Pakistan Studies MCQs [712 – 2024]

Pakistan studies mcqs (712 - 2024) for one paper and subject specialist lecturer test preparation.

Beginning of Muslim Rule in India [712 - 1206 A.D]

• The Arab conquest of Sindh by Umayyad commander Muhammad Bin Qasim in 712 AD gave the Muslims a firm foothold on the sub-continent.
• Raja Dahir was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh. 
• Sisakar was Wazir of Raja Dahir.
• Sindh and Multan were conquered by Muhammad Bin Qasim under the reign of the Islamic Caliph Walid bin Abdul Malik.
• Muhammad Bin Qasim remained in India for 3 years.
• Mohammad Bin Qasim was recalled by Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik.
•  The Abbasid Governor Hisham came to Sindh in 757 A.D.
• Sultan Mehmood was son of Sabuktigin.
• Sabuktigin laid foundations of the Ghaznavid dynasty. 
• Sultan Mehmood Ghaznvi attacked India 17 times.
• He was defeated 16 times at the hands of Prithviraj Chauhan army.
• Mahmud started his attacks on India in 1000 AD.
• Mahmud attacked on Somnath in 1025 AD. Somnat is located in Indian Gujrat.
• Muhammad Ghori (Sultan of the Ghurid Empire) credited with laying the foundation of Muslim rule in the India.  
• First battle of Tarain was fought in 1191 A.D between Prithvi Raj Chauhan and Muhammad Ghori in which Ghori was defeated.
• The 2nd battle of Tarain was fought 1192 A.D in which Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan.

Delhi Sultanate [1206 - 1526]

Delhi Sultanate was a Muslim Empire in Indian Subcontinent from 1206 A.D to 1526 A.D. Five Muslim Dynasty successfully rules over Dehli Sultanate sequentially following.

Mamluk Dynasty [1206 – 1290]

Khilji Dynasty: [1290 – 1320]

Tughlaq Dynasty:  [1320-1413]

Sayyid Dynasty: [1414 – 1451]

Lodhi Dynasty: (1451 – 1526]

• Qutub-ud-din Aibak was the founder of Delhi Sultanate and first king of Mamluk dynasty. He was a general of Muhammad Ghori.
• The Mamluk dynasty was the first Muslim dynasty of India.
• Mamluk Dynasty was recognized by Abbasid Caliphate during rule of Ilturmish.
• Ittulmish was founder of the forty (amra chahalgani or the forty loyal slave).
•  Adab- al-muluk (Conduct of the Kings) was written for Iltutmish.
• Razia Sultana was the daughter of Iltutmish.
• Razia Sultana was the first Sovereign women ruler of South Asia.
• Jalal-ud-din Khalji was founder of Khalji dynasty.
• Ghyasuddin Tughlaq was the founder of Tughlaq dynasty.
• Budaun remained capital of Delhi Sultanate from 1210 to 1214.
• Ghiyes-ud-din Balban dissolved Chalisa (The forty)
• Iltutmish was son-in-law of Qutb al-Din Aibak.
• Alauddin Khilji defeated Mongols in their attack on Delhi in 1299.
• Alauddin Khilji was the first to separate religion from Politics.
• Amir khushrou was court poet of Allauddin's court.
• Price control policy was introduced by Ala-ud-din Khilji.
• Ibne Batuta stayed in the court of Muhammad bin Taghluq for several years.
• Sayyid Khizr Khan was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty of the Delhi sultanate.
• The Lodhi Dynasty was founded by Bahlol Lodhi.
•  In 1327, Muhammad ben Tughluq ordered to move his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad.
•  In 1330, Muhammad bin Taghluq replaced gold and silver coins with coins of brass and copper as the currency.
•  In 1333, Muhammad bin Tughluq ordered invasion of China which failed.
• Feroz Shah Taghluq promoted canal irrigation system in sub-continent.
•  Ziya al-Din Barani wrote the Tarikh-e Firoz Shahi (History of Firoz Shah).
•   Saint Rukn-e-Alam lived during the rule of Muhammad bin Tughluq.
• Ibne-Batuta an African Traveler visited India in 1333.
• Amir Timur Invaded India in 1398.
• Mongols conquered Lahore briefly in 1241.
•  The Sultan of Delhi Firoz Shah Tughlaq (last ruler of Tughluq dynasty) is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India.
• Kitab ul Hind was written by Al Biruni in 1030 A.D.

