Free National Symbols and Firsts MCQs with Answers

861. Jasmine was chosen as national flower in which year?

• A. 1951
• B. 1961
• C. 1971
• D. None of these

Explanation: Jasmine was officially adopted as Pakistan’s national flower in 1961. Its choice reflects the flower’s widespread cultivation and cultural familiarity in the country.

862. Which of these battle prove decisive between the Anglo-French rivalry in India?

• A. Battle of Wandiwash
• B. Battle of Assaye
• C. Battle of Chillianwala
• D. Battle of Seringa Patam

Explanation: The Battle of Wandiwash in 1760 decisively ended French political ambitions in India and confirmed British dominance. Assaye and Seringapatam were mainly connected with the Anglo-Maratha and Anglo-Mysore conflicts.

863. Who started the first english newspaper in india?

• A. Raja Rammohan Roy
• B. James Augustus Hicky
• C. Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
• D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

Explanation: James Augustus Hicky launched Hicky's Bengal Gazette in 1780, generally regarded as India's first English newspaper. Raja Rammohan Roy was a later newspaper pioneer, while the other two belonged to the Muslim political press of a much later period.

864. The foundation stone of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah's Mausoleum was laid by Field Marshal Mohammed Ayub Khan on ________?

• A. 31 August 1965
• B. 30 March 1960
• C. 25 Feb 1958
• D. 31 July 1960

Explanation: Ayub Khan laid the mausoleum's foundation stone on 31 July 1960, although the monument was completed much later. The date is therefore not the 1965 option linked with the Indo-Pakistani war.

865. Pakistan's Standard time was adopted on _________?

• A. 1 January 1951
• B. 2 May 1951
• C. 15 September 1951
• D. 2nd March 1951

Explanation: Pakistan adopted its standard time on 15 September 1951, setting the national time at UTC+5. The other dates refer to no standard-time adoption commonly recorded in Pakistan's history.

866. Jinnah Bagh located in Larkana, Sindh, Its old name is_________?

• A. Das Garden
• B. Tajar Bagh
• C. Gian Bagh
• D. Larkana Bagh

Explanation: Jinnah Bagh in Larkana was formerly known as Tajar Bagh. Its renaming commemorated Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

867. The other name of Kot Diji Fort located in Khairpur is__________?

• A. Qilla Khairpur
• B. Qilla Ahmedabad
• C. Qilla Ahmed
• D. Qilla Mir Ahmed

Explanation: Kot Diji Fort is also called Qila Ahmadabad, or Qila Ahmedabad. It is located near Khairpur in Sindh and is associated with the pre-Harappan Kot Diji culture.

868. Abu-al-Fath Daud was the Ismaili ruler of___________?

• A. Lahore
• B. Multan
• C. Sindh
• D. Depalpur

Explanation: Abu-al-Fath Daud is identified in medieval accounts as an Ismaili ruler of Multan. Multan was an important centre of Ismaili influence in the eleventh century.

869. In presidential election of 1965, Ayub khan got which Election symbol ?

• A. Shaheen
• B. Lalten
• C. Rose
• D. Jasmine

Explanation: Ayub Khan's symbol in the 1965 presidential election was the rose, while Fatima Jinnah's symbol was the lantern. The rose therefore identifies Ayub Khan's electoral campaign.

870. Who was the first political Guru (Teacher) of Quaid-E-Azam ?

• A. Mahatma Gandhi
• B. Gopal kirshna Gokhale
• C. Sir Syed Ahmed khan
• D. Lard Minto

Explanation: Gopal Krishna Gokhale was Jinnah's early political mentor and influenced his constitutional, moderate approach. Gandhi became prominent later, while Sir Syed was from an earlier generation and was not Jinnah's direct political teacher.