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Q.1
In 2021 The parliament elected Magdalena Andersson as the country's prime minister, the first woman to hold the post twice.
Sweden's
Norway's
Iceland's
None of these
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Q.2
The Islamabad Conclave 2021 under the theme: "Peaceful and Prosperous South Asia" was organized by
TheInstitute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI).
-
-
-
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Q.3
which country passes ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act in 1st January 2021?
UK
Pakistan
US
Turkey
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Q.4
Sonia Shamroz posted as the first-ever Woman District Police Officer (DPO) in_______ district of KPK?
Swabi
Abbottabad
Lower Chitral
None of these
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Q.5
Fixed tax regime for the construction sector has been extended by Prime Minister Imran Khan till:__________?
Dec 2021
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
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Q.6
Prime Minister Imran Khan extended Fixed Tax Regime for which sector?
Manufacturing Sector
Construction Sector
Banking Sector
Government Sector
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Q.7
Which Pakistani player has been named Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year and White-ball Cricketer of the Year, at PCB Awards 2020?
Shadab khan
Babar Azam
Shaheen Afrid
Muhammad Amir
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Q.8
Which of the following Pakistani girl has won the 29th World Memory Championships global 2020?
Abeerah Ather
Emma Alam
Syeda Kisa Zehra
None of these
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Q.9
Fawad Alam score his 2nd international hundred after years?
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
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Q.10
How many Pakistanis made a name in Sci-tech in 2020?
Three
Five
Nine
None of these
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Q.11
11 coal miners were killed by militants in the _________area of Balochistan on 3rd January 2021?
Mastung
Musakhel
Mach
None of these
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Q.12
The Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act has been passed by which country?
UK
Pakistan
US
None of these
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Q.13
Who becomes the first Women District Police Officer (DPO) in the history of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa?
Sonia Shamro
Aneela Naz
Maheen Gul
None of these
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Q.14
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt has approved Rs ________million funds for the purchase decaying ancestral homes of Bollywood legends Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in the walled city of Peshawar?
Rs14 million
Rs24 million
Rs34 million
None of these
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Q.15
According to Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed; ________ CNICs fraudulently obtained by Afghan nationals have been cancelled by NADRA?
50,000
150,000
200,000
None of these
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Q.16
Herschelle Gibbs has been appointed as the new head coach for___________?
Karachi Kings
Islamabad United
Peshawar Zalmi
None of these
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Q.17
Which 16-year-old player wins 60th National Amateur Golf Championship?
Ralfay Raja
Col Rustam Ali
Omar Khalid
None of these
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Q.18
Which 16-year-old player wins 60th National Amateur Golf Championship?
Ralfay Raja
Col Rustam Ali
Omar Khalid
None of these
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Q.19
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) recovers Rs _________ in last three years?
Rs327 billion.
Rs487 billion.
Rs617 billion.
None of these
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Q.20
The total recovery of NAB, since its inception in 1999 till 2021 is Rs__________?
Rs714 billion
Rs800 billion
Rs915 billion
None of these
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Q.21
Which Provincial Police created ISPR-like media wing to broadcast Police news and information?
Kpk Police
Sindh Police
Punjab Police
None of these
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Q.22
What is the Name of Punjab Police ISPR-like Newly Created Media Wing?
Punjab Police Information Branch (PPIB)
Punjab Police Public Relations (PPPR)
Punjab Police Information Wing (PPIW)
None of these
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Q.23
___________ has announced to step down as first ever female secretary general of Pakistan Football Federation?
Manizeh Zainli
Bismah Maroof
Sana Mir
None of these
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Q.24
Which Provincial assembly approved the establishment of 10 Economic zones?
Punjab
Sindh
KPK
Balochistan
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Q.25
Who is the first Information Officer of Punjab Police information Branch (PPIB) – ISPR-like media wing?
Inam Ghani
Mushtaq Ahmad Mahar
Sohail Akhtar Sukhera
Malik Mubashar Ahmad Khan
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Q.26
The Pakistan Army announced on January 7th, the successful launch of multi-launch rocket system _________, which has a range of 140km ?
DF-20A
Fatah-1
Nasar-3
None of these
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Q.27
The two young brothers from ________ makes amazing lamps, robots dinosaurs, warriors and other strange instruments, all put together using plumbing pipes?
Lahore
Karachi
Hyderabad
Peshawar
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Q.28
Prime Minister of Pakistan launched Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) on___________?
5 January 2021
6 January 2021
7 January 2021
8 January 2021
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Q.29
What is Range Fatah-1 guided multi-launch rocket system (MLRS) launched by Pak Army on 7the Jan, 2021?
140km
250km
350km
None of these
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Q.30
Pakistan Ranked as The ________ Worst Passport for International Travel in 2021?
2nd
3rd
4th
7th
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Q.31
Multinational AMAN-2021 naval drills to be hosted by __________?
Pakistan
India
Russia
China
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Q.32
Who is the Current Minister of Secondary & Elementary Education in KPK?
Mahmood Khan
Shahram Khan Tarakai
Akbar Ayub Khan
Zia Ullah Bangesh
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Q.33
Who is the Current Opposition Leader of Sindh Assembly?
