January 2026 Edition
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January 2026 Current Affairs MCQs & Solutions
Top national & international current affairs questions for CSS, PMS, FPSC, PPSC, and NTS screening tests.
#20781
Badshahi Mosque was built by: (2026)
(a) Akbar
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Jahangir
(d) None of these
Explanation: Badshahi Mosque was completed in 1673 (None of these).
#20782
Which constitutional amendment generated debate about judicial reforms? (2026)
(a) 26th Amendment
(b) 27th Amendment
(c) Both (A) & (B)
(d) None of these
Explanation: The 26th Constitutional Amendment in 2024 generated debate on judicial reforms.
#20783
Which province introduced a "Green Energy Transition Policy" in 2024? (2026)
(a) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(b) Balochistan
(c) Punjab
(d) Sindh
Explanation: Punjab introduced the Green Energy Transition Policy in 2024.
#20784
India has constructed Baglihar Dam on __________ River. (2026)
(a) Ravi
(b) Indus
(c) Jhelum
(d) None of these
Explanation: Baglihar Dam is constructed on the Chenab River (None of these).
#20785
SAARC was founded in: (2026)
(a) 1985
(b) 1980
(c) 1987
(d) 1975
Explanation: NFC Award provincial shares cannot be reduced below previous awards.
#20786
Pakistan joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in: (2026)
(a) 1956
(b) 1973
(c) 1981
(d) None of these
Explanation: Pakistan joined the IMF in 1950 (None of these).
#20787
Article __________ empowers the Supreme Court to enforce Fundamental Rights directly. (2026)
(a) 185(6)
(b) 187(2)
(c) Both A and B
(d) 184(3)
Explanation: Article 184(3) empowers Supreme Court to enforce Fundamental Rights directly.
#20788
__________ founded the Khaksar Tehreek. (2026)
(a) Allama Inayatullah Mashriqi
(b) Allama Shibli Nomani
(c) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
(d) Maulana Abu Al Kalam Azad
Explanation: CPEC was formally launched in 2015 (None of these).
#20789
Since January 2019 how many times legislative elections have been held in Israel:
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) None of these
Explanation: Israel held parliamentary elections in April 2019, September 2019 and March 2020 amid repeated political deadlock.
#20790
Who was the joint opposition candidate representing the Combined Opposition Parties (COP) against Ayub Khan in the presidential election of January 1965?
(a) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
(b) Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah
(c) Khawaja Nazimuddin
(d) Maulana Abul Ala Maududi
Explanation: The Combined Opposition Parties (COP), an alliance comprising the Council Muslim League, National Awami Party, Jamaat-e-Islami, Nizam-e-Islam Party, and Awami League, fielded Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah as their presidential candidate in the January 1965 elections against the incumbent Ayub Khan (Convention Muslim League).
#20791
Which peace declaration, mediated by Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin, formally concluded the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 in January 1966?
(a) Simla Agreement
(b) Tashkent Declaration
(c) Delhi Pact
(d) Geneva Accord
Explanation: Signed on 10 January 1966 in Tashkent (Uzbek SSR) by President Ayub Khan of Pakistan and Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri of India, the Tashkent Declaration mandated the withdrawal of all armed personnel back to their pre-5 August 1965 positions, the restoration of diplomatic relations, and the repatriation of prisoners of war.
#20792
Which high-profile treason case was initiated by the Ayub government in January 1968, accusing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 34 others of conspiring with India to secede?
(a) Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case
(b) Agartala Conspiracy Case
(c) Lahore Treason Trial
(d) Dacca Sedition Case
Explanation: Officially titled 'State vs. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Others', the Agartala Conspiracy Case alleged that Bengali military officers, civil servants, and politicians had met Indian intelligence agents at Agartala, India, to stage an armed secession of East Pakistan. Massive mass protests and violent uprisings in East Pakistan forced Ayub to unconditionally withdraw all charges in February 1969.
#20793
Following the disastrous 2022 super floods, what international donor conference was co-hosted in January 2023 by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations in Geneva?
(a) International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan (Geneva Conference)
(b) Global Humanitarian Summit on South Asia
(c) Indus Reconstruction Forum
(d) UN South Asian Disaster Financing Conference
Explanation: Co-hosted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Geneva on 9 January 2023, the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan presented the 4RF (Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Framework). International donors and multilateral lenders pledged over $10 billion in financing to support Pakistan's post-flood rebuilding.
#20794
Tashkent Agreement is also called a peace agreement, it was signed to formalize the ceasefire between Pakistan and ______ on January 10th, 1966.
(a) Iran
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Afghanistan
#20795
Tashkent Agreement is also called a peace agreement, it was singed to formalize the ceasefire between Pakistan and ___ on January 10th 1966.
(a) Afghanistan
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Iran
#20796
Which is the most populated country in the world as of 2025/2026?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) India
(d) Indonesia
#20797
The team that defeated Pakistan to win a Test match for the first time in 35 years on January 27, 2025, is:
(a) New Zealand
(b) Australia
(c) West Indies
(d) Bangladesh
#20798
The current Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, as of January 2026, is:
(a) Qamar Javed Bajwa
(b) Iqrar Ul Hasan
(c) Syed Asim Munir
(d) Faiz Hameed
#20799
The current Chief Justice of the Federal Constitution Court, as of January 2026, is:
(a) Aminduddin Khan
(b) Yanya Afridi
(c) Mansoor Ali Shah
(d) Athar Minallah
#20800
The current Chief Minister of KPK, as of January 2026, is:
(a) Ali Amin Gandapur
(b) Sohail Afridi
(c) Mehtab Abbasi
(d) Sarfaraz Bugti