Solved Past Papers MCQs of Election Commission of Pakistan for the preparation of NTS, PPSC, SPSC, BPSC, KPSC, FPSC, OTS, and other academic entry tests and jobs tests.
21. To a seat of national assembly a candidate shall submit an amount of__________
(A) 20,000
(B) 30,000
(C) 40,000
(D) 50,000
22. Section 122 (6) of Election Act 2017 states that senate election should be held through ________
(A) Raise of hands
(B) Secret ballots
(C) Both of the above
(D) None of the above
23. Interference with the secrecy of voting is mentioned in
(A) Section 178
(B) Section 148
(C) Section 134
(D) Section 109
24. Adversely affecting the interests of candidate is mentioned in
(A) Section 179
(B) Section 189
(C) Section 79
(D) Section 67
25. Prohibition of public meetings during certain period is mentioned in
(A) Section 182
(B) Section 189
(C) Section 196
(D) Section 2
26. ECP shall prepare a gender disaggregated statement of voters showing the total number of votes cast by men and women voters at the polling station
(A) Section 43
(B) Section 78
(C) Section 64
(D) Section 91
27. In case of equality of votes between two candidates, both will be declared returned candidates and each shall become Member for half of the term of the Assembly. The candidate who will be Member for the first half of the term will be determined by draw of lots. In case of equality of votes between three or more candidates, there shall be re-election in the constituency
(A) Section 97
(B) Section 131
(C) Section 79
(D) Section 189
28. If the victory margin between the returned candidate and runner-up candidate is less than 5% of the total votes polled or 10,00votes, whichever is less, the Returning Officer shall recount all the votes on the request of a contesting candidate before commencement of the consolidation of the results
(A) Section 78
(B) Section 95
(C) Section 45
(D) Section 89
29. While scrutinizing a nomination paper, the Returning Officer shall not ask any question which has no nexus to the information, supplied or received or objections raised by any person, or tangible material on record
(A) Section 62
(B) Section 68
(C) Section 74
(D) Section 89
30. A person with any physical disability who is unable to travel and holds a National Identity Card with a logo for physical disability issued by the National Database and Registration Authority may be able to cast their votes now by postal ballot
(A) Section 93
(B) Section 99
(C) Section 63
(D) Section 83
31. ECP may conduct pilot projects for utilization of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and biometric voters’ identification system in bye-elections in addition to the existing manual procedures for voter verification, casting and counting of votes to assess their technical efficacy, secrecy, security and financial feasibility
(A) Section 103
(B) Section 109
(C) Section 119
(D) Section 145
32. ECP may also undertake pilot projects for voting by Overseas Pakistanis
(A) Section 94
(B) Section 98
(C) Section 54
(D) Section 77
33. All election-related documents including Statements of Count and Ballot Paper Accounts, except the ballot papers, shall be public documents and may be inspected or copies thereof obtained
(A) Section 100
(B) Section 108
(C) Section 198
(D) Section 17
34. ECP shall retain election-related documents in tamper-evident sealed bags in storage space under its control at appropriate places
(A) Section 99
(B) Section 88
(C) Section 79
(D) Section 49
35. Alteration in Election Programme is mentioned in
(A) Section 57
(B) Section 58
(C) Section 59
(D) Section 7
36. The office-bearers of a political party at the federal, provincial and local levels shall be elected periodically provided that a period, not exceeding five years, shall intervene between any two elections
(A) Section 178
(B) Section 208
(C) Section 238
(D) Section 108
37. If an enlisted political party fails to comply with the provisions of the Act, it will be disentitled for allocation of symbol for the election
(A) Section 219
(B) Section 319
(C) Section 215
(D) Section 197
38. Symbols allocated to the political parties and candidates should be visibly different from each other
(A) Section 217
(B) Section 245
(C) Section 273
(D) Section 289
39. A political party shall submit to the ECP annual financial statement and list of donors who have donated Rs 100,00and above to the political party
(A) Section 211
(B) Section 267
(C) Section 365
(D) Section 314
40. The ECP may, in consultation with political parties, frame a Code of Conduct for political parties , contesting candidates, election agents and polling agents. The Commission may also frame a Code of Conduct for security personnel, media and election observers
(A) Section 233
(B) Section 235
(C) Section 243
(D) Section 238
