Pakistan Affairs MCQs with answers:

The North-South gas pipeline will transport LNG from

*Karachi to Lahore

Lahore to Karachi

Gwadar to Karachi

Gwadar to Sukkur

Russia will invest _____ in the construction of North-South gas pipeline.

$1 billion

*$2 billion

$3 billion

$4 billion

The total length of North-South gas pipeline is

1,000 km

*1,100 km

1,200 km

1,300 km

Around _____ billion m3 of gas would be transported from Karachi to Lahore per annum through North-
South gas pipeline.

11.0

11.4

12.0
*12.4

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated construction of 393 km long Sukkur-Multan section of Karachi-
Lahore Motorway in Sukkur on

3 May 2016

4 May 2016

5 May 2016

*6 May 2016

The total length of Karachi-Lahore Motorway is

1,000 km

*1,100 km

1,200 km

1,300 km

Pakistan issued 10-year Eurobonds of _____ in the international Eurobond market on 25 September
2015.

$5 million

$50 million

$500 million

*$5000 million

The pricing of the Eurobonds were held on

21 September 2015

22 September 2015

23 September 2015
*24 September 2015

The coupon rate of Eurobonds issued on 25 September 2015 is

7.75%

8.0%

*8.25%

8.50%

After Islamabad and Muzaffarabad, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 2 May 2016 launched the National
Health Program in

*Quetta

Lahore

Peshawar

Multan

The Iranian President Dr. Hassan Rouhani arrived in Pakistan for a two-day visit on

24 March 2016

*25 March 2016

26 March 2016

27 March 2016

The National Action Plan announced on 25 December 2014 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is a _____
point counter terrorism plan.

10

15

*20
25

The construction work on Karachi green line (or Karachi Metro bus service) was inaugurated on

10 February 2016

16 February 2016

20 February 2016

*26 February 2016

The estimated cost of the Karachi green line is _____ billion.

Rs.15,085

*Rs.16,085

Rs.17,085

Rs.18,085

On 31 December 2015 PM's National Health Program was launched in

*Islamabad

Lahore

Muzaffarabad

Quetta

On 25 February 2016 PM's National Health Program was launched in

Islamabad

Lahore

*Muzaffarabad

Quetta
According to the National Health Program poor people would get free treatment of common illnesses up
to

Rs.20,000

Rs.30,000

Rs.40,000

*Rs.50,000

According to the National Health Program poor people would get free treatment of serious medical
conditions up to

Rs.100,000

*Rs.200,000

Rs.300,000

Rs.400,000

In the first phase of Thar Coal Power Project ____ MW of electricity will be generated.

600

620

640

*660

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was formed by merging Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad stock exchanges on

*11 January 2016

12 January 2016

13 January 2016

14 January 2016
The under construction Gulpur hydropower project to generate 102 MW of electricity is located in

Jhelum

*Kotli

Mirpur

Gilgit

The under construction Bhikki Power Plant to generate 1180 MW of electricity is located in

Jhelum

Kotli

Jhang

*Sheikhupura

The under construction Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant to generate 1230 MW of electricity is located
in

Jhelum

Kotli

*Jhang

Sheikhupura

Moody's on 11 June 2015 upgraded Pakistan's foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured bond ratings
from

*Caa1 to B3

B3 to B2

B2 to B1

B1 to A3
Shanghai Cooperation Organization approved membership of Pakistan into the organization on

*10 July 2015

11 July 2015

12 July 2015

13 July 2015

Through TAPI gas pipeline Afghanistan, Pakistan and India will receive natural gas from

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

*Turkmenistan

The construction of TAPI gas pipeline began on 13 December 2015, and the expected completion date is

December 2016

December 2017

*December 2018

December 2019

Pakistan will receive _____ billion m3 natural gas from Turkmenistan per year.

10

12

*14

16
Pakistan-Qatar deal to import LNG from Qatar to Pakistan is a government-to-government contract for
_____ years.

10

*15

20

Pakistan-Qatar LNG contract was signed on

10 January 2016

*10 February 2016

10 March 2016

10 April 2016

According to the Pakistan-Qatar LNG deal Pakistan will receive _____ million tons of LNG annually.

3.25

*3.75

4.25

4.75

The first match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 was played on _____ in UAE.

