Pakistan Affairs Test 23

Total Questions: 68

1 - Which Mughal Emperor fell from stairs and died in 1556?

A ) Shah jahan
B ) Jahangir
C ) Humayun ✅
D ) Akbar

2 - The smallest province of Pakistan by area is:

A ) KPK ✅
B ) Sindh
C ) Punjab
D ) None of these

3 - Kallar kahar Lake is situated in which district of Pakistan?

A ) Mianwali
B ) Chakwal ✅
C ) Multan
D ) Rawalpindi

4 - Who was the British PM in 1920?

A ) Clement Attlee
B ) David Lloyd George ✅
C ) Neville chamberlain
D ) Winston Churchill

5 - Which player was posthumously awarded the Sitara-e -Imtiaz?

A ) Imran khan
B ) Waqar younis
C ) Abdul Qadir ✅
D ) Wasim Akram

7 - Where was the Congress meeting held in 1929?

A ) Kolkata
B ) Delhi
C ) Lahore ✅
D ) Bombay

8 - In which year was the Communal Award given?

A ) 1930
B ) 1932 ✅
C ) 1935
D ) 19281

9 - When was PPP established?

A ) 1965
B ) 1967 ✅
C ) 1970
D ) 1971

10 - Who introduced Neo -Sufism?

A ) Shah waliullah ✅
B ) Khan Brelvi
C ) Shah Ismail
D ) None of these

11 - During the 1971 war, which country was openly supported by Russia?

A ) Pakistan
B ) India ✅
C ) Bangladesh
D ) China

12 - Which party won maximum seats in East Pakistan in the 1970 election?

A ) Pakistan people's party
B ) Jamaat-e-Islami
C ) Muslim League (Q)
D ) Awami League ✅

13 - Jinnah : Secular and Nationalist Book Written By

A ) Salima Hashmi
B ) Ajeet javed ✅
C ) Stanley wolpert
D ) H M seervai

14 - Shariat Bill Amendment in Pakistan

A ) 8th
B ) 10th
C ) 12th
D ) 9th Amendment ✅

15 - Operation in Swat in 2009

A ) Zarb-e-Azb
B ) Rah-e-Rast ✅
C ) Black Thunderstorm
D ) Rah-e-Nijat

16 - Hazrat Khawaja Bakhtiar Kaki R .A was a disciple and khalifa of...

A ) Nizamuddin kidwai
B ) Bulleh Shah
C ) Baba Fareed
D ) Moeen ud Deen chisti ✅

17 - Who designed the Pakistani flag?

A ) Ameer us Din kidwai ✅
B ) Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
C ) Allama Iqbal
D ) Liaqat Ali Khan

18 - What was the party name of Air Marshal Asghar Khan?

A ) Muslim League
B ) People's party
C ) Tehrik e Istaqbal ✅
D ) National Awami party

19 - By area , what is Pakistans rank in the world?

A ) 22nd
B ) 27th
C ) 33th ✅
D ) 38th

Explanation:

Pakistan’s rank by area in the world: 33rd largest country

Additional info for exams/interviews:

  1. Total Area: 881,913 km²
  2. Comparison: Larger than Turkey and smaller than Egypt
  3. Significance: Its diverse geography includes mountains, plains, deserts, and coastline, giving it strategic and economic importance.

20 - When was Rabia Basri Born?

A ) 50 AH
B ) 95 AH ✅
C ) 112 AH
D ) 100 AH

21 - When was the 2018 Election held in Pakistan?

A ) 25th July 2018 ✅
B ) 14th August 2018
C ) 5th August 2018
D ) 11th July 2018

22 - Which country opposed Pakistan 's entry into the UNO?

A ) Afghanistan ✅
B ) Indian
C ) Egypt
D ) USSR

Explanation:
  1.   Pakistan officially became a member(57th  Member) of the United Nations on September 30, 1947.
  2. First ambassador of Pakistan to UNO was: Ahmed Shah Patras Bokhari 
  3. Afghanistan opposed Pakistani's membership in UNO.    
  4. First ambassador of Pakistan to UNO was: Ahmed Shah Patras Bokhari.
  5. Begum Salma Tasadduq women was part of the delegation first sent to UNO after that creation of Pakistan. 
  6.  Pakistan's current Permanent Representative to the UN is Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, who assumed the position on April 1, 2025. He is also the President of the UN Security Council for the month of July 2025.
  7. Founded UNO: October 24, 1945, San Francisco, California, United States , Headquater :New York ,Members 193 member states, Permanent member is 05 which are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States   Not members of the United Nations (UN) are Taiwan, Kosovo, and Vatican City. President Roosevelt (32nd U.S. President)as the "Father of the United Nations.
  8.   António Guterres(he is from Portugal) is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. He is the ninth Secretary-General, his term began 1 January 2017.
  9.  The highest office of UNO is General Assembly,The United Nations has six(6) main organs,The six(6) official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

24 - Which Sufi Silsila welcomed all religions, faiths , and colors equally?

A ) Chistia ✅
B ) Qadiria
C ) Surthwardiy
D ) Naqshbandia

25 - Which of the following is the largest cantonment of Pakistan?

A ) Rawalpindi
B ) Kharian ✅
C ) Malir
D ) Pano Aqil

26 - When was the One Unit scheme abolished in Pakistan?

A ) 1954
B ) 1965
C ) 1970 ✅
D ) 1977

27 - After independence, where was the MAO college shifted in Pakistan?

A ) King Edward Medical college Lahore
B ) Government college Lahore
C ) Santana Dharma college Lahore ✅
D ) Punjab University Lahore

28 - Pakistan's strategic Location is important in the

A ) Region
B ) India
C ) South Asia
D ) World ✅

29 - How many votes were required to amend the 1962 constitution?

