When was the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2024 passed by the Senate?

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1. What does the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2024 empower the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to do?

   A. Conduct new elections without parliamentary approval
   B. Appoint retired high court judges to election tribunals without consulting the chief justices of apex courts
   C. Dismiss election petitions without a hearing
   D. Increase the number of seats in the National Assembly

   Submitted by: Areesha Khan

2. Who signed the Elections (Amendment) Bill, 2024 into law?

   A. Chief Justice of Pakistan
   B. Prime Minister of Pakistan
   C. President Asif Ali Zardari
   D. Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani

   Submitted by: Areesha Khan

3. Who was serving as the acting president when the Elections Act (Amendment) Ordinance 2024 was signed?

   A. Asif Ali Zardari
   B. Qazi Faez Isa
   C. Sikandar Sultan Raja
   D. Yousuf Raza Gilani

   Submitted by: Areesha Khan

4. On 1st March 2021, The Supreme Court announced that Senate elections would be held under ____________ of the Constitution:

   A. Article 213
   B. Article 226
   C. Article 224
   D. None of these

   Submitted by: Farjan Ahmed Soomro

5. Under which section of the Elections Act, 2017, the president holds the authority to announce the date for elections in consultation with the ECP?

   A. Section 56 (1)
   B. Section 57 (1) 
   C. Section 58 (1)
   D. Section 59 (1)

   Submitted by: Muhammad Danish

6. Elections (Amendment) Act, 2017 was altered mistakenly which could allow:

   A. Ahmadi doesn’t run for office
   B. Muslims doesn’t run for office
   C. Muslims and Ahmadis run for office
   D. None of the above

   Submitted by: Imran Habib Khan

7. What is the reason given for the amendment to Section 140 of the Elections Act, 2023?

   A. To reduce the influence of serving judges
   B. To address the heavy workload and pendency of cases in high courts
   C. To increase the power of the Election Commission
   D. To implement recommendations from international election observers

   Submitted by: Areesha Khan

8. Senate of Pakistan comprises of how many members?

   A. 100
   B. 63
   C. 87
   D. 50

9. Term and tenure of Senate membership is ________ years.

   A. 4 years
   B. 5 years
   C. 6 years
   D. 7 years

   Submitted by: Muhammad Danish

10. The Senate has not to have a vacant seat more than?

    A. 30 days 
    B. 4 Months
    C. 2 months
    D. 45 days

    Submitted by: Baloch