Current Affairs — All MCQs
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Q1641.How many MoUs were signed between Pakistan and Turkey on 14 February 2020 during President Erdoğan's visit?
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan and Turkey signed 13 agreements and MoUs during the 6th session of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC).
Q1642.PTI stalwart and Special Assistant to PM on Political Affairs Naeemul Haque passed away on 15th February 2020 at what age?
Correct Answer: B
Naeemul Haque, a founding member of PTI and SAPM on Political Affairs, died of cancer in Karachi on February 15, 2020.
Q1643.Pakistan observed 'Surprise Day' on February 27, 2020, to commemorate what event?
Correct Answer: A
Surprise Day commemorates PAF's Operation Swift Retort on Feb 27, 2019, shooting down two IAF jets.
Q1644.For how many times has Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed a joint session of the Parliament of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: B
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed joint sessions of Pakistan's Parliament four times (2009, 2012, 2016, and Feb 2020).
Q1645.Who became the youngest bowler in Test cricket history to take a hat-trick during Pakistan vs Bangladesh in 2020?
Correct Answer: B
Naseem Shah took a Test hat-trick against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi at age 16 years and 359 days on February 9, 2020.
Q1646.Pakistani female UN peacekeepers were awarded UN Medals for exemplary service in which country on February 1, 2020?
Correct Answer: B
A team of 15 Pakistani female officers received UN medals serving under MONUSCO in the DR Congo.
Q1647.PM Imran Khan launched the Ehsaas Kafalat Programme on January 31, 2020, to provide monthly stipends to how many women?
Correct Answer: B
The Ehsaas Kafalat Programme targeted 7 million deserving women with monthly cash transfers and biometrically linked bank accounts.
Q1648.Which Pakistani-American police officer was selected to head the New York Police Department's (NYPD) volunteer force?
Correct Answer: A
Captain Nasir Saleem became the first Muslim and Pakistani-American to head NYPD's Volunteer Auxiliary Police Section in 2020.
Q1649.Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated EW and Ground Surveillance Radar testing laboratories at NRTC in which city on Jan 25, 2020?
Correct Answer: B
COAS inaugurated state-of-the-art Electronic Warfare (EW) and Ground Surveillance Radar testing facilities at NRTC Haripur.
Q1650.Which historic Sufi shrine in Sindh was unsealed on January 25, 2020, after 36 years of closure?
Correct Answer: A
The Luari Sharif shrine in Badin district was unsealed and opened to devotees after 36 years following provincial administrative clearance.
Q1651.Who was elected to represent Pakistan as President of the Asia-Pacific Group of UNESCO's executive board in 2020?
Correct Answer: A
Ambassador Moin-ul-Haque represented Pakistan as Chair/President of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Group in Paris.
Q1652.Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja was formerly a member of which service?
Correct Answer: B
Sikandar Sultan Raja was a senior PAS civil bureaucrat who served as Federal Secretary before being appointed CEC in Jan 2020.
Q1653.Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2019 ranked Pakistan at which position out of 180 countries?
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan scored 32/100 and was ranked 120th out of 180 countries in CPI 2019 released in January 2020.
Q1654.General Nadeem Raza assumed command as which Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) of Pakistan?
Correct Answer: C
Gen Nadeem Raza took office as the 17th Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on November 27, 2019.
Q1655.Which province became the first in Pakistan to acquire a Federal Government license to establish a provincial power grid company?
Correct Answer: D
Sindh established the Sindh High Voltage Transmission Company (STDC), becoming the first province with its own licensed grid company.
Q1656.Major General Babar Iftikhar assumed charge as Director-General ISPR replacing Major General Asif Ghafoor on which date?
Correct Answer: A
Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar was appointed DG ISPR on January 16, 2020.
Q1657.Which High Court annulled former President Pervez Musharraf's death sentence in the high treason case in January 2020?
Correct Answer: C
A full bench of the Lahore High Court declared the special court that tried Musharraf as unconstitutional on January 13, 2020.
Q1658.Which Pakistani scientist was awarded the 'China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award' for 2020?
Correct Answer: B
Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman received China's highest international science award from President Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Q1659.Which Pakistani squash player won the U-15 title at the British Junior Open 2020 in Birmingham?
Correct Answer: A
Muhammad Hamza Khan won the British Junior Open U-15 title in Jan 2020, later going on to win the World Junior Championship.
Q1660.PM Imran Khan inaugurated the Azakhel Dry Port on January 10, 2020, located in which district?
Correct Answer: C
Azakhel Dry Port in Nowshera was constructed by Pakistan Railways at a cost of Rs 510 million to facilitate KP exports.