Current Affairs Pakistan MCQs May 2023

Who became the first Arab
woman astronaut to go into space on May 21, 2023?

A. Noura al-Matroushi
B. Sultan Al Neyadi
C. Rayyanah Barnawi 
✔️
D. Sara Sabry

Which peak did Naila Kiani
and Nadia Azad climb on May 16, 2023?

A. Makalu
B. Lhotse 
✔️
C. Cho Oyu
D. Kangchenjunga

When 5th
China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers Dialogue held in Islamabad?

A. 2nd May 2023
B. 5th May 2023
C. 6th May 2023 
✔️
D. 13th May 2023

In which case former Prime
Minister Imran Khan was arrested on 09 May 2023?

A. Al-Qadir Trust Case ✔️
B. Foreign Funding Case
C. Park Lane Case
D. None of the above

Which country’s foreign
minister arrived on 5th May 2023 to Pakistan for a four-day official visit?

A. India
B. Iran
C. Afghanistan
✔️
D. Nepal


Name of the two Pakistani
high-altitude climbers, who have summited the world’s fourth-highest peak,
Mount Lhotse, in Nepal on 16 May 2023.

A. Aleezay Shah & Arooba Hafeez
B. Reesham Khan & Samina Baig
C. Naila Kiani & Nadia Azad 
✔️
D. None of these


Former Prime Minister of
Pakistan Imran Khan was arrested by Paramilitary troops on the orders of?

A. Supreme Court
B. Anti-Corruption Bureau 
✔️
C. High Court Islamabad
D. None of these


Who is the current (May
2023) DG ISI?

A. Faiz Hameed
B. None of the above
C. Qamar Javaid Bajwa
D. Nadeem Anjum


Kashmir’s resistance leader
Yasin Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment on?

A. 23 May 2022
B. 24 May 2022
✔️
C. 26 May 2022
D. 25 May 2022


Who is the current (May
2023) Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan?

A. None
B. Tariq Bajwa
C. Shamshad Akhtar
D. Raza Baqir
✔️ 


Which city will host the
4th round of the Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue?

A. Beijing
B. Karachi
C. Islamabad 
✔️
D. Ankara

Pakistan and Iran
inaugurated the Gabd-Polan power transmission line, under which Iran will
supply _____ megawatts of electricity daily to Gwadar.

A. 60 megawatts
B. 80 megawatts
C. 100 megawatts 
✔️
D. 120 megawatts


Who has the second
Pakistani woman, after Samina Baig, to climb the Seven Summits, the tallest
mountains on all continents?

A. Resham Khan
B. Naila Kiani
C. Samina Baig
D. Nadia Azad 


Who becomes the first
Pakistani woman to scale the world’s fourth tallest mountain ‘Lhotse’ that’s
higher than 8,000 meters?

A. Resham Khan
B. Naila Kiani 
✔️
C. Samina Baig
D. Maryam Hafeez


Who is the current 2023
Prime Minister of Israel?

A. Benny Gantz
B. Naftali Bennett
C. Yair Lapid
D. Benjamin netanyaho


According to international
investment bank Goldman Sachs, Pakistan to be ____ top economy by 2075.

A. 4th
B. 5th
C. 6th
✔️
D. 7th


Who has successfully scaled
Mount Everest for the first time using artificial legs?

A. Vinay Kumar
B. Muhammad Shamroze
C. Hari Budha Magar 
✔️
D. Mukesh Rawat


Who won the presidential
election in Turkey?

A. Kemal Kilicdaroglu
B. Muharrem İnce
C. Recep Tayyip Erdogan 
✔️
D. Sinan O
ğan


Who became the world
largest exporter of Cars in the year 2023?

A. China ✔️
B. Japan
C. India
D. Russia


In which region of the
Pacific Ocean was the discovery of 5,000 new species made?

A. Artic Ocean
B. Mariana Trench
C. Great Barrier Reef
D. Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) 


What is being done to end
the Saudi Arabia-Canada dispute which was arise since 2018?

A. Holding a summit meeting
B. Imposing sanctions
C. Terminating all ties
D. Appointing new ambassadors 


What is the name of the
domestically produced space rocket used by South Korea for launching a
commercial-grade satellite?

A. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
B. Falcon 9
C. Nuri 
✔️
D. Soyuz


Bulgarian writer Georgi
Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel won the International Booker Prize for
the novel?