2 February 2016

*4 February 2016

6 February 2016

8 February 2016

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20-2016 was won by

*Islamabad

Lahore

Karachi

Quetta

Nandipur Power Plant is located in

Lahore

Sahiwal

*Gujranwala

Bahawalpur

Pakistan launched Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan on

15 March 2014

15 April 2014

15 May 2014

*15 June 2014

The GDP growth for the financial year 2015-16 was

4.1%

4.44%

*4.71%

5.0%

Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy won Oscars award 2015 for the second time for her documentary movie

Saving Face
Road to forgiveness

In the world of strangers

*A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness

The first shaheed female pilot of Pakistan Air Force is

Ayesha Farooq

Saba Khan

*Marium Mukhtiar

none of these

The youngest Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai won Nobel Peace Prize for the year

2013

*2014

2015

2016

Dr Abdus Salam won Nobel Prize for the year 1979 in the field of

*Physics

Chemistry

Mathematics

Economics

The agriculture sector contributes _____ % towards national GDP.

*20.88

21.42

21.90
22.22

The industrial sector contributes _____ % towards national GDP.

18.20

19.50

*20.30

21.10

The agriculture sector generates _____ % of employment.

39.0

40.5

42.0

*43.5

The population growth rate in Pakistan is _____ percent.

1.82

*1.92

2.02

2.12

The government of Pakistan is trying to add electricity generation of _____ MW to national grid by 2017-
18.

10,000

*10,400

10,800

11,200
Pakistan conducted the first use of its military drone, "Burraq", in Shawal Valley of North Waziristan on

*7 September 2015

23 September 2015

7 October 2015

23 October 2015

Pakistan won the Cricket T20 World Cup in

2007

*2009

2011

2013

Pakistan has won squash men's world open for ______ times.

12

13

*14

15

The Vision 2025 aims to serve _____ functions.

*4

5
The Parliament passed a bill to convert PIA into a public limited company on

05 March 2016

11 March 2016

05 April 2016

*11 April 2016

The president of China arrived in Pakistan for two day visit on _______ .

18 April 2015

19 April 2015

*20 April 2015

21 April 2015

The bill for 21st amendment in the constitution of Pakistan was passed from the national assembly of
Pakistan on __________.

4 January 2015

5 January 2015

*6 January 2015

7 January 2015

The provisions of the 21st amendment shall remain in force for a period of __________ year(s).

*2

The president of China on his visit to Pakistan signed development projects of worth __________
billions.
$40

*$46

$50

$54

The proposed motorway from Gawadar to Kashghar is about __________ km.

2600

2800

*3000

3200

Turkish Justice and Development Party has been in power since __________ .

*2002

2003

2004

2005

Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad has been Governor of Sindh since __________ .

*2002

2003

2003

2004

The 21st amendment has amended the first schedule of the constitution and the article __________ .

172
173

174

*175

International Court of Arbitration sets minimum flow of __________ m3/sec into the Neelum River.

*9

11

The Installed Capacity of Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant is __________ MW.

948

955

962

*969

Who is the current Chief Minister of Baluchistan?

Dr. Abdul Malik

Muhammad Khan Achakzai

*Sanaullah Zehri

Naseer Khan Janjua

Who is the current governor of KPK?

*Iqbal Zafar Jhagra

Muhammad Khan Achakzai

Rafique Rajwana
Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad

Who is the current governor of Baluchistan?

Iqbal Zafar Jhagra

*Muhammad Khan Achakzai

Rafique Rajwana

Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad

What is the portfolio of Engineer Khurram Dastgir?

Minister for Defence Production

Minister of State for Water & Power

Minister of State for Interior

*Minister for Commerce

What is the portfolio of Rana Tanveer Hussain?

*Minister for Defence Production

Minister of State for Water & Power

Minister of State for Interior

Minister for Commerce

Who is the current chairman of NAB?

*Qamar Zaman Chaudhry

Absar Alam

Ahmed Iqbal Ashraf

Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed

Who is the current chairman of PEMRA?

Qamar Zaman Chaudhry

*Absar Alam

Ahmed Iqbal Ashraf

Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed

Who is the current president of National Bank of Pakistan?

Qamar Zaman Chaudhry

Absar Alam

*Ahmed Iqbal Ashraf

Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed

Who is the current chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC)?

Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy

Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman

Ahmed Iqbal Ashraf

*Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed

Who is the current Minister of State for Information Technology & Telecom?

Ashtar Ausaf

Engr. Amir Muqam

*Anusha Rahman

Maiza Hameed

Who is the current Attorney General of Pakistan?

*Ashtar Ausaf

Salman Aslam Butt

Munir A. Malik

Justice (R) Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq

Who is the governor State Bank of Pakistan?

Ashtar Ausaf

Ahmed Iqbal Ashraf

*Ashraf Mahmood Wathra

Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed

What is the current portfolio of Akram Khan Durrani?

Minister of State for Board of Investment

Minister of State for Interior

*Minister for Housing and Works

Minister for States and Frontier Regions

Who is the current Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Affairs?

