Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs – Set 21

Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs – Set 21

1. Who was elected as the new Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on August 28, 2026?

A. Sardar Mukhtar Ahmed Abbasi

B. Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani

C. Raja Farooq Haider

D. Shah Ghulam Qadir

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Correct Answer: B. Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani

2. How many votes did Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani receive in the election for Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir?

A. 28

B. 30

C. 32

D. 34

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Correct Answer: B. 30

3. Which political party does newly elected AJK Prime Minister Syed Iftikhar Ali Gillani belong to?

A. Pakistan Peoples Party

B. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz

C. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

D. Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid

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Correct Answer: B. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz

4. Pakistan and Kuwait signed which agreement on August 27, 2026, to strengthen military cooperation?

A. Kuwait Defence Partnership Agreement 2026

B. Protocol Agreement-2026

C. Gulf Security Agreement 2026

D. Pakistan-Kuwait Strategic Cooperation Treaty

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Correct Answer: B. Protocol Agreement-2026

5. The Pakistan-Kuwait Protocol Agreement-2026 builds upon which earlier defence agreement?

A. Defence Cooperation Agreement-2021

B. Defence Cooperation Agreement-2022

C. Defence Cooperation Agreement-2023

D. Defence Cooperation Agreement-2024

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Correct Answer: C. Defence Cooperation Agreement-2023

6. Under the new Pakistan-Kuwait defence protocol, Pakistan's armed forces will provide assistance in which of the following areas?

A. Training and capacity building

B. Border management

C. Defence cooperation

D. All of the above

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Correct Answer: D. All of the above

7. Pakistan and the United Kingdom agreed on August 27, 2026, to further strengthen cooperation in which area?

A. Counter-terrorism

B. Space exploration

C. Nuclear energy production

D. Agricultural research

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Correct Answer: A. Counter-terrorism

8. Who represented Pakistan in the August 27, 2026 meeting with UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell?

A. Khawaja Muhammad Asif

B. Ishaq Dar

C. Mohsin Naqvi

D. Ahsan Iqbal

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Correct Answer: B. Ishaq Dar

9. Which Pakistani officials were involved in talks in Tehran aimed at de-escalating the conflict involving Iran?

A. Ishaq Dar and Ahsan Iqbal

B. Mohsin Naqvi and Field Marshal Asim Munir

C. Khawaja Asif and Ayaz Sadiq

D. Shehbaz Sharif and Jameel Ahmad

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Correct Answer: B. Mohsin Naqvi and Field Marshal Asim Munir

10. One major issue discussed in Pakistan's diplomatic efforts involving Iran was the reopening of which strategic waterway?

A. Bab el-Mandeb

B. Strait of Malacca

C. Strait of Hormuz

D. Bosporus Strait

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Correct Answer: C. Strait of Hormuz

11. Which company won the tender to conduct Pakistan's feasibility study for strategic petroleum reserves?

A. Wood Mackenzie

B. Shell Pakistan

C. TotalEnergies

D. Pakistan State Oil

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Correct Answer: A. Wood Mackenzie

12. Who chaired the meeting in Islamabad concerning Pakistan's strategic petroleum reserves feasibility study?

A. Muhammad Aurangzeb

B. Ali Pervaiz Malik

C. Ahsan Iqbal

D. Abdul Aleem Khan

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Correct Answer: B. Ali Pervaiz Malik

13. What happened to petrol and high-speed diesel prices in Pakistan with effect from August 28, 2026?

A. Both prices increased sharply

B. Petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged

C. Petrol and high-speed diesel prices were reduced

D. Only petrol price was increased

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Correct Answer: C. Petrol and high-speed diesel prices were reduced

14. By how much did OGRA reduce the price of petrol with effect from August 28, 2026?

A. Rs0.19 per litre

B. Rs0.30 per litre

C. Rs0.50 per litre

D. Rs1.00 per litre

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Correct Answer: C. Rs0.50 per litre

15. How many newborns were reported killed in the fire at the PIMS mother and child health ward in Islamabad?

A. 10

B. 12

C. 14

D. 16

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Correct Answer: C. 14

16. At which hospital in Islamabad did the deadly newborn fire occur on August 26, 2026?

A. Polyclinic Hospital

B. Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

C. Federal Government Hospital

D. Shifa International Hospital

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Correct Answer: B. Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

17. What action did Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif order following the deadly PIMS fire?

A. Closure of all hospitals

B. Suspension of the health secretary and an investigation

C. Removal of the federal cabinet

D. Emergency elections in Islamabad

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Correct Answer: B. Suspension of the health secretary and an investigation

18. What minimum gross salary was the federal government reported to have raised for its civil employees?

A. Rs35,000

B. Rs37,000

C. Rs40,700

D. Rs45,000

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Correct Answer: C. Rs40,700

19. What penalty did the Supreme Court uphold in the Competition Commission of Pakistan case involving PVMA?

A. Rs10 million

B. Rs25 million

C. Rs50 million

D. Rs100 million

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Correct Answer: C. Rs50 million

20. Which three countries are parties to the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement highlighted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on August 28, 2026?

A. Pakistan, Iran and Türkiye

B. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye

C. Pakistan, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

D. Pakistan, Qatar and Türkiye

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Correct Answer: B. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye