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Current Affairs of Pakistan 1. How many amendments have been passed to the Constitution of Pakistan? (A) 23 (B) 24 (C) 25 (D) 26 2. On 10 January 2020, PM inaugurated Dry Port in the _____ district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. (A) Bannu (B) Abbottabad (C) Peshawar (D) Nowshera * 3. On 31 January 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan renamed Benazir Income Support Program by (A) EhsasKafalat Program* (B) Ehsas Program (C) Naya Pakistan Kafalat Program (D) Naya Pakistan Ehsas Program 4. According to the Transparency International Report 2020, corruption in Pakistan _____ during 2019. (A) decreased (B) increased (C) remained the same (D) was negligible 5. Pakistan corruption index worsened from 117 in 2018 to _____ in 2019. (A) 118 (B) 119 (C) 120 (D) 121 6. Who is the current ambassador of Pakistan to the United States? (A) Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry (B) Ali Jehangir Siddiqui (C) Jalil Abbas Jilani (D) Dr. Asad Majeed 7. On 21 December 2019 Justice Gulzar Ahmed took oath as _____ chief justice of Pakistan. (A) 23rd (B) 25th (C) 27th (D) 29th 8. According to World Bank, the expected growth rate of Pakistan for the financial year 2019-2020 will be about (A) 2.4%. 1 | P a g e (B) 3.4% (C) 4.4% (D) 5.4% 9. Who is the current chairman of PEMRA? (A) Firdous Ashiq Awan (B) Fawad Chaudhry (C) AbsarAlam (D) Saleem Baig 10. “PEMRA” stands for (A) Pakistan Electronic Medium Regulatory Authority (B) Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (C) Print and Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (D) Print and Electronic Medium Regulatory Authority 11. Recently, through which constitutional amendment, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? (A) 22nd (B) 23rd (C) 24th (D) 25th 12. The 25th amendment was enacted into law on (A) 31 March 2018 (B) 30 April 2018 (C) 31 May 2018 (D) 30 June 2018 13. National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2020 on (A) 3 January 2020 (B) 5 January 2020 (C) 7 January 2020 (D) 9 January 2020 14. The Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2020 deemed to have taken effect on (A) 27 November 2019 (B) 27 December 2019 (C) 27 January 2020 (D) 27 February 2020 15. General elections 2018 were held in Pakistan on (A) 15 July 2018 (B) 20 July 2018 (C) 25 July 2018 (D) None of these 16. Pakistan on 5 May 2020 formally applied _____ for debt relief. (A) United Nations (B) NATO (C) SAARC 2 | P a g e (D) G–20 17. IMF on 17 April 2020 approved Pakistan’s request for an emergency loan of (A) $1.4 billion. (B) $1.8 billion (C) $2.2 billion (D) $2.6 billion 19. The current policy rate by State Bank of Pakistan is (A) 7% (B) 9%. (C) 11% (D) 13% 20. Who is Pakistan’s current FBR chairman? (A) Asad Umar (B) Hammad Azhar (C) Shabbar Zaidi (D) Nausheen Amjad 21. How much money Pakistan pledged for SAARC Covid-19 Emergency Fund on 9 April 2020? (A) $1 million (B) $2 million (C) $3 million (D) $4 million 22. The under construction Gulpur hydropower project to generate 102 MW of electricity is located in (A) Jhelum (B) Kotli (C) Mirpur (D) Gilgit 23. The Bhikki Power Plant to generate 1180 MW of electricity was inaugurated on 19 May 2018. It is located in (A) Jhelum (B) Kotli (C) Jhang (D) Sheikhupura 24. The Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant to generate 1230 MW of electricity was inaugurated on 10 May 2018. It is located in (A) Jhelum (B) Kotli (C) Jhang (D) Sheikhupura 25. The total installed capacity of Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project is (A) 660 MW (B) 969 MW (C) 1320 MW 3 | P a g e (D) 1440 MW 26. According to Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act 2020, Army Chief can be reappointed for a tenure up to _____ year(s). (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 27. Through TAPI gas pipeline Afghanistan, Pakistan and India will receive natural gas from (A) Kazakhstan (B) Kyrgyzstan (C) Tajikistan (D) Turkmenistan 28. Balloki Power Plant to generate 1223 MW of electricity was inaugurated on 15 July 2018. It is located in (A) Bhakkar (B) Sahiwal (C) Kasur (D) Sheikhupura 29. Who is the current Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations? (A) Maleeha Lodhi (B) Munir Akram (C) Shamshad Ahmad (D) Hussain Haroon 30. Pakistan-Qatar deal to import LNG from Qatar to Pakistan is a government-to- government contract for _____ years. (A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 13 (D) 15 31. The Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act 