Pakistan General Knowledge: 20 Famous Personalities & Facts

Sometimes, the most surprising questions in competitive exams are from the general knowledge category. These can be about famous personalities, national symbols, important days, or cultural facts. This area is broad, but some facts are asked more often than others.

To give you an edge, we’ve put together 20 miscellaneous GK questions that are perfect for quick revision before any exam like NTS,CSS, PMS, KPPSC, PPSC, ETEA, SPSC, BPSC, FPSC.

1. Who is the national poet of Pakistan?

• Faiz Ahmed Faiz
• Ahmed Faraz
• Allama Muhammad Iqbal
• Hafeez Jalandhri

Answer: Allama Muhammad Iqbal

2. Who composed the verses of the National Anthem of Pakistan?

• Allama Iqbal
• Faiz Ahmed Faiz
• Hafeez Jalandhri
• Jagannath Azad

Answer: Hafeez Jalandhri

3. What is the national animal of Pakistan?

• Tiger
• Snow Leopard
• Markhor
• Lion

Answer: Markhor

4. The mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam (Mazar-e-Quaiis located in:

• Lahore
• Islamabad
• Ziarat
• Karachi

Answer: Karachi

5. Who was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Muslim world?

• Fatima Jinnah
• Benazir Bhutto
• Hina Rabbani Khar
• Maleeha Lodhi

Answer: Benazir Bhutto

6. Abdus Salam, the first Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize, won it in which field?

• Chemistry
• Peace
• Physics
• Literature

Answer: Physics (in 1979)

7. The ancient archaeological site "Mohenjo-Daro" is located in which province?

• Punjab
• Balochistan
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Sindh

Answer: Sindh

8. What is the national flower of Pakistan?

• Rose
• Tulip
• Jasmine
• Sunflower

Answer: Jasmine

9. The "Father of Pakistan's Nuclear Program" is considered to be:

• Dr. Abdus Salam
• Dr. Samar Mubarakmand
• Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
• Munir Ahmed Khan

Answer: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan

10. Pakistan Day is celebrated every year on:

• 14th August
• 6th September
• 23rd March
• 25th December

Answer: 23rd March

11. Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize in which year?

• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015

Answer: 2014

12. What is the national game of Pakistan?

• Cricket
• Squash
• Hockey
• Polo

Answer: Hockey

13. The highest military award in Pakistan is:

• Sitara-e-Jurat
• Nishan-e-Haider
• Hilal-e-Jurat
• Tamgha-e-Basalat

Answer: Nishan-e-Haider

14. The "Minar-e-Pakistan" is located in which city?

• Karachi
• Islamabad
• Faisalabad
• Lahore

Answer: Lahore

15. Who is the author of the book "Friends, Not Masters"?

• Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
• Ayub Khan
• Pervez Musharraf
• Liaquat Ali Khan

Answer: Ayub Khan

16. The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore was built by which Mughal Emperor?

• Akbar
• Shah Jahan
• Aurangzeb
• Jahangir

Answer: Aurangzeb

17. What is the national bird of Pakistan?

• Eagle
• Chukar Partridge
• Peacock
• Parrot

Answer: Chukar Partridge

18. Defence Day is observed in Pakistan on:

• 14th August
• 23rd March
• 6th September
• 7th September

Answer: 6th September

19. The first woman to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan is:

• Justice Majida Rizvi
• Justice Khalida Rasheed Khan
• Justice Ayesha A. Malik
• Justice Tahira Safdar

Answer: Justice Ayesha A. Malik

20. The Karakoram Highway connects Pakistan with which country?

• Afghanistan
• Iran
• India
• China

Answer: China