Pakistan General Knowledge MCQs
The Thal desert lies within which province of Pakistan?
- A. Sindh
- B. Gilgit-Baltistan
- C. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- D. Punjab
Nawab Salimullah Khan, a founder of the All-India Muslim League, was based in:
- A. Madras
- B. Karachi
- C. Dhaka
- D. Delhi
The acronym SNGPL stands for:
- A. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Lahore
- B. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
- C. Sui Northern Gas Pakistan Limited
- D. Sui Northern Gas Punjab Limited
The Leader of Opposition in Pakistan (1975–77) was:
- A. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- B. Sardar Attaullah Mengal
- C. Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari
- D. None of the above
Pir Illahi Bux first named Quaid-e-Azam in the Friday sermon on:
- A. 11 August 1947
- B. 15 August 1947
- C. 12 July 1947
- D. 22 August 1947
Natural gas was first discovered in the Sui field in:
- A. 1950
- B. 1954
- C. 1953
- D. 1952
Mirpur is a major city in:
- A. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- B. Punjab
- C. Azad Kashmir
- D. None of the above
Warsak Dam is situated in:
- A. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- B. Punjab
- C. Sindh
- D. Balochistan
The anthology known as “Shah jo Risalo” was compiled by which Sufi poet?
- A. Khushal Khan Khattak
- B. Waris Shah
- C. Makhdum Muhammad Hashim
- D. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
Pakistan’s 1973 Constitution officially came into effect on:
- A. 23 March 1973
- B. 14 August 1973
- C. 8 June 1973
- D. 27 October 1973
The highest peak of the Salt Range is:
- A. Nanga Parbat
- B. Sakesar
- C. Malka Parbat
- D. Mount Everest
Who was elected the first president of the All-India Muslim League?
- A. Sir Aga Khan III
- B. Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk
- C. Nawab Salimullah Khan
- D. None of the above
The Indian National Congress was founded in which city?
- A. Delhi
- B. Bombay
- C. Kanpur
- D. Allahabad
The Mughalpura railway workshop is located in:
- A. Gujranwala
- B. Multan
- C. Karachi
- D. Lahore
Which city is nicknamed the Heart of Pakistan?
- A. Islamabad
- B. Lahore
- C. Karachi
- D. Faisalabad
The Indian Councils Act (Minto-Morley) became law in:
- A. 1909
- B. 1910
- C. 1911
- D. 1912
Pakistan’s first postage stamp was issued in:
- A. August 1948
- B. December 1947
- C. February 1948
- D. July 1948
Which Pakistani city hosted an OIC conference in 1997?
- A. Lahore
- B. Islamabad
- C. Karachi
- D. Peshawar
Pakistan’s international vehicle registration code is:
- A. PAK
- B. PK
- C. PAK 1
- D. None of the above
Abdul Rehman Chughtai is best known for his work in:
- A. Architecture
- B. Music
- C. Painting
- D. None of the above
Who wrote the Urdu work titled “Mauj-e-Kausar”?
- A. Amir Khusro
- B. Shaikh Muhammad Ikram
- C. Mir Taqi Mir
- D. Khawaja Mir Dard
Pakistan’s first nationwide census took place in:
- A. 1950
- B. 1951
- C. 1952
- D. 1953
Which mountain range runs through Sindh province?
- A. Himalayas
- B. Karakoram
- C. Kirthar Range
- D. Salt Range
The All-India Muslim League held its inaugural session in:
- A. Delhi
- B. Lahore
- C. Dhaka
- D. Allahabad
At independence, which religious community was the majority in Kashmir?
- A. Muslim
- B. Hindu
- C. Sikh
- D. Christian
The Indian Independence Act 1947 took effect on:
- A. 13 August 1947
- B. 14 August 1947
- C. 15 August 1947
- D. 16 August 1947
Which former princely state did India annex in September 1948?
- A. Hyderabad Deccan
- B. Jammu & Kashmir
- C. Manavadar
- D. Junagarh
The real name of the freedom fighter Titu Mir was:
- A. Nasir Ali
- B. Syed Ahmad
- C. Muhammad Ali
- D. None of the above
Pakistan’s Motorway Police enforce primarily:
- A. Commercial law
- B. Traffic regulations
- C. Health standards
- D. None of the above
Who administered the oath to Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah as Pakistan’s first Governor-General?
- A. Mian Abdur Rashid
- B. Liaquat Ali Khan
- C. Muhammad Munir
- D. Muhammad Shahabuddin
The Shah Jahan Mosque, a Mughal-era structure, is located in:
- A. Pakpattan
- B. Thatta
- C. Multan
- D. Attock
How many Pakistanis have won a Nobel Prize in Physics so far?
- A. 1 (Dr. Abdus Salam)
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. None
The Nehru Report was published in:
- A. April 1927
- B. August 1927
- C. April 1928
- D. August 1928
The Liaquat-Nehru Pact between Pakistan and India was signed in:
- A. 1950
- B. 1955
- C. 1964
- D. 1951
Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar served as governor of which province?
