Tarbela Dam is located in ____ district of ____ province.
View answer & explanation Ans: Haripur, KPK
Correct Answer: Haripur, KPK
Tarbela Dam, built on the Indus River, is located in Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.
PMS · PMS · 2026
Solved PMS Pakistan Studies past paper 2026 — 10 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for PMS, PPSC, FPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers Pakistan Studies.
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This is the PMS Pakistan Studies compulsory paper (BS-17) held on 26 April 2026 under the Punjab Public Service Commission. It contains 10 questions on Pakistan Studies — the geography and irrigation of Pakistan, the Khilafat Movement, foreign policy and partition history — and every question carries a verified answer with a standalone explanation for free online practice.
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Correct Answer: Haripur, KPK
Tarbela Dam, built on the Indus River, is located in Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.
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Correct Answer: Ali Brothers Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali, 1924
The Khilafat Movement was launched by the Ali Brothers, Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali, and it continued from 1919 to 1924.
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Correct Answer: 1985, Dhaka
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in 1985 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Correct Answer: 1974, Pakistan
The Second Islamic Summit Conference was held in 1974 in Lahore and was hosted by Pakistan.
Correct Answer: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Indira Gandhi
Under the Shimla Accord of July 1972, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India agreed to settle their disputes bilaterally.
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Correct Answer: 24, 14
The Punjab irrigation system, a part of the Indus Basin system, has 24 main canal commands off-taking from 14 barrages over the Indus and its tributaries.
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Correct Answer: Lord Linlithgow, 1940
The August Offer was made by the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow in 1940, promising an expanded council and dominion status for India after the war.
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Correct Answer: MAO College, Congress/Hindus
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh to counter the political hegemony of Congress and the Hindus.
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Correct Answer: 1899, Anjuman Himayat-i-Islam
Allama Muhammad Iqbal made his first public appearance in 1899 at the annual session of Anjuman Himayat-i-Islam, Lahore.
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Correct Answer: Radcliffe, 17 August 1947
The Radcliffe Award was announced on 17 August 1947, and it established the boundaries between India and Pakistan.
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The PMS Pakistan Studies compulsory paper 2026 contains 10 questions, all from Pakistan Studies.
It covers Pakistan Studies, including Tarbela Dam and Punjab's irrigation system, the Khilafat Movement, the August Offer, the Shimla Accord, SAARC and the Radcliffe Award.
Yes. Every answer is the verified standard answer from the paper's official key, and every question carries a factual standalone explanation.
Its Pakistan Studies questions are equally useful for PPSC, FPSC, CSS MPT, NTS and other one-paper exams, which share the same Pakistan Studies syllabus.
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