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• Liaquat Ali khan was assassinated in Rawalpindi on 16th October, 1951. Was buried in
Karachi near Quaid.
• Liaquat ali Khan born in Kernal (East Punjab) on 1st Oct: 1895.
• Who replaced Liaquat Ali Khan as Prime Minister? Khawajah Nazimuddin
• Who replaced Nazimuddin as Governor General? Ghulam Muhammad
• Jamilla was the first Muslim girl who hoisted Muslim League flag onteh Punjab Secreterat,
Lahore (1946)
• Rawalpindi became the temporary capital of Pak: in 1960.
• First commissioner of Sindh Charles Napier.
• Sindh assembly proclaimed Sindhi as official language of Sindh in 1972.
• Baluchistan got status of province on 1st July, 1970.
• Pak: bought Gawader (1958) & Jiwani from Oman.
• Pak: came into being on 27 Ramzan, 1366 A.H Thursday.
• Pak: standard time was adopted on Oct:1, 1951.
• Population Census-1951, 61,72,81,98.
• The only vice-president of Pak: Noorul Amin.
• Father’s name of Quaid= Jinnah Poonja
• Father’s name of Iqbal=Shaikh Noor Mohd:
• 27 Oct: 1947 was observed “Black Day” as Indian forces landed in Azad Kashmir.
• Sheikh Abdullah was called founder of National Conference.
• Indian Forces occupied Kashmir the state of Jammu and Kashmir on October 27, 1947.
• Distance of Kashmir from Pakistan is 250 miles.
• Hari Singh was the maharaja of Kashmir in 1947.
• % of Muslim population in Kashmir in 1947 was 78%.
• UN commission members for India & Pak: were 3 (later 5) visited in July,1948.
• Sir Owen Dixon was UN Representative for demilitarization of Kashmir.
• National anthem of Pakistan was played for the first time on August 13, 1954.
• Urdu made National Language in April 1954 it has 37 letters.
• Birth place of Quaid Wazir Mension.
• House of Quaid Mohata Palace.
• Allama Iqbal’s tomb was built in 1951.
• Liaquat Nehru Pact= April 1951.
• 17th Oct: 1951 Liaquat shot dead in Rawalpindi by Syed Akbar.
• Liaquat visited USA in 1951.
• Pakistan issued it first coin on 3rd Jan: 1948.
• Quaid inaugurated State Bank on 1st July’1948.
• National Bank of Pakistan formed in 1948.
• First postal stamp issued in 1948.
• Karachi radio station inaugurated by Liaquat on 14th August’1948.
• Pakistan recognized China in 1949.
• In 1949 July, Pak: got Siachen under Karachi agreement.
• Siachen is located in Baltistan.
• Siachen is world’s 2nd highest glacier.
• 22 points of Ulema put on 24th Jan: 1951 by 31 Ulema.
• BBC started its first Urdu service on 13th April, 1949.
• In 1950, Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot founded Jinnah Muslim League party.
• PIA founded: 1954 started international service: 1955 to Jordan via Cairo.
• Pakistan got status of Test cricket in 1952.
• Sui gas founded in 1952.
• First five year plan launched in1955.
• National Anthem first broadcasted on radio: 13 August, 1954.
• Pakistan signed CENTO (Baghdad Pact) on 23Sep: 1955.
• West Pakistan declared “one unit” in 1955 by Mohd: Ali Bogra.
• “One unit” repealed on 1st Jan: 1971.
• First acting Governor General of Pak: was Major General Sikandar Mirza 17th August 1955
to 16th Oct: 1955.
• President Iskandar Mirza visited Afghanistan in 1956.
• One unit bill passed during the period of Chaudhry Mohd: Ali 14th oct: 1955 and cancelled
on 25th March 1969 by Yahya .
• During one unit first GG of west Pak: was Nawab Mushtaque Ahmed Gormani and first
CM was Dr. Khan Sahib In 1956.
• Pakistan became Islamic Republic on 23rd March, 1956.
• 1956 constitution was presented in assembly in Feb 29, 1956.
• Martial law was imposed in Lahore in 1953.
• Ch: Rehmat Ali is buried in Cambridge (London)
• Pakistan joined SEATO in Sep: 1954.
• In Sept: 1958 Gawadar was bought by Khan of Kalat at 40 lacs pounds from Oman
• 1st Martial Law= 7 Oct: 1958
• 2nd Martial Law=26 March 1969
• 3rd Martial Law=7 July 1977
• Ayub became first elected president on 17 Feb: 1960.
