Pakistan Affairs - 2005
Solved MCQs
1). Sir syed ahmed khan advocated the inclusion of Indians in
Legislative Council in his famous book, Causes of the Indian Revolt, as early
as:
a) 1850
b) 1860
c) 1870
d) None of these
2). Who repeatedly refers to Sir Syed as Father of Muslim India and Father
of Modern Muslim India:
a) Hali
b) Abdul Qadir
c) Ch. Khaliquz Zaman
d) None of these
3). Military strength of East India Company and the Financial Support of
Jaggat Seth of Murshidabad gave birth to events at:
a) Plassey
b) Panipat
c) None of these
4). Clive in one of his Gazettes made it mandatory that no Muslim shall be
given an employment higher than that of chaprasy or a junior clerk has recorded
by:
a) Majumdar
b) Hasan Isphani
c) Karamat Ali
d) None of these
5). The renowned author of the Spirit of Islam and a Short History of the
Saracens was:
a) Shiblee
b) Nawab Mohsin
c) None of these ( Syed Ameer Ali)
6). Nawab Sir Salimullah Khan was President of Bengal Musilm Leage in:
a) 1903
b) 1913
c) 1923
d) None of these (1912)
7). The first issue of Maualana Abul Kalam Azads ‘Al Hilal’ came out on 13
July:
a) 1912
b) 1922
c) 1932
d) None of these
8). At the annual session of Anjuman Hamayat Islam in 1911 Iqbal’s poem was
recited, poetically called:
a) Sham-o-Shahr
b) Shikwa
c) Jawab-i-Shikwa
d) None of these
9). Sir sultan Muhammad shah, the agha khan headed the historic simla
deputation which successfully presented Muslim demands on 01, October 1906
before:
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Irwin
c) lord Minto
d) None of these
10). Quaid-i-Azam said in an interview on any hope of India and Pakistan
coming to a peaceful settlement ‘provided the Indian government shed the superiority
complex and deal with Pakistan on an equal footing given to special
correspondent from:
a) Germany
b) France
c) Switzerland
d) None of these
11). Which are the aligned years in Pakistan’s foreign policy:
a) 1963-1972
b) 1954-1962
c) 1947-53
d) Non of these
12). Zia established a course for Pakistan that enabled the government to
manage a complex:
a) Foreign policy
b) Co-existence
c) None of these
13). In the hindu kush mountains all passes connect Pakistan with:
a) China
b) Afghanistan
c) Tajikistan
d) None of these
14). The Hasni tribe is settled in:
a) Southern NWFP
b) Western Balochistan[/b]
c) Central sind
d) None of these
15). Rechna and Bari Doabs are considered:
a) Thickly populated region
b) Very thickly populated region
c) Most thickly populated region
d) None of these
16). In connection with land reforms the Punjab tenancy act was passed in:
a) 1877
b) 1887
c) 1897
d) none of these
17). Excavations at moenjo daro have revealed in earthen vessels:
a) Millet grains
b) Lentills
c) Rice grains
d) None of these
18). Kalabagh iron deposits are largest in Pakistan with an estimated
reserve of:
a) 309 m tons
b) 509 m tons
c) 709 m tons
d) None of these
19). Cotton textile the largest industry of Pakistan employ industrial labour
force of magnitude of ?
a) 80 %
b) 65 %
c) 50%
d) None of these (36-40%)
20). The emergence of Gwadar port and its development has promoted :
a) Rural –urban migration
b) Urban-urban migration
c) None of these
Pakistan Affairs - 2011
Solved MCQs
(i) Who recalled Muhammad Bin Qasim from
Sindh?
(a) Caliph Walid
(b) Caliph Sulaiman
(c) Caliph Abdul Aziz
(d) None of these
(ii) What was the real name Shah Wali
Ullah?
(a) Qutubddin Ahmed Faruqi
(b) Qutubddin Ahmed Siddiqui
(c) Qutubddin Ahmed Syed
(d) None of these
(iii) Who was formal teacher of Syed Ahmed
Barelvi?
