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 151–200 of 253.
151.Pakistan's National Action Plan against terrorism was adopted after which attack?
Answer: D. Army Public School, Peshawar (2014)
The APS attack of 16 December 2014 killed more than 140 people, most of them children.
152.Operation Zarb-e-Azb was launched in which area in 2014?
Answer: D. North Waziristan
It targeted militants in North Waziristan from June 2014.
153.Operation Rah-e-Rast (2009) was carried out in which area?
Answer: B. Swat
The army cleared militants from Swat in 2009.
154.Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was launched in which year?
Answer: A. 2017
It was a country-wide operation against militancy.
155.Operation Azm-e-Istehkam was announced in which year?
Answer: A. 2024
The government announced the counter-terrorism campaign in June 2024.
156.Which Pakistani body leads the country's disaster response?
Answer: C. NDMA
The National Disaster Management Authority was set up in 2007.
157.Which department issues weather forecasts in Pakistan?
Answer: B. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
The PMD forecasts weather, monsoons and earthquakes.
158.Pakistan's national day for the Quaid's birthday is on which date?
Answer: B. 25 December
Quaid-e-Azam Day is a public holiday on 25 December.
159.Iqbal Day, restored as a public holiday in 2022, is observed on which date?
Answer: B. 9 November
It marks Allama Iqbal's birthday.
160.Pakistan's general election before 2024 was held in which year?
Answer: D. 2018
It was held on 25 July 2018.
161.Pakistan's first general election in which one elected government handed power to another after a full term was held in which year?
Answer: A. 2013
The PPP government completed its term in 2013.
162.Which party won the most seats in the 2013 general election?
Answer: B. PML-N
Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister for the third time.
163.Which party won the most seats in the 2018 general election?
Answer: B. PTI
Imran Khan became Prime Minister.
164.In the February 2024 election, independent candidates backed by which party won the most seats?
Answer: A. PTI
PTI-backed candidates ran as independents after the party lost its election symbol.
165.Which election symbol did PTI lose before the 2024 election?
Answer: C. The cricket bat
The Election Commission and Supreme Court ruled on its intra-party polls.
166.The election symbol of PML-N is what?
Answer: B. Tiger
The PPP's symbol is the arrow.
167.The election symbol of the PPP is what?
Answer: D. Arrow
The PPP has used the arrow (teer) for decades.
168.Imran Khan was arrested in May 2023, leading to protests on which date?
Answer: D. 9 May 2023
Violent protests included attacks on military buildings.
169.Which Prime Minister dissolved the National Assembly in August 2023 before its term ended?
Answer: B. Shehbaz Sharif
The assembly was dissolved on 9 August 2023, three days early.
170.Pakistan's 2023 budget year saw inflation peak at about what level in May 2023?
Answer: C. About 38 per cent
Consumer price inflation reached a record of about 38 per cent.
171.By early 2025, Pakistan's inflation had fallen to about what level?
Answer: C. Below 5 per cent
Inflation fell sharply during 2024.
172.The State Bank of Pakistan raised its policy rate to a record level of what in 2023?
Answer: C. 22 per cent
The rate was cut steadily from June 2024.
173.Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell below how much in early 2023, about a month of imports?
Answer: B. About 3 billion dollars
The IMF agreement of July 2023 eased the crisis.
174.Which Pakistani city hosts the Pakistan Stock Exchange?
Answer: A. Karachi
The exchange was formed from the Karachi Stock Exchange.
175.The KSE-100 index first crossed 100,000 points in which year?
Answer: D. 2024
It crossed 100,000 in November 2024.
176.Pakistan's currency is issued by which institution?
Answer: B. State Bank of Pakistan
The SBP issues notes; coins are minted by the Pakistan Mint.
177.The Pakistan Mint is located in which city?
Answer: C. Lahore
It began minting coins in 1948.
178.The highest denomination banknote in Pakistan is which?
Answer: B. Rs 5,000
The Rs 5,000 note was introduced in 2006.
179.Which public sector company runs Pakistan's railways?
Answer: B. Pakistan Railways
It is under the Ministry of Railways.
180.Which body builds and maintains national highways and motorways?
Answer: C. National Highway Authority (NHA)
The NHA was set up in 1991.
181.Which body manages Pakistan's water and power projects such as dams?
Answer: C. WAPDA
The Water and Power Development Authority was set up in 1958.
182.Which company supplies electricity to Karachi?
Answer: A. K-Electric
It is privately owned.
183.Which company supplies electricity to Lahore?
Answer: B. LESCO
LESCO is the Lahore Electric Supply Company.
184.Which company supplies gas to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Answer: D. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
SSGC serves Sindh and Balochistan.
185.Pakistan's largest oil marketing company is which?
Answer: A. Pakistan State Oil (PSO)
PSO is state-owned.
186.Pakistan's largest oil and gas exploration company is which?
Answer: B. OGDCL
Oil and Gas Development Company Limited is state-owned.
187.The Sui gas field, discovered in 1952, is in which province?
Answer: B. Balochistan
It was Pakistan's largest gas field for decades.
188.Pakistan's first oil was discovered at which place in 1915?
Answer: C. Khaur
Khaur is in Attock district.
189.Which Pakistani refinery is the oldest?
Answer: A. Attock Refinery
It began work in 1922 near Rawalpindi.
190.Pakistan's mobile phone subscribers number about how many, according to the PTA in the mid-2020s?
Answer: B. About 190 million or more
Mobile broadband users are over 130 million.
191.Pakistan's IT exports crossed which mark in fiscal year 2024–25?
Answer: A. About 3.8 billion dollars
IT exports have grown steadily.
192.Pakistan's remittances reached a record of about how much in fiscal year 2024–25?
Answer: C. About 38 billion dollars
Saudi Arabia and the UAE were the largest sources.
193.Pakistan's total exports of goods are roughly how much a year in the mid-2020s?
Answer: A. About 30 to 32 billion dollars
Textiles make up more than half.
194.Pakistan's tax-to-GDP ratio is roughly how much?
Answer: C. About 10 per cent
It is one of the lowest in the region.
195.The Benazir Nashonuma Programme, part of BISP, focuses on what?
Answer: C. Nutrition for mothers and young children
It targets stunting in the first 1,000 days.
196.The Prime Minister's Youth Programme offers which of these?
Answer: A. Business loans, laptops and skills training for youth
It has run in various forms since 2013.
197.Pakistan hosted the International Cricket Council's Champions Trophy for the first time in which year?
Answer: D. 2025
It was Pakistan's first ICC event since the 1996 World Cup.
198.Which Pakistani city stadium was renamed after Gaddafi?
Answer: C. Lahore
The Gaddafi Stadium was renovated before the 2025 Champions Trophy.
199.International cricket returned fully to Pakistan with Test matches in which year?
Answer: C. 2019
Sri Lanka played Tests in Rawalpindi and Karachi in December 2019.
200.International cricket left Pakistan after an attack on which team in 2009?
Answer: A. Sri Lanka
The team bus was attacked in Lahore on 3 March 2009.
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