PMS Past Papers General Knowledge 2015 [Solved Paper]
PROVINCIAL MANAGEENT SERVICES (PMS)
PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
WRITTEN TEST FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE. ETC. BS-17 2015
PPSC PMS Solved Past Paper 2015
SUBJECT: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Father of former US Secretary of State, Madeline Albright was also a member of the UN Commission on India and Pakistan and author of the book “Danger in Kashmir”. What was his name?
(A) Joseph Albright
(B) Joseph Korbel ✓
(C) Owen Dixon
(D) Alistair Lamb
2. Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamed, was by education a(n):
(A) Engineer
(B) Economist
(C) Political Scientist
(D) Medical doctor ✓
3. Epistemology is the study of:
(A) Knowledge ✓
(B) Parasites
(C) Parasites
(D) Religions
4. Who was the leader of the 1958 coup in Iraq, which led to proclamation of Iraq as a Republic?
(A) Sadam Hussain
(B) Nuri A! Said
(C) Abdul Karim Qasim ✓
(D) Fadhel Jamali
5. Major Shabbir Sharif was awarded Nishan-e-Haider posthumously. Which other medal for bravery was he awarded during his career in the Army?
(A) Tamgha-e-Basaiat
(B) Nishan-e-Shujaat
(C) Hilal-e-Jurat
(D) Sitara-e-Jurat ✓
6. Which Indian personality served as the President of the UN General Assembly in 1953-54?
(A) S. Radha Krishan
(B) Gopalswamy Ayyengar
(C) V.K Krishna Menon
(D) Vijayalakshmi Pundit ✓
7. In which organ of the United Nations all member states of UN are represented?
(A) Economic and Social Council
(B) General Assembly ✓
(C) Security Council
(D) Human Rights Council
8. Ustad Allah Baksh was a famous _____ of Pakistan.
(A) Classical singer
(B) Sitar player
(C) Tabla player
(D) Painter ✓
9. Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz holds a Masters degree in Development Economics from:
(A) Cambridge University
(B) Harvard University ✓
(C) Columbia University
(D) Karachi University
10. During his address to the UN General Assembly Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif proposed a new peace initiative with India starting with implementation of four measures relating to cease-fire along the LoC, non-use of force or threat to use force, demilitarization of Kashmir and
(A) Settlement of Sir Creek dispute
(B) Wuller Barrage
(C) Withdrawal of forces from Siachin ✓
(D) Normalisation of trade
11. UNFCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) was adopted during the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro (1992). When did it come in force?
(A) March 1994 ✓
(B) August 1995
(C) October 1996
(D) January 1994
12. De Beers is one of the biggest names in diamond industry. Who was the founder of De Beers Consolidated Mining Company?
(A) John Cecil Rhodes ✓
(B) Joseph D. Rockefeller
(C) John Krugger
(D) Rupert Murdoch
13. Who was the first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?
(A) Mary Robinson
(B) Jose Ayala Lasso ✓
(C) Navin Pillay
(D) Sadruddin Agha Khan
14. The Treaty of European Union (1992) is also known as:
(A) Treaty of the Hague
(B) Treaty of Burssels
(C) Maastricht Treaty ✓
(D) Paris Accord (Treaty)
15. King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud named the kingdom of Hejaz and Najd as Saudi Arabia in:
(A) 1924
(B) 1930
(C) 1932 ✓
(D) 1936
16. Headquarter of the African Union (AU) is located in:
(A) Johannesburg
(B) Cairo
(C) Dakar
(D) Addis Ababa ✓
17. Which of the following Indian Nobel Prize winners is associated with economics?
(A) V.S. Naipaul
(B) Amartya Sen ✓
(C) C.V. Raman
(D) Hargobind Khorana
18. The Earth takes about to complete one rotation around its axis.
(A) 48 hours
(B) One month
(C) 24 hours ✓
(D) 365 days
19. When a gas turns into a liquid the process Is called:
(A) Condensation ✓
(B) Evaporation
(C) Deposition
(D) Sublimation
20. Yeast used in making of bread is a:
(A) Fungus ✓
(B) Plant
(C) Bacteria
(D) Seed
21. The disease Diphtheria affects the in the human body.
(A) Kidneys
(B) Intestines
(C) Throat ✓
(D) Joints
22. When was the first Nobel Prize awarded?
(A) 1892
(B) 1900
(C) 1901 ✓
(D) 1904
23. The Presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates (in alphabetical order) among its members every:
(A) 6 months
(B) 3 months
(C) 2 months
(D) one month ✓
24. UNESCO, which deals with Education, Science and Culture, has its headquarters in:
(A) New York
(B) Vienna
(C) Paris ✓
(D) Geneva
25. 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) Population control
26. Who is the Chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)?
(A) Absar Alam ✓
(B) Pervez Rathore
(C) Chaudhry Rashid
(D) Rauf Klasra
27. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy of Pakistan won an Oscar Award for best documentary film. What was the title of the film?
