Category: Pakistan Current Affairs May 2021

Correct Answer: A. Hina Bokhari

A Pakistani school teacher’s daughter has made history by becoming the first-ever Muslim Pakistani female elected member of the London Assembly in what is being seen as a great moment of breaking the barriers. The London Assembly comprises 25 elected members and they audit the work and activities of the mayor. The London Assembly is also responsible for amending the annual budget for Greater London and rejecting or accepting projects in the city.

Correct Answer: B. Three

Three teachers of the University of Baltistan Skardu have been included in the list of `World Scientist and University Rankings 2021` issued by AD Scientific Index, which releases rankings of scientists from around the world based on their achievements, claims the varsity. The three selected scientists are: Dr Shafgat Hussain from Skardu, an associate professor in the department of chemistry; Dr Munawwar Ali Abbas from Gilgit and Dr Zakir Hussain from Ghanche, theassistant professors in the varsity`s department of mathematics.

Correct Answer: C. 23rd

Twenty-three long years ago, on May 28, 1998, Pakistan announced that it had successfully conducted five nuclear tests. The nuclear tests were performed at Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai district of Balochistan. Chagai-I was Pakistan’s first public test of nuclear weapons. Its timing was a strategic response to India’s second nuclear tests, on 11 and 13 May 1998.

Correct Answer: B. two-weeks

On Friday, May 28th, 2021, Pakistan and Egypt held their first-ever joint military/air defense exercise named “Sky Guard-1”. The activity is supposed to last for two weeks. The two weeks long Joint exercise is aimed to bolster the military cooperation between two countries in face of existing and emerging threats in the air defense domain.

Correct Answer: D. Cairo

Correct Answer: B. Sky Guard-1

First-ever Pakistan-Egypt joint air defense exercise “Sky Guard-1” 2021 was held in Egypt’s capital Cairo. The two-week-long joint exercise is aimed to bolster the military cooperation between the two countries in the face of existing and emerging threats in the air defense domain.

Correct Answer: B. Rs48 billion

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on May 26, 2021, approved the launch of the second phase of the Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme (EECP) worth Rs48 billion, under which Rs12,000 would be provided to each of the four million additional beneficiaries.

Correct Answer: A. Skardu

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started direct flights from Karachi to Skardu to promote tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan. The first PIA Airbus-320 with 178 passengers and eight crew members landed at the Skardu Airport on Monday 24, May 2021. The airline will operate two weekly flights from Karachi to Skardu. Earlier on April 7, the national carrier had launched a direct flight operation from Lahore to Skardu twice a week.