(a) Sheikh Ahmed Sirhandi
(b) Shah Walliullah
(c) Shah Abdul Aziz
(d) None of these
(iv) Who for the first time translated the
Holy Quran in Urdu language?
(a) Shah Walliullah and Shah Abdul Aziz
(b) Shah Abdul Qadir and Shah Rafiuddin
(c) Syed Ahmed Baralvi and Shah Ismail Dehlvi
(d) None of these
(v) Faraizi Movemnents was primarily a
religious movement. What change Dudhu Mian brought in the movement?
(a) Transferred it into a guerrilla movement
(b) Transferred it into a political movement
(c) Transferred it into a Cultural movement
(d) None of these
(vi) Which of the following was/were the
drawback(s) of the government of Indian Act 1858?
(a) Control of the Secretary of State for
India and his council was bureaucratic in nature
(b) Expenses of the Secretary of State for
India and his Council became a burden on Indian revenues:
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
(vii) By how many member(s) the Executive
Council of the Governor General was enlarged under the Indian Council Act of
1861 ?
(a) One member
(b) Two members
(c) Four members
(d) None of these
(viii) As per the Government of Indian Act
1858, the transfer of the control of the Government of Indian from the East
Indian Company and assumption by the Crown was to be announced by Queen’s
Proclamation, which was accordingly read in a Darbar. Where was this Darbar
held?
(a) Calcuta
(b) Delhi
(c) Allahabad
(d) None of these
(ix) Where, during the War of Independence,
was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan working/ posted.
(a) Delhi
(b) Bijnaur
(c) Aligarh
(d) None of these
(x) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan established a
Translation Society (later, renamed as ‘Scientific society’) in 1864. In which
town was it founded?
(a) Bijnaur
(b) Aligarh
(c) Ghazipur
(d) None of these
(xi) In 1867, some prominent Hindus of
Banares Launched a movement for the replacement of Urdu written in Nasta’leeq
by Hindi written in Deva Nagiri script as the Court language. In which
province(s) was this movement started?
(a) Bengal Province
(b) Central Provinces
(c) North-western Provinces
(d) None of these
(xii) What was the designation of Sir Syed
Ahmed Khan in M.A.O school at Aligarh?
(a) Secretary, Managing Committee
(b) President, Managing Committee
(c) Patron, Managing Committee
(d) None of these
(xiii) Which organization is considered the
first Muslim political body continued to represent the Muslims of the
subcontinent as a whole?
(a) Anjuman-e-Mussalmanan-e-Hind
(b) Central National Mohammadan Association
(c) Urdu Defence Association
(d) None of these
(xiv) Mention the importance announcement
(s) that was/were made by the Governor General Lord Hardinge in thie Darbar at
Delhi in 1911?
(a) Annulment of the partition of Bengal
(b) Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
(xv) Which Muslim leader left the politics
after the cancellation of the partition of Bengal?
(a) Nawab Salimullah Khan
(b) Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk
(c) Nawab Hamidullah Khan
(d) None of these
(xvi) First session of All-India Muslim
League was helo on 29-30 December 19074. where was it held?
(a) Lahore
(b) Aligarh
(c) Karachi
(d) None of these
(xvii) “Few individuals significantly alter
the source of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone
can be created with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all
three”. Who made these remarks about Quaid-e-Azam?
(a) Stanley Wolpert
(b) Ian Stephens
(c) Lawrence Ziring
(d) None of these
(xviii) The All-indian Muslim League
observed ‘Day of Delivernce’ after the resignation of the All-India Congress
minstereis. On what date was it observed?
(a) 22 octuber 1938
(b) 22 December 1938
(c) 22 October 1939
(d) None of these (22 December 1939)
(xix) Who was the first leader of
opposition in the first National Assembly constituted under the 1962
constitution of Pakistan?
(a) Sardar Bahadur Khan
(b) Khan. A sabur
(c) Mumtaz Daultana
(d) None of these
(xx) In which year Pakistan become ‘Republic’?
