The Gomal Zam Dam is located in which district?
Correct answer B. South Waziristan
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Khyber Pakhtoon Khawah MCQs
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MCQs are multiple-choice questions on the province's history, people, culture and Pashto literary heritage. Every question on MCQs360 shows the correct answer instantly, so candidates preparing for KPPSC, ETEA and other provincial tests can check their knowledge of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as they revise.
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Malam Jabba, a well-known ski resort, is located in which valley?
Correct answer C. Swat
Ashoka’s rock edicts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are found at Mansehra and ____.
Correct answer D. Shahbaz Garhi
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The Pakistan Military Academy is located at Kakul, near which city?
Correct answer D. Abbottabad
Purushapura is the ancient name of which city?
Correct answer B. Peshawar
Ayubia National Park lies in which district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Correct answer B. Abbottabad
Chitral Gol National Park is especially known for protecting which animal?
Correct answer D. Markhor
Which mountain pass connects the Kaghan Valley with Chilas in Gilgit-Baltistan?
Correct answer C. Babusar Pass
Lake Saiful Muluk is located in which valley?
Correct answer A. Kaghan
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Qissa Khwani Bazaar, whose name means “storytellers’ market”, is in which city?
Correct answer C. Peshawar
Bab-e-Khyber, the gateway to the Khyber Pass, stands at which place?
Correct answer A. Jamrud
Which Pashto poet is known as the “warrior poet” and led the Khattak tribe?
Correct answer C. Khushal Khan Khattak
The famous shrine of the Pashto Sufi poet Rahman Baba is located in which city?
Correct answer B. Peshawar
Hindko is mainly spoken in which part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Correct answer D. Hazara division
Islamia College Peshawar was founded in which year?
Correct answer B. 1913
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The University of Peshawar was established in which year?
Correct answer B. 1950
The Buddhist monastery of Takht-i-Bahi is located in which district?
Correct answer C. Mardan
Chilam Joshi is a spring festival celebrated by which community?
Correct answer A. Kalash
The Kalash community of Chitral lives mainly in which group of valleys?
Correct answer A. Bumburet, Rumbur and Birir
The Lowari Tunnel connects Chitral with which district?
Correct answer D. Upper Dir
About Khyber Pakhtoon Khawah MCQs
This topic is a small, growing set of questions on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa within the Pakistan Studies subject. At present it focuses on the province's cultural history, such as the early figures of Pashto poetry. Provincial general knowledge tests also tend to ask about the capital Peshawar, the renaming of the former North-West Frontier Province, the merger of the former tribal areas, mountain passes such as the Khyber Pass, and the province's main rivers and divisions, so revise those alongside this topic.
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Frequently asked questions
When was the North-West Frontier Province renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
The province was renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in April 2010 through the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan. Its capital is Peshawar. The former Federally Administered Tribal Areas were merged into the province in 2018 under the 25th Amendment.
Who is regarded as the first poet of Pashto?
Amir Kror Suri is traditionally regarded as the earliest known Pashto poet, linked to the Ghor region in the 8th century CE. Historians debate the sources for his verse, but his name is the standard answer in general knowledge tests.
Last reviewed October 2026