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August 2024 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions
Top national & international current affairs questions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS screening tests.
#2361
The “Two-Nation Theory” was articulated by: (CSS-2024)
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Allama Iqbal
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan
(d) None of these
Explanation: Allama Iqbal articulated the Two-Nation Theory in his 1930 Allahabad address, per Pakistan movement history.
#2362
The Simla Agreement was signed between Pakistan and India in: (CSS-2024)
(a) 1965
(b) 1971
(c) 1972
(d) None of these
Explanation: Signed in July 1972 after the 1971 war, per diplomatic history.
#2363
The “Tashkent Declaration” was signed between Pakistan and India in: (CSS-2024)
(a) 1965
(b) 1966
(c) 1967
(d) None of these
Explanation: Signed in January 1966 after the 1965 war, per diplomatic records.
#2364
The “Lahore Resolution” was passed in: (CSS-2024)
(a) 1930
(b) 1940
(c) 1947
(d) None of these
Explanation: Passed in March 1940, demanding a separate Muslim state, per Pakistan movement history.
#2365
Which subsequent British constitutional measure in August 1932 incorporated key demands of the Fourteen Points, including separate electorates and weightage?
(a) The Poona Pact
(b) The Communal Award (announced by Ramsay MacDonald)
(c) The August Offer
(d) The Cripps Declaration
Explanation: British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award in August 1932, which retained separate electorates for Muslims and other minorities and recognized their weightage demands, conceding several core principles articulated in Jinnah's Fourteen Points.
#2366
Which call for mass mobilization was given by the Muslim League on 16 August 1946 to demonstrate determination for the creation of Pakistan?
(a) Deliverance Day
(b) Direct Action Day
(c) Civil Disobedience Day
(d) Quit India Movement
Explanation: Following the rejection of the Cabinet Mission Plan's long-term provisions by the Congress, the Muslim League Working Committee observed 16 August 1946 as 'Direct Action Day' across India to demonstrate the unyielding Muslim resolve for an independent Pakistan.
#2367
What historic peace treaty was signed in August 1765 as a direct diplomatic consequence of the Battle of Buxar?
(a) Treaty of Purandar
(b) Treaty of Allahabad
(c) Treaty of Bassein
(d) Treaty of Pondicherry
Explanation: The Treaty of Allahabad was negotiated and signed in August 1765 between Robert Clive (representing the British East India Company) and the defeated leaders, Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula of Awadh, formally establishing British hegemony in northern India.
#2368
What covert military operation launched by Pakistan in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in August 1965 escalated into the full-scale September 1965 Indo-Pakistani War?
(a) Operation Grand Slam
(b) Operation Gibraltar
(c) Operation Chengiz Khan
(d) Operation Somnath
Explanation: Operation Gibraltar was designed to infiltrate irregular forces and commandos into Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to spark a localized rebellion. When Indian forces counter-attacked across the ceasefire line, Pakistan launched Operation Grand Slam towards Akhnoor, leading to India crossing the international border toward Lahore and Sialkot on 6 September 1965.
#2369
Which large-scale ecosystem restoration project launched by Pakistan was officially recognized by the United Nations as one of the 'World Restoration Flagships' under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in 2024?
(a) Clean Green Pakistan Movement
(b) Living Indus Initiative
(c) Recharge Pakistan Project
(d) Changa Manga Afforestation Drive
Explanation: The Living Indus Initiative, developed by the Ministry of Climate Change and the United Nations, comprises 25 ecological interventions aimed at restoring the health and biodiversity of the Indus River basin. In February 2024, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration designated the Living Indus Initiative as a UN World Restoration Flagship, making it eligible for international funding and technical support.
#2370
Moody's on 7 March 2024 changed outlook on Pakistan's banking sector from
#2371
On 11 August 1947 ___ was elected unanimously as the President of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan and the National Flag was approved by the Assembly.
(a) Muhammad Ali Johar
(b) Liaqat Ali Khan
(c) Abdur Rab Nishtar
(d) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
#2372
The province in Pakistan reported the highest number of polio cases in 2024:
(a) Punjab
(b) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(c) Balochistan
(d) Sindh
#2373
Pakistan seeks financial assistance from the IMF in 2024 because:
(a) To fund space exploration
(b) To build new cities
(c) To address its balance of payments crisis
(d) To increase military spending
#2374
Pakistan's city, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2024, is:
(a) Lahore
(b) Multan
(c) Peshawar
(d) Taxila
#2375
The first session of constituent Assembly of Pakistan held at ______ on August 1947.
(a) Islamabad
(b) Rawalpindi
(c) Karachi
(d) Lahore
#2376
Next Olympics 2024 will be held in ?
(a) New York
(b) Beijing
(c) Berlin
(d) Paris
#2377
The UN reported 2024 as the hottest year on record, surpassing the symbolic warming threshold of:
(a) 1.0 Celsius
(b) 1.5 Celsius
(c) 2.0 Celsius
(d) 2.5 Celsius
#2378
Pakistan secured a $7 billion IMF deal in 2024, with the first disbursement of:
(a) $1 billion
(b) $2 billion
(c) $3 billion
(d) $4 billion
#2379
The Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah made Presidential address on 11th August, 1947. (Here synonym of ADDRESS is)
(a) whereabouts
(b) details of where somebody lives or works
(c) a formal speech that is made in front of an audience
(d) form of correct title, etc. to use when you talk to somebody
#2380
Identify the Viceroy who made the 'August Offer' in 1940?
(a) Lord Wavell
(b) Lord Linlithgow
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) None of these