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Q: The 'Indus Water Treaty (IWT)' allows India to utilize the waters of which three Eastern rivers?

A) Indus, Jhelum, Chenab

B) Ravi, Sutlej, Beas

C) Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab

D) Sutlej, Beas, Indus

Q: Pakistan's State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) remains committed to keeping inflation within a target range of:

A) 2-4%

B) 5-7%

C) 8-10%

D) 10-12%

Q: The 'Benazir Income Support Program (BISP)' uses which primary mechanism for distributing funds?

A) Mobile banking and digital transfers

B) Bank cheques

C) Physical cash payments

D) Vouchers for specific stores

Q: Which Pakistani province lifted the long-running ban on the traditional spring festival of Basant in December 2025?

A) Sindh

B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

C) Balochistan

D) Punjab

Q: The 'J-31 Gyrfalcon' (FC-31), frequently mentioned in military modernization talks, is a Chinese-made:

A) Submarine

B) Fifth-generation stealth fighter jet

C) Long-range ballistic missile

D) Air defense system

Q: The IMF's October 2025 staff-level agreement with Pakistan included the first review of which new facility?

A) Structural Adjustment Facility (SAF)

B) Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT)

C) Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)

D) Supplemental Reserve Facility (SRF)

Q: Pakistan's commitment to the '2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development' involves aligning national plans with how many specific global goals (SDGs)?

A) 15

B) 20

C) 22

D) 17

Q: The 'Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)', which Pakistan has not ratified, prohibits:

A) The transfer of nuclear technology

B) All nuclear explosions for any purpose

C) The development of ballistic missiles

D) The enrichment of uranium beyond 20%

Q: Which major international aviation body removed a four-year restriction on PIA's operations to Europe in early 2025?

A) EASA

B) ICAO

C) IATA

D) FAA

Q: The Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA) by the IMF demanded that the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) must publish its first annual report with full project disclosure within:

A) 6 months

B) 12 months

C) 18 months

D) 24 months

Q: The 'National Action Plan on Human Rights' 2025 prioritizes which vulnerable group for enhanced protection?

A) Children

B) Persons with disabilities

C) Minorities and women

D) Transgender persons

Q: The 'Pakistan Single Window' (PSW) system is part of a reform initiative aimed at reducing the time and cost of:

A) Government job applications

B) Cross-border trade

C) Utility bill payments

D) Judicial proceedings

Q: The 'Jinnah Class Frigate' is the first major warship to be completely:

A) Designed and built in Pakistan

B) Built with US technology

C) Equipped with nuclear capability

D) Sold to a foreign navy

Q: The Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) approved by the IMF requires Pakistan to specifically invest in improving preparedness for:

A) Cybersecurity threats

B) Pandemic outbreaks

C) Climate vulnerabilities and flood control

D) Economic recessions

Q: Pakistan's defense budget for the 2025–2026 fiscal year saw its largest increase directed toward:

A) Physical assets (arms and ammunition procurement)

B) Pakistan Navy operating expenses

C) Employee-related expenses (pensions)

D) Civil works and infrastructure development

Q: Pakistan’s Finance Minister was tasked to submit an action plan to the IMF based on governance reforms that could potentially raise the country's GDP by:

A) 1-2.5%

B) 3-4%

C) 5-6.5%

D) 7-8.5%

Q: The Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment (GCDA), released by the IMF, identified systemic weaknesses across all state institutions and demanded a reform plan within:

A) 3 months

B) 6 months

C) 12 months

D) 18 months

Q: Which Pakistani private consortium finalized the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) assets in late 2025?

A) Sachal Sarmast Consortium

B) Air Blue Consortium

C) SereneAir Holdings

D) Hajvairy Consortium

Q: The 'IMF's Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Assessment' explicitly recommended that Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) publish a strategy to simplify the tax system by:

A) December 2025

B) May 2026

C) January 2027

D) March 2028

Q: Which country’s Foreign and Defence Ministers jointly visited Pakistan on July 8–9, 2025, to sign a major security pact?

A) Iran

B) Turkey

C) Saudi Arabia

D) Qatar