Zakat is the third pillar of Islam (the compulsory almsgiving), so Zakat is the correct answer.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad founded and published the Urdu newspaper Al‑Hilal in 1912, which is why his name is the correct choice.

Ma'ariful Quran is a renowned eight-volume Urdu commentary of the Holy Qur'an written by the Grand Mufti of Pakistan, Mufti Muhammad Shafi Usmani.

The Darfur conflict is a major armed conflict that began in February 2003 in the Darfur region of western Sudan [2, p3]. The conflict involves the Sudanese government and allied militias against various rebel groups, leading to a significant humanitarian crisis.

In 2009, Hu Jintao was the paramount leader of China. He held the key positions of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (from 2002 to 2012) and President of the People's Republic of China (from 2003 to 2013). He also served as Chairman of the Central Military Commission (from 2004 to 2012) [2, p22].

As of early 2011, when this paper was likely set, Pakistan had served as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council six times. These terms were: 1952–1953, 1968–1969, 1976–1977, 1983–1984, 1993–1994, and 2003–20042. Pakistan was later elected for a seventh term (2012-2013).

Article 25A mandates free and compulsory education for children aged 5 to 16 years in Pakistan.

The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan declared Urdu as the national language, with provisions to promote its use for official purposes.

Urdu is designated as the national language of Pakistan, serving as a unifying medium among the country’s diverse linguistic groups.

This question duplicates Q17 from the same year, likely a document error. The 1956 Constitution declared both Urdu and Bengali as national languages. The original answer (c) was correct, and the question is retained as per the document.