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Pakistan Current Affairs MCQs — October 2025

October 2025 current affairs: 100 MCQs (55 national and 45 world), with answers.

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National — October 2025

55 MCQs with answers on Pakistan in October 2025, each with a short one-liner. Hide answers to test yourself.

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  1. 1.

    On 2 October 2025, which of the following announced to wind down manufacturing and commercial operations in Pakistan?

  2. 2.

    On 3 October 2025, the Civil Aviation Authority suspended the commercial flight operations of which of the following?

  3. 3.

    On 6 October 2025, Pakistan signed six accords to strengthen bilateral cooperation covering different areas with which country?

  4. 4.

    On 7 October 2025, the Quadrilateral Meeting of Special Representatives for Afghanistan, comprising Pakistan, China, Russia and Iran, was convened in which city?

  5. 5.

    On 6 October 2025, the International Islamic University of which of the following conferred an honorary PhD degree on PM Shehbaz Sharif?

  6. 6.

    On 8 October 2025, the Government of Pakistan officially reopened the Katager Zero Point border crossing with which country?

  7. 7.

    On 9 October 2025, who became the country's first female FIFA Football Referee?

  8. 8.

    On 11 October 2025, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approved financing of $235 million for the Water and Wastewater Management Project in which city?

  9. 9.

    On 13 October 2025, the ruling PTI elected Sohail Afridi as which chief minister of KP?

  10. 10.

    On which date did former Pakistan Test cricketer Wazir Mohammad breathe his last at the age of 95?

  11. 11.

    On 13 October 2025, the Third Trilateral Speakers' Conference of Pakistan, Türkiye and Azerbaijan was held in which city?

  12. 12.

    On 14 October 2025, the UN General Assembly elected Pakistan to the UN Human Rights Council for which term, commencing on 1 January 2026?

  13. 13.

    On 15 October 2025, Pakistan approved a non-referential bid from a UAE-nominated entity for the privatization of which Bank Limited?

  14. 14.

    On 15 October 2025, Pakistan's passport was ranked which of the following weakest in the world for the fifth consecutive year?

  15. 15.

    On which date did veteran PPP leader and former Sindh Assembly speaker Agha Siraj Khan Durrani pass away?

  16. 16.

    On 16 October 2025, which member of the Asma Jahangir Group was elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association?

  17. 17.

    On 16 October 2025, which provincial cabinet approved the grant of industry status to the Mines and Minerals sector?

  18. 18.

    On 19 October 2025, Pakistan and Afghanistan reached an immediate ceasefire agreement in which city?

  19. 19.

    On 19 October 2025, the federal government approved the Wheat Policy 2025-26, fixing the commodity's procurement rate at which amount per 40 kilogram?

  20. 20.

    On which date did Pakistan launch its first Hyperspectral Satellite HS-1 from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre?

  21. 21.

    On 22 October 2025, which Pakistani spinner became the oldest cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut?

  22. 22.

    On which date did the federal cabinet unanimously approve a ban on TLP under the Anti-Terrorism Act?

  23. 23.

    On 25 October 2025, PIA restored its flight operation to which country after a long hiatus of more than five years?

  24. 24.

    On which date did Meta announce the expansion of its AI language capabilities, enabling users to interact with its AI in Urdu?

  25. 25.

    On 28 October 2025, which government launched the Peoples Minority Card with an initial allocation of Rs500 million?

  26. 26.

    On which date did Pakistan receive its first-ever US crude oil cargo?

  27. 27.

    On which date was the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance, 2025, promulgated?

  28. 28.

    On which date did Pakistan re-launch offshore oil and gas exploration after nearly two decades?

  29. 29.

    Major AJK protests ended after an agreement signed on which date?

  30. 30.

    On 5-6 October 2025, Pakistan formed an 18-member economic committee focused on?

  31. 31.

    Who is Pakistan's youngest Taekwondo champion, who won a gold and a silver medal at the Indonesia International Taekwondo Championship 2025?

  32. 32.

    When did Ali Amin Gandapur resign as CM KP?

  33. 33.

    Which institution cut Pakistan's economic growth forecast in October 2025 due to flood damage?

  34. 34.

    Lahore's Air Quality Index (AQI) in late October 2025 exceeded which level?

  35. 35.

    In October 2025, which province inaugurated the first ever mobile police station?

  36. 36.

    What major judicial event did Pakistan host in October 2025 with UNDP support?

  37. 37.

    When did Sohail Afridi take oath as Chief Minister of KPK?

  38. 38.

    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa issued a new “Most Wanted Terrorists” list in October 2025 containing how many names?

  39. 39.

    Which country signed a $3 billion protocol to invest in Pakistan via the Qatar Investment Authority?

  40. 40.

    Pakistan temporarily closed its border with Afghanistan in October 2025 due to which of the following?

  41. 41.

    Which session of Pakistan-Bangladesh Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting was held in Dhaka after 2 decades?

  42. 42.

    Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban held ceasefire implementation talks in late October 2025 in which city?

  43. 43.

