Pakistan knowledge

MCQs about Subcontinent


• Battle of Buxer: 1764
• First census in Sub-Continent: 1881
• Anjuman Himayat i Islam: 1884
• Jamrud Fort: Gen Hari Singh Nalwa
• ‘’Divide and Quit’’ Pondere Moon
• Syed Ameer Ali died in Pakistan
• The Home Rule League: 1918---Anne Besent
• Karakoram range originates near the Pangong Lake
• Lowari Pass: connects Peshawar and Chitral
• Babusar Pass: connects Abbotabad and Gilgit
• Five mountain ranges of Pakistan
• 1-Himalaya 2-karakoram 3-hindukash
• 4-Suleman 5-Salt range
• Rabi season: January to May
• Khareef season: June to September
• Coldest place: Skardu
• Largest desert: Cholistan
• First private airline: The Hajveri Airline
• Const.of 1973: passed on Apr 10,1973
• Pak,afgh,Russia and China borders meet at the Hindukash range
• Nalter is famous for snow skiing
• Highest peak in Chagai—the Malik Naru peak
• Hamun-i-Mashkel----54 miles
• Mohanjo Daro-----The Larkana distt (1922)
• Harappa--------The Sahiwal distt (1921)
• Area of Sind 140914 sq.km
• NWFP------74521
• Balochistan—347190
• Punjab----205345
• Pakistan’s first Embassy (Iran)
• Khyber Agency—2776 sq.km
• Kurram Agency---3380 sq.km
• Simla Agreement—July 03,1972
• Tashkent Declaration—January 10,1966
• First expedition landed on Antarctica: January 15, 1991
In the leadership of Commodore Wasim Ahmed; Pakistan became the first Islamic country to land on Antarctic; first time Azan
• First day-night international one-day cricket match in Pak:March 17,1996
• First radio station: August 14,1948 (Kch)
• First TV---- November 26.1964 (Lhr)
• PTV’s colour transmission---December 20,1976
• Radio Pak. Converted into Pak.Broad.corp.in December 20.1972
• Warsak Dam-NWFP-------1955
• Denationalization of nationalized banks: January 9,1991(MCB)
• Gawadar Port ---September 9,1958—Feroz khan Noon—Oman
• Total area of Northern Agencies:27,000 sq.km
• “Pakistan’’ is both a Persian and an Urdu word
• “Now or Never’’ by Ch.Rehmat Ali—January 28,1933
• Congress ministries resigned on October 22,1939---Deliverance Day on December 22,1939
• One-Unit---October 14,1955 to April 01,1970
• Nationalization of vital industries by Bhutto through an Ord.on January 02,1972
• Nationalization of Banks-----May 19,192 (through an Ord.)
• Complete nationalization of banks: January 01,1974
• Zia---president on September 16, 1978 when tenure of Ch.Fazal Ilahi got expired.
• 1984----Ban on student and union organizations
• Zia referendum: December 19,1984
• Zia regime—non-party elections—February 1985
• Tragedy of Ojri camp: April 10,1988
• Geneva Convention---Junejo signs on April 16,1988
• Iraqi Ambassador—persona non grata—expelled---February 1973
• Qisas and Diyat Ord. : October 13,1990
• First woman bank: December 01,1989(Nustrat Bhutto-kch)
• First postal stamp: July 09,1948
• First fed. ombudsman(Sardar M.Iqbal—February 25,1983—for 4 years)
• Badshahi Mosque---Aurangzeb Alamgir—1670 AD
• President of UN Gen.Assemlby—Sir Zafar ullah Khan—17th UN session
• Oldest cantonment:Kohat
• First bank in Pakistan: HBL—august 25,1947
• First state that joined Pakistan:Bahawalpur State
• First SOS village: 1977-LHR
• National Anthem: first broadcast on radio on august 13,1954
• First bio-gas plant: 1974-Kch)
• Balochistan: status of province on July 01,1970
• The designation of commander in chief changed into chief of staff on march 02,1976
• 1977 Elections: electoral symbols ppp-sword,PNA-plough
• Rafiq Ahmed Bajwa used the term of Nizam e Mustafa during PNA movement in 1977
• Zakat o Ushar Ordinance: June 20,1980
• 22 points of 31 Ulema: January 24,1951
• 8th Amendment Ord.:March 02,1985
• Soviet Union dismembered on December 21,1991
• NAM: Pak joined in 1979(Hawana)
• Meenar e Pakistan: its model was prepared in 1963, completed on October 31, 1968.
• 1988 Election: held under the Judiciary
• 1947-48: per capita income was 311 Rs.
• Ameer e Kuwait was the first foreign head of the state who visited Pakistan.
• Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar succeeded Moodi as Gov.Punjab
• Liaquat Nehru Pact: signed on April 18,1950
• M.Ali Bogra Formula: October 1953
• PNA(Pakistan National Alliance) against Bhutto
• MRD(Movement for Rehabilitation of Democracy) against Zia
• First Constituent Assembly: first session on August 10,1947----total members(69)
• Justice Abdur Rasheed administer oath from Quaid as Gov.Gen
• Syed Akbar attacked Liaquat Ali Khan
• SI Mohammad Shah killed Syed Akbar
• OIC Summit in Lahore: February 1974---Bangladesh recognized
• Six points of Sheikh Mujeeb: February 1966
• U2 Incident: May 1960—Peshawar Base
• Baba Guru Nanak: born in 1469
• Lowari Tunnel is in Chitral
• Before partition, there were only three dams in our country: 1-Khushdil Khan(1890-Balochistan)2-Spin Karez(1945-Balochistan) 3-Namal Dam(1913-Mianwali)
• OPEC Headquarter: Vienna
• World Population Day: July 11 (since July 11, 1987, the day the world population hit the 5 billion mark).
• First atomic energy institute: January 1955
• Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC):1956—Dr.Nazir Ahmed-first chairman
• Colombo Plan: 6 year development plan—1951—focused Pakistan
• NWFP Referendum: July 6-17, 1947
• Congress Ministies of NWFP(Dr.Khan Sahib) dismissed by Quaid on August 22,1947
• Liaquat Ali Khan’s first foreign visit after partition was towards India in April 1950
• Khawaja Nazimudin resigned on April 19,1953
• Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on December 27,1979