Topic MCQs · Pakistan Studies
66 MCQs on History of Pakistan sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 31 solved papers (2019–2026). Below are the top 66 distinct questions — repeats across papers merged into their strongest version — with the correct answer marked, an explanation where the bank carries one, and the source paper named on every card.
Correct Answer: Afghanistan
The correct answer is Afghanistan, as asked in this question on History of Pakistan.
From: Clubbed Case PMS Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Sir George Cunningham
Sir George Cunningham served as the first Governor of the North-West Frontier Province after the formation of Pakistan.
From: PPSC Assistant Director (General Cadre) Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Durand Line was established in 1893 following the Second Anglo-Afghan War to define the boundary between British India and Afghanistan.
From: PPSC Assistant Director (Research) Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1960s
The Green Revolution in Pakistan, characterized by the adoption of high-yielding crop varieties and modern farming techniques, took place during the 1960s.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Accounts & Finance Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto became the first civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan following the 1971 war and the separation of East Pakistan.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Finance, Account, Audit Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 19 September 1960
The Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank to manage water sharing between India and Pakistan, was signed in Karachi in 1960.
From: PPSC Assistant Entomologist Forestry Wildlife & Fisheries Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1948
The first coins of the independent state of Pakistan were issued in 1948.
From: PPSC Assistant Sub-Inspector Punjab Highway Patrol Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 4
At the time of independence in 1947, Pakistan consisted of four provinces: Punjab, Sindh, NWFP (now KPK), and Baluchistan.
From: PPSC Assistant Sub-Inspector Punjab Highway Patrol Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto became the first civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan in 1971.
From: PPSC Curator Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1951
The first provincial elections in the Punjab after the independence of Pakistan were held in 1951.
From: PPSC Curator Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ayub Khan
Islamabad was declared the capital of Pakistan in 1959 during the presidency of General Ayub Khan.
From: PPSC Curator Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1999
The Kargil War was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir.
From: PPSC Field Officer and Assistant Curator Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Muhammad Ali Bogra
Muhammad Ali Bogra served as the third Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 to 1955.
From: PPSC Labour Officer (BS-16) Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ayub Khan
President Iskander Mirza abrogated the constitution and appointed General Ayub Khan as the Chief Martial Law Administrator in 1958.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Provisional Constitutional Order
A Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) suspends the constitution and establishes martial or emergency law.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Frank Messervy
General Sir Frank Messervy served as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army following independence.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Both A & B
Both Captain Karnal Sher Khan and Havaldar Lalak Jan were awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for their gallantry during the 1999 Kargil War.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1965
Major Raja Aziz Bhatti was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for his exceptional bravery during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Khawaja Nazim ud din
Khawaja Nazimuddin stepped down as Governor-General to become the second Prime Minister following Liaquat Ali Khan's assassination.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Quaid-e-Azam
Dawn was founded by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in October 1941 to serve as a mouthpiece for the Muslim League.
From: PPSC Assistant S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman
The Six-Point Movement was a Bengali nationalist movement spearheaded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1966 for greater provincial autonomy.
From: PPSC Assistant S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Abdur Rashid
Justice Mian Abdur Rashid administered the oath of office to Muhammad Ali Jinnah as Pakistan's first Governor-General on August 15, 1947.
From: PPSC Assistant S&GAD Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Allah Almighty
The Objectives Resolution of 1949 states that sovereignty over the entire Universe belongs to Allah Almighty alone.
From: PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1954
The Communist Party of Pakistan was declared illegal by the government of Pakistan in 1954.
From: PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Oman
Pakistan purchased the Gwadar enclave from the Sultanate of Oman in 1958.
From: PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1954
The Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in October 1954.
From: PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 4
Between 1955 and 1958, there was high political instability in Pakistan resulting in four different federal government administrations.
From: PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1911
The partition of Bengal, which took place in 1905, was annulled by the British government in 1911.
From: PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1/3
One of Jinnah's 14 points demanded that Muslims be given one-third representation in the central legislature.
From: PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 7.5 million
Through the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846, the British sold Kashmir to Raja Gulab Singh for 7.5 million rupees.
From: PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Royal Indian Navy Officers
The 1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny was sparked by grievances regarding food and working conditions among Indian sailors.
From: PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ghulam Muhammad
Ghulam Muhammad was appointed as the Governor-General of Pakistan in 1951 following the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan.
From: PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Zia Ul Haq
General Zia-ul-Haq officially lifted the martial law that had been in place since 1977 in December 1985.
From: PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: A.K. Fazal Ul Haq
A.K. Fazal-ul-Haq moved the Lahore Resolution, and the session was presided over by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
From: PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Following the plane crash that killed Zia-ul-Haq in 1988, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, the Chairman of the Senate, assumed the presidency.
