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Pakistan in recent years
Government jobs · Current affairs · 19 questions
Name: ____________________ Date: ____________
The seventh national census of Pakistan, the first fully digital one, was held in:
- A 2017
- B 2011
- C 2023
- D 1998
The devastating floods that affected about 33 million people in Pakistan occurred in:
- A 2010
- B 2015
- C 2018
- D 2022
The merger of the former FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took place through the constitutional amendment of:
- A 2010
- B 2018
- C 2022
- D 2002
Pakistan's first domestic satellite for remote sensing, PRSS-1, was launched in:
- A 2012
- B 2018
- C 2010
- D 2023
The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated in:
- A 1970
- B 1956
- C 1948
- D 1947
The Pakistan Super League started in:
- A 2018
- B 2016
- C 2008
- D 2012
Pakistan won the ICC T20 World Cup in:
- A 2016
- B 2022
- C 2007
- D 2009
The Ravi Urban Development Project, a large city project, is located near:
- A Lahore
- B Multan
- C Peshawar
- D Karachi
The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being built on the:
- A Kabul
- B Neelum
- C Indus
- D Jhelum
Pakistan's highest civil award is the:
- A Pride of Performance
- B Nishan-e-Pakistan
- C Sitara-e-Imtiaz
- D Hilal-e-Imtiaz
The digital census of Pakistan 2023 recorded a population of about:
- A 241 million
- B 220 million
- C 210 million
- D 200 million
Pakistan became a member of the UN Security Council (non-permanent) for 2025 and 2026 after an election in:
- A 2024
- B 2022
- C 2023
- D 2020
The Karakoram Highway is also known as:
- A The Silk Highway
- B The Friendship Highway
- C The Indus Highway
- D The Grand Trunk Road
Pakistan's national flag was adopted on:
- A 11 August 1947
- B 15 August 1947
- C 23 March 1940
- D 14 August 1947
The Pakistan Day is celebrated on:
- A 23 March
- B 14 August
- C 25 December
- D 9 November
Iqbal Day is celebrated on:
- A 23 March
- B 21 April
- C 9 November
- D 25 December
Quaid-e-Azam Day is celebrated on:
- A 9 November
- B 14 August
- C 11 September
- D 25 December
The Sustainable Development Goals are being coordinated in Pakistan mainly by the:
- A Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
- B Election Commission
- C Ministry of Defence
- D State Bank
The M-2 motorway connects:
- A Karachi and Hyderabad
- B Multan and Sukkur
- C Peshawar and Islamabad
- D Lahore and Islamabad
Answer key
1. C, 2. D, 3. B, 4. B, 5. C, 6. B, 7. D, 8. A, 9. C, 10. B, 11. A, 12. A, 13. B, 14. A, 15. A, 16. C, 17. D, 18. A, 19. D
The digital population and housing census was carried out in 2023.
The monsoon floods of 2022 hit Sindh, Balochistan and other areas.
The 25th Amendment in 2018 merged the tribal districts with the province.
China launched Pakistan's PRSS-1 in July 2018.
Jinnah inaugurated the bank on 1 July 1948.
The first PSL season was played in 2016 in the UAE.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the final at Lord's in 2009. It reached the 2022 final too but lost to England.
The project is planned along the River Ravi near Lahore.
Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a large water and power project on the Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Nishan-e-Pakistan is the highest civil award, with Hilal-e-Pakistan next.
The 2023 census reported about 241.5 million people.
Pakistan was elected in June 2024 for a two year term beginning January 2025.
It is called the Pakistan China Friendship Highway.
The Constituent Assembly adopted the design on 11 August 1947.
It marks the Lahore Resolution of 23 March 1940.
Allama Iqbal was born on 9 November 1877.
Jinnah was born on 25 December 1876.
The planning ministry leads the SDG work.
The Lahore Islamabad Motorway is the M-2.