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What is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan, situated in Jamshoro and Dadu Districts of Sindh west of the Indus River?
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What is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan, situated in Jamshoro and Dadu Districts of Sindh west of the Indus River?
Manchar Lake. Lake Manchar (Sindhi: منڇر ڍنڍ, Urdu: منچھر جھیل), also spelled Manchhar, is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan, and one of the largest in South Asia.
2
What national motto is inscribed in Urdu on the scroll beneath the shield on the State Emblem of Pakistan?
Iman, Ittehad, Nazm (Faith, Unity, Discipline)
3
Which salt mine in Jhelum District of Punjab is the world's second largest salt mine?
Khewra Salt Mine
4
Which mountain range forms part of the border between Balochistan and Sindh?
The Kirthar Range
5
Who wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of Pakistan?
Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhari
6
In which city was the All India Muslim League founded in 1906?
Dhaka (Dacca). In 1906, the All India Muslim League was founded in the city during a conference on liberal education hosted by the Nawab of Dhaka and the Aga Khan III.
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Which Pakistani activist became the youngest Nobel laureate after a 2012 attack on her by the Taliban?
Malala Yousafzai. Following a 2012 attack on activist Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban, she became the youngest Nobel laureate for her education advocacy.
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Who is the head of state of Pakistan under its Constitution?
The President of Pakistan. The Constitution designates the president of Pakistan as a ceremonial head of state who is to represent the unity of the state.
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What is the national language of Pakistan?
Urdu. About national languages, Urdu was declared as national languages, and English as official language; all other languages were preserved by the Constitution.
10
At what age do justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan retire?
65 years of age
11
Who was appointed as the first Prime Minister of Pakistan upon independence in August 1947?
Liaquat Ali Khan
12
What is the length of the Siachen Glacier in the eastern Karakoram, the second-longest non-polar valley glacier in the world?
Approximately 76 kilometers. At 76 km (47 mi) long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world's non-polar areas.
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What is the capital city of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, situated at the scenic confluence of the Jhelum and Neelum Rivers?
Muzaffarabad. capital and largest city of Azad Kashmir, a Pakistani-administered administrative territory in the disputed Kashmir region.
14
Which valley in Gilgit-Baltistan had the town of Baltit as the capital of its old state?
Hunza Valley. The state capital was the town of Baltit (now known as Karimabad); another old settlement is Ganish.
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Who was the German-Pakistani Catholic religious sister and physician who devoted her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan?
Dr. Ruth Pfau
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Which barrage on the Indus River near Sukkur, formerly called Lloyd Barrage, was built under the British Raj?
Sukkur Barrage. Sukkur Barrage (formerly called Lloyd Barrage), built under the British Raj on the Indus River, controls one of the largest irrigation systems in the world.
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Which endangered freshwater dolphin, found only in the Indus River basin, is listed as Pakistan's national mammal?
Indus River Dolphin (Bhulan). The Ganges and Indus river dolphins are considered to be the national aquatic animals of India and Pakistan respectively.
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Which celebrated 18th-century Sindhi Sufi poet composed the monumental spiritual poetic anthology 'Shah Jo Risalo'?
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
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Which national highway in Pakistan is 1819 km long and extends from Karachi to Torkham?
N-5 (Grand Trunk Road). The N-5 or National Highway 5 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ ۵) is an 1819 km national highway in Pakistan, which extends from Karachi in Sindh to Torkham in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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What constitutional mechanism under Article 160 allocates divisible tax revenues between the federal government and the provinces?
The National Finance Commission (NFC) Award
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What is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan, conferred posthumously only for acts of extraordinary valor in combat?
Nishan-e-Haider. The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Nishan-e-Haider (Mark of the Lion), the country's highest honour for extraordinary gallantry in 1999.
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What is the highest mountain peak in the Hindu Kush Range, located entirely within Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Tirich Mir (7,708 meters)
23
What is the total membership of the Senate of Pakistan as established following the post-25th Amendment transition period?
96 senators. With a maximum membership of 96, provincial legislatures elect 23 each using single transferable vote; while four represent the federal capital.
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Which valley in Azad Kashmir makes up the larger part of Neelum District?
Neelum Valley. Taking up the larger part of the Neelum Valley or the Kishanganga Valley, the district had a population of around 191,233 people as of the 2017 census.
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Who moved the Lahore Resolution in the general session of the Muslim League?
A.K. Fazlul Huq. The resolution was moved in the general session by A.
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On what date was the unanimous Constitution of 1973 enforced across Pakistan?
14 August 1973. Ratified unanimously on 19 April 1973, the Constitution came into full effect on 14 August 1973.