Forecast MCQs 2027 — Part I (20 Questions) — Current Affairs

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These are practice MCQs written in the FPSC style. They are not past-paper questions. Past papers mix recent events (from the past 12–18 months), books and authors, organisations, the Constitution and static GK, so this set does the same. Facts are as of October 2026.

1. The 2026 US–Israel war on Iran began on:

(A) 13 June 2025
(B) 28 February 2026
(C) 8 April 2026
(D) 17 June 2026
Answer: B. 13 June 2025 started the earlier Twelve-Day War; 8 April 2026 is the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire; 17 June 2026 is the MoU.

2. Which country brokered the first US–Iran ceasefire in April 2026 and hosted direct talks?

(A) Qatar
(B) Oman
(C) Pakistan
(D) Switzerland
Answer: C. The Islamabad Talks were held on 10–12 April 2026.

3. The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (7 August 2026) was signed by:

(A) Saudi Arabia, UAE, Pakistan
(B) Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Pakistan
(C) Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Türkiye
(D) GCC states and Pakistan
Answer: B. It built on the bilateral Pakistan–Saudi agreement of 17 September 2025.

4. The first secretary-general of the Makkah Defence Alliance is from:

(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Türkiye
(C) Pakistan
(D) Egypt
Answer: C. Lt Gen (retd) Nauman Mahmood, for a three-year term; the secretariat is in Saudi Arabia.

5. Which article of the UN Charter recognises the right of collective self-defence?

(A) Article 2(4)
(B) Article 24
(C) Article 51
(D) Article 99
Answer: C. Article 2(4) bans the use of force; Article 24 gives the UNSC its responsibility; Article 99 lets the Secretary-General raise threats.

6. Governor's Rule in a province of Pakistan is imposed under:

(A) Article 232
(B) Article 234
(C) Article 245
(D) Article 140-A
Answer: B. Article 232 is an emergency; Article 245 is the army in aid of civil power; Article 140-A covers local government.

7. The Court of Arbitration ruled in August 2026 that the Indus Waters Treaty:

(A) Stands terminated
(B) Is suspended until 2030
(C) Remains fully in force
(D) Must be renegotiated
Answer: C. India rejects the court's jurisdiction.

8. India's military operation against Pakistan in May 2025 was named:

(A) Operation Parakram
(B) Operation Sindoor
(C) Operation Meghdoot
(D) Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos
Answer: B. Bunyan-um-Marsoos was Pakistan's response (10 May 2025).

9. UNSC Resolution 2803 (November 2025) endorsed:

(A) The Iran nuclear deal
(B) Trump's Gaza peace plan
(C) Sanctions on the Taliban
(D) A Ukraine ceasefire
Answer: B. It authorised the Board of Peace and the International Stabilization Force.

10. The Gaza Board of Peace is chaired by:

(A) UN Secretary-General
(B) Tony Blair
(C) Donald Trump
(D) Ajay Banga
Answer: C. Blair and Banga are executive board members.

11. In September 2026 the US–China trade truce was extended to:

(A) 31 December 2026
(B) 10 January 2027
(C) 30 June 2027
(D) 2030
Answer: B. This followed Xi's state visit to Washington (23–25 September 2026).

12. COP-31 (November 2026) is hosted by:

(A) Brazil
(B) Australia
(C) Türkiye
(D) Azerbaijan
Answer: C. It is held in Antalya, with Australia leading negotiations. COP-30 was in Brazil and COP-29 in Azerbaijan.

13. In the Global Terrorism Index 2026, Pakistan ranked:

(A) 1st
(B) 2nd
(C) 4th
(D) 10th
Answer: A. It was 2nd in the 2025 index.

14. The Durand Line was drawn in:

(A) 1879
(B) 1893
(C) 1919
(D) 1947
Answer: B. 1879 is the Treaty of Gandamak and 1919 the Treaty of Rawalpindi.

15. Which mediated the Pakistan–Afghanistan Doha ceasefire of October 2025?

(A) China and Russia
(B) Qatar and Türkiye
(C) Saudi Arabia and UAE
(D) Iran and Qatar
Answer: B. China later hosted talks in Urumqi (April 2026).

16. New START limited deployed strategic warheads to:

(A) 1,000
(B) 1,550
(C) 2,200
(D) 6,000
Answer: B. It also limited deployed launchers to 700. The treaty expired in February 2026.

17. The book "Prisoners of Geography" was written by:

(A) Tim Marshall
(B) Robert Kaplan
(C) Henry Kissinger
(D) Peter Frankopan
Answer: A. Kaplan wrote The Revenge of Geography; Frankopan wrote The Silk Roads. Tim Marshall also appeared in the 2026 paper, and book MCQs repeat.

18. The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the:

(A) Red Sea
(B) Gulf of Oman
(C) Gulf of Aden
(D) Caspian Sea
Answer: B. Bab el-Mandeb links the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

19. Pakistan's federal budget for FY2026–27 has a total outlay of about:

(A) Rs 14.5 trillion
(B) Rs 17.57 trillion
(C) Rs 18.77 trillion
(D) Rs 22 trillion
Answer: C. Rs 17.57 trillion was FY2025–26.

20. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction covers the period:

(A) 2005–2015
(B) 2015–2030
(C) 2016–2030
(D) 2020–2035
Answer: B. The Hyogo Framework covered 2005–2015. Many candidates got this wrong in 2026.

Fast-revision list for Part I

2025–26 Nobel Prizes, especially Peace and Literature (2026 winners announced in October).
Summits: G20 Miami (December 2026), APEC Shenzhen (November 2026), BRICS and SCO 2026 hosts, COP-31.
New heads: Iran's Supreme Leader (Mojtaba Khamenei), the UN Secretary-General selection (2026), and new leaders after 2026 elections (check Israel's October 2026 election).
Constitution: Articles 9A, 25A, 140-A, 232–234, 245, and the 26th and 27th Amendments.
Books: Andrew Small, Anatol Lieven, Tim Marshall, Kissinger (World Order), Graham Allison (Destined for War).