• Ayub transferred capital from Karachi to Islamabad on 1st August 1960.
• Indus Basin Treaty signed under World Bank in Sep: 1960.
• Pakistan made boundary agreement with Iran on 21st May 1960.
• U2 incident happened in 1960.
• Ayub khan appointed Ameer Muhammad Khan as Governor of West Pakistan.
• Ayub visited US & Queen Elizbeth visited Pakistan in 1961.
• Ayub
Khan visited USSR on 3rd April, 1965, US in 1961.
• Television started on 26 Nov: 1964.
• Zafarullah Khan served as president of UN General Assembly’s 7th session in 1962.
• Boundary agreement with China was signed in 1963.
• Agreement with Canada on first nuclear power station in Karachi was signed in 1965.
• Z.A Bhutto served as F.M in Ayub Govt:
• Convention League was formed by Ayub.
• 1965 war started from 6 to 22 Sept: 1965.
• Defense day is celebrated in Pakistan since 1966.
• Major Aziz Bhatti was martyred in 1965 war.
• Tashkent Pact was signed by Ayub Khan & Shastri on 3 Jan:, 1966 (USSR, Kosijin)
• Fatima Jinnah died in 1967. She was born on 1st August, 1893.
• Kashmir valley is b/w Big Hamalia and Little Hamlia.
• Length of Indus from Hamalia to Arabian Sea is 1980 miles.
• Ancient name of India was Arya Warat.
The total length of coastline of Pakistan is 1046.
The Heavy Mechanical complex was established with the help of China at Taxila.
The first Census in the subcontinent took place in the year 1901.
Wah city of Pakistan is linked with cement, arms and ammunition industry.
Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh came in Lahore in 1039 A.D. from the city of Ghazni.
8. The Chief Minister of the following province refused to salute the Pakistani flag in 1947:
NWFP
9. CM of NWFP Doctor Khan Sahib was dismissed by Quaid e Azam who was his successor?
10. Chief Minister of the following Province was dismissed by Quaid e Azam
Bengal
14. The only country to oppose Pakistan's entrance into the UNO in1947 was Afghanistan
16. India stopped the passage of water from the rivers Ravi and Sutluj in
April 1948
19. Muslim majority Tehsil Zira was handed over to India in Redcliff award it was a tehsil of
Ferozepur District.
23. At the time of division the cash balances of undivided India stood at about
Rs. 4,000 million
24. India and Pakistan mutually came to an agreement that Pakistan would get
Rs. 750 crore as her share.
25. Only Rs. 200 crors had been paid as an interim installment
27. On 15th August 1947 the state of Junaghadh announced that it had acceded to Pakistan.
34. He was the only Muslim to oppose the Objectives Resolution in the Assembly.
Mian Iftikhar –ud- din
37. Pakistan's flag was designed by two brothers and name of one of them is Altaf Hussain.
38. White strip in the flag was added in August 1947. When was moon and star added in the
flag
February 1949.
42. Peer Sahib Manki Shareef founded the following party in September 1949
Awami Muslim League
48. The accused of the conspiracy were prosecuted in the following jail
Hyderabad Jail
49. Liaqa
t Nehru Pact announced at Delhi
in April 1950.
23. When white light is passed through a prism, it splits into __________ colours.
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
24. 1 nanometer = ?
(A) 10-3 meter
(B) 10-6 meter
(C) 10-9 meter
(D) 10-12 meter
31. During winter in cold countries, the __________ is mixed to melt the ice on the
icy roads.
(A) Salt
(B) Chlorine
(C) Carbon dioxide
(D) Water
32. In a very low temperature which from the following will freeze at last?
(A) River water
(B) Canal water
(C) Sea water
(D) Water in a lake
34. The planet that moves round the Sun at the highest speed is?
(A) Jupiter
(B) Venus
(C) Mars
(D) Mercury
43. The planet which is easily visible from the Earth is?
(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Mars
(D) Jupiter
46. The bodyguard of the Earth is __________ that save the Earth from many
Comets and Asteroids.
(A) Mars
(B) Saturn
(C) Uranus
(D) Jupiter
49. According to Big Bang Theory, the Universe began about __________ billion
years ago.
(A) 10 – 20
(B) 20 – 30
(C) 30 – 40
(D) 40 – 50
51. Einstein’s famous equation which states that mass and energy are
interchangeable is?
