Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs with Explanations

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SBP governor said the purpose of releasing the commemorative coin is to supplement and be part of national efforts to promote interfaith harmony. Sikh yatrees visiting the Guru Nanak Gurdwara will be able to purchase the coin on Rs550.

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Cuba and Pakistan on Wednesday signed an agreement on the exemption from visa requirement for diplomatic and official passport holders. Secretary, Ministry of Interior signed the agreement on behalf of Pakistan. The agreement would facilitate the travel of the officials of the two countries. The agreement between Pakistan and Cuba was signed at the Foreign Office after Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi held wide-ranging talks with Cuban Vice President along with his delegation.

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NUST graduate becomes Pakistan’s first female Google Developer. ISLAMABAD: Aqsa Kausar, an accomplished graduate of NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), has beaten the odds by becoming the first female Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning from Pakistan. Machine Learning is the application of Artificial Intelligence that helps the computer system to predict the outcome and take action accordingly without being explicitly programmed.

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In 2018, ASP Fareed made history when she became the first lady officer in Police Service of Pakistan to be awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’. ASp Maham khan becames the second Female police officer to have earned a “Sword of Honour” in 2019. For the second time in a row, a female officer bagged the prestigious ‘Sword of Honour’ awarded for successful completion of training at the National Police Academy. The sword is awarded to the best officer.

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Government has dissolved the existing body of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and established a new organization, Pakistan Medical Commission, to regulate medical profession in the country. According to an official of the Ministry of National Health Services, President Dr Arif Alvi has signed a new ordinance in this regard, titled ‘Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance 2019’. He said the aim of establishing this new organization is to regulate and control medical profession by establishing uniform minimum standard of medical education and training and recognition of qualifications in medicine and dentistry.

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17 Nov 2019 ✓ 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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Leading cricketer Sana Mir and six other trailblazing women from Asian countries on October 25, 2019 were honoured with the 2019 Asia Society Game Changers award at a glittering ceremony in New York in recognition of their “transformative impact” in Asia and beyond. “Sana Mir is first and foremost a true champion in her field, but she’s also a champion for millions of girls and young women on the field and off,” Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, Asia Society Co-Chairperson, said while presenting her with the award. The Asia Society is the leading educational organisation dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among people, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. It’s Game Changers award identifies and honours true leaders who are making a positive contribution to the future of Asia. The other awardees include Japan’s Yuriko Koike, the current and first female governor of Tokyo, China’s Jane Jie Sun, the leader of Ctrip, a 25-billion dollar travel company in China, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a pioneer in the art-world who has promoted greater cultural understanding and exchange in the Middle East and around the world, and Chhaya Sharma, a senior Indian police officer who leads a team of investigators to solve some of New Delhi’s toughest crimes. The Kung Fu Nuns, a group of Buddhist nuns who have harnessed their mastery of martial arts and are also widely known for their social activism and humanitarian work are also among those chosen for the award.

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on 28 Oct 2019 laid the foundation stone for a university named after Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, ahead of his 550th birth anniversary next month. The university will be set up in Nankana Sahib district of northeast Punjab province, the birthplace of Baba Guru Nanak, located 75 kilometres (46 miles) from the provincial capital, Lahore. According to a handout issued here, Baba Guru Nanak University would be built on 10 acres of land with a cost of Rs.6 billion.

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5000 ✓ is the correct answer. Review the question and compare it with the other choices to remember this fact for future exams.