Current Pakistani Administration:

President..................................Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister...........................khaqan abbbbbasi null
Chief of Army Staff...........Gen Qamar javed bajwa
Chief of Navel Staff.... ................Admiral zaka ullah
Air Chief Marshal....... ...............M Shoail Amaan
Chairman Senate....... ................Raza Rabbani
Leader of Opposition (NA)......... Syed Khurshid Shah
Leader of Opposition (Senate)..... Aitzaz Ahasan
Governor State Bank................. Ashraf Mahmood Wathra
Attorney General of Pak............. Mr. Ashtar Ausaf Ali
President AJ & K...................... Sardar Masood Khan
Prime Minister AJ & K ................Raja Muhammad Farooq
Haider Khan
SCBAP..................................... Mr. Fazal-e-Haq Abbasi,
Chairman PCB.......................... Shaharyar M. Khan
Chairman WAPDA..................... Syed Raghib Abbas
Chairman NAB......................... Chaudhry Qamaruz
Zaman
Deputy Chairman Senate.......... Moulana Ghafoor Haideri
DG ISI...................................... General Naveed mukhtar
DG Ispr.......... Maj Gen asif ghafoor
UN Representative....................Maleeha loodi
SSP CID Police.......................... Syed Muhammad Ali
Raza
Leader of House In Senate......... Raja Zafarul Haq
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee... Gen. Zubair mehmood
hayat
COMPLETE ACADEMIC QUESTIONS FOR INITIAL
TEST ISLAMIAT, PAK SUTDY,GENERAL KNOLWDGE
 Hazrat Ali established Bait-ul-Maal
 During Ghazwa Bani Nuzair wine was prohibited.
 Hazrat Ibrahim A.S had 13 Children
 The battle of Khandaq is also known an battle of
Ahzab.
 Conquest of Makkah was took place on 20 Ramzan.
 Battle in which prophet not participated is known as
Saria.
 Hazrat Hamza was the first commander of Islamic
Army.
 In Uhd battle Muslim women participated firstly.
 Battle of Mauta was the first non Arab War.
 The nisab by the gold standard is 3 ounces of gold
(87.48 grammes) or its cash equivalent
 The nisab by the silver standard is 21 ounces of silver
(612.36 grammes) or its equivalent.
 Which country is Peninsula? Answer: Saudi
Arabia
 Old name of Makkah was Bakkah
 Old name of Medina was Yasrab
 Hazrat Bilal R.A was the first slave to accept
Islam
 Before Kabah, Prophet S.A.W.W used to pray
towards Masjid Al-Aqsa
 Wuzu k 4 faraiz hain
 Ghushal k 3 faraiz hain
 Israel was the laqab of Hazrat Yaqub.
 Surah e Toba starts without Bismillah.
 A muslim male is coffined in 3 dressed sheets.
 A muslim female is coffined in 5 sheets.
 Jehad became mandatory in 2AH.
 Muzdalifa valley is called Mashaar-ul-Haram.
 Qur'an contains 114 Surah.
 The Nisab of Zakat in gold is 7 Tolas.
 The Nisab of Zakat in Silver is 52 Tolas
 The original name of Imam Bukhari is Muhammad Bin
Ismail
 Qurbani (Holy Slaughtering)is made during Hajj at
Mina
 Jami-i-Quran is taken for Hazrat Usman (RA)
 Pious-Caliphate lasted for about Thirty Years
 Gathering on Arafat during Hajj is made on 9th Zil
Hajjah
 Qur'an contains 7 stages
 Hazrat Zaid bin Sabit (RA) was the write of first Wahi
in Quraish
 Kitab-ul-Assar is compiled by Imam Abu Hanifah (RA)
 AsadUllah was the laqab of Hazrat Ali (RA)
 Hazrat Ismail (AS) father's name was Hazrat Ibrahim
(AS)
 Hazrat Ismail (AS) mother's name was Bibi Hagar
 Fateh Makkah was on 20 Ramadan, 8 Hijri
 70 Hafiz e Quran were shaheed in Jung-e-Yamama
 Imam Shafi took the office of "Religious Judgment" in
the age of 15 years
 Hazrat Shima (RA) was the foster sister of Hazrat
Muhammad (S.A.W.W)
 What is the number of Ramzan in the Islamic
Calender? Answer: 9
 Hazrat Abu Hurairah (RA) compiled first work of
Hadith "Sahifa-e-Sadiqa."
