Current Affairs — All MCQs
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Q1301.Who is the Current Minister of Tourism Department in Gilgit-Baltistan?
Correct Answer: C
Raja Nasir Ali Khan holds the portfolio of Tourism, Sports, and Culture in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Q1302.Mohammad Rizwan became the first Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman to make a century across all three formats of international cricket after scoring a T20I hundred against?
Correct Answer: C
Rizwan scored 104* against South Africa in Lahore on Feb 11, 2021, becoming the 2nd WK-batter globally (after Brendon McCullum) to score centuries in all formats.
Q1303.Senate Elections in Pakistan in 2021 were held on?
Correct Answer: C
Senate elections for 48 seats were conducted across national and provincial assemblies on March 3, 2021.
Q1304.The first meeting of the 10th National Finance Commission (NFC) was held on?
Correct Answer: C
The 10th NFC constituted under Article 160 held its inaugural session under Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Feb 18, 2021.
Q1305.Pakistan needs how many votes out of 39 FATF member votes to exit the grey list?
Correct Answer: A
FATF rules require a minimum of 12 member votes (out of 39) to move a country from the Grey List to the White List.
Q1306.The seventh edition of the multinational naval exercise AMAN-2021 was held in Karachi from?
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan Navy hosted AMAN-21 under the slogan 'Together for Peace' in Karachi waters from Feb 11–16, 2021, featuring 45 nations.
Q1307.Which cricket team became the first international team to reach 100 T20I match victories?
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan became the first men's team in T20I history to achieve 100 victories after defeating South Africa in Lahore on Feb 14, 2021.
Q1308.Which province became the first in Pakistan to provide free healthcare (Sehat Insaf Card) to its entire population?
Correct Answer: B
KPK completed universal health coverage under Sehat Sahulat Programme for all 40 million residents in February 2021.
Q1309.In EIU's 2020 Democracy Index, Pakistan's democratic system was classified under which category?
Correct Answer: C
EIU ranked Pakistan 105th globally out of 167 nations, categorizing it as a Hybrid Regime.
Q1310.Pakistani MMA fighter Ahmed Mujtaba knocked out his Indian opponent Rahul Raju in how many seconds at ONE Championship in Singapore?
Correct Answer: B
Ahmed Mujtaba ('Wolverine') scored a knockout victory over Rahul Raju in 56 seconds on Feb 5, 2021.
Q1311.Pakistan unveiled a roadmap in February 2021 to establish a new modern shipyard at which location?
Correct Answer: B
The Federal Ministry of Maritime Affairs finalized plans to build Gwadar Shipyard to complement Karachi Shipyard.
Q1312.What is the name of Pakistan's first national impact investment platform launched on Feb 9, 2021?
Correct Answer: A
Ministry of IT & Telecom launched PakImpactInvest to foster social entrepreneurship and tech start-up funding.
Q1313.Famous Pakistani high-altitude climber Ali Sadpara went missing while attempting a historic winter summit of K2 on?
Correct Answer: C
Ali Sadpara, John Snorri (Iceland), and Juan Pablo Mohr (Chile) disappeared during their K2 winter ascent; declared dead on Feb 18.
Q1314.Pakistan officially launched its national COVID-19 vaccination drive on?
Correct Answer: B
PM Imran Khan inaugurated the nationwide Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccination drive starting with healthcare workers on Feb 2, 2021.
Q1315.Who was appointed as the head of the inquiry commission to investigate the Broadsheet LLC scandal?
Correct Answer: A
Former Supreme Court judge Sheikh Azmat Saeed was appointed on Jan 21, 2021 to head the Broadsheet inquiry.
Q1316.Bilquis Bano Edhi was named 'Person of the Decade' alongside Prof. Yanghee Lee by which international web organization?
Correct Answer: A
Impact Hallmarks selected Bilquis Edhi for her humanitarian work over the 2010-2020 decade.
Q1317.China's Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai launched the second Type 054A/P frigate for the Pakistan Navy on?
Correct Answer: B
The second 054A/P multi-role guided missile frigate was launched in Shanghai on Jan 29, 2021.
Q1318.Who became the oldest Pakistani left-arm spinner to take a 5-wicket haul on Test debut at age 34?
Correct Answer: C
Nauman Ali took 5/35 against South Africa in Karachi (Jan 2021), becoming the oldest Pakistani debutant to achieve a 5-wicket haul.
Q1319.Pakistan Army conducted a successful flight test of the Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Jan 20, 2021, with a maximum range of?
Correct Answer: C
Shaheen-III is a solid-fueled medium-range ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear and conventional warheads up to 2,750 km.
Q1320.According to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2020, Pakistan's rank slipped to?
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan ranked 124th out of 180 countries in CPI 2020 with a score of 31/100.