Mughal Empire - [1526 - 1857]

[1526 – 1540] and then again [1556 – 1857]

Suri Dynasty: [1540 – 1556]

• Zaheer-ud-Babar defeated Lodhi king Ibrahim Lodhi in 1526 and and laid the foundation of Mughal Empire rule in India.
• Babar auto bio graphy is Tuzik-e-Babri.
• In 1527 Babar defeated Rana Sanga in the Battle of Khanwa.
• Babar built Bala Hissar fort near Peshawar
• Babar built Babri Mosque at Ayudhia.
• Humayyun was defeated by Sher Shah Suri in 1539 at the battle of Kannauj.
• Humayun took refuge in Iran.
• Fareed khan popularity known as Sher Khan constructed Grand Trunk Road and introduced Ruppia.
• In 2nd battle of Panipat Akbar General Bairam defeated Hemu in 1556.
• Akbar introduced Din-e-illahi.
• Mujadid Alf Sani introduced wahdat-ul-Shahoud.
• Akbar introduced Mansib-dan system.
• Din-illahi was opposed by Mujadid e Alf Sani.
• Mujadid Alif sani name was Sheikh Ahmed Sirhandi.
• Akbar introduced Matrimonial alliance with Rajpots.

Mughal Emperor Full Name

• Full name of Mughal emperor Babur is Zahir ud-Din Muhammad.
•  Full name of Mughal emperor Akbar is Abu al-Fath Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar.
•  Full name of Mughal emperor Humayun is Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad.
•  Full name of Mughal emperor Jahangir is Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim.
•  Full name of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan is Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram.
•  Full name of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb is Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad.
•  Full name of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar is Mirza Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad.

Famous Wars:

• Third Battle of Panipat was between Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas in 1761 A.D.
•   The battle of Buxar was fought on 22nd October 1764 A.D.
•  First Mysore war was fought between 1767-69 A.D.
•  Second Mysore war was fought between 1780-84 A.D.
•  Third Mysore War was fought between 1790-92 A.D.
•  The battle of Plassey was fought on 23rd June 1757.

Famous Buildings:

• Fatehpur Sikri was built by Emperor Akbar.
•  Taj Mahal built at Agra is the mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal.
•  Attock fort was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

Important MCQs

• Hamida Banu was mother of Akbar.
• Gulbaden Begum was the author of 'Hamayun Nama' and sister of Mughal King Hamayun.
• Ain-e-Akbari is the renowned work of Abul Fazal about the government of Akbar.
•  Jizya was re-introduced by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 17th century.
•  Mughal Emperor Babur used artillery in warfare.
•  Mughal Emperor Akbar prohibited the practice of Sati.
• Shah Jahan Mughal Emperors was born at Lahore in 1592.
•  Ahmad Shah Abdali launched his early invasions against Sikhs.
• Akbar assumed the titles of Mujadid-i-Azam and Imam-i-Adil.
•  Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi wanted Jizya to be re-imposed on Hindus.
•  Jahangir ordered the Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi to be imprisoned in the Fort of Gawaliar.
•  Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi passed away on 10 December 1624.
•  Shah Waliullah translated Holy Quran in Persian language in 1737-38.
•  In his work Hujjat-ullah-al-Baligha, Shah Wali Ullah discussed the importance of Ijitihad.
•  In the time of Syed Ahmed, Punjab was ruled by the Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh.
•  Ranjit Singh was popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab.
• The British fought Plassey war against Siraj ud Daulah.

 Mughal Emperor Tombs

• Tomb of Hamayun is in Delhi.
• Tomb of Jahangir is at Lahore.
• Tomb of Akbar is at Sikandara.
• Tomb of Babar is at Kabul.
•  Tomb of Shah Jahan is at Agra.

Shah Alam-II was the first Mughal Emperor who accepted the British pension.

The Mughal Empire in India was formally abolished in 1857 AD.

British India [1857 – 1947]

The British raj, period of British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.

