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name Ahmed was proposed by Bibi • Umar and Hamza accepted Islam in 615
Aminah. A.d (5th Nabvi).
• Migration from Mecca to Abyssinia took • Social boycott of Banu Hashim took place
place in the 7th month of the 5th year of the in 7th Nabvi.
mission i.e 615 A.d. The total number of • Shi’b means valley.
migrated people was 15 (11 men and 4 • Social boycott continued for 3 years.
women). • A group of Madina met Prophet in 11th
• Second migration to Habshah took place Nabvi.
in 616 A.D. • Accord of Uqba took place in 13th Nabvi.
• Second migration to Abyssinia 101 people • On 27th Rajab, 10 Nabvi the event of Miraj
with 18 females. took place.
• After Amina’s death, Ummay Aimen • 10th Nabvi was called Aam-ul-Hazan (year
looked after Prophet. of grief).
• After Harb-e-Fajjar, Prophet took part in • Name of the camel on which Prophet was
Halaf-ul-Fazul. riding in migration was Qaswa.
• Prophet made second business trip to • Omaar bin Hisham was the original name
Syria in 24th year of elephant. of Abu Jehl.
• Friend of Khadija Nafeesa carried • Abu-al-Hikm is the title of Abu Jehl.
message of Nikah. • Persons included in Bait-e-Uqba Oola 12
• Surname of Haleema Sadia was Ummay and in Bait-e-Uqba Sani 75.
Kabtah. • Cave of Hira is 3 miles from Makkah.
• Surname of Prophet was Abu-ul-Qasim. • Hijra took place in 13th Nabvi.
• Da’ia of the Prophet was Shifa who was • Medina is 338 Km from Makkah. (210
mother of Abdul Rehman bin Auf. miles)
• Abdul Mutalib died in 579 A.D. • Makkah conquest occurred in 8th year of
• Masaira a slave of Khadija accompanied Hijra.
Prophet to Syria. • Prophet performed Hajj in 10th Hija.
• First forster mother was Sobia who was • Prophet was buried in the hujra of Ayesha.
mother of Hamza. • Prophet was born in 1st Year of Elephant.
• For six years Haleema took care of • Ambassadors sent to Arab& other
Prophet. countries in 7th Hijra.
• For two years Abdul Mutalib took care of • King of Iran tore away the message of
Prophet. Prophet.
• After 7 days the Aqeeqa ceremony of • King of Byzantine in 7th Hijra was
Prophet was held. Hercules.
• Prophet belonged to Banu Hashim clan of • After 6 years of the birth of Holy prophet
Quraish tribe. Bibi Aamna died.
• Among uncles Abbas & Hamza embraced • After 8 years of the birth of Prophet Abdul
Islam. Muttalib died.
• Amina was buried at Abwa b/w Makkah & • Holy Prophet demised at the age of 63.
Madina. • First Azan was called out in 1 A.H.
• Six months before the Prophet’s birth his • Bahira Syrian Christian saint recognized
father died. prophet as last prophet.
• Prophet had no brother and no sister. • Harb-i-Fajjar was a war fought b/w Quraish
• Foster father of Prophet was Haris. and Bani Hawazin Prophet was of 15 years
• At the age of 15, Herb-e-Fajjar took place. and participated in it.
• Herb-e-Fajjar means war fought in the • Prophet visited Taif in 10th Nabvi.
probihited months. • Tribe of Taif was Saqaif.
• First father-in-law of Prophet was • Prophet with Zaid bin Haris went Taif &
Khawalid. stayed for 10 days.
• Aamina belonged to Bani Zohra tribe. • Bibi Amna suckled Prophet for 3 days.
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• After 18 month at Madina of change of • Prophet narrated the event of Miraj first of
Qibla occurred. all to Umm-e-Hani (real sister of Ali)
• Old name of Zu Qiblatain is Banu Saleem. • Prophet was staying at the house of
• Cave of Hira is in Jabal-e-Noor Mountain. Umme-e-Hani on the night of Miraj.
• At Masjid Al Khaif (Mina) almost 70 • In miraj Prophet traveled from Baitul
prophets are buried. Muqadas to Sidratul Mantaha.
• Month of migration was Rabiul Awal • During Hijrat Saraqa bin Sajjal spied.
• Qiblah now-a-days is called Khana-e- • In Miraj Jibrael called Aazan in Baitul
Kaba. Muqadas.
• Prophet addressed Khutba-e-Jum’aa for • Prophet led all the prophets in a prayer in
first time in 1st Hijra miraj at al-Aqsa
• Year of Deputation is 9th Hijrah. • Fatima died after 6 Months (age=31,11
• Moawakhat (the brotherhood) took place A.H) Prophet.
in 2nd Hijra. • Youngest daughter Fatima.
• Jehad was allowed in 2nd Hijrah. • Islamic official seal started on 1st
• Ashaab-e-Sufah: Muhajirs who stayed Muharram, 7 A.H
near Masjid-e-Nabvi. • Seal of Prophet was made of Silver.
• Hurrirah means a cat. • What was written on the Holy Prophet
• Bait-e-Rizwan took place in 6th Hijrah. (SAW) seal?
• Jewish tribe of Banu Nuzair expelled from Allah Rasool Muhammad
Madina in 4th H. • Prophet performed 1(in10 A.H) Hajj and
• Bait-e-Rizwan is also known as Bait-e- 4(in7 A.H) umras.
Shajra made under Keekar tree. • Change of Qibla occurred on 15 Shaban,2
• Companions of Prophet at Hudabiya were A.H(Monday)(during Zuhr)
1400. • Construction of Masjid-e-Nabvi started
• Prophet stayed at Makkah for 15 days Rabiulawal, 1 A.H.
after its conquest. • Namaz-e-Juma became Farz in Medina.
• 1 Lac companions accompanied Prophet • First man to embrace Islam on the eve of
at last Hajj. Fatah-e-Makka was Abu Sufyan.
• Prophet spent his last days in Ayesha’s • First to migrate to Madina (first muhajir)
house. Abu Salam.
• Cave of Soar is located near Makkah 5 • Last to migrate to Madina was Abbas.
miles. • First non-arab to embrace Islam Farwah
• Quba is 3 miles away from Madina. bin Umro
• In sixth year of Hijrah, Prophet intended • Facsimile of the Prophet Mus’ab bin
for Umrah. Umair.
• Prophet stayed in Ayyub Ansari’s house • Kalsoom bin al_Hadam gave land for
for 7 months. Quba mosque
• Prophet performed Umrah in 7th A.H. • The title of ammenul ummat is of Abu
• Zaid Bin Haris (R.A) was the adopted son Ubaidah bin Jarrah.(conqurer of Damascus)
of the Holy Prophet. • The day when Prophet delivered his last
• Year 570 known as year of Elephant or Khutab was Juma.
Amal Fil. • Idols in Kaba before Islam numbered 360.
• Hazrat Khadija and Hazrat Abu Talib died • The largest idol named Habal.
in 619. • Bilal called first aazan of Fajr prayer.
• First place from where Prophet openly • The Hadith, which is transmitted with
started his preaching Jabl Faran or Mount continuity and enjoys such abundance of
Safa. narrators that their statement becomes
• Prophet did covert messaging at House of authentic, is called Matwatar.
Arkam upto 3 Nabvi. (i.e for 3 years) • The grave of the Prophet was prepared by
• Prophet preached openly in 4th Nabvi. Hazrat Abu Talha
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• Qasim was first of the Holy Prophet’s married to the Prophet though Allah’s
children to be born. revelation or will.
• The first Namaz-e-Janazah performed by • Daughter of Umer who married to Prophet
Rasoolullah was that of Asad bin Zaraara was Hafsa.
(radi Allahu anhu). • Hazrat Khadija was the first person to read
• The first Namaaz to be made Fardh was Namaz amongst the Ummah of the Prophet.
Tahajjud Namaaz, which was later made • Umm-e-Salma was alive at Karbala
Nafil. tragedy. She was the last of the wives of
• At Masjid-e-Nabvi first Muslim University Prophet to die.
was established. • Ummul Momineen Ummay Habiba was
• Holy prophet labored in the formation of daughter of Abu Sufyan.
Masjid-e-Quba. • Ummul Momineen Ummay Habiba
• Masjid-e-Zarar was built by Hyporcrites at migrated to Abyssinia and Madina as well.
Madina. • Ummul Momineen Hazrat Safia was the
• 25 Doors are in Masjid –e-Haram, the progeny of Hazrat Haroon.
most important door of Kaaba is Babul • Hazrat Maria Qibtiya gave birth to Hazrat
Salam. Ibrahim, son of Prophet.
• The flag colour of the Holy Prophet was • Hazrat Khadija was buried at Jannat-e-
white and yellow at the time of conquest of Moalla in Macca.
Makkah. • Najashi was the king through which
• Friday is known as Sayeed Ul Ayam. Prophet married to Ummay Habiba.
• Shab-e-Barat is celebrated on the 15th • The Umm-ul-Momineen Javeria’s actual
night of Shuban. name was Barrah.
• The camel driver of Prophet at the fall of • Hazrat Khadija received salutation from
Mecca was Usama bin Zaid bin Haris. Allah.
• Prophet issued order of killing Abdul Uza • Third wife of Prophet was Hazrat Ayesha.
bin Khatal at the fall of Mecca. • Sauda said about Ayesha “My soul might
• At Koh-e-Safa, Prophet addressed after be in her body”
conquest of Makkah. • Hazrat Khadija was the only Ummul
UMMUL MOMINEEN Momineen who was not buried in Jannatul
• Umat-ul-Momineen is called to Wives of Baqi.
Holy prophet. • Prophet not offerd funeral prayer of
• Zainab bint Khazeema is known as Ummal Khadija due to Allah’s will.
Masakeen. • Ayesha is called Al-Tayyabeen.
• Abu Bakar gave the collection of Quran to • Hazrat Ruqia died on the day of the victory
Hazrat Hafsa. of battle of Badr she was the wife of Usman.
• Khadija died on the tenth of Ramadan 10 • After Ruqia’s death Ummay Kalsoom
Nabvi. married Usman.
• Khadija was buried in Hujun above Makka • Qasim was born in 11 years before
• In the Cottage of Hazrat Ayesha, prophet Prophethood.
spent his last days. • Hassan is known as Shabbar which
• Khadija died at 65 years age. means handsome.
• Last wife of Prophet Um Maimoona. • For 14 months Hasan remained Khalifa.
• Khadija belonged to the tribe of Banu • Hasan is buried at Jannat-ul-Baq’ee.
Asad. • Eldest son of the Prophet Qasim.
• First woman to lead an Islamic army • Third son-in-law of Prophet was Abul A’as.
Ayesha (Jange Jamal) • Hazrat Asad died first among the
• Ayesha narrated maximum number of Sahabah.
ahadith. • Hamza & Hussain are known as leader of
• The second wife named Sauda. Martyrs.
• Zainub bint Jaish (Surah Ahzab) was • Hazrat Usman Bin Talha was the Key
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• The first Ibaadat on earth was Tauba • Al-Tauba does not start with Bismillah.
(repentance). • Al-Namal contains two Bismillahs.
• The first Mujaddid of Islam is Hazrat Umar • Three surah starts with curse.
bin Abdul Aziz. • 6666 is the number of Ayats.
• First book of Hadith compiled was Muata • 29 total number of Mukata’t.
by Imam Malik. • Hazrat Usman was the first Hafiz of the
• Mosque of Prophet was damaged due to Holy Quran.
fire in the reign of Motasim Billah. • Hazrat Khalid Bin Saeed, the first writer of
• Jamia mosque of Damascus was built by Wahy.
Walid bin Malik. • 12 Ghazawahs described in Holy Quran
• Umm-us-Saheehain is Imam Malik: Mauta. (total 27).
• Mohd: bin Ismael Bukhari comprised of • Abdullah Ibn Abbas, the first commentator
4,000 hadiths of the Quran and also known as interpreter
• Bukhari Sharif & Muslim Sharif are called of the Quaran.
Sahihain. • In surah Al-Saf, Hoy prophet is addressed
• Imam Tirmazy was a student of Abu as Ahmed.
Dawood. • Ghar-e-Sor is mentioned in Surah Al-
• Kitab-ul-Kharaj was written by Imam Abu Tauba.
Yousuf. • 5 Surhas start with Qul.
• Mahmood Ghaznavi called kidnapper of • Hazrat Umar proposed the compilation of
scholars. Holy Quran.
• Mullana Nizam-ud-Din founded the school • Al- Nasr is known as Surah Widah.
of Dars-e-Nizamia. • Abdul Malik Marwan applied the dots in
• Baqee Billah revolted against Akbar’s the Holy Quran.
deen-e-Ilahi firstly. • Hajjaj bin yousuf applied diacritical points
• Shaikh Ahmed Sirhandi was given the title in Quaran.
of Mujadid alf Sani by Mullana Abdul • 37 total number of surah in last parah.
Hakeem. • Al- Baqrah and Surah Al-Nissa is spread
• Baba Fareed Ganj Shakr married to the over 3 Parahs.
daughter of Balban. • Al-Falq and Al-Nas revealed at the same
Al-Quran MCQS time.
• Kalima Tayyaiba is mentioned in Quran for • City of Rome is mentioned in Holy Quran.
2 times. • Surah Yaseen is known as Heart of
• The word Quran means “read one”. Quran.
• 114 total number of Surah • Suran Rehman is known as beauty of
• Surah means city of Refuge. Quran.
• 86 Makki Surah. • First revealed surah was Al Alaq, 96 in
• 28 Madine Surah. arrangement
• 558 Rukus. • Complete revelation in 23 years.
• Al-Baqrah is the longest Surah. • Subject of Holy Quran is human.
• Al- Kausar is the shortest Surah. • Risalat means to convey message.
• Al-Nass is the last surah. • 26 prophets mentioned in holy Quran.
• 14 bows are in Quran. • Holy Quran consist 105684 words and
• First bow occurs in 9th Para i.e Al-Inaam 3236700 letters.
Surah. • Longest Ayat of Holy Quran is Ayatul
• Al-Faitha is the preface of the holy Quran. Kursi.
• Five verses were reveled in the first wahy. • 6 Surah start with the name of prophets.
• Namaz commanded in quran for 700 • Surah maryam wholly revealed for a
times. woman.
• Al-Mudassar-2nd Revealed Surah. • In Bani Israeel and Al-Najaf the event of
• Al-Muzammil- 3rd Revealed Surah. Miraj is explained.
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• 99 number of aayats describe Khatam-e- • The word Islam has been used at 92
Nabuwat. places in the holy quran.
• Command against Juva & amputation of • Except the name of Maryam the name of
hands came 8th A.H no other woman has come explicitly in the
• Laws about orphanage revealed in 3 A.H. Quran.
• Laws about Zina revealed in 5 A.H. • Iblees will not be punished with fire but
• Laws about inheritance revealed in 3 A.H. with cold.
• In 4th A.H wine was prohibited. • Iblees’s refusal to prostrate before man is
• The order of Hijab for women reveled in mentioned in Quran for 9 times.
4th A.H. • Iblees means “disappointed one”.
• Ablution made obligatory in 5th A.H. • Al-Kausar relates to death of Qasim and
• In Surah Al-Nisa the commandment of Hazrat Abdullah
Wuzu is present. • If a woman marries the second time, she
• Procedure of ablution is present in Surah will be in Jannah with the second husband.
Maidah. (Hadith)
• In 4 A.H Tayammum was granted. • The Earth and the Heaven were created
• Interest was prohibited in 8th A.H. by Allah in 6 days, it is described in Surah
• During ghazwa Banu Mustaliq the Yunus.
command of tayamum was reveled. • Zaid bin Thabit collected the Quran in the
• Quran recited in Medina firstly in the form of Book.
mosque Nabuzdeeq. • Tarjumanul Quran is called Abdullah bin
• Quran verse abrogating a previous order Abbas.
is called Naasikh. • In Surah Muzzamil verse 73 reading quran
• First man to recite Quran in Makkah: slowly and clearly is ordained.
Abdullah bin Masood. • Jibraeel is referred in Quran as Ar-rooh.
• Forms of revelation granted to Prophet • In Quran Rooh-al-Qudus is Jibrael it
were 3 (wahi,Kashf,dream) means holy spirit.
• First method of revelation of Quran Wahi. • In Quran Rooh-al-Ameen is Jibrael.
• Kashf means Vision. • Incharge of Provisions is Mekaeel.
• Initially Quran was preserved in memory • The angel who was sent to Prophets as a
form. helper against enemies of Allah was
• After Umar’s death, copy of quran was Jibraeel.
passed on to Hafsa. • The Angel who sometimes carried Allah’s
• Only Sahabi mentioned in Quran Zaid bin punishment for His disobedients was
Haris.(surah ahzab) Jibraeel.
• Paradise is mentioned in Quran for150 • Jibrael is mentioned in Quran for three
times. times.
• Section of Paradise in which Prophets will • Old Testament is the Torait.
dwell Mahmood. • New Testament is Injeel.
• Doors of Hell are 7. • Psalms is Zuboor.
• Subterranean part of hell is Hawia. • Gospal is Injeel.
• Number of angles of hell 19. • Prophet is called Farqaleet in Injeel.
• Gate-keeper of hell Malik. • Taharat-e-Sughra is Wuzu.
• Gate-keeper of heaven Rizwan. • There are two types of Farz.
• Place of heaven at which people whose • Saloos-ul-Quran is Surah Ikhlas.
good deeds equal bad deeds will be kept in • Aroos-ul-Quran i.e bride of Quran is Al-
Aaraf. Rehman.
• A tree in hell emerging from its base is • Meaning of Baqarah: The Cow
Zakoon. • In Surah Waqiya the word Al-Quran ul
• Name of the mountain of hell is Saud. Hakeem is used.
• Heaven on earth was built by Shadad. • Surah Baqara & Ale Imran are known as
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Khandaq. Fatah.
• First woman martyr Samiya by Abu Jahl. • Ghazwa-e-Tabook was fought in 9 A.H.
• First man martyr Haris bin Abi Hala. • Hazrat Abbas was made prisoner of war in
• Jihad means to strive hard. Badr.
• Jihad made obligatory in 2nd A.H. • Abu Jehl was killed by Ma-ooz and Ma-
• The battle was forbidden in Arabs in the aaz.
month of Muharam. • The leader of teer-andaz at Jabale-e-
• Ghazwa Badr is named as Furqan. Yahnene in the battle of Ohad was Abdullah
• Ohad is located near Madina. bin Jabeer.
• Ohad is 3 miles from Madina. • Comander of infidels in Ohad was Abu
• Abdullah bin Ubai accompanied with 300 Sufyan.
men. • Battle of Tabook came to an end without
• 50 archers were posted to protect the pass any result.
in Ohad mountain. • 2 weeks were spent to dig the ditch.
• Ummay Hakeem was grand daughter of • In a battle of Trench Hazrat Safia killed a
Abu Jehl. jew.
• Banu Nuzair tribe settled in Khyber after • Qamoos temple was conquered by Ali
expelled from Madina. during Khyber war.
• Prophet dug a trench along the border of • For battle of Tabook, Abu Bakr donated all
Syria. his belongings.
• 3000 men dug the ditch. • In the battle of Ditch, the wrestler named
• In battle of Ahzab a piercing blast of cold Umaro bin Abad-e-Wad was killed by Ali.
wind blew. • In Hunain Muslims were in majority than to
• Khyber is located near Madina at 200 km their enemy:
distance. • Hazrat Jaafar was martyred in Moata war.
• The centre of Jewish population in Arabia • In Tabook ghazwa muslims returned
was Khyber. without a fight.
• Against Khyber muslim army was 1600 • Gazwa Widdan was fought in the month of
men strong. Zil-Hajj 1 A.H.
• Khyber was captured in 20 days. • In Hunain battle Prophet was left alone.
• Khyber is located near the border of Syria. • The participants of Battle of Badar were
• Moata was situated in Syria. bestowed with highest reward by Allah.
• Army of 3000 men was sent to Moata • In Badr martyrs were Muhajirs=6 &
under Zaid bin Haris. Ansars=8.
• After the death of Zaid bin Haris Hazrat • In the battle of Taaif, catapult was used
Jaafiar was made the army leader at Moata. first time by Muslims.
• Under Khalid’s leadership, battle of Moata • Against the Syrian tribe the battle of Al-
was won. Ghaba was waged.
• Battle of Moata took place in 8 Hijra. • First Sariya Ubaidah bin Haris was fought
• Tribe of Khuza joined Muslims after Treaty at Rabakh in 1 A.H.
of Hudaibia. • Last Sariya Hazrat Saad bin Abi Waqqas
• Battle of Hunain fought in 8 Hijra. was fought at Syria in 11 A.H.
• Muslim army for Hunain was 14 thousand. ISLAM MCQS
• Siege of Taif was laid in 9 A.H. • Istalam is kissing of Hajr Aswad.
• Tabook expedition took place in 9 A.H. • Islam has 2 major sects.
• In 9 A.H there was famine in Hijaz. • There are 5 fundaments of Islam.
• In 9 A.H there was scarcity of water in • 2 types of faith.
Madina. • 5 Articles of faith.
• In Quran Tabook expedition is called • Tehlil means the recitation of Kalima.
expedition of straitness. • Deen-e-Hanif is an old name of Islam.
• Conquest of Makkah is called Aam-ul- • First institution of Islam is Suffah.
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• Khums means 1/5. • Maghrib and Isha both prayers are offered
• Word Zakat occurs in Quran for 82 times. together at Muzdalifa on 9th Zil Hajj.
• In 2nd A.H the rate and method of • Yome-Afra is called to Hajj day.
distribution of Zakat was determined at • Name of the place where the pilgrims go
Madina. from Arafat: Muzdalfa.
• Kharaj is spoils of war. • First structure of Kaaba was built by
• Fay is income from town lands. Adam.
• Zakat on produce of mines is 1/5th. • Ibrahim & Ismail rebuilt Kaaba 4500 years
• Ushr on artificially irrigated land is 1/20th. ago.
• Al-Gharmain means debtors. • Yum-e-Nahar is called to the Day of
• There are two types of zakat. Sacrifice.
• Yum e Arafat is 9th Zul Hajj.
FASTING MCQS • One khutba is recited during Hajj.
• Fast means to stop. • Al-Imarn is the surah in which Hajj is
• Fasting made obligatory in 2nd A.H. commanded.
• Fasting is commanded in al-Bakarah. • Holy prophet sacrificed 63 camels during
• Feed 60 people is the atonement for hajj.
breaking the fast or sixty sontinuous fasts.. • Adam and Hazrat Hawa performed the first
• Bab-ul-Riayn is the door for fast observing ever Hajj.
people. • Running b/w Safa & Marwa seven times is
• Tarrawih means to rest. called Sayee.
• Battle of Badr was fought in very first of • Most important step of Hajj after assuming
Ramzan on 17th. Ahram is Wuquf.
• Umar arranged the Namaz-e-Tarrawih. • Waqoof-e-Arfah is the Rukn-e-Azam of
• Month of Ramzan is known as Sayeed us Hajj
Shahoor. • With the performance of Rami on the 10th
• Five days are forbidden for fasting Zil-Hajj, the most of the bindings of Hajj on
throughout the year. the pilgrim are released.
• Wajib means ordained. • Three upright stones are called Jamarat.
• 1st Ashra of Ramzan=Ashra-e-Rehmat. • After Waquf the most important step is
• 2nd Ashra=Ashra-e-Maghfirat. Tawaf.
• 3rd Ashra=Ashra-e-Nijat. • In Hajj there are three obligations (Farz).
HAJJ MCQS • Umrah can be performed at any time
• Hajj means to intend. throughout the year except 9th to 11th Zil-
• Hajj made compulsory in 9 A.H. Hajj.
• First Hajj offered in 9 A.H. • Hujjaj stat at Mina for one day, the second
• Hajj ordained in Surah Bakr. day at Arafat and the final day, encampment
• The holy prophet performed only 1 Hajj in is done for a night at Muzdalfah, it is called
10th A.H. Wuquf.
• There are 3 types of Hajj. • Who said that Hajj is greatest of all
• One tawaf of Kaaba is known as Shoot. worships:Imam Malik.
• Tawaf begins from Shoot. • How many undesirable acts of Ihraam are
• Number of Jamarat is 3. there: six.
• Mosque located in Mina is Kheef. • How many permitted acts of Ihraam are
• At Meekat, Hujjaj assume the state of there:Four.
Ihram. • Prohibitions and restructions of Ihram are
• Kalima Tauheed is recited during Hajj. 8.
• At Mina the ritual of offering sacrifice is • The first and the foremost Farz of Hajj and
performed Umrah is Ihram.
• Jamart-throwing of pebbles, it is performed • The first and inner most circle around
on 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th of Zul Hajj. Ka’ba is Masjid-e-Haram.
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64. Write four basic pillars of Islamic Laws? 88. The Holy Quran considers as an
Quran, Hadith, Ijma, Qiyas unpardonable sin? Shirk
65. Which is the Mazahib Arbab? 89. The Zoroastrians believe in of God.
Hanfi, Shafie, Malaki, Hanbali Duality
66. What is meant by Hadith Mutfiq Aly? 90. All h Prophets emphasized
This Hadith is explained in Bukhari and on……..Tauheed
Muslim both. 91. Christians believe in……………of God.
67. Which is the first age of editing of the Trinity
Hadith? Ehd-e-Nabvi 92. Name the types of Tauheed.
68. Which is the second age of editing of Tauheed-fi-Zat, Tauheed-fi-Saffat,
Hadith? Tauheed-fi-Afal
Sahaba Tabayeen’s Age 93. Name the religion which denies Allah as
69. Which is the Third Age Of editing of an unknowable entity? Buddhism
Hadith?150 Hijri to 450 Hijri 94. Which is the first belief of Islam? The
Islam: unity of Allah
70. Literally the word “Islam” means 95. Which is the second belief of Islam?
Submission to Allah Prophethood
71. Which religion is the favourite of Allah 96. The Prophethood is belief
according to the Holy Quran? Islam in………….the Prophets of Allah. All
72. Which two Prophets prayed to Allah to 97. Prophethood has been finished on the
become the “Ummati” of the last Prophet Prophet……….Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)
(PBUH) and whose prayer was granted? 98. What is the meaning of Risalat? To
Hazrat Isa (A.S) and Hazrat Musa send message
(A.S)….Hazrat Musa’s Prayer was granted 99. How Prophethood is attained?
