Solved MCQs on Pakistan's provinces, capitals, territories, former princely states, Gwadar's purchase, the FATA merger and administrative history.
This set covers Pakistan's provinces and administrative units: provincial capitals, the renaming of NWFP as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the merger of the former princely states and FATA, Islamabad Capital Territory, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Questions often ask for capitals, former names and the year a change took place. Learn each unit with its capital and status, and note recent changes carefully.
Correct answer: B. 4
Pakistan has four provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. It also administers Islamabad Capital Territory, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Lahore
Lahore is the provincial capital of Punjab and Pakistan's second-largest city.
Correct answer: A. Karachi
Karachi is the capital of Sindh as well as Pakistan's largest city and main seaport.
Correct answer: C. Peshawar
Peshawar, one of the oldest cities in South Asia, is the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Correct answer: C. Quetta
Quetta is the provincial capital of Balochistan.
Correct answer: A. Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad, on the Neelum and Jhelum rivers, is the capital of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Correct answer: C. 2010
The province was renamed in April 2010 through the 18th Constitutional Amendment.
Correct answer: B. Oman
Gwadar had been under the Sultan of Oman. Pakistan purchased it in 1958 during Prime Minister Feroz Khan Noon's government, and it formally became part of Pakistan in December 1958.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. Feroz Khan Noon
The Gwadar purchase was concluded in 1958 through the efforts of Prime Minister Feroz Khan Noon.
Correct answer: C. 1969
In 1969 these three princely states were merged and later became districts of the province now called Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Read detailsCorrect answer: C. 1970
One Unit was dissolved in 1970, restoring Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Balochistan as separate provinces from 1 July 1970.
Correct answer: C. 2018
The 25th Constitutional Amendment (2018) merged the former tribal agencies into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as districts.
Correct answer: D. Capital Territory
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) is federally administered and is not part of any province.
Correct answer: A. Equal representation
Each province has an equal number of seats in the Senate, which balances the population-based National Assembly, where Punjab has the most seats.
Read detailsCorrect answer: B. Punjab
National Assembly seats are allocated mainly by population, so Punjab, the most populous province, has the most seats.
Correct answer: D. Balochistan
Balochistan covers about 44% of Pakistan's land area but has the smallest population of the four provinces.
Correct answer: D. Punjab
Bahawalpur acceded to Pakistan in 1947, merged into One Unit in 1955, and became part of Punjab when One Unit was dissolved in 1970.
Read detailsCorrect answer: A. Pashto
Pashto is the most widely spoken language in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Hindko and other languages are also spoken.
Correct answer: B. Northern Areas
The region was called the Northern Areas until 2009, when it was renamed Gilgit-Baltistan and given a new self-governance order.
Read detailsCorrect answer: D. Governor
The Governor is the constitutional head of a province. The Chief Minister, elected by the provincial assembly, heads the provincial government.
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