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Q1.East Pakistan separated from Pakistan in which year?

Easy
A 1970
B 1971
C 1972
D 1973
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

East Pakistan became Bangladesh on 16 December 1971.

Q2.The Simla Agreement was signed in which year?

Medium
A 1971
B 1972
C 1973
D 1974
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Simla Agreement between Bhutto and Indira Gandhi was signed on 2 July 1972.

Q3.The Fall of Dhaka occurred on?

Easy
A 14 December 1971
B 16 December 1971
C 20 December 1971
D 3 December 1971
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Dhaka fell on 16 December 1971, leading to the creation of Bangladesh.

Q4.Bhutto launched nuclear program meeting at Multan in which year?

Hard
A 1971
B 1972
C 1974
D 1976
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Bhutto convened the famous Multan meeting of scientists in January 1972.

Q5.India conducted its first nuclear test (Smiling Buddha) in?

Medium
A 1971
B 1974
C 1976
D 1980
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

India tested at Pokhran in May 1974, accelerating Pakistan's program.

Q6.Ojhri Camp disaster occurred in which year?

Hard
A 1985
B 1988
C 1990
D 1992
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Ojhri Camp ammunition depot explosion hit Rawalpindi-Islamabad on 10 April 1988.

Q7.Nationalization of industries was carried out by?

Medium
A Ayub Khan
B Bhutto
C Zia
D Nawaz Sharif
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Bhutto nationalized major industries, banks and insurance (1972-74).

Q8.The Ahmadis were declared non-Muslims in which year?

Medium
A 1953
B 1974
C 1977
D 1984
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Second Constitutional Amendment (September 1974) declared Ahmadis non-Muslim.

Q9.The steel mill agreement with USSR was signed in which decade?

Hard
A 1960s
B 1970s
C 1980s
D 1950s
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Pakistan Steel Mills agreement with the USSR was signed in the early 1970s (commissioned 1985).

Q10.Operation Searchlight in East Pakistan began on?

Medium
A 25 March 1971
B 16 December 1971
C 3 December 1971
D 1 March 1971
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The military operation in Dhaka began on the night of 25 March 1971.

Q11.The 1973 oil embargo benefited Pakistan mainly through?

Hard
A Cheap oil
B Remittances from Gulf employment boom
C Exports
D Aid
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Gulf boom created massive employment, making remittances a pillar of the economy.

Q12.The Islamic Summit Minar in Lahore commemorates?

Hard
A 1940 Resolution
B 1974 OIC Summit
C 1965 war
D Independence
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The minar at Charing Cross commemorates the 1974 Lahore Islamic Summit.

Q13.The Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP) started operations in?

Hard
A 1965
B 1972
C 1975
D 1980
Events 1971-1990 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

KANUPP began commercial operation in 1972.

Q14.The fall of Dhaka and independence of Bangladesh was occurred on?

Easy
A 14Dec 1971
B 15Dec 1971
C 16Dec 1971
D 17Dec 1971
Events 1971-1990 PPSC 2026

Correct Answer: C

Bangladesh gained independence on 16 December 1971 after the fall of Dhaka.

Q15.In which year did the Ojhri Camp disaster occur?

Easy
A 1988
B 1990
C 1992
D None of these
Events 1971-1990 PPSC 2021

Correct Answer: A

The Ojhri Camp incident occurred in 1988.