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Pakistan Affairs MCQs with Answers

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Q221. Which is the second largest city of Pakistan by population?

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

Karachi is first and Lahore second.

Q222. Where was Liaquat Ali Khan assassinated?

  1. Peshawar
  2. Karachi
  3. Rawalpindi (Company Bagh)
  4. Lahore
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Correct answer: C. Rawalpindi (Company Bagh)

He was shot on 16 October 1951 at Company Bagh, now Liaquat Bagh.

Q223. Taxila was a centre of which ancient civilisation?

  1. Indus Valley
  2. Persian
  3. Mesopotamian
  4. Gandhara
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Correct answer: D. Gandhara

Taxila was a centre of Gandhara learning.

Q224. Where is the Mazar-e-Quaid located?

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

The Mazar-e-Quaid is in Karachi.

Q225. The Tashkent Declaration was signed in which year?

  1. 1972
  2. 1971
  3. 1966
  4. 1965
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Correct answer: C. 1966

It ended the 1965 war with Soviet mediation.

Q226. Where is the shrine of Baba Farid Ganj Shakar?

  1. Sehwan
  2. Multan
  3. Lahore
  4. Pakpattan
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Correct answer: D. Pakpattan

Baba Farid's shrine is in Pakpattan.

Q227. Which is Pakistan's largest coal reserve?

  1. Sonda
  2. Thar
  3. Dukki
  4. Lakhra
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Correct answer: B. Thar

The Thar coalfield holds about 175 billion tons of lignite.

Q228. What is the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir?

  1. Rawalakot
  2. Kotli
  3. Muzaffarabad
  4. Mirpur
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Correct answer: C. Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad is the capital of AJK.

Q229. What does CPEC's western route connect?

  1. Peshawar to Islamabad
  2. Lahore to Islamabad
  3. Karachi to Lahore
  4. Gwadar to Kashgar
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Correct answer: D. Gwadar to Kashgar

The routes link Gwadar to Xinjiang.

Q230. What is the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan?

  1. Skardu
  2. Hunza
  3. Chilas
  4. Gilgit
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Correct answer: D. Gilgit

Gilgit is the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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