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Quiz about Political History of Pakistan
Quiz about Political History of Pakistan

Political History of Pakistan Trivia Quiz


I'll give you an event and you give me the year. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by arsalanrizvi. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
arsalanrizvi
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
78,929
Updated
Jun 16 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. In what year (AD) was the place now called Pakistan invaded by Muslims?

Answer: (Three digit date)
Question 2 of 15
2. In what year did the Sepoy Rebellion, or the Indian War of Independence, take place?

Answer: (The same year that the Dred Scott decision is issued by the US Supreme Court)
Question 3 of 15
3. In what year was the Lahore Resolution approved?

Answer: (The same year that the Germans invaded France)
Question 4 of 15
4. In which year did Pakistan become a separate, independent country? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. In which year was the first constitution of Pakistan adopted?

Answer: (The same year that Morocco became independent)
Question 6 of 15
6. In which year did General Ayub Khan, commander-in-chief of the military, take over the Government of Pakistan and assume the title of President?

Answer: (The same year as Nikita Khrushchev becomes premier of the USSR)
Question 7 of 15
7. In which year did the second war break out between Pakistan and India over Kashmir?

Answer: (The same year that Malcolm X is assassinated in Harlem, NY)
Question 8 of 15
8. In which year did General Ayub Khan hand over power to General Yahya Khan?

Answer: (The same year that man first walked on the moon)
Question 9 of 15
9. In which of these years did Civil War break out in Pakistan? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. In which year did Yahya Khan resign and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto become president? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In which year did Army chief Zia ul Haq launche a coup and take over the presidency of Pakistan?

Answer: (The same year that Elvis Presley and Charlie Chaplin died)
Question 12 of 15
12. In which year was Benazir Bhutto elected Prime Minister of Pakistan; the first woman to hold such office in a Muslim country?

Answer: (The same year that the Iran-Iraq War ended)
Question 13 of 15
13. In which year did both Prime-Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resign?

Answer: (The same year that twelve American soldiers were killed in Somalia)
Question 14 of 15
14. Benazir Bhutto, re-elected in 1993, is dismissed in which year, this time by President Faruq Ahmed Khan Laghari?

Answer: (The same year that Bill Clinton was re-elected president of the US)
Question 15 of 15
15. In which year did the military launch a coup in Pakistan, declaring General Pervez Musharraf Chief Executive?

Answer: (The same year that King Hussein of Jordan died)

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1. In what year (AD) was the place now called Pakistan invaded by Muslims?

Answer: 711

In 711 AD Mohammad bin Qasim, an Arab general and nephew of Hajjaj bin Yousuf, the caliph at that time, conquered Sindh, now one of Pakistan's provinces, and incorporated it into the Umayyad Caliphate.
2. In what year did the Sepoy Rebellion, or the Indian War of Independence, take place?

Answer: 1857

The Rebellion initially began in Meerut, where Hindu and Muslim soldiers in the British army revolted. They captured Delhi and declared the aged Bahadur Shah "Zafar" II as their sole ruler. The Rebellion was crushed because of several reasons: the British were successful in capturing Delhi and Lucknow; Hindu-Muslim differences; the Sikhs' support for the British; and several Hindu and Muslim traitors among the revolutionaries' midst.
3. In what year was the Lahore Resolution approved?

Answer: 1940

On March 23 1940, the Muslim League held its annual session at Lahore. The League made its first official demand for the partition of India. The Lahore Resolution called for an independent, sovereign, free Muslim state. The conference was presided over by Mohammed Ali Jinnah.
4. In which year did Pakistan become a separate, independent country?

Answer: 1947

Pakistan was granted independence on August 14, 1947. During partition, many millions of Indian Muslims migrated to Pakistan and millions of Pakistani Hindus moved to India. This was a time of violence in the name of religion.
5. In which year was the first constitution of Pakistan adopted?

