Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs October 2024
What was the name of the recent bilateral naval exercise held by Pakistan and Qatar in the North Arabian Sea?
- A. Asad Al-Bahar-1
- B. Asad Al-Bahar-2
- C. Asad Al-Bahar-3
- D. Asad Al-Bahar-4
Which Aga Khan University associate professor was nominated for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeeper Award?
- A. Dr. Ayesha Khan
- B. Dr. Maria Siddiqui
- C. Dr. Zahra Hoodbhoy
- D. Dr. Sara Ali
What is the title of Pakistan’s first animated film submitted for the 2025 Oscars?
- A. Glass Worker
- B. Crystal Artisan
- C. Metal Mason
- D. Steel Sculptor
Which country announced plans to establish special Textile Parks in Pakistan?
- A. India
- B. China
- C. Turkey
- D. Bangladesh
In the 17th Global Innovation Index 2024, what rank did Pakistan achieve?
- A. 85
- B. 91
- C. 97
- D. 105
Which Pakistani cluster was the only one to make the top 100 Science & Technology Clusters in the GII 2024?
- A. Karachi cluster
- B. Islamabad cluster
- C. Lahore cluster
- D. Peshawar cluster
Islamic scholar and speaker Zakir Naik, who visited Pakistan, originally hails from which country?
- A. Pakistan
- B. India
- C. Bangladesh
- D. Sri Lanka
Whose address at the 79th UNGA became the most-viewed speech on the UN’s official YouTube channel?
- A. India’s PM
- B. Pakistan’s PM
- C. Canada’s PM
- D. Australia’s PM
Who is serving as Pakistan’s Defence Secretary as of October 2024?
- A. Lt Gen Faiz Hameed
- B. Lt Gen Shahid Afridi
- C. Lt Gen Muhammad Ali
- D. Lt Gen Qamar Bajwa
What position did Pakistan hold in the 2024 Asia Power Index?
- A. 12th
- B. 16th
- C. 20th
- D. 24th
What is the designation of the tiny new temporary moon discovered orbiting Earth in 2024?
- A. 2024 PTS
- B. 2024 PLS
- C. 2024 MMS
- D. 2024 NTP
In the Global Gender Gap Report 2024, where did Pakistan rank?
- A. 120th
- B. 135th
- C. 145th
- D. 155th
Which nation received WHO’s ‘trachoma-free’ certificate on October 1, 2024?
- A. Nepal
- B. Sri Lanka
- C. Pakistan
- D. Bhutan
Pakistan became the ____ country worldwide to eliminate trachoma.
- A. 15th
- B. 19th
- C. 22nd
- D. 25th
Where was the 2024 World Culture Festival, hosted by the Art Council of Pakistan, held?
- A. Lahore
- B. Karachi
- C. Islamabad
- D. Peshawar
Who became the first Pakistani to win the Karate Combat World Lightweight Championship in 2024?
- A. Ali Khan
- B. Shahzaib Rind
- C. Bilal Ahmad
- D. Omar Farooq
Which Malaysian Prime Minister visited Pakistan for a three-day state visit in October 2024?
- A. Najib Razak
- B. Mahathir Mohamad
- C. Seri Anwar Ibrahim
- D. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
What GDP growth rate did the Asian Development Bank forecast for Pakistan in FY2025?
- A. 2.2%
- B. 2.5%
- C. 2.8%
- D. 3.1%
In the World Development Report 2024, Pakistan was classified as a ____-income country.
- A. low-income
- B. lower-middle-income
- C. upper-middle-income
- D. high-income
Which civilian honour did Pakistan bestow on Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim in October 2024?
- A. Hilal-e-Пakistan
- B. Sitara-e-Jurat
- C. Nishan-e-Пakistan
- D. Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Which Baloch rights leader was named in Time magazine’s '100 Next' list for 2024?
- A. Dr. Mahrang Baloch
- B. Dr. Shaista Baloch
- C. Dr. Gulalai Ismail
- D. Dr. Asiya Andrabi
What ranking did Pakistan attain on the Human Development Index 2023/24?
- A. 150
- B. 160
- C. 164
- D. 170
In which city did Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz lay the foundation for Pakistan’s first government autism school?
- A. Multan
- B. Lahore
- C. Rawalpindi
- D. Sialkot
Pakistan Railways contracted the construction of a ____ km line to link Thar coal mines to Port Qasim.
- A. 95 km
- B. 105 km
- C. 115 km
- D. 125 km
Who is the first Pakistani alpinist to summit all 14 of the world’s highest peaks?
- A. Naveed Khokhar
- B. Shehroze Kashif
- C. Sirbaz Khan
- D. Hassan Sadpara
In the World Bank’s new B-READY assessment, Pakistan fell into which quintile?
- A. First
- B. Second
- C. Third
- D. Fourth
Under which section of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 was PTM declared unlawful on October 6, 2024?
- A. Section 11A
- B. Section 11B
- C. Section 12
- D. Section 15
How many Chinese nationals were killed in the October 6, 2024 Karachi airport blast?
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
Which group claimed responsibility for the 2024 Karachi airport bombing?
- A. TTP
- B. BLA
- C. IS-KP
- D. LeJ
Which Pakistani province awarded Dr. Zakir Naik an honorary PhD recently?
- A. Punjab
- B. Sindh
- C. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- D. Balochistan
On which date did Pakistan observe a national Solidarity Day with Palestine in 2024?
- A. October 5
- B. October 6
- C. October 7
- D. October 8
When did the Karachi airport explosion take place in 2024?
- A. September 25
- B. October 1
- C. October 6
- D. October 12
Who is the 25-year-old Pakistani cybersecurity specialist inducted into NASA’s Hall of Fame?
- A. Ahmed Raza
- B. Usama Saleem
- C. Bilal Khan
- D. Tariq Malik
Which firm received EDB approval to assemble Pakistan’s first electric SUV?
- A. Master Motors
- B. Regal Automobiles
- C. Sazgar
- D. Dewan Motors
The Punjab government abolished the Food Department and set up which new entity?
- A. Punjab Trade Commission
- B. Punjab Price Control & Commodities Management Dept.
- C. Punjab Market Authority
- D. Punjab Consumer Protection Dept.