PE‎RA Exam; Key Personalities, Historical Places & Partition Era Insights

Who is known as the “Architect of Two Nation Theory”? — Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Who founded Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (later Aligarh University)? — Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Who presented the Allahabad Address in 1930? — Allama Muhammad Iqbal
The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was born in which city? — Karachi
Who founded the “Pakistan Movement” term in 1933? — Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
Who gave the slogan “Pakistan ka matlab kya, La ilaha illallah”? — Asghar Sodai
The “Lucknow Pact” was signed in which year? — 1916
Who was called “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity”? — Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Who was the founder of the All India Muslim League? — Nawab Salimullah Khan of Dhaka
Who is called the “Father of Urdu Language Reform Movement”? — Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
The famous “Simla Deputation” met Lord Minto in which year? — 1906
Who was the first President of All India Muslim League? — Aga Khan III
Who was the first General Secretary of Muslim League? — Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress? — Badruddin Tyabji
Who is known as the “Poet of the East”? — Allama Iqbal
In which year was the Lahore Resolution passed? — 1940
Where was the Lahore Resolution passed? — Minto Park, Lahore
Who is known as the “Lion of Punjab”? — Lala Lajpat Rai
Bhagat Singh was executed in which year? — 1931
Who was the Sikh ruler of Punjab before British annexation? — Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Waris Shah, the author of Heer Ranjha, belonged to which region? — Punjab
Who is called “Hakeem-ul-Ummat”? — Allama Iqbal
“Pakistan Resolution” was moved by whom? — Fazl-ul-Haq of Bengal
Who was the editor of “Comrade” newspaper? — Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
Who was the founder of Jamia Millia Islamia? — Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
Who was the founder of Khilafat Movement? — Ali Brothers (Muhammad Ali & Shaukat Ali)
Who was the first Muslim who became President of Congress after 1900? — Maulana Azad
Who was the writer of “Tarikh-e-Firoz Shahi”? — Ziauddin Barani
Who led the Indian National Army (INA)? — Subhas Chandra Bose
Who was the first Muslim woman freedom fighter of subcontinent? — Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz
Which place is known as the “cradle of Gandhara Civilization”? — Taxila
Who founded the city of Lahore according to legends? — Lava, son of Ram
Who was the last Mughal emperor exiled by British? — Bahadur Shah Zafar II
Who is called the “Spiritual Father of Pakistan”? — Allama Iqbal
Who was called “Sher-e-Bengal”? — A.K. Fazlul Haq
In which year did Quaid-e-Azam join Muslim League? — 1913
Where was the first session of All India Muslim League held? — Dhaka (1906)
Who was the Viceroy of India when Lahore Resolution was passed? — Lord Linlithgow
Who was the President of Muslim League at the time of Lahore Resolution? — Quaid-e-Azam
Where was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan buried? — Aligarh
Who was the founder of “Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam” in Punjab? — Khalifa Hameed-ud-Din
Who wrote “Pakistan and Muslim India”? — Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
Who is the author of “Bang-e-Dara”? — Allama Iqbal
Who was the first Muslim member of Viceroy’s Executive Council? — Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
Who led the Khilafat Delegation to London in 1920? — Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
Who was the last Sikh Governor of Lahore? — Raja Dhian Singh
The Battle of Plassey (1757) marked the beginning of British rule in which region? — Bengal
Who founded the “Muslim Town” locality in Lahore? — Mian Shah Din
Who was the founder of Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband? — Maulana Qasim Nanotvi
Who was the famous Punjabi Sufi poet known as “Baba Bulleh Shah”? — Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri

Who was the first Governor General of Pakistan? — Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan? — Liaquat Ali Khan
Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in which year? — 1951
Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in which city? — Rawalpindi
Who became the first woman federal minister of Pakistan? — Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan
Who was the first President of Pakistan? — Major General Iskander Mirza
Who dismissed the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan? — Ghulam Muhammad
Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan? — Justice Sir Abdul Rashid
Who was the first Finance Minister of Pakistan? — Ghulam Muhammad
Who was the first Pakistani to address the UN General Assembly? — Sir Zafarullah Khan
The first Constitution of Pakistan was passed in which year? — 1956
Who was the first Prime Minister under the 1956 Constitution? — Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Who imposed the first Martial Law in Pakistan? — General Ayub Khan
Who became the first Martial Law Administrator? — General Ayub Khan
Who was the first elected President of Pakistan? — General Ayub Khan
Who gave the concept of “Basic Democracies”? — Ayub Khan
Pakistan’s second Constitution was promulgated in which year? — 1962
Who was the author of Pakistan’s 1962 Constitution? — Ayub Khan’s regime (Dr. Manzur Qadir contributed)
Who signed the Tashkent Agreement (1966)? — Ayub Khan and Lal Bahadur Shastri
Who founded Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1967? — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Who was the first Bengali Prime Minister of Pakistan? — Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
Who was the founder of Awami League? — Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
Who was the leader of Awami League during 1970 elections? — Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
In which year did East Pakistan become Bangladesh? — 1971
Who was the President of Pakistan during 1971 War? — General Yahya Khan
Who was the PM of India during 1971 war? — Indira Gandhi
Who was the last Governor of East Pakistan? — Abdul Motaleb Malik
Dhaka fell on which date? — 16 December 1971
Who became the first Prime Minister after 1971 war? — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Who became the first civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator? — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
The 1973 Constitution was passed during whose government? — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Who was the first elected Prime Minister under 1973 Constitution? — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan? — Benazir Bhutto
Which Pakistani leader started Pakistan’s nuclear program? — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Who inaugurated Pakistan Steel Mills? — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Who founded the organization “SCO” as Foreign Minister? — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1972 Shanghai meeting roots)
Where was the Islamic Summit Conference (1974) held? — Lahore
Which Pakistani scientist is called the “Father of Nuclear Program”? — Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
Dr. Abdus Salam won Nobel Prize in which field? — Physics (1979)
Dr. Abdus Salam belonged to which district of Punjab? — Jhang
Who imposed Martial Law in 1977? — General Zia-ul-Haq
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was executed in which year? — 1979
Who introduced Hudood Ordinances? — General Zia-ul-Haq
Who introduced Majlis-e-Shoora system? — General Zia-ul-Haq
Zia-ul-Haq died in a plane crash in which year? — 1988
Zia-ul-Haq’s plane crash occurred near which city? — Bahawalpur
Which American ambassador also died with Zia? — Arnold Raphel
During whose regime did Afghan Jihad against USSR start? — General Zia-ul-Haq
Who was Pakistan’s Army Chief during Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979)? — General Zia-ul-Haq
Who became Caretaker President after Zia’s death? — Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Who became PM of Pakistan after Zia’s death? — Benazir Bhutto
Who was the first woman PM in the Muslim World? — Benazir Bhutto
Who was the President when Benazir Bhutto took oath in 1988? — Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Who succeeded Benazir Bhutto as PM in 1990? — Nawaz Sharif
Who introduced Yellow Cab Scheme? — Nawaz Sharif
Who launched Motorway project (M-2)? — Nawaz Sharif
Who was PM during Pakistan’s nuclear tests in 1998? — Nawaz Sharif
Where did Pakistan conduct nuclear tests in 1998? — Chagai, Balochistan
How many nuclear tests did Pakistan conduct on 28 May 1998? — Five
Who was the Army Chief during Kargil War (1999)? — General Pervez Musharraf
Who overthrew Nawaz Sharif in 1999? — General Pervez Musharraf
Musharraf imposed Martial Law on which date? — 12 October 1999
Who was the PM during Musharraf’s initial years? — Shaukat Aziz
Which Pakistani PM survived an assassination attempt in 2004? — Shaukat Aziz
Lal Masjid operation was conducted in which year? — 2007
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in which year? — 2007
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in which city? — Rawalpindi (Liaquat Bagh)
Who became President of Pakistan after Musharraf resigned in 2008? — Asif Ali Zardari
Who was the first woman Speaker of National Assembly? — Dr. Fehmida Mirza
Who was the first female Foreign Minister of Pakistan? — Hina Rabbani Khar
Who was the President of Pakistan from 2008–2013? — Asif Ali Zardari
Who was the PM of Pakistan from 2013–2017? — Nawaz Sharif
Who became PM after Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification in 2017? — Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Who won Pakistan General Elections 2018? — Imran Khan (PTI)
Who was the first cricketer to become PM of Pakistan? — Imran Khan
Imran Khan founded PTI in which year? — 1996
Who was the Army Chief of Pakistan from 2016–2022? — General Qamar Javed Bajwa
Who is the current Chief Justice of Pakistan (2025)? — Justice Qazi Faez Isa
Who was awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan posthumously in 2025? — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Who was the first woman judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan? — Justice Ayesha Malik

