- 1. Which international agency is NOT mentioned as assisting Afghan refugees in Pakistan?
A) UNHCR
B) USAID
C) WHO
D) UNICEF
- 2. Where do most Afghan refugees live in Pakistan?
A) In urban centers
B) In refugee camps
C) In rural villages
D) On the outskirts of cities
- 3. What is a major health risk for Afghan refugees due to limited access?
A) Access to better healthcare
B) Improved immunity
C) Lower disease rates
D) Increased susceptibility to infections and diseases
- 4. What is a significant factor contributing to cardiovascular problems among Afghan refugees?
A) High protein diet
B) Starvation
C) Excessive exercise
D) Abundant food supply
- 5. What is the total rate of cardiac patients among Afghan refugees per 1000?
A) 8.9/1000
B) 6.67/1000
C) 10/1000
D) 3.5/1000
- 6. What is a major risk factor for stress among Afghan refugees?
A) Frequent visits to home country
B) Stable community support
C) Breaking of relations with family, friends, culture, and social interactions
D) Strong cultural ties
- 7. What is the most prevalent infection among Afghan refugees in Pakistan?
A) Cardiovascular diseases
B) Skin diseases
C) Diarrhea
D) Respiratory tract infections (48.05%)
- 8. What percentage of Afghan refugees are affected by skin diseases and diarrhea collectively?
A) 15%
B) 30%
C) 48.05%
D) 21.08%
- 9. Why are Afghan refugees more susceptible to local diseases when moving from a non-endemic region to an endemic one?
A) Local diseases do not affect them
B) They have strong immunity
C) They receive vaccinations upon arrival
D) They are not immune to native strains
- 10. What is the epidemiological transition Pakistan is currently experiencing?
A) No significant health changes
B) Only a burden of non-communicable diseases
C) A double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases
D) Only a burden of communicable diseases
- 11. What percentage of registered Afghans in Pakistan had no formal education?
A) 50 percent
B) 90 percent
C) At least 71 percent
D) 30 percent
- 12. What was the number of Afghan exchange students receiving scholarships from the government of Pakistan in 2011?
A) 600
B) 750
C) 729
D) 800
- 13. Which sector do many self-employed Afghans in Pakistan work in?
A) Afghan rug business
B) Software development
C) Textile manufacturing
D) Tourism
- 14. Where did cricket facilities that helped popularize the sport in Afghanistan originate?
A) Islamabad, Pakistan
B) Quetta, Pakistan
C) Peshawar, Pakistan
D) Kabul, Afghanistan
- 15. When was the Afghanistan Cricket Federation founded?
A) 1985
B) 1995
C) 2000
D) 2010
- 16. What is the name of an Afghan cricket team that participates in domestic Pakistani tournaments?
A) Afghan Lions
B) Afghan Cheetahs
C) Afghan Eagles
D) Afghan Falcons
- 17. What is one reason many Afghans are unwilling to return to Afghanistan?
A) Better healthcare in Pakistan
B) Security concerns
C) Language barriers
D) Cultural differences
- 18. How many Afghan refugees were estimated to be in Pakistan by the end of 2001?
A) Three million
B) Five million
C) Two million
D) Over four million
- 19. Which organization is primarily responsible for registering Afghan refugees and asylum seekers in Pakistan?
A) International Red Cross
B) The Pakistani government
C) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
D) The United States government
- 20. In which year did Pakistan order undocumented foreigners to leave the country?
A) 1999
B) 2001
C) 2015
D) 2023
- 21. Which city was a principal one in Afghanistan during the time of John William Kaye's review?
A) Kabul
B) Kandahar
C) Peshawar
D) Herat
- 22. Which political party emerged in the mid-1980s to gain rights for 'muhajir' refugees?
A) Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM)
B) Afghan National Liberation Front
C) Hezb-e Islami
D) Taliban
- 23. What was the approximate number of Afghan refugees 'voluntarily repatriated' from Pakistan between March and December 2002?
A) Three million
B) Five million
C) Nearly 1.52 million
D) Two million
- 24. What was the estimated percentage of refugees who reported not wishing to repatriate according to a joint report from UNHCR and Pakistan?
A) 70%
B) 50%
C) 82%
D) 60%
- 25. What was the approximate number of Afghan refugees housed in refugee camps along the Afghan-Pakistan border by late 1988?
A) 5 million
B) 2 million
C) 3.3 million
D) 4 million
- 26. Which empire had its capitals in Kandahar, Kabul, and Peshawar?
A) Mughal Empire
B) Durrani Empire
C) Ottoman Empire
D) Safavid Empire
- 27. What was the approximate number of undocumented Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan by 1990?
A) 4.5 million
B) 5 million
C) 3 million
D) 2 million
- 28. In which year did the government of Pakistan begin registering all Afghans?
A) 2005
B) 2016
C) 2010
D) 2007
- 29. What feature did the 'proof of registration' (PoR) cards have?
A) QR codes
B) Biometric features
C) RFID chips
D) Holograms
- 30. How many Afghan refugees were repatriated from Pakistan in 2007?
A) 380,884
B) More than 357,000
C) 4,741,950
D) 229,000
- 31. Which province's government increased efforts toward large-scale deportation of Afghan refugees?
