General Knowledge & Islamic Studies MCQs
1. The last military expedition assembled by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was directed against the Byzantine army in Syria and was headed by:
- (A) Hazrat Khalid bin Walid (RA)
- (B) Hazrat Saad bin Abi Waqas (RA)
- (C) Hazrat Usama bin Zaid (RA)
- (D) Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah (RA)
- ✅ (C) Hazrat Usama bin Zaid (RA)
2. An ordinary mobile phone communicates by using:
- (A) Infrared waves
- (B) Radio waves
- (C) Sound waves
- (D) Microwaves
- ✅ (B) Radio waves
3. Stock indices at Tokyo are known by their popular name of:
- (A) Hang Seng
- (B) Dow Jones
- (C) Nikkei
- (D) FTSE
- ✅ (C) Nikkei
4. The capital city of Uzbekistan is:
- (A) Baku
- (B) Ashgabat
- (C) Tashkent
- (D) Dushanbe
- ✅ (C) Tashkent
5. The United Nations Special Representative on Syria was:
- (A) Kofi Annan
- (B) Lakhdar Brahimi
- (C) Ban Ki-moon
- (D) Antonio Guterres
- ✅ (B) Lakhdar Brahimi
6. The only Sahabi who was mentioned by name in the Holy Quran is:
- (A) Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (RA)
- (B) Hazrat Usman bin Affan (RA)
- (C) Hazrat Ali bin Abi Talib (RA)
- (D) Hazrat Zaid bin Harith (RA)
- ✅ (D) Hazrat Zaid bin Harith (RA)
7. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan retired from British service as a:
- (A) Magistrate
- (B) Deputy Commissioner
- (C) Judge
- (D) Teacher
- ✅ (C) Judge
8. Quaid-i-Azam was assisted in the formulation of his famous Fourteen Points by:
- (A) Liaquat Ali Khan
- (B) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
- (C) Allama Iqbal
- (D) Ch. Rehmat Ali
- ✅ (B) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
9. Who coined the name Pakistan?
- (A) Liaquat Ali Khan
- (B) Allama Iqbal
- (C) Ch. Rehmat Ali
- (D) Quaid-e-Azam
- ✅ (C) Ch. Rehmat Ali
10. The first President of Pakistan was:
- (A) Ayub Khan
- (B) Iskandar Mirza
- (C) Zia-ul-Haq
- (D) Liaquat Ali Khan
- ✅ (B) Iskandar Mirza
11. The membership of Pakistan in the United Nations was opposed by:
- (A) India
- (B) Afghanistan
- (C) Iran
- (D) USSR
- ✅ (B) Afghanistan
12. In which agreement was the Ceasefire Line in Kashmir named Line of Control (LoC)?
- (A) Tashkent Agreement
- (B) Simla Agreement
- (C) Indus Water Treaty
- (D) Delhi Pact
- ✅ (B) Simla Agreement
13. Identify the area which separates Pakistan from Tajikistan:
- (A) Wakhan Corridor
- (B) Karakoram Range
- (C) Khyber Pass
- (D) Pamir Mountains
- ✅ (A) Wakhan Corridor
14. When was the state of Swat included in Pakistan?
- (A) 1956
- (B) 1969
- (C) 1973
- (D) 1981
- ✅ (B) 1969
15. Parachinar is the main town of:
- (A) North Waziristan
- (B) South Waziristan
- (C) Kurram District
- (D) Bajaur Agency
- ✅ (C) Kurram District
16. “Umar Marvi” is a folk story of:
- (A) Punjab
- (B) Sindh
- (C) Balochistan
- (D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- ✅ (B) Sindh
17. Who was convicted in the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case in 1951?
- (A) Maulana Maududi
- (B) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
- (C) Hassan Nasir
- (D) Agha Shorish Kashmiri
- ✅ (B) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
18. The first census in Pakistan was held in the year:
- (A) 1948
- (B) 1951
- (C) 1955
- (D) 1961
- ✅ (B) 1951
19. Makli is a famous:
- (A) Mosque
- (B) Fort
- (C) Graveyard
- (D) Library
- ✅ (C) Graveyard
20. Ameen-ul-Umat is the title of:
- (A) Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA)
- (B) Hazrat Umar (RA)
- (C) Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah (RA)
- (D) Hazrat Saad bin Abi Waqas (RA)
- ✅ (C) Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah (RA)
21. Umm-ul-Masakeen was the title given to:
- (A) Hazrat Khadija (RA)
- (B) Hazrat Zainab bint Khuzayma (RA)
- (C) Hazrat Aisha (RA)
- (D) Hazrat Hafsa (RA)
- ✅ (B) Hazrat Zainab bint Khuzayma (RA)
22. Arafat gathering is held on:
- (A) 8 Zil Hajj
- (B) 9 Zil Hajj
- (C) 10 Zil Hajj
- (D) 11 Zil Hajj
- ✅ (B) 9 Zil Hajj
23. The Holy Book Taurat was revealed to:
- (A) Prophet Ibrahim (AS)
- (B) Prophet Musa (AS)
- (C) Prophet Isa (AS)
- (D) Prophet Dawood (AS)
- ✅ (B) Prophet Musa (AS)