73. Religion of Hazrat Adam (A.S) was Bestowed by Allah
Islam 100. What is the meaning of Rasool?
74. Fundamentals of Islam are Five Messenger
75. What is the name of 1st Kalima? Kalima 101. In which Surah of the Holy Quran the
Tayyaba word “Khatimum-Nabiyyeen” is mentioned?
76. Kalima Shahadat is the Kalima number Al-Ahzab
2nd 102. Who is known as Rehmat-ul-
77. Kalima Tamjeed id the Kalima number Aalameen?
3rd Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)
78. Kalima Tauheed is the Kalima number 103. What is the meaning of Rehmat-ul-Lil-
4th Aalameen? Mercy for all worlds
79. Kalima-e-Astaghfaar is the Kalima 104. Which is the third belief of Islam?
number 5th Belief in the Angels
80. Kalima Rad-e-Kufr is the Kalima number 105. What is the meaning of Malaika?
6th Angels
81. Number of types of faith is…….Two (2) 106. How many the most exalted angels are
82. What is the meaning of the word Allah? there? Four
Only being worth worship 107. Who is the greatest angel according to
83. Who is above any sort of limitations? the teachings of Islam? Hazrat Jibrael (A.S)
Allah 108. The angel is created out of? Noor
84. The word Tauheed stands for…….. 109. What is the meaning of Noor? Divine
Ahad, Wahid, Wahadaniat light
85. The concept of Tauheed has been given 110. Who acts as Allah’s agent? Angels
by Hazrat Jibrael (A.S) 111. By how many angels each human
86. What is Tauheed? Oneness of Allah individual is attended permanently? Two
87. Which word is opposite to Tauheed? 112. In which category Iblees lies? Jinn
Shirk 113. Who is referred in the Quran as Rooh-
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201.The reward of which prayer is equal to 226. Jiziya is also called……..Poll tax
the reward of Hajj or Umra?Namaz-i-Ishraq 227. How much of the produce of mine
202. Which prayers were essential in the owners have to pay? 1/5th
early period of Islam? Fajr and Isha 228. What is the meaning of Khums? 1/5th
203. Standing straight for a short while after 229. What is the compulsory tax on the
Rukuh is called…….Qauma produce of agriculture land? Ushr
204. Qauma is……….Wajib 230. How many kinds of Muslims are
205. The short period between two Sajdas eligible to receive Zakat according to the
is called………Jalsa Holy Quranic Verse? 8
206. Jalsa is……..Wajib 231. Zakat is payable on gold of…….7.5
207. To sit straight in Salat is tolas
called…….Qaada 232. Zakat is payable on silver of…….52.5
208. How many times Salam is performed in tolas
the Salat? Two 233. Nisab for irrigated produce
209. How many Sajdas are in Salat-e- is…….10/100
Janaza? Zero 234. “Zakat” is the treasure of Islam, who
210. Zakat literally means Purification said this? Holy Prophet (PBUH)
211. Zakat is the…….fundamental pillar of 235. Literally Roza (fasting) means……To
Islam? 2nd stop
212. Which is the second of the most 236. The fasting became compulsory
important pillars of Islam? Salat in……A.H for the first time. 2nd
213. When Zakat was made compulsory? 2 237. The function of fasting is…..
A.H To purify heart from worldly desires.
214. Who said that there was no difference 238. The commandment for observing Fast
between Salat and Zakat? Hazrat Abu has been stipulated in the Surah…… Al-
Baker (R.A) Baqara
215. How many times the word Zakat 239. What is atonement for breaking the
occurs in the Holy Quran? 32 Fast?
216. Caliph………..did Jihad on the issue of To feed 60 people
Zakat. 240. It is a door through which fast
Hazrat Abu Baker observing people would enter paradise.
217. Without which act the prayer is Bab-ul-Riyan
useless? 241. Which important night falls in Ramzan?
Zakat Lailat-ul-Qadr
218. One who disbelievers in Zakat is a 242. How many days are forbidden for
Kafir fasting throughout the year? 5
219. Person who is liable to pay Zakat is 243. In which month virtues flourish and evil
called…………Sahib-e-Nisab is suppressed? Ramzan
220. How many camels render are to par 244. What is the meaning of Aitekaf?
Zakat? 5 Seclusion
221. How many goats render are to pay 245. Aitekaf during the month of Ramzan is
zakat? 40 Wajib
222. How many sheep render are to pay 246. Which Rukn-e-Islam is called as
zakat? 40 shield? Fasting
223. How many cows render are to pay 247. Which is the Third fundamental pillar of
Zakat? 30-40 Islam? Fasting
248. When Siyyam of Ramzan was
224. How many bulls render to pay Zakat? ordered? 2 A.H
30-40 249. Tarawih is a prayer of Ramzan. It
225. How may buffaloes render are to pay means To stand
zakat? 30-40 250. Which important Ghazwa was fought in
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the very first Ramzan? Badr between the Muslims and non-Muslims
251. Who arranged Namaz-e-Tarawih in the during the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)?
leadership of Imam? Hazrat Umar (R.A) 82
252. Literally meaning of Hajj is…The will of 276. What is the meaning of Rukn? Support
visit 277. What is the plural f Rukn? Arkan
254. Hajj was made obligatory in…… 9 A.H 278. What is said to Namaz in Arabic? Salat
253. Yome-Afra is called…………Hajj Day 279. What are the meanings of Salat?
254. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Rehmat, Barkat
performed……Hajj in his life. One 280. When Namaz was ordered?
255. Hajj is a pilgrimage of……………Holy On 27th Rajab 10th Hijri on the occasion of
Kabba Mehraj
256. When did the Holy Prophet 281. What is the difference between Kufr
Muhammad (PBUH) offer Hajj? 11 A.H and Islam? Namaz
257. There are………..types of Hajj. Three 282. Name the five Namaz
258. In which Surah Hajj has been Fajar, Zuhar, Asar, Maghrib, Isha
commanded? 283. Describe the Farz Rakaats of each
Al-Baqara Namaz
259. How many camels the Holy Prophet Fajar 2, Zuhar 4, Asar 4, Maghrib 3, Isha 4
(PBUH) scarified? 63 284. What are the Farz of Namaz (Salat)?
260. Shoot means One tawaf of Kabba Qayyam, Rakoo, Sajda
261. The day of sacrifice during Hajj is 285. Which kind of worship is liked by
called…….. Allah? Namaz
Yum-e-Nehr 286. When Wazoo was ordered? 5 Hijra
262. The rite of offering sacrifice is 287. When Azan was started? 1 Hijra
performed at Mina 288. When Tayammum was ordered? 5
263. Jamarat on 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Hijra
of the Zil Hajj is performed in……….Mina 289. Namaz-Ba-Jamaat is how much better
264. Which two prayers are offered together than individual Namaz? 27 times
at Muzdalifa on the 9th Zil-ul-Hajj? Maghrib- 290. In which timings the Namaz is
Isha prohibited?
265. The number of Khutbas during the Hajj Sun rising, suns setting, sun at the mid
is………..One 291. When first azan was read in Kabba?
266. The first Hajj was performed by 9 Hijri, on the occasion of conquest of
Hazrat Adam (A.S), Hazrat Hawa (A.S) Makah
267. Who built the first structure of the holy 292. Which Namaz Allah likes among Nafli
Kabba? Hazrat Adam (A.S) Namaz? Namaz-e-Tahajat
268. What is the fundamental pillar of Islam 293. What the Namaz-e-Jumma and Eids
which requires both physical and financial create in Muslims? Collectiveness
sacrifices? Hajj (Gathering)
269. Literally Jihad means To strive hard 294. When is Namaz-e-Kasoof read?
270. Jihad was ordained on Muslims At the time of Solar eclipse
through a Quranic verse in……(A.H) 2nd 295. When Namaz-e-Kauf is read? When
271. The battle was forbidden in Arabs in no rains
the month of…………Muharram 296. How many Takbeers are in Namaz-e-
272. The word Jihad is derived from the Janaza? Four
word Juhada 297. When the order for Tahweel-e-Qibla
273. The meaning of Jihad fi Sbil Allah was made?
is……….. 2 Hijri
Fighting in the way of Allah 298. When first Namaz of Eid-ul-Fitr was
274. What is the meaning of Qital? Fighting read?
275. How many encounters took place 1st Shawal, 2 Hijri
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299. On Judgement Day, what will be asked 320. What is meant by Tawaf-e-Wadah?
first? Last Tawaf before leaving home
Namaz 321. What is meant by Yum-ul-Nehr?
300. How many times word Zakat is used in To offer sacrifice of goats on 10 Zil-Hajj
Makki Surahs? 22 times after throwing stones at Mina.
301. What is the rate of usher for canal 322. How many rounds are paid between
irrigated Zameen? 5 per cent or 1/5 Safa and Marwa? Seven
302. Who are not entitled to get Zakat? 323. In which dress Hajj is offered? Ahram
Parents, Husband, wife and children 324. What is Miqat? Where Ahram has to
303. What is the 4th Rukn (pillar) of Islam? put on. (A pilgrim must put Ahram before
Roza (fasting) reaching a point called Miqat)
304. How many Arkan Roza has? 325. What is meant by Shoot?
Three, to restrict eating, drinking and sexual One round around Khana Kabba.
intercourse 326. Who was the Ameer-ul-Hujaj on 9th
305. What are the objectives of Roza? Hijri?
Taqwa, Zabti-Nafas, Shukar Hazrat Abu Baker Siddique
306. What we say to 1st Ashra of Ramzan? 327. How many Sahaba were along with
Rehamt-ka-Ashrah Muhammad (PBUH) during Hajj?
307. What we say to 2nd Ashrah of More than one Lac or (1, 24,000)
Ramzan? 328. How many camels were scarified by
Maghfrat-ka-Ashrah Muhammad (PBUH) on that Hajj? 100
308. What we say to 3rd Ashrah of camels
Ramzan? 329. How many camels were sacrificed by
To get rid of Hell’s fire Muhammad (PBUH) with his own hands?
309. From which Prophet’s age Hajj was 63 camels and the remainder by Hazrat Ali
started? (R.A)
Hazrat Ibrahim 330. What is the difference between Haj
310. Describe the Arkans of Hajj and Umra? Hajj is offered between 7 to 13
There are two Rukns, Stay at Arafat and Zil-Haj whereas Umra can be performed
Tawaf-e-Kabba any time.
311. What is meant by Tawaf? 331. What is meant by Mabrood? That Hajj
To take seven rounds around Khana Kabba. which is performed to obtain the goodwill of
312. What to read while entering Haram Allah
Sharif during Hajj in Ahram? Talbia 332. What is the distinctive mark of a
(Talibiyah) Muslim colony? Mosque
313. Which stone of Kabba wall is kissed? 333. Which is the oldest mosque on the
Hajjar-e-Aswad Earth? Kabba
314. What is named to run between Safa 334. Who is the oldest mosque builder?
and Marwa? Sayee Hazrat Adam (A.S)
315. What is said to throw stones at three 335. Which mosque was built first of all in
spots? Islam? Quba.
Rami 336. Who laid the foundations of Quba?
316. What is Yum-ul-Tarvia and what is Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)
done on that day? 8 Zil-Hajj, Stay at Mina 337. Where Prophet (PBUH) did hold his
317. What is meant by Yaum-e-Arafat and court?
what is done on that day? 9 Zil Hajj, Stay at Masjid-e-Nabvi
Arafat before Maghrib 338. Where was established the first Muslim
318. What is meant by Tawaf-e-Qadoom? University? Masjid-e-Nabvi
First Tawaf on presence at Kabba 339. The Prophet (PBUH) himself laboured
319. What is Tawaf-e-Zayarat? for a mosque. what’s its name? Quba
To offer Tawaf between 10 to 12 Zil-Hajj 340. How many mosques are discussed in
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391. Imam Dar ul Hijrat is the title of: Imam 414.Al-Maeen is a Surah in which there are:
Malik 100 or more ayahs
392. The word Muhammad (SAW) as a 415. “Arbaeen” is the book of Hadith in
name has been mentioned in Quran only: which there are: 40 Ahadith
Four times 416. Fatwa Qazi Khan is an authentic Fatwa
393. Khateeb –ul-Anbia as a title of: Hazrat of:
Shoaib (AS) Fiqh Hanafi
394. Hazrat Umer (RA) appointed as 417.”FIDK” garden was bestowed to the
custodian of Bait-ul-Mal: (Abdullah bin Holy Prophet as: Fay
Masud) 418.QUBA mosque has been mentioned in:
395. The effective Zakat System can ensure Surah al Tauba
the elimination of: Poverty 419. The tile given to the pioneers of Islam
396. A Verse of the Holy Quran indicates was: Assabiqoon al Awwalun
the name of: Hazrat Zaid (RA) 420.The meaning of YA SABAHAHO is:
397. Masjid Zu Qiblatain is situated in : Oh, Morning danger
Madina 421.The Master if Hazrat Bilal (MABPH)
398. Who was a Historian, justice, during embracing Islam was: Ummayia bin
philospher as well as Politician? Abdur Khalaf
Rehman bin Khaldun 422. Splitting of the moon occurred in: Mina
399. Which Surah of Quran has Bismillah 423.The “IFK” event is described in the
twice: Qur’an in:
Al Namal Surah Noor
400. Had -e- Qazaf (False Accusation) is: 424. The Prophet’s stamp comprises of
80 Lashes these words: Allah,Rasool,Muhammad
401. Ada Bin Hatam Thai embraced Islam 425. MAUWAZATAIN means:
in: 9 Hijri Two specific Surahs of Quran
402. Wealth obtained from a mine is liable 426. Ozza was the name of:
to: Khumus A specific goddess of Quraish
403. Sadaq-e-Eid-ul-fitr has been 427.LEA’AN is: A clause of Islamic law
proclaimed in the year: 2 Hijri 428.Ashabus sabt means: Jews
404. Imam-e-Dar-ul-Hijrat was a title of: 429. The number of famous months are:
Imam Malik Four
405.The seal affixed on important letters by 430.Jabal-e-Noor is situated in: ghar –e-hira
prophet (SAW) was in the Custody of: 431.The number of Haroof e Maktat : 29
Hazrat khuzaifa (RA) 432. Roza was made obligatory: 02 Hijra
406.Ameen –ul-Umat is the title of Hazrat: 433.Jang e Badar was fought : 02 Hijri
Abu-ubaida bin Al jaraah (RA) 434. Jang e Motta was fought: 07 Hijri
407. River Neil was declared as Sayed-ul- 435.Jang e Ohad was fought: 03 Hijri
Anhar by Hazrat: hazrat Umer (RA) 436.Jang e Khandak was fought: 05 Hijri
408. Umm-ul-Masakeen was the title given 437.Ghazwa a Tabuk was fought: 9Hijri
to one of the wives of the Prophet (SAW): 438. Sulah a Hudabiya in : 06 Hijri
Hazrat Zainab benet Khuzima (R.A) 439.Tayumum was made obligatory : 04
409. Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) gave the Hijri
key of Bait Ullah permanently to Hazrat: 440. In Islamic mode of interest-free
Usman bin Talha banking: Modarabah
410. Arafat gathering is held on: 9 Zil hajj 441. Dower is paid to the wife as a:- token
411. Saad Bin Abi waqas is included of respect
amongst the Ushera-e- Mubhashera: 442. The total period of Abbasids caliphate
412.Batha Valley is situated in: Makkah was __ 508 years
413.The longest Surah of the Qur’an is: 443. “Keemya-e-Saadat” is authored by
Surah al Baqarah Imam Ghazali
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444. How many doors are of Masjid-e- 468. Who has been titled as “Saviour of
Haram? 25 Islam”? Caliph Abu Bakar
445. How many mosques are discussed in 469. “Conqueror of Egypt” Was:- Amr Bin
the holy Quran? 4 Al’as
446. What is Tahleel? Recitation of 1st 470. who called as “Muslim Alexander” ?
kalima (a) Sa’d Bin Abi Waqas (b) Khalid Bin
447. Name the 8th months of Islamic Waleed Uqba Bin Nafah
Calendar__Shaban 471.Immam __ was born in Egypt. Shafi
448. 9th Zil-Hajja is also called: Yaum-e- 472. The Battle of Badr was fought in the
Arfat month of ———? Ramadan
449. To which tribe did Hazrat Khalid-bin- 473. Allah says, “Wives of Prophet
Waleed (R.A) belong? Banu Makhzoom Muhammad (PBUH) are mothers of
450. The word Muhammad (SAW) as a believers” in which Surah? Surah Ahzaab
name has been mentioned in Quran only 474. Muhammad (PBUH) is called with the
four times name “Ahmed” in Surah —- Saff
451. Imam-e-Dar-ul-Hijrat was a title of 475. In the beginning of open preaching
Imam Malik towards Islam, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
452. Ameen –ul-Umat is the title of Hazrat stood up on Mount As-Safa one day and
Abu-ubaida bin Al jaraah (RA) (d) Abu called out loudly “Ya Sabahah!”. The
Saeeed Khuzir (RA) meaning of Ya Sabahah is? Draws the
453. Which one of the following is included attention of others to some dangers
amongst the Ushera-e- Mubhashera Saad 476. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) granted a
Bin Abi waqas 454. Masjid Zu Qiblatain is very special privilege, He said ” May my
situated in :Madina father and mother be ransomed for you” to
455. Had –e- Qazaf (false Accusation) is. 80 ———-? Saad bin Abi Waqqas (R.A)
Lashes 477. ” Muhammad is the messenger of
556. River Neil was declared as Sayed-ul- Allah” is stated in Surah —– Fath
Anhar by Hazrat: hazrat Umer (RA) 478. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) sent his
457. Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) gave the messengers to the kings beyond Arabia
key of Bait Ullah permanently to Hazrat calling them to Islam. In order to
Usman bin Talha authenticate the credentials of his
458. which book is called old testament? messengers, a ———- seal was made.
injeel Silver
459. Name of the son of Hazarat Yaqoob 479. Who established Stipends for the poor
(A.S) whose off-springs are the Yahooda among the Jews and the Christians? Umar
460. Injunction of utilization of zakat is in Farooq (R.A)
which Surah ? Surah-al Tauba 480. Name the wife of Prophet Muhammad
461. Who advised Abu Bakr (R.A) to (PBUH) who was daughter of Umar Farooq
compile the Quran: Hazrat Umar (R.A) (R.A)? Hafsah (R.A)
462. The Prophet made Hazrat Muaaz bin 481. Qibla was changed from Jerusalem to
Jabal the Governor of: Yaman Khana-e-Kabba in? Shaban 2 A.H
463. Who are the “Sahibain”? Abu Hanifah 482. The foundation of the city of Baghdad
and Abu Yusuf was laid in 762 during the reign of Abbasid
464. “Kitab-al-Umm” is written by: Imam caliph AI Mansoor.
Shafi 483. In the Battle of Uhud, Prophet
465. The foundation of Bait Ul-Hikmah was Muhammad (PBUH) selected ————-
laid down during: Abbasid Period skillful archers to stay on a mountain (side).
466. Ghaseel ul Malaika is the title of: 50
Hazrat Hanzala (R.A) 483. Khosroe Pervaiz was a/an — Emperor
467. Sahifa Hammam bin Munabih was of Persia
found by: Dr. Hamidullah 484. Ibrahim (R.A) was son of Prophet
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Muhammad (PBUH). The mother of Ibrahim which is not started with ‘Bismillah’ is Surah
(R.A) was —Maria (R.A) Al-Taubah
485. When did Hazrat Hamza (RA) embrace 507. The Holy Book revealed to Hazrat
Islam?Fifth Nabavi ( also Hazrat Umer(RA) ) Daud (AS) is Zubur
486. Which pillar of Islam is declared as an 508. Holy Prophet (PBUH) delivered his
armour?Soam farewell sermon at Arafat on 10th Zulhajj.
487. What was the important event in the 510.The nation of Samood was preached by
month of 13th Nabavi?Hijrah Madina Hazrat Salih (AS).
488. What is the seventh belief in Iman-e-
Mufassal?Good and bad is predetermined KHANDANI QUESTION OF PAKISTAN
by Allah STUDY
489. The conqueror of Central Asia was ➢ “Mohammad” is the real name of
Qutayba bin Muslim. Mohammad Bin Qasim and Amadudin is his
490. The last caliph of Ummayyads was Title.He was nephew and son-in-law of
Marwan II. Hajjaj Bin Yousuf the Governor of Iraq
4491. She was the wife of Hazrat Ibrahim (Omayad Period). He came to Sindh in
(AS) and the daughter of the pharaoh of 712.He was tortured to death in Iraq by
Egypt Hazrat Hajira. Sulaiman. Sindh and Multan were
492. How many Ahadis does Masnad of conquered by Muhammad Bin Qasim under
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal contain? 35000 the reign of the Islamic Caliph Walid bin
493. How many Ahadis does Al-Mauta Abdul Malik.
contain? 1720 ➢ The Dynasty founded by Qutbuddin is
494. Name the first one whose expression known as Slave dynasty. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
of pride was liked by the Holy Prophet was a Turkic king of Northwest India who
(SAW) Abu Dajjana. ruled from his capital in Delhi where he built
495. Who was the compiler of Al-Mauta? the Qutub Minar and the Quwwat Al Islam
Imam Shafee mosque. He was of Turkic descent from
496. Who is called as “Alexander of Muslim central Asia, the first Sultan of Delhi and
World”? Uqba bin Nafah (R.A.) founder of the Slave dynasty (also known as
497. How many Rukus are there in Qur’an? the Ghulam dynasty) of India. He ruled for
558 only four years, from 1206 to 1210 AD. He
498. First Ghazawa (Battle) took place died while playing polo in Lahore.
between Muslims and Kuffar is Abawa. ➢ Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is the name of
499. When did Holy Prophet (SAW) go to a Mosque built by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak near
perform Hajj? 10th Hijri Qutb Minar at Delhi.The “Quwwat-ul-Islam
500. Kingdom of Khwarzim was destroyed Mosque” and “Qutab Minar” was completed
in 1218-20 AD by by Iltumish.
Changaiz Khan
➢ Panipat is famous is a famous town near
501. Name the battle in which Hazrat Khalid
Delhi. Three important battles were fought
bin Waleed (RA) participated for the first
on this ground.
time Mota
1. First between Babur against Ibrahim Lodi
502. Name the first person among infidels of
in 1526 A.D.
Arabia whose gift was accepted by the Holy
2. Second was between Bairam against
Prophet (SAW) Abu Sufyan
Hemu in 1556 A.D.
503. Abdullah bin Ubay was a Hypocrite
3. The third was between Ahmad Shah
504. Hazrat Zakariya (AS) was the
Abdali versus Marhata leaders in 1761 A.D.
contemporary of Hazrat Issa (AS)
505. Which Prophet (A.S.) was the ➢ Firdausi wrote Shahnama and was also a
carpenter by profession? court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni.
Hazrat Zakariya (AS) ➢ Ibn-e-Batota was a famous Moraco
506. The only Surah of the Holy Quran Traveler who stayed in the court of
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Muhammad bin Taghluq for several years. supreme arbitrator in civil and ecclesiastical
He traveled over the quarter part of the affairs.
world from China to India. Ibn-e-Batota was ➢ Abu al-Fazal ibn Mubarak was the wazir
at the court of Muhammad bin Taghluq. of the great Mughal emperor Akbar, and
➢ Malik Ghazi is the real name of Ghayas author of the Akbarnama, the official history
ud din Tagluq (1st Tuglaq sultan). of Akbar’s reign in three volumes, (the third
➢ Jauna Khan is the real name of volume is known as the Ain-i-Akbari). He
Muhammad bin Taghluq. (2stTuglaq sultan). was also the brother of Faizi, the poet
➢ Alai Darwaza was the structure laureate of emperor Akbar.
constructed by Ala-ud-Din Khilji near Qutb ➢ The Din-i-Ilahi ( “Divine Faith”) was a
Minar in 1311 A.D. syncretic religious doctrine propounded by
➢ Iltumish was the first sovereign ruler of the emperor Jalalu d-Din Muḥammad Akbar
the Sultanate of Delhi.The first Sultan of (“Akbar the Great”) in year 1582 A.D., who
Delhi to issue regular currency and declared ruled the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605,
Delhi as the capital of his empir.The Chalisa intending to merge the best elements of the
or the Group of Forty was the nick name of religions of his empire, and thereby
the forty leading slave officers of Iltumish. reconcile the differences that divided his
subjects. The elements were primarily
➢ The Sultan Balban called himself Naib-e-
drawn from Islam and Hinduism, but some
Khuda or Deputy of the God.The Diwan-e-
others were also taken from Christianity,
Arz or the department of military affairs was
Jainism and Zoroastrianism.
created by Balban.
➢ Tabaqat-e-Akbari was the name of
➢ The maximum number of Mongol
history written by ‘Nizam-ud-Din’ in 1593. It
invasions took place during the reign of Ala-
contains detailed account of Ghaznavids to
ud-Din Khilji.
the 36th year of Akbar’s reign.
➢ The state promoted canal irrigation
➢ Mullah Do Piazza was a Akbar’s chief
system was initiated by Feroz shah
advisor and one of Navratnas.
Taghluq.
➢ Buland Darwaza was built by Akbar the
➢ The Lodi Dynasty was founded by Bahlol
Great at Fatehpur Sikri to commemorate his
Lodhi.
conquest of Gujrat.
➢ The Syed Dynasty was founded by:
➢ Sadr-us-Sadr is an officer of Mughal
Khizar Khan.
Administration. He served as a liaison
➢ The Buland Darwaza is situated at officer between the emperor and the people.
Fatehpur Sikri.
➢ Madrassa Rahimia was established by
➢ Gulbaden Begum was the author of Shah Abdur Rahim at Delhi.
“Hamayun Nama” and sister of Mughal King
➢ Bairam Khan was a tutor of Hamayun
Hamayun.
and Akbar. He was chiefly instrumental in
➢ “Ain-e-Akbari” is the renowned work of the victory of Mughals over Hamu in 1556.
