General Knowledge MCQs (page 18 of 61)
Famous people, inventions, sports, world records, currencies and well-known facts about Pakistan and the world.
1,204 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 341–360.
- 341.
Pakistan Television (PTV) began its first transmission in 1964 from:
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Answer: C. Lahore
The first transmission was on 26 November 1964.
- 342.
Pakistan's first Nobel laureate was:
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Answer: D. Dr. Abdus Salam
He shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics for electroweak unification theory.
- 343.
Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh in:
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Answer: C. 712 AD
He defeated Raja Dahir, and Sindh came to be called "Bab-ul-Islam".
- 344.
Rohtas Fort near Jhelum was built by:
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Answer: D. Sher Shah Suri
It was built to block Humayun's return and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 345.
The Shalimar Gardens of Lahore were built by:
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Answer: D. Shah Jahan
They are laid out as a Mughal garden on three terraces.
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The Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, was built by:
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Answer: B. Aurangzeb
It was completed in 1673.
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Mohenjo-daro is located in district:
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Answer: C. Larkana
It was a major Indus Valley Civilization city and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The Quaid-e-Azam Residency, where the Quaid spent his last days, is at:
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Answer: B. Ziarat
It is a historic wooden building in Balochistan.
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The Mazar-e-Quaid was designed by:
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Answer: C. Yahya Merchant
The mausoleum in Karachi was completed in the 1970s.
- 350.
Minar-e-Pakistan was designed by:
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Answer: B. Naseeruddin Murat Khan
It marks the place where the Lahore Resolution was passed.
- 351.
The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad was designed by:
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Answer: A. Vedat Dalokay
Dalokay was a Turkish architect. The mosque was funded by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.
- 352.
Islamabad's master plan was designed by:
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Answer: D. Constantinos Doxiadis
Doxiadis was a Greek architect and town planner.
- 353.
The national bird of Pakistan is:
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Answer: B. Chukar partridge
The chukar is found mostly in the northern hilly areas.
- 354.
The music of Pakistan's National Anthem was composed by:
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Answer: C. Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla
The lyrics were written by Hafeez Jalandhari.
- 355.
The first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan was:
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Answer: B. Dr. Fehmida Mirza
She was elected in 2008, and she was also the first female Speaker in the Muslim world.
- 356.
Pakistan's first Five-Year Plan covered the period:
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Answer: B. 1955–60
The Planning Board prepared it.
- 357.
The first female Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan was:
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Answer: A. Dr. Shamshad Akhtar
She took charge in 2006.
- 358.
The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by the Quaid on:
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Answer: A. 1 July 1948
Zahid Hussain was its first Governor.
- 359.
The Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila, was built with the help of:
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Answer: D. China
It is a major engineering and manufacturing complex.
- 360.
Pakistan Steel Mills, Karachi, was built with the help of:
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Answer: D. Soviet Union
It is the country's largest industrial unit and went into production in the early 1980s.