The 2016 Pakistan Affairs paper reflects a balanced blend of ideological foundations and contemporary foreign policy issues. Early questions focus on Muslim reform movements, the Two-Nation Theory, and pre-partition politics, reinforcing historical continuity. The latter part shifts toward post-9/11 foreign policy, Kashmir, and the Afghan war, indicating an increasing emphasis on regional security, non-state actors, and Pakistan’s evolving geopolitical role.
1. The Pirpur Report of 1938, which detailed the grievances of Muslims under Congress rule, was prepared by:
A) S M Shareef | B) Raja Sayed Muhammad Mehdi | C) Fazlul Huq of Bengal | D) Js. Sachar
2. The 1970 general elections in Pakistan were held under the:
A) Adult franchise basis | B) Non-party basis | C) LFO (Legal Framework Order) | D) None of these
3. What was the primary purpose of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan?
A) The establishment of military courts | B) Impose Shariah law | C) Created Speedy Trial Court for 3 years | D) Removed the power of the President
4. The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park, one of the largest solar power plants in the country, is located near:
A) Multan | B) Bahawalpur | C) Sukkur | D) Rahim Yar Khan
5. Due to siltation, the live storage capacity of the Tarbela reservoir has declined by more than:
A) 30.5 per cent | B) 32.5 per cent | C) 33.5 per cent | D) 35.5 per cent
6. Who served as Pakistan’s first Law Minister and the interim head of the Constituent Assembly?
A) Chandra Chattopadyaya | B) Bhupendra Kumar Datta | C) Jogendra Nath Mandal | D) Raj Kumar Chakraverty
7. Which charismatic Bengali leader served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan from Sept 1956 to Oct 1957?
A) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy | B) Khawaja Nazimuddin | C) Nurul Amin | D) Feroz Khan Noon
8. Who was the first teacher (Ustadh) of the prestigious Darul-Uloom Deoband?
A) Haji Aabid Hussain | B) Maulana Mahtab Ali | C) Maulana Zul Faqqar Ali | D) Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanotavi
9. Which Mughal ruler was a contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I of England?
A) Humayun | B) Akbar | C) Jahangir | D) Shah Jahan
10. Which party emerged as the ruling party in Punjab following the 1937 provincial elections?
A) Congress | B) All India Muslim League | C) Unionist Party | D) Hindu Conservative Party
11. Who is the author of the famous book “The Spirit of Islam”?
A) Yasser Latif Hamdani | B) Syed Ameer Ali | C) Mahadev Gobind Ranade | D) Major R. D. Osborn
12. The book “We Have Learnt Nothing From History” was authored by:
A) Hasan Askari Rizvi | B) Air Marshal M Asghar Khan | C) Ayesha Siddiqa | D) Mushahid Hussain Syed
13. “The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857” was written by:
A) William Dalrymple | B) Dervla Murphy | C) André Aciman | D) Sean O’Reilly
14. The foundation stone of the historic Islamia College Peshawar (ICP) was laid by:
A) Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayum Khan | B) Haji Sahib of Turangzai | C) Sir George Roos-Keppel | D) Bibi Gul
15. The Arya Samaj movement was launched in the 19th century by:
A) Karsamji Tiwari | B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati | C) Dayananda-Lala Hansaraj | D) Lala Lajpat Rai
16. Which infamous law, leading to the annexation of several Indian states, was passed by Lord Dalhousie?
A) Indian Slavery Act | B) Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act | C) Caste Disabilities Removal Act | D) Doctrine of Lapse
17. The book "Gold and Guns", published in 1945, was banned in 1947 in NWFP (now KP) by:
A) Dr Khan Sahib | B) Abdul Qayyum Khan | C) Abdur Rauf Seemab | D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
18. The most significant concession offered by Muslims in the Delhi Proposals (1927) was:
A) Constitutional Reforms in NWFP/Balochistan | B) Separation of Sindh from Bombay | C) One third seats for Muslims | D) Giving up the demand for Separate Electorates
19. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted and considered a failure in India?
A) There was no Indian member in the Commission | B) Indians liked the Act of 1919 | C) It recommended the abolition of Diarchy | D) None of these
20. Who was the primary religious scholar who assisted Liaquat Ali Khan in drafting the Objectives Resolution?
A) Pir of Manki Sharif | B) Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani | C) Maulana Akram Kha | D) Maulana Maududi
Question No. 5
Jinnah in his Presidential Address to the annual session of All India Muslim League in
March 1940 said, “The problem in India is not of an inter-communal character, but
manifestly of an international one, and it must be treated as such.” Write note on the
Two Nation Theory and the Lahore Resolution of March 1940 in the light of this
statement.