Answer: 1956

The Constitution of 1956, as it was called, provided for a single-chamber National Assembly with 300 seats, evenly divided between East and West Pakistan. It also designated Pakistan as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
6. In which year did General Ayub Khan, commander-in-chief of the military, take over the Government of Pakistan and assume the title of President?

Answer: 1958

During Ayub's nearly ten year long regime, the government started land reforms that were designed to decrease the political power of the landed aristocracy. Ayub also proclaimed a progressive Islamic law, the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance of 1961, imposing restrictions on polygamy and divorce and reinforcing inheritance rights of women and minors.
7. In which year did the second war break out between Pakistan and India over Kashmir?

Answer: 1965

The war continued for about six months. After the Tashkent Agreement, which was signed by leaders of both countries in Tashkent on January 1966, the two countries restored diplomatic, economic, and trade relations.
8. In which year did General Ayub Khan hand over power to General Yahya Khan?

Answer: 1969

Ayub Khan declared martial law and resigned in March 1969. Instead of transferring power to the speaker of the National Assembly, as the constitution said, he handed it over to the commander-in-chief of the army, Gen. Muhammad Yahya Khan, who was the proclaimed martial-law administrator. Yahya then declared himself president.
9. In which of these years did Civil War break out in Pakistan?

Answer: 1971

President Yahya suspected Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, an East Pakistani, of secessionist plans. The Pakistani army was sent into action against Mujib's followers, who demanded East Pakistan's independence. On December 3, 1971, India intervened, and on December 16, the Pakistani armies surrendered.
10. In which year did Yahya Khan resign and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto become president?

Answer: 1971

Yahya resigned after Pakistan lost to India. Elections in December 1971 brought Bhutto, leader of Pakistan's People's Party, to power. Yahya was placed under house-arrest for five years.
11. In which year did Army chief Zia ul Haq launche a coup and take over the presidency of Pakistan?

Answer: 1977

Zia imposed a martial law and Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was tried for backing the murder of a political opponent. He was found guilty and hanged April 4, 1979. Zia imposed strict Islamic law in Pakistan. Punishment for adultery, theft, homosexuality, and consumption of alcohol were very severe. Zia died in 1988 in a plane crash, suspectedly a sabotage by political opponents.
12. In which year was Benazir Bhutto elected Prime Minister of Pakistan; the first woman to hold such office in a Muslim country?

Answer: 1988

Benazir was the daughter of the former prime-minister, Zulfikar A. Bhutto. In 1990, her government was dismissed by the president, Ghulam Ishaq Khan.
13. In which year did both Prime-Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resign?

Answer: 1993

In April 1993 Ishaq Khan tried to use his presidential power to dismiss Sharif and to dissolve parliament. However, Sharif appealed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and in May the court ruled Khan's actions unconstitutional and allowed Sharif to maintain his position. Sharif and Khan later became engaged in a power struggle that paralyzed the government.

In an agreement designed to end the deadlock, Sharif and Khan resigned together in July 1993.
14. Benazir Bhutto, re-elected in 1993, is dismissed in which year, this time by President Faruq Ahmed Khan Laghari?

Answer: 1996

Elections in February 1997 brought Nawaz Sharif back to victory. One of his first steps was to make a constitutional amendment that deprived the president of his/her power to dismiss the prime-minister. He was opposed by Pres. Laghari and Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah. When the army showed support for Sharif, Laghari resigned and Shah was dismissed.
15. In which year did the military launch a coup in Pakistan, declaring General Pervez Musharraf Chief Executive?

Answer: 1999

Sharif was tried for corruption and abuse of power and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was later allowed to live in exile in Saudi Arabia. In 2001, Musharraf assumed presidency. His reformist ideas were met with joy and appreciation by the Pakistani public.

After a referendum in April 2002, the people agreed with the extension of his presidency, which was supposed to end in October 2002, for five more years.
Source: Author arsalanrizvi

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