(A) E = mc2
(B) E = cm2
(C) M = ec2
(D) M = ce2
78. About 50% of the Earth’s crust, including the waters on the Earth and
atmosphere, is
(A) Oxygen
(B) Cabon Dioxide
(C) Silicon
(D) Clay
80. The device used to convert Alternate Current into Direct Current is called
(A) Anemometer
(B) Battery
(C) Galvanometer
(D) Rectifier
93. If we heat one end of metallic rod, the other end gets hot. The method of heat
transfer is
(A) Conduction
(B) Convection
(C) Radiation
(D) None of these
97. The most abundant element in the earth’s crust is oxygen. The second most
abundant element in the earth’s crust is
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Brass
(D) Silicon
100. Molecules with identical molecular formulae but with different structural
formulae are called
(A) Isotopes
(B) Isomers
(C) Electrode
(D) Compound
103. The key factor in determining the weather is the quantity of ________ in the
atmosphere.
(A) Water vapour
(B) Oxygen
(C) Carbondioxide
(D) Hydrogen
105. Which from the following methods of heat transfer can take place in a vaccum?
(A) Canduction
(B) Convection
(C) Radiation
(D) All of the above
113. Energy can be converted from one form to another, but all energy ends up as
(A) Kinetic energy
(B) Potential energy
(C) Heat energy
(D) Chemical energy
121. When molten rock cools and solidifies, the ________ are formed.
(A) igneous rocks
(B) satimantary rocks
(C) metamorphet rocks
(D) none of these
125. Between the melting point and boiling point of a substance, the substance is a?
(A) Solid
(B) Liquid
(C) Gas
(D) Crystal
128. The average salinity of the Earth’s oceans in 1 kilogram of sea water is about
________ grams of salt.
(A) 90
(B) 25
(C) 30
(D) 35
129. The most abundant substance that constitutes the mass of the Earth is?
(A) Iron
(B) Oxygen
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Silicon
131. Rocks which are formed by high temperature and pressure on existing rocks
over a period of time are called ________ rocks.
(A) igneous
(B) metamorphic
(C) sedimentary
(D) crystal
134. Absolute zero, which is the lower limit of the thermodynamic temperature scale,
is equivalent to ________ on the Celsius scale.
(A) 273 °C
(B) 0 °C
(C) 100 °C
(D) 973 °C
135. The diameter of the Earth’s equator is larger than the pole-to-pole diameter by
(A) 40 km
(B) 43 km
(C) 46 km
(D) 49 km
138. The fresh water on the Earth is ________ of the total water.
(A) 2.5%
(B) 5%
(C) 7.5%
(D) 10%
144. The ozone layer is at height of ________ kilometers from the surface of the
Earth.