(a) 1947
(b) 1956
(c) 1962
(d) None of these
Pakistan Affairs - 2012
Solved MCQs
1) The Silsilah-i-Chishtiyah was founded in
sub Continent by whom?
a) Kh. Bahaud Din Naqshbandi
b) Kh Muinud Din Ajmeri
c) Sh. Bahaud Din Zakria
d) None of these
2) When Shah Wali Ullah died?
a) 1162
b) 1762
c) 1862
d) none of these
3) Who was appointed the first principal of
Darul ulum Deoband?
a) Maulana Mamluk Ali
b) Haji Muhammad Abid
c) Maulana Muhammad Qasim
d) None of these
4) Who floated the idea of establishment of
Anjuman-e-Hamiat-e-Islam?
a) Maulana Shibli
b) Kh. Hamid ud din
c) Munshi Charag Din
d) None of these
5) All India national congress was established by a British civil servant in
1885. Name the officer:
a) Madan mohan
b) Lord Dufferin
c) A.O. Hume
d) None of these
6) Viceroy Lord Curzon divided the Bengal
in east and west on:
a) 19th may 1905
b) 19th june 1905
c) 19th july 1905
d) None of these
7) Which year proved the turning point of
the Muslim destiny in the history of India?
a) 1905
b) 1906
c) 1907
d) None of these
8) Where the annual sessions of National
Congress and Muslim League were held simultaneously?
a) Delhi
b) Bombay
c) Lucknow
d) None of these
9) Who was the author of “Emergence of
Pakistan”?
a) I.H Qureshi
b) Waheed-ud-Zaman
c) Muhammad Ali Ch.
D) None of these
10) When Sir Stafford Cripps announced his
formula to seek the co-operation between the National Congress and Muslim
League?
a) March 30,1940
b) March 30,1942
c) March 30,1944
d) None of these
11) When the Simla conference under the
presidentship of Lord Wavell was ended?
a) June 14, 1945
b) July 14, 1945
c) August 14, 1945
d) None of these
12) By whom the formula of 3rd June 1947 to divide India was announced?
a) Lord Atllee
b) Lord Wovell
c) Lord Mount Batten
d) None of these
13) Who was the first president of
Constituent Assembly of Pakistan?
a) Quaid-e-Azam
b) Liaquat Ali Khan
c) Sikandar Mirza
d) None of these
14) Under whom leadership the Constitution
of 1956 was passed?
a) Liaquat Ali Khan
b) Ch. Muhammad Ali
c) Sikandar Mirza
d) None of these
15) When the Constitution of 1973 was
proclaimed?
a) April 12, 1972
b) March 23, 1973
c) August 14, 1973
d) None of these
16) When Indus Water Treaty was signed
between India and Pakistan?
a) 1960
b) 1962
c) 1969
d) None of these
17) in which constitution the presidential
and parliamentary system at centre and provinces were adopted respectively?
a) 1956
b) 1962
c) 1972
d) 1973
18) When was the 18th Amendment Bill passed
by National Assembly?
a) April 12, 2010
b) March 12, 2010
c) May 12, 2010
d) None of these (April, 08, 2012)
19) How much amount was allocated for the
agriculture sector in the 7th five year plan?
A) Rs.13600 million
b) Rs.14600 million
c) Rs.15600 million
d) None of these
20) Which pass connects Parachanar and
Kohat with Afghanistan?
A) Khyber pass
b) Kurram pass
c) Gomal pass
d) None of these
Pakistan Affairs - 2013
Solved MCQs
1. Who was the governor of Sindh after Muhammad Bin Qasim?
(a) Zaid Bin Marwan (b) Yazid Bin Muhallab (c) Abdullah Bin Haris (d) None of these(Habib bin Muhallab, brother
of Yazid bin Muhallab)
2. Who was the Mughal Emperor who accepted the British pension firstly?
(a) Alamgir-II (b)
Shah Alam-II (c) Akbar-II (d)
None of these
3. Ahmad Shah Abdali launched his early invasions against:
(a) Mughals (b)
Marhattas (c) Sikhs (d) None
of these
4. The British fought Plassey war against:
(a) Haider Ali (b) Tipu Sultan (c)
Sirajuddaula (d) None of these
5. Dars-i-Nizami was named after:
(a) Nizamuddin Auliya (b) Nizamul Mulk (c)
Mullah Nizamuddin (d) None of these
6. Before 1857 how many universities on Western pattern were established in
India?
