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Pakistan General Knowledge MCQs with

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1. What is the national flower of Pakistan?
 A) Rose
B) Jasmine
C) Sunflower
D) Lily
Answer: B) Jasmine
2. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Iskander Mirza
D) Ayub Khan
Answer: B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
3. What is the highest military award of Pakistan?
A) Nishan-e-Haider
B) Hilal-e-Jurat
C) Sitara-e-Imtiaz
D) Tamgha-e-Basalat
Answer: A) Nishan-e-Haider
4. Which city is known as the “City of Lights” in Pakistan?
A) Lahore
B) Islamabad
C) Karachi
D) Peshawar
Answer: C) Karachi
5. When did Pakistan conduct its first nuclear tests?
A) 1971
B) 1984
C) 1998
D) 2001
Answer: C) 1998
6. Which is the largest desert in Pakistan?
A) Thar Desert
B) Cholistan Desert
C) Kharan Desert
D) Thal Desert
 Answer: A) Thar Desert
7. Who is known as the “Father of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program”?
A) Abdul Qadeer Khan
B) Dr. Abdus Salam
C) Munir Ahmad Khan
D) Pervez Hoodbhoy
Answer: A) Abdul Qadeer Khan
8. Which is the national game of Pakistan?
A) Cricket
B) Hockey
C) Squash
D) Football
Answer: B) Hockey
9. What is the off

MCQs of History and Politics

1. Which event led to the creation of Pakistan?
A) Lahore Resolution
B) Indian Independence Act 1947
C) Partition of Bengal
D) Delhi Durbar
Answer: B) Indian Independence Act 1947
2. Who was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan?
A) Fatima Jinnah
B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Hina Rabbani Khar
D) Asma Jahangir
Answer: B) Benazir Bhutto
3. The Objectives Resolution, which laid the foundation for Pakistan’s constitution,
was passed in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
 D) 1950
Answer: C) 1949
4. Who was the first Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan?
A) Ayub Khan
B) Yahya Khan
C) Zia-ul-Haq
D) Pervez Musharraf
Answer: A) Ayub Khan
5. What was the original name of Pakistan’s capital before Islamabad?
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Rawalpindi
D) Dhaka
Answer: A) Karachi
6. Which document is known as the first constitution of Pakistan?
A) Government of India Act 1935
B) Constitution of 1956
C) Constitution of 1962
D) Constitution of 1973
Answer: B) Constitution of 1956
7. Who was the longest-serving Chief Justice of Pakistan?
A) Muhammad Munir
B) Anwar Zaheer Jamali
C) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
D) A.R. Cornelius
Answer: C) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
8. Which Prime Minister of Pakistan was dismissed by the Supreme Court in 2012?
A) Nawaz Sharif
B) Yousaf Raza Gillani
C) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
D) Shaukat Aziz
Answer: B) Yousaf Raza Gillani
9. Which leader is considered the architect of Pakistan’s nuclear program?
A) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
 B) Pervez Musharraf
C) Nawaz Sharif
D) Abdul Qadeer Khan
Answer: D) Abdul Qadeer Khan
10. In which year did Pakistan become a republic?
A) 1956
B) 1947
C) 1962
D) 1971
Answer: A) 1956

