1) Which of the following countries is
the world's largest emitter of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere?
a) China b) America c) Russia d) India
2) Who is Stanley McChrystal?
a) Commander US forces in Afghanistan b)
Head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) c) NATO Commander in Afghanistan d)
None of these
3) The headquarters of Green Peace
International is located at:
a) Vancouver b) Amsterdam c) London d)
Paris
4) The oldeest internet search engine
among the following is:
a) Google b) MSN Search c) Yahoo d)
Ask.com
5) The power generating capacity of
Diamer-Basha Dam would be:
a) 3450 MW b) 3800 MW c) 4500 MW d) None
of these
6) ANTARA is the news agency of:
a) Indonesia b) Malaysia c) Turkey d)
None of the these
7) The largest opium producer province
in Afghanistan is:
a) Helmand b) Nangarhar c) Badakhshan d)
None of these
8) Silk Air is an airline of:
a) Sri Lanka b) Switzerland c) Singapore
d) China
9) Channel Tunnel is an under sea rail
tunnel linking:
a) England and Ireland b) England and
France c) France and Germany d) None of these.
10) The Strait of Malacca is the main
shipping channel between the India Ocean and:
a) The North Pacific Ocean b) South
Pacific Ocean c) South Atlantic Ocean d) None of these
11) The recently published book "
Between Dreams and Realities" is written by:
a) Shamshad Ahmad Khan b) Gohar Ayub c)
Sahibzada Yakoob Ali Khan d) None of these
12) The largest Agency of FATA by
population is:
a) Bajaur Agency b) North Wazirstan c)
South Waziristan d) None of these
13) Which of the following categories of
Nobel Prise was established in 1968?
a) Medicine b) Literature c) Economics
d) None of these
14) Total cultivable Land of Pakistan is
approximately:
a) 80 million hectares b) 120 million
hectares c) 150 million hectares d) None of these.
15) Who is Francois Fillon?
a) Prime Minister of Italy b) President
of Germany c) Foreign Minister of France d) None of these
16) The largest island in Indian Ocean
is:
a) Sri Lanka b) Sumatra c) Madagascor d)
None
17) 3 May is observed Internationally
as:
a) Environment Day b) Population Day c)
Press Freedom Day d) None of these
18) 2016 Summer Olympics will be held
at:
a) Sydney b) Madrid c) Chicago d) Rio de
Janerio
19) Kyat is the currency of:
a) Nepal b) Myanmar c) Bhutan d) None
20 Environment Treaty Kyoto Protocol
will be expired in:
a) 2012 b) 2014 c) 2015 d) None of
these.
Benazir Bhuttto was awarded UN Human
Rights Award 2008.
-10th December was celebrated as Human
Rights day.
-1st December was celebrated as world
AIDS Day.
-UNEP (United Nations Environment
Program has declared 2009 as “Year of Gorilla”.
-Somali Prime Minister Hassan Hussein
Nur was sacked from his post on December 14, 2008.
-Harold Pinter , a Nobel Prize-winning
eminent British Playwright died on Dec24,2008
-J.K. Rowling is the creator of Harry
Potter series and his latest book is “The Tales of Beedle the Bard”.
-In USA presidential elections Barak
Obama got 364 electoral college votes.
-Highest number of electoral votes in
America belongs to Califonia
-The operation to flush out Mumbai
terrorists was Operation Black Tornado.
-Carla Bruni has been made the first
ambassador to the Geneva based Globa Funds to Fight AIDS TB and Malaria.
-APEC is Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation . Its HQ are at Singapore
-Recently ASEAN concluded an agreement
as first step in establishment of a free trade area FTA in the region by the
year 2016.
1. The Swadeshi movement means
Boycott of goods (British goods)
2. Simla Deputation was led by
Sir Agha Khan
3. Who moved the resolution for
establishing Muslim League?
Nawab of Dacca
4. Who delivered the Presidential
address in which the Muslim League was established?
Nawab Waqr ul Mulk
5. Separate electorate was awarded to
Muslims in
1909
6. Annulment of partition of Bengal was
announced in
1911
7. Jinnah was formally enrolled in All
India Muslim League in
1913
8. "Comarade" was started by
Moulana Muhammad Ali
9. Al Hilal was started by
Moulana Muhammad Ali
10. Jinnah was the Principle architect
of
Lucknow pact
11. The most important change brought
about by Minto Morley Reforms was Separate Electorate
12. Turkey in the First World War was
chose to fight on the side of
Germany
13. Treaty of Severes was announced in
1920
14. Shuddhi and Sangthan movements were
started at the end of
Tehrik e Khilafat
15. "Zamindar" was brought
about by
Zafar Ali Khan
16. Report of Rowlatt Committee was
published in
1918
17. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy took place
in:
1919
18. Jinnah resigned from congress during
Nagpur session in
1920
19. Moplah rising in Malabar took place
in
1921
20. The Moplah rose against
the British and Hindu Zamindar.
