Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs with Explanations

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Asad Ali Memon was born in 1998 in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan. He completed his school from The City School, Larkana and later earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) in Karachi.

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Mount Vinson is Antarctica’s highest peak, and one of the Seven Summits. With a prominence of 16,050ft (4,892m) and residing in one of the world’s most formidable cold deserts, this peak was first summited in 1966, making it the last of the Seven Summits to be reached. Pakistani climber Asad Ali Memon has successfully scaled Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica at 4,892 meters, known for being the coldest in the world.

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The boat carrying 86 migrants, including 44 Pakistanis who tragically died, departed from Mauritania.

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According to the migrant rights group Walking Borders, 44 of the deceased in the Atlantic boat tragedy were from Pakistan. while trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean illegally to reach Europe, according to an NGO and victims’ families. The boat with 86 migrants, including 66 Pakistanis on board, left the West African country of Mauritania for Spain’s Canary Islands, migrant rights group Walking Borders said on Thursday.

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Suparco, Pakistan’s national space agency, is responsible for launching the PRSC-EO1 satellite to improve the country’s space technology capabilities.

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The PRSC-EO1 satellite was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China, indicating a collaboration between Pakistan and China in space technology.

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PRSC-EO1 is Pakistan’s first home-made Electro-Optical satellite launched by Suparco, enhancing the country’s capabilities in space technology.

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Muhammad Yousaf Khan is the Current Chairman of SUPARCO. He was appointed in 2023 as Chairman Suparco. The government has appointed Mohammad Yousuf Khan as Chairman Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO). The new chairman has taken over the charge of Chairman SUPARCO on October 1, official source told The Nation. Mohammad Yousuf Khan is a scientist working with SUPARCO. Since 2001, SUPARCO was being headed by Major General level officers of Pakistan Army. Four Major Generals have served as administrators SUPARCO for almost 23 years. It is almost after more than two decades that a civilian scientist has been posted as chairman SUPARCO, claimed the source. Interestingly, Pakistan was among the first 10 countries to start a space programme and established SUPARCO in 1961. Dr Abdus Salam was the first Chairman of SUPARCO who served from 1961-67.

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Ishaq Dar is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.

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The $250 million worth MoUs between Pakistani and Chinese companies were signed during the China-Pakistan B2B Matchmaking Conference on the medical equipment and surgical instrument sector held in Beijing.