MCQs of Geography and Environment

11. What is the highest peak in Pakistan?
A) K2
B) Nanga Parbat
C) Rakaposhi
D) Broad Peak
Answer: A) K2
12. Which is the largest province of Pakistan by area?
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
D) Balochistan
Answer: D) Balochistan
13. The Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield, is located in which region?
A) Gilgit-Baltistan
B) Azad Kashmir
C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
D) Punjab
Answer: A) Gilgit-Baltistan
14. Which river is known as the lifeline of Pakistan?
A) Chenab
B) Ravi
 C) Indus
D) Sutlej
Answer: C) Indus
15. The Thar Desert is located in which province of Pakistan?
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Balochistan
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Answer: B) Sindh
16. Which national park is the largest in Pakistan?
A) Deosai National Park
B) Hingol National Park
C) Khunjerab National Park
D) Lal Suhanra National Park
Answer: B) Hingol National Park
17. Which mountain range forms the western border of Pakistan?
A) Himalayas
B) Karakoram
C) Hindu Kush
D) Sulaiman Range
Answer: C) Hindu Kush
18. Pakistan shares its longest border with which country?
A) India
B) Afghanistan
C) China
D) Iran
Answer: A) India
19. The Mangla Dam is located on which river?
A) Jhelum
B) Indus
C) Chenab
D) Ravi
Answer: A) Jhelum
20. Which is the largest salt mine in Pakistan?
 A) Khewra Salt Mine
B) Kalabagh Salt Mine
C) Warcha Salt Mine
D) Mayo Salt Mine
Answer: A) Khewra Salt Mine

MCQs of Culture and Society

21. Who is known as the “Poet of the East” in Pakistan?
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
C) Mirza Ghalib
D) Ahmad Faraz
Answer: A) Allama Iqbal
22. What is the traditional dress of Pakistan?
A) Dhoti
B) Sherwani
C) Kurta Pajama
D) Shalwar Kameez
Answer: D) Shalwar Kameez
23. Which Pakistani singer is famous for Qawwali?
A) Abida Parveen
B) Atif Aslam
C) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
D) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Answer: C) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
24. The ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro is located in which province?
A) Punjab
B) Sindh
C) Balochistan
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Answer: B) Sindh
25. Which is the national sport of Pakistan?
A) Cricket
 B) Hockey
C) Squash
D) Football
Answer: B) Hockey
26. Which day is celebrated as Pakistan’s Independence Day?
A) 15th August
B) 23rd March
C) 14th August
D) 25th December
Answer: C) 14th August
27. Who is regarded as the founder of Pakistan’s nuclear program?
A) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
B) Dr. Abdus Salam
C) Dr. Samar Mubarakmand
D) Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy
Answer: A) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
28. The Faisal Mosque, the largest mosque in Pakistan, is located in which city?
A) Lahore
B) Islamabad
C) Karachi
D) Peshawar
Answer: B) Islamabad
29. Which festival marks the end of Ramadan in Pakistan?
A) Eid-ul-Adha
B) Eid Milad-un-Nabi
C) Eid-ul-Fitr
D) Shab-e-Barat
Answer: C) Eid-ul-Fitr
30. Which is the highest civilian award in Pakistan?
A) Nishan-e-Imtiaz
B) Hilal-e-Pakistan
C) Tamgha-e-Shujaat
D) Sitara-e-Jurat
Answer: A) Nishan-e-Imtiaz
 MCQs of Economy
31. Which sector contributes the most to Pakistan’s GDP?
A) Agriculture
B) Industry
C) Services
D) Manufacturing
Answer: C) Services
32. Which is the largest export item of Pakistan?
A) Rice
B) Cotton
C) Textiles
D) Sports goods
Answer: C) Textiles
33. The Karachi Stock Exchange was established in which year?
A) 1949
B) 1952
C) 1961
D) 1971
Answer: B) 1952
34. **Which city isHere’s a continuation of the 100 advanced-level general knowledge
MCQs about Pakistan, focusing on various aspects of the country’s economy, science
and technology, current affairs, and international relations.

Economy MCQs (Continued)