A. The Passenger
B. Time Shelter 
✔️
C. Becky
D. The World and All That It Holds


What is the amount of the
imposed fine on Meta by EU?

A. USD 700 million
B. USD 500 million
C. USD 900 million
D. USD 1.3 billion 


Which country successfully
mediated the Saudi-Iran rivalry?

A. Russia
B. China 
✔️
C. UK
D. USA


For how long did the
Saudi-Iran rivalry last?

A. Century
B. Decade and a half
C. Two decades
D. Decade 


2025 to be observed as
‘Special tourism year’ in which country?

A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal 
✔️
D. Indonesia


Who is the current CEO of
Twitter?

A. Linda Yaccarino ✔️
B. Omid Kordestani
C. Bret Taylor
D. Patrick Pichette


How many people have been
forced from their homes by floods in northeast Italy?

A. More than 20,000
B. More than 10,000
C. More than 36,000 
✔️
D. More than 30,000


In the acute shortage of
water in the garrison city authorities have approved the construction of which
dam?

A. Mujahid Dam
B. Mohata Dam
C. Both a & b 
✔️
D. Mangla Dam-2


Who has become the first
ever and only Pakistani to be a world champion in Karting race?

A. Saad Lari
B. Shahzad Qureshi
C. Enaam Ahmad 
✔️
D. Uzair Magsi


According to World Bank
Survey, Only _____% of women in Quetta are employed.

A. 8%
B. 12%
C. 14%
D. 16% 


Under which article, Chief
Justice of Pakistan (CJP) take Suo-Muto notice?

A. 167(6)
B. 184(3) 
✔️
C. 95(1)
D. 116 (2)


Which country has been
recently removed from the EU’s High Risk Third Countries list?

A. Egypt
B. Pakistan 
✔️
C. Turkey
D. Syria


First Woman Chief Justice
of Peshawar high court is ___________?

A. Musaraat Hilali ✔️
B. Musaraat Malik
C. Ayesha Malik
D. None of These


Which European nation
recently legalised euthanasia?

A. Portugal ✔️
B. Germany
C. Hungary
D. Czechia


The current wealthiest city
in the world is?

A. Tokyo
B. New York 
✔️
C. Beijing
D. London


What type of influenza has
recently been confirmed in wild birds in Brazil?

A. Ebola Virus
B. Zika Virus
C. Swine Flu
D. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) 


How many people died in
Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar recently?

A. 60 ✔️
B. 75
C. 80
D. 132


How many unused Hajj seats
did Pakistan return to Saudi Arabia this year?

A. 5600
B. 8000 
✔️
C. 8700
D. 12000


Which nation will stop
referring to Kaliningrad, Russia, by its current name and instead use its
previous one?

A. Poland ✔️
B. Iran
C. India
D. Japan


According to the Annual
Report of the Asian Development Bank Floods in Pakistan caused a loss of ___ to
Pakistan’s economy.

A. $20 Million
B. $20 Billion
C. $30 Billion 
✔️
D. $30 Million


According to Asian
Development Bank(ADB) which Asian country received the highest funding in 2022?

A. India
B. Pakistan 
✔️
C. China
D. Bangladesh


NADRA has launched its
cutting-edge ‘Automated Finger Identification System’ (AFIS) named as?

A. Nadra
B. Nadir 
✔️
C. Self Identifier
D. None of these


TikTok has removed over ___
videos uploaded from Pakistan for violating community guidelines in Q4 2022.

A. 11.25 Million
B. 11.68 Million
C. 12.00 Million
D. 12.68 Million 


Which country has launched
projects to build new-era marriage and childbearing culture?

A. China ✔️
B. Japan
C. India
D. USA


Who became second Pakistani
woman who scale Mount Everest?

A. Samina Baig
B. Naila Kiani 
✔️
C. Saira Nasreen
D. None of the above


Which became fastest ODI
player to score 5000 runs in 97 innings?

A. Muhammad Rizwan
B. Babar Azam 
✔️
C. Jos Buttler
D. David Miller


Identify the name of
company which successfully extracted oxygen from the Lunar Soil simulant?

A. SpaceX
B. ISRO
C. NASA 
✔️
D. DRDO


What is the name of the
Russian hypersonic missile that is shot down by Ukraine recently?

A. Kinzhal ✔️
B. Poseidon
C. Avangard
D. Burevestnik


After __ years, the Arab
League re-admits the Syrian government.