Abul Fazal about the government of Akbar
➢ Noor Jahan was beloved Queen of
the Great. Abul al Fazl was a son of Sheikh
Jahangir. She was an accomplished lady
Mubarak. He was one of the Nau Ratans of
and assisted her husband in the affairs of
Akbar the Great. He wrote “Akbar-Nama”.
state.
➢ Din-e-Elahi was a new religion invented
➢ Fateh Ali was the Real name Tepu
in 1582 by Akbar to create tolerance and
Sultan; he was defeated by the British in
love among people of India. Akbar
1799.
prohibited the practice of Sati. Akbar the
Great was born in Umar Kot. Lahore Fort ➢ Amir Khusro is called the “Parrot of
was built in 1560 by Akbar. Infallibility India”.
Decree was a document signed by Akbar in ➢ Ghiyasuddin Tughluq was the first sultan
1597, which authorized him to act as the of Tughluq dynasty.
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➢ Shahjahan real name was Khurram came in Lahore in 1039 A.D. from the city of
Shihab-ud-din. Shalamar Bagh was built in Ghazni.Data Ganj Baksh is the author of
1642 by Shah Jahan. Jahan Ara begum Kashful Mahjoob.
was the daughter of Shah Jahan. Shah ➢ Baba Farid Ganj Shakar was a saint of
Jahan Constructed Jamia Masjid Thatta. Chishtia order.
The Sheesh Mahal (The Palace of Mirrors) ➢ The head of the Suhrawardia Silsila is
is located within the Shah Burj block in Shah Rukn-e-Alam.
northern-western corner of Lahore Fort. It ➢ Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Dargah is
was constructed under the reign of Mughal located at Delhi.
Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631-32.
➢ Baba Farid Gang Shakar was the first
➢ Moti Masjid (one of the Pearl Mosques) is Punjabi poet.
a 17th century religious building located
➢ Waris shah is called the ‘Shakespeare of
inside the Lahore Fort. It is a small, white
Punjabi literature’.
marble structure built by Mughal emperor
Shah Jahan, and is among his prominent ➢ Tomb named Khawaja Moin ud Din Chisti
extensions (such as Sheesh Mahal and is in Ajmer.
Naulakha pavilion) to the Lahore Fort ➢ Hazrat Bullay Shah was a famous Sufi
Complex. poet of Punjabi language. His tomb is in the
➢ The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore is city of Kasur.
famous for its extensive faience tile work. It ➢ Mohammad bin Tughlaq introduced
was built by Hakim Shaikh Ilm-ud-din tokens currency firstly.
Ansari, a native of Chiniot, who rose to be ➢ Mehmood set out on Somnath on17
the court physician to Shah Jahan and a October 1026 A.D.
governor of Lahore. ➢ 1st battle of Tarrin was fought between
➢ The Taj Mahal (“crown of palaces”) is a Muhammad Ghouri & Rajput (1191), Ghori
white marble mausoleum located in Agra, was defeated. In 1192 A.D, the 2nd battle of
Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built (1632- Tarrin, Ghori wins.
1653) by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in ➢ Ahmed Shah Abdali was the King of
memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Kabul.Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated
The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as “the Marhatas in 1761 (the Third Battle of
jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the Panipat).
universally admired masterpieces of the ➢ Pan Islamism introduced by Jamaluddin
world’s heritage”. Ustad Isa was the Chief Afghani.
Architect of Taj Mahal Agra. ➢ Nadir Shah of Iran invaded Delhi during
➢ The biggest Mosque built by Shahjehan the period of Mohammad Shah Rangila in
in located at Delhi.Red Fort of Delhi was 1739.
built by Shahjehan. ➢ The original name of Sultan Siraj Doullah
➢ Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zakiriya was a great (the Nawab of Bengal) was Mirza
saint of Suhrwardi branch of mysticism and Mohammad.
flourished in Multan. ➢ Sindh was annexed by Birtish in 1843
➢ Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Auliya was a Sufi of and was separated from Bombay in 1935
Chishtia Order. vide India Act 1935.
➢ The earliest coming Chashtia order ➢ Sheikh Ahmed Sirhandi is known as
Saints to Indian was Khawja Moen-ud-Din Majaddid Alf Sani.Sheikh Ahmad Sirhandi
Chashti and after that Qutb-ud-Din Bakhtiar was born in 1564 and died in 1626.
Kaki. ➢ Real name of Shah Waliullah was Ahmed
➢ Hazrat Ali Hajveri (Popularly known as and his historical name was Azimuddin. In
Hazrat Data Ganj Bux) belonged to Persian language Shah Wali Ullah
Soharwardi order. Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh translated the Holy Quran.Shah Waliullah
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born in 1703. He was died in 1762. “Hujjat- ➢ Arabic coinage was first introduced in
al-Baligha” was written by Shah Wali Ullah. Indian by Jalal-ud-Din Firuz.
➢ Shah Alam II was an ally of Mir Qasim in ➢ Babur the founder of Muhgal Dynasty in
the Battle of Buxar in 1764. 1526 first battle of Paini pat, died in 1530
➢ During Jehangir’s reign Sir Thomas Roe A.D at Delhi. The tomb of Babur is situated
and Captain Hawkins visited Moghul court at Kabul. Bala Hisar Fort is one of the most
to secure commercial privileges. historic places of Peshawar. The word Bala
➢ Haji Shariat Ullah was born in 1781. Haji Hisar is from Persian, meaning, “elevated or
Shareetullah of Bengal was the founder of high fort”. It was built by Zaheer-ud-Din
Farazi Tehrik in 1802. Farazi Tehrik meant Baber.
to pay more attention on fundamental of ➢ Mahmud Ghaznavi is described as “the
Islam. first pioneer and path-finder for Islam in this
➢ Syed Ahmed of Rai Brelli was the country” by Lane Poole.
founder of Jehad Tehrik against Sikhs. He ➢ Badshahi Mosque or the ‘King’s Mosque’
was martyred at Balakot (NWF) in 1831. in Lahore, commissioned by the sixth
➢ The main aim of Brahma Samaj was Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671 and
Reform in Hinduism.Raja Ram Mohan Roy completed in 1673, is the second largest
founded Brahma Samaj. mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the
➢ Arya Samaj was founded by Dayanand fifth largest mosque in the world.
Sirasoti. Arya Samaj was founded in1875. ➢ Bhakti Movement is a socio-religious
➢ Wardha scheme written by Zakir movement started by the cooperation of
Hussain. both Hindus and Muslims in the sub-
continent to create harmony between
➢ East India Company was formed in 1600
Hinduism and Islam.Bhagat Kabir,
in London. In India French East India
Ramanand Dadu and Guru Nank were its
Company was established in 1664. British
major leaders.
East India Company was established during
the reign of Mughal emperor Jehangir. ➢ Nishat Bagh: – A garden established by
Mughal King Shah Jahan. It is in a Kashmir
➢ Sultan Abdul Majid was Khalifa of
city Sirinagar.
Turkey.Non-cooperation Movement was
started during the days of Khilafat ➢ Pani pat: – A place situated in East
Movement. Punjab. It has seen three historic battles
among the local rules of this area. It is also
➢ In India the first gate of entrance of
called gateway to Delhi.
Europeans was Bengal.
➢ Razia Sultana: – A daughter of Iltutmish
➢ Tomb of Hamayun is in Delhi.Tomb of
succeeded him to the throne on the desire
Jahangir is at Lahore.
of her father. Her father preferred her as his
➢ The real name of Noor Jehan was Mahr- successor over his twenty sons.
un-Nisa.
➢ Rohtas Fort: – A Fort located near
➢ Haren Minar was built by Jehangir. ‘Hiran Jehlum River was constructed by Sher
Minar’ was a favourite hunting ground of Shah Suri as a defence against Gakhars.
Emperor Jehangir. Rohtas Fort was constructed by (on Sher
➢ Sher Shah built G.T. Road and Rohtas Shah’s order) Todar Mal.
fort. Imperial Highway is the old name of ➢ The Mohabbat Khan Mosque is a 17th
G.T. Road. century Mosque in Peshawar, Khyber
➢ Nasir-ud-Din Qubacha was a lieutenant Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. It is named after
of Muhammad Ghouri and served as the Mughal governor of Peshawar Nawab
Governor of Multan. Mohabbat Khan who served under
➢ The Temple of Somnath was situated Emperors Shah Jehan and Aurangzeb.
near the peninsula of Gujrat. ➢ Purana Qila (Old Fort) is the inner citadel
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of the city of Dina-panah, founded by the was laid by Hazrat Mian Mir.
second Mughal Emperor, Humayun in 1533 ➢ “Harilal” is the son of Gandhi, who
and completed five years later.Purana Qila converted to Islam but later reverted back to
and its environs flourished as the sixth city Hinduism.
of Delhi. ➢ “WANA” is the main town of South
➢ The ruler of Sindh was Dahar, son of Wazaristan; “Miran Shah” is the main town
Chuch. of North Waziristan and “Parachanar” is the
➢ Abu Raihan Al-Biruni (a mathematician, main town of Kuram Agency.
philosopher, astronomer and a Sanskrit ➢ Muqtad-ul-Sadr organised the “Mehdi
scholar) was born in Khwarizm (modern army”.
Khiva) in 973. He spent his early life under ➢ “Khar” is a main town in the Bajaur
the patronage of Khwarizm Shah. He stayed Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal
for a while at the court of Qabus in Areas of Pakistan.
Tabaristan where he dedicated his
➢ Oldest Mosque of Sub-Continent is
monumental work, the Chronology of the
situated in Bhambore.( Sindh in thatta )
Ancient Nations, to Qabus. In 1017
Mahmood took him to Ghazni. He spent ➢ Al-Firdusi and Al-Beruni flourished in the
several years in the sub-continent and reign of Mehmood Ghaznvi.
probably died in 1048. ➢ Badar-ur-Din tayyab Ji was the first
➢ Balban was son of a Turkish noble of the Muslim President of Congress.
Ilbari tribe. He was captured by the Mongols ➢ “Badr satellite” program is the series of
and sold in Baghdad to Khawaja Jamal-ud- the robotic of spacecraft missions of
din Basri. Later in 1232 he was taken to Pakistan. It is the name of Pakistani robotic
Dehli and sold to Iltutmish. telecommunication and low Earth
➢ Tan Sen was a famous musician of observatory satellites family. The first of
Akbar’s time. He had introduced a number satellites, Badr-1, was launched on 16 July,
of Rags in the Indian music industry. 1990.
➢ Vasco-da Gama was a navigator. He was ➢ Area of Pakistan in Million (Square
Portugees. He discovered first of all a direct Kilometer) in round figures is about 0.8
route to India in 1498. Millions.
➢ Faizi was famous character of Akbar’s ➢ “Transit Trade Agreement” between
Court. He was the brother of Abul Fazl. He Pakistan and Afghanistan in 1965.
was one of the nobles of that era. ➢ “My Leader” a biography of Quaid-e-
➢ Todal Mal was an advisor/wazir of great Azam was written by Z.A. Sulari.
Mughal King Akbar. He introduced and ➢ British occupied Punjab in 1849; Sindh in
implemented the Revenue system in the 1843 and Balochistan in 1839.
subcontinent successfully. ➢ Privatization Programme began in
➢ Birbal was one of the Nobels of Akbar Pakistan in 1991.
the great. He was one of the Nau Ratan of ➢ From Peshawae to Landi Kotal there are
Akbar. 34 tunnels.
➢ Gautama Buddha was the founder of ➢ Dera Adam Khel is called gun factory of
Buddhism.His real name was Siddharta. the tribal areas.
➢ Ashoka was the greatest ruler of Maurya ➢ “Kishan Ganga Dam” of India is building
dynasty. Chandragupta was the founder of up on river Neelam in Kashmir.
Maurya dynasty. ➢ “Gomal Zam Dam” is a hydro-electric
➢ Subuktigin was the Father of Mahmood power and irrigation project in northwest
Ghazni. Pakistan. It sits on the Gomal River in the
➢ The foundation stone of the Sikhism’s South Waziristan Agency.
holiest place “Golden Tample” at Amritsar ➢ “Makli Hill” is supposed to be the burial
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place of some 125,000 local rulers, Sufi folk tales of northern India, was among the
saints and others. It is located on the Mughal emperor Akbar’s chief advisors.
outskirts of Thatta, the capital of lower Sind ➢ “Moumin-i-Majmai-Mohammadi” journal
until the seventeenth century, in what is the was started from Sindh Madrasa-tul-Islam.
southeastern province of present-day ➢ The resting place of Imam Bukhari is in
Pakistan. Uzbekistan.
➢ Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of ➢ The ‘Silver Fibre’ of Pakistan is cotton.
Engineering Sciences and Technology (also
➢ “Muslim Bagh” is a town of Qilla Saifullah
referred to as GIK Institute or GIKI,
District in the Balochistan province of
pronounced JeeKee) is one of the top
Pakistan.It is famous for chromite.
ranking engineering institutes in Pakistan.
The university is situated beside the river ➢ “Khanpur Dam” is a dam located on the
Indus in the mountains of Tarbela and Haro River near the town of Khanpur,
Gadoon-Amazai, in the Khyber- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakhtunkhwa near the town of Topi and in ➢ Rajanpur district of Punjab has the least
proximity to the lakes of Tarbela and Ghazi. population density.
➢ . “Margalla Hills”—also called Margalla ➢ “Malakand Pass” connected Peshawar
Mountain Range are the foothills of the with Chitral.
Himalayas—are a series of small-elevation ➢ “Lowari Pass” is a high mountain pass
hills located north of Islamabad, Pakistan. that connects Chitral with Dir in Khyber-
➢ Moulvi Munishi Mahboob Alam started Pakhtunkhwa.
Paisa Akhbar. ➢ “Tilla Jogian” is the highest peak in the
➢ UAE is the second largest buyer of Eastern Salt Range in Punjab, Pakistan.
Pakistan’s exports after USA. Rohtas, Pakistan Fort is located to the east
➢ “Sapta Sindhu” —- In fact Word Sindh is of Tilla Jogian at a distance of about 7 km
derived from Sapta Sindhu which means from Dina, a rapidly expanding town on the
seven rivers. They form delta for Grand Trunk Road.Tilla Jogian also finds
PakistanThese seven rivers were the mention in the epic love poem Heer Ranjha
source of irrigation of a very large area of of Waris Shah. For the Sikh Punjabis there
Indian sub continent.As Sindh River gave a is also significance to Tilla Jogian as Guru
name to areas located beyond Indian Gujrat Nanak Dev ji, the founder of Sikhism is said
and Punjab.It is an absolute reality that in to have spent 40 days in quiet seclusion at
the old Indian History Hindh and Sindh were Tilla Jogian. The Sikhs during the rule of
two separate countries which were divided Maharaja Ranjit Singh made a stone pond
by natural boundries created by SAPTA here in his memory.
Sinhdu comprising upon seven rivers. ➢ “Ramzay Maccdonald” was the man who
➢ “Pasni” is a medium-sized town and a presided over the all round table
fishing port in Gwadar, Balochistan. conferences of 1930-32, these all
conferences were held in London.
➢ Jiwani or Jwani is a town and commercial
port that is located along the Gulf of Oman ➢ In 1946, Liaqat Ali Khan Presented poor
in the Gwadar District of the Balochistan. mans budget.
➢ “Majma’ ul Baharain” or The Mingling of ➢ Pakistan left Commonwealth in 1972
Two Oceans was authored by Muhammad when Bangladesh was recognised by
Dara Shikuh. Commonwealth and Pakistan rejoin
Commonwealth as 49th member in 1989.
➢ Ameer Sadiq Muhammad-v was the last
Women Protection Bill was passed on 15
ruler of Bahawalpur State.
Nov 2006.
➢ Pakistan recognized People’s Republic
➢ MAO College (or Muhammedan Anglo-
China in 1950.
Oriental College) was founded by Sir Syed
➢ “Mullah Do-Piyaza”, according to popular Ahmed Khan, the leader of Muslim
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1973 1949.
➢ When did Pakistan become member of ➢ The first Pakistani Postal stamp was
United Nations? 30th Sep 1947 issued in July 1948.
➢ Which country opposed Pakistan’s ➢ Name of Governor General after Nazim-
membership in United Nations? Afghanistan ud-Din? Ghulam Muhammad.
➢ Neza e Sultan is an extinct volcano ➢ Real name of Tipu Sultan was Fateh Ali.
located in Chagai District, Baluchistan, have ➢ “Khaki Shadows” book was written by
deep resources of Sulfur. K.M. Arif.
➢ When zakat ordinance promulgated? 20 ➢ Buddhist emperor Ashoka belonged to
June 1980 Mauryan Dynasty.
➢ “Pathway to Pakistan” book was written ➢ State of Kashmir was purchased by
by Ch khalique Zaman Ghulab Singh for Rs.7.5 million.
➢ Fatima Jinnah Joined AIML in 1937. ➢ Kashf-al-Mahjoob was written by Hazrat
➢ Who prepared Pirpur report? Raja Syed Ali Hajveri.
Mehdi (1938) ➢ “Fort William College” was established at
➢ When Qaid e Azam met M.K Gandhi 1st Calcutta (1600).
time in 1916 Lucknow. ➢ Kingdom of Khwarzim was destroyed in
➢ Who is seceratry of state for India in 1218-20 AD by Changaiz Khan.
cabinet mission? Lord Pathetic Lawerance ➢ Fourteen Points was presented by Jinah
➢ Share of Punjab in Pakistan by area is on 28 March 1929 at Delhi.
25.8%. ➢ Pakistan’s first expedition land on
➢ Liaqar-Nehru Pact on April 8, 1950. Antarctica? On January 15, 1991.
➢ Mast Tawakli was poet of Balochi ➢ First Provincial elections after
language establishment of Pakistan were held in1951.
➢ Kahuta Labortries established in 1976. ➢ First edition of Asar-us-Sanadid
➢ Pakistan joined ILO on September 14, appeared in1846 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
1947. ➢ Sir Syed Ahmad Khan became Chief
➢ Nuclear power plant in Pakistan was Judge In1846.
established in 1972 with help of Canada. ➢ Z.A.Bhutto wrote the book “Great
➢ Baba Farid is a 1st Punjabi poet. Tragedy”.
➢ Durand line was demacrated in 1893 ➢ Third Afghan War, Afghanistan gained its
which lies between Pakistan and independence in 1921.
Afghanistan. ➢ Afghanistan gained its independence in
➢ Pakistan’s first missile is Hatf-I. 1921 under the leadership of Aman ul Allah.
➢ Decimal system introduced in Pakistan ➢ Afghanistan is separated from Central
on 1st January 1961. Asia by Oxus River.
➢ Arya Samaaj was founded in1875 by ➢ Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also
Dayananda Sarasvati. called Kotri Barrage; which is situated on
➢ Muhammadan Educational Conference river Indus.
was established in 1886 by Sir Syed Ahmed ➢ Cheif election commissioner office term
Khan. for 3years.
➢ Pakistan lies of the tropic zone of North. ➢ Census is made after once in a decade.
➢ Sardar Atta ullah Mengal was the first ➢ Another name of Hatf III missile is
Chief Minister of Balochistan from May 1972 Gazdnavi.
to February 1973. ➢ General Ayub khan is the first elected
➢ Sir Francis Moody was the first Governor President and Z.A Bhutto is the first elected
of Punjab from August 1947 to August PM of Pakistan.
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➢ Chaghi is the biggest district and Kalaat members after the 18th amendment.
is the largest Division of Pakistan. ➢ Dr. Zakir Hussain was the first Muslim
➢ Hussain Shaheed Suharwardi was the president of India
first Pakistani Prime Minister, who visited in ➢ The last day of the Quaid-e-Azam was
china. written by:Col. Illahi Bukhsh
➢ Mother tongue of Quaid-e-Azam was ➢ The largest Agency of FATA (Federally
Gujrati and the professional qualification of Administered Tribal Areas) by area is: South
Quaid-e-Azam was Bar at Law. Waziristan
➢ Allama Iqbal qualified as PhD scholar ➢ Under “Vision 2025” WAPDA will
from Munich University, Germany. construct SATPARA Dam on Indus river
➢ “Jinnah of Pakistan” and “Zulfi of in:Northern Areas
Pakistan” was written by Stanely Wolpert. ➢ “Rohtas Fort” was constructed on the
➢ Islamabad was made capital in the year bank river of Jhelum by (on Sher Shah’s
1959. order) Todar Mal.
➢ Radcliffe was a lawyer by profession. ➢ Hazara division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
➢ Day of deliverance was observed on 22 province comprises five districtd including
Dec. 1939. abbottabad, Batagram, Kohistan, Mansehra
and Haripur.
➢ Sir Sikindar Hayat was Chief Minister of
Punjab in 1937 ➢ The foundation stone of the Sikhism’s
holiest place “Golden Tample” at Amritsar
➢ Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan presented
was laid by Hazrat Mian Mir.
‘Chenab Formula’ to resolve the Kashmir
dispute. ➢ “Baburnama” (alternatively known as
Tuzk-e Babri) is the name given to the
➢ Dalhousie introduced the principle of the
memoirs of Babur (1483-1530), founder of
Doctrine of Lapse.
the Mughal Empire and a great-great-great-
➢ Abdus Salam was a Pakistani Physicist grandson of Timur. It is an autobiographical
and Nobel Prize Winner in 1979 in physics. work, originally written in the Chagatai
What is his contribution to Physics? language.
Interaction of Elementary Particles and
➢ The doctrine of “Wahdatul-Wajood” was
weak forces
presented by Ibn-e- Arabi.
➢ Habib Bank provided 80 million loans for
➢ Before Referendum Sylhet was the part
making 1st budget of Pakistan.
of Assam.
➢ Sher Shah’s real name was Farid Khan.
➢ Banks were nationalized in Pakistan
➢ Nightingale Florence (belongs to France) 1974.
was a Nurse. (in creamin war)
➢ Where is Kallar Kahar situated? Chakwal
➢ Pakistan won gold medal for the first time
➢ When Pakistan introduced National
in Olympics 1960.
Identity cards (NIC)? 1974
➢ Babusar Pass connects Abbotabad and
➢ Which language is prominent in Hazara
Gilgit.
division? Hindko
➢ Pakistan’s first Constituent Assembly
➢ Anjuman-i-Hamayat-Islam was
constituted on July 20, 1947.
established in subcontinent 1884 and
➢ Saddat Dynasty was founded by Khizar Khalifa Hamid-ud-Din is the first president.
Khan in 1414.
➢ The district of the country having lowest
➢ Baglihar Dam is located in Doda district population density is Kharan (with a
on river Chenab. population density of only 4 ppl/km2,
➢ The first airline of Pakistan is Orient Awaran and Chagai share the same with
Airline. Kharan).
➢ Senate of Pakistan is consisting of 104 ➢ The first President of America who made
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an official visit to Pakistan was Dwight D. reasearch in rain-fed agriculture land was
Eisenhower. established at Rawalpindi.
➢ The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is ➢ “Karez” or small coverd canals are dug to
also known as Peace Pipeline. avoid evaporation due to excessive
➢ Total cultivable Land of Pakistan is heat.This method of irrigation is prevalent in
approximately 80 million hectares which is Balochistan.
the 25% of total land area. ➢ “Harnai” in Balochistan is famous for
➢ Salahuddin Ahmad is the first Chief woollen mills.
Justice of Federal Shariat Court. ➢ The village life of Pakistan is the best
➢ Shahida Milk is the first woman General depicted in the paintings of Ustad Allah
in Pakistan. Bakhsh.
➢ First Chaiman of SPARCO was Dr. Abdul ➢ Z.A. Bhutto government’s land reforms
Salam. prescribed the ceiling of land holding as 150
➢ Which Indian religion was founded by acres of irrigated and 300 acres of un-
Guru Nanak? Sikhism. irrigated land.
➢ The first Prime minister of Bangladesh ➢ Under the constitution of Pakistan, Fedral
was Mujibur Rehman Shariat Court shall consist of not more than
Eight Judges.
➢ The name given to the border which
separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is ➢ The Lahore Resolution 1940 was first
Durand line called “Pakistan Resolution” by Hindu press
and newspapers.
➢ The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel
Prize was Abdul Salam in 1979 (physics) ➢ After independence, the first industrial
unit inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam was
➢ The national flag of Pakistan was
Valika Textile Mills.
designed by Amiruddin Kidwai.
➢ The first chairman of Senate after its
➢ The River Indus originates from Lake
creation was Khan Habibullah Khan.
Mansower.
➢ ‘Khojak Pass’ connects Qila Abdullah
➢ Miner – e – Pakistan was designed by
and Chaman.
Haji Murad Khan (a Russian engineer) and
its height is 196 feet) ➢ Under 1973 constitution, ‘Bicameralism’
was introduced in Pakistan.
➢ Barani Dam in Pakistan was built on river
Kurram. ➢ Under 1956 constitution, for the first time,
the president was given the power to opiont
➢ Hub Dam near Karachi was constructed
the prime minister at his own discretion.
in 1983.
➢ Under 1962 constitution, ‘Basic
➢ Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan was the
Democracy System’ served as an electoral
first lady of Pakistan.
college for the election of the president,
➢ Begum Shaista Ikram Ullah was a first central and provincial legislatures.
women federal minister of Pakistan.
➢ Senate, under 1973 constitution, is a
➢ In the United Nations, Pitras Bukhari was permanent chamber which cannot be
the first permanent representative of dissolved and its one-third members shall
Pakistan. be replaced after every three years.
➢ In Pakistan, Sialkot is famous for ➢ Proclamation of Emergency on account
producing sports goods. of war of internal disturbances has been laid
➢ Multan is called, the city of “Great down in Article 232 of the constitution of
Saints”. 1973.
➢ 19 april 2004 national security counsel ➢ South of the Kabul River up to Kurram
eastablished Pass lies the Koh-e-Safeid.
➢ The first “Barani University” to study and ➢ The Geneva Pact was signed on April14,
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➢ Ayub Khan handed over the reins of ➢ Who united all the Sikhs and founded a
Government to Yahya Khan on 25th March kingdom in the Punjab? Ranjit Singh
1969. ➢ How many members were nominated by
➢ Total number of National Assembly seats Muslim League for the Interim-Government
in the L.F.O. was 313.East Bengal had169 in 1946? 5
seats and Punjab had 85 seats in L.F.O. ➢ One unit dissolved on 1st July 1970
➢ In the 1971 elections out of total 162 ➢ Fraizi Movement was started by Haji
common seats in East Bengal Mujeeb Ur Shariat Ullah in Bangal in 1828
Rehman won 160 seats. In the elections of ➢ When was the first agreement signed on
1971 PPP got 62 seats out of total 82 Siachen glacier? 1949
common seats in Punjab.
