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Pakistan Affairs MCQs with Answers (587 Solved Questions)

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This free bank of Pakistan Affairs MCQs contains 587 solved questions with answers and explanations, covering the Pakistan Movement, constitutional and political history, wars and treaties, foreign policy, the economy and culture. These Pakistan Affairs MCQs for CSS follow CSS, PMS and FPSC one-paper patterns, are tiered easy to hard, and are randomised so every round differs.

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Which Pakistan Affairs MCQs are repeated most in CSS past papers?

The most repeated areas are the Pakistan Movement (1857–1947), the Lahore Resolution, constitutional development (1956, 1962 and 1973 constitutions and key amendments), the 1965 and 1971 wars, the Indus Waters Treaty, and relations with India, China, Afghanistan and the USA. This bank weights those areas accordingly.

How should I prepare Pakistan Affairs MCQs for CSS and PMS?

Work chronologically: pre-partition movements, then post-1947 constitutional history, then foreign policy and the economy. Attempt 20–30 solved Pakistan Affairs MCQs daily in timed mode, read the explanation for every wrong answer, and repeat a bank until you consistently score above 85%.

Are these Pakistan Affairs MCQs taken from past papers?

The bank is built from past CSS and PMS paper patterns and FPSC-style questions, fact-checked against primary sources. Where old answer keys conflict with verified facts, the explanation gives the verified answer.

How many MCQs come in the CSS Pakistan Affairs paper?

The CSS Pakistan Affairs paper carries a 20-mark compulsory MCQ section, and Pakistan Affairs also dominates PMS and FPSC one-paper general-knowledge tests, so this practice pays off across all three exams.

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Sample Pakistan Affairs, History & GK MCQs with answers

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The War of Independence against the British East India Company was fought in:
  1. 1847
  2. 1857
  3. 1867
  4. 1877

Answer: 1857. The 1857 War of Independence (Indian Mutiny) marked the end of Mughal rule and the start of direct British involvement.

After the 1857 War of Independence, the last Mughal emperor exiled by the British was:
  1. Akbar II
  2. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  3. Shah Alam II
  4. Aurangzeb

Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar. Bahadur Shah Zafar II, the last Mughal emperor, was exiled to Rangoon in 1858.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh in:
  1. 1875
  2. 1877
  3. 1885
  4. 1906

Answer: 1875. The MAO College was founded in 1875 and later became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

The MAO College at Aligarh was raised to the status of a university in:
  1. 1912
  2. 1920
  3. 1930
  4. 1947

Answer: 1920. Aligarh Muslim University was established in 1920.

The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by:
  1. Allan Octavian Hume
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer: Allan Octavian Hume. A.O. Hume, a retired British civil servant, founded the Congress in 1885.

The All India Muslim League was founded in Dhaka in:
  1. 1905
  2. 1906
  3. 1911
  4. 1916

Answer: 1906. The Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 at Dhaka during the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference.

The first president of the All India Muslim League was:
  1. Sir Aga Khan
  2. Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk
  3. Nawab Salimullah
  4. Quaid-e-Azam

Answer: Sir Aga Khan. Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, was the first president of the Muslim League.

The partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon, which Muslims largely welcomed, took place in:
  1. 1905
  2. 1906
  3. 1911
  4. 1909

Answer: 1905. Bengal was partitioned in 1905; it was annulled in 1911 due to Hindu agitation.

The partition of Bengal (1905) was annulled by the British in:
  1. 1909
  2. 1911
  3. 1913
  4. 1919

Answer: 1911. The unpopular (to Hindus) partition was reversed in 1911.

The Simla Deputation of 1906, which demanded separate electorates for Muslims, was led by:
  1. Sir Aga Khan
  2. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
  3. Quaid-e-Azam
  4. Nawab Salimullah

Answer: Sir Aga Khan. The Simla Deputation of 1 October 1906 was led by Aga Khan III and met Viceroy Lord Minto.

