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Pakistan Studies MCQs for PPSC tests help candidates revise the Pakistan Movement, constitutional development, geography, economy, institutions, international relations and national culture. This original practice set contains 60 questions with four options, correct answers and concise explanations.

Original Practice Note

This is an original preparation resource created by SirNadir.com. It is not an official PPSC paper or answer key. Constitutional figures, statistics and institutional arrangements should be verified again if they change after publication.

How to Use This Practice Set

  1. Attempt each question before opening the answer.
  2. Give one mark for every correct answer.
  3. Record mistakes by topic rather than only total score.
  4. Verify any date-sensitive constitutional or statistical fact.
  5. Reattempt incorrect questions after revision.

Pakistan Movement

Q1. The All-India Muslim League was founded in:

  1. 1905
  2. 1906
  3. 1911
  4. 1916
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1906

The Muslim League was founded at Dhaka in December 1906.

Q2. Who led the Simla Deputation of 1906?

  1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
  2. Aga Khan III
  3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  4. Allama Iqbal
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Aga Khan III

Aga Khan III led the Muslim delegation that met Viceroy Lord Minto.

Q3. The Partition of Bengal took effect in:

  1. 1905
  2. 1906
  3. 1911
  4. 1919
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — 1905

The partition took effect on 16 October 1905 and was annulled in 1911.

Q4. The Lucknow Pact was concluded in:

  1. 1913
  2. 1916
  3. 1919
  4. 1928
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1916

The Congress and Muslim League reached the Lucknow Pact in 1916.

Q5. The Nehru Report was published in:

  1. 1927
  2. 1928
  3. 1929
  4. 1930
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1928

The Nehru Report was issued in 1928 under Motilal Nehru’s chairmanship.

Q6. Quaid-e-Azam presented his Fourteen Points in:

  1. 1928
  2. 1929
  3. 1930
  4. 1933
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1929

Jinnah presented the Fourteen Points in 1929.

Q7. Who delivered the Allahabad Address in 1930?

  1. Choudhry Rahmat Ali
  2. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
  3. Liaquat Ali Khan
  4. A.K. Fazlul Huq
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Allama Iqbal delivered the presidential address in December 1930.

Q8. The pamphlet Now or Never was published in:

  1. 1929
  2. 1930
  3. 1933
  4. 1940
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — 1933

Choudhry Rahmat Ali published Now or Never in 1933.

Q9. Who moved the Lahore Resolution in 1940?

  1. Liaquat Ali Khan
  2. A.K. Fazlul Huq
  3. Sir Muhammad Shafi
  4. Khawaja Nazimuddin
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — A.K. Fazlul Huq

A.K. Fazlul Huq moved the resolution at the Lahore session.

Q10. The Cabinet Mission came to India in:

  1. 1940
  2. 1942
  3. 1946
  4. 1947
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — 1946

The Cabinet Mission arrived in March 1946.

Q11. The 3 June Plan was announced by:

  1. Lord Wavell
  2. Lord Mountbatten
  3. Lord Minto
  4. Lord Curzon
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Lord Mountbatten

Lord Mountbatten announced the partition plan on 3 June 1947.

Q12. The Radcliffe Award was announced on:

  1. 14 August 1947
  2. 15 August 1947
  3. 17 August 1947
  4. 23 March 1948
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — 17 August 1947

The boundary award was published on 17 August 1947.

Constitution and Government

Q13. The Objectives Resolution was passed on:

  1. 12 March 1949
  2. 23 March 1956
  3. 7 October 1958
  4. 14 August 1973
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — 12 March 1949

The Constituent Assembly adopted it on 12 March 1949.

Q14. Pakistan’s first Constitution came into force in:

  1. 1954
  2. 1956
  3. 1962
  4. 1973
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1956

The 1956 Constitution took effect on 23 March 1956.

Q15. The Constitution of 1962 established a primarily:

  1. Parliamentary system
  2. Presidential system
  3. Confederal system
  4. Monarchical system
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Presidential system

The 1962 Constitution created a presidential form of government.

Q16. The current Constitution was adopted in:

  1. 1956
  2. 1962
  3. 1972
  4. 1973
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — 1973

The Constitution of 1973 came into force on 14 August 1973.

Q17. Islam is declared the state religion in Article:

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 2A
  4. 25A
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 2

Article 2 declares Islam the state religion of Pakistan.

Q18. The Objectives Resolution is a substantive part of the Constitution through Article:

  1. 2A
  2. 6
  3. 25
  4. 251
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — 2A

Article 2A incorporates the Objectives Resolution.

Q19. Free and compulsory education for children aged 5–16 is provided by Article:

  1. 9
  2. 19
  3. 25A
  4. 37
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — 25A

Article 25A establishes this right.

Q20. The national language provision appears in Article:

  1. 140A
  2. 153
  3. 160
  4. 251
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — 251

Article 251 concerns the national language and related arrangements.