(A) Acid Burns
(B) Desperate Women
(C) Dark Shadows
(D) Saving Face ✓
28. “Chauburji" in Lahore is one of the famous monuments belonging to the Mughal period. It was reportedly built as a gateway to a beautiful garden built for Princess Zebunissa. She was an accomplished daughter of which Mughal Emperor?
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb ✓
29. Which of the following is not necessary for a stand alone computer?
(A) RAM
(B) Hard Disk
(C) Operating System
(D) LAN Card ✓
30. LED technology is energy efficient. What does LED stand for?
(A) Low Energy Data
(B) Low Energy Diode
(C) Light Emitting Diode ✓
(D) None of these
31. Which among the following is the odd one out?
(A) RAM
(B) ROM
(C) Cache
(D) Hard Disk ✓
32. What was the code name given to United States Navy SEALS operation leading to elimination of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad?
(A) Lionheart
(B) Neptune Spear ✓
(C) Geronimo
(D) Shockwave
33. Pedagogy is the Science of:
(A) Children diseases
(B) Languages
(C) Civilization
(D) Teaching ✓
34. “World Economic Forum", which holds its annual sessions in Davos, Switzerland, was founded by:
(A) Henry Kissinger
(B) Konrad Adenaur
(C) Schwab Klaus ✓
(D) Christian Blocher
35. When was the right to vote given to women in Switzerland?
(A) 1935
(B) 1950
(C) 1965
(D) 1971 ✓
36. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in which country?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Italy ✓
(C) Malta
(D) The Netherland
37. U Thant was the first UN Secretary General from Asia. To which country did he belong to?
(A) Thailand
(B) Cambqdia
(C) Japan
(D) Burma ✓
38. On which river is the Baglihar Dam being constructed by India?
(A) Chenab ✓
(B) Jhelum
(C) Indus
(D) Sutlej
39. How many Acres are there in one Hectare?
(A) 2.47 ✓
(B) 3.47
(C) 4.47
(D) 5.47
40. Liquids that evaporate quickly are known as ___ liquids.
(A) Viscuous
(B) Transient
(C) Volatile ✓
(D) Light
41. If a ship travels from fresh water to a sea or ocean, it wijlr
(A) Riselflittle higher ✓
(B) Sink completely
(C) Sink a little lower
(D) Remain unaffected
42. Which one of the following fruits / vegetable is a good source of potassium?
(A) Beetroot
(B) Bananas ✓
(C) Sweet potatoes
(D) Spinach
43. What is the chemical name of bleaching powder?
(A) Calcium Hypochlorite ✓
(B) Calcium Chlorate
(C) Calcium Chloride
(D) Chlorine
44. Which one of the following countries expelled the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1970?
(A) Syria
(B) Lebanon
(C) Israel
(D) Jordan ✓
45. Which actor played the role of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the feature film “Jinnah" directed by Jamil Dehalvi?
(A) Nusli Wadia
(B) Ben Kingsley
(C) Christopher Lee ✓
(D) Peter O'Toole
46. The Oscar Award winning film “Slumdog Millionaire" is based on the. book “Q and A” written by:
(A) Hanif Kureishi
(B) Shashi Tharcor
(C) Vikas Swarup ✓
(D) Mohsin Hamid
47. What was the real name of the famous Pakistani actor Santosh Kumar?
(A) Nazir Baig
(B) Syed Mushtaq Razvi
(C) Syed Musa Raza ✓
(D) Younas Khan
48. Which one of the following Greenhouse gases has the greatest warming effect?
(A) Carbondioxide ✓
(B) Carbonmonoxide
(C) Methane
(D) Hellium
49. Climate Change Conference COP21 was held in Paris. Where was COP20 held?
(A) Lima ✓
(B) Kyoto
(C) Montreal
(D) New York
50. Which of the following species is endemic to Pakistan?
(A) Indus River Dolphins ✓
(B) Snow Leopards
(C) Gypsy Vultures
(D) Houbara Bustard
51. Which animal is most illegally traded animal in the world?
(A) Elephants
(B) Rhinoceros
(C) Pangolin ✓
(D) Turtles
52. Mr. and Mrs. Sajjad have seven daughters. Each daughter has one brother. What is the total number of persons in the family?
