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Pakistan Affairs / Pakistan Studies (Post-Independence) MCQs

The first nuclear power plant of Pakistan (KANUPP) started operation in ____.

  • A. 1972
  • B. 1971
  • C. 1973
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) was commissioned in 1972.

The first chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was ____.

  • A. Dr. Nazir Ahmad
  • B. Dr. Abdus Salam
  • C. Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Dr. Nazir Ahmad was the first Chairman of PAEC.

The national monument of Pakistan is ____.

  • A. Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore
  • B. Pakistan Monument, Islamabad
  • C. Quaid’s Mausoleum, Karachi
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
The Pakistan Monument in Islamabad symbolizes the nation's unity.

The first Pakistani film to win an Oscar nomination was ____.

  • A. Joyland
  • B. Zinda Bhaag
  • C. Bol
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Joyland received an Oscar nomination in 2023.

The first Pakistani woman to win the International Women of Courage Award was ____.

  • A. Malala Yousafzai
  • B. Mukhtaran Mai
  • C. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Mukhtaran Mai received the award in 2005.

The first Pakistani to win the Templeton Prize was ____.

  • A. Dr. Abdus Salam
  • B. Allama Iqbal
  • C. Abdul Sattar Edhi
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Dr. Abdus Salam won the Templeton Prize in 1987.

The first Pakistani woman to receive Nishan-e-Pakistan was ____.

  • A. Fatima Jinnah
  • B. Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
  • C. None
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan received the award.

The highest number of Nishan-e-Haider awards have been given to ____.

  • A. Punjab
  • B. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • C. Sindh
  • D. Balochistan
Explanation:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has the highest number of recipients.

The first recipient of Nishan-e-Haider was ____.

  • A. Major Muhammad Akram
  • B. Captain Karnal Sher Khan
  • C. Havildar Lalak Jan
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Major Muhammad Akram was the first recipient of Nishan-e-Haider in 1965.

The first Pakistani to receive the Nishan-e-Pakistan posthumously was ____.

  • A. Quaid-e-Azam
  • B. Allama Iqbal
  • C. Z.A Bhutto
  • D. None of these
Explanation:
Quaid-e-Azam was awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan posthumously.