History of Pakistan (1947 Onwards) MCQs – Page 2

Solved MCQs on Pakistan's history since 1947: leaders, martial laws, wars, treaties and key national events, with short explanations.

1. 21

   General Pervez Musharraf took control of the government on:

   A3 November 2007B18 August 2008C12 October 1999D5 July 1977

   Correct answer: C. 12 October 1999

   Musharraf removed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government on 12 October 1999.

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2. 22

   Pakistan became a member of the United Nations in:

   AAugust 1947BSeptember 1947CJanuary 1948DOctober 1950

   Correct answer: B. September 1947

   Pakistan was admitted to the United Nations on 30 September 1947.

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3. 23

   In 1954 Pakistan joined which defence alliance, alongside the United States?

   ASEATOBASEANCWarsaw PactDNATO

   Correct answer: A. SEATO

   Pakistan joined the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) in 1954 and the Baghdad Pact (later CENTO) in 1955.

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4. 24

   The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam on:

   A11 September 1948B1 July 1948C14 August 1947D23 March 1956

   Correct answer: B. 1 July 1948

   The Quaid inaugurated the State Bank in Karachi on 1 July 1948, in one of his last public appearances.

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5. 25

   Pakistan's first motorway, the M-2, connects:

   AKarachi and HyderabadBMultan and SukkurCPeshawar and IslamabadDLahore and Islamabad

   Correct answer: D. Lahore and Islamabad

   The M-2 Lahore–Islamabad motorway opened in 1997 and was the first motorway in South Asia.

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