From: PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Sikandar Mirza
Major General Iskander Mirza became the first President of Pakistan when the country adopted its constitution in 1956.
From: PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Iskander Mirza
Iskander Mirza became the first President of Pakistan on March 23, 1956, following the adoption of the country's first constitution.
From: PPSC Municipal Officer (Finance) Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 3
The 1946 Cabinet Mission consisted of three members: Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander.
From: PPSC Municipal Officer (Finance) Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1947
Indian forces entered Jammu and Kashmir in October 1947, leading to the first Indo-Pak war over the region.
From: PPSC Tehsildar & Board of Revenue Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1971
East Pakistan formally seceded and became the independent nation of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971.
From: PPSC Tehsildar & Board of Revenue Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Afghan War
During the Soviet-Afghan War in the 1980s, the US supplied Stinger missiles to Afghan Mujahideen via Pakistan to counter Soviet aircraft.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Agriculture Department Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Iran
Iran was the first nation to officially recognize the sovereignty of Pakistan following its creation in 1947.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Agriculture Department Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 29 June 1947
The Shahi Jirga of Balochistan, along with members of the Quetta Municipality, unanimously opted to join Pakistan on June 29, 1947.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Agriculture Department Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Karachi
Karachi was the first capital of independent Pakistan until the capital was shifted to Rawalpindi and eventually Islamabad.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Intelligence (Special Branch) Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 13
At the time of partition, 13 out of the roughly 565 princely states formally acceded to Pakistan.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Intelligence (Special Branch) Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1951
The first census of Pakistan was carried out in 1951 after the independence of the country.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 40000
Under the Basic Democracies system introduced by Ayub Khan, there were 80,000 members in total, with 40,000 from each of East and West Pakistan.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 06th September 1965
The 1965 war between Pakistan and India officially escalated on September 6, 1965.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 Solved MCQs (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 10 August
The inaugural session of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan took place on August 10, 1947, in Karachi.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) CPD Public Prosecutors Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: December 1971
East Pakistan officially seceded to become the independent state of Bangladesh on December 16, 1971, following the Indo-Pakistani War.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) S&GAD Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Khawaja Nazim-ud-Din
Khawaja Nazimuddin became the second Governor-General of Pakistan following the death of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1948.
From: PPSC PMS S&GAD Combined Competitive Examination Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PMS
Correct Answer: 1947
Pakistan officially became a member of the United Nations on September 30, 1947, shortly after its independence.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Disaster Management Department (Board of Revenue) Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1951
Renowned poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz was arrested on March 9, 1951, for his alleged involvement in the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Disaster Management Department (Board of Revenue) Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1948
The princely state of Kalat formally acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on March 27, 1948.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Administration Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 18-July-1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 received royal assent and was officially enacted on 18 July 1947.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Administration Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 2001
The Agra Summit was a historic two-day summit meeting held in July 2001 between India and Pakistan.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Administration Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Oman
Gwadar was an overseas possession of Oman until Pakistan purchased the enclave on September 8, 1958.
From: PPSC Head Clerk and Assistant HUD & PHED Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Benazir Bhutto
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated during a political rally at Liaquat National Bagh in Rawalpindi on December 27, 2007.
From: PPSC Head Clerk and Assistant HUD & PHED Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Oman
Pakistan purchased the Gwadar enclave from the Sultanate of Oman in 1958 after negotiations.
From: PPSC Assistant Agriculture Department Water Management Wing Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Oman
Gwadar was an overseas possession of Oman until Pakistan purchased it in 1958 for $3 million.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Population Welfare Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1958
Following its purchase from Oman, Gwadar officially became part of Pakistan on September 8, 1958.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Population Welfare Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Khawaja Nazimuddin
Following the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951, Khawaja Nazimuddin stepped down as Governor-General to become Prime Minister.
From: PPSC Service Centre Officials (PLRA) Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Lahore
The Indian Airlines Fokker F27 named 'Ganga' was hijacked in 1971 and eventually burnt at the Lahore Airport.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Planning (BS-17) Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Amir Ahmad Khan
Amir Ahmad Khan, widely known as Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad, was a prominent leader of the Pakistan Movement.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Planning (BS-17) Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Zahid Hussain
Zahid Hussain was the first Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, serving from June 1948 to July 1953.
From: PPSC PMS BS-17 Past Paper 2019 Solved & Fact-Checked (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Feroz Khan Noon
Prime Minister Feroz Khan Noon successfully negotiated the purchase of the Gwadar enclave from the Sultanate of Oman in 1958.
From: PPSC PMS BS-17 Past Paper 2019 Solved & Fact-Checked (2019) · PPSC
The bank holds 66 questions tagged "History of Pakistan" under Pakistan Studies, drawn from 31 solved papers (2019–2026). After merging the same question asked in multiple papers, 66 are distinct; this page shows the top 66.
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