Q 01/05

Which city has been the capital of Pakistan since it was built as a planned city in the 1960s?

A) Rawalpindi

B) Lahore

C) Peshawar

D) Islamabad

Answer · why

D) Islamabad

Greek architect Constantinos Doxiadis drew the master plan, dividing the city into eight zones along the Margalla Hills.

Q 02/05

Pakistan gained independence from British rule in which year?

A) 1945

B) 1950

C) 1956

D) 1947

Answer · why

D) 1947

The two dominions of India and Pakistan legally came into being at midnight on 14–15 August. Pakistan became a republic with its first constitution in...

Q 03/05

Muhammad Ali Jinnah is revered in Pakistan by the title Quaid-e-Azam, which means what?

A) Father of the Nation

B) Wise Judge

C) Faithful Servant

D) Great Leader

Answer · why

D) Great Leader

He is also called Baba-e-Qaum, Father of the Nation. He led the Muslim League from 1913 and served as the country's first governor-general until his d...

Q 04/05

K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, stands at what height?

A) 8,167 m

B) 8,586 m

C) 8,848 m

D) 8,611 m

Answer · why

D) 8,611 m

Also called Mount Godwin-Austen, it earned the nickname 'Savage Mountain' and was first climbed by Italians Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni in 1...

Q 05/05

The Indus River rises in which region before flowing through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea?

A) Nepal

B) Afghanistan

C) Kashmir

D) Tibet

Answer · why

D) Tibet

There it is called Sengge Zangbo. The 3,180 km river bends sharply around the Nanga Parbat massif on its way south.