Free CPEC and Development Projects MCQs with Answers

211. Multan metro bus project funded by_________?

• A. Punjab Government
• B. World Bank
• C. Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• D. International Monitory Fund (IMF)

Explanation: The Multan Metrobus project was funded by the Government of Punjab. It was not financed by the IMF, while the ADB is linked to several other Pakistani transport and development projects.

212. Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the "Spring Plantation Campaign" in last week of February 2019. What is the target of plantation?

• A. 142.6 million
• B. 145 million
• C. 148 million
• D. 150.5 million

Explanation: The Spring Plantation Campaign announced a target of planting 142.6 million trees. This target was part of the government's wider tree-planting and environmental programme.

213. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide Rs_________ billion for the construction of Naulong dam in Balochostan.

• A. 25.6 billion
• B. 26.6 billion
• C. 27.5 billion
• D. 28.5 billion

Explanation: The ADB agreed to provide Rs26.6 billion for the Naulong Dam project in Balochistan. The amount is part of financing for water storage and development infrastructure in the province.

214. China and Pakistan together has launched the bus service to facilitate tourists as part of an initiative to connect both countries via road under the CPEC. The bus will travel from ___________?

• A. Lahore-Kashgar
• B. Kashgar-Lahore
• C. Karachi-Kashgar
• D. Rawalpindi-Kashgar
• E. A & B

Explanation: The CPEC-linked bus service connected Lahore and Kashgar and was described as operating between the two cities in both directions. Therefore both Lahore-Kashgar and Kashgar-Lahore are covered by option e.

215. Pakistan has decided to build Kartarpur Corridor in Nankana Sahib.The corridor will provide visa-free access to the Indian _________ pilgrims to the shrine?

• A. Muslims
• B. Sikh
• C. Hindu
• D. Christians

Explanation: Kartarpur is a major Sikh pilgrimage site associated with Guru Nanak, so the corridor was designed to facilitate visa-free access for Indian Sikh pilgrims. The shrine is not primarily a Muslim, Hindu or Christian pilgrimage destination.

216. Which Former Indian cricket star has arrived in Pakistan to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Nankana Sahib on 28th November 2018?

• A. Kapil Dev
• B. Navjot Singh Sidhu
• C. Sunil Gavaskar
• D. Sachin Tendulkar

Explanation: Navjot Singh Sidhu, a former Indian cricketer and then Punjab minister, attended the Kartarpur Corridor groundbreaking ceremony. Kapil Dev was invited but did not attend the event.

217. Pakistan has invited Indian _________ for the historic groundbreaking of the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims?

• A. PM
• B. Foreign minister
• C. President
• D. High commissioner

Explanation: Pakistan invited India's foreign minister Sushma Swaraj to the Kartarpur Corridor groundbreaking. She declined the invitation, but the invitation itself was extended to the foreign minister rather than the Indian prime minister or president.

218. Prime Minister Imran Khan will lay foundation stone of Kartarpur corridor on _________, as both India and Pakistan has reached Sikh temple deal?

• A. 24th November 2018
• B. 26th November 2018
• C. 28th November 2018
• D. 30th November 2018

Explanation: The foundation stone of the Kartarpur Corridor was laid on 28 November 2018, following the agreement between Pakistan and India to facilitate Sikh pilgrims. The nearby dates refer to related announcements and ceremonies.

219. Chief justice of Pakistan arrived in _________ for a week-long trip for fundraising of Diamer-Bhasha dam on 21st November 2018?

• A. Beijing
• B. London
• C. Bangkok
• D. Abu Dhabi

Explanation: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar travelled to London for fundraising for the Diamer-Bhasha Dam. London was also an important destination for the dam-fund campaign among overseas Pakistanis.

220. Which of the following Company get penalized by Supreme Court amounting for Rs100 million in dam fund?

• A. Bahria Town
• B. Nestle Pakistan
• C. DG Cement
• D. Geo TV

Explanation: The Supreme Court penalised DG Cement over environmental damage linked to the Katas Raj ponds and directed the company to contribute Rs100 million to the dam fund. The case concerned industrial groundwater use, not a media or food company.