21. Which movement was started by Sir
Swami Shradhnand?
Shuddhi
22. Sangthan was started by
Pandit Malavia
23. Swami Shradhnand was murdered in
1926
24. Chauri Chaura incident took place in
1922
25. Khilafat was abolished by Mustafa
Kamal Pasha in
1924
26. Simon Commission was sent to India
in
1927
27. On the arrival Simon Commission
Muslim League was Split into two groups one was led by
Sir Muhammad Shafee and the other was
led by Quaid e Azam
28. Which party was divided into pro
changers and changers?
Congress
29. Nehru Report was an answer to the
challenge given by
Lord Birkenhead
30. Nehru Report accepted the following
demand
a separate province for North-West
Frontier and Sindh
31. Jinnah Fourteen points were offered
in
1929
32. Which member of Simon Commission
resigned and replaced by another member
Stephen Walsh
33. Dyarchy was scrapped in
1919 Reforms
34. The first session of Round Table
Conference was opened in
London
35. Which party was not present in First
Round Table Conference
Congress
36. Federal form of Government for India
was approved by British in
First Round Table Conference
37. Who was the Prime Minster of England
during First Round Table Conference?
Ramsay Macdonald
38. Second Round Table Conference was
held in
1931
39. Communal award was published in
1932
What was the reaction of Congress and
Muslim League over Communal Award?
Both Disliked
The recommendation of Round Table
Conference was published in
1933
The whole of India Act of 1935 came into
operation in provincial part in
1937
Anandhnath is a
novel
Nagri is a
Script
Pirpur Report was about
Congress ministries
Shareef Pur report was about
Bihar
Who wrote" Muslim Suffering under
Congress Rule"?
Fazl ul Haq
Wardha scheme was about
Education
The author of Wardha Scheme was
Zakir Hussain
Band e Matarm was an
anthem
Day of Deliverance was celebrated on
22nd December 1939
"Now or Never" pamphlet was
written in 1933 by
Ch. Rehmat Ali
"Pakistan National Movement"
was founded by
Ch. Rehmat Ali
"Outline of a Scheme of Indian
federation" was written by
Sikandar Hayat Khan
Lahore resolution was introduced by
Fazl ul Haq
"Thoughts on Pakistan" was
written by
Ambedkar.
The British August offer was made in
1940
What was the response of Muslim League
over British offer?
Neither accepted nor rejected
Which Congress leader thought after
Lahore Resolution that the partition was unavoidable?
Raja Gopal Acharia
Sapru proposals were offered in
1945
Liaquat – Desai Pact was concluded in
1945
Wavell plan was made in
1945
Parity was the issue in
Wavel Plan
Simla Conference was held in
1945
In1945 elections, out of total 102 seats
of Central Assembly, Congress
won 57
And Muslim league won
28 seats
In the provincial elections of 1946
Congress won 930 seats and Muslim League won 428 seats
In Provincial elections of 1946 total
seats of Muslim League were
492
In the Cabinet mission who many Cabinet
Ministers were present
3
The name of the Cripps Mission was made
after Sir Stafford Cripps who was
The President of the Board of Trade
The Cabinet Mission members were
parleyed with how many Muslim members
4
Under Satyagarh Tehreek people chose by
Gandhi were to Offer
arrest
Cripps Mission Published its report on
30th March 1942
The main emphasis in Cripps Mission was
on Creation of
new Dominion
Non accession clause was mentioned in
Cripps mission
"Quit India" movement was
started in
1942
In the Cabinet Mission provinces were
divided into how many sections?
Three
Quaid e Azam, for the continuation of
Cabinet mission, demanded how many portfolios?
Five
In Cabinet Mission plan total portfolios
were
Sixteen
Congress was awarded how many portfolios?
Six
How many portfolios were given to Muslim
League?
Five
How many portfolios were reserved for
minorities?
Three
Lord Wavell was replace by Lord
Mountbatten
The only Indian on the Viceroy lord
Mountbatten staff was
V.P. Menon
V.P. Menon prepared the final draft of
the transfer of Power
Lady Mountbatten is said to be the close
friend of
Nehru
What was the name of the daughter of
Nehru?