➢ What were the key issues for discussion
➢ Mother of Z.A.Bhutto was Hindu. Z.A. in the 2nd Round Table Conference? Issue
Bhutto studied in Southern California of Federation and minorities in the Sub-
University. Bhutto was appointed Foreign Continent
Minister in 1963.Pakistan Peoples Party
➢ Which religious scholar tried to eradicate
established in 1967.
different innovations from the religion? Haji
➢ East Pakistan became an independent Shariat Ullah
entity in December 16, 1971.
➢ When did the British Government Issue
➢ The Qadyanis were declared non White Paper on Constitutional Proposals? In
Muslims in Semptember 1974. March, 1933
➢ Friday was declared a weekly holiday in ➢ When President Zia-ul-Haq enforced an
January 1977 by Z.A. Bhutto. interim constitution? 1981
➢ First nuclear reactor was setup at ➢ What is the old name of Pakpatan?
Karachi 1972. Ajudhan
➢ Rahmat Ali suggested name of Pakistan ➢ Who is the founder of Unionist Party? Sir
on 28th January 1933 in “Now or Never” Fazal Hussain
pamphlet in London.Rehmat Ali was born in
➢ On which river Merani Dam is built?
1893 in a village Mohar district Hoshiyarpur
Dasht River
(East Punjab).
➢ When was the Qisas and Diyat ordinance
➢ Rahmat Ali died at the age of 58 in 1951
enforced in Pakistan? October 13, 1990
and was buried in Cambridge University
London. ➢ Who said that Cripps Mission was a post-
dated cheque of a crashing bank? Mahatma
➢ Ranjit Singh sold Kashmir for 75 Lakhs.
Gandhi
Poonch, a state of Kashmir, fought with
Dogra by obtaining arms from tribal areas. ➢ Rakaposhi mountain peak is located
near? Swat Valley
➢ Firdausi wrote “Shahnama” and was also
a court poet of Mahmud of Ghazni. ➢ Why did All India Muslim League boycott
the first session of Constituent Assembly?
➢ PARODA and EDBO were promulgated
Because Congress wanted to frame the
in 1949 and in 1958 respectively.
constitution for
➢ The “Zamindar” and “Comrade”
➢ The North Western areas are Muslim
newspapers were edited by Maulana Zafar
majority areas. We will not only keep these
Ali Khan and Maulana Muhammad Ali
majorities but will turn them into a Muslim
Jauhar respectively.
state. Muslims should get rid of Indianism, it
➢ The First Constituent Assembly was is better for Muslims and Islam" who
dissolved on 24th October 1954 by Ghulam said this statement? Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
Muhammad.
➢ Name the poet who had command over
States of Dir, Chitral and Swat were
seven languages? Sachal Sarmast
incorporated in NWFP in August 1969.
➢ The reign of which of the following
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and murder of Ayub Khan. ➢ The official and national sport of Pakistan
➢ Kashmir Mujahideen hijacked an Indian is field hockey. Cricket, however, is the
plane “Ganga” in 1971. most popular sport. The national side won
➢ Army action was started in East Pakistan the ICC World Cup in 1992.
from March 1971. ➢ Pakistan qualified for the Golf World Cup
➢ A commission was appointed by Bhutto for the first time in 2009.
to probe into the 1971 crisis. It was called ➢ One goal of the current government is to
Hamood Ur Rehman commission. see the literacy rate reach at least 85% over
➢ In his agricultural reforms Bhutto put the next few years.
ceiling to land holding at 150 acres of ➢ About 1.7 million refugees from
irrigated land. Bhutto announced second Afghanistan live in Pakistan.
package of agricultural reforms in 1977. ➢ When was the Constitution of 1973
➢ Mr. Bhutto announced to dissociate enforced? 14th August 1973.
Pakistan from the Commonwealth of ➢ Who was the first Captain of Pakistan
Nations in 1972. Cricket Team? Hafeez Kardar
➢ Martial Law was imposed in Balochistan ➢ Who united all the Sikhs and founded a
in May 1973. kingdom in the Punjab? Ranjit Singh
➢ Elections to the National Assembly were ➢ Who was the first Chief Minister of
held under Z.A. Bhutto in March 1977. Balochistan from May 1972 to February
➢ NADRA was setup in February 16, 2000. 1973? Sardar Atta ullah Mengal
➢ The master plan of Islamabad was ➢ When Pakistan launched its first space
prepared in 1960 by MIS Constructinos satellite Badr-1? July 16, 1990
Doxiades of Greek. ➢ Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar issued
➢ National Institute of Oceanlogy Comrade English newspaper from Culcata
established in 1982 in Karachi. on 14th January 1911.
➢ Pakistan test fired Ghauri missile on April ➢ “Al-Halal” Urdu newspaper was issued by
6, 1998. Maulana Abu-Kalam-Azad in July 1912.
➢ Jamrood Fort (Peshawar) was built by ➢ East Pakistan was separated from rest of
General Hari Singh Nalwa in 1836. the country on 16th December 1971.
➢ Nishta rHospital is the largest hospital in ➢ The first Pakistani Postal stamp was
Pakistan and was built in 1953. issued in July 1948.
➢ Three radio stations were working at the ➢ During the Mughal period, Portuguese
time of partition. traders first came to India.
➢ 10 seats are reserved for non-muslims in ➢ Quaid-e-Azam became the member of
National Assembly. Legislative Council from Bombay in 1906.
➢ National institute of silicon technology ➢ Bhutto stepped in as the president and
was established in 1991. civilian CMLA of Pakistan on 20th
➢ Hazrat Nizam-ud-Din Auliya was a Sufi of December 1971.
Chishtia Order. ➢ Land reforms announced by PPP regime
➢ Defense Council was formed on 1st April on 1st March 1972.
1948. ➢ In which Constitution Islam was declared
➢ Pakistan irrigation research council was religion of the state? Constitution of 1973
founded in 1964. ➢ Urdu declared as official language in
➢ Security Council was formed by federal 1832.
government on October 17, 1999. ➢ Which was the first public airline of
➢ National data base registration authority Pakistan? Orient Airline
was set up on 16th February, 2000. ➢ Five members were nominated by
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Muslim League for the Interim-Government was enforced on June 8, 1962 and the
in 1946. Constitution of 1973 was enforced on
➢ When the government of Zulfiqar Ali August 14, 1973.
Bhutto was dismissed and third Martial Law ➢ Ch. Muhammad Ali is the name of first
was enforced by General Zia-ul-Haq? 5th Secretary General of Pakistan.
July, 1977 ➢ First ambassador of Pakistan to UNO
➢ What happened to the Constitution of was Ahmad Shah Patres Bukhari.
1973 when Martial Law was imposed in ➢ First general elections under the LFO
1977 by Zia-ul-Haq? It was partially were held in 1970.
suspended ➢ Pakistan and Afghanistan have “Transit
➢ President Zia-ul-Haq enforced an Interim Trade Agreement” signed in 1965.
Constitution in 1981. ➢ Sir Muhammad Shafi coined the name of
➢ President Zia-ul-Haq constituted Majlis-e- All India Muslim League.
Shoora (National Assembly) in December ➢ Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan was the
1981. founder of All India Muslim League.
➢ First Chairman of SPARCO was Dr. ➢ Constitutional proposal, known as the
Abdus Salam. Bogra Formula, was presented before the
➢ Pakistan set up the first uranium moving Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on
and processing plant in Lucki Murwat. October 7, 1953. The plan proposed for a
➢ First Provincial elections after Bicameral Legislature with equal
establishment of Pakistan were held in representation for all the five provinces of
1951. the country in the Upper House.
➢ The system of Government introduced by Constitutional Formula is the other name of
Constitution of 1956 was Federal. Mohammad Ali Bogra Formula.
➢ NawabLiaquat Ali Khan was first Defence ➢ In 1973 constitution Bicameral
Minister of Pakistan. Legislature was provided for the first time.
➢ Who is authorized to impose reasonable ➢ Pakistan become member of United
restrictions on fundamental rights? Nations on 30th Sep 1947 and Afghanistan
President country opposed Pakistan’s membership in
➢ After Independence, the first industrial United Nations.
unit inaugurated by Quaid-i-Azam was ➢ Sanghata Movement was started by Dr
Valika Textile Mills. Moonje.
➢ ‘The Sole Spokesman’ a book on Quaid- ➢ The subjects were divided into central
i-Azam and Pakistan Movement was written and provincial by the Act of 1919.
by Dr. Ayesha Jalal. ➢ Martial law has been declared in
➢ Shahbzada Abdul Qayyum Khan Pakistan four times. On 7 October 1958,
founded Islamia College — Peshawar President Iskander Mirza staged a coup
institution. d’état. He abrogated the constitution,
➢ MajidaRizvi has the credit to be the first imposed martial law and appointed General
women High court Judge in Pakistan. Muhammad Ayub Khan as the Chief Martial
Law Administrator and Aziz Ahmad as
➢ In 1946, Liaqat Ali Khan Presented poor
Secretary General and Deputy Chief Martial
man’s budget.
Law Administrator.
➢ The Quite India Movement started at
➢ The second martial law was imposed on
Bombay on Aug. 8, 1942.
25 March 1969, when President Ayub Khan
➢ Attlee was the Prime Minister of UK at abrogated the Constitution of 1962 and
the time of creation of Pakistan. handed over power to the Army
➢ The Constitution of 1956 was enforced Commander-in-Chief, General Agha
on March 23, 1956; the constitution of 1962 Mohammad Yahya Khan.
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➢ The third martial law, politician Zulfikar Ali ➢ Justice Shahab–ud-din was the Head of
Bhutto took over in 1971 as the first civilian the Constituent Committee formed by Ayub
martial law administrator in recent history, Khan.
imposing selective martial law in areas ➢ Pakistan people’s party was founded in
hostile to his rule, such as the country’s 1967.
largest province, Balochistan. ➢ Name of NWFP was changed as KPK in
➢ The fourth martal law, General 2010.
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq overthrew Bhutto ➢ Kargil conflict was took place in 1999.
and imposed martial law in its totality on
➢ Feroz khan noon was the PM at the time
July 5, 1977, in a bloodless coup d’état.
of 1958 Martial law.
➢ One Unit was the title of a scheme
➢ Pakistan has won the hockey world cup
launched by the federal government of
four times.
Pakistan to merge the four provinces of
West Pakistan into one unit, as a ➢ NRO stands for National Reconciliation
counterbalance against the numerical Order.
domination of the ethnic Bengalis of East ➢ Auditor General of Pakistan is appointed
Pakistan (now Bangladesh). The One Unit by President.
policy was announced by Prime Minister ➢ Bahardur Shah Zafar buried in Rangoon.
Muhammad Ali Bogra on 22 November ➢ RCD formed by Pakistan, Iran and
1954. Turkey.
➢ The province of West Pakistan was ➢ First SAARC summit was held in 1985 at
created in 14 October 1955 by the merger Dhaka.
of the provinces, states, and Tribal Areas of ➢ Quaid-e-Azam Address the Constituent
the western wing. The province was Assembly for the first time on 11 August
composed of twelve divisions and the 1947. He was the first President of the
provincial capital was established at Lahore. Constituent Assembly.
The province of East Bengal (now ➢ Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the
Bangladesh) was renamed East Pakistan Federal Assembly on 24 October, 1954.
with the provincial capital at Dacca. The
➢ In January 24, 1959, the first agriculture
federal government moved the country’s
reforms were introduced in Pakistan.
capital in 1959 from Karachi to Rawalpindi
(serving as provisional capital until ➢ Abdul Qadeer Khan Nuclear Research
Islamabad was ready), whilst the federal Laboratories was set up in Kahuta in 1976.
legislature moved to Dacca. ➢ F. M. Khan was the first Chief Election
➢ The province of West Pakistan was Commissioner of Pakistan.
dissolved on 1 July 1970 by President ➢ Muhammad Ali Jinnah was awarded the
General Yahya Khan. title of the Quaid-i-Azam in1938.
➢ Dr. Khan Sahib was appointed as the ➢ The Unionist Party, a secular party, was
first Chief Minister of the One Unit, while formed to represent the interests of
Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani was appointed as Punjab’s large feudal classes and gentry.
the first Governor of West Pakistan. Sir Sikandar Hyat Khan, Sir Fazli Husain
➢ The first water accord between the and Sir Chhotu Ram were the co-founders
provincial governments relating to the water of the party.
distribution from Indus River was signed in ➢ Radcliffe Award was announced on 17th
1991. August 1947.
➢ Nizam-e-Islam party was founded by ➢ Uqba bin Nafah (R.A.) is called as
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali. “Alexander of Muslim World”.
➢ Yusuf Zulekha was written by Ghulam ➢ Abdur Rab Nishtar is the eminent leader
Rasul. of Pakistan movement who in 1949 took
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over as the first governor of Punjab and unanimously on 23rd March 1940.
later on became the president of Pakistan ➢ The institution of Mohtasib was
Muslim League. established by Presidential Order 1983.
➢ Allama Shabir Ahmad Usmani formed a ➢ Objective Resolution was passed by the
party of Ulema called Jamiat Ulema-e- Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on March
Islam. 12, 1949.
➢ The Kargil War also known as the Kargil ➢ The state bank inaugurated on 1st July
conflictwas an armed conflict between India 1948 by Quaid-e-Azam and Zahid Hussain
and Pakistan that took place between May is the first governor of State Bank.
and July 1999 in the Kargil district of ➢ Iskendar Mirza had the shortest tenure
Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of as Governor – General of Pakistan.
Control (LOC).
➢ Liaquat – Nehru pact was announced at
➢ Dr Shama Khalid is the first woman Delhi on April 18, 1950.
assuming governorship in the country’s
➢ Sir Syed Ahmad Khan advocated the
history.
inclusion of Indians in Legislative Council in
➢ Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan was the his famous book, “Causes of the Indian
first Muslim woman ambassador and Doyen Revolt”, as early as 1860.
of the Diplomatic Corps (while in the
➢ Altaf Hussain Hali refers to Sir Syed as
Netherlands), First Muslim woman Governor
Father of Muslim India and Father of
(of Sindh province in the mid–1970s), First
Modern Muslim India.
Muslim woman Chancellor of a university
(all the universities in Sindh) First Muslim ➢ In 1917 Kheiri Brothers suggested a plan
woman delegate to the UN, and First of partition of India in conference of the
Muslim woman to win the United Nations Socialist International held in Stockholm.
Human Rights Award, First Muslim woman ➢ The Regional Cooperation for
to receive the Woman of Achievement Development (RCD) was established
Medal, (1950). among Pakistan, Iran and Turkey in 1964
➢ The second nuclear power plant of and was annulled in 1979.
Pakistan is functioning in Chasma since ➢ Quaid-e-Azam called Islam “Our bedrock
2001 by the help of China. and sheet anchor” while addressing Muslim
➢ SAARC was formed in Dhaka on Students Peshawar.
December 8, 1985. First Summit of SAARC ➢ Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister
was held in 1985 in Dhaka (Bangladesh). of Pakistan, while addressing a meeting at
➢ Sir Muhammad Zafarullah took part in the Rawalpindi was assassinated on Oct 16,
Round Table Conference of 1930-32 and 1951.
was the first foreign minister of Pakistan. ➢ Anjuman-e-Islamia Punjab was founded
➢ After independence the first radio station for the renaissance of Islam in 1859.
was established at Karachi. ➢ Feroz Shah Tughlaq constructed five
➢ The Government of India Act 1935 was canals to remove scarcity of water.
fully enforced in April, 1937. ➢ Maulana Zafar Ali khan is the author of
➢ Rebindra Nath Tagor the first Asian who “Hunter par Hunter”.
received literature Nobel Prize in 1913. ➢ Faiz Ahmed Faiz was convicted in
➢ Muslims observed ‘Day of Deliverance’ Rawalpindi Conspiray Case.
on December 22, 1939 (End of Congress ➢ In Sept: 1958 Gawadar was bought by
ministries). Khan of Kalat at 40 lacs pounds from
➢ Mulvi Abdl Haq is called “Baba-e-Urdu”. Oman.
➢ The famous resolution, which came to be ➢ Pakistan becomes ‘Republic’ in 1956.
known as Pakistan Resolution was moved ➢ Vasco-da-Gama comes to India in 1498.
by Maulvi Fazal-ul-Haq and passed ➢ Brahmo Samaj is a quasi-Protestant,
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theistic movement within Hinduism, founded • Name the founder of the All India Muslim
in Calcutta in 1828 by Ram Mohun Roy. League? Sir Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
➢ Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement • The first country recognized Pakistan after
founded by Swami Dayananda on 7 April independence was ?Iran
1875. • The longest serving Chief Justice of
➢ Prarthana Samaj is founded by Dr. Pakistan was? Justice A.R. Cornelius
Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 with an aim to • The first Dry Port in Pakistan was
make people believe in one God and established in 1974 at? Lahore
worship only one God. • The oldest news agency of Pakistan is: ?
Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)
➢ East India Company occupied Punjab in
• Who was the father of Shah Abdul Aziz?
1849; Sindh in 1843 and Balochistan in
Shah Waliullah.
1839.
• What is the total area of Islamabad? 906
➢ The “Rashmi Roomal” Movement of 1905 Sq.Km
was initiated by Maulana Mahmood Hassan. • Who first translated the Holy Quran into
➢ The “Asrar-us-Sanadeed” was compiled Persian? Shah Waliullah.
by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. • Who first translated the Holy Quran into
➢ Pirpur Committee was formed in 1938 Urdu? Shah Abul Qadir.
and it was headed by Raja Muhammad • Name the founder of the Aligarh
Mehdi of Pirpur. Movement? Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
➢ “Reconstruction of Religious Thoughts in • Name of the books written by Shah
Islam” was written by Allama Muhammad Waliullah? Hajjat-ul-Baligha, Fyuz-i-Harmain
Iqbal. Sharifan
➢ Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, • In which year did Jinnah join the Muslim
Justice Abdur Rasheed administered the League? In 1913 ( request of M.Ali Johar)
oath of M.A. Jinnah. • In which year Jinnah left the Congress? In
➢ Muhammad Ali Jinnah administered the 1920 ( left imperial legislative 1919)
oath of Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan as the first • Who was the Muslim League leader who
Prime Minister of Pakistan. opposed Jinnah’s decision to boycott the
Simon Commission of 1927? Sir Shafi.
➢ Qazi Issa was appointed Pakistan’s
• For what period of time is the National
ambassador to Iran.
Assembly elected? For five years.
➢ The last Nawab of Bahawalpur is Sir • What is the period of time for the election
Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V. of the Senate? 6 years.
➢ Mehrgarh is located near the Bolan Pass, • What is the present literacy rate in
to the west of the Indus River valley and Pakistan? 57 percent.
between the Pakistani cities of Quetta, Kalat • Which university in Pakistan was founded
and Sibi. before independence? The Punjab
➢ Ranikot Fort is the world’s largest fort University ( oldest)
with a circumference of about 26 km or 16 • Name a famous Sufi poet of Sindh. Shah
miles. Since 1993, it has been on the list of Abdul Latif Bhitai.
tentative UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It • In which year was the second Islamic
is located in the Kirthar Range, about 30 km Summit held? 1974 ( Lahore)
southwest of Sann, in Jamshoro District, • Name the treaty signed by India and
Sindh, Pakistan. It is approximately 90 km Pakistan after the 1965 war? Tashkent
north of Hyderabad. Treaty (10 jan. 1966)
➢ The Kot Diji Fort, formally known as Fort • Which is the place of highest rainfall?
Ahmadabad, dominates the town of Kot Diji Murree
in Khairpur District, Pakistan about 25 miles • Which is the largest park in Pakistan?
east of the Indus River at the edge of the National Park Islamabad.
Nara-Rajisthan Desert. • Which is the largest seaport in
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• Who was first Muslim CNC of Pakistan Air • Chashma Nuclear plant was established
Force? Air Marshal Asghar Khan. with the assistance of:China.
• When Pakistan Joined Anglo-American • Which Prime Minister of Pakistan had the
Defence Pacts or SEATO in 1954. shortest tenure? Gen. Ayub Khan.
• 24th Parallel Line is the boundary line • The cultural centre of Gandhara civilization
which was declared between? Pakistan and was situated at? Taxila
India • National Police Academy is situated in?
• Pakistan joined the Nuclear Club in? 28 Islamabad
May 1998 • After Siachen the second largest glacier of
• The only Pakistan poet who has been Pakistan? Batura.
awarded the Lenin Prize was? Faiz Ahmad • Which lake is considered to be Asia’s
Faiz (1961) greatest reserve of migratory birds? Haleji
• General Pervez Musharraf took over the lake.
control of Pakistan on? 12 October, 1999 • The largest desert of Pakistan? Thar in
• According to the 1998 census the Sindh
population of Pakistan living in Rural Areas • Largest Agency of FATA in term of Area
was? 67.5 percent is? South Waziristan
• Pakistan’s first Agriculture University was • Area of Balochistan is? 3,47,190 Sq. Km.
established in? Faisalabad • Total area of Sindh is? 140,914 sq. Km.
• Pakistan became full member of NAM • Total Area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
1979 (Hawana). 74521 Sq. Km.
• In the National Anthem of Pakistan “Jan-i- • Gen Zia died in air accident on? 17th
Tstaqlal” stands for? Inspiration of our August, 1988.
future. • On 6th August 1990 caretaker government
• The National Tree of Pakistan? Deodar. was established under? Ghulam Mustafa
• Which bird is national bird of Pakistan? Jatoi.
Chakor. • Total number of seats of NA reserved for
• Which is the national animal of Pakistan? women in the October 2002 election? 60
Markhor. seats.
• National game of Pakistan? Hockey. • Total number of seats of Punjab Assembly
• National flower of Pakistan? are? 371 seats
Jasmine(chambali). • The total number of seats in Sindh
• Pakistan had joined Baghdad Pact/Central Assembly? 148 seats.
Treaty Organization in 1955 along with? • Total number of seats in Khyber
Iran, Iraq and Turkey. Pakhtunkhwa Assembly? 124 seats
• Identify the longest glaciers of Pakistan? • Total number of seats in Balochistan? 65
Siachen. seats
• “Warsak Dam” has been built on the river • Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab
Kabul in1960 after independence? Iftikhar Hussain
• Which Province of Afghanistan shows Mamdot.
border with Pakistan? Paktya • Pakistan forest institution is located in?
• What is the length of border between Peshawar.
Pakistan and Afghanistan? 2252 Km. • The oldest Barrage on Indus is? Sukkur
• The total length of ‘Line of Control’ in Barrage(1932)
Kashmir is about? 720 Km. (Through Simla • The first Pakistani who became the Judge
agreement 1972) of International Court of Justice? Sir
• The Atomic Energy Commission of Zafarullah Khan.
Pakistan was established in? 1956. • On March 23, 2000 Pakistan had
• Karachi Nuclear Power plant was manufactured a modern tank liaison with
established in 1972 with the assistance of: China by name of? Al-Khalid.
Canada. • On July 9, 1948 Pakistan issued its first?
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• First postal stamp: July 09,1948 • Before partition, there were only three
• First fed. ombudsman(Sardar M.Iqbal— dams in our country:
February 25,1983—for 4 years) 1-Khushdil Khan(1890-Balochistan)
• President of UN Gen.Assemlby—Sir Zafar 2-Spinarez(1945-Balochistan)
ullah Khan—17th UN session 3-Namal Dam(1913-Mianwali)
• Oldest cantonment: Kohat • First atomic energy institute: January 1955
• First state that joined Pakistan:Bahawalpur • Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
State (PAEC):1956—Dr.Nazir Ahmed-first
• First SOS village: 1977-LAHORE chairman
• National Anthem: first broadcast on radio • Colombo Plan: 6 year development plan—
on august 13,1954 1951—focused Pakistan
• First bio-gas plant: 1974(Karachi) • NWFP Referendum: July 6-17, 1947
• Balochistan: status of province on July • Congress Ministies of NWFP(Dr.Khan
01,1970 Sahib) dismissed by Quaid on August
• The designation of commander in chief 22,1947
changed into chief of staff on march • Liaquat Ali Khan’s first foreign visit after
02,1976 partition was towards India in April 1950
• Rafiq Ahmed Bajwa used the term of • Khawaja Nazimudin resigned on April
Nizam e Mustafa during PNA movement in 19,1953
1977 • Sindh was separated from Bombay
• Zakat o Ushar Ordinance: June 20,1980 presidency in the year 1935
• 22 points of 31 Ulema: January 24,1951 • The first General elections of Pakistan
• 8th Amendment Ord.:March 02,1985 were held in the year 1970
• Soviet Union dismembered on December • Immediately after Independence from the
21,1991 British India forcefully annexed Kashmir.
• Meenar e Pakistan: its model was • The first Saint to came South Asia Sheikh
prepared in 1963, completed on October 31, ismail lahori 1005 A.D
1968. • Who is called the “Parrot of India”? Amir
• 1947-48: per capita income was 311 Rs. Khusro
• Ameer e Kuwait was the first foreign head MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS OF
of the state who visited Pakistan. GEOGRAPHY OF PAKISTAN
• Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar succeeded ➢ Total area of Pakistan is 769,096 sq km,
Moodi as Governor of Punjab. and the total area of Azad Kashmir is
• Liaquat Nehru Pact: signed on April 13,297 km.
18,1950 ➢ Pakistan lies between 61E to 75.5 E
• M.Ali Bogra Formula: October 1953 longitrade and 24N to 37N Latitudes.
• PNA(Pakistan National Alliance) against
➢ The standard time of Pakistan is five
Bhutto
hours ahead of Greenwhich Mean time.
• MRD(Movement for Rehabilitation of
Democracy) against Zia ➢ The tropic of Cancer (23N 30N) does and
• First Constituent Assembly: first session allow the sun rays to become very,
on August 10,1947—-total members(69) therefore Pakistan records high temperature
• Justice Abdur Rasheed administer oath in summer and the winter are not very
from Quaid as Gov.Gen severe.
