Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs

Pakistan PM Imran Khan unveiled a new “political map of Pakistan” that counts ____________ as part of Pakistan?

A. Jammu & Kashmir
B. Junagadh
C. Sir Creek & Ladakh
D. A & B both
E. All of these

When federal cabinet approved a new political map of Pakistan, which includes the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) and other disputed areas?A. 27 July 2020
B. 2 August 2020
C. 3 August 2020
D. 4 August 2020

 

Pakistan Army shoots down Indian quadcopter drone in July, which was the________ Indian quadcopter shot down by the Pak Army in 2020.

A. 8th
B. 10th
C. 12th
D. 15th

How many Pakistanis released from UAE jails in July 2020 ?

A. 400
B. 1,000
C. 1,200
D. 15,00

Special Assistant to the PM on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari on Sunday said the government had made special efforts to ensure the release and repatriation of 1,200 Pakistani prisoners from the UAE during the coronavirus pandemic.

How many times Pakistan has been elected as the president of the UN Economic & Social Council?

A. 4th
B. 5th
C. 6th
D. None of these

This is the sixth time that Pakistan has been elected as the ECOSOC president and the second time that Ambassador Akram has been elected to this post, having served as its president in 2005. The only other envoy to have had this distinction was Juan Somavía of Chile, according to a statement issued by the Pakistani mission to the UN in New York.

Pakistan’s __________ government has banned over 100 textbooks for containing objectionable content ?

A. Sindh
B. Punjab
C. Balochistan
D. None of these

The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board deeming “anti-national” and “blasphemous” content has banned a hundred school books in a single day.
The Managing Director of the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board told a private TV channel, “We are currently examining over 10,000 books being taught in private schools, so the banned textbooks could be in thousands once we are done.”
The MD said that he had taken the action under the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board Act, 2015, which was passed during the tenure of the previous provincial government.
According to Section 10 of the Act, the author is required to seek approval from the Board prior to publishing his/her book. The Act further gives the Board power to ban a publication which contains “anything repugnant to the injunctions of Islam, or contrary to the integrity, defence or security of Pakistan or any part of Pakistan, public order or morality. Content related to Islam in an Islamiyat, History, Pakistan Studies, Urdu or Literature book will need a go-ahead from the religious Muttahida Ulema Board, as well as the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board, before it can be included in a private school’s curriculum.”

Recently Which Pakistani ambassador has been elected as the President of the UN Economic & Social Council?

A. Munir Akram
B. Dr Maleha Lodhi
C. Khalil Hashmi
D. None of these

Pakistan’s envoy to UN Munir Akram elected president of UN Economic and Social council. Pakistan has been elected as the president of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for 2020-2021 session

Which FATF-related bills were passed through National Assembly on 29-July-2020 ?

A. The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020
B. The United Nations (Security Council) (Amendment) Bill, 2020
C. The Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill, 2020
D. Both A & B

The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the United Nations Security Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with a majority vote amid sloganeering from the opposition benches.

When Pak Army inducted Al Khalid-I main battle tank in Armoured Corps Regiment?

A. July 27, 2020
B. July 28, 2020
C. July 29, 2020
D. None of these