Pakistan Studies

Sindh is the smallest province of Pakistan by area, smaller than Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Punjab. Therefore, option A is correct.

Lyallpur is the former name of Faisalabad, a major city in Pakistan. The city was renamed Faisalabad in 1977 in honor of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) took its first international flight on 25 May 1953, marking the beginning of its international operations.

Pakistan has never had 235 presidents; the number is far too high. Among the options, Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry was a president of Pakistan, but not the 235th. Therefore, 'None of these' is the correct answer.

Pervez Musharraf dismissed Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister of Pakistan during his military rule, notably in the 1999 coup. The phrase 'during Mashallah' appears to be incorrect or irrelevant to the historical event.

HEC stands for Higher Education Commission, which is the official body responsible for higher education in Pakistan. The other options are incorrect expansions of the acronym.

WASA stands for Water and Sanitation Agency, which is the official name of the organization responsible for water supply and sanitation services in various cities in Pakistan.

The captain of the Pakistan cricket team during the 2015 World Cup was Misbah-ul-Haq. He led the team throughout the tournament, including the quarter-final match. Shahid Afridi was a key player but not the captain during the World Cup. Shoaib Malik was also part of the team but did not captain the side. Therefore, the correct answer is Misbah-ul-Haq (option C).

I.I. Chundrigar served as Prime Minister of Pakistan for the shortest tenure, lasting only about two months in 1957. Muhammad Ali Bogra and General M. Ayub Khan had longer tenures, and option D is incorrect as Chundrigar's tenure is the shortest.

The first Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, famously fixed his salary at Rs 1 as a symbolic gesture of his dedication to the nation, foregoing personal financial gain.