(A) 14
(B) 10 ✓
(C) 15
(D) 12
53. If five cars are parked bumper to bumper, how many bumpers are touching each other?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 8 ✓
(D) 10
54. If Asif is standing in a queue in such a way that he is sixth in the queue from either side, then how many people are there in the queue?
(A) 11 ✓
(B) 9
(C) 12
(D) 13
55. In March 2015 the United Nations decided to increase Pakistan’s Continental Shelf from 200 to 350 nautical miles. When did Pakistan submit its request for increasing limits of its Continental Shelf, to the United Nations?
(A) April 2009 ✓
(B) October 2010
(C) January 2011
(D) January 2012
56. The provisions of the 21 st Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan shall remain in force for a period of:
(A) One year
(B) 2 years ✓
(C) 3 years
(D) 4 years
57. Who is the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Tariq Fatemi
(B) Sartaj Aziz
(C) Nawaz Sharif ✓
(D) Zahid Hamid
58. The current Auditor General of Pakistan is:
(A) Buland Akhtar Rana
(B) Chaudhary Muhammad Ilyas
(C) Rana Asad Amin ✓
(D) Sarshar Ahmad Khan
59. Reshma was a legendry folk singer of Pakistan. She died of Cancer in Lahore in:
(A) Nov. 2013 ✓
(B) Nov. 2012
(C) Jan. 2009
(D) Dec. 2014
60. Famous TV drama “Waris” was written by?
(A) Attaulhaq Qasmi
(B) Dr. Anwar Sajjad
(C) Amjad Islam Amjad ✓
(D) Shahid Nadeem Asghar
61. The fifth Heart of Asia: Istanbul Process Ministerial meeting was held in Islamabad on 8-9 December 2015. Where was the fourth Meeting" held?
(A) Istanbul
(B) Tehran
(C) Kabul
(D) Jeddah
1st: 2 November 2011, Istanbul, Turkey. 2nd: 14 June 2012, Kabul, Afghanistan. 3rd: 26 April 2013, Almaty, Kazakhstan. 4th: 31 October 2014, Beijing, China. ✓5th: 9 December 2015, Islamabad, Pakistan. 6th: 4 December 2016, Amritsar, India.
62. Who was India's Foreign Minister prior to Ms. Shushma Swaraj?
(A) S.M. Krishna
(B) Arun Jaitley
(C) Pranab Mukherjee
(D) Salman Khushid ✓
63. What was the rank of former Foreign Minister, Gohar Ayub Khan, when he left the Army?
(A) Captain ✓
(B) Major
(C) Colonel
(D) Brigadier
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
(C) Arnold Raphael ✓
(D) John Wolf
65. Recently a leading politician, Salahuddin Quader Chaudhry, was hanged in Bangladesh. His father Fazlul QauderChaudhry, had served on an important position in Pakistan prior to separation of4 Bangladesh,4 Please name the position:
(A) Vice President
(B) Speaker
(C) Minister of Industries ✓
(D) Governor of East Pakistan
66. Kamran Baradari is one of the oldest Mughal monuments and is located in Lahore. Who exactly was Kamran?
(A) Brother of Queen Noorjahan
(B) Son of Babar/step brother of Humayun ✓
(C) First Husband of Noorahan
(D) Brother of Sher Shah Suri
The 4th Heart of Asia - Istanbul Ministerial Process was held in Beijing on October 31,2014. The event cochairs were Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Afghan Foreign Minister Zarar Ahmad Osmani. For the first time, China was the host of the Istanbul Ministerial Process.
67. The youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was elevated as Mahrajah at a tender age of about 5 years. What was his name?
