a federal republic, and as per requirement of federalism, the state’s powers, namely, legislative, executive and judicial must be distributed between two tiers of government. Have these powers been distributed properly under the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973? If so, how? If not, what more is required?(20)
- Q. 6The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 asserts for upholding the independence of the judiciary. To maintain such independence, the procedure of appointment is of great concern. In this context, critically analyze, the constitutional mechanism as provided under Article 175-A for the appointment of judges of Supreme Court including Chief Justice of Pakistan.(20)
- Q. 7The Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 provides fundamental rights comprehensively. Does the Constitution provide any constitutional mechanism for the enforcement of these rights through judicial review jurisdiction? Explain your viewpoint with reference to the relevant constitutional provisions.(20)
- Q. 8Write short notes on any two of the following: (10 each)(20)
- (a)Nature of Democracy under the prevailing Constitution of the People's Republic of China.(10)
- (b)Vote of No Confidence against the Prime Minister under the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973.(10)
- (c)Supreme Judicial Council in the context of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973.(10)
- Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
- Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
- All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
- Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
- No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
- Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.