A. 09
B. 11 
✔️
C. 14
D. 16


Which countries does King
Charles III will serve as the titular head of?

A. USA and Canada
B. U.K and 14 former commonwealth countries 
✔️
C. France and Spain
D. UK and USA


At what age did King
Charles III ascend the throne?

A. 50
B. 60
C. 65
D. 74 


To view iconic serials who
has launched first OTT platform service?

A. PTV ✔️
B. ARY Network
C. Geo Network
D. Hum TV


What is the name of the
summit launched by the UAE government recently?

A. Vision 2023 Summit
B. Machines Can See 2023 Summit
✔️
C. Future Technology Summit
D. AI and Robotics Summit

Correct Option is: B


A 3D printed superalloy
GRX-810 developed by which country?

A. USA ✔️
B. Italy
C. China
D. India

Correct Option is: A


In which country was the
world’s second-largest blue hole discovered? Identify its depth?

A. 450 Feet
B. 678 Feet
C. 900 Feet
✔️
D. 1012 Feet

Correct Option is: C


Who will lead a Pakistani
delegation to the 4th meeting of the `Neighbouring Countries of Afghanistan`?

A. Shehbaz Sharif
B. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
C. Hina Rabbani Khar 
✔️
D. None of these


Mujahid Dam will be
constructed in Chontra region while Mohata dam will be constructed in?

A. Chontra
B. Raika 
✔️
C. Daultala
D. Murree


According to the sources
the Construction of the Mujahid Dam will be finished in?

A. 30 Days
B. 30 Months 
✔️
C. 30 Weeks
D. 30 Years


The Mujahid Dam will be
constructed in which region of Rawalpindi?

A. Raika
B. Nambal
C. Chontra 
✔️
D. None of these


Who is the Current IGP of
Gilgit Baltistan?

A. Dar Ali Khan Khattak ✔️
B. Mohammad Saeed Wazir
C. Sanaullah Abbasi
D. Mr Abbas Ajangpa


The Current Chief Justice
of Peshawar High Court is?

A. Justice Musarrat Hilali ✔️
B. Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth
C. Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan
D. Justice Yahya Afridi


What country’s parliament
recently passed a revised anti-LGBTQ bill?

A. Uganda ✔️
B. Kenya
C. Nigeria
D. South Africa


By how much did consumer
prices rise in Pakistan in April 2023?

A. 37.2%
B. 20%
C. 36.4%
✔️
D. 35.3%

Correct Option is: C


Which country took the
crown for Asia’s fastest inflation from Sri Lanka?

A. Pakistan ✔️
B. Bangladesh
C. China
D. India

Correct Option is: A


Who is the Congressman that
raised the issue of political crisis in Pakistan in the US House of
Representatives?

A. Mitch McConnell
B. Nancy Pelosi
C. Donald Trump
D. Brad Sherman

Correct Option is: D


When did Emirati astronaut
Sultan Alneyadi perform the first spacewalk by an Arab astronaut?

A. April 25, 2023
B. April 26, 2023
C. April 28, 2023
✔️
D. April 30, 2023


Which airline Unveils
World’s First Robotic Check-In Assistant named Sara?

A. Wiz Air Abu Dhabi
B. Emirates
✔️
C. British Airways
D. Easy Jet


Who is the Current IG of
the National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) ?

A. Khalid Mahmood
B. Sultan Ali Khawaja 
✔️
C. Inam Ghani
D. None of these


In 2023, the Inflation rate
is ____ % in Pakistan.

A. 32.2%
B. 35.4%
✔️
C. 37.6%
D. 39.1%


Name the Pakistani doctor
who has been recognized as top faith leader in US?

A. Dr Nadia Kehf
B. Dr Musaraf Hilali
C. Dr Farha Abbasi
✔️
D. Dr Fouzia Younis


Which country has been
recently removed from the EU’s High Risk Third Countries list?

A. Egypt
B. Pakistan
✔️
C. Turkey
D. Syria


Name the Pakistani doctor
who has been recognized as top faith leader in US?

A. Dr Nadia Kehf
B. Dr Musaraf Hilali
C. Dr Farha Abbasi 
✔️
D. Dr Fouzia Younis


Which is the most
philanthropist country in the world ?

A. Pakistan
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Indonesia 
✔️
D. Malaysia


What was the World’s
busiest Airport in 2022?