Musadik Malik

Tariq Fatimi

Miftah Ismail

*Irfan Siddiqui

Who is the current Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs?

Musadik Malik
*Tariq Fatimi

Miftah Ismail

Irfan Siddiqui

Who is the current Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs?

Musadik Malik

Tariq Fatimi

Miftah Ismail

*Sartaj Aziz

Who is the current Special Assistant to the Prime Minister and chairman Board of Investment?

Musadik Malik

Tariq Fatimi

*Miftah Ismail

Irfan Siddiqui

Who is the current Minister of State for National Health Services?

Marvi Memon

*Saira Afzal Tarar

Anusha Rahman

Maiza Hameed

Who is the current Minister for States and Frontier Regions?

Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh

Capt. Shujaat Azim

Lt. Gen. (R) Naseer Khan Janjua

*Lt. Gen. (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch

Who is the current National Security Advisor of Pakistan?

Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh

Capt. Shujaat Azim

*Lt. Gen. (R) Naseer Khan Janjua

Lt. Gen. (R) Abdul Qadir Baloch

Diamer-Bhasha Dam has been planned on the river _________ .

*Indus

Jhelum

Chenab

Sutlej

Dasu Dam is located in __________ .

Sindh

Punjab

Baluchistan

*Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Salt Mine, Khewra is located in _________ district.

*Jhelum

DG Khan

DI Khan
Gujrat

Which river does NOT flow from Jammu and Kashmir?

Indus

Jhelum

Chenab

*Ravi

Who serves as the acting president in the absence of president?

Prime Minister

Speaker National Assembly

*Chairman Senate

Foreign Minister

Standard and Poor's (S&P) on 5 May 2015 has raised Pakistan's credit rating outlook from

negative to stable

negative to stable+

*stable to positive

stable to positive+

The national flower of Pakistan is __________?

Rose

*Jasmine

Sun flower

Lily
The headquarter of Navy is located in __________?

Karachi

Lahore

*Islamabad

Rawalpindi

The Head Office of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) is in __________?

*Karachi

Lahore

Islamabad

Rawalpindi

Total number of seats in National Assembly of Pakistan are __________.

306

326

332

*342

The GSP Plus status to Pakistan has been granted till __________.

2015

*2017

2019

2021
The first session of All India Muslim League was presided over by _________ .

Sir Saleemullah

Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk

Sir Aga Khan

*Sir Adamjee Pir Bhai

The first president of All India Muslim League were __________ .

Sir Saleemullah

Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk

*Sir Aga Khan

Sir Adamjee Pir Bhai

The GSP Plus status will allow Pakistan to export products without duties to __________ European
States.

25

26

27

*28

The largest source of electricity generation in Pakistan is __________ .

*Thermal

Hydal

Wind

Solar

Pakistan has a coastline of about __________ kilometres.

*1046

1100

1146

1184

The Jhimpir Wind Power Plant is located in __________ district.

Karachi

Badin

*Thatta

Khuzdar

Pakistan's national tree is __________ .

Neem

Peepul

Sheesham

*Deodar

Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband was founded by __________ .

Maulana Mehmood-ul-Hassan

Maulana Hussain Ahmed Madni

*Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi

Maulana Rasheed Ahmed

Sindh Madrasah-tul-Islam, Karachi was founded by __________ .

*Aga Hassan Ali Afandi

Sir Aga Khan

Khalifa Hameeduddin

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Muhammad bin Qasim entered Sindh in __________ A.D.

612

660

*712

760

The objective resolution of Pakistan was passed on _________ .

Mrach 12, 1948

August 12, 1948

*Mrach 12, 1949

August 12, 1949

_________ allowed East India Company to reside and build factories in Surat.

*Jahangir

Humayun

Akbar

Shah Jahan

Muhammad Ali Bogra's formula was presented to the constituent assembly on __________ .

March 7, 1952

October 7, 1952
March 7, 1953

*October 7, 1953

The constitution of 1973 was came into effect on __________ .

March 12, 1973

March 23, 1973

*August 14, 1973

September 06, 1973

A total of __________ amendments to the constitution of 1973 have been passed by the Parliament.

19

20

21

*22

Faisal Mosque was built by a/an _________ architect.

Saudi

*Turkish

American

French

The governor of Punjab is __________.

Chaudhry Sarwar

Salman Taseer

Shehbaz Sharif
*Rafique Rajwana

Tarbela Dam is located in __________ District.

Wazirabad

Jhelum

Mirpur

*Swabi

Mirani Dam is located in __________ District.

*Turbat

Swabi

Khuzdar

Pashin

The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline was officially inaugurated on _______.

