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Pakistan in recent years
19 Government jobs Current affairs questions with answers and explanations.
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The seventh national census of Pakistan, the first fully digital one, was held in:
- 1 2017
- 2 2011
- 3 2023
- 4 1998
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Correct answer: 2023
The digital population and housing census was carried out in 2023.
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The devastating floods that affected about 33 million people in Pakistan occurred in:
- 1 2010
- 2 2015
- 3 2018
- 4 2022
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Correct answer: 2022
The monsoon floods of 2022 hit Sindh, Balochistan and other areas.
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The merger of the former FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took place through the constitutional amendment of:
- 1 2010
- 2 2018
- 3 2022
- 4 2002
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Correct answer: 2018
The 25th Amendment in 2018 merged the tribal districts with the province.
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Pakistan's first domestic satellite for remote sensing, PRSS-1, was launched in:
- 1 2012
- 2 2018
- 3 2010
- 4 2023
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The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated in:
- 1 1970
- 2 1956
- 3 1948
- 4 1947
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The Pakistan Super League started in:
- 1 2018
- 2 2016
- 3 2008
- 4 2012
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Correct answer: 2016
The first PSL season was played in 2016 in the UAE.
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Pakistan won the ICC T20 World Cup in:
- 1 2016
- 2 2022
- 3 2007
- 4 2009
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Correct answer: 2009
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the final at Lord's in 2009. It reached the 2022 final too but lost to England.
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The Ravi Urban Development Project, a large city project, is located near:
- 1 Lahore
- 2 Multan
- 3 Peshawar
- 4 Karachi
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Correct answer: Lahore
The project is planned along the River Ravi near Lahore.
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The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being built on the:
- 1 Kabul
- 2 Neelum
- 3 Indus
- 4 Jhelum
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Correct answer: Indus
Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a large water and power project on the Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Pakistan's highest civil award is the:
- 1 Pride of Performance
- 2 Nishan-e-Pakistan
- 3 Sitara-e-Imtiaz
- 4 Hilal-e-Imtiaz
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Correct answer: Nishan-e-Pakistan
Nishan-e-Pakistan is the highest civil award, with Hilal-e-Pakistan next.
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The digital census of Pakistan 2023 recorded a population of about:
- 1 241 million
- 2 220 million
- 3 210 million
- 4 200 million
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Correct answer: 241 million
The 2023 census reported about 241.5 million people.
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Pakistan became a member of the UN Security Council (non-permanent) for 2025 and 2026 after an election in:
- 1 2024
- 2 2022
- 3 2023
- 4 2020
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Correct answer: 2024
Pakistan was elected in June 2024 for a two year term beginning January 2025.
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The Karakoram Highway is also known as:
- 1 The Silk Highway
- 2 The Friendship Highway
- 3 The Indus Highway
- 4 The Grand Trunk Road
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Correct answer: The Friendship Highway
It is called the Pakistan China Friendship Highway.
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Pakistan's national flag was adopted on:
- 1 11 August 1947
- 2 15 August 1947
- 3 23 March 1940
- 4 14 August 1947
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Correct answer: 11 August 1947
The Constituent Assembly adopted the design on 11 August 1947.
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The Pakistan Day is celebrated on:
- 1 23 March
- 2 14 August
- 3 25 December
- 4 9 November
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Correct answer: 23 March
It marks the Lahore Resolution of 23 March 1940.
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Iqbal Day is celebrated on:
- 1 23 March
- 2 21 April
- 3 9 November
- 4 25 December
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Quaid-e-Azam Day is celebrated on:
- 1 9 November
- 2 14 August
- 3 11 September
- 4 25 December
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The Sustainable Development Goals are being coordinated in Pakistan mainly by the:
- 1 Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
- 2 Election Commission
- 3 Ministry of Defence
- 4 State Bank
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Correct answer: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
The planning ministry leads the SDG work.
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The M-2 motorway connects:
- 1 Karachi and Hyderabad
- 2 Multan and Sukkur
- 3 Peshawar and Islamabad
- 4 Lahore and Islamabad
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Correct answer: Lahore and Islamabad
The Lahore Islamabad Motorway is the M-2.