PPSC Pakistan Studies Past Paper 2022
Solved Pakistan Studies MCQs from the PPSC 2022 past paper, each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Ideal practice for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS and PMS. All questions are extracted from the actual 2022 paper and verified before publication.
Rann of Kutch is a disputed area between whom?
The Rann of Kutch is a disputed marshland between Pakistan and India. The Sir Creek boundary within it remains unsettled.
Under the Lucknow Pact, how many seats were reserved for Muslims in the assembly?
Under the Lucknow Pact of 1916, one third of the seats in the central legislature were reserved for Muslims, with separate electorates accepted by the Congress.
In Pakistan, major source of energy is?
Oil and gas are Pakistan’s main sources of energy, with natural gas historically supplying the largest share of primary energy.
Who was the leader of Muslims in East Bengal at the time of partition of Bengal?
Nawab Salimullah Khan of Dhaka led the Muslims of East Bengal at the time of the Partition of Bengal in 1905, and later hosted the founding session of the Muslim League.
On which river does Kabul River fall?
The Kabul River joins the Indus at Attock, entering Pakistan through the Khyber region.
National School of Public Policy is located in which city?
The National School of Public Policy, which trains senior civil servants, is located in Lahore.
Against whom did Syed Ahmad Shaheed start the Jihad Movement?
Syed Ahmad Shaheed Barelvi launched his Jihad Movement against the Sikh rulers of Punjab. He was killed at the Battle of Balakot in 1831.
Which country was the first to recognize Pakistan as an independent state?
Iran was the first country to recognise Pakistan as an independent state, on 14 August 1947.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan died when?
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, founder of the Aligarh Movement, died on 27 March 1898 and is buried at Aligarh.
The first poet of the Urdu language was who?
Quli Qutub Shah, ruler of Golconda and founder of Hyderabad, is regarded as the first poet of the Urdu language.
An avalanche hit a Pakistan army base killed 140 soldiers and civil contractors on?
An avalanche struck the Gayari sector base near the Siachen Glacier on 7 April 2012, burying about 140 soldiers and civilian contractors.
Ghazi Brotha Dam in Attock, Punjab, is situated on which River?
The Ghazi Barotha hydropower project in Attock district is built on the Indus, drawing water downstream of Tarbela through a long power channel.
Pakistan’s national poet, Allama Iqbal, passed away on which date?
Allama Muhammad Iqbal died at Lahore on 21 April 1938 and is buried beside the Badshahi Mosque.
Gwadar was purchased by Pakistan from?
Pakistan purchased Gwadar from the Sultanate of Oman in 1958 for about three million pounds, and it was formally integrated in 1958.
For how many rupees did the British sell Kashmir to Gulab Singh in 1846?
Under the Treaty of Amritsar of 1846, the British sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh of Jammu for 7.5 million Nanak Shahi rupees, creating the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The first women speaker of Pakistan National Assembly was named?
Dr Fehmida Mirza became the first woman Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 2008, and the first woman to hold that office anywhere in the Muslim world.
In square kilometers, what is the total area of Pakistan?
Pakistan’s area is often quoted as 881,913 sq km when Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are included. Excluding them the figure is 796,096 sq km, so check which the question means.
Pakistan’s biggest island is?
Astola Island, also called Jezira Haft Talar, lies off the Balochistan coast near Pasni and is Pakistan’s largest offshore island.
Masjid Mahabat Khan is located in which place?
Mahabat Khan Mosque, built in the seventeenth century during Aurangzeb’s reign, stands in the old city of Peshawar.
Quaid-e-Azam inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan in which year?
Quaid-e-Azam inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan on 1 July 1948, in one of his last public appearances.
The “Poet of the East” is known as who?
Allama Muhammad Iqbal is known as the Poet of the East, and as the spiritual father of Pakistan for his Allahabad Address of 1930.
From which university did Malala Yousafzai graduate?
Malala Yousafzai graduated from the University of Oxford in 2020, having read Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
Exiled to Dharamshala in India was a Muslim leader?