Indra
Who wanted to become the joint Governor
General of India and Pakistan?
Mountbatten
Who decided, at the time of partition,
the fate of Baluchistan?
Shahi Jirga
By which method fate of NWFP was
decided?
Referendum
Jinnah was by origin a
Khoja
"Dawn", the Muslim League
newspaper was started in
1942
Besides Jinnah who was the ex-officio member
of Muslim League Working Committee
Liaquat Ali Khan
Direct Action resolution was passed in
July 1946
Jinnah's speeches were translated into
Urdu often by
Nawab Bahadur YAr Jung
Who gave Fatwas in 1945 and forbade to
joining Muslim League?
Maulana Hussain Ahmad
Which party leader labeled Quaid e Azam
as "Kafre azam"?
Jamiyat al Ulema-i- Hind
Which magazine criticized Jinnah's
decision to become the Governor General?
Economist
Whom Jinnah appointed the Governor of
NWFP?
Sir George Cunningham
Whom Jinnah appointed the Governor of
PUNJAB?
Why Jinnah appointed British Governors
in four Provinces?
They were more experienced
Soon after the establishment of Pakistan
which Prime minister had been the Ambassador to Burma also?
Muhammad Ali Bogra
HISTORY OF PAKISTAN SINCE 1947
INCLUDING FOREIGN POLICY, POLITICS AND DEFENCE
Important events from 1947 to 1958
1. He was the Governor – General of
Indo-Pakistan before Mountbatten:
Lord Wavel
2. Mountbatten came to India in
March 1947
3. Mountbatten was an officer in
British Navy
4. Plan for the Separation of Indo
Pakistan was announced on
23rd June 1947
5. Election to the First Constituent
Assembly of Pakistan took place in:
1946
6. The first Cabinet of Pakistan
consisted of
7 members.
7. Finance Portfolio in the first
Cabinet was held by
Malik Ghulam Muhammad.
8. The Chief Minister of the following
province refused to salute the Pakistani flag in 1947:
NWFP
9. CM of NWFP Doctor Khan Sahib was
dismissed by Quaid e Azam who was his successor?
10. Chief Minister of the following
Province was dismissed by Quaid e Azam
Bengal
11. Approximate population of Pakistan
at the inception in 1947 was
7 crores
12. First census of Pakistan was held in
1951
13. Population of west Pakistan in
1951was
34 million
14. The only country to oppose
Pakistan's entrance into the UNO in1947 was Afghanistan
15. Total area of Jammu and Kashmir in
1947 was
84,471 sq. miles
16. India stopped the passage of water
from the rivers Ravi and Sutluj in
April 1948
17. Madhupur Head works is located on
the
river Ravi
18. Ferozpur Head works is located on
river
Sutluj
19. Muslim majority Tehsil Zira was
handed over to India in Redcliff award it was a tehsil of
Ferozepur District.
21. He was the first head of state to
visit Pakistan in 1947
Amir of Kuwait
22. Quaid e Azam relief fund was set up
in
September 1947
23. At the time of division the cash
balances of undivided India stood at about
Rs. 4,000 million
24. India and Pakistan mutually came to
an agreement that Pakistan would get
Rs. 750 crore as her share.
25. Only Rs. 200 crors had been paid as
an interim installment
26. Referendum in 1947 in NWFP province
was held in
July.
27. On 15th August 1947 the state of
Junaghadh announced that it had acceded to Pakistan.
28. He was the first Governor of Punjab
Francis Moody.
29. Governor Moody imposed the Governor
Rule in Punjab in
January 1949.
30. Pakistan Fund was setup by Quaid in
June 1947.
31. State Bank of Pakistan was
inaugurated by Quaid in
July 1948.
32. The initial assets of SBP were equal
to
three Crore
33. Karachi was declared Federal area by
the legislative Assembly in
May 1948.
34. He was the only Muslim to oppose the
Objectives Resolution in the Assembly.
Mian Iftikhar –ud- din
35. "The Myth of Independence"
was written by
Z.A. Bhutto
36. Muslim yesterday and today was
written by
A.B.Rajput
37. Pakistan's flag was designed by two
brothers and name of one of them is Altaf Hussain.
38. White strip in the flag was added in
August 1947. When was moon and star added in the flag
February 1949.
39. Ayub Khoro ministry in Sindh was
dissolved by Quaid in
April1948.
