A. 127
B. 142
C. 145
D. 162
Correct Answer: B. 142
Pakistan secured 142nd rank in the 12th edition of the Environment Performance Index (EPI Index 2020) that measured the environmental performance of 180 countries and was released by the Yale University on June 4, 2020. The country scored 33.1 out of 100 in the 2020 index and secured 4th position in South Asian countries.
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Bangladesh
D. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: B. Pakistan
Pakistan saw the highest inflation in the world during 2020. For Pakistans residents, the fiscal year 2020 was the worst year as they witnessed the highest inflation in the world forcing policymakers to increase the interest rate, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). “Pakistan witnessed the highest inflation not only in comparison with the developed economies but also with emerging economies,” said the Inflation Monitor for April issued by the SBP on Saturday, June 7, 2020.
A. Farooq Naek
B. Dr. Shahzad Waseem
C. Muhammad Javed Abbasi
D. Mohammad Sadiq
Correct Answer: D. Mohammad Sadiq
The Pakistan government has appointed veteran diplomat Mohammad Sadiq as Pakistan`s first special envoy for Afghanistan. As no official notification with regard to his appointment has been released, Pakistani media said the new envoy, Muhammad Sadiq, a career diplomat, met with Foreign Minister Mehmood Quraishi in Islamabad on June 6.
A. Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani
B. Dr. Shahzad Waseem
C. Muhammad Javed Abbasi
D. Muhammad Talha Mahmood
Correct Answer: B. Dr Shahzad Waseem
Dr. Shahzad Waseem is a Pakistani politician and a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Punjab since October 2018. On June 4, 2020, PM Pakistan Imran Khan appointed Dr. Shahzad Waseem as Leader of the House in the Senate only a day before the scheduled budget session of the Upper House of the Parliament.
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Correct Answer: B. Three
On June 3, 2020, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) cabinet approved three separate law bills.
A. Brigadier Nasir Manzoor Malik
B. Major General Amer Aslam Khan
C. Asad Umar
D. Murad Saeed
Correct Answer: B. Major General Amer Aslam Khan
The Federal government has appointed Major General Amer Aslam Khan as Deputy Chairman of Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority.
The federal government also appointed Brigadier Nasir Manzoor Malik as Executive Director (Admin) Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority and the notifications were issued in this regard.
A. Raffia Arshad
B. Sanam Iqbal
C. Uzma Khan
D. Mahnoor Ali
Correct Answer: A. Raffia Arshad
Name: Raffia Arshad
Country: United Kingdom
Age: 40
Appointed as: Deputy district judge, Midlands circuit 17-year career in law.
First in a Western country
Education: Grammar School in West Yorkshire
A. June 1, 2020
B. June 2, 2020
C. June 3, 2020
D. June 4, 2020
Correct Answer: B. June 2, 2020
Name: Ghulam Murtaza Baloch
Occupation: Sindh`s minister for human settlement
Died on: June 2, 2020, after testing positive for coronavirus more than three weeks ago.
Age: 55
Baloch had tested positive for the virus on May 14.
A. $188 million
B. $198 million
C. $200 million
D. $220 million
Correct Answer: A. $188 million
On June 1, 2020, Pakistan signed $188 million agreement with the World Bank for environmental protection through forest regeneration and biodiversity conservation programmes and boosting the country`s climate-resilience through enhanced disaster risk management.