Civics and Constitution

Civics And Constitution

195 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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  1. Complete the sentence about Oil and Gas Development Company with the correct year: After Bangladesh became independent, OGDC's operations there were reorganised in ______ as Petrobangla.
  2. Complete the sentence about Oil and Gas Development Company with the correct year: The corporation's chairman later said that Pakistani engineers had taken charge of the work after the Soviet experts…
  3. Complete the sentence about Pakistan State Oil with the correct year: A second Pakistani marketer, Dawood Petroleum, was set up in ______ and was controlled by the Dawood Group.
  4. Complete the sentence about Pakistan State Oil with the correct year: On 1 January ______, the government nationalised both companies under a new ordinance on petroleum marketing but left the foreign…
  5. Complete the sentence about Pakistan State Oil with the correct year: On 3 June ______, the government set up a state enterprise in Karachi, the Petroleum Storage and Development Corporation.
  6. Complete the sentence about Pakistan State Oil with the correct year: Esso asked the government to buy its refining and marketing interests in Pakistan, and in ______ they were purchased from Esso Eas…
  7. Complete the sentence about Pakistan State Oil with the correct year: In December ______, PNO and Premier Oil were merged into State Oil, and the combined company took the name Pakistan State Oil Comp…
  8. Complete the sentence about Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited with the correct year: PTCL launched its mobile and data services subsidiaries in ______ by the name of Ufone and PakNet respecti…
  9. Complete the sentence about University of the Punjab with the correct year: Founded in ______, it was one of the first universities created by the British government in the Indian subcontinent.
  10. Complete the sentence about University of the Punjab with the correct year: The University of Punjab was given its initial impetus in ______ by Wood's despatch.
  11. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The Institute of Administrative Sciences was created in ______.
  12. Complete the sentence about University of the Punjab with the correct year: On 12 March ______, a resolution was adopted at a public meeting in Lahore to establish University of the Punjab at Lahore.
  13. Complete the sentence about Quaid-i-Azam University with the correct year: The University of Islamabad was established on 22 July ______ by the Government of Pakistan.
  14. Complete the sentence with the correct year: Founded in ______, it is ranked as one of the most prestigious modern universities in Pakistan.
  15. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, Syed Babar Ali recognized the shortage of qualified managers in the country.
  16. Complete the sentence about Lahore University of Management Sciences with the correct year: LUMS is ranked as the top university in Pakistan in the QS University Rankings for the year ______, 111th in…
  17. Complete the sentence about Aga Khan University with the correct year: Starting in ______, the university expanded to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan.
  18. Complete the sentence about Aga Khan University with the correct year: In ______, plans for the construction of the Aga Khan Hospital and Medical College were announced by the Chancellor.
  19. Complete the sentence about Aga Khan University with the correct year: Subsequently, in ______, the contract for the main complex of Aga Khan University Hospital and Medical College was signed in Lond…
  20. Complete the sentence about Aga Khan University with the correct year: The inauguration of Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi followed in ______.
  21. Complete the sentence about Karachi University with the correct year: At the time of establishment of Pakistan as a sovereign state in ______, the means for higher education and research were negligib…
  22. Complete the sentence about Karachi University with the correct year: In ______ it started its teaching and research activities at two faculties: the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science.
  23. Complete the sentence about Government College University, Lahore with the correct year: In ______, Government College was established by the British government in India.
  24. Complete the sentence about Government College University, Lahore with the correct year: In April ______, the college moved to a large Bungalow near Anarkali Bazaar.
  25. Complete the sentence about Government College University, Lahore with the correct year: In ______, its location was again changed to another house called Rahim Khan's Kothi due to rapidly increasing…
  26. Complete the sentence about University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore with the correct year: In ______, it was affiliated with the University of Punjab for the award of bachelor's degrees in el…
  27. Complete the sentence about University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore with the correct year: In ______, it was granted a charter and was named the West Pakistan University of Engineering and Te…
  28. Complete the sentence about University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore with the correct year: In ______, it was officially renamed the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore.
  29. Complete the sentence about Dow University of Health Sciences with the correct year: Sir Hugh Dow laid the foundation stone of Dow Medical College, Karachi, on 10 December ______, at the site of old N…
  30. Complete the sentence about Dow University of Health Sciences with the correct year: Three weeks later, on 31 December ______, the college consisting of forty-five students, including one female Musli…
  31. Complete the sentence about Islamia College, Peshawar with the correct year: In ______, the University of Peshawar was founded as an offshoot of Islamia College Peshawar, with the later being associat…
  32. Complete the sentence about Islamia College, Peshawar with the correct year: The hostel system of Islamia College University, Peshawar exists since ______.
  33. Complete the sentence about Aitchison College with the correct year: On 3 November ______, the Viceroy Earl of Dufferin and Ava laid the foundation stone of the main building.
