201. The Indus River is also known as:
A) Sindhu
B) Ganga
C) Ravi
D) Sutlej
Answer: A
202. The total number of rivers in Punjab is:
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Answer: C
203. The five rivers of Punjab are known as:
A) Doab
B) Panjnad
C) Indus Basin
D) Delta
Answer: B
204. The longest glacier outside polar regions is located in:
A) Swat
B) Karakoram
C) Himalayas
D) Balochistan
Answer: B
205. Siachen Glacier is located in:
A) Kashmir
B) Punjab
C) Sindh
D) Balochistan
Answer: A
206. The world’s second highest peak is:
A) Everest
B) K2
C) Nanga Parbat
D) Broad Peak
Answer: B
207. Nanga Parbat is located in:
A) Gilgit-Baltistan
B) Sindh
C) Punjab
D) KPK
Answer: A
208. The capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is:
A) Muzaffarabad
B) Mirpur
C) Kotli
D) Bhimber
Answer: A
209. The largest city of Azad Kashmir is:
A) Kotli
B) Mirpur
C) Muzaffarabad
D) Rawalakot
Answer: B
210. Pakistan shares the longest border with:
A) China
B) India
C) Afghanistan
D) Iran
Answer: B
211. The Pakistan–China border agreement was signed in:
A) 1961
B) 1963
C) 1965
D) 1967
Answer: B
212. The Karakoram Highway connects Pakistan with:
A) India
B) China
C) Afghanistan
D) Iran
Answer: B
213. Karakoram Highway is also called:
A) Silk Road
B) Friendship Highway
C) Grand Trunk Road
D) National Highway
Answer: B
214. The capital of Gilgit-Baltistan is:
A) Skardu
B) Gilgit
C) Hunza
D) Diamer
Answer: B
215. Skardu is famous for:
A) Desert
B) Lakes and mountains
C) Forests
D) Plains
Answer: B
216. Pakistan’s largest desert is:
A) Thar
B) Cholistan
C) Thal
D) Kharan
Answer: A
217. Cholistan Desert is located in:
A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) Balochistan
D) KPK
Answer: B
218. Pakistan’s largest dam reservoir is:
A) Mangla
B) Tarbela
C) Warsak
D) Hub
Answer: B
219. Mangla Dam is built on river:
A) Indus
B) Jhelum
C) Chenab
D) Ravi
Answer: B
220. Tarbela Dam is located in:
A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) KPK
D) Balochistan
Answer: C
221. Pakistan’s national drink is:
A) Tea
B) Milk
C) Lassi
D) Coffee
Answer: A
222. Pakistan’s national fruit is:
A) Apple
B) Mango
C) Banana
D) Orange
Answer: B
223. Pakistan’s national sport is:
A) Cricket
B) Hockey
C) Football
D) Polo
Answer: B
224. Shandur Polo Festival is held in:
A) Gilgit
B) Skardu
C) Chitral
D) Swat
Answer: C
225. Pakistan’s highest civilian award is:
A) Nishan-e-Haider
B) Nishan-e-Imtiaz
C) Sitara-e-Jurat
D) Tamgha-e-Pakistan
Answer: B
226. Nishan-e-Haider is awarded for:
A) Education
B) Science
C) Bravery in war
D) Literature
Answer: C
227. The first recipient of Nishan-e-Haider was:
A) Major Aziz Bhatti
B) Captain Sarwar
C) Major Shabbir Sharif
D) Pilot Rashid Minhas
Answer: B
228. Pakistan’s first female fighter pilot was:
A) Ayesha Farooq
B) Sana Mir
C) Sharmeen Obaid
D) Benazir Bhutto
Answer: A
229. Pakistan’s first Nobel laureate scientist was:
A) Abdus Salam
B) AQ Khan
C) Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
D) Samar Mubarakmand
Answer: A
230. Abdus Salam won Nobel Prize in:
A) Physics
B) Chemistry
C) Medicine
D) Peace
Answer: A
231. The first Pakistani woman to receive Nobel Peace Prize was:
A) Malala Yousafzai
B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Fatima Jinnah
D) Asma Jahangir
Answer: A
232. Pakistan’s first census after 2000 was held in:
A) 2011
B) 2017
C) 2020
D) 2005
Answer: B
233. Pakistan’s population in 2017 census was approximately:
A) 150 million
B) 170 million
C) 207 million
D) 220 million
Answer: C
234. Pakistan’s literacy rate is approximately:
A) 40%
B) 52%
C) 62%
D) 75%
Answer: C
235. Pakistan’s largest airport is:
A) Lahore Airport
B) Islamabad Airport
C) Karachi Jinnah Airport
D) Peshawar Airport
Answer: C
