Free National Symbols and Firsts MCQs with Answers

1314 National Symbols and Firsts MCQs from Pakistan Studies, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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111. Name the biggest Commercial Bank of Pakistan?

  • A. Muslim Commercial Bank
  • B. United Bank Ltd
  • C. Al-Falah Bank
  • D. Habib Bank Ltd

Explanation: Habib Bank Limited is conventionally described in Pakistan Studies texts as the country’s largest commercial bank. Bank rankings can vary by assets and date, but HBL is the intended answer in this standard general-knowledge question.

Correct answer: Habib Bank Ltd

112. Which is the biggest Desert found in Pakistan?

  • A. Thar
  • B. Cholistan
  • C. Rohi
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Thar Desert is Pakistan’s largest desert and extends mainly across southeastern Sindh. Cholistan, also called Rohi, is another major desert but is smaller than Thar.

Correct answer: Thar

113. Name the biggest Park (area wise) in Pakistan is____________?

  • A. Bagh-e-Jinah Lahore
  • B. Ayub National Park
  • C. Changa Manga
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Ayub National Park in Rawalpindi is commonly listed as Pakistan’s largest public park by area. Changa Manga is primarily known as a large irrigated plantation and forest, not the country’s largest park in this conventional classification.

Correct answer: Ayub National Park

114. Which is the biggest mosque in Pakistan

  • A. Jamia Mosque Karachi
  • B. Shahi Mosque Lahore
  • C. Chandni Mosque Peshawar
  • D. Faisal Mosque Islamabad

Explanation: Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the standard Pakistan Studies answer for the country’s largest mosque, especially by its prayer capacity and overall complex. The Shahi Mosque is historically important but is not the largest.

Correct answer: Faisal Mosque Islamabad

115. The biggest airline of Pakistan is___________?

  • A. PIA
  • B. Blue Airways
  • C. Ithiad Airline
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Pakistan International Airlines, or PIA, is the country’s national flag carrier and the largest Pakistani airline in the conventional textbook context. Blue Airways and Etihad are not comparable Pakistani national carriers.

Correct answer: PIA

116. Which is the biggest cricket stadium in Pakistan?

  • A. Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad
  • B. Qaddafi Stadium Lahore
  • C. National Stadium Karachi
  • D. None of these

Explanation: National Stadium Karachi is traditionally cited as Pakistan’s largest cricket stadium by seating capacity. Gaddafi Stadium and Iqbal Stadium are also major grounds but are generally listed below it in this comparison.

Correct answer: National Stadium Karachi

117. Who was the first Chief Minister of Sindh?

  • A. Muhammad Sharif
  • B. Ayub Khoro
  • C. Zafarullah Khan
  • D. Ali Saeed

Explanation: Ayub Khuhro, also written Ayub Khoro, became the first Chief Minister of Sindh after independence. The other names listed were not the province’s first chief minister.

Correct answer: Ayub Khoro

118. Who was the first Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army?

  • A. G.M. Ayub Khan
  • B. Gen. George Murphy
  • C. Gen. Sadique Chaudhry
  • D. Gen. Frank Meservy

Explanation: General Sir Frank Messervy was Pakistan’s first Commander-in-Chief of the Army, serving from August 1947 to February 1948. General Ayub Khan succeeded him, so Ayub was not the first commander-in-chief.

Correct answer: Gen. Frank Meservy

119. Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab?

  • A. Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
  • B. Ayub Khoro
  • C. Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot
  • D. Muhammad Sharif

Explanation: Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot was the first Chief Minister of Punjab after independence. Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar became Governor of Punjab, while Ayub Khuhro was associated with Sindh.

Correct answer: Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot

120. Which one of these is first Cruise Missile of Pakistan?

  • A. Ra'ad
  • B. AGM-65 Maverick
  • C. Hatf VII (Babur)
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Hatf VII, commonly called Babur, was Pakistan’s first indigenously developed cruise missile. Ra’ad is an air-launched cruise missile, while AGM-65 Maverick is an American missile.

Correct answer: Hatf VII (Babur)