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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2005

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1. Which is the largest (Longest river of Asia)


(a) Yangtze (b) Y Hang Ho
(c) Sindh (d) Ganga
2. Hockey was first played in
(a) China (b) Pakistan
(c) India (d) England
3. Word ‘Tsunami’ belongs to language
(a) English (b) Japan
(c) Urdu (d) None of these
4. Which country is the largest contributor of UNO’s budget
(a) USA (b) France
(c) UK (d) Japan
5. The Main Centre of Tamil activities in Sri Lanka is:
(a) Jaffna (b) Colombo
(c) Kandy (d) None of these
6. Which country’s constitution is not in written form
(a) USA (b) Switzerland
(c) UK (d) Japan
7. Antra is a news agency of
(a) Turkey (b) Indonesia
(c) Thailand (d) Russia
8. The first satellite sent by USA in space was
(a) Challenger (b) Sputnik
(c) Explorer (d) None of the above
9. Where is present world’s largest Great Corel Reef?
(a) Australia (b) Germany
(c) UK (d) Canada
10. UNO called a decade of___ from 2004 to 2014
(a) Protection of environment (b) I.T
(c) Education (d) Poverty
11. Gandhara Art centre was situated between
(a) Sindh and Jhelum (b) Jhelum and Chenab
(c) Chenab and Ravi (d) Sindh and Ravi
12. Etymology is a science of
(a) Birds (b) Insects
(c) World (d) Words
13. Which country has oldest anthem
(a) Denmark (b) Japan
(c) Sweden (d) UK
14. Which day is observed on 15 May every year

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(a) Father day (b) Country day
(c) Family day (d) Woman day
15. Who was the first viceroy of India?
(a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Hasting
(c) Lord Curzan (d) None of these
16. Where the world’s largest road tunnel is located
(a) Switzerland (b) Australia
(c) UK (d) Belgium
17. One ton is equal to
(a) 5 quantal (b) 10 quantal
(c) 7 quantal (d) None of these
18. World Wide Web was invented by
(a) Leonard Clark (b) Jemes Watt
(c) Bill Gates (d) Berners Lee
19. In 1893 the Durand line agreement was signed by king of Afghanistan
(a) Aman Ullah (b) Abdul Rehman
(c) Habib Ullah (d) Daud Khan
20. Pakistan day is observed on
(a) 23 March (b) 14th August
(c) 1st May (d) 28 May
21. Which is the most abundant element present in the Universe?
(a) Iron (b) Oxygen
(c) Hydrogen (d) Nitrogen
22. Who is the father of computer?
(a) Charles Babbage (b) Kanord
(c) Jogjig (d) Robert Moore
23. Spratly islands are disputed between China and
(a) Philippines (b) Malaysia
(c) Vietnam (d) All of above
24. Which organization is the oldest ____
(a) League of Nations (b) Common Wealth
(c) African Unity (d) Unity of US
25. Silicon Valley is the region in Santa Clara country of California is
famous because of
(a) Film industry (b) Computers
(c) Cars (d) Buses
26. Which is the oldest disease of world
(a) Leprosy (b) Influenza
(c) Malaria (d) Plague
27. Which continent is without glaciers
(a) Asia (b) Africa
(c) Europe (d) Australia
28. Which is the largest search engine of internet?
(a) Yahoo (b) Google
(c) MSN (d) USA
29. Which country produces largest solar energy in the world?
(a) Switzerland (b) Germany

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(c) Holland (d) USA
30. Braille system of education is introduced for
(a) Blinds (b) Deaf
(c) Both a & b (d) None of these
31. Fakhara dam disputed between India and
(a) Pakistan (b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal (d) Sri Lanka
32. Night watch painting is painted by
(a) Michelengelo (b) Picasso
(c) Leenardo di vinci (d) Rembrandt van
33. Which country is used more coal in the world?
(a) Russia (b) China
(c) USA (d) Italy
34. World’s largest bird’s name
(a) Kevi (b) Ostrich
(c) Panda (d) Bovine
35. ATM stands for
(a) Anti-terrorism Men (b) Automatic teller motor
(c) Automated teller machine (d) All of above
36. First Muslim winner of Noble Prize
(a) Anwar Sadat (b) Yasir Arfat
(c) Sheri Abadi (d) Dr. Younis
37. What is meant by Archipelago
(a) A cluster of Islands (b) Rocks under Sea
(c) A cluster of flowers (d) None of these
38. Helvetia is the old name of
(a) Germany (b) Switzerland
(c) Chad (d) Spain
39. Kigali is capital of
(a) Chad (b) Guyana
(c) Rwanda (d) Ethiopia
40. Algebra was introduced by
(a) Khwarizmi (b) Zikria Razi
(c) Jabar Bin Hayan (d) Khayyam
41. After Pakhtun in Afghanistan which is biggest group of race
(a) Uzbik (b) Tajik
(c) Tatan (d) Hazara
42. Which country’s religion is Shintoism
(a) Nepal (b) Korea
(c) Japan (d) Lesotho
43. “Playground of Europe”
(a) Japan (b) Denmark
(c) Switzerland (d) Italy
44. What is a Big Ben
(a) Tower (b) Bell
(c) light (d) Sport man
45. Which country was discovered by Abel Tasman?
(a) Holland (b) New Zealand
(c) Green land (d) Spain

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46. Where is great sandy desert located
(a) Australia (b) Russia
(c) Italy (d) India
47. India is constructing a Kishan Ganga dam on the river:
(a) Jhelum (b) Chenab
(c) Neelum (d) Sindh
48. Bosphours connects the Black sea with
(a) Marmara Sea (b) Aegean Sea
(c) Red Sea (d) Rose Sea
49. What is the main cause of global warming?
(a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon Monoxide (d) Carbon dioxide
50. Where is the head office of world economic forum?
(a) New York (b) Geneva
(c) Washington (d) Davos
51. What is the total period of Ottoman Empire?
(a) 1400 to 1719 (b) 1200 to 1917
(c) 1299 to 1922 (d) 1295 10 1914
52. When objective resolution became the part of constitution first time.
(a) 12 march 1973 (b) 1977
(c) 14 August 1985 (d) None of these
53. Harappa is situated on 1he bank of
(a) River Ravi (b) River Chernab
(c) River Sindh (d) None of these
54. Who was father of sociology
(a) Al Masudi (b) lbn-e-Khuldun
(c) lbne-Arabi (d) None of these
55. What is total strength of Supreme Court judges in Pakistan?
(a) 17 (b) 18
(c) 19 (d) 20
56. There is no restriction in Deen (Islam) is a verse of
(a) Surah Alaq (b) Surah Rehman
(c) Al Baqra (d) Al-maida
57. Which Pakistani Prime Minister died during his office?
(a) Nawab Liaquat Ali Khan (b) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
(c) I.I Chandri Gar (d) None of these
58. The poet who was prisoned
(a) Allama Iqbal (b) Hafeez Jalandaharey
(c) Faiz Ahmad Faiz (d) lffat Aashiq
59. Nightingate, Florence was a British
(a) Royal Sergion (b) Nurse
(c) Army Officer (d) None of these
60. Napoleon Bonaparte (Nick name little corporal) was a
(a) Emperor and general of France (b) Emperor and general
of England
(c) Emperor and general of Germany (d) None of these
61. Where is Waterloo situated?
(a) Italy (b) France
(c) Spain (d) Belgium

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62. Bismark (known as man of blood and iron) was
(a) France’s President (b) German Chancellor
(c) President of Russia (d) None of the above
63. What is term ‘Holocaust’ means
(a) Killing of Jews by Nazis during world (b) Killing of Jews by
Nazis during World
War I War I and II
(c) Killing of Jews by Nazis during World (d) Protecting of Jews by
British during II
War II World War
64. Haayat Jawaid was written by Altaf Hussain Hall about the life of:
(a) Ghalib (b) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(c) Sh. Saadi (d) Muhammad Hussian Azad
65. Which is not the book of Allama Iqbal?
(a) Bal-i-Jabril (b) Bang-i-Dara
(c) Asrar-i-Khudi (d) Dast-i-Saba
66. The English poet who died in his young age
(a) John Keats (b) Milton
(c) Tennyson (d) W.B Yeats
67. Paradise Lost was written by
(a) William Shakespeare (b) Samuel Johnson
(c) John Milton (d) Charles Dickens
68. Novel War and Peace was written by
(a) Thomas Hardy (b) Samuel Johnson
(c) Robert Moore (d) Leo Tolstoy
69. Who is the author of ‘Clash of Civilization’
(a) Samuel Hatington (b) Charles Mount
(c) Robert Moore (d) None of these
70. Where is Kremlin situated?
(a) Russia (b) Italy
(c) China (d) Belgium
71. Napoleon was died at
(a) Water Loo (b) St Helena
(c) Paris (d) Cologne
72. Period of House of Representative of USA
(a) Two Years (b) Three Years
(c) Four Years (d) Six Years
73. Rhinoceros found in Africa is a
(a) Avies (b) Mammel
(c) Reptile (d) Whale
74. Muslim League was created at
(a) Dhaka (b) Ali Ghar
(c) Lahore (d) Lucknow
75. The US president who assassinated during his office
(a) Abraham Lincoln (b) George Washington
(c) Rose Willson (d) None of these
76. Rice is cultivated in
(a) May, June (b) March, April
(c) November (d) December
78. Chenab and Jhelum join each then at the place
(a) Trimmu (b) Sadnahi

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(c) Punjnad (d) Kor Minthon
79. Where nights and days are equal all the year
(a) New York (b) London
(c) Nairobi (d) Gaza
80. The world oldest space station is
(a) Kennedy (b) Baikonur
(c) Moscow (d) None of these
81. British declared Palestine as a place for Jews settlement in
(a) 1915 (b) 1916
(c) 1917 (d) 1919
82. Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is situated at
(a) Kotri (b) Guddu
(c) Sakkar (d) Punia
83. When water accord between the provinces was concluded
(a) 1991 (b) 1992
(c) 1993 (d) 1994
84. Which month is called the brother of March?
(a) Chate (b) Phagan
(c) Mahhg (d) Besak
85. The Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea are joined by:
(a) Davis strait (b) Suez canal
(c) Panama Canal (d) Gibraltar Strait
86. Babri Mosque was situated at M’Osque was demolished in 22 December 1992
(a) Ayodhya (UP) (b) Amritsar
(c) Madiha Predesh (d) None of these
87. Wars of crusade started in
(a) 1090 (b) 1095
(c) 1105 (d) 1195
88. Book “Macbeth” was written by
(a) Shakespeare (b) Milton
(c) Milton (d) Dickens
89. Who built Bala Hisar Fort?
(a) Babar (b) Akbar
(c) Jehangir (d) Sher Shah
90. Banbhor is located near
(a) Chagi (b) Thatta
(c) Larkana (d) Nawab Shah
91. Main source employment in Pakistan
(a) Services (b) Agriculture
(c) Industry (d) None of above
92. Which country has largest Army?
(a) USA (b) India
(c) China (d) England
93. Which book can contain poems “Shikwa” “Jawab-e-Shikwa”
(a) Bal-i-Jabril (b) Bang-i-Dara
(c) Asrar-i-Khudi (d) Javid Nama
94. Who is the President of USA during First World War?
(a) Woodrow Wilson (b) Rose Kahdy
(c) Abraham Lincoln (d) Bush

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95. Which is the largest state of India according to population?
(a) Maharashtra State (b) Utter Pradesh
(c) Nagaland (d) None of these
96. ERRA Stands for
(a) Endure Reconstruction and (b) Earthquake
Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation Authority Rehabilitation
Authority
(c) Earthquake Rescue and relief authority (d) None of above
97. C.R. formula was presented by
(a) Iqbal (b) Quaid-i-Azam
(c) Raja Gopal (d) Gandhi
98. Largest Muslim Country in Africa by population is
(a) Nigeria (b) Mali
(c) Egypt (d) None of above
99. Highest literary rate in SAARC
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Nepal
(c) Maldives (d) Pakistan
100. Largest Producer of oil in OPEC
(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Nigeria
(c) Kuwait (d) Iran

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2006
PMS PAST PAPER

1. Which of the following Russian’s oil and gas companies provide oil and gas
to Europe.
(a) BSGO (b) Gazprom
(c) gestapo (d) Philips lol and gas
2. Which of the following planets have maximum number of satellites?
(a) Jupiter (b) Saturn
(c) Venus (d) Uranus
3. which is the largest planet.
(a) Venus (b) earth
(c) Jupiter (d) mars
4. Which was the main reason of disqualification of Ariel Sharon for office of
prime minister.
(a) the completed two terms (b) he was impeached
(c) illness (d) none of these
5. Which of the following vessels carry blood from different parts of the body
to heart.
(a) veins (b) arteries
(c) capillaries (d) vessels
6. What are the two seas linked by Suez canal?
(a) the Mediterranean Sea and Baltic sea (b) the Mediterranean Sea
or red sea
(c) black sea and Baltic sea (d) black sea and south
china sea
7. Diego Garcia is a.
(a) famous airline of Singapore (b) French surface to sea
missile
(c) US military base in Indian ocean (d) Disputed island
between Russia and
japan
8. In which year European rulers captured Palestine from the Muslims in
Crusade war.
(a) 1095 (b) 1099
(c) 1115 (d) 1199
9. What is kremlin.
(a) offices of Russian government (b) offices of silence
government
(c) building in japan used for theatre (d) none of these
10. A mass of ice originating in mountains in snowfields above the snowline is
called.
(a) mountain river (b) glacier
(c) lakes and waterfall (d) none of these
11. What is the diameter of earth.
(a) 11756km (b) 12756km
(c) 13756km (d) 14756km
12. What is the freezing point of heavy water.
(a) 3.82° C (b) 2.82° C
(c) 1.83° C (d) 0.82° C
13. How many satellites (moons) of Saturn planet.
(a) 36 (b) 62
(c) 45 (d) 23
14. Which of the following died of natural death.
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Rajhiv Gandhi (d) none of above
15. What is ivy league.
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(a) group of 8 universities In USA (b) group of people in
Switzerland
(c) football league tournament (d) group of island in
Atlantic oceans
16. Every action has reaction which is equal but in opposite direction. This
is.
(a) newton’s first law of motion (b) newton’s second law
of motion
(c) newton’s third law of motion (d) none of these
17. Who is the current president of France.
(a) François Hollande (b) Charles coty
(c) Vladimir Putin (d) none of these
18. First ambassador of Pakistan to UNO was.
(a) Sir Zafrullah khan (b) Sardar Abdur Rab
Nishtar
(c) Ahmed Shah Patras Bukhari (d) none of these
19. Which of the following countries is not the member of G -8.
(a) China (b) Russia
(c) USA (d) Japan
20. Hepatitis us the viral disease of.
(a) heart (b) liver
(c) lungs (d) brain
21. Taliban’s movement started in 1994from which city of Afghanistan.
(a) Kabul (b) heirat
(c) Kandahar (d) none of these
22. Which cities of Iran and Pakistan are linked through the railway line
(a) quetta-zahedan (b) chaman-tehran
(c) quetta-sheraz (d) peshawar-sheraz
23. Haifa is a seaport of.
(a) Israel (b) Lebanon
(c) Egypt (d) Canada
24. Headquarters of UNESCO is located on.
(a) Paris (b) Geneva
(c) London (d) Washington D.C
25. What is the main cause of earthquakes.
(a) voicance activities (b) tectonic plate’s
movements
(c) tectonic deallocation (d) all of above
26. The term digital divide is related with.
(a) economics (b) socioeconomic
difference technology
era
(c) political science (d) journalism
27. In which year Greenwich mean time GMT was established.
(a) 1864 (b) 1880
(c) 1882 (d) 1884
28. Who is the author of the book “Struggle for Pakistan”.
(a) I.H Qureshi (b) mian Muhammad waqas
joya
(c) Arshad Hussain Dogra (d) shahid raffique
29. Which is the third founder member of ECO formerly RCD except Pakistan and
Iran.
(a) Syria (b) Afghanistan
(c) Turkey (d) Turkmenistan
30. How many zeros are in one trillion.
(a) twelve (b) thirteen
(c) fourteen (d) ten
31. Who was the first Asian to have received the noble prize.
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(a) Rabindar Nath Tagore (b) Mother Teresa
(c) Abdul Salam (d) C.V Raman
32. What is the present name of the place where world trade centre USA was
located.
(a) ground zero (b) paradise point
(c) golden point (d) golden city point
33. The tenth conference of ECO was held in 2008 in.
(a) Iran (b) Turkey
(c) Egypt (d) Pakistan
34. What is meant by Amicus curiae.
(a) a person invited to advise a lower court (b) ambassador invited to
solve crises
on law between countries
(c) all that goes to make a break of law (d) good friend who solve
your economic
crises
35. What is meant by nuclear fission.
(a) atom splits into two masses (b) small atoms join each
other
(c) helium breakdown into proton (d) all of above
36. The Muslim people of smaking province are called.
(a) Uighur (b) bantu
(c) hutu (d) Berber
37. the group in Christianity that emphasizes the authority of bible and the
personal faith is
called.
(a) evangelical (b) protestant
(c) catholic (d) none of these
38. Litani river us located in which country.
(a) Syria (b) Lebanon
(c) Turkey (d) Sudan
39. What is Ikebana.
(a) Japanese art of flower arrangement (b) Greek art of fighting
(c) art of dance and music (d) none of these
40. Gestapo was the secret police organization of.
(a) Italy (b) Russia
(c) Germany (d) USA
41. Which is the national floral symbol of Pakistan
(a) jasmine (chambeli) (b) pink rose
(c) white rose (d) mottia
42. Diabetes is the disease of.
(a) liver (b) pancreas
(c) kidney (d) lungs
43. Which of the following are primary colours.
(a) red,blue,green (b) white,red,black
(c) black,red,blue (d) green,red,black
44. Which of the following wonders of world at situated in Iraq.
(a) hanging gardens (b) colossus of rhodes
(c) Taj meal (d) the Pharos of
Alexandria
45. Which is the main cause of the failure of Pakistan India Iran gas pipeline
project.
(a) public opinion against the project (b) economic and
political pressure of
USA
(c) high prices demanded by Iran (d) tension between India
and Pakistan
46. What is a Pariah state.
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(a) a state which is acceptable in the world (b) a state which us
protected by another
state
(c) state not acceptable in the world and is (d) none of these
avoided by every country
47. The term track 2 diplomacy us used for.
(a) managing relation b/w two countries (b) managing relation
b/w two countries
officially unofficially
(c) diplomacy during wars (d) none of these
48. Which is the oldest stock exchange of the world.
(a) new York stock exchange (b) Tokyo stock exchange
(c) Amsterdam stock exchange (d) none of these
49. State bank of Pakistan started working on 1 July 1984 with the help of Rs.
(a) twenty millions (b) thirty millions
(c) thirty-five millions (d) none of these
50. Al Hilal newspaper is associated with.
(a) Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar (b) Maulana Abdul kalam
Azad
(c) Maulana Zafar Ali khan (d) Maulana Shaukat Ali
51. Which of the following country gave the right of monarchy to women by
amending the
constitutuion recently?
(a) Nepal (b) Sweden
(c) Japan (d) Canada
52. Which of the following inventions is the oldest.
(a) clock (b) microscope
(c) barometer (d) cycle
53. What is holocaust.
(a) killing of Jews during world war I (b) killing of Jews
during world war II
(c) killing of jermans during world war II (d) killing of Japanese
during world war II
54. E=mc2 what is C.
(a) velocity of light (b) electric power of
cell
(c) radius of earth (d) velocity of voice
55. Myopia is the defect of the vision of the.
(a) close objects (b) distant objects
(c) coloured objects (d) none of these
56. Who is the father of the modern psychology.
(a) Sigmund Freud (b) ibn e khuldun
(c) Adams smith (d) Charles Darwin
57. Who is the first chief minister of Punjab province.
(a) Sardar Abur Rab Nishtar (b) Muhammad Hussain
(c) Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Memdoot (d) mumtaz Hussain
daultana
58. French Muslim football star zedane by birth belongs to which Muslim
country.
(a) morocco (b) Cameroon
(c) semegal (d) Algeria
59. What is choreography.
(a) art of dancing (b) art of music
(c) art of gardening (d) art of fighting
60. Doctrine of necessity was used in_____the case for the first time in the
history of Pakistan.
(a) Maulvi Tamiz ud din vs state (b) dossae vs the state
case
(c) asma Jahangir vs the state (d) nusrat Bhutto vs the
state base
61. AWACS is an abbreviation of.

