Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Within 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt., the answer "Concurrent Legislative List" is associated with which tested detail?
A. 18th Amendment
B. Abbottabad
C. constitutional devolution
D. president
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "constitutional devolution". Many subjects were devolved to the provinces.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Within 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt., the answer "Seventh NFC Award" is associated with which tested detail?
A. democratic milestone
B. NFC
C. president
D. election
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "NFC". The 7th NFC Award was signed in 2009 and increased the provincial share of divisible-pool resources.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Within 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt., the answer "Eighteenth Amendment" is associated with which tested detail?
A. judges restoration
B. NFC
C. 18th Amendment
D. caretaker transition
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "18th Amendment". The amendment reduced presidential powers and increased provincial autonomy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Within 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt., the answer "2009" is associated with which tested detail?
A. Musharraf exit
B. judges restoration
C. first PM
D. Salala
Correct Answer: B
The tested detail is "judges restoration". The government restored Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and other judges in March 2009.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Within 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt., the answer "Pervez Musharraf resigned as President" is associated with which tested detail?
A. PM disqualification
B. constitutional devolution
C. Musharraf exit
D. Salala
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "Musharraf exit". Facing impeachment pressure, Musharraf resigned on 18 August 2008.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Within 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt., the answer "Asif Ali Zardari" is associated with which tested detail?
A. election
B. 18th Amendment
C. president
D. Musharraf exit
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "president". Zardari was elected President after Musharraf's resignation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Within 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt., the answer "Yousaf Raza Gillani" is associated with which tested detail?
A. democratic milestone
B. election
C. PM disqualification
D. first PM
Correct Answer: D
The tested detail is "first PM". Gillani was elected Prime Minister by the National Assembly.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Within 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt., the answer "Pakistan Peoples Party" is associated with which tested detail?
A. first PM
B. 18th Amendment
C. election
D. Musharraf exit
Correct Answer: C
The tested detail is "election". The PPP formed the federal government after the February 2008 election.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Which pairing is correct for the "caretaker transition" aspect of 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.?
A. caretaker transition — Salala border incident
B. caretaker transition — First elected civilian government completed a full five-year term and transferred power
C. caretaker transition — 2013 general election
D. caretaker transition — Pervez Musharraf resigned as President
Correct Answer: C
The correct match is "caretaker transition — 2013 general election". The May 2013 election brought PML-N to power.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Which pairing is correct for the "democratic milestone" aspect of 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.?
A. democratic milestone — Salala border incident
B. democratic milestone — Pervez Musharraf resigned as President
C. democratic milestone — First elected civilian government completed a full five-year term and transferred power
D. democratic milestone — 2013 general election
Correct Answer: C
The correct match is "democratic milestone — First elected civilian government completed a full five-year term and transferred power". The 2008-2013 parliament completed its constitutional tenure, enabling the first civilian-to-civilian transfer through elections.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Which pairing is correct for the "Balochistan amendment effect" aspect of 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.?
A. Balochistan amendment effect — Kartarpur Corridor
B. Balochistan amendment effect — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
C. Balochistan amendment effect — Exile in Britain
D. Balochistan amendment effect — Shaheed Minar
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "Balochistan amendment effect — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". NWFP was renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Which pairing is correct for the "successor PM" aspect of 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.?
A. successor PM — Yousaf Raza Gillani
B. successor PM — Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
C. successor PM — Asif Ali Zardari
D. successor PM — Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "successor PM — Raja Pervaiz Ashraf". Raja Pervaiz Ashraf became Prime Minister in June 2012.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Which pairing is correct for the "PM disqualification" aspect of 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.?
A. PM disqualification — Asif Ali Zardari
B. PM disqualification — Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
C. PM disqualification — Yousaf Raza Gillani
D. PM disqualification — Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Correct Answer: C
The correct match is "PM disqualification — Yousaf Raza Gillani". Gillani was disqualified after a contempt conviction.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Which pairing is correct for the "Salala" aspect of 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.?
A. Salala — Pervez Musharraf resigned as President
B. Salala — Salala border incident
C. Salala — 2013 general election
D. Salala — First elected civilian government completed a full five-year term and transferred power
Correct Answer: B
The correct match is "Salala — Salala border incident". NATO strikes killed Pakistani soldiers at Salala, leading Pakistan to close NATO supply routes temporarily.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Which pairing is correct for the "Abbottabad" aspect of 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.?
A. Abbottabad — U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden
B. Abbottabad — Pervez Musharraf resigned as President
C. Abbottabad — Salala border incident
D. Abbottabad — First elected civilian government completed a full five-year term and transferred power
Correct Answer: A
The correct match is "Abbottabad — U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden". U.S. forces killed bin Laden in Abbottabad on 2 May 2011.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.
Which pairing is correct for the "constitutional devolution" aspect of 2008-2013 - Political History - PPP Govt.?
A. constitutional devolution — Frame a new constitution
B. constitutional devolution — It was an early alleged military-civilian plot against an elected government
C. constitutional devolution — Concurrent Legislative List
D. constitutional devolution — Political and economic imbalance with demands for autonomy
Correct Answer: C
The correct match is "constitutional devolution — Concurrent Legislative List". Many subjects were devolved to the provinces.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which legal framework most directly underpins PCSIR when it performs the responsibility “develop and transfer technologies, processes and products”?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965
B. WAPDA Act, 1958
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
D. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
Correct Answer: C
PCSIR performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984).
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which event is correctly associated with PCSIR and the year/date 1984?
A. WAPDA was established through an Act of Parliament in February.
B. The PCSIR statutory framework was amended.
C. DGR and NDO were merged on 10 March to create NADRA.
D. PCSIR was established to promote scientific and industrial research.
Correct Answer: B
The PCSIR statutory framework was amended.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which statement correctly answers this PCSIR point: “PCSIR functions under which federal ministry?”
A. Ministry of Interior
B. Ministry of Science and Technology
C. Ministry of Finance
D. Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division)
Correct Answer: B
PCSIR is under the Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Science and Technology.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which organization is most directly associated with “PCSIR Laboratories Islamabad”?
A. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: C
PCSIR Laboratories Islamabad belongs to or is administered/regulated by PCSIR.