All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

1901. The Badshahi Mosque of Lahore was Built by Aurangzeb in__________?

• A. 1532
• B. 1630
• C. 1631
• D. 1673

Explanation: Aurangzeb commissioned the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, and it was completed in 1673. The other dates belong to neither the mosque's construction nor its completion.

1902. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi (Mujaddid Alif Sani) was born on_____________?

• A. 1562
• B. 1563
• C. 1564
• D. 1565

Explanation: Shaikh Ahmad Sirhindi was born in 1564 at Sirhind, Punjab, and is remembered as Mujaddid Alif Sani. The title means the renewer of the second Islamic millennium.

1903. Which PTV Programme was hosted by "PM Benazir Bhutto" during 1970,s?

• A. Focus on world
• B. Pakistan today
• C. Outlook
• D. Encounter

Explanation: Benazir Bhutto hosted the PTV programme “Encounter” during the 1970s. The programme title is the key distinction among the listed television shows.

1904. Who was Prime Minister of Pakistan after Zafarullah Khan Jamali in 2004?

• A. Yousaf Raza Gilani
• B. ShaukatAziz
• C. Chaudhry Shujaat Hussan
• D. Asif Ali Zardari

Explanation: Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain served as the interim Prime Minister after Zafarullah Khan Jamali resigned in 2004. Shaukat Aziz became Prime Minister later that year, after Shujaat's brief tenure.

1905. Campbellpur is the old name of__________?

• A. Khanewal
• B. Attock
• C. Abbotabad
• D. Sargodha

Explanation: Campbellpur was renamed Attock in 1978. The old name is a colonial-era reference to Sir Campbell, so it is not Khanewal, Abbottabad, or Sargodha.

1906. Who was the last Viceroy of India?

• A. Lord Mount Batten
• B. Lord william
• C. Charles metcalfe
• D. Lord hardings

Explanation: Lord Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of British India, serving from 1947 until the transfer of power. He also became the first Governor-General of independent India.

1907. When Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) converted into a public limited company?

• A. june 1961
• B. july 1962
• C. jan 1963
• D. jan 1964

Explanation: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited was converted into a public limited company in January 1964. This conversion should not be confused with its establishment in 1963.

1908. When Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) Pakistan company was established ?

• A. 1962
• B. 1963
• C. 1964
• D. 1965

Explanation: SNGPL was established in 1963 to transport and distribute natural gas from the Sui fields to northern and central Pakistan. It was subsequently converted into a public limited company in 1964.

1909. When was Lahore High Court established?

• A. 1913
• B. 1916
• C. 1919
• D. 1925

Explanation: The Lahore High Court was established in 1919 as the Chief Court of the Punjab under the Government of India Act framework. It later became the Lahore High Court after constitutional changes.

1910. The institution of Basic Democracies was introduced in________, in order to remove deficiencies that had characterized the Village-Aid Programme and to utilize the concealed unemployment in the rural sector.

• A. 1959
• B. 1956
• C. 1961
• D. 1958

Explanation: Basic Democracies were introduced in 1959 under President Ayub Khan to replace the ineffective Village-Aid approach and involve rural communities in local administration. The system provided a channel for using underemployed rural manpower.