34. Which city is known as the “Industrial Hub” of Pakistan?
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Faisalabad
D) Sialkot
Answer: C) Faisalabad
35. Which dam is the largest earth-filled dam in Pakistan?
A) Tarbela Dam
 B) Mangla Dam
C) Warsak Dam
D) Hub Dam
Answer: A) Tarbela Dam
36. What is the name of Pakistan’s national space agency?
A) SUPARCO
B) SPARCO
C) PAKSAT
D) PAKISTECH
Answer: A) SUPARCO
37. Which financial institution is responsible for regulating Pakistan’s monetary policy?
A) State Bank of Pakistan
B) Pakistan Stock Exchange
C) Federal Board of Revenue
D) Ministry of Finance
Answer: A) State Bank of Pakistan
38. Pakistan is a member of which regional economic organization?
A) SAARC
B) ASEAN
C) BRICS
D) EU
Answer: A) SAARC
39. Which city is known as the “Manchester of Pakistan” due to its textile industry?
A) Faisalabad
B) Karachi
C) Lahore
D) Sialkot
Answer: A) Faisalabad
40. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of which
initiative?
A) Belt and Road Initiative
B) BRICS Development Bank
C) G20 Infrastructure Program
D) IMF Structural Adjustment Program
 Answer: A) Belt and Road Initiative

MCQs of Science and Technology

41. Which Pakistani physicist won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979?
A) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
B) Dr. Abdus Salam
C) Dr. Samar Mubarakmand
D) Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad
Answer: B) Dr. Abdus Salam
42. Which year did Pakistan launch its first satellite, Badr-A?
A) 1987
B) 1990
C) 1996
D) 2001
Answer: B) 1990
43. Which institution is responsible for nuclear research in Pakistan?
A) PINSTECH
B) PAEC
C) SUPARCO
D) NESCOM
Answer: B) PAEC
44. Pakistan’s first nuclear power plant, KANUPP, is located in which city?
A) Karachi
B) Islamabad
C) Chashma
D) Muzaffargarh
Answer: A) Karachi
45. Which is the highest civilian honor given for achievements in science in Pakistan?
A) Nishan-e-Imtiaz
B) Sitara-e-Shujaat
C) Tamgha-e-Basalat
D) Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Answer: A) Nishan-e-Imtiaz
46. Who is considered the pioneer of Pakistan’s missile technology?
A) Dr. Samar Mubarakmand
B) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
C) Dr. Abdul Majid
D) Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
Answer: A) Dr. Samar Mubarakmand
47. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 between Pakistan and which country?
A) India
B) Afghanistan
C) Iran
D) China
Answer: A) India
48. Which Pakistan-based tech company became the first unicorn (a company valued
at over $1 billion) in 2021?
A) Airlift
B) Bykea
C) Careem
D) Daraz
Answer: A) Airlift
49. Pakistan’s first digital payments platform, RAAST, was launched by which
organization?
A) State Bank of Pakistan
B) National Bank of Pakistan
C) Habib Bank Limited
D) Ministry of Finance
Answer: A) State Bank of Pakistan
50. What is the purpose of the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB)?
A) To regulate the software industry
B) To promote software exports
C) To provide training in IT
D) To manage digital security
Answer: B) To promote software exports

MCQs of Current Affairs

51. Who is the current Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan (as of 2024)?
A) Qamar Javed Bajwa
B) Asim Munir
C) Raheel Sharif
D) Faiz Hameed
Answer: B) Asim Munir
52. Which city hosted the 2023 South Asian Games?
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Islamabad
D) Dhaka
Answer: B) Lahore
53. Which Pakistani cricketer was recently inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame?
A) Wasim Akram
B) Waqar Younis
C) Javed Miandad
D) Shoaib Akhtar
Answer: A) Wasim Akram
54. In 2022, Pakistan achieved its highest-ever export of which product?
A) Rice
B) Textiles
C) Sugar
D) Wheat
Answer: B) Textiles
55. Which Pakistani film won the Best International Feature Film at the Oscars?
A) Zindagi Tamasha
B) Joyland
C) Khuda Kay Liye
D) Bol
Answer: B) Joyland
56. Pakistan’s first female Foreign Minister was?
A) Hina Rabbani Khar
B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Fatima Jinnah
 D) Asma Jahangir
Answer: A) Hina Rabbani Khar
57. Which international financial institution granted Pakistan the Extended Fund
Facility (EFF) in 2023?
A) World Bank
B) Asian Development Bank
C) IMF
D) BRICS Bank
Answer: C) IMF
58. Which Pakistani city was ranked among the world’s top 10 most polluted cities in
2023?
A) Lahore
B) Karachi
C) Islamabad
D) Peshawar
Answer: A) Lahore
59. Who is the current President of Pakistan (as of 2024)?
A) Arif Alvi
B) Mamnoon Hussain
C) Asif Ali Zardari
D) Raza Rabbani
Answer: A) Arif Alvi
60. Which Pakistani university was ranked among the top 500 universities globally in
2023?
A) LUMS
B) NUST
C) Quaid-i-Azam University
D) UET Lahore
Answer: B) NUST

