Which animal is the most illegally traded animal in the world?
- (A) Elephants
- (B) Rhinos
- (C) Pangolins
- (D) Tigers
Check AnswerExplanationThe pangolin, also known as the scaly anteater, is generally regarded by groups such as the IUCN, CITES, and the WWF to be the most trafficked wild mammal in the world. It is estimated that over a million pangolins were poached from their natural habitats in the ten years leading up to 2014.
Mr. and Mrs. Sajjad have seven daughters. Each daughter has one brother. What is the total number of persons in the family?
- (A) 8
- (B) 10
- (C) 15
- (D) 12
Check AnswerExplanation
- Solution: Mr. and Mrs. Sajjad are two parents.
- They have seven daughters.
- All of these daughters have one brother.
- Therefore, there is only one brother for all of them.
- Total children: 7 daughters + 1 brother = 8 children.
- Total people: 8 children + 2 parents = 10.
- Correct answer: (B) 10.
If five cars are parked bumper to bumper, how many bumpers are touching each other?
Check AnswerExplanation
- Solution: If we arrange 5 cars bumper to bumper, there will be 4 spaces between them.
- In each of these spaces, the rear bumper of one car will be touching the front bumper of another.
- So, there will be 2 bumpers per space.
- Since there are 4 spaces, that makes 4 x 2 = 8 bumpers.
- The answer is (C) 8.
If Asif is standing in a queue in such a way that he is sixth in the queue from either side, how many people are there in the queue?
- (A) 11
- (B) 9
- (C) 12
- (D) 13
Check AnswerExplanation
- Solution: If Asif is sitting 6th from the front and also 6th from the back, we need to count him only once.
- Total people =
6 (from the front) + 6 (from the back) – 1 (to account for Asif being counted twice)
- = 6 + 6 – 1
= 11
- Correct answer: (A) 11.
In March 2015 the United Nations decided to increase Pakistan’s Continental Shelf from 200 to 350 nautical miles. When did Pakistan submit its request for increasing limits of its Continental Shelf to the United Nations?
- (A) April 2009
- (B) October 2010
- (C) January 2011
- (D) January 2012
Check AnswerExplanationThe formal claim was filed by Pakistan with the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (UNCLCS) on April 30, 2009, for an extension of its continental shelf. This claim was based on the four-year technical study, which started in 2005, conducted by the Pakistan Navy in collaboration with the National Institute of Oceanography. After thorough evaluation, the UNCLCS approved the recommendations in March 2015, expanding the limits of the sea from 200 to 350 nautical miles, adding 50,000 square kilometers to the territory of Pakistan.
The provisions of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan shall remain in force for a period of:
- (A) One year
- (B) Two years
- (C) Three years
- (D) Four years
Check AnswerExplanationIn January 2015, Pakistan’s Parliament enacted the Constitution (Twenty-first Amendment) Act to establish fast-track courts for the trial of terrorism-related cases in military courts. The crucial part of this legislation was included in Section 1(3), which provided a sunset clause for the legislation. The legislation was to remain in force for two years from the date of its commencement. Accordingly, the legislation lapsed on January 7, 2017.
Who is the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan?
- (A) Tariq Fatemi
- (B) Sartaj Aziz
- (C) Mr. Ishaq Dar
- (D) Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Check AnswerExplanationAs of early 2026, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan is Muhammad Ishaq Dar. He is also the Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan since March 2024.
The current Auditor General of Pakistan is:
- (A) Buland Akhtar Rana
- (B) Chauhdary Muhammad Ilyas
- (C) Maqbool Ahmad Gondal
- (D) Muhammad Ajmal Gondal
Check AnswerExplanationMr. Maqbool Ahmad Gondal is the current 22nd Auditor General of Pakistan, who assumed office on September 15, 2025. He is a veteran of the Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service (BS-22) and has also served as the Controller General of Accounts.
Reshma was a legendary folk singer of Pakistan. She died of Cancer in Lahore in:
- (A) November 2013
- (B) November 2012
- (C) January 2009
- (D) December 2014
Check AnswerExplanationReshma, the legendary Pakistani folk singer who is known by the title of “Nightingale of the Desert,” died of throat cancer on November 3, 2013, at a hospital in Lahore after being in a coma for a month. She had been struggling with cancer for some time.
Famous TV drama “Waris” was written by:
- (A) Attaulhaq Qasmi
- (B) Dr. Anwar Sajjad
- (C) Amjad Islam Amjad
- (D) Hasina Moin
Check AnswerExplanationThe well-known PTV drama serial of 1979, Waris, was written by the famous writer Amjad Islam Amjad. The drama serial “Waris” is a Pakistani television classic and is famous for its depiction of rural Punjabi life and feudalism, which was directed by Ghazanfer Ali and Nusrat Thakur.
