Free National Symbols and Firsts MCQs with Answers

661. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and________?

• A. Robert Clive
• B. Cornwallis
• C. Warren Hastings
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Treaty of Seringapatam was concluded in 1792 after the Third Anglo-Mysore War between Tipu Sultan and Lord Cornwallis, the British Governor-General of India. Robert Clive and Warren Hastings belonged to earlier phases of British expansion.

662. Shah Burj was constructed by which Mughal Empror?

• A. Aurangzeb
• B. Jahangir
• C. Shah Jahan
• D. Babar

Explanation: Shah Burj, meaning ‘King’s Tower,’ is associated with the Lahore Fort additions made during Shah Jahan’s reign. Its name and architectural style reflect the Mughal building programme of that period.

663. Naval War College is in___________?

• A. Lahore
• B. Karachi
• C. Islamabad
• D. none of these

Explanation: The Pakistan Navy War College is located in Lahore, where it provides higher professional and strategic education to naval officers. Karachi is the main naval headquarters and port city, which makes it the tempting alternative.

664. Baha u Din Zakria tomb is located in_________?

• A. Multan
• B. Sehwan
• C. Pak Patan
• D. None of these

Explanation: The tomb of Hazrat Bahauddin Zakariya is in Multan, a major centre of Sufi heritage in southern Punjab. Sehwan is instead associated most famously with the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.

665. Full name of Baha u Din Zakria was_______________?

• A. Noor Muhammad Baha u Din Zakria
• B. Abu Muhammad Baha u Din Zakria
• C. Muhammad Ali Baha u Din Zakria
• D. None of these

Explanation: His commonly recorded full name is Abu Muhammad Bahauddin Zakariya, the celebrated Suhrawardi Sufi saint of Multan. The other names do not match standard biographical accounts.

666. Baha u Din Zakria was born at_________?

• A. Kot Kehror
• B. Kot Lakhpat
• C. Kot Lakhan
• D. None of these

Explanation: Bahauddin Zakariya was born at Kot Kehror, near present-day Multan, before establishing his spiritual centre in Multan. Kot Lakhpat and Kot Lakhan are different place names in Punjab.

667. The 1st US ambassador to Pakistan was___________?

• A. Stephen Cohen
• B. Gorge Hampen
• C. Paul H. Ealing
• D. None of these

Explanation: Paul H. Alling became the first United States ambassador to Pakistan after diplomatic relations were established. Stephen Cohen was a later scholar and analyst, not the first ambassador.

668. Three-century-old heritage site (mosque) KHUDABAD is present in which city of Sindh?

• A. Dadu
• B. Karachi
• C. Khairpur
• D. Umarkot

Explanation: The historic Khudabad Mosque is in Khudabad, in Dadu District of Sindh. Dadu is therefore the relevant city or district option, rather than Karachi, Khairpur or Umarkot.

669. When Alexander invade the India?

• A. 552 BC
• B. 326 BC
• C. 44 BC
• D. None of these

Explanation: Alexander invaded the northwestern Indian subcontinent in 326 BC and fought King Porus at the Battle of the Hydaspes. The other dates are not associated with his Indian campaign.

670. The Wazir Khan mosque was commissioned during the reign of_________?

• A. Shahjahan
• B. Aurangzaib
• C. Akbar
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore was commissioned during the reign of Shah Jahan and constructed in the 1630s. Aurangzeb’s reign came later, so it is not the correct Mughal period.