All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

2011. Over ______ million people exercised their right to vote in the 2013 general elections?

• A. 45.2
• B. 46.2
• C. 47.2
• D. 48.2
• E. 49.2

Explanation: More than 46.2 million voters cast ballots in the 2013 general elections. The large number reflected both a higher turnout and a substantial registered electorate.

2012. The voter turnout was _______ percent in the 2008 general elections?

• A. 40
• B. 42
• C. 44
• D. 46
• E. 48

Explanation: Turnout in the 2008 general elections was about 44 percent. The election followed the end of the Musharraf-era political transition and the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

2013. The voter turnout was _______ percent in the 1993 general elections?

• A. 40
• B. 45
• C. 50
• D. 55
• E. 60

Explanation: The 1993 general elections recorded a turnout of about 40 percent. This was considerably lower than the turnout in several earlier elections because of political uncertainty and voter disengagement.

2014. The voter turnout was _______ percent in the 1990 general elections?

• A. 40
• B. 45
• C. 50
• D. 55
• E. 60

Explanation: Voter turnout in the 1990 general elections was approximately 45 percent. These elections brought the Islami Jamhoori Ittehad to power under Nawaz Sharif.

2015. The voter turnout was _______ percent in the 1988 general elections?

• A. 41
• B. 42
• C. 43
• D. 44
• E. 45

Explanation: The 1988 general elections had a turnout of about 43 percent. They were the first general elections after the death of General Zia-ul-Haq and brought Benazir Bhutto’s PPP to power.

2016. The first general elections in pakistan were held under President ___________?

• A. Iskander Mirza
• B. Yahya Khan
• C. Ayub khan
• D. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Explanation: Pakistan’s first general elections were held in 1970 under President Yahya Khan. Iskander Mirza and Ayub Khan had earlier governed Pakistan, but neither was president when these elections took place.

2017. The voter turnout was _______ percent in the 2013 general elections?

• A. 40
• B. 45
• C. 50
• D. 55
• E. 60

Explanation: The 2013 general elections recorded a voter turnout of about 55 percent. This was a marked improvement over the 2008 turnout of roughly 44 percent.

2018. Benazir Bhutto became the first female prime minister of Pakistan in ________?

• A. 1988
• B. 1990
• C. 1997
• D. None of these

Explanation: Benazir Bhutto first became prime minister in 1988 after the Pakistan Peoples Party won the largest number of seats. She became the first woman to head a national government in the Muslim world in the modern era.

2019. Benazir Bhutto was born on _________?

• A. June 21, 1953
• B. June 22, 1953
• C. June 23, 1953
• D. June 24, 1953

Explanation: Benazir Bhutto was born on 21 June 1953 in Karachi. She was the daughter of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and later became Pakistan’s first woman prime minister.

2020. The 2008 elections were boycotted by ________?

• A. MQM
• B. PTI
• C. JUI-F
• D. PML-N

Explanation: The PTI boycotted the 2008 general elections, protesting the political and judicial situation at the time. MQM, JUI-F and PML-N participated, although PML-N later had a major political dispute with the process.