Quiz Questions - Pakistan

1. What does the name Pakistan mean?

Ans: Land of the pure
The word “Pak” means “pure” in Urdu, and “stan” means land.

2. How many provinces are there in Pakistan? 
Ans: 5
Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan

3. Which is the largest province of Pakistan by area?
Ans: Balochistan

4. What was the original capital of Pakistan? 
Ans: Karachi

5. Which country does not border Pakistan?
India, Iran, Afghanistan or Nepal? 
Ans: Nepal

6. What is Pakistan’s national sport?
Squash, hockey, cricket, golf?

Ans: hockey
The national sport of Pakistan is hockey. Cricket, however, is the most popular sport. The national team won the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in 1992.

7.  The National flag was presented by ___________ in the legislative assemble. 
● Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan
● Liaqat Ali Khan
● Ghulam Muhammad
● Allama Iqbal
Ans: Liaqat Ali Khan

8. Which Pakistani mosque is featured on the Rs.5000 note?
Ans: Faisal mosque

9. Which is the highest mountain peak of Pakistan?

 Ans: K 2 also known as Mount Godwin Austin

10. Which is the longest river of Pakistan? 
Jhelum, Indus, Sutlej, Chenab?
Ans: Indus

11. Who was the first president of Pakistan? 
Ans: Iskander Mirza

12. Who was the first prime minister of Pakistan? 
Ans: Liaqat Ali Khan

13. Which is the largest desert of Pakistan? 
Ans: Thar

14. The highest military award of Pakistan is?
Ans: Nishan e Haider

15. Who wrote the lyrics of Pakistan national anthem?
Ans: Hafeez Jalandhri

16. The first female Nobel Prize winner is?
Benazir Bhutto, Fatima Jinnah, Malala Yousafzai, none of these?
Ans: Malala Yousafzai

17. What was the old name for Lahore city?
Ans: Mahmood Pur

18. What was the major event of 1971?
Ans: Bangladesh split away from Pakistan

19. What is the national flower of Pakistan? 
Ans: Jasmine

20. What is the ranking of Pakistan in the world, with respect to population?
Ans: 6th

21. Which city in Pakistan is famous for its sports goods?
Ans: Sialkot

22. Which city is the oldest in Pakistan?
Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Rawalpindi
Ans: Multan

23. Name some of the cities of Pakistan ? 
Karachi , Islamabad , Lahore , Peshawar ,Quetta , Hyderabad ,multan , Sialkot ,

24: What is the national flower of Pakistan ? 
Jasmine

25. Name some Tourist resorts popular in Pakistan ? 
Muree, Sawat, Chitral, Zayarat, Shangrila

26. What are the major crops of Pakistan?
Cotton, rice , wheat and sugar cane .

27. Name any famous players of Pakistan ?
Imran khan , Shahid afridi , Wasim akram.

28. What is tha name of Pakistan’s currency?

Pakistani Rupee

29. In which continent Pakistan is located?

Asia

30.what is the spoken language of Pakistan?

Urdu

31.Pakistan day is celebrated on which date ?

23 march . It is also known as resolution day.

32.Why do we celebrate independence day ?

Pakistan came into existence on independence day.

33.when did pakistan come into existence ?

14 august 1947.

34. What is the religion of the majority of people in pakistan ?

Islam

35..Which airline is Pakistan National Airline ?

PIA.

36. Name some popular Pakistani cuisine food items ?

biryani.haleem,kebab,pulao,kheer,gulab jamun.

37.In which city the MINARE PAKISTAN is located?

Lahore.

38.Who is the founder of Pakistan?

Quaide azam.

39.What is the national fruit of Pakistan?

Mango.

40.Who wrote the national anthem pf pakistan?

Hafeez julandhri.

41.What is the official name pf pakistan?

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN.

42.Can you name regional languages spoken in Pakistan?

Punjabi,Sindhi,Pushto,Balouchi.

43.Who is the current president of pakistan?

MAMNOON HUSSAIN.

44.Who is the current prime minister of Pakistan?

NAWAZ SHARIF.

  

45.Which is the largest sea along the coast line of Pakistan?

ARABIAN SEA.

46.Which countries share borders with Pakistan?

 INDIA,AFGHANISTAN,IRAN AND CHINA.

  

47.Who is named as Baba.e.Urdu ?

Muhammad Ali Jauhar

Maulvi Abdul Haque

Liaqat Ali Khan

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

48. Who founded Ali Garh university ?

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

49. Name five leaders who took significant part in Pakistan movement ?

Quaid e Azam , Allama Iqbal , Liaqat Ali Khan, Fatima Jinnah, Muhammad Ali johar

50. What does our flag have in the centre which symbolises start of Islamic month also?

CRESCENT AND STAR.

51,What is the traditional dress of pakistan?

SHALWAR KAMEEZ.

52.Who is the national poet of Pakistan?

ALLAMA IQBAL.

53. When did Pakistan successfully conducted its nuclear tests?

28, May 1998.

54.Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?

Liaqat Ali Khan

55. Gawadar port is situated in which Province ?

Baluchistan

56. What was the old name of the province Khyber Pakhtun Khawa ?

North West frontier Province

57. Which one is the largest dam (Water Reservoir) of Pakistan ?

Bhasha, Tarbela , Warsek or Mangla

Tarbela Dam

58. Who has been elected the Pakistan Prime Minister for most number of times?

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif ( 3 times )

59. Who is the founder of political party named 'Tehreek e Insaaf'  in Pakistan ?

Imran Khan

60. Which city is the current capital of Pakistan ?

Islamabad