• Syed Akbar attacked Liaquat Ali Khan ➢ Pakistan is surrounded by land on three
• OIC Summit in Lahore: February 1974— sickles east, west and North and Arabian
Bangladesh recognized Sea is on its South and makes 1046 km
• Six points of Sheikh Mujeeb: February (650 miles) coast line.
1966 ➢ Pakistan’s territory sea limit is 12 nm; the
• Baba Guru Nanak: born in 1469 Exclusive meantime economic zone of
• Lowari Tunnel is in Chitral Pakistan is 240 nm.
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➢ Out of the total area of Pakistan 1% is sowthern Balochistan through turbot and
levered by Islamabad (906 sq km). Mand with Iran.
➢ Out of total area of Pakistan, FATA
covers 3% I, e. 27,220 sq km. Wakkan, a narrow strip of Afghanistan
➢ 58% area of Pakistan is covered by separates Pakistan from Tajikistan one of
Mountains and plateaus and 42% by plains the Land locked central Asian states.
and detests. ➢ The Strait of Hormuz is close to Pakistan.
➢ Pakistan is Land locked from three sides. Pakistan port Gawadar is very strategically
It has following immediate neighbors. located. It can effectively guard the Strait of
Hormuz which is a major route for oil and
other traffic of the Gulf area.
East India, 1610 km (1000 miles)
border. Radchiff live and Run off Kuchh are ➢ Baluchistan is the largest province
two boundary lines between India and according to area and least populous
Pakistan. Run off kuchh is also called 24th province of Pakistan. It covers 44% total
parallel line, it was signed in 1968. Two area of Pakistan. It has common borders
railway lines connect Pakistan with India. with Iran and Afghanistan. It shares its
One through Wagah near Lahore connects border with the remaining three provinces
Atari near Amritsar. Other exists between and the Arabian Sea also.
khokrapar (Sindh) and Munabao (India) in ➢ Punjab is the second largest province
1949 leare-fire line came into existence, but according to area and first largest in
line of control (720 km) was demarcated in population. It covers 25.8% area of the total
1972 (simla agreement). area of Pakistan. In the east, it has a
common border with India and internally
China lies in the North of Pakistan. Sindh lies to its south, KPK to the west and
Karakoram and Himalayas are two snow Jammu and Kashmir to the North.
capped mountain Ranges which make a ➢ Sindh is the third largest province
border between the two countries.Boundary according to area and second largest in
agreement between china and Pakistan was population. It covers 17.7% of the total area
ringed in 1963. The border between of Pakistan. It has common border with
Pakistan and china is 585 km. India, Punjab, Balochistan and the Arabian
Sea.
Afghanistan is located of the North ➢ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa covers 6% area out
Western border of Pakistan. Pakistan had a of the total area of Pakistan. It has common
longest border with Afghanistan which is border with Punjab, Balochistan and
2252 km. It is called Durand line. It was Northern Area.
established in 1893 by an agreement ➢ Islamabad 906 sq km. 0.1% of total Area
between Afghanistan British Rulers. There of Pakistan.
are two important Roads that link ➢ Siachen is the highest battlefield in world
Afghanistan with Pakistan. One links it is the largest glacier of Pakistan it is 45
Peshawar with Kabul Via the famous miles long and 2000 feet high.
Khyber Pass. Another links Quetta to
➢ K-2 is the highest mountain in Pakistan, it
Kandhar via the Khojak Pass.
is located in Karakoram mountain range,
and its height is 8611 meters. It was first
Iran lies to the South west of Pakistan. conquered by Good win Austin in 1954
There is 805 km long direct border between that’s why it is also called Good win Austin.
Pakistan and Iran.The boundary line It is the second highest peak in the world.
demarcated in 1960. There is a railway link
➢ The youngest mountains of the world
between Pakistan and Iran. Koh-i-Taftan is
(Himalayas) are present in Pakistan but
border railway station in Pakistan and
oldest mountains are in India.Karakoram
Zahedan in Iran. Another road links
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➢ Sakesar 1527 meters high Peak is the River system of Indus. It is 2900 kilometers
highest Peak of Salt Range in Pakistan. Long River. It has a catchment area of 970,
➢ Kallar Kahar, Uchali and Khabeki are the 000 square kms.
beautiful laves of River Jehlum in Salt ➢ Jhelum and Chenab Rivers meet at
Range. Trimmu Headworks.
➢ Warsak Dam is built on Kabul River. ➢ The longest river of Balochistan is Hingol.
➢ The Tanda Dam is the Kohat River, Balochistan other rivers Porali and Dasht
which is a tributary of Kabul River. are major rivers.
➢ The chagai Hills, the northernmost range ➢ The Indus River risen from Tibet, it is
are located at Pakistan Afghan border they also called the Nile of Pakistan, it is the
are about 130km long. longest river of Pakistan and River Ravi is
the Smallest.
➢ Tala Jogian is a highest Peak of Salt
Range, it is 975 meters high. It is in ➢ 8 Rivers flow in the territory of Khyber
between River Jehlum & River Sawan. Pakhtunkhwa (Zhob, Mula, Gomal, Sowat,
Kunhar, Kuram, Parorj Kora).
➢ The Pakistan total Coastal area is 1046
Kilometers long, the Makran Coast ➢ The River Ravi Originates from Indian
extending from Karachi in the east to Jiwani state Himalaya Paradesh. It is 115km long.
in the west. Overall the Makran Coast is ➢ The Harappa a historical city is located
fairly straight with no marked indentions. on River Ravi near Sahiwal.
➢ The Makran Coast has a number of uplift ➢ Chenab and Jehlum flow from Kashmir.
terraces which make an Island shape there ➢ Length of Pak-India border is 1,610 km.
are Cliften Hills, Manora, Cape Morze, Length of Pak-Iran border is 805 km.Length
Ormara, Gwadar and Jiwani.The largest of Pak-China border is 595 km. Length of
Island of Pakistan is Manora. Pak-Afghan border is 2252 km.
➢ Sinking is a Chinese Provice with which ➢ Warsak dam is on Kabul River.Rawal
Pakistani boundry is connected. Dam is on Kurrang River. Khanpur dam is
➢ Zahidan is area of Iran with which on Haro River.Tanda dam is in Baluchistan.
Pakistani boundary is connected. Tarbela deam was completed in 1969.
➢ Ghazni, Kandhar, Paktia and Wakhan ➢ Muztag pass connects Gilgit-Yarkand
are the areas of Afghanistan with which (China).
Pakistan shares her border which is ➢ Khankum Pass connects Chitral-Wakhan
commonly called Durand Line. It is 2252 (Afghanistan)
kilometers long. ➢ The Shandur Pass connects Chitral and
➢ Thar desert lies in between River Jhelum Gilgit.
and River Indus. ➢ Khyber Pass connects Peshawar-Kabul
➢ Kharan it is located in North West of ➢ Kulk pass connects Gilgit-China.
Balochistan Province. ➢ Bolan Pass connects Queta-Afghanistan.
➢ River Chenab, Ravi, Sutluj and Jhelum ➢ Tochi Pass connects Pakistan-China.
join the River Indus at Kot Mithan. Cholistan
➢ Length of Silk Rourte (Korakorum Route)
or Rohi 75000 sq km Bahawalpur, Sukkur,
is 965 km.
Khair pur, Sanghar, Mir pur Khas,
Tharparkar. Cholistan or Rohi in Sindh is ➢ Madhupur Head works is located on the
called patand Thar in Northern and river Ravi.Ferozpur Head works is located
Southern parts respectively. on river Sutluj.
➢ The Source of Indus River is Mansorawar ➢ Pakistan bought Gwadar from King of
Lake in Tibet. maskat at the cost of 40 lakh pounds on 8th
September 1958.
➢ The Indus plans from East to West. The
Indus and its tributaries constitute the whole ➢ Six barrages are constructed on the
River Indus. Barrages on Indus are Toonsa,
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Jinnah, Sukkur, Gudo, Kotri & Ghulam ➢ Ranikot Fort is the largest fort of
Mohammad. Pakistan, which is located near Hyderabad.
➢ Three deserts are located in Pakistan, ➢ Meerani Dam is under construction near
which are namely; Thar (Sindh), Thal, Turbat.
Cholistan (Punjab). ➢ Chashma barrage was built in 1971 on
➢ Hindu-kush range is also known as Little river Indus.
Pamirs. ➢ Warsak dam was built in 1960 on river
➢ Sub-Himalya is also known as Siwaliks. Kabul.
➢ The Sindh Sagar Doab is also known as ➢ Rawal dam was built in 1965 on river
Thal Desert. Kurang.
➢ Takht-i-Suleman is the highest peak of ➢ Pakistan’s oldest archaeological site is
Sulaiman Mountains. situated near Larkana.
➢ Hispar Glacies is located in Hunza. ➢ Khewra is the main source of gypsum in
➢ Katch and Gawadar are the districts of Pakistan.
Makran Division. ➢ Sainadak is famous for copper, silver and
➢ Pakistan can be divided into six natural gold.
regions. ➢ Peshawar means ‘city of flowers’.
➢ The coldest place in Pakistan is Sakardu ➢ Lahore Fort was built in 1560.
and hottest place is Jacababad. ➢ Mahbub-ul-Haq Human Development
➢ Most of the Hosiery Industry is located in Center is locates at Islamabad.
Karachi. ➢ Nasirabad region of Balochistan will be
➢ The Heavy Mechanical complex was irrigated through Kachi cananl.
established with the help of China at Taxila. ➢ Kharan district of the country having
➢ Kohat is the oldest cantonment of lowest population density.
Pakistan. ➢ In violation of lndus Basin Treaty 1960,
➢ Sukkur barrage is the largest barrage of India has constructed Wullar barrage on
Pakistan completed in 1932. River Jhelum.
➢ Baheshti Darwaza is located in ➢ Water -flows of the river are diverted to
Pakpattan. Wuller Barrage through the construction of
➢ Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh came in Lahore Kishanganga Dam.
in 1039 A.D. from the city of Ghazni. ➢ India is constructing Kishanganga Dam
➢ Sher Shah built G.T. Road and Rohtas in Baramula.
fort. Imperial Highway is the old name of ➢ India has constructed “Baglihar Dam” in
G.T. Road. occupied Kashmir`s district of Doda.
➢ Nanga Parbat is located in Himalaya ➢ “AKHORI DAM” is located across
Range. It is commonly known as Killer Nandnakas near Akhori village about 28 KM
Mountain. east of Attock Punjab.
➢ Karakoram highway was completed in ➢ Largest district of Punjab by area is
1978. Karakoram was completed in the total Bahawalpur. Tropic of cancer crosses
period of 20 years. Pakistan.
➢ Karakoram is a Turkish word. Karakoram ➢ Pakistan has the second largest Muslim
highway passes through khunjrab pass. population in the world. About one fifth of
➢ Punial is said to be the place where the population lives below the international
‘heaven and earth meet’. poverty line (US$1.25 per day).
➢ Siachin glacier is located near Astor. ➢ More than 60 languages are spoken in
➢ Hunza is called real Shangrilla. Pakistan. English is the official language of
➢ French Beach is located at Karachi. Pakistan and is used in government.
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Northern India. Originating in the Tibetan Construction began in 1968, and was
plateau in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar, completed in 1976 at a cost of Rs.18.5
the river runs a course through the Ladakh billion. It is the biggest hydel power station
region of Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit, in Pakistan having a capacity of generating
Baltistan and flows through Pakistan in a 3,478 MW of electricity.
southerly direction along the entire length of ➢ Mangla Dam was constructed on the
Pakistan to merge into the Arabian Sea river Jhelum in 1967.
near the port city of Karachi in Sindh. The ➢ Diamer-Bhasha Dam is the name of a
total length of the river is 2900 km. It is dam that has been planned in the Northern
Pakistan’s longest river and also called “the Areas of Pakistan on the River Indus. It is
father of rivers”. located about 314 km upstream of Tarbela
➢ Ningrahar, Pakita and Ghazni provinces Dam and about 165 km downstream of
of Afghanistan shares border with Pakistan. Gilgit. The dam is supposed to have a
➢ Khar is a famous town of Bajour. power generation capacity of 4500
➢ The Margalla Hills — also called the megawatts and is expected to considerable
Margalla Mountain Range, is a hill range ease up the skewed hydro to thermal power
part of the lesser Himalayas located north of generation ratio in Pakistan.
Islamabad, Pakistan. ➢ Mirani Dam multipurpose project is
r Pass is anarrow pass, about 53 km (33 mi) located on Dasht River, about 30 miles west
long, through mountains on the border of Turbat in Makran Division of Balochistan.
between eastern Afghanistan and northern ➢ Hub Dam is a large water storage
Pakistan. It has long been a strategic trade reservoir constructed in 1981 on the Hub
and invasion route. River on the arid plains north of Karachi on
➢ Hungol is the largest river of Balochistan. provincial border between Balochistan and
➢ Simly Dam is an 80m high earthen Sindh, Pakistan.
embankment dam on the Soan River, 30 km ➢ The Kalabagh dam is a mega water
east of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. reservoir that Government of Pakistan
➢ Kalabagh iron deposits are largest in planning to develop across the Indus River,
Pakistan with an estimated reserve of 309 one of the world’s largest rivers. The
m tons. proposed site for the dam is situated at
➢ The Hasni tribe is settled in Western Kalabagh in Mianwali District of the
Balochistan. northwest Punjab province, bordering KP.
➢ Rechna and Bari Doabs are considered ➢ Ghazi Barotha Dam is located on Indus
thickly populated region. River in Pakistan. Ghazi Barotha
Hydroelectric project is located around 100
➢ Excavations at moenjo daro have
km from Islamabad.
revealed in earthen vessels Millet grains.
➢ Gomal Dam is located on Gomal River in
➢ Kurram pass joins Parachinar with
South Waziristan, KP.
Afghanistan.
➢ Namal Lake is located in one corner of
➢ Tarbela Dam (or the National Dam), the
the Namal valley in Mianwali, Punjab,
world’s largest earth-filled dam on one of
Pakistan. This lake was created when
the world’s most important rivers – the
Namal Dam was constructed in 1913.
Indus-, is 103 km from Rawalpindi near
Haripur District. It is a major source of ➢ Khanpur Dam is a dam located on the
Pakistan’s total hydroelectric capacity. Haro River near the town of Khanpur, about
Tarbela Dam is part of the Indus Basin 25 miles from Islamabad, Pakistan.
Project, which resulted from a water treaty ➢ Tanda Dam is lcated in Kohat District,
signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. The
guaranteeing Pakistan water supplies site comprises a small water storage area in
independent of upstream control by India. semi-arid hills in the catchments of the
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and PakistanS. M. Ikram • ISI,IB,MI and FIA are the secret agencies
44. My Experiments with Truth Mahtma of Pakistan.
Gandhi • CIA and FBI are the secret agencies of
45. Constitutional Development of Pakistan USA.
G. W. Chaudhry • MI6 , MI5 are the secret agencies of UK.
46. The Idea of PakistanStephen Philip • GSD — Iraq, KDS — Bulgaria, DRM —
Cohen France,
47. India as I Knew itM.F.O Dwyer DND — Canad, G2 — Ireland are the secret
48. History of Saracens , Spirit of IslamSyed agencies
Ameer Ali • “History of God” was written by Karen
49. My Life a FragmentM. Ali Johar Armstrong.
50. A Nation in MakingSerandere Nath • The Peking news was the first newspaper
Benerji of the world (china).
51. Pakistan or Partition of IndiaDr. • “Queen’s House” is the official residency
Ambedkar of Sirilankan President and “Temple tree” is
MOST IMPORTANT GK QUESTIONS the official residency of Srilankan Prime
• “Jatiya Sangsad” is the Parliament of Minister.
Bangladesh; Sejm is the Parliament of • “Sharm-ul-Sheikh” is the Egyptian seaport
Belarus; Loya Jirga is the Parliament of on Red Sea.
Afghanistan; Folketing is the Parliament of • “Asiana” is an airline of South Korea.
Denmark; Knesset is the Parliament of • “Teges” is the currency and Astana is the
Israel; Diet is the Parliament of Japan; capital of Kazakhstan.
“Duma” is the parliament of Russia; Storting • ‘NIKKEI’ is a stock exchange index of
is the Parliament of Norway; Cortes is the Tokyo.
Parliament of Spain; Rksdag is the • “Wheel” is a symbol of progress.
Parliament of Sweden; Bundesrat is the • The “Stonehenge” is among the Seven
Parliament of Germany; Advisory Council is Wonders of the World, situated in England.
the Parliament of Qatar; Chamber of • The majority of ‘Kurd Population’ is living
Deputies is the Parliament of Luxembourg in Iraq and Turkey.
and People’s Great Hural is the parliament • “Ramallah” is the headquarters of
of Mangolia. Palestinian Authority situated at West Bank.
• The International Criminal Police • ‘Senior Citizen Day’ is observed every
Organization’s known as Interpol was year throughout the world on The first
established in 1923 and Current Interpol’s October.
headquarter is situated in Lyon (France). • “Shekle” is the currency of Israel.
• Scotland Yard is the investigation police of • “Sub Judice” means under consideration.
England and it was formed on Sept. 29, • Euclid (300 BC), also known as Euclid of
1829. Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician,
• Gestapo was the secret police often referred to as the “Father of
organization and BND is the secret agency Geometry”. His Elements is one of the most
of Germany. influential works in the history of
• Mossad and Aman is the secret agencies mathematics, serving as the main textbook
of Israel. for teaching mathematics (especially
• Khad and NDS are the secret agencies of geometry) from the time of its publication
Afganistan. until the late 19th or early 20th century.
• RAW and CBI are the secret agencies of • Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy
India. Scouts as an organization in 1908, a few
• KGB is the secret agency of Russia. months after the first scout encampment at
• BIN is the secret agency of Indonesia. Brownsea Island Scout camp in 1907.
• VEVAK and SAVAK are the secret • Brief History of Time (subtitled “From the
agencies of Iran. Big Bang to Black Holes”) is a popular-
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• When Qaid e Azam met M.K Gandhi 1st • Durand line was demacrated in 1893
time in 1916 Lucknow. which lies between Pakistan and
• Who is seceratry of state for India in Afghanistan.
cabinet mission? Lord Pathetic Lawerance • Pakistan’s first missile is Hatf-I.
• Green peace” headquarter is located in • Oldest monarchy is in Japan.
Amsterdam. • The Great Bear lake is situated in Canada.
• Doab between river Ravi and Chenab is • “Edmund Hillary” is the first man who
called Rachna Doab. successfully climbed Mt. Everest in 1953.
• Who supported Pakistan resolution from • “Ferdinand Magellan” was the first man to
sindh province by Abdullah Haroon. sail round the world.
• Ch. Rehmat Ali coined word Pakistan in • “Origin of Species” was written by Charles
“Now or Never” pamphlet in 1933. Darwin.
• Largest Muslim country in Africa by • Sir Francis Moody was the first Governor
population is Nigeria and Aligeria is largest of Punjab from August 1947 to August
Muslim country by area. 1949.
• Sirilanka is the highest literacy rate and • Thomas Jefferson was the founder of
highest per capita income among SAARC Democratic Party of USA.
countries. • Alexander the Great was the king of
• “Bakhtar” is a news agency of Macedonia.
Afghanistan. • Britain parliament is called mother of
• “ITAR-TASS” is a news agency of Russia. parliaments.
• Arya Samaaj was founded in1875 by • Seweden was the first country who had
Dayananda Sarasvati. issued currency notes in the world.
• “Old man and the Sea” was written by • Kremlin is a fortress where there are
Heming way. government offices, palaces and churches
• “Burma” is the old name of Myanmar. is in Russia.
• Muhammadan Educational Conference • “Hawang Ho River” is also called yellow
was established in 1886 by Sir Syed Ahmed river (china).
Khan. • During the Mughal period, Portuguese
• Pakistan lies of the tropic zone of North. traders first came to India.
• Vience is called “city of canals”. • “Maputo” is the capital and largest city of
• Real name of Tipu Sultan was Fateh Ali. Mozambique.
• ‘Lufthansa’ is the name of airline of • State of Kashmir was purchased by
Germany. Ghulab Singh for Rs.7.5 million.
• Monaco has the shortest and Canada has • Canada is called “Land of Lilies”.
the largest coastline country in the world. • Niagara Falls is situated inUSA&Canada.
• ‘Land of Maple Leaf’ is the nickname of • SAARC was formed in Dhaka on
Canada. December 8, 1985.
• ‘Sick Man of Europe’ is called Turkey. • Afghanistan is separated from Central
• “Yangtze Kiang” is the largest river of Asia Asia by Oxus River.
(china). • Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also called
• Share of Punjab in Pakistan by area is Kotri Barrage; which is situated on river
25.8%. Indus.
• Ibne Batuta came in India from Morroco. • Cheif election commissioner office term for
• Liaqar-Nehru Pact on April 8, 1950. 3years.
• Pedagogy is the study of teaching. • Another name of Hatf III missile is
• After USA arms exporter, Russia is the Gazdnavi.
second largest exporter of arms. • ILO headquarter is situated at Geneva
• Kahuta Labortries established in 1976. (Switzerland).
• Nuclear power plant in Pakistan was • Most Hafiz- e- quran were martyrd in
established in 1972 with help of Canada. ghazwa Yamamah
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• The oldest Airport of the world is located in was a Nurse. (in creamin war)
Netherlands. • Paris is the capital of France situated on
• 1st constitution in the world is Misaq e the bank of Seine.
Madina. • Babusar Pass connects Abbotabad and
• Ghzwa furqan is another name of Ghzwa Gilgit.
Badar. • Ural Mountains separate Asia from
• The writer of awaz dost is Mukhtar Europe.
Masood. • Baglihar Dam is located in Doda district on
• Elysee palace is the residence of French river Chenab.
President. • The first airline of Pakistan is Orient
• Naypyitaw is the current capital city of the Airline.
Republic of the Union of Myanmar. • Don is river of Russia and Darlinng is river
• Chaghi is the biggest district and Kalaat is of Australia.
the largest Division of Pakistan. • Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue,
• The headquarters of International Olympic New York is the world’s largest railway
Committee is located at Lausanne station
(Switzerland). • Transparency International is based
• Trygve Lie is the first and the only in:Berlin
Secretary General of UNO who resigned • May 3, each year is internationally
from his post. observed as Press Freedom Day.
• Kuwait is a tax free country. • The last day of the Quaid-e-Azam was
• Who is the founder of Wikileaks? Julian written by:Col. Illahi Bukhsh
Assange (Australian) • One unit dissolved on 1st July 1970
• Allama Iqbal qualified as PhD scholar from • The largest Agency of FATA (Federally
Munich University, Germany. Administered Tribal Areas) by area is: South
• “Jinnah of Pakistan” and “Zulfi of Pakistan” Waziristan
was written by Stanely Wolpert. • Biman is the Airline of:Bangladesh
• Islamabad was made capital in the year • In the absence of President, who becomes
1959. the acting President of Pakistan:Chairman
• Radcliffe was a lawyer by profession. of the Senate
• Day of deliverance was observed on 22 • Largest continent of the world is “Asia” and
Dec. 1939. smallest is “Australia”. Largest ocean of the
• Baku is the seaport on Caspian Sea world is “pacific ocean” and smallest ocean
(Caspian sea makes his boundries with is Arctic ocean”. The Sahara is the largest
Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and desert of the world.
Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan). • Kazakhstan is the largest Muslim country
• Urinium resources found in Pakistan? D G in land area in the world. It has an area of
khan 1,049,000 sq.miles. Maldives is the smallest
• “Taklamakan desert” found in xinjaning Muslim country in land area of 115 sq.
(China) miles.
• Napoleon is known as “Man of Destiny” • Indonesia is the most populous Muslim
and “Little Corporal”. Prince Bismarck is country and Maldives is less populous
called the Man of “Iron and Blood”. Muslim country.
• After independence the first radio station • The Ostrich of North Africa is the biggest
was established at Karachi. bird. Its height is up to 2.7 meters ( 9 feet )
• Abdus Salam was a Pakistani Physicist and weight is up to 160 kgs. While the
and Nobel Prize Winner in 1979 in physics. humming bird is smallest bird. It is 5.5-20
What is his contribution to Physics? cm in length and weight about 16 grams.
Interaction of Elementary Particles and • The largest museum in the world is the
weak forces American Museum of Natural History.
• Nightingale Florence (belongs to France) • Biggest Library is Congress Library in
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• Beijing is new name of peking • WHO was established 1948 and has head
• Hinduism is world’s oldest religion office in Geneva
• Golden temple is the sacred place of • IMF was established 1945 and has head
Sikhism (Amritsar) office in Washington( World Bank was
• The first “Barani University” to study and established in 1944)
reasearch in rain-fed agriculture land was • Headquarter of UNICEF is in New York
established at Rawalpindi. • 2001-2010 is the SAARC decade of the
• Under the constitution of Pakistan, Fedral rights of the child.
Shariat Court shall consist of not more than • ASEAN was established August 09, 1967
Eight Judges. and has head office in Jakarta
• Under 1973 constitution, ‘Bicameralism’ • OPEC (organization of petroleum
was introduced in Pakistan. exporting countries) has head office in
• Behman and Bismillah Airlines belong to Viana (Austria).
Bangladesh. • Which famous actor became the president
• Awaz-e-dost is written by Mukhtar masood of the United States? – Ronald Reagan
• Fasana-e-azad is written by rattan nath • Have you any idea when the Berlin wall
sarshar came down? – 1989
• The longest canal in the world is beloye- • What was the first James Bond book —–
more Baltic Casino Royal
• world longest road is pan-am highway • What is the currency of Austria —–
• In the muslim world Kuwait has the highest Schilling
per capita income • Which sea on Earth has no beaches —–
• Highest military award of UK is Victoria Sargasso sea
Cross and USA is Medal of Honor. • On which national flag is there an eagle
• Columbus discovered America in 1492 and a snake —– Mexico
• NPT was signed in 1st July 1968 by 62 • “Ikebana” is the art of beautifully arranging
nations cut stems, leaves, and flowers in vases and
• UN General assembly approved CTBT in other containers that evolved in Japan over
10 sep 1960 seven centuries.
