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ASI Police Test Pakistan Studies Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Pakistan Studies as it is examined in ASI Police Test. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Pakistan Studies deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
When was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan born and when did he die?
Born on 17 October 1817 in Delhi; died on 27 March 1898.
What scientific society did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan found in 1864 to translate Western works into Urdu?
The Scientific Society (at Ghazipur, later Aligarh).
What was Sir Syed's view on Muslim participation in the Indian National Congress?
He advised Muslims to stay away from the Congress, fearing Hindu-dominated democracy would marginalize Muslims, advocating loyalty to the British and focus on education instead.
How many provinces does Pakistan currently have, and what are they?
Four provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Balochistan.
Which is Pakistan's largest province by area, and which is the largest by population?
Balochistan is the largest by area; Punjab is the largest by population.
Name the two autonomous administrative territories of Pakistan (not full provinces).
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan.
What is the capital of Pakistan and in which territory does it lie?
Islamabad, located in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
Name the provincial capitals of Pakistan's four provinces.
Punjab - Lahore; Sindh - Karachi; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Peshawar; Balochistan - Quetta.
What are the five major rivers of Punjab, after which the region is named?
Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas (Punjab means 'land of five waters'). In Pakistan the main rivers are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and the Indus.
Which is the longest river of Pakistan and roughly how long is it?
The Indus River (Sindhu), about 3,180 km long, flowing from Tibet through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea.
What is the highest mountain in Pakistan and where is it located?
K-2 (Mount Godwin-Austen), about 8,611 metres, in the Karakoram Range — the second highest peak in the world.
Name the three major mountain ranges of northern Pakistan.
The Himalayas, the Karakoram, and the Hindu Kush.
Which mountain pass connects Pakistan with Afghanistan near Peshawar and is historically the most famous?
The Khyber Pass.
Name three other important mountain passes of Pakistan besides the Khyber Pass.
The Bolan Pass, the Khojak Pass, the Gomal Pass, and the Lowari Pass (Tochi/Malakand also acceptable) — any three.
What type of climate does most of Pakistan experience?
Mainly an arid to semi-arid (dry) continental climate with hot summers and cool winters; rainfall is concentrated in the monsoon season (July-September).
What are the four main seasons of Pakistan?
Winter (December-February), Spring (March-April), Summer/Hot (May-June), and the Monsoon/Rainy season (July-September).
Name three important natural (mineral) resources of Pakistan.
Natural gas, coal, copper, gold, chromite, gypsum, rock salt, and iron — any three. (Sui gas field and Saindak copper-gold are notable.)
Where is the largest natural gas field of Pakistan located?
Sui, in Balochistan (the Sui gas field, discovered in 1952).
Which is the largest dam of Pakistan and on which river is it built?
Tarbela Dam, built on the Indus River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world.
On which river is the Mangla Dam built, and in which region?
On the Jhelum River, in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Mirpur district) — Pakistan's second largest dam.
What is the difference between a dam and a barrage?
A dam is a large barrier that stores water in a reservoir (for storage, power, irrigation), while a barrage is a low diversion structure built across a river to raise and divert water level into canals, without large storage.
Name two important barrages on the Indus River.
Sukkur Barrage, Kotri (Ghulam Muhammad) Barrage, Guddu Barrage, and Taunsa Barrage — any two. (Sukkur Barrage is the oldest, completed 1932.)
When was the current Constitution of Pakistan adopted and enforced, and under which Prime Minister?
Adopted on 12 April 1973, enforced on 14 August 1973, under Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
According to the 1973 Constitution, what form of government and state structure does Pakistan have?
A federal parliamentary system with a bicameral legislature (the National Assembly and the Senate), and Islam as the state religion; the President is head of state and the Prime Minister is head of government.
What this deck covers
The Pakistan Studies deck follows the ASI Police Test Pakistan Studies syllabus — 5 chapters and 17 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 10.0 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 105 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Pakistan Studies flashcards FAQ
How many Pakistan Studies flashcards are in this ASI Police Test deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these ASI Police Test flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Pakistan Studies cards cover?
They follow the ASI Police Test Pakistan Studies syllabus — 5 chapters and 17 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.