Free National Symbols and Firsts MCQs with Answers

61. The 10-rupee coin, recently issued by SBP, contains the picture of _____________?

• A. Derawar Fort
• B. Gwadar Port
• C. Badshahi Mosque
• D. Faisal Mosque

Explanation: The SBP’s 10-rupee coin carries an image of Faisal Mosque, one of Islamabad’s best-known national landmarks. Derawar Fort and Badshahi Mosque appear in other cultural and currency-related contexts.

62. Who coined the name of the new capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, in 1959?

• A. Ayub Khan
• B. Fatima Jinnah
• C. Qazi Abdur Rehman
• D. Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin

Explanation: Qazi Abdur Rehman is credited with coining the name Islamabad in 1959. The name combines “Islam” with “abad,” meaning a settled or inhabited place.

63. What is the name of the "chaiwala" Who got famous from social media in 2016?

• A. Kamal Khan
• B. Irshad Khan
• C. Rasheed Khan
• D. Arshad Khan

Explanation: Arshad Khan, a young tea seller from Islamabad, became widely known as the “chaiwala” after his photograph went viral on social media in 2016.

64. Pakistan will conduct its ____________ Population cencus in 2017?

• A. 4th population census
• B. 5th population census
• C. 6th population census
• D. 7th population census

Explanation: The census planned for 2017 was Pakistan’s sixth population census. The preceding census had been held in 1998, creating a long interval between the two counts.

65. Pakistan's sixth population census will be carried out in _____________?

• A. February 2017
• B. March 2017
• C. April 2017
• D. May 2017

Explanation: Pakistan’s sixth population census began in March 2017, with the first phase starting on 15 March and involving military-supported enumeration.

66. Pm Nawaz Sharief has inaugurated N-85 Surab-Hoshab road 448 KM long on 14th December-2016 in?

• A. D.G khan
• B. Hassan Abdal
• C. Raheem Yar khan
• D. Turbat

Explanation: The 448-kilometre N-85 Surab-Hoshab road was inaugurated at Turbat in Balochistan. It forms part of the road network connecting western Balochistan with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

67. Who is the First Pakistani female member of bomb disposal squad (BDU)?

• A. Shazadi Gillani
• B. Maryyam
• C. Rafia Qaseem Baig
• D. None of these

Explanation: Rafia Qaseem Baig became Pakistan’s first female bomb-disposal expert and served with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bomb Disposal Unit. Her achievement is therefore a notable Pakistani first.

68. Name the University which Department to be rename as "Abdus Salam Center for Physics" Approved by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in December 2016?

• A. Punjab University (Lahore)
• B. Quaid-e-Azam University (Islamabad)
• C. Gomal University (DI Khan)
• D. All of Above

Explanation: The Department of Physics at Quaid-i-Azam University was approved for renaming as the Abdus Salam Centre for Physics. It honours Pakistan’s Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist, Dr Abdus Salam.

69. Name the International University which started Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program (BBLP) / international leadership course in December 2016?

• A. University of Oxford
• B. Harvard University
• C. University of Cambridge
• D. None of these

Explanation: Harvard University started the Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program in December 2016. The program was designed as an international leadership course in her memory.

70. Till now, how many Pakistanis won the Nobel Prize for Physics?

• A. 1 (Dr Abdus Salam in 1979)
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. None of these

Explanation: Dr Abdus Salam remains Pakistan's only Nobel laureate in Physics, receiving the 1979 prize for his contribution to the electroweak theory. He was also the first Muslim Nobel laureate in science.