 Hazrat Umar (R.A) advised Abu Bakr (R.A) to compile
the Qur'an
 The Prophet (S.A.W.W) made Hazrat Muaaz bin
Jabal the Governor of Yemen
 Who are the Sahibain? Answer: Abu Yusuf
and Imam Shaibani
 Hajj is not completed unless you go to Arafat
 Kitab-al-Umm is written by Imam Shaf
 The foundation of Bait Ul-Hikmah was laid down
during Abbasid Period
 First Mujadid was Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz.
 Second Mujahid was Hazrat Ahmad Sirhindi
 Sahifa Hammam bin Munabih was found by Dr
Hamidullah
 In which Surat of Quran there is mention of
Zulqarnain? Answer: Alkahaf
 Sahib Us-Ser is the nickname of Hazrat Khuzaifa
(R.A)
 Masjide Khief is located in Minna
 Ghaseel ul Malaika is the title of Hazrat Hanzala (R.A)
 Hazrat Abdullah bin Ariqat (R.A) was appointed as
Usher for Hijrat-e-Madinah
 Law of inheritence was revealed in 4 A.H
 Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed (R.A) was the last
Commander in Chief for Ghazwa-e-Mautah
 Imam Dar ul Hijrat is the title of Imam Malik
 The word Muhammad (SAW) as a name has been
mentioned in Quran only 4 times
 Khateeb-ul-Anbia as a title of Hazrat Shoaib (AS)
 Hazrat Umer (RA) appointed Hazrat Abdullah bin
Masud (R.A) as custodian of Bait-ul-Mal
 The effective Zakat System can ensure the
elimination of Poverty
 Masjid Zu Qiblatain is situated in Madina
 Abdur Rehman bin Khaldun was a Historian, justice,
philospher as well as Politician
 Which Surah of Quran has Bismillah twice?
Answer: Al Namal
 Had -e- Qazaf (False Accusation) is 80 Lashes
 Ada Bin Hatam Thai embraced Islam in 9 Hijri
 Wealth obtained from a mine is liable to Khumus
 Sadaq-e-Eid-ul-fitr has been proclaimed in the
year 2 Hijri
 The seal affixed on important letters by prophet
(SAW) was in the Custody of Hazrat Khuzaifa
(R.A)
 Ameen-ul-Umat is the title of Hazrat Abu-
ubaida bin Al jaraah (RA)
 River Nile was declared as Sayed-ul-Anhar by
Hazrat Umer (R.A)
 Umm-ul-Masakeen was a title given to Hazrat
Zainab Bint e Khuzima (RA)
 Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) gave the key of Bait
Ullah permanently to Hazrat Usman bin Talha
(RA)
 Batha Valley is situated in Makkah
 The longest Surah of the Qur'an is Surah al
Baqarah
 Al-Maeen is a Surah in which there are 100 or
more ayahs
 "Arbaeen" is the book of Hadith in which there
are 40 Ahadith
 Fatwa Qazi Khan is an authentic Fatwa of Fiqh
Hanafi
 "FIDK" garden was bestowed to the Holy
Prophet as Fay
 The tile given to the pioneers of Islam was
Assabiqoon al Awwalun
 The Master of Hazrat Bilal (MABPH) during
embracing Islam was Ummayia bin Khalaf
 Splitting of the moon occurred in Mina
 The Prophet's stamp comprises of these words:
Allah,Rasool,Muhammad
 The heads of Zakat are Eight (8)
 MAUWAZATAIN means two specific Surahs of
Quran
 The Religious of the majority of the Arabs
before Islam was Idolatrous
 Name of the son of Hazarat Yaqoob (A.S)
whose off-springs are the Jews? Answer: Yahooda
 What was the total number of idols which were
fixed around the Kaaba? Answer: 360
 Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was born about
three thousands years, after Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S)
 Hazrat Umer (R.A) embraced Islam in 616 A.D.
 Zou-Shadatian is title of Hazrat Khuzaima bin Sabit
(R.A)
 Palestine is known as the Land of
Prophets
 Recitation of 1st kalima is called Tahleel
 9th Zil-Hajja is also called Waquf-e-Arafat
 Hazrat Umer bin Abdul Aziz (R.A) was the first
man who issued regular order to collect and write
Ahadis
 Hazrat Khalid-bin-Waleed (R.A) belonged to
Banu Makhzoom tribe
 Khalid Bin Waleed was given the title of
Saifullah meaning "Sword of Allah"
 Ziyad ibn al-Sakan R.A died in the feet of Holy
Prophet PBUH
 What is Sahihain? Answer: Sahih Bukhari and
Sahi Muslim
 Jung e Yamama was between the forces of
Hazrat Abu Bakr RA and Musaylimah (Self-
proclaimed prophet)
 Tayammum means dry abulation (wuzu) using
sand or dust
 Makkah was conquered in Ramadan, 8 A.H
 Hazrat Bilal Ibn Raba was the first Muezzin of
Islam
 Hazrat Usman Ghani R.A is called Jame-ul-
Qur'an
 Other names of Qur'an are Al Furqaan, Al
Kitaab, Al Zikr, Al Noor, and Al Huda.
