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Pakistan Studies MCQs

MCQs on Pakistan History, Geography and Constitution

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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 city is the capital of Balochistan province?

  • A Quetta
  • B Khuzdar
  • C Turbat
  • D Gwadar
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Quetta
Explanation: Quetta is the capital city of Balochistan province the largest province of Pakistan by area and serves as the administrative cultural and commercial centre of the region.
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Which city is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province?

  • A Abbottabad
  • B Mardan
  • C Peshawar
  • D Swat
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Peshawar
Explanation: Peshawar is the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and is one of Pakistan's oldest cities with a history spanning over two thousand years.
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Which city is the capital of Sindh province?

  • A Hyderabad
  • B Sukkur
  • C Larkana
  • D Karachi
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Karachi
Explanation: Karachi is the capital of Sindh province and also the largest city in Pakistan serving as the province's administrative commercial and industrial hub.
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Which city is the capital of Punjab province?

  • A Lahore
  • B Rawalpindi
  • C Faisalabad
  • D Multan
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Lahore
Explanation: Lahore is the capital city of Punjab the most populous province of Pakistan and serves as the political cultural and historical centre of the province.
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Which Pakistani city is known as the Heart of Pakistan due to its cultural and historical significance?

  • A Lahore
  • B Karachi
  • C Islamabad
  • D Peshawar
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Lahore
Explanation: Lahore is often called the Heart of Pakistan because of its central role in Pakistani culture history literature music and its status as the cultural capital of the country.
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Which Pakistani city is known as the City of Lights?

  • A Karachi
  • B Lahore
  • C Islamabad
  • D Faisalabad
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Karachi
Explanation: Karachi is popularly known as the City of Lights due to its vibrant nightlife commercial activity and the illuminated skyline that gives it a lively cosmopolitan character.
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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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Which major agricultural crop is known as the backbone of Pakistan's economy and export earnings?

  • A Rice
  • B Cotton
  • C Wheat
  • D Sugarcane
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Cotton
Explanation: Cotton is known as the backbone of Pakistan's economy as it supports the textile industry which accounts for the largest share of Pakistan's export earnings.
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What is the name of the line dividing Pakistani-administered and Indian-administered Kashmir?

  • A Radcliffe Line
  • B Line of Control
  • C Durand Line
  • D McMahon Line
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Line of Control
Explanation: The Line of Control LoC is the military control line dividing Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
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Which scientist is known as the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme?

  • A Dr Abdus Salam
  • B Dr Samar Mubarakmand
  • C Dr Ishfaq Ahmad
  • D Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan
Explanation: Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan is widely regarded as the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme for his contributions to developing uranium enrichment technology for Pakistan's atomic bomb.
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Which organization manages Pakistan's nuclear programme?

  • A SUPARCO
  • B NESCOM
  • C PAEC
  • D KRL
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” PAEC
Explanation: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission PAEC oversees Pakistan's civilian nuclear programme including nuclear power plants and is responsible for nuclear energy policy and research.
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What is the official religion of Pakistan as stated in the constitution?

  • A Christianity
  • B Hinduism
  • C Islam
  • D Sikhism
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Islam
Explanation: Islam is the official state religion of Pakistan as declared in the 1973 Constitution which designates the country as an Islamic Republic.
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Who was Pakistan's first President after it became a republic in 1956?

  • A Ayub Khan
  • B Ghulam Muhammad
  • C Yahya Khan
  • D Iskander Mirza
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Iskander Mirza
Explanation: Iskander Mirza became Pakistan's first President when it was declared an Islamic Republic on 23 March 1956 under the first constitution.
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Who was the Governor-General of Pakistan after Quaid-e-Azam's death?

  • A Liaquat Ali Khan
  • B Ghulam Muhammad
  • C Iskander Mirza
  • D Khawaja Nazimuddin
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Khawaja Nazimuddin
Explanation: Khawaja Nazimuddin became the second Governor-General of Pakistan after the death of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 11 September 1948.
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