• Haya Rashid Al Khalifa the first muslim • What Wall Street in USA is known for?
women as president UN General Assembly Stock Exchange (New York)
belongs to Bahrain • What is the height of Mount Everest
• Brazil has the largest area of forest land according to new map survey (it previous
• OIC (organization of Islamic conference) height was 29028 feet (8848 metre)?29035
was established May 1969 has 57 members feet (8850 metre)
and it’s headquarter is situated in Jedah. • Which water body is the saltiest water
• Arab League was established on March body (lake) in the world (mostly people
22, 1945 with headquarters in cairo considered Dead Sea as the saltiest lake
• WTO established January 01, 1995 (total but it is incorrect)?Assal lake
187 members) • A place where government records are
• North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO) kept is called Archives
was established in 1949 ( head office in • The deepest lake of the world is Baikal
Brussels ) (28 memer countries) Lake in Russia.
• Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty signed by • The largest Continent of the world is Asia
UK,USA,RUSSIA July 01, 1968 and Smallest Australia
• ILO was established 1919 and has head • The longest wall of the world is Great Wall
office in Geneva of China
• IAEA was established 1957 and has head • The highest peak of the world is Mount
office in Vienna Everest (Nepal)
• UNESCO was established in1946 and has • The largest democracy of the world is
head office in Paris India
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• The World largest Islamic country by area • Tugela waterfall is in South Africa
is Kazakhstan • Sutherland waterfall is in New Zealand
• The highest waterfall of the world is Angel • ‘Broadway Street’ is famous for Cinema
Falls (height 3212 feet ) Halls.
• The highest dam of the world is Nurak • ‘Fleet Street’ is famous for Newspapers
Dam and press agencies offices, it is situated in
• Abyssinia is the old name of Ethiopia London.
• Ceylon is the old name of Sri Lanka • Eagle is the national emblem of Spain
• Nippon is the old name of Japan • Which is the first newspaper of Urdu
• Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem language? Jam-e-Jahan Numma (1st
(Juruslam) Pakistani __ Amroz)
• Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of • When Radcliffe Award was announced?
England during 2nd World War 17th August 1947
• Lord Buddha was born in Lumbini (566 • Abu Musa” Area is disputed between Iran
B.C , died 486 B.C) and UAE
• KLM is international airline of Netherland • Rah-e-Rasat Operation was started by
• Lufthansa is international airline of Army of Pakistan in Swat
Germany • Rah-e-Nijat Operation was started by
• Sabena is international airline of Belgium Army of Pakistan in South Waziristan
• SIA is international airline of Singapore • 17 Member bench of SC has declared
• Transworld Airline (TWA) is international NRO null & void and unconstitutional all
airline is in USA cases withdrawn under NRO reopen with
• Palm and Dum Dum are airports of India immediate effect on 16th December 2009
• Senta Cruz is airport of India (Mumbai ) • What is the full name of Kerry-Lugar Bill?
• Kennedy is airport of New York Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of
• Gatwick is airport of UK 2009
• Halim Pardana Kushmah is airport of • Under ‘Enhanced Partnership with
Indonesia Pakistan Act of 2009’ what will USA provide
• Subang is airport of Malaysia Pakistan? $ 1.5 billion annually
• The number of players in Baseball from • For how long Pakistan would get the US
each team is 9 aid under Kerry-Lugar bill? 5 years
• The number of players in Basketball from • How much total US aid will flow to
each side is 5 Pakistan under Kerry-Lugar bill over the five
• The brightest planet and nearest to Earth years? US$ 7.5 billion
in the solar system is Venus • Gilgit-Baltistan (empowerment and Self-
• The nearest planet to the sun is Mercury Governance) Order, 2009 was approved on
• There are no volcanoes in Australia August 29, 2009
• The intensity of the energy released by an • Novel H1N1 (often referred to as “swine
Earthquake is measured by the Richter flu”) is a new influenza: Virus (H1N1 virus
scale sometimes called Swine flu).
• Dasht-e-Lut Desert is located in Eastern • Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, also
Iran known as Bird flu
• Which river is mentioned most often in • A spratly island is disputed between China
Bible? Jordan and Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia
• Which river is called Yellow River due to and Brunei.
large amount of Yellow silt deposits? Haung • Gibraltar colony is disputed between UK
He in china and Spain
• Largest in Asia and China’s longest and • Mont Blank is disputed between France
world’s third longest river is? Yangtze and Italy.
• Only strait between Atlantic and Pacific • The Muslims of Chinese province Xinjiang
ocean is Magellan are called Uighurs
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cities. It was founded by wax sculptor Marie • Alphabet “S” from which most words are
Tussaud and was formerly known as formed.
“Madame Tussaud’s”. • “Mudarabah” is a form of partnership
• “Aramco” officially the Saudi Arabian Oil where one party provides the funds while
Company, is the state-owned national oil the other party provides expertise. The
company of Saudi Arabia. people who bring in money are called “Rab-
• The Paracel Islands, also called Xisha ul-Maal” while the management and work is
Islands in Chinese and Hoàng Sa Islands in an exclusive responsibility of the “Mudarib”.
Vietnamese, is a group of islands under the The profit sharing ratio is determined at the
administration of Hainan Province, The time of entering into the Mudarabah
People’s Republic of China. Vietnam and agreement whereas in case of loss it is
the Republic of China (Taiwan) also claim borne by the Rab-ul-Mal only. In case of
sovereignty of these islands. Islamic banks, the depositors are called
• “Road to Mecca” book written by Rabb-ul-Maal and the bank is called
Muhammad Asad. Mudarib.
• Human Rights Watch is an international • “Martin Luther King” was an American
non-governmental organization that clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in
conducts research and advocacy on human the African-American Civil Rights
rights. Its headquarters are in New York Movement.He is best known for his role in
City. the advancement of civil rights in the United
• “Madras” is the old name of Chennai. States and around the world, using
• Zahir Shah is the last king of Afghanistan. nonviolent methods following the teachings
• “Order of Honor and Banner”is the military of Mahatma Gandhi. King has become a
award of USSR. national icon in the history of modern
• “A Handbook of Public Relations” was American liberalism.
issued by UN’s. • Winter rains in Pakistan come from
• The Glorious Revolution started in 1688 Mediterranean Sea.
(England). • “Assal Lake” is the saltiest water body in
• “Kam Chatka” is a peninsula situated in the world, which is located in central-
Russia. eastern Djibouti.
• Declaration of Human Rights was adopted • First Africa-Asian Conference held on
on Dec 10, 1948. April, 1955.
• “Alma Mater” The school, college, or • “Zenda Avesta” is a holy book of Parsis.
university that one has attended. • “Augustus Caeser” is the First Emperor of
• Pearl Harbour” is situated in the Hawaii Rome.
State of USA. • “Boris Yeltsin” is the first President of
• “Port Hercourt” is the second largest port Russian Federation.
of Nigeria. • The Muslim tribes of Malabar living in
• “Dongda Mosque” is a famous mosque in Kerala are called Moplas.
Beijing (China). • Agricultural Revolutionary War was fought
• “Nairobi” is the largest city in East Africa. in China during 1927-37.
• “Alaska” is a state of the United States of • Longest serving President of the world
America, located in the extreme northwest Mr.Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of
portion of the North American continent. It is Ghana.(since August 1979)
the largest U.S. state in terms of area (by a • Tsar or Czar is the title used by the rulers
substantial margin), along with being one of of Russia.
the wealthiest and most racially diverse. • “First Camp David Accord” was signed in
• “Capital goods” are goods used for further 1967 between Israel and Egypt.
production and to generate economic • General Secretariat of European
activity. Parliament is located in Luxembourg.
• “Panda” is the national animal of China. • The Organization of the Islamic
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Cooperation is the new name of the OIC. • “Surah Baqra” of Quran has the most
• “Balev Line” connects Israel with Egypt. orders.
• “Dalai Lama” is a spiritual leader of • Hazrat Abi Bin Kab (RA) was the last
Budhism in Tibet. writer of Wahi.
• The first war foughted between Arab and • First Nimaz-e-Juma was offered in Banu
Israel in1948. Salim.
• “Taliban—Islam, Oil and the new Great • “Israel” is the title of Hazrat Yaqoob.
Game in Central Asia” is the world‘s best • “Queer’ meaning strange.
selling book in 2001, was written by Ahmad • Amsterdam is called “Venice of the North”.
Rashid. • Lake Kineret, also known as the “Sea of
• “Likud and Kaldima” parties belong to Galilee”, is Israel’s largest fresh water
Israel. reservoir and a tourist site offering an
• “Ad-Dammam” is an important seaport of exciting vacation or a holy experience.
Saudi Arabia and is the largest seaport on • “Hawaiian Islands” are an archipelago of
the Persian Gulf. eight major islands, several atolls,
• “Salang Pass” is in Parwan Afghanistan on numerous smaller islets, and undersea
the road between Kabul and Mazar-e- seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean.
Sharif. • “Franklin Roosevelt” remained 12 years
• “Magnum opus” meaning a great work, president of USA.
especially a literary or artistic masterpiece. • Mir Hassan (poet) was famous for
• “Yellow Journalism” involved Masnavi.
sensationalism, distorted stories, and • Umpire Aleem Dar of Pakistan awarded 3
misleading images for the sole purpose of times ICC award.
boosting newspaper sales and exciting • “Surah Al-Nasar” was the last surah to be
public opinion. revealed.
• “Archive” is a collection of historical • Headquarter of World Young President
documents or records. Organization is in Irving (USA).
• “Evangelical means the teaching of the • United Nation University is located at
gospel or the Christian religion. Tokyo in Japan.
• “Amicus” is an impartial adviser to a court • `Siachen` ironically means `the place of
of law in a particular case. wild roses’.
• “Subway” is an underground passage or • “Roh Moo-hyun” was the president of
tunnel enabling pedestrians to cross a road, North Korea at the time of nuclear explosion
railway, etc. on 9 Oct 2006.
• “Ombudsman” was first of all created in • “Statute” means Laws by Parliament.
Sweden. • The world largest undersea railway tunnel
• “Brinksmanship” the technique or practice is is proposed to be constructed between
in foreign policy of manipulating a France and England.
dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance • ‘ZIANA’ is the news agency of Zimbabwe.
or safety in order to secure advantage, • ‘Mauritius’ is island state in the Indian
especially by creating diplomatic crises. Ocean.
• The Lombok Strait is a strait connecting • The world freest economy, with lowest
the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean, located taxes and lack of trade barriers is that of
between the islands of Bali and Lombok in Singapore.
Indonesia. The Gili Islands are on the • The headquarters of United Nations
Lombok side. Environment Programme (established in
• Samuel Johnson compiled the first 1972) is situated at Nairobi (Kenya).
comprehensive English dictionary. • “Yeti” or Abominable Snowman is an ape-
• The famous poem “Twinkle Twinkle Little like cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan
Star” is written by Jane Taylor. region of Nepal, and Tibet.
• “Head Over Heels” means completely. • The Headquarter of “Universal Postal
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• “Hung Parliament” is a parliament in which • Who prepared Pirpur report? Raja Syed
no one party has overall majority. Mehdi (1938)
• “Guided Democracy” convey the meaning • When water accord between provinces?
of a democracy at the grassroots level. 1991
• “San Tiago” is the capital of Chile. • Where Rawal dam constructed on river
• The total area of Azad Kashmir is 13,297 kurrang.
Sq km. “Bala Hisar fort built by Babar.
• “Black Gold” is also name for Oil. • Who adminsitrated the oath of Prime
• “Free Town” is the capital of Sierra Leone. minister to liaqat ali khan Muhamad ali
• Ghauri-1 is a medium range missile. Jinnah.
• “Gota canal” is the ship canal situated in • Where copper deposits in Chagi.
Sweden. • Where is Chandka Medical College in
• “Tugela water fall” is present in South Larkana.
Africa. • Where are artificial forest are bieng
• What name is given to inflammation of one maintained in Changa Manga,
or more joints, causing pain, swelling and • Which is Pakistan’s 2nd largest foreign
restriction of movement? Arthritis exchange earner crop is Rice.
• In which country is the volcano Mount • C R formula prepared by Rajagopalachari.
Aso? Japan • IPP stang for Independent Power
• Which international environmental producer.
pressure group was founded in 1971? • Mast Tawakli was poet of Balochi
Greenpeace language
• Official religion of Japan is Shintoism. • Pakistan joined ILO on September 14,
• When East Pakistan separated from West 1947.
Pakistan? 16th December 1971 • “Mogadishu” is the capital of Somalia.
• After how many years did Pakistan get her • Baba Farid is a 1st Punjabi poet.
first constitution? 9 years • “Ringitt” is the currency of Malaysia.
• When first constitution of Pakistan was • Decimal system introduced in Pakistan on
enforced? 23rd March 1956 1st January 1961.
• In which constitution Bicameral Legislature • Turkmanistan is the largest natural gas
was provided for the first time? 1973 producer among Muslim countries.
• Drama kis zaban ka lafaz hai?Lateeni • Pentagon is a defence head office of USA.
• Hazrat Sulaiman (A.S) ki hum asar Malkah • Gorbachev was the president of USSR.
Sa’ba ka asal naam kia tha? Balqees • “Tahirah” khatab was given to Khadija
• Agro based industry is? poultry, fishery, (RA).
livestock • “Lionel Messi” is a famous football player
• In which sea Cyprus present? of Argentina.
Mediterranean Sea • Who was called Sword of Allah? Khalid bin
• Where Darwin port is located Australia. Walid
• “Ping pong” is the name of which game? • Obama was awarded with Noble Prize for
Table Tennis peace in 2009.
• In which sura the orders of zakat • Fourteen Points was presented by Jinah
described? Sura Tuba on 28 March 1929.
• Who is the writer of kitabul khiraj? Imam • Hiyat-e-Javeed was written by Altaf
Abu Yusuf Hussain Hali.
• When zakat ordinance promulgated? 20 • Hazrat Adam (AS) built the Khana kaaba
June 1980 for the first time.
• What meant of D-Day? Day upon which • Name of Governor General after Nazim-
some significant event will occur or has ud-Din? Ghulam Muhammad.
occurred • Istanmbol city lies in two continents.
• Fatima Jinnah Joined AIML in 1937. • Vatican City and Lesotho are the countries
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• Sir Sikindar Hayat was Chief Minister of • Habib Bank provided 80 million loans for
Punjab in 1937 making 1st budget of Pakistan.
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau is the father of • Headquarters of the Amnesty International
the French Revolution.The French is located in London.
Revolution (1789–1799), was a period of • The 2012 Olympic Games are scheduled
radical social and political upheaval in to be held at London.
France that had a major impact on France • Sher Shah’s real name was Farid Khan.
and indeed all of Europe. The absolute • Pakistan won gold medal for the first time
monarchy that had ruled France for in Olympics 1960.
centuries collapsed in three years. • ‘Latakia’ is the seaport of Syria.
• “Rabita al-Alam al-Islami” Muslim • The Declaration of Independence of the
organization was founded in 1962. American Colonies was adopted by the
• The University of Al-Karaouine is the Constitutional Congress on July 4, 1776 at
oldest university of the world located in Philadelphia.
Morocco. • Mahan Airline belongs to Iran.
• General Ayub khan is the first elected • Which American industrialist was praised
President and Z.A Bhutto is the first elected by Adlof Hitler in his autobiography, Mein
PM of Pakistan. Kampf? In fact, he was the only American to
• Hussain Shaheed Suharwardi was the first be praised by Hitler? Henry Ford
Pakistani Prime Minister, who visited in • Pakistan’s first Constituent Assembly
china. constituted on July 20, 1947.
• ‘Ottawa convention 1997’ is related to • Saddat Dynasty was founded by Khizar
Environment protection. Khan in 1414.
• The Leaning Tower (Pisa Tower) is • Who advocated the theory of laissez faire?
located in Rome (Italy). Adam Smith
• Richard Nixon was only President of USA • Senate of Pakistan is consisting of 104
who resigned from his post because of members after the 18th amendment.
“Watergate” scandal on 9 August, 1974. • ‘TRIPITIKA’ is a sacred book of Buddhists.
• Next Football World Cup will be played in • Which is the longest river of America?
2014 in Brazil. Mississippi
• Noble Prize was first awarded? 1901 • Hitler party which came into power in 1933
• ‘Tsunami’ means ‘Harbour Waves’; the is known as Nazi Party.
word is derived from Japanese. • Epsom (England) is the place associated
• Which country’s flag is known as Union with Horse racing
Jack?UK • Guarantee to an exporter that the importer
• The term ‘16 yards hit’ is associated with of his goods will pay immediately for the
Hockey. goods ordered by him, is known as Letter of
• Who is the founder of Wikipedia?Jimmy Credit (L/C)
Wales • First Afghan War took place in 1839.
• Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan presented • Gulf cooperation council was originally
‘Chenab Formula’ to resolve the Kashmir formed by Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar,
dispute. Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
• Dalhousie introduced the principle of the • Dumping is — selling of goods abroad at a
Doctrine of Lapse. price well below the production cost at the
• Dome of Rock is located in Jerusalem. home market price ; the process by which
• Greenwich Mean Time was established at the supply of a manufacture’s product
London in 1884. remains low in the domestic market, which
• The Bolshevik Revolution is associated batches him better price ; prohibited by
with Russia. regulations of GATT
• “Garuda” airline is the name of airline of • Habeas Corpus Act 1679 — states that no
Indonesia. one was to be imprisoned without a writ or
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warrant stating the charge against him ; Council is located at:New York
provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain • Petronas towers are located in Kuala
either speedy trial or release in bail ; Lumpur.
safeguarded the personal liberties of the • The number of players in each team of
people against arbitrary imprisonment by basketball game is:5
the king’s orders • Mahbub-ul-Haq Human Development
• Each year World Red Cross and Red Center is located at:Islamabad
Crescent Day is celebrated on May 8 • Maple leaf is the National emblem
• Fire temple is the place of worship of of:Canada
Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion). • India has constructed ‘Baglihar Dam’ in
• Durand Cup is associated moon is a occupied Kashmir’s district of Doda
velocity to get rid of the Earth’s gravitational • ‘Hamas’ was founded in 1987 by:it was
pull For safety with the game of Football founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Abdel
• First International Peace Congress was Aziz al-Rantissiand Mohammad Taha
held in London in 1843 AD • Which of the following regions of
• Dr. Zakir Hussain was the first Muslim Balochistan will be irrigated through Kachi
president of India Canal Nasirabad
• Hockey was introduced in the Asian • India is constructing Kishanganda Dam in
Games in1958 in Tokyo Baramula.
• ESCAP stands for Economic and Social • Who united all the Sikhs and founded a
Commission for Asia and Pacific kingdom in the Punjab? Ranjit Singh
• During the first crusade, crusaders • How many members were nominated by
reached Jerusalem and captured it in 1099 Muslim League for the Interim-Government
AD in 1946? 5
• Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to • Fraizi Movement was started by Haji
have won two Nobel prizes individually for Shariat Ullah in Bangal in 1828
Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962 • When was the first agreement signed on
• Free market is market where the price of a Siachen glacier? 1949
commodity is determined by free play of the • What were the key issues for discussion in
forces of supply and demand the 2nd Round Table Conference? Issue of
• ICAO stands for International Civil Aviation Federation and minorities in the Sub-
Organization Continent
• Which country makes the Entac Missiles: • Which religious scholar tried to eradicate
France different innovations from the religion? Haji
• The ‘Great Leap Forward’ was:Chinese Shariat Ullah
Economic Programme • When did the British Government Issue
• What is the actual name of F-16:Fighting White Paper on Constitutional Proposals? In
Falcon March, 1933
• The constitution of European Union has • When President Zia-ul-Haq enforced an
not been ratified by:France interim constitution? 1981
• In which month does the U.N. General • What is the old name of Pakpatan?
Assembly usually meet every year of? Third Ajudhan
Tuesday of September. • Who is the founder of Unionist Party? Sir
• Which of the following Internet Search Fazal Hussain
Engines will introduce the World’s biggest • On which river Merani Dam is built? Dasht
digital Library? Google(head office in River
Newyork) • When was the Qisas and Diyat ordinance
• Under “Vision 2025” WAPDA will construct enforced in Pakistan? October 13, 1990
SATPARA Dam on Indus river in:Northern • Who said that Cripps Mission was a post-
Areas dated cheque of a crashing bank? Mahatma
• The Headquarters of the UN Security Gandhi
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• Rakaposhi mountain peak is located near? Resolution of the Muslim League passed in
Swat Valley 1940? It had the support of the entire
• Why did All India Muslim League boycott Muslim Country
the first session of Constituent Assembly? • Liaquat – Nehru pact was announced at
Because Congress wanted to frame the Delhi in April 1950.
constitution for • Muhammad Ali Bogra formula was put
• The North Western areas are Muslim forward in October 1953.
majority areas. We will not only keep these • Area around the river is known as Bela.
majorities but will turn them into a Muslim • Cease-fire line case into existence in
state. Muslims should get rid of Indianism, it 1949.
is better for Muslims and Islam" who • Pakistan established its first Atomic
said this statement? Chaudhry Rehmat Ali Energy Institute on January, 1955.
• Name the poet who had command over • Pakistan was declared as great ally of Non
seven languages? Sachal Sarmast NATO in 2003.
• The reign of which of the following Sultans • Shaikh ismail the saint, who first came in
is said to mark the highest point of territorial Lahore.
expansion of the Sultanate. Muhammad bin • When was the local govt.system under the
Taghluq devolution of power plan, 2001,
• What was the main reason behind Muslim inaugurated? aug 14,2001
League Failure in the Elections of 1937? • When Pakistan got first loan from USA?
The organizational problems and opposition 1952
by local • In which year Quaid-e-Azam went into
• The first successful evening paper from self-exile in London? 1931
Lahore is Sahafat. • Gandhi called Pakistan Resolution a Moral
• Lord Harding was the author of ‘My India wrong.
Years’. • How many Mughal emperors ruled over
• Treaty of Lausane was signed in 1923. sub-continent? 17
• The book ‘verdict on India’ was written by • Who is the author of “Hunter par Hunter”?
Beverlay Nickolas. Maulana Zafar Ali khan
• The founder of Two Nations Theory is • The Indian forces occupy the state of
considered to be Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Jammu and Kashmir on Oct. 27, 1947
• During the Tashkent Agreement the • Defence Pact between USA and
Foreign Minister of Pakistan was Zulfiqar Ali Pakistan? April, 1954
Bhutto. • “A New History of Indo-Pakistan” is written
• Chachnama was originally written in by K. Ali
Sindhi. • Quaid-e-Azam became the permanent
• Friday was declared for the first time as an president of Muslim League 1934
official weekly holiday by: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto • The Cabinet Mission announced their plan
• Neelum River flows into Jehlum. on 16th May 1946
• Gilgit Agency was set up in 1873. • Dutch East Indies is the old name of
• Satpara Lake is located near Skardu. Indonesia.
• Mahabat khan Mosque was destroyed by? • Which US state has the sugar maple as its
fire state tree and is the leading US producer of
• What is the ranking of Thar Desert in the maple sugar? Vermont.
world? 9 • Apart from French, German and
• What was the main difficulty which Romansch, what is the fourth official
delayed the constitution making in language of the Switzerland? Italian.
Pakistan? The distribution of powers • In which city was the world’s first
between Federal and Provincial underground train was service opened in
Governments 1863? London.
• Identify the importance of the Lahore • How many pairs of ribs are there in the
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Organizations has no formal structure and • “Falkland Island” (also called Islas
secretariat? G-8 Malvinas) belongs to Britain.
• Who were the three statesmen who • Telstar” was world’s first communicayion
formulated Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)? satellite (1962).
Nehru, Nasser, and Tito • The Gobi desert extends over which two
• Six official working languages are countries? China and Mongolia.
recognized by UNO. • The Great Barrier Reef is off coast of
• Alliance among India, Germany, Japan which Australian state? Queensland.
and Brazil to support each other’s bid for • Which three countries, apart from the
permanent seat on UN Security Council is former Yugoslavia, share borders with
called G 4. Greece? Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.
• The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is • In the Greek alphabet, what is the name
also known as Peace Pipeline. for the letter O? Omicron.
• “Silk Air” is an airline of Singapore. • What, in the 16th and 17th century, was a
• pavana? A dance.
• Which of the following categories of Nobel • In which country is the ancient city of
Prise was established in 1968? Economics Tarsus? Turkey.
• Total cultivable Land of Pakistan is • Which six countries border the Black Sea?
approximately 80 million hectares which is Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey
the 25% of total land area. and Ukraine.
• Madagascar is the largest island in Indian • AOL are an internet service provider. What
Ocean. does AOL stand for? America Online.
• 2016 Summer Olympics will be held at Rio • Which English queen had an extra finger
de Janerio on her hand? Anne Boleyn.
• “Kyat” is the currency of Myanmar. • Apart from America, which is the only
• Environment Treaty Kyoto Protocol will be country in the world to which alligators are
expired in 2012 . native? China.
• Sudan established diplomatic relationship • After World War I, Transylvania became
with China in 1959. part of which country? Romania.
• Salahuddin Ahmad is the first Chief • Which sea in Northern Europe is bounded
Justice of Federal Shariat Court. by several countries including Sweden,
• Shahida Milk is the first woman General in Finland, Poland and Germany? The Baltic
Pakistan. Sea
• Spleen is called the graveyard of Red • A road tunnel runs from Pelerins in France
Blood Cells. to Entreves in Italy under which mountain?
• Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit Mont Blanc.
of Europe’ because of the number of battles • The Barents Sea is part of which ocean?
throughout history fought on its soil? Arctic Ocean.
Belgium. • Which two countries are either side of the
• First Chaiman of SPARCO was Dr. Abdul mouth of the River Plate? Argentina and
Salam. Uruguay.
• “Hutu” is the majority ethnic group of both • What is the longest river solely in
Burundi and Rwanda. England? Thames.
• “Ikhwan as Safa, is a secret Arab • Of where is Amman the capital? Jordan.
organization, was founded in Basra (Iraq). • How many innings are there for each team
• “Long March” was the Chinese in a game of baseball? Nine.
Communists historic 9600 km journey in • What is the longest river in India? Ganges.
