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Pakistan Affairs MCQs with Answers

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Q41. Who seconded the Lahore Resolution?

  1. Sir Zafarullah Khan
  2. Liaquat Ali Khan
  3. Maulana Hasrat Mohani
  4. Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
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Correct answer: D. Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman

Khaliquzzaman seconded the resolution.

Q42. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan?

  1. Senate Chairman
  2. Prime Minister
  3. Chief Justice
  4. President
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Correct answer: D. President

The President appoints the CEC on advice of a parliamentary committee.

Q43. How many seats are there in the National Assembly of Pakistan (general seats)?

  1. 342
  2. 300
  3. 272
  4. 266
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Correct answer: D. 266

There are 266 general seats; total including reserved seats is 336.

Q44. The Tashkent Declaration was signed between whom?

  1. Yahya Khan and Indira Gandhi
  2. Zulfikar Bhutto and Indira Gandhi
  3. Ayub Khan and Nehru
  4. Ayub Khan and Lal Bahadur Shastri
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Correct answer: D. Ayub Khan and Lal Bahadur Shastri

Ayub and Shastri signed it on 10 January 1966.

Q45. Where were Pakistan's nuclear tests conducted?

  1. Khushab
  2. Kahuta
  3. Karachi
  4. Chagai, Balochistan
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Correct answer: D. Chagai, Balochistan

The tests were at Chagai hills.

Q46. Who built the Lahore Fort in its present form (Shish Mahal)?

  1. Shah Jahan
  2. Babur
  3. Aurangzeb
  4. Akbar
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Correct answer: A. Shah Jahan

The Shish Mahal was built by Shah Jahan in 1631.

Q47. 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.

Q48. The Kargil conflict occurred in which year?

  1. 1999
  2. 1965
  3. 1971
  4. 2001
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Correct answer: A. 1999

Kargil occurred in May-July 1999.

Q49. Which is the largest salt mine in Pakistan?

  1. Jatta Mine
  2. Khewra Salt Mine
  3. Mayo Mine
  4. Warcha Mine
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Correct answer: B. Khewra Salt Mine

Khewra is among the largest salt mines in the world.

Q50. Who was Pakistan's President when it tested nuclear devices in May 1998?

  1. Farooq Leghari
  2. Pervez Musharraf
  3. Ghulam Ishaq Khan
  4. Rafiq Tarar
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Correct answer: D. Rafiq Tarar

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar was the President; Nawaz Sharif was PM.

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