40. The Quaid delivered his last message
to the nation on:
27th August, 1948.
41. He was called the iron man of NWFP
Khan Qayyum Khan
42. Peer Sahib Manki Shareef founded the
following party in September 1949
Awami Muslim League
43. In the East Bengal elections were
held in
1954
44. He is the only man to be prosecuted
under PRODA
Khoro
45. It was the first opposition party of
the country
Jinnah Awami League
46. Awami League was found by Abdul
Hameded Bhashani in
1950
47. Rawalpindi Conspiracy was unearthed
in
March 1951
48. The accused of the conspiracy were
prosecuted in the following jail
Hyderabad Jail
49. Liaqat Nehru Pact announced at Delhi
in April 1950.
50. Liaquat ali Khan visited America in
May 1950
51. "Wheat Crisis" in Pakistan
took place in
1952
52. Martial Law in Lahore was imposed in
MARCH 1953
53. MALIK GHULAM Muhammad dissolved the
Govt. of
Nazi mud Din in April 1953
54. Shortage of Salt took place in 1952
in
East Bengal
55. Pakistan became member of Baghdad
pact in
September 1955.
56. The Manila Pact is the other name of
SEATO
57. The Manila Pact was signed in
September 1954
58. Muhammad Ali Bigra formula was put
forward in
October 1954
59. According to Bogra formula the Lower
house consisted of
300 seats
60. Out of the total 309 sears muslim
League secured only 9 seats in
1954.
61. PRODA was replaced in
September 1954
62. Ghlam Muhammad dissolve dthe
Constituent assembly on:
24th October, 1954.
63. Ghulam Muhammad resigned in
August 1954
64. One unit bill was brought intp
effect on
14 October, 1955
65. He became the first Governor of West
Pakistan
Gormani
66. The First Five Year Plan was
announced by Chaudhary Muhammad Ali on 18th May 1956
67. Principal of joint Electorate was
accepted by the Assembly on
10th October 1956 at Dacca
68. Suez Canal Crisis took place in the
reign of:
Soharwardy
69. Pakistan bought Gwadar from King
ofmaskat at the cost of 40 lakh pounds on 8th September 1958
70. Deputy spleaker of East Pakistan was
killed during a rumpus in the Assembly in
1958.
71. After the promulgation of MARTIAL
Law in 1958when did the new cabinet take oath?
24th October 1958
72. Z.A.Bhutto had the following
portfolio in the Ayub Khan's cabinet
Trade.
HISTORY FROM 1958 TO 1969
73. According to the agriculture Reforms
announced in January 1959, maximum limit of non irrigated lands was fixed at:
1000 acres.
74. How many land farm holders were
affected by the Ayub Reforms
902
75. Which ordinance contributed a great
deal towards generating public
resentment against Ayub regime:
Muslim family Law Ordinance.
75. In the Basic Democratic System
introduced by Ayub the number of basic Democrats was
80,000
76. Ayub lifted the Martial Law in
June 1962
77. Presidential Elections between Ayub
Khan and miss Fatima Jinnah held in January 1965
78. Pakistan launched an operation in
Kashmir in 1965 which was called
operation
Gibralter
79. India mounted upon a three pronged
attack against Pakistan along Lahore on
6ht September 1965
80. China issued an ultimatum to India
on
17th September 1965
81. Sheikh Mujeeb ur Rehman presented
his 6 points for the first time in February 1966 at the house of Former premier
Ch. Muhaamad Ali in a meeting of
All Parties Conference.
82. What was the name of opposition
alliance against Ayub in 1965 elections? Combined Opposition Parties
83. In 1967 five parties formed an
alliance against Ayub Khan which was called
PDM
84. The Ayub regim celebrated tis 10
years of rule in
October 1968
85. As a result of boundary settlement
between Pakistan And China Pakistan got 750 sq. miles of land out of a total
of:
3400 sq. miles
86. U- 2 incident took place in
1960
87. The old name of Round garden was
changed into Nasir garden in 1966 after the visit of
Egyptian President Nasir.
88. Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar died in
1958
89. EBDO was promulgated in
1959
90. Ayub Khan took oath as President of
Pakistan in
February 1960
91. I.I. Chandaraker died in
1960
92. Muhammad Ali Bogra died in
1963
93. Soharwardy died in 1963 in
Bairut
94. Islamabad was completed in
1966
95. Bhutto was arrested in
November 1968.
96. States of Dir, Chitral and Swat were
incorporated in NWFP in
August 1969.
