Pakistan Economy

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Q1.Which Pakistani port is a key hub of the CPEC project?

Easy
A Karachi Port
B Port Qasim
C Gwadar Port
D Pasni Port
CPEC Economy PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Gwadar Port in Balochistan is the key strategic hub of CPEC.

Q2.CPEC stands for?

Easy
A China Pakistan Economic Corridor
B China Pakistan Export Council
C China Pakistan Energy Cooperation
D Central Pakistan Economic Council
CPEC Economy FPSC

Correct Answer: A

CPEC stands for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Q3.CPEC is a key part of which larger Chinese initiative?

Medium
A Belt and Road Initiative
B Silk Road Fund
C Asian Infrastructure Bank Plan
D One China Policy
CPEC Economy CSS

Correct Answer: A

CPEC is a flagship project under China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Q4.Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under CPEC are primarily intended to promote?

Medium
A Tourism only
B Industrialization and investment
C Military cooperation
D Educational exchange
CPEC Economy CSS

Correct Answer: B

SEZs under CPEC aim to promote industrialization and attract investment.

Q5.Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the Matiari-to-Lahore CPEC transmission line of what voltage capacity on Sept 30, 2021?

Easy
A 500 kV
B 600 kV HVDC
C 800 kV
D None of these
CPEC Economy PPSC 2021

Correct Answer: B

The 878km 600kV High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Matiari-Lahore transmission line was built under CPEC with 4,000 MW capacity.

Q6.Who was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) for CPEC in August 2021 following Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa's resignation?

Easy
A A. Asim Saleem Bajwa
B B. Khalid Mansoor
C C. Nadeem Raza
D D. Shah Farman
CPEC Economy PPSC 2021

Correct Answer: B

Khalid Mansoor was appointed as SAPM on CPEC Affairs in August 2021 to oversee CPEC infrastructure and energy projects.

Q7.World Bank approved a loan of $406 million for Pakistan for the construction of which Economic Corridor in December 2019?

Easy
A A. CPEC Corridor
B B. Khyber Pass Economic Corridor
C C. Indus Highway Corridor
D D. None of these
CPEC Economy PPSC 2019

Correct Answer: B

The World Bank approved $406 million in December 2019 to construct the Khyber Pass Economic Corridor (KPEC) connecting Peshawar to Torkham.

Q8.China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) starts at__________?

Easy
A Beijing
B Shanghai
C Kashgar
D Xinjiang
CPEC Economy PPSC

Correct Answer: C

CPEC connects Kashgar in Xinjiang, China to Gwadar Port in Balochistan, Pakistan.

Q9.How many Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are approved under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework?

Easy
A 6
B 8
C 9
D 12
CPEC Economy PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Under CPEC, 9 Special Economic Zones were prioritized across Pakistan, including Rashakai (KP), Allama Iqbal Industrial City (Faisalabad), and Dhabeji (Sindh).

Q10.The 102 MW Gulpur Hydropower Project, constructed under CPEC / IPP framework, is located on the Poonch River in which district of Azad Kashmir?

Easy
A Jhelum
B Kotli
C Mirpur
D Muzaffarabad
CPEC Economy PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Gulpur Hydropower Plant is a 102 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation facility located on the Poonch River in Kotli District, AJK.