1. Who is considered the founder of Pakistan?

   a) Allama Iqbal 

   b) Liaquat Ali Khan 

   c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah 

   d) Ayub Khan

 

2. In which year did Pakistan gain independence?

   a) 1947

   b) 1950 

   c) 1965 

   d) 1971

 

3. Which historical event took place on 23rd March 1940?

   a) The formation of All India Muslim League 

   b) The First War of Independence 

   c) The Lahore Resolution

   d) The Partition of Bengal

 

4. What was the name of the first capital of Pakistan?

   a) Karachi 

   b) Islamabad 

   c) Lahore 

   d) Rawalpindi

 

5. Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?

   a) Liaquat Ali Khan 

   b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah 

   c) Khawaja Nazimuddin 

   d) Ayub Khan

 

6. Which is the longest river in Pakistan?

   a) Indus 

   b) Jhelum 

   c) Chenab 

   d) Ravi

 

7. What is the highest peak in Pakistan?

   a) Nanga Parbat 

   b) Tirich Mir 

   c) K2 

   d) Rakaposhi

 

8. Which desert is located in the province of Sindh?

   a) Thar 

   b) Cholistan 

   c) Kharan 

   d) Rann of Kutch

 

9. Which is the largest province of Pakistan by area?

   a) Balochistan 

   b) Punjab 

   c) Sindh 

   d) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

 

10. Which lake is known as the largest man-made lake in Pakistan?

    a) Keenjhar Lake 

    b) Saif-ul-Malook Lake 

    c) Manchar Lake 

    d) Hanna Lake

 

11. Which country was the first to recognize Pakistan after its independence?

    a) Iran 

    b) Saudi Arabia 

    c) Turkey 

    d) Egypt

 

12. Pakistan became a member of the United Nations in which year?

    a) 1947 

    b) 1948 

    c) 1949 

    d) 1950

 

13. Pakistan shares its longest border with which country?

    a) India 

    b) Afghanistan 

    c) China 

    d) Iran

 

14. Pakistan is a member of which regional organization?

    a) ASEAN 

    b) SAARC 

    c) EU 

    d) NAFTA

 

15. In which year did Pakistan become a member of the Commonwealth of Nations?

    a) 1947 

    b) 1956 

    c) 1949 

    d) 1951

 

16. What is the national language of Pakistan?

    a) Punjabi 

    b) Urdu 

    c) Sindhi 

    d) Pashto

 

17. Which script is used to write the Urdu language?

    a) Perso-Arabic 

    b) Devanagari 

    c) Roman 

    d) Cyrillic

 

18. Which of the following is a major regional language spoken in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?

    a) Sindhi 

    b) Balochi 

    c) Saraiki 

    d) Pashto

 

19. The famous poetry collection "Bang-e-Dra" was written by:

    a) Allama Iqbal 

    b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz 

    c) Mirza Ghalib 

    d) Ahmed Faraz

 

20. Which language is primarily spoken in the province of Punjab?

    a) Punjabi 

    b) Sindhi 

    c) Balochi 

    d) Pashto

 

21. Which is the national dress of Pakistan?

    a) Jeans and T-shirt 

    b) Shalwar Kameez 

    c) Dhoti 

    d) Kurta Pajama

 

22. The traditional festival of Basant is celebrated in which city?

    a) Karachi 

    b) Quetta 

    c) Lahore 

    d) Peshawar

 

23. Which is the famous Sufi shrine located in Lahore?

    a) Data Ganj Bakhsh 

    b) Shah Rukn-e-Alam 

    c) Data Darbar 

    d) Bari Imam

 

24. The famous folk dance "Attan" is associated with which ethnic group?

    a) Punjabi 

    b) Sindhi 

    c) Balochi 

    d) Pashtun

 

25. Which city is known as the cultural capital of Pakistan?

    a) Karachi 

    b) Islamabad 

    c) Lahore 

    d) Peshawar

 

26. The port city of Gwadar is located in which province?

    a) Balochistan 

    b) Sindh  

    c) Punjab 

    d) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

 

