Free National Symbols and Firsts MCQs with Answers

221. The highest official rank of Air Force is ___________ ?

• A. Air Marshal
• B. Supreme Marshal
• C. Air Chief Marshal
• D. Chief of Air Force

Explanation: Air Chief Marshal is the four-star rank normally held by the Chief of Air Staff and is the highest regular rank in the Pakistan Air Force. “Chief of Air Force” is a position, not a rank.

222. Defence day is observed on ___________ ?

• A. 6th September
• B. 11th September
• C. 7th September
• D. None of them

Explanation: Defence Day is observed on 6 September to commemorate Pakistan’s defence during the 1965 War. The date marks the Indian attack across the international border in 1965.

223. The headquarters of Air Force is located in _________ ?

• A. Islamabad
• B. Rawalpindi
• C. Peshawar
• D. Karachi

Explanation: The headquarters of the Pakistan Air Force is located in Islamabad. Rawalpindi houses important military headquarters, which makes it the main tempting alternative.

224. Zafar Ahmed Chaudhry was the first Chief of Air Staff of _______ .

• A. Pak Army
• B. Air Force
• C. Navy
• D. None of them

Explanation: Air Marshal Zafar Ahmed Chaudhry became the first Chief of Air Staff when the Pakistan Air Force adopted the Chief of Air Staff title in 1972. Earlier commanders, including Asghar Khan, held the title of Commander-in-Chief.

225. The first Chief of Staff of Pak Army was ________ ?

• A. General Tikka Khan
• B. General Ziaul Haq
• C. General Sharif
• D. General Ayub Khan

Explanation: General Tikka Khan became Pakistan Army's first Chief of Army Staff when the army command was reorganised in 1972. Ayub Khan was the first Pakistani Commander-in-Chief, which is a different office.

226. Frank Meseri was the first C-in-C of ________ .

• A. Pak Army
• B. Air Force
• C. Navy
• D. None of them

Explanation: General Sir Frank Messervy served as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army after independence in 1947. He was succeeded by General Douglas Gracey.

227. Paery Cane was the first C-in-C of ___________.

• A. Pakistan Air Force
• B. Armed Forces
• C. Navy
• D. None of them

Explanation: Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur McDonald Perry-Keene was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force. The option's spelling, “Paery Cane,” is a distorted form of Perry-Keene.

228. Who was the first C-in-C of Pakistan Navy?

• A. Gefford James
• B. R.L Archy
• C. Frank Meseri
• D. None of them

Explanation: Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Navy. Option A appears to contain a serious spelling reversal and distortion of the name, but it clearly intends Jefford.

229. GHQ Stands for:

• A. General Head Quarters
• B. General High Quarters
• C. General High Quartermaster
• D. None of them

Explanation: GHQ stands for General Headquarters, the principal headquarters of the Pakistan Army. The accepted spelling is “Headquarters” as one word, but option A gives the intended expansion.

230. Identify the largest cantonment of Pakistan?

• A. Kharian Cantt
• B. Quetta Cantt
• C. Okara Cantt
• D. Karachi Cantt

Explanation: Kharian Cantonment is generally identified in Pakistani general-knowledge references as the country's largest cantonment. It is a major military cantonment in Punjab near Jhelum.