(A) Nau Nahal Singh
(B) Karrak Singh
(C) Duleep Singh ✓
(D) Langah Singh
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) Netherland
69. Deosai National Park 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) Balochistan
(B) Gilgit-Baltistan ✓
(C) Potohar-Punjab
(D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
70. G.T Road is one of the main highways of Pakistan. What does G.T stand for?
(A) General Traffic
(B) Grand Trunk ✓
(C) General Turner
(D) Khyber Pakthunkhwa
71. How many administrative Divisions are there in Punjab?
(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 3
(D) 9 ✓
72. Which one of the following districts of Punjab has the lowest population density?
(A) Dera Ghazi Khan
(B) Layyah
(C) Rajanpur ✓
(D) Bahawalpur
73. Lai Suhanra National Park is located near:
(A) Multan
(B) Bahawalpur ✓
(C) D.G. Khan
(D) Sahiwal
74. Hingol National Park, located in Makran District, Balochistan, is famous for its:
(A) Thick forest cover
(B) Archaeological sites
(C) Mud volcanoes ✓
(D) Cold springs
75. Falkland Islands or the Malvinas Islands are disputed between the United Kingdom and:
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) Argentina ✓
(D) Chile
76. Grassland plains located in Argentina are called:
(A) Prairies
(B) Downs
(C) Steppes
(D) Pampas ✓
77. Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the:
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Mediterranean Sea ✓
(D) None of these
78. Taj Mahal is located on the bank of river:
(A) Jamna (Yamuna) ✓
(B) Ganges (Ganga)
(C) Nerbada
(D) Brahmaputra
79. The capital of Kosovo is:
(A) Zaghreb
(B) Pristina ✓
(C) Sarajevo
(D) Bratislva
80. Usain Bolt holds the world record for 100 meters race. To which country does he belong to?
(A) Barbados
(B) Jamaica ✓
(C) USA
(D) Kenya
81. Detroit, USA is associated with industry.
(A) Automobile ✓
(B) Computer
(C) Toys
(D) Electronics
82. Faiz Ahmad Faiz was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. In which year did Abdul Sattar Edhi receive the Lenin Peace Prize?
(A) 1988 ✓
(B) 1990
(C) 1992
(D) 1995
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) Pietro Perugino
84 During the visit to Islamabad of Indian Foreign Minister, Shushma Swaraj, it was agreed to resume Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan. In which year the two countries first agree to have regular structured dialogue in the form of composite dialogue?
(A) 1996
(B) 1997 ✓
(C) 1998
(D) 2004
85. Who said “Right is a reasonable claim recognized by the society and enforced by the state”.
(A) Laski
(B) Bosanquet ✓
(C) Green
(D) Marx
86. Who among the following argues that the fault lines of civilization are the breeding grounds of conflicts in the century.
(A) Francis Fukuyama
(B) Samuel Huntington ✓
(C) Henry Kissinger
(D) Nelson Mandela
87. 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 other party ✓
(B) The loss of one party is the loss of the other party as well
(C) The gain of one party is the gain of the other party
(D) The gain or loss of one party has nothing to do with the gain or loss of the other party
88. Herbert Simon identified four basic motivations of subordinates to accept the will of superior. Which one of the following is not one of them?
(A) Rewards and Sanctions
(B) Social disapproval ✓
(C) Legitimacy
(D) Subordinates confidence in superior's ability
89. Maslow's “Needs Hierarchy" theory relates to:
(A) Motivation ✓
(B) Leadership
(C) Communication
(D) Upward mobility
90. Who said “Man is by nature a political animal"?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Aristotle ✓
(D) Francis Bacon
91. During the British rule the only British King to visit India and hold his Darbar was:
(A) Edward VII
(B) George V ✓
(C) James il
(D) Edward VI
92. Ramsar Convention provides a framework for national action and international cooperation for conservation a wise use of wetlands. The Convention was adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, which is a city located in:
(A) Iran ✓
(B) Egypt
(C) Morocco
(D) Tunisia
93. “Facebook" is one of the most popular social networking service. When was it launched?
(A) 1998
(B) 2000
(C) 2003
(D) 2004 ✓
94. Famous Urdu poet Mustafa Zaidi was by profession a:
(A) University Professor
(B) Businessman
(C) Lawyer
(D) Civil Servant ✓
95. Article 257 of the Constitution relates specifically to Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Article when the people of Jammu and Kashmir accede to Pakistan then:
(A) They shall become citizens of independent Kashmir
(B) Kashmir shall become a province of Pakistan
(C) People of Kashmir shall determine the relationship between the state and Pakistan ✓
