Free Politics and Government MCQs with Answers

1071. According to Germanwatch report 2020 for climate change, Pakistan has lost_______lives and has suffered economic loses worth______billion from 1998-2018?

• A. 9,989 & $3.8
• B. 6,989 & $2.8
• C. None of these
• D. Both of these

Explanation: Germanwatch’s 2020 assessment recorded 9,989 deaths and about 3.8 billion dollars in economic losses for Pakistan during 1998–2018. The figures in option b do not match the report.

1072. The Global Climate Risk Index has placed Pakistan on the _______ spot on the list of countries most vulnerable to climate change in its annual report for 2020, which was released by the think-tank Germanwatch.

• A. 5th
• B. 4th
• C. 3rd
• D. 2nd

Explanation: The 2020 Global Climate Risk Index placed Pakistan fifth among countries most affected by climate change over the assessed period. This ranking is distinct from a general prediction of future climate vulnerability.

1073. Who is the Current Chairman of NA Standing Committee on Finance?

• A. Asad Umar
• B. Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar
• C. Ms. Naeema Kishwer Khan
• D. Faizullah Kamoka

Explanation: Faizullah Kamoka chaired the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance during the period referenced. Asad Umar and Khusro Bakhtiar were senior politicians but did not hold this committee chairmanship then.

1074. Who is the current Provincial Minister for Environment Protection in Punjab?

• A. Malik Muhammad Anwar
• B. Ijaz Masih
• C. Muhammad Rizwan
• D. Aslam Iqbal

Explanation: Muhammad Rizwan held Punjab’s environment protection portfolio in the period covered by the question. The other options were associated with different provincial ministries or political roles.

1075. Who is the Current Minister of Information and Culture in Punjab?

• A. Fayaz ul Hassan Chouhan
• B. Muhammad Aslam Iqbal
• C. Syed Sumsam Ali Bukhari
• D. Taimor Khan

Explanation: Fayaz-ul-Hassan Chohan was Punjab’s information and culture minister at the time referred to. Muhammad Aslam Iqbal held the industries and commerce portfolio, making him the likely distractor.

1076. Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a prison sentence for corruption, has left the country to receive medical treatment in_________?

• A. Canada
• B. Switzerland
• C. London
• D. China

Explanation: Nawaz Sharif travelled to London for medical treatment after being allowed to leave Pakistan. London was the destination, not Switzerland, Canada or China.

1077. Recently which city of Pakistan is declared as Metropolitan City in Nov 2019?

• A. Rawalpindi
• B. Multan
• C. Queta
• D. Gujranwala

Explanation: Rawalpindi was declared a metropolitan city in the Punjab government’s November 2019 decision. The spelling of Quetta in the options does not affect the identification of the correct city.

1078. Which Chief Minister recently launched the "Mera Bacha Alert" mobile application with an aim to help people and departments concerned in recovery of missing children in the province?

• A. CM Mahmood Khan
• B. Usman Buzdar
• C. Syed Murad Ali Shah
• D. Jam Kamal Khan

Explanation: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan launched Mera Bacha Alert to support the reporting and recovery of missing children. The application was a provincial child-protection initiative, not a Punjab or Sindh programme.

1079. Who is the Current Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)?

• A. Rana Tanvir Hussain
• B. Shehbaz Sharif
• C. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
• D. None of these

Explanation: Rana Tanvir Hussain became chairman of the National Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee after Shehbaz Sharif’s tenure in that position ended. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was not the PAC chair at the time referenced.

1080. Which Article of Constitution gives Supreme Court the Suo Motu powers?

• A. Article 144(3)
• B. Article 164(3)
• C. Article 184(3)
• D. None of these

Explanation: Article 184(3) gives the Supreme Court original jurisdiction in matters involving fundamental rights and public importance, the constitutional basis commonly associated with its suo motu action. Articles 144 and 164 do not confer this jurisdiction.