(a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 3 (d)
None of these
7. When the MAO College at Aligarh was started?
(a) 1864 (b)
1877 (c) 1875 (d) None
of these
8. Anjuman-i-Hamayati-Islam was started in:
(a) 1849 (b)
1884 (c) 1885 (d) None
of these
9. The Constitution of All India Muslim League was written by:
(a) Mohsinul Mulk (b)
Muhammad Ali Jauhar (c)
Nawab Salimullah of Dacca (d) None of these
10. The first session of Mohammadan Educational Conference was held in
Bengal:
(a) 1886 (b) 1899 (c) 1906
(d) None of these
11. The London branch of Muslim League was started by:
(a) Syed Amir Ali (b)
Sir Wazir Hassan (c) Hasan Bilgrami (d) None of these
12. “Hamdard” was edited by:
(a) Moulana Shaukat Ali (b)
Moulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar (c) Moulana Zafar
Ali Khan
(d) None of these
13. “Shudhi” movement was started by:
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Tilak (c) Gandhi (d)
None of these (Swami Shraddhanand)
14. Majlis-i-Ahrar was formed in:
(a) 1928 (b)
1929 (c) 1931 (d) None
of these
15. In Kashmir the ceasefire between Pakistan and India was signed on:
(a) 27th July, 1948 (b)
27th July, 1949 (c) 27th July,
1950 (d) None of these
16. Islamabad was declared capital of Pakistan in:
(a) 1959 (b) 1960 (c) 1961 (d)
None of these(1967)
17. Majority of Southern Pakistan population lives along the:
(a) River Indus (b)
River Ravi (c) River Jhelum (d) None of these
18. The Aryans arrived in South Asia:
(a) 3000 BC – 3500 BC (b) 4000 BC – 4500 BC (c) 4500 BC – 5000 BC (d) None of these(1500 BC)
19. The most ancient civilization is:
(a) Harrapa (b) Moenjodaro (c)
Mehargarh (d) None of these
20. The author of “The Case of Pakistan” is:
(a) Rafiq Afzal (b) S.M. Ikram (c)
I.H. Qureshi (d) None of these
Pakistan Affairs - 2014
Solved MCQs
1. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhind was born at?
Sirhind
2. The total number of Prime Ministers till
1958 ?
Seven
3. Ideology means?
Science of Ideas
4. Anjuman-e-Himayat Islami was established
in?
1884
5. Islam means to?
Obey
6. Which country opposed Pakistan’s membership
of UN?
Afghanistan
7. When did the First Constituent Assembly of
Pakistan address?
11th August, 1947 (Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected
as the President of the Constituent Assembly )
8. Who was presiding the meeting of Muslim
League when it was decided that Muslim League will established?
Nawab Waqar ul Mulk
9. Who was against Luckow Pact?
None
10. "The Reconstruction of Religious
Thoughts" in Islam is written by?
Allama Iqbal
11. Who wanted to become the joint Governor
General of both India and Pakistan?
Lord Mount Batten.
12. Mangla Dam is situated in which province?
None of these (It is situated in the Mirpur District of Azad
Kashmir)
13. Who was the First Student of Deoband?
Maulana Mahmoodul-Hasan
14. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan retired as a Judge in?
1876
15. Who was the PM of India at the time of
Tashkent Declaration?
Lal Bahadur Shastri
16. Altah Hussain Hali has written
“Hayat-e-Jawaid” on?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
17. First Martial Law was imposed by?
Iskender Mirza (1958 )
18. Who dissolved the first constituent
assembly of Pakistan?