• First European to India was Alexander the Great.
• Vasco da Gama came to in India in 1498.
• Vasco da Gama was Portuguese where as Alexander the Great belonged to Macedonia.
• East India Company was formed in 1600 in London.
•  At Meerut, firstly the War of Independence was fought.
•  The first Viceroy of the Indian subcontinent was Lord Canning
•  Queen's Proclamation was made in 1858. 
• Before 1857, no university was established on Western pattern in India.
•  MAO College at Aligarh was started in 1877.
• Anjuman-i-Hamayati-Islam was started in 1884.
•  The partition of Bengal took place on 16th October 1905.
•  Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of Bengal.
•  Urdu Hindi controversy started in 1867. 
•  All India national congress was established by a British civil servant A.O. Hume in 1885.
•  Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was Secretary of Managing Committee in M.A.O school at Aligarh.
•  Central National Mohammadan Association is considered the first Muslim political body continued to represent the Muslims of the subcontinent as a whole.
•  Announcements of Annulment of the partition of Bengal and the transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi were made in the Darbar at Delhi in 1911.
• Nawab Salimullah Khan left the politics after the cancellation of the partition of Bengal.
• First session of All-India Muslim League was held on 29-30 December 1907 at Karachi.
• Liaquat Ali Khan joined All India Muslim League as a member in 1923 A.D
• Cawnpur Mosque tragedy had taken place in 1913.
• Viceroy Lord Curzon announced division of Bengal in East and West parts.
•  First president of Congress was Womesh Chandra Bonnerji.
•  Mohsin-ul-Mulk founded Urdu Defence Association.
• The British Government appointed Warren Hastings as the first governor general in British India.
• Charles Canning was viceroy of India when Indian Council Act 1861 was passed.
• The Government of India Act 1935, divided the country into eleven provinces.
• In the Provincial Elections of 1937, All India Muslim League won largest number of United Province (UP).
•  Lord Pathick Lawrence the Secretary of State for India who led the Cabinet Mission in 1946 AD.
• Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah joined All India Muslim league in 1938 A.D.
• Congress launched "Quit India Movement" against the British Government in 1942 A.D.
• After Sir Aga Khan III (1st President), the next president of All India Muslim League was Raja Sahib of Mahmoodabad (2nd).
•  Quaid-e-Azam presented his 14 points on March 28, 1929
• The Khaksar Tehrik was established by Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi in 1931.
•  Viceroy Lord Wavell convened the 'Simla Conference' in 1945.
•  Lord Wavell remained Viceroy of India from 1943 to 1947
• Dars-e-Nizami was named after Mullah Nizamuddin.
• The Constitution of All India Muslim League was written by Muhammad All Jauhar.
• The London branch of Muslim League was started by Syed Amir Ali.
•  "Hamdard" was edited by Moulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar.
•  "Shudhi movement" was started by Swami Shraddhanand.
•  Majlis-i-Ahrar was formed in 1929.
•  Swami Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of Shuddhi Movement.
•  Nawab Salimullah Khan left the politics after the cancellation of partition of Bengal. (Bengal partitioned on 16 October,1905).
•  Syed Ameer Ali is the author of famous book "The Spirit of Islam".
•  Maulana Zafar Ali Khan translated Lahore Resolution in Urdu language.
•  Maulana Hali referred to Sir Syed as Father of Muslim India and Father of Modern Muslim India.
• Syed Ameer Ali is author of the Spirit of Islam and a Short History of the Saracens.
• Nawab Sir Salimullah Khan was President of Bengal Muslim Leage in 1912.
• The first issue of Maualana Abul Kalam Azads 'Al Hilal' came out on 13 July 1912.
• Scientific Society was established by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1864.
• Badaruddin Taiyabji became the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress.
• Poona Pact was signed in 1932 between Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar.
• Sindh was separated from Bombay in 1936.
•  Pirpur report was compiled by Raja Muhammad Mehdi. 
• Maulana Mazhar-ud-din suggested the title of 'The Quaid-i-Azam'.
• Quaid-i-Azam resigned from the membership of Imperial Legislative Council on account Rowlat Act. 
•  Indo-Muslim culture is overwhelmingly influenced by Central Asian culture.
• Indian Khilafat Deputation visited England to put their views before Lloyd George in 1920.
• The Lucknow Pact was conceived by Lord Chelmsford.
• Syed Muhammad Ali was first appointed Nazim of Nadva-ul-ulema in 1893.
• Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III) was appointed first President of Muslim league.
• Lord Curzon divided Bengal into East and West Bengal in July 1905.
• Dyarchy was first introduced in the Act of 1919.
• The resolution of non-cooperation with British Government was passed in the meeting of All India National Congress in 1920, which was held at Calcutta.
• The Simon Commission arrived in India on 3rd February 1928.
• The British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award in 1932 at the end of Second Round Table Conference.
• All India Muslim League observed the "Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946.
• The height of Pakistan's highest mountain Pak-Godwin Austin is 28, 251 ft.
• The real name of Shah Wali Ullah was Qutubddin Ahmed Farugi.
• Shah Abdul Aziz was formal teacher of Syed Ahmed Barelvi.
•  Shah Abdul Qadir and Shah Rafiuddin translated the Holy Quran in Urdu language for the first time.
• Faraizi Movement was primarily a religious movement.
• Dudu Miyan's real name was Mohsinuddin Ahmad. 
• The drawbacks of the government of Indian Act 1858 were that Expenses of the Secretary of State for India and his Council became a burden on Indian revenues.
• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan established a Translation Society (later, renamed as 'Scientific society') in 1864 at Ghazipur.
•  The Silsilah-i-Chishtiyah was founded in Sub-Continent by Khawja Moin-ud-Din Ajmeri. 
• Shah Wali Ullah died in 1762.
• The founder of popular newspaper "Koh-e-Noor" was Munshi Har Sukh Roy.
•  Maulana Muhammad Qasim founded Darul ulum Deoband.
•  The Simla Conference under the president ship of Lord Wavell was ended on 14 July 1945.
• Mulana Zafar Ali Khan translated the Lahore Resolution from English to Urdu on 23rd March 1940.
• Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar was buried in Jerusalem.
• Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz Muslim woman participated in all the three Round Table Conferences.
•  Hari Singh was the ruler of Kashmir at the time of partition.
•  In 1946, the mission sent by British Government was called Cabinet Mission.
• Maulana Shaukat All was appointed the 1st secretary of All India Khilafat Committee.
•  First edition of Asar-us-Sanadid appeared in 1847.
• Durand Line Treaty was signed between Sir Mortimer Durand and King of Afghanistan Abdur Rehman in 1893.
• In 1886, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded Muhammadan Educational Conference.
•  The year 1916 AD, is significant in Indian History due to Lucknow Pact.
