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General Knowledge-III (Pakistan Affairs)

Competitive Examination-2024

The 2024 Pakistan Affairs paper highlights governance, constitutional development, and internal stability as central themes. Questions emphasize political instability, civil–military relations, national integration, and equitable resource distribution. It also incorporates ideological history through Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi and contemporary global concerns like climate change. Overall, the paper reflects a strong focus on structural reforms, democratic consolidation, and sustainable national development.


PART-I (MCQs)
1. The Sindh River (Indus) has been mentioned in which ancient scripture?
A) Yajur Ved | B) Saam Ved | C) Rig Ved | D) Arath Ved
2. Pakistan was re-elected for the seventh time to the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations on:
A) 11 Feb 2022 | B) 19 March 2022 | C) 17 April 2021 | D) 13 April 2022
3. Who is the author of the classical historical work “Kitab-ul-Hind”?
A) Mujadid Alf Sani | B) Shah Waliullah | C) Syed Ahmed Shaheed | D) Al-Beruni
4. What is considered the greatest monument of Pakistan-China collaboration?
A) Karachi-Gwadar Highway | B) Karakoram Highway | C) Lahore Orange Line | D) K2 Base-camp
5. Which mountain range separates Pakistan and Afghanistan?
A) Karakoram | B) Pamirs | C) The Hindu Kush | D) Kirthar
6. Who was the first Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly constituted under the 1962 Constitution?
A) Sardar Bahadur Khan | B) Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy | C) Syed Fakhar Imam | D) Ghulam Haider Wain
7. What were the official languages declared in the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan?
A) Urdu | B) Bengali | C) Hindi | D) Both (A) & (B)
8. Pakistan conducted its first successful test fire of the Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) "Babur-3" on:
A) 9 January 2017 | B) 11 January 2017 | C) 13 January 2017 | D) 15 January 2017
9. Sardar Abdur Rabb Nishtar served as the first ________ of Pakistan.
A) Interior Minister | B) Defense Minister | C) Communication Minister | D) None of these
10. Pakistan is a major contributor to UN Peacekeeping, constituting over ________ of the UN’s total deployment.
A) 7% | B) 9% | C) 11% | D) 13%
11. What is the currently estimated total cost of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects?
A) $ 72 Billion | B) $ 62 Billion | C) $ 26 Billion | D) $ 32 Billion
12. "Operation Swift Retort" (Feb 2019) was launched by:
A) USA against Afghanistan | B) Pakistan against India | C) India against Pakistan | D) None of these
13. In which country did Pakistan open its first foreign embassy?
A) China | B) Afghanistan | C) Iran | D) India
14. Pakistan is NOT a member of which of the following international organizations?
A) D-8 | B) G-20 | C) SCO | D) United Nations
15. What is the name of the first indigenously produced multi-role combat aircraft of Pakistan?
A) JF-17 Thunder | B) JF-8 Thunder | C) JF-9 Thunder | D) JF-11 Thunder
16. In which district of Sindh is the shrine of the Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai located?
A) Hyderabad | B) Matiari | C) Dadu | D) Thatta
17. An agreement on the demarcation of boundaries was concluded between Pakistan and China in the year:
A) 1961 | B) 1962 | C) 1963 | D) 1964
18. Who was the Prime Minister of India at the time of the signing of the Tashkent Agreement (1966)?
A) Lal Bahadur Shastri | B) Indira Gandhi | C) Rajiv Gandhi | D) None of these
19. To be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a person must have served as a High Court judge for at least:
A) Five years | B) Seven years | C) Nine years | D) Fifteen years
20. Who is the first Pakistani female mountaineer to successfully summit Mount Everest?
A) Nazia Parveen | B) Samina Baig | C) Mahoor Shahzad | D) Benazir Bhutto
PART-II (Subjective)

Question No. 2

Political stability remains an elusive concept in Pakistan. Explore the factors contributing to the fractured nature of Pakistan's polity and discuss potential reforms to the constitutional and political structure that could foster stability.

Question No. 3

Keeping in view the socio-politico circumstances of sub-continent, discuss the role of Sheikh Ahmed Sarhindi (Mujadid Alf Thani) who revived Islamic Ideology and established Muslim identity in sub-continent.

Question No. 4

The Democratization process in Pakistan is still weak and ambiguous. Do you consider dynastic politics and feudalism are the major hindrances on the way of establishing true democratic system in Pakistan? Explain.

Question No. 5

Global warming presents an existential threat to states like Pakistan. Examine the far-reaching impacts of global warming on Pakistan and propose a model of economic development that aligns with environmental protection.

Question No. 6

How should Pakistan manage the equitable distribution of resources among different ethnic regions to address historical grievances and promote developments across the country?

Question No. 7

In Modern day democracy there must be a Pragmatic Civil-Military relationship to deal all the internal and external security threats. Analyze with reference to the role of Pakistan’s security and stability in South-Asia.

Question No. 8

Since Independence, the most critical concern for Internal security is National Integration. Discuss the role of constitutional provisions enabling provincial autonomy and devolution of Power to strengthen National integration in Pakistan?

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