Pakistan’s Social Movements & Activism MCQs with Answer
Which social movement in Pakistan advocates for women’s rights and gender equality?
a) Aurat March
b) Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
c) Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
d) Insaf Students Federation
When was the first Aurat March held in Pakistan?
a) 2016
b) 2018
c) 2019
d) 2020
Which movement in Pakistan fights for the rights of ethnic Pashtuns?
a) Aurat March
b) Balochistan Nationalist Movement
c) Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM)
d) Sindhi Separatist Movement
What is the primary demand of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM)?
a) Independent Pashtun state
b) End to enforced disappearances
c) Implementation of Sharia law
d) Land reforms
Which social movement focuses on education reform in Pakistan?
a) Students Solidarity March
b) PTM
c) Tehreek-e-Labbaik
d) MQM
Which city has been a major hub for the Aurat March?
a) Karachi
b) Peshawar
c) Quetta
d) Multan
Which movement fights for the rights of Baloch missing persons?
a) MQM-Pakistan
b) Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP)
c) Kissan Ittehad
d) Awami Workers Party
What is the main focus of the Kissan (Farmers’) Movement in Pakistan?
a) Better wages for industrial workers
b) Land reforms and farmers’ rights
c) Climate change policies
d) Women’s empowerment
Which activist became a global symbol for girls’ education after surviving an attack by the Taliban?
a) Mukhtaran Mai
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Asma Jahangir
d) Sabeen Mahmud
Which movement demands the abolition of student unions’ ban in Pakistan?
a) PTM
b) Students Solidarity March
c) Kissan Ittehad
d) Awami National Party
Who was a prominent human rights activist and lawyer in Pakistan?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Asma Jahangir
c) Abdul Sattar Edhi
d) Sabeen Mahmud
Which social movement in Pakistan fights for LGBTQ+ rights?
a) Aurat March
b) The Queer Collective Pakistan
c) PTM
d) Balochistan Students Organization
What was the slogan of the 2019 Aurat March?
a) Women’s Empowerment Now
b) My Body, My Choice
c) Freedom for All
d) End Patriarchy
Which movement advocates for labor rights in Pakistan?
a) PTM
b) Home-Based Workers’ Movement
c) Tehreek-e-Labbaik
d) MQM-Pakistan
What was the main focus of the Lawyers’ Movement in 2007-2009?
a) Judicial independence
b) Women’s rights
c) Climate change
d) Ethnic equality
Which organization works for digital rights and freedom of expression in Pakistan?
a) Digital Rights Foundation
b) PTI Social Media Team
c) PEMRA
d) FIA
Which student-led movement was revived in Pakistan in 2018?
a) Sindh Freedom Movement
b) Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
c) Students Solidarity March
d) National Students Federation
Which activist was assassinated in Karachi for promoting freedom of speech?
a) Asma Jahangir
b) Sabeen Mahmud
c) Perween Rahman
d) Malala Yousafzai
Which movement fights for climate justice in Pakistan?
a) Fridays for Future Pakistan
b) PTM
c) Tehreek-e-Labbaik
d) MQM-Haqiqi
Which organization works for transgender rights in Pakistan?
a) Digital Rights Foundation
b) Aurat Foundation
c) Gender Interactive Alliance
d) Human Rights Watch
Which Pakistani activist was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for her human rights work?
a) Asma Jahangir
b) Malala Yousafzai
c) Sabeen Mahmud
d) Perween Rahman
What is the main demand of Baloch student organizations in Pakistan?
a) Independent Balochistan
b) Free higher education
c) Representation in national politics
d) End of enforced disappearances
Which movement protested against sexual harassment and workplace discrimination?
a) Aurat March
b) Kissan Ittehad
c) PTM
d) Tehreek-e-Insaf
What is a major issue faced by social activists in Pakistan?
a) Government support
b) Lack of funding
c) Digital freedom
d) Threats and harassment
Which movement is associated with #MeToo in Pakistan?
a) Aurat March
b) Lawyers’ Movement
c) PTM
d) MQM
Who founded the Edhi Foundation for social welfare in Pakistan?
a) Asma Jahangir
b) Abdul Sattar Edhi
c) Malala Yousafzai
d) Sabeen Mahmud
Which organization works to promote press freedom in Pakistan?
a) PEMRA
b) Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
c) FIA
d) ISPR