•  Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were announced in 1919.
•  Cripps Mission arrived in India in 1942.
•  The Lahore Resolution was supported by Qazi Muhammad Isa from the province of Balochistan.
•  Allama Shabbir Ahmad Usmani formed a party of Ulema called Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.
•  Pakistan National Movement was launched from England in 1933 by Syed Amir Ali.
•  Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was the founder of Two Nations Theory.
•  Chairman of the first session of the All India Muslim League was Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy.
•  The All India Muslim League was founded on 30th December 1906.
•  Muslim League was formed in the annual session of Muslim Educational Conference in Dacca with the proposal of Nawab Salimullah.
•  The Headquarters of Muslim League was established at Lucknow.
• Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar wrote the constitution of Muslim League: The Green Book.
•  The Constitution of the All India Muslim League was drafted by a Committee in 1907 headed by Maulana Muhammad All Jauhar.
•  The Boundary Commission appointed at the time of independence was headed by Lord Radcliffe.
•  The Central Muhammadan Association was founded in 1877 by Syed Ameer Ali.
•  Mohammadan Anglo Oriental College was founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
•  Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah started his law practice in Bombay.
•  In 1911, on the occasion of his coronation at the Delhi Darbar, King George V announced the Annulment of Partition of Bengal.
•   The Jallianwala massacre took place on 13th April 1919.
•  Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barelvi is buried at Balakot.
• Burma separated from British India in 1937.
• August Offer was offered by Viceroy Lord Linlithgow in 1940.
•  Dyarchy, system of double government, was introduced by the Government of India Act (1919).
•   Liaquat All Khan joined Muslim League in 1923.
•  Abul al FazI was one of the Nau Ratans of Akbar the Great.
•  Akbar the Great was born in Umar Kot.
•  The main aim of Brahmo Samaj was Reform in Hinduism.
• The founder of Tahrik-e-Raishmi Romal (The Silk Letter Movement) is Maulana Ubaid Ullah Sindhi.
•  Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya's Dargah is located at Delhi.
•  First census in India made during the period of Lord Mayo in 1872.
•   Sir John Marshal ordered digging of Mohenjo-Daro in 1922.
•  Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is burried in Ali Garh Muslim University.
•  Asar-us-Sanadeed was compiled by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
•  Sir Syed Ahmed khan wrote Causes of Indian Revolt.
•  Hayat-e-Javed was written by Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali about Sir Sved Ahmed Khan.
•   Shah Wali Ullah was born in Delhi.
•  Scientific Society was established in 1864.
• Muslim Aligarh University was established in 1920.
•  Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband was founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi.
•  Anjuman-e-Himayat-lslam was founded in 1884.
•  Khilafat Movement started in 1919 and abolished in 1924.
• Maulana Muhammad All Jauhar started publishing his famous  English Newspaper "Comrade"' in 1911 from Calcutta.
• Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar was buried in Jerusalem.
• The Indian Muslims observed 'Day of Deliverance' after the resignation of Congress ministries on 22 December 1939.
•  Chauri Chaura incident took place in 1922 (Non Cooperation Movement was called off by Gandhi because of Chauri Chaura incident).
•  Lord Rippon is associated with the Hunter Commission.
•  Lord Dalhouise is associated with Wood's Dispatch.
•  Lord Cornwalls is associated with permanent settlement of Bengal.
•  Nehru Report was presented by Motilal Nehru in 1928.
•  Fourteen Points of Quaid-e-Azam came in 1929.
• Partition of Bengal implemented on 16 Oct, 1905 by Lord Curzon.
•  Bengal was divided in Eastern Bengal (Muslim Bengal) and Western Bengal (Hindu Bengal). 
•  Baba Farid Gang Shakar was the first Punjabi poet.
• Haji Shariat Ullah of Bengal was the founder of Fraizi Movement.
•  Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahamo Samai.
•  Anti Muslim Arya Samaj was founded by Dayanand Saraswati in 1875.
•  Warda Scheme written by Zakir Hussain.
•  Sati was abolished by Lord William Bentinck.
•  Partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911. 
•  The Indian Muslims observed 'Day of Deliverance' after the resignation of Congress ministries on 22 December 1939.
• First President of Muslim League was Sir Agha Khan.
• Syed Ameer Ali established Muslim League London in 1908.
• The original name of Mohsin-ul-Mulk was Syed Mehdi Ali.
•  Quaid-e-Azam resigned from Imperial Legislative Council as protest against Rowlatt Act in 1919.
•  Minto Morley Reforms introduced separate electorates in  1909.
•  Minto Morley Reforms: Minto was an Indian Viceroy and Morley was state secretary for India.
• India Wins Freedom" was written by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (First Education Minister of India).
•  General Dyer was the army commander of Amritsar during Jillanwalla Bagh Incident.
•  Quaid-e-Azam joined Muslim League in 1913.
•  Quaid-e-Azam joined Indian National Congress in 1906.
•  Quaid-e-Azam left Indian National Congress in 1920.
•  Quaid-e-Azam presented his 14 points on March 28, 1929.
•  Viceroy Lord Wavell convened the 'Simla Conference' in 1945.
•  Lord Wavell remained Viceroy of India from 1943 to 1947.
• The first track of Pakistan Railways established between Karachi and Kotri was laid down in 1861.
•   Home Rule Movement was founded by Annie Basent in 1916.
• Mohenjo Daro historical site was discovered by John Marshall in 1922.
•  Liaquat All Khan joined all India Muslim League as a member in 1923.
•  The Government of India Act 1935 divided the country into eleven provinces.
•  In the Provincial Elections of 1937, all India Muslim League won largest number of seats in the United Province (UP).
• Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum (1863-1937) had rendered great services for the educational uplift of the Muslims of NWFP.
•  The Central Muhammadan Association was founded in 1877 by Syed Ameer Ali.
• Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar helped Quaid-i-Azam in the preparation of his Fourteen Points in 1929.
•  Quetta was devastated by severe earthquake on 31 May, 1935.
• Chaudhry Rehmat Ali first used the word 'Pakistan' in his pamphlet 'Now or Never' in 1933.
•  Congress launched "Quit India Movement" against the British Government in 1942.
• In the interim government of 1946, the health minister was Ghazanfar All Khan.
•  The Hindus had launched "Swadeshi Movement" (to boycott English made goods) in the wake of Partition of Bengal 1905.
•  Quaid-e-Azam joined Muslim League in 1913.
•  The Khaksar Tehrik was established by Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi in 1931.
• 'Divide and Quit' said by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
• Lord Mountbatten announced the Formula of 3rd June 1947 to divide India.
•  On 18th July 1947, Indian Independence Act received royal assent.
• The Maharaja of Kashmir signed the so-called Instrument of Accession to India on 26 October 1947.

