Topic MCQs · Pakistan Studies
66 MCQs on Pakistan History sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 16 solved papers (2005–2026). 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: Z.A Bhutto
The correct answer is Z.A Bhutto, as asked in this question on Pakistan History.
From: Assistant Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 18 Aug 2008
The correct answer is 18 Aug 2008, as asked in this question on Pakistan History.
From: Assistant Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 16 Oct 1951
The correct answer is 16 Oct 1951, as asked in this question on Pakistan History.
From: Assistant Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ghulam Muhammad
The correct answer is Ghulam Muhammad, as asked in this question on Pakistan History.
From: Assistant Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1947
Pakistan joined the United Nations on 30 September 1947.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: 1956
Pakistan's first constitution was adopted in 1956.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: 14 Aug
Pakistan's Independence Day is 14 August 1947.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 3 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: 1951
Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in Rawalpindi on 16 October 1951.
From: PMS 2026 GK Mock 4 — Solved Mock Test with Answers (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: 1958
Martial law was first imposed in Pakistan in October 1958, when President Iskander Mirza abrogated the 1956 Constitution.
From: PMS 2026 GK Practice Set — Q101–150 (2026) · PMS
Correct Answer: Muhammad Ali Bogra
Muhammad Ali Bogra was not part of Pakistan's first cabinet. He later became Prime Minister in 1953. Pakistan's first cabinet (1947) was led by PM Liaqat Ali Khan and included Zafarullah Khan, Malik Ghulam Muhammad, and others.
From: PPSC Provincial Management Service (PMS) Phase-II Solved Past Paper 2026 (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Nurul Amin
Nurul Amin is the only person to have served as Vice President of Pakistan. He briefly held the position in December 1971, when Z.A. Bhutto was President, but the office was abolished shortly afterwards.
From: PPSC Provincial Management Service (PMS) Phase-II Solved Past Paper 2026 (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ayub Khan
The correct answer is Ayub Khan, as asked in this question on Pakistan History.
From: Junior Clerk Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 30 Sep 1955
The correct answer is 30 Sep 1955, as asked in this question on Pakistan History.
From: Junior Clerk Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Lord Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of British India (1947) and oversaw the transfer of power.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Lord Canning
Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India in 1858, after the Government of India Act transferred rule from the East India Company to the Crown.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
Maulana Zafar Ali Khan edited the Urdu daily Zamindar from Lahore.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: 1947
Pakistan joined the United Nations on 30 September 1947.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Chagai
Pakistan's first nuclear tests (Chagai-I) were conducted in the Chagai district of Balochistan on 28 May 1998.
From: PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set (2025) · PMS
Correct Answer: Quaid-e-Azam
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, known as Quaid-e-Azam, is officially recognized as the founder and father of the nation of Pakistan.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1939
The All-India Muslim League observed the Day of Deliverance on December 22, 1939, to celebrate the resignation of the Congress ministries.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur was the first princely state to accede to Pakistan on October 5, 1947.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah presided over the 1940 Lahore Session of the All-India Muslim League where the Pakistan Resolution was passed.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Hur Mujhaid
Sanghar district is historically significant for its association with the Hur movement and the Hur Mujahideen fighters.
From: PPSC Assistant Director HUD & PHED Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Orient Airways
Orient Airways was founded in 1946 and later merged to form Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
From: PPSC Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Francis Mudie
Sir Francis Mudie served as the first Governor of the Punjab after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
From: PPSC Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Frank Messervy
General Sir Frank Messervy was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, serving from 1947 to 1948.
From: PPSC Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Quaid-e-Azam
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, as the Governor-General of Pakistan, administered the oath of office to Liaquat Ali Khan as the first Prime Minister.
From: PPSC Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 28 May 1998
Pakistan successfully conducted its first nuclear tests in the Chagai district on May 28, 1998.
From: PPSC Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1951
The Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case was an attempted military coup against the government of Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951.
From: PPSC Lecturer Islamiat Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1947
The princely state of Bahawalpur officially acceded to the new state of Pakistan in 1947.
