Pakistan Studies important notes for PPSC NtS CSS PMS

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                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.