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Pakistan Affairs / Pakistan Studies (Post-Independence) MCQs

The Indus Basin Treaty was signed between Pakistan and India in ____.

  • A. 1960
  • B. 1959
  • C. 1962
  • D. 1948
Explanation:
The Indus Waters Treaty was signed on 19 September 1960.

The first Five Year Plan of Pakistan was launched in ____.

  • A. 1950
  • B. 1955
  • C. 1960
  • D. 1948
Explanation:
The First Five-Year Plan covered the period 1955–1960.

The University Grants Commission was established in ____.

  • A. 1947
  • B. 1950
  • C. 1974
  • D. 1952
Explanation:
The University Grants Commission (later the HEC) was established in 1952.

The first education policy of Pakistan was announced in ____.

  • A. 1947
  • B. 1959
  • C. 1970
  • D. 1972
Explanation:
The first National Education Policy was announced in 1959 during Ayub Khan's era.

The first President of Pakistan who the people elected was ____.

  • A. Ayub Khan
  • B. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  • C. Pervez Musharraf
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the first elected civilian President in 1971–1973.

When was the Liaquat-Nehru Pact between India and Pakistan signed?

  • A. 1948
  • B. 1950
  • C. 1947
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
The Nehru-Liaquat Pact on minority protection was signed in April 1950.

The first woman to fly a fighter jet in Pakistan was ____.

  • A. Ayesha Farooq
  • B. Saba Khan
  • C. Malala Yousafzai
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Squadron Leader Ayesha Farooq became the first woman fighter pilot.

The founder of Allama Iqbal Open University was ____.

  • A. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  • B. Ayub Khan
  • C. Yahya Khan
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto established the Allama Iqbal Open University in 1974.

The first satellite of Pakistan was ____.

  • A. Badr-1
  • B. PAKSAT-1
  • C. SUPARCO-1
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Badr-1 was Pakistan's first experimental satellite launched in 1990.

The first Governor of Punjab after independence was ____.

  • A. Sir Francis Mudie
  • B. Sir George Cunningham
  • C. Sir Olaf Caroe
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Sir Francis Mudie was appointed the first Governor of West Punjab.