Important Current Affairs

 Current Affairs 

This section covers all the important current affairs questions that are frequently asked in various exams of Pakistan. It includes the most important question that are asked in exams of SPSC,FPSC,PPSC,ICS,NTS,PTS,BTS,STS,IBA. By solving these question you can qualify this section and ultimately you can qualify the exam.  

World water day is observed on____?

A. 22nd june

B. 22nd july

C. 22nd March

D. None of these

Answer C 

Human Rights day is observed every year on_____?

A. 2nd December

B. 10th December

C. 22nd December

D. 25th December

Answer B

The International Day of Peace is observed annually on___?

A. 20 September

B. 21 September

C. 22 September

D. 23 September

Answer B

When is Nelson Mandela Day observed?

A. July 17th

B. July 18th

C. July 19th

D. July 20th

Answer B

International Women's Day is celebrated on which date?

A.    March 07

B.    March 06

C.    March 09

D.    March 08

Answer: Option D

UNO has declared which day as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia?

A.    March 17

B.    March 16

C.    March 14

D.    March 15

Answer: Option D

Iron Beam' laser missile-defence system is developed by which country?

A.    United States

B.    Russia

C.    France

D.    Israel

Answer: Option D

Which country has become the first to give legal rights to individual wild animals?

A.    Ecuador

B.    Peru

C.    Dominican Republic

D.    Colombia

Answer: Option A

Which nation has won the ICC Women's World Cup Final 2022?

A.    New Zealand

B.    India

C.    Australia

D.    Germany

Answer: Option C

UNHRC suspended which country from the Human Rights Council?

A.    Ukraine

B.    Russia

C.    Uzbekistan

D.    Pakistan

Answer: Option B

Which country has become the first country to authorize a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine?

A.    South Korea

B.    Canada

C.    Italy

D.    China

Answer: Option B

Which country has the most nuclear weapons in the world?

A.    United States

B.    Russia

C.    France

D.    China

Answer: Option B

Which is the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

A.    Moscow

B.    Geneva

C.    Vienna

D.    New York

Answer: Option C

Which country has been added to the Grey List of 'Financial Action Task Force'?

A.    Russia

B.    UAE

C.    Belarus

D.    Ukraine

Answer: Option B

Which country has launched a military satellite named "Noor-2"?

A.    India

B.    Iran

C.    Iraq

D.    China

Answer: Option B

Which city has been ranked as the most noise polluted city globally, topped this list?

A.    Jakarta

B.    Beijing

C.    Cairo

D.    Dhaka

Answer: Option D

‘Moskva’, which was seen in the news, is a famous warship of which country?

[A] Ukraine

[B] Russia

[C] China

[D] Germany

Correct Answer: B 

‘Neptune Missile system’, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?

[A] Yemen

[B] Saudi Arabia

[C] Ukraine

[D] UAE

Correct Answer: C [Ukraine]

Which country recently tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones?

[A] USA

[B] Israel

[C] Russia

[D] China

Correct Answer: B [Israel]

Which country’s ambitious Mars mission is  called ‘Hope’?

[A] USA

[B] UAE

[C] Israel

[D] Japan

Correct Answer: B [UAE]

Bilquis Edhi died on ___ in Karachi due to congestive heart failure.

A. 10 April 2022

B. 12 April 2022

C. 13 April 2022

D. 15 April 2022

Correct Answer: D. 15 April 2022

Who is the current Speaker of Pakistan National Assembly?

A. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf

B. Khursheed Shah

C. Asad Qaiser

D. Dost Muhammad Mazari

Correct Answer: A. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf

Who is the current Chief Minister of Punjab?

A. Syed Murad Ali Shah

B. Sardar Usman Buzdar

C. Hamza Shahbaz Sharif

D. Jamal Kamal Khan

Correct Answer: C. Hamza Shahbaz Sharif 

When Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan?

A. April 10, 2022

B. April 11, 2022

C. April 12, 2022

D. None of these

Correct Answer: B. April 11, 2022

Who has been elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, after the no-confidence motion?

[A] Shehbaz Sharif

[B] Shah Mahmood Qureshi

[C] Nawaz Sherif

[D] Asif Ali Zardari

Correct Answer: A [Shehbaz Sharif]

Which country is the world’s largest consumer of Gold?

