The 2019 Pakistan Affairs paper strongly emphasizes contemporary socio-economic challenges. While one question revisits pre-partition politics, most focus on governance issues such as economic instability, population growth, energy crisis, water management, and resource utilization. This indicates a growing trend in CSS to test candidates’ understanding of Pakistan’s developmental problems and their ability to propose practical policy solutions.
1. Pakistan and India signed the historic Lahore Declaration in:
A. Feb 1999 | B. Feb 2000 | C. Feb 2001 | D. Feb 1998
2. President Asif Zardari approved the transfer of Gwadar Port operations to China from Singapore on:
A. January 21, 2009 | B. January 24, 2010 | C. January 13, 2012 | D. January 30, 2013
3. According to the World Bank, Pakistan’s GDP growth rate for the fiscal year 2017-2018 was:
A. 6% | B. 5.9% | C. 5.5% | D. 5.8%
4. The total budget outlay of Pakistan for the fiscal year 2017-2018 was:
A. Rs 5.55 tn | B. Rs 4.75 tn | C. Rs 4.90 tn | D. Rs 6.55 tn
5. Pervez Musharraf took a vote of confidence from the National and Provincial assemblies on:
A. 01 January, 2000 | B. 01 January, 2002 | C. 01 January, 2003 | D. 01 January, 2004
6. The British East India Company first arrived in the port of Surat in:
A. 1600 | B. 1608 | C. 1611 | D. 1620
7. Which of the following books was authored by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1860?
A. Tafsir al jinn | B. Risala Tahqiq | C. An account of the Loyal Muhammadans of India | D. On Hunter’s: Our Indian Mussulmans
8. The famous pamphlet “Now or Never,” which first proposed the name "Pakistan," was written by:
A. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan | B. Choudhry Rahmat Ali | C. Liaquat Ali Khan | D. Quaid-e-Azam
9. Who is the Minister of Minorities Affairs in Sindh (based on the 2018-2023 cabinet)?
A. Dr Mahesh Kumar | B. Giyan Chand | C. Seth HariRam Kishorilal | D. None of the above
10. The Delhi Proposals, a set of constitutional demands by Muslim leaders, were presented in:
A. 1928 | B. 1927 | C. 1935 | D. 1947
11. Who served as the 2nd Governor General of Pakistan following the death of Jinnah?
A. Quaid-e-Azam | B. Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin | C. Ghulam Muhammad | D. None of the above
12. The controversial "One Unit" policy was finally abolished in:
A. 1965 | B. 1969 | C. 1970 | D. 1985
13. The Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP-1) was officially inaugurated on:
A. 28 May, 1971 | B. 28 Nov, 1972 | C. 18 Nov, 1973 | D. 20 Nov, 1972
14. The Murree Declaration (2008) was a coalition agreement signed primarily between:
A. PPP and PML-N | B. PPP and PML-Q | C. PPP and MQM | D. All of these
15. Sachal Sarmast, the "Shair-e-Haft Zaban" (Poet of Seven Languages), was a Sufi poet from:
A. Punjab | B. Sindh | C. Balochistan | D. Multan
16. The third Martial Law in Pakistan (Zia-ul-Haq era) officially ended on:
A. Aug 1988 | B. March 1984 | C. March 1979 | D. Dec 1985
17. In 2002, PARCO completed a 817 km long pipeline from Karachi to the North called the:
A. Pak Iran Pipeline | B. Peace Pipeline | C. Zamzama Oil Pipeline | D. White Oil Pipeline
18. Qadirabad Barrage is built on which river to provide irrigation water to the Rechna Doab?
A. Chenab River | B. Indus River | C. Jhelum River | D. All of the above
19. The Islamabad Accord was signed in 1993 to end civil war by how many Afghan Mujahideen factions?
A. 9 | B. 7 | C. 6 | D. 2
20. On 14 October 1999, General Pervez Musharraf took the official title of:
A. Chief Executive | B. President | C. Chief of Army Staff | D. Chief Martial Law Administrator