Join WhatsApp ChannelDaily MCQs & Exam Updates

Pakistan Studies MCQs

MCQs on Pakistan History, Geography and Constitution

266 Questions
Subject Preparation Guide

Prepare Pakistan Studies with confidence

Explore Pakistan’s history, geography, constitutional development, national movement, culture and important institutions.

Pakistan MovementConstitutionGeographyNational History
Essential for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, NTS and Pakistan Studies academic examinations.
Pakistan Studies preparation illustration
241
Easy nts

Which province of Pakistan has the highest population?

  • A Sindh
  • B Punjab
  • C Balochistan
  • D Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” Punjab
Explanation: Punjab is Pakistan's most populous province, home to more than half of the country's population, and is also its political and agricultural heartland.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
242
Hard css

The 18th Amendment to the Constitution was passed in which year?

  • A 2008
  • B 2010
  • C 2012
  • D 2015
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” 2010
Explanation: The 18th Amendment, passed in 2010, restored the parliamentary character of the 1973 Constitution, devolved powers to provinces, and curtailed presidential discretionary powers.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
243
Easy nts

Pakistan separated East Pakistan in which year, forming Bangladesh?

  • A 1969
  • B 1970
  • C 1971
  • D 1972
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option C β€” 1971
Explanation: East Pakistan seceded to become Bangladesh in December 1971 following a civil war and Indian military intervention, marking a major turning point in Pakistan's history.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
244
Easy css

Who was the architect of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan?

  • A Ayub Khan
  • B Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  • C Yahya Khan
  • D Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Explanation: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's government framed and promulgated the 1973 Constitution, Pakistan's current constitution, establishing a federal parliamentary system with Islam as the state religion.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
245
Medium css

The 1962 Constitution introduced which system of government?

  • A Parliamentary
  • B Presidential
  • C Confederal
  • D Monarchical
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” Presidential
Explanation: Ayub Khan's 1962 Constitution introduced a presidential system with a strong executive president and an indirectly elected legislature, centralizing power in the presidency.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
246
Medium css

Who imposed Pakistan's first martial law in 1958?

  • A Ayub Khan
  • B Yahya Khan
  • C Zia-ul-Haq
  • D Iskander Mirza
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option A β€” Ayub Khan
Explanation: General Ayub Khan imposed martial law on 7 October 1958, abrogating the 1956 Constitution, and later assumed the presidency himself after sidelining President Iskander Mirza.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
247
Medium css

The 1956 Constitution introduced which system of governance?

  • A Presidential
  • B Parliamentary
  • C Federal Unitary
  • D Military
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” Parliamentary
Explanation: The 1956 Constitution established a parliamentary form of government with a unicameral legislature, making the Prime Minister the chief executive while the President remained a largely ceremonial head of state.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
248
Hard css

Which document is regarded as the first written constitution-like framework outlining Pakistan's governance after independence?

  • A Government of India Act 1935
  • B Indian Independence Act 1947
  • C Objectives Resolution
  • D 1956 Constitution
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option A β€” Government of India Act 1935
Explanation: Until a permanent constitution was framed, Pakistan was governed under the Government of India Act 1935, adapted as an interim constitutional document for the new state.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
249
Medium css

The Objectives Resolution was passed in which year?

  • A 1947
  • B 1949
  • C 1956
  • D 1958
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1949
Explanation: The Objectives Resolution, moved by Liaquat Ali Khan, was passed by the Constituent Assembly in March 1949, laying down the ideological framework for Pakistan's future constitutions.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
250
Medium css

In which year did Allama Iqbal present his famous Allahabad Address?

  • A 1928
  • B 1930
  • C 1932
  • D 1936
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1930
Explanation: Allama Iqbal delivered his historic Allahabad Address in December 1930, where he proposed the idea of a separate Muslim state in the northwestern regions of India.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
251
Medium css

Who is considered the founder of the two-nation theory in its modern political form?

  • A Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
  • B Allama Iqbal
  • C Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • D Liaquat Ali Khan
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option A β€” Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is widely credited as the earliest proponent of the idea that Hindus and Muslims constituted two distinct nations, laying intellectual groundwork later developed by Iqbal and Jinnah.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
252
Medium css

The first Constitution of Pakistan was enforced in which year?

  • A 1949
  • B 1956
  • C 1962
  • D 1973
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1956
Explanation: Pakistan's first Constitution was enacted on 23 March 1956, declaring Pakistan an Islamic Republic, after nearly nine years of constitutional debate following independence.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
253
Easy nts

Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?

  • A Liaquat Ali Khan
  • B Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • C Khawaja Nazimuddin
  • D Ghulam Muhammad
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: Muhammad Ali Jinnah served as the first Governor-General of Pakistan from 14 August 1947 until his death on 11 September 1948, guiding the new state through its formative challenges.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
254
Easy nts

Pakistan came into existence on which date?

  • A 14 August 1947
  • B 15 August 1947
  • C 23 March 1947
  • D 11 August 1947
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option A β€” 14 August 1947
Explanation: Pakistan emerged as an independent state on 14 August 1947 following the partition of British India, ending nearly two centuries of colonial rule.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
255
Medium css

Who moved the Lahore Resolution in 1940?

  • A Liaquat Ali Khan
  • B A.K. Fazlul Haq
  • C Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • D Sikandar Hayat Khan
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” A.K. Fazlul Haq
Explanation: A.K. Fazlul Haq, the Chief Minister of Bengal, formally moved the Lahore Resolution, which later became the foundation for the demand of Pakistan.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
256
Easy css

In which year was the Lahore Resolution passed?

  • A 1938
  • B 1939
  • C 1940
  • D 1941
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option C β€” 1940
Explanation: The Lahore Resolution was passed on 23 March 1940 at the annual session of the All India Muslim League, demanding separate states for Muslims in the northwestern and eastern zones of British India.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
257
Easy ppsc nts

What is the currency of Pakistan?

  • A Taka
  • B Rupee
  • C Dinar
  • D Pound
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” Rupee
Explanation: Pakistani Rupee (PKR) is the official currency of Pakistan. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is the central bank that regulates the monetary policy.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
258
Medium css pms fpsc ppsc nts

Pakistan Resolution was passed on which date?

  • A March 22, 1940
  • B March 23, 1940
  • C March 24, 1940
  • D March 25, 1940
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option B β€” March 23, 1940
Explanation: The Pakistan Resolution (Lahore Resolution) was passed on March 23, 1940 at the All India Muslim League session in Lahore. This date is celebrated as Pakistan Day.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
259
Easy nts

Which city is the capital of Pakistan?

  • A Lahore
  • B Karachi
  • C Islamabad
  • D Rawalpindi
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option C β€” Islamabad
Explanation: Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan. It was built as a planned city and became the capital in 1966, replacing Karachi.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs
260
Medium css pms fpsc ppsc

Where is K-2, the second highest peak in the world, located?

  • A Karakoram Range
  • B Himalayas Range
  • C Hindu Kush Range
  • D Sulaiman Range
Permalink
Correct Answer: Option A β€” Karakoram Range
Explanation: K-2 (8,611 m) is located in the Karakoram Range in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the second highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest.
Submitted by: PaperMCQs