Sardar Dost Muhammad
Haleem Adil Sheikh
Firdous Shamim Naqvi
Zahoor Zadi
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Q.34
According to KP finance minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra, increase in the retirement age of government employees could save the province RS________ billion in around 10 years?
Rs100 billion
Rs140 billion
Rs200 billion
None of these
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Q.35
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on 8th January 2021 sentenced _______ men to death for sharing blasphemous content on social media?
One
Two
Three
None of these
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Q.36
Which country Women cricket team will visit Pakistan in October 2021 for the first time for ODI, T20 series?
Australia
England
South Africa
None of these
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Q.37
Which Bank was declared the Best Bank of Pakistan for the calendar year 2020 in 5th Pakistan Banking Awards on 8th January 2021?
HBL
Allied Bank
Meezan Bank
None of these
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Q.38
Prime Minister Imran Khan on 8th January approved Decision Support System for Inflation (DSSI) to record and monitor ______________ in 17 major cities?
oil prices
prices of essential commodities
Banks performance
None of these
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Q.39
PM Imran khan on 11th January 2021 unveiled ______ first instant payment system to increase financial inculsion and eliminate corruption.
DSSI
RAAST
FAST
None of these
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Q.40
The second trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan held in which city?
Istanbul
Islamabad
Baku
None of these
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Q.41
The second trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan held in which city?
Istanbul
Islamabad
Baku
None of these
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Q.42
Which of the following country seize PIA Boeing 777 at their airport over $14m lease dispute?
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
None of these
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Q.43
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was honoured with the Bahrain Order___________ by the Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad:
First Class Award
Second Class Award
Third Class Award
None of these
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Q.44
First confirmed cases of new variant COVID-19 in Pakistan were reported on________?
29 December 2020
31 December 2020
2 January 2021
None of these
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Q.45
State bank of Pakistan with collaborations of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Karandaaz Pakistan developed which new digitalalization system for increasing financial system ?
Techno pay
Raast
Digital currency
None of these
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Q.46
PM Imran khan on 11th January 2021 unveiled RAAST first instant payment system to increase _________?
Trade & eliminate red tapsim
decrease trade barriers & tansactions
financial inculsion & eliminate corruption
None of these
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Q.47
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari inaugurated ‘Labour City’ in____________?
Karachi
Hyderabad
Larkana
Sukkur
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Q.48
Thari boy Rohan Kumar from Tharparker, arranged 118 elements of periodic table in just:
1 minute 58 second
2 minutes 30 second
3 minutes 30 second
None of these
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Q.49
On 25th January 2020, At _______ session of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) PM Imran Khan suggests further debt relief for stressed countries.
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
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Q.50
Which article of the constitution of Pakistan 1973 deals with Elections by secret ballot?
Article 217
Article 224
Article 226
None of these
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Q.51
Who is the first winner of I.A. Rehman Research Grant by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)?
Saad Rasool
Farieha Aziz
Sumaira Khalid
Muhammad Faisal
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Q.52
Elections (Amendment) Act, 2017 was altered mistakenly which could allow:
Ahmadi doesn’t run for office
Muslims doesn’t run for office
Muslims and Ahmadis run for office
None of these
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Q.53
Pakistan Army has been ranked the ___________ most powerful in the world out of 133 countries on the Global Fire power index 2021?
4th
6th
10th
None of these
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Q.54
Balcoh activist , kareema who died in Canada , is burried at her village________?
Kohlu
Tump
hingol
None of these
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Q.55
Recently Pakistan moves in transparency International index 2020 in corruption?
120 to 122
120 to 126
120 to 124
120 to 125
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Q.56
After how many years South Africa cricket team landed in Pakistan for test series?
10
12
14
None of these
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Q.57
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched the welding of the __________ warship to be constructed for Pakistan Navy under the Milgem project:
First
Second
Third
None of these
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Q.58
What is the name of Pakistani-American who become the first Muslim acting US attorney for Michigan’s Eastern District?
Aisha Shah
Sameera Fazili
Saima Mohsin
None of these
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Q.59
Pakistan ranks________ out of 180 countries on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2020?
117
120
124
None of these
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Q.60
On 20th Jan 2021, Pakistan successfully conduct Shaheen-III surface-to-surface ballistic missile which is capable of delivering all types of warheads up to a range of_____________?
2500km
2600km
2750km
2850km
Right Answer
Q.61
Who becomes the oldest Pakistani Left-arm spinner to take 5-wickets on debut?
Abdul Qadir
Yasir Shah
Saeed Ajmal
Nauman Ali
Right Answer
Q.62
China has launched the __________ Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan Navy at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai:
First
Second
Third
None of these
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Q.63
Recently Supreme Court orders to release Omar Saeed sheikh who was convicted for the murder of American journalist ?
Raymond davies
Daniel Pearl
Hales john
None of these
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Q.64
Renowned philanthropist and humanitarian _________ has been selected as the ‘Person of the Decade’ by international web-based organization Impact Hallmarks.
Belquis Edhi
Imran khan
Sohana Aziz
None of these
Right Answer
