PPSC Past Papers Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority,

Explanation: Article 10 ensures legal safeguards against arbitrary arrest and detention.

Explanation: PERA was given policing and enforcement powers under the 2024 Act.

Explanation: Section 106 of CrPC requires a person convicted of certain offenses to give security for keeping the peace.

Explanation: Section 154 CrPC defines the process of lodging a First Information Report (FIR).

Explanation: The attack occurred in Butler, Pennsylvania, during a campaign rally.

Explanation: Article 7 defines “State” broadly to include Federal, Provincial, and Local Governments.

Explanation: The Indus Basin is the agricultural heartland of Pakistan.

Explanation: Derawar Fort is located in the Cholistan Desert, Bahawalpur District.

Explanation: Portal streamlines construction approvals online.

Explanation: British policies favored industrial goods, leading to decline of local handicrafts.

Explanation: EasyPaisa is Pakistan’s most used money transfer app.

Explanation: The Badshahi Mosque was commissioned by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671.

Explanation: Only the official app is government authorized.

Explanation: The app provides citizen services directly to homes.

Explanation: Western Union is widely used for remittances to Pakistan.

Explanation: Punjab citizens apply for domicile via e-Khidmat centers.

Explanation: e-Pay Punjab is for digital tax and fee payments.

Explanation: The first trade/financial conflict followed Partition in 1948.

Explanation: China is Pakistan’s main defense supplier.

Explanation: The 1950 pact protected minority rights and refugees.

Explanation: FATA seat abolition reduced total seats to 336.

Explanation: He was Punjab’s first CM after 1947.

Explanation: Punjab was key for controlling Central Asian trade.

Explanation: Thirteen princely states acceded to Pakistan.

At least 13 princely states joined Pakistan in 1947. These included the states of Bahawalpur, Khairpur, Swat, Dir, Chitral, and several others within the regions that would become Pakistan's provinces. Some states, like Kalat, acceded to Pakistan after 1947, and a few, such as Hunza and Nagar, acceded in November 1947 but their status was pending determination.

Bahawalpur: Acceded on October 3, 1947, becoming the first.

Khairpur: Joined Pakistan in 1947.

Swat: Joined Pakistan in 1947.

Dir: Joined Pakistan in 1947.

Chitral: Joined Pakistan in 1947.

Amb: Joined Pakistan in 1947.

Las Bela: Joined Pakistan in 1947.

Makran: Joined Pakistan in 1947.

Kharan: Joined Pakistan in 1947.

Kalat: Acceded to Pakistan in 1947, with full accession in 1948.

Hunza: Acceded in November 1947.

Nagar: Acceded in November 1947.

Explanation: She became Pakistan’s first female Chief Justice (Balochistan HC, 2018).

Note: First female chief justice of Pakistan Supreme court is Justice Ayesha Malik