Pakistan National Affairs
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Q101.Veteran Pashtun politician and PkMAP leader Usman Khan Kakar passed away on June 21, 2021. He was a former?
Correct Answer: A
Usman Khan Kakar served as a Senator representing Balochistan for PkMAP from 2015 to 2021.
Q102.What is the name of the new private airline approved by the federal cabinet in 2021 to boost domestic tourism in northern areas?
Correct Answer: A
North Air received a Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration (TPRI) license to operate flights to Gilgit, Skardu, and Chitral.
Q103.Which of the following court unfreezed PIA assets in Reko Diq award case?
Correct Answer: A
The BVI High Court recalled its order freezing PIA assets (including hotels in Paris and New York) after Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) dispute proceedings.
Q104.The current Chief Justice of Azad Jammu & Kashmir High Court is?
Correct Answer: C
Justice Sadaqat Hussain Raja was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the High Court of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
Q105.Which High Court suspended the assembly membership of two MPAs over rising dog bite incidents in their constituencies?
Correct Answer: D
The Sukkur Bench of Sindh High Court suspended MPAs Faryal Talpur and Malik Asad Sikandar due to failure to curb stray dog attacks.
Q106.Mirza Muhammad Afridi was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan. He belongs to which merged tribal district?
Correct Answer: B
Mirza Muhammad Afridi from Khyber District (KP) was elected Deputy Chairman of Senate on March 12, 2021.
Q107.Elections for the Senate Chairman and Deputy Chairman were held on___________?
Correct Answer: A
Sadiq Sanjrani and Mirza Muhammad Afridi were elected Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Senate respectively on March 12, 2021.
Q108.Imran Khan became the _________ Prime Minister in Pakistan's history to seek a voluntary vote of confidence from the National Assembly:
Correct Answer: B
Imran Khan was the 2nd PM (after Nawaz Sharif in 1993) to seek a voluntary vote of confidence under Article 91(7) on March 6, 2021.
Q109.Who defeated Federal Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in the Islamabad Senate election on March 3, 2021?
Correct Answer: C
PDM candidate and former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani secured 169 votes against Hafeez Shaikh's 164 votes in a major political upset.
Q110.How many Senate seats from Punjab Assembly were elected unopposed in the Senate Election 2021?
Correct Answer: A
All 11 candidates (7 general, 2 women, 2 technocrat) from Punjab Assembly were elected unopposed following cross-party consensus.
Q111.On 1st March 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that Senate elections must be held under which Article of the Constitution?
Correct Answer: B
A 5-judge CJP-led bench ruled in a Presidential Reference that Senate elections are held under Article 226 via secret ballot.
Q112.Who served as Chairman of the FATF Executive Coordination Committee in the PTI government?
Correct Answer: A
Federal Minister Hammad Azhar led the high-level FATF Coordination Committee overseeing implementation of the 27-point Action Plan.
Q113.Pakistan Railways announced the resumption of the ITT container freight train service linking:
Correct Answer: A
The ITT (ECO) rail corridor covers 6,500 km connecting Pakistan, Iran, and Turkey for direct freight transit.
Q114.When did the National Assembly pass the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill prohibiting corporal punishment in Islamabad?
Correct Answer: C
The National Assembly passed the Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Bill 2021, banning all physical punishment of children in educational institutions in ICT.
Q115.Senate Elections in Pakistan in 2021 were held on?
Correct Answer: C
Senate elections for 48 seats were conducted across national and provincial assemblies on March 3, 2021.
Q116.What is the name of Pakistan's first national impact investment platform launched on Feb 9, 2021?
Correct Answer: A
Ministry of IT & Telecom launched PakImpactInvest to foster social entrepreneurship and tech start-up funding.
Q117.Famous Pakistani high-altitude climber Ali Sadpara went missing while attempting a historic winter summit of K2 on?
Correct Answer: C
Ali Sadpara, John Snorri (Iceland), and Juan Pablo Mohr (Chile) disappeared during their K2 winter ascent; declared dead on Feb 18.
Q118.Bilquis Bano Edhi was named 'Person of the Decade' alongside Prof. Yanghee Lee by which international web organization?
Correct Answer: A
Impact Hallmarks selected Bilquis Edhi for her humanitarian work over the 2010-2020 decade.
Q119.According to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2020, Pakistan's rank slipped to?
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan ranked 124th out of 180 countries in CPI 2020 with a score of 31/100.
Q120.Which Provincial Assembly become the first legislative assembly to have approved a resolution in the favor of cryptocurrencies in Pakistan?
Correct Answer: C
On December 2, 2020, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed a resolution advocating for cryptocurrency and crypto-mining legalization.