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Current Question
Pakistan’s development budget 2026 allocated highest funding to:
  • A. Health and education infrastructure projects
  • B. Paying government salaries
  • C. Space program
  • D. Overseas contingents
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Major allocations went to new hospitals, schools, and digital classrooms as priority.
Related Question 1
Which new tax was introduced in Pakistan for the first time in the early 2026 budget?
  • A. Digital services tax on social media advertisements
  • B. Property tax on penthouses
  • C. Tax on walking dogs
  • D. 100% tax on moonlight
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
The budget proposed a 15% tax on digital services like online advertising revenue.
Related Question 2
Pakistan’s “EcoFaisalabad” urban development plan announced in 2026 prioritized:
  • A. Expanding industrial parks without environmental safeguards
  • B. Green spaces and improving wastewater treatment
  • C. Displacing communities for highways
  • D. Diverting water from farms to cities only
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
It aims for improved environmental management and green city features in Faisalabad.
Related Question 3
Pakistan’s Federal Budget 2026-27 proposed how to adjust the fiscal deficit relative to GDP?
  • A. Reducing it from double digits to single digits by 2026
  • B. Raising it to over 15% of GDP
  • C. Keeping it steady at 20% of GDP
  • D. Eliminating all budget deficits permanently
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
It planned to reduce the deficit to around 5.9% of GDP by 2026 (from over 10%).
Related Question 4
Which of these statements is false about Pakistan’s 2026 developments?
  • A. Pakistan launched a nationwide AI training program for 10,000 officials.
  • B. The Digital Nation Pakistan Act 2025 created the Pakistan Digital Authority.
  • C. The Elections Amendment Bill 2026 allowed indefinite secrecy of asset declarations.
  • D. The Pakistan Governance Forum 2026 focused on five priority areas called the “5 Es”.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The Elections Bill allowed secrecy only up to one year if required, not indefinitely.
Related Question 5
During the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings in April 2026, Pakistan extended a deposit from which country’s development fund?
  • A. United Arab Emirates
  • B. China
  • C. Saudi Arabia
  • D. USA
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Pakistan extended a $3bn deposit from the Saudi Fund for Development.