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CSS MPT 2025 General Knowledge & Current Affairs Fragment (Q171-191) Solved MCQs

CSS MPT 2025 GK and Current Affairs fragment Q171-191 - 21 solved MCQs on the UN, WTO, SCO, ARF, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan affairs, with verified answers and explanations. A Sir Adnan booklet fragment, not the full paper.

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Time

21

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Subjects

2

Topics

17

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A Sir Adnan booklet headed 'CSS MPT 2025 - GK+CURRENT AFFAIRS' (monster-data 'CSS MPT PAST PAPERS' pack) that prints only Q171-191 of the GK and Current Affairs material, and prints that same run twice (pages 1-2 and 3-4 are identical). The 21 unique items are published in the standard MCQ format with authored distractors, verified answers and explanations; the second copy is not double-counted. Two booklet answers are corrected to the standard facts (WTO membership 1995, not 1996; ARF admission July 2004, not April), and the Gilgit-Baltistan 'semi-provincial' description carries a note explaining it is not a constitutional province. Nothing outside Q171-191 was invented, so this file is a fragment, never the full paper or a complete section.

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CSS MPT 2025 General Knowledge & Current Affairs Fragment (Q171-191)

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Subject 1

General Knowledge

11 MCQs
1

Topic Section

International Organisations United Nations

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Q 1 General Knowledge International Organisations United Nations

The former Secretary-General of the UN, Kofi Annan, belonged to which country?

A

Ghana

B

Nigeria

C

Kenya

D

Ethiopia

View answer & explanation Ans: Ghana

Correct Answer: Ghana

Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006, was from Ghana.

Q 11 General Knowledge International Organisations United Nations

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved by which year?

A

2030

B

2025

C

2035

D

2040

View answer & explanation Ans: 2030

Correct Answer: 2030

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, adopted in 2015, are set to be achieved by 2030.

2

Topic Section

Geography Seas And Oceans

1 solved MCQs shown directly below

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Q 2 General Knowledge Geography Seas And Oceans

The sea that does not support any aquatic life is called?

A

Dead Sea

B

Caspian Sea

C

Red Sea

D

Black Sea

View answer & explanation Ans: Dead Sea

Correct Answer: Dead Sea

The Dead Sea's extremely high salinity makes it inhospitable to fish and other macroscopic aquatic life, which is why it carries this conventional name.

3

Topic Section

World Politics China

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Q 3 General Knowledge World Politics China

Wen Jiabao was the Premier of which country?

A

China

B

Japan

C

South Korea

D

India

View answer & explanation Ans: China

Correct Answer: China

Wen Jiabao was Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2013.

4

Topic Section

Environment International Days

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Q 4 General Knowledge Environment International Days

World Environment Day is celebrated each year on which date?

A

5th June

B

22nd April

C

5th July

D

16th September

View answer & explanation Ans: 5th June

Correct Answer: 5th June

World Environment Day, led by the United Nations Environment Programme, is observed every year on 5 June.

5

Topic Section

Geography World Geography

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Q 5 General Knowledge Geography World Geography

The Falkland Islands are located near which country?

A

Argentina

B

Chile

C

Brazil

D

Uruguay

View answer & explanation Ans: Argentina

Correct Answer: Argentina

The Falkland Islands lie in the South Atlantic off the coast of Argentina, which claims sovereignty over them.

6

Topic Section

Geography Trade Corridors

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Q 7 General Knowledge Geography Trade Corridors

Lapis Lazuli Corridor links Afghanistan with which country?

A

Turkey

B

Iran

C

Uzbekistan

D

Tajikistan

View answer & explanation Ans: Turkey

Correct Answer: Turkey

The Lapis Lazuli Corridor is a transit and transport route linking Afghanistan to Turkey, via Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

7

Topic Section

Sports Olympics

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Q 8 General Knowledge Sports Olympics

The 2024 Olympics were held in which city?

A

Paris, France

B

London, United Kingdom

C

Tokyo, Japan

D

Los Angeles, United States

View answer & explanation Ans: Paris, France

Correct Answer: Paris, France

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games were held in Paris, France.

8

Topic Section

International Organisations Trade Blocs

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Q 9 General Knowledge International Organisations Trade Blocs

NAFTA stands for which trade agreement?

A

North American Free Trade Agreement

B

North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement

C

New American Free Trade Agreement

D

North American Foreign Trade Agreement

View answer & explanation Ans: North American Free Trade Agreement

Correct Answer: North American Free Trade Agreement

NAFTA stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement, between Canada, Mexico and the United States (in force 1994-2020, succeeded by the USMCA).

9

Topic Section

Geography Lakes And Seas

1 solved MCQs shown directly below

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Q 10 General Knowledge Geography Lakes And Seas

The world's largest inland body of water is?

A

Caspian Sea

B

Lake Baikal

C

Lake Superior

D

Dead Sea

View answer & explanation Ans: Caspian Sea

Correct Answer: Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, is the world's largest enclosed inland body of water.

10

Topic Section

World Politics Russia Ukraine

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Q 12 General Knowledge World Politics Russia Ukraine

Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in which year?