*March 11, 2013

March 13, 2013

March 15, 2013

March 17, 2013

The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is also called __________.

friendship pipeline

future pipeline

*peace pipeline

unity pipeline
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan is __________ .

Jalil Abbas Jilani

Tariq Fatimi

Salman Bashir

*Aizaz Chaudhry

Number of Districts in Sindh province are __________ .

21

22

23

*24

Who chose the name of Pakistan?

Quaid-e-Azam

Allama Iqbal

Hafiz Jalandhri

*Chaudry Rehmat Ali

The national anthem of Pakistan is written by?

Quaid-e-Azam

Allama Iqbal

*Hafiz Jalandhri

Chaudry Rehmat Ali

Who was convicted in Rawalpindi Conspiray Case?

*Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Habib Jalib

Shorash Kashmiri

Hafiz Jalandhri

Pakistan purchased Gawader from __________ .

*Oman

Iran

Kuwait

None of these

Natural Gas was discovered in Sui, Baluchistan in __________ .

1948

1950

*1952

1954

The foundation stone of Diamer-Bhasha Dam was laid by __________ .

Nawaz Sharif

*Yousuf Raza Gilani

Shaukat Aziz

Asif Zardari

Who is the current permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations?

Sherry Rehman
*Maliha Lodhi

Aizaz Chaudhry

Tariq Fatemi

Contract to operate Gwadar Port was given to __________ .

United States

*China

Saudi Arabia

Dubai

Iran to set up oil refinary in _________ .

*Gwadar

DG Khan

DI Khan

Quetta

Before General Elections 2013, who was the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan?

*Mir Hazara Khan

Najam Sethi

Fakharuddin G. Ibrahim

Rana Bhagwan Das

Who serves as the acting Prime Minister in the absence of Prime Minister?

Federal Senior Minister

*Speaker National Assembly

Chairman Senate

Foreign Minister

General Elections 2013 were held on __________ .

10 May 2013

*11 May 2013

12 May 2013

13 May 2013

Pakistani film __________ won best film award in United States.

War

Sargam

*Lamha

None of these

Nawaz Sharif sworned in as Prime Minister of Pakistan on __________?

02 June 2013

*05 June 2013

07 June 2013

09 June 2013

President Mamnoon Hussain took oath on __________ .

05 September 2013

07 September 2013

*09 September 2013

11 September 2013

The newest district of Balochistan is __________ .

Sheerani

Jhal Magsi

Washuk

*Lehri

The first Pakistani woman to scale Mount Everest is _________ .

Saba Khan

*Samina Baig

Ayesha Ishaq

Shiza Bilal

Gomal Zam Dam has been constructed in __________ .

*South Waziristan Agency

North Waziristan Agency

Khyber Agency

Mohmand Agency

Gomal Zam Dam was inaugurated on 12 September 2013 by ________.

Nawaz Sharif

Asif Zardari

Gen. (R) Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani

*Khawaja Muhammad Asif

The first private Hydel Power plant, constructed by Laraib Energy Limited is located at ___________ .

Hub

*Mangla

Gwadar

Mianwali

The inauguration ceremony of the Central Asia South Asia (CASA-1000) electricity transmission line was
held on

10 May 2016

11 May 2016

*12 May 2016

13 May 2016

Pakistan will receive _____ of electricity from CASA electricity transmission line.

*1000 MW

1100 MW

1200 MW

1300 MW

India has constructed "Baglihar Dam" in __________ district of Occupied Kashmir.

Udhampur

Poonch

Jammu

*Doda
India is constructing "Kishanganga Dam" on the __________ River.

Indus

Ravi

*Jhelum

Sutlej

The total number of Agencies in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) are __________ .

*7

General Raheel Ashraf took oath as Army Chief on __________ .

23 November 2013

25 November 2013

27 November 2013

*29 November 2013

Militants attacked Quaid's residency in _________ .

Karachi

Quetta

*Ziarat

London
Pakistan will receive 1000 MW of electricity though CASA transmission line from

Tajikistan

Kyrgyzstan

*Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

Who is the Chief Justice of Pakistan?

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Chaudhry Aijaz Ahmed

Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk

*Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali

The current Chief Justice of Pakistan sworned in on __________ .

06 September 2015

08 September 2015

*10 September 2015

12 September 2015

Who is the leader of the opposition?

Imran Khan

Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman

*Khursheed Shah

Farooq Sattar

Who was the first Muslim Nobel Laureate?

Dr Abdus Salam

*Anwar Sadaat

Dr Muhammad Younus

Shah Faisal

Who is the writer of Urdu Book "Pakistan Naguzeer tha"?

S.M. Ikram

I.H. Kureshi

Professor Khalilullah

*Syed Hasan Riaz

Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) 2013 was awarded to?

