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791. Pakistan's first ever ice-hockey match was won by___________?

• A. GB scouts
• B. Pakistan's Air force
• C. Navy
• D. Non of them

Explanation: Pakistan's Air Force won the country's first ice-hockey match mentioned in this current-affairs item. GB Scouts and the Navy were not recorded as the winners of that inaugural match.

792. Renowned Urdu Scholar Dr. Saleem Akhtar died on___________?

• A. 28 December 2018
• B. 29 December 2018
• C. 30 December 2018
• D. 31 December 2018

Explanation: Dr Saleem Akhtar, a prominent Urdu critic and scholar, died on 30 December 2018. The dates on either side are therefore incorrect.

793. Which Pakistani Women Cricket Player has been named in ICC Women ODI Team of the year 2018?

• A. Javeria Khan
• B. Bisma Mahroof
• C. Sana Mir
• D. Nain Abidi

Explanation: Sana Mir was the Pakistani representative in the ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year 2018. The other names are Pakistani women cricketers, but they were not selected for that particular ICC team.

794. First Pakistani-American Woman elected as Mayor of US city is___________?

• A. Nazia Hasan
• B. Saima Javed
• C. Sadaf Jaffer
• D. Humaira Abbas

Explanation: Sadaf Jaffer was recognised as the first Pakistani-American woman elected mayor of a US municipality, and she later became notable in New Jersey state politics. The other options do not match this distinction.

795. Pakistan's first-ever ice hockey match was played in____________?

• A. Sharda, Azad Jamu and Kashmir
• B. Naltar valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
• C. Koh murree
• D. None of above

Explanation: Pakistan’s first ice-hockey match was played at Naltar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, where the high-altitude climate supports winter sports. Sharda and Murree were not the venue for this landmark match.

796. Which Founding member of Pakistan Women Cricket Team recently died in Dec 2018?

• A. Nida Dar
• B. Shazia Khan
• C. Sharmeen Khan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Sharmeen Khan, a founding member of Pakistan’s women’s cricket team, died in December 2018. Nida Dar was an active contemporary player, while Shazia Khan was not the person referred to here.

797. Pakistani Cricketer Yasir Shah has become the fastest bowler to reach 200 wickets in Test cricket breaking Australia's ___________ record set 82 years ago?

• A. Clarrie Grimmett
• B. Mitchell Starc
• C. Nathan Lyon
• D. Glenn McGrath

Explanation: Yasir Shah reached 200 Test wickets in only 33 matches, surpassing Australia's Clarrie Grimmett, who had held the record for 82 years. Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Glenn McGrath were not the previous record-holders.

798. The week-long US $15,000 Fourth Shaheed Benazir Bhutto ITF Future Tennis Tournament will begin at ___________ from 17th DEC 2018?

• A. Lahore Tennis Complex
• B. Islamabad Tennis Complex
• C. Rawalpindi Tennis Complex
• D. Karachi Tennis Complex

Explanation: The Fourth Shaheed Benazir Bhutto ITF Future Tennis Tournament was scheduled at the Islamabad Tennis Complex from 17 December 2018. The other complexes were not the venue named for this event.

799. Who has resigned from the portfolio of Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum due to not being taken into confidence by his party on 12th Dec 2018?

• A. Shaukat Ali Yousafzai
• B. Raja Riaz
• C. Sahibzada Nazir Sultan
• D. Shah Farman

Explanation: Raja Riaz resigned as Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum after stating that his party had not taken him into confidence. The other listed politicians did not resign from that portfolio on that date.

800. Which of the following muslim leader was awarded a chance by S.Arabia to sew Ghilaf-e Kaaba with gold thread in Dec 2018?

• A. Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad
• B. Dr. Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi
• C. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
• D. Abdul Hamid

Explanation: President Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi was given the honour of sewing the Ghilaf-e-Kaaba with gold thread during his Saudi visit. Mahathir, Mohammed bin Rashid and Abdul Hamid were not the Pakistani leader referred to.