Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Allama Iqbal
Which famous Persian philosophical poem by Iqbal develops the concept of selfhood?
A. Government of India Act 1919
B. Nehru Report
C. Lucknow Pact
D. Asrar-e-Khudi
Correct Answer: D
Asrar-e-Khudi, published in 1915, is one of Iqbal's major Persian works.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Allama Iqbal
In which year did Allama Iqbal deliver his famous Allahabad Address?
A. 1930
B. 1931
C. 1935
D. 1932
Correct Answer: A
Iqbal delivered the presidential address to the All-India Muslim League session at Allahabad in December 1930.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Agriculture
Which pairing is correct for the "major cash crop" aspect of Agriculture?
A. major cash crop — Deliver electricity to end users and collect bills
B. major cash crop — Planned interruption of electricity supply due to shortage or system constraints
C. major cash crop — Indus Basin Irrigation System
D. major cash crop — Cotton
Correct Answer: D
The correct match is "major cash crop — Cotton". Cotton is one of Pakistan's principal cash crops and feeds the textile sector.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Agriculture
Which pairing is correct for the "major irrigation" aspect of Agriculture?
A. major irrigation — Deep-sea port
B. major irrigation — Indus Basin Irrigation System
C. major irrigation — Cotton
D. major irrigation — They expose the economy to global prices and foreign-exchange shortages
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "major irrigation — Indus Basin Irrigation System". Pakistan's agriculture depends heavily on canals and rivers of the Indus basin.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Agriculture
For Agriculture, which option correctly gives the "major cash crop"?
A. Planned interruption of electricity supply due to shortage or system constraints
B. Cotton
C. Indus Basin Irrigation System
D. Deliver electricity to end users and collect bills
Correct Answer: B
Major cash crop: Cotton. Cotton is one of Pakistan's principal cash crops and feeds the textile sector.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Agriculture
For Agriculture, which option correctly gives the "major irrigation"?
A. No
B. Cotton
C. Indus Basin Irrigation System
D. Accumulated payment shortfalls across the energy supply chain
Correct Answer: C
Major irrigation: Indus Basin Irrigation System. Pakistan's agriculture depends heavily on canals and rivers of the Indus basin.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Agriculture
Which crop is a major raw material for Pakistan's textile industry?
A. It reduces dependence on a few products and markets
B. Cotton
C. They support investment and industrial production
D. Indus Basin Irrigation System
Correct Answer: B
Cotton is one of Pakistan's principal cash crops and feeds the textile sector.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Agriculture
Which irrigation network is fundamental to Pakistan's agriculture?
A. Indus Basin Irrigation System
B. Deliver electricity to end users and collect bills
C. Solar energy
D. Cotton
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan's agriculture depends heavily on canals and rivers of the Indus basin.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence: "western center" corresponds to ______.
A. Multan
B. Baghdad
C. Arabian Sea
D. Mansura
Correct Answer: B
Baghdad is the correct completion. Baghdad became the Abbasid capital under Caliph al-Mansur.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence: "caliphal succession" corresponds to ______.
A. Abbasid Caliphate
B. Sayyid dynasty
C. Habbarids
D. Umayyad Caliphate
Correct Answer: A
Abbasid Caliphate is the correct completion. The Abbasid Revolution overthrew the Umayyads in 750 CE.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence: "early Muslim capital" corresponds to ______.
A. Multan
B. Baghdad
C. Sindh
D. Mansura
Correct Answer: D
Mansura is the correct completion. Mansura developed as a major Arab administrative and political center in Sindh.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Complete this Pakistan Affairs fact about 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence: "administrative name" corresponds to ______.
A. It became increasingly decentralized
B. al-Sind
C. Arabic
D. Growth of Muslim communities and institutions
Correct Answer: B
al-Sind is the correct completion. Arab geographers and administrators commonly referred to Sindh as al-Sind.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Within 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence, the answer "Local Muslim dynasties" is associated with which tested detail?
A. western center
B. religious institution
C. decline of Abbasid authority
D. political pattern
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "decline of Abbasid authority". By the ninth century local dynasties exercised growing independence from Baghdad.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Within 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence, the answer "Eastern frontier province" is associated with which tested detail?
A. political pattern
B. frontier character
C. Multan political role
D. decline of Abbasid authority
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "frontier character". Sindh lay on the eastern frontier of the Umayyad and Abbasid worlds.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Within 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence, the answer "Growth of Muslim communities and institutions" is associated with which tested detail?
A. political pattern
B. long-term effect
C. caliphal succession
D. western center
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "long-term effect". The period helped establish Muslim communities, scholarship and political traditions in the region.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Within 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence, the answer "Local revenue and village arrangements" is associated with which tested detail?
A. religious institution
B. cultural transmission
C. tax and administration
D. Multan political role
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "tax and administration". Early Muslim rulers frequently used existing local structures to administer land and revenue.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Within 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence, the answer "It became increasingly decentralized" is associated with which tested detail?
A. geographic core
B. frontier character
C. political pattern
D. administrative name
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "political pattern". Local dynasties and governors acquired greater autonomy as Abbasid power weakened.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Within 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence, the answer "Arabian Sea" is associated with which tested detail?
A. religious institution
B. maritime trade
C. administrative name
D. western center
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "maritime trade". Ports of Sindh connected inland South Asia with Arabian Sea commerce.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Within 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence, the answer "Habbarids" is associated with which tested detail?
A. administrative name
B. long-term effect
C. local autonomy
D. cultural transmission
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "local autonomy". The Habbarid family ruled much of Sindh with substantial local autonomy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umayyad and Abbasid Influence
Within 8th-10th Centuries - (Early Islamic Conquest) Umyad and Abbasi Influence, the answer "Baghdad" is associated with which tested detail?
A. tax and administration
B. caliphal succession
C. western center
D. maritime trade
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "western center". Baghdad became the Abbasid capital under Caliph al-Mansur.