A. Rs1.63 billion
B. Rs1.73 billion
C. Rs1.83 billion
D. Rs1.93 billion
Correct Answer: C. Rs1.83 billion
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised Rs1.83 billion ($11.4 million) local currency `Karakoram bonds` and promised its continued support for Pakistan`s development efforts and Covid-19 pandemic response.
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Correct Answer: C. Third
A. ADB
B. IMF
C. World Bank
D. ASEAN
Correct Answer: C. World Bank
Pakistan and World Bank on November 25, 2020, signed an agreement of “Covid-19 Response, Recovery, and Resilience in Education Project” worth $19.85 million. The project is aimed to strengthen and support federal and provincial actions in the education sector to better: i) respond to and recover from the COVID-19 crises in the short term; and; ii) to lay the foundation for resilience to face a future crisis, with a focus on disadvantage areas and vulnerable populations.
A. November 23, 2020
B. November 24, 2020
C. November 25, 2020
D. November 26, 2020
Correct Answer: B. November 24, 2020
A. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
B. United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
C. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
D. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Correct Answer: A. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) mission is in Pakistan to support the country`s digital transformation. Former chairman of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Tariq Malik, who is currently the UNDP`s chief technical adviser on digital governance, is spearheading the mission.
A. November 23, 2020
B. November 24, 2020
C. November 25, 2020
D. November 26, 2020
Correct Answer: B. November 24, 2020
The legendary Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) fighter pilot Air Marshal (R) Dilawar Hussain, who was awarded Sitara-i-Jura’at for his heroics in the 1965 War against India, breathed his last on November 24, 2020.
A. November 23, 2020
B. November 24, 2020
C. November 25, 2020
D. November 26, 2020
Correct Answet: B. November 24, 2020
Retired Admiral Fasih Bokhari, the former Chief of Naval Staff Naval Chief who also served as Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), passed away in Islamabad on November 24, 2020 morning. He became the 14th Chief of Pakistan Navy (May 2, 1997 to October 2, 1999). Later in October 2011, he was appointed as NAB chairman by the then President Asif Ali Zardari.
A. November 19, 2020
B. November 20, 2020
C. November 22, 2020
D. November 23, 2020
Correct Answer: C. November 22, 2020
Former federal minister Anwar Aziz Chaudhry passed away at his residence in Lahore on November 22, 2020, after a sudden illness. He was 86. He began active participation in politics in 1963. In 1973, he became a close associate of the then prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and was made a federal minister in his cabinet.
A. Turkey
B. UAE
C. Jordan
D. Egypyt
Correct Answer: C. Jordan
PNS Zulfiquar, with an embarked helicopter, sailed off from the Port of Aqaba, Jordan, on November 22, 2020, where it was visiting as part of Pakistan Navy’s overseas deployment to the Mediterranean/Red Sea.
A. November 18, 2020
B. November 20, 2020
C. November 22, 2020
D. November 24, 2020
Correct Answer: B. November 20, 2020
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on November 20, 2020, inaugurated Ba-himmat Bazurg Programme and distributed cards among the elderly women. Speaking at the ceremony, the chief minister said a special fund had been set up with an initial amount of Rs2 billion to assist the deserving senior citizens of 65 years and above. Under this program, he said, needy senior citizens would be given a monthly stipend to lessen their financial difficulties.