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What is Pakistan's national tree?
A. Religious minorities
B. Progress
C. Deodar cedar
D. Markhor
Correct Answer: C
The deodar cedar is designated the national tree.
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What is Pakistan's national flower?
A. Light and knowledge
B. Progress
C. Chukar partridge
D. Jasmine
Correct Answer: D
Jasmine is the national flower.
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What is Pakistan's national bird?
A. Jasmine
B. Chukar partridge
C. Religious minorities
D. Progress
Correct Answer: B
The chukar is widely recognized as Pakistan's national bird.
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What is Pakistan's national animal?
A. Progress
B. Deodar cedar
C. Chukar partridge
D. Markhor
Correct Answer: D
The markhor is the national animal.
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In which year was Pakistan's national anthem officially adopted?
A. 1952
B. 1956
C. 1959
D. 1954
Correct Answer: D
The anthem was officially adopted in 1954.
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Who composed the music of Pakistan's national anthem?
A. Ahmed G. Chagla
B. Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii
C. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
D. Hafeez Jalandhari
Correct Answer: A
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla composed the tune.
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Who wrote the lyrics of Pakistan's national anthem?
A. Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii
B. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
C. Ahmed G. Chagla
D. Hafeez Jalandhari
Correct Answer: D
Hafeez Jalandhari wrote the anthem's Urdu-Persianized lyrics.
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What does the white vertical stripe on Pakistan's flag represent?
A. Progress
B. Light and knowledge
C. Markhor
D. Religious minorities
Correct Answer: D
The white portion symbolizes the country's minorities.
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What does the five-pointed star on the flag conventionally symbolize?
A. Jasmine
B. Light and knowledge
C. Religious minorities
D. Deodar cedar
Correct Answer: B
The star is commonly described as symbolizing light and knowledge.
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What does the crescent on Pakistan's flag conventionally symbolize?
A. Chukar partridge
B. Progress
C. Religious minorities
D. Markhor
Correct Answer: B
Official symbolism commonly describes the crescent as representing progress.
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Who is widely credited with designing Pakistan's national flag?
A. Hafeez Jalandhari
B. Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii
C. Ahmed G. Chagla
D. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Correct Answer: B
Syed Amir-uddin Kedwaii designed the flag based on the Muslim League flag, with a white stripe for minorities.
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On what date did Pakistan's Constituent Assembly adopt the national flag?
A. 11 August 1947
B. 11 August 1948
C. 11 August 1946
D. 9 August 1947
Correct Answer: A
The national flag was adopted shortly before independence.
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Pakistan's capital city is:
A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Islamabad
D. Quetta
Correct Answer: C
C: Correct because Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. A: Wrong because Karachi was an earlier capital and is a major city. B: Wrong because Lahore is Punjab's capital. D: Wrong because Quetta is Balochistan's capital.
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Pakistan's national animal is:
A. Lion
B. Markhor
C. Tiger
D. Camel
Correct Answer: B
B: Correct because Markhor is the national animal of Pakistan. A: Wrong because lion is not Pakistan's national animal. C: Wrong because tiger is not Pakistan's national animal. D: Wrong because camel is important but not national animal.
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Minar-e-Pakistan is located in:
A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Islamabad
D. Peshawar
Correct Answer: B
B: Correct because Minar-e-Pakistan is in Lahore at Iqbal Park. A: Wrong because Karachi is not its location. C: Wrong because Islamabad is not its location. D: Wrong because Peshawar is not its location.
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The national flower of Pakistan is:
A. Rose
B. Jasmine
C. Tulip
D. Sunflower
Correct Answer: B
B: Correct because jasmine is Pakistan's national flower. A: Wrong because rose is not the national flower. C: Wrong because tulip is not the national flower. D: Wrong because sunflower is not the national flower.
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Pakistan's national anthem was written by:
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Hafeez Jalandhari
C. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
D. Ahmad Faraz
Correct Answer: B
A: Wrong because Allama Iqbal did not write Pakistan's national anthem. B: Correct because Hafeez Jalandhari wrote the lyrics of Pakistan's national anthem. C: Wrong because Faiz did not write it. D: Wrong because Ahmad Faraz did not write it.
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The national poet of Pakistan is:
A. Faiz Ahmed Faiz
B. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
C. Hafeez Jalandhari
D. Josh Malihabadi
Correct Answer: B
A: Wrong because Faiz is a major poet but not the national poet. B: Correct because Allama Iqbal is known as the national poet of Pakistan. C: Wrong because Hafeez Jalandhari wrote the national anthem. D: Wrong because Josh Malihabadi is not the national poet.
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The capital city of Pakistan is:
A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Islamabad
D. Peshawar
Correct Answer: C
A: Wrong because Karachi was the earlier capital but is not the current capital. B: Wrong because Lahore is capital of Punjab, not Pakistan. C: Correct because Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. D: Wrong because Peshawar is capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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The national language of Pakistan is:
A. Punjabi
B. Sindhi
C. Urdu
D. Pashto
Correct Answer: C
A: Wrong because Punjabi is a major regional language, not the national language. B: Wrong because Sindhi is a provincial language, not the national language. C: Correct because Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. D: Wrong because Pashto is a regional/provincial language.