Governor General Malik Ghulam Muhammad(October 24, 1954)
19. The largest concrete dam in the world?
Grand Coluee Dam(It is the Dam on the Columbia River in the U.S.
state of Washington)
20. What was the Capital of Sindh during
Mohammad Bin Qasim invasion ?
Alore(the medieval name of the city of Rohri )
Pakistan Affairs - 2015
Solved MCQs
1. Mohenjo Darro and Harrapa were discovered in
a. 1909 b. 1921 c. 1922 d. None
2. Hujjatullah ul Baligha was written by
a. Shah
Wali Ullah b. Syed Ahmed
Brailvi c. Sir Syed Ahmaed Khan d. None
3. Barhamo Samraj was founded by
a. Mahatma Ghandi b. Raja
Ram Mohan Roy c. Sardar Patel D
d. None
4. First President of Congress was
a. A. O. Hume b. W.
C. Benerjee c.
Jawaher Lal Nehru d. None
5. First census in India was made in the period of
a. Lord Curzon b. Lord Canning c. Lord
Mayo d. None
6. “The Life of Mohammad” was a book written by
a. Syed Ahmed Shaheed b. Syed Ahmed Khan c. William Mueer d. None
7. Sind was separated from Bombay in:
a. 1935 b. 1945 c. 1947 d. None
(it was 1936)
8. Dar ul Uloom Deoband was founded by
a. Maulana Mehmood Hassan b. Syed Ahmed Nanatovi c.Moulana Qasim Nonotvi d. None
9. The Viceroy of India in 1919 was
a. Lord
Chelmsford b.
Lord Minto c.Edward Montague d. None
10. The first secretary of Khilafat Committee was
a. Mohamamd Ali Jouahr b. Moulana Sahuqat Ali c. Moulana Hasrat Mohani d. None (It was Hafiz Muhammad Saddiq Khatri)
11. The first Foreign Minister of Pakistan was
a. Sir
Zafrullah Khan b. Khawja
Nazimuddin c. Gulam Mohammad d. None
12. Who was convicted in Rawalpindi Conspiracy case
a. Faiz
Ahmad Faiz b. Habib Jalib c.
Shorish Kashmiri d. None
13. Pakistan purchased Gawadar from
a. Oman b. U.A.E c. Iran d None
14. The largest Agency in the Northern Area of Pakistan is
a. South
Waziristan b. Khyber Agency
c. Mohmand Agency d. None
15. Militants attacked Quaid e Azam Residency in
a. Ziarat b. Karachi c. Quetta d. None
16. General Election of 2013 was held on
a. May 10 b. May
11 c. May 12 d. None
17. The politician who served as both Governor General and Prime Minister was
a. Sir Zafrullah Khan b. Khawja
Nazimuddin c. Gulam Mohammad
d. None
18. The British Parliament announced the Independence Act on
a. 14 July 1947 b. 15 July 1947 c. 16 July 1947 d. None (18 july
1947.)
19. India cut off the flow of canal waters to West Punjab for first time on
a. 1ST
April 1948 b. 1ST May 1948 c.
1ST April 1948
20. Kashmir sold to Gulab Singh in
a. 1845 b. 1865 c. 1890 d. None(It
was 1846)
Pakistan Affairs - 2016
Solved MCQs
1) Mughal ruler contemporary to Queen
Elizabeth? Jalal-ud-din Akbar
2) First head master of Dar ul uloom Deoband? Maulana Qasim Ali Nanotvi
3) Author of Spirit of Islam: Syed Ameer Ali
4) Ruling party in Punjab after 1937 elections: Unionist Party
5) Book “the last Mughal” written by: William Dalrymple
6) “We have learnt nothing from History” authored by: Asghar Ali khan (r)(Air
Marshal)
7) Foundation stone of Islamiya College Peshawar laid by: Haji Sahib of
Turangzai, the most famous Pukhtun religious leader of the time was requested
by Nawab Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum to lay the foundation stone of Islamia
College.
