PPSC Past Papers 2026 Solved

Correct answer: Indus. The Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being built on the Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Background: It is planned as a large storage dam for water and power.

• Ravi: The Ravi is a river in Punjab.
• Chenab: The Chenab flows through Punjab.
• Neelum: The Neelum hosts the Neelum-Jhelum project.

Did you know? It is near Chilas on the Karakoram Highway.

Memory trick: Diamer = Indus.

Correct answer: Multan. The tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam is in Multan.

Background: He was a 14th-century Sufi saint of the Suhrawardi order.

• Lahore: Lahore is known for Data Darbar.
• Hyderabad: Hyderabad (Sindh) is not the location of the tomb.
• Islamabad: Islamabad is known for Bari Imam’s shrine.

Did you know? His tomb is a famous example of early Multani architecture.

Memory trick: Multan = city of saints.

Correct answer: Basic Principles Committee. The Basic Principles Committee was formed in 1949 to recommend the principles of Pakistan’s constitution.

Background: It was formed after the Objectives Resolution of March 1949.

• Objectives Resolution Committee: The Objectives Resolution was a resolution, not a committee.
• Law Commission: The Law Commission is a different body.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because the Basic Principles Committee is correct.

Did you know? Its first interim report was presented in September 1950.

Memory trick: 1949 Resolution → BPC.

Correct answer: 796,096 km². Pakistan’s official area figure is 796,096 square kilometres.

Background: Some sources give a larger figure of about 881,913 km² when Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir are included.

• 786,096 km²: 786,096 km² is 10,000 km² too low.
• 791,096 km²: 791,096 km² is 5,000 km² too low.
• 792,096 km²: 792,096 km² is 4,000 km² too low.

Did you know? Balochistan is the largest province by area.

Memory trick: 796,096: 7-9-6-0-9-6.

Correct answer: PARC. The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) is the national body for agricultural research.

Background: PARC is based in Islamabad.

• PANC: PANC is not Pakistan’s agricultural research body.
• NAC: NAC is not Pakistan’s agricultural research body.
• None of these: “None of these” is incorrect because PARC is correct.

Did you know? It works on improving crop varieties and farming methods.

Memory trick: PARC = Pakistan Agricultural Research Council.

Correct answer: Agriculture. Agriculture is called the backbone of Pakistan’s economy because it supports food, jobs, and raw materials for industry.

Background: Agriculture contributes about a quarter of GDP.

• Services: Services is the largest sector by size, but agriculture is called the backbone.
• Industry: Industry depends on agriculture for many raw materials.
• Labour: Labour is a factor of production, not a sector.

Did you know? It employs roughly 37% of the labour force.

Memory trick: Backbone = agriculture.

Correct answer: Rehmat Ali. Chaudhry Rahmat Ali wrote “Pakistan: The Fatherland of the Pak Nation”.

Background: Rahmat Ali first used the name “Pakistan” in 1933 in his pamphlet “Now or Never”.

• Liaqat Ali Khan: Liaqat Ali Khan was Pakistan’s first Prime Minister.
• Pervez Musharraf: Pervez Musharraf wrote “In the Line of Fire”.
• Asad Khijani: Asad Khijani is not the author.

Did you know? He studied at Cambridge University.

Memory trick: Rahmat Ali = name “Pakistan”.

Correct answer: 1958. Pakistan acquired Gwadar from Oman in 1958.

Background: Gwadar had been under the Sultan of Oman since the 18th century.

• 1956: 1956 is not the year.
• 1959: 1959 is not the year.
• 1960: 1960 is not the year.

Did you know? Gwadar became a district of Balochistan in 1977.

Memory trick: Gwadar → 1958.

Correct answer: Abul Kalam Azad. Jinnah called Maulana Abul Kalam Azad the “show boy” of the Congress because he was its Muslim face.

Background: Azad was the Congress president from 1940 to 1946.

• Jinnah: Jinnah was the leader of the Muslim League.
• Barkat Ali: Barkat Ali was not given this title.
• Liaqat Ali: Liaqat Ali Khan was a Muslim League leader.

Did you know? He opposed the partition of India.

Memory trick: Show boy of Congress = Azad.

Correct answer: November 1939. The Congress ministries resigned in late 1939, reaching their end in November 1939.

Background: They resigned in protest against India being drawn into the Second World War without consultation.

• September 1937: September 1937 is when they were in office, not when they ended.
• December 1939: The ministries had already resigned before December 1939; the League celebrated Deliverance Day then.
• All of these: “All of these” is incorrect because only one date is correct.

Did you know? The Muslim League celebrated the Day of Deliverance on 22 December 1939.

Memory trick: Congress left office in late 1939.

Correct answer: 1960. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960.

Background: It was signed in Karachi by Ayub Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru with the World Bank’s help.

• 1964: 1964 is not the year.
• 1965: 1965 is the year of the Indo-Pakistani war.
• 1972: 1972 is the year of the Simla Agreement.

Did you know? It divided the six rivers of the Indus basin between the two countries.

Memory trick: Indus Treaty = 1960.

Correct answer: 280. The 1973 Constitution has 280 articles.

Background: It was adopted on 10 April 1973 and came into force on 14 August 1973.

• 250: 250 is the number of articles in the 1962 Constitution.
• 265: 265 is not the number of articles.
• 300: 300 is more than the actual number.

Did you know? It also has 12 parts and 7 schedules.

Memory trick: 1973 → 280; 1962 → 250.