Current Affairs MCQs (page 9 of 25)
Pakistan and world current affairs from 2024 to late 2026: politics and the constitution, the economy and budget, foreign relations, conflicts, international organisations, sport, science and awards. Every question is tied to a date, so answers stay correct. Last updated November 2026.
500 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 161–180.
- 161.
In February 2025, Pakistan and China agreed that a Pakistani astronaut would train for a mission to:
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Answer: A. China's Tiangong space station
China agreed to select and train Pakistani astronauts for a visit to its Tiangong station.
- 162.
A cloudburst in August 2025 killed hundreds of people, mostly in which district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
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Answer: B. Buner
Flash floods after a cloudburst on 15 August 2025 devastated Buner district.
- 163.
In the 2025 monsoon floods, eastern Punjab was hit by flooding of which three rivers?
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Answer: C. Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab
High floods in the Ravi, Sutlej and Chenab in August–September 2025 affected millions in Punjab.
- 164.
The devastating January 2026 fire in Karachi that killed at least 79 people broke out at:
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Answer: D. Gul Plaza
The Gul Plaza fire on 17 January 2026 was one of Karachi's deadliest.
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A suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad in February 2026 killed at least:
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Answer: C. 31 people
The bombing on 6 February 2026 targeted worshippers in the capital.
- 166.
Who was the first Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest?
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Answer: C. Samina Baig
Samina Baig summited Everest in 2013.
- 167.
The National Assembly of Pakistan passed a law in 2025 setting the minimum age of marriage at 18 in which territory?
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Answer: B. Islamabad Capital Territory
The Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act 2025 set 18 as the minimum age for both sexes.
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Which province was the first in Pakistan to set 18 as the minimum age of marriage, back in 2013?
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Answer: A. Sindh
The Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act 2013 set the minimum age at 18.
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Which disease is Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, one of the last two countries in the world where it remains endemic?
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Answer: D. Polio
Wild poliovirus remains endemic only in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- 170.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency lifted its ban on PIA flights to Europe in:
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Answer: D. November 2024
EASA lifted the ban imposed in 2020 after the fake pilot licences scandal.
- 171.
In the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan's home matches were played in Karachi, Lahore and:
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Answer: A. Rawalpindi
Matches in Pakistan were played at Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
- 172.
Who won the Hilal-e-Imtiaz and a special civil award after winning Olympic gold in 2024?
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Answer: D. Arshad Nadeem
Arshad Nadeem received the Hilal-e-Imtiaz on 14 August 2024.
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Who is the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed in February 2024?
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Answer: C. Mohsin Naqvi
Mohsin Naqvi was elected PCB chairman in February 2024.
- 174.
In 2025, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was headed by which Pakistani official?
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Answer: A. Mohsin Naqvi
Mohsin Naqvi became ACC President in 2024 and presided over the 2025 Asia Cup.
- 175.
The famous Pakistani squash player who holds the record for the longest unbeaten run in professional sport is:
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Answer: A. Jahangir Khan
Jahangir Khan was unbeaten for over five years (555 matches) in the 1980s.
- 176.
Pakistan's men's hockey team won which medal at the 2026 Asian Games?
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Answer: D. Bronze
Pakistan's men's hockey team won bronze in Aichi-Nagoya.
- 177.
The first-ever Pakistan Super League season was played in:
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Answer: C. 2016
Islamabad United won the first PSL in 2016.
- 178.
Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as President of the United States on:
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Answer: D. 20 January 2025
He took office as the 47th President on 20 January 2025.
- 179.
Donald Trump is the 47th President of the United States. He was also the:
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Answer: C. 45th President
Trump served as the 45th President from 2017 to 2021.
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Trump is the second US President to serve two non-consecutive terms. Who was the first?
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Answer: A. Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland served from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897.