Explore the evolution of the television industry in Pakistan, from the first broadcast to contemporary media. These MCQs highlight key players and major TV shows in Pakistan’s media history.
Which was the first television station in Pakistan?
A) PTV Lahore
B) PTV Karachi
C) PTV Islamabad
D) PTV Quetta
What was the year when Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) started its broadcast?
A) 1956
B) 1964
C) 1967
D) 1970
Which was the first live transmission of PTV?
A) Independence Day of Pakistan
B) Eid ul Fitr
C) New Year’s Day
D) Pakistan Day
What was the name of the first drama series aired on PTV?
A) “Khuda Ki Basti”
B) “Waris”
C) “Andhera Ujala”
D) “Uncle Urfi”
Who is considered the father of the Pakistani television industry?
A) Qavi Khan
B) Ishrat Hashmi
C) Shoaib Hashmi
D) Zia Mohyeddin
What was the first private TV channel in Pakistan?
A) ARY Digital
B) Geo TV
C) Indus Vision
D) Hum TV
Which Pakistani television drama gained international recognition by being broadcasted in India?
A) “Humsafar”
B) “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”
C) “Dastaan”
D) “Alpha Bravo Charlie”
Who is known as the queen of Pakistani television?
A) Bushra Ansari
B) Saba Qamar
C) Sajal Aly
D) Sania Saeed
What was the first private news channel in Pakistan?
A) Geo News
B) ARY News
C) Dunya News
D) Express News
Which is the first 24-hour Pakistani channel that broadcasts in English?
A) Dawn News
B) PTV World
C) ARY News
D) Samaa TV
Who is the first Pakistani news anchor?
A) Talat Hussain
B) Hamid Mir
C) Zia Shahid
D) Naeem Bokhari
What was the first Pakistani game show that gained immense popularity?
A) “Jeeto Pakistan”
B) “Aman Ramazan”
C) “Inaam Ghar”
D) “Nadia Khan Show”
Who is known as the pioneer of morning shows in Pakistan?
A) Nida Yasir
B) Shaista Lodhi
C) Sanam Baloch
D) Nadia Khan
What is the name of the longest-running Pakistani television soap opera?
A) “Mere Paas Tum Ho”
B) “Suno Chanda”
C) “Ishq Tamasha”
D) “Diyar-e-Dil”
Who is considered the most successful and versatile actor in the Pakistani television industry?
A) Fawad Khan
B) Humayun Saeed
C) Adnan Siddiqui
D) Imran Abbas
Which was the first Pakistani television drama series to be broadcasted in India?
A) “Dhoop Kinare”
B) “Waris”
C) “Ankahi”
D) “Alpha Bravo Charlie”
What was the first Pakistani animated television series?
A) “Burka Avenger”
B) “Teen Bata Teen”
C) “Tick Tock”
D) “Sim Sim Hamara”
Who was the first female news anchor in Pakistan?
A) Quratulain Hassan
B) Ayesha Bakhsh
C) Maria Memon
D) Gharidah Farooqi
What is the name of the first-ever Pakistani sitcom?
A) “Family Front”
B) “Bulbulay”
C) “Ankahi”
D) “Guest House”
Who is the first Pakistani news anchor to conduct the first-ever live television interview in Pakistan?
A) Kamran Khan
B) Hamid Mir
C) Asma Shirazi
D) Najam Sethi
Which was the first Pakistani television drama to be produced in a color format?
A) “Ankahi”
B) “Dhoop Kinare”
C) “Alpha Bravo Charlie”
D) “Tanhaiyaan”
Who is known as the “Prince of Pakistani Television”?
A) Shehzad Roy
B) Imran Abbas
C) Ahsan Khan
D) Shahzad Sheikh
What was the name of the first live music show aired on PTV?
A) “Coke Studio”
B) “Nescafe Basement”
C) “Vital Signs in Concert”
D) “Music 89”
Who was the first Pakistani female VJ (Video Jockey)?
A) Anoushey Ashraf
B) Mahira Khan
C) Hina Dilpazeer
D) Maya Ali
What was the first Pakistani sitcom that gained international recognition?
A) “Bulbulay”
B) “Family Front”
C) “Suno Chanda”
D) “Dugdugi”
Who is known as the “Ustad of Pakistani television”?
A) Qavi Khan
B) Bushra Ansari
C) Saba Qamar
D) Samina Ahmad
Which Pakistani television show gained massive popularity in Afghanistan and Iran?
