Politics and Governance
CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQS
1. Who is the current Prime Minister of Pakistan as of June 2024?
– A) Imran Khan
– B) Shehbaz Sharif
– C) Asif Ali Zardari
– D) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
2. What is the name of the current Chief Justice of Pakistan?
– A) Gulzar Ahmed
– B) Asif Saeed Khosa
– C) Umar Ata Bandial
– D) Saqib Nisar
3. Which political party is currently in power in Punjab province?
– A) PML-N
– B) PTI
– C) PPP
– D) MQM
4. Who is the current Chief Minister of Sindh?
– A) Murad Ali Shah
– B) Syed Qaim Ali Shah
– C) Arbab Ghulam Rahim
– D) Imran Ismail
5. When is the next general election scheduled in Pakistan?
– A) 2024
– B) 2025
– C) 2026
– D) 2027
### Economy
6. What is the current GDP growth rate of Pakistan?
– A) 2.0%
– B) 3.5%
– C) 4.2%
– D) 5.1%
7. Who is the current Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan?
– A) Reza Baqir
– B) Jameel Ahmad
– C) Tariq Bajwa
– D) Ishrat Husain
8. What is the current inflation rate in Pakistan?
– A) 6.5%
– B) 8.2%
– C) 9.5%
– D) 11.3%
9. Which of the following is Pakistan’s largest export commodity?
– A) Textiles
– B) Rice
– C) Sports goods
– D) Leather
10. What is the current policy interest rate set by the State Bank of Pakistan?
– A) 7.5%
– B) 8.75%
– C) 9.5%
– D) 10.25%
### International Relations
11. Which country is Pakistan’s largest trading partner?
– A) China
– B) USA
– C) UAE
– D) Saudi Arabia
12. When was the Pakistan-China Economic Corridor (CPEC) launched?
– A) 2013
– B) 2015
– C) 2017
– D) 2019
13. Pakistan recently signed a defense cooperation agreement with which country?
– A) Turkey
– B) Russia
– C) USA
– D) India
14. Who is Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations?
– A) Munir Akram
– B) Maleeha Lodhi
– C) Abida Hussain
– D) Shireen Mazari
15. Pakistan is a member of which regional organization?
– A) ASEAN
– B) SAARC
– C) OPEC
– D) EU
### Social Issues
16. What is the literacy rate in Pakistan as of 2023?
– A) 58%
– B) 62%
– C) 67%
– D) 71%
17. Which province has the highest Human Development Index (HDI) in Pakistan?
– A) Punjab
– B) Sindh
– C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
– D) Balochistan
18. The Ehsaas Program is associated with which sector?
– A) Education
– B) Health
– C) Social welfare
– D) Infrastructure
19. Which city in Pakistan is ranked as the most livable city in 2023?
– A) Karachi
– B) Lahore
– C) Islamabad
– D) Peshawar
20. The Green Pakistan Program is aimed at which of the following?
– A) Economic development
– B) Environmental protection
– C) Social equality
– D) Technological advancement
### Sports
21. Who is the current captain of the Pakistan cricket team?
– A) Sarfaraz Ahmed
– B) Babar Azam
– C) Mohammad Rizwan
– D) Shaheen Afridi
22. Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy in which year?
– A) 2013
– B) 2015
– C) 2017
– D) 2019
23. Who was the highest run-scorer for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022?
– A) Babar Azam
– B) Fakhar Zaman
– C) Mohammad Rizwan
– D) Shoaib Malik
24. Which Pakistani athlete won a gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
– A) Arshad Nadeem
– B) Inam Butt
– C) Talha Talib
– D) Shajar Abbas
25. Pakistan is scheduled to host the Asia Cup in which year?
– A) 2023
– B) 2024
– C) 2025
– D) 2026
### Technology and Innovation
26. Which Pakistani startup became a unicorn (valuation of over $1 billion) in 2023?
– A) Bykea
– B) Airlift
– C) Daraz
– D) Zameen.com
27. The National Incubation Center (NIC) is an initiative of which organization?
– A) HEC
– B) Ministry of IT & Telecom
– C) Pakistan Software Houses Association
– D) NUST
28. Pakistan’s first communication satellite is named?
– A) PAKSAT-1R
– B) BADR-A
– C) PRSS-1
– D) SUPARCO-1
29. Which city is known as the tech hub of Pakistan?
– A) Karachi
– B) Lahore
– C) Islamabad
– D) Peshawar
30. What is the name of the digital payment system launched by the State Bank of Pakistan?
– A) RAAST
– B) PAYPAK
– C) EHAAS
– D) FASTPAK
### Environment
31. Pakistan’s National Climate Change Policy was first introduced in which year?
– A) 2012
– B) 2015
– C) 2018
– D) 2020
32. Which is the largest national park in Pakistan?
– A) Hingol National Park
– B) Khunjerab National Park
– C) Chitral National Park
– D) Deosai National Park
33. The Billion Tree Tsunami is a project of which province?
– A) Punjab
– B) Sindh
– C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
– D) Balochistan
34. Pakistan’s first electric vehicle policy was launched in which year?
– A) 2019
– B) 2020
– C) 2021
– D) 2022
35. Which Pakistani city has the worst air quality according to 2023 reports?
– A) Lahore
– B) Karachi
– C) Islamabad
– D) Peshawar
### Education
36. Which Pakistani university is ranked highest in the QS World University Rankings 2024?
– A) LUMS
– B) NUST
– C) UET Lahore
– D) Quaid-e-Azam University
37. The Single National Curriculum (SNC) was implemented starting from which year?
– A) 2019
– B) 2020
– C) 2021
– D) 2022
38. Who is the current Minister of Education in Pakistan?
– A) Shafqat Mahmood
– B) Rana Tanveer Hussain
– C) Ahsan Iqbal
– D) Pervez Khattak
39. Pakistan’s largest public sector university is?
– A) Punjab University
– B) Karachi University
– C) Allama Iqbal Open University
– D) Peshawar University
40. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) was established in which year?
– A) 2000
– B) 2002
– C) 2004
– D) 2006
### Health
41. Which disease was declared eradicated in Pakistan in 2023?
– A) Polio
– B) Malaria
– C) Dengue
– D) Hepatitis
42. The Sehat Sahulat Program aims to provide?
– A) Free education
– B) Free healthcare
– C) Employment opportunities
– D) Housing facilities
43. What is the name of the COVID-19 vaccine