Pakistan Studies — All MCQs

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Q741.Pakistan Post was established in which year?

Medium
A 1947
B 1948
C 1950
D 1952
Administrative Pakistan PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Pakistan Post began operations at independence in 1947.

Q742.Pakistan supported which side in the Afghan jihad (1979-89)?

Easy
A Kabul government
B Afghan Mujahideen
C Neutral
D USSR
Foreign Relations PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Pakistan, with US/Saudi support, backed the Mujahideen against Soviet forces.

Q743.Pakistan was designated a Major Non-NATO Ally by the US in?

Medium
A 2001
B 2004
C 2008
D 2012
Foreign Relations PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The US granted MNNA status to Pakistan in 2004.

Q744.Pakistan-Russia relations improved with which gas project?

Hard
A IP pipeline
B Pakistan Stream (North-South) Gas Pipeline
C TAPI
D CASA
Foreign Relations PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline is a joint project with Russia.

Q745.Pakistan's first ambassador to the UN was?

Hard
A Zafarullah Khan
B Patras Bokhari
C Aga Shahi
D Jamsheed Marker
Foreign Relations PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Ahmed Shah Patras Bokhari served as Pakistan's first permanent UN representative (1954).

Q746.Pakistan's first female ambassador was?

Hard
A Begum Rana Liaquat
B Shaista Ikramullah
C Both served in early diplomatic roles
D Attiya Inayatullah
Foreign Relations PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Begum Rana Liaquat (Netherlands) and Begum Shaista Ikramullah were pioneering women diplomats.

Q747.Pakistan's first heart transplant/major medical milestone institute SIUT is in?

Hard
A Lahore
B Karachi
C Islamabad
D Multan
Important Events & Dates PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation in Karachi provides free care.

Q748.Pakistan's first motorway M-2 was completed in which year?

Medium
A 1994
B 1997
C 1999
D 2002
Pakistan Geography PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Lahore-Islamabad M-2, South Asia's first motorway, opened in November 1997.

Q749.Pakistan's first newspaper Dawn was founded in which year?

Medium
A 1941
B 1945
C 1947
D 1950
Important Events & Dates PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Jinnah founded Dawn in 1941 in Delhi.

Q750.Pakistan's IT exports are approximately in which range recently?

Hard
A $1 billion
B $2.5-3.5 billion
C $10 billion
D $500 million
Economy of Pakistan PPSC

Correct Answer: B

IT and ITeS exports have been in the $2.5-3.5 billion range in recent years.

Q751.Pakistan's new submarines under construction with China are of which class?

Hard
A Yuan-class based Hangor-class
B Agosta
C Kilo
D Type 209
Defence & Strategic Affairs PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Eight Hangor-class (Yuan-derivative) submarines are being acquired from China.

Q752.Pakistan's polio eradication drive leaves it among how many endemic countries?

Medium
A Only one
B Two (with Afghanistan)
C Five
D Ten
Important Events & Dates PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Pakistan and Afghanistan remain the only polio-endemic countries.

Q753.Pakistan's share of world mango production ranks it in the top?

Hard
A 3
B 5
C 6
D 10
Economy of Pakistan PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Pakistan is consistently among the top 5-6 mango producers.

Q754.Pakistan's tax-to-GDP ratio is approximately?

Hard
A 5-6%
B 9-10%
C 15-16%
D 20%
Economy of Pakistan PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Pakistan's tax-to-GDP ratio hovers around 9-10%, among the region's lowest.

Q755.Parveen Shakir was famous as a?

Easy
A Politician
B Poetess
C Singer
D Painter
Important Personalities PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Parveen Shakir (1952-1994) was a celebrated Urdu poetess and civil servant.

Q756.Pride of Performance award is given for?

Easy
A Military service
B Excellence in arts, science, sports and literature
C Politics
D Business
National Symbols & Important Facts PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The President confers Pride of Performance for distinguished merit.

Q757.PTV started transmission in which year?

Medium
A 1962
B 1964
C 1966
D 1968
Important Events & Dates PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Pakistan Television began broadcasts from Lahore on 26 November 1964.

Q758.Quaid-e-Azam announced the formation of Pakistan's first cabinet with how many ministers?

Hard
A 5
B 7
C 9
D 11
Pakistan Movement (1857-1947) PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Pakistan's first cabinet had seven ministers under PM Liaquat Ali Khan.

Q759.Quaid-e-Azam inaugurated the State Bank on?

Medium
A 1 July 1948
B 14 August 1948
C 1 January 1948
D 23 March 1948
Important Events & Dates PPSC

Correct Answer: A

SBP was inaugurated on 1 July 1948, one of Quaid's last public appearances.

Q760.Qudratullah Shahab, famous bureaucrat-writer, wrote?

Medium
A Shahab Nama
B Zavia
C Alakh Nagri
D Raja Gidh
Important Personalities PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Shahab Nama is the celebrated autobiography of Qudratullah Shahab.