November 2024 Edition
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November 2024 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions
Top national & international current affairs questions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS screening tests.
#1801
As of 2023, Pakistan is included in the roster of FATF: (CSS-2024)
(a) Black
(b) Grey
(c) White
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q34. Removed from grey list in 2022 (FATF).
#1802
In the Bogra formula, the proposed lower house of parliament was named as: (CSS2024)
(a) The House of Commons
(b) The House of People
(c) National Assembly
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q37. Bogra Formula named it “House of People” (Pakistan history).
#1803
Lenin prize was awarded to: (CSS-2024)
(a) Habib Jalib
(b) Ahmed Faraz
(c) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q38. Faiz received the Lenin Peace Prize (1962).
#1804
After India’s Independence, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was appointed as: (CSS2024)
(a) Minister of Education
(b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(c) Minister of Finance
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q39. Azad was India’s first Education Minister (Indian history).
#1805
Mujibur Rahman presented his six points in: (CSS-2024)
(a) 1966
(b) 1959
(c) 1968
(d) None of these
Explanation: Duplicate of Q40. Presented in 1966 (Bangladesh history).
#1806
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.
#1807
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.
#1808
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.
#1809
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.
#1810
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.
#1811
What describes the post-monsoon transitional period in Pakistan occurring during October and November?
(a) Severe cyclone activity across all northern mountainous valleys
(b) Clear skies, dry air, warm days, increasingly cool nights, and generally stable weather across the country
(c) Continuous widespread monsoon deluges across the Indus Plain
(d) Heavy blizzards throughout southern Sindh and lower Punjab
Explanation: October and November mark the post-monsoon transition period across Pakistan. Characterized by the retreat of moist winds and the onset of continental anticyclonic conditions, this season brings clear skies, minimal rainfall, pleasant daytime warmth, and progressively cooler nighttime temperatures.
#1812
Moody's on 7 March 2024 changed outlook on Pakistan's banking sector from
#1813
The province in Pakistan reported the highest number of polio cases in 2024:
(a) Punjab
(b) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(c) Balochistan
(d) Sindh
#1814
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
#1815
Pakistan's city, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2024, is:
(a) Lahore
(b) Multan
(c) Peshawar
(d) Taxila
#1816
Next Olympics 2024 will be held in ?
(a) New York
(b) Beijing
(c) Berlin
(d) Paris
#1817
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
#1818
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
#1819
The government of Benazir Bhutto was dismissed for the second time in November 1996 by:
(a) Chief Justice of Pakistan
(b) President of Pakistan
(c) National Speaker of Pakistan
(d) Chairman of Pakistan
#1820
The Tigray war begins in ______ in 3rd November 2020.
(a) Cameroon
(b) Burkina Faso
(c) Ethiopia
(d) None of these