27. The Karakoram Highway connects Pakistan with which country?

    a) Afghanistan 

    b) India 

    c) China 

    d) Iran

 

28. The CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) project aims to connect Gwadar with which region of China?

    a) Xinjiang 

    b) Tibet 

    c) Yunnan 

    d) Sichuan

 

29. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between Pakistan and which country?

    a) China 

    b) Afghanistan 

    c) Iran 

    d) India

 

30. Which Pakistani city is home to the strategic naval base at Ormara?

    a) Gwadar 

    b) Karachi 

    c) Ormara 

    d) Pasni

 

31. Who was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan?

    a) Benazir Bhutto 

    b) Fatima Jinnah 

    c) Asma Jahangir 

    d) Hina Rabbani Khar

 

32. Allama Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan, is also known as:

    a) The Poet of the East 

    b) The Voice of the East 

    c) The Spiritual Father of Pakistan 

    d) The Poet of the Nation

 

33. Who was the first President of Pakistan?

    a) Ayub Khan 

    b) Iskander Mirza 

    c) Yahya Khan 

    d) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

 

34. Which Mughal emperor built the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore?

    a) Akbar 

    b) Jahangir 

    c) Shah Jahan 

    d) Aurangzeb

 

35. Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, was assassinated in which city?

    a) Lahore 

    b) Rawalpindi 

    c) Karachi 

    d) Quetta

 

36. The national animal of Pakistan is:

    a) Lion 

    b) Markhor 

    c) Elephant 

    d) Tiger

 

37. The national flower of Pakistan is:

    a) Rose 

    b) Jasmine 

    c) Chrysanthemum 

    d) Tulip

 

38. The national sport of Pakistan is:

    a) Cricket 

    b) Football 

    c) Field Hockey 

    d) Squash

 

39. The famous K2 mountain is located in which mountain range?

    a) Karakoram 

    b) Himalayas 

    c) Hindu Kush 

    d) Suleiman

 

40. The Faisal Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the world, is located in which city?

    a) Lahore 

    b) Karachi 

    c) Islamabad 

    d) Peshawar

 

41. The famous novel "Bano" was written by which Pakistani author?

    a) Saadat Hasan Manto 

    b) Razia Butt 

    c) Bano Qudsia 

    d) Qudrat Ullah Shahab

 

42. Who is known as the "Father of Urdu Literature"?

    a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz 

    b) Mirza Ghalib 

    c) Ahmed Faraz 

    d) Allama Iqbal

 

43. The literary work "Shikwa" and "Jawab-e-Shikwa" were written by:

    a) Faiz Ahmed Faiz 

    b) Mirza Ghalib 

    c) Allama Iqbal 

    d) Ahmed Faraz

 

44. The famous Urdu poet "Faiz Ahmed Faiz" was awarded which prestigious award?

    a) Nobel Prize 

    b) Lenin Peace Prize 

    c) Booker Prize 

    d) Pulitzer Prize

 

45. The novel "Udaas Naslain" is written by which Pakistani author?

    a) Bano Qudsia 

    b) Abdullah Hussain 

    c) Saadat Hasan Manto 

    d) Ashfaq Ahmed

 

46. The Battle of Panipat in 1526 was fought between:

    a) Akbar and Rana Pratap 

    b) Aurangzeb and Shivaji 

    c) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi 

    d) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri

 

47. The Pakistan Resolution was passed in which city?

    a) Karachi 

    b) Rawalpindi 

    c) Lahore 

    d) Islamabad

 

48. The Simla Agreement was signed between Pakistan and India in which year?

    a) 1965 

    b) 1972 

    c) 1980 

    d) 1990

 

49. The Kargil Conflict between Pakistan and India took place in which year?

    a) 1984 

    b) 1990 

    c) 1999 

    d) 2002

 

50. Pakistan conducted its first nuclear tests in which year?

    a) 1995 

    b) 1998 

    c) 2000 

    d) 2001