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NTS / PTS Pakistan Affairs MCQs with Answers

57 practice MCQs on Pakistan 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. What was Ayub Khan's local government system called?

  1. Nazim System
  2. Devolution Plan
  3. Local Government Ordinance
  4. Basic Democracies
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Correct answer: D. Basic Democracies

Basic Democracies were introduced in 1959.

Q2. What is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

  1. Swat
  2. Abbottabad
  3. Peshawar
  4. Mardan
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Correct answer: C. Peshawar

Peshawar is the provincial capital of KPK.

Q3. The Karakoram Highway links Pakistan to which country?

  1. India
  2. Iran
  3. China
  4. Afghanistan
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Correct answer: C. China

The KKH connects Hasan Abdal to Kashgar.

Q4. What was Quaid-e-Azam's birthplace?

  1. Bombay
  2. Delhi
  3. Karachi
  4. Lahore
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Correct answer: C. Karachi

He was born at Wazir Mansion, Karachi.

Q5. Which province produces the most cotton?

  1. KPK
  2. Sindh
  3. Punjab
  4. Balochistan
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Correct answer: C. Punjab

Punjab produces most cotton, followed by Sindh.

Q6. When was the All India Muslim League founded?

  1. 1906
  2. 1885
  3. 1913
  4. 1930
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Correct answer: A. 1906

The Muslim League was founded in Dhaka in December 1906.

Q7. The Gandhi-Jinnah talks took place in which year?

  1. 1946
  2. 1944
  3. 1942
  4. 1940
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Correct answer: B. 1944

They were held in Bombay in September 1944.

Q8. The Pakistan Army's operation in North Waziristan launched in 2014 was called what?

  1. Operation Black Thunderstorm
  2. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad
  3. Operation Rah-e-Nijat
  4. Operation Zarb-e-Azb
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Correct answer: D. Operation Zarb-e-Azb

Zarb-e-Azb was launched on 15 June 2014.

Q9. What is the full form of GDP?

  1. Gross Dollar Product
  2. Gross Development Product
  3. General Domestic Product
  4. Gross Domestic Product
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Correct answer: D. Gross Domestic Product

GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country.

Q10. Which mineral is mined at Saindak?

  1. Gypsum
  2. Coal
  3. Copper and gold
  4. Iron ore
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Correct answer: C. Copper and gold

Saindak in Chagai produces copper and gold.

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