Current Affairs — All MCQs
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Q1961.Where was the 10th meeting of the SAARC Food Bank Board held on January 21-22, 2019?
Correct Answer: A
The 10th SAARC Food Bank Board meeting took place in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 21-22, 2019, reviewing emergency regional grain reserves.
Q1962.Which country doubled its wheat contribution from 40,000 to 80,000 metric tonnes for the SAARC Regional Food Bank reserve in 2019?
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan doubled its regional food grain commitment to 80,000 metric tonnes of wheat during the 10th SAARC Food Bank meeting in Kathmandu.
Q1963.The State Bank of Pakistan signed a $3 billion deposit agreement with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) on:
Correct Answer: A
SBP Governor Tariq Bajwa signed the $3 billion balance-of-payments support agreement with ADFD in Abu Dhabi on January 22, 2019.
Q1964.The proposed 'Iran-Pakistan Free Economic Zone' was agreed to be established at which border point to enhance bilateral trade?
Correct Answer: A
Iran and Pakistan agreed in January 2019 to set up a Joint Free Economic Zone near the Mirjaveh-Taftan border crossing to streamline border trade.
Q1965.According to the Democracy Index 2018 published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Pakistan was categorized as a:
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan ranked 112th out of 167 nations in the EIU Democracy Index 2018, receiving a score of 4.17 and being classified as a 'Hybrid Regime'.
Q1966.In the EIU Democracy Index 2018, what was Pakistan's global ranking out of 167 countries?
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan fell one place to 112th rank out of 167 countries in EIU's 2018 Democracy Index report.
Q1967.The Provincial Cabinet of Sindh approved a historic bill on January 21, 2019, replacing the 125-year-old Colonial Prisons Act 1894 with the:
Correct Answer: C
Sindh Cabinet approved the Sindh Prisons and Correction Services Act 2019 on January 21, 2019, transforming prisons from punitive centers into correctional facilities.
Q1968.Which sitting Chief Justice of India attended the oath-taking ceremony of CJP Justice Asif Saeed Khosa in Islamabad on January 18, 2019?
Correct Answer: A
Indian Supreme Court CJP Justice Ranjan Gogoi (along with CJP of Northern Cyprus) attended CJP Asif Saeed Khosa's swearing-in ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Q1969.When did the 73rd President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, visit Pakistan on an official tour?
Correct Answer: A
UNGA President María Fernanda Espinosa arrived in Islamabad on January 18, 2019, for a 5-day official visit, meeting President Alvi and PM Imran Khan.
Q1970.CJP Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, who took oath as the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan on January 18, 2019, originally belonged to which High Court Bar?
Correct Answer: B
Justice Asif Saeed Khosa was elevated to the Supreme Court from the Lahore High Court in 2011 and served as 26th CJP from Jan 18 to Dec 20, 2019.
Q1971.Search engine Google honored legendary first Test captain of Pakistan, Abdul Hafeez Kardar, with a Doodle on his 94th birth anniversary on:
Correct Answer: A
Google Doodle celebrated Abdul Hafeez Kardar (1925-1996), who led Pakistan in their inaugural Test match in 1952, on January 17, 2019.
Q1972.Which two Asian nations recorded the highest percentage of citizens (89%) expressing willingness to fight for their country in a Gallup International survey?
Correct Answer: A
Gallup International's global survey ranked Pakistan and Vietnam as the most patriotic nations, with 89% of respondents willing to fight for their homeland.
Q1973.APS Peshawar massacre survivor Ahmed Nawaz received the UK Prime Minister's prestigious 'Points of Light Award' in January 2019 for his work against:
Correct Answer: B
18-year-old Ahmed Nawaz received the Points of Light Award in the UK on January 10, 2019, for launching anti-extremism campaigns in British schools.
Q1974.Sarfaraz Ahmed became the first wicketkeeper-captain in Test cricket history to accomplish which feat during the Johannesburg Test vs South Africa in January 2019?
Correct Answer: A
Sarfaraz Ahmed took 10 catches in the 2nd Test at Johannesburg (Jan 2019), becoming the first wicketkeeper-captain in Test history to take 10 catches in a match.
Q1975.Major Geoffrey Langlands, the legendary British officer and veteran educator who spent 70 years teaching at Aitchison College and Razmak Cadet College, passed away on:
Correct Answer: A
Major Geoffrey Langlands MBE (1917-2019), nicknamed 'The Major', passed away in Lahore at the age of 101 on January 2, 2019.
Q1976.For the first time in the constitutional history of the Punjab Assembly, Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi issued a production order on January 15, 2019, for which jailed MPA?
Correct Answer: C
Speaker Pervaiz Elahi issued production orders for PML-N MNA Khawaja Saad Rafique and MPA Khawaja Suleman Rafique under newly amended assembly rules on Jan 15, 2019.
Q1977.According to UNICEF estimates, approximately how many newborns were delivered in Pakistan on New Year's Day (January 1, 2019)?
Correct Answer: B
UNICEF reported that Pakistan accounted for 14,970 (approx 15,000) births out of the estimated 395,072 babies born globally on January 1, 2019 (ranking 4th highest after India, China, and Nigeria).
Q1978.Which public university in Punjab sparked national debate in January 2019 by proposing to celebrate February 14 as 'Sisters' Day'?
Correct Answer: A
UAF Vice-Chancellor Dr. Zafar Iqbal Randhawa announced that UAF would mark February 14 as 'Sisters' Day' to promote Islamic values and culture.
Q1979.How much total amount was collected in the Supreme Court and Prime Minister's Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Fund on the day of CJP Saqib Nisar's retirement (Jan 17, 2019)?
Correct Answer: C
By January 17, 2019, when CJP Mian Saqib Nisar retired, the official Dam Fund account had accumulated Rs 9.2 billion in voluntary contributions.
Q1980.Pakistan's first-ever robotic surgery procedure was successfully performed in January 2019 at which medical institution?
Correct Answer: B
Prostate and urological robotic surgeries were successfully conducted at the Civil Hospital Karachi OT Complex in mid-January 2019.