(A) 10 to 20
(B) 20 to 30
(C) 30 to 40
(D) 40 to 50
146. The interior structure of the Earth is divided into ________ layers.
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
11. The Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the ancient 7 wonders of the world, is
located in
(A) Egypt
(B) Portugal
(C) Switzerland
(D) Turkey
12. Lake Lucerne that has complicated shape with several sharp bends and four
arms is located in
(A) Egypt
(B) Portugal
(C) Switzerland
(D) Turkey
16. Which statement is true about South and North Poles of the Earth?
(A) South Pole is warmer than the North Pole
(B) North Pole is warmer than the South Pole
(C) Both poles have equal temperature
(D) Both poles lie in the Ocean
21. The bridge in Istanbul, Turkey that connects Asia and Europe is called
(A) Golden Gate Bridge
(B) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
(C) Bosphorus Bridge
(D) Royal Gorge Bridge
29. The headquarter of the European Organization for Nuclear Research, called
CERN, is located in
(A) Belgium
(B) Switzerland
(C) Germany
(D) England
31. The world’s longest land border between the two countries is the border between
(A) US and Canada
(B) US and Mexico
(C) India and Pakistan
(D) South Korea and North Korea
32. The world’s largest island is
(A) Greenland
(B) Finland
(C) Indonesia
(D) United Kingdom
33. Which country is the largest archipelagic country in the world?
(A) Greenland
(B) Finland
(C) Indonesia
(D) United Kingdom
38. Which country is also called the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
(A) Japan
(B) Norway
(C) Netherlands
(D) South Africa
62. Which country from the following is NOT the member of UNO?
(A) Vatican City
(B) Afghanistan
(C) North Korea
(D) Vaitnam
79. Which from the following countries does NOT yield veto-power?
(A) United States
(B) United Kingdom
(C) Canada
(D) France
80. OIC changed its name from Organisation of the Islamic Conference to
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in
(A) 1991
(B) 1999
(C) 2001
(D) 2011
87. Which from the following countries is NOT a member of European Union?
(A) Norway
(B) Ireland
(C) Malta
(D) Estonia
ANSWERS: GK QUIZ
81. B
82. A
83. D
84. B
85. D
86. C
87. A
88. B
89. D
90. C
ANSWERS: GK QUIZZES
91. A
92. A
93. B
94. C
95. D
96. B
97. C
98. C
99. C
100. A
101. Which country is called “Land of thousand islands“?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Indonesia
(C) Ireland
(D) Finland
102. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately __________ islands.
(A) 10,000
(B) 12,500
(C) 15,000
(D) 17,500
ANSWERS: GK MCQS
101. B
102. D
103. C
104. B
105. A
106. D
107. B
108. A
109. C
110. B
137. The Atomic Bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima on?
(A) 3 August 1945
(B) 6 August 1945
(C) 9 August 1945
(D) 12 August 1945
138. What was the name of Atomic Bomb that dropped on the city of Hiroshima?
(A) Little Boy
(B) Fat Boy
(C) Little Man
(D) Fat Man
139. The Atomic Bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki on?
(A) 3 August 1945
(B) 6 August 1945
(C) 9 August 1945
(D) 12 August 1945
140. What was the name of Atomic Bomb that dropped on the city of Nagasaki?
(A) Little Boy
(B) Fat Boy
(C) Little Man
(D) Fat Man
145. The main structural work of the Eiffel Tower was completed in?
(A) 1883
(B) 1885
(C) 1887
(D) 1889
153. The 6th organ, “Trusteeship Council” of the United Nations suspended
operation on November 01, 1994, with the independence of
(A) Chad
(B) Sudan
(C) Palau
(D) Tunisia
157. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was formed in?
(A) 1958
(B) 1960
(C) 1962
(D) 1964
162. The highest peak of the Mount Everest is located along the border of
(A) China and India
(B) China and Pakistan
(C) China and Nepal
(D) India and Pakistan
169. Near Antofagasta, Chile the surface of the Atacama Desert looks like the
surface of the
(A) Moon
(B) Grass
(C) Water
(D) Mars
171. The point on the Earth’s surface that is farthest from its center is the peak of the
(A) Mount Everest
(B) K2
(C) Chimborazo mountain
(D) Nanga Parbat
189. Pierre de Coubertin who created IOC and is called father of the modern
Olympic Games was also a/an
(A) musician
(B) politician
(C) educator and historian
(D) lawyer and historian
190. The creation of IOC was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games which were
held in
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Greece
(D) Switzerland
192. The first Summer Olympics organized by the IOC were held in 1896 in
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Greece
(D) Switzerland
193. The first Winter Olympics organized by the IOC was held in 1924
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Greece
(D) Switzerland
194. Kangaroos are found in
(A) Australia
(B) New Zealand
(C) Australia and New Zealand
(D) Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
201. The largest eggs in the world today are the eggs laid by the
(A) Whale
(B) Ostrich
(C) Crocodile
(D) African Duck
206. The Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was build by Mughal emperor
(A) Akbar
(B) Humayun
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
208. The first non-European who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 was
(A) Allama Iqbal
(B) Munshi Premchand
(C) Rabindranath Tagore
(D) Swami Vivekananda
211. The novel “The Old Man and the Sea” was written by
(A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
(B) Mark Twain
(C) Leo Tolstoy
(D) Ernest Hemingway
216. F. Scott Fitzgerald, was a/an __________ novelist and short story writer.
(A) American
(B) English
(C) German
(D) Russian
217. Ernest Hemingway was a/an __________ novelist, short story writer, and
journalist.
(A) American
(B) English
(C) German
(D) Russian
219. The novels “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn” were written by
(A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
(B) Mark Twain
(C) Leo Tolstoy
(D) Ernest Hemingway
221. Which novel is sometimes called the world’s first novel or the world’s first
modern novel?