DEVELOPMENTS FROM 1969 TO 1977:
97. Yahya khan became C-in-C in March
1966. Who was C-in-C before him.
Musa Khan
98. Ayub Khan handed over the reins of
Government to Yahya Khan on
25th March 1969.
99. In April 1969 yahya regime announced
Labour Reforms
100. One Unit Scheme was done away with
on
1st January 1971
101. Total number of National Assembly
seats in the L.F.O. was
313
102. East Bengal has 169 seats in the
L.F.O.
103. Punjab had 85 seats in L.F.O.
104. Elections could not be held on
fixed date and had to be postponed till 7th
December due to
Floods in East Pakistan
105. In the 1971 elections out of total
162 common seats in East Bengal Mujeeb ur Rehman won
160 seats
106. In the elections of 1971 PPP got 62
seats out of total 82 common seats in Punjab
107. Agartala conspiracy was about
Kidnap and murder of Ayub Khan
109. Kashmir Mujahideen hijacked an
Indian plane "Ganga" in
1971
110. Army action was started in Easr
Pakistan from March 1971
Mother of Z.A.Bhutto was
Hindu
111. Z.A. Bhutto studied in the
following university
Southern California University
112. Bhutto was appointed Foreign
Minister in
1963
113.EAST Pakistan BECAME AN INDEPENDENT
ENTITIY in December 1971
114. A commission was appointed by
Bhutto to probe into the 1971 crisis. It was called
Hamood ur Rehman commission
115. In March Mr. Bhutto dismissed
1300 service men
116. The banks were nationalized in
May 1972
117. In his agricultural reforms Bhutto
put ceiling to land holding at
150 acres of irrigated land.
118. Bhutto announced second package of
agricultural reforms in
1977
119. In April 1974 Bangladesh agreed to
release 195 held up
POWs
120. Mr. Bhutto announced to dissociate
Pakistan from the Commonwealth of Nations in
1972
121. Martial Law was imposed in
Balochistan in
May 1973
122. The Qadyanis were declared non
Muslims in
Semptember1974
123. He is the only person who resigned
from national Assembly on this decision
Ahmaad Raza Qasuri
124. Elections to the National Assembly
were held under Z.A. Bhutto in
March 1977
125. Martial Law was imposed in the
country on 5th July 1977
in the morning
126. Pakistan announced to delink from
SEATO in
November 1972
Chaudhary Khaleeq uz Zaman died in
1973
127. Ayub Khan Passed away in
1974
128. Friday was declared a weekly
holiday in
January 1977
CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN
129. How many constitutions have been
tried in in Pakistan so far?
3
130. 1973 constitution was promulgated
in
14th August
131. How many amendments have been made
in1973 constitution up to 1999
16
132. The 16th amendment is about the
expansion of
Quota
133. Quota has been extended to the year
2013
134. The Quran and Sunnah are declared
the Supreme law of Pakistan under this Amendment
9th.
135. The Qaduanis were declared non
Muslims in this amendment
2nd
136. The first Constituent Assembly of
Pakistan consisted of 79 members
objectives resolution was passed in
12th March 1949
137. The Ulmas offered 22 points for the
future constitution of Pakistan.
138. The 2nd Basic principle Committee
Report was published on
22nd December 1952.
139. The following constitutional draft
was called as the Bengali Punjab Crisis Report
2nd BPC Report
140. Muhammad Ali Bogra formula was put
forward in the Assembly on:
7th October, 1953
141. Bogra Formula offered a bicameral
legislature wherein every unit had
10 seats in the Upper House
142. The number of East Bengal Seats in
the Lower House in the Bogra Formula was:
165
143. The First constituent assembly of
Pakistan was dissolved by Ghulam Muhammad on;
24th October 1954
144. The Sindh chief court restored the
1st Constituent Assembly
145. He was the first governor of the
West Pakistan
Mushtaq Ahmed Grmani
146. It was necessary for both the
President and the Prime Minister to be Muslims in this Constitution.
1973
147. The Objectives Resolution was made
the part of the Constitution instead of being merely a document of guiding
Principles in
8th Amendment
148. Bicameral legislature was provided
for in the
1973 constitution.
149. The minimum age of a Senator is
30 years.
150. The minimum age of Prime Minister
under the constitution is
35 years.
151. The age of President is
45
152. The retirement age of justice of
High court is
62 years
153. The retirement age of justice of
Supreme Court is
65 years
154. How much practice as a lawyer is
must for becoming Justice of a High Court
8 years.
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