Current Affairs 2006

**Which countrys border with Pakistan is called Durand Line?**A. IranB. AfghanistanC. IndiaD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Afghanistan

**Xinhua is the news agency of ________.**A. ChinaB. RussiaC. North KoreaD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. China

**The Headquarters of the UN Security Council is located at _________.**A. WashingtonB. ParisC. New YorkD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. New York

**Who is the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan?**A. Dr. Shamshad AkhterB. Dr. Ishrat HussainC. Sulman ShahD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A. Dr. Shamshad Akhter

**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 Show Answer Correct Answer: B. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

**Who is the United States’, Assistant secretary of state for South Asian and Central Asian affairs?**A. Riyan C.CrockerB. Nancy PowellC. Richard A. BoucherD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Richard A. Boucher

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

**Rafiq Bahauddin al Hariri had been the Prime Minister of __________.**A. LibyaB. LebanonC. SyriaD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B. Lebanon

**Angela Merkel is _____________.**A. President of GermanyB. Prime Minister of GermanyC. Chancellor of GermanyD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Chancellor of Germany

**Fourth pillar of a state is considered to _________.**A. LegislativeB. ExecutiveC. Media or PressD. Judiciary Show Answer Correct Answer: C. Media or Press