FPSC General Recruitment Test Pakistan Studies Syllabus

Pakistan Studies syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Pakistan Movement and Freedom Struggle

   6 topics

   • Aligarh Movement and Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
   • Formation of Muslim League
   • Lucknow Pact and Khilafat Movement
   • Allama Iqbal and Allahabad Address
   • Pakistan Resolution 1940
   • Independence and Partition 1947
2. 2

   Geography of Pakistan

   4 topics

   • Location, Borders and Provinces
   • Rivers, Dams and Barrages
   • Mountains and Glaciers
   • Climate and Natural Resources
3. 3

   Government and Constitution

   4 topics

   • Constitutional History of Pakistan
   • 1973 Constitution and Amendments
   • Federal and Provincial Structure
   • Parliament, Judiciary and Executive
4. 4

   Economy and Society of Pakistan

   4 topics

   • Agriculture and Industry
   • Population and Languages
   • Culture and Festivals
   • Education and Health
5. 5

   National Heroes and Symbols

   4 topics

   • Quaid-e-Azam and the Founding Leaders
   • National Symbols and Anthem
   • Important Dates and Events
   • Defence and Wars of Pakistan

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1. Who founded the Aligarh Movement, and what was its primary aim?

   Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Aligarh Movement. Its primary aim was to uplift Indian Muslims through modern Western education and to reconcile them with British rule after the 1857 War of Independence.

2. What institution did Sir Syed Ahmed Khan establish in 1875, and what did it later become?

   He established the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh in 1875, which later became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

3. What was the Two-Nation Theory, and who is credited as its early ideological proponent?

   The Two-Nation Theory holds that Hindus and Muslims are two distinct nations with different religions, cultures, and social systems. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is credited as its early ideological proponent.

4. When and where was the All-India Muslim League founded, and who was its first president?

   The All-India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 in Dhaka. Its first president was Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, the Aga Khan III.

5. What event/conference immediately preceded and prompted the formation of the Muslim League in 1906?

   The Simla Deputation of October 1906, when a Muslim delegation led by the Aga Khan met Viceroy Lord Minto demanding separate electorates, prompted the formation of the Muslim League.

6. What was the Lucknow Pact of 1916 and which two parties signed it?

   The Lucknow Pact (1916) was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League in which Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims and both demanded greater self-government from Britain.

7. Who played a key role in bringing about the Lucknow Pact, earning the title 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity'?

   Muhammad Ali Jinnah played the key role in negotiating the Lucknow Pact and was hailed as the 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity'.

8. What was the Khilafat Movement (1919-1924), and who were its prominent leaders?

   The Khilafat Movement was a Muslim agitation to protect the Ottoman Caliphate (Khilafat) after World War I. Its prominent leaders were the Ali Brothers, Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali.

9. What ended the Khilafat Movement?

   The movement ended after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924, removing the very institution the movement sought to protect.

10. In which year and city did Allama Iqbal deliver his famous Allahabad Address?

    Allama Iqbal delivered the Allahabad Address in 1930 at the annual session of the Muslim League held in Allahabad.

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

    He proposed the consolidation of the Muslim-majority provinces of north-western India (Punjab, NWFP, Sindh, Baluchistan) into a single autonomous Muslim state, providing the ideological basis for Pakistan.

12. Who coined the name 'Pakistan' and in what document?

    Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined the name 'Pakistan' in his 1933 pamphlet 'Now or Never'.

13. What do the letters in the name 'PAKISTAN' stand for according to Rahmat Ali?

    P-Punjab, A-Afghania (NWFP), K-Kashmir, I-Indus/Sindh, STAN-Baluchistan.

14. When and where was the Pakistan Resolution (Lahore Resolution) passed?

    The Pakistan Resolution was passed on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park (Iqbal Park), Lahore, during the Muslim League's annual session.

15. Who moved (presented) the Pakistan Resolution of 1940, and who presided over the session?

    The resolution was moved by A.K. Fazlul Haq (the Sher-e-Bengal), and the session was presided over by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

16. On what date did Pakistan gain independence, and under which act?

    Pakistan gained independence on 14 August 1947 under the Indian Independence Act 1947 passed by the British Parliament.

17. Who was the last Viceroy of British India who oversaw the 1947 partition, and who chaired the Boundary Commission?

    Lord Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy. The Boundary Commission was chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, whose award is known as the Radcliffe Line.

18. Who became Pakistan's first Governor-General and first Prime Minister at independence?

    Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-e-Azam) became the first Governor-General, and Liaquat Ali Khan became the first Prime Minister.

19. Between which latitudes and longitudes is Pakistan located?

    Pakistan lies between approximately 24 degrees and 37 degrees North latitude and 61 degrees and 75 degrees East longitude.

20. Name the countries that share a land border with Pakistan.

    India (east), Afghanistan (northwest), Iran (southwest), and China (northeast). To the south lies the Arabian Sea.

21. What is the Durand Line, and which two countries does it separate?

    The Durand Line is the 2,640 km border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, demarcated in 1893 by an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.

22. List the four provinces of Pakistan.

    Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Balochistan. (Balochistan is largest by area; Punjab is largest by population.)

23. Which is Pakistan's longest river, and what is its approximate length?

    The Indus River is Pakistan's longest river, approximately 2,900 km (about 3,180 km total), flowing from Tibet through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea.

24. Name the five rivers of Punjab (the 'land of five rivers').

    Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas. (The Indus is the main river they join.)

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