Current Affairs · Topic 1
The economy, foreign relations, security and constitutional change.
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Study Pakistan's current affairs by theme: the economy, foreign relations, security and constitutional changes.
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Try each question, then open the answer. MCQs 51–100 of 253.
51.Which country did Pakistan play in its first-ever T20 World Cup match on US soil, in 2024?
Answer: A. United States
Pakistan lost to the USA in a super over at Dallas in June 2024.
52.How many wild poliovirus cases did Pakistan report in 2024?
Answer: A. 74
Pakistan reported 74 cases in 2024, up sharply from 6 in 2023.
53.The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was launched in which year?
Answer: C. 2008
BISP began in 2008 to give cash support to poor women.
54.The "Ehsaas" programme, later merged back into BISP, was launched in which year?
Answer: D. 2019
Ehsaas was launched in 2019.
55.Which Pakistani was appointed Governor of the State Bank in 2022?
Answer: B. Jameel Ahmad
Jameel Ahmad took charge in August 2022.
56.Which Pakistani city hosted the 2025 Champions Trophy final?
Answer: D. None; the final was held in Dubai
Because India played its matches in Dubai, the final was also held there.
57.The Pakistan Crypto Council was set up in which year?
Answer: B. 2025
The government set up the Pakistan Crypto Council in March 2025.
58.The PECA (cybercrime) law was amended in 2025 mainly to deal with what?
Answer: A. Fake news and online content
The amendment created new offences for spreading false information online.
59.Which agreement of July 2025 set a lower US tariff on Pakistani goods?
Answer: A. A Pakistan-US trade deal
The US announced a trade deal setting a 19 per cent tariff on Pakistani goods.
60.GSP+ status gives Pakistan duty-free access to which market?
Answer: C. The European Union
Pakistan has had GSP+ status with the EU since 2014.
61.Pakistan has had GSP+ status with the EU since which year?
Answer: D. 2014
The EU granted GSP+ to Pakistan from 1 January 2014.
62.The 18th Amendment, which devolved many subjects to the provinces, was passed in which year?
Answer: C. 2010
It was passed in April 2010.
63.The 7th NFC Award, still in force, was agreed in which year?
Answer: A. 2009
It was agreed in December 2009 and took effect in 2010.
64.Under the 7th NFC Award, what share of the divisible pool goes to the provinces?
Answer: A. 57.5 per cent
The provinces' share rose from 47.5 per cent to 57.5 per cent.
65.Under the 7th NFC Award, population has what weight in sharing among provinces?
Answer: A. 82 per cent
Population counts 82 per cent; poverty, revenue and inverse density make up the rest.
66.Which province gets the largest share under the NFC Award?
Answer: C. Punjab
Punjab gets about 51.74 per cent of the provincial share.
67.The Pakistan Stock Exchange's main index is called what?
Answer: D. KSE-100
The KSE-100 index tracks 100 leading companies.
68.Pakistan's fiscal year runs from when to when?
Answer: B. 1 July to 30 June
The federal budget is presented in June for the year starting 1 July.
69.Which body collects federal taxes in Pakistan?
Answer: D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
The FBR collects income tax, sales tax and customs duty.
70.Which body issues Pakistan's national identity cards?
Answer: C. NADRA
The National Database and Registration Authority was set up in 2000.
71.Which body conducts general elections in Pakistan?
Answer: C. Election Commission of Pakistan
The ECP is a constitutional body under Article 218.
72.Which body is Pakistan's top accountability agency?
Answer: A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
NAB was set up in 1999.
73.Which Pakistani won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
Answer: C. Malala Yousafzai
Malala shared the prize with Kailash Satyarthi.
74.Which Pakistani woman climber has summited Everest and K2 and many 8,000 m peaks?
Answer: C. Naila Kiani
Naila Kiani has climbed many 8,000 m peaks; Samina Baig was the first Pakistani woman on Everest (2013).
75.Who was the first Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest?
Answer: B. Samina Baig
Samina Baig reached the top in May 2013.