Raja Nazrin Shah

Abdullah Badawi

*Shaukat Aziz

Ishaq Dar

Pakistan's per capita income is about

*$1,512

$1,612

$1,712

$1,812

Who is the writer of the book "Between dreams and realities: some milestones in Pakistan's history"?

Ahsan Iqbal
*Sartaj Aziz

Hina Rabbani Khar

Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari

Who is the Pakistani Ambassador to the United States?

Riaz Mohammad Khan

*Jalil Abbas Jilani

Sherry Rehman

Salman Bashir

Who is the Federal Minister for Religious Affairs?

Pir Muhammad Amin

Sikandar Ismail

*Sardar Muhammad Yousaf

Muhammad Farooq

Pakistan's first LNG terminal is located at

Karachi Port

*Port Qasim

Gwadar Port

Keti Bandar

The altitude of K2, the second highest mountain on the Earth is __________ feet .

*28251
28451

28651

28851

The Nehru Report was published in __________ .

April 1927

August 1927

April 1928

*August 1928

Rowlatt Act came into operation in __________ .

1917

1918

*1919

1920

"All India Khilafat Committee" was formed on __________ .

*05 July 1919

05 August 1919

05 September 1919

05 October 1919

The Khilafat in Turkey was abolished on __________ .

03 March 1922

03 March 1923
*03 March 1924

03 March 1925

The Indian Councils Act (Minto-Morley Reforms) was enacted into law in __________ .

*1909

1910

1911

1912

In March 1920, an Indian Khilafat Deputation visited England. The Deputation was headed by?

Sir Aga Khan

Mohsin-ul-Mulk

*Maulana M.A. Johar

Sir M. Shafi

Under the Vision-2025 Pakistan has set up _____ goals to be achieved by 2025.

15

20

*25

30

The literacy rate in Pakistan is

54%

*58%
62%

66%

Under the Vision-2025 the target to achieve literacy rate by 2025 is

85%

*90%

95%

100%

Pakistan has set up a target to become a world champion in _____ sports by 2025.

*2

Pakistan won _____ medals in the Asian Games-2014.

*5

Pakistan has set up a target to win at least _____ medals in Asian Games from 2025.

15

20

*25
30

Pakistan has set up a target to be among _____ largest economies in the world by 2025.

10

15

20

*25

The existence tax to GDP ratio is

7.0%

8.5%

*9.8%

10.7%

Under the Vision-2025 Pakistan has set up a target to increase tax to GDP ratio to

*18%

24%

30%

36%

Under Vision-2025 Pakistan has to generate _____ of affordable electricity by 2025.

36,000 MW

38,000 MW

40,000 MW

*42,000 MW
Pakistan has set up a target to create at least _____ global Pakistani brands by 2025.

*5

Pakistan's current annual exports is around

$15 billion

$20 billion

*$25 billion

$30 billion

Pakistan has set up a target to increase the annual exports to _____ by 2025.

$75 billion

$100 billion

$125 billion

*$150 billion

Under Vision-2015 Pakistan has set up a target to increase the number of tourist arrivals to

1 million

1.5 million

*2 million

2.5 million

The current share of Pakistan Railways in the overall transport sector is

*4%

8%

12%

16%

Under Vision-2015 Pakistan has set up a target to increase the share of Pakistan Railways in the overall
transport sector to

14%

16%

18%

*20%

The first TV station of Pakistan Television was established in

*Lahore

Islamabad

Karachi

Peshawar

Pakistan Television started its transmission on

26 November 1962

26 November 1963

*26 November 1964

26 November 1965

Television centers of PTV were established in Karachi and Rawalpindi/Islamabad in

1965
*1967

1969

1971

Television centers of PTV were established in Peshawar and Quetta in

1972

*1974

1976

1978

Which newspaper is the oldest Urdu newspaper of Pakistan?

*Jang

Nawa-i-Waqt

Express

Khabrein

Which newspaper is the oldest English newspaper of Pakistan?

