Pakistan Studies
Important notes
Important notes
Ø Who amongst the following were the first to invade India? Arabs
Ø Real name of Mohammad-bin-qasims was Amadudin Mohammad (Pillar of
Deen).
Ø Mohd: Bin Qasim was nephew and son-in-law of Hajjaj bin Yousuf the
Governor of Iraq (Omayad Period). He came to Sindh with 12 thousand men.
Ø Mohd: bin Qasim conquered Sindh during Ummayads.
Ø Siskar was Waziir of Dahir.
Ø Mohd: bin Qasim tortured to death in Iraq by Sulaiman.
Ø The Abbasid governor Hisham came to Sindh in 757 A.D.
Ø Shabudding Ghori was the founder of Islamic State in India.
Ø Qutubudin Aibk was the founder of slave dynasty after Ghoris.
Ø Ghiyasuddin Tughluq was the first sultan of Tughluq dynasty.
Ø Aurangzeb reimposed ‘Jaziya’?
Ø Ibn Batutah visited India in reign of Muhammad-bin Tughluq
Ø Babur used artillery in warfare.
Ø Emperor Shahjahan= Khurram Shihab-ud-din
Ø Akbar prohibited the practice of Sati?
Ø Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya’s Dargah is located at Delhi.
Ø Baba Farid Gang Shakar was the first Punjabi poet.
Ø Waris shah is called the ‘Shakespeare of Punjabi literature’.
Ø Tomb named Khawaja Moin ud Din Chisti is in Ajmer.
Ø Hazrat Bullay Shah was a famous Sufi poet of Punjabi language. His tomb
is in the city of Kasur.
Ø Thatta was the capital city of Sindh during Argons and Turkans
Ø Mohd: bin Tughlaq introduced tokens currency firstly.
Ø Akbar the Great was born in Umar Kot.
Ø Shalamar Bagh was built by Shah Jahan (Shahabuddin Mohd: Shah Jahan) (also
called Shahzada Khuram)
Ø Jahan Ara begum was the daughter of Shah Jahan
Ø Mehmood set out on Somnath on17 Oct: 1024 A.D.
Ø 1st battle of Tarrin was fought b/w Mohd: Ghouri & Rajput (1191),
Ghori was defeated. In 1192 A.D, the 2nd battle of Tarrin, Ghori wins.
Ø Ahmed Shah Abdali was the King of Kabul.
Ø Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Marhatas in 1761.
Ø Pan Islamism introduced by Jamaludding Afghani.
Ø Nadir Shah of Iran invaded Delhi during the period of Mohd: Shah
Rangila (The Moughal Emperor).
Ø Original name of Tippu Sultan was Nawab Fateh Ali.
Ø 4th May 1799 was the day of Shahadat of Tippu Sultan.
Ø The original name of Sultan Siraj Doullah (the Nawab of Bengal) was
Mirza Mohd:
Ø Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 b/w Clive and Siraj-ud-Daula which
established British rule in Bengal.
Ø Sindh was annexed by Birtish in 1847 and was separated from Bombay in
1935 vide India Act 1935.
Ø First war of freedom was fought in 1757 b/w Siraju Doullah and Rober
Clive.
Ø Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi is known as Majaddid Alf Sani.
Ø Sheikh Ahmad Sirhandi was born in 1564.
Ø Mausm Khan, soldier of Titu Mir was sentenced to death.
Ø Hajatullah al-Balaghah written by Shah Waliullah.
Ø Shah waliullah born in 1703. Shah Waliullah died in 1763.
Ø Shah Alam II was an ally of Mir Qasim in the Battle of Buxar.
Ø During Jehangir’s reign Sir Thomas Roe and Captain Hawkins visited
Moghul court to secure commercial privileges.
Ø Real name of Shah Waliullah was Ahmed and his historical name was
Azimuddin.
Ø Haji Shareetullah of Bengal was the founder of Farazi Tehriz in 1802.
Farazi Tehriz meant to pay more attention on fundamental of Islam.
Ø Syed Ahmed of Rai Brelli (Oudh) was the founde of Jehad Tehrik against
Sikhs. He was martyred at Balakot (NWF) in 1831.
Ø Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764.
Ø Bahadur Shah II was the Supreme Commander of the rebellious armies in
the War of Independence, 1857.
Ø Hyderabad Deccan surrendered to India on 17 September 1948.
Ø Peshawar was captured by Syed Ahmad Shaheed in 1830.
Ø Government of Indian Act, 1935 came into operation in 1937.
