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BPSC Test General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs) Syllabus

The General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs) syllabus for BPSC Test in full: 6 chapters and 24 topics, every one listed below, plus 51 General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs) flashcards with answers.

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General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs) syllabus: all 6 chapters

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  1. Pakistan Movement and Ideology

     4 topics
    • Ideology of Pakistan
    • Muslim Reform Movements
    • Freedom Movement and Key Events
    • Creation of Pakistan 1947

  2. Constitutional and Political History

     4 topics
    • Early Years and Objectives Resolution
    • Constitutions of 1956, 1962 and 1973
    • Military Rule and Democratic Phases
    • Separation of East Pakistan 1971

  3. Geography of Pakistan

     4 topics
    • Physical Features and Regions
    • Rivers, Climate and Natural Resources
    • Agriculture and Industry
    • Geography of Balochistan

  4. Government and Politics

     4 topics
    • Federal and Provincial Structure
    • Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
    • Local Government System
    • Major Political Parties

  5. Economy and Society

     4 topics
    • National Economy and Resources
    • Population and Social Indicators
    • Languages and Culture
    • Education and Health Systems

  6. Balochistan Studies

     4 topics
    • History of Balochistan
    • Administrative Divisions and Districts
    • Tribes, Culture and Languages
    • Development Challenges and Prospects

BPSC Test General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs) flashcards — 51 questions with answers

  1. What is the Two-Nation Theory, the ideological basis of Pakistan?

    The idea that Hindus and Muslims are two distinct nations with different religions, cultures, customs and ways of life, and therefore Muslims needed a separate homeland of their own.

  2. Who is regarded as the chief architect of the ideological foundation (Two-Nation Theory) of Pakistan, articulating it in his 1940 presidential address?

    Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (with the philosophical vision provided earlier by Allama Muhammad Iqbal).

  3. In which 1930 address did Allama Iqbal first present the idea of a separate Muslim state in northwestern India?

    His presidential address to the All-India Muslim League at Allahabad in 1930.

  4. Who coined the name 'Pakistan' and in which 1933 pamphlet?

    Choudhry Rahmat Ali, in his pamphlet 'Now or Never' (1933); the letters stand for Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan.

  5. What was the Aligarh Movement and who founded it?

    A Muslim educational and reform movement founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, centered on the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (1875, later Aligarh Muslim University), promoting modern Western education for Muslims.

  6. What was the Faraizi Movement and who led it?

    A religious reform and peasant movement in Bengal founded by Haji Shariatullah in the early 19th century, aiming to purify Islamic practice and oppose the British and Hindu landlords.

  7. Who led the Jihad/Mujahideen Movement against the Sikhs in the early 19th century in the northwest?

    Syed Ahmad Barelvi (Syed Ahmad Shaheed) along with Shah Ismail Shaheed; they were martyred at Balakot in 1831.

  8. When was the All-India Muslim League founded and where?

    It was founded in 1906 at Dhaka, with Nawab Salimullah Khan as a key founder.

  9. What was the Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) and when was it passed?

    A resolution passed by the All-India Muslim League on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park, Lahore, demanding independent states for Muslims in the northwestern and eastern zones of India; moved by A.K. Fazlul Haq.

  10. What was the Lucknow Pact of 1916?

    An agreement between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in which Congress accepted the principle of separate electorates for Muslims, marking Hindu-Muslim unity at the time.

  11. What was the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946?

    A British proposal to keep India united under a loose federation with grouping of provinces; it was ultimately rejected, paving the way toward partition.

  12. What was the Mountbatten Plan (3 June Plan) of 1947?

    The plan announcing the partition of British India into two independent dominions, India and Pakistan, on the basis of Muslim-majority and Hindu-majority areas.

  13. Which act of the British Parliament gave legal effect to the creation of Pakistan?

    The Indian Independence Act 1947, passed by the British Parliament, which came into force on 15 August 1947.

  14. On what date did Pakistan come into existence, and who was its first Governor-General?

    Pakistan was created on 14 August 1947; Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah became its first Governor-General.

  15. Who was Pakistan's first Prime Minister?

    Liaquat Ali Khan.

  16. What was the Radcliffe Award (Radcliffe Line)?

    The boundary line drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe to demarcate the partition border between India and Pakistan in Punjab and Bengal, announced on 17 August 1947.

  17. What was the Objectives Resolution and when was it passed?

    A foundational document passed by the Constituent Assembly on 12 March 1949 (presented by Liaquat Ali Khan), laying down the guiding principles for Pakistan's future constitution and declaring sovereignty belongs to Allah.

  18. What status does the Objectives Resolution hold in Pakistan's current constitution?

    It was made a substantive (operative) part of the Constitution as Article 2A through the Eighth Amendment (1985), having earlier served as the preamble.

  19. When was Pakistan's first Constitution promulgated and what type of state did it declare?

    The Constitution of 1956, enforced on 23 March 1956, declared Pakistan an Islamic Republic for the first time.

  20. What form of government did the 1956 Constitution establish?

    A parliamentary form of government with a unicameral legislature (National Assembly) and a President as head of state.

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  1. What form of government did the 1962 Constitution establish, and under whom?

    A presidential form of government with a strong executive President, introduced under General Ayub Khan.

