Pakistan Studies — All MCQs
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Q681.Ayub Khan's "Decade of Development" celebration was held in?
Correct Answer: B
The regime celebrated its 10 years in 1968 amid growing unrest.
Q682.Balti language is spoken mainly in?
Correct Answer: B
Balti, a Tibetic language, is spoken in Baltistan.
Q683.Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was launched in?
Correct Answer: B
BISP, Pakistan's largest social safety net, was launched in 2008.
Q684.Burushaski, a language isolate, is spoken in?
Correct Answer: A
Burushaski of Hunza-Nagar is unrelated to any known language family.
Q685.CASA-1000 project imports what into Pakistan?
Correct Answer: B
CASA-1000 will transmit surplus hydropower from Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Q686.CSS exam for civil services is conducted by?
Correct Answer: B
The Federal Public Service Commission conducts the CSS examination.
Q687.Derawar Fort is located in?
Correct Answer: B
The imposing Derawar Fort stands in the Cholistan desert near Bahawalpur.
Q688.Dr. Ruth Pfau devoted her life in Pakistan to fighting?
Correct Answer: B
Dr. Ruth Pfau, the German-born nun, led Pakistan's fight against leprosy.
Q689.Ehsaas Programme was launched under which government?
Correct Answer: C
Ehsaas (2019) was the PTI government's umbrella social protection initiative.
Q690.Faisalabad's old name was?
Correct Answer: B
Faisalabad was called Lyallpur until 1977.
Q691.Faiz Ahmed Faiz received which international award?
Correct Answer: B
Faiz received the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962.
Q692.FIA stands for?
Correct Answer: A
The Federal Investigation Agency handles federal crimes, immigration and cybercrime.
Q693.Ghulam Ishaq Khan used 58(2)(b) to dismiss which governments?
Correct Answer: B
GIK dismissed Benazir's government in 1990 and Nawaz's in 1993.
Q694.Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order was issued in?
Correct Answer: B
The 2009 Order gave GB its assembly and administrative structure.
Q695.Habib Jalib is famous for which poem against Ayub's constitution?
Correct Answer: A
Jalib's "Dastoor" (Main nahin manta) protested the 1962 constitution.
Q696.Harappa is located near which city?
Correct Answer: B
Harappa lies near Sahiwal in Punjab.
Q697.HBL was the first commercial bank of Pakistan established in?
Correct Answer: A
Habib Bank was founded in Bombay in 1941 and moved to Pakistan at independence.
Q698.Heavy Industries Taxila manufactures?
Correct Answer: B
HIT produces and rebuilds tanks like Al-Khalid and APCs.
Q699.How many Afghan refugees did Pakistan host at the peak?
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan hosted over 3 million Afghan refugees, among the world's largest refugee populations.
Q700.How many general elections were held in Pakistan between 1988 and 1999?
Correct Answer: C
Elections were held in 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1997.