After Independence [1947 - 2024]

On 14 August 1947, Pakistan became independent and Muhammad Ali Jinnah was sworn in as its first governor general in Karachi.

First in Pakistan

• The first governor general of Pakistan was Quaid-e-Azam.
•  The first president of the Pakistan was Iskander Mirza. 
•  The first and only Vice President of Pakistan was Nurul Amin.
• The first and only deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan was Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.
•  The first Prime Minister of Pakistan was Liaquat Ali Khan.
•  The first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army was  General Sir Frank Messervy.
•  The first chief justice of Pakistan Supreme Court was Sir Abdul Rashid.
•  The first chief minister of Punjab was Nawab Iftikhar Khan Mamdot.
•    The first chief minister of Sindh was Muhammad Ayub Khuhro.
•  The first chief minister of KPK was Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan.
•  The first chief minister of Balochistan was Ataullah Mengal.
•  Captain Sarwar Shaheed was the 1st recipient of 'Nishan-e-Haider'.
•  Sardar Muhammad lqbal was the first Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan.
•  Pakistan's first expedition land on Antarctica on 15th January, 1991.
• Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) started on 26 Noy, 1964.
• Pakistan joined the United Nations on 30th September 1947.
• Pakistan's first postage stamp is issued on 9th July1948.
•  The first Princely State to accede to Pakistan after partition was Bahawalpur.
•  The first Urdu newspaper (Daily) published after the creation of Pakistan was Imroze.
•  State Bank of Pakistan was established on 1st July 1948.
• Pakistan Mint issued currency notes and coins firstly in January, 1948.
• Zafarullah khan was the First Foreign Minister of Pakistan.