*Dawn

Dailytimes

The News

The Nation

Urdu newspaper 'Daily Jang' started its publications in

1937

*1939

1941
1943

The Daily Jang was founded by

*Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman

Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

Hameed Nizami

Quaid-e-Azam

English newspaper 'Daily Dawn' was founded by

Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

Hameed Nizami

Majeed Nizami

*Quaid-e-Azam

The first issue of the 'Daily Dawn' was printed on

12 October 1940

12 October 1941

*12 October 1942

12 October 1943

Urdu newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt was founded by

Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman

Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman

*Hameed Nizami

Majeed Nizami
Urdu newspaper 'Daily Nawa-i-Waqt' was launched on

*March 23, 1940

August 14, 1940

March 23, 1947

August 14, 1947

The first semi governmental television network of Pakistan was

PTV

PTV Sports

*STN

NTN

Shalimar Television Network (STN) started its broadcast with the name of People's Television Network
(PTN) in

*1990

1992

1994

1996

The Supreme Court of Pakistan was created under the Constitution of

1952

*1956

1962

1973

The Constitution of _____ provided for the permanent seat of the Court at Islamabad.
1952

1956

1962

*1973

The construction work of the building of the Supreme Court of Pakistan was completed on

December 31, 1963

December 31, 1973

December 31, 1983

*December 31, 1993

The Supreme Court's building design was prepared by a famous _____ firm, M/S Kenzo Tange Associates.

*Japanese

Chinese

Korean

Malaysian

After the creation of Pakistan it was decided to assign the monetary operations of Pakistan to the
Reserve Bank of India for a period of

three months

six months

nine months

*one year

The Reserve Bank of India stopped functioning in Pakistan on

*June 30, 1948

July 31, 1948

August 31, 1948

Septmber 30, 1948

The State Bank of Pakistan started functioning on July 1, 1948 at

National Bank Headquarter

Assistant Commissioner Building, Lahore

*Victoria Museum Building, Karachi

Empress Market Building, Karachi

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated on July 1, 1948 by

*Quaid-e-Azam

Liaqat Ali Khan

Mr. Zahid Hussain

Sir Saleemullah

Who was the first governor of State Bank of Pakistan?

Quaid-e-Azam

Liaqat Ali Khan

*Mr. Zahid Hussain

Sir Saleemullah

Who was Pakistan's first High Commissioner to India?

Sir Saleemullah

*Mr. Zahid Hussain

Muhammad Ali Bogra

Sir Aga Khan

Who is the current Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan?

Mr. Muhammad Jaffar

Syed Mehdi Shah

*Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman

Mr. Muhammad Ali Akhtar

Who is the current Federal Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan?

Mr. Muhammad Jaffar

*Barjees Tahir

Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman

Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan

Who is the current governor of Gilgit-Baltistan?

Mr. Muhammad Jaffar

Barjees Tahir

Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman

*Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan

River Indus originates in the (or the source of River Indus is)

*Tibetan Plateau

Western Plateau

Polar Plateau

Piedmont Plateau
The source of the Kabul River is _____ Mountains.

Karakoram (K2)

Nanga Parbat

*Hindu Kush

Hunza Peak

Kabul River enters Pakistan near border crossing at

Khyber Pass

Khunjerab Pass

Kandahar-Chaman

*Torkham

The Kabul River joins Indus River near

*Attock

Sialkot

Mianwali

Swabi

Pakistan's major export partner is

*United States

United Kingdom

China

Saudi Arabia
Pakistan's main export item is

*cotton and cotton manufactures

leather and leather manufactures

rice

wheat

Pakistan's major import partner is

United States

United Kingdom

*China

Saudi Arabia

The National Library of Pakistan is located in

*Islamabad

Lahore

Karachi

Abbottabad

The National Library of Pakistan was established in

1947

*1951

1956

1961

Pakistan shares maritime border with

Kuwait
UAE

Saudi Arabia

*Oman

The Himalaya range is home to _____ out of the 10 highest peaks on the Earth.

*9

10

The Himalaya range span over _____ countries.

*5

The Himalaya range span over the countries: China, India, Pakistan, Nepal and

Bangladesh

*Bhutan

Maldives

Sri Lanka

The three major rivers arise in the Himalaya are

*Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra

Indus, Ganges and Kabul

Indus, Ganges and Neelum

Indus, Kabul and Neelum

The highest mountain in Pakistan is K2. The second highest mountain is

Hunza Peak

Broad Peak

*Nanga Parbat

Gasherbrum

The Changa Manga forest covers an area of

10,000 acres

*12,000 acres

14,000 acres

16,000 acres

The Changa Manga forest is located in the Lahore and _____ districts.

Attock

Gujranwala

Sialkot

*Kasur

The Constitution of 1956 was enforced on

*23 March 1956

8 June 1956

14 August 1956

6 September 1956
The Constitution of 1962 was enforced on

23 March 1962

*8 June 1962

14 August 1962

6 September 1962

The Constitution of 1973 came into effect on

23 March 1973

8 June 1973

*14 August 1973

6 September 1973

Which Constitution proclaimed Pakistan to be an Islamic Republic?

1952

*1956

1962

1973

Which language(s) was/were made national language(s) of Pakistan in the Constitution of 1956 and
1962?

