• The British annexed Punjab under which treaty (after coastal operations at Karachi)?
    A: Treaty of Amritsar
    B: Treaty of Lahore
    C: None of these

    The Treaty of Lahore followed the First Anglo Sikh War. It imposed harsh terms on the Sikh state. Subsequent conflict led to full annexation after the Second Anglo Sikh War. Karachi operations formed part of the wider campaign.

  • Which Swiss city hosted the League of Nations headquarters?
    A: Canberra
    B: Geneva
    C: Brussels
    D: Hague

    After World War I the League set its secretariat in Geneva. The city’s neutrality and transport links were attractive. Many early international agencies clustered there. The UN later maintained a major Geneva presence.

  • The old capital of the USA (under the Constitution) was
    A: New York
    B: Washington
    C: Alaska
    D: None of these

    Before the federal city on the Potomac the seat rotated among towns. New York served as the first capital in 1789. George Washington took his oath there. The capital then moved to Philadelphia and later to Washington DC.

  • Mahmud Ghaznavi’s early campaigns were directed against the
    A: Shahi
    B: Sindh
    C: Abbasid
    D: None of these

    The Hindu Shahi kingdom in Kabul and Gandhara faced his first drives. These operations secured frontier forts and trade routes. Success opened access to the Punjab. Later raids pressed deeper into North India.

  • The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in
    A: September 1960
    B: October 1960
    C: November 1960
    D: December 1960

    Pakistan and India concluded the treaty in September 1960 with World Bank facilitation. The three eastern rivers were allocated to India. The three western rivers remained for Pakistan under regulated use. It endures as a long running water pact.

  • Who resigned after the Tashkent Agreement?
    A: Ayub Khan
    B: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
    C: Manzoor Qadir
    D: None of these

    The January 1966 accord ended the 1965 war. Soon after Zulfikar Ali Bhutto resigned as Foreign Minister. He criticized the settlement as a political stance. The move launched his independent path toward founding a new party.

  • Khilafat Papers was published by
    A: Shaukat Ali
    B: Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
    C: Allama Iqbal
    D: None of these

    Maulana Muhammad Ali was a principal voice of the Khilafat Movement. He used journalism to mobilize political support. His papers carried strong editorials on Ottoman and Indian issues. Shaukat Ali complemented him as a mass organizer.

  • Chachnama is a work about
    A: Punjab
    B: Sindh
    C: Bengal
    D: None of these

    Chachnama is a Persian account of early Arab conquest in Sindh. It narrates local dynasties and Muhammad bin Qasim’s arrival. The text blends historical reporting with romance. It remains a key source for Sindh’s early medieval past.

  • The total period of the Abbasid Caliphate was
    A: 500 years
    B: 505 years
    C: 509 years
    D: 515 years

    Abbasid rule began in 750 and fell at Baghdad in 1258. A later Cairo line existed without real sovereignty. The Baghdad based tenure thus spans about 509 years. This era saw major advances in learning and administration.

  • Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud came to India on a 17 day state visit in
    A: 1954
    B: 1955
    C: 1956
    D: 1957

    King Saud toured South Asia in 1955. The trip mixed ceremonial events with high level talks. It aimed to reinforce ties with key regional states. The stay in India lasted more than two weeks.

  • Who first linked 14 February with Valentine’s Day celebrations?
    A: Theodore
    B: Geoffrey Chaucer
    C: Pope Leo
    D: None of these

    Geoffrey Chaucer associated Saint Valentine with romantic love in his poetry. Courtly love traditions in late medieval England shaped the theme. Later writers spread it across Europe. Modern celebration grows from that literary root.

  • Who became Prime Minister of Bengal after the 1946 elections?
    A: Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
    B: Khawaja Nazimuddin
    C: Abdul Kasem Fazlul Huq
    D: None of these

    The 1946 provincial polls brought the Muslim League to office in Bengal. Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy took charge as Premier. His short tenure faced communal tensions and coalition issues. He later became Prime Minister of Pakistan.

  • Hazrat Ali (RA) shifted the capital from Madina to
    A: Karbala
    B: Kufa
    C: Makkah
    D: None of these

    During the first civil strife he relocated the seat of government. Kufa provided a strong support base in Iraq. Its central position aided administration and troop movements. From there he directed governance and military operations.

  • The real name of Mughal Emperor Jahangir was
    A: Farid
    B: Khurram
    C: Saleem
    D: Iqbal

    On accession he adopted the regnal title “Jahangir.” His birth name was Nūr ud Dīn Muhammad Salim. He was Akbar’s son and Shah Jahan’s father. “Jahangir” literally means “Seizer of the World.”

  • The battle fought between the Ottomans and Safavids was
    A: Battle of Kosovo
    B: Battle of Chaldiran
    C: Battle of Montiel
    D: None of these

    The Battle of Chaldiran took place in 1514. Selim I’s Ottomans used field artillery and firearms decisively. Shah Ismail’s Safavid army suffered heavy losses. The outcome fixed a lasting frontier in eastern Anatolia.

  • In which Mughal emperor’s era did Ahmad Shah Abdali face his first defeat?
    A: Bahadur Shah I
    B: Bahadur Shah II
    C: Wali Shah
    D: Ahmad Shah Bahadur

    The mid eighteenth century witnessed the weak reign of Ahmad Shah Bahadur. Maratha power was rapidly rising in North India at this time. Abdali’s campaigns met serious reverses in this phase. Hence his first clear defeat is tied to Ahmad Shah Bahadur’s era.

  • Zia ul Haq became President of Pakistan in
    A: 1977
    B: 1978
    C: 1981
    D: 1985

    After the July 1977 coup he first served as Chief Martial Law Administrator. The presidency shifted to him the following year. He formally assumed the office in 1978. His military rule then continued through the late 1980s.

  • According to the Objectives Resolution sovereignty over the Universe belongs to
    A: Allah Almighty
    B: Government of Pakistan
    C: People of Pakistan
    D: None of these

    The Resolution vests sovereignty in Allah; with authority exercised by the people within His limits. It frames moral boundaries for legislation. The text anchors constitutional identity.

  • Which princely state’s Maharaja sought accession to Pakistan?
    A: Hyderabad
    B: Junagarh
    C: Jodhpur
    D: None of these

    Junagarh’s Muslim ruler opted for Pakistan despite a Hindu-majority population. India intervened; a subsequent plebiscite favored India. The episode added to early accession controversies.