Repeated MCQs

•  Justice Mian Abdur Rashid took the oath of Governor General of Pakistan from Quaid-e-Azam.
• The United States recognized the Dominion of Pakistan as an independent state on August 15, 1947
• Pakistan had share of 17.5% in assets of British India.
•  The Objectives Resolution was passed on 12th March 1949.
• Ceasefire in Kashmir took place in 1949.
• Begum Shaista Ikramullah was one of two female representatives at the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.
• Liaqat All Khan was assassinated in Rawalpindi on 16th October, 1951.
•  Khawaja Nazimuddin replaced Liaqat Ali Khan as a Prime Minister.
• In 1956, Pakistan becomes 'Republic'.
•  Iskander Mirza abrogated the 1956 Constitution and dissolved assemblies on 7th October 1958.
• Under leadership of Ch. Muhammad Ali, the Constitution of 1956 was passed.
•  Indus Water Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960.
•  Decimal System was introduced in Pakistan on 1st January 1961.
• The only National Election held on non-party basis was in 1985.
• In Constitution of 1962 the presidential and parliamentary system at center and provinces were adopted respectively.
• India stopped water of Pakistani rivers in 1948.
• The oldest barrage on Indus River is Sukkur Barrage.
• Liaqat-Nehru Pact or Delhi Pact signed on April 8, 1950 relating to refugees problem.
• Fatima Jinnah was born in Karachi on July 31, 1893 and died on July 9, 1967 A.D.
• Zulfikar All Bhutto remained 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1973-1977.
•  Zulfikar All Bhutto remained as 4th President of Pakistan from 1971-73.
• Kurram pass connects Parachanar and Kohat with Afghanistan.
•  Pakistan joined World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995.
• Pasni harbour is situated in Balochistan.
•  Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) was established in 1953.
•  Islami Jamhoori Ittehad won the elections of October 1990.
•  The government of Benazir Bhutto was dismissed for the second time on November 5, 1996 by Farooq A. Leghari.
•  Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan did his PhD from Leaven University of Belgium.
• Pakistan tested its first nuclear device on 28 May 1998.
•  Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being constructed in Gilgit Baltistan.
•  The standard time of Pakistan is 5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
•  The famous Khyber Pass links Peshawar with Kabul.
•  Shah Abdul Latif wrote his poetry in Sindhi.
•  The famous Qissa Khwani Bazar is in Peshawar.
•  Gomal University is in Dera Ismail Khan.
• The Karez system is practiced only in Balochistan.
•   Pakistan withdrew from South East Asian Treaty Organization (SETO) in 1973.
•  On 1st January 1948, the Kashmir issue was taken to the United Nation by India.
•  Hussain Shaheed Suhrwardy belongs to East Pakistan.
•  Qissa "Sohni Mahiwal" was written by Hashim Shah.
• Ayub Khan introduced the system of "Basic Democracy" in Pakistan.
•  Famous poet saint Sachal Sarmast is buried in Daraza Sharif.
•  Mohenjo Daro is in larkana in the province of Sindh.
• Radcliffe Line is the name of Pakistan-India border.
• Siachen is the longest glacier of Pakistan.
• Rawal Dam is constructed on Korang River.
• Mohammad All Bogra presents Bogra Formula in the Assembly October 1953.
•  Constitutional Formula is the other name of Mohammad Ali Bogra Formula.
• According to the 1973 Constitution, National Assembly elects the Prime Minister.
• Afghanistan opposed Pakistan's membership in United Nations.
•  In Pakistan, the sale of cigarettes is prohibited to people under the age of 18 years.
•  Lahore Resolution was presented by Fazal-ul-Haq of Bengal.
•  Lahore Resolution was presented in 27th Session of Muslim League.
• Relics of stone tools found in caves and terraces that date back to Pleistocene period have been discovered in Balochistan.
• The earthquake of October 2005 was result of Tectonic dislocation.
•  India cut off the water from headworks of Ravi and Sutlej rivers in April 1948.
•  lqbal believed that ljtihad could be used by members of parliament.
•  Taunsa Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus.
•  The Rechna Doab includes the area between the Chenab and Ravi Rivers.
•  The Parliament in Pakistan is composed the President, the National Assembly and the Senate. 
• A person seeking election to the Senate should not be less than thirty years of age.
•  Balochistan got status of province on 1st JuIy,1970.
•  Maharaja Sir Hari Singh was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in the British Raj and later India.
•  Sir Owen Dixon was UN Representative for demilitarization of Kashmir.
•  National Anthem of Pakistan played for the first time on August 13, 1954.
•  K.K.Aziz has written the book entitled "The Making of Pakistan"
•  Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan was the leader of Unionist Party.
•  Scientific Society was established by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1864.
•  The Constitution of 1956 of Pakistan consisted of 234 articles, enforced on 23 March 1956)
•  The Constitution of 1962 of Pakistan consisted of 250 articles, enforced on 8 June 1962.
•  The Constitution of 1973 of Pakistan consisted of 280 articles, enforced on 14 August 1973.
