Current Affairs · Topic 4
Nobel prizes, Pakistan's civil and military awards, and Pakistani laureates.
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Learn how each award works and the Pakistani winners, then the latest winners.
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Try each question, then open the answer. MCQs 151–200 of 232.
151.The Davis Cup is associated with which sport?
Answer: D. Tennis
It is the men's international team tennis event.
152.The Ryder Cup is associated with which sport?
Answer: B. Golf
Teams from Europe and the US compete.
153.The Azlan Shah Cup is associated with which sport?
Answer: C. Hockey
The tournament is held in Malaysia.
154.The Champions Trophy in hockey was started on whose suggestion?
Answer: C. Air Marshal Nur Khan of Pakistan
The first Hockey Champions Trophy was held in Lahore in 1978.
155.The first Hockey Champions Trophy was held in which city?
Answer: C. Lahore
Pakistan won the first tournament in 1978.
156.The Hockey World Cup was the idea of which Pakistani?
Answer: C. Air Marshal Nur Khan
The first World Cup was held in Barcelona in 1971.
157.Who was the first captain of Pakistan's Test cricket team?
Answer: A. Abdul Hafeez Kardar
Pakistan played its first Test in 1952 in Delhi.
158.Pakistan played its first Test match against which team?
Answer: C. India
The match was played in Delhi in October 1952.
159.Pakistan's first Test win came against India at which city?
Answer: A. Lucknow
Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets in the 1952 win.
160.Which Pakistani bowler is famous for the 1954 Oval Test win against England?
Answer: A. Fazal Mahmood
He took 12 wickets, and Pakistan won on its first tour of England.
161.The Pakistan Super League (PSL) was launched in which year?
Answer: D. 2016
The first season was played in the UAE.
162.Which team won the first PSL title in 2016?
Answer: D. Islamabad United
Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators in the final.
163.Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan?
Answer: C. The President, after a parliamentary committee's approval
The PM and opposition leader propose names to a committee.
164.What is the term of the Chief Election Commissioner?
Answer: C. Five years
Members of the Election Commission also serve five years.
165.How many members does the Election Commission of Pakistan have besides the CEC?
Answer: B. Four (one from each province)
Each province has a member.
166.The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan is appointed for how long?
Answer: D. Five years
The SBP Act was amended in 2022 to give a five-year term.
167.Who appoints the Federal Ombudsman (Wafaqi Mohtasib)?
Answer: C. The President
The Ombudsman serves a four-year term.
168.What is the term of the Federal Ombudsman?
Answer: A. Four years
It cannot be extended.
169.Who appoints the Chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission?
Answer: D. The President, on the Prime Minister's advice
FPSC members serve fixed terms.
170.Who appoints judges of the Federal Shariat Court?
Answer: B. The President
Appointments follow the Judicial Commission process.
171.How many judges can the Federal Shariat Court have, including the Chief Justice?
Answer: C. Eight
Up to three of them may be Islamic scholars (ulema).
172.How many members can the Council of Islamic Ideology have?
Answer: C. Up to 20
At least eight and at most twenty members.
173.The Council of Islamic Ideology must include at least how many women?
Answer: B. One
Article 228 requires at least one woman member.
174.Who appoints members of the Council of Islamic Ideology?
Answer: D. The President
The President appoints them for three years.
175.Who administers the oath to the Prime Minister?
Answer: C. The President
The President swears in the PM and the federal ministers.
176.Who administers the oath to a provincial Governor?
Answer: A. The Chief Justice of the High Court
The provincial High Court's Chief Justice swears in the Governor.
177.Who administers the oath to a Chief Minister?
Answer: C. The Governor
The Governor swears in the CM and provincial ministers.
178.Who administers the oath to the Chief Justice of Pakistan?
Answer: A. The President
Other Supreme Court judges take oath before the CJP.
179.Who administers the oath to the members of the National Assembly?
Answer: A. The Speaker (or the outgoing Speaker at the first session)
The outgoing Speaker swears in new members.
180.Who acts as Prime Minister if the post falls vacant before a new one is elected?
Answer: B. The outgoing Prime Minister continues until a successor takes office
Article 94 lets the President ask the PM to continue.
181.Who is the supreme commander of Pakistan's armed forces?
Answer: D. The President
Article 243 vests supreme command in the President.
182.The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee post was created in which year?
Answer: D. 1976
It was set up after the 1971 war on the Hamoodur Rahman Commission's advice.
183.The Inspector General of Police of a province is appointed by whom?
Answer: C. The federal government in consultation with the province
IGPs come from the Police Service of Pakistan.
184.Deputy Commissioners in districts are mainly officers of which service?
Answer: A. Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS)
PAS was formerly called the District Management Group.
185.Officers who join the Foreign Service of Pakistan through CSS work in which ministry?
Answer: B. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
They serve in embassies and missions abroad.
186.How many occupational groups can CSS candidates be allocated to?
Answer: B. 12
They include PAS, PSP, FSP, IRS and others.
187.The CSS written examination has how many compulsory papers?
Answer: D. Six
English Essay, Precis, GSA, Current Affairs, Pakistan Affairs and Islamic Studies.
188.The total marks of the CSS written examination are what?
Answer: B. 1,200
600 compulsory and 600 optional marks.
189.The screening test introduced before the CSS written exam is called what?
Answer: D. MPT (MCQ-based Preliminary Test)
The MPT was introduced from CSS 2022.
190.The pass mark in the CSS MPT is what percentage?
Answer: B. 33 per cent
Candidates must score at least 33 per cent to sit the written exam.
191.Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022?
Answer: B. Ales Bialiatski with Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties
The prize honoured human rights defenders in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
192.Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022?
Answer: A. Annie Ernaux
The French writer is known for her autobiographical books.
193.Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020?
Answer: D. Louise Glück
The American poet won for her "unmistakable poetic voice".
194.Which singer-songwriter won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016?
Answer: D. Bob Dylan
He was honoured for creating new poetic expressions in song.
195.Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2025?
Answer: C. John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis
They showed quantum effects in electrical circuits.
196.The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for work on what?
Answer: C. Attosecond pulses of light
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier shared it.
197.The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for experiments on what?
Answer: D. Quantum entanglement
Aspect, Clauser and Zeilinger shared it.
198.The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was shared for discoveries about what?
Answer: C. Black holes
Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez won it.
199.Which woman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020 for work on the black hole at the centre of our galaxy?
Answer: B. Andrea Ghez
She was the fourth woman to win the Physics prize.
200.The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics went to David Card and others for studies of what?
Answer: A. Labour markets using natural experiments
Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens shared it.
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