 Istalam is kissing of Hajr Aswad.
 Islam has 2 major sects.
 There are 5 fundaments of Islam.
 2 types of faith.
 5 Articles of faith.
 Tehlil means the recitation of Kalima.
 Deen-e-Hanif is an old name of Islam.
 First institution of Islam is Suffah.
 Haq Mahar in Islam is fixed only 400 misqal.
 Ijma means ageing upon any subject.
 Qayas means reasoning by analogy.
 There are four schools of thought of Islamic Law.
 Janatul Baki is situated in Madina.
 Masjid-e-Hanif is located in Mina.
 JANAT UL MOALA is a graveyard in MECCA.
 Qazaf: false accusation of adultery punishable
with 80 lashes.
 Lyla-tul-Barrah means the Night of Forgiveness.
 Karam-un-Katibin means Illustrious writers.
 Oldest mosque on earth is Kaabatullah.
 1st Kalima=Tayyab, 2nd =Shahadat, 3rd
=Tamjeed, 4th =Tauheed, 5th =Astaghfar, 6th
=Rad-e-Kufar
 Qiblah means anything in front.
 Saabi is one who changes his religion.
 Sidrat-ul-Mantaha means last tree of the
Eternity.
 Jaabi is one who collects Zakat.
 First collection of Ahadith is Sahifah-e-Saadiqa.
 Saying of Prophet are called Wahi Ghair Matlloo.
 In iman-e-Mufassal essential beliefs are 7 in number.
 The most exalted angels are four.
 Greatest angel as per Islam is Jibraeel.
 Each human being is attended permanently by
two angels.
 Barzakh: time period between death and Day of
Judgment.
 Another name of surah Ali-Isra is bani Israel.
 First wife of Holy Prophet S.A.W is Hazrat Khadija
R.A
 Second wife of Holy Prophet S.A.W is Hazrat Sawda
Bint Zam'a R.A
 Third wife of Holy Prophet S.A.W is Hazrat Ayesha
R.A
 Total number of wives of Holy Prophet S.A.W were 12
 Names of Umhat ul Momeneen (R.A):
Hazrat Khadeja R.A
Hazrat Sauda R.A
Hazrat Ayesha R.A
Hazrat Hafsa R.A
Hazrat Zainab Binte Khazeema R.A
Hazrat Salmah R.A
Hazrat Zainab Binte Hajash R.A
Hazrat Umeh Habiba R.A
Hazrat Safiya R.A
Hazrat Memona R.A
Hazrat Maria Kibtiah R.A
Hazrat Javeriah R.A
 Injil or Bible on Hazrat Isa (A.S)
 Zabur on Hazrat Dawood (A.S)
 Torah or Torat on Hazrat Musa (A.S)
 Qur'an on Hazrat Muhammad S.A.W.W
Jung e Badar:
 Leader of Kufar: Abu Jehal
 Date: 2 Hijri on 17th Ramadan
 Total Number of muslims: 313 (246 Ansar and 77
mahajir)
 Total Number of Kuffar: 1000
 Deaths of Kuffar: 70 died and 70 were made
prisoners
 Martyers of Muslims: 14 (6 Ansar and 8 Mahajir)
 Battle Badar Ghazwa is named as Furqan.
 Abu Jahal was killed in Battle of Badr by Maaz
 The first person to be martyred in the Battle of
 Badr was the freed slave of Hazrat Umar : Muhajjah
 Hazrat Abbas was made prisoner of war in Badr.
 Hazrat Ruqia died on the day of the victory of
battle of Badr she was the wife of Usman.
Jung e Uhad:
 Date: 3 Hijri on 5th Shawwal
 Total Number of Muslims: 1000
 Total Number of Kuffar: 3000
 Number of Muslim martyrs in the battle of Uhad:70
 Uhad quraish were laid by Abu Sufwan
 First Ghazwa is Widdan or Abwa in 1 A.H
 624 Battle of Badr.2hij
 625 Battle of Uhad. 3hij
 626 Battle of Rajih.4hij
 627 Battle of Khandaq (Ahzab).5hij
 628, Treaty of Hudaibiya, Hazrat Khalid bin Walid
Accepted Islam, Conquest of Khyber.6hij
 629, Battle of Mutah, Preaching of Islam to various
kings.7hij
 630, Battle of Hunain, Conquest of Makkah.8hij
 631, Battle of Tabuk. 9hij
 632, Hajjat-ul-Wida.10hij
 680, Tragedy of Karballah.61hij
Names of Kutub al-Sittah or Sihah al-Sittah:
 Sahih Bukhari
 Sahih Muslim
 Al-Sunan Al-Sughra
 Sunan Abu Dawood
 Sunan al-Tirmidhi
 Sunan ibn Maja
Ashra Mubashra are those Companions of Prophet
Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H),
who were given Good News in their life that they will
be awarded Heaven.
