Pakistan Affairs Test 116

Total Questions: 36

1 - Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan?

A ) Mian Abdur Rashid ✅
B ) Alvin R . Cornelius
C ) Muhammad Munir
D ) Muhammad Shahabuddin

3 - The Gandhara School of art developed during the reign of the ___

A ) Guptas
B ) Kushanas ✅
C ) Mughals
D ) Mauryas

4 - Where do jehlum & Chenab River meet?

A ) Khanki Headworks
B ) Trimmu ✅
C ) Panjnad
D ) Rasool pur

5 - Whi was British delegate in United Nations when Kashmir issue first discuss in UN____

A ) Samuel Beckett
B ) Ralph Bunche
C ) Philip Noel Baker ✅
D ) None of these

6 - Author of 'In the line of Fire 'is_____

A ) Muhammad Ayub khan
B ) Muhammad Yahya Khan
C ) Pervaiz Musharaf ✅
D ) Muhammad Zia Ul Haq

Explanation:

Book Title: In the Line of Fire
✍️ Author: Pervez Musharraf
📘 Type: Autobiography / Memoir
📅 Published: 2006
This is a frequently asked MCQ in Pakistan's competitive exams. Always choose Pervez Musharraf as the correct answer.

  1. ✅ The book On the Origin of Species was written by Darwin (1859) .
  2. A new deal for Asia book written by Mahathir Muhammad (1999). 
  3.  ✅ Author of the book The Clash of Civilizations is Samuel P. Huntington(1996) .
  4. Importance of Division of Work was the first time highlighted in Das Capital .This book was written by Karl Marx (1867) .  
  5. ✅ Author of the book Gulliver's Travels is Jonathan Swift (28 October 1726).
  6.  Living history is a book by Hillary Clinton (2003).
  7. ✅ The Famous book The Republic was Written by Plato(375BC) . 
  8. The Lessons of History is a Famous book by Will Durant (1968).

7 - Who was become thr first Pakistani to win a Grammy Award _____

A ) Abida Parveen
B ) Arooj Aftab ✅
C ) Fareeda khanum
D ) None of these

9 - Hamza Shahbaz is the of ____C.M Punjab

A ) 19th
B ) 20th
C ) 18th
D ) 21th

10 - Shalimar Bagh was constructed by_______

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

12 - "Akbamama" was written by____

A ) Kalhan
B ) Birbal
C ) Ibn Batuta
D ) Abul Fazal ✅

13 - Who was Pakistan's First Civil Martial Law Administrator?

A ) Sikandar Mirza
B ) Zulifqar Ali Bhutto ✅
C ) Ayub Khan
D ) Pervaiz Musharraf

14 - Farooq Ahmad Leghari served president of Pakistan from_____

A ) 10 October 1993 to 22 September 1995
B ) 14 July 1993 to 02 November 1998
C ) 14 November 1993 to 02 December 1997 ✅
D ) 17 November 1996 to 12 December 1997

15 - Who was the first governor of Punjab after Independence?

A ) Francis Mudie ✅
B ) Sikandar Hayat Khan
C ) Herbert William
D ) None of these

16 - Who was first Muslim musician in sub_ continent:

A ) Ameer khusro ✅
B ) Wali Dakni
C ) Quli Qutab Shah
D ) None of these

17 - Who was the first Commander_ in _Chief of Pakistan Army______

A ) Gen . Sadique Chaudhry
B ) Gen. Frank Meservy ✅
C ) Gen. Muhammad Ayub Khan
D ) Gen George Murphy

18 - Moinuddin Ahmed Qureshi became caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan in_____

A ) May_1992
B ) Jul_1993 ✅
C ) Sep_1994
D ) Oct_1995

Explanation:

Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi became the Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan on:

🗓 18 July 1993

📘 Details for Exams 

🔹 Name Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi
  ✅Tenure Start  18 July 1993
  ✅Tenure End   19 October 1993
  ✅Background  Former Vice President of World Bank
  ✅Why Appointed   After resignation of PM Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan to resolve political crisis
  ✅Role   Oversaw free & fair elections in 1993

