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KPPSC Test Pakistan Affairs Flashcards
49 question-and-answer cards covering Pakistan Affairs as it is examined in KPPSC 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 Affairs deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Which countries share land borders with Pakistan?
India (east), Afghanistan (northwest), Iran (southwest), and China (northeast).
What is the Durand Line?
The 2,640 km international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, demarcated in 1893 by an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.
Which body of water lies to the south of Pakistan?
The Arabian Sea.
What is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan and its height?
K-2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) at 8,611 meters, the second-highest peak in the world, located in the Karakoram Range.
Which major mountain ranges are found in northern Pakistan?
The Himalayas, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush ranges.
What is the longest river of Pakistan?
The Indus River (Darya-e-Sindh), which originates in Tibet and flows into the Arabian Sea; about 2,900 km long.
Name the five major rivers of Punjab that feed the Indus system.
Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas (with the Indus, they form the river system; Beas lies in India).
What are the two major deserts of Pakistan?
The Thar (Tharparkar) Desert in Sindh and the Cholistan Desert in Punjab; the Thal Desert also lies in Punjab.
What types of climate does Pakistan generally experience?
Pakistan has a mostly arid to semi-arid continental climate with hot summers, cool to cold winters, and a monsoon season; the north is alpine/cold while the south is hot and dry.
Name important mineral/natural resources of Pakistan.
Natural gas, coal, rock salt (Khewra), copper, gypsum, limestone, chromite, iron ore, and crude oil.
Where is the famous Khewra Salt Mine located?
In the Salt Range in Jhelum District, Punjab; it is one of the world's largest and oldest salt mines.
When was the Objectives Resolution passed and by whom was it moved?
It was passed on 12 March 1949 by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan and was moved by Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan.
What is the significance of the Objectives Resolution 1949?
It laid down the guiding principles for Pakistan's future constitution, declaring sovereignty belongs to Allah, exercised by the people as a trust within Islamic limits; it serves as the preamble and (since 1985) a substantive part of the Constitution.
When was Pakistan's first constitution enforced and what type of state did it declare?
The Constitution of 1956 was enforced on 23 March 1956; it declared Pakistan an Islamic Republic with a parliamentary form of government.
What form of government did the Constitution of 1962 introduce?
A presidential form of government, introduced under President Ayub Khan, with a powerful President and indirect elections through 'Basic Democracies'.
On what date did the Constitution of 1973 come into effect and who was the Prime Minister?
It came into effect on 14 August 1973; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the Prime Minister (and previously President).
What form of government does the Constitution of 1973 establish?
A federal parliamentary system with a bicameral legislature (National Assembly and Senate), a President as head of state, and a Prime Minister as head of government.
How many times has martial law been imposed in Pakistan and by whom?
Three main times: Ayub Khan (1958), Yahya Khan (1969), and Zia-ul-Haq (1977); General Pervez Musharraf imposed military rule in 1999 (under emergency/PCO rather than formal martial law proclamation).
Who imposed the first martial law in Pakistan and when?
President Iskander Mirza proclaimed martial law on 7 October 1958, and General Ayub Khan, the Army Chief, became Chief Martial Law Administrator, soon taking over fully.
Under which military ruler did East Pakistan separate to become Bangladesh?
Under General Yahya Khan in 1971, following the war and the Fall of Dhaka on 16 December 1971.
What is the structure of Pakistan's federation (its administrative units)?
Pakistan is a federation of four provinces (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan), the Islamabad Capital Territory, and administered areas Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
What are the three tiers of the local government system in Pakistan?
Generally: District (Zila) level, Tehsil/Town level, and Union Council level, providing grassroots democratic administration.
What was the former name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and when was it renamed?
It was formerly the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) and was renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the 18th Amendment in 2010.
What is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and which famous pass connects it to Afghanistan?
The capital is Peshawar; the Khyber Pass connects it to Afghanistan.
What this deck covers
The Pakistan Affairs deck follows the KPPSC Test Pakistan Affairs syllabus — 6 chapters and 21 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 8.2 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 126 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 Affairs flashcards FAQ
How many Pakistan Affairs flashcards are in this KPPSC Test deck?
49 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these KPPSC Test flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 49-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Pakistan Affairs cards cover?
They follow the KPPSC Test Pakistan Affairs syllabus — 6 chapters and 21 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.