A. Benzair Airport
B. Hong Kong International Airport
C. Atlanta International Airport 
✔️
D. None of these


Which country banned UN’s
women staff from working recently?

A. Norway
B. Turkey
C. Afghanistan  
✔️
D. India


Who has become the first
female umpire to officiate men’s T20I match?

A. New Zealand’s Kim Cotton  ✔️
B. India Vrinda Ghanshyam Rathi
C. Australia Claire Antonia Polosak
D. None of these


Russia to deploy its
Nuclear Tactical Arms in which country?

A. Poland
B. Finland
C. Belarus 
✔️
D. Ukraine


Which country has recently
voted to ban rental e-scooter?

A. Italy
B. New Zealand
C. France  
✔️
D. None of these


The first liquid Hydrogen
powered boat was launched by?

A. Norwegian Company Norled  ✔️
B. Haubold Yachting
C. Dehler Yachts
D. Bruckmann Yachts


The theme of International
Conscience day 2023 is __________?

A. Together for All
B. Nation Brings the people together
C. Build a culture of Peace  
✔️
D. Peace and Stability


Which is the world’s first
liquid hydrogen powered boat?

A. Mercury
B. MF Hydra  
✔️
C. HCL
D. None of These


Which country has become
the first European country to ban ChatGPT?

A. Spain
B. United Kingdom
C. Italy  
✔️
D. Germany


Which is the first former
US president to face criminal charge?

A. Brack Obama
B. Donald Trump 
✔️
C. Henry Clinton
D. Richard Nixon


Who has taken the Barack
Obama as the most followers on twitter?

A. Jeff Bezos
B. Vladamir Putin
C. Xi Jinping
D. Elon Musk 


Which country to ban
English in official communication?

A. Italy ✔️
B. Spain
C. Germany
D. Hungary


How many Countries Are the
Members Of NATO?

A. 31 ✔️
B. 29
C. 28
D. 27


Who has been appointed as
the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi?

A. Sheikh Salman
B. sheikh Hassan
C. Sheikh Abu Al Hassan
D. Sheikh Khaled  


Which country has recently
claimed underwater drone test, capable of carrying nuclear weapon?

A. North Korea  ✔️
B. China
C. The U.S
D. India


50th session of OIC foreign
ministers will be held in?

A. Islamabad
B. Oman
C. Cameroon 
✔️
D. Ankara


“Hamza Yousuf” First Muslim
Scottish Prime Minister’s family belongs to which Country?

A. India
B. Bangladesh
C. Dubai
D. Pakistan 


“Hamza Yousuf” is the first
Muslim Prime Minister in __________?

A. Scotland ✔️
B. UK
C. Brazil
D. France


“National League for
Democracy” which was seen in news, is a famous political party based on which
country?

A. Egypt
B. Syria
C. Myanmar 
✔️
D. Turkey


Which country become the
31st member of NATO ?

A. Norway
B. Portugal
C. Finland 
✔️
D. None of these


Which country defeated
Pakistan to win the final of ITF World Tennis?

A. UK
B. USA
C. Canada
D. Japan 


What is the theme for Earth
Day 2023?

A. Protect the Earth
B. Invest in our Planet
✔️
C. Invest in the Enhancement of Trees
D. Healthier Planet Healthier Life


Which country initiated the
Earth Day event to raise public consciousness about environmental problems?

A. United States ✔️
B. United Kingdom
C. Germany
D. None of these


Which country releases the
first feature film shot in space?

A. China
B. USA
C. Russia 
✔️
D. South Korea


Which country is set to
overtake China as the most populous country in the world by mid-2023?

A. Russia
B. India 
✔️
C. Pakistan
D. Japan


European Space Agency
launched a spacecraft named ___ to explore Jupiter?

A. Athena
B. Juice 
✔️
C. Vega-C
D. None of these


Which country records
world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu?

A. Russia
B. China 
✔️
C. Japan
D. USA


The 4th meeting of the
`Neighbouring Countries of Afghanistan` is to be held in:

A. Samarkand ✔️
B. Tashkent
C. Bishkek
D. Dushanbe


Name of the suspect who is
behind the 2023 Pentagon document leaks?

A. Thomas Drake
B. Jeffery Sterling
C. Daniel Ellsberg
D. Jack Teixeira 


Who is the current Head
Coach of Pakistan Cricket Team?

