Current Affairs — All MCQs
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Q1141.CIA Director William J. Burns visited GHQ Rawalpindi to meet COAS Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa on which date?
Correct Answer: B
CIA Chief William Burns discussed post-withdrawal regional security and Afghan evacuation operations at GHQ.
Q1142.Veteran journalist and Afghan affairs expert Rahimullah Yusufzai passed away on which date?
Correct Answer: C
Renowned journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai, famous for his interviews with Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar, died in Peshawar.
Q1143.Top Pakistani wrestler Inam Butt won the Gold Medal in the 90kg category at the Beach Wrestling World Series 2021 held where?
Correct Answer: B
Inam Butt defeated Georgia's Dato Marsagishvili in Rome to win gold in the Beach Wrestling World Series.
Q1144.Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal, who passed away in September 2021, was the founder of which political party?
Correct Answer: B
Sardar Ataullah Mengal founded the BNP in 1996 and served as the first Chief Minister of Balochistan in 1972.
Q1145.Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal served as the First Chief Minister of which province in 1972?
Correct Answer: B
Sardar Ataullah Mengal led the first elected provincial government of Balochistan from May 1972 to February 1973.
Q1146.Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad was ranked highest among Pakistani institutions in which 2021 global ranking?
Correct Answer: B
QAU Islamabad featured in the 401-500 bracket, making it Pakistan's top-ranked university in THE World University Rankings 2021.
Q1147.Syed Ali Shah Geelani, iconic Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, passed away in Srinagar on which date?
Correct Answer: B
Kashmiri veteran leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani died under house arrest in Srinagar at the age of 92.
Q1148.Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib was awarded the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award for founding which microfinance organisation?
Correct Answer: B
Amjad Saqib received Asia's Nobel equivalent for building Akhuwat, the world's largest interest-free (Qarz-e-Hasana) microfinance network.
Q1149.Lakson Group partner Air Arabia announced the launch of which low-cost Pakistani airline in 2021?
Correct Answer: A
Fly Jinnah was established as a joint venture low-cost carrier based in Karachi.
Q1150.Haider Ali made history at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games by winning Pakistan's first-ever Gold Medal in which event?
Correct Answer: B
Haider Ali achieved a personal best throw of 55.26m in the Men's Discus Throw F37 to win Pakistan's first Paralympic Gold.
Q1151.Paralympic Gold Medalist Haider Ali belongs to which city in Pakistan?
Correct Answer: C
Haider Ali hails from Gujranwala, Punjab, and previously won Silver (Beijing 2008) and Bronze (Rio 2016).
Q1152.Dominic Raab visited Islamabad in September 2021 serving in which cabinet role for the UK?
Correct Answer: B
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab visited Pakistan for bilateral discussions on regional stability post-US drawdown.
Q1153.NADRA launched which smartphone application enabling citizens to verify biometrics digitally from home?
Correct Answer: B
NADRA released the 'Pak Identity' mobile application featuring contactless facial and fingerprint biometric capture.
Q1154.Samar Khan became the first female athlete to ride a bicycle to the base camp of which 8,000m peak?
Correct Answer: B
Extreme athlete Samar Khan rode her mountain bike up to K2 Base Camp (5,135m) in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Q1155.Pakistani teenager Syed Emad Hashmi won which international competition in 2021?
Correct Answer: A
Emad Hashmi won the World Youth Scrabble Championship, securing Pakistan's second consecutive title.
Q1156.Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed's 50th martyrdom anniversary was observed on which date?
Correct Answer: B
Rashid Minhas Shaheed, the youngest recipient of Nishan-e-Haider, embraced martyrdom on August 20, 1971.
Q1157.Pakistan successfully conducted a flight test of its indigenously developed Fatah-1 guided multi-launch rocket system on which date?
Correct Answer: C
Fatah-1 MLRS capable of delivering conventional warheads up to 140km was flight tested on August 25, 2021.
Q1158.Who became the first Pakistani female climber to scale Gasherbrum II (8,035m) in August 2021?
Correct Answer: C
Dubai-based banker Naila Kiani successfully summited Gasherbrum II, becoming the first Pakistani woman to scale the peak.
Q1159.Which province announced plans to become the first in Pakistan to launch a dedicated Air Ambulance Service?
Correct Answer: B
The Punjab government announced an Air Ambulance initiative to rescue critically ill patients from remote areas.
Q1160.Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the country's largest Miyawaki urban forest in Lahore on which date?
Correct Answer: B
The 12.5-acre Miyawaki urban forest in Sagnian, Lahore, was inaugurated as part of the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Project.