Pakistan Studies — All MCQs
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Q801.The first verse of the national anthem begins with?
Correct Answer: A
The anthem opens with "Pak sarzamin shad bad".
Q802.The founder of Pakistan's flag design based it on the flag of?
Correct Answer: B
The national flag was based on the AIML flag with a white stripe added.
Q803.The highest civil award of Pakistan is?
Correct Answer: B
Nishan-e-Pakistan is the highest civil award.
Q804.The immediate cause of the 1857 uprising was?
Correct Answer: B
Cartridges greased with cow and pig fat offended both Hindu and Muslim sepoys.
Q805.The Kalash people live in which district?
Correct Answer: B
The Kalash valleys (Bumburet, Rumbur, Birir) are in Chitral.
Q806.The Karakoram Highway is also known as?
Correct Answer: B
The KKH is designated National Highway N-35.
Q807.The Kashmir earthquake of 2005 measured approximately?
Correct Answer: B
The 8 October 2005 quake was magnitude 7.6.
Q808.The Khyber Pass starts near which city?
Correct Answer: D
The pass historically begins at Jamrud (Bab-e-Khyber) near Peshawar.
Q809.The largest expenditure head in Pakistan's federal budget is typically?
Correct Answer: B
Debt servicing has become the largest budget expenditure, exceeding defence.
Q810.The M-1 Motorway connects?
Correct Answer: B
M-1 links Islamabad and Peshawar; M-2 is Lahore-Islamabad.
Q811.The migration of 1947 is considered?
Correct Answer: B
About 10-15 million people migrated across the new borders in 1947.
Q812.The Munir Report (1954) investigated?
Correct Answer: B
Justice Munir's report examined the 1953 Lahore anti-Ahmadiyya disturbances.
Q813.The National Action Plan was adopted after?
Correct Answer: B
NAP was adopted in December 2014 following the APS massacre.
Q814.The national dress of Pakistan is?
Correct Answer: B
Shalwar Kameez is the national dress; Sherwani is formal national attire for men.
Q815.The national poet of Pakistan is?
Correct Answer: B
Allama Muhammad Iqbal is the national poet (Shair-e-Mashriq).
Q816.The National Security Council debate relates to which recurring issue?
Correct Answer: B
NSC proposals reflect the military's formal role in governance debates.
Q817.The police system in Pakistan is administered at which level?
Correct Answer: B
Police is a provincial subject; each province has its own force.
Q818.The President of Pakistan is elected for a term of?
Correct Answer: B
The President serves a five-year term, elected by an electoral college.
Q819.The presidential electoral college consists of?
Correct Answer: C
Both houses of Parliament and the four provincial assemblies elect the President.
Q820.The Quaid delivered his last message to the nation on?
Correct Answer: A
His last Independence Day message was issued on 14 August 1948.