Name of Ashra Mubashra are
1. Hazrat Abu Bakar (R.A)
2. Hazrat Umer Farooq (R.A)
3. Hazrat Usman (R.A)
4. Hazrat Ali (R.A)
5. Hazrat Talha (R.A)
6. Hazrat Zubair ibn-e-Awam (R.A)
7. hazrat Abu Obaida ibn-al-Jarah (R.A)
8. Hazrat Abdul Rehman ibn-e-Auf (R.A)
9. Hazrat Saad ibn-e-Abi Waqas (R.A)
10. Hazrat Saeed ibn-e-Zaid (R.A)
Arkan-e-Islam:
Kalma, Namaz (Salat), Roza (Sawm), Zakat, Hajj
Holy Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.W had 3 sons
and 4 daughters
Names of sons:
 Hazrat Al-Qasim (mother Hazrat Khadija R.A)
 Hazrat Abdullah (mother Hazrat Khadija R.A)
 Hazrat Ibrahim (mother Hazrat Maria R.A)
All the three sons died in their childhood.
 Hazrat Qasim and Hazrat Abdullah are buried in
Jannat ul Moalla, Mecca
 whereas Hazrat Ibrahim rests in peace at Jannat
ul Baki, Madina tul Munawarah.
Names of daughters:
 Hazrat Zainab R.A, she was his eldest daughter
 Hazrat Ruqayah R.A
 Hazrat Umme Kalsoom R.A
 Hazrat Fatima R.A
PAKISTAN STUDIES:
PKISTAN'S NEIGHBOURS:
 North-East: China
 Border Length: 595km
 East: India
 Border Length: 2912km (Radcliffe Line)
 West: Iran
 Border Length: 909km
 Northwest: Afghanistan
 Border Length(deorind line): 2250km
 SOuth: Arabian Sea
 Coastline: 1046km
 Pakistan won the circket world cup in 1992
 Pakistan won Olympic gold medal in Hockey for
the first time in 1964
 The tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir is in Lahore
 The national flower of Pakistan is Jasmine
 Which military alliance had Pakistan as its
member? Answer: SEATO
 The national animal of Pakistan Markhor
 The national bird of Pakistan is Chakor
 Baluchistan is 43% of total Pakistan
 The Second largest city of Pakistan is Lahore
 Pakistan's Official map was drawn by Mian Mahmood
Alam Suhrawardy (1920-1999)
 The national tree of Pakistan is Deodar
 Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by
Sir Stafford Cripps
 Sui is famous for natural gas
 Muztag pass connects Gilgit-Yarkand (China).
 Khankum Pass connects Chitral-Wakhan
(Afghanistan)
 The Shandur Pass connects Chitral and Gilgit.
 Khyber Pass connects Peshawar-Kabul
 Kulk pass connects Gilgit-China.
 Bolan pass connects Queta-Afghanistan.
 Tochi pass connects Pak:-China.
 Length of Silk Rourte (Korakorum Route) is 965km.
 Length of Durand Line is 2250km
 Afghanistan's Wakhan District is a narrow strip
of land that juts eastwards 350km
between Tajikistan and Pakistan to touch the
Chinese border.
 Nehru Report date: August 1928
 Wavell Plan (Simla COnference): 1945
 Geneva Pact was signed on 14th April, 1988.
 Simla Pact was singed on 3rd July, 1972.
 The Scientific Society established at Ghazipur on 9th
January, 1864 and later shifted to Aligarh when Sir
Syed was transferred to Aligarh.
 Lucknow Pact: December 1916
 Lahore Resolution was presented by Maulvi A.K.
Fazlul Huq in 1940
 Sui gas field was discovered in the late 1952
 Congress was founded upon the authority of British
civil servant Allan Octavian Hume
 Partition was Bengal was in 1905
 Indus Waters Treaty was signed in Karachi on
September 19, 1960
 All Pakistan Muslim League was formed on
December 30th, 1906 in Dhaka
 The headquarters of the All India Muslim League was
established in Lucknow, and Sir Aga Khan was
elected as its first president
 Qaumi Taranah was written by Hafeez Jullundhri in
1952 and was composed by Ahmad G. Chagla in
1949.