Ø Muhammad bin Qasim captured the city Daibul in 712 A.D.
Ø The Temple of Somnath was situated near the peninsula of Gujrat.
Ø Arabic coinage was first introduced in Indian by Jalal-ud-Din Firuz.
Ø Khilji Dynasty was established by Ala-ud-Din Khilji.
Ø Babur the founder of Muhgal Dynasty, died in 1530 A.D at Delhi.
Ø The biggest Mosque built by Shahjehan in located at Delhi.
Ø Red Fort of Delhi was built by Shahjehan.
Ø Shabbir Ahmad Usmani was the first president of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam.
Ø My life……..A Fragment was written by Muhammad Ali Jauhar.
Ø Yayha Khan became the Chief Martial Law Administrator on 25 March 1969.
Ø The institution of the Federal Ombudsman was created in 13 January
1983.
Ø The Lovely Moti Masjid is located at Agra.
Ø Mahmud Ghaznavi is described as “the first pioneer and path-finder for
Islam in this country” by Lane Poole.
Ø Buland Darwaza commemorates Akbar’s conquest of Gujrat.
Ø Behzad was a famous Persian painter.
Ø The real names of Nawab Mohsin-ud-Mulk and Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk are
Mehdi Ali Khan and Mushtaq Hussain respectively.
Ø The “Zamindar” and “Comrade” newspapers were edited by Maulana Zafar
Ali Khan and Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar respectively.
Ø Liaquat Ali Khan was martyred by Said Muhammad.
Ø Punjab was given the status of a province on 1st April 1970
Ø The Kaunpur Mosque incident took place on 3 August 1913.
Ø Police firing on Khaksars in Lahore took place on 19 March 1940.
Ø Lal Bahadur Shahstri was the Prime Minister of India at the time of
Tashkent Declaration.
Ø Muhammad bin Qasim appointed Alafi as his advisor.
Ø Old name of Pakpatan was Ajudhan.
Ø The tomb of Babur is situated at Kabul.
Ø Akbar was born at Umar Kot.
Ø The author of “Safinat-ul-Auliya” was Dara Shikoh.
Ø Mumtaz Mahal gave birth to 14 children.
Ø Maulana Azad’s real name was Abu-al-Kalam.
Ø Hamdard was published by Ali Jauhar.
Ø Lord Linlithgow was the viceroy of Indian during the 2nd World War.
Ø Defense Council was formed on 1st April 1948.
Ø Liaquat Ali Khan went to America in May 1950.
Ø The Simla Agreement was signed on 3rd July 1972.
Ø Myth of Independence was written by Z. A. Bhutto.
Ø Author of My Brother is Miss Fatima Jinnah.
Ø The First Constituent Assembly was dissolved on 24th October 1954.
Ø 8th Amendment in the Constitution of 1973 was made in 1985.
Ø The real name of Noor Jehan was Mahr-un-Nisa.
Ø Haren Minar was built by Jehangir.
Ø The tomb of Qutb-ud-Din Aibak is in Lahore.
Ø Sir Syed Ahmad Khan went to England along with his son named Syed
Mahmud.
Ø Nawab Abdul Latif founded Muhammadan Literary Society in the year1863.
Ø The founder of “Islamia College Peshawar” was Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum.
Ø The author of the book “Two Nation Theory” is:
Ø Shafiq Ali Khan.
Ø The author of the book “Political System of Pakistan” is Khalid bin
Saeed.
Ø The Canal Water Dispute was solved through the good offices of World
Bank.
Ø The site for Islamabad was selected in 1960.
Ø Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto inaugurated the new Education Policy in 1974.
Ø Bombay came to British possession through Dowry.
Ø The High Courts in Indian were established under the Act of 1861.
Ø Bee Amma’s real name was Abida Bano.
Ø Quaid-e-Azam visited NWFP in his life time:
Ø Twice.
Ø Bande Mathram was composed in Bengal.
Ø Who was the president of Muslim League in 1932 Aziz Ahmad.
Ø Chaudry Rehmat Ali was a student at Cambridge’s college called Trinity.
Ø Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in 1915.
Ø NWFP got the status of the Governor’s province in 1937.
Ø Sir Syed Ahmad Khan retired from service in:
Ø 1876.
Ø The Fraizi Movement was founded by:
Ø Hajji Shariat Ullah.
Ø The first Central Office of Muslim League was established in Lucknow.
Ø All India Muslim Students Federation was founded at Aligarh.
Ø Quaid-e-Azam reached Pakistan on 7th August, 1947.
