All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

1741. Who was the ruler of the kingdom between the rivers Jhelum and Chenab?

• A. King Porus
• B. Darius III
• C. Darius ll
• D. Alexander the Great

Explanation: King Porus ruled the territory between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers, known to the Greeks as the kingdom of Paurava. Alexander fought Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BCE.

1742. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at __________ on 27 December 2007?

• A. Karachi
• B. Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi
• C. Larkana
• D. None of these

Explanation: Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi on 27 December 2007 after addressing a political rally. Liaquat Bagh is also associated with the assassination of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951.

1743. Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on_______________?

• A. 15 June 2008
• B. 21 October 2007
• C. 19 January 2008
• D. 27 December 2007

Explanation: Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on 27 December 2007 at Liaquat Bagh, Rawalpindi. The other dates do not match the documented event.

1744. First Woman University of Pakistan is located in_____________?

• A. Rawalpindi
• B. Karachi
• C. Quetta
• D. Sindh

Explanation: Fatima Jinnah Women University in Rawalpindi, established in 1998, is generally recognized as Pakistan’s first women’s university. Its location makes Rawalpindi the intended answer.

1745. Memorial stamp of Rs_______ was issued on Arfa Karim's birthday in 2012?

• A. RS 02
• B. RS 04
• C. RS 07
• D. RS 08

Explanation: Pakistan Post issued an Rs 8 memorial stamp on 11 January 2012, the birthday of software prodigy Arfa Karim. The smaller denominations are the usual distractors in this fact-based question.

1746. The satellite Badr-1 was designed and fabricated by _________ in Pakistan?

• A. KRL
• B. Kamra Aeronautical Eng.
• C. SUPARCO
• D. KANNUP

Explanation: Badr-1 was Pakistan’s first satellite and was designed and fabricated by SUPARCO. KRL is associated mainly with nuclear and missile research, while KANUPP is a nuclear power facility.

1747. Justice (Retd) Sadar Muhammad Iqbal was the _________ Wafaqi Mohtasib of Pakistan on 25 February 1983?

• A. First
• B. Second
• C. Third
• D. Fourth

Explanation: Justice Sadar Muhammad Iqbal was appointed Pakistan’s first Wafaqi Mohtasib in 1983. The wording asks for his position in the sequence of ombudsmen, not the number of his term.

1748. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi (Mujaddid Alif Sani) was died on__________?

• A. 1620
• B. 1621
• C. 1622
• D. 1624

Explanation: Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi, known as Mujaddid Alif Sani, died in 1624. His title refers to the renewer of the second Islamic millennium, not to the year of his death.

1749. Pakistan independence was announced first through which Radio station?

• A. Islamabad
• B. Lahore
• C. Karachi
• D. Dhaka

Explanation: The Lahore Radio Station was the first to announce Pakistan’s independence through radio. Lahore was an important broadcasting centre at the time of independence, which makes it the relevant station rather than Karachi or Dhaka.

1750. Pakistan started to celebrate Defense Day from__________?

• A. 1965
• B. 1966
• C. 1971
• D. 1998

Explanation: Pakistan began observing Defence Day after the 1965 war with India, commemorating the defence of the country on 6 September. The later years listed refer to other national events, not the beginning of the observance.