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Q. 1 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
A Memoir: "In the Line of Fire" is an autobiography of:
A
Z.A. Bhutto
B
General Zia-ul-Haq
C
Pervez Musharraf
✓ Correct
D
Nawaz Sharif
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This book details his life, the 1999 coup, and the War on Terror.
Q. 2 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
"Pakistan: Between Mosque and Military" is written by which leading Pakistani journalist / analyst:
A
Kamran Khan
B
Hussain Haqqani
✓ Correct
C
Talat Masood
D
Ahmad Hassan
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The book explores the relationship between the military and religious parties.
Q. 3 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
"The Idea of Pakistan" is written by:
A
Stephen P. Cohen
✓ Correct
B
Owen Bennett Jones
C
R. Ralph
D
V.B. Kulkarni
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This is a major study on Pakistan's national identity and future prospects.
Q. 4 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
"Pakistan: A Hard Country" is written by:
A
Ayesha Jalal
B
Iftikhar Malik
C
Ian Talbot
D
Anatol Lieven
✓ Correct
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Lieven argues that Pakistan is a resilient society built on kinship and traditional structures.
Q. 5 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
"Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West" was authored by:
A
Benazir Bhutto
✓ Correct
B
Ayesha Siddiqa
C
Ayesha Jalal
D
None of these
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This was her final book, published posthumously, advocating for democratic dialogue.
Q. 6 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the National Institute of Aligarh in 1864 and a private educational...
A
MAO College
✓ Correct
B
Delhi College
C
Lahore College
D
Patna College
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The Scientific Society was moved to Aligarh, eventually leading to the college's founding.
Q. 7 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
In 1909, the British announced Morley-Minto reforms... What is the important feature of these reforms?
A
Separate electorate system for Muslims
✓ Correct
B
Special privileges for Hindus
C
Special privileges for Sikhs
D
None of these
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This was the most significant constitutional win for the Muslim League at the time.
Q. 8 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Easy (1 Mark)
The first religious political party Jamiat-ul-Ulama-e-Hind came into being in:
A
1917
B
1919
✓ Correct
C
1921
D
1923
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It was formed by Deobandi scholars during the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation period.
Q. 9 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
The Communal Award announced by the British government in:
A
August 1932
✓ Correct
B
August 1933
C
August 1934
D
August 1935
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced this plan for minority representation.
Q. 10 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
"Growth of Muslim Politics" was authored by:
A
Ian Talbot
B
Y.B. Mathur
✓ Correct
C
J.M. Brown
D
G. Minault
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This book analyzes the rise of Muslim political movements in the subcontinent.
Q. 11 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
In August 1955, Ghulam Muhammad the then Governor-General resigned... was succeeded by:
A
Iskandar Mirza
✓ Correct
B
Muhammad Ali Bogra
C
Ch. Muhammad Ali
D
Ayub Khan
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He transitioned from being the last Governor-General to the first President in 1956.
Q. 12 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
In February 1999... Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee made a bust trip to Pakistan. Who was then prime minister of Pakistan?
A
Muhammad Khan Junejo
B
Miraj Khalid
C
Benazir Bhutto
D
Nawaz Sharif
✓ Correct
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This meeting led to the signing of the Lahore Declaration.
Q. 13 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
When Simla Agreement between Pakistan and India was signed?
A
1972
✓ Correct
B
1973
C
1974
D
1975
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Signed on July 2 by Bhutto and Gandhi to normalize relations after the 1971 war.
Q. 14 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
The Kargil conflict is between:
A
Pakistan and China
B
Pakistan and India
✓ Correct
C
Pakistan and Iran
D
Pakistan and Russia
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This military engagement occurred in 1999 along the Line of Control.
Q. 15 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Hard (1 Mark)
Right of fair trial is provided each and every citizen of Pakistan under which Article of the Constitution of Pakistan?
A
10A
✓ Correct
B
11
C
12
D
13
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This fundamental right was inserted into the constitution via the 18th Amendment.
Q. 16 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
In 2013 the Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif made a first visit to which country?
A
China
✓ Correct
B
Iran
C
Saudia
D
India
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He prioritized economic cooperation and CPEC during his inaugural visit.
Q. 17 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Hard (1 Mark)
"Constitutional Development in Pakistan" was authored by:
A
K.B. Saeed
B
G. W. Chaudhary
C
I.H. Qureshi
✓ Correct
D
None of these
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Note: Key identifies 'c'; Dr. G.W. Choudhury also wrote a famous book with this exact title.
Q. 18 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Nehru Report was passed in:
A
1928
✓ Correct
B
1930
C
1931
D
1932
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This was an All-Parties Conference report to draft a constitution for India.
Q. 19 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Day of Deliverance was observed by the Indian Muslims on:
A
20 December 1939
B
22 December 1939
✓ Correct
C
22 November 1939
D
23 December 1939
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It was observed following the mass resignation of Congress ministries.
Q. 20 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
In which round table conference Congress was not participated:
A
First
✓ Correct
B
Second
C
Third
D
None of these
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The Congress stayed away from the first conference due to the Civil Disobedience movement.
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