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FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) Pakistan Affairs Syllabus

The Pakistan Affairs syllabus for FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) in full: 5 chapters and 20 topics, every one listed below, plus 51 Pakistan Affairs flashcards with answers.

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Pakistan Affairs syllabus: all 5 chapters

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  1. Ideology and Pakistan Movement

     5 topics
    • Two-Nation Theory
    • Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Aligarh Movement
    • Khilafat Movement
    • Pakistan Resolution 1940
    • Role of Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal

  2. History of Pakistan

     4 topics
    • Independence and Partition 1947
    • Early Years and Constitutional Crises
    • Major Political and Military Events
    • Separation of East Pakistan 1971

  3. Constitutional Development

     3 topics
    • Constitution of 1956
    • Constitution of 1962
    • Constitution of 1973

  4. Geography and Economy of Pakistan

     4 topics
    • Physical Features and Climate
    • Rivers, Dams and Agriculture
    • Natural Resources and Industry
    • Administrative Divisions

  5. Pakistan and the World

     4 topics
    • Foreign Policy and Relations
    • Pakistan in International Organizations
    • CPEC and Economic Corridors
    • National Symbols and Institutions

FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) Pakistan Affairs flashcards — 51 questions with answers

  1. What is the Two-Nation Theory?

    The ideological basis of Pakistan: the belief that Hindus and Muslims of the subcontinent are two distinct nations with their own religion, culture, customs, and social order, and therefore Muslims deserve a separate homeland.

  2. Who first articulated the modern concept underlying the Two-Nation Theory, and which leaders are most associated with it?

    Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is credited with the early articulation; it was later developed by Allama Iqbal and given political form by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

  3. In which 1940 speech did Jinnah most famously assert the Two-Nation Theory?

    In his presidential address at the Lahore session of the All-India Muslim League on 23 March 1940, where the Pakistan (Lahore) Resolution was passed.

  4. Who was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and what were his birth and death years?

    A Muslim reformer, educationist, and founder of the Aligarh Movement; he lived 1817-1898.

  5. What educational institution did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan found in 1875, and what did it later become?

    The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh in 1875, which became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

  6. What was the core aim of the Aligarh Movement?

    To promote modern Western education (especially English and science) among Indian Muslims to uplift them economically and politically after the 1857 War of Independence.

  7. Which scientific society did Sir Syed found in 1864, and what was its purpose?

    The Scientific Society at Ghazipur (later Aligarh), founded to translate Western scientific and literary works into Urdu/Persian for Muslims.

  8. What did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan write in 1858 to defend Muslims after the 1857 uprising?

    'The Causes of the Indian Revolt' (Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind), arguing the rebellion was not solely a Muslim conspiracy and was caused by British misgovernance.

  9. What was the Khilafat Movement and when did it occur?

    A pan-Islamic political protest (1919-1924) by Indian Muslims to pressure the British to preserve the Ottoman Caliphate (Khilafat) after World War I.

  10. Who were the principal leaders of the Khilafat Movement?

    The Ali brothers, Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali, along with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Hakim Ajmal Khan.

  11. What event in 1924 effectively ended the Khilafat Movement?

    Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Ottoman Caliphate in Turkey in 1924, removing the movement's central objective.

  12. What was the Hijrat Movement of 1920 associated with the Khilafat agitation?

    A mass migration in which thousands of Indian Muslims emigrated to Afghanistan, considering British India 'Dar-ul-Harb'; it ended in hardship when Afghanistan closed its borders.

  13. When and where was the Pakistan Resolution passed?

    On 23 March 1940 at the Lahore session of the All-India Muslim League, held at Minto Park (now Iqbal Park), Lahore.

  14. Who moved (presented) the Pakistan Resolution of 1940?

    A.K. Fazlul Haq, the Chief Minister of Bengal, moved the resolution.

  15. What did the 1940 Lahore Resolution demand?

    That areas where Muslims were in a majority (the North-Western and Eastern zones of India) be grouped to constitute 'Independent States' in which the constituent units would be autonomous and sovereign.

  16. Why is the 1940 Lahore Resolution sometimes called the 'Pakistan Resolution'?

    Although the word 'Pakistan' was not used in its text, the Hindu press and later usage dubbed it the Pakistan Resolution because it demanded a separate Muslim homeland.

  17. In which 1946 convention was the wording of the Lahore Resolution amended from 'States' to a single 'State'?

    At the Delhi Convention of Muslim League legislators in April 1946, the demand was modified to one sovereign state of Pakistan.

  18. What honorific titles are given to Muhammad Ali Jinnah?

    Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) and Baba-e-Qaum (Father of the Nation); he is also called the founder of Pakistan.

  19. What were Jinnah's Fourteen Points (1929) intended to do?

    They were Jinnah's response to the Nehru Report, outlining constitutional safeguards for Muslims, including federalism, separate electorates, and one-third Muslim representation in the central legislature.

  20. What was Jinnah originally called for his early efforts at uniting Hindus and Muslims?

    The 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity', a title given by Sarojini Naidu for his role in the 1916 Lucknow Pact.

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  1. What was the central idea of Allama Iqbal's 1930 Allahabad Address?

    Iqbal proposed the consolidation of Punjab, NWFP, Sindh, and Balochistan into a single autonomous Muslim state within or outside the British Empire — seen as the first clear vision of Pakistan.

  2. What are Allama Iqbal's birth and death years, and what title is he given?

    Iqbal lived 1877-1938; he is titled Mufakkir-e-Pakistan (Thinker of Pakistan), Shair-e-Mashriq (Poet of the East), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat.

  3. Name two famous poetic works of Allama Iqbal.

    Bang-e-Dra, Bal-e-Jibril, Asrar-e-Khudi, and Zarb-e-Kalim (any two); his philosophical lectures appear in 'The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam'.