Ø Nizam-e-Islam Party was founded by Chaudry Muhammad Ali.
Ø The famous
Ø book “ Hayat-e-Javed” was written on the life of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
Ø How many times Mahmud invaded India?
Ø Seventeen.
Ø Who is the author of the book titled “Last Days of Quaid”? Col: Elahi
Bakhsh.
Ø The oldest regional language of Pakistan is Sindhi.
Ø Pakistan joined Non-Aligned Movement at Bandung in 1979.
Ø Under the Constitution of 1956 which language was declared as the
National Language? Urdu and Bengali.
Ø Under which Constitution, “Bicameralism” was introduced in
Pakistan.1973.
Ø When was the first SAARC Conference held?
Ans. 1985.
Ø Qutb-ud-Din Aibak died during the game of:
Ans. Polo.
Ø Cahngez Khan came to India during the reign of Iltumish.
Ø Razia Sultana Married with Altunia.
Ø Ibn-e-Batuta visited Indian in14th Century.
Ø The color of the marble of “Taj Mahal” is:
White.
Ø Aurangzeb Alamgir had: Three sons.
Ø Tadar Mal was the revenue minister of:
Ans. Akbar
Ø Which of the European nations came first to South Asia? Portuguese.
Ø Lahore Resolution was presented by:
Ø Fazl-ul-Haq.
Ø Sikandar Mirza declared Martial Law on:
Ø October 1958.
Ø Pakistan People’s Party was founded in:
Ø 1967.
Ø Akbar’s tomb is situated at:Sikandra.
Ø William Hawkins secured many trade facilities for the English by
Emperor Jehangir.
Ø Hameeda Bano was mother of: Akbar.
Ø At the time of his coronation at Kalanour the age of Akbar was:
Thirteen and Half.
Ø Waqar-ul-Mulk died in 1917.
Ø Who took the oath of Governor-General of Pakistan from Quaid-e-Azam?
Justice Mian Abdul Rashid.
Ø When Pakistan gave an application to the United Nations to become its
member which country opposed it? Afghanistan.
Ø Who was the author of ‘My India Years’:
Lord Hardinge
Ø Sanghata Movement was started by: Dr Moonje
Ø The book ‘verdict on India’ was written by :
Beverlay Nickolas
Ø Famous Wardha scheme was about :
Education
Ø Raja Dahir’s wife name is Rani Bai
Ø Raja Dahir wife committed suicide
Ø Razia Sultana was the daughter of Iltumish.
Ø Ibn-e-Batuta was A Moorish
Ø Fateh Pur Sikri was declared the capital of his kingdom by Akbar.
Ø The Chain of Justice was hanged fro the convenience of people for quick
justice by Jehangir.
Ø British India Company was granted permission of trade with India by
Jehangir.
Ø The First British Governor General of India was Warren Hastings.
Ø Sir Syed Ahmad Khan retired from the British service as Judge.
Ø During Hijrat Movement the Muslims of India migrated to Afghanistan.
Ø All-India National Congress participated in the 2nd Round Table
Conference.
Ø Sharif Report highlighted the atrocities of Congress Ministries.
Ø The President of the 1st Constituent Assembly at the time of its
dissolution was Maulvi Tamiz-ud-Din
Ø Pakistan-China boundary Dispute was settled during the government of
General Ayub Khan.
Ø During the Tashkent Agreement the Foreign Minister of Pakistan was
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Ø Length of Indus is 2900 km.
Ø Source of Indus is Mansoorowar Lake in Gilgit.
Ø Muztag pass connects Gilgit-Yarkand (China).
Ø Khankum Pass connects Chitral-Wakhan (Afghanistan)
Ø The Shandur Pass connects Chitral and Gilgit.
Ø Khyber Pass connects Peshawar-Kabul
Ø Kulk pass connects Gilgit-China.
Ø Bolan pass connects Queta-Afghanistan.
Ø Tochi pass connects Pak:-China.
Ø Length of Silk Rourte (Korakorum Route) is 965 km.
Ø Geneva Pact was signed on 14th April, 1988.
Ø Simpla Pact was singed on 3rd July, 1972.
Ø Numb: of words in anthem=50.
Ø Numb: of lines in anthem=15.
Ø Numb: of ammendements made 17.
Ø Numb: of troops in a division are 12000 to 20,000.
Ø Numb: of troops in brigade is 4000 to 5000.
Ø Barrages built on Indus = 8.
Ø Tarbela dam is in NWFP (Abotabad) on Indus river.(Largest)
Ø Mangla dam is in AJK on Jehlum River(Highest)
Ø Warsak dam is in NWFP near Peshawar on Kabul river.
