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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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Q21. The Mohmand Dam is being constructed on the river:

  1. Indus
  2. Jhelum
  3. Kabul
  4. Swat
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Correct answer: D. Swat

The Mohmand Dam is on the Swat River near Peshawar.

Q22. Tarbela Dam, famous as the largest earth-filled dam in the world, is built on the river:

  1. Jhelum
  2. Chenab
  3. Indus
  4. Kabul
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Correct answer: C. Indus

Tarbela on the Indus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was completed in 1976.

Q23. Mangla Dam is built on the river:

  1. Jhelum
  2. Ravi
  3. Indus
  4. Chenab
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Correct answer: A. Jhelum

Mangla Dam is in Azad Kashmir on the Jhelum River.

Q24. The Karakoram Highway links Pakistan with China through the:

  1. Khunjerab Pass
  2. Khyber Pass
  3. Lowari Pass
  4. Bolan Pass
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Correct answer: A. Khunjerab Pass

The Khunjerab Pass (about 4,693 m) is the highest paved international border crossing.

Q25. Pakistan's first motorway, opened in 1997, is:

  1. M-1 (Peshawar-Islamabad)
  2. M-2 (Lahore-Islamabad)
  3. M-3 (Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad)
  4. M-9 (Karachi-Hyderabad)
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Correct answer: B. M-2 (Lahore-Islamabad)

M-2 was the first motorway to open in Pakistan, in November 1997.

Q26. The M-2 motorway connects:

  1. Karachi and Hyderabad
  2. Multan and Sukkur
  3. Lahore and Islamabad
  4. Peshawar and Islamabad
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Correct answer: C. Lahore and Islamabad

M-2 is about 367 km long and was opened in 1997.

Q27. What is the capital of Pakistan?

  1. Brasilia
  2. Kuala Lumpur
  3. Islamabad
  4. Damascus
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Correct answer: C. Islamabad

Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

Q28. What is the capital of Afghanistan?

  1. Riyadh
  2. Pretoria (executive capital)
  3. Kabul
  4. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
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Correct answer: C. Kabul

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.

Q29. What is the capital of United Arab Emirates?

  1. Abu Dhabi
  2. Madrid
  3. Kathmandu
  4. Tashkent
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Correct answer: A. Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is the capital of United Arab Emirates.

Q30. What is the capital of Nepal?

  1. Washington, D.C.
  2. Ashgabat
  3. Baku
  4. Kathmandu
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Correct answer: D. Kathmandu

Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal.

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