National Day | MCQs

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Youm-e-Takbeer is celebrated on May 28

It is celebrated  in commemoration of the Chagai-I and Chagai-II series of nuclear tests

This day made Pakistan the seventh nuclear state of the world

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Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France

Bastille Day is celebrated on 14 July each year.

In French, it is formally called the Fête nationale française; legally it is known as le 14 juillet

Celebrations: Military parades, fireworks, concerts, balls

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Youm-e-Takbeer is celebrated on May 28

It is celebrated  in commemoration of the Chagai-I and Chagai-II series of nuclear tests

This day made Pakistan the seventh nuclear state of the world

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On 16 May 2023, National Security Committee decided to observe May 9 — when multiple incidents of violence and vandalism were reported amid protests sparked by PTI chief Imran Khan’s arrest — as “Black Day” at the national level.

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PM Shahbaz Sharif announced Youm-e-Tashakkur to celebrate success of 'Operation Bunyan-um-Marsoos’ on 11th May 2025 wherein Pakistan gave befitting response to Indian aggression.

Youm-e-Tashakkur is called thanks giving day.

 Additional Information: 

This operation was launched on 10 May 2025 (after Fajr prayer)

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The theme and motto of the 2021 Pakistan Day March 23 Parade will be “Pakistan Zindabad” (Long live Pakistan).

Pakistan Day is a public holiday in Pakistan to commemorate the 23rd March Lahore Resolution adopted in 1940 at Lahore Minto Park, And also the adoption of Pakistan’s First Constitution on 23 March 1956 that marked the successful transition – from the Dominion of Pakistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

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Pakistan Day is a solemn occasion.

It commemorates the Lahore Resolution passed on March 23, 1940.

It led to the creation of Pakistan.

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The army will observe a `Martyrs` Respect Day` on May 25, announced by Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir.

The COAS deplored the May 9 attacks on army installations, monuments and desecration of memorials to martyrs, describing them as intolerable.

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• Afghan Independence Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Afghanistan on 19 August to commemorate the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 and relinquishment from British protectorate. 

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• National Day of Minorities is observed on 11th August to honour the services rendered by minorities for the creation of Pakistan.
• The Government of Pakistan declared 11 August as National Minority Day in 2009.