PPSC Past Papers 2026 Solved

Correct answer: 1950. Pakistan joined the International Monetary Fund in 1950.

Background: The IMF was created in 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference.

• 1947: 1947 is the year Pakistan became independent.
• 1949: 1949 is not the year.
• 1951: 1951 is not the year.

Did you know? The IMF lends to countries facing balance-of-payments problems.

Memory trick: IMF = 1950.

Correct answer: Sukkur. Sukkur Barrage (originally the Lloyd Barrage) on the Indus is the largest barrage in Pakistan and was completed in 1932.

Background: It feeds seven canals that irrigate large areas of Sindh.

• Kotri: Kotri Barrage was completed in 1955.
• Trimmu: Trimmu Barrage is on the Chenab.
• Sulemanki: Sulemanki Headworks is on the Sutlej.

Did you know? It was named after Sir George Lloyd, the Governor of Bombay.

Memory trick: Sukkur = Indus = 1932.

Correct answer: China. China is Pakistan’s largest source of imports, including machinery and electronics.

Background: Trade with China has grown with CPEC projects.

• USA: The USA is a major export market but not the largest import source.
• Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia mainly supplies oil.
• UAE: The UAE is also an import partner but supplies less than China.

Did you know? Pakistan’s trade deficit is mainly driven by imports.

Memory trick: Imports → China.

Correct answer: Wheat. Wheat is grown on the largest area in Pakistan, and it is the main staple food.

Background: Wheat is a rabi (winter) crop, sown in November and harvested around April.

• Rice: Rice is an important crop but is grown on a smaller area.
• Cotton: Cotton is the main cash crop but covers a smaller area.
• Sugarcane: Sugarcane covers a smaller area.

Did you know? Pakistan is one of the world’s larger wheat producers.

Memory trick: Roti staple = wheat.

Correct answer: Belt and Road Initiative. Gwadar is the flagship port of CPEC, which is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Background: CPEC was launched in 2015.

• ECO corridor: ECO is a regional economic cooperation organization, not a corridor containing Gwadar.
• CASA-1000: CASA-1000 is an electricity transmission project.
• TAPI: TAPI is a gas pipeline project.

Did you know? Gwadar is a deep-sea port on the Arabian Sea in Balochistan.

Memory trick: Gwadar → CPEC → BRI.

Correct answer: All of these. The President is elected by an electoral college made up of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the provincial assemblies.

Background: This is provided in Article 41 of the Constitution.

• Senate: The Senate is only one part of the electoral college.
• National Assembly: The National Assembly is only one part of the electoral college.
• All Provincial Assemblies: The provincial assemblies are only one part of the electoral college.

Did you know? The President serves a five-year term.

Memory trick: Senate + NA + Provincial Assemblies.

Correct answer: Netherlands. Pakistan won the 1994 World Cup final in Sydney by beating the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out.

Background: Pakistan won the first World Cup in 1971.

• Spain: Pakistan did not win its fourth title against Spain.
• Germany: Pakistan did not win its fourth title against Germany.
• Australia: Pakistan did not win its fourth title against Australia.

Did you know? Its four titles came in 1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994.

Memory trick: Titles: 71, 78, 82, 94.

Correct answer: Karakoram Highway. The Karakoram Highway (KKH), built jointly by Pakistan and China and opened in 1979, is the best-known symbol of their friendship.

Background: It connects Pakistan with China through the Khunjerab Pass.

• Gwadar: Gwadar is a port project, not the greatest monument of collaboration.
• Boundary Line: The boundary line is a border and not a joint monument.
• Trade: Trade is an activity, not a monument.

Did you know? It is often called the “Friendship Highway”.

Memory trick: KKH = Friendship Highway.

Correct answer: Pakistan Army Act, 1952. The Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act 2020 amended the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, concerning the tenure of the Army chief.

Background: The amendment followed a Supreme Court order on the extension of the Army chief’s tenure.

• Army Act 1948: There is no Army Act of 1948 that was amended in 2020.
• Army Act 1965: There is no Army Act of 1965 that was amended in 2020.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, is correct.

Did you know? The Air Force and Navy acts were amended around the same time.

Memory trick: Army Act 1952.

Correct answer: Maryam Nawaz. Maryam Nawaz became Punjab’s first woman Chief Minister in February 2024.

Background: She is the daughter of Nawaz Sharif.

• Uzma Bukhari: Uzma Bukhari has served as a provincial minister, not Chief Minister.
• Fahmida Mirza: Fahmida Mirza was the first woman Speaker of the National Assembly.
• Salooni Bukhari: Salooni Bukhari is not a Chief Minister of Punjab.

Did you know? She took oath as Chief Minister on 26 February 2024.

Memory trick: First woman CM Punjab = Maryam.

Correct answer: 2. Pakistan had only two sugar mills at independence.

Background: The industry grew rapidly afterwards as sugarcane became a major cash crop.

• 3: Three is more than the number at independence.
• 5: Five is more than the number at independence.
• 7: Seven is more than the number at independence.

Did you know? Sugarcane is one of Pakistan’s major crops.

Memory trick: 1947: just 2 mills.

Correct answer: 1951. The Pakistan Table Tennis Federation was established in 1951.

Background: National federations organise sports and send teams to international events.

• 1948: 1948 is not the year.
• 1953: 1953 is not the year.
• 1956: 1956 is not the year.

Did you know? The International Table Tennis Federation was founded in 1926.

Memory trick: PTTF = 1951.

Correct answer: Ras Koh. Pakistan’s nuclear tests took place in the Ras Koh Hills in Chagai District, Balochistan.

Background: Pakistan tested five devices on 28 May 1998 and one more on 30 May 1998.

• Margalla: Margalla Hills are near Islamabad.
• Himalaya: The Himalaya range is in northern Pakistan and India.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because Ras Koh is correct.

Did you know? 28 May is observed as Youm-e-Takbeer.

Memory trick: Ras Koh = Chagai = 28 May 1998.

Correct answer: Liaqat Ali Khan. Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan presented the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly on 7 March 1949.

Background: The Assembly passed it on 12 March 1949.

• Quaid-e-Azam: Quaid-e-Azam had died in September 1948.
• Nazimuddin: Khawaja Nazimuddin was Governor-General at the time.
• Zafarullah Khan: Sir Zafarullah Khan was Foreign Minister.

Did you know? It later became the preamble of the 1973 Constitution.

Memory trick: Liaqat → Objectives.