Free National Symbols and Firsts MCQs with Answers

531. The birth place of Liaqat Ali Khan?

• A. Lahore (Pakistan)
• B. Dhaka (Banghladesh)
• C. Karnal (India)
• D. Paris (France)

Explanation: Liaquat Ali Khan was born in Karnal, Punjab, British India, in 1895. He later became Pakistan’s first Prime Minister after independence.

532. Sultan of Delhi Who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in india:

• A. Iltutmish
• B. Firoz Shah Tughlaq
• C. Akbar
• D. Sher Shah Suri

Explanation: Firoz Shah Tughlaq is reputed to have constructed the largest canal network among the Delhi Sultans. His irrigation works supported agriculture and connected rivers with cultivated areas.

533. Who made Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan part of the Ghaznavi empire?

• A. Mahmood Ghaznavi
• B. Shahab-ud-Din Ghori
• C. Sultan Balban
• D. None of these

Explanation: Mahmud of Ghazni expanded Ghaznavid control over Punjab and adjoining western regions through repeated campaigns in the early eleventh century. Shahab-ud-Din Ghori belonged to a later Ghurid dynasty, not the Ghaznavid Empire.

534. Name of person appointed as a first law minister of Pakistan?

• A. Froz Khan Non
• B. Amjid Saleem
• C. Jougandar Nath Mandal
• D. Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar

Explanation: Jogendra Nath Mandal, a Scheduled Caste leader from Bengal, became Pakistan’s first Law Minister in the first cabinet formed after independence. The other names were not Pakistan’s first law minister.

535. Who was the first Defence Minister of Pakistan?

• A. Abdul Sattar
• B. Parvez Khattak
• C. Fazal-ul- Rehman
• D. Liaqat Ali Khan

Explanation: Liaquat Ali Khan held the Defence portfolio in Pakistan’s first cabinet while also serving as the country’s first Prime Minister. The other listed figures did not serve as the first Defence Minister.

536. Who was founder of Khilji Empire?

• A. Jalal-ud-Din Khilji
• B. Ala-u-Din Khilji
• C. Babar
• D. Akbar

Explanation: Jalal-ud-Din Khilji founded the Khilji dynasty in Delhi in 1290. Ala-ud-Din Khilji was its most famous expansionist ruler, but he was not its founder.

537. The first Muslim Inspector General of Prisons Punjab after Independence in 1947 was:

• A. Lt Col BH Syed
• B. Lt Col HH Mehmood
• C. Lt Col GK Khan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Lt Col HH Mehmood was the first Muslim Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, after independence. The question tests an early administrative first in post-1947 Punjab.

538. On 10th Feb, which government unveiled its first labor policy?

• A. Punjab Government
• B. Sindh Government
• C. KPK Government
• D. Balochistan Government

Explanation: The Sindh Government unveiled Sindh’s first labour policy on 10 February. The question refers to a provincial policy initiative, not a federal labour policy.

539. Since when the Government of Azad Jamu and Kashmir has been established?

• A. August 14,1947
• B. September 4,1947
• C. October 24,1947
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government was established on 24 October 1947. This date is commemorated annually as AJK’s foundation day.

540. The first operational motorway in Pakistan named?

• A. M-1
• B. M-2
• C. M-3
• D. M-4

Explanation: The Lahore-Islamabad M-2 was Pakistan’s first operational motorway. M-1, M-3 and M-4 became operational later or serve different routes.