A ) Majority vote
B ) Unanimous decision
C ) 2/3 Majority ✅
D ) 3/5 Majority

30 - Which type of assembly was established in Pakistan in 1947?

A ) Constitution
B ) Legislative
C ) Both A&B ✅
D ) None of these

31 - Who was the first ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan?

A ) l.l Chandigar ✅
B ) Khurshid kasuri
C ) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
D ) Liaquat Ali Khan

34 - From which country did Pakistan acquire Gwader?

A ) Iran
B ) Bahrain
C ) Oman ✅
D ) Saudia Arabia

Explanation:

       Gwader Port 

  •  Under Oman rule: 1783–1958 (174 Years)
  •  Gwadar became part of Pakistan: 8 September 1958
  • Handed over: 8 December 1958.
  • Province: Balochistan
  • Purchased from: Oman
  • Purchase Price: 3 million pounds
  • Port inaugurated:  President Pervez Musharraf (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) 10th President of Pakistan (2001-2008)  on March 20, 2007.
  • Strategic Location: Near Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea
  • Operator: China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC) ,Lease Period: 40 years , extendable.The Gwadar Port lease period started on November 13, 2015.

36 - On which state did India attack on 11th September 1948?

A ) Kashmir
B ) Goa
C ) Hydrabad Deccan ✅
D ) Junagadh

37 - After being released from jail, in which era did Mujib given his6 points

A ) Ayub ✅
B ) Yahya
C ) Sikandar
D ) None of these

38 - In Mujib's 6 points, which department were given to the central government?

A ) Defence and Foreign Affairs ✅
B ) Agriculture and Local Governance
C ) Education and Culture
D ) Finance and Trade

39 - According to radiocarbon dating, how old is the Harappan Civilization?

A ) 2600/2800 BCE to 2000BCE
B ) 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE ✅
C ) 3200 BCE to 2200 BCE
D ) 2600 BCE to 2000 BCE

40 - A strip of land which separate Pakistan with Tajikistan is called...?

A ) Wakhan corridor ✅
B ) Indus valley
C ) Panjshur Valley
D ) Fergana Valley

42 - Who mediated the agreement between India and Pakistan on the Indus Water Treaty?

A ) United Nations
B ) British Government
C ) Asian Development Bank
D ) World Bank ✅

43 - Who was the first Head of the Muslim Student federation of Balochistan?

A ) Fazal Ahmed Gazi ✅
B ) Akbar Bugti
C ) Zulifkar Ali Bhutto
D ) Siraj Raisani

44 - Who was the first speaker of the Sindh Assembly in 1973?

A ) Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah
B ) Haji Abdullah Haroon
C ) Diwan Bhoj Singh ✅
D ) Sir Ghulam Muhammad

45 - At the time of partition of Bengal, who was the Viceroy of India?

A ) Lord Mountbatten
B ) Lord Ripon
C ) Lord Curzon ✅
D ) Lord wavell

48 - The 1909 Act is also called ___?

A ) Montague Chelmsford Reforms
B ) Minto-Morley Reforms ✅
C ) Indian Councils Act
D ) Government of Indian Act

49 - Who wrote the book "Struggle for Pakistan?

A ) Ayesha Jalal ✅
B ) Jalaluddin Ahmed
C ) K.K Aziz
D ) Stanley wolpert

51 - When was Shimla agreement done?

A ) 1965
B ) 1972 ✅
C ) 1979
D ) 1984

54 - When was the packages Company established?

A ) 1947
B ) 1952
C ) 1956 ✅
D ) 1961

55 - Mysticism is a Movement against ___?

A ) Philosophy
B ) Religion ✅
C ) Science
D ) Art

56 - Who wrote a book about the Bihar tragedy and included eyewitness records?

A ) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad ✅
B ) Allama Iqbal
C ) Saadat Hassan Manto
D ) None of these

57 - The East India Company established it's first factory in...?

A ) Mumbai
B ) Kolkata
C ) Chennai
D ) Surat ✅

58 - The capital of which country has been declared the most polluted three times ?

A ) New Delhi ✅
B ) Beijing
C ) Mexico city
D ) Jakarta

59 - Where was the Heart of Asia conference held from December 8- 10, , 2015?

A ) Islamabad ✅
B ) Karachi
C ) New Delhi
D ) Lahore

60 - What is the name of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan

A ) Redcliffe Line
B ) Durand line ✅
C ) McMahon Line
D ) 38th parallel

61 - In which year did America accept Pakistan and India as nuclear states?

A ) May 2004
B ) June 2005
C ) June 2006
D ) June 2004 ✅

62 - When Pakistan tested his first cruise missile?

A ) 2005 ✅
B ) 1998
C ) 2010
D ) None of these

63 - When was pop singer Ahmed jhanzaib born?

A ) 1970
B ) 1975
C ) 1978 ✅
D ) 1982

64 - Who represented the women's side in the Pakistan Resolution?

A ) Begum Rana liaquat Ali Khan
B ) Begum Molana Muhammad Ali Johar ✅
C ) Fatima Jinnah
D ) Salam Tasaduq

65 - Which Pakistani climber recently died along with foreign climbers at K2?

A ) Sajid Ali Sadpara
B ) Gulzar Ahmed Sadpara
C ) Mohammed Ali Sadpara ✅
D ) None of these

66 - When did women get voting rights in British India?

A ) 1927
B ) 1928
C ) 1929 ✅
D ) 1931

68 - Military campaign in the Bajaut region of Pakistan in 2008 is named as

A ) Operation Rah-i-Haq-l
B ) Operation Sherdil ✅
C ) Operation Sirat-i-Mustaqeem
D ) Operation Brekna