Sindh | MCQs

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Muhammad bin Qasim, a young Arab general, conquered Sindh (present-day Pakistan) in 712 CE during the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE).

• The Governor General of India during the conquest of Sindh: Lord Ellenborough.
• Lord Ellenborough: He was the Governor General of India from 1842 to 1844 and oversaw the conquest of Sindh in 1843.
• Conquest of Sindh: Sindh was conquered by Charles Napier, who was the first Chief Commissioner and Governor of Sindh in 1947.

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List of Sindh Districts

Sindh has 30 Districts and 7 divisions

There are three Barrages in Sindh

The mountain range located in Sindh is the Kirthar Range

Sindhi is the official language of the Pakistani province of Sindh.

The Sindhi language is the oldest language

Sindhi is written in a version of the Arabic script.

Sindh is known as Bab-ul-Islam

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Hazrat Sachal Sarmast born 1152 Hijir (1739 CE)

Hazrat Sachal Sarmast died 1242 Hijri (1827 CE)

Hazrat Sachal Sarmast shrine in Ranipur (Sindh)

He was an 18th and 19th-century Sufi poet

He is a poet of the Sindhi-language literature.

He is known: as a poet of seven languages (شاعر ہفت زبان)

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The Chaukhandi graves are located 29 km east of Karachi, Sindh province of Pakistan.

They are famous for their delicate stone carvings with intricate geometric patterns.

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Ajrak is a traditional block-printed shawl and symbol of Sindhi culture.

It is commonly worn during cultural events and gifted as a sign of respect in Sindh province.

There are 22 processes in Ajrak printing and is very tedious and time consuming. 

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The Lahore Resolution is commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution.

It was moved in the general session by A. K. Fazlul Huq, the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal.

It was seconded by:

• Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman from the United Provinces
• Zafar Ali Khan from Punjab
• Sardar Aurangzeb Khan from the North-West Frontier Province
• Sir Abdullah Haroon from Sindh

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• Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan was the first woman governor of Pakistan.
• She served as the governor of Sindh from February 1973 to February 1976.

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Mohenjo-Daro is Located in Larkana upper Sindh

It was the largest settlement of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation

it was first recognized in 1922

R. D. Banerji discovered it

Mohenjo-Daro means Mound of the Dead

This is because the remains started to have layers over them after they had declined.

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The Guddu Thermal Power Plant Located in Kashmore, Sindh

It is also known as Central Power Generation Company Limited.

It was built in1980

It is the biggest thermal power station in Pakistan

Additional information:

Guddu Barrage was constructed on the river Indus