🧠 Current Affairs MCQs (Civil Service Prep)

🧠 30 Current Affairs MCQs (2024–2025) — Pakistan & World

1. When was the National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency (NCCIA) established?
A. 23 March 2024
B. 1 April 2024
C. 3 May 2024
D. 14 August 2024
✅ Correct Answer: C

2. Who is the current Chief Justice of Pakistan as of April 2025?
A. Qazi Faez Isa
B. Umar Ata Bandial
C. Ijaz-ul-Ahsan
D. Mansoor Ali Shah
✅ Correct Answer: A

3. Which political group won the most National Assembly seats in the 2024 general elections?
A. PML-N
B. PPP
C. PTI-backed Independents
D. JUI-F
✅ Correct Answer: C

4. Who became Pakistan’s Finance Minister in 2024?
A. Hafeez Shaikh
B. Ishaq Dar
C. Muhammad Aurangzeb
D. Shaukat Tarin
✅ Correct Answer: C

5. Which Pakistani cricketer was included in ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year 2023?
A. Shaheen Afridi
B. Mohammad Rizwan
C. Fakhar Zaman
D. Babar Azam
✅ Correct Answer: D

6. Which country hosted the SCO Summit 2024?
A. Russia
B. China
C. Kazakhstan
D. Pakistan
✅ Correct Answer: C

7. Who was elected Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan in 2024?
A. Sadiq Sanjrani
B. Shibli Faraz
C. Yousaf Raza Gillani
D. Ishaq Dar
✅ Correct Answer: C

8. What was Pakistan’s GDP growth rate in FY 2023-24 (IMF estimate)?
A. 0.5%
B. 1.9%
C. 3.5%
D. 4.1%
✅ Correct Answer: B

9. Who is the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan (2024–2025)?
A. Shah Mahmood Qureshi
B. Hina Rabbani Khar
C. Ishaq Dar
D. Muhammad Ishaq
✅ Correct Answer: C

10. What is the name of the 2024 budget introduced by Pakistan?
A. National Prosperity Budget
B. Economic Revival Budget
C. Stabilization Budget
D. Development & Reform Budget
✅ Correct Answer: C

11. Who won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize?
A. Alexei Navalny
B. Narges Mohammadi
C. Greta Thunberg
D. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
✅ Correct Answer: B

12. Which Pakistani startup won a global innovation award in 2024?
A. Bykea
B. Dastgyr
C. Sehat Kahani
D. Airlift
✅ Correct Answer: C

13. Which province’s creation was discussed again in the National Assembly in 2024?
A. Hazara
B. South Punjab
C. Bahawalpur
D. Gilgit-Baltistan
✅ Correct Answer: B

14. In which city did the Digital Census 2024 start first?
A. Lahore
B. Islamabad
C. Quetta
D. Karachi
✅ Correct Answer: B

15. What was the name of the 2024 Pakistan-China military drill?
A. Shaheen-XII
B. Peace Guardians
C. Warrior Bond
D. Sea Patrol
✅ Correct Answer: A

16. Which Pakistani was nominated for the 2024 Global Teacher Prize?
A. Arfa Karim
B. Salman Khan
C. Ziauddin Yousafzai
D. Aqeela Asifi
✅ Correct Answer: D

17. What major event occurred in Pakistan’s judiciary in March 2024?
A. Formation of special cyber benches
B. Retirement of CJP Bandial
C. Supreme Court review on elections
D. Appointment of first female SC judge
✅ Correct Answer: C

18. When did Pakistan sign the Digital Trade Agreement with UAE?
A. January 2024
B. March 2024
C. February 2024
D. April 2024
✅ Correct Answer: B

19. What new feature did NADRA launch in 2024?
A. E-passport
B. Blockchain-based ID verification
C. Digital Birth Certificate
D. Smart Voting App
✅ Correct Answer: B

20. Who became the Governor of State Bank of Pakistan in 2024?
A. Jameel Ahmad
B. Reza Baqir
C. Muhammad Aurangzeb
D. Shamshad Akhtar
✅ Correct Answer: A

21. What was Pakistan’s inflation rate (CPI) in February 2024?
A. 15.3%
B. 28.4%
C. 20.2%
D. 35.5%
✅ Correct Answer: B

22. Pakistan qualified for which global climate finance facility in 2024?
A. Green Climate Fund
B. Loss and Damage Fund
C. Blue Economy Fund
D. UNDRR Resilience Plan
✅ Correct Answer: B

23. Which Pakistani actress made her debut at Cannes Film Festival 2024?
A. Mahira Khan
B. Sajal Aly
C. Mehwish Hayat
D. Sarwat Gilani
✅ Correct Answer: B

24. What major satellite did SUPARCO announce for 2025 launch?
A. PakSat-IR
B. PakSat MM1
C. GeoEye-2
D. PakNav-1
✅ Correct Answer: B

25. Which Pakistani city topped the “most polluted cities” list in early 2024?
A. Lahore
B. Karachi
C. Faisalabad
D. Islamabad
✅ Correct Answer: A

26. In March 2024, Pakistan secured a loan agreement with which country?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. UAE
C. China
D. Qatar
✅ Correct Answer: A

27. Pakistan won a bilateral T20 series in 2024 against which team?
A. South Africa
B. New Zealand
C. Sri Lanka
D. Bangladesh
✅ Correct Answer: B

28. Which major Pakistani airline resumed international flights in 2024?
A. Air Blue
B. PIA
C. Serene Air
D. Fly Jinnah
✅ Correct Answer: B

29. Who was appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to the US in 2024?
A. Masood Khan
B. Asad Majeed Khan
C. Jalil Abbas Jilani
D. Ali Javed
✅ Correct Answer: C

30. What is the name of the 2024 government youth employment initiative?
A. Kamyab Jawan 2.0
B. Naya Rozgar
C. Digital Pakistan Youth
D. Green Jobs Pakistan
✅ Correct Answer: A