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(a) airborne warning and control system (b) air warming and
control system
(c) airborne and communication (d) airborne warning and
survey
62. Where is golden gate situated.
(a) San Francisco USA (b) London Britain
(c) Toronto Canada (d) Paris France
63. A-writ direct to the person another commanding him to produce the body of
the prisoner.
(a) writ of Quo warrants (b) writ of certioran
(c) writ of prohibition (d) writ of habeas
corpus
64. When the stock market is falling down.it is called.
(a) bullish (b) bearish
(c) falling (d) crashing
65. Which of the following rivers crosses the equator twice.
(a) amazon (b) Congo
(c) Nile (d) ganges
66. The headquarters of Asian development bank ADP is located at.
(a) Paris (b) New York
(c) Manila (d) Tokyo
67. Night blindness is caused by the lack of.
(a) vitamin A (b) vitamin B
(c) vitamin C (d) vitamin D
68. Who is the conqueror of central Asia.
(a) Saad Bin Abi Waqas (b) Qutayba Bin Muslim
(c) Abu Abbaida Bin Jarrah (d) none of these
69. Who is the author of India wins freedom.
(a) Maulana Abu Al kalam Azad (b) Sir Syed Ahmed khan
(c) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar (d) none of these
70. Famous book “A history of God “is written by.
(a) Noam Chomsky (b) Karen Armstrong
(c) Sydney Sheldon (d) none of these
71. Which of the following countries us situated below the sea level.
(a) Finland (b) Holland
(Netherlands)
(c) Switzerland (d) Swaziland
72. the book “the spirit of Islam” was written by.
(a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (b) Syed Ameer Ali
(c) maulana Zafar ali khan (d) arifa ishfaq
73. Akhori dam is located in.
(a) Punjab (b) Sindh
(c) KPK (d) Balochistan
74. Taklamakan desert is located in.
(a) Mongolia (b) Russia
(c) Kazakhstan (d) China
75. Khalil jibran belonged to.
(a) Jorden (b) Lebanon
(c) Syria (d) Turkey
76. Headquarters of world economic forum is situated in.
(a) Davos (Switzerland) (b) London (Britain)
(c) Geneva (Switzerland) (d) New York (USA)
77. Qutab uddinn aibak a ruler of subcontinent died while playing the.

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(a) Polo (Chugan) (b) cricket
(c) hockey (d) buzakashi
78. Babar’s tomb is situated in.
(a) Agra (b) Delhi
(c) Kabul (d) Lahore
79. Babar came to India originally from.
(a) Farghana (b) Khiva
(c) Kabul (d) Seistan
80. Which of the following king tomb is not situated in sub continent.
(a) Jahangir (b) Akbar
(c) Babar (d) Aurangzeb
81. Which is the largest state of India.
(a) Rajasthan (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Chennai
82. Which of the following women prime minister has the longest tenure.
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Benazir Bhutto
(c) Bandaranaike (d) none of these
83. Harry potter is the famous character of.
(a) J.K Rowling (b) J.F Marshall
(c) R.V Menin (d) none of these
84. Chromosomes are.
(a) present only in the nucleus of cell (b) the biggest in
number I’m human cell
(c) made up of DNA (d) visible on all cells
85. Which vitamin is provided by the sunlight to the human body.
(a) vitamin A (b) vitamin B
(c) vitamin C (d) vitamin D
86. Alzheimer’s disease in human beings us characterized by the degeneration
of.
(a) kidney cells (b) nerve cells
(c) liver cells (d) bone cells
87. Which of the following civilizations are located on the banks of Tigris?
(a) Indus civilization (b) Sumerian
civilization
(c) Egyptian civilization (d) Greek civilization
88. USA film industry Hollywood is located in.
(a) Maryland (b) Virginia
(c) California (d) network
89. Who defeated the Mongols in 14th century.
(a) khawarzim shah (b) Rakn-ud-Din Berber
(c) zaheer uddin Babar (d) none of these
90. What is the meaning of vishnu.
(a) the preserver (b) the helper
(c) the destroyer (d) the creator
91. Which is the biggest Lil field if Iraq.
(a) kirkuk oil field (b) mosal oil field
(c) basra oil field (d) none of these
92. Who is the current ambassador of Pakistan to USA.
(a) Jalil Abbas Jilani (b) Jahangir Karamat
(c) Maleeha Lodhi (d) none of these
93. Who was the president of USA during world war I.

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(a) Woodrow Wilson (b) Theodor Rose Welt
(c) Jackson John (d) Henry Truman
94. What will be the total nuclear energy in Pakistan after completing
the Chashma nuclear
power plant II?
(a) 787 MW (b) 807 MW
(c) 907 MW (d) 805 MW
95. Diet is the name of parliament of.
(a) China (b) Thailand
(c) Japan (d) Korea
96. In which year Egypt nationalized suez canal.
(a) 1950 (b) 1954
(c) 1956 (d) 1960
97. Silicon valley is located in which state of USA.
(a) Virginia (b) Alaska
(c) California (d) Maryland
98. What is Armageddon.
(a) a final battle between nations which (b) last day of
universe
will end the World
(c) name of a film (d) none of these
99. Salisbury is the old name of.
(a) New England (b) Petrograd
(c) Harare (d) Bombay
100. What is H5NI.
(a) virus (b) bacteria
(c) vaccine (d) fungi

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1. In 2009, the world celebrated the 200th birth anniversary of the scientist.
(a) Charles Darwin (b) James Watt
(c) Roger Bacon (d) Issac Newton
2. BIN” is the intelligence agency of.
(a) Iraq (b) Indonesia
(c) Afghanistan (d) Bangladesh
3. Science of human races is called.
(a) Demography (b) Choreography
(c) Anthropology (d) Epislomology
4. American president’s special envoy to the middle east is.
(a) Sherard Cowper Coles (b) George John Mitchell
(c) George Mitchell (d) Robert Gates
5. Aramco’ ‘is an oil company of.
(a) America (b) Russia
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Iran
6. ‘Tenge” is the currency of.
(a) Kenya (b) Kyrgyzstan
(c) Cuba (d) Kazakhstan
7. Chennai” is the new name of Indian city.
(a) Madras (b) Patna
(c) Agra (d) Lucknow
8. World Bank president is.
(a) Robert Zoellick (b) Stratuss-Kahn
(c) Shakour Shaalan (d) David R.Malpass
9. ‘Asiana Airlines” is of.
(a) Japan (b) South Korea
(c) Thailand (d) Malaysia
10. ‘California’ is known as “Silicon Valley” because of.
(a) Hollywood film industry (b) Computer software
industry
(c) Scenic beauty and resorts (d) Mineral resources
11. Which of the following countries celebrated 50 years of communist
revolution in 2009.
(a) China (b) Cuba
(c) North Korea (d) Vietnam
12. Which of the following central Asian states in 2009 closed down America
base at "Manas”.
(a) Tajikistan (b) Kazakhstan
(c) Turkmenistan (d) Kyrgyzstan
13. Seattle”is a seaport of.
(a) Germany (b) Canada
(c) China (d) USA
14. Kerry-Lugar act aimed at providing to Registan an annual economic
assistance of.
(a) 1.5 billion (b) 2 billion
(c) 2.5 billion (d) 3 billion
15. Klaus Schwab’ ‘is the founder of.
(a) Red cross (b) Scouts Movement

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(c) World economic forum (d) Cable news network
(CNN)
16. The noble peace prize 2008 has been awarded to martti ahtisarri for his
efforts in conflict
resolution on different continents, He is a former president of.
(a) Chile (b) Netherlands
(c) Finland (d) Argentine
17. Chronometer is used to measure.
(a) Velocity (b) Pressure
(c) Time (d) None of these
18. Why’ ‘Black Sea” is so called.
(a) The dense fog that prevails there in (b) A large number of
black rocks in the
water water
(c) The water of sea is black (d) None of these
19. The Muslims of Mindanao Island are struggling for their political rights
in.
(a) Japan (b) South Africa
(c) Philippines (d) Myanmar
20. Likud and Kadima are the two main political parties of.
(a) Iran (b) Lebanon
(c) Syria (d) None of these
21. Three Gorges dam’ ‘project is located in.
(a) America (b) Russia
(c) China (d) Canada
22. Blue House’ ‘is the official residence of.
(a) President of South Korea (b) German Chancellor
(c) President of France (d) Pope of Vatican
23. Under the proposed law ”Enhanced partnership with Pakistan act’ ‘the US
would.
(a) Provide latest version of F-16 aircrafts (b) Establish
reconstruction opportunity
to Pakistan zones in the tribal
areas of Pakistan
(c) Provide security and intelligence (d) Offer scholarships
to Pakistani students
equipment to Pak Army in American
universities
24. Which part of human body is more prone to damage from the hepatitis virus.
(a) kidneys (b) lungs
(c) spleen (d) liver
25. What do you understand by the term “Brain Drain”.
(a) Mad person (b) Migration of skilled
labour to other
countries
(c) Emigration of Intellectuals (d) Illiteracy and
ignorance
26. The idea of Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM)organization was initiated in 1994
by Mgr. Chock
Tong, the prime Minister of.
(a) South Korea (b) North Korea
(c) Japan (d) Singapore
27. Which of the following international organizations was established first.
(a) ECO (b) SAARC
(c) OIC (d) D-8
28. The famous resolution, which came to be known as Pakistan resolution was
moved by Maulvi
Fazal-ul-Haq and passed unanimously in.
(a) 1940 (b) 1945
(c) 1947 (d) 1944
29. Nippon is the stock exchange market of.
(a) Tokyo (b) London

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(c) New York (d) None of these
30. Khar is the main town of.
(a) Bajaur Agency (b) Khyber Agency
(c) Kurram Agency (d) North Waziristan
31. The world’s oldest national anthem is of.
(a) Denmark (b) Thailand
(c) Norway (d) Japan
32. Hamas was founded in 1987 by.
(a) Yasser Arafat (b) Ismail Haniyeh
(c) Sheikh Ahmad Yassin (d) Khaled Mashal
33. Which of the following leaders has recently been elected as head of 53
members African
union (AU)
(a) Hosni Mubarak of Egypt (b) Muammar Gaddafi of
Libya
(c) Thabo Mbeki of South Africa (d) Omar al Bashir of
Sudan
34. Who is called Father of Computer.
(a) Charles Babbage (b) Thomas Kurtz
(c) Konrad Zuse (d) Bill Gates
35. Which of the P5 countries in the UN security Council has exercised, veto
power at the
maximum time so far.
(a) USA (b) Russia
(c) France (d) Britain
36. The world’s largest foreign exchange reserves almost 2 trillion are of.
(a) USA (b) Japan
(c) Germany (d) China
37. In computer, CPU stands for.
(a) Computer processing (b) central programme
unit
(c) communication processing unit (d) central processing
unit
38. The biggest bird is.
(a) Eagle (b) Owl
(c) Kiwi (d) Ostrich
39. 3rd May each year is observed internationally as.
(a) environment day (b) population day
(c) press Freedom Day (d) food day
40. Human rights organization ‘Human rights watch’ is based in.
(a) Geneva (b) New York
(c) London (d) Paris
41. Which of the following UN agencies has received Noble peace prize.
(a) UNICEF (b) ILO
(c) UNHCR (d) All of these
42. Almost 40% of the world’s oil supply passes through the straits of.
(a) Hormuz (b) Malacca
(c) Bosporus (d) Gibraltar
43. The famous city Waterloo is an.
(a) France (b) Germany
(c) Sweden (d) Belgium
44. Which of the following Gulf states has recently denoted 320 MW gas fired
power plant to
Pakistan.
(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Qatar

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(c) UAE (d) Bahrain
45. Who was “Hemant Karkare”.
(a) A person involved in Samjhota Express (b) Indian Anti-terror
squad chief killed
bombing in 2007 during 2008 Mumbai
attacks
(c) Chief of Indian intelligence agency (d) Indian High
Commissioner to Pakistan
RAW
46. Which of the following films has won eight Oscar awards in a ceremony on
23rd February
2009.
(a) The reader (b) The dark knight
(c) Slumdog Millionaire (d) Man and Wire
47. Israel’s brutal attack on Gaza started on 27th December 2008 killing more
than 1300
Palestinians had been given the name.
(a) operation blue star (b) operation cast lead
(c) operation desert storm (d) operation clean up
48. Pakistan’s largest trading partner is.
(a) China (b) America
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Japan
49. What is Khmer Rouge.
(a) A communist movement in Cambodia (b) Tamil group in Sri
Lanka
(c) Irish nationalist party (d) A port of Singapore
50. The UN spends the largest amount almost 8 billion annually on.
(a) Healthcare (b) Poverty alleviation
(c) peacekeeping missions (d) Literacy and
education
51. The oldest internet search engine is.
(a) Yahoo (b) Ask.com
(c) Giga blast (d) Google
52. The Headquarters of IMF is located on.
(a) Geneva (b) New York
(c) Washington DC (d) Paris
53. The main factor attributed to the global financial crisis of 2008 was.
(a) Great slide in oil prices in the (b) Collapse of housing
prices and
international market mortgage market in
the united states
(c) Huge trade imbalance between (d) None of these
America and China
54. Karachi nuclear power plant was built with the assistance of.
(a) China (b) Russia
(c) France (d) Canada
55. The term Hung parliament describes a situation in which,
(a) Prime Minister deliberately avoids (b) Prime Minister has
been removed
attending the sessions of the parliament through a vote of
no confidence but
for a long period has refused to step
down
(c) No single party has a majority in the (d) The ruling party has
lost the majority in
house the upper house
56. Which of the following categories of Nobel prize was not created by
Swedish scientist Alfred
Nobel.
(a) peace (b) literature
(c) economics (d) medicine
57. Which of the following group provinces of Afghanistan shares border with
Pakistan.
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(c) Balkh.Samangan,Kunduz (d) Takhar,Unzigah,Khor
58. Russia supplies natural gas to European countries through the transit
state of.
(a) Latvia (b) Ukraine
(c) Estonia (d) Lithuania
59. ITAR-TASS is the news agency of.
(a) Iran (b) Italy
(c) France (d) Russia
60. The world’s largest subway system is in.
(a) Tokyo (b) Moscow
(c) Mexico City (d) New York
61. Under the status of forces agreement with the Iraqi government, US
intended to remove all
troops from Iraq by the end of.
(a) 2011 (b) 2012
(c) 2013 (d) 2014
62. Philately is a.
(a) science of drugs (b) stamp collection
(c) the study of written record (d) the study of animal
behaviour
63. The world’s largest number of newspaper are published from.
(a) America (b) China
(c) Russia (d) India
64. The most famous book of 2008’The way of the world: A story of truth and
hope is an age of
extremism has been written by.
(a) Ron suskind (b) H.V. Hudson
(c) Christina Lamb (d) Ayesha Jalal
65. Paracel Islands in the South China sea are disputed between China and.
(a) Philippines (b) Japan
(c) Vietnam (d) South Korea
66. National income is essentially composed of.
(a) All wealth of a nation (b) Annual income of
central government
(c) All income of the people in a year (d) Income derived from
taxes by the
central government
67. Fleet Street London is famous for.
(a) banking and financial offices (b) offices of the cargo
companies
(c) offices of the newspaper and press (d) offices of the royal
navy establishment
agencies
68. Petra an archaeological site is among the new seven wonders of the
world.it is located in.
(a) Mexico (b) Italy
(c) Spain (d) Jordan
69. Marco polo was a famous.
(a) Writer (b) Scientist
(c) Traveller (d) Sportsman
70. The only vitamin which cannot be stored in human body is.
(a) Vitamin C (b) Vitamin D
(c) Vitamin K (d) None of these
71. Swat valley is situated in the mountain range of.
(a) Hindukush (b) Kamkorum
(c) Himalayas (d) None of these
72. 1 metric ton is equal to.
(a) 100 kilogram (b) 50 kilogram
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(c) 1000 kilogram (d) 10000 kilogram
73. In which of the following countries 240-years-old monarchy was abolished
in 2008.
(a) Sweden (b) Brunei
(c) Bhutan (d) Nepal
74. Which of the following countries first introduced paper currency in the
world
(a) USA (b) Greece
(c) China (d) France
75. Anemometer is an instrument used for measuring.
(a) Wind speed (b) Electric current
(c) Temperature (d) Air pressure
76. Green vegetables are good source of.
(a) starch (b) fats and oil
(c) protein (d) minerals and
vitamins
77. British East India company was established during the reign of Mughal
Emperor.
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb
78. The international criminal court of justice has recently issued arrest
warrant of one of the
following sitting president of a country committing war crimes he is.
(a) president of Sudan Omar-al-Bashir (b) president of Somalia
sharif Ahmed
(c) president of Serbia Boris tadia (d) None of these
79. Pakistan and Afghanistan have Transit trade Agreement’s signed in.
(a) 1955 (b) 1959
(c) 1962 (d) 1965
80. What do you understand by the disease Insomnia.
(a) inability to sleep (b) colour blindness
(c) depression (d) None of these
81. On which of the following issues Arab-Israel peace process stalled.
(a) shape and size of future Palestinian (b) status of east
Jerusalem
state
(c) fate of 3.5 million Palestinian refuges in (d) All of these
the Arab world
82. The world’s famous Madame Tassaud’s museum is situated in.
(a) Paris (b) London
(c) Rome (d) New York
83. The world’s oldest parliament founded in the year 930 AD is.
(a) British Parliament (b) Diet of Japan
(c) Althing of Iceland (d) Cortes of Spain
84. The last king of Afghanistan was.
(a) Habibullah Khan (b) Muhammad Zahir Shah
(c) Sardar Daud Khan (d) Amamullah Khan
85. Ornithology is the study of.
(a) birds (b) insects
(c) sea animals (d) sea plants
86. Order of cloud and banner is the most prestigious military award of.
(a) Japan (b) China
(c) India (d) South korea
87. Naxalite movement is a pro communism movement started in.
(a) India (b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan (d) Sri Lanka

