Pakistan Studies

The Khunjerab Pass is the highest paved international border crossing in the world and connects Pakistan with China through the Karakoram Highway. The other passes listed do not connect Pakistan to China.

Rabia Khuzdari (also known as Rabia al-Quzdari) is recognized as the first known female poet of Balochistan. She composed poetry in Persian and Arabic during the 10th century and is celebrated in Balochistan and surrounding regions. Banadi Baloch, while a notable figure, is not documented as the first female poet of Balochistan. Therefore, the correct answer is D, Rabbia Khuzdari.

The total area of Punjab Province in Pakistan is approximately 347,190 square kilometers, making option C the correct answer. The other options are significantly different from the known area.

The 1956 Constitution of Pakistan prescribed the minimum age of 45 years for the office of the President. This was a constitutional requirement to ensure maturity and experience for the presidential role.

Mirza Qaleech Baig was born in 1853 in Tando Thoro. This is a well-documented fact in historical records related to Sindhi literature and history.

Afghanistan is the only landlocked country among Pakistan's neighbors. Iraq is not a neighbor of Pakistan, India and China both have coastlines, so they are not landlocked.

The M5 motorway in Pakistan connects Multan to Sukkur, facilitating transportation between these two cities. This is a well-known fact about the motorway network in Pakistan.

The Aligarh Trusteeship Bill was passed in 1887, not 1889. This bill was related to the establishment of the Aligarh Muslim University under the trusteeship system.

The first constitution of Pakistan to provide for a bicameral legislature was the 1973 Constitution. It established the Parliament (Majlis-e-Shura) consisting of the President, the National Assembly (lower house), and the Senate (upper house). The Senate was created to give equal representation to all provinces, balancing the population-based representation in the National Assembly. The earlier constitutions of 1956 and 1962 provided only a unicameral legislature. Although bicameralism was proposed in earlier constitutional debates, it was not implemented until 1973. Therefore, the correct answer is 1973, not 1956.

The Objectives Resolution was passed by the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 14th February 1949, which laid down the guiding principles for the future constitution of Pakistan.