This MCQ collection covers key events in Pakistan’s history from 1947 to 2000, including political milestones, military coups, and economic changes that shaped modern Pakistan.
Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
a) Liaquat Ali Khan
b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c) Allama Iqbal
d) Khawaja Nazimuddin
Pakistan’s first constitution was enacted in which year?
a) 1956
b) 1962
c) 1973
d) 1985
The first military coup in Pakistan took place in which year?
a) 1958
b) 1969
c) 1977
d) 1999
Which war between India and Pakistan took place in 1965?
a) Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
b) Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
c) Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
d) Kargil War
Pakistan became a republic in which year?
a) 1947
b) 1956
c) 1971
d) 1985
Who was the first President of Pakistan?
a) Ayub Khan
b) Iskander Mirza
c) Yahya Khan
d) Fazlul Huq
Pakistan’s first televised broadcast took place in which year?
a) 1960
b) 1965
c) 1970
d) 1974
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 led to the creation of which independent nation?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Sri Lanka
d) Nepal
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto founded which political party in Pakistan in 1967?
a) Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
b) Pakistan Muslim League (PML)
c) Awami League
d) Jamaat-e-Islami
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan occurred in which year?
a) 1979
b) 1980
c) 1989
d) 1990
General Zia-ul-Haq came to power in Pakistan through a military coup in which year?
a) 1977
b) 1979
c) 1983
d) 1985
The historic “Lahore Resolution” was passed in which year?
a) 1940
b) 1945
c) 1947
d) 1950
The Pakistan national anthem “Qaumi Tarana” was written by:
a) Allama Iqbal
b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
c) Hafeez Jalandhari
d) Mir Taqi Mir
The Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan was signed in which year?
a) 1965
b) 1971
c) 1972
d) 1974
Who was Pakistan’s first female Prime Minister?
a) Benazir Bhutto
b) Fatima Jinnah
c) Hina Rabbani Khar
d) Mohtarma Fatima Sughra
The “Zia era” in Pakistan refers to the rule of which military dictator?
a) Ayub Khan
b) Yahya Khan
c) Zia-ul-Haq
d) Pervez Musharraf
The historic “Karachi Agreement” was signed between India and Pakistan in which year?
a) 1948
b) 1960
c) 1963
d) 1966
Pakistan conducted its first successful nuclear tests in which year?
a) 1988
b) 1992
c) 1998
d) 2000
The “Indus Waters Treaty” was signed between India and Pakistan in which year?
a) 1950
b) 1955
c) 1960
d) 1965
The first female Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated in which year?
a) 2007
b) 2008
c) 2010
d) 2012
The “Swat Valley Operation” in Pakistan was launched in which year to combat militancy?
a) 2007
b) 2009
c) 2011
d) 2014
The “Memogate Scandal” in Pakistan emerged in which year, involving a secret memorandum to the US government?
a) 2008
b) 2010
c) 2011
d) 2012
Pakistan’s first successful democratic transition of power from one civilian government to another occurred in which year?
a) 2008
b) 2013
c) 2016
d) 2018
The “Operation Zarb-e-Azb” in Pakistan was launched in which year to counter terrorism?
a) 2009
b) 2012
c) 2014
d) 2016
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was officially launched in which year?
a) 2013
b) 2015
c) 2017
d) 2019
The “Panama Papers” leak revealed information about offshore accounts of several Pakistani political figures in which year?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) 2016
d) 2017
The “FATA-KP Merger” in Pakistan officially took place in which year, integrating the Federally Administered Tribal Areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019
The “Kashmir Solidarity Day” in Pakistan is observed on which date annually?
a) February 5
b) March 23
c) August 14
d) December 25
The “Situation Room” controversy in Pakistan emerged in which year, involving the alleged surveillance of political opponents?
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019
The “Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP)” emerged as a prominent religious political party in Pakistan in which year?
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
The “Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM)” gained prominence in Pakistan in which year, advocating for Pashtun rights and against enforced disappearances?
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019
The “Islamabad Long March” was organized by the political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) in which year?
a) 2013
b) 2014
c) 2017
d) 2018
The “Abhinandan Crisis” between India and Pakistan occurred in which year, involving the capture and subsequent release of an Indian Air Force pilot?
a) 2018
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2021
The “COVID-19 pandemic” was officially declared in Pakistan in which year?
a) 2019
b) 2020
c) 2021
d) 2022
The “Diamer-Bhasha Dam” project in Pakistan was officially launched in which year?
a) 2015
b) 2017
c) 2019
d) 2021
The “Azadi March” was organized by the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in which year?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) 2018
d) 2019
The “Peshawar School Massacre” took place in which year, leading to widespread condemnation and calls for action against terrorism?
a) 2013
b) 2014
c) 2015
d) 2016
The “Karachi Stock Exchange Attack” occurred in which year, leading to casualties and economic repercussions?
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) 2016
d) 2017
The “Dawn Leaks” controversy in Pakistan emerged in which year, involving a leaked government notification and subsequent inquiry?
a) 2015
b) 2016
c) 2017
d) 2018
The “Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM)” gained prominence in Pakistan in which year, advocating for Pashtun rights and against enforced disappearances?
a) 2016
b) 2017
c) 2018
d) 2019
Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
a) Liaquat Ali Khan
b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c) Khawaja Nazimuddin
d) Iskander Mirza
Pakistan became a republic in which year?
a) 1952
b) 1956
c) 1962
d) 1971
The first constitution of Pakistan was adopted in which year?
a) 1949
b) 1956
c) 1962
d) 1973
The first martial law in Pakistan was imposed by which military leader?
a) Ayub Khan
b) Yahya Khan
c) Zia-ul-Haq
d) Pervez Musharraf
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 was fought over which region?