• Constitution of 1973 was proclaimed/promulgated on 14th August 1973.
•  Islam was declared as the "State Religion" in Pakistan's Constitution of 1973.
•  Ayub Khan is the author of the book, "Friends Not Master".
•  A book "Myth of Independence" was written by Zulifiqar Ali Bhutto.
•  Lal Bahadur Shastri was the prime minister of India during the 1965 war between Pakistan and India.
•   Muhammad Ali Jinnah was called the ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity.
• The 'Babusar Pass' connects Abbottabad and Gilgit.
• The national animal of Pakistan is Markhor .
•  On September 1958 Pakistan acquired Gwadar from Oman.
• The number of letters in the Urdu language is 37.
• Government of Pakistan named Islamabad as its new Capital in 1959.
• FIR is an abbreviation of First Information Report.
•  Renaissance' is A period of revival or rebirth of learning.
•  Dr Abdus Salam won the Nobel Prize in 1979 in the field of Physics.
•  Pakistan was first Muslim country to recognize the People's Republic of China.
•  Malik Ghulam Muhammad becomes Governor-General of Pakistan 17 October 1951.
•  Pakistan has six designated UNESCO World Heritage sites.
•  Pakistan has the highest paved international road, The Karakoram Highway.
•  Blind Dolphin, found in the water of Indus River, is the second most endangered freshwater dolphin species in the world.
•  Sohail Abbas the highest goal scorer in the history of field hockey.
• Pakistan is located in the north of the Tropic of Cancer.
• Ch. Muhammad Ali is considered as the Chief Architect of 1956 Constitution.
• During the 1965 war, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan was Z.A. Bhutto.
• "Agartala Conspiracy Case" was launched in 1968.
• Pakistan People's Party (PPP) was established on 30th November 1967.
• On 20th December 1971, Z.A. Bhutto became the President of Pakistan.
• Financial year of Pakistan closes on June 30.
• K.K.Aziz has written the book entitled "The Making of Pakistan"
• First Saint of Chashtia order in Indian was Khawja Moen-ud-Din Chashti.
•  Baba Farid Gang Shakar was the first Punjabi poet.
•  Keenjhar Lake is situated in Thatta (Sindh).
•  Maulana Zafar Ali Khan died on 27th November 1956.
•  Indus Waters Treaty signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan and brokered by the World Bank.
•  Ahmadis declared Non-Muslim in 1974.
•  Boundary agreement between Pakistan and China were signed in 1963.
•  Faiz Ahmed Faiz got Lenin Prize in 1962.
•  Ayub Khan visited USA in July 1961.
•  Zhou Enlai, Premier of China, visited Pakistan in December 1956.
•  Ayub Khan visited China in March 1965.
•  In 1952, World Bank offered good offices to settle water dispute between India and Pakistan.
• G. M. Ayub Khan was the first Muslim Commander-in-Chief of Army.
• Liaquat-Nehru Pact' 1950 was signed to protect the rights of minorities.
• The first rocket launched by Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) on June 7 1962 was Rehbar.
• Out of the 14 highest peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) Pakistan has 5.
•  Nishan-e-Pakistan is the highest civil award of Pakistan.
•  Iskander Mirza had the shortest tenure as Governor General of Pakistan.
• 325 MW is the installed capacity of Chashma Nuclear Plant 1.
•  The Legal Framework Order (LFO) was a decree issued by then-President of Pakistan Gen. Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan in 1970.
• Land reforms were announced by PPP regime on 1st March 1972.
• The Simla Agreement was signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972.
• The first SOS village in Pakistan was set up in 1977 at Lahore.
• The headquarters of Pakistan Navy is at Islamabad.
•  PASSCO stands for Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Supplies Corporation.
• The Soan and the Haro are the two rivers of Pothohar Plateau.
• Begum Ra'na Liaquat Ali khan was first woman Governor of Sindh from 15th Feb. 1973 to 28th Feb 1976.
• The "Shandur Pass" at the height of 12,205 feet connects Chitral and Gilgit.
•  The area lying between Beas and the Ravi rivers is called Bari Doab.
• Patras Bokhari was Pakistan's first permanent representative in the United Nations.
• The first airline of Pakistan is Orient Airways.
• Dasht River is located in Balochistan.
• "Jinnah: Creator of Pakistan "is written by Hector Bolitho.
• Pakistan's major import item is Petroleum products.
•  In Simla Agreement the Ceasefire Line was named as Line of Control.
• The Salt Range is situated between Rivers Soan and Jhelum.
• In Pakistan, First Martial Law was imposed in October 1958.
• Multan is known as the 'City of Saints'.
•  Quaid-e-Azam Library Lahore was established in 1886.
• The famous Punjabi Dastan "Saif-ul-Malook" was written by Mian Muhammad Bakhsh.
• The Devolution of Power Plan 2000 is a three-tier setup of Local Government.
• Pakistan has five of the fourteen tallest mountain peaks in Asia.
• At the time of Independence (1947), Karachi was the biggest city of Pakistan (Population wise).
•  The Second Five-Year Plan was implemented during 1960-65.
• The book titled "From Jinnah to Zia" was written by Justice Muneer Ahmed.
• Quaid-e-Azam stayed at Ziarat during his last illness in 1948.
•  Out Of the total area of Pakistan, forest covers only 5.2%.