  4. On what date did Pakistan gain independence, and under what Act?

    14 August 1947, under the Indian Independence Act 1947 passed by the British Parliament.

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

    The plan announced by Viceroy Lord Mountbatten for the partition of British India into the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan.

  6. What was the Radcliffe Award and who chaired it?

    The boundary demarcation between India and Pakistan, decided by the Boundary Commission chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe; its controversial award gave Gurdaspur and Ferozepur areas to India.

  7. Who was Pakistan's first Governor-General and first Prime Minister?

    Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General; Liaquat Ali Khan was the first Prime Minister.

  8. What two wings made up Pakistan at independence in 1947?

    West Pakistan and East Pakistan (East Bengal), separated by about 1,000 miles of Indian territory.

  9. When did Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah die?

    On 11 September 1948, a little over a year after Pakistan's independence.

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

    A foundational document passed on 12 March 1949 by the Constituent Assembly, laying down that sovereignty belongs to Allah and principles of democracy, freedom, and equality as defined by Islam would be the basis of the constitution.

  11. When and how was Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan killed?

    He was assassinated on 16 October 1951 in Rawalpindi (Company Bagh, later Liaquat Bagh) by Said Akbar.

  12. What was the constitutional crisis of 1954 involving Ghulam Muhammad?

    Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad dissolved the first Constituent Assembly in October 1954, leading to the Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan case challenging the dissolution.

  13. What did the Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan case (1955) establish?

    The Federal Court (Justice Munir) ultimately upheld the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, invoking the controversial 'doctrine of necessity' in Pakistan's constitutional history.

  14. What was the 'One Unit' scheme of 1955?

    A policy merging all provinces and states of West Pakistan into a single administrative unit (West Pakistan) to balance parity with East Pakistan; it was dissolved in 1970.

  15. When did Pakistan's first Constitution come into effect and what did it declare Pakistan to be?

    The 1956 Constitution came into force on 23 March 1956, declaring Pakistan the 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan'.

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

    A federal parliamentary system with a unicameral legislature (National Assembly) and parity of seats between East and West Pakistan.

  17. How long did the 1956 Constitution last and what ended it?

    It lasted about two and a half years until President Iskander Mirza abrogated it on 7 October 1958 by imposing martial law.

  18. Who became Pakistan's first President under the 1956 Constitution?

    Major General Iskander Mirza became the first President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

  19. Who imposed Pakistan's first martial law and who soon took over?

    President Iskander Mirza imposed martial law on 7 October 1958, but General Ayub Khan, the army chief, soon ousted Mirza and assumed full power on 27 October 1958.

  20. When was the 1962 Constitution promulgated and by whom?

    It was given by General/President Ayub Khan and came into effect on 8 June 1962.

  21. What system of government did the 1962 Constitution introduce?

    A presidential system with a powerful indirectly elected President and a unicameral National Assembly; the President held most executive authority.

  22. What electoral system did the 1962 Constitution use to elect the President and assemblies?

    The 'Basic Democracies' system — an indirect electoral college of about 80,000 Basic Democrats elected the President and legislatures.

  23. What was a key feature regarding the word 'Islamic' in the 1962 Constitution initially?

    It originally named the country the 'Republic of Pakistan', but the word 'Islamic' was restored by the First Amendment in 1963.

  24. What was the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 primarily fought over, and how did it end?

    It was fought primarily over Kashmir; it ended with the Tashkent Declaration (January 1966) brokered by the Soviet Union between Ayub Khan and Lal Bahadur Shastri.

  25. What were the Six Points presented by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1966?

    A demand for maximum autonomy for East Pakistan, including a federal parliamentary government, separate currency/fiscal policy, and provincial control over taxation, trade, and a militia — seen as a step toward separation.

  26. Who took over from Ayub Khan in 1969 and what did he do?

    General Yahya Khan took over in March 1969, abrogated the 1962 Constitution, imposed martial law, and dissolved the One Unit scheme.

  27. What was the outcome of the 1970 general elections in Pakistan?

    The Awami League (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) won a majority in East Pakistan and overall, while the Pakistan Peoples Party (Bhutto) won most seats in West Pakistan; the deadlock contributed to the 1971 crisis.

  28. What major events led to the separation of East Pakistan in 1971?

    The refusal to transfer power to the Awami League, the military operation (Operation Searchlight) in East Pakistan, the Bengali independence struggle, and Indian military intervention.

  29. On what date did East Pakistan become independent Bangladesh, and what surrender occurred?

    16 December 1971, when Pakistani forces under General A.A.K. Niazi surrendered in Dhaka, leading to the creation of Bangladesh.

  30. What commission investigated the 1971 East Pakistan debacle?

    The Hamoodur Rahman Commission, set up to inquire into the circumstances of the military surrender and the separation of East Pakistan.

  31. When was the 1973 Constitution enforced, under whom, and what type of system did it establish?

    Enforced on 14 August 1973 under Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, it established a federal parliamentary system with a bicameral legislature (National Assembly and Senate) and remains Pakistan's current constitution.

FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) Pakistan Affairs FAQ

What is in the FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) Pakistan Affairs syllabus?

FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) Pakistan Affairs is split into 5 chapters: Ideology and Pakistan Movement, History of Pakistan, Constitutional Development, Geography and Economy of Pakistan and Pakistan and the World. Together they contain 20 topics.

How many chapters are in FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) Pakistan Affairs?

5 chapters, containing 20 topics. The largest chapter is Ideology and Pakistan Movement, with 5 topics.

Are there flashcards for FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) Pakistan Affairs?

Yes — a 51-card Pakistan Affairs deck, printed in full in the flashcards section of this page and available in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.