24. How long did the Holy Quran take for its complete revelation?
- (A) 10 years
- (B) 15 years
- (C) 23 years
- (D) 25 years
- ✅ (C) 23 years
25. The seventh month of the Islamic calendar is:
- (A) Muharram
- (B) Rajab
- (C) Sha’ban
- (D) Dhul-Qadah
- ✅ (B) Rajab
26. SANA is the news agency of:
- (A) Saudi Arabia
- (B) Syria
- (C) Sudan
- (D) South Korea
- ✅ (B) Syria
27. Siam is the old name of:
- (A) Cambodia
- (B) Thailand
- (C) Myanmar
- (D) Vietnam
- ✅ (B) Thailand
28. Won is the currency of:
- (A) North Korea
- (B) Japan
- (C) South Korea
- (D) China
- ✅ (C) South Korea
29. Who pioneered the modern nursing system?
- (A) Clara Barton
- (B) Florence Nightingale
- (C) Mary Seacole
- (D) Marie Curie
- ✅ (B) Florence Nightingale
30. Deficiency of Vitamin C in the human body leads to:
- (A) Rickets
- (B) Night blindness
- (C) Scurvy
- (D) Teeth disease
- ✅ (C) Scurvy
31. Horsepower is a standard unit of power equal to:
- (A) 1000 Watts
- (B) 500 Watts
- (C) 746 Watts
- (D) 100 Watts
- ✅ (C) 746 Watts
32. In 1994, Pakistan was the world champion of:
- (A) Cricket
- (B) Hockey
- (C) Squash
- (D) All of the above
- ✅ (D) All of the above
33. Freedom House, a human rights organization, is based in:
- (A) New York
- (B) Geneva
- (C) Washington D.C.
- (D) London
- ✅ (C) Washington D.C.
34. Adam’s Peak is in:
- (A) Malaysia
- (B) Sri Lanka
- (C) India
- (D) Indonesia
- ✅ (B) Sri Lanka
35. Christ the Redeemer is among the Seven Wonders of the World located in:
- (A) Buenos Aires
- (B) Mexico City
- (C) Rio de Janeiro
- (D) Santiago
- ✅ (C) Rio de Janeiro
36. Laissez-faire means:
- (A) A policy of strict government control
- (B) A policy of state intervention
- (C) A policy of non-interference by the state
- (D) An economic monopoly
- ✅ (C) A policy of non-interference by the state
37. Which country is known as the “Mistress of the Seas”?
- (A) France
- (B) UK
- (C) Spain
- (D) USA
- ✅ (B) UK
38. Which country is the largest foreign aid donor?
- (A) USA
- (B) Japan
- (C) China
- (D) Germany
- ✅ (B) Japan
39. Which was the first capital of the Islamic Commonwealth?
- (A) Baghdad
- (B) Damascus
- (C) Madina
- (D) Makkah
- ✅ (C) Madina
40. The largest jungle in Pakistan is:
- (A) Jhangar Forest
- (B) Changa Manga
- (C) Lal Suhanra
- (D) Ziarat Forest
- ✅ (B) Changa Manga
41. How many radio stations were working in Pakistan at the time of partition?
- (A) 1
- (B) 3
- (C) 5
- (D) 7
- ✅ (B) 3
42. When was the First Woman Bank established in Pakistan?
- (A) 1985
- (B) 1987
- (C) 1989
- (D) 1991
- ✅ (C) 1989
43. Which newspaper has the highest circulation in the world?
- (A) The Times
- (B) USA Today
- (C) Yomiuri Shimbun
- (D) The Guardian
- ✅ (C) Yomiuri Shimbun
44. What are the names of the districts in Switzerland?
- (A) Cantons
- (B) Provinces
- (C) Divisions
- (D) Zones
- ✅ (A) Cantons
45. The second smallest country in the world is:
- (A) San Marino
- (B) Monaco
- (C) Vatican City
- (D) Liechtenstein
- ✅ (B) Monaco
46. The greatest fort of Pakistan, Ranikot Fort, is near which city?
- (A) Karachi
- (B) Hyderabad
- (C) Sukkur
- (D) Lahore
- ✅ (B) Hyderabad
47. The Dome of the Rock is located in:
- (A) Makkah
- (B) Medina
- (C) Jerusalem
- (D) Istanbul
- ✅ (C) Jerusalem
48. Dengue is also known as:
- (A) Yellow Fever
- (B) Breakbone Fever
- (C) Malaria
- (D) Swine Flu
- ✅ (B) Breakbone Fever
49. After the Ahmad Shah Dynasty, there was a competition for control between Russians and:
- (A) Germans
- (B) Ottomans
- (C) British
- (D) French
- ✅ (C) British
50. SIM stands for:
- (A) Smart Identity Module
- (B) Subscriber Identity Module
- (C) Signal Integrated Management
- (D) Secure Information Memory
- ✅ (B) Subscriber Identity Module