(D) Kashmir shall become an autonomous region
96. The first battle of Panipat was fought between:
(A) Alexander and Porus
(B) Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi ✓
(C) Babar and Rana Sanga
(D) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
97. India tested its first Nuclear device on:
(A) 15 May 1972
(B) 18 May 1974 ✓
(C) 11 May 1998
(D) 20 May 1999
98. HDI (Human Development Index) as an indicator of the well-being of a country, was the brain child of:
(A) Amartya Sen
(B) Javier Pere de Guellar
(C) Adam Smith
(D) Mahbub-ul-Haq ✓
99. Zimbabwe was earlier known as:
(A) Southern Rhodesia ✓
(B) Gold Coast
(C) Burkina Faso
(D) Belgian Congo
100. What is the function of the heart Pacemaker?
(A) It decreases the heart beat
(B) It regulates the heart beat
(C) It increases the heart beat
(D) It accelerates blood supply to the heart ✓
(A) Joseph Albright
(B) Joseph Korbel ✓
(C) Owen Dixon
(D) Alistair Lamb
2. Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamed, was by education a(n):
(A) Engineer
(B) Economist
(C) Political Scientist
(D) Medical doctor ✓
3. Epistemology is the study of:
(A) Knowledge ✓
(B) Parasites
(C) Parasites
(D) Religions
4. Who was the leader of the 1958 coup in Iraq, which led to proclamation of Iraq as a Republic?
(A) Sadam Hussain
(B) Nuri A! Said
(C) Abdul Karim Qasim ✓
(D) Fadhel Jamali
5. Major Shabbir Sharif was awarded Nishan-e-Haider posthumously. Which other medal for bravery was he awarded during his career in the Army?
(A) Tamgha-e-Basaiat
(B) Nishan-e-Shujaat
(C) Hilal-e-Jurat
(D) Sitara-e-Jurat ✓
6. Which Indian personality served as the President of the UN General Assembly in 1953-54?
(A) S. Radha Krishan
(B) Gopalswamy Ayyengar
(C) V.K Krishna Menon
(D) Vijayalakshmi Pundit ✓
7. In which organ of the United Nations all member states of UN are represented?
(A) Economic and Social Council
(B) General Assembly ✓
(C) Security Council
(D) Human Rights Council
8. Ustad Allah Baksh was a famous _____ of Pakistan.
(A) Classical singer
(B) Sitar player
(C) Tabla player
(D) Painter ✓
9. Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz holds a Masters degree in Development Economics from:
(A) Cambridge University
(B) Harvard University ✓
(C) Columbia University
(D) Karachi University
10. During his address to the UN General Assembly Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif proposed a new peace initiative with India starting with implementation of four measures relating to cease-fire along the LoC, non-use of force or threat to use force, demilitarization of Kashmir and
(A) Settlement of Sir Creek dispute
(B) Wuller Barrage
(C) Withdrawal of forces from Siachin ✓
(D) Normalisation of trade
11. UNFCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) was adopted during the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro (1992). When did it come in force?
(A) March 1994 ✓
(B) August 1995
(C) October 1996
(D) January 1994
12. De Beers is one of the biggest names in diamond industry. Who was the founder of De Beers Consolidated Mining Company?
(A) John Cecil Rhodes ✓
(B) Joseph D. Rockefeller
(C) John Krugger
(D) Rupert Murdoch
13. Who was the first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?
(A) Mary Robinson
(B) Jose Ayala Lasso ✓
(C) Navin Pillay
(D) Sadruddin Agha Khan
14. The Treaty of European Union (1992) is also known as:
(A) Treaty of the Hague
(B) Treaty of Burssels
(C) Maastricht Treaty ✓
(D) Paris Accord (Treaty)
15. King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud named the kingdom of Hejaz and Najd as Saudi Arabia in:
(A) 1924
(B) 1930
(C) 1932 ✓
(D) 1936
16. Headquarter of the African Union (AU) is located in:
(A) Johannesburg
(B) Cairo
(C) Dakar
(D) Addis Ababa ✓
17. Which of the following Indian Nobel Prize winners is associated with economics?
(A) V.S. Naipaul
(B) Amartya Sen ✓
(C) C.V. Raman
(D) Hargobind Khorana
18. The Earth takes about to complete one rotation around its axis.
(A) 48 hours
(B) One month
(C) 24 hours ✓
(D) 365 days
19. When a gas turns into a liquid the process Is called:
(A) Condensation ✓
(B) Evaporation
(C) Deposition
(D) Sublimation
20. Yeast used in making of bread is a:
(A) Fungus ✓
(B) Plant
(C) Bacteria
(D) Seed
21. The disease Diphtheria affects the in the human body.
(A) Kidneys
(B) Intestines
(C) Throat ✓
(D) Joints
22. When was the first Nobel Prize awarded?
(A) 1892
(B) 1900
(C) 1901 ✓
(D) 1904
23. The Presidency of the United Nations Security Council rotates (in alphabetical order) among its members every:
(A) 6 months
(B) 3 months
(C) 2 months
(D) one month ✓
24. UNESCO, which deals with Education, Science and Culture, has its headquarters in:
(A) New York
(B) Vienna
(C) Paris ✓
(D) Geneva
25. 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) Population control
26. Who is the Chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)?
(A) Absar Alam ✓
(B) Pervez Rathore
(C) Chaudhry Rashid
(D) Rauf Klasra
27. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy of Pakistan won an Oscar Award for best documentary film. What was the title of the film?