1934. • Which month of the year obtains its name
• “Pan Islam” is the movement for uniting from the Latin verb for ‘to open’? April.
the Islamic nations, was originated in 1880 • On what river does Rome stand? Tiber
in Ottoman Empire. • What in Scotland is the meaning of the
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houses from their foundations, destroy brick cultural contact and a desire to reduce
buildings, toss cars and school buses tensions, as through negotiations or talks.
through the air, and even lift railroad cars 5. Gentelman’s agreement: Agreement
from their tracks. binding in honour but not enforceable.
• Where are the World’s Rains Forests? In 6. Fillbustering: Filibuster, in legislative
South America, a vast, forested area of the procedure, term denoting the means
Amazon River basin in Brazil and employed by members of a legislative
neighboring countries is by far the largest assembly to delay or prevent action on a
rain forest in the world. It encompasses measure to which they are opposed. Such
more than 3.5 million sq km (about 1.4 means may include the introduction of
million sq mi) about half of the total global dilatory motions, intentional absence from
rain forests cover. the assembly in order to prevent the
• What is SCHIZOPHRENIA? existence of a quorum, or the presentation
Schizophrenia, severe mental illness of abnormally long, often meaningless
characterized by a variety of symptoms, speeches.
including loss of contact with reality, bizarre 7. Deflation: Deflation involves a sustained
behavior, disorganized thinking and speech, decline in the aggregate level of prices,
decreased emotional expressiveness, and such as occurred during the Great
social withdrawal. Depression of the 1930s; it is usually
• What is bloodless revolution? Called also associated with a prolonged erosion of
the Glorius Revolution in England, it marked economic activity and high unemployment.
the end of the despotic rule of the Stuarts Widespread price declines have become
and gave way to parliamentary rule there in rare, however, and inflation is now the
1688. dominant variable affecting public and
• Which language is written from top to private economic planning.
bottom and from left to right? Japanese. 8.Tout: Spy out the movements and
• What is drindle? A kind of dress. conditions of racehorses in training.
• What is a concordance? An index of words 9. Camouflage: Camouflage (military)
or topics in a book. (French camoufler, ”to disguise”), word
• What is the significance of the Corsica introduced by the French at the beginning of
Island in history? Birthplace of Napoleon World War I to designate scientific disguise
Bonaparte. of objects through imitation of natural
• Some important terms : surroundings.
1. Blockade: Blockade, naval operation 10. Palliative: Aiming to make the patient as
conducted by a country at war, with the comfortable as possible for as long as
object of closing to foreign commerce the possible.
vital ports of an enemy country and thereby 11. Caucus: Caucus, meeting of members
aiding in the military defeat of that country of a political party at which the party
by denying it access to supplies and conducts its business, discusses policies,
communications from without. and begins the process of nominating
2. Bourgeoisie: The term was first applied to candidates for public office. The caucus
those inhabitants of medieval towns in method of choosing candidates is usually
France who occupied a position somewhere contrasted with the primary election. In most
between the peasants and the landowning primary elections, voters select the party’s
nobility; soon it was extended to the middle candidates directly at polling places.
class of other nations. 12. Amnesia: Amnesia, loss or impairment
3. Buffer state: Small State between two of memory. Amnesia is usually associated
larger ones, regarded as reducing friction. with some form of brain damage, but it may
4. Détente: Détente, policy toward a rival also be caused by severe psychological
nation or bloc of nations characterized by trauma.
increased diplomatic, commercial, and 13. Lynching: Lynching, hanging or other
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the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. “Harry Potter ?J.K. Rolling
• Shams-ud-din Iltutmish Sultans of the • A group of zebras is called a Herd
slave Dynasty reigned for the longest • The Quaid-i-Azam was born in Wazir
period. Mension Karachi
• Battle of tarain was fought between • BOAC is international airline of Britain
Muhammad ghauri and raja pirthavi in 1192 • Emirate is international airline of UAE
AD • USA used veto power most of the times in
• China’s parliament has the largest UNO Security Council.
membership • Current total of SAARC members are
• February will have 30 days after 400 years eight. Which last country joined the SAARC
Prince suleman al masood was first muslim in its 13th conference at Dhaka?
who traveled in space Afghanistan
• Exxon is largest oil company in the world • Talbul project is disputed between
• Rahbar was first rocket launched by Pakistan and India.
Pakistan • Mehdi Shah was elected first Chief
• The country with minimum birth rate is Minister of Gilgit Baltistan.
Sweden • Talpatty Island is disputed between India
• Highest life expectancy in Japan and Bangladesh
• First pc made in 1970 called Altair • Hermon area is disputed between the
• China joined UN in 1946 and Afghanistan countries Syria, Israel and Lebanon
in 1946 • Isfara velley is disputed between
• Under water frogs breathe through their Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
skin (cutenious). • Parang Island is disputed between China
• Which famous author penned the words, and South Korea.
“To be or not to be…”? – William • Kurial islands are disputed between Japan
Shakespeare and Russia.
• Why do birds migrate? – To reach food • In Which countries of Europe, United
and breeding grounds States is planning to set up a missile
• Which language has the most words? – defense base? Czech Republic and Poland
English • Hans Island is disputed between Denmark
• What do deciduous trees do —– Lose their and Canada.
leaves in winter • Banana Island is disputed between Kiribati
• Which country grows the most fruit —– and Fiji.
China • 7th NFC award was signed by prime
• What is a baby rabbit called —– Kit or minister and other chief ministers of all
Kitten provinces on 30th December 2009.
• Hardest substance is diamond, what’s the • Halaib Triangle is disputed between
softest? — Talc Sudan and Egypt.
• What is 6 inches bigger in Summer —– • Canary Islands is disputed between Spain
Eiffel tower and Morocco.
• De Witt Wallace founded what —– • Shahbaz Airbase is located in Jacobabad.
Readers Digest • Shamsi Airbase is located in Quetta.
• Which country was the first to introduce • NATO expelled Russian diplomats from
old age pensions —Germany NATO headquarters in Brussels over a spy
• From what language does the word scandal in Estonia
alphabet come —– Greek -alpha beta • Who won maximum number of Grand
• What colour is the bull on an archery Slam in the history of world tennis? Roger
target? —- Gold Federer
• Pirates remain a problem off the coast of • How many Grand Slam titles Roger
which African country? Somalia Federer has won till 2009? 16
• Name of author/authoress of novel series • In 1991 Madras was also changed to a
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the world. It is b/w Mozambique and during the Second World War on 6th June
Madagascar. 1944. Normandy is located in France.
• Sunda strait separates Sumatra from Java • Pearl Harbor incident took place on 7th
Island. Dec 1941.
• In 1982 the Falklands war was fought
IMPORTANT BATTLES between Britain and Argentina.
• Battle of Jhelum was fought b/w Alexandar • Civil War of USA lasted from 1861-1865.
the Great and Raja Porus in 326 B.C. The • The famous British Naval commander,
latter was defeated. who defected the French Naval Fleet at Nile
• Mahumud Ghaznavi invaded on Somnath in 1788 and at Trafalgar in 1805 was
in 1025 A.D. Horatio Nelson.
• Battle of Tarain was fought b/w Mohd: • Doer war fought between South Africa and
Ghouri and Prithvi Raj in 1192 A.D. The British.
former won the battle. • Fighting broke out between Greeks and
• First battle of Panipat was fought b/w the Turks in July 1974.
Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur in 1526. Babur • At the end of Second World War in 1945,
won the battle. Germany was divided among 4 major
• Second battle of Panipat was fought in powers.
1556. Akbar won the battle. • In Opium war Britain fought against China.
• Third battle of Panipat was fought b/w • Gulf war Jan 1991 stopped in Feb 28,
Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marahttas in 1760. 1991.
Ahmed Shah defeated the latter. • Iran-Iraq was started in Sep 1980 and
• West Bank was occupied in 1967. ended in Aug1988.
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbour located in • Lloyd George of Great Britain represented
Hawaii on 7 Dec: 1941. in treaty of Versailles.
• Israel occupied Golan Heights from Syria. • Germany remained in grip of allied
• West Bank is located b/w Isreal & Jordan. occupation from 1994 to 1952.
• West Bank was occupied in 1967. • The American general who acted as the
• Iran & UAE dispute over Persian Gulf supreme commander of Allied forces in
islands, Greater & lesser Tunbs. Europe during the second world war was
• Sakhalin Island is dispute b/w Russia & D.D Eisenhower.
Japan. • The criminals of the Second World War
• Iran & UAE dispute over Persian Gulf were trailed in the city of Nuremburg.
islands, Greater & lesser Tunbs. • Break up of Germany occurred on 1945
• Sakhalin island is dispute b/w Russia & and merger on Oct 3, 1990.
Japan. • Iraq occupied Kuwait on 2nd Aug 1990.
• In Battle of Sabroan, English defeated • USA dropped an atom bomb on Hiroshima
Sikhs and captured Lahore. on 6th August 1945.
• Nickname of Atomic Bomb dropped on • First World War begun on 1914 A.D. and
Hiroshima in 1945 was Little Boy and on Second World War started in 1939 when
Nagasaki=Fat Man. Germany attacked on Poland, it is also
• The hundred year war actually lasted for considered as greatest war.
114 years. • Germans call a WW1 sea fight Battle of
• Sir William Howard Russell was the first Skagerrak what in UK: Battle of Jutland
Great War correspondent. • Operation Thunderbolt was the nickname
• Hundred years war fought between France given to which raid Israeli raid on Entebbe
and Britain during 1338-1453. • In WW2 the Germans launched operation
• Cease fire between Iran and Iraq took Bernhard – what Counterfeit British Notes
place in 1988, by the intervention of U.N. • In WW2 what was the German codename
• The place named Normandy became for invasion of Russia- Barberossa
worlds famous due to the D.Day landing • Operation Dracula in WWII freed what city-
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• In what modern country is mount Ararat- World’s Highest Battle Ground Ever
Turkey • Africa is without glaciers.
• Most active volcano Italiana is situated in • Highest point of Asia is Mount Everest
Hawaii. (Nepal-Tibet).
• Mount Everest is in Himalaya range with • Mount Aconcagua, highest peak in the
height 29,028 feet first ascent made on May western hemisphere, located in the Andes
29, 1953. Mountains of western Argentina, near the
• K2 named Goodwin Austin or Chagori is in border with Chile.
Karakoram Range with 28,250 ft height. • Bodpo La pass is highest pass in Tibet
First ascent made on July 31, 1954. (China) with height 19,412.
• Nanga Parbat is in Himalaya range is • Vesuvius is a volcano in Italy.
known as Killer Mountain with height 26,660 • Swat valley is in the mountain range of…
ft. First ascent was made on July 3, 1953. hindukash
• Broad Peak I is in Karakoram range with • Saddle peak is highest peak in
height 26,470. Anandaman & Nicobar islands.
• Tirich Mir is in Hindu Kush mountain. • Karoko tao is a volcano in Indonesia.
• Prince Charles is mountain range in • Approximately the south west monsoon
Antarctica. begins in Pakistan in late July.
• Zardak is the highest peak of Kirthar OCEANS
range. • Largest ocean is pacific, then Atlantic,
• Where are the glasshouse mountains- Indian and then Arctic.
Queensland Australia • Largest sea is South China Sea, then
IMPORTANT MOUNTAIN PASSES Caribbean Sea, then Mediterranean sea,
• Namni Pass is in Myanmar. Behring Sea Gulf of Mexico, Sea of Japan,
• Khunjerab Pass is highest pas in Pakistan. Hudson Bay, East China Sea, Andaman
• Alpine Pass is in USA. Sea, then Black sea then Red sea and in
• Lowari Pass is in Pakistan. the last Baltic sea.
• Khojak tunnel is in Balouchistan. • Sea of Japan is famous for fishing area.
• Bolan (Sulaiman range) pass is in • Total seas are 12.
Baluchistan. • Bermuda Triange is located in Atlantic
• Kolpur pass is in Baluchistan. Ocean.
• Shandur Pass is in Pakistan. • Diego Garcia is in Indian Ocean.
• Donner pass is in California (USA) • The deepest place in the Indian Ocean is
• Hispar & Biafo glacier is in Pakistan. Sunda Trench.
• Siachen glacier is in Karakoram Range. • Caspian Sea is located in Iraq-Azerbaijan,
• Baltoro gracier is in Karakoram Range. Turkmensitan, Kazakhstan & Russia.
• Chogo Lugma is in Karakoram range. • Caspian Sea is the largest salt water lake
• Hispar glacier is in Hunza. in the world.
• Malaspina glacier is in Alaska (US), • Caspian Sea water is shared by Iran,
• Tasman glacier is in New Zealand. Russia & Azerbaijan.
• Alpine is the highest mountain pass in the • Which sea is sometimes called the Euxine
world. Sea- Black Sea
• Siachen, batoro and chogo lugma glaciers • What sea is directly north of Poland- Baltic
are in Karakorum. sea
• April 1984, India conducted an Operation • Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean.
known as ‘Operation Meghdoot’ to capture • Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean
Siachen. Sea.
• Siachen Glacier is the Worlds Biggest • The waters of Caspian Sea are shared by
Glacier outside the two Poles. It is also the Russia, Iran & Azerbaijan.
world’s Highest Glacier that is why it is • What is the worlds largest sea (in area):
refered to as “The Third Pole.” It is also the South China
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• Aral Sea is in Central Asia (Kazakhstan). It is the largest river of central Asia.
Aral is an inland sea. • Bari Doab is the area lying between River
• What is the world’s warmest sea- The Red Ravi and River Beas.
Sea • SURMA is the name of a river.
• Aegean Sea is located in Atlantic Ocean. • Windermere Lake is the largest lake of UK.
• Sargasso Sea is without a coastline. • What is France’s longest river: Loire
• Which of the following cause ocean • Hundroo (Hundrubagh) Water Falls are in
currents? Permanent winds India.
• Nether land’s land is below sea level. • An iceberg floating in sea will have one-
• Atlantic Ocean is called the “Herring tenth of its mass above the surface of water.
Pond”. • Jog Falls are the highest waterfalls in
WORLD RIVERS India.
• Third world comprises of 70% of world • Which river is in Lebanon? River Latani
population. • Highest salinity is found in the Great Salt
• Hamun Mashkel Lake (Baluchistan) is salt Lake in USA.
water lake. • Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis
• Most important crop of Nile delta is Cotton. Hennepin
• Pak: is 4th among world’s largest cotton • Madagascar is popularly known as the
producers. Island of Cloves
• A famous natural bridge is located in • Niagara Falls was discovered by Louis
Virginia. Hennepin
• Eskimos live in North America. • Gateway of Pacific is Panama Canal.
• Iberian Peninsula is a part of Europe. • Panama Canal links Pacific Ocean with
• The number of CARS is five. Atlantic Ocean.
• Height of Islamabad is 2000 ft: above sea • Panama Canal was opened in 1914.
level. • Panama Canal links North America with
• The Devil Tower present in US is a South America.
volcano. • The Amazon river rises in which country-
• Hudson Bay is largest bay and is in Peru
Northern Canada. • Amazon River is largest river in terms of
• Largest gulf is Gulf of Mexico. volume. It is in Brazil. It pours into Atlantic
• Grand Canal is oldest man made canal for Ocean.
shipping purpose in China. • The longest and largest river in Asia is
• Shark bay is in Western Australia. Yangtze.
• English Channel separates England from • The largest river in China is The Yangtze
France. River.
• Gulf of Sidra is in Libya. • The Soan and the Haro are the two rivers
• Red river is in USA. of Potohar Plateau.
• Gulf of lion is in France. • Aswan dam is constructed on river Nile.
• Churchill water fall is in Canada. • World’s largest earth filled dam is Tarbela.
• Danube River is in Romania (Europe). It • Voctoria falls are on the border b/w
pours into Black sea. Zimbabwe & South Africa.
• The Volga is Europe longest river what is • Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in
the second longest Danube world extending from Peru to Bolivia.
• Volga River is in Russia. • Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the
• What is the only river that flows both north world. It is located in Siberia.
and south of equator – The Congo • Indus River pours into Arabian Sea.
• New Zealand is situated in the region of • After Indus, the longest river is Sutlaj in
Oceania. Pakistan.
• Oxus River (also called Amu Darya) is • The longest river in South Asia is the
flowing between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Brahmputra.
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• First Nobel Prizes were awarded on 10 • Who was the first non-European to win the
Dec: 1901. Nobel Prize in Literature? Rabindranath
• What country awards the Nobel peace Tagore
prize- Norway • Mathematicsis not a valid Nobel Prize
• Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1972- category.
Nobody • In what year did the most people decline
• Who was the first American to receive the their Nobel Prize? 1939
Nobel Literature prize Sinclair Lewis • Who was the only person to win the Nobel
• Which Nobel Prize is not awarded Prize twice — in Peace and Chemistry?
annually in Stockholm Peace Linus Pauling
• Mother Teresa was awarded Nobel Prize • Who was the only person to win the Nobel
in the field of peace. Prize twice — in both Physics and
• The New York Times received five Pulitzer Chemistry? Marie Curie
prizes of 2009 for investigative, breaking • Name the six categories for which the
news and international reporting, feature prizes are awarded. Physics, Chemistry,
photography and criticism. Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace
• Four persons have been awarded Nobel and Economics.
Prize twice. • For which category was a Nobel Prize
• Van’t Hoff was the first Nobel Laureate in given starting 1969? Economics.
Chemistry. • Who awards the Peace Prize? The
• Wole Soyinka is a Nobel Prize winner for Norwegian Nobel Committee.
literature. He is from Nigeria. • Max Planck received the noble prize in
• Which field was not included by Alfred Physics in 1918 for his discovery of: energy
Nobel originally… Economics quanta
• Person getting the nobel peace prize in • Climate change campaigner Al Gore and
2008 was of the country. Finland the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on
• Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, Climate Change have been jointly awarded
Sweden, more than 150 years ago. In what the Nobel Peace Prize.
year was he born? Alfred Nobel was born in • Rabindra Nath Tagore was the first
1833 Indian/South Asian to win Nobel Prize.
• What did Alfred’s father, Immanuel, do for (Literature in 1931).
a living? Alfred’s father was an engineer • Former US Vice-President Al Gore has
and inventor. won Noble Peace Prize 2007 for his
• Alfred Nobel never married. campaign against Global Warming.
• A future Nobel Laureate worked for a short • Mr Gore won an Oscar for his climate
period of time as Alfred Nobel’s secretary. change film An Inconvenient Truth
Who? Bertha von Suttner • The first negro to be awarded the Nobel
• Alfred Nobel died on 10 December 1896, Peace Prize was Ralph Johnson Bunche
but not in Sweden, his home country. • Rabindarnath Tagore won first Nobel Prize
Where did he die? Alfred Nobel died in San from South Asia.
Remo, Italy. • The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was:
• Why did Alfred Nobel establish a prize in Anwar Sadaat of Egypt
his will? Alfred Nobel wanted to award the • Nobel Prize holder UN
greatest benefits to mankind. institutions…..UNHCR, UAEA
• Which Nobel category does not yet have a • Who known as ‘Nightingale of India?
single female laureate? Economics Sarojinin Naidu
• Who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics? • Who is called as the “Herodotus of
Roentgen. Arabs”? Abul Hassan Ali AI-Masudi
• Which single winner won the most number • Where was Albert Einstein born? Germany
of Nobel Prizes? International Committee of • Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila was
the Red Cross. set up with the aid of China.
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• Ecuador was named after who / what-The • What does Magna Carta literally mean-
Equator Great Charter
• The Davis Strait lies between Canada and • What country is coffee originally from-
where-Greenland / Baffin Ethiopia
• Children take SATs what does SAT stand • What is the currency of Turkey- Lira
for-Standard assessment tasks • Which worlds city is known as The Golden
• A lion and a sword appear on what City: Prague Czech
countries flag-Sri Lanka • Which country contains every type of
• What is sometimes nicknamed Adams climate in the world:New Zealand
Profession-Gardener • The Afghan Taliban use which colour of
• What is the word Taxi short for-Taximeter flag- White
• Name the Hong Kong stock exchange- • What was Queen Victoria’s first name-
Hang Seng Alexandria
• What is a bandy bandy-A Snake • In Sanskrit it means House of Snow –
• The New Testament originally written in what does-Himalayas
what language-Greek • What was the White House formerly
• The Black Death came to England from known as – Executive Mansion
what port-Calais • Which country consumes the most chicken
• What is the currency of Egypt-The Pound per capita: Saudi Arabia
• After English what’s the most widely used • What does Honolulu mean in Hawaiian-
language on the net-German Sheltered Harbour
• The word Angel derives from the Greek • Which fruit is the symbol of hospitality-
meaning what-Messenger Pineapple
• What is measured on the Torro scale - • Which city is built on 118 islands- Venice
Tornados • In WW1 what warning device was on the
• Sicily is the traditional source of which top of Eiffel Tower: Parrots
element- Sulphur • What is sometimes referred to as Zulu
• Who was the first person to wear a time- Greenwich mean time
wristwatch- Queen Elizabeth 1st • Which vegetable is 91% water – Cabbage
• What city is at the mouth of the Menam • Edible part of tomato is whole fruit.
river- Bangkok • One micron is equal to One-thousandth of
• Ireland and New Zealand are the only a millimeter.
countries that lack what Native Snakes • First world war was began on 1914 A.D.
• In Hindu philosophy what does Yoga and second world war started in 1939 when
literally mean- Union germany attacked on poland, it is also
• Which sea is sometimes called the Euxine considered as Greatest war.
Sea- Black Sea • The maximum ever temperature of 136.4 F
• The Wright brothers made aircraft but what was recorded on september 13,1922 in the
was their other job: Bicycle manufacturers city Azizia (Libya) and The minimum
• What is the official language of Cuba- temperature of -129.6 F was recorded in the
Spanish town of Vostok near Antarctica on 24th
• Who was the last Emperor of France- august , 1960.
Napoleon III • The Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 A.D) was
• What country does China have its longest the first Muslim dynasty.
land border with: Mongolia • The earth is the densest planet of universe
• In which country did the study of geometry .It has density of 5.515 time that of water.
originate -Egypt • The panch pokhri lake situated in the
• What was the capitol of Russia before himalaya mountains is the highest lake in
Moscow-Saint Petersburg And who the world.
designed it-Michelangelo • Mahavira(founder of jainism)and gautama
• What was Ghandi’s profession- Lawyer buddha (founder of buddism) were
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contemporaries and flourished in india in the • Blue color has shortest wavelength(Red-
6th century B.C. Largest)
• The three pyramids of eqypt were built • Protein is a natural polymer
from 2700 to 2500 B.C.,these are tombs of • Redwood or Giant Sempervirens is the
khufu,khafra and menkaura. tallest tree in the world . It rises up to a
• The great wall of china was completed in height of 111 metres (366 feets).
214 B.C.it is 1500 miles long.Its average • Pakistan-Afghanistan border ‘ Durand line
height is 25 feet and about 12 feet wide at ‘ was drawn in 1893 by Sir Mortimer Durand
the top. and Afghanistan`s ruler Abdur rehman
• The city rome was founded in 753 B.C. by khan.
romolus. • Asian Development Bank was established
• The muslim rule of spain lasted from 711 on 16th jan, 1966 (Headqurter in Manilia-
to 1492 A.D. Philipine).
• The statue of liberty (newyork) was • Radcliff was a lawyer by profession.
installed in 1886.It is 151 feet one inch high • In 1945, Hiroshima was the first city Atom
from the base to torch. bomb dropped.
• The world is divided into 24 time • Leo Tolstoy was the political guru of
zones,each 15` longtitude wide. the Gandhi.
longitudinal meridian passing through • South Africa is the country which has three
greenwich,England is the starting point and capitals.
is called the prime meridian. • A piece of land surrounded by water on
• Christopher columbus discovered three sides is known as “peninsula “.
bahamas on 12 oct 1492 A.D. • The literal meaning of Renaissance is
• Russia invaded afghanistan on dec Revival
27,1979. • Julius Caesar was killed by Brutus
• A billion contain 1000 million. It has 9 • Adolf Hitler was born in Austria
zeroes. similarly a trillion has 12 zeroes,a • Slavery in America was abolished by
quadrillion 15 zeroes,a quintillion 18 zeroes Abraham Lincoln
and a decillion 33 zeroes. • The famous Island located at the mouth of
• One inch is equal to 2.5400 cms and one the Hudson river is Manhattan
mile is equal to 1.6093 kms. • The famous painting `Mona Lisa’is
• About half of the world population speaks displayed at Louvre museum,Paris
indo-european languages. The Indo- • The earlier name for tomato was Love
European branch to which english belongs apple
is germanic. • Archimedes was born in Sicily
• Out of the 193 sovereign independent • Togo is situated in Africa
nations of the world 147 are republics and • The first ruler who started war games for
other 46 are under personal rules (14 his soldiers was Genghis Khan
kings,1 emperor,3 queens,7 hereditary • The name of the large clock on the tower
sheikhs,1 grand duke,2 sultans,1 of the House of Parliament in London is
constitutional monarch etc). called Big Ben
• All india mulim league was formulated on • `Man is a Tool Making Animal’ was said by
december 30,1906 and first president was Benjamin Franklin
Sir Agha Khan. • Blue Mosque is in Istanbul.
• Afghanistan got independence on 19th • Camp David is famous for Camp David
aug 1919. Accord, which took place between Egypt
• Sunlight is composed of seven colours and Israel. It is located in USA.
• “Braille system” is used for the education • Jaffna is the headquarters of LTTE
of Blind. guerillas in Sri Lanka.
• Lousis Braille of France made it possible • Akal Takht is a place of confession of
for the blind to read and write. Penance in the Golden Temple complex, it
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• Doer war fought between South Africa and • The original residents of India before the
British. arrival of the Aryan were Dravidi
• People’s Republic of chine gained its • Buddhism is non-theistic religion.
independence in 1949 under the leadership • Majority of the population of Vietnam
of Mao-Zedong. In China the Cultural comprise of Buddhist.
Revolution lasted from 1966-1969. • A group of Nightingales is called a Watch.
• Sumerian Civilization were settled in • Northern Europe is known with
Euphrates and Tigris regions. Scandinavian Region and Nordic Region.
• Civil War of USA lasted from 1861-1865. • Countries Area wise-Russia-Canada-
• Hong Kong was returned to china on 1 China-USA-Brazil-Pakistan-Bangladash.
July 1997. • Virtue party belongs to Turkey.
• A French economist named Francois • The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of
Quesnay proposed the concept of Laissez- Nepal.
