CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Relations - Pak - Saudi Relations
A recurring diplomatic feature of Pakistan-Saudi relations is:
A. Absence of high-level visits
B. Permanent neutrality toward all Muslim causes
C. Prohibition on defence cooperation
D. Mutual support in multilateral forums
Correct Answer: D
The two countries regularly coordinate and support one another at multilateral forums, especially on Muslim-world and regional issues.
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In the 2021 Pakistan-Saudi joint understanding, the two sides emphasized dialogue between Pakistan and India particularly over:
A. Arab League membership
B. Sir Creek only
C. Kashmir and outstanding disputes
D. Afghanistan's constitution
Correct Answer: C
The 2021 joint statement supported dialogue between Pakistan and India and referred particularly to Jammu and Kashmir and other outstanding issues.
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The Saudi-Pakistan Supreme Coordination Council is primarily intended to:
A. Manage only Hajj quotas
B. Provide strategic direction and coordinate multi-sector cooperation
C. Replace both countries' foreign ministries
D. Create a single currency
Correct Answer: B
The SPSCC institutionalizes high-level coordination on political, security, economic and other areas rather than focusing on one sector.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Which high-level bilateral mechanism was operationalized to provide strategic direction to Pakistan-Saudi relations?
A. Pakistan-Saudi Supreme Coordination Council (SPSCC)
B. South Asian Energy Council
C. Indus-Gulf Commission
D. Riyadh-Islamabad Customs Union
Correct Answer: A
The Saudi-Pakistan Supreme Coordination Council is the highest-level institutional platform designed to steer cooperation across sectors.
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The headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is located in:
A. Islamabad
B. Riyadh
C. Doha
D. Jeddah
Correct Answer: D
The OIC's General Secretariat is headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are both founding/important members of which Muslim-world organization?
A. MERCOSUR
B. ASEAN
C. OIC
D. EU
Correct Answer: C
Both states work closely through the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on issues affecting the Muslim world.
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The Pakistani city Faisalabad was renamed in 1977 primarily to honor:
A. King Saud of Saudi Arabia
B. King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
C. Shah Faisal of Jordan
D. Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz
Correct Answer: B
Lyallpur was renamed Faisalabad in honor of King Faisal, reflecting his symbolic standing in Pakistan.
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Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is named after:
A. King Faisal
B. King Saud
C. King Salman
D. King Khalid
Correct Answer: A
The Faisal Mosque was named in honor of Saudi King Faisal, whose government supported the project and who enjoyed strong ties with Pakistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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Which Saudi monarch became especially associated with close Pakistan-Saudi ties during the 1960s and 1970s?
A. King Fahd
B. King Abdullah
C. King Khalid
D. King Faisal
Correct Answer: D
King Faisal is remembered in Pakistan for exceptionally warm political relations and support for Muslim causes.
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The Second Islamic Summit Conference, important for Pakistan-Saudi political coordination, was held in Lahore in:
A. 1972
B. 1969
C. 1974
D. 1976
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan hosted the Second Islamic Summit Conference in Lahore in 1974, a landmark in Muslim-world diplomacy and Pakistan-Saudi coordination.
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Which factor has historically provided the strongest societal foundation for Pakistan-Saudi relations?
A. A customs union
B. Shared Islamic faith and attachment to the Holy Mosques
C. A common land border
D. A common currency
Correct Answer: B
Shared Islamic faith, religious affinity and the presence of Makkah and Madinah give the relationship a strong popular and societal dimension.
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King Abdulaziz contributed financial assistance to the Muslim League's Bengal Relief Fund in:
A. 1943
B. 1941
C. 1946
D. 1940
Correct Answer: A
In 1943, King Abdulaziz donated £10,000 to the Bengal Relief Fund, an often-tested example of pre-independence Saudi support for Indian Muslims.
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Before Pakistan's independence, Crown Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz visited Karachi in:
A. 1943
B. 1937
C. 1946
D. 1940
Correct Answer: D
Crown Prince Saud visited Karachi in 1940 and met leaders of the All-India Muslim League, showing contacts predating independence.
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Saudabad in Karachi was named in honor of:
A. King Abdulaziz
B. King Faisal
C. King Saud
D. Crown Prince Abdullah
Correct Answer: C
King Saud laid the foundation stone of the Saudabad settlement during his 1954 Pakistan visit, and the locality bears his name.
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King Saud's important early visit to Pakistan, including Karachi, took place in:
A. 1952
B. 1954
C. 1951
D. 1957
Correct Answer: B
King Saud visited Pakistan in 1954, an early high-level visit symbolizing the warmth of the relationship.
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Who became the first Pakistani head of state to visit Saudi Arabia?
A. Ghulam Muhammad
B. Ayub Khan
C. Iskander Mirza
D. Khawaja Nazimuddin
Correct Answer: A
Governor-General Ghulam Muhammad visited Saudi Arabia in 1953 and is recorded as the first Pakistani head of state to do so.
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The Treaty of Friendship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia was signed in:
A. 1954
B. 1948
C. 1950
D. 1951
Correct Answer: D
The 1951 Treaty of Friendship formalized the early political relationship between the two newly cooperating states.
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Who was sent by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah as a special envoy to Saudi Arabia in 1947?
A. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
B. Sir Zafarullah Khan
C. Sir Feroz Khan Noon
D. Liaquat Ali Khan
Correct Answer: C
Quaid-e-Azam sent Sir Feroz Khan Noon as a special envoy in 1947 to cultivate relations with the Saudi leadership.
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Which statement best describes Saudi Arabia's attitude toward the creation of Pakistan in 1947?
A. It opposed Pakistan's admission to international organizations
B. It recognized Pakistan soon after independence
C. It remained diplomatically neutral for a decade
D. It recognized Pakistan only after the 1956 Constitution
Correct Answer: B
Saudi Arabia was among the states that recognized the new country early, laying the foundation for close state-to-state relations.
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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia formally established diplomatic relations in which month and year?
A. September 1947
B. August 1947
C. March 1949
D. January 1948
Correct Answer: A
Saudi Arabia recognized Pakistan soon after independence, and formal diplomatic relations were established in September 1947.