All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

1211. Agha Khan University was founded in _________?

• A. March 15,1982
• B. March 16,1983
• C. March 17,1984
• D. March 18,1985

Explanation: Aga Khan University was established by charter on 16 March 1983. It began as a health-sciences institution and later expanded into education and research.

1212. Akbar Badshah of the Mughal Empire born in city of ___________?

• A. Aghra
• B. Kabul
• C. Lahore
• D. Umar Kot

Explanation: Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar was born at Umerkot in Sindh in 1542 while his father Humayun was in exile. He was not born in Agra, Kabul or Lahore.

1213. Gomal University is in__________?

• A. Quetta
• B. Peshawar
• C. D.G khan
• D. D.I khan

Explanation: Gomal University is located in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its name comes from the nearby Gomal River and region.

1214. The height of all 4 Minars of Badshai Mosque are

• A. 170 feet
• B. 172 feet
• C. 175 feet
• D. 177 feet

Explanation: The four minarets of Lahore’s Badshahi Mosque are commonly given as approximately 177 feet high. Their great height is one of the mosque’s notable architectural features.

1215. Ahmad Shah Patras Bukhari was a famous writer of ______ language.

• A. English
• B. Hindi
• C. Urdu
• D. Punjabi

Explanation: Patras Bukhari was a major Urdu prose writer, humorist and critic, although he also wrote in English. Hindi and Punjabi were not the languages for which he is principally known.

1216. Madr-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah died in the year?

• A. 1940
• B. 1950
• C. 1967
• D. 1970Colleges & Universities

Explanation: Fatima Jinnah died on 9 July 1967, several years after the death of her brother, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Thus, 1967 is the relevant year.

1217. Name the language in which the Holy Quran was translated for the first time in India?

• A. Punjabi
• B. Persian
• C. Sindhi
• D. Balochi

Explanation: The Holy Quran was first translated in the Indian subcontinent into Persian, notably through the work of Shah Waliullah. Sindhi translations came later, while Punjabi and Balochi are not the accepted answers here.

1218. Who wrote "Mauj-e-Kausar"?

• A. Amir Khusro
• B. Shaikh Muhammad Ikram
• C. Mir Taqi Mir
• D. Khawaja Mir Dard

Explanation: Mauj-e-Kausar is associated with Shaikh Muhammad Ikram, a noted scholar and writer of works on Muslim literary and cultural history. The other options were classical poets, not its author.

1219. Urdu is a word of Turkish language, it means?

• A. Wth
• B. Arms
• C. Army
• D. Literature

Explanation: Urdu is derived from the Turkish word ordu, meaning army or military camp. This is why “army” is the intended meaning rather than arms or literature.

1220. Which is the first book of Pushto language?

• A. Pata Khazana
• B. Tazkra-tul-Aulia
• C. Jat di Kartut
• D. Aasar-ul-Sanadeed

Explanation: Pata Khazana is traditionally regarded in standard Pashto literary history as the first book of the Pashto language. The work is linked with Pashto literary traditions and biographical accounts of poets.