8) Quaid e Azam solar park is in: Bahawalpur
9) Swami Dyanat Saravasti movement launched by: Arya Samaj
10) Purpose of 21st amendment: military courts
11) Book Gold and guns published in 1945, was banned in 1947 in NWFP by: Khan
Abdul Qayyum Khan
12) Most important offer by muslims in Dehli proposals was: giving up separate
electorate demand
13) Why Simon commission failed: it was led by foreigners (no Indian
representative)
14) who helped Liaqat Ali khan to giving up separate
electorate demand :Maulana Shabbir
Ahmad Usmani
15) Why is Tarbelas storage capacity lessening? Sediment deposition
16) Which charismatic Bengali leader was PM of Pak? Suhrawardy
17) Which infamous law was passed by Lord Dalhousie? Doctrine of lapse
18) Who was Pakistan’s first law Minister and interim head of the constituent
assembly? Jogendra Nath Mandal
19. pirpur report: investigation into congress ministry
20. 1970 election held under: LFO (Legal Framework Order)
Pakistan Affairs - 2017
Solved MCQs
1. Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam was founded
in: September 1884
2. Moen Jo Daro was discovered in: 1922 (By R. D. Banerji)
3. Current Ambassador of Pakistan to China: Masood Khalid
4. The Simla Deputation met the Viceroy: Lord Minto
5. Author of “My Life A Fragment”: Mohammad Ali Jouhar
(6) Seventh Prime Minister of Pakistan: Malik Feroz Khan Noon
7. 18th Amendment to the 1973 Constitution was passed on: April 8, 2010
(National Assembly) April 19, 2010 (Presidential Assent)
8. Friday declared Official holiday on: July 1, 1977
9. PTV started its colour transmission in: 1976
10. Who led funeral Prayers of Quaid-e-Azam: Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
11. Pakistan’s largest artificial lake: Keenjhar Lake
12. Writer of Humsafar: Farhat Ishtiaq
13. First Vice President of Pak: Nurul Amin
14. National Anthem composed by: Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla
15. Total number of US Electoral College votes: 538
16. Indian to receive Pakistan’s highest award: Morarji Desai
17. Total number of Basic democrats in 1965: 80,000
18. Recipients of Nishan-e-Haider: 10
19. First embassy in Pakistan opened by: Iran
20. US Ambassador who died with Gen Zia in plane crash: Arnold Lewis Raphel
Pakistan Affairs - 2019
Solved MCQs
1) Delhi proposals were presented in: 1927
2) East India Company arrived in Surat in: 1608
3) Second Governor General of Pakistan: Khawaja
Nazimuddin
4) Pamphlet "Now or Never" was written by: Chaudhary Rehmat Ali
5) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan wrote in 1860: Loyal
Muhammadens of India
6) Sachal Sarmast was a poet of: Sindhi
7) In 2002, PARCO built a pipeline from Karachi to North, called: White Oil Pipeline
8) Qadirabad Barrage is built on: River
Chenab
9) One unit was abolished in: 1970
10) Karachi Nuclear Power Plant was inaugurated on: 28 November, 1972
11) Islamabad accord was signed in 1993 by how many afghan mujahideen factions: 7
12) Musharaf, on 14 october, 1999, took the post of: Chief Executive
13) Gwader Port agreement with China was first signed in: 2001
14) Musharaf took the vote of no confidence from National and Provincial
assemblies on: 01
January, 2004
15) Third martial law ended on: none
of these (right answer was 23 March, 1985)
16) Pakistan's GDP growth rate for 2017-18 according to the World Bank was: more than 5 percent
17) Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif signed Lahore Pact in: February, 1998
18) Total Budget outlay of Pakistan for FY 2017-18 was: 5103.8 Billion Rupees (as per budget brief issued by Finance
Division)
19) Murree Summit was signed between: PPP
& PML-N
20) Current Minister for minority affairs in Sindh is: Seth Hari Ram
