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PPSC / FPSC Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

51 practice MCQs on Current Affairs for PPSC / FPSC 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. The State Bank of Pakistan began operations on:

  1. 14 August 1947
  2. 23 March 1956
  3. 1 January 1950
  4. 1 July 1948
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Correct answer: D. 1 July 1948

The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam on 1 July 1948.

Q2. The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was launched in:

  1. 2013
  2. 2019
  3. 1998
  4. 2008
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Correct answer: D. 2008

BISP, Pakistan's main cash-transfer safety-net programme, started in 2008.

Q3. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was formally launched during the visit of President Xi Jinping to Pakistan in:

  1. 2008
  2. 2015
  3. 2019
  4. 2011
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Correct answer: B. 2015

CPEC was launched in April 2015 with agreements worth about US$46 billion at the time.

Q4. Gwadar Port is located in the province of:

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

Gwadar is a deep-sea port on the Arabian Sea coast of Balochistan.

Q5. According to the 2023 digital census, the population of Pakistan was about:

  1. 241.49 million
  2. 220.00 million
  3. 207.68 million
  4. 260.50 million
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Correct answer: A. 241.49 million

The 7th Population and Housing Census (2023) counted 241.49 million people; the 2017 census counted 207.68 million.

Q6. Pakistan's first fully digital census was conducted in:

  1. 2011
  2. 2023
  3. 2017
  4. 1998
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Correct answer: B. 2023

The 2023 census was the first digital census of Pakistan.

Q7. Which province of Pakistan is the most populous?

  1. Sindh
  2. Balochistan
  3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  4. Punjab
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Correct answer: D. Punjab

Punjab has more than half of Pakistan's population.

Q8. Which province of Pakistan is the largest by area?

  1. Balochistan
  2. Sindh
  3. Punjab
  4. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Correct answer: A. Balochistan

Balochistan covers about 44% of Pakistan's land area.

Q9. The 25th Constitutional Amendment (2018) merged FATA with:

  1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  2. Punjab
  3. Balochistan
  4. Gilgit-Baltistan
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Correct answer: A. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The former tribal areas were merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in May 2018.

Q10. The 18th Constitutional Amendment (2010) is best known for:

  1. Declaring Islam the state religion
  2. Devolving powers to the provinces
  3. Creating Pakistan's Senate
  4. Introducing martial law
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Correct answer: B. Devolving powers to the provinces

The 18th Amendment abolished the Concurrent List and strengthened provincial autonomy.

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