Current Affairs MCQs with Answers 2026

1. CPEC stands for:

a) China Pakistan Economic Corridor ✅    b) Central Pakistan Economic Corridor    c) China Punjab Economic Corridor    d) Central Provincial Economic Corridor

2. The current President of Pakistan (as of 2025) is:

a) Asif Ali Zardari ✅    b) Arif Alvi    c) Imran Khan    d) Shehbaz Sharif

3. Pakistan has _____ provinces:

a) 3    b) 4 ✅    c) 5    d) 6

4. The 18th Amendment was passed in:

a) 2005    b) 2010 ✅    c) 2015    d) 2020

5. Gwadar Port was developed with help from:

a) USA    b) India    c) China ✅    d) Russia

6. Pakistan’s largest export is:

a) Rice    b) Textiles ✅    c) Oil    d) Machinery

7. NADRA stands for:

a) National Database and Registration Authority ✅    b) National Data and Record Authority    c) National Digital and Registration Authority    d) National Development and Research Authority

8. The State Bank of Pakistan was established in:

a) 1947    b) 1948 ✅    c) 1950    d) 1956

9. SBP headquarters is in:

a) Islamabad    b) Lahore    c) Karachi ✅    d) Rawalpindi

10. Pakistan became a nuclear power in:

a) 1990    b) 1995    c) 1998 ✅    d) 2000

11. Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) was launched in:

a) 2005    b) 2008 ✅    c) 2010    d) 2012

12. HEC stands for:

a) Higher Education Commission ✅    b) Health Education Council    c) Housing and Economic Council    d) Human Empowerment Commission

13. Pakistan’s literacy rate is approximately:

a) 40%    b) 50%    c) 60% ✅    d) 70%

14. The United Nations has _____ permanent Security Council members:

a) 3    b) 4    c) 5 ✅    d) 6

15. The 5 permanent members of UN Security Council are:

a) USA, UK, France, Russia, China ✅    b) USA, UK, Germany, Russia, China    c) USA, UK, France, India, China    d) USA, UK, France, Russia, Japan

16. COP stands for (climate):

a) Conference of Parties    b) Conference of the Parties ✅    c) Council of Parties    d) Committee of Parties

17. WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic in:

a) February 2020    b) March 2020 ✅    c) April 2020    d) January 2020

18. The Paris Climate Agreement was signed in:

a) 2010    b) 2015 ✅    c) 2018    d) 2020

19. BRICS consists of:

a) Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa ✅    b) Britain, Russia, India, China, Spain    c) Brazil, Romania, India, Chile, South Africa    d) Burma, Russia, Indonesia, China, Singapore

20. The European Union has its headquarters in:

a) Paris    b) London    c) Brussels ✅    d) Berlin

21. The current UN Secretary General (2025) is:

a) Ban Ki-moon    b) Antonio Guterres ✅    c) Kofi Annan    d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali

22. G-20 consists of how many countries?

a) 15    b) 20 ✅    c) 25    d) 30

23. AUKUS is a security pact between:

a) Australia, UK, USA ✅    b) Austria, UK, USA    c) Australia, Ukraine, USA    d) Austria, UK, UAE

24. SCO stands for:

a) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ✅    b) South Central Organization    c) Strategic Cooperation Organization    d) South China Organization

25. The Abraham Accords normalized relations between:

a) Israel and Iran    b) Israel and UAE/Bahrain ✅    c) Israel and Turkey    d) Israel and Saudi Arabia

26. ChatGPT was launched by:

a) Google    b) Microsoft    c) OpenAI ✅    d) Apple

27. 5G stands for:

a) 5 Gigabytes    b) 5th Generation mobile network ✅    c) 5 Graphics    d) 5 Gateways

28. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched in:

a) 2020    b) 2021 ✅    c) 2022    d) 2023

29. SpaceX was founded by:

a) Jeff Bezos    b) Bill Gates    c) Elon Musk ✅    d) Mark Zuckerberg

30. Artificial Intelligence refers to:

a) Human intelligence    b) Machines simulating human intelligence ✅    c) Robot hardware    d) Computer speed

31. Which company developed ChatGPT?

a) Google    b) Meta    c) OpenAI ✅    d) Microsoft

32. Tesla is known for:

a) Social media    b) Electric vehicles and clean energy ✅    c) Search engine    d) Cloud computing

33. Cryptocurrency Bitcoin was created by:

a) Bill Gates    b) Satoshi Nakamoto ✅    c) Elon Musk    d) Jeff Bezos

34. The metaverse concept is promoted by:

a) Google    b) Apple    c) Meta (Facebook) ✅    d) Amazon

35. Blockchain technology is used for:

a) Social media    b) Decentralized digital records ✅    c) Email    d) Gaming only

36. NASA stands for:

a) National Aeronautics and Space Administration ✅    b) National Aviation and Space Authority    c) National Aerospace and Science Administration    d) National Academy of Space and Aeronautics

37. India’s first Mars mission was:

a) Mangalyaan ✅    b) Chandrayaan    c) Gaganyaan    d) ISRO-1

38. The Internet was originally developed by:

a) Google    b) Microsoft    c) ARPANET (US DoD) ✅    d) Apple

39. The FIFA World Cup 2022 was held in:

a) Russia    b) Brazil    c) Qatar ✅    d) USA

40. The Olympic Games 2024 were held in:

a) Tokyo    b) London    c) Paris ✅    d) Los Angeles

41. The Nobel Peace Prize 2023 was awarded to:

a) UN    b) Narges Mohammadi ✅    c) Malala Yousafzai    d) WHO

42. ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was won by:

a) India    b) Pakistan    c) Australia ✅    d) England

43. The T20 World Cup 2024 was held in:

a) India    b) England    c) West Indies and USA ✅    d) Australia

44. The ICC has headquarters in:

a) London    b) Melbourne    c) Dubai ✅    d) Mumbai

45. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold in:

a) 100m sprint    b) High jump    c) Javelin throw ✅    d) Wrestling

46. FIFA stands for:

a) Federation Internationale de Football Association ✅    b) Federal International Football Association    c) Football International Federation Association    d) Federation of International Football Authority

47. The Olympics are held every:

a) 2 years    b) 3 years    c) 4 years ✅    d) 5 years

48. The 2028 Olympics will be held in:

a) Paris    b) Tokyo    c) Los Angeles ✅    d) London

49. Wimbledon is associated with:

a) Cricket    b) Tennis ✅    c) Football    d) Golf

50. The Pulitzer Prize is awarded in:

a) Science    b) Journalism and Literature ✅    c) Sports    d) Music