Free National Symbols and Firsts MCQs with Answers

231. Sardar Abdur Rub Nishtar was the Governor of?

• A. Gilgit Baltistan
• B. KPK
• C. Punjab
• D. Sindh

Explanation: Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar served as Governor of Punjab from 1949 to 1951. He was also one of the prominent Muslim League leaders involved in the Pakistan Movement.

232. National code of Pakistan is?

• A. PAK
• B. PK
• C. PAK 1
• D. None of them

Explanation: PK is Pakistan’s two-letter ISO country code, while PAK is its three-letter code. Therefore, PK is the standard national code asked here.

233. Who inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan?

• A. Quaid-e-Azam
• B. Malik Ghulam Muhammad
• C. Liaquat Ali Khan
• D. Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Explanation: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan on 1 July 1948. The bank began functioning shortly after independence under his guidance.

234. Known as the most noble man in the history, philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi passes away in Karachi on___________?

• A. July 8th, 2016
• B. June 9th, 2016
• C. August 5th, 2016
• D. July 9th, 2016Geographic Reference

Explanation: Abdul Sattar Edhi died in Karachi on 8 July 2016 at the age of 88. His Edhi Foundation became Pakistan’s best-known charitable welfare organisation.

235. The first Opposition party of Pakistan was: ____________?

• A. Pakistan Peoples Party
• B. Jinnah Awami League
• C. Muslim League
• D. Islami Jamhori Etehad

Explanation: The Jinnah Awami League is generally regarded in Pakistan Studies MCQs as the country’s first opposition party. It was formed in 1949 by leaders opposed to the ruling Muslim League government.

236. 'PHOTA' stands for: _____________?

• A. Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Association
• B. Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority
• C. Punjab Human Organ Transfer Authority
• D. None of the above

Explanation: PHOTA means Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority, the body established to regulate and promote organ transplantation in Punjab. “Association” and “Transfer” do not give the official expansion.

237. Total area of District Bajaur is__________?

• A. 1290 sq.km
• B. 1390 sq.km
• C. 1209 sq.km
• D. 2160 Sq.km

Explanation: District Bajaur covers approximately 1,290 square kilometres. The other figures do not match the officially cited area of the district.

238. Who was the only acting governor of the state Bank of Pakistan.

• A. Mushtaq Ahmed
• B. Yasin Anwar
• C. Muhammad Ali
• D. Shamsad akhtar

Explanation: Yasin Anwar served as the acting Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan before becoming its regular governor in 2011. The question’s wording refers to this commonly cited acting appointment.

239. The second five year plan in Pakistan was launched in which year?

• A. 1960-65
• B. 1955-60
• C. 1950-55
• D. None of these

Explanation: Pakistan’s Second Five-Year Plan covered 1960 to 1965. It followed the First Five-Year Plan, which covered 1955 to 1960.

240. Bacha Khan International Airport is located at: ____________?

• A. Charsada (KPK)
• B. Mardan (KPK)
• C. Quetta (Balochistan)
• D. Peshawar (KPK)

Explanation: Bacha Khan International Airport is located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It was formerly known as Peshawar International Airport.