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Pakistan Studies MCQs

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Which dam on the Indus River is considered the largest earthfill dam in the world?

  • A Tarbela Dam
  • B Mangla Dam
  • C Warsak Dam
  • D Hub Dam
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Tarbela Dam
Explanation: Tarbela Dam on the Indus River is considered one of the largest earthfill dams in the world by volume and was completed in 1976 as part of the Indus Basin project.
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What is the approximate area of Balochistan province in square kilometres?

  • A 176000 km2
  • B 347000 km2
  • C 206000 km2
  • D 250000 km2
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 347000 km2
Explanation: Balochistan covers approximately 347190 square kilometres making it the largest province in Pakistan accounting for about 44 percent of the country's total land area.
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What is the approximate area of Punjab province in square kilometres?

  • A 176000 km2
  • B 140000 km2
  • C 206000 km2
  • D 345000 km2
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” 176000 km2
Explanation: Punjab province covers an area of approximately 205344 square kilometres making it the second largest province by area but the most populous province of Pakistan.
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What is the total length of Pakistan's coastline approximately?

  • A 746 km
  • B 1046 km
  • C 946 km
  • D 846 km
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1046 km
Explanation: Pakistan has a coastline of approximately 1046 kilometres along the Arabian Sea bordering Sindh and Balochistan provinces and hosting major ports at Karachi Gwadar and Ormara.
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Which motorway connects Multan to Sukkur?

  • A M5
  • B M3
  • C M4
  • D M6
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” M5
Explanation: The M5 motorway also known as the Multan-Sukkur Motorway spans approximately 392 kilometres connecting Multan to Sukkur and is a key component of the CPEC road network.
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Which motorway connects Pindi Bhattian to Faisalabad?

  • A M1
  • B M2
  • C M3
  • D M4
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” M4
Explanation: The M4 motorway connects Pindi Bhattian to Faisalabad and further extends toward Multan as part of Pakistan's major road infrastructure development projects.
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Which motorway connects Lahore to Abdul Hakam?

  • A M2
  • B M3
  • C M4
  • D M5
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” M3
Explanation: The M3 motorway connects Lahore to Abdul Hakam spanning approximately 230 kilometres and was inaugurated in 2019 as part of Pakistan's motorway expansion programme.
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Who financed the Indus Basin Replacement Works under the Indus Waters Treaty?

  • A Pakistan alone
  • B World Bank and an international consortium
  • C India alone
  • D Asian Development Bank only
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” World Bank and an international consortium
Explanation: The Indus Basin Replacement Works were financed through the Indus Basin Development Fund, which was supported by the World Bank along with an international consortium of donor countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and West Germany. The funding helped Pakistan construct major dams, barrages, and link canals to replace water supplies affected by the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.
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Which Articles of the Constitution of Pakistan guarantee the Fundamental Rights of citizens?

  • A Articles 8–28
  • B Articles 40–60
  • C Articles 32–45
  • D Articles 90–120
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Articles 8–28
Explanation: The Constitution of Pakistan guarantees the Fundamental Rights of citizens in Articles 8 to 28. These provisions protect essential rights such as equality before the law, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, protection against discrimination, security of person, fair trial, and the right to education. These constitutional safeguards ensure the protection of individual liberties and promote justice and the rule of law.
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Which is the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan?

  • A Keenjhar Lake
  • B Manchar Lake
  • C Haleji Lake
  • D Hub Lake
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Manchar Lake
Explanation: Manchar Lake in Sindh is the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan and one of the largest in Asia serving as an important wetland habitat and source of livelihood for fishing communities.
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Which famous Punjabi Sufi poet wrote Heer Ranjha one of the greatest romantic epics of Punjabi literature?

  • A Waris Shah
  • B Bulleh Shah
  • C Sultan Bahu
  • D Mian 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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Which famous Sufi poet wrote the Shah Jo Risalo considered a masterpiece of Sindhi literature?

  • A Sachal Sarmast
  • B Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
  • C Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
  • D Bulleh 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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Which Sufi saint's shrine is located in Sehwan Sharif in Sindh?

  • A Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai
  • B Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
  • C Data Ganj Bakhsh
  • D Sachal Sarmast
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
Explanation: The shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar is located in Sehwan Sharif in Sindh and is one of the most visited religious sites in Pakistan attracting millions of devotees.
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Which famous Sufi shrine located in Lahore is dedicated to Data Ganj Bakhsh?

  • A Data Darbar
  • B Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
  • C Shah Rukn-e-Alam Shrine
  • D Bari Imam Shrine
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Data Darbar
Explanation: Data Darbar in Lahore is the shrine of Hazrat Ali Hujwiri also known as Data Ganj Bakhsh and is one of the largest Sufi shrines in South Asia.
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Which Mughal emperor built the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore?

  • A Akbar
  • B Jahangir
  • C Aurangzeb
  • D Shah Jahan
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Aurangzeb
Explanation: The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore was built by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1673 and remains one of the largest mosques in the world and a symbol of Mughal architecture.
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Which river originates in Tibet and flows through Pakistan before emptying into the Arabian Sea?

  • A Indus
  • B Jhelum
  • C Chenab
  • D Ravi
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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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Which city is famous for producing hand-woven carpets and is considered the carpet capital of Pakistan?

  • A Lahore
  • B Karachi
  • C Quetta
  • D Peshawar
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Peshawar
Explanation: Peshawar is famous for producing hand-woven carpets and is considered the carpet weaving capital of Pakistan with a tradition of carpet making stretching back centuries.
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Which Pakistani general introduced the Islamisation policy in the 1980s?

  • A Ayub Khan
  • B Yahya Khan
  • C Pervez Musharraf
  • D Zia-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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Which Pakistani Prime Minister was hanged in 1979?

  • A Liaquat Ali Khan
  • B Benazir Bhutto
  • C Khawaja Nazimuddin
  • D Zulfikar 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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Which Pakistani general took power in a military coup in 1999 and later became President?

  • A Yahya Khan
  • B Ayub Khan
  • C Pervez Musharraf
  • D Zia-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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