1601Pakistan Current AffairsMedium
On 1st March 2021, The Supreme Court announced that Senate elections would be held under ____________ of the Constitution:
A
MCQs
Read every question, see the correct answer, and understand the explanation at your own pace. Study mode has no timer and no negative marking.
Correct answer
D. Article 226
Explanation
A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court (SC) Monday gave its opinion on the presidential reference regarding Senate elections, saying that polls would be held through the secret ballot, according to Article 226 of the Constitution. The 4-1 majority opinion was announced by the apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and including Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi.
Correct answer
C. Jhelum
Explanation
Aiming at the revival of Pakistan’s heritage, Prime Minister Imran Khan launched Al-Beruni Radius, a tourism project in Jhelum . The historical Nandana Fort is located in Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan of district Jhelum.
Correct answer
D. 3rd
Explanation
Pakistan ranks as 3rd Biggest Contributor of Online Labor in the world. According to the latest reports of ILO (International Labor Organization), Pakistan has become the third-largest contributor of technical manpower for digital and other online services.
Correct answer
A. Lahore
Explanation
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday laid the foundation stone of the ambitious Central Business District (CBD) project at the Walton Airport site, asserting that the project would help create much-needed wealth to pay off foreign loans that had accumulated over the past ‘decade of darkness’.
Correct answer
B. 10 years
Explanation
Pakistan and Qatar have signed another long-term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply contract for additional 200 million cubic feet a day (MMCFD) at around 31 per cent lower rate than the 2015 contract for 500MMCFD. The 10-year agreement signed on Friday entailed the “lowest-ever publicly disclosed price under a long-term contract in the world” and was achieved through joint efforts of the political and military leaderships, said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Petroleum Nadeem Babar while speaking at a news conference after the signing ceremony.
Correct answer
A. Hammad Azhar
Explanation
Hammad Azhar is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
Correct answer
D. Integrity of country
Explanation
The primary objective of Pakistan’s foreign policy is to safeguard the national security, territorial integrity and political sovereignty of the country.
Correct answer
D. 19th
Explanation
19th is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
Correct answer
C. Pakistan
Explanation
Pakistan is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.
Correct answer
A. Pakistan
Explanation
Pakistan has decided to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications (GI) to prevent its unauthorised use by other countries.