Urdu only

Bengali only

*Urdu and Bengali

Urdu and Punjabi

Urdu was made national language of Pakistan in the constitution of

1952

1956

1962

*1973

The first Martial Law was imposed on

26 March 1958

5 July 1958

*7 October 1958

12 October 1958

The second Martial Law was imposed on

*26 March 1969

5 July 1969

7 October 1969

12 October 1969

The third Martial Law was imposed on

26 March 1977

*5 July 1977

7 October 1977

12 October 1977

The fourth Martial Law was imposed on

26 March 1999

5 July 1999

7 October 1999

*12 October 1999

The first Martial Law was the result of conspiracy by

Iskander Mirza

Ayub Khan

*Iskander Mirza and Ayub Khan

Ayub Khan and Yahya Khan

After secession of East Pakistan to Bangladesh on 16 December 1971, Yahya Khan, the chief Martial Law
administrator, resigned on

17 December 1971

18 December 1971

19 December 1971

*20 December 1971

The first Commander in Chief of Pakistan Army was

*Sir Frank Messervy

Douglas Gracey

Ayub Khan

Muhammad Musa

The first native Commander in Chief of Pakistan Army was

*Ayub Khan
Muhammad Musa

Gul Hassan Khan

Tikka Khan

The only Field Marshal of Pakistan Army was

*Ayub Khan

Yahya Khan

Zia-ul-Haq

Pervez Musharraf

The first president of Pakistan was

Quaid-e-Azam

Muhammad Ali Bogra

*Iskander Mirza

Ayub Khan

The second president of Pakistan was

Quaid-e-Azam

Muhammad Ali Bogra

Iskander Mirza

*Ayub Khan

Ayub Khan forced Iskander Mirza to resign and assumed power of president on

*27 October 1958

27 October 1959
27 October 1960

27 October 1961

Which amendment of the constitution of 1973 declared Ahmadis as non-Muslims?

first

*second

third

fourth

The only general who abrogated the constitution of Pakistan for two times was

Ayub Khan

Yahya Khan

Zia-ul-Haq

*Pervez Musharraf

Pakistan has _____ crop season(s).

*2

In Pakistan the 'Kharif' season is from

*April to September

July to December

January to March
October to March

In Pakistan the 'Rabi' season is from

April to September

July to December

January to March

*October to March

In Pakistan the monsoon season is from

June to September

*July to September

August to October

July to October

About _____ of land in Pakistan is covered with forests.

2%

3%

*4%

5%

The only fertile desert in the world is

*Thar desert

Cholistan desert

Sahara desert

Gobi desert
The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called

Radcliffe Line

Ceasefire Line

*Durand Line

Peace Line

The length of the Durand Line is about

1950 KM

2050 KM

2150 KM

*2250 KM

The Northern Areas of Pakistan along with adjacent areas are also called

*third pole of the world

roof the world

savior of the world

second Antarctica

Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary is located in _____ District.

Naran

Skardu

*Badin

Tharparkar

Which is the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan?

*Manchar Lake

Keenjhar Lake

Rawal Lake

Saif-ul-Muluk Lake

Which is the second largest freshwater lake in Pakistan?

Manchar Lake

*Keenjhar Lake

Rawal Lake

Saif-ul-Muluk Lake

Lake Manchar is located in _____ district.

Hyderabad

Sukkur

Thatta

*Jamshoro

Lake Keenjhar is located in _____ district.

Hyderabad

Sukkur

*Thatta

Jamshoro

Reko Diq Mine is famous because of its vast _____ reserves.

Gold
Copper

*Gold and Copper

Gold and Iron

Reko Diq Mine is located in the _____ district of Balochistan.

Awaran

*Chagai

Khuzdar

Zhob

In February 2015 reserves of Iron and Copper were found in _____ district by Metallurgical Cooperation
of China.

*Chiniot

Jhelum

Khuzdar

Zhob

Pakistan is _____ largest producer of cotton in the world.

second

third

*fourth

fifth

Pakistan is _____ largest producer of yarn in the world.

second

*third
fourth

fifth

Which sector of Pakistan Economy is also known as Raw Cotton Consuming sector?