From: PPSC Lecturer Islamiat Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1974
Field Marshal Ayub Khan, former President of Pakistan, passed away in 1974.
From: PPSC Lecturer Islamiat Past Paper 2024 Solved (2024) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Iran
Iran was the first country to officially recognize Pakistan as a sovereign state after its independence in 1947.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Allama Iqbal
The concept of 'Khudi' (Selfhood) is a central philosophical theme in the poetry and thought of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1936
Sindh was administratively separated from the Bombay Presidency and became a separate province in 1936.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Sir Francis Mudie
Sir Francis Mudie served as the first Governor of West Punjab after the creation of Pakistan in 1947.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Rawalpindi
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated at Company Bagh in Rawalpindi on October 16, 1951.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Lord Mountbatten
Lord Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India and oversaw the partition of British India in 1947.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
The Constitution of 1973 was passed by the National Assembly and enacted under the leadership of Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Sindh
The Sindh Provincial Muslim League, under the leadership of Sir Abdullah Haroon, passed a resolution demanding a separate Muslim state in 1938.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Education
The first Pakistan Educational Conference was convened by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in November 1947 to formulate an educational policy for the new state.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 28 May 1998
Pakistan successfully conducted five nuclear tests in the Chagai District on May 28, 1998, a day known as Youm-e-Takbir.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: 1978
General Zia-ul-Haq, who had led a military coup in 1977, assumed the office of the President of Pakistan in September 1978.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Allama Iqbal
Allama Iqbal is widely credited with proposing the vision of a separate Muslim state in his Allahabad Address of 1930.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Renowned poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz was among those arrested and convicted in the 1951 Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case.
From: PPSC Sub Inspector (Open Merit) Punjab Police Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Peshawar
The Peshawar radio station already existed when Pakistan was created.
From: Assistant Director Past Paper 2015 Solved (2015) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 1970
Baluchistan became a full province of Pakistan in 1970.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Sir Cyril Radcliff
Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the boundary commissions that drew the 1947 partition boundaries.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 1951
The mausoleum of Allama Iqbal in Lahore was completed in 1951.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 1st July, 1948
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan on 1 July 1948.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Malik Ghulam Muhammad
Malik Ghulam Muhammad was Pakistan's first Finance Minister.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Khawaja Niazim-ud-Qin
Khawaja Nazimuddin succeeded Quaid-e-Azam as Governor-General of Pakistan.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Malik Feroz Khan Noon
Malik Feroz Khan Noon was the last Prime Minister before the first martial law of 7 October 1958.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Settlement of Pak-China Border Dispute
The settlement of the Pakistan-China border dispute took place in 1963.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 17 days
The 1965 war between Pakistan and India lasted 17 days, from 6 to 22 September 1965.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Major General Sikandar Mirza
Major General Iskander Mirza was the first President of Pakistan, in 1956.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 1980
The Nizam-e-Zakat system was introduced in Pakistan in 1980, under the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 1980
The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan was set up in 1980.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: General Ayub Khan
General Ayub Khan was Pakistan's first Commander-in-Chief of the Army.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Capt. Muhammad Sarwar
Captain Muhammad Sarwar was the first recipient of the Nishan-i-Haider.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 1952
Sui gas was discovered in Pakistan in 1952, at Sui in Balochistan.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Mujib-u-Rehman
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman presented the famous Six Points in 1966.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 1985
Muhammad Khan Junejo became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1985.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 1955
The One Unit system of government was initiated in Pakistan in 1955.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Sh. Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah
Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah was the first Muslim Governor of Sindh in 1947.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: Advocate
Cyril Radcliffe was an advocate (a lawyer), appointed to chair the boundary commissions.
From: Assistant Foreign Affairs Past Paper 2005 Solved (2005) · FPSC
Correct Answer: 1985
General Zia held elections in 1985, the non-party elections of February 1985.
From: Patrol Officer Motorways Police Past Paper Solved · FPSC
The bank holds 66 questions tagged "Pakistan History" under Pakistan Studies, drawn from 16 solved papers (2005–2026). After merging the same question asked in multiple papers, 66 are distinct; this page shows the top 66.
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