101. The capital of Pakistan was shifted from Karachi to Islamabad during the rule of:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Zia-ul-Haq
C) Yahya Khan
D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Answer: A
102. The first constitution-making body of Pakistan was:
A) Constituent Assembly
B) National Assembly
C) Federal Council
D) Cabinet
Answer: A
103. The Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was dissolved by Ghulam Muhammad in:
A) 1951
B) 1953
C) 1954
D) 1956
Answer: C
104. Pakistan’s first Finance Minister was:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Ghulam Muhammad
C) Malik Ghulam
D) Shaukat Hayat
Answer: A
105. The first census after independence was delayed due to:
A) War
B) Political instability
C) Economic crisis
D) Floods
Answer: B
106. The Objective Resolution was presented by:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Quaid-e-Azam
C) Ayub Khan
D) Iskander Mirza
Answer: A
107. The 1956 Constitution declared Pakistan as:
A) Federal State
B) Islamic Republic
C) Presidential Republic
D) Socialist State
Answer: B
108. The 1962 Constitution was abrogated in:
A) 1965
B) 1968
C) 1969
D) 1970
Answer: C
109. Yahya Khan imposed martial law in:
A) 1968
B) 1969
C) 1970
D) 1971
Answer: B
110. The first direct elections in Pakistan were held in:
A) 1965
B) 1969
C) 1970
D) 1973
Answer: C
111. The Simla Agreement was signed in:
A) 1971
B) 1972
C) 1973
D) 1974
Answer: B
112. The separation of East Pakistan occurred under:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Yahya Khan
C) Zia-ul-Haq
D) Bhutto
Answer: B
113. Bangladesh became an independent country in:
A) 1970
B) 1971
C) 1972
D) 1973
Answer: B
114. The 1973 Constitution was passed during:
A) Ayub regime
B) Bhutto era
C) Zia regime
D) Musharraf era
Answer: B
115. The bicameral legislature in Pakistan was introduced in:
A) 1956
B) 1962
C) 1973
D) 1985
Answer: C
116. The upper house of Pakistan is called:
A) Assembly
B) Senate
C) Council
D) Parliament
Answer: B
117. The lower house of Pakistan is called:
A) Senate
B) National Assembly
C) Council
D) Cabinet
Answer: B
118. Pakistan’s judiciary is headed by:
A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Chief Justice
D) Governor
Answer: C
119. The Supreme Court of Pakistan was established in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1956
Answer: D
120. The first Chief Justice of Pakistan was:
A) Abdul Rashid
B) Cornelius
C) Muhammad Munir
D) A.R. Cornelius
Answer: A
121. The first military ruler to become President was:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Yahya Khan
C) Iskander Mirza
D) Zia-ul-Haq
Answer: A
122. Basic Democracies system was introduced in:
A) 1958
B) 1959
C) 1960
D) 1961
Answer: B
123. Pakistan joined OIC in:
A) 1965
B) 1969
C) 1970
D) 1972
Answer: B
124. The headquarters of OIC is in:
A) Riyadh
B) Jeddah
C) Cairo
D) Doha
Answer: B
125. Pakistan hosted the OIC summit in:
A) 1969
B) 1974
C) 1977
D) 1981
Answer: B
126. The first nuclear power plant in Pakistan is:
A) Chashma
B) Karachi
C) Multan
D) Faisalabad
Answer: B
127. Pakistan became nuclear weapon state in:
A) 1996
B) 1998
C) 2000
D) 2002
Answer: B
128. Pakistan conducted nuclear tests after India in:
A) 1996
B) 1997
C) 1998
D) 1999
Answer: C
129. Pakistan’s missile program is called:
A) Hatf
B) Shaheen
C) Ghori
D) All of these
Answer: D
130. The first successful missile test was:
A) Hatf-I
B) Shaheen-I
C) Ghauri
D) Nasr
Answer: A
131. The Kargil conflict was fought in:
A) 1998
B) 1999
C) 2000
D) 2001
Answer: B
132. Pervez Musharraf came to power in:
A) 1998
B) 1999
C) 2000
D) 2001
Answer: B
133. Musharraf declared emergency in:
A) 2005
B) 2006
C) 2007
D) 2008
Answer: C
134. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in:
A) 2005
B) 2006
C) 2007
D) 2008
Answer: C
135. Pakistan returned to democracy in:
A) 2006
B) 2007
C) 2008
D) 2009
Answer: C
136. The capital territory of Pakistan is:
A) Lahore
B) Islamabad
