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PPSC Test Pakistan Studies Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering Pakistan Studies as it is examined in PPSC 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.
What were Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's 'Six Points'?
A 1966 demand for maximum provincial autonomy for East Pakistan, including a federal parliamentary system, separate currency/fiscal control, and provincial control over taxation and a militia.
Who became President/Prime Minister of Pakistan after the 1971 separation?
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of the Pakistan Peoples Party.
When was the 1973 Constitution enforced?
14 August 1973.
What form of government does the 1973 Constitution establish?
A federal parliamentary system with a bicameral legislature and a President as head of state and a Prime Minister as head of government.
According to the 1973 Constitution, what is the state religion of Pakistan?
Islam.
What are the two houses of Pakistan's Parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora) under the 1973 Constitution?
The National Assembly (lower house) and the Senate (upper house).
What did the 8th Amendment to the 1973 Constitution introduce?
Article 58(2)(b), giving the President power to dissolve the National Assembly, passed during General Zia-ul-Haq's era (1985).
What did the 18th Amendment (2010) achieve?
It removed the President's power to dissolve the assembly (58(2)(b)), restored the parliamentary character of the constitution, enhanced provincial autonomy, and renamed NWFP as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
What did the 2nd Amendment (1974) to the 1973 Constitution declare?
It declared the Ahmadi (Qadiani) community as non-Muslims.
Which general imposed martial law in 1977 and ruled until 1988?
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, who overthrew Z.A. Bhutto.
Who was Pakistan's first elected female Prime Minister and when?
Benazir Bhutto, in 1988.
Which general took power in the 1999 coup?
General Pervez Musharraf, who removed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
What is the largest dam in Pakistan and on which river is it located?
Tarbela Dam, on the Indus River; it is one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world.
On which river is the Mangla Dam located?
The Jhelum River.
What is Pakistan's most important food crop and largest staple?
Wheat.
Name Pakistan's main cash crops.
Cotton, sugarcane, rice, and tobacco (cotton being the most important cash crop).
Where is the Reko Diq deposit and what minerals does it hold?
In Chagai District, Balochistan; it holds large reserves of copper and gold.
What is the largest coal field in Pakistan?
The Thar Coalfield in Sindh, one of the world's largest lignite coal reserves.
What is Pakistan's largest natural gas field?
The Sui gas field in Balochistan.
What is the national language of Pakistan and which is the most widely spoken regional language?
Urdu is the national language; Punjabi is the most widely spoken regional language.
What is the approximate population of Pakistan (making it among the world's most populous), and what religion is the majority?
Over 240 million people (5th most populous country); the overwhelming majority are Muslims.
Who was Pakistan's first Nobel Laureate and in what field?
Dr. Abdus Salam, who won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on electroweak unification.
Who is regarded as the 'father of Pakistan's atomic bomb' program (uranium enrichment)?
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan (A.Q. Khan).
In which year did Pakistan conduct its nuclear tests, and at what site?
In May 1998, at Chagai in Balochistan.
What this deck covers
The Pakistan Studies deck follows the PPSC 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 10.2 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 71 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 Test deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these PPSC Test flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Pakistan Studies cards cover?
They follow the PPSC 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.