76.The Federal Shariat Court ordered Pakistan to eliminate riba (interest) from the economy by which year?
Answer: C. 2027
Its April 2022 ruling set the end of 2027 as the deadline; the 26th Amendment set 1 January 2028 as the constitutional target.
77.Which Pakistani leader was the first woman Prime Minister of a Muslim country?
Answer: B. Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto became PM in December 1988.
78.Pakistan's first metro train, the Orange Line, runs in which city?
Answer: C. Lahore
The Orange Line opened in October 2020.
79.Pakistan and China established diplomatic relations in which year?
Answer: B. 1951
Pakistan was among the first countries to recognise the People's Republic of China; ties began on 21 May 1951.
80.The phrase "higher than the Himalayas, deeper than the oceans" describes Pakistan's friendship with which country?
Answer: C. China
The phrase is often used for Pakistan-China relations.
81.Pakistan helped arrange US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's secret trip to which country in 1971?
Answer: C. China
Kissinger flew secretly from Pakistan to Beijing in July 1971.
82.The Simla Agreement between Pakistan and India was signed in which year?
Answer: D. 1972
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi signed it in July 1972.
83.The Tashkent Declaration after the 1965 war was signed between Ayub Khan and which Indian leader?
Answer: A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
It was signed in January 1966; Shastri died in Tashkent the next day.
84.The Tashkent Declaration was mediated by which country?
Answer: D. Soviet Union
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin hosted the talks.
85.The Lahore Declaration was signed by Nawaz Sharif and which Indian Prime Minister in 1999?
Answer: A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Vajpayee came to Lahore by bus in February 1999.
86.The Kargil conflict between Pakistan and India took place in which year?
Answer: D. 1999
The fighting took place from May to July 1999.
87.The Agra Summit between Pervez Musharraf and Atal Bihari Vajpayee took place in which year?
Answer: C. 2001
The July 2001 summit ended without a joint declaration.
88.The Kartarpur Corridor, opened in 2019, links India with which Sikh shrine in Pakistan?
Answer: A. Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur
The corridor opened on 9 November 2019, letting Indian Sikhs visit without a visa.
89.Kartarpur is in which district of Pakistan?
Answer: D. Narowal
Kartarpur lies in Narowal district, near the Indian border.
90.India revoked Article 370, ending the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, in which year?
Answer: C. 2019
India revoked it on 5 August 2019.
91.Pakistan observes 5 August as what since 2020?
Answer: A. Youm-e-Istehsal (Day of Exploitation)
It marks India's revocation of Kashmir's special status.
92.Pakistan observes 27 October as what?
Answer: A. Black Day for Kashmir
It marks the landing of Indian troops in Srinagar in 1947.
93.The Pulwama attack, which led to the 2019 crisis, took place in which month?
Answer: A. February 2019
A suicide attack in Pulwama killed Indian paramilitary troops on 14 February 2019.
94.Which Indian pilot was captured by Pakistan in February 2019 and returned as a "peace gesture"?
Answer: A. Abhinandan Varthaman
He was released on 1 March 2019.
95.Kulbhushan Jadhav, convicted of spying in Pakistan, was arrested in which province?
Answer: C. Balochistan
He was arrested in Balochistan in March 2016.
96.The International Court of Justice gave its verdict in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case in which year?
Answer: B. 2019
The ICJ asked Pakistan to review his conviction and allow consular access.
97.The Afghan Taliban returned to power in Kabul in which year?
Answer: B. 2021
They took Kabul on 15 August 2021.
98.Which Pakistani border crossing with Afghanistan is near Peshawar?
Answer: C. Torkham
Torkham is at the foot of the Khyber Pass.
99.Which border crossing links Balochistan with Kandahar in Afghanistan?
Answer: A. Chaman
Chaman is on the road from Quetta to Kandahar.
100.Which border crossing links Pakistan with Iran?
Answer: B. Taftan
Taftan in Chagai district is the main crossing to Iran.
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