Ø Direct dialing system was introduced b/w Lahore and Rawalpindi for first
time in 1964.
Ø Rivers of Pakistan----- Punjab== Ravi+Chanab+Sutlaj.
Ø :::: Sindh ===Indus, Hub.
Ø NWFP==Kabul, Sawat, Zhob.
Ø Baluchistan==Bolan.
Ø Baluchistan is 43% of total Pak:.
Ø Geographical divisions of Pak: are 1.Northern Mountains, 2. Western
off-shoots of Himalayas, 3. Baluchistan Plateau, 4. Potohar Plateau & Salt
range, 5. Lower Indus Plain, 6. Thar desert.
Ø Pak: has 3 stock exchanges (confirm it).
Ø Broad Peak I is on Karokarum range.
Ø Colonel Sher Khan belonged to Sindh Regement.
Ø Kot Diji is a fort in Khairpur.
Ø Ancient mosque of Pak: is at Bhambhor.
Ø Time taken to sing National Anthem is 1 minute, 20 sec.
Ø Instruments used are 38.
Ø Texila is in Punjab and NWFP.
Ø Rashid Minhas martyred in August 1971.
Ø Mangla dam is on river Jehlum.
Ø Old name of Supreme Court is Federal Court.
Ø 10 persons have received Nishan-e-Hyder.
Ø Kharif (Summer Season) crops include—Cotton, rice, sugar cane, maize,
Jaur and Bajra.
Ø Rabi (Winter OCT-March) crops are wheat, gram, barley and tobacco.
Ø Jhat Pat is the old name of Dera Allah Yar.
Ø There are 7 rivers in Baluchistan.
Ø Mast Tawakkal was the poet of Balochi.
Ø Khanpur dam is near Haripur.
Ø Skardu is also called “Little Tibet”.
Ø Swat became part of Pakistan in 1969.
Ø The most precious gemstone “Emerald” are found in Swat.
Ø Gilgit is the capital of Northern Areas of Pak:
Ø Khushhal Khan belonged to English period.
Ø The alphabet of Pushto was prepared by Saifullah.
Ø First poet of Pushto was Amir Karar.
Ø Saiful Maluk is near Naran.
Ø Dera Adam khan is famous for Gun factory.
Ø Durand line is b/w Peshawar and Afghanistan.
Ø Pakistan Forest Institution is located in Peshawar.
Ø Bala Hassan Fort was built by Babrat at Peshawar.
Ø Saidu Sharif is a lake in NWFP.
Ø British took Peshawar from Sikhs.
Ø Population-wise NWFP stands 3rd.
Ø Area-wise it is 4th.
Ø Lands down Bridge connect Sukkur with Rohri.
Ø Guddu Barrage was completed in 1932.
Ø Real name of Qalandar Lal Shahbaz is Shaikh Usman Marvindi.
Ø In 1973 constitution there are 290 articles.
Ø Pak: comprises of 61% of mountainous area.
Ø National Assembly has 342 seats & Senate has 100 seats with 14 for
each province.
Ø Provincial Assembly seats Punjab=371, Sindh=168, NWFP=124,
Baluchistan=65.
Ø Name of Ustad Bukhari is Syed Ahmed Shah.
Ø Real name of Shaikh Ayaz is Shaikh Mubarak.
Ø Barrages on Indus are Toonsa, Jinnah, Sukkur, Gudo, Kotri & Ghulam
Mohd:.
Ø Ports and harbours are Kimari (Kar: ), Bin Qasim (Kar: ),
Ø Jinnah Naval Base (ormara), Gawadar (Baluc: ), Panjgore (Baluch: ).
Ø Deserts of Pak: Thar (Sindh), Thal (Punjab), Cholistan (Punjab).
Ø Famous glaciers are Siachen, Batura, Baltoro.
Ø K2 (Karakurum Range) with 8610 meters.
Ø Mountain Ranges are Himaliya, Koradoram, Hindu Kash, Sulaiman and Salt
Range.
Ø Tomb of Babur is in Kabul.
Ø Real name of Noor Jahan (Wife of Jahangir) was Mehrun Nisa.
Ø NADRA was setup in Feb: 16, 2000.
Ø The master plan of Islamabad was prepared in 1960 by MIS Constructinos
Doxiades (of Greek).
Ø National Institute of Oceanlogy Karachi =1982.
Ø Pak: test fired Ghauri missile in April 6, 1998.