Q21. The Council of Common Interests is established under Article:

  1. 140
  2. 153
  3. 160
  4. 184
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 153

Article 153 provides for the CCI.

Q22. The National Finance Commission is provided under Article:

  1. 62
  2. 140A
  3. 160
  4. 175
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — 160

Article 160 concerns the National Finance Commission.

Q23. A constitutional amendment generally requires what majority in each House?

  1. Simple majority
  2. Two-thirds of total membership
  3. Three-fourths present members
  4. Unanimous vote
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Two-thirds of total membership

Article 239 generally requires two-thirds of the total membership of each House.

Q24. How many seats are in the Senate of Pakistan under the current post-FATA arrangement?

  1. 87
  2. 96
  3. 100
  4. 104
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 96

The Senate has 96 seats after the merger-related transition.

Q25. How many total seats are in the National Assembly under the current constitutional allocation?

  1. 272
  2. 326
  3. 336
  4. 342
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — 336

The National Assembly has 336 total seats under the current allocation.

Q26. The minimum voting age in Pakistan is:

  1. 18 years
  2. 21 years
  3. 25 years
  4. 30 years
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — 18 years

The voting age is 18 years.

Geography of Pakistan

Q27. What is the commonly cited total area of Pakistan?

  1. 796,096 sq km
  2. 881,913 sq km
  3. 947,000 sq km
  4. 1,000,000 sq km
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 881,913 sq km

881,913 square kilometres is a commonly cited figure; totals vary by territorial basis.

Q28. Which is Pakistan’s largest province by area?

  1. Punjab
  2. Sindh
  3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  4. Balochistan
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — Balochistan

Balochistan covers the largest area.

Q29. Which province has the largest population?

  1. Punjab
  2. Sindh
  3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  4. Balochistan
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Punjab

Punjab is Pakistan’s most populous province.

Q30. Which province is smallest by area?

  1. Punjab
  2. Sindh
  3. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  4. Balochistan
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the smallest province by area among the four provinces.

Q31. Pakistan’s highest mountain is:

  1. Nanga Parbat
  2. K2
  3. Tirich Mir
  4. Rakaposhi
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — K2

K2 is Pakistan’s highest peak and the world’s second-highest mountain.

Q32. Pakistan’s longest river is:

  1. Jhelum
  2. Chenab
  3. Indus
  4. Ravi
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Indus

The Indus is the country’s principal and longest river.

Q33. Mangla Dam is built on the:

  1. Indus
  2. Jhelum
  3. Chenab
  4. Ravi
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Jhelum

Mangla Dam is on the Jhelum River.

Q34. Tarbela Dam is built on the:

  1. Indus
  2. Jhelum
  3. Sutlej
  4. Kabul
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Indus

Tarbela Dam is on the Indus River.

Q35. The Thal Desert lies mainly in:

  1. Bari Doab
  2. Sindh Sagar Doab
  3. Chaj Doab
  4. Rachna Doab
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Sindh Sagar Doab

The Thal Desert occupies part of Sindh Sagar Doab.

Q36. The Khyber Pass links Pakistan with:

  1. China
  2. Iran
  3. Afghanistan
  4. India
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Afghanistan

The pass is a historic route from the Peshawar region toward Afghanistan.

Q37. The Khunjerab Pass connects Pakistan with:

  1. India
  2. China
  3. Iran
  4. Afghanistan
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — China

Khunjerab Pass connects Gilgit-Baltistan with China’s Xinjiang region.

Q38. Pakistan’s coastline lies along the:

  1. Red Sea
  2. Arabian Sea
  3. Bay of Bengal
  4. Caspian Sea
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Arabian Sea

Pakistan’s Sindh and Balochistan coasts border the Arabian Sea.

Q39. Head Trimmu is associated with which rivers?

  1. Ravi and Sutlej
  2. Jhelum and Chenab
  3. Indus and Kabul
  4. Chenab and Ravi
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Jhelum and Chenab

Trimmu is associated with the confluence of the Jhelum and Chenab.

Q40. The Deosai Plateau is located in:

  1. Sindh
  2. Punjab
  3. Gilgit-Baltistan
  4. Balochistan
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — Gilgit-Baltistan

Deosai is a high plateau in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Economy, Resources and Institutions

Q41. The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated in:

  1. 1947
  2. 1948
  3. 1951
  4. 1956
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1948

The State Bank began operations on 1 July 1948.

Q42. Pakistan’s currency is the:

  1. Taka
  2. Rupee
  3. Dinar
  4. Dirham
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Rupee

The Pakistani rupee is the national currency.

Q43. Natural gas was discovered at Sui in:

  1. 1948
  2. 1952
  3. 1956
  4. 1960
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1952

The Sui gas field was discovered in 1952.