a) Kashmir
b) Punjab
c) Sindh
d) Balochistan
Pakistan became a member of the United Nations in which year?
a) 1947
b) 1948
c) 1950
d) 1952
Who was the first President of Pakistan?
a) Iskander Mirza
b) Ayub Khan
c) Yahya Khan
d) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
The Tashkent Agreement was signed in 1966 between India and Pakistan with the mediation of which country?
a) United States
b) United Kingdom
c) Soviet Union
d) China
Pakistan’s first general elections were held in which year?
a) 1956
b) 1970
c) 1973
d) 1977
Pakistan’s first female Prime Minister was:
a) Benazir Bhutto
b) Fatima Jinnah
c) Hina Rabbani Khar
d) Kalsoom Nawaz
The Simla Agreement, a peace treaty between India and Pakistan, was signed in which year?
a) 1966
b) 1972
c) 1974
d) 1976
Pakistan conducted its first nuclear tests in which year?
a) 1988
b) 1992
c) 1998
d) 2002
The Zia-ul-Haq regime began in which decade?
a) 1960s
b) 1970s
c) 1980s
d) 1990s
Pakistan’s first military coup took place in which decade?
a) 1950s
b) 1960s
c) 1970s
d) 1990s
The Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan took place in which year?
a) 1998
b) 1999
c) 2000
d) 2001
The “Lal Masjid Operation” in Islamabad took place during the tenure of which President of Pakistan?
a) Pervez Musharraf
b) Asif Ali Zardari
c) Mamnoon Hussain
d) Arif Alvi
Which political party emerged as the largest party in the 1970 general elections in Pakistan?
a) Pakistan Peoples Party
b) Awami League
c) Pakistan Muslim League
d) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed in which year?
a) 2008
b) 2010
c) 2012
d) 2014
Who served as the Chief Justice of Pakistan during the Lawyers’ Movement in 2007?
a) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
b) Saqib Nisar
c) Asif Saeed Khosa
d) Gulzar Ahmed
The “Balochistan conflict” in Pakistan has its roots in which decade?
a) 1960s
b) 1970s
c) 1980s
d) 2000s
The “Swat Operation” against the Taliban insurgency took place during the tenure of which President of Pakistan?
a) Pervez Musharraf
b) Asif Ali Zardari
c) Mamnoon Hussain
d) Arif Alvi
Pakistan’s first female foreign minister was:
a) Hina Rabbani Khar
b) Benazir Bhutto
c) Hina Kausar Rabbani
d) Kalsoom Nawaz
The “Karachi Operation” to curb crime and terrorism was initiated during the tenure of which Chief Minister of Sindh?
a) Murad Ali Shah
b) Syed Qaim Ali Shah
c) Arbab Ghulam Rahim
d) Syed Murad Ali Shah
The “Devolution Plan” in Pakistan was implemented during the tenure of which President of Pakistan?
a) Pervez Musharraf
b) Asif Ali Zardari
c) Mamnoon Hussain
d) Arif Alvi
The “Peshawar School Massacre” by the Taliban took place in which year?
a) 2012
b) 2014
c) 2016
d) 2018
Who served as the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan during the Kargil conflict in 1999?
a) Pervez Musharraf
b) Raheel Sharif
c) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
d) Qamar Javed Bajwa
The “National Reconciliation Ordinance” (NRO) was issued in Pakistan during the tenure of which President of Pakistan?
a) Pervez Musharraf
b) Asif Ali Zardari
c) Mamnoon Hussain
d) Arif Alvi
The “Benazir Bhutto assassination” took place in which year?
a) 2005
b) 2007
c) 2008
d) 2009
The “Pakistani general election, 2013” resulted in the victory of which political party?
a) Pakistan Muslim League (N)
b) Pakistan Peoples Party
c) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
d) Muttahida Qaumi Movement
The “Panama Papers scandal” involving offshore investments and tax evasion implicated which former Prime Minister of Pakistan?
a) Nawaz Sharif
b) Benazir Bhutto
c) Imran Khan
d) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Who was the first female speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan?
a) Fehmida Mirza
b) Sherry Rehman
c) Benazir Bhutto
d) Hina Rabbani Khar
The “Lawyers’ Movement” in Pakistan was initiated for the restoration of which deposed Chief Justice?
a) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
b) Saqib Nisar
c) Asif Saeed Khosa
d) Gulzar Ahmed
The “Pakistani general election, 2018” resulted in the victory of which political party?
a) Pakistan Muslim League (N)
b) Pakistan Peoples Party
c) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
d) Muttahida Qaumi Movement
The “Raymond Davis incident,” involving the shooting of two men in Lahore, strained relations between Pakistan and which country?
a) China
b) India
c) United States
d) Afghanistan
The “Zulfikar Ali Bhutto execution” took place in which year?
a) 1977
b) 1979
c) 1981
d) 1984
The “Pakistan Peoples Party” was founded by which prominent political figure?
a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
b) Liaquat Ali Khan
c) Benazir Bhutto
d) Asif Ali Zardari
The “Afghan Civil War” in the 1990s resulted in an influx of Afghan refugees into which province of Pakistan?
a) Punjab
b) Sindh
c) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
d) Balochistan
Who was the first female Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan?
a) Shamshad Akhtar
b) Kalsoom Nawaz
c) Hina Rabbani Khar
d) Sherry Rehman
The “Pakistan and India nuclear tests” in 1998 were conducted in response to each other by which leaders of their respective countries?
a) Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b) Benazir Bhutto and Rajiv Gandhi
c) Pervez Musharraf and Manmohan Singh
d) Asif Ali Zardari and Narendra Modi
The “Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf” was founded by which prominent political figure?
a) Imran Khan
b) Pervez Musharraf
c) Asif Ali Zardari
d) Nawaz Sharif