Q1.
What official name was given to Pakistan in its Constitution?
Explanation: The official name given to Pakistan in Article 1 of the 1973 Constitution is the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Q2.
When did Pakistan come into existence?
Explanation: On 14 August 1947, which corresponded to the 27th of Ramadan in 1366 of the Islamic Calendar, Pakistan gained independence.
Q3.
Who is the founder of Pakistan?
Explanation: The founder of Pakistan is Muhammad Ali Jinnah, born in Karachi on 25 December 1876 and died on 11 September 1948.
Q4.
Geographically, where is Pakistan located?
Explanation: Pakistan is geographically located in South Asia.
Q5.
What is the total area of Pakistan?
Explanation: The total area is 881,912 sq km (340,509 sq mi) including Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan. The area is 796,095 sq km without them.
Q6.
What is the capital of Pakistan?
Explanation: The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad.
Q7.
What is the currency of Pakistan?
Explanation: The currency of Pakistan is the Pakistani Rupee (PKR).
Q8.
What are the official and national languages of Pakistan?
Explanation: Urdu is the national language, and English is the official language of Pakistan.
Q9.
Pakistan is the world's __________-most populous country.
Explanation: Pakistan is the world's fifth-most populous country.
Q10.
What is Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) in relation to GMT?
Explanation: Pakistan Standard Time is GMT+5.
Q11.
Who suggested Pakistan’s standard time?
Explanation: Pakistan’s standard time was suggested by Professor Mahmood Anwar.
Q12.
When was Pakistan’s Standard Time adopted?
Explanation: Pakistan’s Standard time was adopted on 15 September 1951.
Q13.
What is the national sport of Pakistan?
Explanation: The national sport of Pakistan is Field Hockey.
Q14.
What is the national animal of Pakistan?
Explanation: The national animal of Pakistan is the Markhor, which is a species of wild goat.
Q15.
Who designed Pakistan’s National Flag?
Explanation: Pakistan’s National Flag was designed by Ameer-ud-din Qadwai.
Q16.
What type of government system does Pakistan have?
Explanation: Pakistan has a federal parliamentary system with a president as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government.
Q17.
How many houses does the Parliament of Pakistan consist of?
Explanation: The bicameral federal legislature, the Majlis-i-Shoora, consists of two houses: the Senate (upper house) and the National Assembly (lower house).
Q18.
The Prime Minister of Pakistan holds office for a term of how many years?
Explanation: The Prime Minister of Pakistan is entitled to hold office for a term of 5 years.
Q19.
Who coined the name 'Pakistan'?
Explanation: Chaudhry Rehmat Ali coined the name in his 1933 pamphlet 'Now or Never'.
Q20.
Who gave the idea of a separate homeland for Muslims for the first time in 1930?
Explanation: The idea of a separate homeland for Muslims was first given by Allama Iqbal in his Allahabad Address in 1930.
Q21.
Who introduced the 'Two-Nation Theory' in the subcontinent?
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was the first to introduce the 'Two-Nation Theory'.
Q22.
When was Pakistan’s first coin issued?
Explanation: Pakistan’s first coin was issued on 3rd January 1948.
Q23.
Who inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan?
Explanation: The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in July 1948.
Q24.
When did Pakistan become a member of the United Nations?
Explanation: Pakistan became a member of the United Nations on 30th September 1947.
Q25.
Who wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of Pakistan, 'Qaumi Taranah'?
Explanation: The lyrics were written by Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952. The music for the anthem was composed earlier by Ahmed G. Chagla in 1949.
Q26.
What is the national flower of Pakistan?
Explanation: The national flower of Pakistan is the Jasmine (specifically, Jasminum officinale).
Q27.
Which is the largest city in Pakistan by population?
Explanation: Karachi, located on the coast of the Arabian Sea, is the most populous city in Pakistan and a major financial hub.
Q28.
Which of these countries does NOT share a border with Pakistan?
Explanation: Pakistan shares borders with Iran to the west, Afghanistan to the northwest, China to the northeast, and India to the east. It is separated from Tajikistan by the narrow Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan.
Q29.
Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Explanation: Liaquat Ali Khan served as the first Prime Minister from 1947 until his assassination in 1951. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General.
Q30.
Which Pakistani physicist won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979?
Explanation: Dr. Abdus Salam shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the electroweak unification theory.
Q31.
What is the national tree of Pakistan?
Explanation: The national tree of Pakistan is the Deodar (Cedrus deodara).
Q32.
Which sea is located to the south of Pakistan?
Explanation: The Arabian Sea borders the southern coastline of Pakistan.