MCQs of International Relations

61. Which country was the first to establish diplomatic relations with Pakistan?
A) Iran
 B) Saudi Arabia
C) China
D) Turkey
Answer: A) Iran
62. Pakistan became a member of the United Nations in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1952
Answer: B) 1948
63. Which agreement between Pakistan and India ended the Indo-Pakistani War of
1965?
A) Tashkent Agreement
B) Simla Agreement
C) Lahore Declaration
D) Karachi Agreement
Answer: A) Tashkent Agreement
64. Pakistan joined the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in which year?
A) 1969
B) 1974
C) 1980
D) 1985
Answer: A) 1969
65. Which international border is known as the Durand Line?
A) Pakistan-India
B) Pakistan-Iran
C) Pakistan-China
D) Pakistan-Afghanistan
Answer: D) Pakistan-Afghanistan
66. The Gwadar Port is a key component of which major international initiative?
A) Belt and Road InitiativeContinuing with the advanced-level general knowledge
MCQs on Pakistan:

International Relations (Continued)

66. The Gwadar Port is a key component of which major international initiative?

A) Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

B) BRICS Development Bank
C) SAARC Infrastructure Development
D) ASEAN Connectivity

Answer: A) Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

67. Pakistan signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with which country in 2006?

A) China
B) India
C) United States
D) Malaysia

Answer: A) China

68. Which country is Pakistan’s largest trading partner?

A) United States
B) China
C) Saudi Arabia
D) United Arab Emirates

Answer: B) China

69. Pakistan is a member of which global military alliance?

A) NATO
B) SCO
C) CENTO (defunct)
D) SEATO (defunct)

Answer: B) SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization)

70. Which Pakistani leader famously attended the Bandung Conference in 1955?
 A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Ayub Khan
C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D) Muhammad Ali Bogra

Answer: D) Muhammad Ali Bogra

Science and Technology (Continued)

71. In which year did Pakistan successfully test its first indigenous satellite, PAKSAT-1R?

A) 2011
B) 2001
C) 1998
D) 2015

Answer: A) 2011

72. Which Pakistani scientist was awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz twice?

A) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan

B) Dr. Abdus Salam
C) Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman
D) Dr. Samar Mubarakmand

Answer: A) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan

73. What was the name of the first Pakistani nuclear reactor?

A) KANUPP-I
B) Chashma-1
C) Khushab-I
D) KANUPP-II

Answer: A) KANUPP-I

74. Which institution developed Pakistan’s first supercomputer?

 A) NUST
B) SUPARCO
C) PAEC
D) LUMS

Answer: C) PAEC

75. Which Pakistani company launched the country’s first digital bank in 2022?

A) UBL
B) HBL
C) Meezan Bank
D) Bank Alfalah

Answer: B) HBL

Geography (Continued)
76. Which is the longest river in Pakistan?

A) Indus River
B) Chenab River
C) Jhelum River
D) Ravi River

Answer: A) Indus River

77. Which pass connects Pakistan with China?

A) Khunjerab Pass
B) Khyber Pass
C) Bolan Pass
D) Tochi Pass

Answer: A) Khunjerab Pass

78. Which mountain range separates Pakistan from Afghanistan?

 A) Hindu Kush
B) Karakoram
C) Sulaiman Range
D) Salt Range

Answer: A) Hindu Kush

79. Which Pakistani city is famous for its surgical goods industry?

A) Sialkot
B) Gujranwala
C) Faisalabad
D) Lahore

Answer: A) Sialkot

80. The Hingol National Park is located in which province?

A) Balochistan
B) Sindh
C) Punjab
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Answer: A) Balochistan

