Current Affairs

Correct answer: Bangladesh. Biman Bangladesh Airlines resumed Dhaka–Karachi flights on 29 January 2026, the first regular direct service since 2012.

• UK: The UK already has direct flights with Pakistan.
• Canada: Canada’s service is not the one that resumed on 29 January 2026.
• Spain: Spain’s service is not the one that resumed on 29 January 2026.

Correct answer: Italy. The 2026 Winter Olympics were hosted by Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy.

• USA: The USA hosted the Winter Games in 2002 (Salt Lake City).
• China: China hosted the Winter Games in 2022 (Beijing).
• Australia: Australia has never hosted the Winter Olympics.

Correct answer: 10 March 2026. The PTA held the 5G spectrum auction on 10 March 2026; it raised about $507 million from Jazz, Ufone, and Zong.

• 12 March 2026: 12 March was the date of the follow-up assignment stage, not the auction itself.
• 14 March 2026: 14 March is not the auction date.
• 16 March 2026: 16 March is not the auction date.

Correct answer: Arif Habib Consortium. The consortium led by the Arif Habib Group (with AKD Group, Fatima Fertilizer, The City School, and Lake City Holdings) won on 23 December 2025 with a bid of Rs135 billion for a 75% stake in PIA.

• Lucky Cement Consortium: The Lucky Cement–led consortium was the runner-up with a final offer of Rs134 billion.
• Airblue: Airblue bid only Rs26.5 billion, far below the reference price, and was eliminated in the first round.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because the Arif Habib consortium won.

Correct answer: Greenland. Denmark, with European allies, launched Operation Arctic Endurance in Greenland amid renewed US calls to take control of the island; Denmark officially described it as an Arctic exercise with NATO allies.

• Strait of Hormuz: The exercise was in Greenland, not the Strait of Hormuz.
• Attack on Iran: The exercise was not linked to a US attack on Iran.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because Greenland is correct.

Correct answer: Elon Musk. As of October 2026, Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla and the CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX.

• Bill Gates: Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft.
• Jeff Bezos: Jeff Bezos founded Amazon and Blue Origin.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because Elon Musk is correct.

Correct answer: Bilal Azhar Kiyani. Bilal Azhar Kayani, Minister of State for Finance and Railways, led Pakistan’s delegation to MC14 in Yaoundé (March 2026) and served as the Minister-Facilitator for agriculture.

• Ishaq Dar: Ishaq Dar did not lead Pakistan’s delegation to MC14.
• Jam Kamal: Jam Kamal did not lead Pakistan’s delegation to MC14.
• Iftikhar Ali Sahoo: Iftikhar Ali Sahoo did not lead Pakistan’s delegation to MC14.

Correct answer: Austerity measure. The government cancelled the Pakistan Day parade because of austerity measures linked to the Gulf oil crisis.

• Security issue: Security was not the reason given by the government.
• Solidarity with Iran: Solidarity with Iran was not the reason given.
• US threats: US threats were not the reason given.