[A] India

[B] China

[C] USA

[D] Australia

Correct Answer: B [China]

Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?

(A) Nepal

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Afghanistan

(D) Myanmar

 Answer: Option D

Which of the following is the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

(A) New York

(B) Geneva

(C) Madrid

(D) Paris

 Answer: Option B

The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in

(A) Vienna

(B) London

(C) Geneva

(D) Washington

 Answer: Option A

The headquarters of the UNESCO is at

(A) Rome

(B) Geneva

(C) New York

(D) Paris

 Answer: Option D

The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization is in

(A) Washington

(B) Paris

(C) Madrid

(D) Rome

 Answer: Option D

The headquarters of the International Red Cross is situated in

(A) Vienna

(B) Paris

(C) Hague

(D) Geneva

 Answer: Option D

The headquarters of U.N. is located in

(A) Rome

(B) Geneva

(C) New York

(D) Washington D.C.

 Answer: Option C

Which was the first country to withdraw from CENTO?

(A) Iraq

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Turkey

(D) U.K.

 Answer: Option A

Which UN body deals with population problems?

(A) UNFPA

(B) UNDP

(C) UNICEF

(D) UNESCO

 Answer: Option A

The headquarters of UNHCR is located at

(A) New York

(B) Rome

(C) Geneva

(D) London

 Answer: Option C

G-15 is a group of

(A) Developing countries

(B) Non-aligned countries

(C) Developed countries

(D) Companies

 Answer: Option A

Amnesty International has its headquarters at

(A) Berlin

(B) New York

(C) Washington

(D) London

Answer D

 The headquarters of International Labor Organization is at

(A) Paris

(B) New York

(C) Hague

(D) Geneva

 Answer: Option D

Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC?

(A) Kathmandu

(B) New Delhi

(C) Islamabad

(D) Colombo

 Answer: Option A

The headquarter of the International Committee of Red Cross are at

(A) Geneva

(B) Paris

(C) Rome

(D) Stockholm

 Answer: Option A

The term of office of a Judge of the International Court of Justice is

(A) Five years

(B) Six years

(C) Nine years

(D) Ten years

 Answer: Option C

The UNO was founded at

(A) Moscow

(B) London

(C) Paris

(D) San Francisco

Answer D

Which of the following countries is not a member of G-7?

(A) Japan

(B) Russia

(C) France

(D) Italy

Answer B

 SAARC was founded in

(A) New Delhi

(B) Geneva

(C) Dhaka

(D) Thimphu

 Answer: Option C

The headquarter of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries are at

(A) Algiers

(B) Lagos

(C) Kuwait

(D) Vienna

 Answer: Option D

The total number of Judges of the International Court of Justice is

(A) 10

(B) 12

(C) 15

(D) 18

 Answer: Option C

The term of office of the UN Secretary-General is

 

(A) Three years

(B) Four years

(C) Five years

(D) Six years

 Answer: Option C

The International Court of Justice is located at

(A) Geneva

(B) Hague

(C) Amsterdam

(D) Vienna

Answer B

  Headquarters of the World Health Organization is located at

(A) Geneva

(B) Washington DC

(C) New York

(D) Rome

Answer A

Which of the following countries is not a member of a SAARC

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Myanmar

(C) Maldives

(D) Bhutan

 Answer: Option B

The first General Secretary of UNO was

(A) Dag Hammarskjold

(B) U Thant

(C) Trygve Lie

(D) Kurt Waldheim

 Answer: Option C

Where is headquarter of European Union?

A. Vienna

B. Brussels

C. Tirana

D. Yerevan

Answer B

 The headquarters of IMF and World Bank are located at :

[A] Geneva and Montreal

[B] Geneva and Vienna

[C] New York and Geneva

[D] Washington

Answer: Option [D]

The headquarters of OPEC is located at

[A] Vienna

[B] Kuwait City

[C] Algeria

[D] Tehran

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

The Headquarters of International Court of Justice is located in

[A] The Hague (Netherlands)

[B] Geneva (Switzerland)

[C] Paris (France)

[D] New York (USA)

Answer: Option [A]

Which from the following countries is not a member of the European Union?

[A] Lithuania

[B] Finland

[C] Sweden

[D] Norway

Answer: Option [D]

How many permanent members are there in the Security Council?

