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Pakistan Studies MCQs

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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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Which motorway connects Islamabad to Lahore?

  • A M1
  • B M3
  • C M4
  • D M2
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” M2
Explanation: The M2 motorway connects Islamabad to Lahore spanning approximately 375 kilometres and is one of the busiest motorways in Pakistan built in the 1990s.
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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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What is the name of Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious civil service examination?

  • A CSS Central Superior Services
  • B NTS test
  • C PMS exam
  • D FPSC 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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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 Pakistani lake is the highest saltwater lake in the world?

  • A Saiful Muluk
  • B Satpara Lake
  • C Attabad Lake
  • D Khyber 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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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 Lahore Fort as it stands today in its most complete form?

  • A Jahangir
  • B Aurangzeb
  • C Shah Jahan
  • D Akbar
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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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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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Which crop is the staple food of most Pakistanis grown extensively in Punjab and Sindh?

  • A Cotton
  • B Maize
  • C Rice
  • D Wheat
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Wheat
Explanation: Wheat is the staple food of Pakistan grown extensively in Punjab and Sindh and is essential for the production of bread and roti consumed daily by most Pakistanis.
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