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From which political party did Subhas Chandra Bose resign?
- A) Muslim League
- B) Awami League
- C) Indian National Congress
- D) Hindu Mahasabha
What did the Pakistan People's Party flag colors (black, green, red) represent?
- A) Power, nationalism, sacrifice
- B) Sorrow, progress, bloodshed
- C) Islam, unity, peace
- D) Unity, faith, discipline
Which house of the Parliament of Pakistan is elected based on population?
- A) Local Government
- B) Senate
- C) Both National Assembly and Senate
- D) National Assembly
Which institutions did Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto nationalize under his economic reforms?
- A) Media and press
- B) Health and transport
- C) Military and judiciary
- D) Education and banks
According to the 1973 Constitution, on what basis is the relationship between the federal government and the provinces of Pakistan defined?
- A) Unitary system
- B) Centralized system
- C) Confederal system
- D) Federal system
Who intervened in the civil war in East Pakistan?
- A) India
- B) United Nations
- C) China
- D) United States
Which political leader of Bengal presented the idea of a greater Bengal?
- A) Muhammad Ali Bogra
- B) Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
- C) Subhash Chandra Bose
- D) Mujibur Rahman
Which Bengali poet is most admired by the people of Bengal?
- A) Rabindranath Tagore
- B) Jasimuddin
- C) Allama Iqbal
- D) Kazi Nazrul Islam
Which party won the majority in East Pakistan in the 1970 elections?
- A) Pakistan Peoples Party
- B) Awami League
- C) National Awami Party
- D) Muslim League
What was the main outcome of the civil war between East and West Pakistan?
- A) Unity of Pakistan
- B) A military dictatorship
- C) The creation of Bangladesh
- D) Economic prosperity
What did Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto mean by modernization in contrast to westernization?
- A) Following the political system of the USSR
- B) Adopting European culture fully
- C) Ignoring traditional values
- D) Creating change and progress in society
The concept of federalism in Pakistan was influenced by which act?
- A) Indian Independence Act 1947
- B) Rowlatt Act 1919
- C) The Government of India Act 1919
- D) Government of India Act 1935
“If countries like Iran and Egypt can introduce free education and medical care, why should a great Islamic country like Pakistan not be able to do that?” Believing in possibility of bringing change. Who is associated with the above said statement?
- A) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
- B) General Zia ul Haq
- C) General Yahya Khan
- D) General Ayub Khan
What title did Shahnawaz, Bhutto's father, earn from the British government?
- A) Knight
- B) Duke
- C) Sir
- D) Lord
Why did Zia ul Haq believe Pakistan was not ready for democracy?
- A) Pakistan had low literacy and modernization
- B) Pakistan was economically weak
- C) Pakistan was under foreign pressure
- D) Pakistan had too many political parties
Which culture spread in Pakistan as a consequence of Afghan refugees?
- A) Industrialization
- B) Kalashnikov and drug culture
- C) Cinema culture
- D) Cooperative farming
Which was the first republic of Pakistan?
- A) 1956
- B) 1962
- C) 1972
- D) 1973
In which year did language controversary start in Pakistan?
- A) 1n 1951
- B) 1n 1952
- C) 1n 1950
- D) 1n 1953
How many houses does the Pakistani Parliament consist of under the 1973 Constitution?
- A) Two
- B) One
- C) Three
- D) Four
Which principle did Bhutto incorporate in his land reforms?
- A) Anarchism
- B) Capitalism
- C) Feudalism
- D) Socialism