C) Karachi
D) Rawalpindi
Answer: B
137. Pakistan’s highest peak is:
A) Nanga Parbat
B) K2
C) Rakaposhi
D) Tirich Mir
Answer: B
138. K2 is located in:
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Gilgit-Baltistan
D) KPK
Answer: C
139. Pakistan’s longest river is:
A) Jhelum
B) Chenab
C) Indus
D) Ravi
Answer: C
140. The Indus River originates from:
A) Himalayas
B) Tibet
C) Karakoram
D) Siachen
Answer: B
141. The national game of Pakistan is:
A) Football
B) Cricket
C) Hockey
D) Squash
Answer: C
142. Pakistan won Hockey World Cup in:
A) 1971
B) 1978
C) 1982
D) 1986
Answer: B
143. Pakistan won Cricket World Cup in:
A) 1992
B) 1996
C) 1999
D) 2003
Answer: A
144. The captain of 1992 World Cup team was:
A) Imran Khan
B) Javed Miandad
C) Wasim Akram
D) Inzamam-ul-Haq
Answer: A
145. Pakistan’s first TV station was launched in:
A) 1955
B) 1960
C) 1964
D) 1967
Answer: C
146. Pakistan Television (PTV) headquarters is in:
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Islamabad
D) Peshawar
Answer: C
147. The founder of Pakistan Navy is:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Sir Frank Mason
D) Allama Iqbal
Answer: C
148. Pakistan Air Force was established in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1952
Answer: A
149. Pakistan Army’s first Commander-in-Chief was:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Douglas Gracey
C) Frank Messervy
D) Yahya Khan
Answer: C
150. The first Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army after independence was:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Frank Messervy
C) Yahya Khan
D) Tikka Khan
Answer: B
151. The second Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army was:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Yahya Khan
C) Zia-ul-Haq
D) Pervez Musharraf
Answer: A
152. The headquarters of Pakistan Army is in:
A) Lahore
B) Rawalpindi
C) Islamabad
D) Karachi
Answer: B
153. The GHQ of Pakistan Army stands for:
A) General Headquarters
B) Government Headquarters
C) Global Headquarters
D) Guard Headquarters
Answer: A
154. Pakistan Air Force headquarters is located in:
A) Lahore
B) Islamabad
C) Rawalpindi
D) Karachi
Answer: B
155. Pakistan Navy headquarters is located in:
A) Karachi
B) Gwadar
C) Ormara
D) Lahore
Answer: A
156. The first constitution of Pakistan was abrogated in:
A) 1956
B) 1958
C) 1962
D) 1965
Answer: B
157. Martial law was first imposed in Pakistan in:
A) 1956
B) 1958
C) 1969
D) 1977
Answer: B
158. The first martial law administrator was:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Iskander Mirza
C) Yahya Khan
D) Zia-ul-Haq
Answer: B
159. Ayub Khan took control of Pakistan in:
A) 1956
B) 1958
C) 1960
D) 1962
Answer: B
160. The capital of Pakistan was shifted to Islamabad in:
A) 1965
B) 1967
C) 1970
D) 1972
Answer: B
161. The Pakistan Movement was led by:
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer: C
162. The first Muslim to demand separate homeland idea was:
A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B) Allama Iqbal
C) Quaid-e-Azam
D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Answer: A
163. The idea of Pakistan was first proposed in Allahabad in:
A) 1928
B) 1929
C) 1930
D) 1931
Answer: C
164. Pakistan Resolution was passed in Lahore at:
A) Minar-e-Pakistan
B) Iqbal Park
C) Shalimar Garden
D) Lahore Fort
Answer: B
165. The national anthem of Pakistan was officially adopted in:
A) 1949
B) 1950
C) 1954
D) 1956
Answer: C
166. The music of national anthem was composed by:
A) Ahmed G. Chagla
B) Hafeez Jullundhri
C) Allama Iqbal
D) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Answer: A
167. Pakistan’s longest-serving president (military era) was:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Zia-ul-Haq
C) Yahya Khan
D) Pervez Musharraf
Answer: B
168. Zia-ul-Haq came to power in:
A) 1975
B) 1977
C) 1979
D) 1981
Answer: B
169. Zia-ul-Haq’s regime ended in:
A) 1986
B) 1987
C) 1988
D) 1989
Answer: C
