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Pakistan Studies MCQs

MCQs on Pakistan History, Geography and Constitution

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Which amendment restored Pakistan to a parliamentary system after the era of Musharraf's presidency?

  • A 17th Amendment
  • B 18th Amendment
  • C 19th Amendment
  • D 8th Amendment
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 18th Amendment
Explanation: The 18th Amendment of 2010 significantly curtailed presidential powers, removed the President's authority to dissolve parliament unilaterally, and restored the parliamentary character envisioned in the 1973 Constitution.
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The lawyers' movement that led to the restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry began in which year?

  • A 2005
  • B 2007
  • C 2009
  • D 2011
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 2007
Explanation: The lawyers' movement began in March 2007 after President Musharraf suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, sparking nationwide protests that eventually led to his reinstatement.
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Medium css

The Kargil Conflict between Pakistan and India occurred in which year?

  • A 1989
  • B 1999
  • C 2001
  • D 2008
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1999
Explanation: The Kargil Conflict took place in 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir, involving intense fighting between Pakistani and Indian forces along the Line of Control.
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Medium nts

General Pervez Musharraf came to power through which event in 1999?

  • A General election
  • B Military coup
  • C Presidential appointment
  • D Judicial order
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Military coup
Explanation: General Pervez Musharraf seized power through a bloodless military coup in October 1999, removing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government and later assuming the presidency.
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Easy nts

Benazir Bhutto became the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan in which year?

  • A 1986
  • B 1988
  • C 1990
  • D 1993
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1988
Explanation: Benazir Bhutto was elected Prime Minister in 1988, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority country, following the death of Zia-ul-Haq in a plane crash.
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The process of Islamization under Zia-ul-Haq included the establishment of which judicial system?

  • A Anti-Terrorism Courts
  • B Federal Shariat Court
  • C Supreme Judicial Council
  • D Ombudsman System
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Federal Shariat Court
Explanation: Zia-ul-Haq established the Federal Shariat Court in 1980 to examine laws for conformity with Islamic injunctions, a central feature of his broader Islamization program.
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Medium nts

General Zia-ul-Haq imposed martial law in which year?

  • A 1971
  • B 1977
  • C 1985
  • D 1988
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1977
Explanation: General Zia-ul-Haq overthrew Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government and imposed martial law in July 1977, beginning over a decade of military rule marked by Islamization policies.
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The Awami League, which won the majority of seats in the 1970 general elections, was led by whom?

  • A Mujibur Rahman
  • B Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  • C Khan Abdul Wali Khan
  • D Maulana Bhashani
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Mujibur Rahman
Explanation: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the Awami League to a landslide victory in East Pakistan during the 1970 general elections, a result that triggered political deadlock leading eventually to Bangladesh's creation.
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto founded which political party in 1967?

  • A Muslim League
  • B Pakistan Peoples Party
  • C Awami League
  • D Jamaat-e-Islami
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Pakistan Peoples Party
Explanation: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto founded the Pakistan Peoples Party in 1967, which went on to become one of the country's major political forces, particularly strong in Sindh and parts of Punjab.
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One Unit Scheme of 1955 merged the provinces of West Pakistan into a single administrative unit primarily to balance representation against which wing?

  • A Punjab
  • B Sindh
  • C East Pakistan
  • D Balochistan
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” East Pakistan
Explanation: The One Unit Scheme merged all West Pakistan provinces into a single unit in 1955, largely intended to offset East Pakistan's numerical majority in national political representation.
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Pakistan joined SEATO and CENTO during which decade as part of its Cold War alignment?

  • A 1940s
  • B 1950s
  • C 1960s
  • D 1970s
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1950s
Explanation: During the 1950s, Pakistan joined Western-backed military alliances SEATO and CENTO, aligning itself with the United States during the Cold War in exchange for economic and military assistance.
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The United Nations passed resolutions on Kashmir primarily calling for which mechanism?

  • A Bilateral negotiations only
  • B A plebiscite
  • C Permanent partition
  • D Military arbitration
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” A plebiscite
Explanation: UN Security Council resolutions on Kashmir, beginning in 1948, called for a plebiscite to determine the wishes of the Kashmiri people, though this has never been implemented.
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The princely state of Kashmir's accession dispute led to which immediate consequence in 1947-48?

  • A Indo-Pak War of 1947-48
  • B Tashkent Declaration
  • C Simla Agreement
  • D Indus Waters Treaty
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Indo-Pak War of 1947-48
Explanation: The disputed accession of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir triggered the first Indo-Pak war of 1947-48, resulting in a ceasefire line that still divides the region today.
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Easy nts

Who was the last Viceroy of British India who oversaw the transfer of power?

  • A Lord Wavell
  • B Lord Mountbatten
  • C Lord Linlithgow
  • D Lord Irwin
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Lord Mountbatten
Explanation: Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of British India, overseeing the transfer of power and the partition process that led to the independence of India and Pakistan in August 1947.
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Who chaired the Boundary Commission that demarcated the borders between India and Pakistan in 1947?

  • A Lord Mountbatten
  • B Cyril Radcliffe
  • C Stafford Cripps
  • D Lord Wavell
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Cyril Radcliffe
Explanation: Sir Cyril Radcliffe headed the Boundary Commission tasked with drawing the borders of Punjab and Bengal, a hurried process whose outcomes contributed to widespread communal violence during partition.
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The Direct Action Day called by the Muslim League occurred in which year?

  • A 1945
  • B 1946
  • C 1947
  • D 1948
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1946
Explanation: The Muslim League observed Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946 to press its demand for Pakistan, which led to communal violence, notably in Calcutta, intensifying the movement toward partition.
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The Cripps Mission of 1942 was sent by Britain mainly to secure what during World War II?

  • A Indian independence immediately
  • B Indian cooperation in the war effort
  • C Partition of India
  • D Dissolution of princely states
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Indian cooperation in the war effort
Explanation: The Cripps Mission was dispatched in 1942 to negotiate Indian political cooperation for the British war effort, offering future dominion status, but its proposals were rejected by major Indian parties.
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In the 1937 provincial elections, which party formed governments in most Muslim-majority provinces?

  • A Muslim League
  • B Regional and Congress-allied parties
  • C Unionist Party only
  • D Khilafat Committee
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Regional and Congress-allied parties
Explanation: In the 1937 elections, the Muslim League performed poorly in Muslim-majority provinces, with regional parties and Congress-allied groups forming governments, a result that spurred Jinnah to reorganize the League.
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The Government of India Act of 1935 introduced which key feature?

  • A Joint electorate
  • B Provincial autonomy
  • C Unitary government
  • D Direct presidential rule
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Provincial autonomy
Explanation: The Government of India Act 1935 introduced provincial autonomy, granting elected provincial governments greater authority, while also proposing an all-India federation that was never fully implemented.
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Who coined the term 'Pakistan' in 1933?

  • A Allama Iqbal
  • B Chaudhry Rahmat Ali
  • C Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • D Liaquat Ali Khan
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Chaudhry Rahmat Ali
Explanation: Chaudhry Rahmat Ali coined the word 'Pakistan' in his 1933 pamphlet 'Now or Never', combining letters from Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan to denote a separate Muslim state.
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