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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

Answer
a) Aurat March

When was the first Aurat March held in Pakistan?
a) 2016
b) 2018
c) 2019
d) 2020

Answer
b) 2018

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

Answer
c) Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM)

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

Answer
b) End to enforced disappearances

Which social movement focuses on education reform in Pakistan?
a) Students Solidarity March
b) PTM
c) Tehreek-e-Labbaik
d) MQM

Answer
a) Students Solidarity March

Which city has been a major hub for the Aurat March?
a) Karachi
b) Peshawar
c) Quetta
d) Multan

Answer
a) Karachi

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

Answer
b) Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP)

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

Answer
b) Land reforms and farmers’ rights

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

Answer
b) Malala Yousafzai

Which movement demands the abolition of student unions’ ban in Pakistan?
a) PTM
b) Students Solidarity March
c) Kissan Ittehad
d) Awami National Party

Answer
b) Students Solidarity March

Who was a prominent human rights activist and lawyer in Pakistan?
a) Malala Yousafzai
b) Asma Jahangir
c) Abdul Sattar Edhi
d) Sabeen Mahmud

Answer
b) Asma Jahangir

Which social movement in Pakistan fights for LGBTQ+ rights?
a) Aurat March
b) The Queer Collective Pakistan
c) PTM
d) Balochistan Students Organization

Answer
b) The Queer Collective Pakistan

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

Answer
b) My Body, My Choice

Which movement advocates for labor rights in Pakistan?
a) PTM
b) Home-Based Workers’ Movement
c) Tehreek-e-Labbaik
d) MQM-Pakistan

Answer
b) Home-Based Workers’ Movement

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

Answer
a) Judicial independence

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

Answer
a) Digital Rights Foundation

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

Answer
c) Students Solidarity March

Which activist was assassinated in Karachi for promoting freedom of speech?
a) Asma Jahangir
b) Sabeen Mahmud
c) Perween Rahman
d) Malala Yousafzai

Answer
b) Sabeen Mahmud

Which movement fights for climate justice in Pakistan?
a) Fridays for Future Pakistan
b) PTM
c) Tehreek-e-Labbaik
d) MQM-Haqiqi

Answer
a) Fridays for Future Pakistan

Which organization works for transgender rights in Pakistan?
a) Digital Rights Foundation
b) Aurat Foundation
c) Gender Interactive Alliance
d) Human Rights Watch

Answer
c) Gender Interactive Alliance

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

Answer
a) Asma Jahangir

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

Answer
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

Answer
a) Aurat March

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

Answer
d) Threats and harassment

Which movement is associated with #MeToo in Pakistan?
a) Aurat March
b) Lawyers’ Movement
c) PTM
d) MQM

Answer
a) Aurat March

Who founded the Edhi Foundation for social welfare in Pakistan?
a) Asma Jahangir
b) Abdul Sattar Edhi
c) Malala Yousafzai
d) Sabeen Mahmud

Answer
b) Abdul Sattar Edhi

Which organization works to promote press freedom in Pakistan?
a) PEMRA
b) Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
c) FIA
d) ISPR

Answer
b) Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

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