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Pakistan Studies (C) XII
Chapter No. 8: Pakistan And The Comity Of Nations
Multiple Choice Questions
16. ______ assisted Pakistan for second Islamic summit conference.- Shah Saud
- Shah Abdul Aziz
- Shah Faisal ✔
17. ____ opposed the membership of Pakistan in UNO.
- Iran
- Iraq
- Afghanistan ✔
18. NAM had so far _____ conferences.
- Eight ✔
- Six
- Nine
19. The first conference of NAM was held at Belgrade in_____.
- 1960
- 1962
- 1961 ✔
(C) Fill in the blanks (Text Book):
1. The foundation of the UN was laid in: 1945(1945-1939-1919)
2. At present the membership of the UN is: 191
(185-187-150)
3. Pakistan became member of the UN in the year: 1947
(1949 1948-1947)
4. The Movement of Non-Aligned countries was established in: 1955
(1964-1961-1955)
5. The first Summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference was held in: 1969
(1974-1969 1947)
6. The Islamic Revolution occurred in Iran in: 1979
(1981-1979-1964)
(B) Tick (✔) the correct statement (Text Book)
(i) The distinctive characteristic of the foreign policy of Pakistan is to maintain a closer co-operation with the Islamic countries. ✔(ii) UNESCO is the acronym for the International Children Fund. X
(iii) ILO is the abbreviation of International Labour Organization. ✔
(iv) The principles of Pancshela was associated with the establishment of Islamic Conference. X
(v) The aim of the Islamic Conference was to maintain a balance among the big powers. ✔
Famous Abbreviations
- CENTO: Central Treaty Organization
- ECO: Economic Cooperation Organization
- FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
- ILO: International Labour Organization
- IMF: International Monetary Fund
- KANUPP: Karachi Atomic and Nuclear Power Plant
- NADRA: National Database and Registration Authority
- NAM: Non Aligned Movement
- OIC: Organization of the Islamic Conference
- PIDC: Pakistan Industrial Development Cooperation
- PLO: Palestine Liberation Organization
- RCD: Regional Cooperation Development
- SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- SEATO: South East Asia Treaty Organization
- UNESCO: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
- UNHCR: United Nations High Commission for Refugee
- UNICEF: United Nations international Children Emergency Fund
- UNO: United Nations Organizations
- WB / IBRD: World Bank / International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- WHO: World Health Organization
Islamic Summit Conferences
1st in September 1969 - (Rabat) Morocco - 24 Countries participated2nd in February 1974 - (Lahore) Pakistan
3rd in January 1981 - (Makkah) Saudi Arabia - 38 Countries participated + many observers
4th in January 1984 - (Casablanca) Morocco - 42 Countries participated + Some observers
5th in January 1987 - (Kuwait) Kuwait
6th in December 1991 - (Dakar) Senegal - 45 Muslims states participated
7th in December 1994 - (Casablanca) Morocco
8th in December 1997 - (Tehran) Iran
9th in November 2000 - (Doha) Qatar
10th in October 2003 - (Putrajaya) Malaysia
11th in March 2008 - (Dakar) Senegal
12th in February 2013 - (Cairo) Egypt
13th in April 2016 - (Istanbul) Turkey
14th in May 2019 - (Makkah) Saudi Arabia