- A. Gilgit-Baltistan
- B. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- C. Punjab
- D. Sindh
Which officer was posthumously honored for bravery in the 1965 Indo-Pak war?
- A. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti
- B. Major Tufail
- C. Lal Khan
- D. Mulla Fakir
The region between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers is called:
- A. Gandhara
- B. Chaj
- C. Taxila
- D. Harappa
In AD 712, Sindh was conquered by the forces of:
- A. Mahmood of Ghazni
- B. Babur
- C. Muhammad bin Qasim
- D. Aurangzeb Alamgir
The work “Khutbat-e-Ahmadiyya” was authored by:
- A. Dr. Safdar Mahmood
- B. Abdul Halim Sharar
- C. Sir Syed Amir Ali
- D. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Allama Iqbal’s famous Allahabad Address was delivered in:
- A. 1929
- B. 1930
- C. 1931
- D. 1932
The Faraizi religious reform movement was founded by:
- A. Haji Shariatullah
- B. Allama Iqbal
- C. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
- D. Sir Aga Khan
Approximately how long is the Pakistan-Afghanistan border?
- A. 2,252 km
- B. 2,282 km
- C. 2,350 km
- D. 2,611 km
Pakistan’s longest-serving Prime Minister to date is:
- A. Yousuf Raza Gillani
- B. Mian Nawaz Sharif
- C. Liaquat Ali Khan
- D. Muhammad Ali Bogra
Who was Pakistan’s first Governor-General?
- A. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- B. Iskander Mirza
- C. Khawaja Nazimuddin
- D. Ghulam Muhammad
Balochistan province spans approximately:
- A. 74,521 km²
- B. 40,914 km²
- C. 347,190 km²
- D. 205,344 km²
Which nation helped build the Saindak copper project in Balochistan?
- A. Iran
- B. Saudi Arabia
- C. Afghanistan
- D. China
The largest cantonment in Pakistan by population is:
- A. Kharian Cantt
- B. Quetta Cantt
- C. Okara Cantt
- D. Karachi Cantt
Who is recognized as the first Punjabi poet?
- A. Baba Farid
- B. Shah Hussain
- C. Bulleh Shah
- D. None of the above
Who is the formal Supreme Commander of Pakistan’s Armed Forces?
- A. Army Chief
- B. Prime Minister
- C. President
- D. Governor
Which is considered the earliest charter of human rights?
- A. International Charter
- B. UN Charter
- C. Khutbah-e-Hajjat-ul-Wida
- D. French Constitution
At independence, which party governed the North-West Frontier Province?
- A. Muslim League
- B. Congress
- C. Justice Party
- D. Tehreek-e-Khaksar
The shortest-serving Chief Justice of Pakistan was:
- A. Mohammad Haleem
- B. Muhammad Shahabuddin
- C. Mian Abdur Rashid
- D. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Which cricket stadium in Khyber Agency was opened by Gen. Raheel Sharif in 2016?
- A. Younis Khan Stadium
- B. Shahid Afridi Stadium
- C. Gaddafi Stadium
- D. Arbab Niaz Stadium
Sindh province occupies about:
- A. 74,521 km²
- B. 140,914 km²
- C. 347,190 km²
- D. 205,344 km²
Shakarparian is a park located in:
- A. Islamabad
- B. Rawalpindi
- C. Murree
- D. Peshawar
Who inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan?
- A. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- B. Malik Ghulam Muhammad
- C. Liaquat Ali Khan
- D. Allama Iqbal
The word 'Urdu' originates from Turkish and literally means:
- A. With
- B. Arms
- C. Army
- D. Literature
Which is considered the earliest known work in Pashto literature?
- A. Pata Khazana
- B. Tazkirat-ul-Awliya
- C. Jat di Kartut
- D. Asar-ul-Sanadeed
The constitutional term for both National and Provincial Assemblies is:
- A. 4 years
- B. 5 years
- C. 6 years
- D. 3 years
In which year did the reformer Syed Jamal-ud-Din Afghani die?
- A. 1895
- B. 1896
- C. 1897
- D. 1898
Which mountain pass links Pakistan with Afghanistan?
- A. Khunjerab Pass
- B. Khyber Pass
- C. Shandur Pass
- D. None of the above
Who became Pakistan’s second Prime Minister?
- A. Ch. Muhammad Ali
- B. Khawaja Nazimuddin
- C. Liaquat Ali Khan
- D. Feroz Khan Noon
The Government of India Act was passed on:
- A. 2 August 1858
- B. 18 July 1858
- C. 24 October 1858
- D. 3 June 1858
The Sufi treatise 'Kashf-ul-Mahjub' was authored by:
- A. Ali Hujwiri (Data Ganj Bakhsh)
- B. Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali
- C. Maulana Shibli Nomani
- D. Maulana Zakaullah
The Senate of Pakistan currently has how many members?
