Important Events & Dates
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Q1.Quaid-e-Azam delivered his famous 11 August speech to?
Correct Answer: B
On 11 August 1947 Jinnah addressed the first Constituent Assembly on equal citizenship.
Q2.Quaid-e-Azam took oath as Governor-General on?
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah was sworn in as Governor-General on 15 August 1947.
Q3.Moenjodaro was excavated first in which decade?
Correct Answer: B
R.D. Banerji began excavating Mohenjo-Daro in 1922.
Q4.Pakistan's first newspaper Dawn was founded in which year?
Correct Answer: A
Jinnah founded Dawn in 1941 in Delhi.
Q5.Radio Pakistan was established on?
Correct Answer: B
Radio Pakistan came into being with independence on 14 August 1947.
Q6.Lord Mountbatten addressed Pakistan's Constituent Assembly on?
Correct Answer: B
Mountbatten conveyed the King's message to the assembly on 14 August 1947.
Q7.Nankana Sahib is the birthplace of?
Correct Answer: B
Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, was born at Nankana Sahib.
Q8.Panja Sahib gurdwara is located at?
Correct Answer: B
Gurdwara Panja Sahib is at Hasan Abdal near Taxila.
Q9.The first Constituent Assembly session was held on?
Correct Answer: A
The Constituent Assembly first met on 10 August 1947 in Karachi; Jinnah addressed it on 11 August.
Q10.The historic Attock Fort was built during the reign of?
Correct Answer: B
Akbar built Attock Fort (1581-83) at the Indus crossing.
Q11.Bandung Conference 1955 was held in which country?
Correct Answer: C
The Bandung Conference (Asian-African Conference) was held in Bandung, Indonesia in 1955.
Q12.The Muslim League observed "Direct Action Day" on August 16, 1946, which led to communal violence in:
Correct Answer: C
Direct Action Day (16 August 1946) led to widespread communal violence, most notably in Kolkata (then Calcutta).