Saifuddin Kitchlew, the Muslim leader whose arrest helped trigger the Jallianwala Bagh gathering in 1919, was exiled to Dharamshala.
Normally, after how many years is census conducted?
A population census is normally conducted every ten years, though Pakistan’s censuses have often been delayed well beyond that interval.
The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms are known as ?
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were enacted as the Government of India Act 1919, which introduced dyarchy in the provinces.
Pakistan was given its name by who?
Chaudhry Rahmat Ali coined the name Pakistan in his 1933 pamphlet ‘Now or Never’, written while he was a student at Cambridge.
Tarbela dam is located in which city?
Tarbela Dam on the Indus lies in Haripur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and is the world’s largest earth-filled dam.
In the country, according to the 1956 Constitution, there shall be legislature?
The 1956 Constitution provided for a unicameral legislature, a single National Assembly. The Senate was created only under the 1973 Constitution.
In Lahore Resolution, which women played a role?
Begum Muhammad Ali Jauhar was the prominent woman present at the Lahore session of March 1940 at which the Pakistan Resolution was passed.
In which place is the tomb of Anarkali situated?
The tomb of Anarkali stands within the grounds of the Punjab Civil Secretariat in Lahore, and served for a time as a church during the British period.
In Pakistan, the percentage of Muslims is?
Muslims make up roughly 96 per cent of Pakistan’s population, making it one of the largest Muslim-majority countries in the world.
The final Governor of East Pakistan was who?
Abdul Motaleb Malik was the last Governor of East Pakistan, appointed in 1971 and resigning shortly before the fall of Dhaka.
Which river will be governed by India according to Indus Water Treaty?
Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, India received unrestricted use of the three eastern rivers: the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas. Pakistan received the three western rivers.
The land lying between river Ravi and river Chenab is called?
Rachna Doab is the land between the Ravi and the Chenab, its name formed from the two rivers.
The head of Senate is called?
The Senate is headed by a Chairman, while the National Assembly is headed by a Speaker.
From which side does winter monsoon come?
The winter monsoon blows from the north east, bringing dry continental air. The summer monsoon from the south west brings most of Pakistan’s rainfall.
Which Indian Muslim leader called Quit India Movement was against Muslims?
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah opposed the Quit India Movement of 1942, arguing that a British withdrawal without a settlement would leave Muslims under permanent Hindu majority rule.
Radcliffe Award was announced when?
The Radcliffe Award, which fixed the boundaries of partition, was announced on 17 August 1947, two days after independence.
Which was the first Turkic leader to establish a kingdom in the Subcontinent?
Qutb-ud-din Aibak, a Turkic slave general of Muhammad Ghori, established the first Turkic kingdom in the subcontinent in 1206, founding the Delhi Sultanate.
Who is Pakistan’s first Hindu female Civil Judge?
Suman Bodani became Pakistan’s first Hindu woman civil judge, appointed in Sindh in 2019.
The official biography of Quaid-e-Azam was written by?
Hector Bolitho wrote the official biography ‘Jinnah: Creator of Pakistan’, published in 1954 at the request of the Government of Pakistan.
Sindh declared Sindhi as its ________ on 7 July 1972?
Sindh declared Sindhi its official language on 7 July 1972 through the Sindh Language Bill, which provoked serious language riots in the province.
Asar-us-Sanadid was written by who?
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan wrote ‘Asar-us-Sanadid’, a survey of the historic monuments of Delhi, first published in 1847.
Another name for Baburnama is?
The Baburnama, Babur’s memoirs written in Chagatai Turkish, is also known as the Tuzk-e-Babri.
Which movement was launched to revitalize Khilafat?
The Khilafat Movement was launched by Indian Muslims after the First World War to preserve the Ottoman Caliphate and the Sultan’s role as its head.
Banjosa Lake is located in?
Banjosa Lake is an artificial lake near Rawalakot in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Murree, in 1853, was originally established at?
