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PPSC Subject Specialist Test Pakistan Studies Flashcards
61 question-and-answer cards covering Pakistan Studies as it is examined in PPSC Subject Specialist 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
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What was the Hamoodur Rahman Commission?
The commission set up to investigate the causes of the 1971 military debacle and the separation of East Pakistan.
What was Operation Searchlight (1971)?
The military operation launched by the Pakistan Army on 25 March 1971 to suppress the Bengali nationalist movement in East Pakistan.
What did the 1st Amendment to the 1973 Constitution accomplish?
It redefined Pakistan's boundaries by removing references to East Pakistan, recognizing Bangladesh, after its separation.
What did the 2nd Amendment (1974) to the Constitution declare?
It declared Ahmadis (Qadianis) as non-Muslims for the purposes of the constitution and law.
What did the 8th Amendment (1985) introduce, and which famous clause did it add?
Passed under Zia-ul-Haq, it indemnified martial-law actions and added Article 58(2)(b), empowering the President to dissolve the National Assembly at his discretion.
What did the 13th Amendment (1997) do?
It repealed Article 58(2)(b), removing the President's power to unilaterally dissolve the National Assembly, restoring parliamentary supremacy.
What did the 18th Amendment (2010) achieve?
It abolished the President's power to dissolve Parliament, devolved many powers to provinces (abolishing the Concurrent List), renamed NWFP to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and strengthened parliamentary democracy.
Which constitutional amendment renamed NWFP as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
The 18th Amendment (2010).
How many provinces does Pakistan have, and name them?
Four provinces: Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan (plus the territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and the federal capital Islamabad).
Which is Pakistan's largest province by area and which is largest by population?
Balochistan is the largest by area (about 44% of Pakistan); Punjab is the largest by population.
What is K2 and where is it located?
K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen) is the highest mountain in Pakistan and the second-highest in the world (8,611 m), located in the Karakoram Range in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Name the major mountain ranges of northern Pakistan.
The Himalayas, the Karakoram, and the Hindu Kush ranges.
What is the longest river of Pakistan and its approximate length?
The Indus River, about 2,900 km long, which originates in Tibet and flows through Pakistan into the Arabian Sea.
Name the five major rivers of Punjab (the rivers of the Indus system).
Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej (Punjab = 'land of five waters'), all tributaries of the Indus.
What was the Indus Waters Treaty (1960) and who mediated it?
A water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank, allotting the three western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan and three eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India.
What is the Tarbela Dam and on which river is it built?
One of the world's largest earth-filled dams, built on the Indus River in KP; a major source of hydroelectric power and water storage in Pakistan.
On which river is the Mangla Dam built and what is its significance?
Built on the Jhelum River in Azad Kashmir; one of Pakistan's largest dams, used for irrigation and hydroelectric power.
What is the largest natural region/desert in the south of Pakistan, and name two major deserts.
Major deserts include the Thar (Sindh) and Cholistan (Punjab) deserts; the Thal desert lies in Punjab and the Kharan desert in Balochistan.
What type of climate does most of Pakistan have, and what are its four seasons?
Mostly arid to semi-arid (continental) climate; the four seasons are winter (cold, Dec-Feb), spring, summer (hot, with monsoon Jul-Sep), and autumn.
What is the monsoon and which season brings most of Pakistan's rainfall?
Seasonal winds from the Bay of Bengal/Arabian Sea bringing rain in summer (July-September); the southwest monsoon provides most of Pakistan's annual rainfall.
Where is Pakistan's largest natural gas field located?
The Sui gas field in Balochistan, discovered in 1952, is Pakistan's largest natural gas reserve.
Where are Pakistan's major coal reserves located?
The Thar coalfield in Sindh holds one of the world's largest lignite coal reserves; other reserves are in Balochistan (Sharigh, Khost) and Salt Range (Punjab).
What major mineral is found at Saindak and Reko Diq in Balochistan?
Copper and gold; Saindak and Reko Diq are major copper-gold mining/deposit sites in Balochistan.
Where is Pakistan's main rock salt deposit and what is the famous mine called?
The Salt Range in Punjab; the Khewra Salt Mine is one of the world's largest and oldest salt mines.
What this deck covers
The Pakistan Studies deck follows the PPSC Subject Specialist Test Pakistan Studies syllabus — 6 chapters and 22 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 10.2 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 128 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 PPSC Subject Specialist Test deck?
61 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these PPSC Subject Specialist Test flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 61-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Pakistan Studies cards cover?
They follow the PPSC Subject Specialist Test Pakistan Studies syllabus — 6 chapters and 22 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.