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Civil Judge Examination Urdu and General Knowledge Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Urdu and General Knowledge as it is examined in Civil Judge Examination. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Urdu and General Knowledge deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What is the national language of Pakistan and which Article of the 1973 Constitution declares it?
Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, declared by Article 251 of the 1973 Constitution.
How many provinces does Pakistan have today and name them.
Pakistan has four provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan (plus the federal capital Islamabad and the administrative territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir).
What is the capital of Pakistan, and which city was the first/interim capital after independence?
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan (since 1967). Karachi was the first capital after independence in 1947.
What is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan and its height?
K-2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) is the highest peak in Pakistan and the second-highest in the world, at 8,611 metres (28,251 feet), located in the Karakoram range.
Which is the longest river of Pakistan and what is its significance?
The Indus (Sindh) River is the longest river of Pakistan; it is the backbone of the country's agriculture and irrigation system and gives the country and the Indus civilization their historic identity.
Under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which three rivers were allotted to Pakistan?
The 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (brokered by the World Bank) allotted the three western rivers—Indus, Jhelum and Chenab—to Pakistan, and the three eastern rivers—Ravi, Beas and Sutlej—to India.
What is the currency of Pakistan and which institution is its central bank?
The currency is the Pakistani Rupee (PKR). The State Bank of Pakistan (established 1 July 1948) is the central bank responsible for monetary policy and currency issuance.
Name the largest crops/exports forming the backbone of Pakistan's economy.
Pakistan's economy is largely agricultural; its main crops are cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane and maize. Cotton-based textiles are the largest export earner.
What are the five pillars (Arkan) of Islam?
(1) Kalima/Shahadah (declaration of faith), (2) Salah (five daily prayers), (3) Zakat (obligatory charity), (4) Sawm (fasting in Ramadan), and (5) Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah for those able).
What are the basic articles of faith (Iman-e-Mufassal) in Islam?
Belief in: (1) Allah, (2) His Angels (Malaika), (3) His Books (Kutub), (4) His Messengers (Rusul), (5) the Day of Judgement (Yaum-ul-Akhirah), (6) Destiny/Divine Decree (Taqdeer), and (7) Resurrection after death.
What is Zakat, and what is its standard rate?
Zakat is the obligatory annual charity paid by eligible Muslims to purify wealth. Its standard rate is 2.5% of savings and qualifying wealth held for one lunar year above the Nisab threshold.
What is the Nisab for Zakat in terms of gold and silver?
The Nisab (minimum threshold for Zakat) is 7.5 tolas (about 87.48 grams) of gold or 52.5 tolas (about 612.36 grams) of silver, or wealth of equivalent value.
How many obligatory (Farz) rakats are there in the five daily prayers?
Fajr 2, Zuhr 4, Asr 4, Maghrib 3, and Isha 4 — a total of 17 Farz (obligatory) rakats in the five daily prayers.
When and where was the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) born?
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in Makkah in the Year of the Elephant (Aam-ul-Feel), corresponding to approximately 570 CE, on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal.
What were the parents' names of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the titles given to him before prophethood?
His father was Abdullah and his mother Bibi Amina. Before prophethood he was known as 'Al-Sadiq' (the truthful) and 'Al-Ameen' (the trustworthy) for his honesty and reliability.
At what age did the Holy Prophet (PBUH) receive his first revelation, and where?
He received the first revelation at the age of 40, in the Cave of Hira (on Jabal-an-Noor near Makkah), brought by the Angel Jibreel (Gabriel). The first revealed verses were from Surah Al-Alaq ('Iqra').
What is the Hijrah and what calendar event does it mark?
The Hijrah is the migration of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) from Makkah to Madinah in 622 CE. It marks the beginning of the Islamic (Hijri) lunar calendar.
What was the Misaq-e-Madina (Charter of Madina) and its significance?
The Misaq-e-Madina was the written constitution drafted by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) after Hijrah, establishing a single political community among Muslims, Jews and other tribes of Madina. It is regarded as the world's first written constitution guaranteeing rights and mutual defence.
Name the first four Caliphs of Islam (Khulafa-e-Rashideen) in order.
(1) Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA), (2) Hazrat Umar Farooq (RA), (3) Hazrat Usman Ghani (RA), and (4) Hazrat Ali (RA).
What is the Khutbah-e-Hajjat-ul-Wida (Last Sermon) and one of its key teachings?
It is the farewell sermon delivered by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) during his final Hajj in 10 AH at Arafat. Key teachings include the sanctity of life and property, the abolition of interest (riba) and tribal feuds, equality of all humans regardless of race, and the rights of women.
In Islamic civilization, what is the significance of Bait-ul-Hikmah?
Bait-ul-Hikmah (House of Wisdom) was a major intellectual and translation centre in Baghdad founded under the Abbasid Caliphate (notably Caliph Al-Mamun), where Greek, Persian and Indian works were translated into Arabic, advancing science, mathematics, medicine and philosophy.
What are the four major Sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh)?
The four Sunni schools (Mazahib) are: Hanafi (Imam Abu Hanifa), Maliki (Imam Malik), Shafi'i (Imam Shafi'i), and Hanbali (Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal).
In Islamic ethics, what is the difference between Huqooq-Allah and Huqooq-ul-Ibad?
Huqooq-Allah are the rights owed to Allah (e.g., worship, prayer, fasting). Huqooq-ul-Ibad are the rights owed to fellow human beings (e.g., honesty, justice, kindness, repaying debts). Islam stresses that violations of Huqooq-ul-Ibad require the wronged person's forgiveness.
What are the four sources (Usool) of Islamic law (Shariah) in order of authority?
(1) The Holy Quran, (2) the Sunnah/Hadith of the Prophet (PBUH), (3) Ijma (consensus of scholars), and (4) Qiyas (analogical reasoning).
What this deck covers
The Urdu and General Knowledge deck follows the Civil Judge Examination Urdu and General Knowledge syllabus — 5 chapters and 15 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 181 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.
Urdu and General Knowledge flashcards FAQ
How many Urdu and General Knowledge flashcards are in this Civil Judge Examination 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 Civil Judge Examination 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 Urdu and General Knowledge cards cover?
They follow the Civil Judge Examination Urdu and General Knowledge syllabus — 5 chapters and 15 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.