Pakistan Studies/Affairs MCQs
Topic Notes: Pakistan Studies/Affairs
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Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
1
Malala Yousafzai is the youngest nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in history. She belongs to:
Answer:
Mingora
Malala Yousafzai, the global advocate for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, was born and raised in Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan.
2
Namira Salim is:
Answer:
all of the above
Namira Salim is a multifaceted explorer who reached both poles, was selected for space travel with Virgin Galactic, and completed a tandem skydive over Mt. Everest.
3
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy won an Academy Award for her documentary, Saving Face in 2012. She won an Emmy for her documentary, Pakistan Children of the Taliban in 2010. She is also the first non-American to win the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. She is Pakistan's first female Oscar winner by the press and government:
Answer:
Oscar winner
With her win for 'Saving Face' in 2012, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy became the first Pakistani to win an Oscar, bringing international recognition to Pakistani cinema and documentary filmmaking.
4
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is an Emmy and Oscar award-winning Pakistani-Canadian and:
Answer:
both a and b
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a highly acclaimed journalist and documentary filmmaker who has won two Academy Awards and multiple Emmy Awards for her social-issue films.
5
Pakistani pride Aleem Dar has been honored for becoming only the 7th umpire in the history of the cricket to officiate in 150 ODIs when he took the field for the five-ODI series opener between England and Australia at:
Answer:
Lord's
Aleem Dar reached the milestone of umpiring in 150 One Day Internationals at Lord's, the 'Home of Cricket', during an England vs. Australia match.
6
Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy, who in 2004 at the age of nine years became Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), the youngest in the world before Babar Iqbal in 2008:
Answer:
2008
Arfa Karim held the record for being the youngest MCP from 2004 until 2008 when another Pakistani boy, Babar Iqbal, achieved the title at a younger age.
7
The first climber from Pakistan to have summited Mt. Everest on May 17, 2000 was:
Answer:
Nazir Sabir
Nazir Sabir made history on May 17, 2000, as the first Pakistani mountaineer to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.
8
The first Pakistani to hoist the Pakistani flag at the North and South Pole is:
Answer:
Numira Salim
Namira Salim is a world-renowned explorer who reached the North Pole in 2007 and the South Pole in 2008, becoming the first Pakistani to do so.
9
The banks were nationalized in Pakistan in:
Answer:
1974
Under the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, all major domestic commercial banks were nationalized on January 1, 1974, to bring the financial sector under state control.
10
Name the bank who provided 80 million loans for making 1st budget of Pakistan:
Answer:
Habib Bank
Habib Bank provided a crucial loan of 80 million rupees to the newly formed government of Pakistan in 1947 to help manage the country's initial financial requirements and first budget.