1962 Constitution of Pakistan was abrogated in:
- (a) 1969
- (b) 1970
- (c) 1971
- (d) 1973
- (a) 1969
On March 25, 1969, Pakistan’s Constitution of 1962 was repealed. Days of intense political instability and mass protests followed, and President Ayub Khan resigned, handing power to Army Chief General Yahya Khan. He immediately declared martial law, dissolved the government assemblies, and abrogated the Constitution.
The Communal Award was given on 16th August, 1932 by:
- (a) Ramsay MacDonald
- (b) King George V
- (c) Winston Churchill
- (d) Lord Irwin
- (a) Ramsay MacDonald
The Communal Award, announced on August 16, 1932, by British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, is also referred to as the MacDonald Award. The Communal Award was the outcome of the Round Table Conference held between 1930 and 1932, and it extended the concept of separate electorates to include the Depressed Classes, now referred to as the Scheduled Castes, and other minority groups.
Lotus (Kanwal) Lake is in:
- (a) Okara
- (b) Islamabad
- (c) Karachi
- (d) Quetta
- (b) Islamabad
The Lotus Lake, also known as Kanwal Jheel, is situated in the Islamabad Capital Territory, in the midst of Shakarparian. It is situated close to the Rawal Lake View Family Park and is at the heart of Islamabad.
Who inaugurated M.A.O. College in 1877?
- (a) Lord Curzon
- (b) Lord Mayo
- (c) Lord Lytton
- (d) Lord Irwin
- (c) Lord Lytton
The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, or M.A.O. College, was established in 1877, and Lord Lytton, who was then Viceroy of India, inaugurated it on January 8. The foundation for this college had been laid by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in the form of a school in 1875, but when it developed into a college, Lord Lytton laid its foundation stone in a manner similar to Oxford and Cambridge.
Pakistan exploded its nuclear device at Chaghi on:
- (a) 26 May
- (b) 25 May
- (c) 27 May
- (d) 28 May
- (d) 28 May
Pakistan conducted its nuclear tests at Chagai, in the province of Balochistan, on May 28, 1998. Code-named Chagai-I, the test consisted of five simultaneous underground nuclear tests in the Ras Koh Hills at 15:15 PKT. Pakistan thus became the seventh nation in the world to have nuclear weapons. This day is observed every year as Youm-e-Takbeer.
Who headed the Cabinet Mission?
- (a) Stafford Cripps
- (b) A.V. Alexander
- (c) Lord Pethick Lawrence
- (d) Lord Mountbatten
- (c) Lord Pethick Lawrence
The 1946 Cabinet Mission to India was headed by Lord Pethick-Lawrence, who was the Secretary of State for India. The prominent delegation that arrived in India in March 1946 to prepare the way for the transfer of power to the Indians was also composed of Sir Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander.
NAB (National Accountability Bureau) was created in:
- (a) November 16, 1999
- (b) January 12, 2000
- (c) October 17, 1999
- (d) December 13, 2001
- (a) November 16, 1999
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was established on November 16, 1999, through a Presidential Ordinance issued by General Pervez Musharraf. It was established as the highest anti-corruption organization in the country, replacing the erstwhile Ehtesab Cell for investigating and prosecuting corruption.
Which river is called “Nile of Pakistan”?
- (a) Chenab
- (b) Indus
- (c) Ravi
- (d) Jhelum
- (b) Indus
The Indus River is sometimes called the “Nile of Pakistan” because it is the longest and largest river in Pakistan and the most important source of water for irrigation and human consumption in the country. The Indus River flows through Pakistan for 3,180 kilometers.
During who viceroyalty, Queen Vuctoria was crowned with “Kaisar-i-Hind” (Empress of India) in Delhi Darbar in 1877?
- (a) Lord Hastings
- (b) Lord Minto
- (c) Lord Ripon
- (d) Lord Lytton
- (d) Lord Lytton
Queen Victoria was proclaimed as ‘Kaisar-i-Hind’ or ‘Empress of India’ at the Delhi Darbar on January 1, 1877, during the viceroyalty of Lord Lytton (1876-80). The Imperial Assemblage was arranged by Lord Lytton to formally proclaim the title conferred by the Royal Titles Act of 1876.
Porali River is in:
- (a) Balochistan
- (b) Sindh
- (c) Punjab
- (d) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- (a) Balochistan
The Porali River passes through the Bela area in the Lasbela District of the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. It acts as a water source for the area, but the floods it carries are devastating. It finally empties into the Arabian Sea.