Q44. Pakistan’s major food crop is:

  1. Cotton
  2. Wheat
  3. Tea
  4. Tobacco
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Wheat

Wheat is the principal food crop.

Q45. Pakistan’s largest export category has traditionally been:

  1. Textiles and garments
  2. Automobiles
  3. Crude oil
  4. Aircraft
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Textiles and garments

Textiles and garments dominate Pakistan’s merchandise exports.

Q46. Gwadar was purchased from:

  1. Iran
  2. Oman
  3. Afghanistan
  4. United Kingdom
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Oman

Pakistan purchased Gwadar from Oman in 1958.

Q47. CPEC stands for:

  1. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
  2. Central Pakistan Energy Council
  3. China Port Export Commission
  4. Coastal Pakistan Economic Route
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

CPEC means China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Q48. Port Qasim is located near:

  1. Karachi
  2. Gwadar
  3. Pasni
  4. Ormara
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Karachi

Port Qasim is southeast of Karachi.

Q49. Which organization conducts Pakistan’s population census?

  1. State Bank of Pakistan
  2. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
  3. Election Commission only
  4. Planning Commission only
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics is responsible for the census.

Q50. The NFC Award primarily distributes financial resources between:

  1. Courts and Parliament
  2. Federation and provinces
  3. Districts and universities
  4. Banks and companies
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Federation and provinces

The National Finance Commission addresses distribution between the federation and provinces.

Pakistan and International Organizations

Q51. Pakistan joined the United Nations on:

  1. 14 August 1947
  2. 30 September 1947
  3. 23 March 1956
  4. 1 January 1948
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 30 September 1947

Pakistan became a UN member on 30 September 1947.

Q52. Pakistan was a founding member of the OIC in:

  1. 1949
  2. 1969
  3. 1979
  4. 1985
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1969

Pakistan participated as a founding member in 1969.

Q53. Pakistan joined the Non-Aligned Movement in:

  1. 1961
  2. 1971
  3. 1979
  4. 1989
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: C — 1979

Pakistan joined NAM at the 1979 Havana Summit.

Q54. Pakistan became a full member of the SCO in:

  1. 2001
  2. 2005
  3. 2015
  4. 2017
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: D — 2017

Pakistan and India became full SCO members in 2017.

Q55. SAARC was established in:

  1. 1979
  2. 1985
  3. 1991
  4. 2001
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1985

SAARC was established in Dhaka in December 1985.

Q56. Pakistan joined SEATO in:

  1. 1949
  2. 1954
  3. 1965
  4. 1972
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — 1954

Pakistan joined SEATO in 1954.

National Symbols and Culture

Q57. Who wrote the lyrics of Pakistan’s national anthem?

  1. Allama Iqbal
  2. Hafeez Jalandhari
  3. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
  4. Ahmed G. Chagla
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Hafeez Jalandhari

Hafeez Jalandhari wrote the anthem’s lyrics.

Q58. Who composed the tune of Pakistan’s national anthem?

  1. Ahmed G. Chagla
  2. Hafeez Jalandhari
  3. Sohail Rana
  4. Khurshid Anwar
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: A — Ahmed G. Chagla

Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla composed the tune.

Q59. Pakistan’s national animal is:

  1. Snow leopard
  2. Markhor
  3. Lion
  4. Indus dolphin
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Markhor

Markhor is the national animal.

Q60. Minar-e-Pakistan commemorates the:

  1. Objectives Resolution
  2. Lahore Resolution
  3. First Constitution
  4. Independence Act
Show Answer and Explanation

Correct answer: B — Lahore Resolution

It commemorates the Lahore Resolution of 1940.

Score Guide

Score Recommended Action
52–60 Strong foundation; review errors and updated facts.
42–51 Good progress; strengthen two weak sections.
30–41 Revise movement, Constitution and geography before reattempting.
Below 30 Study one section at a time and rebuild core concepts.

Pakistan Studies Revision Method

Create separate one-page timelines for the Pakistan Movement and constitutional history. Draw a blank map to revise rivers, dams, passes, provinces and ports. For constitutional articles, learn both the article number and its subject instead of memorizing the number alone.

Common Mistakes

  • Mixing the dates of the Lahore Resolution and Objectives Resolution
  • Confusing the parliamentary 1956 Constitution with the presidential 1962 Constitution
  • Using old Senate or National Assembly seat totals
  • Confusing Jhelum–Chenab at Trimmu with other Punjab rivers
  • Treating approximate area or coastline figures as universally fixed
  • Memorizing organization membership without a date

Related PPSC Resources

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these official PPSC questions?

No. They are original practice questions based on commonly tested Pakistan Studies topics.

Are all constitutional figures permanent?

No. Seat totals and legal arrangements can change through amendments or legislation, so verify them near your test date.

Should I prepare only MCQs?

No. Read timelines, constitutional concepts and geography before relying on objective practice.

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