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Q1.Gwadar become part of Pakistan in?

Medium
A 1958
B 1959
C 1960
D 1961
Events 1948-1970 PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: A

Gwadar was purchased from Oman and became part of Pakistan in 1958.

Q2.The 1965 Pakistan-India war started on which date?

Easy
A 1 September 1965
B 6 September 1965
C 15 August 1965
D 23 September 1965
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Full-scale war began on 6 September 1965 when India crossed the international border.

Q3.The 1965 war ended with?

Easy
A Simla Agreement
B Tashkent Declaration
C UN partition plan
D Delhi Pact
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The war ended with a UN ceasefire followed by the Tashkent Declaration (January 1966).

Q4.Urdu was declared the national language by Quaid-e-Azam at Dhaka in which year?

Medium
A 1947
B 1948
C 1949
D 1950
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Jinnah declared Urdu the state language during his March 1948 visit to Dhaka.

Q5.Islamabad was declared the capital in which year (decision)?

Hard
A 1958
B 1959
C 1961
D 1965
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The decision to build a new capital was made in 1959; construction began in 1961.

Q6.Pakistan's first census was held in which year?

Medium
A 1948
B 1951
C 1954
D 1961
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The first census of Pakistan was conducted in 1951.

Q7.The first Constitution-breaking Martial Law was imposed on?

Hard
A 7 October 1958
B 27 October 1958
C 8 June 1962
D 25 March 1969
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Iskander Mirza abrogated the constitution and imposed Martial Law on 7 October 1958.

Q8.The Tashkent Declaration was signed in which month/year?

Medium
A January 1966
B June 1966
C January 1965
D December 1966
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Ayub Khan and Shastri signed it on 10 January 1966.

Q9.Abdul Khaliq, "the fastest man of Asia", was a?

Hard
A Boxer
B Sprinter
C Wrestler
D Swimmer
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Subedar Abdul Khaliq won 100m golds at the 1954 and 1958 Asian Games.

Q10.Islamabad replaced which interim capital?

Medium
A Karachi directly
B Rawalpindi
C Lahore
D Murree
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Rawalpindi served as interim capital (1959-67) before Islamabad was ready.

Q11.Pakistan won Olympic hockey gold first in which year?

Medium
A 1948
B 1956
C 1960
D 1968
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Pakistan won its first Olympic hockey gold at Rome 1960, beating India.

Q12.Quaid-e-Azam's only visit to East Pakistan as Governor-General was in?

Medium
A 1947
B 1948
C He never visited
D 1949
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Jinnah visited Dhaka in March 1948, declaring Urdu the state language.

Q13.Ayub Khan's "Decade of Development" celebration was held in?

Hard
A 1965
B 1968
C 1970
D 1962
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The regime celebrated its 10 years in 1968 amid growing unrest.

Q14.Karachi was separated from Sindh as federal capital territory in?

Hard
A 1947
B 1948
C 1951
D 1955
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Karachi was made a centrally administered federal capital area in 1948.

Q15.PTV started transmission in which year?

Medium
A 1962
B 1964
C 1966
D 1968
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Pakistan Television began broadcasts from Lahore on 26 November 1964.

Q16.Quaid-e-Azam inaugurated the State Bank on?

Medium
A 1 July 1948
B 14 August 1948
C 1 January 1948
D 23 March 1948
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: A

SBP was inaugurated on 1 July 1948, one of Quaid's last public appearances.

Q17.The Bengali Language Movement climaxed on which date?

Medium
A 21 February 1952
B 16 December 1971
C 14 August 1948
D 23 March 1956
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Students were killed in Dhaka on 21 February 1952, now International Mother Language Day.

Q18.The first census after independence was held in?

Medium
A 1948
B 1951
C 1955
D 1961
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Pakistan's first census was conducted in 1951.

Q19.The Munir Report (1954) investigated?

Hard
A Economy
B Anti-Ahmadi riots of 1953
C 1965 war
D Language riots
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Justice Munir's report examined the 1953 Lahore anti-Ahmadiyya disturbances.

Q20.Pakistan's famous first Test win at the Oval (England) came in?

Hard
A 1954
B 1956
C 1962
D 1971
Events 1948-1970 PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Fazal Mahmood's bowling gave Pakistan the historic Oval victory in 1954.