  34. Complete the sentence about Aitchison College with the correct year: The history of Aitchison College goes back to the Ward's School at Ambala Cantonment which was envisioned in ______ by Captain Tigh…
  35. Complete the sentence about Aitchison College with the correct year: On 13 November ______, a few days after the foundation stone of Chiefs College was laid, the school was renamed Aitchison College.
  36. Complete the sentence about Lahore Museum with the correct year: The foundation stone of the new museum was laid on 3 February ______ by Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, Queen Victoria's grands…
  37. Complete the sentence about Lahore Museum with the correct year: On its completion in ______, the entire museum collection was transferred to present building with its new name as Jubilee Museum.
  38. Complete the sentence about Lahore Museum with the correct year: The museum's collection was shifted in ______ to its present location on The Mall, in Lahore's colonial-era core.
  39. Complete the sentence about National Museum of Pakistan with the correct year: The National Museum of Pakistan was established in Frere Hall in ______, replacing the defunct Victoria Museum.
  40. Complete the sentence about National Museum of Pakistan with the correct year: Frere Hall itself was built in ______ as a tribute to Sir Bartle Frere, a commissioner of Sind during the 19th century.
  41. Complete the sentence about National Museum of Pakistan with the correct year: The museum was shifted to the present premises, located in Burns Garden, in ______.
  42. Complete the sentence about Bulleh Shah with the correct year: Bulleh Shah was born around ______ in Uch, Subah of Multan, in Mughal Punjab into a Sayyid family.
  43. Complete the sentence about Waris Shah with the correct year: A ______ Pakistani film titled Waris Shah featured Inayat Hussain Bhatti in the title role.
  44. Complete the sentence about Hinduism in Pakistan with the correct year: The Vedic civilisation flourished in the ancient Gandhāran city of Takṣaśilā, now Taxila in the Punjab, which was founded around…
  45. Complete the sentence about Christianity in Pakistan with the correct year: In ______, on Saint Thomas' Day at Westminster Abbey, London, Rev.
  46. Complete the sentence about Sikhism in Pakistan with the correct year: According to Khushwant Singh, approximately 2.5 million Sikhs vacated Pakistan after the country's formation in ______.
  47. Complete the sentence about Nankana Sahib with the correct year: In May ______, the provincial government raised the status of Nankana Sahib to a district for promoting development in the area.
  48. Complete the sentence about Mehrgarh with the correct year: The site was discovered in ______ by the French Archaeological Mission in the Indus Basin led by the French archaeologists Jean-François Jar…
  49. Complete the sentence about Mehrgarh with the correct year: In ______, archaeologists studying the remains of nine men from Mehrgarh discovered that the people of this civilization knew proto-dentistr…
  50. Complete the sentence about Rani Kot with the correct year: The site was nominated in ______ by the Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO world heritage status, and has since been on the tentative l…
  51. Complete the sentence about Rani Kot with the correct year: The fort is listed as a historical site under the Antiquities Act, ______ and its subsequent amendments, and has a protected status.
  52. Complete the sentence about Pakistani Americans with the correct year: The passage of the Luce-Celler Act of ______ allowed these immigrants to acquire U.S. citizenship through naturalization.
  53. Complete the sentence about Pakistani Americans with the correct year: In ______, Monroe Township High School, in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, launched the first high school cricket…
  54. Complete the sentence about Pakistani Americans with the correct year: In a study on the ethnic identification of South Asian Americans based on the ______ U.S.
  55. Complete the sentence about Pakistani Canadians with the correct year: By ______, as many as 200 participated in the building of that first community from modern-day Pakistan, which for a time had a s…
  56. Complete the sentence about Pakistani Canadians with the correct year: But most of these immigrants were sojourners rather than settlers, and they either returned to Pakistan in ______ or moved on to…
  57. Complete the sentence about Abdus Salam with the correct year: In ______, Salam moved to Lahore to study at Government College.
  58. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, his mathematics exam results set a new Punjab record.
  59. Complete the sentence about Women in Pakistan with the correct year: Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the ______ census of Pakistan.
  60. Complete the sentence about Women in Pakistan with the correct year: Women in Pakistan have played an important role in Pakistani history and have had the right to vote since ______.
  61. Complete the sentence about Women in Pakistan with the correct year: Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan on 2 December ______.
  62. Complete the sentence about Women in Pakistan with the correct year: Before ______, there was a tendency for Muslim women in Punjab to vote for the Muslim League while their menfolk supported the Unio…
  63. Complete the sentence about Education in Pakistan with the correct year: The Higher Education Commission established in ______ is responsible for all universities and degree awarding institutes.
  64. Complete the sentence about Pakistani passport with the correct year: Prior to ______, Pakistani passports had handwritten bearer details and a passport photo affixed to the cover page.
