Practise 38 real Federal Board questions on Ayub Khan Era from 2023 to 2026. See the answer and explanation as soon as you answer.
Ayub Khan Era is one of the 11 main chapters in our Federal Board FSC History question bank (11th class), and about 11% of its real questions come from it. Tayyari Karo has 38 real questions on this chapter from 2023 to 2026; 20 are multiple choice and marked instantly, and the rest are short and long questions with a model answer. By difficulty: 25 medium, 13 easy.
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What was the total number of the members of Basic Democracies during Ayub Khan's era?
Answer: D. 80 thousand
The Basic Democracies system (1959) had 80,000 Basic Democrats (40,000 each for East and West Pakistan).
Which woman contested the 1965 presidential election against Ayub Khan?
Answer: C. Miss Fatima Jinnah
Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was the Combined Opposition Parties' candidate against Ayub Khan in January 1965.
President Ayub Khan resigned on:
Answer: B. March 25, 1969 AD
Facing nationwide unrest, Ayub Khan resigned and handed over power on 25 March 1969.
With the assistance of which international organization was the Indus water treaty concluded?
Answer: A. World Bank
The World Bank mediated and helped fund the arrangements of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India.
Who authored 'Friends Not Masters'?
Answer: B. Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan authored his political autobiography 'Friends Not Masters', published in 1967.
Indus Water Basin Treaty was signed in:
Answer: A. 1960 AD
The Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India, brokered by the World Bank, was signed on 19 September 1960.
How did the Tashkent Agreement prove to be the beginning of the downfall of Ayub Khan's government?
The Tashkent Declaration (10 January 1966) ended the 1965 war and restored pre-war positions without any settlement of Kashmir. Many Pakistanis felt Ayub had surrendered on the battlefield what the army had won. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto resigned and became a bitter critic, public anger grew, and opposition movements began, eventually leading to the mass agitation of 1968-69 and Ayub's resignation.
Write down a brief outline of the Muslim Family Law Ordinance introduced during Ayub Khan's era.
The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 introduced significant reforms to family matters: it made registration of marriages compulsory, restricted polygamy by requiring permission from an Arbitration Council, regulated divorce procedures requiring notice to a Union Council with a 90-day reconciliation period, fixed a minimum marriage age, and provided for inheritance rights of orphaned grandchildren. It remains one of the most significant social legislations in Pakistan's history.
| Session | Questions |
|---|---|
| 2026 Annual | 10 |
| 2025 1st Annual | 7 |
| 2025 2nd Annual | 10 |
| 2023 Annual | 11 |
38 real Federal Board (FBISE) History questions on Ayub Khan Era from 2023 to 2026, for 11th class. Each one shows the session it came from.
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