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88. What is meant by petticoat government.
(a) A government in exile (b) A government run by
women
(c) A government without actual power (d) A government run by
some feudal lords
89. Which of the following south Asian leaders has recently given a proposal
to form South Asian
task force to combat terrorism in the region.
(a) President Asif Zardari of Pakistan (b) Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina of
Bangladesh
(c) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of (d) Prime Minister
Ratnasiri
India Wickremanayake of
Sri Lanka
90. FIFA world cup football 2010 was played in.
(a) England (b) Spain
(c) Italy (d) South Africa
91. The largest opium producer province of Afghanistan is.
(a) Nangarhar (b) Helmand
(c) Paktia (d) Herat
92. Light travel from sun to earth in.
(a) 499.0 sec (b) 599.0 sec
(c) 699.0 sec (d) 799.0 sec
93. What do you understand by the term intifada.
(a) Reconciliation (b) Uprising
(c) Offence (d) Negotiation
94. Which of the following rivers run from Paris.
(a) The seine (b) The Thames
(c) The Rhine (d) The Danube
95. Pearl Harbour is located in American state.
(a) Alaska (b) Hawaii
(c) Virginia (d) New York
96. Russia criticizes American missile defence system deployed in.
(a) Japan and South Korea (b) Taiwan and
Philippine
(c) Poland and Czech Republic (d) Ukraine and Georgia
97. Deficiency of vitamin C in human body leads to.
(a) eye disease (b) nerve disease
(c) teeth disease (d) skin disease
98. Tamils in Sri Lanka were fighting for an independent state in the
territory of.
(a) Jaffina (b) Kandy
(c) Ratnapura (d) galle
99. The largest section of the Kurd population is living in.
(a) Iraq (b) Iran
(c) Turkey (d) Syria
100. Which of the following is the least free country in view of poor human
rights record to
described by US based organization Freedom House in its annual report
2009.
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan
(c) Myanmar (d) Cuba

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1. Canton is a city in
(a) China (b) South Korea
(c) Thailand (d) Germany
2. Indonesia and Malaysia are separated by
(a) Inaccessible mountain (b) Malacca Strait
(c) Guff of Malaysia (d) None gf these
3. Capital of Zimbabwe is
(a) Lagos (b) Pretoria
(c) Seoul (d) None of these
4. Myanmar is the new name of
(a) Burma (b) Ceylon
(c) Cambodia (d) None of these
5. Morocco and Spain are separated by
(a) Pyrenees Hills (b) Strait of Gibraltar
(c) Alps (d) River Rhine
6. The Apex elected body in Israel is called
(a) Congress (b) Knesset
(c) Parliament (d) Shura
7. Communist Revolution in Russia took place in the month of
(a) June (b) March
(c) October (d) November
8. Pulitzer is an American Award in the field of
(a) Letters and Journalism (b) Scuba
(c) Sports (d) Music
9. The name of U.S. Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan is
(a) Richard Hallbrooke (b) Marc Groomsman
(c) Leon Panela (d) Robber Gats
10. De facto means
(a) Actual as a fact (b) Legal
(c) Defective (d) Deficient
11. Carter Blanche means
(a) Wheel in the motion (b) A blank thing
(c) Going by the rules (d) Full discretionary powers
12. Corrigendum means
(a) Things to be corrected (b) Agenda of the meeting
(c) Study of some gender (d) Correspondence
13. Faux Pas means
(a) A line person (b) Luck
(c) False and incorrect step (d) Wisdom
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(a) Long writing (b) Loyaity
(c) Treachery (d) Hogo pillar
15. Pediatrics refers to
(a) Care of pregnant women (b) Care of Oki people
(c) Care of bones and joints (d) Care of children
16. Pythagoras, geometrician belonged to
(a) Mesopotamia (b) Greece
(c) Syria (d) Italy
17. Asian Drama was written by
(a) Joseph Conrad (b) Gunnar Myrdal
(c) Thomas Pain (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
18. Tolstoy was the author of famous novel
(a) Idiot (b) Dark continent
(c) For whom the Belt Tolls (d) War and Peace
19. Which of the following ranks in the air force is higher?
(a) Squadron Leader (b) Air Commander
(c) Wing Commander (d) Group Captain
20. The Headquarter of W.T.O is at
(a) Rome (b) Geneva
(c) London (d) New York
21. International Court of Justice sits at
(a) Brussels (b) Geneva
(c) London (d) Paris
22. Heat received by earth from the sun known as
(a) Insulation (b) Solar heat
(c) Solar radiation (d) thermal radiation
23. The cheapest source of electricity generation is
(a) Nuclear (b) Hydel
(c) Solar (d) Thermal
24. Largest Political Agency in Pakistan tribal area in terms of area is
(a) Mohamand (b) South Waziristan
(c) North Waziristan (d) Kurram
25. Lowari Pass connects
(a) Dir with Chitral (b) Kalam with Gilgit
(c) Goram Chashma with Nooristan (d) Kaghan Valley with
Chilas
26. From Karachi farthest point on the coastal highway is
(a) Pasni (b) Gwadar
(c) Omara (d) Jiwani
27. Circumference of each is around
(a) 20000 km (b) 30000 km
(c) 40000 km (d) 50000 km
28. The deepest point in Pacific Oceans
(a) Mariana Trench (b) Tonga Trench
(c) Porto Rico Trench (d) Java Trench

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29. Mount Kilimanjaro is situated in
(a) Kenya (b) Uganda
(c) Tanzania (d) South Africa
30. Suez Canal links the following seas
(a) Red Sea with Mediterranean Sea (b) Mediterranean Seas
with Adriatic Sea
(c) Black Sea and Aegean Sea (d) Persian Gulf with
Arabian Sea
31. Khojak Pass is located between
(a) Quetta and D.l Khan (b) Quetta and Chaman
(c) Jamrud and Landikotal (d) Sibi and Makran
32. Nearest part of atmosphere to earth is called
(a) Troposphere (b) Ionosphere
(c) Mesosphere (d) Stratosphere
33. 3T’Colosseum (the amphitheatre) was built in
(a) Nepalese (b) Rome
(c) Milan (d) Athens
34. Special theory of relativity was proposed by
(a) Galilee (b) Robert Hook
(c) Isaac Newton (d) Albert Einstein
35. Isaac Newton gave
(a) Law of Geometry (b) None of these
(c) Law of Planetary Motion (d) Laws of Motion and
Laws of Gravitation
36. "Composition of Alchemy" is written by
(a) Jabir Ibn Hayyan (b) Ibn Al-Haitham
(c) Ibn Rushd (d) Nasir Al-pin
37. The book ‘Al Qanun Fi Tib’ is written by
(a) Al Baltani (b) Ibe-Rushd
(c) Al Biruni (d) Abu All Sina
38. Chile has a longest shore along
(a) Atlantic Sea (b) Black Sea
(c) Pacific Sea (d) Mediterranean Sea
39. Growth Domestic Product in Pakistan is growing at the rate of
(a) 24% (b) 3.7%
(c) 5.5% (d) 7%
40. Agriculture, the key sector in the Pakistan economy accounts for
(a) 45% of G.D.P. (b) 51% of G.D.P
(c) 21% of G D P (d) 28% of GDP
41. The earth is closer to Sun is
(a) January (b) June
(c) July (d) September
42. Time required for a computer to locate and -transfer data is called
(a) Basic time (b) Starting time
(c) Access time (d) Analogue time
43. A device which encodes character by the depression of keys is known as
(a) Keyboard (b) Mouse

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(c) Hard Drive (d) Printer
44. Mixture of two metals is called
(a) Mouse (b) Dispersion
(c) Alloy (d) Hard Drive
45. The area inside a computer frame and auxiliary storage where date and
instructions are
stored is called
(a) Memory (b) Recorder
(c) Hopper (d) Interpreter
46. An extremely small piece of silicon on which integrated circuits are
implicated is called
(a) Feed (b) Hollerith Code
(c) Chip (d) Card reader
47. The time taken by light to reach earth from the Sun is .
(a) 10 minutes 20 seconds (b) 12 minutes 30
(c) 4 minutes 30 seconds (d) 8 minutes 15 seconds
48. The shape of our milky-way galaxy is
(a) Elliptic (b) Rectangular
(c) Irregular (d) Spiral
49. The coldest planet of Solar System is
(a) Pluto (b) Saturn
(c) Mars (d) Jupiter
50. BIMAN is the divine of
(a) Cambodia (b) Afghanistan
(c) Bangladesh (d) Sri Lanka
51. 38th Parallel line is a boundary lies between
(a) Myanmar and Thailand (b) Thailand and Malaysia
(c) South and North Korea (d) India and China
52. Oxygen by volume has presence in the atmosphere of about
(a) 16% (b) 21%
(c) 31% (d) 46%
53. The brightest planet in the solar system is
(a) Venus (b) Saturn
(c) Neptune (d) Mars
54. The planet with shortest day time is
(a) Earth (b) Jupiter
(c) Venus (d) Pluto
55. Insulin in human body is produced in
(a) Pancreas (b) None of these
(c) Liver (d) Kidney
56. Dynamite was discovered by
(a) Daimler (b) Alfred Nobel
(c) Freud (d) Mosely
57. How far is Dead Sea Below Mediterranean?
(a) 200 meters (b) 300 meters
(c) 400 meters (d) 500 meters

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58. Laws of Heredity were discovered by
(a) Darwin (b) Borpamin Franklin
(c) Mendel (d) None
59. Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Professor Abdus Salam in the year
(a) 1968 (b) 1976
(c) 1979 (d) 1982
60. The longest river is located in
(a) Asia (b) Latin America
(c) Africa (d) North America
61. The highest mountains peak Mount Everest has been named after Col. George
Everest who
was
(a) Commandant of 1st Mountain infantry (b) Surveyor General of
India
Unit
(c) A Commander of Goslcha Brigade (d) A Political Agent in
NWFP
62. Christopher Columbus who discovered America was
(a) Spanish (b) Italian
(c) French (d) Dutch
63. The annual average flow of water in Indus River system is
(a) 140 MAF (b) 111 MAF
(c) 100 MAF (d) 99 MAF
64. The single biggest hydel power generating site is situated in
(a) Brazil (b) United States
(c) Indian (d) China
65. The US Congress and Senate raised the debt limited of US Government by
(a) $500 billion (b) $1000 billion
(c) $1500 billion (d) $2000 billion
66. IMF and World Bank were created through
(a) Treaty of Versailles (b) Bretton Woods Agreement
(c) Yaita Conference (d) New Deal
67. Moorish Kingdom of Granada (Spain) surrendered to Christians in the year
(a) 1455 (b) 1492
(c) 1528 (d) 1557
68. The President of Yugoslavia/Serbia who was indicated and tried by War
Criminal Tribunal
was
(a) Franjo Tudrnan (b) Radeoslav Bradjnin
(c) Slovadan Milosevic (d) Ralko Malefic
69. Who was not the member of the 1 st Cabinet of Pakistan?
(a) Jogindar Nant Mandal (b) Malik Ghulam Muhammad
(c) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (d) Hussain Shaheed
Suharwardy
70. President of Syria Bashar Al Aged is by faith a
(a) Alavi (b) Shia
(c) Druze (d) Sunni
71. US President Barak Hussein Obama's father was
(a) Nigerian (b) Egyptian

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(c) Kenyan (d) Indonesia
72. Blind Dolphins are found in
(a) Nile River (b) Yangtze River
(c) Ganges River (d) None
73. The Captain of Pakistan Cricket team which defeated England as the Oval in
1954 was
(a) Abdul Hafeez Kardar (b) Khan Muhammad
(c) Fazal Mehmood (d) Hanif Muhammad
74. The 1st Olympic Gold Medal for Pakistan was in the Summer Olympic Games of
(a) 1955 (b) 1960
(c) 1965 (d) 4970
75. When Ayub Khan took over power in 1958, the Prime Minister of Pakistan was
(a) Malik Feroze Khan Noon (b) Muhammad Ali Bogra
(c) Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy (d) None of these
76. The first international flight indentation by PIA was on
(a) 7th June 1954 (b) 1st Feb 1955
(c) 17th June 1951 (d) 25th May 1951
77. The present Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission is
(a) Dr. Ishrat Hussain (b) Dr. Shahid Amjad
(c) Nedeem ul Haq (d) Dr. Abram Sheikh
78. The present Secretary General of UN is from
(a) USA (b) France
(c) Australia (d) South Korea
79. The cash balance of the company is more than the cash balance of U.S
(a) Microsoft (b) Apple
(c) Bethel (d) DunPont
80. After the conquest of Punjab, British constituted a three-member Board of
Administration
for governing the Punjab, indicate who was not the member among the
following
(a) Charles Mansel (b) Robert Montgomery
(c) John Lawrence (d) Henry Lawrence
81. The father of Modern Science fiction is
(a) Aldous Huxley (b) Maupassant
(c) Bernard Russell (d) H.G. Weils
82. The office of District Magistrate was abolished through
(a) Police Order 2002 (b) Amendment in Code
of Criminal
Procedure
(c) Local Government Ordinance 2001 (d) 17th Amendment in
the Constitution
83. Indian Railway started operation
(a) 1813 (b) 1847
(c) 1853 (d) 1863
84. First international Olympic games were held in Greece in 1896 in the month
of
(a) March (b) April
(c) May (d) June
85. One who won grand Slam in tennis twice
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(c) Rod Laver (d) Jimmy Conners
86. Hanging gardens of Babylon were located in the modern day
(a) Lebanon (b) Iraq
(c) Syria (d) Jordon
87. First Satellite Sputnik 1 was launched in October 1957. Indicate the date
(a) 2 October 1957 (b) 4 October 1957
(c) 6October1957 (d) 8 October 1957
88. The celebrated scientist Isaac Newton was
(a) Italian (b) British
(c) Dutch (d) French
89. Turnip is a root described as
(a) Fusiform (b) Couical
(c) Tuberous (d) Napiform
90. Penicillin was discovered by
(a) Alexander Fleming (b) Stephen
(c) Victor Fleming (d) Lan Fleming
91. On 18th May 1974 India exploded first nuclear device under thecode name of
(a) Operation Smiling Buddha (b) Operation
(c) Operation Blue Star (d) Operation Giorata
92. The poetry first written by Allama Iqbal in Persian and then translated in
Urdu
(a) BangeDara (b) Zarb-e-Kaleem
(c) Armaghan-e-Hijaz (d) Bal-e-Jibraeel
93. The book Indian Muslamans published^ in 1871 was written
(a) Rudyard Kippling (b) Justice Ameer Ali
(c) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (d) William Wisoce
Hunter
94. Indian Rebellion of 1857 (War of independence on 10th May from the town of
(a) Jhansi (b) Meerut
(c) Lucknow (d) Gwaliar
95. How many Sahaba were martyred in Battle of Badr?
(a) 7 (b) 14
(c) 21 (d) 28
96. Which of the following is the land locked countries
(a) Uganda (b) Nigeria
(c) Kenya (d) Sri Lanka
97. Tahrir Square is situated in
(a) Tehran (b) Cairo
(c) Rabat (d) Istanbul
98. Benghazi is a city
(a) Morocco (b) Libya
(c) Iraq (d) Syria
99. River Nile originates from
(a) Lake Victoria (b) Springs in Kenya
(c) Lake Nyasa (d) Cherangany mountains
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(a) Holland (b) France
(c) Green Land (d) England

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Note: Answers are bold and Italic.

