All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

1481. Who wrote Tarikh-i-Feroz Shahi?

• A. Alberuni
• B. Amir Khusrau
• C. Zia Uddin Barni
• D. Minhaj us Siraj

Explanation: Ziauddin Barani wrote Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi, a major medieval Indo-Muslim chronicle covering the Delhi Sultanate. Minhaj-us-Siraj wrote Tabaqat-i-Nasiri, while Amir Khusrau was chiefly a poet and court scholar.

1482. Which sultanate ruler assumed the title Zille Illahi?

• A. Ghiyasuddin Balban
• B. Jalaluddin Akbar
• C. Ibrahim Lodhi
• D. Feroz Shah Tughluq

Explanation: Ghiyasuddin Balban used the title Zill-e-Ilahi, meaning the Shadow of God, to strengthen the divine and exalted status of the Sultan. This doctrine supported his strict theory of kingship.

1483. Who among the following created the department of agriculture Dewan-i-Kohi?

• A. Muhammad bin Tughluq
• B. Alauddin Khilji
• C. Ghiyasuddin Balban
• D. Ibrahim Lodhi

Explanation: Muhammad bin Tughlaq created the agricultural department Diwan-i-Kohi to improve cultivation and increase state revenue. The scheme failed because of poor administration and unsuitable implementation.

1484. Who won the first Cricket Asia Cup?

• A. India
• B. Sri Lanka
• C. Bangladesh
• D. None of these

Explanation: India won the inaugural Cricket Asia Cup in 1984, defeating Sri Lanka in the final. Bangladesh was not yet a participating team in that first edition.

1485. First Cricket Asia Cup was played in the year_____?

• A. 1948
• B. 1984
• C. 2014
• D. None of these

Explanation: The first Cricket Asia Cup was held in 1984 in Sharjah. India won the tournament, with Sri Lanka finishing as runner-up.

1486. Allama Iqbal had only one brother, his name was?

• A. Abdul Kareem
• B. Allama Farhad
• C. Ata Muhammad
• D. None of these

Explanation: Allama Iqbal had one brother, Sheikh Ata Muhammad, who was older than him. Abdul Kareem and Allama Farhad are not the names of Iqbal's brother.

1487. Quaid Azam made his first speech at All India Radio on?

• A. 3rd April 1947
• B. 3rd May 1947
• C. 3rd June 1947
• D. None of these

Explanation: Jinnah made his first broadcast speech on All India Radio on 3 June 1947, when announcing the implications of the partition plan. This date is also associated with the 3 June Plan.

1488. Lal Sohanra Park is situated in which city?

• A. New Delhi , India
• B. Khatmandu, Sri Lanka
• C. Bahawalpur, Pakistan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Lal Suhanra National Park is located near Bahawalpur in Punjab. It is one of Pakistan's major national parks and includes desert, forest and wetland ecosystems.

1489. "Majma' ul Baharain" or The Mingling of Two Oceans is authored by?

• A. S.M. Ikram
• B. S.R. Kazmi
• C. Dara Shikoh
• D. None of these

Explanation: Majma-ul-Bahrain, meaning The Mingling of Two Oceans, was written by Dara Shikoh. The work compares Islamic Sufi thought with Hindu philosophical ideas.

1490. "My Leader"a biography of Quaid e Azam is written by?

• A. Syed Ameer Ali
• B. SA Rehman
• C. ZA Suleri
• D. None of these

Explanation: My Leader is a biography of Muhammad Ali Jinnah written by Z. A. Suleri. Syed Ameer Ali was a prominent Muslim jurist and political thinker, not the author of this biography.