236. Pakistan’s national airline is:
A) Airblue
B) Serene Air
C) PIA
D) Shaheen Air
Answer: C
237. PIA stands for:
A) Pakistan International Agency
B) Pakistan International Airline
C) Public International Aviation
D) Pakistan Independent Airline
Answer: B
238. Pakistan’s first railway system was established in:
A) 1850
B) 1861
C) 1870
D) 1885
Answer: B
239. The longest railway route in Pakistan is:
A) Karachi–Lahore
B) Karachi–Peshawar
C) Quetta–Lahore
D) Islamabad–Karachi
Answer: B
240. Pakistan’s first nuclear power plant is located in:
A) Karachi
B) Islamabad
C) Lahore
D) Multan
Answer: A
241. Pakistan’s missile program is named:
A) Hatf
B) Shaheen
C) Ghauri
D) All of these
Answer: D
242. Pakistan Space Agency was established in:
A) 1959
B) 1961
C) 1964
D) 1968
Answer: A
243. Pakistan joined ECO in:
A) 1985
B) 1992
C) 1995
D) 2000
Answer: B
244. ECO headquarters is located in:
A) Tehran
B) Ankara
C) Islamabad
D) Baku
Answer: A
245. Pakistan’s first atomic bomb test was named:
A) Chagai-I
B) Kahuta
C) Shaheen
D) Ghauri
Answer: A
246. Chagai nuclear tests were conducted in:
A) Punjab
B) Balochistan
C) Sindh
D) KPK
Answer: B
247. Pakistan’s largest port is:
A) Gwadar
B) Karachi
C) Bin Qasim
D) Ormara
Answer: B
248. Gwadar Port was developed with help of:
A) USA
B) China
C) Saudi Arabia
D) UAE
Answer: B
249. CPEC stands for:
A) China Pakistan Economic Corridor
B) Central Pakistan Energy Corridor
C) China Public Economic Channel
D) Cargo Pakistan Export Corridor
Answer: A
250. CPEC agreement was signed in:
A) 2010
B) 2013
C) 2015
D) 2018
Answer: C
251. The first Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan was:
A) Muhammad Shahabuddin
B) Abdus Sattar
C) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim
D) Ghulam Muhammad
Answer: A
252. The Election Commission of Pakistan was first established in:
A) 1947
B) 1956
C) 1962
D) 1973
Answer: B
253. The first constitution-making body of Pakistan was dissolved in:
A) 1951
B) 1952
C) 1954
D) 1956
Answer: C
254. Pakistan’s first women’s bank was established in:
A) 1985
B) 1989
C) 1990
D) 1995
Answer: B
255. The first Pakistani satellite “Badr-1” was launched from:
A) USA
B) China
C) Russia
D) India
Answer: B
256. Pakistan’s National Assembly Secretariat is located in:
A) Lahore
B) Islamabad
C) Karachi
D) Rawalpindi
Answer: B
257. The first Pakistani to climb Mount Everest was:
A) Nazir Sabir
B) Samina Baig
C) Hassan Sadpara
D) Ali Sadpara
Answer: A
258. The second highest peak in Pakistan is:
A) K2
B) Gasherbrum I
C) Nanga Parbat
D) Broad Peak
Answer: D
259. Broad Peak is located in:
A) Himalayas
B) Karakoram Range
C) Hindu Kush
D) Salt Range
Answer: B
260. The Salt Range is located in:
A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) KPK
D) Balochistan
Answer: B
261. The highest plateau in Pakistan is:
A) Potohar Plateau
B) Deosai Plateau
C) Balochistan Plateau
D) Swat Plateau
Answer: B
262. Deosai National Park is located in:
A) Punjab
B) Gilgit-Baltistan
C) Sindh
D) KPK
Answer: B
263. The second largest city of Pakistan is:
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Faisalabad
D) Rawalpindi
Answer: B
264. Faisalabad is famous for:
A) Fishing
B) Textile industry
C) Mining
D) Tourism
Answer: B
265. Pakistan’s first industrial city is:
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Faisalabad
D) Multan
Answer: A
266. The first Oil Refinery in Pakistan was established in:
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Rawalpindi
D) Quetta
Answer: A
267. Pakistan’s first steel mill was established in:
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Peshawar
Answer: B
268. Pakistan Steel Mills was founded with help of:
A) USA
B) China
C) USSR
D) UK
Answer: C
