Current Affairs — All MCQs
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Q1901.Which polo team won the historic Shandur Polo Festival trophy played at the highest polo ground in the world (3,700m) in July 2019?
Correct Answer: A
Chitral defeated Gilgit-Baltistan by 7-5 in the final match of the Shandur Polo Festival on July 9, 2019.
Q1902.Who became the first female student from Balochistan to pursue a Master's degree in Cancer Biology?
Correct Answer: B
Masooma Rajput, hailing from Quetta, Balochistan, made national history by securing admission and pursuing a Master's degree in Cancer Biology in Germany.
Q1903.When did Prime Minister Imran Khan formally inaugurate the first Naya Pakistan Housing Project (NPHP) for the general public?
Correct Answer: B
Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the low-cost Naya Pakistan Housing Project in Islamabad on July 10, 2019, targeting low-income citizens.
Q1904.Veteran Pakistani television actress Zaheen Tahira passed away at the age of 79 on which date?
Correct Answer: C
Zaheen Tahira, one of the most senior and beloved actresses of PTV (honoured with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2013), passed away in Karachi on July 9, 2019.
Q1905.Which Pakistani batsman broke Javed Miandad's 27-year-old record (437 runs in 1992) for the most runs scored by a Pakistani in a single World Cup edition?
Correct Answer: A
Babar Azam scored 474 runs in 8 innings during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England, surpassing Javed Miandad's 437 runs in the 1992 World Cup.
Q1906.Prime Minister Imran Khan approved a grant of how much money for the Kamyab Jawan National Youth Development Programme in 2019?
Correct Answer: C
The federal government allocated Rs 100 billion for the Kamyab Jawan Programme to provide subsidized business loans and technical skills training to youth.
Q1907.Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the 'Road to Makkah' project at Islamabad International Airport on which date?
Correct Answer: B
The Road to Makkah project allows Pakistani Hajj pilgrims to complete immigration and customs clearance at Islamabad airport before departure to Saudi Arabia.
Q1908.Which country won the Asian Team Snooker Championship 2019 held in Doha, Qatar?
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan's snooker duo Babar Masih and Zulfiqar Qadir defeated India 3-2 in the final to win the Asian Team Snooker Championship title in June 2019.
Q1909.Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit to Pakistan on which date?
Correct Answer: B
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani paid a two-day state visit to Pakistan on June 27–28, 2019, holding bilateral talks with PM Imran Khan on regional peace and CPEC connectivity.
Q1910.Pakistani Qawwali and playback singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan received an honorary Doctorate of Music from which prestigious university on June 26, 2019?
Correct Answer: B
The University of Oxford conferred an honorary Doctorate of Music degree on Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in recognition of his global contributions to South Asian music.
Q1911.What was the total outlay of the Federal Budget of Pakistan for the fiscal year 2019-20 presented in June 2019?
Correct Answer: B
Federal Minister Hammad Azhar presented the FY 2019-20 federal budget in the National Assembly with a total outlay of Rs 7,022 billion (Rs 7.022 trillion).
Q1912.The newly merged FATA districts established their very first regular police station in which town in May 2019?
Correct Answer: B
Following the 25th Constitutional Amendment merging FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the first formal police station in the tribal belt was inaugurated at Miran Shah, North Waziristan.
Q1913.The 26th Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by the National Assembly on May 13, 2019, increased the seats of tribal districts (ex-FATA) in the KP Assembly from 16 to:
Correct Answer: B
The 26th Amendment increased ex-FATA seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 16 to 24 and preserved 12 seats in the National Assembly.
Q1914.The Pakistan Army team won the International Pace Sticking Competition 2019 held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (UK) for which consecutive year?
Correct Answer: B
The Pakistan Military Academy team won the World Pace Sticking Championship at RMAS Sandhurst, UK, in May 2019 for the second consecutive year.
Q1915.British Airways resumed direct flights to Islamabad International Airport on June 3, 2019, after a suspension of how many years?
Correct Answer: C
British Airways halted operations to Pakistan following the 2008 Marriott Hotel bombing in Islamabad and officially resumed direct flights from London Heathrow on June 3, 2019.
Q1916.Which Federal Minister launched Pakistan's first official Moon Sighting website (pakmoonsighting.pk) and lunar calendar in May 2019?
Correct Answer: A
As Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry launched Pakistan's first lunar calendar and moon-sighting web portal to resolve moon-sighting controversies scientifically.
Q1917.What was the final target depth reached during the offshore exploratory oil and gas drilling at the Kekra-1 site off the coast of Karachi in May 2019?
Correct Answer: B
The Kekra-1 deep-sea exploratory well, located 230 km off the coast of Karachi, reached a total depth of 5,500 meters before being capped due to water reserves.
Q1918.Which Pakistani peacekeeper was posthumously awarded the prestigious UN Dag Hammarskjöld Medal by Secretary-General António Guterres on May 25, 2019?
Correct Answer: A
Naik Muhammad Naeem Raza, who embraced martyrdom while serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), was awarded the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Medal.
Q1919.Pakistan successfully conducted a training launch of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II on May 23, 2019. What is its operational range?
Correct Answer: B
The Shaheen-II (Hatf-VI) is a intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a range of 1,500 kilometers.
Q1920.Who became the first Pakistani mountaineer to successfully scale the '7 Summits' (highest peaks on all 7 continents) in May 2019?
Correct Answer: B
Mirza Ali Baig, hailing from Shimshal, Hunza, achieved the milestone of becoming the first Pakistani to summit the highest mountains on all seven continents.