Brief Information: Prepare to ace your competitive exams in Pakistan with our Daily Current Affairs Quiz! This quiz is designed to help students master essential current affairs concepts commonly tested in exams like CSS, PMS, FPSC, SPSC, PPSC, NTS, STS, PTS, OTS, and other competitive exams. With carefully selected multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from recommended books, this quiz covers critical topics and boosts your knowledge for good performance.
1. Which UN Secretary-General died in an air crash?
A. Dag Hammarskjold
B. Kurt Walheim
C. U Thant
D. Trygve Lie
2. Who won the first Oscar Award?
A. Emil Jannings
B. Warner Baxter
C. Lionel Barrymore
D. Charlie Chaplin
3. Who was the first Muslim President of India?
A. Badar-Ud-Din Tayyab
B. Zakir Hussain
C. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
D. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
4. Who served as the first postmaster general of the United States?
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. James Madison
C. Franklin Pierce
D. Thomas Jefferson
5. In which year was the first commercial railway line opened, connecting Liverpool with Manchester?
A. 1820
B. 1830
C. 1835
D. 1840
6. Name the first-ever female Prime Minister in the world.
A. Benazir Bhutto
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
D. Golda Meir
7. Rawan, the world’s first girl with Down syndrome to memorize the entire Holy Quran, is from which country?
A. Jordan
B. Pakistan
C. Egypt
D. Saudi Arabia
8. Who is the first Asian American to feature on US currency?
A. Anna May Wong
B. Elizabeth Sung
C. Jadin Wong
D. Vera Wong
9. First and only time when Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty was invoked?
A. 9/11 (2001)
B. Just before the end of the Cold War
C. Just after the end of the Cold War
D. None of the above
10. India’s first bone marrow donor (male) is?
A. Salman Khan
B. Ravi Kapoor
C. Ramesh Oberoi
D. Venkatesh Rana
11. The first case of monkeypox in humans was recorded in which country?
A. Kenya
B. Nigeria
C. India
D. Democratic Republic of Congo
12. The first Nobel Prize was awarded in:
A. 1895
B. 1901
C. 1907
D. 1913
13. What is Cuju?
A. Type of food
B. Type of plant
C. Type of drink
D. The first known ball game
14. The world’s first fingerprint file was installed by:
A. London Police
B. New York Police
C. Paris Police
D. Moscow Police
15. What was the name of the first US atomic submarine launched in 1954?
A. Nautilus
B. Seawolf
C. Skipjack
D. Triton
16. Name the first woman Speaker of the US Congress.
A. Nancy Pelosi
B. Condoleezza Rice
C. Nancy Powell
D. Hillary Clinton
17. First living creature launched into space was a dog named?
A. Dolly
B. Laika
C. Puppy
D. Smarty
18. The world’s first printed book is?
A. Diamond Sutra
B. Gutenberg Bible
C. Honchō shokkan
D. None of These
19. First Indian Civil servant in 1863 was?
A. Ramesh Tagore
B. Satyendranath Tagore
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. None of these
20. Who was the first Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Mayo
21. When was Earth Day celebrated for the first time?
A. 22 April 2005
B. 22 April 1998
C. 22 April 1969
D. 22 April 1970
22. When did the US grant voting rights to women for the first time?
A. 1918
B. 1919
C. 1920
D. 1924
23. Who was the first man to set foot on all five continents?
A. Captain Cook
B. Johnson
C. Columbus
D. None of these
24. Which country was the first to introduce old-age pensions?
A. Germany
B. France
C. Sweden
D. Italy
25. Berlin was bombed by American forces for the first time in?
A. 1985
B. 1943
C. 1940
D. None
26. In which city was the first public opera house opened?
A. Venice
B. Paris
C. London
D. Berlin
27. Quad countries held the first naval exercise in which year?
A. 2010
B. 2018
C. 2020
D. None
28. Surendra Kumar Sinha was the first Hindu Chief Justice of which country?
A. Bangladesh
B. India
C. Nepal
D. Sri Lanka
29. First transparent car of the world launched in which country?
A. Germany
B. USA
C. France
D. UK
30. Which Muslim scientist wrote the first book on Algebra?
A. Al-Khwarizmi
B. Ibn Sina
C. Archimedes
D. Euclid
31. For whom was the first passport issued to a dead body to shift it to France in 1974?
A. Mummy of Ramses II
B. Mummy of Tutankhamun
C. Mummy of Thutmose II
D. Mummy of Hatshepsut
32. In which country were modern banknotes first used?
A. China
B. Italy
C. Germany
D. France
33. The first intelligible words to be ever recorded on a telephone were?
A. Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.
B. Hello
C. Hi
D. Graham Bell is speaking
34. Whose face was first uploaded on Facebook?
A. Al Pacino
B. Mark Zuckerberg
C. Adam Smith
D. Shahid Chudhary
35. Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?
A. Hillary Clinton
B. Margaret Chase Smith
C. Victoria Woodhull
D. None
36. The first successful expedition to Mount Everest was made in:
A. 1953
B. 1962
C. 1968
D. 1965
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37. Which British explorer was the first European to see the Victoria Falls?