Faire in the 18th Century. • The term “In Camera” is used for the trial
• The name of Mesopotamia was changes of case when case is heard without
to Iraq in the year 1935. reporting to public.
• American war of Independence started in • Latin term De Jure means by Law.
1776 and came to an end in 1783. • The word Iron Curtain was used by
• In 1982 the Falklands war was fought Winston Churchill.
between Britain and Argentina. • Reconciliation means when third party
• Sadam Hussain Became President in investigates and suggests a solution to a
1979. dispute.
• After breakup Grobachev became • Tax on import and Export is called Tariff.
president of USSR. • Stone Age is also known as Paleolithic
• Pearl Harbor incident took place on 7th period.
Dec 1941. • Sugar Island is the located at the
• The currency Euro was launched on 1 Jan confluence of Ganga and the Bay of Bengal.
1999. • Agraphia means inability to write.
• Alexander died in Babylon in 322 B.C. • King Faisal is called “The Islamic
• Mohen jo Daro was founded by Sir John Coordinator”.
Marshall, also know as mound of dead. The • The creator of “Mona Lisa” belonged to
people residing there were traders by Italy.
profession. There is found of statue of bull, • The Labor party believes in Socialism.
which denotes that people were • The US Senate comprises 100 members.
worshippers of it. • “The Sun also Rises” is written by Earnest
• Taj Mahal is locted in Agra, the white Hemingway.
marble mausoleum built by shah Jahan in • Black Death reaches England in 1348.
the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz • Intifada denotes Palestinian uprising.
Mahal in 1529. It was designed by Shiraz • Caucasus is situated between Caspian
(Iranian Architect) over twenty years. and Black Sea.
• Taxilla is the ancient city of the province of • Kabul in the largest city of Afghanistan.
Punjab. It is the site of ancient archeological • In 1783 Britain acknowledged the
excavation. independence of USA in Treaty of Paris.
• Industrial Revolution first started in • Term the belief in the “rightness” of rule is
Britain(1917). legitimacy.
• The Marshal Plan was announced on 5th • Tyranny is the form of government in
June 1947 at Harvard. which one person rules arbitrarily.
• Statue of liberty is 151 feet tall. It is made • Barbers invaded North Africa before
of copper, located in the Liberty Island in Arabs.
New York. It was presented by France to • Popular name of Canada is Land of
US. It unveiled in 1886. Maple.
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• The Bofors scandal occurred in India. • Prior to independence, Ghana was called
• Czar is the title used by the ruler of Russia ‘Gold Coast’.
from 1547 to 1721. • Tanzania was formed by the unification of
• Gorgon is a terrible monster of Greek two countries, Tanganyika and Zanzibar.
mythology. • Drinker’s apparatus is for measuring the
• The reduction or elimination of inflation is amount of Alcohol in the blood.
called creeping inflation. • Dewar’s flask is called as thermos.
• Indira Gandhi was the famous PM who • Chief food of mosquito larva is micro
first used the popular slogan ‘gharibi hatao’. organism found in water.
• A pair of scissors is an example of a lever. • Chief food of butterfly larva is leaves of
• Pair of doors belongs to the second class plants.
of lever. • Clinical thermometer usually measures in
• During the winter months 90% of fallen Fahrenheit.
leaves are taken underground by earth • If a green leaf is seen in a red light its
worm. color will be black.
• Dick Turpin was a highway man. • Roots absorb water from soil which is
• Four US presidents are so far Hygroscopic.
assassinated. • Legumes increase the fertility of the soil by
• Incident ‘Boston Tea Party’ took place in adding nitrogen to the soil.
America. • New varieties of organisms can be brought
• Initially, Arab league has seven countries. about by hybridization.
• Timbola is a kind of lottery. • Male child is born if xy chromosomes are
• Sir William Howard Russell was the first united.
Great War correspondent. • Seeds are developed from Ovule.
• A meteorological term for a high pressure • Parthenocarpic fruits are seedless fruits.
is called anticyclone. • Chlorophyll contains magnesium.
• Zenda vesta is a holy book of parsis. • Oxidation is the process in which electron
• Islamic summit Minar is erected in Lahore. is lost.
• Privatization program began in Pakistan is • Light is necessary for photosynthesis
1991. because it produce ATP and reducing
• Spirograph is an apparatus used for substance.
recording the movement of the lungs. • Oxygen liberated from photosynthesis
• Chomas festival is held in Kalash valley comes from water.
near Chitral. • Red light is most suitable for
• Defense day is celebrated in Pakistan photosynthesis.
since 1966. • Respiration means food oxidation and
• Name of a famous mosque in Beijing is evolution of energy.
Niujie Mosque. • Chemical preservation of dead organisms
• Flag flown at half mast means national in liquid is called Cryo-Bilogy.
mourning. • Trypanosome a parasite causing sleeping
• Maginot line divides France from sickness.
Germany. • Half-time is a time of radioactive
• Declaration of human rights was adopted substance taken by that substance to
on 10th December, 1948. decompose radioactivity to half of its weight.
• Olive branch is a sign of peace. • In Nuclear DNA is concentrated in
• Cox orange pippen is a biological name of chromatin.
an apple. • Cellulose respiration is done by
• Afghanistan was known as Ariana. Mitochondrion.
• The first European scientist, who refuted • Light energy is stored in the form of
the belief that the earth was the centre of chemical energy due to the activity of
the universe, was Copernicus. Chloroplast.
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by nodal tissue made of specialized cardiac * The nation of Hazrat Loot (AS) was
muscles called Purkinje tusse. destroyed by a rain of stones.
* The gestation period of human being is * In six days (Surah Yunus,Verse no three)
Nine months. Allah had created the earth and the heaven.
* The first heart sound is produced when * 32 times along with namaz ,Zakat has
Diastole begins. been mentioned in the Holy Quran.
* Kari Landsteiner discovered the blood * Hajj made compulsory In the year 9 A.H.
groups of man. * Hazrat Hamza (RA)was the first
* Prothrombin which helps in clotting of commander of Islamic Army.
blood is released by Blood platelets. * There are 114 surahs , 30 Paras and 6666
* Glycogen is mainly stored in Liver and Ayats in the holy Quran.Surah-e-Fatiha is
muscles. the first surah and Surah-e-Nas is the last
* Pepsin converts protein into peptides in Surah of the holy Quran.
acid media. * Seven stages are there in the Holy Quran.
* The most important function of * A shooting star is a meteor that comes
perspiration is to regulate the body from space,burning out in the earth`s upper
temperature. atmosphere.
* The main function of white blood cells in * The total number of star visible with the
the body is to protect the body against naked eye can not be more than 6000.
diseases. * Star twinkle for two main reasons, The
* One micron is equal to One-thousandth of intensity of the stars decreases and
a millimeter. * Solar eclipse occurs at the increases because of line-of-sight effect and
new moon and not on the full moon and there are disturbance in the gases of the
atleast one & seven is maximum no of solar atmosphere.
eclipse in a year * The earth is about three million miles
* The highest earth quake severity on richter closer to the sun in january.
scale has been recorded at southern chile in * The essential parts of radio are: Vacuum
1960 which was 9.5. tubes, transistors , Amplifier and Oscillator.
* Hally’s comet will return in the year 2062. * If you look at sky from the moon,It appears
* Our solar system has about 140 Natural completely black because the moon has no
satellites. atmosphere.
* Bacteria ,fungi,virus are Non-green plants. * FM stands for Frequency modulation.
* LASER stands for “light amplification by * THere is no colour of the sky but it is the
stimulated emission of radiation”. blue part of the white light of the sun which
* Brazil covers nearly half of south america gets scattered by the dust particles hanging
* The constitution of 1973 was enforced on in the atmosphere.
14th aug,1973.It is comprises of twelve * Kilowatt hour (kWh) is a bigger unit of
parts consisting of 280 articles. * WAPDA energy used in addition to SI unit.
(water and power development authority) is * Mitosis and meiosis are two types of cell
responsible for the generation and division.
distribution of electricity. * Light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles
* The govt of pakistan convened a per sec.
convention of Ulema from 21-24th jan 1951 * The volcanoes of HAWAII are the most
at karachi. The convention was attended by common and thoroughly studied in the world
31 muslim religious scholars belonging to all * There is about 340 million cubic miles of
sects of Islam.The Ulema agreed on 22 liquid water on the surface of the earth
points. * Ducts are small tubes which transfer the
* The miracle of a pregnant female camel secretion of glands.
was sent to the nation of samood. * Borneo, sumatra , kenya ,uganda, brazil ,
* The soap was made by Hazrat Salih (AS) colombia and equadore are some countries
first of all. through which the equator passes.
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* Computer virus has created from pakistan French open, us open, and Australia open)
* The dead sea is the world lowest sea.Its is called Grand Slam. • Most Wimbledon
surface is 400 metres below the single (Men) title are won by Pete Sampras
mediterranean. (USA). • Most Wimbledon single (woman)
* MegaWatt is a unit of power equal to 1000 title won by Martina Navratilova (USA).
kiloWatts. • Common Wealth game are held every 4
* There are 15 main tectonic plates which years, they were started in 1931.
makes the dynamic crust of the earth. • First Asia games were played at New
* Northern edge of the Atacama desert in Delhi in 1951.
Chile is richest with the desposits of copper. • Current World cup holder of hockey is
* Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide at a Australia.
temperature of -80 C. • FIFA established in Paris on May 21,
* Hydro-electric power means production of 1904.
electricity by making Dams. • Grand slam is the title associated with
* Chronic disease usually begins slowly and Pete Sampras.
persists over a longer time. • Michael Chang (USA) is the youngest to
* Abu Dhabi to Set-up Oil Refinery in win the title of grand slam.
Gawadar, Pakistan (2012). • The title “Oval Hero” is with Fazal
*The only fish that can blink with both eyes Muhammad.
is a shark. • The sports man Kasparvo is associated
*The Niagara falls froze solid as it was so with Chess.
cold in winter of 1932. • Modern summer Olympic were held in
*Compared to men, women blink nearly Greece in 1896.
twice. • Olympic held every 4 years.
*Its not possible to keep your eyes open • Hockey became Olympic event in 1908.
and sneeze. Pakistan took part in 1948 in London.
*56% of the average typing work is done • 1st world cup hockey 1971 at Barcelona
with the left hand. (Spain).
*In every two weeks if the stomach does not • Hockey world cup held every 4 year.
produce a new layer of mucus it will digest • First world cup cricket 1975, won by West
itself. Indies.
*The words read left to right or right to left in • India won world cup cricket in 1983 by
the words racecar kayak and level are the beating West Indies. • 10 countries have
same. test status.
*When a chocolate bar melted in the pocket • First test mach was played in 1877
after a researcher walked by a radar tube, between Australia and England.
he invented the microwave. • First One day match between Australia
*The brain of the Ostrich is smaller than its and England in Jan 5, 1971.
eyes. • First word cup football 1930, Uruguay, and
*In each ear of the cat there are 32 won by Uruguay.
muscles. • 1942 world cup football cup did not hold
*Life span of a dragonfly is 24 hours due to Second World War.
• What has 32 panels and 642 stitches-A • Spain is the current Olympic footfall
football (soccer) champion.
• First British open squash championship • In cricket batsman can be out by 10 ways.
played in 1922. • First three world cup crickets were played
• First world squash championship 1976. with 60 over.
• Jhangir khan has won world open 6 times. • Rocky Morciono only heavy weight boxer
• Wimbledon open tennis was instituted in remained unbeaten throughout his career.
1877. • Lowest test match inning is 26 by New
• A winner of four competitions (Wimbledon, Zealand.
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varying properties.
‘Parkinson’ is adisease of Brain.
“Bronze” is a metal alloy consisting
primarily of copper, usually with tin as the The normal pulse beat of a human
main additive. body is between 72—80.
Vitamin C (also callead Ascorbic Acid) An instrument designed for testing the
is a powerful antioxidant, and aids in the purity of milk is called Lactometer.
production of collagen, and stimulates the
immune system. Vitamin C is essential for “Autopsy” is the Post-Mortem
appetite. examination of a body.
The main constituent of Sui Gas is “Pomology” is the study and cultivation
Methane. of fruit.
The acceleration caused by gravity per Hydrometer is used for specific gravity
second is 32 feet. of liquid.
Largest organ of the body is Skin and RAM stands for Random Access
largest gland is Liver. Memory.
Hepatitis and jaundice are the Vitamins C not stored in human body
diseases of Liver. and lack of vitamin c create skin disease.
Creature having both male and female What did Sir Isaac Pitman invent? A
organs is known as Hermaphrodite. form of shorthand
A low area storm with high winds “Dactyliography” is the study of finger
prints.
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“Etymology” is the study of origin and Abusive drugs damage cells of Brain.
history of words.
In modern television Cathode Ray
“Plague” is a disease, which spreads Tube is replaced with Transistor.
by rat.
Acupuncture is a type of alternative
“Choreography” is the art of designing medicine that treats patients by insertion
sequences of movements in which motion, and manipulation of solid, generally thin
form, or both are specified. Choreography needles in the body.this medical treatment
may also refer to the design itself, which is was found in China.
sometimes expressed by means of dance
notation. “Stainless Steel” contains chromium,
Iron and corban.
Newton discovered that every applied
force has an equal reaction. Red blood cells have no nucleus
When heavy unstable elements split Pain in ears when aeroplane goes
into relatively smaller elements along with down because of High Air pressure.
the release of energy is called fission.
The maximum limit of sound beyond
Protein is present in the highest which a person can become deaf is 129 db.
amount in a human body.
Natural gas effect on our lungs
‘Bicycle’ was invented by Macmillan because, it is harmful for human being.
When ever we inhale carbon monoxide its
“Amino Acid” is the smallest unit of poisonous and human body feeling illness.
Protein. Its very dangrous when ever natural gas
leak some where repair or block this
How many pairs of ribs are there in the leakage its very harmfull for human body
human body? 12. and childrens as well.
A cataract is a clouding that develops The tiny air sacs in the lungs tissues
in the crystalline lens of the eye or in its are called Aliveoli.
envelope (lens capsule), varying in degree
from slight to complete opacity and The quantity of charge that is stored in
obstructing the passage of light. a condenser is measured in Coulombs and
SI unit of pressure is Pascal.
Ice melting at poles is because of
Ozone depletion. Afforestation stands for The deficiency of Viamin E causes
planting of new Trees. sterility in men and women.
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome • How much time does the sun light take to
(AIDS) is infected by Virus reach the Earth? 8.5 minutes
• A universal donor has blood group is O • The Sun is made of gases mainly
(reciepter A&B) Hydrogen and Helium
• Kangaroo is native animal of Australia • The outer surface temperature of the Sun
• Helium, neon and argon are called Noble is 6000 0C
Gases • In the core of the Sun Nuclear Fusion
• Water is made of which two gases? process is occurring all the times.
Hydrogen and Oxygen • Which is the hottest planet of our solar
• Copper is used in making brass, bronze system? Venus
and German silver. • Which planet is closest to the Earth?
• Which atom does not have a neutron? Venus
Hydrogen • Which planet is biggest from the Sun?
• The charge present on an electron is Jupiter
Negative • Which is the closest planet to the Sun?
• The charge present on a proton is Positive Mercury
• Water was discovered by Cavendish • During Solar eclipse the moon comes
• Most abundant element in human body is between the Earth and the Sun.
Oxygen • During Lunar eclipse the Earth comes
• Which of the following is the lightest between the moon and the Sun.
element of the periodic table? Hydrogen • The greenish planet of solar system is
• An instrument used for measuring Uranus
atmospheric pressure is called Barometer • Which planet of solar system is red in
• Natural radioactivity was discovered by colour? Mars
Becquerel in 1896 • Name the blue coloured planet. Neptune
• Neutron was discovered by Chadwick • Formation and change of one season to
• The circumference of the earth was another is due to Earth Revolution
determined by Al-Beruni • The Sun appears to rise from the East and
• Telephone was invented by Graham Bell set into the West due to Rotation of Earth
• SI unit of length is Metre, SI unit of force is • ROM stands for Read Only Memory
Newton, Unit of work in SI units is Joule and • A byte is a group of 8 bits
Unit of Power in SI unit is Watt. • SIMM stands for Single Inline Memory
• Energy possessed by a body due to its Module
motion is called Kinetic Energy • Four nibbles are equal to Two Bytes
• Lens which is thinner at the centre and • Smallest unit of memory is Bit
thicker at the edge is called Concave Lens . • 1 Megabyte is equal to 1024 Kilobytes
• A lens which is thicker at the centre and • 1 Kilobyte is equal to 1024 Bytes
thinner at the edges is called Convex Lens • A condition in which memory lost is called
• The diameter of a lens is called Aperture Amnesia.
• Energy in sun produced by hydrogen • Which planet is known as “Earth’s near
nuclei is the result of Fusion twin planet”? Venus
• Ohm is unit of which quantity? Resistance • Which is the brightest planet in the Solar
• Calorie is unit of which quantity? Heat System? Venus
• Dyne is unit of which quantity? Force • The smallest, fastest and smallest
• Angstrom is unit of which quantity? Length diameter planet is Mercury.
• Becquerel is unit of which quantity? • Which one of the following planets has the
Radioactivity maximum number of satellites? Jupiter
• Who invented printing press? John • To measure electric current: Ammeter is
Guttenberg used
• A beam of white light passing through a • Which instrument is used to measure
prism scatters in Seven colours blood pressure? Sphygmomanometer
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Name the disease of the liver that Medulla Oblongata connects the small
causes a patient to turn yellow? Jaundice brainwith the spinal chord.
Equinox is the time when the sun Spinach is a good source of vitamin A,
appears vertically overhead at noon at the B2 (Riboflavin) and Iron.
equator.
Femur is a bone of the leg.
In the human body, blood-clotting
factor is produced by the liver Excessive burning of fossil fuels cause
acid rain.
Human blood is able to carry large
amounts of oxygen because of the chemical Planet Mars has two moons.
hemoglobin
Bauxite is an ore of aluminium
The living part of a plant cell is
composed of a nucleus and cytoplasm
Mica is a nonconductor of electricity
The front of the eye is covered with a
Sun is the biggest star in the universe.
tough transparent material called CORNEA
The capacity to do work is called
The smallest branches of an artery
energy.
lead into tiny blood vessels called
CAPPILARIES
The energy possessed by a body die
to its position is called potential energy.
Insulin is produced in the human body
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James Watt
Nucleus usually lies in the centre of an
animal cell Who discovered circulation of blood in
human body? William Harvey
Calcium and phosphorus are the
essential elements of bones. The credit of inventing the television
(vi) Proteins are formed by combination of goes to Baird
amino acids.
(vii) Rainwater dissolves sulphur dioxide to The credit of developing the polio
form sulphuric acid. vaccine goes to Jonas Salk
cavity
Which gland in the human body is
called the master gland? Pituitary Enzymes help in Digestion of food.
Food is normally digested in the Small
How many bones are there in a newly intestines.
born infant? 300
The planet of the solar system which
Which of the following diseases is has maximum numbers of Moon is Jupiter
caused by virus? Small pox (as of 2011)
ECG is used for the diagnosis of The speed of sound in dry air at 20 C
aliments of Heart is about (343 m/s)
Biopsy is done on Tissues taken form The time light takes from Sun to reach
a living body Earth is 8 minutes
Dialysis is used for the treatment of Light from Sun travels a distance
Kidney failure before it reaches Earth 150 Million Km
Insulin is injected into the intestines by The most suitable thermometer for
Pancreas measuring the boiling point of water is
Mercury thermometer
Lock Jaw, i.e., difficulty in opening the
mouth is a symptom of Tetanus The density of water is greatest at 4°C
Lungs are situated in the Thoracic A vacuum can not conduct heat
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Water is heated in a kettle. The inside Which of the following explains the
water is heated by convection. A person reason why there is no total eclipse of the
sitting near the fire receives heat by sun?
Radiation Size of the earth in relation to that of moon
Three elements needed for the Which one of the following is a non-
healthy growth of plants are N,P,K metallic mineral? Gypsum
• FORTRAN stands for formula translator. • First artificial satellite was Sputnik-I sent
• A group of character that is termed as a by Soviet Union on October 4, 1957
single entity is called word. • What country launched its first space
• Clip art is a computer prepared art. rocket January 1961-Italy
• Mark sensing is another term for OMR. • First human in space is Yuri Gagrin 1961
• Authorization to make multiple software on USSR • First space scientist was Henry
copies is called site licensing. Quendish
• Antivirus is also known as vaccines. • First woman in space was Valentine
• Free software is also known as public Khurachoof in 14 June, 1963
domain software. • Apollo XI enabled man to step on moon
• In computer DFD stands for Data Flow
Diagram. Generators convert mechanical
• Cyber Space is called to Virtual world of energy into electricity.
the computer. Nuclear energy is a cheap source of
• What does the sun in SUN Microsystems abundant electricity.
stand for Stanford University Network Why is one’s breath visible in cold but not in
• What does Intel stand for- Integrated hot weather? Because the water vapours
Electronics present in breath condenses while breathing
• All PCs have a BIOS what does bios stand incold weather and therefore are visible.
for-Basic Input Output System
• What is the common name for an Epiphytes is a plant that grows upon
integrated circuit A Chip another plant.
• In WWW terms what does i.e. mean on a
domain name-Ireland Joseph Aspdin is the inventor of
• What company introduced the first cement.
commercial minicomputer 65 DEC
• Name the first web browser publicly Neurology is the science of nervous
available NCSA Mosaic system.
• The world’s most powerful super computer
is called ASCI white. Biochemistry is the application of
• World Wide Web was invented in 1993 by statistics in the study of Biology.
Tim Bareness Lee.
• The B-programming language was
A sheet of muscles called diaphragm
developed by Ken Thompson.
separates the chest from the abdomen.
• The 1st commercially produced and sold
computer (1951) was UNIVAC.
• The transformation from heavy computers The pattern for building protein
to PCs was made possible using molecules is stored in the messenger RNA
microprocessors.
• The first microprocessor was developed in Anvil and stirrup are names of bones
1971 by Intel. present in the EAR
• A pentium 4 (P-4) employs roughly 40
million transistors. The young plant inside a grain of
• Mark-1, Apple-1, and collossus were initial wheat is called the embryo plant
desktop computers.
• Binary digits are briefed as bit. In born behaviour that involve only
• A collection of bits is called byte. one part of the body are called REFLEX
• The first home computer (1977), which ACTION
was sold in millions of units was Apple II.
• ‘PARAM’ is a supercomputer. Animals which obtain their food from
• Father of the Computer.. Charles Babbage dead organisms are called Scavengers
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Oil bulbs cleaner and is less damaging Iron corrodes due to the formation of
to the environment than coal as a fuel. Iron Oxide.
Who proposed the chemical evolution Information can be sent over long
of life? Haechel . distances in the form of Light signals
through optical fibres
Who among the following evolved the
concept of relationship between mass and Computers can Add and subtract
energy? Einstein information only.
The of light in vacuum is about 300 In winter an iron pipe feel colder than
Million kilometers per second a wooden window . This is because wood is
non-Conductor
Ice can be changed to water by
Changing the motion of the water molecules The echo (reflected sound) will be
distinctly heard only at ordinary
The temperature of liquid nitrogen is - temperatures if the distance of the reflecting
196°C surfaces from the source of sound is at least
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The temperature of the dead body is What is the only source of new
temperature of the place where it is kept alleles? Mutation
Cusec is a volumetric unit for measuring the
flow of liquids, equal to one cubic foot per Polygenic characteristic are controlled
second by Multiple genes
Current
Cobalt is a material which is Strongly
attracted by a magnet Fuel used in a Fast Breeder Reactor is
Uranium Plutonium Oxide
What is the chance of diabetic baby
born to parents both heterozygous normal Monsoon is caused by Seasonal
?¼ reversal of winds
The most splendid and the most The fruits without seed, like banana,
magnificient constellation on the sky is are called parthenocarpic fruits
Orion
Solved MCQs of EDS 2013
Diamond is a very expensive 1. Who proposed the concept “All motion is
ornament. It is composed of a single relative”?
element Carbon a. Albert Einstein
b. John Kepler
Television signals are converted into c. Galileo Galilie
light signals by Photo diode d. None
2. The field of specialization of famous
Where do most of Asteroids lie? Muslim scientist Abu Usman Aljahiz was:
In asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars a. Botany
and Jupiter b. Zoology
c. Astronomy
d. None
The number of spark plugs needed in
3. Albatros is:
a diesel engine is 0
a. A sea bird
b. A beetle
The half life of a radioactive element is
c.A fruit
8-days. How long it take to reduce it from 10
d.None
mg to 5 mg? 8 days 4. The sunlight can reach a depth of ……..
meters in the ocean:
The term ‘Blue Shift’ is used to a. 100
indicate Doppler Effect in which an object b. 80
appears bluer when it is moving towards the c. 120
observer or observer is moving towards the d. None
object. 5. The biggest planet in our solar system is:
a. Venus
Kilowatt-hour is a unit of Electric
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b. Trigeminal d. none
c. Abducens 49. When a patient’s immune system
d. none becomes reactive to a drug, this is an
41. Which of these is not a region of the example of:
spinal cord? a. Super infection
a. Thoracic b. Drug resistance
b. Pelvic c. Allergy
c. Lumbar d. none
d. none 50. What is the smallest unit of heredity?
42. The shape of the external ear is due to: a. Chromosomes
a. Elastic cartilage b. Gene
b. Fibrocartilage c. Nucleotides
c. Articular cartilage
d. none
43. The external surface of the stomach is
covered by
a. Mucosa
b. Serosa
c. Parietal peritoneum
d. none
44. Which of the following is not a human
organ system?
a. Integumentary
b. Muscular
c. Epithelical
d. none
45. Which of the following does not vary
predictably with the depth of the aquatic
environment?
a. Salinity
b. Temperature
c. Penetration by sunlight
d. none
46. The quantity of available nutrients
………….from the lower levels of the energy
pyramids to the higher ones.
a. Increases
b. decreases
c. remains stable
d. none
47. Which of the following is not a major sub
division of the biosphere?
a. Hydrosphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Lithosphere
d. none
48. Vaccination is synonomyous with
…………..immunity.
a. Natural active
b. Artificial passive
c. Artificial active