 It was officially adopted as Pakistan's national
anthem in August 1954.
 The Radcliffe Line was published on 17 August 1947
 In 1945 who is the viceroy of India? Ans: Archibald
Wavell
 By the Government of India Act 1935, Sindh was
seprated from Bombay
 Power of 1962 ain? Answer: President
 Indus River is the largest river in pakistan (3200km)
 Abdul Qadeer Khan is the creator of Atom Bomb of
Pakistan
 who acts as president in the absence of president?
Answer: The Chairman Of Senate
 Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on
December 25, 1876 in Karachi and died on 11th
September, 1948 (Aged 71) buried in Karachi
 Allama Iqbal was born on 9 November 1877 in Sialkot
and died on 21 April 1938 (aged 60) buried in Lahore
 Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born on 17th October
1817 in Delhi and died on 27 March 1898 (aged 80)
buried in Aligarh
 Liaquat Ali Khan was born on 1 October 1895 in
Karnal, India (now Haryana) and died on 16
October 1951 (aged 56) buried in Karachi
(he was shot in Rawalpindi and has got the title
of Shaheed-e-Millat)
 Fatima Jinnah was born on 30 July 1893 in Karachi
and died on 9 July 1967 (aged 73) buried in Karachi
 Sialkot is famous for sports goods
 Karachi is known as the city of lights
 Lahore is known as the city of gardens
 Karachi is the biggest city of Pakistan
 Faisal Mosque is in Islamabad
 The resort town of Ziarat is famous for its forests of
which type of tree? Answer: Juniper
 "Qissa Khawani Bazaar" is located in Peshawar
 Wazirabad is internationally famous for its fine quality
cutlery products
 Quetta is known as the fruit basket of Pakistan
 Hyderabad is known as the city of perfumes
 Pakistan is located in tropic zone of South
 Tirch Mir is the highest peak of Hindukush range
 Height of K2 is 8611 m
 Height of Nanga Parbat is 8126 m
 Takht-e-Sulaiman is the height peak of Sulaiman
Range
 Jaccobabad is the hottest place in Pakistan
 Ziarat is the coldest place in Pakistan
 Pakistan comes at 34th number in world with respect
to area
 205,444 is the total area of Punjab province in sq km
 140914 is the total area of Sindh in sq. km
 347192 is total area of Balochistan in sq. km
 700 km is the total length of coast line of Pakistan.
 Balochistan has the longest coastline among all
provinces of Pakistan
 Total length of coastline of Sindh is 200 miles
 Karachi is the largest seaport of Pakistan
 Khojab is the longest tunnel in Pakistan
 Jhelum is the origin of Lower Bari Doab canal ,
Chenab is the origin of Upper Bari Doat canal
 4 rivers flow in Sindh
 8 rivers flow in NWFP
 12 rivers flow in Balochistan
 River Bolan flows in Balochistan
 Hub river flows in Sindh
 Tarbela Dam is built on river Indus
 Mangla Dem is built on river Jehlam
 Area of highest rainfall is Murree
 Area of highest snowfall is Skardu
 Total height of Tarbela Dam is 500 ft
 Total length of Terbela Dam is 6000 ft
 Origin of Jinnah Baraj is Sindh and it is located near
Kalabagh
 Thar is the largest desert of Pakistan
 Sindh Sagar is between the rivers of Indus and
Jehlam
 Ganji Bar is located between Ravi and Sutluj
 Chaj Doab is between the rivers Chenab and Jehlam
 Rachna Doab is located between Ravi and Chena
 8 Barrages are made on Indus River
First in Pakistan
 Pakistan opened its first embassy in Iran.
 Egypt was first to open its embassy in Pakistan. (chk)
 First Governor of State Bank was Zahid Hussain
 First Lady governor Rana Liaquat Ali (Sindh) 1973-
1976.
 First Lady federal minister Vikarun Nisa Noor
(Tourism).
 First State to join Pakistan was Bahawul Pur,1954.
 First Captain of cricket team Abdul Hafeez Kardar.
 First Century Nazar Mohammd against India in 1954
in Lucknow.
 First Woman University is located in Rawalpindi.
 First PM of Azad Kashmir=Abdul Hamid Khan.
 First President of AJK=Sardar Ibrahim Khan.
 First chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee was
General Mohd Sahrif.
 First chief of Staff of Armed forces was General Tikka
Khan.
 First Daily Newspaper is Amroz 1947.
 First Lady pilot was Shukriya Khanum.
