Pakistan Studies — All MCQs
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Q201.Satpara Lake is located near which city?
Correct Answer: B
Satpara Lake supplies water to Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Q202.Sir Syed Ahmad Khan died in which year?
Correct Answer: D
Sir Syed died on 27 March 1898 at Aligarh.
Q203.Sir Syed Ahmad Khan wrote "Loyal Muhammadans of India" to?
Correct Answer: B
The book defended Muslims who had remained loyal to the British during 1857.
Q204.Sui gas field is located in which province?
Correct Answer: C
The Sui gas field, discovered in 1952, is in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan.
Q205.Sui gas field was discovered in which year?
Correct Answer: B
Natural gas was discovered at Sui in 1952.
Q206.The 1956 Constitution was abrogated in which year?
Correct Answer: C
Iskander Mirza abrogated the 1956 Constitution on 7 October 1958.
Q207.The 1965 Pakistan-India war started on which date?
Correct Answer: B
Full-scale war began on 6 September 1965 when India crossed the international border.
Q208.The 1965 war ended with?
Correct Answer: B
The war ended with a UN ceasefire followed by the Tashkent Declaration (January 1966).
Q209.The 8th Amendment gave the President power to?
Correct Answer: B
Article 58(2)(b) allowed the President to dissolve the National Assembly.
Q210.The Army Public School Peshawar attack occurred in which year?
Correct Answer: B
The APS Peshawar attack on 16 December 2014 killed over 140 people, mostly students.
Q211.The border between Pakistan and India is called?
Correct Answer: B
The Radcliffe Line, drawn in 1947, separates Pakistan and India.
Q212.The Cabinet Mission proposed?
Correct Answer: B
The Cabinet Mission Plan proposed grouping provinces in a three-tier union of India.
Q213.The Communal Award was announced in which year?
Correct Answer: C
British PM Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award in August 1932.
Q214.The Day of Deliverance was celebrated on?
Correct Answer: A
Muslims celebrated the resignation of Congress ministries on 22 December 1939.
Q215.The Fall of Dhaka occurred on?
Correct Answer: B
Dhaka fell on 16 December 1971, leading to the creation of Bangladesh.
Q216.The first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan had how many members initially?
Correct Answer: B
The first Constituent Assembly initially had 69 members, later increased to 79.
Q217.The first general elections in Pakistan on the basis of adult franchise were held in?
Correct Answer: C
The first direct general elections were held in December 1970 under Yahya Khan.
Q218.The first session of All India Muslim League was held at?
Correct Answer: B
After the founding at Dhaka (1906), the first regular session was held at Karachi in 1907.
Q219.The Government of India Act 1935 introduced?
Correct Answer: B
The Act of 1935 introduced provincial autonomy and a proposed federation.
Q220.The Karachi Stock Exchange (now PSX) was established in which year?
Correct Answer: C
The Karachi Stock Exchange was established on 18 September 1949.