List of Caretaker Prime Ministers of Pakistan

# Name Tenure Start Tenure End Appointed Under
  1️⃣   Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi   (6 Aug 1990 - 6 Nov 1990)   After dismissal of Benazir govt
  2️⃣   Mir Balakh Sher Mazari (18 Apr 1993 - 26 May 1993)   After dismissal of Nawaz Sharif
  3️⃣   Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi (18 Jul 1993 - 19 Oct 1993)   Following Mazari’s removal
  4️⃣   Malik Meraj Khalid (5 Nov 1996 - 17 Feb 1997) After Benazir govt dismissal
  5️⃣   Muhammad Mian Soomro  (16 Nov 2007  - 25 Mar 2008)  After Shaukat Aziz era (Musharraf)
  6️⃣   Mir Hazar Khan Khoso  (25 Mar 2013 - 5 Jun 2013) Appointed by ECP
  7️⃣   Nasirul Mulk (1 Jun 2018 -17 Aug 2018) Appointed by mutual consensus
  8️⃣   Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar(14 Aug 2023-11 Mar 2024) Appointed for 2024 elections

 ✅ BONUS Tip:

Group by decades to recall easily:

1️⃣1990s → Jatoi, Mazari, Qureshi, Meraj

2️⃣2000s → Soomro

3️⃣2010s–2020s → Khoso, Mulk, Kakar.

19 - U2 incident took place in____

A ) 1950
B ) 1955
C ) 1960 ✅
D ) 1965

20 - First Governor of East Bengal after Independence _____

A ) Sir Feroz khan Noon
B ) Frederick Boume ✅
C ) Chaudhry khalid uz zaman
D ) John Shore

21 - Who said " Instrument of accession to India is illegal and fraudulent" ______

A ) Quaid_e_Azam ✅
B ) Liaqat Ali khan
C ) Raja Ghazanfar Ali
D ) Abdur Rab Nishtar

22 - Which Muslim majority area was given to India to accommodate for access to kashmir?

A ) Ferozpur
B ) Gurdaspur ✅
C ) Makrai
D ) None of these

24 - Which regulator controls Pakistan Stock Exchange?

A ) State Bank of Pakistan
B ) Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan ✅
C ) Ministry of Finance
D ) None of these

25 - When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan:

A ) 24_Dec_1974
B ) 24_Dec_1977
C ) 24_Dec_1979 ✅
D ) 24_Dec_1981

26 - "Shahrah e Pakistan" book written by___

A ) A. K. Fazal Ul Haq
B ) Sir Fazl_i_ Hussain
C ) Chaudhry khaliquzzaman ✅
D ) M. AH Isphani

27 - Jurist Manzoor Qadir was Pakistani foreign _minister during ____

A ) 1950 to 1952
B ) 1955 to 1960
C ) 1958 to 1962 ✅
D ) 1956 to 1960

28 - When Federal Shariat Court established ____

A ) 1973
B ) 1980 ✅
C ) 1985
D ) 2000

29 - 1965 war lasted for how many days_____

A ) 12 days
B ) 15 days
C ) 16 days
D ) 17 days ✅

31 - Punjab Repealing and Removal of Difficulties Ordinance 2022 was promulgated to _____

A ) Cutail the power of Cheif Minister
B ) Curtail the power of Governor
C ) Curtail the powers of Speaker ✅
D ) Curtail the power of Cheif Secretary

32 - When Indira Gandhi imposed emergency in India?

A ) 1970
B ) 1973
C ) 1975 ✅
D ) 1976

33 - "Flying Horse" was nick name of which Pakistani player?

A ) Waseem Akram
B ) Sami Ullah khan ✅
C ) Jahangir Khan
D ) Jan Sher Khan

35 - Maulana Jalal_ud_Din Rumi was born in___

A ) Balkh ✅
B ) Konya
C ) Ispahan
D ) None of these

36 - Cholistan desert is also called ___

A ) Rohi Desert ✅
B ) Friendly Desert
C ) Sandy Desert
D ) Fertile Desert