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Pakistan Studies Medium

Which mountain pass connects Pakistan with China through the Karakoram Highway?

  • AKhyber Pass
  • BBolan Pass
  • CWakhjir Pass
  • DKhunjerab Pass
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Correct Answer: Option D — Khunjerab Pass
Explanation: The Khunjerab Pass at an elevation of 4693 metres connects Pakistan with China and is the highest paved international border crossing point in the world.
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Pakistan Studies Medium

Which city was the first capital of Pakistan?

  • AKarachi
  • BIslamabad
  • CLahore
  • DRawalpindi
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Correct Answer: Option A — Karachi
Explanation: Karachi served as the first capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1958 before the capital was shifted first temporarily to Rawalpindi and then to the newly built Islamabad.
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Pakistan Studies Medium

When was the All India Muslim League founded?

  • A1906
  • B1885
  • C1916
  • D1930
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Correct Answer: Option A — 1906
Explanation: The All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 in Dhaka during a meeting of Muslim leaders convened by Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk.
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Pakistan Studies Medium

Which organization was formed in 1906 to represent the political interests of Indian Muslims?

  • AKhilafat Movement
  • BAll India Muslim League
  • CAnjuman-e-Islamia
  • DIndian National Congress
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Correct Answer: Option D — Indian National Congress
Explanation: The All India Muslim League was founded in Dhaka on 30 December 1906 to safeguard the political rights and interests of Muslims in British India.
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Pakistan Studies Medium

Which three western rivers were allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty?

  • ARavi Beas Sutlej
  • BIndus Jhelum Chenab
  • CJhelum Chenab Beas
  • DRavi Chenab Indus
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Correct Answer: Option B — Indus Jhelum Chenab
Explanation: Under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty Pakistan received exclusive rights over the three western rivers namely the Indus Jhelum and Chenab supporting agriculture across the country.
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Pakistan Studies Medium

Which treaty in 1960 divided the waters of the Indus basin rivers between Pakistan and India?

  • AShimla Agreement
  • BIndus Waters Treaty
  • CTashkent Declaration
  • DLiaquat-Nehru Pact
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Correct Answer: Option B — Indus Waters Treaty
Explanation: The Indus Waters Treaty signed on 19 September 1960 between Pakistan and India with World Bank mediation allocated the three eastern rivers to India and three western rivers to Pakistan.
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Pakistan Studies Medium

Who presided over the Lahore Resolution session in 1940?

  • AAllama Iqbal
  • BLiaquat Ali Khan
  • CMaulana Shaukat Ali
  • DQuaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Correct Answer: Option D — Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah presided over the historic Lahore session of the All India Muslim League on 23 March 1940 where the Lahore Resolution was passed.
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Pakistan Studies Easy

Which is the most populous province of Pakistan?

  • ABalochistan
  • BSindh
  • CKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • DPunjab
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Correct Answer: Option D — Punjab
Explanation: Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan accounting for more than half of the country's total population and is the political and agricultural heartland of the country.
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Pakistan Studies Easy

Which is the largest province of Pakistan by area?

  • APunjab
  • BSindh
  • CKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • DBalochistan
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Correct Answer: Option D — Balochistan
Explanation: Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by area covering approximately 347190 square kilometres which is about 44 percent of the total land area of Pakistan.
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Pakistan Studies Easy

How many provinces does Pakistan have?

  • AThree
  • BFour
  • CFive
  • DSix
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Correct Answer: Option B — Four
Explanation: Pakistan has four provinces namely Punjab Sindh Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan alongside federal territories and special regions like Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir.
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