[A] Three

[B] Four

[C] Five

[D] Six

Answer: Option [C]

The United Nations officially came into existence on

[A] January 1, 1942

[B] October 3, 1944

[C] October 24, 1945

[D] June 26, 1945

Answer: Option [C]

The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for

[A] One year

[B] Two years

[C] Three years

[D] Six months

Answer: Option [B]

Where is the headquarters of INTERPOL?

[A] Geneva

[B] Lyons

[C] London

[D] Paris

Answer: Option [B]

The book “Kitab -ul -Hind” was written by: ____?

A. Al Beruni

B. Maharaja Ranjit Singh

C. Ibn Batuta

D.  Khaliq Zaman

Answer A

Samia Suluhu Hassan, who has been seen in the news, is the first female President of which country?

A. Libya

B. South Africa

C. Tanzania

D. Egypt

Answer: Option C

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, who was seen in the news, is the Prime Minister of which country?

A. Malaysia

B. Sri Lanka

C. Mauritius

D. Maldives

Answer: Option C

China has signed a security pact with which South Pacific nations?

A. Papua New Guinea

B. Nauru

C. Solomon Islands

D. Palau

Answer: Option C

Who is the current Deputy speaker Pakistan National Assembly?

A. Qasim Shah Suri

B. Asad Qaiser

C. Zahid Akram Durrani

D. Chaudry Pervez Ilahi

Correct Answer: C. Zahid Akram Durrani

Who is the current Federal Minister of Climate Change?

A. Sherry Rehman

B. Zartaj Gul

C. Shehryar Afridi

D. Shazia Marri

Correct Answer: A. Sherry Rehman

Who is the current Federal Minister of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety?

A. Sania Nishtar

B. Shazia Marri

C. Ijaz Ahmad Shah

D. Muhammad Farogh

Correct Answer: B. Shazia Marri

Who is the current Federal Minister of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony?

A.Noor-UL-Haq Qadri

B. Mufti Abdul Shakoor

C. Muhammad Faisal Vawda

D. Ali Amin Khan Gandapur

Correct Answer: B. Mufti Abdul Shakoor 

Who is the current Federal Minister for Water Resources?

A. Moonis Elahi

B. Nabeel Shaukat

C. Abdul Qadir Patel

D. Syed Khursheed Shah

Correct Answer: D. Syed Khursheed Shah

Timbuktu is the famous city of which of the following state?

A. Spain

B. Egypt

C. Mali

D. Iraq

Answer C

Which radio station already existed at the time of the creation of Pakistan?

A. Peshawar

B. Karachi

C. Lahore

D. Multan

Answer A

Who is the Current Federal Minister for Housing and Works?

A. Mian Riaz Pirzada

B. Tariq Bashir Cheema

C. Maulana Abdul Wasay

D. Murad Saeed

Answer C

Who is the Current Interior Minister of Pakistan?

A. Rana Sanaullah

B. Shafqat Mahmood

C. Ijaz Ahmed Shah

D. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed

Answer A

Earth Day, celebrated annually on ____?

A. March 22

B. April 22

C. June 22

D. None of these

Answer B

In which year, did the Chernobyl disaster happen?

A. 1985

B. 1986

C. 1987

D. 1988

Answer B

Which Doab is Between Indus River and Jhelum River?

A. Chaj Doab

B. Rachna Doab

C. Bari Doab

D. Sindh Sagar Doab

Answer D

Who is the Current Prime Minister of AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR?

A. Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi

B. Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan

C. Sardar Tanveer Ilyas

D. Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan

Answer C

Who is the Current Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan?

A. Nafees Zakaria

B. Hina Rabbani Khar

C. Shah Mehmood Qureshi

D. None of these

Answer B

Who is the Current Defence Minister of Pakistan?

A. Khurram Dastgir Khan

B. Khawaja Asif

C. Rana Tanveer Hussain

D. Pervez Khattak

Answer B

Who is the Current Federal Minister of Science and Technology?

A. Agha Hassan Baloch

B. Syed Shibli Faraz

C. Fawad Chaudry

D. None of these

Answer A

Who is the Current Finance Minister of Pakistan?

A. Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed Tarin

B. Miftah Ismail

C. Hammad Azhar

D. Abdul hafeez Sheikh

Answer B