Pakistan Studies — All MCQs
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Q121.What is the approximate length of Pakistan's coastline?
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan's coastline along the Arabian Sea is about 1,046 km long.
Q122.Which crop is called the silver fibre of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: B
Cotton is known as the silver fibre and is the main cash crop of Pakistan.
Q123.The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated in which year?
Correct Answer: B
Quaid-e-Azam inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan on 1 July 1948.
Q124.Which sector contributes the largest share to Pakistan's GDP?
Correct Answer: C
The services sector contributes over 50% of Pakistan's GDP.
Q125.CPEC connects Gwadar with which Chinese city?
Correct Answer: C
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor links Gwadar Port with Kashgar in Xinjiang, China.
Q126.Who designed the national flag of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: A
The national flag was designed by Syed Ameer-ud-Din Kidwai and adopted on 11 August 1947.
Q127.Who wrote the national anthem of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: B
Hafeez Jalandhari wrote the national anthem; its music was composed by Ahmed G. Chagla.
Q128.What is the national language of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: C
Urdu is the national language of Pakistan under Article 251 of the Constitution.
Q129.What is the national animal of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: B
The Markhor is the national animal of Pakistan.
Q130.What is the national bird of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: C
The Chukar (partridge) is the national bird of Pakistan.
Q131.Which is the largest province of Pakistan by area?
Correct Answer: C
Balochistan covers about 44% of Pakistan's total area.
Q132.Islamabad became the capital of Pakistan in which year?
Correct Answer: D
Islamabad officially replaced Rawalpindi (interim capital) as the capital in 1967; construction began in 1961.
Q133.What is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Correct Answer: C
Peshawar is the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Q134.Pakistan recognized China in which year?
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan recognized the People's Republic of China on 4 January 1950, among the first countries to do so.
Q135.The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between Pakistan and India with the mediation of which organization?
Correct Answer: B
The Indus Waters Treaty (1960) was brokered by the World Bank and signed by Ayub Khan and Nehru.
Q136.Pakistan became a member of the United Nations in which year?
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan joined the UN on 30 September 1947.
Q137.The first OIC summit was held in which city?
Correct Answer: B
The first OIC summit was held in Rabat, Morocco in 1969; the second was held in Lahore in 1974.
Q138.SAARC was established in which year?
Correct Answer: C
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was founded on 8 December 1985 in Dhaka.
Q139.When is Defence Day of Pakistan celebrated?
Correct Answer: C
Defence Day is observed on 6 September commemorating the 1965 war.
Q140.Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in which year?
Correct Answer: B
Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in North Waziristan in June 2014.