The “Shandur Pass” connects Chitral with:
- (A) Gilgit
- (B) Malam Jabba
- (C) Swat
- (D) Kaghan
- (A) Gilgit
Shandur Pass connects Chitral District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Ghizer District in Gilgit-Baltistan. It is called the “Roof of the World” as it lies above 3,700 meters above sea level. It is also famous for the annual Shandur Polo Festival held at such a high altitude.
Karakorum Highway between Pakistan and China was completed in:
- (A) 1975
- (B) 1976
- (C) 1977
- (D) 1978
- (D) 1978
The KKH connects Hassan Abdal in Pakistan to Kashgar in China. It was started in about 1966 and completed as a road in 1978, which was opened to the public in 1986. Long, stretching about 1,300 kilometers, the highway is considered an effort between Pakistan and China and is often defined as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”.
The tomb of “Khawaja Ghulam Farid” is in:
- (A) Kot Mitthan
- (B) Pakpatan
- (C) Multan
- (D) Jhang
- (A) Kot Mitthan
The resting place of Khawaja Ghulam Farid, the famous Sufi Saraiki poet of the 19th century, lies in Mithankot (also spelled as Kot Mithan or Kot Mithen) in the Rajanpur District of the province of Punjab in Pakistan. Khawaja Ghulam Farid had died in Chacharan Sharif, and he lies.
“Nanga Parbat” is the highest peak of:
- (A) Himalayan
- (B) Karakorum
- (C) Hindu Kush
- (D) Koh-e-Suleman
- (A) Himalayan
Nanga Parbat, which rises to a height of 8,126 meters or 26,660 feet, holds the distinction of being the loftiest mountain in the Himalayan range of Pakistan. This mountain also holds the status of being the ninth tallest mountain in the world, together with being the western anchor in this mountain range, which is dubbed as the second tallest mountain in Pakistan, next to K2.
“Kabul River” joins the Indus river near:
- (A) Dera Ismael Khan
- (B) Kalabagh
- (C) Attock
- (D) Nowshehra
- (C) Attock
The joining of the Kabul River and the Indus River takes place near Attock, where Attock Khurd is located. This is an important juncture where the water of the Kabul River, which is fed by the Hindu Kush Range mountains, joins the Indus River as it flows south. This is in the Punjab/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.
The Chairman of National Economic Council of Pakistan is:
- (A) Finance Minister
- (B) Prime Minister
- (C) President
- (D) Planning Minister
- (B) Prime Minister
The Prime Minister of Pakistan functions as the Chairman of the National Economic Council, NEC. As such, the Prime Minister plays a crucial role in setting the direction for national economic planning and developmental strategies. The Prime Minister, being the NEC chief, sets the direction for Pakistan’s economic planning and developmental strategies until June 2024 and through 2025; in this capacity, Shehbaz Sharif functions as the NEC Chairman. The NEC is a constitutional body (Article 156), whose primary function is to evaluate and assess the overall economic condition of the nation and its membership consists of chief ministers and federal ministers from the provinces.
Who was the first Muslim Governor of Punjab?
- (A) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
- (B) Mushtaq Gurmani
- (C) Malik Feroz Khan Noon
- (D) Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot
- (A) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, marked his presence as the first Muslim Governor of (West) Punjab, serving this role from August 2, 1949, till November 24, 1951. Though initially, Governor Sir Francis Mudie had served in this position after the 1947 partition, Nishtar holds the accolade as the first Muslim Governor of (West) Punjab, as he was a key personality in the Pakistan movement.
Objectives Resolution was presented in the Constituent Assembly on:
- (A) 2nd March, 1949
- (B) 7th March, 1949
- (C) 12th March, 1949
- (D) 17th March, 1949
- (B) 7th March, 1949
The Objectives Resolution was presented in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan by the first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, on March 7, 1949. It was later passed by the assembly on March 12, 1949, serving as a foundational document for Pakistan’s constitutional history, blending Islamic principles with modern democratic ideals.
The only vice-president in Pakistan’s history was:
- (A) Noor-ul-Amin
- (B) Fazal-ul-Haq
- (C) Fazal Elahi Chaudhary
- (D) Ch. Zahoor Elahi
- (A) Noor-ul-Amin
Nurul Amin remains unique as the sole vice president of Pakistan. He headed the position from December 20, 1971, to April 21, 1972. During his stay as the nation’s vice president under President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, East Pakistan had just been separated. Prior to his appointment as vice president of the nation, Nurul Amin had already served as the nation’s eighth prime minister.
What is the minimum age of senator under 1973 Constitution?
- (A) 25 years
- (B) 30 years
- (C) 35 years
- (D) 40 years
- (B) 30 years
According to Pakistan’s 1973 Constitution, a candidate (senator) must be 30 years of age or older to run for a senatorial position. However, aside from meeting these requirements, a candidate must also be a Pakistani citizen and a registered voter in his/her province.