GAT Subject Law MCQs

Article 9 provides that no person shall be deprived of life or liberty except in accordance with law.
It is a foundational constitutional protection.

Article 10 provides procedural safeguards for arrested and detained persons.
Preventive detention is subject to special constitutional rules.

Article 10A guarantees fair trial and due process for civil rights and obligations and criminal charges.
It applies to judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings.

Article 11 prohibits slavery, forced labour, and trafficking in human beings.
It also contains protections relating to child labour.

Article 12 protects persons from punishment for conduct that was not an offence when committed.
It also guards against a heavier retrospective penalty.

The Constitution was adopted by the National Assembly on 12 April 1973.
It came into force later in the same year.

The Constitution became operative on 14 August 1973.
The adoption date and commencement date are different.

Article 1 describes Pakistan as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
It also identifies the territories forming the federation.

Article 2 declares Islam as the State religion.
Article 2A separately gives substantive effect to the Objectives Resolution.

Article 2A incorporates the principles of the Objectives Resolution into the Constitution.
It guides the constitutional order of the State.