Punjab PMS Screening Test: Current Affairs MCQs with Answers

Question 1

Which OIC Secretary-General was from Pakistan and served from 1985 to 1988?

Accepted Answer

Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada

Answer

Hamid Algabid

Answer

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu

Answer

Iyad Ameen Madani

Question 2

The Kishanganga hydroelectric project disputed by Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty involves which river known in Pakistan as the Neelum?

Accepted Answer

The Kishanganga as a tributary of the Jhelum River

Answer

The Neelum River tributary of the Indus

Answer

The Kishanganga as a tributary of the Chenab River

Answer

The Neelum as a direct tributary of the Ravi River

Question 3

On what date was Imran Khan arrested from the Islamabad High Court premises in 2023?

Accepted Answer

9 May 2023

Answer

15 March 2023

Answer

25 June 2023

Answer

3 November 2022

Question 4

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) publicly declared its formal separation from the Afghan Taliban in which respect?

Accepted Answer

Geographic jurisdiction as TTP focused solely on Pakistan

Answer

Ideological alignment with the Islamic State rather than Afghan Taliban

Answer

Leadership hierarchy placing TTP under Haqqani Network command

Answer

Funding sources through Gulf-based charities rather than opium trade

Question 5

The Hub Power Plant expansion under CPEC adds how many MW of coal-fired power?

Accepted Answer

1,320 MW

Answer

660 MW

Answer

600 MW

Answer

900 MW

Question 6

The Line of Control (LOC) serves as the de facto border between Pakistan and India in which region?

Accepted Answer

Kashmir

Answer

Punjab border region

Answer

Sindh-Rajasthan desert area

Answer

Siachen Glacier only

Question 7

Which Indian large-scale military exercise near Pakistan's border in 1986-87 triggered a Pakistani military response and serious war scare?

Accepted Answer

Exercise Brass Tacks

Answer

Exercise Vijay Shakti

Answer

Exercise Vajra Prahar

Answer

Exercise Shakti Prahar

Question 8

Which of the following best describes "Dutch Disease" as it could affect Pakistan if remittances surge?

Accepted Answer

Currency appreciation that makes exports less competitive

Answer

A disease outbreak linked to agricultural subsidies

Answer

Sudden decline in foreign exchange reserves

Answer

A fiscal deficit caused by reduced tax collection

Question 9

The Gwadar Smart Port City Master Plan envisions Gwadar as a hub integrating port, free zone, and city development across an area of approximately how many square kilometers?

Accepted Answer

2,292 sq km

Answer

800 sq km

Answer

1,200 sq km

Answer

3,000 sq km

Question 10

Pakistan's relations with the United States improved significantly after which event in 2001?

Accepted Answer

Pakistan joining the War on Terror after 9/11

Answer

Signing of the Lahore Declaration

Answer

Pakistan joining NATO

Answer

The Kerry-Lugar Bill

Question 11

The Pakistan Stock Exchange's KSE-100 index crossed the landmark 100,000 points level for the first time in which year?

Accepted Answer

2024

Answer

2023

Answer

2022

Answer

2025

Question 12

The proportion of Pakistan's population with access to safely managed drinking water remains below what percentage, posing a major public health risk?

Accepted Answer

36 percent

Answer

50 percent

Answer

65 percent

Answer

80 percent

Question 13

Gwadar port is located in which province of Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

Balochistan

Answer

Punjab

Answer

Sindh

Answer

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Question 14

The OIC extraordinary session in 2023 specifically addressed the situation in which territory?

Accepted Answer

Palestine/Gaza

Answer

Kashmir

Answer

Rohingya in Myanmar

Answer

Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Question 15

Who holds the record for scoring three double centuries in ODI Cricket?

Accepted Answer

Rohit Sharma

Answer

Virat Kohli

Answer

Shikhar Dhawan

Answer

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