Foreign | MCQs

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In fiscal year 2024 (FY24), Pakistan received approximately USD 1.9 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), marking a 17% year-on-year increase from FY23.

China was the largest investor, contributing around USD 568 million—about 30% of the total FDI—followed by Hong Kong (USD 359 m) and the UK (USD 268 m).

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Dr. Ruth Pfau

• Date of Birth: 9 September 1929
• Date of Death: 10 August 2017
• Other Name: Mother Teresa of Pakistan (due to her work for leprosy patients)

Major Awards:

• Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Pakistan)
• Hilal-e-Pakistan
• Nishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam
• Staufer Medal (Germany)
• Dame of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (by Pope)

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Allen (likely intended as alien) means foreign or unfamiliar.

Native means originally from or naturally belonging to a place — the correct antonym.

Allen means غیر ملکی یا ناواقف

Native means اصل میں یا قدرتی طور پر کسی جگہ سے تعلق رکھتا ہے

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منذر بن ساوی بحرین کا ایرانی گورنر تھا۔

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Agriculture is also the largest sector of economy of Pakistan.

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FrieslandCampina, a Dutch dairy company, acquired a 51% stake in Engro Foods Limited, a Pakistani food and dairy company.

This acquisition was the main reason for the Netherlands emerging as the second-largest investor in Pakistan in terms of FDI for the financial year 2016-2017.

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Information about Pakistan’s first lunar orbit mission

Named: ICUBE-Q

Launching date: 3 May 2024

Collaboration: China

Launching area: Hainan, China  

Developers: Shanghai University SJTU & SUPARCO (Pakistan’s national space agency_

Weight: About 7kg

Purpose: To facilitate scientific research, tech development, and educational initiatives in space exploration

Note: ICUBE-Q has been developed in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s Institute of Space Technology (IST)

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Shah Wali Ullah (1703-1762) was a prominent Islamic scholar and reformer in India during the 18th century.

He is known to have invited Ahmad Shah Abdali (also known as Ahmad Shah Durrani) to invade India to help defeat the Maratha Empire and restore Muslim rule in India.

Ahmad Shah Abdali was a powerful Afghan ruler who had established his empire in present-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of India.

He invaded India in 1756-1757 and defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761.

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The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located in Islamabad.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the country's foreign policy and has various departments and divisions that handle different aspects of foreign affairs, including political, economic, and public diplomacy.