Jute

Woolen Industry

Knitting

*Canvas

Which country is situated in the east of Pakistan

China

*India

Afghanistan

Iran

The Objective Resolution of March 12, 1949 was passed by the Contituent Assemble with what
significance

*It is a Magna Carta of the contitutional history of Pakistan

It does not provide solution to economic problems of the people

It mixes religion with politics

It makes working of the Governmet complicated

Abu-al-Fath Daud was the Ismail ruler of

Lahore

Depalpur

*Multan
None of these

An agreement for cooperation was sighned during Turkish President Kennan Everno's visit to pakistan in
Feb 1980 in the field of

Defence production

Tourism

*Research and Development

Shipping

Sindh Muslim League passed on of the following resolutions in 1938

Federalism to continue

Muslims to join other communities for political progress

Concentration on education

*Resolved to have division of India on the basis of Two Nation Theory

How many times did squash player Jansher Khan win World Open

*8

Which Pakistani Prime Minister received Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee when he arrived by
bus to Lahore

*Nawaz Sharif

Benzair Bhutto

Shujat Hussain
Shaukat Aziz

When did Pakistan become a Republic

14/8/1947

*23/3/1956

16/12/1971

12/10/1999

Which Indian Cardinal was from Karachi

Ivan Dias

Simon Pimenta

Anthony Padiyara

*Valerian Gracias

Who succeeded Zia Ul Haque as President of Pakistan

Rafiq Tarar

Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari

*Ghulam Ishaq Khan

Benzair Bhutto

Pakistan opened its first embassy in

China

Afghanistan

*Iran

India
First head of state to visit Pakistan in 1947 was

*Ameer of Kuwait

Ameer of Saudi Arabia

Ameer of Iran

None of these

India stopped the passage of water from the rivers Ravi and Sutluj in

*April 1948

February 1948

March 1948

June 1948

Quaid-e-Azam relief fund was set up in

September 1948

*September 1947

September 1946

October 1947

India and Pakistan mutually came to an agreement that Pakistan would get_______ Rs. as her share

700 crore

650 crore

600 crore

*750 crore

Pakistan Fund was setup by Quaid in

Jan 1947

Feb 1947

*June 1947

July 1947

State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Quaid in

June 1948

*July 1948

Feb 1948

Jan 1948

White strip in the flag was added in August 1947. When was moon and star added in the flag

Jan 1949

June 1949

July 1949

*Feb 1949

Who was called the iron man of NWFP

Ayub Khoro

*Khan Qayyum Khan

Liaqat Ali Khan

None of these

Peer Sahib Manki Shareef founded the following party in September 1949

PPP
PML-N

MQM

*Awami Muslim League

First Finance Minister of Pakistan was

*Ghulam Muhammad

Fazlur Rehman

Fahmeeda Mirza

None of these

First Interior Minister of Pakistan was

Fahmeeda Mirza

Ghulam Muhammad

*Fazlur Rehman

Benazir Bhutto

Youngest Prime Minister of Pakistan was

Fahmeeda Mirza

*Benazir Bhutto

Ghulam Muhammad

None of these

First Chairman of the Senate was

Syeda Abida Hussain

Shahida Jamil

Tasleem Aslam
*Habib Ullah Khan

First TV station was at

Karachi

*Lahore

Multan

Faisalabad

First public airline of Pakistan was

PIA

Blue Airways

*Orient Airline

None of these

First private Airline of Pakistan

PIA

Blue Airways

*Hajvery Airline

Orient Airline

First female minister of law and human rights was

*Shahida Jamil

Tasleem Aslam

Dr. Attiya Inayatullah

Syeda Abida Hussain

First female Minister of Population

*Dr. Attiya Inayatullah

Tasleem Aslam

Shahida Jamil

None of these

First female deputy speaker in Pakistan

Shahida Jamil

Dr. Attiya Inayatullah

Begum Shaista Suhrawady Ikramullah

*Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz

First Lady Major General in the Pakistan Army was

*Dr. Shahida Malik

Shehzadi Gulfam

Shaista Ikramuliah

Benazir Bhutto

First Vice President of Pakistan was

Liaquat Ali Khan

*Nur-ul-Amin

Ayub Khoro

None of these

First Joint chief of Staff Committee was

Gen. Frank Meservy

G.M. Ayub Khan

*General Muhammad Shariff

Lt Gen Riaz Hussain

First governor of Gilgit-Baltistan was

Shehzadi Gulfam

Shaista Ikramuliah

Dr. Shahida Malik

*Shamma Khalid

First Foreign Minister of Pakistan was

*Sir Zafarullah Khan

Lt Gen Riaz Hussain

Liaquat Ali Khan

None of these

First SOS village of Pakistan was

Karachi

Sialkot

*Lahore

Multan

First DNA Test laboratory was established at

Lahore
*Islamabad

Karachi

Quetta

First female vice chancellor in Pakistan was

Shaista Ikramuliah

Begum Ra'na Liaqat AN Khan

*Najma Najam

None of these

First female representative of Pakistan in the UN was

Shamshad Akhtar

Benazir Bhutto

Najma Najam

*Shaista Ikramuliah

First women pilot in Pakistan was

*Shukriya Khanam

Shehzadi Gulfam

Shahida Malik

None of these