Pakistan Quiz - 65 Trivia Questions!

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Test your knowledge about Pakistan, a diverse and culturally rich country in South Asia. From its history to its famous landmarks and notable personalities, this quiz explores all aspects of Pakistan.

Who replaced Yahya Khan as President of Pakistan in 1972?

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Abdul Hamid Khan
Yahya Khan's brother

What mystical Islamic tradition has a large following among the Sunni Muslims of Pakistan?

Sufism
Sunni sharia
Taqiyya
Sufism and Tahrir

Who was the national poet of Pakistan?

AbdulRahman Khan
Muhammad Iqbal's wife
Muhammad Iqbal
Abdul Hamid Khan

Who was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan?

Sheikh Hasina
Benazir Bhutto
Sharad Patel
Sharif

What is the national sport of Pakistan?

Football
Field hockey
Tennis
Table tennis

What is the most popular sport in Pakistan?

Cricket
Soccer
Basketball
Football

What is the largest ethnic group in Pakistan?

Pakistani Arabs
Punjabis
Afghans
Indians

What are the three tiers of the local government system in Pakistan?

Villages
Districts
Towns and Cities
Local government

Which Pakistani physicist won a Nobel Prize for his work on the electroweak interaction?

Abdus Salam
Saeed Afridi
Abidali
Abidali, Abdus Salam

Who was the Chinese Prime Minister at the time of the Treaty of Friendship between China and Pakistan?

Zhou Enlai
Wen Jiabao
Liu Ying
Zhang Yinping

Pakistan does not have diplomatic relations with which country?

Japan
India
Israel
China

What is the backbone of the transport system in Pakistan?

Railways
Public transport
Highways
Trains

Who is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in the Pakistani Armed Forces?

The President of the National Guard
General Aftab Khan
Nadeem Raza
Shaukat Ali

In 1971, which country became the first to have a commercial nuclear power plant?

Canada
China
Germany
Russia

Which philosopher's works have shaped philosophical ideas in various fields of social and political philosophy?

George Santayana
Noam Chomsky
John Rawls
Plato

Which country has close military ties with the USA and China?

India
Turkey
Japan
China

Who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1962 to 1969?

Musharraf
The Indian Army
Abdul Sattar
Ayub Khan

Which country has a Commission on International Religious Freedom?

Japan
China
Russia
United States

Who was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2013?

Shahid Khan
Afridi
Nawaz Sharif
Musharraf

Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the creation of Pakistan?

Charles Darwin
Clement Attlee
Charles Dickens
Winston Churchill

Who took power in a military coup in 1977, establishing sharia law in Pakistan?

President Pervez Musharraf
AbdulRahman Khan
The United States
General Zia-ul-Haq

In which country was the World Constituent Assembly held in 1968?

France
The United States
Switzerland
South Africa

What is the traditional dress of men and women in Pakistan?

Kameez
Shalwar Kameez
A suit
Kurta

Who is the head of state of Pakistan?

Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
The President of India
President

What is the capital of Pakistan?

Peshawar
Lahore
Islamabad
Karachi

What is the main product of the textile industry in Pakistan?

Cotton shirts
Cotton cloth
Cotton
Cotton T-Shirts

What is the name of the traditional folk music of Pakistan?

Sufi music
Aqa
Pop music
Qawwali

What is the state religion of Pakistan?

Theology
Islam
Hinduism
Hindu

In which country is the Faisal Mosque?

China
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Saudi Arabia

Who was the founder of the Muslim League, which led to the formation of Pakistan in 1947?

AbdulRahman
British Prime Minister
The British
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Which US President was in a car with Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan?

John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
President John F.Kennedy
George Washington

Under British rule, what was the largest province of Pakistan?

Lahore
Balochistan
The South-East
Punjab

Which country has the sixth largest armed forces in the world?

Pakistan
South Africa
Russia
China

What is the main crop produced in Pakistan?

Peanuts
Wheat
Potatoes
Rice

Who was the leader of the Muslim League in India during the 1947 Partition of India?

Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Abdul Sattar
Jinnah
Abdul Hamid

Where was the first World Parliament held in 1982?

Paris
Vienna
Brighton
London

How many members are there in the upper house of the Canadian parliament, the Senate?

More than 104
104
About 104
63

What type of forest is found in most of the northern and northwestern highlands of Pakistan?

Rainforest
Tropical rain forest
Coniferous
Tropical

Pakistan is a founding member of which organisation?

Organization of Arab States
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Organization of Arab States
European Union

Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of its independence in 1947?

Charles Dickens
George VI
The Queen
Lord Mountbatten

What type of bread is a staple food in Pakistani cuisine?

Pancakes
Paneer
Roti
Pancake

What is the name of the Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner who was shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012?

Taliban
Malala Yousafzai
Afraa Shahid
Shahidullah

The Overseas Pakistani Division is within which UK government department?

Home Office
Department for International Development
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Labour

What is the name of the rainy season in Pakistan?

Monsoon
The dry season
Summer
Flood

Who was the President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988?

Zia-ul-Haq
Shahjahan
Shah Abdul Hamid
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

What is the lingua franca of Pakistan?

Hindi
Urdu
English

In which city are the headquarters of the Pakistani military?

Rawalpindi
Delhi
Karachi
Lahore

What is the name of the geological boundary between India and Pakistan?

Indus River
Indus–Tsangpo Suture Zone
Trans-Himalayan Belt
The Great Himalayas

Abdul Qadeer Khan is regarded as the founder of Pakistan's atomic bomb project based on the enrichment of what element?

Uranium
Nitrogen
Radium
Hydrogen

In which Pakistani city is the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system due to open in 2020?

Lahore
Peshawar
Karachi

What is the name of the ninth and tenth grades in the Pakistani school system?

The Leaving Cert
Senior High School
The Senior High School
Matriculation

Pakistan is a member of which international organisation?

NATO
United Nations
International Monetary Fund
European Union

What was the main economic crisis in Pakistan in 2008?

Shortage of money
Inflation
Poor housing
The high price of oil

How many provinces are there in Pakistan?

Nineteen
Four
Nine
More than Four

The Vedas are the oldest scriptures of which religion?

Judaism
Roman Catholicism
Hinduism
Western religion

What is the most profitable industry in Pakistan?

Food
Oil exploration
Automobiles
Cement

Lake Saiful Muluk is in which valley?

Kaghan Valley
Kunlun Valley
The Valley of the Moon
Valley of the Sun

What is the only animal that can still be found in significant numbers in Cholistan, Pakistan?

Rhino
The rhino
Gorilla
Chinkara

In which province of Pakistan is the Tehrik-i-Taliban operating?

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Karachi
Pakistani federal government
Pakistan

What was the first city in Pakistan to be ruled by the British East India Company?

Peshawar
Karachi
Delhi
Lahore

What empire ruled over most of present-day Pakistan between 1526 and 1857?

The British
British
The British Empire
Mughal

What letter is pre-fixed to the name of a motorway in Pakistan?

M
S
Y
N

What is the highest court in Pakistan?

The National High Court
Federal High Court
Supreme Court
The National Council of Judges

Which country has fought four wars with Pakistan over its possession of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir?

China
South Africa
The United Arab Emirates
India

Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress who led the country's non-violent independence movement in the 1920s and 30s?

Rajiv Gandhi
Abdul Kalam
The Mahatma
Mahatma Gandhi
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