CSS / PMS MCQs with Answers
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Prepare high-level and competitive MCQs specifically designed for CSS and PMS examinations. These questions cover General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Pakistan Affairs, Islamic Studies, Everyday Science, English, and Analytical Reasoning — helping you strengthen your preparation for one of the toughest exams in Pakistan.
1. Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan?
(A) Justice Alvin Robert Cornelius
(B) Justice Abdul Rashid
(C) Justice Sajjad Ali Shah
(D) Justice Muhammad Munir
Answer: (B) Justice Abdul Rashid
2. Which Article of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan deals with Fundamental Rights?
(A) Article 9–28
(B) Article 5–8
(C) Article 29–40
(D) Article 1–4
Answer: (A) Article 9–28
3. Who is the author of the book Wealth of Nations?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) John Locke
(C) Adam Smith
(D) David Ricardo
Answer: (C) Adam Smith
4. The Simla Agreement between India and Pakistan was signed in which year?
(A) 1971
(B) 1972
(C) 1973
(D) 1974
Answer: (B) 1972
5. The capital of the Abbasid Caliphate was:
(A) Damascus
(B) Cairo
(C) Baghdad
(D) Cordoba
Answer: (C) Baghdad
6. Who is regarded as the "Father of Sociology"?
(A) Max Weber
(B) Emile Durkheim
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Auguste Comte
Answer: (D) Auguste Comte
7. The Doctrine of Necessity in Pakistan’s judicial history was first used by:
(A) Justice Sajjad Ali Shah
(B) Justice Munir
(C) Justice Cornelius
(D) Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry
Answer: (B) Justice Munir
8. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 between Pakistan and India with the help of:
(A) IMF
(B) World Bank
(C) United Nations
(D) USA
Answer: (B) World Bank
9. In which Surah of the Holy Quran is Ayat-ul-Kursi mentioned?
(B) Surah Al-Imran
(C) Surah Yaseen
(D) Surah Rahman
Answer: (A) Surah Al-Baqarah
10. Who was the Governor General of Pakistan at the time of the Objectives Resolution 1949?
(A) Ghulam Muhammad
(B) Liaquat Ali Khan
(C) Khawaja Nazimuddin
(D) Quaid-e-Azam
Answer: (C) Khawaja Nazimuddin
11. In Economics, the term "Liquidity Trap" is associated with:
(A) John Maynard Keynes
(B) Milton Friedman
(C) Adam Smith
(D) Alfred Marshall
Answer: (A) John Maynard Keynes
12. Pakistan became a member of the United Nations in:
(A) 1947
(B) 1948
(C) 1949
(D) 1950
Answer: (A) 1947
13. The world’s first computer programmer was:
(A) Charles Babbage
(B) Ada Lovelace
(C) Alan Turing
(D) John von Neumann
Answer: (B) Ada Lovelace
14. Which Mughal Emperor built the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Answer: (C) Shah Jahan
15. The official residence of the Prime Minister of Pakistan is called:
(A) Aiwan-e-Sadr
(B) Prime Minister House
(C) Parliament House
(D) Aiwan-e-Quaid
Answer: (B) Prime Minister House
16. The Second World War ended in:
(A) 1943
(B) 1944
(C) 1945
(D) 1946
Answer: (C) 1945
17. In which year did Pakistan become a nuclear power?
(A) 1996
(B) 1997
(C) 1998
(D) 1999
Answer: (C) 1998
18. Which UN body is responsible for maintaining international peace and security?
(A) General Assembly
(B) Security Council
(C) ECOSOC
(D) ICJ
Answer: (B) Security Council
19. Which desert is the largest in Pakistan?
(A) Thar Desert
(B) Cholistan Desert
(C) Kharan Desert
(D) Thal Desert
Answer: (A) Thar Desert
20. The first country to recognize Pakistan was:
(A) Iran
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Turkey
(D) China
Answer: (A) Iran
21. Who is the author of the famous book The Republic?
(A) Plato
(B) Aristotle
(C) Socrates
(D) Cicero
Answer: (A) Plato
22. In which year did Allama Iqbal present his Allahabad Address?
(A) 1927
(B) 1928
(C) 1930
(D) 1932
Answer: (C) 1930
23. The Nobel Prize for Literature 2021 was awarded to:
(A) Abdulrazak Gurnah
(B) Kazuo Ishiguro
(C) Olga Tokarczuk
(D) Bob Dylan
Answer: (A) Abdulrazak Gurnah
24. Which is the highest civil award in Pakistan?
(A) Nishan-e-Haider
(B) Hilal-e-Imtiaz
(C) Nishan-e-Pakistan
(D) Sitara-e-Shujaat
Answer: (C) Nishan-e-Pakistan
25. The currency of Turkey is called:
(A) Lira
(B) Dinar
(C) Rial
(D) Peso
Answer: (A) Lira
26. The Simla Agreement between Pakistan and India was signed in which year?
(A) 1965
(B) 1971
(C) 1972
(D) 1974
Answer: (C) 1972
27. The headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is located in:
(A) Cairo
(B) Riyadh
(C) Jeddah
(D) Tehran
Answer: (C) Jeddah
28. The term “Iron Curtain” was first used by:
(A) Joseph Stalin
(B) Winston Churchill
(C) Franklin Roosevelt
(D) Harry Truman
Answer: (B) Winston Churchill
29. Which gas is the most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Argon
Answer: (B) Nitrogen
30. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 under the mediation of:
(A) United Nations
(B) World Bank
(C) USA
(D) International Court of Justice
Answer: (B) World Bank
31. The objective resolution was passed on:
(A) 14 August 1947
(B) 23 March 1949
(C) 12 March 1949
(D) 14 August 1956
Answer: (C) 12 March 1949
32. The Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 was awarded to Malala Yousafzai along with:
(A) Kailash Satyarthi
(B) Shirin Ebadi
(C) Nadia Murad
(D) Kofi Annan
Answer: (A) Kailash Satyarthi
33. Montesquieu is best known for the theory of:
(A) Natural Rights
(B) Separation of Powers
(C) Social Contract
(D) Utilitarianism
Answer: (B) Separation of Powers
34. The nuclear test by Pakistan in 1998 was conducted in:
(A) Chagai
(B) Kahuta
(C) Mianwali
(D) Thar Desert
Answer: (A) Chagai
35. The famous book The Republic was written by:
(A) Aristotle
(B) Socrates
(C) Plato
(D) Cicero
Answer: (C) Plato
36. The headquarters of International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in:
(A) New York
(B) The Hague
(C) Geneva
(D) Paris
Answer: (B) The Hague
37. The Cold War primarily refers to the rivalry between:
(A) USA and Japan
(B) USA and USSR
(C) USA and China
(D) USA and Germany
Answer: (B) USA and USSR
38. The first woman Prime Minister of the world was:
(A) Margaret Thatcher
(B) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
(C) Benazir Bhutto
(D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: (B) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
39. The famous “Do or Die” slogan was given by:
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Subhas Chandra Bose
(D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: (A) Mahatma Gandhi
40. The system of checks and balances in government was popularized by:
(A) Montesquieu
(B) Rousseau
(C) Hobbes
(D) Locke
Answer: (A) Montesquieu
41. The capital of the Byzantine Empire was:
(A) Rome
(B) Athens
(C) Constantinople
(D) Alexandria
Answer: (C) Constantinople
42. The currency of South Korea is:
(A) Yen
(B) Won
(C) Yuan
(D) Baht
Answer: (B) Won
43. The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established in:
(A) 1985
(B) 1995
(C) 2000
(D) 1992
Answer: (B) 1995
44. The famous “Battle of Plassey” was fought in:
(A) 1747
(B) 1757
(C) 1761
(D) 1776
Answer: (B) 1757
45. Which organ of the United Nations is primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security?
(A) General Assembly
(B) Security Council
(C) ECOSOC
(D) ICJ
Answer: (B) Security Council
46. The famous book Wealth of Nations was written by:
(A) John Maynard Keynes
(B) Adam Smith
(C) Karl Marx
(D) David Ricardo
Answer: (B) Adam Smith
47. The Balfour Declaration of 1917 was related to:
(A) Establishment of UN
(B) Creation of Israel
(C) End of Ottoman Empire
(D) League of Nations
Answer: (B) Creation of Israel
48. The system of “Ijtihad” in Islam means:
(A) Blind following
(B) Independent reasoning
(C) Worship rituals
(D) Consensus of scholars
Answer: (B) Independent reasoning
49. The famous "Treaty of Versailles" was signed after which war?
49. The famous “Treaty of Versailles” was signed after which war?
(A) World War I
(B) World War II
(C) Cold War
(D) Napoleonic Wars
Answer: (A) World War I
50. The country known as “Land of a Thousand Lakes” is:
(A) Norway
(B) Sweden
(C) Finland
(D) Denmark
Answer: (C) Finland