A. Andrew Puttick
B. Grant Bradburn 
✔️
C. Saqlain Mushtaq
D. Wasim Akram


Who is the current Batting
coach of the Pakistan cricket team?

A. Younas Khan
B. Mathew Hayden
C. Andrew Puttick 
✔️
D. Andry Flower


Who is the current bowling
coach of the Pakistan cricket team?

A. Wasim Akram
B. Shaun Tait
C. Saeed Ajmal
D. Umar Gul 


Iran has appointed “Reza
Ameri” as Ambassador to ____ for the first time in eight years?

A. Qatar
B. UAE 
✔️
C. UK
D. Turkey


Who is the current
Ambassador of Iran to UAE?

A. Ebrahim Hakimi
B. Reza Ameri 
✔️
C. Ahmad Qavam
D. None of these


Syria’s top diplomat visits
Egypt in first since Syria`s civil war broke out over a decade ago, Named?

A. Faisal Mekdad ✔️
B. Bashar Jaafari
C. Sameh Shoukry
D. None of these


Who is the first Muslim
Prime Minister of Scotland?

A. Aamer Anwar
B. Furheen Ashrif
C. Anas Sarwar
D. Humza Yousaf 


Who has been named Western
Europe’s first Muslim head of govt?

A. Aamer Anwar
B. Furheen Ashrif
C. Anas Sarwar
D. Humza Yousaf 

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan was arrested by paramilitary police on?

A. 9 May 2023 ✔️
B. 10 May 2023
C. 11 May 2023
D. None of these


When the Supreme Court declared the arrest of the Ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan as “Illegal”?

A. 9 May 2023
B. 10 May 2023
C. 11 May 2023 ✔️
D. 12 May 2023


Toshakhana is recently in the news in Pakistan. What is meant by TOSHAKHANA?

A. A place where chemical weapons are stored
B. A place where secret documents of the country are kept
C. A department that stores precious gifts received by Officials ✔️
D. All are correct


When is the 4th round of the Foreign Minister-level Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue to be held in Pakistan?

A. 4 May 2023
B. 6 May 2023 ✔️
C. 8 May 2023
D. 10 May 2023


On May 5, 2023, the Chinese foreign minister visited Pakistan, Named?

A. Wang Yi
B. Qin Gang ✔️
C. Zhao Lijian
D. Yang Jiechi


On May 28, 2023, Pakistan celebrated the ___ anniversary of Youm-e-Takbeer.

26th
24th
25th ✔️
23rd


Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would visit which country on 6 May 2023?

A. USA
B. UK ✔️
C. UAE
D. None of these


In May 2023, British Army’s Chief visits Pakistan for a ‘Defence engagement’, Named?

A. Mike Jackson
B. Mark Carleton-Smith
C. Patrick Sanders ✔️
D. John Stanier


In Pakistan, on 25 May 2023 which day observed as:

A. Martyrs’ Day ✔️
B. Youth Day
C. Black Day
D. Attack Day


Pakistan rejects US report on religious freedom on?

A. 17 May 2023
B. 18 May 2023 ✔️
C. 19 May 2023
D. None of these


Pakistani PM and Iranian President jointly inaugurated a border market and an electricity transmission line on:

A. 16 May 2023
B. 18 May 2023 ✔️
C. 20 May 2023
D. 22 May 2023


In May 2023, Pakistan and China extend the “China Pakistan Economic Corridor” to which country?

A. India
B. Afghanistan ✔️
C. Saudi Arabia
D. None of these


In May 2023, Saudi Arabia is going to sign a “Road to Makkah” project with which country?

A. Iran
B. Pakistan ✔️
C. Iraq
D. Israel


When National Assembly passes a crucial bill on ‘contempt of parliament’?

A. May 14, 2023
B. May 16, 2023 ✔️
C. May 18, 2023
D. May 20, 2023


7th census in Pakistan was concluded on _______:

A. 5th January 2023
B. 1st Feb 2023
C. 31st May 2023 ✔️
D. 30th April 2023


Who won a Gold medal in the 34th National Games in May 2023?

A. Mahoor Shahzad
B. Arshad Nadeem ✔️
C. Nooh Dastagir Butt
D. Amna Fayyaz


Which nation was included in the “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor” expansion between Pakistan and China in May 2023?

A. Afghanistan
B. Nepal
C. India
D. Saudi Arabia ✔️

 

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