PMS Past Papers General Knowledge 2018 [Solved Paper]

PMS Past Papers General Knowledge 2018 [Solved Paper]

PROVINCIAL MANAGEENT SERVICES (PMS)
PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
WRITTEN TEST FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE. ETC. BS-17 2017
(Held in January 2, 2018)

PPSC PMS Solved Past Paper 2018

SUBJECT: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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
(C) Baikal ✓
(D) Superior

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. TheTreaty 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-Judl Is located In?
(A) India
(B) Turkey ✓
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Iraq

25. Koh-e-Toorls 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

28. 1 BTU is equal to how many joules?
(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) lO.OOOmg

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) Mchenjodarro
(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
(C) Agatha Christi
(D) George Orwell

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

* Conversation With Myself Is a collection of Nelson Mandela's speeches, letters, conversation and some of his publications. It a continuation of his former book Long Walk to Freedom.

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?
(A) Eiffel Tower
(B) Taj Mahal
(C) Lighthouse of Alexandria  ✓
(D) None of these

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. Yen is the currency of:
(A) France
(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) Loralal
(B) Sibbl
(C) Khuzdar
(D) Chaghl  ✓

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?
(A) Kayiin
(B) Rakhine  ✓
(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

* [Nepal was once the world's only Hindu state, but has ceased to be so following a declaration by the Parliament In 2006.]

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

86. Shape of the Milky Way Galaxy is:
(A) Rectangular
(B) Spiral ✓
(C) Elliptical
(D) Circular

87. There v/ere 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 announcod the _____ annulment of Partition of Bengal in
(A) 1910
(B) 1911 ✓
(C) 1912
(D) 1926