Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
First in Pakistan
Who was the first Pakistani Nobel Prize laureate?
A. Benazir Bhutto
B. Iskander Mirza
C. Abdus Salam
D. Ayub Khan
Correct Answer: C
Physicist Abdus Salam shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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First in Pakistan
Who became Pakistan's first woman provincial governor?
A. Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Benazir Bhutto
C. Ayub Khan
D. Sir Abdul Rashid
Correct Answer: A
She served as Governor of Sindh from 1973 to 1976.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
First in Pakistan
Who was Pakistan's first woman Prime Minister?
A. Benazir Bhutto
B. Liaquat Ali Khan
C. Sir Abdul Rashid
D. Iskander Mirza
Correct Answer: A
Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister in 1988.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
First in Pakistan
Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan?
A. Sir Abdul Rashid
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. Iskander Mirza
D. Liaquat Ali Khan
Correct Answer: A
Sir Abdul Rashid served as the first Chief Justice of the Federal Court/Supreme Court tradition after independence.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
First in Pakistan
In which year did Pakistan get its first constitution?
A. 1957
B. 1951
C. 1958
D. 1956
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan's first constitution came into force on 23 March 1956.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
First in Pakistan
Who was Pakistan's first President?
A. Benazir Bhutto
B. Abdus Salam
C. Iskander Mirza
D. Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
Correct Answer: C
Iskander Mirza became the first President when the 1956 Constitution came into force.
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First in Pakistan
Who was Pakistan's first Prime Minister?
A. Benazir Bhutto
B. Ayub Khan
C. Liaquat Ali Khan
D. Sir Abdul Rashid
Correct Answer: C
Liaquat Ali Khan became the first Prime Minister in August 1947.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
Within Federal Budget Process, the answer "Federal Finance Minister" is associated with which tested detail?
A. presentation
B. money bill house
C. senate role
D. role
Correct Answer: A
The tested detail is "presentation". The finance minister presents the annual federal budget and Finance Bill.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
Which pairing is correct for the "senate role" aspect of Federal Budget Process?
A. senate role — Current or recurrent budget
B. senate role — It may make recommendations but does not finally vote it down
C. senate role — Many development sectors are implemented by provinces
D. senate role — Sales tax on services and provincial taxes
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "senate role — It may make recommendations but does not finally vote it down". The National Assembly considers Senate recommendations on Money Bills.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
Which pairing is correct for the "money bill house" aspect of Federal Budget Process?
A. money bill house — Auditor-General of Pakistan
B. money bill house — National Assembly
C. money bill house — Central Development Working Party
D. money bill house — Distribution of provincial resources to local governments
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "money bill house — National Assembly". Under the Constitution, Money Bills originate in the National Assembly.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
Which pairing is correct for the "presentation" aspect of Federal Budget Process?
A. presentation — Iltutmish
B. presentation — President Pervez Musharraf
C. presentation — Provincial Finance Minister
D. presentation — Federal Finance Minister
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "presentation — Federal Finance Minister". The finance minister presents the annual federal budget and Finance Bill.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
For Federal Budget Process, which option correctly gives the "senate role"?
A. National development planning and coordination
B. Current or recurrent budget
C. It may make recommendations but does not finally vote it down
D. Spending requiring approval through demands for grants
Correct Answer: C
Senate role: It may make recommendations but does not finally vote it down. The National Assembly considers Senate recommendations on Money Bills.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
For Federal Budget Process, which option correctly gives the "money bill house"?
A. Executive Committee of the National Economic Council
B. Distribution of provincial resources to local governments
C. Provincial Assembly
D. National Assembly
Correct Answer: D
Money bill house: National Assembly. Under the Constitution, Money Bills originate in the National Assembly.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
For Federal Budget Process, which option correctly gives the "presentation"?
A. Federal Finance Minister
B. Provincial Finance Minister
C. Lord Wavell
D. Pervez Musharraf
Correct Answer: A
Presentation: Federal Finance Minister. The finance minister presents the annual federal budget and Finance Bill.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
What role does the Senate have on a federal Money Bill?
A. Project monitoring and progress reporting
B. It may make recommendations but does not finally vote it down
C. Development budget
D. Current or recurrent budget
Correct Answer: B
The National Assembly considers Senate recommendations on Money Bills.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
In which house must a federal Money Bill originate?
A. Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
B. Provincial Assembly
C. National Assembly
D. Central Development Working Party
Correct Answer: C
Under the Constitution, Money Bills originate in the National Assembly.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Budget Process
Who normally presents the federal budget in the National Assembly on behalf of the government?
A. Raja Todar Mal
B. Sajjad Zaheer
C. Provincial Finance Minister
D. Federal Finance Minister
Correct Answer: D
The finance minister presents the annual federal budget and Finance Bill.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Energy Crisis
Within Energy Crisis, the answer "Governance reform, loss reduction, efficient tariffs and diversified generation" is associated with which tested detail?
A. gas shortage
B. imported fuel risk
C. WAPDA role
D. solution mix
Correct Answer: D
The tested detail is "solution mix". No single project can solve structural financial and supply problems.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Energy Crisis
Within Energy Crisis, the answer "Natural-gas shortage" is associated with which tested detail?
A. solar potential
B. solution mix
C. gas shortage
D. NEPRA
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "gas shortage". Declining domestic gas and seasonal demand create supply constraints.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Energy Crisis
Within Energy Crisis, the answer "Payments for available generation capacity even when not fully dispatched" is associated with which tested detail?
A. solar potential
B. WAPDA role
C. capacity payments
D. NEPRA
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "capacity payments". Capacity obligations can create fiscal pressure when demand or dispatch is lower than contracted capacity.