| 1. | What is the meaning of RCD? | Regional Cooperation for development |
| 2. | Who became the second Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1951? | Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| 3. | Which western leader visited Pakistan in 1981? | Margaret Thatcher |
| 4. | What is a Jirga? | Tribal assembly |
| 5. | Under the tgerms of which Constitution was the title ‘Islamic Republic of Pakistan’ first adopted? | 1956 |
| 6. | What was the average national growth rate of Pakistan during the 1960s? | 7% |
| 7. | Who was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in 1965? | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| 8. | Who called the first general elections of Pakistan in 1970? | Yahya Khan |
| 9. | Which organisation was given the power by Zia-ul-Haq to decide if Laws were 'Islamic'? | Federal Shariat Court |
| 10. | In which year did Pakistan and Afghanistan agree on a plan which would mean the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan? | 1988
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| 11. | Who became Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1985? | Junejo |
| 12. | With whom did Pakistan sign a treaty of nuclear cooperation in 1986? | China |
| 13. | What position did Liaquat Ali Khan hold in Pakistan's first government of 1947? | Prime Minister |
| 14. | What position did the Quaid-e-Azam hold in an attempt to help the religious minorities in Pakistan? | Protector-General |
| 15. | In 1955 which court decided that Ghulam Muhammad's declaration of a state of emergency was illegal? | Sindh |
| 16. | Who was the President of Pakistan in 1972? | Chaudri Fazal Elahi |
| 17. | What did Z.A. Bhutto found in 1972 to function as Pakistan's internal security agency? | Federal Security Force |
| 18. | In which year did the Soviet Union send troops into Afghanistan? | 1979 |
| 19. | From where was Zia-ul-Haq flying when his aeroplane was blown up in1988? | Bahawalpur, Punjab |
| 20. | Who became President of Pakistan in 1969? | General Yahya Khan |
| 21. | Who became Chief Martial Law Administrator and governor of East Pakistan in 1971? | General Tikka Khan |
| 22. | What Pakistan body did Zulfikar Ali Bhutto claim needed modernizing in the 1970s? | Civil Service |
| 23. | What name was given to the operation which led to the arrest of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by the Pakistan army in 1977? | Operation Fairplay |
| 24. | Who did Zia-ul-Haq replace as President of Pakistan in 1978? | Fazal Elahi |
| 25. | Which High Court ordered a stay of execution in 1979 on sentences passed by the military courts? | Balochistan |
| 26. | Who became acting President in 1988 on the death of Zia-ul-Haq? | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| 27. | What does C ENSTO stand for? | Central Asia Treaty Organization |
| 28. | In which city was an assassination attempt made on Ayub Khan in 1968? | Peshawar |
| 29. | What name was given to the rebel Bengali military force in 1971? | Mukti Bahini (Liberation Army) |
| 30. | Which part of Karakoram Highway was reopened in 1978? | Silk route |
| 31. | What value was placed on the goods and commodities exchanged between Pakistan and Bangladesh in 1986? | $40 million |
| 32. | Which district of the Punjab contained the canal head works that controlled water coming into Pakistan in 19417? | Firozpur |
| 33. | Which princely state of Balochistan agreed to accede to Pakistan in 1947? | Kalat |
| 34. | Which organization did Pakistan wish to legally settle the Canal Water Dispute? | International Court of Justice |
| 35. | Where was Pakistan's Service Corps School based? | Kakul |
| 36. | Who became the first Pakistani commander-in-chief of the army in 1951? | General Ayub Khan |
| 37. | Which government post did Malik Ghulam Muhammad hold when he persuaded Khawaja Nazimuddin to become Prime Minister after the death of Liaquat Ali Khan? | Finance Minister |
| 38. | Which politician survived only six weeks as Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1957? | Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar |
| 39. | Which international organization did Pakistan leave in 1972? | SEATO |
| 40. | Who went on an official visit to the USA in 1954 during which Ghulam Muhammad declared a state of emergency in his absence? | Muhammad Ali Bogra |
| 41. | Who opposed Ayub Khan in the 1964 presidential election? | Fatima Jinnah |
| 42. | Who became President of Pakistan in 1970? | Chaudhri Fazal Elahi |
| 43. | Who threatened to 'break the legs' of PPP members if they attended the inaugural session of the National Assembly in 1971? | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| 44. | Who were exempt from the Zakat tax in 1980? | Shia Muslims |
| 45. | Who was Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1985 to 1988? | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| 46. | Who became the third Governor General of Pakistan in 1951? | Malik Ghulam Muhammad |
| 47. | In which year was the ‘One Unit Scheme’ introduced? | 1955 |
| 48. | Name the organization which Pakistan, Iran and Turkey joined in 1964? | RCD |
| 49. | In which year was Islamabad officially made the capital of Pakistan? | 1967 |
| 50. | Who became President of Pakistan following the declaration of Martial Law in 1969? | Yahya Khan |
| 51. | Which politician made the promise of ‘Food’ Shelter and Clothing’ to the people of Pakistan in 1970? | Bhutto |
| 52. | Which organization did the Quaid-e-Azam set up to deal with the refugee problem in 1947? | Central Refugee Council |
| 53. | What organization did Zia ul-Haq set up to bring the legal framework of Pakistan closer to Islam? | Council of Islamic Ideology |
| 54. | Name one of the school subjects that Zia ul-Haq made compulsory? | Islamiat or Pakistan Studies |
| 55. | Which organization was known as MRD? | Movement for the Restoration of Democracy |
| 56. | Why did Zia ul-Haq visit Moscow in 1984? | To attend the funeral of Andropov |
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