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Q1. World Humanitarian Summit (WH5) Conference was held on 23-24 May, 2016?
(A) Cairo, Egypt
(B) New York, US
(C) Istanbul, Turkey
(D) Paris, France
Q2. Synonym of Malice is?
(A) Kind
(B) Pleasant Surprise
(C) Desire
(D) Hatred
Q3. Who Was First Secretary General of the UN
(A) U Thant
(B) Dag Hammarksjold
(C) Kurt Waldheim
(D) Trygve Lie
Q4. The First Round Table Conference was held in?
(A) Britain
(B) Delhi
(C) Calcutta
(D) London
Q5. Complete the Idiom "Hell hath no fury like
(A) A women scorned
(B) A burned woman
(C) A Women forgotten
(D) A Devil’s advocate
Q6. How many seats did the All India Muslim League win in the Central Legislative Assembly in the? 1945 elections in India?
(A) 40
(B) 35
(C) 30
(D) 60
Q7. Find the square of 35?
(A) 4175
(B) 1125
(C) 1225
(D) 1245
Q8. Gandhi Raised the slogan of “Quit India Which slogan did Quid-e-Azam raise to counter it?
(A) Drive and Rule
(B) Divide and Quit
(C) Rule and Divie
(D) None of these
Q9. “Yaum-e-Takbeer” in Pakistan is celebrated on?
(A) 6 September
(B) 16 December
(C) 23 March
(D) 28 May
Q10. The Largest Cricket Stadium of the World is?
(A) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia
(B) Eden Garden. Kolkata
(C) The oval. London
(D) Gaddafi Stadium Lahore
Q11. in Which Surah obligation of ablution are described?
(A) Al-Baqrah
(B) Al-Maida
(C) Al-Noor
(D) Al-An'aam
Q12. Which one of following is considered to be one of the Father of Internet?
(A) Vinton Gray Cerf
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Charlie Babbage
(D) Steve Jobs
Q13. The Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) Consist of? —
(A) Five Agencies
(B) Six Agencies
(C) Seven Agencies
(D) Eight Agencies
Q14. Qazaf Means?
(A) False accusation of adultery
(B) False accusation of robbery
(C) False accusation of rape
(D) False accusation of murder
Q15. If A and b together can complete a job in 15 days and B alone can complete it in 20 days. In how many days can A alone complete job?
(A) 60
(B) 45
(C) 40
(D) 30
Q16. Choose the synonym of? Sepulchral
(A) Cheerful
(B) Mournful
(C) Resonant
(D) Roaring
Q17. Complete the Idiom “The more things change, the more they ?
(A) Begin to improve
(B) Repeat history
(C) Stay the same
(D) Resist change
Q18. In information Technology what does HTML stand for?
(A) Hyper Text Method Language
(B) Hyper Text Markup in Language
(C) Hypertext Markup Logic
(D) Hyperlink Text Markup Language
Q19. Head office of Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank is Located in City?
(A) Shanghai
(B) Doha
(C) Canton
(D) Beijing
Q20. Ceasefire UN Military Observe Group in India and Pakistan established to report on violation.
(A) 1947
(B) 1949
(C) 1950
(D) 1951
Q21. What in the average (arithmetic mean) of the Positive intergers from 1 to 100, inclusive?
(A) 49
(B) 49.5
(C) 50
(D) 50.5
Q22. Complete the series 14, 20, 20, 40, 32, 64
(A) 52
(B) 56
(C) 90
(D) 126
Q23. The Ruling Muslim dynasty of India from 1320 to 1414 AD was?
(A) Slave Dynasty
(B) Tagluq
(C) Lodhi
(D) Khilji
Q24. The tragic incident of Karbala took place during the month of Muharram in the Hijri.
(A) 55 AH
(B) 61 AH
(C) 70 AH
(D) 72 AH
Q25. 'Confucianism' as a religious mythology originated in?
(A) Japan
(B) Greece
(C) China
(D) Nepal
Q26. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Prize winner, is known all over the world as the?
(A) Deputy Chairmen of Planning Commission of Bangaladesh
(B) Finance Minster with Hasin
(C) Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University
(D) Founder of Grameen Bank
Q27. if there is no sun, the color of the sky would be?
(A) Orange
(B) Blue
(C) Yellow
(D) None of these
Q28. When the stock market is rising it is called?
(A) Bullish
(B) Berish
(C) Hot
(D) Rising up
Q29. Find the odd man out 1, 5,7,11,12,13,17
(A) 1
(B) 7
(C) 12
(D) 17
Q30. Nanga Parbat, one of the most dangerous mountains to climb, is the highest mountain.
(A) 4th
(B) 6th
(C) 8th
(D) 9th
Q31. Imam Ghazaii was born and died in which city of Iran?
(A) Qom
(B) Tous
(C) Mashhad
(D) Neshapur
Q32. Which of following is responsible for the largest amount of Oxygen of Earth?
(A) Algae
(B) Trees
(C) Peatbogs
(D) Grass
Q33. Which is longest bone in human body?
(A) Stapes
(B) Femur
(C) Fibufa
(D) Nebula
Q34. “Warsak Dam" has been built on the river?
(A) Indus
(B) Korang
(C) Kabul
(D) Hingol
Q35. I which “Para of Holy Quran’ Surah Al-Momin is located?