•  Pakistan became Olympic Champion in Hockey for three times.
• The famous scientist Dr Salim-uz-Zaman Siddiqui was died on 14 April, 1994.
•  Jacobabad is the hottest place in Pakistan.
•  The area of lowest rainfall in Pakistan is Nok kundi.
•  Shah Faisal Mosque is located in Islamabad.
•  National Anthem of Pakistan was played for the first time in front of Raza Shah Pahalvi of Iran.
• The pamphlet "Now or Never" was written by Chaudhry Rehmat Ali.
• The Pakistan Resolution was translated into Urdu by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan.
• The chairman of the Council of Common Interests is the Prime Minister.
• OGRA is the regulatory body for Oil and gas.
• Junagadh announced its accession to Pakistan on 15 August 1947.
•  Liaqat All Khan visited USA in May 1950.
•  The Pothohar Plateau contains the mineral deposits of Oil.
•  Saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai's tomb is located in Sindh.
• TDAP is responsible for Export Promotion.
• The Pakistan Steel Mills was established in Karachi with the assistance of USSR.
• Air Marshal Asghar Khan is the first Muslim Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force.
• Nawaz Sharif became the chief minister of Punjab in 1985.
•  M9 Motorway is 136km long is connecting Karachi with Hyderabad.
• The Indus Water Treaty the use of Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab were allocated to Pakistan.
• Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman introduced his six points in 1966.
• Swat and Chitral joined Pakistan in 1969.
• Sir Ganga Ram was by Profession a Civil Engineer.
• Pakistan ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in November 2016.
• Punjab Public Library Lahore is the oldest library of Pakistan was established on 8 November 1884.
• Pakistan became UNO member on 30th September 1947.
• The National Library Islamabad came into existence in 1951.
•  Satpara Lake is located near Skardu.
•  The first census in Pakistan was held in 1951.
• The Chashma Nuclear Power Plant was built with the help of China.
•  'Baba Fareed Ganjshaker' was the first poet of Punjabi.
•  Ameer Khusro was the first poet of Urdu.
• "Chauburji" in Lahore was reported a gateway to a beautiful garden built for Princess Zeb-un-Nissa. She was an accomplished daughter of Aurangzeb.
• On Chenab River is the Baglihar Dam being constructed by India.
• Iskander Mirza abrogated the 1956 Constitution and dissolved assemblies on 7th October 1958.
•  Lahore is situated on the bank of Ravi River.
• Quaid-i-Azam was followed by Ghulam Muhammad as Governor- General.
• The Punjab University was only University inherited by Pakistan in 1947.
• Allama lqbal was first employed by the Oriental College of the Punjab.
•  Cholistan Desert is in Punjab province.
•  Chambellpur district was renamed as Attock.
• Lal Suhanra National park is located in Bahawalpur.
• Wali Tangi Dam is situated at the highest altitude.
•  Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zakariya was a prominent sufi saint of Suhrawardia order.
•  The largest desert of the Pakistan is Thar.
•  The oldest barrage on Indus River is Sukkur Barrage.
•  Government of Pakistan constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar for selecting national anthem in December, 1948.
• Feroz Khan Noon was the Prime Minister of Pakistan when Martial Law was imposed in 1958.
• Pakistan's first Nuclear Power Plant was setup at Karachi in 1974 with the aid of Canada.
• "Mast Tawakali" was a prominent poet of Balochi.
• Archaeological site "Bhanbore" is located in the district of Thatta.
• On July 9, 1950, Pakistan became the member of World Bank.
• Tashkent Declaration with Pakistan was signed by Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
•  One Unit Bill was passed in 1955.
• Motorway M-8 Section will lead to Gwadar Port.
• The longest Motorway of Pakistan is M8.
• Sardar Bahadur Khan was the first leader of opposition in the first National Assembly constituted under the 1962 constitution of Pakistan.
• The Supreme Court of Pakistan comprises 16 Judges. 
• The duration of National anthem of Pakistan is 80 seconds.
•  Pakistan and USA signed Mutual Defence Assistance Agreement in 1954.
•  Pakistan withdrew from SEATO in November 1972.
• Water accord between provinces was signed in 1991.
• Pakistan joined World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995.
• Freedom of Information Ordinance' was introduced in Pakistan in 2002.
• 18th Amendment Bill was passed by National Assembly on 8th April 2010.
• "The Millat and Menace of Indianism" is written by Ch. Rehmat Ali.
• "Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan" a famous book was written by Stanley Wolpert.
• "Jinnah of Pakistan" a famous book was written by Stanley Wolpert.
• Chaudhry Muhammad All was the author of "Emergence of Pakistan” which was published in 1967.

National Symbol of Pakistan

• The National Anthem of Pakistan is written by Hafiz Jalandhri.
• National Flag of Pakistan was designed by Amir udin Kidwai.
• The national bird of Pakistan is Chakor.
• The National flower of Pakistan is Jasmine.
• The National Tree of Pakistan is Deodar.
• The national animal of Pakistan is Markhor.
• Sugarcane juice is the national drink of Pakistan.

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