A. John Hanning Speke
B. James Cook
C. David Livingstone
D. None of these
38. Name the first astronaut to walk in space in 1965. He remained in space for 20 minutes.
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Alexei Leonov
C. Yuri Gagarin
D. None of these
39. Name the first Muslim who traveled in space from April 29 to May 6, 1985.
A. Sheikh Khalid Al Waleed
B. Sheikh Bokhtar
C. Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
D. Prince Karim Salman
40. World’s first commercial communication satellite launched in 1965 is named:
A. Early Bird
B. Soyuz I
C. Telstar I
D. Sputnik I
41. Who was the first Governor-General of India?
A. Warren Hastings
B. William Bentick
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Canning
42. Who is the first purchaser of Pak-China made JF-17 aircraft?
A. Bangladesh
B. Myanmar
C. South Korea
D. Italy
43. Who was the first Secretary-General elected from the rank and file of United Nations staff?
A. U Thant
B. Dr. Kurt Waldheim
C. Kofi Annan
D. Trygve Lie
44. Who was the first transgender Olympian weightlifter?
A. Caster Semenya
B. Laurel Hubbard
C. Veronica Ivy
D. Fallon Fox
45. First country to ban complete deforestation is?
A. Australia
B. Sweden
C. Norway
D. Costa Rica
46. Who is known as the first Black woman senator in US history?
A. Carol Moseley-Braun
B. Ilhan Omar
C. Kamala Harris
D. Stacey Abrams
47. Which country opened the first person-to-person mobile phone service?
A. USA
B. Japan
C. UK
D. Germany
48. Who was the first Prime Minister of Britain to serve for over twenty years?
A. Robert Walpole
B. William Pitt the Younger
C. Spencer Perceval
D. Sir Robert Peel
49. The “Oscars of Science” was first awarded in:
A. 2008
B. 2012
C. 2015
D. 2020
50. Which gas was first used as a chemical weapon during World War I?
A. Chlorine
B. Hydrogen
C. Nitrogen
D. Mustard Gas
51. “Turin” was the first capital of which country before its current capital?
A. Italy
B. Germany
C. Switzerland
D. Nepal
52. In which year was the first One Day International cricket match played?
A. 1960
B. 1971
C. 1975
D. 1980
53. The first oil well was drilled in the USA in the year:
A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1859
D. 1860
54. Who was the first governor general of Bengal?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Robert Clive
C. William Bentinck
D. Lord Cornwallis
55. Penalty cards used in Football were first introduced in which year?
A. 1970
B. 1974
C. 1996
D. 2002
56. Which country detonated its first nuclear device underground?
A. North Korea
B. China
C. USA
D. USSR
57. Which is the first Space Agency of the world?
A. RKA
B. CSIRO
C. NASA
D. CNSA
58. Europe’s first city to have paved streets in 1339 was?
A. Berlin
B. London
C. Florence
D. Paris
59. Which was the first city destroyed by an atomic bomb in World War II?
A. Hiroshima
B. Nagasaki
C. Berlin
D. London
60. Name the first man-made object that is orbiting the sun.
A. James Webb Space Telescope
B. Parker Solar Probe
C. Hubble Space Telescope
D. None of these
61. Who was the first man to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
A. Sir Winston Churchill
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. Theodor Mommsen
D. Sully Prudhomme
62. Which country first made paper notes?
A. Italy
B. London
C. China
D. Japan
63. Who officially instituted the first system of imperial examinations in China?
A. Emperor Wen of Sui
B. Shizong of Jin
C. Wei Qing
D. Huo Qubing
64. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army?
A. Gen. K.M. Cariappa
B. Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
C. Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
D. None of these
65. Which was the first country to avail a loan from the World Bank?
A. France
B. Poland
C. Italy
D. Germany
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66. Which was Europe’s first city to have paved streets in 1339?
A. Berlin
B. London
C. Florence
D. Paris
67. Which was the first city destroyed by an atomic bomb in World War II?
A. Hiroshima
B. Nagasaki
C. Berlin
D. London
68. Name the first man-made object that is orbiting the sun.
A. James Webb Space Telescope
B. Parker Solar Probe
C. Parker James Probe
D. None of these
69. Who was the first man to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
A. Sir Winston Churchill
B. Rudyard Kipling
C. Sully Prudhomme
D. Theodor Mommsen
70. Which country first made paper notes?
A. Italy
B. London
C. China
D. Japan
71. Who officially instituted the first system of imperial examinations in China?
A. Emperor Wen of Sui
B. Shizong of Jin
C. Wei Qing
D. Huo Qubing
72. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army?
A. Gen. K.M. Cariappa
B. Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
C. Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
D. None of these
73. Which was the first country to avail a loan from the World Bank?
A. France
B. Poland
C. Italy
D. Germany
74. Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?
A. Trygve Lie
B. U Thant
C. Kofi Annan
D. Dag Hammarskjöld
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