 First Museum of Pak established in Karachi in 1950.
 First Bank was United Bank (7th August, 1947)
 First Chief Election Commissioner of Pak: Mr. Khan
F.M.Khan (25th March, 1956)
 First Muslim Commander in Chief of Pak was Ayub
Khan.
 First Radio Station established was of
Karachi.
 First T.V station was setup at Lahore on Nov 26,
1964.
 First lady Lady Major General in Pak was Dr. Shahida
Malik.
 First private TV Channel STN launched in 1990.
 First Chairman Senate was Habibullah Khan.
 First constructed barrage of Pak is Sukkur Barrage.
 First Secretary General of Pak was Ch Mohd Ali.
Longest, Shortest, Highest and Smallest in Pakistan
 Agro museum is at Lailpur.
 Badshahi mosque built in 1670 A.D.
 Designataion of GG changed into President on 23rd
March, 1956.
 Largest Hockey stadium is National Hockey Stadium
Lahore.
 Largest railway tunnel is Khojak.
 Smallest dam of Pak Warsak dam.
 Largest fort of Pak Rani Kot.
 Lahore Museum is the biggest in Pak
 Largest Railway station is Lahore.
 Highest Pass is Muztag Pass which connects Gilgit to
Xinkiyang.
 Largest canal is Lloyd Barrage Canal or Sukkur
Barrage or Lance Down Pull built in 1936.
 Shortest river is Ravi.
 Smallest division is Karachi.
 Largest division is Kalat.
 Largest division of Sindh is Therparkar.
 Habib Bank Plaza Karachi has 23 stories (345ft)
 Minar-e-Pak is 196 ft, 8 inches high.
 Pakistan is 34th largest country in the world,6th
population wise.
 Smallest civil award is Tamg-e-Khidmat.
 First census of Indo-Pak 1881.
 Highest dam is Mangla dam.
 Longest tenure as Governor General was Ghulam
Mohammad.
 Longest tenure as President was Ayub Khan.
 Longest period of rule was of Zia.
 Longest tenure as PM was of Liaquat Ali
 Shortest tenure as PM of Ayub Khan (3 days) then
Shujaat Hussain (47 days).
 Shortest tenure as President is of Bhutto.
 Shortest tenure as Governor General is of Quaid.
 Longest tenure as Governor General is of Ghulam
Mohd:
 Largest library is Quaid-e-Azam library.
 Largest University is in Punjab University
 Oldest university is in Punjab University
 The only non-military shaheed to receive
Nishan-e-Haider was Subaidar Lalik Jan he belonged
to NLI.
 Highest peak is K2 (Goodwin Austin 5,611 meters)
 2nd largest glacier of Pak is Batura.
 Largest Island of Pak is Manora.
 Smallest city is Jhelum.
 First Medical College was Nishtar Medical College.
 Largest mountain range is Karakoram.
 First to receive Nishan-e-Hyder was Mohd Sarwar
Shaheed.
 First private airline of Pakistan is Hajvari.
 Pak Second largest city is Lahore.
 Abdur Rasheed was the first chief Justice was the first
chief justice of Pakistan.
 Zafarullah khan was the first foreign minister of
Pakistan.
 Keenjhar is the largest man made lake in Pakistan.
 Manchar Lake is the biggest lake of Pakistan.
 Largest coal mine is in Quetta.
 The highest point of the Khyber Pass is Landhi Kotal.
 Largest airline is PIA.
 Largest airport is Quaid-e-Azam Internationl Airport,
Karachi.
 Largest canal is Lloyd Barrage Canal.
 Largest dam is Terbela.
 Largest desert is Thar.
 Largest district is Khuzdar (Baluchistan).
 Largest industial unit is Pak Steel Mill.
 Largest industry is Textile.
 Largest island is Manora (Karachi)
 Largest Jungle is Changa Manga (Kasur).
 Largest lake (artificial) is Keenjhar.
 Largest lake (natural) is Manchar.
 Largest library is Pujab Public Library, Lahore.
 Largest mine is Salt Mines of Khewra.
 Largest motorway is Lahore-Islamabad.
 Largest museum is National Meseum, Karachi.
 Largest circulated urdu newspaper is Jang, Enghish is
The News.
 Largest nuclear reactor is KANUPP, Karachi.
 Largest oil field is Dhurnal Oil Field.
 Largest park is Ayub National Park, Rawalpindi.
 Largest Radio Station is Islamabad.
 Largest university is Punjab University, Lahore.
 Longest coast is of Baluchistan (771 km)
 Largest railway platform is of Rohri.
 Longest railway track: Karachi to Landi Kotal.
