Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs with Explanations

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Malala Yosuzai 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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On 20 April 2023, Chaudhry Anwarul Haq was elected unopposed as the 15th Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir with 48 votes in the 52-member AJK Legislative Assembly. He succeeded the previous Prime Minister, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, who had been disqualified eight days prior.

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Naila Kiyani 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 World Bank has warned that Pakistan’s inflation is projected to further rise to 29.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2023 due to higher energy and food prices and the weaker Rupee, Dawn reported.

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The Time Magazine named sherry rehman among one of the 20 most influential leaders of 2023 along with Us President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister, German Chancellor olaf schulz, and the President of Brazil. german state Secretary Jennifer Morgan has described Sherry Rehman as a leader who gave a voice to those who lost everything in the devastating floods of 2022. in Time Magazine, german State Secretary Jennifer Morgan further wrote that the world needs more people like Sherry Rehman. Sherry Rehman was included in the list of 50 most successful women in Asia by Forbes Magazine this year and in the list of 25 most influential women of 2022 by Financial Times last year.

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Mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara on Saturday became the first Pakistani to scale the 8,091-metre tall Annapurna mountain in Nepal — the world’s 10th highest peak — without the support of high-altitude porters and supplemental oxygen. This type of ascent, where climbers are not supported by high-altitude porters from base camp to the summit, is called Alpine style. During this summit, mountaineers manage everything — carrying food, tent, ropes and setting routes — themselves.

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The Sindh cabinet approved the establishment of the Sindh Electric Power Regulatory Authority (SEPRA) — a body aimed at improving energy equity and eliminating energy poverty in the province.

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Given the acute shortage of water in the garrison city coupled with plummeting groundwater sources, the authorities have approved the construction of two new state-of-the-art dams in the garrison city. Sources said the Punjab Small Dams Organisation approved the projects for construction of Mujahid and Mohata dams while funds have also been released for construction of these two dams under the Annual Development Programme (ADP). The source said with the construction of these two dams 350,000 people residing in the suburbs of the Rawalpindi district will get access to clean drinking water while the supply of water from these dams will also help irrigate 13,000 acres of agricultural land.

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Sources said the Punjab Small Dams Organisation approved the projects for construction of Mujahid and Mohata dams while funds have also been released for construction of these two dams under the Annual Development Programme (ADP). The source said with the construction of these two dams 350,000 people residing in the suburbs of the Rawalpindi district will get access to clean drinking water while the supply of water from these dams will also help irrigate 13,000 acres of agricultural land. According to sources, the estimated cost of the Mujahid Dam, which will be constructed in the Chontra region, is Rs937.73 million. An irrigation system will also be laid along with this dam, which will irrigate 7,000 acres of land in the vast rural area of Chontra, the sources said. Around 150,000 people of Chontra and surrounding areas will get potable water for which water tanks will be built. The construction of the Mujahid Dam will be finished in 30 months.