1. What is the opposite of servile? Haughty


2. Folketing is the parliament of? Denmark
3. Which country is called Cockpit of Europe? Belgium
4. Equinox means? When days and nights are of equal length
5. Thomas cup is associated with? Badminton
6. Football World Cup 2010 was won by? Spain
7. Brazuca means? "Brazilian way of life”.
8. Strait of Hormuz is between? Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf
9. Diet is the parliament of? Japan
10. When the stock Market is going down, it is called? Bearish
11. Broadway street of USA is famous for? Heart of the American theatre
industry
12. Baltic states are? Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
13. Where Baikal Lake exists? Siberia and Russia
14. “New Deal" was written by? U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
15. Character of Dracula was created by whom? Bram Stoker
16. In the election of president of U.S of America, the largest number of
members of
'Electoral College' are elected from the state of? California
17. Aeroflot is the airline of? Russia
18. Yuntze River passes through? Jingzhou
19. The headquarters of APEC is in which country? Singapore
20. Tegel is the international airport of? Germany
21. Kalahari Desert is located in which country? Botswana.
22. What is the length of China Wall? 13,170 miles (21,196 kilometers)
23. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for how many years? 27 years
24. “Where wealth accumulates, men decay” said by? Oliver Goldsmith
25. "Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.” Said by?
P.B. Shelley
26. What is the total area of Australia? 7.692 million km2
27. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System? Venus
28. 01 Megabyte is equal to how many bytes? 1000000 bytes
29. When did Yasir Arafat died? November 11, 2004.
30. What is meant by Viticulture? Cultivation of grapevines
31. The largest ethnic group not having a separate state? The Kurds
32. Old Stone age is also called as? Palaeolithic age
33. In human body, flat bones are found in? Skull
34. ANSA is the news agency of? Italy
35. ‘Horn of Africa’ includes which countries? Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea
and Djibouti
36. Which city is called the City of Seven Hills? Rome
37. What is the currency of Portugal? Euro
38. The imaginary line of zero-degree longitude which passes through
Greenwich is called?
Prime Meridian

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39. When France celebrates Bastille? July 14
40. Bastille day belongs to which country? France
41. What happened first? (a) Revolution of China (b) French revolution (c)
American War of
Independence
42. An ordinary mobile phone communicates by using? Radio waves
43. Which vitamin is provided by sunlight to body? D
44. Decibel is used to measure? Intensity of Sound
45. Which treaty was constituted for the fragmentation of Ottoman empire?
Treaty of sevres
46. The South Cross has how many main stars? Four
47. What is the highest military award of Italy? Medal of Valour
48. ASEAN was established on? August 8, 1967
49. Arab League was established in which city? Cairo
50. East of Eden was written by? John Ernst Steinbeck
51. Sui generis means? Unique
52. Rand is the currency of which country? South Africa
53. Number of working children in developing countries? 250 million
54. Which Article of the Constitution of Pakistan deals with boded labor and
slavery? 11
55. According to Factory Ordinance 1934, working hours for adults in a day?
9 to 10 hours
56. White goods are? Durable consumptions goods
57. Contours are lines connecting places having Equal height
58. If there is no atmosphere, the color of sky would be? Black
59. The phenomenon of ‘Arab Spring’ was sparked by the self-immolation of
Muhammad
Bouazizi, a fruit-seller in? Tunisia
60. America’s Cup is associated with which sports? Yachting
61. Which sea is in Central Asia? Aral Sea
62. Wheel is the symbol of? Progress
63. Maple leaf is the national emblem of? Canada
64. The hurricane in Oct 2012 which caused wide-spread damage in the eastern
sea-board
states of USA was? Sandy
65. What is Widow’s Tears? Lake
66. Element required for solar energy conversion is? Silicon
67. Which of the following country is located in the Levant region? Syria
68. Who is the Father of the French Revolution? Jean-Jacques Rousseau
69. Which statement is incorrect? Legislature is inferior to judiciary
70. What is new the name of Leningrad? St. Petersburg
71. Bread for the World is an organization located in? Washington, DC
72. The headquarters of EFTA is located in? Switzerland
73. First Asian Secretary-General of UN? U Thant O
74. Pedagogy is the study of? Teaching
75. Sunflowers are the subjects of two still life paints painted by? Van
Gogh
76. pointer arises when you use the address of an object after its lifetime
is over? Dangling
77. A change is an individual’s behavior promoted by information and
experience refers to
which one of the following concepts?? Learning
78. What is meant by ethics? Moral Values
79. Kyoto protocol talks about? Pollution
80. The country having the highest GDP? USA

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81. Which statement is false? Constitutional conventions are not binding
upon anyone,
82. Which article of 1973 Constitution prohibits all forms of slavery,
child labor and force
labour? 11
83. Which of the following statements is false? The conventions of the
constitution are
binding political rules which are not enforceable in the courts
84. Sylhet district at the time of partition was part of the province of?
Assam
85. Euphonious is the opposite of? Strident
86. The Incan civilization flourished in? South America
87. Stock indices at Tokyo are known by their popular name of? Nikkei
88. Hobson’s choice means Giving no choice at all
89. A voucher may be a payment bill
90. What was the name of Libyan king deposed by Colonel Qaddafi in 1969
91. The mental act, condition or habit of placing trust or confidence in
another shows which
of following options? Belief
92. Economic crisis in 1930 originated in USA
93. Divine Comedy was written by Dante
94. Who is known as the father of astronomy? Copernicus
95. In 1774, Oxygen was discovered by Priestley
96. Who invented bicycle? Karl D. V
97. Transparency International is headquartered at Berlin
98. The major source of electricity generation in Pakistan is Thermal power
99. The first test-tube baby was born on July 25, 1978.
100. The largest island in the world is Greenland.

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1. Father of former US Secretay of State, Madeleine Albright, was also a


member of the UN
Commission on India-Pakistan and author of the book “Danger of Kashmir”.
What was his
name?
(a) Josef Albright (b) Josef Korbel
(c) Owen Dixon (d) None of these
2. Who was the leader of the 1958 coup in Iraq, which led to proclamation of
Iraq as a republic?
(a) Saddam Husain (b) Nuri Al Said
(c) Abd al-Karim Qasim (d) None of these
3. Former prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, was by education a(n):
(a) Engineer (b) Medical doctor
(c) Lawyer (d) None of these
4. Major Shabbir Sharif was awarded Nishan-e-Haider posthumousl. Which other
medal for
bravery was he awarded during his career in the Army?
(a) Sitara-e-basalat (b) Sitara-e-Jurat
(c) Hilal-e-Jurat (d) None of these
5. In which organ of the UN all member states are represented?
(a) General Assembly (b) Economic and Social
Council
(c) Security Council (d) None of these
6. Which Indian personality served as the president of the UN General
Assembly in 1953-54?
(a) S. Radha Krishnan (b) Gopalswamy Ayyengar
(c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (d) None of these
7. Ustad Allah Baksh was a famous _______ of Pakistan.
(a) Painter (b) Sitar player
(c) Table player (d) None of these
8. Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, holds a
master’s degree in
Development Economics form which university?
(a) Cambridge (b) Harvard
(c) Columbia (d) None of these
9. During his address to the UN general Assembly, Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif proposed a
new policy initiative with India starting with implementation of four
measures relating to
ceasefire along the LOC, non-use of force, demilitarization of Kashmir
and _______.
(a) Settlement of Sir Creek dispute (b) Wuller Barrage
(c) Withdrawal of forces form Siachen (d) None of these
10. UNFCC (UN Framework Convention of Climate Change) as adopted during the
Earth Summit
at Riao de Janeiro (1992). When did it come in to force?
(a) March 1994 (b) August 1996
(c) October 1996 (d) None of these
11. Who was the first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?
(a) Mary Robindon (b) Jose A. Lasso
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12. De Beers is one of the biggest names in diamond industry. Who was the
founder of Beers
consolidate?
(a) John Cecil Rhodes (b) Joseph Rockfeller
(c) John Krugger (d) None of these
13. The Treaty of European Union (1992) is also known as:
(a) The Hague Treaty (b) Maastricht Treaty
(c) Paris Accord (d) None of these
14. Kind Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud named the kingdom o Hejaz and Najd as Saudi
Arabia in:
(a) 1924 (b) 1930
(c) 1932 (d) None of these
15. Headquarters of the African Union (AU) is located in:
(a) Johannesburg (b) Cairo
(c) Addis Ababa (d) None of these
16. Which of the following Indian Nobel Prize winners is associated with
economics?
(a) V.S. Naipaul (b) Amartya Sen
(c) C.V. Raman (d) None of these
17. Earth takes about ______ to complete 1 rotation around its axis.
(a) 48 hours (b) 24 hours
(c) One month (d) None of these
18. When a gas turns into a liquid, the process is called ______.
(a) Deposition (b) Evaporation
(c) Condensation (d) None of these
19. Yeast used in making of bread is a ____.
(a) Fungus (b) Plant
(c) Bacteria (d) None of these
20. The disease diphtheria affects the ____ in the human body.
(a) Kidneys (b) Throat
(c) Intestine (d) None of these
21. “World Economic Forum”, which holds its annual sessions in Davos,
Switzerland, was
founded by:
(a) Henry Kissinger (b) Schwab Klaus
(c) Konrad Adenaur (d) None of these
22. The Presidency of the UN Security Council rotates (In alphabetical order)
among its members
every:
(a) One month (b) 2 month
(c) 3 months (d) None of these
23. UNESCO, which deals with Education, Science and Culture, has its
headquarters in:
(a) New York (b) Vienna
(c) Paris (d) None of these
24. Beijing declaration and platform for Action (1992) deals with:
(a) International Trade (b) Rights and Status of
Women
(c) Rights and Protection of Children (d) None of these
25. The current Chariman PEMRA is:
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(c) Absar Alam (d) None of these
26. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinory of Pakistan won an Oscar Award for best documentary
film. What
was the title of the film?
(a) Acid Burns (b) Saving Face
(c) Dark Shadow (d) None of these
27. LED technology is energy-efficient. What does LED stand for?
(a) Low Energy Date (b) Light Emitting Diode
(c) Low Energy Diode (d) None of these
28. Which of the following is not necessary for standalone computer?
(a) RAM (b) LAN Card
(c) Operating System (d) None of these
29. “Chauburji” in Lahore was reported a gateway to a beautiful garden built
for princess Zeb-
un-Nissa. She was an accomplished daughter of which Emperor?
(a) Shaah Jahan (b) Aurangzeb
(c) Jahangir (d) None of these
30. Find the odd one out?
(a) RAM (b) ROM
(c) Cache (d) None of these
31. What was the codename given to United States Navy SEALS operation leading
to elimination
of Osama in Abbottabad?
(a) Lion Heart (b) Neptune Spear
(c) Geronimo (d) None of these
32. Pedagogy is the science of:
(a) Children Diseases (b) Languages
(c) Teaching (d) None of these
33. When was the first Nobel Prize awarded?
(a) 1892 (b) 1900
(c) 1901 (d) None of these
34. When was the right to vote given to women in Switzerland?
(a) 1935 (b) 1950
(c) 1971 (d) None of these
35. The leaning Tower of Pisa is located in which country?
(a) Italy (b) Switzerland
(c) Malta (d) None of these
36. Epistemology is the study of:
(a) Knowledge (b) Insects
(c) Parasites (d) None of these
37. U Thant was the first UN Secretary General form Asia. To which country did
he belong?
(a) Thailand (b) Burma
(c) India (d) None of these
38. On which river is the Baglihar Dam being constructed by India?
(a) Chenab (b) Jhelum
(c) Ravi (d) None of these
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(a) 2.47 (b) 3.47
(c) 4.47 (d) None of these
40. Liquids that evaporate quickly are known as _____ liquids.
(a) Viscous (b) Volatile
(c) Transient (d) None of these
41. If a ship travels from freshwater to a sea or ocean, it will:
(a) Sink Completely (b) Rise a little Higher
(c) Sink a little lower (d) None of these
42. Which one of the following is a good source of Potassium?
(a) Beetroot (b) Bananas
(c) Spinach (d) None of these
43. What is the chemical name of bleaching powder?
(a) Calcium Hypochlorite (b) Calcium Chlorate
(c) Calcium Chloride (d) None of these
44. In March 2015, the UN decided to increase Pakistan’s Continental Shelf
from 200 to 350
nautical miles. When did Pakistan submit its request form increasing
limits of its continental
shelf, to the UN?
(a) March 2008 (b) April 2009
(c) January 2012 (d) February 2013
45. Who is the incumbent Foreign Minister of Pakistan?
(a) Tariq Fatemi (b) Sartaj Aziz
(c) Nawaz Sharif (d) None of these
46. The Oscar Award Winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” is based on the book “Q
and A”
written by:
(a) Hanif Kureishi (b) Vikas Swarup
(c) Shashi Tharoor (d) None of these
47. What was the real name of famous Pakistani actor Santosh Kumar?
(a) Nazir Baig (b) Mushtaq Rizvi
(c) Syed Musa Raza (d) None of these
48. Which one of the following greenhouse gases has the greatest warming
effect?
(a) Carbon Dioxide (b) Carbon Monoxide
(c) Methane (d) Helium
49. The fifth heart of Asia: Istanbul Process Ministerial meeting was held in
Islamabad on 8-9
December 2015. When was the fourth meeting held?
(a) Istanbul (b) Tehran
(c) Beijing (d) Jeddah
50. Which of the following species is endemic to Pakistan?
(a) Snow Leopards (b) Indus River Dolphins
(c) Gypsy Vultures (d) None of these
51. Which animal is most illegally traded animal in the world?
(a) Pangolin (b) Rhinoceros
(c) Elephants (d) None of these
52. Mr. and Mrs. Sajjad have seven daughters. Each daughter has one brother.
What is the total
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(a) 13 (b) 10
(c) 12 (d) None of these
53. If five cars are parked bumper to bumper, how many bumpers are touching
each other?
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 8 (d) None of these
54. Asif is standing in a queue in such a way that he is sixth in the queue
form either side. How
many are there in the queue?
(a) 10 (b) 11
(c) 12 (d) None of these
55. Which of following countries expelled the PLO in 1970?
(a) Syria (b) Lebanon
(c) Jordan (d) None of these
56. The provisions of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan shall
remain in force
for:
(a) One year (b) 2 years
(c) 3 years (d) None of these
57. Which actor played the role of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the
feature film
“Jinnah” directed by Jamil Dehlvi?
(a) Nusli Wadia (b) Christopher Lee
(c) Ben Kingsley (d) None of these
58. The current Auditor General of Pakistan is:
(a) Buland Akhtar Rana (b) Chaudhary Muhammad Ilyas
(c) Rana Asad Amin (d) None of these
59. Reshma was a legendry folk singer of Pakistan. She died of Cancer in
Lahore in:
(a) Nov 2013 (b) Nov 2012
(c) Jan 2022 (d) None of these
60. Famous TV Drama “Waris” was written by:
(a) Attaulhaq Qasmi (b) Amjad Islam Amjad
(c) Dr. Anwar Sajjad (d) None of these
61. Climate Change conference COP 21 was held in Paris. Where was COP 20 held?
(a) Geneva (b) Lima
(c) Montreal (d) None of these
62. Who was India’s Foreign Minister Prior to Ms Sushma Swaraj?
(a) S.M. Krishna (b) Arun Jaitley
(c) Salman Khurshid (d) None of these
63. What was the rank of former Foreign Minister, Gohar Ayub Khan, when he
left the Army?
(a) Captain (b) Major
(c) Colonel (d) None of these
64. Who was the American Ambassador who died along with President Zia-ul-Haq
in a plane
crash in 1988?
(a) Tom Simon (b) Robert Milam
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65. Recently a leading politician, Salahuddin Quader Chaudhry, was handed in
Bangladesh. His
father, Fazlul Rehman Chaudhry, had served on an important position in
Pakistan prior to
separation of Bangladesh. Please name the position.
(a) Vice President (b) Speaker of National
Assembly
(c) Minister for Industries (d) None of these
66. Kamran’s Baradari in Lahore is one of the oldest Mughal monuments. Who
exactly was
Kamran?
(a) Brother of Queen Noor Jahan (b) Son of
Babur/Stepbrother of Humayun

(c) First Husband of Noor Jahan (d) None of these


67. The youngest son of maharaja Ranjit Singh was elevated as maharaja at a
tender age of about
5 years. What was his name?
(a) Naunahal Singh (b) Duleep Singh
(c) Kharrak Singh (d) None of these
68. Khudadad Khan was the first South Asian soldier in the British Army to
receive the highest
military award for gallantry, the Victoria Cross, during the first world
war. In which country
was he fighting where he performed the act of bravery which earned him the
Victoria Cross.
(a) France (b) Austria
(c) Belgium (d) None of these
69. During the visit to Islamabad of Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swarjaj,
it was agreed to
resume Comprehensive Dialogue between India and Pakistan. In which year
the two
countries first agreed to have regular structured dialogue in the form of
composite dialogue?
(a) 1996 (b) 1997
(c) 1998 (d) None of these
70. G.T. Road is one of the main highways of Pakistan. What does G.T. stand
of?
(a) General trafic (b) Grand Trunk
(c) General Turner (d) None of these
71. How many administrative Divisions are there in Punjab?
(a) 8 (b) 6
(c) 9 (d) None of these
72. Which one of the following districts of Punjab has the lowest population
density?
(a) D.G. Khan (b) Layyah
(c) Rajanpur (d) Bahawalpur
73. The “Zero Sum game” as employed by the supporters of “game theory” assumes
that:
(a) The loss of one party is the gain of the (b) The loss of one party is
the loss of the
other party other party as well
(c) The gain of one party is the gain of the (d) None of these
other party
74. Hingol National part, located in Makran District, Balochistan, is famous
for its:
(a) Thick forest cover (b) Archaeological sites
(c) Mud Volcanoes (d) None of these
75. Falkland Islands or the Malvanas islands are disputed between the United
Kingdom and:
(a) Belarus (b) Russia
(c) Argentina (d) None of these
76. Grassland plains of Argentina are:

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(a) Prairies (b) Downs
(c) Pampas (d) None of these
77. Maslow’s “Need Hierarchy” theory relates to:
(a) Communication (b) Leadership
(c) Motivation (d) None of these
78. Taj Mahal is located on the bank of river:
(a) Jamna (b) Ganges
(c) Nerbada (d) None of these
79. The capital of Kosovo is:
(a) Zaghreb (b) Pristina
(c) Sarajevo (d) None of these
80. Usain Bolt, the holder of world record for 100m race, belongs to:
(a) Barbados (b) Jamaica
(c) USA (d) None of these
81. Faiz Ahmad Faiz was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962 in which year
did Abdul Sattar
Edhi receive this prize?
(a) 1986 (b) 1988
(c) 1992 (d) None of these
82. Detroit, USA is associated with _____ industry.
(a) Automobile (b) Computer
(c) Toys (d) None of these
83. The world-famous paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the
Vatican City were
painted by:
(a) Sandro Bottiecelli (b) Leonardo da Vinci
(c) Michelangelo (d) None of these
84. Deosai national part is remarkable as it is one of the highest plateaus in
the world with an
average elevation of 4,114 meters. In which region of Pakistan is it
located?
(a) Baluchistan (b) Gilgit-Baltistan
(c) Potohar-Punjab (d) None of these
85. Who said “Right is a reasonable claim recognized by the society and
enforced by the state”.
(a) Laski (b) Bosanquet
(c) Marx (d) None of these
86. Who among the following argues that the fault line of civilization are
breeding grounds of
conflicts in the 21st century?
(a) Francis Fukuyama (b) Samuel Huntington
(c) Henry Kissinger (d) None of these
87. Lal Suhanra National part is located near:
(a) Khanewal (b) Bahawalpur
(c) D.G. Khan (d) None of these
88. Herbert Simon identified 4 basic motivations of subordinates to accept the
will of a superior.
Which of the following is not among them?
(a) Rewards and Sanctions (b) Social Disapproval
(c) Legitimacy (d) None of these
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(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean
(c) Mediterranean Sea (d) None of these
90. Who said “Man is by nature a political animal”?
(a) Winston Churchill (b) Karl Marx
(c) Aristotle (d) None of these
91. Who said “Man is by nature a political animal”?
(a) Edward VII (b) George V
(c) James II (d) None of these
92. Ramsar Convention provides of framework for national action and
international cooperation
for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. The
Convention was
adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, which is a city located in:
(a) Iran (b) Egypt
(c) Syria (d) None of these
93. According to Article 257 of the Constitution, when the people of Jammu and
Kashmir accede
to Pakistan then:
(a) They shall become citizens of (b) Kashmir shall become
a province of
independent Kashmir Pakistan
(c) People of Kashmir shall determine the (d) None of these
relationship between the state and
Pakistan
94. Famous Urdu poet Mustafa Zaidi was by profession a:
(a) Professor (b) Businessman
(c) Civil Servant (d) None of these
95. “Facebook” is one of the most popular social networking sites. When was it
launched?
(a) 1998 (b) 2000
(c) 2004 (d) None of these
96. The fist battle of Panipat was fought between:
(a) Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi (b) Alexander and Porus
(c) Babur and Rana Sanga (d) None of these
97. India tested its first nuclear device on:
(a) 15 May 1972 (b) 18 May 1974
(c) 28 May 1998 (d) None of these
98. HDI (Human development index) as an indicator of the well-being of a
contr, was the
brainchild of:
(a) Amartya Sen (b) Jevier Pere de Cuellar
(c) Mahbub-ul-Haq (d) None of these
99. Zimbabwe was earlier known as:
(a) Southern Rhodesia (b) Gold Coast
(c) Burkina Faso (d) None of these
100. What Pacemaker does?
(a) It decreases the heart beat (b) It increases the heart
beat
(c) It regulates the heart beat (d) None of these

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1. Acoustics is the science of:


(a) Light (b) Waves
(c) Sound (d) Colours
2. The art of breeding Silk Worm and production of Silk is called:
(a) Microbiology (b) Sericulture
(c) Biochemistry (d) Horticulture
3. The science of celestial bodies is known as:
(a) Agronomy (b) Coprology
(c) Astrology (d) Astronomy
4. Telepathy is:
(a) Communication by sensory perceptions (b) Communication between
mind and
heart
(c) Communication by means other than (d) None of these
sensory perceptions
5. Pedagogy is the science of:
(a) Seeing (b) Behaving
(c) Teaching (d) Learning
6. Study of maps and features of the Universe is called:
(a) Metaphysics (b) Cosmography
(c) Cosmology (d) Cartography
7. Scientific study and measurement of behaviour is called:
(a) Psychiatry (b) Psychology
(c) Physiology (d) Psycho-analysis
8. Etymology refers to the study of:
(a) insects (b) Words
(c) Medicines (d) Reptiles
9. Paediatrics is relevant to:
(a) Children (b) Pregnant women
(c) Old people (d) bones
10. Shape of the Milky Way Galaxy is:
(a) Rectangular (b) Spiral
(c) Elliptical (d) Circular
11. Coldest planet of the Solar System is:
(a) Saturn (b) Neptune
(c) Earth (d) Venus
12. Which of the following planets has the maximum number of Satellites:
(a) Venus (b) Saturn
(c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
13. Which planet takes the longest time to go once around the Sun?
(a) Neptune (b) Mars

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(c) Jupiter (d) Earth
14. The first artificial satellite was launched by:
(a) Japan (b) Russia
(c) America (d) France
15. The first Canadian woman in space was:
(a) Roberta Bonder (b) Dirk Fremont
(c) Tamayo Mendez (d) Marc Garneau
16. The first astronaut to set foot on moon was:
(a) Yuri Gagarin (b) Edmund Hailey
(c) Tamayo Mendez (d) Neil Armstrong
17. The theory stating that new matter is always created to fill the space
left by the Universe is
called:
(a) Big Bang (b) Steady State
(c) Hubble’s Theory (d) Black Hole
18. The velocity of sound in air at sea level’ is:
(a) 881 meters per second (b) 331 meters per second
(c) 661 meters per second (d) 561 meters per second
19. Acceleration caused by gravity is:
(a) 23 feet per second2 (b) 32 feet per second2
(c) 42 feet per second2 (d) 52 feet per second2
20. A rocket needs the speed of _______ to escape from earth's gravity.
(a) 22 miles per second2 (b) 15 miles per second2
2
(c) 12 miles per second (d) 7 miles per second2
21. Sunlight is composed of:
(a) 6 colours (b) 7 colours
(c) 8 colours (d) 9 colours
22. The rarest gas in air Is:
(a) Neon (b) Carbon Dioxide
(c) Helium (d) Oxygen
23. Minor objects in Irregular shapes orbiting the sun are called:
(a) Vessel (b) Asteroid
(c) Meteors (d) Comet
24. The lowest zone of atmosphere containing about seventy five percent of
total mass of
atmosphere and ninety percent of its water vapour is called:
(a) Troposphere (b) Lonosphere
(c) Aerosphere (d) Stratosphere
25. The theory about the beginning of the Universe by a huge explosion is
called:
(a) Binary (b) Black Hole
(c) Big Bang (d) Steady State
26. Constellation is:
(a) Classification of stars satellites (b) Classification of
stars
(c) Patterns or groups of stars in the sky (d) Patterns or groups
of satellites in the
sky
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(a) One hundred years (b) One million years
(c) 225 million years (d) 225 years
28. Days and nights are equal throughout the year at:
(a) North America (b) South Africa
(c) Equator (d) North Pole
29. Celestial body that affects tides of oceans is:
(a) Sun (b) Moon
(c) Galaxy (d) Meteorite
30. Huge cloud of gas and dust in universe is called:
(a) Constellation (b) Satellite
(c) Meteorite (d) Nebula
31. Outer surface of the sun is called:
(a) Chromosphere (b) Photosphere
(c) Corona (d) lonosphere
32. Sun’s diameter is:
(a) 3 million Km (b) 2.5 million Km
(c) 1.4 million Km [1.391016 million (d) 1 million Km
Km]
33. The largest planet is:
(a) Venus (b) Jupiter
(c) Mercury (d) Mars
34. The continuous movement of continents is called Ccntinental:
(a) Shakes (b) Drift
(c) Motion (d) Move
35. The layer of atmosphere* in which we live is called:
(a) Troposphere (b) Photosphere
(c) Lithosphere (d) lonosphere
36. Study of fingerprints is called:
(a) Genetics (b) Dactylography
(c) Hematology (d) Histology
37. Which rocks make the earth’s surface or crust?
(a) Sedimentary (b) Igneous
(c) Metamorphic (d) All of these
38. Area in a desert where there is sufficient water for plants is called:
(a) Island (b) Oasis
(c) Green desert (d) Greenland
39. Plate tectonics theory explains the movements of:
(a) Rockets (b) Rivers
(c) Oceans (d) Continents
40. Silicon is also called:
(a) Stone Maker (b) Ocean Maker
(c) Earth Maker (d) Mountain Maker
41. Days and nights are equal all the year at:
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(c) Oslo (d) Brussels
42. When Magma reaches the surface it is called:
(a) Moller magma (b) Volcano
(c) Lava (d) Igneous lava
43. Which star is known as the Constant Star*?
(a) Sirius (b) Canopus star
(c) North star (d) The sun
44. Which area is known as World's earthquake belt?
(a) Pacific ring of fire (b) Andes Range
(c) Sharm-el-Sneikh, Egypt (d) Central and Atlantic
Ridge *
45. Which of the following is the physics law of moments?
(a) The product of clockwise moments is (b) The sum of clockwise
moments is
equal to the product of anti-clockwise equal to the sum of
anticlockwise
moments moments
(c) The product of clockwise moments is (d) The sum of clockwise
moments equal
equal to the value of anti-clockwise to the value of anti-
clockwise moments.
moments
46. Which chemical element has properties of a metal and non-metals?
(a) Metalloid (b) Lanthanoid
(c) Actanoid (d) Graphite
47. Which tube extends from mouth to anus?
(a) Alimentary canal (b) Root canal
(c) Basic canal (d) Back canal
48. Where is the bile stored and intermittently released into the small
intestine to aid digestion?
(a) Kidney (b) Liver
(c) Gall Bladder (d) Pancreas
49. Blood circulates in which parts of the body?
(a) Veins (b) Arteries
(c) Capillaries (d) All of these
50. Which blood group is a Universal Donor?
(a) Group A (b) Group B
(c) Group AB (d) Group O Negative
51. Which part of the brain contains centers for the control of respiration,
heart-beat and blood
pressure?
(a) Medulla oblongata (b) Medulla
(c) Cerebellum (d) Cerebrum
52. The structure in a cell which contains the genes is called:
(a) Genetics (b) Saliva
(c) Marrow (d) Chromosome
53. Who coined the term gene?
(a) John Dalton (b) Dalton Gene
(c) Wilhelm Johannes (d) Andrew Fleming
54. Vitamin A is essential for:
(a) Skeletal growth (b) Preventing night
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(c) Healthy epithelia tissue (d) All of these
55. Which vitamin prevents hemorrhaging?
(a) B1 (b) B12
(c) E (d) K
56. How much blood does a normal adult person have in the body?
(a) About 6 to 7 litres (b) About 2 to 3 litres
(c) About 4 to 5 litres (d) About 3 to 4 litres
57. Hydrochloric acid is necessary for easy digestion of:
(a) Fats (b) Carbohydrates
(c) Enzymes (d) Proteins
58. Which vitamin is provided by sunlight of the human body?
(a) Vitamin D (b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin E (d) Vitamin A
59. When was HIV identified?
(a) 1987 (b) 1985
(c) 1983 (d) 1980
60. Which disease causes difficulty in breathing?
(a) Asthma (b) Anemia
(c) Astigmatism (d) Autism
61. Which of the following is the most common form of color blindness, usually
found in males?
(a) Difficulty in distinguishing red from (b) Difficulty in
distinguishing red from
green blue
(c) Difficulty in distinguishing red from (d) Difficulty in
distinguishing blue from
orange black
62. Disease which travels itself from place to place is called:
(a) Endemic (b) Epidemic
(c) Infection (d) Airborne
63. What is H5N1?
(a) Fungi (b) Vaccine
(c) Virus (d) Bacteria
64. Objects having the same size, shape and measurement are:
(a) Similar (b) Congruent
(c) Symmetrical (d) Variant
65. A line passing through a circle away from its centre is called:
(a) Radius (b) Diameter
(c) Segment (d) Chord
66. The sum of the angles in a triangle is:
(a) 360° (b) 180°
(c) 280° (d) 90°
67. According to the Pythagoras Theorem (When the hypotenuse is C):
(a) a2- b2 = c2 (b) a2 + b2 + c2 = 0
(c) a2 + b2 = c (d) a2 + b2 = c2
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(a) All corresponding sides are (b) All corresponding
angles are equal
proportional
(c) Both A and B (d) None of these
69. The area of a trapezium is:
(a) 1/2 x base x height (b) 1/2 x base area x
height
(c) 1/2 x sum of parallel sides x height (d) 1/2 x sum of parallel
sides
70. The volume of a sphere is:
(a) 4/3 r^3 (b) 2/3 r^3
(c) r^3 (d) 2 r
71. Mid-term breaking is applied to:
(a) Quadratic equations (b) Linear equations
(c) Perfect squares (d) Polynomial
functions
72. What is the next term for the sequence 486,162, 54,18, 6....
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 4
73. What is 0.004 x Q.5?
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.02
(c) 0.002 (d) 0.0002
74. In the equation of a straight line, what does the letter ‘C‘ represents?
(a) Gradient (b) x Intercept
(c) y Intercept (d) y Coordinate
75. When 73 is added to 89 and the amount is doubled, it gives the same result
as the square of
18. What is the answer:
(a) 164 (b) 162
(c) 160 (d) 163
76. What devices accept data from outside the computer and transfer it into
the CPU?
(a) Analogue to digital converters (b) Sensors
(c) Input devices (d) Digital devices
77. Which short cut key is used to insert a new slide in power point
presentation?
(a) Ctrl + S (b) Ctrl + M
(c) Ctrt + N (d) Ctrl + B
78. Spam or fraudulent e-mails are also called:
(a) Phishing scams (b) Junk mail
(c) Pharming scams (d) Malware viruses
79. Who was the inventor of Mouse?
(a) Douglas Engelbart (b) Ada Lovelace
(c) Charles Babbage (d) None of these
80. Which is the largest hardware company of computers?
(a) Microsoft (b) Dell
(c) HP (d) My Space
81. Which of the following is a conventional designation of pre-released
software?
(a) Alpha (b) Omega
(c) Raw (d) Beta
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(a) Back up (b) Buffer
(c) Binary file (d) Data recorder
83. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act was passed in Pakistan in the
year:
(a) 2013 (b) 2014
(c) 2015 (d) 2016
84. When was the last census held In Pakistan?
(a) 1972 (b) 1981
(c) 1998 (d) 2001
85. Maiakand Pass connects Peshawar with:
(a) Gilgit (b) Swat
(c) Dir (d) Chitral
86. Headquarters of Arab League is located at:
(a) Tehran (b) Cairo
(c) Riyadh (d) Tunis
87. Judicial Body of UN is called:
(a) International Court of Justice (b) General Assembly
(c) Security Council (d) International
Criminal Court
88. COP 22, the 22nd Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework
Convention on Climate
Change, was held in 2016 in:
(a) Paris (b) Marrakesh
(c) New York (d) Moscow
89. Which country has the largest resources of crude oil?
(a) Russia (b) USA
(c) Kuwait (d) Saudi Arabia
90. The highest battlefield in the world is:
(a) Tibet (b) Siachen Glacier
(c) Jafna (d) Kashmir
91. Summer Olympics for the year 2020 will be held in:
(a) Tokyo (b) Beijing
(c) Athens (d) Hanoi
92. A country’s total financial obligations to the rest of the world are
known as:
(a) Total burden (b) Total debt
(c) National liabilities (d) External debt
93. Brexit referendum was held on:
(a) October 23 2016 (b) August 23, 2016
(c) June 23, 2016 (d) April 23, 2016
94. Which political party does US President Elect belong to:
(a) Labour (b) Liberals
(c) Democratic (d) Republicans
95. The term Track-II Diplomacy is used for:
(a) Managing relations between two (b) Managing relations
between two
countries using official channels countries using
unofficial channels
(c) Diplomacy by diplomats during war (d) None of above
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(a) Climate Action (b) Quality Education
(c) Poverty Alleviation (d) Marine Life
97. The largest producer of solar energy in the world is:
(a) Germany (b) USA
(c) Russia (d) Holland
98. One barrel of Petroleum is equal to:
(a) 34.97 UK gallons (b) 42 US gallons
(c) 0.159 cubic metre (d) None of these
99. First woman to win Nobel Prize was:
(a) Aung San Suu Kyi (b) Mother Teresa
(c) Marie Currie (1903) in Physics (d) Florence Nightingale
100. Hydrometer is used to measure:
(a) Acidity of water (b) Specific gravity of a
liquid
(c) Pollution in water (d) Gravity of milk

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1. Who was the inventor of Mouse?


(a) Douglas Englebart (b) Ada Lovelace
(c) Charles Babbage (d) None of these
2. Name the person, who was exiled to Saint Helena after renowned battle of
“Waterloo” in
1815:
(a) Adolf Hitler (b) Napoleon Bonaparte
(c) Rommel (d) Hindenburg
3. CT scan stand for which of the following?
(a) Computed Tomography (b) Computer Topography
(c) Computed Topography (d) Computer Tomography
4. Normandy is in?
(a) Italy (b) England
(c) Austria (d) France
5. Sir Laurence Olivier was an?
(a) Engineer (b) Actor
(c) Comedian (d) Politician
6. “Kofi Annan" a former Secretary General of U.N.O belonged to:
(a) Tanzania (b) Kenya
(c) Ghana (d) Chad
7. Capital of the Ghana Is:
(a) Harare (b) Accra
(c) Kinshasa (d) Banjul
8. The country of Ghana was formerly known by what name?
(a) Grain Coast (b) Gold Coast
(c) Ivory Coast (d) Slave Coast
9. Congo Is the new name of:
(a) Madagascar (b) Petrograd
(c) Zaire (d) Cape Canaveral
10. Black Pool is?
(a) Mountain (b) Town
(c) Airport (d) Strait
11. Rakh Ghulaman Livestock farm is in?
(a) Okara (b) Sahiwal
(c) Bhakkar (d) Mianwali
12. Which is the biggest fresh water lake in the world?
(a) Chilka Lake (b) Caspian Lake
(c) Dal Lake (d) Lake Superior
13. Which is the deepest lake in the world?
(a) Titicaca (b) Victoria
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14. Ural Mountain is in?
(a) England (b) Turkey
(c) Greece (d) Russia
15. Which country is the 2nd largest oil producer in the world?
(a) Russia (b) USA
(c) Kuwait (d) Saudi Arabia
16. Bering strait separated Russia from?
(a) China (b) USA
(c) Japan (d) Canada
17. Opium War was fought between China and?
(a) French (b) Portuguese
(c) Indian (d) British
18. International dateline passes through?
(a) Bering Strait (b) Strait of Hormuz
(c) Dover Strait (d) Davis Strait
19. Shortest day In Australia will be on?
(a) 25 December (b) 22 December
(c) 15 June (d) 21 June
20. Mention the nickname of atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945?
(a) Little Boy (b) Daisy cutter
(c) Big Giant (d) Sharp boy
21. The Treaty of Sevres was signed in?
(a) 1921 (b) 1924
(c) 1920 (d) 1919
22. Mustafa Kamal Pasha abolished the Khilafat in?
(a) 1921 (b) 1924
(c) 1920 (d) 1920
23. "We the people of United Nations" are the opening word of which of the
historical
documents?
(a) Human Right Charter (b) US charter
(c) UN Charter (d) UNHCR Charter
24. Koh-e-Judi Is located in?
(a) India (b) Turkey
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Iraq
25. Koh-e-Toor is located in?
(a) Sinai (b) Syria
(c) Iraq (d) Egypt
26. The name of Ceylon changed into Sri Lanka in?
(a) 1965 (b) 1972
(c) 1976 (d) 1974
27. One yard is equal to?
(a) 0.989 m (b) 0.914 m
(c) 1.125 m (d) 1.150 m
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(a) 1055 (b) 1075
(c) 1050 (d) 1155
29. One Gram of gold is equal to how many Milligrams of gold?
(a) 100 mg (b) 500 mg
(c) 1000mg (d) 10,000mg
30. Adam's Peak is located in?
(a) Nepal (b) Iran
(c) Sri Lanka (d) India
31. One inch is equal to?
(a) 2.5 cm (b) 2 cm
(c) 2.54 cm (d) 3.00 cm
32. If 5X-15=60 then find the value of X?
(a) 15 (b) 17
(c) 13 (d) 11
33. Oldest Inhabited city in the world Is?
(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjo-Daro
(c) Damascus (d) Taxila
34. The Cultural Center of Gandhara Civilization was situated at present day
In:
(a) Afghanistan (b) Pakistan
(c) China (d) Iraq
35. Oldest monarchy Is:
(a) Saudi Arab (b) UAE
(c) Japan (d) Kuwait
36. Father of Homeopathy is?
(a) Samuel Hahnemann (b) Hahnemann
(c) Sigmund (d) Robert Dover
37. The book 'Wealth of Nations' was written by:
(a) John Marshal (b) Karl Marx
(c) Max Muller (d) None of these
38. Communist Manifesto was originally published in which language?
(a) Greek (b) Russian
(c) French (d) German
39. The famous Incident of Boston Tea Party took place In?
(a) 1770 (b) 1785
(c) 1773 (d) 1776
40. Ahmad Khan Kharal the famous character of war of Independence belongs to?
(a) Gogera (b) Satiana
(c) Jhamra (d) CheechaWatni
41. Faiz Ahmad Faiz was imprisoned for his alleged involvement
in____conspiracy.
(a) Agartaia (b) Lahore
(c) Attock (d) Rawalpindi
42. "Pride and Prejudice” was written by:
(a) Jane Austen (b) Thomas Hardy
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43. Cholera is caused by?
(a) Cocci (b) Virus
(c) Bacteria (d) None of these
44. Which of the following disease is not caused by virus?
(a) Smallpox (b) Polio
(c) Typhoid (d) Mumps
45. Which among the following is Starch digesting enzyme?
(a) Protease (b) Lipase
(c) Amylase (d) None of these
46. Another name for Vitamin C Is:
(a) Ascorbic Acid (b) Acetic Acid
(c) Citric Acid (d) Lysozyme
47. Which is used as moderator In atomic reactor?
(a) Water (b) Uranium
(c) Platinum (d) Heavy Wuter
48. Guava is a rich source of:
(a) Vitamin C (b) Vitamin D
(c) Vitamin A (d) Calcium
49. “Conversations with Myself* was written by?
(a) Barak Obama (b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Tony Blair (d) None of those
50. Diameter of Jupiter is ___ times of earth's diameter?
(a) 13 (b) 11
(c) 9 (d) 10
51. Which is the hottest planet In the Solar System?
(a) Jupiter (b) Mercury
(c) Uranus (d) Venus
52. Plato was ____ of Aristotle.
(a) Student (b) Son
(c) Son-In-law (d) Teacher
53. Quaid-e-Azam joined Muslim League in
(a) 1913 (b) 1914
(c) 1911 (d) 1916
54. The Jalllanwala massacre ___ took place In:
(a) April 1919 (b) December 1919
(c) April 1921 (d) April 1920
55. “Jalllanwala Bagh” Is located In:
(a) Lahore (b) Delhi
(c) Lucknow (d) Amritsar
56. First Noble Prize In physics was awarded to?
(a) Priestly (b) Roentgen
(c) Madame Curie (d) Alexander Fleming
57. Which among the following is ancient wonder of world?
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58. 200 candidates applied for exams, from which 180 candidates appeared In
exam and 70 per
cent passed, how many failed?
(a) 57 (b) 52
(c) 54 (d) 59
59. If X=28 and Y=51, then (X+Y)+(X-Y)=?
(a) 53 (b) 56
(c) 59 (d) 81
60. Who was the inventor of printing press?
(a) Johannes Gutenberg (b) Louis Pasteur
(c) Oliver Cromwell (d) St. Augustine
61. Euro is the currency of:
(a) Norway (b) Denmark
(c) Italy (d) Sweden
62. if A completes a lob in 20 min and B In 30 mins, if they do the same job
together how much
time will they take?
(a) 15 (b) 20
(c) 25 (d) 12
63. Which of the following districts of Balochistan contains huge deposits of
Copper:
(a) Loralai (b) Sibbi
(c) Khuzdar (d) Chaghi
64. Kachura Lake Is situated In:
(a) Gilgit (b) Kaghan Valley
(c) Baltlstan (d) None of these
65. Patella Is present in?
(a) Skull (b) Thorax
(c) Knee (d) Elbow
66. Working boundary Is a boundary between
(a) Indian Held Kashmir and Azad Kashmir (b) India and Pakistan
(c) Indian Held Kashmir and Pakistan (d) Azad Kashmir and
Pakistan
67. What does RAM In a computer stand for?
(a) Read and Memorize (b) Random Access Memory
(c) Random Access Module (d) Random Access Modem
68. URL Is an abbreviation of:
(a) Uniform Room Locator (b) Universal Resource
Locator
(c) Universal Room Locator (d) Uniform Resource
Locator
69. Wife of Bill Gates is the CEO of Gates Foundation, what is name of her
wife?
(a) Ivana (b) Melinda
(c) Milana (d) None of these
70. The length of Siachen Glacier is ___ mile.
(a) 56 (b) 47
(c) 49 (d) None of these
71. Persecution of Rohinglya Muslims Is in which state of?
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(c) Kachln (d) None of these
72. Khad' Is the Intelligence agency of:
(a) Iraq (b) Afghanistan
(c) Egypt (d) Russia
73. The National Bird of Pakistan Is:
(a) Chukor (b) Pigeon
(c) Eagle (d) Parrot
74. Aab-e-Hayat was written by:
(a) Muhmmad Hussain Azad (b) Nazir Ahmad
(c) Allama Iqbal (d) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
75. Silicon Valley Is located in:
(a) New York (b) Florida
(c) Mexico (d) California
76. The only Hindu State* in the World is:
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan (d) India
77. The Nobel Prize for Economics was introduced In
(a) 1969 (b) 1988
(c) 1990 (d) 1987
78. Malabar is the old name of?
(a) Chennai (b) Madras
(c) Mumbai (d) Calcutta
79. If the mood of a person swings from normal to extreme behavior is due to?
(a) Autism (b) Schizophrenia
(c) Bipolar Disorder (d) Epilepsy
80. Novel “War and Peace” was written by:
(a) Leo Tolstoy (b) Tito
(c) Shelly (d) Shakespeare
81. Most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in September 2017 was?
(a) Maria (b) Katrina
(c) Irma (d) None of these
82. Neutron was discovered by:
(a) Newton (b) Priestly
(c) James Chadwick (d) B. Franklin
83. During the process of photosynthesis, plants releases the
(a) Carbon (b) Oxygen
(c) Nitrogen (d) Ammonia
84. Hujjatullah-il-Baligha was written by?
(a) Shah Ismail (b) Haji ShariatUliah
(c) Syed Ahmad Shaheed (d) Shah Wali Ullah
85. An example of a heredity disease is:
(a) Polio (b) Hemophilia
(c) Cholera (d) Typhoid
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(c) Elliptical (d) Circular
87. There were 69 members in first constituent assembly; this number was
increased to in order
to give representation to princely states arid refuges.
(a) 75 (b) 79
(c) 81 (d) 85
88. What is height of K.2?
(a) 6611 Meters (b) 8611 Meters
(c) 7611 Meters (d) 9611 Motors
89. Before the partition of India in 1947, how many princeiy states existed?
(a) 49 (b) 54
(c) 562 (d) None of these
90. Name the biggest barrage of Pakistan?
(a) Sukhar Barrage (b) Taunsa Barrage
(c) Guddu Barrage (d) Ghulam Muhammad
Barrage
91. If you have “Caries" then which doctor should be consulted?
(a) Dermatologist (b) Orthopaedist
(c) Dentist (d) Neurologist
92. The average weight of human heart is?
(a) 250 gm (b) 300 gm
(c) 350 gm (d) 400 gm
93. Sharm-el-Sheikh is the name of?
(a) Airport of Iran (b) Egyptian Seaport
(c) A Mountain (d) None of these
94. LNG stand for?
(a) Liquefied Natural Gas (b) Liquid Natural Gas
(c) Liquid Neutral Gas (d) None of these
95. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by the people of:
(a) Britain (b) Germany
(c) Canada (d) France
96. Habsha is the old name of?
(a) Ethiopia (b) Uganda
(c) Kenya (d) Tanzania
97. Break bone fever is communicated by a mosquito; it is another name of:
(a) Dengue (b) Malaria
(c) Epilepsy (d) All of these
98. Katas Raj Temple is in?
(a) Jhelum (b) Chakwal
(c) Lahore (d) Attock
99. Amnesia is related to:
(a) Sleeping sickness (b) Loss of sight
(c) Loss of hearing (d) Loss of memory
100. The British Government announced the _____ annulment of Partition of
Bengal in
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1. Who among the following is the current Secretary General of SAARC?


(a) Ahmed Saleem (b) Amjad Hussain Sial
(c) Arjun Bahadur Thappa (d) Q.A. Rahim
2. Who was the first governor general of the Stale Bank of Pakistan?
(a) Zahid Hussain (b) Abdul Qadir
(c) S. A Hasnie (d) Mahbubur Rashid
3. Kurt Waldheim was an Austrian diplomat and statesman who served two terms
as the
secretary general of the United Nations.
(a) Third (b) Fourth
(c) Fifth (d) Sixth
4. The General Assembly and the Security Council select the judges of the
International Court
of Judges for the period of 9 years The ICJ is comprised of judges.
(a) 30 (b) 15
(c) 10 (d) 35
5. Kirthar Range is a mountain range in Pakistan extending about 190 miles. In
which province
of Pakistan does the range's largest portion reside?
(a) Sindh (b) Balochislan
(c) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (d) Punjab
6. When Balochistan was given the status of Pakistan?
(a) 1969 (b) 1970
(c) 1971 (d) 1972
7. What is the length of Karakoram Highway?
(a) 810 miles (b) 910 miles
(c) 710 miles (d) 610 miles
8. Who among the following was the penultimate viceroy of British India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten (b) Lord Wavell
(c) Lord Linlithgow (d) Lord Wiilmgdon
9. Jinnah Pakistan and Islamic Identity. The Search for Saladin is a book
based on conversations
and interviews of those who were close to Jinnah. Who wrote this book?
(a) Ayesha Jalal (b) Akbar S. Ahmad
(c) Stanley Wolpert (d) Hector Bolitho
10. Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan to immortalize his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Its construction
spanned 22 years. When was the project commenced?
(a) 1622 (b) 1632
(c) 1642 (d) 1652
11. How many layers does Earth’s atmosphere have?
(a) 4 (b) 6
(c) 8 (d) None of these
12. Less than one per cent of Earth's water is fresh water but the oceans
contain _____ per cent
of the Earth’s water.
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(c) 77% (d) 99%
13. Who among of the following is the current president of Azad and Jammu
Kashmir?
(a) Raja Farooq Haider (b) Ch Abdul Majid
(c) Masood Khan (d) Yaqoob Khan
14. Katas Raj Temples are revered Hindu temples in Pakistan. In which district
the temples
reside?
(a) Jhelum (b) Chakwal
(c) Mianwali (d) Dera Ghazi Khan
15. Nawab Malik Amir Mohammad Khan also known as Nawab of Kalabagh was
governor of
West Pakistan in 1960. He was from:
(a) Bahawalpur (b) Mianwali
(c) Mirpur Khas (d) D. I. Khan
16. Attack Fort was built during the reign of which Mughal?
(a) Akbar (b) Humayun
(c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb
17. Bit is also called:
(a) Binary Unit (b) Binary Digit
(c) Binary System (d) Digital System
18. According to World Bank, what was the growth rate of Pakistan in 2018?
(a) 5.4% (b) 5.8%
(c) 5.12% (d) 5.10%
19. Which of the following Vitamin contains traces of Selerium?
(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin E
(c) Vitamin D (d) Vitamin K
20. PROM chips are programmed by plugging them into:
(a) Chip Kits (b) ROM burners
(c) PROM Programmer (d) PROM Reader
21. IRSA, Indus River System Authority was established for regulating and
monitoring the
distribution of water sources of Indus Rivers in:
(a) 1991 (b) 1992
(c) 1993 (d) 1994
22. Sindh Sagar Doab is one of the five major doabs of the Punjab province, it
is the tract of land
between the following rivers
(a) Indus and Chanab (b) Chenab and Jhelum
(c) Indus and Jhelum (d) Jehlum and Ravi
23. Who is the current Chief of Air Staff?
(a) Sohail Aman (b) Tahir Rafiq Butt
(c) Mujahid Anwar (d) Zafar Mahmood
24. International Mother Language is celebrated on:
(a) 21 February (b) 21 March
(c) 21 April (d) 21 May
25. Which among the given options is the capital of Kazakhstan?
(a) Tashkent (b) Astana
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26. SCO, Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in
(a) 1995 (b) 2001
(c) 1996 (d) 2009
27. According to a report published by IMF, Pakistan, has been ranked _____ in
the world among
countries facing acute water shortage.
(a) 2nd (b) 3rd
(c) 4th (d) 5th
28. Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization
for Human Rights
it was founded in:
(a) 1960 (b) 1961
(c) 1962 (d) 1963
29. A mechanical stopwatch can measure a time interval up to a minimum ____
seconds
(a) 0.20 s (b) 0.1 s
(c) 0.5 s (d) 0.01 s
30. When in ICC Champions Trophy did -Pakistan defeat India?
(a) 18June (b) 22 June
(c) 24 June (d) 26 June
31. Which among the following defines the event of Supernova?
(a) Expanding Black Hole (b) Exploding Star
(c) Shining Comet (d) Moving Asteroid
32. ‘King of Pop1. Michael Jackson was an American singer songwriter and
dancer. He diedin:
(a) June 2009 (b) June 2010
(c) June 2008 (d) June 2007
33. Who among the following is known as the Poet of Beauty?
(a) William Wordsworth (b) John Keats
(c) Rudyard Kiplina (d) P. B. Shelley
34. In mathematics, a solution to an equation that emerges from the process of
solving the
problem but is not a valid solution to the problem is called solution:
(a) Homogeneous (b) Heterogeneous
(c) Extraneous (d) Identical
35. The number of elements in power set {1.2.3} is:
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 7 (d) 8
36. How many subsets does an empty subset have?
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 10
37. When a triangle has two congruent sides, it is called triangle.
(a) Isosceles (b) Equilateral
(c) Scalene (d) Iso Scale
38. The ______ is equal to the sum of all the values in the data divided by
the number of values
in the data
(a) Mean (b) Mode
(c) Median (d) Geometric Mean

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39. A ________ is a representation of a frequency distribution by means of
rectangles whose
widths represent class intervals and whose . areas are proportional to the
corresponding
frequencies
(a) Pictograph (b) Histogram
(c) Pie Chart (d) Bar Chart
40. Which instrument is suitable to measure the internal diameter of a test
tube?
(a) Vernier Callipers (b) Screw Gauge
(c) Feeler Gauge (d) Bore Gauge
41. Crude Oil is heated in the furnace up to
(a) 300°C (b) 350°C
(c) 400°C (d) 450°C
42. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum is involved in the synthesis and storage of
(a) Polysaccharides (b) Proteins
(c) Lipids (d) DNA
43. World Food Program am organization of the United Nations was created at
the behest of
(a) U Thant (b) Dwight Eisenhower
(c) J. F Kennedy (d) Kissinger
44. Asabiyya, a concept of social solidarity with an emphasis on unity, was
given by
(a) Ibn e Khaldun (b) Al Farabi
(c) Ibn e Hazm (d) Jarir Al Tabari
45. Muhammad Ibn e Zakaria Al-Razi was a polymath physician, alchemist and
philosopher from
(a) Iraq (b) Syria
(c) Iran (d) Morocco
46. Al-Oanun fi at-tibb is an encyclopaedia of medicine in five books written
by
(a) Al Farabi (b) Avicenna
(c) Ibn e Hazm (d) Jarir Al Tabari
47. Who among the following discovered the sunspots?
(a) Johannes Kepler (b) Einstein
(c) Galileo (d) Copernicus
48. Which city was hit by the earthquake of 1935?
(a) Muzaffarabad (b) Quetta
(c) Attack (d) Peshawar
49. In which country does the Batura Glacier lie?
(a) Pakistan (b) China
(c) Nepal (d) India
50. Which province among the following has Uch Gas Field?
(a) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (b) Punjab
(c) Balochistan (d) Sindh
51. How many countries are there in Asia?
(a) 48 (b) 49
(c) 50 (d) 46
52. A horse runs around a ground twice and covers a distance of 8 km, one side
of square ground
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(c) 2 km (d) 1 km
53. Who among the following invented bifocal spectacles and lightning rod?
(a) Galileo (b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) Thomas Edison (d) James Madison
54. Which gas field among the following is the second largest gas field in
Pakistan which is being
operated by OCGDL?
(a) Bobi Gas field (b) Chachar gas field
(c) Qadirpur Gas field (d) Uch Gas field
55. Mars, neighbour of Earth, has natural satellites.
(a) Two (b) Three
(c) Four (d) Five
56. Max Planck won Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918 for the discover of
(a) Time Constant (b) Energy Quantum
(c) Heat Constant (d) Wave Constant
57. Which among the following instruments is used to measure the amount of
liquid precipitation
(rain) over a set period of time?
(a) Hygrometer (b) Rain Gauge
(c) Pedometer (d) Barometer
58. Parsec is a unit used to measure
(a) Time (b) Speed
(c) Distance (d) Force
59. Solar eclipse occurs when:
(a) Earth comet between Sun and moon (b) Moon comet between Sun
and Earth
(c) Sun comes between Earth and Moon (d) Sun rays don’t reach
earth
60. A camera uses convex lens to form an image which is:
(a) Real, inverted, magnified (b) Real, inverted,
diminished
(c) Virtual, Inverted, diminished (d) -Real, Upright,
diminished
61. When NaHCO3 is heated, it produces
(a) CO2 (b) CaCO3
(c) Ca(OH)2 (d) CaO
62. Stoma, found in the epidermis of leaves closes when guard cells
(a) Gain water (b) Lose water
(c) Exchange gas (d) None of these
63. Iron and steel structures are damaged by:
(a) Carbon Monoxide (b) Sulphur dioxide
(c) Carbon dioxide (d) Methane
64. Inflammation of liver is caused by
(a) Cholera (b) Hepatitis
(c) Typhoid (d) Jaundice
65. Paris Climate Agreement was adopted in:
(a) 2014 (b) 2015
(c) 2016 (d) 2017
66. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) also
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(a) 1990 (b) 1991
(c) 1992 (d) 1993
67. What is the speed of sound in air
(a) 1347 km/h (b) 1235 km/h
(c) 1290 km/h (d) 1495 km/h
68. Enzymes are basically made up of:
(a) Fats (b) Nucleic Acids
(c) Vitamins (d) Proteins
69. What is the life span of red blood cells?
(a) 110 days (b) 140 days
(c) 120 days (d) 170 days
70. What is the percentage of water present in our brain?
(a) 75% (b) 85%
(c) 95% (d) 73%
71. In order to make Nitrogen available to primary producers like plants, in
ecosystem it is
converted into:
(a) Nitrates (b) Nitrites
(c) Ammonia (d) Nitric Acid
72. Parthenocarpy is the production of fruit which makes the fruit
(a) Full of seeds (b) Seedless
(c) Bitter (d) Waterless
73. The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is a United Nations is
observed on
(a) 17 June (b) 17 July
(c) 17 August (d) 17 May
74. A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to data?
(a) 650 mb (b) 680 mb
(c) 720 mb (d) 820 mb
75. Dengue is caused by which type of mosquito:
(a) Culex (b) Marsh
(c) Aedes (d) Mayaro
76. Which tube among the following Joins kidneys and bladder?
(a) Urethra (b) Ureter
(c) Infenor Vena Cava (d) Suprapubic Tube
77. Edward Jenner successfully developed world's first vaccine in:
(a) 1796 (b) 1696
(c) 1896 (d) 1596
78. The pancreatic juice which aids digestion is secreted into?'
(a) Liver (b) Duodenum .
(c) Stomach (d) Ileum
79. Who among the following transmitted first radio signal through air?
(a) Faraday (b) Marconi
(c) Graham Bell (d) Tesla
80. High-tech exports of Pakistan stand at
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(c) 0.9% (d) None of above
81. Who among the following Prime Ministers of Pakistan secured Gwadar from
Oman? :
(a) Feroz Khan Noon (b) I.I. Chundriger
(c) Ch. Muhammad Ali (d) M. Ali Bogra
82. Villi are small finger like structures in the
(a) Large intestine (b) Small intestine
(c) Stomach (d) Esophagus
83. Yeast is essential in making of bread because it produces
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Bacteria
(c) Oxygen (d) Sugar
84. Kartarpur corridor links which Gurdwara to India:
(a) Panja Sahib (b) Darbar Sahib
(c) Sacha Sauda (d) Rohri Sahib
85. Pakistan being Alma Ala signatory in 1978 launched. The National Program
for Family
Planning and Primary health in:
(a) 1994 (b) 1968
(c) 1973 (d) 1985
86. After fertilization, a fruit develops from which part of the plant?
(a) Ovule Wall (b) Anther
(c) Ovary (d) Sepals
87. Which disease is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin D:
(a) Scurvy (b) Rickets
(c) Night Blindness (d) All of these
88. The largest famine hit Ethiopia in:
(a) 1980 (b) 1983
(c) 1990 (d) 1993
89. The medians of a triangle cut each other in the ratio:
(a) 4: 1 (b) 3:1
(c) 2:1 (d) 1:1
90. Who among the following was the longest serving chairman of Senate?
(a) Mian Muhammad Soomro (b) Wasim Sajjad
(c) G.l Khan (d) Habibullah Marwat
91. Which among the following is responsible for the clotting of the blood?
(a) Erythrocytes (b) Platelets
(c) Basophils (d) White blood cells
92. Mastication is called the process of:
(a) Digesting (b) Grinding
(c) Chewing (d) Swallowing
93. At which temperature does bacteria die?
(a) 102 F (b) 106 F
(c) 110 F (d) 120 F
94. What is the colour of Oxyhaemoglobin?
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95. Pepsinogen is converted into stomach in
(a) HCI (b) Gastrin
(c) Bicarbonate (d) Pepsin
96. Literacy rate in Christian world is 100% compared to that literacy rate In
Muslim world - is:
(a) 50% (b) 40%
(c) 60 % (d) None of these
97. Pakistan's population is what per cent of the world's population?
(a) 2.4% (b) 2.65%
(c) 2.8% (d) 2.7%
98. Circumference of earth is around
(a) 20000 km (b) 30000 km
(c) 40075 km (d) 50000 km
99. Indian Railway started operation:
(a) 1813 (b) 1847
(c) 1853 (d) 1863
100. What is the title of Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S)?
(a) Khalil Ullah (b) Kalim Ullah
(c) Saif Ullah (d) Jad-ul-Anbia

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1. The capital of Chechnya is?


(a) Helsinki (b) Suva
(c) Paris (d) Grozny
2. World polio day celebrated on?
(a) 22nd September (b) 3rd December
(c) 22nd March (d) 24th October
3. Who was the 2nd PM of Pakistan?
(a) Quid-e-Azam (b) Khawaja Nazim Uddin
(c) Malik Ghulam Muhammad (d) Iskandar Mirza
4. Antarctica is located in?
(a) North pole (b) South pole
(c) Both a and b (d) None of these
5. Total length of Durand line is?
(a) 2422 km (b) 2421 km
(c) 2423 km (d) 2430 km
6. What is the capital of Jamaica?
(a) Kingston (b) Brussels
(c) Portugal (d) None of these
7. How many projects under one belt on road are?
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6
8. In which year Musharraf became President?
(a) 1999 (b) 2000
(c) 2001 (d) 1998
9. The highest waterfall is?
(a) Angel (b) Victoria
(c) Iguazu falls (d) None of these
10. Bhutto was the _______ PM of Pakistan?
(a) 6th (b) 8th
(c) 9th (d) 10th
11. Which is the largest country by area?
(a) China (b) USA
(c) Russia (d) Canada
12. Which country is largest by population?
(a) China (b) India
(c) Russia (d) USA
13. In which year Pakistan left common wealth?
(a) January, 1971 (b) January, 1972
(c) January, 1973 (d) January, 1974
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(a) 1985 (b) 1986
(c) 1988 (d) 1987
15. Drugs are exerted through?
(a) Liver (b) Kidney
(c) Stomach (d) None of these
16. He delights _____playing with children’s?
(a) in (b) to
(c) with (d) none of these
17. Antonym of Entice is?
(a) Draw (b) Repulse
(c) lure (d) None of these
18. Antonym of Perilous is?
(a) Attract (b) lure
(c) Draw (d) Safe
19. Which is the biggest desert of the world?
(a) Thar (b) Sahara
(c) Gobi (d) Thal
20. Which one is the biggest ocean of the world?
(a) Arctic (b) Pacific
(c) Atlantic (d) Indian
21. Which is the largest district of punjab?
(a) Lahore (b) Multan
(c) Bahawalpur (d) Faisalabad
22. Laughing gas is called?
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Nitrous oxide
(c) Oxygen (d) Hydrogen
23. The area between Ravi and Bias is called?
(a) Sindh sagar doab (b) Bari Doab
(c) Rachna Doab (d) None of these
24. Which is the shortest of the solar system?
(a) Venice (b) Neptune
(c) Mercury (d) Earth
25. Which planet is the farthest from the Sun?
(a) Venice (b) Neptune
(c) Mercury (d) Earth
26. Which Planet is visible from the Earth?
(a) Venus (b) Neptune
(c) Mercury (d) Earth
27. Panama country links?
(a) China and Japan (b) Russia and America
(c) North and South America (d) None of these
28. When did the Kargil war fought?
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29. After light passing through prism, light disperses in?
(a) 5 colors (b) 6 colors
(c) 7 colors (d) 8 colors
30. When did Pakistan left CENTO?
(a) 1975 (b) 1976
(c) 1977 (d) 1979
31. How many pairs of Ribs in human body?
(a) 9 (b) 10
(c) 11 (d) 12
32. How many Articles in Iman?
(a) 7 (b) 10
(c) 11 (d) 12
33. When did Hazrat Ali became Caliph?
(a) 30 AH (b) 31 AH
(c) 35 AH (d) 37 AH
34. Which country has more volcanic activity in the world?
(a) China (b) Japan
(c) Malaysia (d) Indonesia
35. To which country Imran Khan took his first official visit?
(a) Saudi Arabia (b) China
(c) Dubai (d) Indonesia
36. Distance from the north to south pole is called?
(a) Latitude (b) Longitude
(c) Both a and b (d) None of these
37. In which language the lok story Sussi Punnu has been described?
(a) Punjabi (b) Sindhi
(c) Balochi (d) None of these
38. What is the time difference between on degree of longitude?
(a) 2 minutes (b) 4 minutes
(c) 11 minutes (d) 8 minutes
39. Who is the first lady pilot of Pakistan?
(a) Ghazala Suleman (b) Maliha Sami
(c) Shukerya Khanam (d) Ayesha Farooq
40. By which amendment Article 58-2b removed from constitution?
(a) 10th (b) 7th
(c) 8th (d) 18th
41. Whose Sahabi went to Medina before hijrat?
(a) Hazrat Masab bin Umair (b) Hazrat Abu Huraira
(c) Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair (d) Hazrat Saad bin abi
Waqas
42. Who is the current chairmen of Islamic ideological council of Pakistan is?
(a) Ahmed Rayaz (b) Qibla Ayaz
(c) Haseeb Umer (d) Abu Saleh M.Akram
43. Who had been used the title Ameer-ul-Mommeen Firstly?
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(c) Hazrat Usman (RA) (d) Hazra Ali (RA)
44. When did crown prince Muhammad Bin Salman visited Pakistan?
(a) June, 2018 (b) October, 2018
(c) February, 2018 (d) Fab, 2019
45. Synonym of Wheedle?
(a) Abnormal (b) Abstruse
(c) Device (d) None of these
46. In which hijri Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) performed Hajj?
(a) 1st Hijri (b) 2nd Hijri
(c) 9th Hijri (d) 10th Hijri
47. The average of blood in human body is?
(a) 7 liters (b) 8 liters
(c) 5 liters (d) 6 liters
48. Red Sea is located between?
(a) Africa and North America (b) Africa and Asia
(c) Asia and Europe (d) None of these
49. Which Governor General of Pakistan has shortest tenure?
(a) Quaid-e- Azam (b) Khawaja Nazim-u-
din
(c) G. Muhammad (d) Iskandar Mirza
50. Ratio of A : B : C : D is 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. C gets 2000 more then B, how much
B get ?
(a) 1500 (b) 2500
(c) 3000 (d) 2000
51. Which peak is not in Karakoram range?
(a) Rakapshi (b) Tirch Mir
(c) Masherbrum (d) Haramosh peak
52. Which continent is 2nd in size than Australia?
(a) Africa (b) Europe
(c) Antarctica (d) None of these
53. Which continent has no desert?
(a) Europe (b) Asia
(c) North America (d) Africa
54. CNG stand for?
(a) Converted Natural Gas (b) Conducted
Natural Gas
(c) Conducted Natural Gas (d) Compressed
Natural Gas
55. Number of Urdu Alphabets are?
(a) 34 (b) 35
(c) 36 (d) 37
56. Painting Mona Lisa associated with?
(a) Michael Angelo (b) Leonardo Da
Vinci
(c) Benjamin Franklin (d) None of these
57. Sultan Ahmed Mosque of Istanbul is called?
(a) Sultan Mosque (b) Istanbul Mosque
(c) Delhi Moaque (d) Blue Mosque
58. In which field Dr Abdul Salam won Noble Prize?

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(a) Chemistry (b) Biology
(c) Computer (d) Physics
59. Precious gemstone “Emerald” is found in?
(a) Swat (b) Gilgit
(c) Murree (d) Azad Kashmir
60. Which gas is responsible for global warming?
(a) Oxygen (b) Carbon Dioxide
(c) Carbon Mono-oxide (d) Hydrogen
61. The largest airport of Pakistan?
(a) Lahore Allama Iqbal international (b) Benazir International
Airport
(c) Karachi Airport (d) Multan Airport
62. Hand of theft implemented on woman named?
(a) Amara (b) Maryam
(c) Zainab (d) Fatima
63. What was the real name of Hazrat Abu Huraira RA?
(a) Abdul Rehman Ibne Sakhar (b) Abdul Rehman Ibne Talib
(c) bdul Rehman Ibne Talib (d) None of these
64. How many times the name “Ahmed ” is Mentioned in the Holy Quran?
(a) 11 (b) 17
(c) 01 (d) 13
65. The populous city of the world is?
(a) Shanghai (b) Beijing
(c) France (d) None of these
66. Ice floats because?
(a) Density of water is less than ice (b) Density of water is
greater than ice
(c) Both a and b (d) None of these
67. The longest mountain range is?
(a) Andes (b) Karakoram
(c) Himalaya range (d) None of these
68. How many masarif of Zakat mention in the Holly Quran?
(a) 7 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 10
69. When did Pakistan won 1st hockey world cup?
(a) 1964 (b) 1971
(c) 1972 (d) 1975
70. Which country first of all recognize Pakistan?
(a) Iran (b) China
(c) Afghanistan (d) Bangladesh
71. In which region New Zealand is situated?
(a) Asia (b) Oceania
(c) Middle East (d) Europe
72. Which is known as the 8th continent?
(a) Eastern Europe (b) Oceania
(c) Middle East (d) None of these

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73. Which day is shortest in Northern Hemisphere?
(a) 22nd March (b) 22nd September
(c) 22nd December (d) 22nd October
74. How many surahs start with Bismillah in the Holy Quran?
(a) 111 (b) 113
(c) 114 (d) 30
75. Light year is the Unit of?
(a) Coulomb (b) Ampere
(c) Pascal (d) Distance
76. What is the unit of pressure?
(a) Coulomb (b) Length
(c) Ampere (d) Pascal
77. Which is the largest industry of Pakistan?
(a) Leather (b) Textile
(c) Garments (d) None of these
78. Boiling of egg is a?
(a) Physical change (b) Chemical change
(c) both a and b (d) None of these
79. “Ricket” is a disease due to deficiency of?
(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin K
(c) Vitamin A (d) Vitamin D
80. The meaning of “subway” is?
(a) Underground path (b) Down path
(c) Both a and b (d) None of these
81. How many years jahangir Khan remain unbeaten?
(a) 3 years (b) 7 years
(c) 8 years (d) 5 years
82. Which country is ranked 1st for “Best quality of life” ranking of BAV
group-2019
(a) China (b) USA
(c) France (d) Switzerland
83. Which book revealed on Hazrat Isa?
(a) Taurat (b) Zaboor
(c) Injeel (d) None of these
84. What is the total area of Pakistan?
(a) 860,912 Sq Km (b) 790,68 Sq Km
(c) 7,96,096 Sq Km (d) 881,913 Sq Km
85. Per Capita of Pakistan is?
(a) $1293.7 (b) $1193.7
(c) $1393.7 (d) $1355
86. In which direction of Pakistan Russia lies?
(a) North-South (b) South-East
(c) North-East (d) None of these
87. Which is the largest river among Ravi, Chenab and Sutlej?
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(c) Sutlej (d) None of these
88. How many aircrafts by MM Alam downed in one go?
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) 3
89. Last advice of Holy Prophet (PBUH) was about?
(a) Salat (b) Men
(c) Rights (d) Women
90. Synonym of Bristle is?
(a) Allay (b) Allay
(c) Rise (d) None of these
91. Antonym of Gambol is?
(a) Rise (b) Down
(c) Jump (d) Hit
92. Creativity allows language _____ accommodate new meaning and messages?
(a) in (b) on
(c) to (d) with
93. In a 60-liter mixture, ratio of milk and water is 2:1. How much water must
be further added
to make it 1:2?
(a) 60 liters (b) 50 liters
(c) 40 liters (d) None of these
94. It is wise _____ adhere the rules of your parents?
(a) in (b) on
(c) to (d) with
95. Which waterfall is between America and Canada?
(a) Angel (b) Victoria
(c) Niagara (d) Yosemite
96. Which is the deepest ocean if the world?
(a) Arctic (b) Indian
(c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
97. Who presented the “Theory of Evaluation”?
(a) Dr. Paul Muller (b) Charles Darwin
(c) Edward Jenner (d) Dr. Bernard
Christian
98. Industrial revolution started with the invention of?
(a) Wheel (b) Steam engine
(c) Spinning Jenny (d) Plato
99. The Greek epics “llid” and “Odyssy” were written by?
(a) Homer (b) Ecuild
(c) Aristotle (d) Plato
100. Which river is most often mentioned in the Bible?
(a) Colorado (b) Jordan
(c) Darling (d) Ganges

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2020
PMS PAST PAPER

1. The Shandur Pass connects Chitral with:


(a) Gilgit (b) Swat
(c) Malam Jabba (d) Kaghan
2. Karakoram Highway between Pakistan and China was completed in:
(a) 1975 (b) 1976
(c) 1978* (as per research it is 1979) (d) 1977
3. Tomb of Khawaja Ghulam Farid is in:
(a) Pakpattan (b) Kot Mithan
(c) Multan (d) Jhang
4. Nanga Parbat is the highest peak of ______ range in Pakistan.
(a) Karakoram (b) Himalayas
(c) Hindu Kush (d) Sulaiman Range
5. River Kabul joins Indus River near:
(a) Dera Ismail Khan (b) Kalabagh
(c) Attock (d) Nowshera
6. The Chairman of National Economic Council is:
(a) Finance Minister (b) Prime Minister
(c) President (d) DG ISPR
7. Who was the 1st Muslim Governor of Punjab?
(a) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (2 Aug 1949- (b) Ibrahim Ismail
Chundrigar
24 Nov 1951)
(c) Mian Aminuddin (d) Habib Rahimtoola
8. Objectives Resolution was presented in the Constituent Assembly on:
(a) 02 Mar 1949 (b) 07 Mar 1949
(c) 12 Mar 1949 (d) 17 Mar 1949
9. The only vice president of Pakistan was:
(a) Fazal Haq (b) Nurul Amin (20 Dec
1971 – 21 Apr
1972)
(c) Fazal Elahi Chaudhry (d) Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi
10. What is the minimum age of senator under 1973 constitution?
(a) 25 years (b) 30 years
(c) 35 years (d) 40 years
11. Term of the office of Election Commissioner of Pakistan.
(a) 3 years (b) 4 years
(c) 5 years (d) 6 years
12. On the advice of Prime Minister and Chief Minister, President and Governor
are bound to
dissolve the assemblies with in:
(a) 24 hours (b) 48 hours
(c) 72 hours (d) 96 hours
13. The only Muslim woman who attended Round Table Conference (RTC) was:
(a) Begum Salma Tasaduq Hussain (b) Fatima Jinnah

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(c) Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz (d) Begum Shaista Iram
Ullah
14. The British sold the Kashmir to Gulab Singh Dogra under the treaty of?
(a) Treaty of Lahore (b) Treaty of Amritsar (on
16 Mar 1846)
(c) Instrument of accession (d) Treaty of Kashmir
15. Dr. Abdus Salam, 1st Nobel Prize recipient of Pakistan got his PhD degree
from which
university?
(a) University of London, UK (b) Howard University, USA
(c) Cavendish Laboratory, University of (d) Oxford University, UK
Cambridge, UK
16. Habba Khatoon is famous poetess of which language?
(a) Balochi (b) Pashtu
(c) Kashmiri (d) Hindko
17. Renowned Urdu writer Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi by profession was:
(a) Civil servant (b) News caster
(c) Banker (d) Publisher
18. Lowari Pass connects:
(a) Dir with Malakand (b) Dir with Chitral (in
KPK)
(c) Chitral with Swat (d) Chitral with Malakand
19. Dr. Ruth Pfau the ‘Mother Teresa’ of Pakistan campaigned against which
disease?
(a) Cholera (b) Leprosy
(c) Tuberculosis (d) Diarrhoea
20. The United Nations General Assembly has declared the decade 2021-30 as?
(a) The UN decade for the rehabilitation of (b) The UN decade on
ecosystem
refugees restoration
(c) The UN decade for environmental (d) The UN decade for
peace and stability
change
21. Identify the most benefited sector of Pakistan because of GSP-plus (duty
free access, to
European Union)?
(a) Sports Good (b) Leather Products
(c) Textile and garments (d) Surgical instruments
22. The title of ‘Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity’ was given to Quaid-e-Azam
(at Lucknow
Pact 1916) by:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
(c) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (d) Allama Iqbal
23. Quaid-e-Azam resigned from the membership of Imperial Legislative Council
on account of:
(a) Hindu Muslim riots (b) Promulgation of Rowlatt
Act
(c) Internal differences of Muslim League (d) Demand for
Independence
24. ‘Wealth of Nations’ was written by:
(a) Karl Marx (b) Adam Smith (Scottish)
(c) Max Weber (d) William Shakespeare
25. Statue of Liberty was given to USA by:
(a) Britain (b) Germany
(c) France (d) Italy
26. Watergate scandal is related to:
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(a) Terrorism issues (b) Canal water issues
(c) Spying (d) Dam issues
27. The article 3 of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), of UN
relates to:
(a) Good Health and Well-Being (b) Quality Education
(c) Gender Equality (d) Clean Water and
Sanitation
28. The Treaty of Versailles settled peace in:
(a) Africa (b) America
(c) Europe (d) Middle East
29. International Monetary Fund (IMF) was created after the:
(a) Malta conference (b) London conference
(c) Bretton-Wood conference (d) Round Table conference
30. China have claim on part of Indian province of:
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh
31. The political term ‘Shadow cabinet’ stands for:
(a) A cabinet of ministers specialized in (b) A group of specialized
critics in the
their fields official opposition
party
(c) A cabinet of unelected technocrats (d) A group of ministers
who are very close
to Prime Minister
32. ‘Deal of the century’ presented by US President Donald Trump (in Jan 2020)
is related to:
(a) US China trade (b) US Iran relations
(c) Palestine issue (d) US Russia relations
33. The lengthiest written constitution of the world is:
(a) British Constitution (b) Indian Constitution
(c) Chinese Constitution (d) French Constitution
34. The (Latin) word ‘REX’ stands for:
(a) The Crown (b) The King
(c) The Court (d) The Parliament
35. Ho Chi Minh was:
(a) Leader of Laos (b) Leader of Vietnam
(c) Leader of Thailand (d) Lead of Japan
36. Continental Shelf limits of Pakistan is:
(a) 12 nautical miles (b) 100 nautical miles
(c) 350 nautical miles (d) 250 nautical miles
37. Soviet Union was replaced by Russian Federation in:
(a) Oct 1991 (b) Nov 1991
(c) Dec 1991 (d) Jan 1992
38. Settlement of border dispute and signing of ‘Boundary agreement’ with
China proved a
milestone in the history of Sino-Pak relations. Which of the following
diplomats rendered his
services to finalise the agreement?
(a) Manzoor Qadir (b) Agha Muhammad Raza
(c) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (d) Muhammad Ali Bogra
39. Kyoto Protocol (for reduction of greenhouse emissions) came into force in:
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(c) 2006 (d) 2007
40. Pakistan installed her 1st nuclear power station in Karachi (KANUPP-1)
with the cooperation
of:
(a) France (b) USA
(c) Canada (d) China
41. The Quran and Sunnah are declared the Supreme law of Pakistan under the
amendment:
(a) 10th (b) 09th (and also in
15th amendment, but
both these never
passed)
(c) 11th (d) 8th
42. Kapas ka Phool is written by:
(a) Khadija Mastoor (b) Saadat Hassan Minto
(c) Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (d) Younis Butt
43. Hugo Chavez was leader of:
(a) Brazil (b) Cuba
(c) Venezuela (45th President from 1999 – (d) Haiti
2013)
44. The Bolshevik Revolution of Russia took place in:
(a) 1915 (b) 1917
(c) 1919 (d) 1979
45. Jahangir Khan won Squash Championship for 10 times:
(a) World Open (b) British Open
(c) Olympics (d) Asian Open
46. In 2018, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was sworn in for:
(a) Second time (b) Third time
(c) Fourth time (d) Fifth time
47. The World Water Day is celebrated every year on:
(a) 23 Mar (b) 22 Mar
(c) 22 Apr (d) 23 Apr
48. The India’s current president is:*
(a) Abdul Kalam (b) Pratibha Patil
(c) Pranab Mukherjee (d) Ram Nath Kovind (since
2017)
49. Who was Pakistan’s 1st ambassador to US?
(a) Mehboob Hussain Syed (b) Sir Zafarullah Khan
(c) Mirza Abul Hassan Asfahani (d) Patras Bukhari
50. Jabir bin Hayyan is famous for his work in:
(a) Optics (b) Medicine
(c) Chemistry (d) Mathematics
51. The Pakistani scientist who worked under Albert Einstein.
(a) Dr. Saleem uz Zaman Siddique (b) Muhammad Raziuddin
Siddique
(c) Dr. Munir Ahmad Khan (d) Dr. Abdus Salam
52. India represent what percent of South Asia’s population?
(a) 40% (b) 55%
(c) 70% (d) 20%
53. When was Sui gas first discovered in Pakistan?

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(a) 1959 (b) 1952
(c) 1961 (d) 1969
54. Oceans cover how much of the Earth’s surface?
(a) 75% (b) 71%
(c) 70% (d) 76%
55. How many members are there in the Security Council?
(a) 18 (b) 15
(c) 16 (d) 14
56. SAPTA (SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement) is a trade agreement by:
(a) ASEAN Nations (b) APEC Nations
(c) SAARC Nations (d) EU Nations
57. What is the brightest planet in the Solar System?
(a) Jupiter (b) Mercury
(c) Venus (d) Uranus
58. What is the total length of coastline of Pakistan?
(a) 1020 km (b) 1046 km
(c) 1095 km (d) 1126 km
59. Dome of Rock is located in _____.
(a) Lebanon (b) Jerusalem
(c) Jordan (d) Iraq
60. How many countries are members of South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation
(SAARC)?
(a) 5 (b) 6
(c) 8 (d) 7
61. How many official working languages are recognized by UNO?
(a) 8 (b) 6 (Russian, English,
Spanish, Arabic,
French, Chinese)
(c) 5 (d) 4
62. The second largest desert of the world is:
(a) Sahara (b) Arabian
(c) Gobi (d) Great Bear
63. Which of the following country has no boundary with Syria?
(a) Iraq (b) Iran
(c) Turkey (d) Israel
64. Sindh was separated from Bombay in _____.
(a) 1929 (b) 1935
(c) 1937 (d) 1947
65. Vasco da Gama was the native of:
(a) Spain (b) Portugal
(c) France (d) Italy
66. The largest earth-filled dam of the world is:
(a) Warsak (b) Tarbela
(c) Mangla (d) Swan
67. Arab Spring movement (in Dec 2010) in Middle East started from which
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(a) Egypt (b) Tunisia
(c) Syria (d) Sudan
68. Timbuktu is the famous city of:
(a) Egypt (b) Mali
(c) Spain (d) Iraq
69. Three Gorges Dam is located in:
(a) USA (b) India
(c) China (d) Canada
70. Approximately what fraction of the human genome encodes proteins?
(a) 20% (b) 2%
(c) 50% (d) 90%
71. In the plant cells which reactions occurs in the stroma of the
chloroplasts?
(a) Fermentation (b) Calvin cycle
(c) Krebs cycle (d) Decarboxylation
72. Stimulus intensity is detected in brain by?
(a) The threshold potential (b) The number of action
potentials per
second
(c) The amplitude of the action potential (d) The number of
synapses crossed
73. Cirrhosis is a disease that affects which organ among the following?
(a) Kidney (b) Liver
(c) Pancreas (d) Small intestine
74. According to science, the Earth is _____ years old.
(a) 10 billion (b) million
(c) 4.5 billion (to be precise 4.543 billion (d) 450 million
years)
75. _____ makes up 14 to 17 percent of the skeleton.
(a) Iron (b) Sodium
(c) Phosphorus (d) Magnesium
76. The vitamin that controls the browning in fruits by the help of enzymes
is:
(a) Vitamin K (b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin B (d) Vitamin D
77. The energy value of fats and oils is _____ times more than carbohydrates
and proteins.
(a) 4.25 (b) 2.25
(c) 3.25 (d) 5.25
78. The milk needs to be heated for complete pasteurization at 161ºF (72ºC)
for _____ seconds.
(a) 25 (b) 15
(c) 20 (d) 30
79. Vitamin that is produced by body and is NOT found in fruits and
vegetables:
(a) Vitamin B1 (b) Vitamin B12
(c) Vitamin B6 (d) Vitamin A
80. Coniferous forests have low biodiversity than:
(a) Savanna (b) Tropical Rainforest
(c) Tundra (d) Cool temperate
81. Rocks that contain fossils are:

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(a) Celandine Rocks (b) Monzonite Rocks
(c) Sedimentary Rocks (d) Dolerite Rocks
82. Depletion of the ozone layer is caused due to:
(a) Ferrocene (b) Fullerenes
(c) Freons (d) Polyhalogens
83. Deforestation at large scale can be observed at:
(a) Atlantic forest (b) Amazon forest
(c) Borneo forest (d) Sumatra forest
84. Which of the following can be recycled many times?
(a) Plastic (b) Wood
(c) Aluminium (d) Organic materials
85. Blank DVDs on which data can be erased and rewritten are identified as:
(a) DVD-WR (b) DVD-RW (Digital
Versatile Disk
ReWritable)
(c) DVD-R (d) DVD-W
86. Who gave the idea to combine the internet with the hypertext concept?
(a) Steve Jobs (b) Bill Gates
(c) Tim Berners-Lee (d) Jeff Bezos
87. The 1st Mechanical Calculating Machine was invented by:
(a) William Oughtred (b) Gottfried W. Leibniz
(c) Blaise Pascal (d) Charles Babbage
88. There are two different ways to insert content from one application into
another i.e.,
embedding and _____.
(a) Importing (b) Integrating
(c) Linking (d) Bookmarking
89. What is the name for a web page address, select from the following?
(a) Directory (b) Domain
(c) Universal Resource Locator (URL) (d) Protocol
90. A function is a _____ which can calculate the values given in a specific
order.
(a) Program (b) Predefined formula
(c) Software (d) Hardware
91. Average age of A and B is 30 years, that of B and C is 32 years and the
average age of C and
A is 34 years. The age of C is:
(a) 33 years (b) 34 years
(c) 36 years (d) 35 years
92. Complete the sequence: 6. 11, _____, 27.
(a) 16 (b) 17
(c) 18 (d) 19
93. In an examination, 1100 boys and 900 girls appeared, 50% of the boys and
40% of the girls
passed. The fail percentage is:
(a) 45.5% (b) 54.5%
(c) 45% (d) 60.5%
94. Consider the word ‘Segregation’ (meaning: separation), choose the word
given below that
reveals the opposite meaning:

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(a) Appreciation (b) Collecting
(c) Integration (d) Union
95. The square of standard deviation (S) is called:
(a) Dispersion (b) Variance
(c) Range (d) Mean
96. After the United States, the largest number of Nobel Laureates are from:
(a) United Kingdom (b) Germany
(c) France (d) Sweden
97. Operation Zarb-e-Azab underwent in the former FATA. Azb was the name of:
(a) Sword of Hazrat Ali ibn Abu Talib (b) Sword of Hazrat Muhammad
( ) ( )
(c) A two headed arrow (d) War against enemies
of humanity
98. Study of life in outer space is known as:
(a) Endobiology (b) Exobiology
(c) Enterobiology (d) Neobiology
99. Which of the following studies the interactions among organisms and their
environment?
(a) Archaeology (b) Anthropology
(c) Ecology (d) Genetics
100. Wakhan Corridor is located to the _____ of Pakistan.
(a) West (b) East
(c) North (d) South-West

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