A) “Bulbulay”
B) “Dhoop Kinare”
C) “Humsafar”
D) “Alpha Bravo Charlie”
What is the name of the first Pakistani late-night talk show?
A) “The Late Night Show”
B) “Tonight with HSY”
C) “Mazaaq Raat”
D) “The Late Late Show”
Who is the first Pakistani actor to work in a Bollywood film?
A) Fawad Khan
B) Shaan Shahid
C) Adnan Malik
D) Sheheryar Munawar
What was the first Pakistani television drama to be aired on Indian television?
A) “Alpha Bravo Charlie”
B) “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”
C) “Humsafar”
D) “Dhoop Kinare”
Who was the first Pakistani to win an International Emmy Award for the Best Actress?
A) Mahira Khan
B) Saba Qamar
C) Aamina Sheikh
D) Sanam Saeed
Which Pakistani television personality is known for hosting the longest-running talk show?
A) Nida Yasir
B) Sanam Baloch
C) Sahir Lodhi
D) Aamir Liaquat Hussain
Who is known as the “Shahenshah of Pakistani television”?
A) Faisal Qureshi
B) Humayun Saeed
C) Noman Ijaz
D) Moin Akhtar
What was the first Pakistani television drama to be broadcasted internationally in the United Kingdom?
A) “Humsafar”
B) “Dhoop Kinare”
C) “Ankahi”
D) “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”
Who was the first Pakistani television actor to receive the Pride of Performance award?
A) Talat Hussain
B) Rahat Kazmi
C) Shakeel
D) Moin Akhtar
What was the first Pakistani television drama to be released on Netflix?
A) “Dastaan”
B) “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”
C) “Humsafar”
D) “Alif”
Who was the first Pakistani television actor to win an International Emmy Award for Best Actor?
A) Fawad Khan
B) Adnan Malik
C) Imran Abbas
D) Bilal Abbas Khan
Which was the first Pakistani television drama to be dubbed in Arabic?
A) “Humsafar”
B) “Dhoop Kinare”
C) “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”
D) “Dastaan”
Who is known as the “Diva of Pakistani Television”?
A) Sanam Baloch
B) Ayeza Khan
C) Mahira Khan
D) Saba Qamar
What was the first Pakistani television drama to be dubbed in Turkish?
A) “Ishq Tamasha”
B) “Dil Mom Ka Diya”
C) “Mere Paas Tum Ho”
D) “Mera Dil Mera Dushman”
Who is known as the “Shahzada of Pakistani Television”?
A) Danish Taimoor
B) Osman Khalid Butt
C) Bilal Abbas Khan
D) Ahad Raza Mir
What was the first Pakistani television drama to be broadcasted on an Indian TV channel?
A) “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”
B) “Humsafar”
C) “Dhoop Kinare”
D) “Ankahi”
Who was the first Pakistani television actress to receive the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz award?
A) Saba Qamar
B) Mahira Khan
C) Sanam Saeed
D) Sajal Aly
What was the first Pakistani television drama to be dubbed in Persian?
A) “Dhoop Kinare”
B) “Dil Mom Ka Diya”
C) “Humsafar”
D) “Mere Paas Tum Ho”
Who is known as the “Rani of Pakistani Television”?
A) Sajal Aly
B) Saba Qamar
C) Ayeza Khan
D) Sanam Jung
When was the first television station established in Pakistan?
A) 1947
B) 1964
C) 1971
D) 1980
What was the name of Pakistan’s first television channel?
A) PTV
B) GEO TV
C) ARY Digital
D) Hum TV
Which was the first private television channel in Pakistan?
A) Geo TV
B) ARY Digital
C) Hum TV
D) Indus TV
What does PTV stand for in Pakistan Television Corporation?
A) Pakistani Television
B) Public Television
C) Pakistan Television
D) People’s Television
Which was the first satellite television channel in Pakistan?
A) GEO TV
B) ARY Digital
C) Indus TV
D) Hum TV
Who is considered the founder of Pakistan Television (PTV)?
A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
B) Pervez Musharraf
C) Ayub Khan
D) Asif Ali Zardari
Which was the first 24-hour news channel in Pakistan?
A) Geo News
B) ARY News
C) Samaa TV
D) Dunya News
What was the name of the first Pakistani drama series?
A) Unkahi
B) Waris
C) Ankahi
D) Dhoop Kinare
Which is the most-watched television genre in Pakistan?