- A. 100
- B. 63
- C. 87
- D. 50
The British East India Company formally annexed Punjab in:
- A. 1846
- B. 1847
- C. 1849
- D. 1850
The 1965 Indo-Pak War is often called the:
- A. 17-day war
- B. 27-day war
- C. 37-day war
- D. 47-day war
The world’s largest earth-filled dam is:
- A. Mangla
- B. Warsak
- C. Tarbela
- D. Diamer-Basha
Which reforms introduced separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims?
- A. Minto-Morley Reforms
- B. Montagu Reforms
- C. Both
- D. None
Baglihar Dam in Indian-administered Kashmir is built on the:
- A. Chenab River
- B. Indus River
- C. Sutlej River
- D. Jhelum River
The former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) covered:
- A. 27,220 km²
- B. 40,914 km²
- C. 347,190 km²
- D. 205,344 km²
Which language saw the first translation of the Quran in India?
- A. Punjabi
- B. Persian
- C. Sindhi
- D. Balochi
Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi gained fame primarily for:
- A. Painting
- B. Calligraphy
- C. Music
- D. Painting & Calligraphy
Pakistan’s Parliament (Majlis-e-Shura) is:
- A. Unicameral
- B. Bicameral
- C. Tricameral
- D. Four houses
The Pakistan Steel Mills are based in:
- A. Lahore
- B. Gwadar
- C. Karachi
- D. None of the above
The administrative center of Gilgit-Baltistan is:
- A. Ghanchay
- B. Nagar
- C. Chilas
- D. Gilgit
Punjab province covers approximately how many square kilometers?
- A. 74,521
- B. 40,914
- C. 347,190
- D. 205,345
On 28 May 1998, Pakistan conducted nuclear tests at:
- A. Kohe-e-Sufaid
- B. Chaghi Hills
- C. Toba Kakar
- D. None of the above
Which Viceroy of India oversaw the 1905 partition of Bengal?
- A. Lord Curzon
- B. Lord Wavell
- C. Lord Minto
- D. Lord Hardinge
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa covers about how many square kilometers?
- A. 101,741
- B. 90,914
- C. 347,190
- D. 205,344
In which year did Choudhry Rehmat Ali coin the name 'Pakistan'?
- A. 1930
- B. 1928
- C. 1926
- D. 1933
The longest-serving Chief Justice of Pakistan is:
- A. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
- B. Muhammad Shahabuddin
- C. Mian Abdur Rashid
- D. Mohammad Haleem
Who was the first woman to serve as Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan?
- A. Noor Jahan
- B. Dr. Shamshad Akhtar
- C. Farzana Raja
- D. Dr. Ashraf Abbasi
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was founded in:
- A. 1970
- B. 1975
- C. 1980
- D. 1969
The archaeological ruins of Harappa are located in which district?
- A. Multan
- B. Okara
- C. Lahore
- D. Sahiwal
Which city ranks third by population in Pakistan?
- A. Faisalabad
- B. Rawalpindi
- C. Sialkot
- D. Hyderabad
The total membership of Punjab’s Provincial Assembly is:
- A. 275
- B. 371
- C. 237
- D. 100
The 1962 Constitution of Pakistan was enacted under:
- A. Iskander Mirza
- B. Ayub Khan
- C. Yahya Khan
- D. Ch. Muhammad Ali
When was the Aligarh Trusteeship Bill enacted?
- A. 1886
- B. 1887
- C. 1888
- D. 1889
Kashmir’s first major anti-Dogra agitation began around:
- A. 1940
- B. 1930
- C. 1920
- D. 1928
The English daily 'Dawn' was founded by:
- A. Liaquat Ali Khan
- B. Z.A. Suleri
- C. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- D. None of the above
Who reviewed the book 'The Indian Musalmans' in 1872?
- A. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
- B. Sir William Wilson Hunter
- C. M. Delwar Hussain
- D. John King Fairbank
As of today, the world’s fifth-largest population resides in:
- A. India
- B. Pakistan
- C. Brazil
- D. None of the above
The first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan convened on:
- A. 10 August 1947
- B. 11 August 1947
- C. 12 August 1947
- D. 13 August 1947
The Motorway Police was established in Pakistan in:
- A. 1987
- B. 1990
- C. 1997
- D. 2000
What unites the diverse peoples of Pakistan most strongly?
- A. Dress
- B. Language
- C. Habits
- D. Islam
Pakistan’s Defence Day is observed on:
- A. 6 September
- B. 11 September
- C. 7 September
- D. None of the above
Islamabad Capital Territory covers about how many square kilometers?
- A. 906
- B. 1,106
- C. 1,006
- D. 1,206
The Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan occurred in:
- A. 1998
- B. 1997
- C. 1999
- D. 2000