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NTS / PTS Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

123 practice MCQs on Current Affairs for NTS / PTS tests. Think of your answer first, then open "Show answer and explanation". These are practice questions, not official examination papers.

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Q1. Which institution of Pakistan was established in 2000 to register citizens and issue CNICs?

  1. FIA
  2. PTA
  3. NADRA
  4. NAB
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Correct answer: C. NADRA

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) was set up in 2000.

Q2. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was established in:

  1. 2008
  2. 1985
  3. 1990
  4. 1999
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Correct answer: D. 1999

NAB was created in 1999 through the National Accountability Ordinance.

Q3. PEMRA, a Pakistani regulatory body, regulates:

  1. Telecom
  2. Stock exchange
  3. Petroleum
  4. Electronic media
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Correct answer: D. Electronic media

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority regulates TV and radio.

Q4. Pakistan became a member of the United Nations on:

  1. 14 August 1947
  2. 30 September 1947
  3. 23 March 1956
  4. 24 October 1945
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Correct answer: B. 30 September 1947

Pakistan joined the UN on 30 September 1947.

Q5. The Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project has a capacity of about:

  1. 4,500 MW
  2. 450 MW
  3. 969 MW
  4. 1,410 MW
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Correct answer: C. 969 MW

The Neelum-Jhelum project in AJK generates 969 MW.

Q6. The Orange Line Metro Train, opened in 2020, is in the city of:

  1. Lahore
  2. Rawalpindi
  3. Islamabad
  4. Karachi
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Correct answer: A. Lahore

Lahore's Orange Line is Pakistan's first metro train.

Q7. Pakistan's first satellite, Badr-1, was launched in:

  1. 2011
  2. 1962
  3. 2001
  4. 1990
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Correct answer: D. 1990

Badr-1 was launched in July 1990 from China.

Q8. Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission is abbreviated as:

  1. NASTP
  2. SUPARCO
  3. NESCOM
  4. PAEC
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Correct answer: B. SUPARCO

SUPARCO was founded in 1961.

Q9. Pakistan's first remote-sensing satellite PRSS-1, launched in 2018, was launched from:

  1. Russia
  2. China
  3. India
  4. USA
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Correct answer: B. China

PRSS-1 was launched from Jiuquan in China in July 2018.

Q10. In 2024 Pakistan's ICUBE-Q satellite travelled to the Moon aboard the mission of:

  1. China's Chang'e-6
  2. NASA's Artemis I
  3. Japan's SLIM
  4. India's Chandrayaan-3
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Correct answer: A. China's Chang'e-6

ICUBE-Q, built with SUPARCO involvement, rode on Chang'e-6 in May 2024.

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