Pakistan General Knowledge MCQs 2017
- Pakistan is officially called the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
- The name Pakistan, Pak (pure) and stan (land) means ‘land of the pure’ in the Persian and Urdu languages.
- Pakistan’s land covers some 796,095 km² (307,374 mi²) about the combined land area of France and the United Kingdom.
- Pakistan shares a land border with Afghanistan, China, India and Iran.
- The population of Pakistan is 193 million people (193,238,868) as of July 2013. This makes Pakistan the 6th most populous country in the world.
- Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan; however as of 2013 it was only the 9th largest city in the country with just over 1 million people.
- The largest city in Pakistan is Karachi which is home to over 13 million people. It is the financial hub of the country and is a major seaport.
- The Indus area which covers the majority of Pakistan was home to some of the oldest known civilizations.
- The Neolithic Mehrgarh people and later the Indus Valley Civilisation lived in the area as long as 9000 years ago.
- Pakistan became independent in from the British Indian Empire in 1947.
- Pakistan was originally made up of East and West areas split either side of India.
- East Pakistan rebelled with a Civil war in 1971, and, with the help of India the area gained independence from the west and become the country of Bangladesh.
- The massive Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges to the North of Pakistan contain 5 of the 14 mountain peaks in the world over 8000 m (26,250 ft) high. Including the world’s second highest mountain, K2 at 8611 m (28,251 ft) and Nanga Parbat at 8126 m (26,660 ft).
- The national language of Pakistan is Urdu, although the official language is English. Other languages spoken include Saraiki, Punjabi, Pushto, Sindhi and Balochi.
- The official currency of Pakistan is the Pakistani rupee.
- Pakistan’s national sport is field hockey. The country has had a lot of success in the sport having won the Olympic gold medal 3 times in 1960, 1968, and 1984, and the Hockey World Cup 4 times in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994.
- Cricket is the most popular sport in Pakistan. The national team won the Cricket World Cup in 1992 and were World Twenty20 champions in 2009.
- The national drink of Pakistan is Sugarcane juice, called “roh” the juice is usually only sold by roadside vendors throughout the country.
Pakistan General Knowledge MCQs 2017