Separate electorates for Muslims were first granted through which reforms?
  1. Morley-Minto Reforms 1909
  2. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919
  3. Government of India Act 1935
  4. Indian Councils Act 1892

Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms 1909. The Morley-Minto Reforms (Indian Councils Act 1909) introduced separate electorates for Muslims.

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the All India Muslim League in:
  1. 1906
  2. 1913
  3. 1916
  4. 1920

Answer: 1913. Jinnah joined the Muslim League in 1913 while retaining Congress membership until 1920.

The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between:
  1. Congress and the British
  2. the Muslim League and the British
  3. Congress and the Muslim League
  4. the Muslim League and the Sikhs

Answer: Congress and the Muslim League. The 1916 Lucknow Pact between Congress and the Muslim League accepted separate electorates; Jinnah was its chief architect.

For his role in bringing Congress and the League together in the Lucknow Pact, Jinnah was called the:
  1. Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity
  2. Father of the Nation
  3. Great Leader
  4. Voice of India

Answer: Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity. Sarojini Naidu called Jinnah the 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity' after the 1916 Lucknow Pact.

The Khilafat Movement in India was launched around 1919 primarily to:
  1. protect the Ottoman Caliphate
  2. demand a separate homeland
  3. boycott British goods only
  4. gain provincial autonomy

Answer: protect the Ottoman Caliphate. The Khilafat Movement (1919-1924) aimed to preserve the Ottoman Caliphate after WWI.

The Khilafat Movement effectively ended when the Caliphate was abolished in 1924 by:
  1. the British
  2. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
  3. the Arab League
  4. King Faisal

Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Ottoman Caliphate in March 1924.

The Hijrat Movement of 1920 saw Indian Muslims migrate to which neighbouring country?
  1. Iran
  2. Afghanistan
  3. Turkey
  4. Arabia

Answer: Afghanistan. Thousands of Muslims migrated to Afghanistan in 1920 believing India had become dar-ul-harb; most returned.

Quaid-e-Azam's famous Fourteen Points were presented in 1929 in response to which report?
  1. Nehru Report
  2. Simon Report
  3. Cripps Report
  4. Wavell Plan

Answer: Nehru Report. The Fourteen Points (1929) were Jinnah's response to the Nehru Report of 1928.

The Nehru Report of 1928 was rejected by Muslims mainly because it:
  1. rejected separate electorates
  2. demanded complete independence
  3. supported provincial autonomy
  4. proposed an Islamic state

Answer: rejected separate electorates. The Nehru Report rejected separate electorates and reserved seats, alarming Muslim leaders.

Allama Iqbal delivered his famous Allahabad Address, envisioning a Muslim state in northwest India, in:
  1. 1928
  2. 1930
  3. 1933
  4. 1940

Answer: 1930. Iqbal's presidential address to the Muslim League at Allahabad was delivered in 1930.

The word 'PAKISTAN' was coined in 1933 by:
  1. Allama Iqbal
  2. Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
  3. Quaid-e-Azam
  4. Liaquat Ali Khan

Answer: Chaudhry Rehmat Ali. Chaudhry Rehmat Ali coined 'Pakistan' in his 1933 pamphlet 'Now or Never'.

In the name 'PAKISTAN' as coined by Rehmat Ali, the letter 'K' stands for:
  1. Kashmir
  2. Karachi
  3. Kalat
  4. Khyber

Answer: Kashmir. P-Punjab, A-Afghania (KP), K-Kashmir, S-Sindh, TAN-Balochistan.

The three Round Table Conferences in London were held between:
  1. 1928-1930
  2. 1930-1932
  3. 1932-1934
  4. 1935-1937

Answer: 1930-1932. The three Round Table Conferences were held in 1930, 1931 and 1932.

Quaid-e-Azam attended which of the Round Table Conferences?
  1. Only the first
  2. First and second
  3. All three
  4. Only the third

Answer: First and second. Jinnah attended the first and second Round Table Conferences.

The Government of India Act that introduced provincial autonomy was passed in:
  1. 1919
  2. 1930
  3. 1935
  4. 1940

Answer: 1935. The Government of India Act 1935 introduced provincial autonomy and a federal structure.