Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs

Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed foreign minister______________ will arrive in Islamabad on 26 December 2019 on his maiden visit to Pakistan?A. Prince Faisal bin Farhan 
B. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman
C. Prince Fahad bin Abdullah
D. Prince Hamad Al Sheikh

 

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the Country witnessed the last ring-shaped solar eclipse in________?A. 1999
B. 2000
C. 2002
D. None of these

On December 26 the country will be treated to a “ring of fire” solar eclipse to end the year and the decade. According to the Meteorological Department of Pakistan the country witnessed the last annular in 1999 during which the Sun was fully covered by the Moon. Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz said that the complete solar eclipse would be witnessed in southern parts of Pakistan, especially in the coastal areas like Karachi and Gwadar, during which the day would turn into the night for some time.
This annular solar eclipse will also be witnessed in Eastern Europe, north-western Australia, eastern Africa, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. In all, 2019 witnessed five lunar and solar eclipses, of which only one solar and one lunar were seen in Pakistan.
Unlike the great 2017 solar eclipse which was visible across the US, this one will leave a little ring of Sun when hitting the point of totality, a type of eclipse that is called an annular eclipse.

 

On 25 December 2019 the ________ birthday of Quaid-e-Azam was celebrated?

A. 142nd
B. 143rd
C. 144th
D. None of these

This holiday is celebrated annually on December 25th.
It commemorates the birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who was a notable politician, founder of Pakistan and Pakistan’s first Governor-General.
The day may be known as ‘Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam’, Quaid-e-Azam meaning Great Leader.
 
History of Quaid-e-Azam Day
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on December 25th 1876 in Karachi, which was still part of British-controlled India at that time.
After studying in Bombay and London, Jinnah became a lawyer in Bombay. in 1913, he joined the Muslim League, which had been formed to stand up for the rights of Indian Muslims and he became its president in 1916.
Jinnah believed that Muslim-Hindu unity in India was possible, but over the years the relationship between the Hindu and Muslim communities had deteriorated to such a point that he reluctantly accepted that the best way to protect the rights of Indian Muslims was through partition.
In 1940, he first suggested the idea of the partition of India to create Pakistan and led negotiations with the British government. This resulted in the partition of India and the creation of the state of Pakistan on August 14th 1947.

Solar Eclipse on 26 December 2019 in Pakistan is called___________?A. Ring of fire
B. Dark Hour
C. Bite of Sun
D. None of These

Pakistanis are in for a treat on Thursday—an annular solar eclipse after a gap of 20 years.
On December 26 the country will be treated to a “ring of fire” solar eclipse to end the year and the decade.

 

Sindh Govt cancels registration of over ________ NGOs for not sharing financial records in December 2019?A. 5000
B. 7000
C. 10,000
D. None of these

 

A Monumental Statue to pay tribute to the Baloch scholar, poet, author and lexicographer late Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi was installed at_________?A. Gwadar
B. Karachi
C. Quetta
D. None

 

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has discovered gas, hydrocarbon reserves an exploratory well Bistro-1 in which district of Sindh?

A. Jacobabad
B. Khairpur
C. Sanghar
D. Thar

Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has discovered gas, hydrocarbon reserves an exploratory well Margand X-1 in__________?

A. Chagi, Balochistan
B. Kalat, Balochistan
C. Mardan, KPK
D. Jhelum, Punjab