269. The first women Governor of Pakistan was:
A) Benazir Bhutto
B) Rana Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan
D) Fatima Jinnah
Answer: B
270. The first female Speaker of National Assembly was:
A) Fehmida Mirza
B) Shireen Mazari
C) Hina Rabbani
D) Maryam Nawaz
Answer: A
271. The first female Prime Minister of a Muslim country was:
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Sheikh Hasina
D) Khaleda Zia
Answer: B
272. Benazir Bhutto was leader of:
A) Muslim League
B) PPP
C) PTI
D) ANP
Answer: B
273. Pakistan’s first postal stamp was issued in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1950
Answer: A
274. Pakistan’s national postal service is called:
A) Pakistan Mail
B) Pakistan Post
C) National Post
D) Express Post
Answer: B
275. Pakistan’s first census was conducted in:
A) 1947
B) 1951
C) 1956
D) 1960
Answer: B
276. Pakistan’s first five-year plan covered the period:
A) 1950–55
B) 1955–60
C) 1960–65
D) 1948–53
Answer: B
277. Pakistan became member of IMF in:
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1956
D) 1960
Answer: B
278. Pakistan became member of World Bank in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1955
Answer: B
279. Pakistan joined WTO in:
A) 1990
B) 1993
C) 1995
D) 1998
Answer: C
280. WTO stands for:
A) World Trade Office
B) World Trade Organization
C) World Transport Organization
D) Western Trade Organization
Answer: B
281. Pakistan’s first census after independence major revision was in:
A) 1961
B) 1972
C) 1981
D) 1998
Answer: D
282. The 1998 census was conducted under government of:
A) Nawaz Sharif
B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Pervez Musharraf
D) Zia-ul-Haq
Answer: A
283. Pakistan’s literacy campaign was launched in:
A) 1980
B) 1985
C) 1992
D) 2000
Answer: C
284. The first Education Conference of Pakistan was held in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1951
Answer: B
285. Pakistan’s first Education Minister was:
A) Fazlur Rahman
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Abdul Rab Nishtar
D) Iskander Mirza
Answer: A
286. Pakistan’s national anthem duration is approximately:
A) 60 seconds
B) 70 seconds
C) 80 seconds
D) 90 seconds
Answer: C
287. The lyrics of Pakistan’s national anthem were written by:
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Hafeez Jullundhri
C) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
D) Ahmed Faraz
Answer: B
288. Pakistan’s first airline flight was in:
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1952
Answer: B
289. Pakistan’s first international airport was:
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Peshawar
Answer: B
290. Pakistan’s oldest university is:
A) Punjab University
B) Karachi University
C) Quaid-e-Azam University
D) Peshawar University
Answer: A
291. Punjab University was established in:
A) 1857
B) 1882
C) 1901
D) 1920
Answer: B
292. Pakistan’s first nuclear power agreement was signed with:
A) China
B) USA
C) Canada
D) France
Answer: C
293. Pakistan’s first nuclear plant was built at Karachi with help of:
A) USA
B) Canada
C) China
D) UK
Answer: B
294. Pakistan’s space rocket program started with:
A) Badr
B) Rehbar
C) Shaheen
D) Hatf
Answer: B
295. Rehbar rockets were launched in:
A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s
Answer: A
296. Pakistan became member of ECO in:
A) 1980
B) 1985
C) 1992
D) 2000
Answer: C
297. ECO headquarters is located in:
A) Tehran
B) Ankara
C) Islamabad
D) Baku
Answer: A
298. Pakistan joined SAARC in:
A) 1980
B) 1982
C) 1985
D) 1988
Answer: C
299. SAARC headquarters is located in:
A) Dhaka
B) Kathmandu
C) Delhi
D) Islamabad
Answer: B
300. Pakistan’s first nuclear power reactor became operational in:
A) 1965
B) 1971
C) 1972
D) 1975
Answer: B