Pakistan Studies

The first military operation in Swat against the Taliban in 2007 was called Operation Rah-e-Haq. This operation was launched in August-September 2007 by the Pakistan Army to counter Taliban militants in the Swat Valley. Operation Rah-e-Rast was a later operation launched in 2009 to clear the Swat Valley of Taliban militants. Therefore, the correct answer for the first operation in 2007 is Operation Rah-e-Haq.

Imran Khan captained Pakistan in 137 ODI matches during his cricket career, which is a well-documented statistic in cricket records.

Sir Creek is a 96-km-long strip of water disputed between India and Pakistan. The dispute concerns the boundary in the marshy area of the Rann of Kutch, making Pakistan the correct answer.

Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, was assassinated on 16 October 1951 while addressing a public gathering in Rawalpindi. The assassin was an Afghan national named Said Akbar (also spelled Sayyid Akbar), a member of the Pashtun Zadran tribe. None of the options A (Akram Khan), B (Akbar Khan), or C (Aslam Khan) correctly name the assassin. Therefore, the correct answer is D (None of these).

Khalifa Harun al-Rashid extended the frontiers of Sindh primarily on its eastern side, pushing the boundaries further into the Indian subcontinent. Therefore, option C is correct.

Panjkora Valley is located in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province. This valley is well-known for its scenic beauty and is a notable geographical feature of Upper Dir.

Allan Faqir, a renowned Sindhi folk singer and poet, is buried in Jamshoro. Dr. GN Baloch and Abida Tahrani are notable figures but are not buried there. Therefore, option A is correct, and 'All of them' is incorrect.

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's mother tongue was Gujarati, as he belonged to a Khoja family that spoke Gujarati. He was educated initially in Gujarati at home. Although he used Urdu extensively for communication and political work, Urdu was not his mother tongue. Therefore, the correct answer is 'None of these' since Gujarati is not listed as an option in the question's options (Gujarati is option A, but the question's correct answer was Urdu, which is incorrect). The best factual correction is to mark 'None of these' as correct if the options are limited to Gujarati, Urdu, Hindi, and None of these, and the mother tongue is Gujarati. However, since Gujarati is option A, the correct answer should be A. The original question's correct answer (B) Urdu is incorrect. Hence, the correct answer is A: Gujarati.

Shah Jo Risalo, a famous Sindhi poetic compendium by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, contains 38 Sur (chapters or sections). Therefore, option D (38) is correct.

On 11th September 1948, India launched Operation Polo, a military action (also called the 'police action') against the princely state of Hyderabad. The Nizam of Hyderabad had refused to join the Indian Union after independence, leading to tensions and internal violence. Indian forces attacked Hyderabad from multiple directions starting on 11th September 1948, and after five days of fighting, the Nizam's forces surrendered on 17th September 1948. Hyderabad was formally integrated into India on 23rd September 1948. This event is distinct from the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir, which was ongoing since 1947 but did not involve a specific Indian attack on 11th September 1948. Therefore, the correct answer is the State of Hyderabad Deccan.

Pakistan became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 1 January 1995. The WTO was established on 1 January 1995, replacing GATT, so it was not possible for Pakistan to join WTO in 1994. Therefore, the correct answer is 1995, option B.

Bajaur is the largest district of the former FATA region by population, making option A correct. The other districts have smaller populations comparatively.

Darawat Dam is located near Thano Bula Khan in the Jamshoro District of Sindh, Pakistan. This makes option C the correct answer.

Panjgur is famously known as the 'City of Dates' due to its extensive date palm cultivation and production, making option B correct.

Thomas McMahon was the assassin who killed Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, in 1979. He was a member of the IRA and carried out the bombing that led to Mountbatten's death.

The word 'PAKISTAN' appears only once in the National Anthem of Pakistan, making option D correct.

At the time of partition in 1947, Hyderabad was the largest princely state by area in India. Kashmir was large but smaller than Hyderabad, and Bhopal and Bahawalpur were smaller states.

Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Mazari served as the Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly from 2013 to 2018, making option A correct. The other options did not hold this position during that period.

Shiekh Ayaz is renowned for translating the Shah Jo Risalo, the poetic compendium of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, into Urdu, making the Sindhi poetry accessible to a wider audience. The other options are notable literary figures but are not credited with this specific translation.

Before accepting Islam, Ubedullah Sindhi was named Tara Singh. He was born into a Sikh family and later converted to Islam, becoming a prominent Islamic scholar and freedom fighter.

Debal is an ancient port city located near modern-day Banbhore in Pakistan. The site of Debal is identified with the archaeological ruins of Banbhore, making Banbhore the correct new name associated with Debal.

Khalid Khurshid is recognized as the 3rd Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan, succeeding Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman who was the 2nd. Syed Mehdi Shah was the 1st Chief Minister. Therefore, option C is correct.

Kamran Baradari, built in the 16th century by Kamran Mirza, is considered the oldest Mughal monument in Pakistan, predating other listed monuments such as the Wazir Khan Mosque and Shalimar Gardens.

The old name of Karachi in Urdu is 'Kalachi' (کلاچی), which was the original name before it evolved into Karachi. Option B correctly reflects this historical name.

The ex-FATA region was allocated a 4% share from the divisible pool of resources as per the constitutional amendments following its merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This allocation is a recognized fact in Pakistan's fiscal policy.