Who said, “It is important that the assembly, which votes the taxes, either general or local, should be elected exclusively by those who pay something towards the taxes imposed.”

Related Mcqs:

1. There are certain writers who regarded the possession of property as a necessary qualification for franchise. One of them has written, “It is important that the Assembly which votes the taxes should be elected exclusively by people who pay something towards the taxes imposed. Those who pay no taxes, disposing by their votes of other people’s money, have every motive to be lavish and none to economies.” Who said this?

   A. Laski
   B. Bryce
   C. J.S. Mill
   D. Barker

2. The Senate comprises of 100 senators while the House of Representatives consists of 435 members and 3 electoral votes are allocated to Washington, so at present total electoral votes are:

   A. 537
   B. 538
   C. 539
   D. None of these

3. The Senate comprises of 100 senators while the House of Representatives consists of 435 members and 3 electoral votes are allocated to Washington, so at present total electoral votes are:

   A. 537
   B. 538
   C. 539
   D. 530

4. The members of Constituent Assembly were indirectly elected, i.e., they were elected by the members of the provincial legislatures on the basis of separate election. Which was/were the area(s) where there were no provincial legislature?

   A. Balochistan and Tribal Areas
   B. Balochistan
   C. Tribal Areas
   D. East Pakistan

5. Who said: “a man who lives outside the polis is either a beast or a God”?

   A. Aristotle
   B. Bodin
   C. Plato
   D. Hobbes

6. The 1st Constitution Assembly of Pakistan was dissolved by the Governor-General by a Proclamation dated the 24th of October, 1954 and a reconstituted Council of Ministers was set up. The President of the Constituent Assembly Maulvi Tamiz-ud-Din Khan, thereupon filed a writ petition under which section Maulvi Tamiz-ud-Din Khan file this petition?

   A. 224-A of the Government of India Act, 1935
   B. 225-A of the Government of India Act, 1935
   C. 223-A of the Government of India Act, 1935
   D. 228-A of the Government of India Act, 1935

7. According to the 3rd draft constitution in Punjab (included in West Pakistan) 75 members should be elected for lower house. How many members were proposed to be elected for upper house?

   A. 5
   B. 7
   C. 9
   D. 10

8. The Cunulative Volting Plan, which gives to each voter as many votes as there are seats to be filled up, requires the voter

   A. To cast all his votes in favour of one
   B. Not to cast all his votes in favour of anyone candidate
   C. To divide the votes amongst the candidates
   D. Give all votes to one candidate or list for which he divides them between two or more candidates according to his choice

9. Who said, ‘If the people who are elected are capable and men of character and integrity, they would be able to make the best even of a defective Constitution. If they are lacking in these, the Constitution cannot help the country:

   A. Sardar Hukam Singh
   B. K. M. Munshi
   C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
   D. Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel

10. When the Constituent Assembly elected a Basic Principles Committee?

    A. 12 March, 1949
    B. 13 March, 1949
    C. 11 March, 1949
    D. 12 March, 1948