  65. Complete the sentence about Pakistani passport with the correct year: Since 16 August ______, Pakistani e-passports are accessible from any field office across the country.
  66. Complete the sentence about National Bank of Pakistan with the correct year: In ______, NBP expanded internationally by opening a branch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  67. Complete the sentence about National Bank of Pakistan with the correct year: By ______, the bank had established additional branches in London and Calcutta.
  68. Complete the sentence about National Bank of Pakistan with the correct year: In ______, the Iraqi government nationalised NBP's Baghdad branch.
  69. Complete the sentence about National Bank of Pakistan with the correct year: The outbreak of hostilities between India and Pakistan in ______ led the Indian government to seize the Calcutta branch.
  70. Complete the sentence about National Bank of Pakistan with the correct year: In ______, the Tanzanian government nationalised the Dar es Salaam branch.
  71. Complete the sentence about National Bank of Pakistan with the correct year: In ______, NBP acquired two branches of the Bank of China in Karachi and Chittagong.
  72. Complete the sentence about Pakistan Standards with the correct year: In ______, the Ali Khan administration announced to establish the "Pakistan Standards Institute" to ensure the supply of standard…
  73. Complete the sentence about Pakistan Standards with the correct year: The PSQCA was formed through the passage of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Act, ______ by the Parliament of…
  74. Complete the sentence about Pakistan National Council of the Arts with the correct year: A National Music Festival was held to commemorate the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan in August ______.
  75. Complete the sentence about Pakistan National Council of the Arts with the correct year: In October ______, a photo exhibition from Colombia titled 'Amazing Amazon' was held at PNCA.
  76. Complete the sentence about Pakistan Academy of Letters with the correct year: Since its founding in ______, Pakistan Academy of Letters has remained a government-sponsored institution.
  77. Complete the sentence about Pakistan Telecommunication Authority with the correct year: The Pakistan Telecommunication Ordinance ______, established the primary regulatory framework for the telecommun…
  78. Complete the sentence about Pakistan Telecommunication Authority with the correct year: One 4G license and three 3G licenses were finally auctioned on 23 April ______.
  79. Complete the sentence about Pakistan Telecommunication Authority with the correct year: A separate spectrum auction was held by PTA specifically for the Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan regio…
  80. Complete the sentence about Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with the correct year: The ground stations for satellite navigation were set up by the Commission in Karachi and Lah…
  81. Complete the sentence about Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with the correct year: In ______, the Islamabad Ionospheric Station was established at the Quaid-e-Azam University a…
  82. Which place completes this sentence about Balochi language? In 2002, a conference in ______ was held to help standardize the script that would be used for Balochi.
  83. Which place completes this sentence about Haleem? In India, haleem prepared in ______ during the Ramadan month, is transported all over the world through a special courier service.
  84. Which place completes this sentence about Halwa Puri? Food writer Kunal Vijaykar believes it originated in pre-partition Punjab and was based on the dish pindi chole, which is named for the city of __…
  85. Which place completes this sentence about Abida Parveen? Born and raised in ______ into a Sindhi Sufi family, she was trained by her father, Ustad Ghulam Haider, who was a famous singer and music teac…
  86. Which place completes this sentence about Abida Parveen? Parveen was born in Ali Goharabad, ______, Sindh, Pakistan.
  87. Which place completes this sentence about Rahat Fateh Ali Khan? Rahat was born into a Punjabi family of Qawwals and classical singers in ______, Punjab, Pakistan.
  88. Which place completes this sentence about Islamabad United? The team secured its third title in the 2024 season, overcoming ______ Sultans in a thrilling final.
  89. Which place completes this sentence about Quetta Gladiators? Under the new agreement, the annual franchise fee for ______ Gladiators was set at Rs. 340 million.
  90. Which place completes this sentence about Inzamam-ul-Haq? Following his retirement, he joined the Indian Cricket League, captaining the ______ Heroes in the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 competiti…
  91. Which place completes this sentence about Hashim Khan? Hashim Khan was born in Nawakille, a small village near ______ in modern-day Pakistan, to an ethnic Pashtun family, between 1910 and 1914.
  92. Which place completes this sentence about Islamia College, Peshawar? Initially established as a college, Islamia College ______ awarded higher secondary school certificates.
  93. Which place completes this sentence about Islamia College, Peshawar? In 1950, the University of ______ was founded as an offshoot of Islamia College Peshawar, with the later being associated to the un…
  94. Which place completes this sentence about Bulleh Shah? Born in Uch, ______ Subah, Bulleh Shah belonged to a family of religious scholars.
  95. Which place completes this sentence about Bulleh Shah? Bulleh Shah was born around 1680 in Uch, Subah of ______, in Mughal Punjab into a Sayyid family.

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