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151

What is the name of Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious civil service examination?

  • ACSS Central Superior Services
  • BNTS test
  • CPMS exam
  • DFPSC departmental test
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” CSS Central Superior Services
Explanation: The Central Superior Services CSS examination conducted by the Federal Public Service Commission is Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious civil service examination for federal government positions.
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152

Which Pakistani lake is the highest saltwater lake in the world?

  • ASaiful Muluk
  • BSatpara Lake
  • CAttabad Lake
  • DKhyber Lake
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Attabad Lake
Explanation: Attabad Lake formed in 2010 after a massive landslide in Hunza Valley is located at an elevation making it one of the highest saltwater lakes in the world.
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153

Which famous Punjabi Sufi poet wrote Heer Ranjha one of the greatest romantic epics of Punjabi literature?

  • AWaris Shah
  • BBulleh Shah
  • CSultan Bahu
  • DMian Muhammad Bakhsh
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Waris Shah
Explanation: Waris Shah wrote Heer Ranjha in 1766 and it is considered the greatest romantic epic in Punjabi literature depicting the tragic love story of Heer and Ranjha.
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154

Which famous Sufi poet wrote the Shah Jo Risalo considered a masterpiece of Sindhi literature?

  • ASachal Sarmast
  • BLal Shahbaz Qalandar
  • CShah Abdul Latif Bhitai
  • DBulleh Shah
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
Explanation: Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai wrote the Shah Jo Risalo a collection of poetry in the Sindhi language and is regarded as one of the greatest poets and Sufi saints of Sindh.
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155

Which Mughal emperor built the Lahore Fort as it stands today in its most complete form?

  • AJahangir
  • BAurangzeb
  • CShah Jahan
  • DAkbar
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Akbar
Explanation: The Lahore Fort was largely developed by Emperor Akbar in the 16th century with subsequent additions by Jahangir and Shah Jahan making it a masterpiece of Mughal architecture.
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156

Which river originates in Tibet and flows through Pakistan before emptying into the Arabian Sea?

  • AIndus
  • BJhelum
  • CChenab
  • DRavi
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Indus
Explanation: The Indus River originates in the Tibetan Plateau flows through Ladakh and then through the entire length of Pakistan before emptying into the Arabian Sea near Thatta in Sindh.
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157

Which Pakistani general introduced the Islamisation policy in the 1980s?

  • AAyub Khan
  • BYahya Khan
  • CPervez Musharraf
  • DZia-ul-Haq
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Zia-ul-Haq
Explanation: General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq introduced sweeping Islamisation policies in Pakistan during the 1980s including the introduction of Islamic laws and courts into the legal system.
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158

Which Pakistani Prime Minister was hanged in 1979?

  • ALiaquat Ali Khan
  • BBenazir Bhutto
  • CKhawaja Nazimuddin
  • DZulfikar Ali Bhutto
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Explanation: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged on 4 April 1979 after being convicted of authorising the murder of a political opponent a verdict condemned internationally as politically motivated.
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159

Which Pakistani general took power in a military coup in 1999 and later became President?

  • AYahya Khan
  • BAyub Khan
  • CPervez Musharraf
  • DZia-ul-Haq
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Pervez Musharraf
Explanation: General Pervez Musharraf took power in a military coup on 12 October 1999 ousting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and later served as President of Pakistan until 2008.
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160

Which major agricultural crop is known as the backbone of Pakistan's economy and export earnings?

  • ARice
  • BCotton
  • CWheat
  • DSugarcane
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Cotton
Explanation: Cotton is known as the backbone of Pakistan's economy as it supports the textile industry which accounts for the largest share of Pakistan's export earnings.
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