A

2014

B

2013

C

2015

D

2022

View answer & explanation Ans: 2014

Correct Answer: 2014

Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, following the referendum held there in March 2014.

Subject 2

Pakistan Studies

10 MCQs
1

Topic Section

Pakistan Foreign Relations

4 solved MCQs shown directly below

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Q 6 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Foreign Relations

The Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline is also known as?

A

Peace Pipeline

B

Friendship Pipeline

C

TAPI Pipeline

D

CPEC Energy Corridor

View answer & explanation Ans: Peace Pipeline

Correct Answer: Peace Pipeline

The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project is commonly called the Peace Pipeline.

Q 13 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Foreign Relations

Pakistan released Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar in which year?

A

2018

B

2016

C

2017

D

2019

View answer & explanation Ans: 2018

Correct Answer: 2018

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was released from detention in Pakistan in October 2018.

Q 16 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Foreign Relations

Pakistan became a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in which year?

A

2017

B

2015

C

2016

D

2018

View answer & explanation Ans: 2017

Correct Answer: 2017

Pakistan (with India) became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at the Astana summit in June 2017.

Q 21 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Foreign Relations

Pakistan became a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in which month?

A

July

B

April

C

June

D

August

View answer & explanation Ans: July

Correct Answer: July

Pakistan was admitted as the 24th participant of the ASEAN Regional Forum on 2 July 2004, in Jakarta, the same day it acceded to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

2

Topic Section

Pakistan Integration Of Princely States

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Q 14 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Integration Of Princely States

The State of Swat was integrated into Pakistan in which year?

A

1969

B

1967

C

1971

D

1973

View answer & explanation Ans: 1969

Correct Answer: 1969

The princely State of Swat was merged into Pakistan in 1969, becoming part of what was then the North-West Frontier Province.

3

Topic Section

Pakistan Trade And WTO

1 solved MCQs shown directly below

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Q 15 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Trade And WTO

Pakistan became a member of the World Trade Organization in which year?

A

1995

B

1996

C

1994

D

1997

View answer & explanation Ans: 1995

Correct Answer: 1995

Pakistan, a GATT contracting party since 1948, became a founding member of the World Trade Organization on 1 January 1995, when the WTO came into being.

4

Topic Section

Pakistan Kashmir Policy

1 solved MCQs shown directly below

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Q 17 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Kashmir Policy

Pervez Musharraf proposed how many points for Kashmir's solution?

A

Four

B

Two

C

Three

D

Five

View answer & explanation Ans: Four

Correct Answer: Four

President Pervez Musharraf's Kashmir proposal is known as his four-point formula.

5

Topic Section

Pakistan Gilgit Baltistan

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Q 18 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Gilgit Baltistan

Constitutionally, Gilgit-Baltistan has what type of status?

A

Semi-Provincial

B

A full province

C

A federal territory

D

An independent state

View answer & explanation Ans: Semi-Provincial

Correct Answer: Semi-Provincial

Gilgit-Baltistan is administered as a semi-autonomous region with its own elected assembly and government, but it is not a province under the Constitution of Pakistan; 'semi-provincial' is the conventional one-liner description of that status.

6

Topic Section

Pakistan Defence Organisations

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Q 19 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Defence Organisations

NESCOM in Pakistan stands for what organization?

A

National Engineering and Scientific Commission

B

National Electronics and Scientific Commission

C

National Engineering and Science Council

D

National Energy and Scientific Commission

View answer & explanation Ans: National Engineering and Scientific Commission

Correct Answer: National Engineering and Scientific Commission

NESCOM stands for the National Engineering and Scientific Commission, a Pakistani scientific and engineering organisation.

7

Topic Section

Pakistan Counter Terrorism Operations

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Q 20 Pakistan Studies Pakistan Counter Terrorism Operations

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was launched in which year?

A

2017

B

2014

C

2016

D

2018

View answer & explanation Ans: 2017

Correct Answer: 2017

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, the nationwide counter-terrorism operation, was launched in February 2017.

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Paper practice FAQs

Is this the complete CSS MPT 2025 GK and Current Affairs section? +

No. The booklet prints only Q171-191, and it prints that run twice (identical copies). Only those 21 unique items are published here; nothing outside Q171-191 was invented, so this is a fragment, not the full paper or a complete section.

How many questions are published, and were any dropped? +

21 published of 21 unique printed items; none dropped. The booklet's second copy of Q171-191 is an exact duplicate and was not counted twice.

Were any booklet answers corrected? +

Yes, two, both flagged in keyFlag: printed Q185 (WTO membership) is corrected from 1996 to 1995, Pakistan being a founding WTO member from 1 January 1995; printed Q191 (ARF membership) is corrected from April to July, Pakistan having been admitted on 2 July 2004.

What does the Gilgit-Baltistan answer mean? +

'Semi-Provincial' is the booklet's conventional one-liner description: Gilgit-Baltistan has province-like institutions (an elected assembly and government) but is not a province under the Constitution of Pakistan; it is a semi-autonomous administrative territory. The note flag on that question states this.

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