General Knowledge MCQs (page 46 of 61)
Famous people, inventions, sports, world records, currencies and well-known facts about Pakistan and the world.
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- 901.
Youm-e-Takbeer is observed on:
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Answer: A. 28 May
It marks Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests.
- 902.
The Fall of Dhaka took place on:
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Answer: A. 16 December 1971
East Pakistan became Bangladesh.
- 903.
The Simla Agreement was signed between Z.A. Bhutto and:
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Answer: A. Indira Gandhi
It was signed in July 1972 after the 1971 war.
- 904.
The first President of Pakistan was:
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Answer: D. Iskander Mirza
He became President when the 1956 constitution came into force.
- 905.
The second Governor-General of Pakistan was:
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Answer: D. Khawaja Nazimuddin
He later became the second Prime Minister in 1951.
- 906.
Quaid-e-Azam passed away on:
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Answer: B. 11 September 1948
He died in Karachi about a year after independence.
- 907.
Quaid-e-Azam was born on:
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Answer: A. 25 December 1876
He was born in Karachi.
- 908.
The Boundary Commission of 1947 was chaired by:
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Answer: D. Sir Cyril Radcliffe
Its decision is known as the Radcliffe Award.
- 909.
Which country voted against Pakistan's admission to the UN?
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Answer: B. Afghanistan
Afghanistan objected over the Durand Line issue.
- 910.
Pakistan became a member of the United Nations on:
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Answer: A. 30 September 1947
It joined about six weeks after independence.
- 911.
Pakistan's first nationwide martial law was imposed in:
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Answer: B. 1958
Iskander Mirza abrogated the 1956 constitution on 7 October 1958.
- 912.
The present Constitution of Pakistan was enforced on:
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Answer: A. 14 August 1973
It established a federal parliamentary system.
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The Constitution of 1962 introduced which system of government?
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Answer: A. Presidential
It concentrated power in the President under Ayub Khan.
- 914.
Pakistan's first constitution was enforced on:
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Answer: A. 23 March 1956
It declared Pakistan an Islamic Republic.
- 915.
The Objectives Resolution was passed on:
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Answer: C. 12 March 1949
It was moved by Liaquat Ali Khan and later became part of the constitution.
- 916.
Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in:
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Answer: C. Rawalpindi
He was shot at Company Bagh on 16 October 1951; it is now Liaquat Bagh.
- 917.
The first Prime Minister of Pakistan was:
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Answer: C. Liaquat Ali Khan
He served from 1947 until his assassination in 1951.
- 918.
The first Governor-General of Pakistan was:
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Answer: A. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
He held the office from August 1947 until his death in 1948.
- 919.
The 3 June 1947 Plan was announced by:
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Answer: C. Lord Mountbatten
It laid down the method for the partition of British India.
- 920.
The Cabinet Mission arrived in India in:
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Answer: C. 1946
It proposed a three-tier federal plan for a united India.