2020 sets the maximum age of _____ years for Army chief. (A) 60 (B) 62 (C) 64 (D) 66 32. The GDP growth rate for the financial year 2018-2019 was recorded as (A) 1.29% (B) 2.29% (C) 3.29% (D) 4.29% 33. The current PTI government promised to build _____ houses for poor during five year of tenure from 2018 to 2022. (A) 2 million 4 | P a g e (B) 3 million (C) 4 million (D) 5 million 34. The Pakistan Super League (PSL) T20 (2019) was won by (A) Quetta (B) Peshawar (C) Karachi (D) Islamabad 35. Nandipur Power Plant is located in (A) Lahore (B) Sahiwal (C) Gujranwala (D) Bahawalpur 36. The December 2019 Islamic Summit of Muslim countries was held in (A) Saudi Arabia (B) Turkey (C) Pakistan (D) Malaysia 37. Pakistan refused to attend the Islamic summit December 2019 in Malaysia because of alleged pressure from (A) Saudi Arabia (B) Turkey (C) United States (D) China 38. On 9 December 2019, PM Imran Khan inaugurated National Science and Technology Park in (A) IBA (B) LUMS (C) NUST (D) Quaid-e-Azam University 39. The first shaheed female pilot of Pakistan Air Force is (A) Ayesha Farooq (B) Saba Khan (C) MariumMukhtiar (D) none of these 40. The youngest Nobel Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai won Nobel Peace Prize for the year (A) 2013 (B) 2014 (C) 2015 (D) 2016 41. Dr Abdus Salam won Nobel Prize for the year 1979 in the field of (A) Physics (B) Chemistry 5 | P a g e (C) Mathematics (D) Economics 42. The agriculture sector contributes _____ % towards national GDP. (A) 18.90 (B) 21.90 (C) 23.90 (D) 25.90 43. The industrial sector contributes _____ % towards national GDP. (A) 16.87 (B) 18.87 (C) 20.87 (D) 22.87 44. The services sector contributes _____ % towards national GDP. (A) 48.23 (B) 52.23 (C) 56.23 (D) 60.23 45. The population growth rate in Pakistan is _____ percent. (A) 1.4 (B) 2.4 (C) 3.4 (D) 4.4 46. The government of Pakistan successfully added capacity to generate _____ MW of electricity to national grid from 2013 to 2018. (A) 6,230 (B) 8,230 (C) 10,230 (D) 12,230 47. Government of Pakistan introduced _____ in a US Dollar for Pakistanis having bank accounts overseas. (A) Pakistan Banao Certificates (B) Naya Pakistan Certificates (C) Pakistan Bonds (D) Naya Pakistan Bonds 48. Pakistan won the Cricket T20 World Cup in (A) 2007 (B) 2009 (C) 2011 (D) 2013 49. Pakistan has won squash men’s world open for ______ times. (A) 12 (B) 13 (C) 14 (D) 15 6 | P a g e 50. The Vision-2025 aims to serve _____ functions. (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 51. Prime Minister Imran Khan launched Langar Khana (scheme to provide food to the poor) on 7 October 2019 in coordination with (A) Eidhi Foundation (B) Cheepa Food Program (C) National Food Foundation (D) Saylani Trust 52. As of February 2020, Pakistan and China have successfully launched _____ projects under CPEC. (A) 12 (B) 22 (C) 32 (D) 42 53. Under CPEC, 22 projects of worth _____ have been launched on ground. (A) $ 28.5 billion (B) $ 38.5 billion (C) $ 48.5 billion (D) $ 58.5 billion 54. India has constructed Baglihar Dam in the Doda district of Indian occupied Kashmir on the (A) Jhelum River (B) Ravi River (C) Sutlej River (D) Chenab River 55. The agriculture sector provides employment to _____% of the country’s total labour force. (A) 38.3 (B) 42.3 (C) 46.3 (D) 50.3 56. The proposed motorway from Gawadar to Kashghar is about __________ km long. (A) 2600 (B) 2800 (C) 3000 (D) 3200 56. In November 2018, Pakistan Post has launched “The Same Day Delivery Services” to deliver parcels on the same day within the (A) City (B) province (C) country 7 | P a g e (D) 50 km area 57. The total length of the route of Pakistan Railways is about _____ kilometer. (A) 6,791 (B) 7,791 (C) 8,791 (D) 9,791 58. India has constructed Uri Dam in the Baramula district district of Indian occupied Kashmir on the (A) Jhelum River (B) Chenab River (C) Sutlej River (D) Ravi River 59. International Court of Arbitration sets minimum flow of __________ m3/sec into the Neelum River. (A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 11 60. The proposed Diamer-Bhasha Dam is to be built on (A) Jhelum River (B) Chenab River (C) Sutlej River (D) Indus River 61. Pakistan Super League (PSL) is scheduled to start on 20 February 2020. It’s the _____ PSL league. (A) 3rd (B) 4th (C) 5th (D) 6th 62. Who is the current governor of KPK? (A) Iqbal Zafar Jhagra (B) Muhammad Khan Achakzai (C) Rafique Rajwana (D) Shah Farman 63. Who is the current governor of Baluchistan? (A) Iqbal Zafar Jhagra (B) Muhammad Khan Achakzai (C) Amanullah Khan Yasinzai (D) Zubair Umar 64.