CSS Pakistan Affairs MCQs - 2025

The author of "Pakistan: A Modern History" is Ian Talbot.

He is a prominent British historian and a leading expert on the history and politics of South Asia, particularly Pakistan. His work is widely regarded for its balanced and scholarly analysis of Pakistan’s political, social, and economic development.

The book is authored by Pakistan’s former diplomat Aizaz Chaudhry.

Pakistan has a coastline of approximately 1,046–1,058 km along the Arabian Sea.

📖 Explanation:

• Pakistan is located in South Asia and has a coastline along the Arabian Sea.

• The coastline stretches from the Sir Creek area in Sindh (near the Indian border) to Gwadar and Jiwani in Balochistan (near the Iranian border).

• It covers two provinces:

  • Sindh Coastline → ~270 km (including Karachi, Thatta, Badin).

  • Balochistan Coastline → ~770 km (including Gwadar, Ormara, Pasni, Jiwani).

• The coastline is strategically important due to major ports like Karachi Port, Port Qasim, and Gwadar Port.

Pakistan’s Second Five-Year Plan was officially introduced in June 1960 by President Ayub Khan's government and extended through 1965

Geneva Accords were signed to settle the Afghanistan conflict.

When British India was partitioned, Pakistan was formed with two wings: West Pakistan (present-day Pakistan) and East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh).

The total population of the newly created Pakistan was approximately 31.5 million, which included:

• West Pakistan (current Pakistan): ~16.5 million

• East Pakistan (now Bangladesh): ~15 million

In comparison, India’s population in 1947 was about 330 million.

The APTTA was signed in 2010 to facilitate trade.

Tests were conducted on May 28, 1998.

Pakistan has approximately 4.2 million hectares of forest and planted trees, which equates to about 4.8% of its total land area. This figure is relatively low compared to many other countries.

Shaheen-III is capable of reaching 2,750 km.

The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and China was signed on 24 November 2006 in Islamabad.

📖 Explanation:

• The agreement is officially called the China–Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA).

• It was signed during the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to Pakistan.

• The FTA came into effect on 1 July 2007, allowing tariff reductions and duty-free access for many goods between the two countries.

• Later, a Phase-II Protocol was signed in April 2019 (effective 1 January 2020) to further expand trade concessions.

The third Khilafat Conference was held in February 1921 in Karachi.

This conference was part of the larger Khilafat Movement in British India, which aimed to support the Ottoman Caliphate and protest against British imperial policies. The movement also became closely aligned with the Indian independence struggle.

Pakistan joined SEATO in 1954 under U.S. patronage.

The Indus River originates near Lake Mapam (Manasarovar) in the Tibetan Plateau, close to Mount Kailash, which is a sacred region in western Tibet.

The first Governor of East Pakistan was Sir Frederick Bourne, a British administrator, making “None of these” the correct option. Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne was the first Governor of East Bengal, which later became East Pakistan.

According to Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan, a person is qualified to be elected or chosen as a member of the Senate if they are:

• a citizen of Pakistan,

• at least 30 years of age, and

• enrolled as a voter in the area they seek to represent.

Since 2013, Gwadar is operated by a Chinese state-owned company.

The Objective Resolution was moved on March 7, 1949.

A narrow strip of land in Afghanistan separates the two countries.

The Tashkent Agreement was signed between India and Pakistan on January 10, 1966, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to resolve the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965.