A) Balochistan
B) Punjab
C) Sindh
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 32. What was the estimated number of non-registered Afghans residing in Pakistan according to some officials?
A) 400,000
B) 380,884
C) 229,000
D) 2.15 million
- 33. How many Afghan refugees left Pakistan for Afghanistan in 2016?
A) 229,000
B) 4,741,950
C) 813,300
D) 380,884
- 34. What did the UNHCR report about registered Afghan refugees in Pakistan as of June 2026?
A) Over 1.5 million remained
B) 777,986 still remained
C) All had repatriated
D) None remained
- 35. What was the reaction of the unrecognized interim Taliban government to Pakistan's 2023 eviction plan?
A) Called it 'unacceptable'
B) Remained neutral
C) Offered financial assistance
D) Supported it fully
- 36. What was the largest ethnic group among Afghans in Pakistan according to the 2005 report?
A) Uzbeks
B) Pashtuns
C) Tajiks
D) Hazara
- 37. How many registered Afghan refugees were reported to reside in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa according to the 2026 UNHCR report?
A) 100,000
B) 374,922
C) 51.1%
D) 206,914
- 38. Which city has the second-highest percentage of Afghan refugees after Peshawar?
A) Islamabad
B) Quetta
C) Punjab
D) Sindh
- 39. What is a common occupation among Afghans in Balochistan?
A) Farming
B) Mining
C) Operating small businesses
D) Textile manufacturing
- 40. Which ethnic group has the largest concentration outside Afghanistan in Quetta?
A) Hazara people
B) Tajiks
C) Pashtuns
D) Uzbeks
- 41. What is one reason Afghan Hazaras are trying to resettle in other countries?
A) Persecution by the Taliban regime
B) Economic opportunities
C) Climate change
D) Educational purposes
- 42. Which Pakistani Hazara group have Afghan refugees forged closer links with?
A) Uzbek community
B) Local Pakistani Hazara patrons
C) Tajik elders
D) Pashtun leaders
- 43. How many registered citizens of Afghanistan are there in Punjab as per the text?
A) 19,355
B) 37,549
C) 92,903
D) 50,000
- 44. In which year was the number of Afghans in Lahore reported to be about 7,000?
A) 2009
B) June 2007
C) Before 2006
D) October 2004
- 45. How many Afghan citizens were registered in Sindh according to the text?
A) 92,903
B) 19,355
C) 37,549
D) 50,000
- 46. How many registered Afghan citizens reside in Islamabad according to the text?
A) 19,355
B) 92,903
C) 7,335
D) 37,549
- 47. What is the number of Afghan citizens registered in Azad Jammu and Kashmir?
A) 25,000
B) 11,000
C) 50,000
D) 2,091
- 48. Which group among Afghans finds it relatively easy to assimilate in Balochistan?
A) Pashtuns
B) Kurds
C) Tajiks
D) Hazaras
- 49. What language do many Afghan immigrants speak fluently as their second or third language in Pakistan?
A) Pashto
B) Balochi
C) Dari
D) Urdu
- 50. Which decade did about 13,000 Afghans migrate to cities in Azad Kashmir?
A) 1980s
B) 2000s
C) 2010s
D) 1990s
- 51. What was Pakistan's detection rate for tuberculosis cases in 2011?
A) 64%
B) 80%
C) 50%
D) 75%
- 52. How many new TB cases were reported among Afghan refugees between 2012 and 2015?
A) 1000
B) 750
C) 200
D) 541
- 53. Which type of malaria was most prevalent in reported cases from 2012 to 2018?
A) P. Falciparum
B) P. Vivax
C) Plasmodium ovale
D) P. Malariae
- 54. What was the total number of polio paralysis cases in Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2019?
A) 25
B) 60
C) 100
D) 42
- 55. Which province in Afghanistan had most reported cases of polio in 2015?
A) Kabul
B) Herat
C) Nangarhar
D) Kandahar
- 56. What was the percentage coverage of immunization among Afghan refugee children from 2012 to 2018?
A) 75%
B) 100%
C) 90%
D) 85%
- 57. Which mental health issue is NOT listed as common among Afghans in Pakistan?
A) Depression
B) Adjustment disorder
C) PTSD
D) Anxiety
- 58. What was one of the major items smuggled from Afghanistan into Pakistan?
A) Opium
B) Cotton
C) Tea
D) Wheat
- 59. What did Pakistani authorities pledge to do regarding Afghan identity documents in 2015?
A) Allow free movement for Afghan refugees
B) Invalidate the documents, making older Afghans illegal immigrants
C) Grant citizenship to all undocumented Afghans
D) Issue new identity documents to all Afghans
- 60. Which Pakistani politician commented on the restriction of Afghan refugees' movement in Balochistan and KP?
A) Hina Rabbani Khar
B) Zia-ul-Haq
C) Rehman Malik
D) Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad
- 61. Who among the notable past residents is a former politician in Afghanistan?
A) Abdul Ahad Karzai
B) Naghma
C) Yalda Hakim
D) Aqeela Asifi
- 62. Which notable past resident is an Australian journalist?
A) Yalda Hakim
B) Hasti Gul
C) Niloofar Rahmani
D) Aqeela Asifi
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