Murree was established by the British in 1853, originally laid out at Sunny Bank as a sanatorium for troops.
Who was the First Finance Minister of Pakistan?
Ghulam Muhammad was Pakistan’s first Finance Minister, later becoming Governor-General in 1951.
Pakistan’s most populous city is?
Karachi is Pakistan’s most populous city and its main port and financial centre.
Pakistan’s national vaccination program is known as?
Pakistan’s national vaccination programme is the Expanded Programme on Immunization, known as EPI, launched in 1978.
A key characteristic of Pakistan’s foreign policy is?
Multilateralism is a key characteristic of Pakistan’s foreign policy, pursued through the United Nations, the OIC, ECO and SAARC.
The Line of Actual Control (LAC) is a disputed boundary line between which two countries?
The Line of Actual Control is the disputed de facto boundary between India and China, distinct from the Line of Control between India and Pakistan.
Jamaat-e-Islami was established by whom?
Syed Abul A’la Maududi founded Jamaat-e-Islami at Lahore in 1941.
Which prominent Indian political leader was absent from the First Round Table Conference?
Mahatma Gandhi and the Congress boycotted the First Round Table Conference of 1930. He attended only the second, in 1931.
In the final of the 1971 Hockey World Cup, Pakistan defeated which country?
Pakistan beat Spain 1-0 in the final of the first Hockey World Cup, held at Barcelona in 1971.
On May 28, 1998, Pakistan carried out nuclear tests at?
Pakistan carried out five nuclear tests in the Chagai Hills of Balochistan on 28 May 1998, commemorated as Youm-e-Takbir.
What is the name of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
The Durand Line, demarcated in 1893 by Sir Mortimer Durand, forms the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Makran State acceded to Pakistan on which date?
The State of Makran acceded to Pakistan on 17 March 1948, one of the Balochistan states to join in that year.
Pakistan’s ideology is primarily based on the ideals of what?
The ideology of Pakistan rests on Islam, on the Two Nation Theory that Muslims and Hindus form distinct nations, and on the demand for a state where Muslims could order their lives by Islamic principles.
In Pakistan, the term ‘Chhanga Manga Politics’ is used to describe which practice?
‘Changa Manga politics’ is Pakistani political slang for horse trading, from the 1990 episode when legislators were reportedly kept at the Changa Manga forest rest house to prevent defections.
Rohtas Fort was built during the rule of which emperor?
Rohtas Fort near Jhelum was built by Sher Shah Suri in the sixteenth century to control the Gakhar tribes and block Humayun’s return. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Which prominent mountain range is also referred to as the Trans-Himalayas?
The Karakoram Range is also called the Trans-Himalayas. It contains K2 and several of the world’s longest glaciers outside the polar regions.
The establishment of the Delhi Sultanate is generally considered to have begun after the invasions led by whom?
Muhammad Ghori’s victory at the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192 opened northern India to Muslim rule, and his general Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded the Delhi Sultanate in 1206.
Anna Molka Ahmad was a famous what?
Anna Molka Ahmad was a pioneering painter who founded the Fine Arts Department at Punjab University.
The autobiography “Daughter of the East” was written by?
Benazir Bhutto wrote the autobiography ‘Daughter of the East’, published in 1988.
Muhammad Ali Sadpara was a famous?
Muhammad Ali Sadpara was Pakistan’s foremost high altitude mountaineer. He disappeared on K2 in February 2021 during a winter summit attempt.
For which type of acting was veteran actor Moeen Akhtar famous?
Moeen Akhtar was famous for comedy, and is remembered for ‘Loose Talk’ and for his partnership with Anwar Maqsood.
Defence Day is observed on which date?
Defence Day is observed on 6 September, marking the defence of Lahore in 1965.
Who was the British PM when the Khilafat delegation visited England in 1920?
David Lloyd George was British Prime Minister when the Khilafat delegation visited England in 1920 to plead for the Ottoman Caliphate.