(A) Acid Burns
(B) Desperate Women
(C) Dark Shadows
(D) Saving Face ✓
28. “Chauburji" in Lahore is one of the famous monuments belonging to the Mughal period. It was reportedly built as a gateway to a beautiful garden built for Princess Zebunissa. She was an accomplished daughter of which Mughal Emperor?
(A) Shah Jahan
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb ✓
29. Which of the following is not necessary for a stand alone computer?
(A) RAM
(B) Hard Disk
(C) Operating System
(D) LAN Card ✓
30. LED technology is energy efficient. What does LED stand for?
(A) Low Energy Data
(B) Low Energy Diode
(C) Light Emitting Diode ✓
(D) None of these
31. Which among the following is the odd one out?
(A) RAM
(B) ROM
(C) Cache
(D) Hard Disk ✓
32. What was the code name given to United States Navy SEALS operation leading to elimination of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad?
(A) Lionheart
(B) Neptune Spear ✓
(C) Geronimo
(D) Shockwave
33. Pedagogy is the Science of:
(A) Children diseases
(B) Languages
(C) Civilization
(D) Teaching ✓
34. “World Economic Forum", which holds its annual sessions in Davos, Switzerland, was founded by:
(A) Henry Kissinger
(B) Konrad Adenaur
(C) Schwab Klaus ✓
(D) Christian Blocher
35. When was the right to vote given to women in Switzerland?
(A) 1935
(B) 1950
(C) 1965
(D) 1971 ✓
36. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located in which country?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Italy ✓
(C) Malta
(D) The Netherland
37. U Thant was the first UN Secretary General from Asia. To which country did he belong to?
(A) Thailand
(B) Cambqdia
(C) Japan
(D) Burma ✓
38. On which river is the Baglihar Dam being constructed by India?
(A) Chenab ✓
(B) Jhelum
(C) Indus
(D) Sutlej
39. How many Acres are there in one Hectare?
(A) 2.47 ✓
(B) 3.47
(C) 4.47
(D) 5.47
40. Liquids that evaporate quickly are known as ___ liquids.
(A) Viscuous
(B) Transient
(C) Volatile ✓
(D) Light
41. If a ship travels from fresh water to a sea or ocean, it wijlr
(A) Riselflittle higher ✓
(B) Sink completely
(C) Sink a little lower
(D) Remain unaffected
42. Which one of the following fruits / vegetable is a good source of potassium?
(A) Beetroot
(B) Bananas ✓
(C) Sweet potatoes
(D) Spinach
43. What is the chemical name of bleaching powder?
(A) Calcium Hypochlorite ✓
(B) Calcium Chlorate
(C) Calcium Chloride
(D) Chlorine
44. Which one of the following countries expelled the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1970?
(A) Syria
(B) Lebanon
(C) Israel
(D) Jordan ✓
45. Which actor played the role of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the feature film “Jinnah" directed by Jamil Dehalvi?
(A) Nusli Wadia
(B) Ben Kingsley
(C) Christopher Lee ✓
(D) Peter O'Toole
46. The Oscar Award winning film “Slumdog Millionaire" is based on the. book “Q and A” written by:
(A) Hanif Kureishi
(B) Shashi Tharcor
(C) Vikas Swarup ✓
(D) Mohsin Hamid
47. What was the real name of the famous Pakistani actor Santosh Kumar?
(A) Nazir Baig
(B) Syed Mushtaq Razvi
(C) Syed Musa Raza ✓
(D) Younas Khan
48. Which one of the following Greenhouse gases has the greatest warming effect?
(A) Carbondioxide ✓
(B) Carbonmonoxide
(C) Methane
(D) Hellium
49. Climate Change Conference COP21 was held in Paris. Where was COP20 held?
(A) Lima ✓
(B) Kyoto
(C) Montreal
(D) New York
50. Which of the following species is endemic to Pakistan?
(A) Indus River Dolphins ✓
(B) Snow Leopards
(C) Gypsy Vultures
(D) Houbara Bustard
51. Which animal is most illegally traded animal in the world?
(A) Elephants
(B) Rhinoceros
(C) Pangolin ✓
(D) Turtles
52. Mr. and Mrs. Sajjad have seven daughters. Each daughter has one brother. What is the total number of persons in the family?
