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Solved PMS 2026 GK practice set on the Senate of Pakistan: seats, composition, Chairman, quorum and functions, with verified answers and explanations. A Sir Adnan practice set for PMS Screening preparation, not an official past paper.
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Part 1 (general Senate facts, printed Q1-50) of Sir Adnan's 'PAK SENATE-GK' booklet (5 pp, 100 one-liners in two lists of 50) from the monster-data 'PMS SCREENING 2026 GK UPDATED' pack. DROPPED, never inferred: printed Q16 (first Deputy Chairman 'Abdul Hamid Khan' - not verifiable against the published deputy-chairmen list, which names Abdul Malik Baloch for 1977 and omits 1973-77); printed Q29 (standing-committee count '50+' - no verifiable standard figure; a 2019 report lists 26 standing committees); printed Q43 (permanent house - internal repeat of Q21's continuous-body item); printed Q44 (Chairman presiding over 'presidential duties' - garbled repeat of Q22's acting-President item). CORRECTIONS (standard answer, flagged in keyFlag): Q4 total seats 100 -> 96; Q6 rotation one-third every 2 years -> one-half every 3 years; Q24 money bills -> ordinary bills (Senate cannot reject a money bill); Q28 quorum one-third -> one-fourth; Q36 National Assembly 342 -> 336. The companion chairmen list (printed Q1-50, second list) is published separately as pms-2026-gk-senate-chairmen-history-practice-set.json.
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Correct Answer: Upper House
The Senate is the upper house of Pakistan's bicameral Parliament; the National Assembly is the lower house.
Correct Answer: 1973
The Senate was first constituted under the 1973 Constitution in August 1973; the 1956 and 1962 constitutions had a unicameral legislature.
Correct Answer: 6 years
A Senator serves a six-year term, with half the house retiring every three years.
Correct Answer: 96
The Senate now has 96 seats: 23 per province (92) plus 4 for Islamabad. The 25th Amendment (2018) cut the house from 104 to 96 once the last FATA senators retired in 2024.
Correct Answer: Indirectly
Senators are elected indirectly: provincial assemblies elect the provincial seats and the National Assembly elects the Islamabad seats.
Correct Answer: One-half, every 3 years
Half the Senate retires every three years, which is why Senate elections are held every three years for half the seats.
Correct Answer: Chairman of the Senate
The Chairman of the Senate presides over the Senate; the Deputy Chairman presides in the Chairman's absence.
Correct Answer: Deputy Chairman
The Deputy Chairman presides over the Senate whenever the Chairman is absent.
Correct Answer: Provinces, Islamabad and minorities
The Senate gives equal representation to the provinces regardless of population, with seats for Islamabad and reserved seats including one minority seat per province.
Correct Answer: 23
Each province has 23 seats: 14 general, 4 women, 4 technocrats/ulemas and 1 minority seat.
Correct Answer: 4
Islamabad has 4 Senate seats: 2 general, 1 woman and 1 technocrat.
Correct Answer: 8
FATA held 8 Senate seats before its 2018 merger into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; the last FATA senators retired in 2024.
Correct Answer: 4
Four minority seats are reserved, one for each province, as part of each province's 23 seats.
Correct Answer: Legislative review and representation of provinces
The Senate reviews legislation passed by the National Assembly and represents the provinces equally in the federation.
Correct Answer: Habibullah Khan
Habibullah Khan Marwat was the first Chairman of the Senate, serving from August 1973 to July 1977.
Correct Answer: Approval by the National Assembly
An ordinary bill must be passed by both houses and receive presidential assent before it becomes law.
Correct Answer: Regular sessions throughout the year
Under Articles 54 and 61 the Senate must hold at least three sessions and meet for not less than 110 days in each parliamentary year.
Correct Answer: By Senators through secret ballot
Under Article 60 the Senate elects its Chairman and Deputy Chairman from among its members by secret ballot.
Correct Answer: Speaker of the National Assembly
The Speaker of the National Assembly presides over joint sittings of Parliament.
Correct Answer: Continuous
Unlike the National Assembly, the Senate is never dissolved as a whole; only half its members retire at a time, so it is a continuous body.
Correct Answer: Chairman of the Senate
Under Article 49, the Chairman of the Senate acts as President when the President's office is vacant or the President is unable to perform the functions of the office.