Culture and Society (Continued)

81. Who was the first Pakistani to win an Academy Award (Oscar)?

A) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
B) Sabiha Khanum
C) Shoaib Mansoor
D) Mehreen Jabbar

Answer: A) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

82. What is the primary language spoken in the province of Sindh?

 A) Sindhi
B) Urdu
C) Punjabi
D) Pashto

Answer: A) Sindhi

83. The Lok Virsa Museum is located in which city?

A) Islamabad
B) Karachi
C) Lahore
D) Peshawar

Answer: A) Islamabad

84. Which famous Pakistani singer was known as the “Queen of Melody”?

A) Noor Jehan
B) Nazia Hassan
C) Abida Parveen
D) Malika Pukhraj

Answer: A) Noor Jehan

85. Which Pakistani poet is known for his revolutionary poetry?

A) Faiz Ahmed Faiz

B) Ahmed Faraz
C) Allama Iqbal
D) Habib Jalib

Answer: D) Habib Jalib

Economy (Continued)
86. Which sector employs the largest workforce in Pakistan?
 A) Agriculture
B) Industry
C) Services
D) Mining

Answer: A) Agriculture

87. The Karachi Stock Exchange was merged with which stock exchanges to form the
Pakistan Stock Exchange?

A) Lahore Stock Exchange and Islamabad Stock Exchange

B) Dhaka Stock Exchange
C) Mumbai Stock Exchange
D) Colombo Stock Exchange

Answer: A) Lahore Stock Exchange and Islamabad Stock Exchange

88. Which city is known as the “City of Gardens” in Pakistan?

A) Lahore
B) Islamabad
C) Karachi
D) Multan

Answer: A) Lahore

89. Which agricultural product is Pakistan the fourth largest producer of globally?

A) Cotton
B) Wheat
C) Sugarcane
D) Rice

Answer: A) Cotton

90. Pakistan’s IT exports have seen significant growth due to which sector?

A) Software Development
 B) Textile Industry
C) Automobile Manufacturing
D) Agricultural Machinery

Answer: A) Software Development

Current Affairs (Continued)

91. In which year did Pakistan join the Commonwealth of Nations after being
suspended?

A) 1989
B) 2004
C) 2008
D) 2010

Answer: C) 2008

92. Which Pakistani startup became the first to cross the $100 million funding mark?

A) Zameen.com
B) Bykea
C) Airlift
D) Daraz

Answer: C) Airlift

93. Who is the current (as of 2024) Finance Minister of Pakistan?

A) Ishaq Dar
B) Shaukat Tarin
C) Hammad Azhar
D) Asad Umar

Answer: A) Ishaq Dar

94. Which neighboring country did Pakistan recently sign a gas pipeline deal with?
 A) Iran
B) Afghanistan
C) China
D) India

Answer: A) Iran

95. Which Pakistani city was recently declared the “World’s Most Affordable City” by a
global survey?

A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Islamabad
D) Multan

Answer: A) Karachi

International Relations (Continued)

96. Pakistan signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with which country in 2013?

A) China
B) Russia
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Turkey

Answer: A) China

97. Which country is Pakistan’s largest source of foreign remittances?

A) Saudi Arabia
B) United States
C) United Kingdom
D) United Arab Emirates

Answer: A) Saudi Arabia

98. In which year did Pakistan host the SAARC Summit?

 A) 2004
B) 2008
C) 2016
D) 2018

Answer: A) 2004

99. Pakistan and India signed the Indus Waters Treaty under the mediation of which
international organization?

A) United Nations
B) World Bank
C) International Court of Justice
D) Commonwealth

Answer: B) World Bank

100.

International Relations (Continued)

100. Pakistan recently strengthened its military ties with which of the following
countries through joint exercises and defense agreements?

A) Turkey
B) Russia
C) China
D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: C) China

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