    Pakistan's inflation in October 2025 rose to which level?

  44. 44.

    What was the primary reason for the rise in October 2025 inflation?

  45. 45.

    Which senior TTP commander was killed during an October 2025 counterterrorism operation?

  46. 46.

    Which two countries mediated the October 2025 Pakistan–Afghanistan ceasefire talks in Doha?

  47. 47.

    Who led Pakistan’s delegation at the Doha ceasefire talks with Afghanistan?

  48. 48.

    The AJK protest agreement of 4 October 2025 was signed with which group?

  49. 49.

    Who led the federal government’s negotiation team in the AJK protest talks?

  50. 50.

    In October 2025, the IMF reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the second EFF review and first RSF review, unlocking about how much?

  51. 51.

    On 27 October 2025, the State Bank of Pakistan kept the policy rate unchanged at which level?

  52. 52.

    Which Pakistani agency launched the HS-1 hyperspectral satellite?

  53. 53.

    Against which team did Asif Afridi take a five-wicket haul on Test debut in Rawalpindi?

  54. 54.

    The October 2025 Pakistan–South Africa Test series ended with which result?

  55. 55.

    Which UAE company was approved as the buyer of First Women Bank Limited?

2025 National: October 2025 chapter

World — October 2025

45 MCQs with answers on world affairs in October 2025. Hide answers to test yourself.

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  1. 56.

    On 17 October 2025, army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as President of which country?

  2. 57.

    On which date did the daring theft at the Louvre in Paris take place?

  3. 58.

    On 20 October 2025, President Trump and PM Anthony Albanese of which country signed a rare earths and critical minerals agreement?

  4. 59.

    On 24 October 2025, Queen Mother Sirikit of which country died at 93?

  5. 60.

    On 25 October 2025, Catherine Connolly was elected as the new president of which country?

  6. 61.

    On 25 October 2025, more than 60 countries signed the first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi, in which country?

  7. 62.

    On 26 October 2025, East Timor joined the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) bloc as which member state?

  8. 63.

    On 27 October 2025, President Putin signed a law terminating an already defunct plutonium disposal agreement with which of the following?

  9. 64.

    On 26 October 2025, FIFA President Gianni Infantino unveiled a new football tournament for nations of which Asian region?

  10. 65.

    On 28 October 2025, the US signed an agreement for “securing” supplies of critical minerals and rare earths with which country?

  11. 66.

    On 29 October 2025, which company made history as the first to reach $5 trillion in market value?

  12. 67.

    On 30 October 2025, President Trump held face-to-face talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in which city of South Korea?

  13. 68.

    On which date did President Trump order the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing “on an equal basis” to China and Russia?

  14. 69.

    On 31 October 2025, the United States signed a 10-year defence framework agreement with which country?

  15. 70.

    As of 2025, how many times has India won the men's Cricket Asia Cup?

  16. 71.

    What is the theme of World Teachers' Day 2025?

  17. 72.

    Who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025?

  18. 73.

    In October 2025, which country's parliament passed the bill to prohibit the provision of weapons to Israel?

  19. 74.

    Who were the mediators of the October 2025 Israel–Hamas ceasefire?

  20. 75.

    Which country unveiled the multilayered air defence system called “T-dome”?

  21. 76.

    Which country launched its twin tower solar project in Gobi desert?

  22. 77.

    Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025?

  23. 78.

    Recently, which country unveiled its most powerful nuclear missile, ‘Hwasong-20’?

  24. 79.

    Which country recently joined the NATO fuel pipeline project after 25 years of its joining?

  25. 80.

    Which country topped the medal tally of the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships 2025?

  26. 81.

    The Pakistan Army won a Gold Medal at the Cambrian Patrol 2025 military competition, held in which country?

  27. 82.

    The World Health Summit 2025 was held in which of the following?

  28. 83.

    What is the theme of the ‘World Health Summit 2025’?

  29. 84.

    Which country became the first to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis?

  30. 85.

    In which country was the “Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women” held?

  31. 86.

    Who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics?

  32. 87.

    Who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

  33. 88.

    Iran is no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear program as the landmark JCPOA / Resolution 2231 Termination Day (18 Oct) deal between Iran and world powers came to an end after how many years?

  34. 89.

    Who won the Nobel Peace prize in 2025?

  35. 90.

    Who became the first female Prime Minister of Japan?

  36. 91.

    From which gallery in the Louvre were jewels stolen on 19 October 2025?

  37. 92.

    How many pieces of the French Crown Jewels did the Louvre thieves get away with?

  38. 93.

    How did the October 2025 Louvre thieves reach the gallery window?

  39. 94.

    On which date did the October 2025 Israel–Hamas ceasefire come into force?

  40. 95.

    The October 2025 Gaza ceasefire was the first phase of whose 20-point plan?

  41. 96.

    Where was the 2025 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting held?

  42. 97.

    Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, leads which party?

  43. 98.

    The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for developing which of the following?

  44. 99.

    María Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, is an opposition leader from which country?

  45. 100.

    Who won the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences?

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