(A) 14
(B) 10 ✓
(C) 15
(D) 12
53. If five cars are parked bumper to bumper, how many bumpers are touching each other?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 8 ✓
(D) 10
54. If Asif is standing in a queue in such a way that he is sixth in the queue from either side, then how many people are there in the queue?
(A) 11 ✓
(B) 9
(C) 12
(D) 13
55. In March 2015 the United Nations decided to increase Pakistan’s Continental Shelf from 200 to 350 nautical miles. When did Pakistan submit its request for increasing limits of its Continental Shelf, to the United Nations?
(A) April 2009 ✓
(B) October 2010
(C) January 2011
(D) January 2012
56. The provisions of the 21 st Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan shall remain in force for a period of:
(A) One year
(B) 2 years ✓
(C) 3 years
(D) 4 years
57. Who is the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Tariq Fatemi
(B) Sartaj Aziz
(C) Nawaz Sharif ✓
(D) Zahid Hamid
58. The current Auditor General of Pakistan is:
(A) Buland Akhtar Rana
(B) Chaudhary Muhammad Ilyas
(C) Rana Asad Amin ✓
(D) Sarshar Ahmad Khan
59. Reshma was a legendry folk singer of Pakistan. She died of Cancer in Lahore in:
(A) Nov. 2013 ✓
(B) Nov. 2012
(C) Jan. 2009
(D) Dec. 2014
60. Famous TV drama “Waris” was written by?
(A) Attaulhaq Qasmi
(B) Dr. Anwar Sajjad
(C) Amjad Islam Amjad ✓
(D) Shahid Nadeem Asghar
61. The fifth Heart of Asia: Istanbul Process Ministerial meeting was held in Islamabad on 8-9 December 2015. Where was the fourth Meeting" held?
(A) Istanbul
(B) Tehran
(C) Kabul
(D) Jeddah
1st: 2 November 2011, Istanbul, Turkey. 2nd: 14 June 2012, Kabul, Afghanistan. 3rd: 26 April 2013, Almaty, Kazakhstan. 4th: 31 October 2014, Beijing, China. ✓5th: 9 December 2015, Islamabad, Pakistan. 6th: 4 December 2016, Amritsar, India.
62. Who was India's Foreign Minister prior to Ms. Shushma Swaraj?
(A) S.M. Krishna
(B) Arun Jaitley
(C) Pranab Mukherjee
(D) Salman Khushid ✓
63. What was the rank of former Foreign Minister, Gohar Ayub Khan, when he left the Army?
(A) Captain ✓
(B) Major
(C) Colonel
(D) Brigadier
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
(C) Arnold Raphael ✓
(D) John Wolf
65. Recently a leading politician, Salahuddin Quader Chaudhry, was hanged in Bangladesh. His father Fazlul QauderChaudhry, had served on an important position in Pakistan prior to separation of4 Bangladesh,4 Please name the position:
(A) Vice President
(B) Speaker
(C) Minister of Industries ✓
(D) Governor of East Pakistan
66. Kamran Baradari is one of the oldest Mughal monuments and is located in Lahore. Who exactly was Kamran?
(A) Brother of Queen Noorjahan
(B) Son of Babar/step brother of Humayun ✓
(C) First Husband of Noorahan
(D) Brother of Sher Shah Suri
The 4th Heart of Asia - Istanbul Ministerial Process was held in Beijing on October 31,2014. The event cochairs were Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Afghan Foreign Minister Zarar Ahmad Osmani. For the first time, China was the host of the Istanbul Ministerial Process.
67. The youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was elevated as Mahrajah at a tender age of about 5 years. What was his name?
