Current Affairs MCQs 2006

Which countrys border with Pakistan is called Durand Line?
A. Iran
B. Afghanistan
C. India
D. None of these

Xinhua is the news agency of ________.
A. China
B. Russia
C. North Korea
D. None of these

The Headquarters of the UN Security Council is located at _________.
A. Washington
B. Paris
C. New York
D. None of these

Who is the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan?
A. Dr. Shamshad Akhter
B. Dr. Ishrat Hussain
C. Sulman Shah
D. None of these

Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2005 was awarded to M.Elbardei together with ______________.
A. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
B. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
C. World Health Organization (WHO)
D. None of these

Who is the United States’, Assistant secretary of state for South Asian and Central Asian affairs?
A. Riyan C.Crocker
B. Nancy Powell
C. Richard A. Boucher
D. None of these

What was the magnitude of the Earthquake that shook northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir on October 8, 2005?
A. 5.7
B. 7.5
C. 7.7
D. 7.6

Rafiq Bahauddin al Hariri had been the Prime Minister of __________.
A. Libya
B. Lebanon
C. Syria
D. None of these

Angela Merkel is _____________.
A. President of Germany
B. Prime Minister of Germany
C. Chancellor of Germany
D. None of these

Fourth pillar of a state is considered to _________.
A. Legislative
B. Executive
C. Media or Press
D. Judiciary