A) News
B) Drama
C) Sports
D) Reality Shows
Who is often credited with revolutionizing the Pakistani television industry?
A) Haseena Moin
B) Atiqa Odho
C) Sania Saeed
D) Mahira Khan
Which popular television show in Pakistan is known for its comedic satire and social commentary?
A) Bulbulay
B) Alif Noon
C) Aangan Terha
D) Mazaaq Raat
Which television channel in Pakistan is known for its entertainment and music content?
A) ARY Musik
B) 8XM
C) Jalwa
D) A Plus
Which was the first children’s program to be aired on Pakistani television?
A) Ainak Wala Jinn
B) Kachwa Aur Khargosh
C) Dadi Maa Ki Kahaniyan
D) Uncle Sargam Show
Which Pakistani drama series gained international recognition and was broadcast in several countries?
A) Humsafar
B) Zindagi Gulzar Hai
C) Dastaan
D) Alpha Bravo Charlie
What was the first game show to be aired on Pakistani television?
A) Jeeto Pakistan
B) Inaam Ghar
C) Bol Game Show
D) Crorepati Game Show
Who was the first female news anchor in Pakistan?
A) Ayesha Bakhsh
B) Maria Memon
C) Kiran Naz
D) Shaista Zaid
Which Pakistani television drama is known for addressing social issues and taboos?
A) Udaari
B) Dastaan
C) Mere Paas Tum Ho
D) Pyarey Afzal
Which Pakistani television channel is known for its focus on religious content and Islamic teachings?
A) Peace TV
B) Huda TV
C) Madani Channel
D) ARY QTV
Who is often regarded as the first Pakistani female news anchor?
A) Sana Bucha
B) Shazia Sikander
C) Asma Shirazi
D) Saima Mohsin
Which television program in Pakistan is known for its controversial and candid interviews?
A) Off the Record
B) Kal Tak
C) Naya Pakistan
D) 11th Hour
Which Pakistani drama series is known for its portrayal of the lives of soldiers in the army?
A) Alpha Bravo Charlie
B) Sunehray Din
C) Aakhri Chattan
D) Landa Bazar
Which television channel in Pakistan is known for its focus on health and lifestyle content?
A) Health TV
B) Sehat TV
C) ARY Zauq
D) Masala TV
Which Pakistani drama series focuses on the issues faced by the transgender community?
A) Khuda Mera Bhi Hai
B) Kashf
C) Damsa
D) Aangan
Who is often credited with revolutionizing morning shows in Pakistan?
A) Nida Yasir
B) Sanam Baloch
C) Shaista Lodhi
D) Nadia Khan
Which Pakistani television channel is known for its focus on food and cooking shows?
A) ARY Zauq
B) Masala TV
C) Food Fusion
D) Zaiqa TV
Which popular morning show host in Pakistan is known for her candid and outspoken demeanor?
A) Nida Yasir
B) Sanam Jung
C) Juggun Kazim
D) Nadia Khan
Which Pakistani television channel is known for its focus on fashion and style content?
A) Style 360
B) ARY Style
C) Fashion TV
D) Hum Style Awards
Which Pakistani drama series is known for its portrayal of the struggles faced by women in society?
A) Dastaan
B) Zindagi Gulzar Hai
C) Mere Paas Tum Ho
D) Pyarey Afzal
Which popular television show in Pakistan is known for its political satire and current affairs analysis?
A) Khabarnaak
B) Capital Talk
C) Naya Pakistan
D) News Eye
Which Pakistani television channel is known for its focus on business and finance content?
A) ARY News
B) Business Plus
C) CNBC Pakistan
D) Dunya News
Who is often credited with revolutionizing the role of women in morning shows in Pakistan?
A) Sanam Jung
B) Nida Yasir
C) Shaista Lodhi
D) Nadia Khan
Which Pakistani drama series is known for its portrayal of the struggles faced by lower-income families?
A) Udaari
B) Kashf
C) Damsa
D) Aangan
Which Pakistani television channel is known for its focus on wildlife and nature content?
A) Indus Vision
B) Geo TV
C) Hum TV
D) Pakistan Television
Which Pakistani television drama focuses on the lives of individuals facing supernatural phenomena?
A) Daastan
B) Nok Jhok
C) Bandish
D) Aangan
Which popular television show in Pakistan is known for its investigative journalism and undercover operations?
A) Sar-e-Aam
B) Khufia
C) News Beat
D) 4 Man Show