(A) Don Quixote
(B) City of the Sun
(C) The Tale of Genji
(D) Utopia
222. Which novel is considered as the first European novel of the modern era?
(A) Don Quixote
(B) City of the Sun
(C) The Tale of Genji
(D) Utopia
224. The book “Utopia” that describes a fictional island society was written by
(A) William Shakespeare
(B) Bernard Shaw
(C) Vladimir Nabokov
(D) Thomas More
225. The play “The Doctor’s Dilemma” that describes the moral dilemmas created by
limited medical resources and business was written by
(A) William Shakespeare
(B) Bernard Shaw
(C) Vladimir Nabokov
(D) Thomas More
226. Anton Chekhov, a famous playwright and short story writer was also a/an
(A) engineer
(B) lawyer
(C) politician
(D) medical doctor
227. The Jazz Age in which jazz music and dance styles became popular started in
(A) 1900s
(B) 1910s
(C) 1920s
(D) 1930s
228. The Jazz Age is often referred to in conjunction with the
(A) Adult Twenties
(B) Roaring Twenties
(C) Sexy Twenties
(D) Modern Twenties
229. The sexual revolution also known as sexual liberation throughout the Western
world was started in
(A) 1950s
(B) 1960s
(C) 1970s
(D) 1980s
230. The famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven was a __________ composer.
(A) American
(B) English
(C) German
(D) Russian
232. The history’s first short silent film was presented in the Berlin Wintergarten
theatre in
(A) 1890
(B) 1895
(C) 1900
(D) 1905
235. Charlie Chaplin, one of the most important figures in the history of the film
industry was a/an _________ actor.
(A) American
(B) English
(C) German
(D) Spanish
240. The first Academy Awards (also called Oscars Awards) presentation was held
in
(A) 1923
(B) 1925
(C) 1927
(D) 1929
242. The Cocora valley, the principal location of Quindio wax palm, is located in
(A) Argentina
(B) Brazil
(C) Colombia
(D) Portugal
259. Which city is regarded as the holiest city in the religion of Islam?
(A) Jeddah
(B) Riyadh
(C) Makkah
(D) Madina
275. The Temple of All Religions that consists of several types of religious
architecture including an Orthodox church, a mosque, and a synagogue is located in
(A) Kazan
(B) Saint Petersburg
(C) Barcelona
(D) Valencia
279. The Spring Temple Buddha, the tallest statue in the world, is located in
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) Thailand
(D) India
285. The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Burgos dedicated to the Virgin Mary is located in
the __________ city of Burgos.
(A) French
(B) Italian
(C) German
(D) Spanish
292. Which country has the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
(A) China
(B) France
(C) Italy
(D) Spain
293. The historic Champagne wine region famous for the production of white wine is
located in
(A) China
(B) France
(C) Italy
(D) Spain
294. The Loire Valley famous for its historic towns, architecture, and wines is located
in
(A) China
(B) France
(C) Italy
(D) Spain
295. Salonga National Park, the Africa’s largest tropical rainforest is located in
(A) DR Congo
(B) Nigeria
(C) South Africa
(D) Tanzania
297. Which country is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a chemical element?
(A) Nigeria
(B) South Africa
(C) Botswana
(D) DR Congo
Biology Quiz
1. Haemodialysis means cleaning of
(A) urine
(B) blood
(C) glomerular filterate
(D) coelomic fluid
4. Which of the following pathogen type cause disease that can be treated with
antibiotics
(A) bacteria
(B) fungi
(C) virus
(D) none of these
6. Normally, in the process of osmosis, the net flow of water molecules into or out of
the cell depends upon differences in the
(A) concentration of water molecules inside and outside the cell
(B) concentration of enzymes on either side of the cell membrane
(C) rate of molecular motion on either side of the cell membrane
(D) none of these
10. Which are the four most abundant elements in living cells
(A) carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur
(B) carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen
(C) carbon, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus
(D) carbon, sulfur, hydrogen, magnesium
ANSWERS: BIOLOGY QUIZ
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. B
28. In which animal respiratory surface are found in more than one organ
(A) birds
(B) human
(C) fish
(D) frog
29. The heart is enclosed in a membrane called
(A) pleura
(B) pericardium
(C) peritoneum
(D) epithelium
45. Algae differ from plants in that the sex organs in algae are
(A) multicellular
(B) unicellular
(C) acellular
(D) none of these
46. Fungi can absorb food from the substrate because the have
(A) sporangium
(B) spores
(C) rhizoids
(D) stalk
52. In cystic fibrosis, the patient lacks a gene that codes for trans-membarene carrier
of
(A) sodium ion
(B) carbon dioxide
(C) chloride ion
(D) potassium ion