(A) Nau Nahal Singh
(B) Karrak Singh
(C) Duleep Singh ✓
(D) Langah Singh
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) Netherland
69. Deosai National Park 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) Balochistan
(B) Gilgit-Baltistan ✓
(C) Potohar-Punjab
(D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
70. G.T Road is one of the main highways of Pakistan. What does G.T stand for?
(A) General Traffic
(B) Grand Trunk ✓
(C) General Turner
(D) Khyber Pakthunkhwa
71. How many administrative Divisions are there in Punjab?
(A) 8
(B) 6
(C) 3
(D) 9 ✓
72. Which one of the following districts of Punjab has the lowest population density?
(A) Dera Ghazi Khan
(B) Layyah
(C) Rajanpur ✓
(D) Bahawalpur
73. Lai Suhanra National Park is located near:
(A) Multan
(B) Bahawalpur ✓
(C) D.G. Khan
(D) Sahiwal
74. Hingol National Park, located in Makran District, Balochistan, is famous for its:
(A) Thick forest cover
(B) Archaeological sites
(C) Mud volcanoes ✓
(D) Cold springs
75. Falkland Islands or the Malvinas Islands are disputed between the United Kingdom and:
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) Argentina ✓
(D) Chile
76. Grassland plains located in Argentina are called:
(A) Prairies
(B) Downs
(C) Steppes
(D) Pampas ✓
77. Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the:
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
(C) Mediterranean Sea ✓
(D) None of these
78. Taj Mahal is located on the bank of river:
(A) Jamna (Yamuna) ✓
(B) Ganges (Ganga)
(C) Nerbada
(D) Brahmaputra
79. The capital of Kosovo is:
(A) Zaghreb
(B) Pristina ✓
(C) Sarajevo
(D) Bratislva
80. Usain Bolt holds the world record for 100 meters race. To which country does he belong to?
(A) Barbados
(B) Jamaica ✓
(C) USA
(D) Kenya
81. Detroit, USA is associated with industry.
(A) Automobile ✓
(B) Computer
(C) Toys
(D) Electronics
82. Faiz Ahmad Faiz was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. In which year did Abdul Sattar Edhi receive the Lenin Peace Prize?
(A) 1988 ✓
(B) 1990
(C) 1992
(D) 1995
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) Pietro Perugino
84 During the visit to Islamabad of Indian Foreign Minister, Shushma Swaraj, it was agreed to resume Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan. In which year the two countries first agree to have regular structured dialogue in the form of composite dialogue?
(A) 1996
(B) 1997 ✓
(C) 1998
(D) 2004
85. Who said “Right is a reasonable claim recognized by the society and enforced by the state”.
(A) Laski
(B) Bosanquet ✓
(C) Green
(D) Marx
86. Who among the following argues that the fault lines of civilization are the breeding grounds of conflicts in the century.
(A) Francis Fukuyama
(B) Samuel Huntington ✓
(C) Henry Kissinger
(D) Nelson Mandela
87. 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 other party ✓
(B) The loss of one party is the loss of the other party as well
(C) The gain of one party is the gain of the other party
(D) The gain or loss of one party has nothing to do with the gain or loss of the other party
88. Herbert Simon identified four basic motivations of subordinates to accept the will of superior. Which one of the following is not one of them?
(A) Rewards and Sanctions
(B) Social disapproval ✓
(C) Legitimacy
(D) Subordinates confidence in superior's ability
89. Maslow's “Needs Hierarchy" theory relates to:
(A) Motivation ✓
(B) Leadership
(C) Communication
(D) Upward mobility
90. Who said “Man is by nature a political animal"?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Karl Marx
(C) Aristotle ✓
(D) Francis Bacon
91. During the British rule the only British King to visit India and hold his Darbar was:
(A) Edward VII
(B) George V ✓
(C) James il
(D) Edward VI
92. Ramsar Convention provides a framework for national action and international cooperation for conservation a wise use of wetlands. The Convention was adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, which is a city located in:
(A) Iran ✓
(B) Egypt
(C) Morocco
(D) Tunisia
93. “Facebook" is one of the most popular social networking service. When was it launched?
(A) 1998
(B) 2000
(C) 2003
(D) 2004 ✓
94. Famous Urdu poet Mustafa Zaidi was by profession a:
(A) University Professor
(B) Businessman
(C) Lawyer
(D) Civil Servant ✓
95. Article 257 of the Constitution relates specifically to Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Article when the people of Jammu and Kashmir accede to Pakistan then:
(A) They shall become citizens of independent Kashmir
(B) Kashmir shall become a province of Pakistan
(C) People of Kashmir shall determine the relationship between the state and Pakistan ✓
(D) Kashmir shall become an autonomous region
96. The first battle of Panipat was fought between:
(A) Alexander and Porus
(B) Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi ✓
(C) Babar and Rana Sanga
(D) Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
97. India tested its first Nuclear device on:
(A) 15 May 1972
(B) 18 May 1974 ✓
(C) 11 May 1998
(D) 20 May 1999
98. HDI (Human Development Index) as an indicator of the well-being of a country, was the brain child of:
(A) Amartya Sen
(B) Javier Pere de Guellar
(C) Adam Smith
(D) Mahbub-ul-Haq ✓
99. Zimbabwe was earlier known as:
(A) Southern Rhodesia ✓
(B) Gold Coast
(C) Burkina Faso
(D) Belgian Congo
100. What is the function of the heart Pacemaker?
(A) It decreases the heart beat
(B) It regulates the heart beat
(C) It increases the heart beat
(D) It accelerates blood supply to the heart ✓
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