The Kunar River is also known as which river in Pakistan?
The Kunar River is known as the Chitral River in Pakistan. It rises in Chitral, flows into Afghanistan and joins the Kabul River.
Who was the chief Muslim leader at the First Round Table Conference?
Sir Aga Khan III led the Muslim delegation at the First Round Table Conference in London in 1930.
Under the Constitution of which year was the Senate established?
The Senate was established under the Constitution of 1973, creating a bicameral legislature in which the provinces are equally represented.
Who was the first Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan?
Habibullah Khan Marwat became the first Chairman of the Senate in 1973.
Faiz Ahmad Faiz was born in which year?
Faiz Ahmad Faiz was born at Sialkot in 1911 and became one of the most celebrated Urdu poets of the twentieth century.
Pakistan’s second Prime Minister was who?
Khawaja Nazimuddin became Pakistan’s second Prime Minister in October 1951, after the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan.
The term of the National Assembly of Pakistan is what?
The National Assembly is elected for a term of five years, unless dissolved earlier.
Zia Mohyeddin was primarily known as a/an?
Zia Mohyeddin was an actor and broadcaster, internationally known for the stage and for his readings of Urdu literature.
The first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Navy was?
Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Navy, serving from 1947 to 1953.
By whom was “Hujjatullah al-Baligha” written?
Shah Wali Ullah Dehlawi wrote ‘Hujjatullah al-Baligha’, his major work on the philosophy and purposes of Islamic law.
In which year did Nawaz Sharif become Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time?
Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister for the second time in February 1997, after his party won a large majority.
By whom was the second Martial Law imposed in Pakistan?
General Yahya Khan imposed Pakistan’s second martial law in March 1969, taking over from Ayub Khan.
At the time of Partition, to what had Nizam’s State of Hyderabad acceded?
At partition the Nizam of Hyderabad acceded to neither dominion and declared his state independent. India annexed it by force in September 1948.
What was the 3rd June Plan?
The 3rd June Plan of 1947, also called the Mountbatten Plan, set out the scheme for partitioning British India into the two dominions of India and Pakistan.
What is the capacity of Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant?
The Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant near Muzaffarabad has an installed capacity of 969 MW and was completed in 2018.
What is the function of State Bank of Pakistan?
The State Bank of Pakistan implements monetary policy, issues currency, manages reserves and regulates the banking system.
The non-Muslim member of the Punjab Boundary Commission was who?
Justice Teja Singh was the non-Muslim member from the Punjab on the Punjab Boundary Commission chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
The electricity generation capacity of Diamer Bhasha Dam is what?
Diamer Bhasha Dam on the Indus is designed for an electricity generation capacity of about 4,500 MW.
The political party launched by Air Marshal Asghar Khan was named what?
Air Marshal Asghar Khan founded Tehreek-e-Istiqlal after retiring as head of the Pakistan Air Force.
By whom was ‘Bhutto Ke Akhri 323 Din’ written?
Colonel Rafiuddin, who was responsible for Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s custody, wrote ‘Bhutto Ke Akhri 323 Din’ about the former Prime Minister’s final days.
What is the minimum age for a candidate of the Senate?
The minimum age for a candidate for the Senate is 30 years, compared with 25 years for the National Assembly.
By whom was the Lahore Resolution called the Pakistan Resolution?
The Hindu press labelled the Lahore Resolution of 1940 the ‘Pakistan Resolution’ in criticism. The Muslim League adopted the name, and it stuck.
In which province of Pakistan is Ormara Port?
Ormara Port lies on the Makran coast of Balochistan, between Karachi and Gwadar, and hosts the Jinnah Naval Base.
About the PPSC Pakistan Studies Past Paper 2022
Every MCQ above is taken from the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Pakistan Studies papers held in 2022, with the correct answer and a written explanation for each. Past-paper practice is the most dependable way to prepare for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS and PMS, because these papers repeat their themes, and often the questions themselves, from one year to the next.
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