  2. What was the 'Basic Democracies' system introduced by Ayub Khan?

    A tiered local-government and indirect electoral system (introduced 1959/1960) in which about 80,000 elected 'Basic Democrats' formed an electoral college that elected the President and assemblies.

  3. When was the 1973 Constitution enacted and who was Prime Minister at the time?

    The 1973 Constitution was passed on 12 April 1973 and enforced on 14 August 1973, under Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

  4. What form of government and legislature did the 1973 Constitution establish?

    A federal parliamentary system with a bicameral legislature: the National Assembly (lower house) and the Senate (upper house).

  5. List Pakistan's periods of direct military rule and their leaders.

    Ayub Khan (1958-1969), Yahya Khan (1969-1971), Zia-ul-Haq (1977-1988), and Pervez Musharraf (1999-2008).

  6. Who imposed Pakistan's first martial law and in which year?

    General Ayub Khan, in 1958 (martial law was declared by President Iskander Mirza, then Ayub took over).

  7. What were the Six Points presented by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman?

    A 1966 demand for maximum provincial autonomy for East Pakistan, including a federal parliamentary government, with the federal centre handling only defence and foreign affairs.

  8. Which 1970 general election triggered the crisis leading to the separation of East Pakistan?

    The 1970 election, in which the Awami League (Mujibur Rahman) won a majority in East Pakistan but was not allowed to form the government, deepening the East-West conflict.

  9. When did East Pakistan separate to become Bangladesh?

    On 16 December 1971, following the Indo-Pakistani War and the surrender of Pakistani forces in Dhaka.

  10. What major mountain ranges lie in northern Pakistan?

    The Himalayas, the Karakoram, and the Hindu Kush.

  11. What is the highest peak in Pakistan and the second highest in the world?

    K-2 (Mount Godwin-Austen), 8,611 metres, in the Karakoram Range.

  12. Name the major geographic regions of Pakistan.

    The northern highlands/mountains, the western Balochistan Plateau, the Potohar Plateau, the Indus Plain (Punjab and Sindh), and the deserts (Thar and Thal).

  13. Which is the largest (longest) river of Pakistan?

    The River Indus (about 3,180 km), Pakistan's main and longest river.

  14. Name the five major rivers of Punjab.

    Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas (Indus is the main river of the system as well).

  15. Under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which rivers were allocated to Pakistan?

    The three western rivers — Indus, Jhelum and Chenab — were given to Pakistan; the eastern rivers (Ravi, Sutlej, Beas) went to India.

  16. What type of climate does most of Pakistan have?

    Predominantly arid to semi-arid (dry) climate, with hot summers and cool/cold winters, and rainfall mainly from the summer monsoon and western depressions in winter.

  17. Where is the Sui gas field, Pakistan's largest natural gas reserve, located?

    In Dera Bugti district, Balochistan; discovered in 1952.

  18. What is the Reko Diq project and where is it located?

    One of the world's largest undeveloped copper and gold deposits, located in Chagai district, Balochistan.

  19. What is the Saindak project?

    A copper-gold mining project in Chagai district, Balochistan.

  20. What are Pakistan's major cash crops?

    Cotton, sugarcane, tobacco and (to some extent) oilseeds; cotton is the most important industrial cash crop.

  21. What are Pakistan's major food (cereal) crops?

    Wheat (the main staple), rice, maize, and millet/sorghum (bajra and jowar).

  22. Which is Pakistan's largest industry, and what is its main export?

    The textile industry; cotton-based textiles and garments are Pakistan's largest export earner.

  23. Which province is the largest in area and which is the largest in population in Pakistan?

    Balochistan is the largest by area (about 44% of the country); Punjab is the largest by population.

  24. What is the capital of Balochistan and on which plateau does most of the province lie?

    Quetta is the capital; most of Balochistan lies on the Balochistan Plateau in the west of the country.

  25. How many provinces and how many federal units does Pakistan currently have?

    Four provinces (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan) plus the Islamabad Capital Territory; Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are administered separately.

  26. What are the three organs of the state under Pakistan's Constitution?

    The Executive (President, Prime Minister and Cabinet), the Legislature (Parliament), and the Judiciary (courts).

  27. What are the two houses of Pakistan's Parliament and their current strengths?

    The National Assembly (lower house, 336 seats including reserved seats) and the Senate (upper house, 96 seats); together with the President they form the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament).

  28. Who is the constitutional head of the executive in Pakistan and who is the real head of government?

    The President is the constitutional (ceremonial) head of state, while the Prime Minister is the real head of government and chief executive.

  29. What is the apex court of Pakistan and who heads it?

    The Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan.

  30. Which constitutional amendment strengthened provincial autonomy and abolished the Concurrent List?

    The 18th Amendment (2010), which devolved many subjects to the provinces and removed the Concurrent Legislative List.

  31. Name three major political parties of Pakistan.

    Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

BPSC Test General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs) FAQ

What is in the BPSC Test General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs) syllabus?

BPSC Test General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs) is split into 6 chapters: Pakistan Movement and Ideology, Constitutional and Political History, Geography of Pakistan, Government and Politics, Economy and Society and Balochistan Studies. Together they contain 24 topics.

How many chapters are in BPSC Test General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs)?

6 chapters, containing 24 topics. The largest chapter is Pakistan Movement and Ideology, with 4 topics.

Are there flashcards for BPSC Test General Knowledge III (Pakistan Affairs)?

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