170. Pakistan became a member of United Nations in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1950
Answer: B
171. Pakistan first applied for IMF membership in:
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1956
D) 1960
Answer: B
172. Pakistan’s first five-year plan was introduced in:
A) 1950
B) 1955
C) 1956
D) 1960
Answer: B
173. The founder of Pakistan’s nuclear program is:
A) Abdus Salam
B) A.Q. Khan
C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D) Dr. Samar Mubarakmand
Answer: C
174. Pakistan’s nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan is associated with:
A) Missile program
B) Nuclear enrichment
C) Space program
D) Air force
Answer: B
175. Pakistan’s first satellite was launched in:
A) 1990
B) 1998
C) 2001
D) 2008
Answer: B
176. Pakistan’s space agency is called:
A) NASA
B) ESA
C) SUPARCO
D) ISRO
Answer: C
177. Pakistan’s first general elections after independence were in:
A) 1956
B) 1962
C) 1970
D) 1977
Answer: C
178. The first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan was:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
C) Nawaz Sharif
D) Benazir Bhutto
Answer: A
179. The 1971 war resulted in:
A) Kashmir issue
B) Siachen dispute
C) Separation of East Pakistan
D) Kargil conflict
Answer: C
180. The capital of East Pakistan was:
A) Chittagong
B) Dhaka
C) Khulna
D) Sylhet
Answer: B
181. Pakistan’s highest civil award is:
A) Nishan-e-Haider
B) Nishan-e-Imtiaz
C) Hilal-e-Jurat
D) Sitara-e-Pakistan
Answer: B
182. Nishan-e-Haider is awarded for:
A) Civil services
B) Bravery in war
C) Science
D) Literature
Answer: B
183. The first Nobel Prize winner from Pakistan was:
A) Malala Yousafzai
B) Abdus Salam
C) Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
D) Dr. AQ Khan
Answer: B
184. Pakistan joined Commonwealth of Nations in:
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1955
D) 1960
Answer: A
185. Pakistan was suspended from Commonwealth in:
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 2007
D) 2008
Answer: C
186. The national mosque of Pakistan is:
A) Badshahi Mosque
B) Faisal Mosque
C) Shah Jahan Mosque
D) Data Darbar
Answer: B
187. Faisal Mosque was built in:
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Peshawar
Answer: C
188. The largest university of Pakistan is:
A) Punjab University
B) Karachi University
C) Quaid-e-Azam University
D) NUML
Answer: A
189. Pakistan’s first President under 1962 Constitution was:
A) Ayub Khan
B) Iskander Mirza
C) Yahya Khan
D) Zia-ul-Haq
Answer: A
190. Pakistan People’s Party was founded by:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
C) Benazir Bhutto
D) Nawaz Sharif
Answer: B
191. Pakistan Muslim League was originally founded in:
A) 1905
B) 1906
C) 1910
D) 1912
Answer: B
192. The first President of Pakistan Muslim League was:
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Aga Khan III
C) Liaquat Ali Khan
D) Nawab Salimullah
Answer: B
193. The Simla Deputation took place in:
A) 1905
B) 1906
C) 1909
D) 1911
Answer: B
194. The demand for Pakistan was first raised in 1933 by:
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Chaudhry Rahmat Ali
C) Liaquat Ali Khan
D) Jinnah
Answer: B
195. The word “Pakistan” was coined by:
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Chaudhry Rahmat Ali
D) Jinnah
Answer: C
196. The 1940 Lahore Resolution is also known as:
A) Pakistan Resolution
B) Delhi Resolution
C) Karachi Resolution
D) Muslim League Resolution
Answer: A
197. The first capital of Pakistan after independence was:
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Rawalpindi
Answer: B
198. Pakistan’s first Governor of Punjab was:
A) Sir Francis Mudie
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Iskander Mirza
D) Ghulam Muhammad
Answer: A
199. The first Governor of Sindh was:
A) Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Jinnah
D) Ayub Khuhro
Answer: A
200. Pakistan became Islamic Republic in:
A) 1947
B) 1956
C) 1962
D) 1973
Answer: B