Pakistan Quiz Questions
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1) What is the meaning of Pakistan?
a) Muslim Land
b) Land of five rivers
c) Desert
d) Holy Land
2) Who is the first Governor General of Pakistan?
a) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
b) Liaquat Ali Khan
c) Ayub Khan
d) Iskander Mirza
3) What was the major event of 1971?
a) Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan
b) Explosion of nuclear bomb
c) Tashkent Agreement
d) Nawaz Sharif became Prime Minister
4) When Musharraf overthrew the government of Nawaz Sharif what designation did he take?
a) Dictator
b) Consul
c) Prime Minister
d) Chief Executive
5) In which year did Pakistan win the Cricket World Cup?
a) 1975
b) 1987
c) 1992
d) 1996
6) When did Pakistan win Olympic gold medal in Hockey for the first time?
a) 1948
b) 1952
c) 1960
d) 1964
7) Which party was in power in North West Frontier Province at the time of independence?
a) Muslim League
b) Congress
c) Justice Party
d) Communist Party
Nawaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
8) When Sindh was annexed by the British what message was sent by Charles Napier to headquaters?
a) The die is cast
b) Peccavi
c) Do or die
d) In hoc signo vinces
9) Where was General Pervez Musharraf born?
a) Lahore
b) Karachi
c) Delhi
d) Quetta
10) Where is the tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir?
a) Delhi
b) Agra.
c) Lahore
d) Karachi
11) Who succeeded Zia Ul Haque as President of Pakistan?
a) Rafiq Tarar
b) Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari
c) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
d) Benazir Bhutto
12) When did Pakistan become a Republic?
a) 14/8/1947
b) 23/3/1956
c) 16/12/1971
d) 12/10/1999
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto, photographed at Chandini Restaurant, Newark, CA by iFaqeer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
13) How many times did squash player Jansher Khan win World Open?
a) Six
b) Seven
c) Eight
d) Nine
14) Who sang Mujko bhi zara lift kara de?
a) Adnan Sami
b) Talat Aziz
c) Ataullah Khan
d) Arshad Sami
15) Who did the title role in the film Henna?
a) Ashwini Bhave
b) Shilpa Shirodkar
c) Zeba Bakhtiar
d) Meera
16) Which Indian Cardinal was from Karachi?
a) Ivan Dias
b) Simon Pimenta
c) Anthony Padiyara
d) Valerian Gracias
17) Which is the national flower of Pakistan?
a) Rose
b) Thistle
c) Jasmine
d) Camomille
18) Who designed Pakistan’s national flag?
a) Fatima Jinnah
b) Ameer-ud-din Khidwai
c) Wali Khan
d) Tikka Khan
19) Which military alliance had Pakistan as its member?
a) NATO
b) SEATO
c) CENTO
d) Warsaw Pact
20) Who wrote Pakistan’s first national anthem?
a) Hafeez Jallundhari
b) Abdul Rab Nishtar
c) Jagannath Azad
d) Ahmed Chagla
21) Which is the national language of Pakistan?
a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Tamil
d) Urdu
22) How is Pakistan’s film industry known?
a) Bollywood
b) Lollywood
c) Mollywood
d) Tollywood
23) Which is the national animal of Pakistan?
a) Markhor
b) Bear
c) Lion
d) Tiger
24) Which is the national bird of Pakistan?
a) Eagle
b) Crow
c) Chakor
d) Peacock
25) Which Pakistani Prime Minister received Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee when he arrived by bus to Lahore?
a) Benazir Bhutto
b) Nawaz Shariff
c) Shujat Hussain
d) Shaukat Aziz
Pakistan Quiz Questions with Answers
1) What is the meaning of Pakistan?
d) Holy Land
2) Who is the first Governor General of Pakistan?
a) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
3) What was the major event of 1971?
a) Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan
4) When Musharraf overthrew the government of Nawaz Sharif what designation did he take?
d) Chief Executive
5) In which year did Pakistan win the Cricket World Cup?
c) 1992
6) When did Pakistan win Olympic gold medal in Hockey for the first time?
c) 1960
7) Which party was in power in North West Frontier Province at the time of independence?
b) Congress
8) When Sindh was annexed by the British what message was sent by Charles Napier to headquaters?
b) Peccavi
9) Where was General Pervez Musharraf born?
c) Delhi
10) Where is the tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir?
c) Lahore
11) Who succeeded Zia Ul Haque as President of Pakistan?
c) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
12) When did Pakistan become a Republic?
b) 23/3/1956
13) How many times did squash player Jansher Khan win World Open?
c) Eight
14) Who sang Mujko bhi zara lift kara de?
a) Adnan Sami
15) Who did the title role in the film Henna?
c) Zeba Bakhtiar
16) Which Indian Cardinal was from Karachi?
d) Valerian Gracias
17) Which is the national flower of Pakistan?
c) Jasmine
18) Who designed Pakistan’s national flag?
b) Ameer-ud-din Khidwai
19) Which military alliance had Pakistan as its member?
b) SEATO
20) Who wrote Pakistan’s first national anthem?
c) Jagannath Azad
21) Which is the national language of Pakistan?
d) Urdu
22) How is Pakistan’s film industry known?
b) Lollywood
23) Which is the national animal of Pakistan?
a) Markhor
24) Which is the national bird of Pakistan?
c) Chakor
25) Which Pakistani Prime Minister received Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee when he arrived by bus to Lahore?
b) Nawaz Shariff

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