Where is Minar-e-Pakistan located? — Lahore
In which year was Minar-e-Pakistan completed? — 1968
Where is Quaid-e-Azam’s mausoleum located? — Karachi
Where is Allama Iqbal buried? — Near Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
Where is Liaquat Bagh located? — Rawalpindi
Where is Chagai Hills located? — Balochistan
Where is Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission headquarters? — Islamabad
Where is Pakistan’s largest steel mill located? — Karachi
Which is the largest mosque of Pakistan? — Faisal Mosque, Islamabad
Where is Shalimar Gardens located? — Lahore
Where is Badshahi Mosque located? — Lahore
Which city is called “City of Gardens”? — Lahore
Which city is called “City of Saints”? — Multan
Which city is called “Manchester of Pakistan”? — Faisalabad
Where is Pakistan Monument located? — Islamabad
Which fort is in Multan? — Multan Fort
Rohtas Fort was built by whom? — Sher Shah Suri
Shahi Qila (Lahore Fort) is located in which city? — Lahore
Where is Shah Faisal Mosque located? — Islamabad
Where is Mohenjo Daro located? — Sindh
Harappa is located in which province? — Punjab
Taxila is located in which province? — Punjab
Khewra Salt Mines are located in which district? — Jhelum
Where is Minar-e-Pakistan situated? — Iqbal Park, Lahore
Quaid-e-Azam University is located in which city? — Islamabad
Where is Pakistan Military Academy located? — Kakul, Abbottabad
Kahuta Research Laboratories are located near which city? — Rawalpindi/Islamabad
The Karakoram Highway connects Pakistan with which country? — China
The Khunjerab Pass connects Pakistan with which country? — China
The Khyber Pass connects Pakistan with which country? — Afghanistan

Who was the first Muslim Governor of Punjab after partition? — Sir Francis Mudie (later succeeded by Mushtaq Gurmani)
Who was the first Pakistani to become Secretary-General of OIC? — Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada (Acting, 1985)
Who was the first Pakistani to become President of UN General Assembly? — Sir Zafarullah Khan (1962)
Who was the first Pakistani to win a Nobel Prize? — Dr. Abdus Salam (1979)
Who was the first female Governor of a province in Pakistan? — Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan (Sindh)
Who was the youngest Prime Minister of Pakistan? — Benazir Bhutto (35 years)
Who was the first female judge of Lahore High Court? — Justice Majida Rizvi
Who was the first Governor of State Bank of Pakistan? — Zahid Hussain
Who was the first Pakistani to climb Mount Everest? — Nazir Sabir (1992)
Who was the youngest foreign minister of Pakistan? — Hina Rabbani Khar (2011)
Who is called the “Father of Pakistan’s Space Program”? — Dr. Abdus Salam
SUPARCO was founded in which year? — 1961
Who was the first Air Marshal of Pakistan Air Force? — Allan Perry Keene (1947), first Pakistani: Asghar Khan (1957)
Who was the first Pakistani to receive Nishan-e-Haider? — Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed (1948)
Who was the youngest Nishan-e-Haider recipient? — Rashid Minhas Shaheed (1971)
Who was the first Naval Chief of Pakistan? — Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford (1947), first Pakistani: H.M.S. Choudhri (1953)
Who was the first Pakistani to win an Olympic Gold Medal? — Pakistan Hockey Team (1960)
Who is called the “Missile Man of Pakistan”? — Dr. Samar Mubarakmand
Shah Jahan Mosque is located in which city? — Thatta, Sindh
Badshahi Mosque was built by which Mughal Emperor? — Aurangzeb Alamgir
Faisal Mosque was designed by which architect? — Vedat Dalokay (Turkey)
Pakistan’s National Anthem was written by whom? — Hafeez Jalandhari
Who composed the tune of Pakistan’s National Anthem? — Ahmed G. Chagla
Shandur Pass is famous for which game? — Polo
Ranikot Fort is located in which province? — Sindh
K-2, the second highest mountain of the world, is located in which range? — Karakoram Range
Mohenjo Daro means what? — Mound of the Dead
Harappa Civilization is located near which modern city? — Sahiwal
Who was the first Pakistani to become Secretary General of SAARC? — Abdul Sattar (1989)
Who was the first Pakistani female to win an Oscar award? — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Who was the youngest Nobel Prize laureate from Pakistan? — Malala Yousafzai (2014).
Malala Yousafzai received Nobel in 2014 at the age of 17.
1. Malala Yousafzai received Nobel Prize in which field? — Peace
2. Who was the first Pakistani cricketer to score a triple century in Test Cricket? — Hanif Mohammad
3. Who was the first Pakistani captain to win ICC Champions Trophy? — Sarfraz Ahmed (2017)
4. Who was the first Pakistani woman pilot in PAF? — Ayesha Farooq
5. Who was the first Pakistani female to climb Mount Everest? — Samina Baig (2013)
6. Who was the first Pakistani to travel to space (sub-orbital)? — Namira Salim (2023, Virgin Galactic)
7. Who was the first Pakistani female judge of Supreme Court? — Justice Ayesha Malik
8. Who was the first female speaker of National Assembly? — Dr. Fehmida Mirza
9. Who was the first Pakistani to win Nobel Prize in Peace? — Malala Yousafzai (2014)
10. Who is called the “Iron Lady of Pakistan”? — Benazir Bhutto.

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