Correct Answer: 3 years
Under Article 60 the term of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman is three years.
Correct Answer: Ordinary (non-money) bills
The Senate can approve, amend or reject ordinary bills, but for a money bill it may only make recommendations within 14 days and cannot reject it.
Correct Answer: No
A money bill can only originate in the National Assembly; the Senate's role is limited to recommendations within 14 days.
Correct Answer: International treaties
The Senate debates foreign-policy matters including international treaties and passes resolutions on them.
Correct Answer: By proportional representation in provincial assemblies
Women's reserved seats are filled by proportional representation through the provincial assemblies (and the National Assembly for Islamabad).
Correct Answer: One-fourth of total members
Under Rule 5 of the Senate Rules of Procedure and the Senate's own glossary, a sitting requires one-fourth of the total membership present.
Correct Answer: Chairman of the Senate
Under Article 54(3) the Chairman summons the Senate when requisitioned by not less than one-fourth of its total membership.
Correct Answer: Article 59
Article 59 lays down the composition of the Senate: 23 members from each province and 4 from Islamabad.
Correct Answer: Provinces
Every province has the same 23 Senate seats regardless of population, protecting the smaller provinces.
Correct Answer: Third highest office
In the warrant of precedence the Chairman of the Senate follows the President and the Prime Minister, ranking third.
Correct Answer: Chairman of the Senate
Under Article 49 the Chairman of the Senate acts as President when the office falls vacant, until a new President is elected.
Correct Answer: Judges of higher courts and Election Commission members
The Senate is represented in the parliamentary committee that confirms nominations for higher-court judges and Election Commission members.
Correct Answer: 336
The National Assembly has 336 seats: 266 general, 60 reserved for women and 10 for minorities.
Correct Answer: General public
Senators are elected indirectly by the provincial assemblies and, for Islamabad, by the National Assembly - not by direct public vote.
Correct Answer: Provinces
The Senate is the house of the provinces: it represents the federating units equally in Parliament.
Correct Answer: Yes, jointly with the National Assembly
A constitutional amendment bill may originate in either house but must be passed by a two-thirds majority in both houses.
Correct Answer: Women, minorities and technocrats
Each province's 23 seats include 4 for women, 4 technocrats/ulemas and 1 for minorities.
Correct Answer: National Assembly represents population; Senate represents provinces equally
National Assembly seats follow population, while every province has an equal 23 seats in the Senate.
Correct Answer: Election Commission of Pakistan
Senate election disputes are decided by election tribunals appointed by the Election Commission of Pakistan.
Correct Answer: Yes, under Constitution rules
A Senator can lose the seat through disqualification under Article 63, resignation or other constitutional provisions.
Correct Answer: Conducting
The Deputy Chairman assists the Chairman in conducting the Senate's sessions and presides in the Chairman's absence.
Correct Answer: Ministries, public sector organizations and legislation
Senate standing committees scrutinise the ministries, public-sector organisations and legislation assigned to them.
Correct Answer: By-election in the respective provincial assembly
A Senate vacancy is filled by election by the provincial assembly (or the National Assembly for an Islamabad seat) for the remainder of the term.
Correct Answer: Constitution of Pakistan
Article 66 of the Constitution gives members freedom of speech in Parliament and immunity for votes and speeches in the house.
Correct Answer: Equal representation
Equal provincial representation in the Senate protects smaller provinces against domination by the more populous ones.
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Questions
No. It is Part 1 (general Senate facts) of Sir Adnan's 'PAK SENATE-GK' one-liner booklet from the monster-data 'PMS SCREENING 2026 GK UPDATED' pack, published as paperType 'practice', never as a past paper. The year 2026 is the booklet's label, not a claimed exam session.
96. The Senate had 104 seats, cut to 100 in 2021 as FATA seats began expiring, and to 96 in 2024 when the last FATA senators retired under the 25th Amendment. The booklet's 100 is the 2021-2024 figure and is corrected to 96 here.
Senators serve six years and half the house retires every three years, so Senate elections are held every three years for half the seats. The Senate itself is never dissolved.
No. For a money bill the Senate may only make recommendations within 14 days; it cannot reject it, and the National Assembly may then pass it. The Senate can reject ordinary (non-money) bills.
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