Free National Symbols and Firsts MCQs with Answers
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971. In Indus Valley "Alluvial Soil" was used for making?
- A. Bricks
- B. Maps
- C. Fertilization
- D. Drinks
Explanation: The alluvial clay of the Indus Valley was shaped and fired into bricks, a major feature of Harappan urban construction. It was not used for making maps or drinks.
Correct answer: Bricks972. Polio Officially Started In Pakistan in__________?
- A. 1990
- B. 1994
- C. 2000
- D. 2004
Explanation: Pakistan began its official national polio-immunisation programme in 1994. This campaign was launched to reduce transmission of the poliovirus among children.
Correct answer: 1994973. St. George Fort was built in___________?
- A. Surath
- B. Madras (now Chennai)
- C. Agra
- D. Delhi
Explanation: Fort St. George was built at Madras, now Chennai, in 1644 by the English East India Company. It became an important centre of British administration in southern India.
Correct answer: Madras (now Chennai)974. First Capital of British Raj was __________?
- A. Bombay
- B. Delhi
- C. Agra
- D. Calcutta
Explanation: Calcutta was the first capital of the British Raj, while Delhi became the capital in 1911. Bombay and Agra were important colonial or Mughal centres but not the first capital of the Raj.
Correct answer: Calcutta975. Last Mughal Empire was___________?
- A. Babar
- B. Shah Jahan
- C. Bahadur Shah II
- D. Jahangir
Explanation: Bahadur Shah II, also called Bahadur Shah Zafar, was the last Mughal emperor. His deposition after the War of Independence in 1857 ended the Mughal dynasty.
Correct answer: Bahadur Shah II976. Sher Shah Suri buried in___________?
- A. Akora Khatak
- B. Sasaram
- C. Umerkot
- D. Pakteya
Explanation: Sher Shah Suri is buried in Sasaram, Bihar, where his large tomb stands in a lake. Akora Khattak is associated with Khushal Khan Khattak, not Sher Shah’s burial place.
Correct answer: Sasaram977. Who has been appointed as Pakistan's first female Hindu Civil Judge?
- A. iran Bedi
- B. Krishna Kumari
- C. Suman Bodani
- D. None of these
Explanation: Suman Bodani became Pakistan’s first Hindu female civil judge. Krishna Kumari is known as Pakistan’s first Hindu woman senator, so she is the likely trap.
Correct answer: Suman Bodani978. In Which Year Supreme Court of Pakistan imposed ban on Basant festival?
- A. 2004
- B. 2005
- C. 2007
- D. 2009
Explanation: The Supreme Court imposed a ban on Basant and kite flying in 2005 because of deaths and injuries caused by metallic or chemically coated kite strings. The ban was connected with public safety rather than the festival’s cultural origin.
Correct answer: 2005979. Longest Railway platform of Pakistan?
- A. Lahore station
- B. Karachi Station
- C. Rohri Station
- D. None of the above
Explanation: Rohri Railway Station is widely cited in Pakistan general knowledge as having the country’s longest railway platform. Lahore and Karachi are major stations, but their platforms are not the standard answer to this record question.
Correct answer: Rohri Station980. Which is the first ever Law university of Pakistan?
- A. Quaid-e-Azam
- B. LUMS
- C. SZABUL
- D. Bahria University
Explanation: Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law, Karachi, is generally recognised as Pakistan’s first specialised law university. Quaid-e-Azam University and LUMS are not law-only universities.
Correct answer: SZABUL