 Longest road: Karachi to Peshawar.
 First TV station in Pakistan started at Lahore.
 Pakistans first radio station was set up at Karachi.
Motto of Pak Armed Forces
 Motto of Pakistan Army: Imaan, Taqwa or Jihad Fi-
Sabilullah
 Motto of Pakistan Navy: Himmat ka alam, mojo pe
qadam, Allah ka karam
 Motto of Pakistan Air Force: Sehra aust kh drya aust
teh-o-bala-o-furma aust
 Motto of Quaid-e-Azam: Unity, Faith, Discipline
(Itihad, Iman, Nazm)
 Motto of Pakistan Rangers: Daim's Sahir'n "Ever
Ready"
Pakistan Awards
 Nishan-e-Haider is the highest military gallantry award
Established 16 March 1957 (applied retrospectively
from 14 August 1947
 First awarded 16 March 1957 Indo-Pakistani
War of 1947, Captain Muhammad Sarwar,
Pakistan Army
 Last awarded 15 July 1999. Kargil War,
Havildar Lalak Jan, Pakistan Army
Total awarded 10
Only ten Nishan-e-Haider medals have been
awarded since Pakistan's independence on 14
August 1947. Nine to members of the Pakistan Army
and one to a member of the Pakistan Air Force.
Below is the list of Nishan-e-Haider recipients.
1) Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed Captain
Date of Martyrdom: 27 July 1948
2) Tufail Mohammad Shaheed Major Date of
Martyrdom: 7 August 1958
3) Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Major Date of
 Martyrdom: 10 September 1965
4) Rashid Minhas Shaheed Pilot Officer Date of
Martyrdom: 20 August 1971
5) Rana Shabbir Sharif Shaheed Major Date of
Martyrdom: 6 December 1971
6) Raja Muhammad Hussain Janjua Shaheed
Sawar Date of Martyrdom: 10 December 1971
7) Muhammad Akram Shaheed Major Date of
Martyrdom: 5 December 1971
8) Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed Lance Naik Date
of Martyrdom: 17 December 1971
9) Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Captain Date of
Martyrdom: 7 July 1999
10) Lalak Jan Shaheed Havildar Date of
Martyrdom: 7 July 1999
On 14 March 1949, the Defence Council of Azad
Jammu and Kashmir adorned Naik Saif Ali Janjua
Shaheed with Hilal-e-Kashmir (posthumous) and on
30 November 1995, the Government of Pakistan
initiated the gazette notification to declare his Hilal-e-
Kashmir equivalent to Nishan-e-Haide
 First prime minister of Pakistan was Liaquat Ali
Khan
 Current prime minister of Pakistan is Shahid Khaqan
Abbasi
 First Governer General of Pakistan was
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
 Last Governer General of Pakistan was Iskander
Mirza
 First Chief Of Army Staff was General Frank
Messervy
 Current Chief Of Army Staff is General Qamar Javead
Bajwa
 Muhammad Ayub Khan was the only Field Marshal in
the history of Pakistan
 Current DG ISPR is Major General Asif Gafoor
 First Chief Of Air Staff was Air Vice Marshal Allan
Perry-Keene
 Current Chief Of Air Staff is Air Chief Marshal
Sohail Aman
 First Chief Of Naval Staff was Rear-Admiral James
Wilfred Jefford
 Current Chief of Naval Staff is Admiral Muhammad
Zakaullah
 First CM of Punjab was Iftikhar Hussain Khan
 Current CM of Punjab is Shahbaz Sharif
 First CM of Sindh was Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah
 Current CM of Sindh is Murad Ali Shah
 First CM of Balochistan was Nawab Ataullah Mengal
 Current CM of Balochistan is Sardar Sanaullah Zuhri
 First CM of KPK was Abdul Qayyum Khan
 Current CM of KPK is Pervaiz Khattak
 Governer of Balochistan is Muhammad Khan
Achakzai
 Governer of Sindh is Ishrat-ul-ibad
 Governer of KPK is Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi
 Governer of Punjab is Malik Muhammad Rafique
Rajwana
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE:
 World War I
Began: 28th July 1914
Ended: 11th November 1918
 World War II
Began: 1st September 1939
Ended: 2nd September 1945
 First battle of Panipat began in 1526
 Second battle of Panipat began in 1556
 Third battle of Panipat began in 1761
 Height of Mount Everest is 8848m (Highest Mountain
in the world)
 Height of K2 is 8611m (2nd Highest Mountain
in the World)
 Height of Tirich Mir is 7708m (Highest
 Mountain of the Hindu Kush Range)
 Thailand is called the land of white elephants
 River Nile is the largest river in the world, length 4258
miles or 6853 km
 Amazon River is the 2nd largest river in the world,
length 4000 miles or 6437 km Flows in Colombia,
Peru and Brazil
 Yangtze is the 3rd largest river in the world and
the longest river in Asia, length 3915 miles or 6300
km Flows in China
 The tallest building of the world is Burj al khalifa.
Oceans (From Largest to Smallest)
 Pacific Ocean
 Atlantic
 Indian Ocean
 Southern Ocean
 Arctic Ocean
CONTINENTS (by size)
 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km)
 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km)
 North America - (24,256,000 sq km)
 South America - (17,819,000 sq km)
 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km)
 Europe - (9,938,000 sq km)
 Australia/Oceania - (7,687,000 sq km)
CONTINENTS (by population)
 Asia - (3,674,000,000)
 Africa - (778,000,000)
 Europe - (732,000,000)
 North America - (483,000,000)
 South America - (342,000,000)
 Australia/Oceania - (31,000,000)
 Antarctica - (0)
CONTINENTS (by the number of countries)
 Africa - (53)
 Europe - (46)
 Asia - (44)
 North America - (23)
 Oceania - (14)
 South America - (12)
Names of seven Asian Countries:
 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, China,
Iran, Malaysia
Names of seven African Countries:
 Zimbabwe, Sudan, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt,
Kenya, Libya
Names of seven European Countries:
 United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany, France,
Austria, Cyprus
Names of seven South American Countries:
 Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia,
Uruguay
Names of seven North American Countries:
 United States, Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti,
Canada, Panama
Names of seven Oceania Countries:
 Australia, New Zealand, Soloman Islands, Fiji,
Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
Top 5 largest deserts by area:
1) Antarctica 14,000,000km2
2) Sahara 9,000,000km2
3) Arabian Desert 2,330,000km2
4) Gobi Desert 1,000,000km2
5) Kalahari Desert 900,000km2
Capitals and Currencies of some important countries:
 (MUST LEARN THEM)
COUNTRY, CAPITAL, CURRENCY
 Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghani
 Argentina, Buenos, Aires Peso
 Australia, Canberra, Australian Dollar
 Austria, Vienna, Euro
 Azerbaijan, Baku, Manat
 Bangladesh, Dhaka, Taka
 Bhutan, Thimpu, Ngultrum
 Brazil, Brasilia, Real
 Canada, Ottawa, Canadian Dollar
 Chile, Santiago, Chilean Peso
 China, Beijing, Yuan
 Croatia, Zagreb, Kuna
 Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus Pound
 Denmark, Copenhagen, Krone
 Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian Pound
 Finland, Helsinki, Euro
 France, Paris, Euro
 Germany, Berlin, Euro
 Greece, Athens, Euro
 Haiti, Port-Au-Prince, Gourde
 Hungary, Budapest, Forint
 India, New Delhi, Indian Rupee
 Iran, Tehran, Rial
 Iraq, Baghdad, Iraqi Dinar
 Indonesia, Jakarta, Rupiah
 Israel, Jerusalem, Shekel
 Italy, Rome, Euro
 Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaican Dollar
 Japan, Tokyo, Yen
 Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya Shilling
 North Korea, Pyongyang, Won
 South Korea, Seoul, Won
 Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwaiti Dinar
 Lebanon, Beiru,t Lebanese Pound
 Libya, Tripoli, Libyan Dinar
 Malaysia, Kuala, Lumpur Ringit
 Malta, Valletta, Maltese Lira
 Mexico, Mexico City, Mexican Peso
 Myanmar (Burma), Rangoon
 Naypyidaw, (administrative) Kyat
 Morocco, Rabat, Dirhim
 Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepalese Rupee
 Netherlands, Amsterdam The Hague
(seat of government), Euro
 New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand Dollar
 Nigeria, Abuja, Naira
 Norway, Oslo Norwegian, Krone
 Oman, Muscat, Omani Rial
 Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistani Rupee
 Philippines, Manila, Peso
 Qatar, Doha, Qatari Rial
 Russia, Moscow, Ruble
  Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Riyal
 Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Dollar
 South Africa, Cape Town, Rand
 Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka Rupee
 Spain, Madrid, Euro
 Syria, Damascus, Syrian Pound
 Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Somoni
 Thailand, Bangkok, Baht
 Turkey, Ankara, Turkish Lira
 Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Manat
 Ukraine, Kyiv, Hryvna
 UAE, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E Dirhim
 UK, London, Pound Sterling
 USA, Washington D.C., Dollar
 Yemen, Sanaa, Rial
 Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwean Dollar

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