(A) 24
(B) 26
(C) 28
(D) 23
Q36. In which year did Pakistan win its First Olympic Hockey Gold Medal?
(A) 1957
(B) 1960
(C) 1964
(D) 1065
Q37. Which of following provisions is a part of the Objective Resolution?
(A) Parliamentary system will be introduced
(B) Parliament must be unilateral
(C) President and Prime Minister must be Muslim by faith
(D) Fundamental rights of minorities
Q38. Which was the last major expedition led by the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
(A) Tabook
(B) Conquest
(C) Khyber
(D) Badar
Q39. Who is the author of the book “Das Kapital?
(A) Karl Marx
(B) Rousseau
(C) Hitler
(D) Lenin
Q40. Fill in the blanks? He is mindful ___ his status.
(A) For
(B) To
(C) With
(D) of
Q41. The famous Qissa Khawani Bazaar is located in?
(A) Quetta
(B) Multan
(C) Hyderabd
(D) Peshawar
Q42. A Portuguese explorer discovered the Sea route from Europe to India
(A) Fir Francis Drake
(B) Captain John Cook
(C) Christopher Columbus
(D) Vasco Da Gama
Q43. 5/6+5/9=?
(A) 3/2
(B) 25/54
(C) 2/3
(D) 30/25
Q44. Harappa is a city in Punjab about 24 km South west of?
(A) Sahrwal
(B) Multan
(C) Narowal
(D) Lahore
Q45. Synonym of CARNIVORE is?
(A) Dangerous
(B) Wild
(C) Meat eater
(D) Trees
Q46. What is the Antonym of Opaque?
(A) Misty
(B) Shiny
(C) Covered
(D) Transparent
Q47. The Headquarter of the International Court of Justice is situated in?
(A) Hague
(B) Lisbon
(C) Geneva
(D) London
Q48. In which province is the town Dalbandin located?
(A) Punjab
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(D) Baluchistan
Q49. Lack of vitamin C causes?
(A) Scurvy
(B) Beriberi
(C) Blindness
(D) Teeth decay
Q50. What is meaning of Itikaf?
(A) Ablution
(B) Prostration
(C) Seclusion
(D) Cleaning
Q51. Opposite Democracy is?
(A) Aristocracy
(B) Theocracy
(C) Dictatorship
(D) Gather
Q52. Synonym of Melancholy is?
(A) Dissolve
(B) Sadness
(C) Joy
(D) Petty
Q53. Which Country was invaded twice by Germany in the 20th century and itself had brutally colonized
(A) Belgium
(B) Poland
(C) France
(D) UK
Q54. Capital City of Albania is?
(A) Tirana
(B) Belgrade
(C) Srebrenica
(D) Pristina
Q55. In which year was Nelson Mandela of South Africa awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan?
(A) 1990
(B) 1992
(C) 1994
(D) 1996
Q56. Enormous means?
(A) Hard
(B) Huge
(C) Amazing
(D) Many
Q57. Islam was declared as the state Religion under the?
(A) Constitution of 1956
(B) Constitution of 1962
(C) Constitution of 1973
Q58. Fill in the Blanks with the appropriate Preposition?
They have no one to blame for the trouble themselves
(A) expect
(B) expect for
(C) Neither A and B
(D) A and B Both
Q59. Identify the correct meanings of the idioms To cool one’s heels’
(A) To be Kept waiting
(B) To be good and delicate
(C) To have a deal with troublesome person
(D) To praise someone
Q60. Who scored the first cricket test century for Pakistan in 1952?
(A) Nazar Muhammad
(B) Hanif Muhammad
(C) Alimuddin
(D) Saeed Ahmed
Q61. Optical Fiber System is?
(A) Telecommunication system
(B) Eye Operation
(C) Air Raid System
(D) Defence System
Q62. Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy was?
(A) Prime Minister of Pakistan
(B) Speak of the Constitution Assembly
(C) Ambassador to USA
(D) CM of UP
Q63. Indus Basin Treaty was signed in?
(A) 1960
(B) 1961
(C) 1962
(D) 1963
Q64. Akber Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died on 8 January 2017, succeeded ___ as the President of Iran.
(A) Syed Ali Khamenei
(B) Muhammad Khatemi
(C) Mahmood Ahmed
(D) Syed Hassan Rohani
Q65. Choose the Passive Voice of the following Statement “All Agreed to What I Proposed."
(A) What I Proposed was agreed by all
(B) What was proposed agreed by all
(C) What has been proposed by all -
(D) Alio of these
(A) Qazi Khalilullah
(B) TasneemAslam
(C) Abdul Basit
(D) Nafees Zikria
Q67. If x+y=6, y+z=7 z+x=9 the average (arithmetic) of x, y and z is?
(A) 11/3
(B) 11/2
(C) 22/3
(D) 11
Q68. Ahmed Shah Masoud was a prominent leader of the North Alliance in Afghanistan. To which he belongs?
(A) Pashtun
(B) Uzbek
(C) Tajik
(D) Hazara
Q69. The Book “Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan “written by?
(A) Aitzaz Ahsan
(B) Prof. Ishtiaq Ahmed
(C) Akbar S. Ahmed
(D) Mohsin
Q70. What is Sonia Gandhi's relationship with Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Daughter
(B) Grand Daughter
(C) Daughter in law
(D) No Family
Q71. 0.001=?
(A) 1/10
(B) 1/100
(C) 1/1000
(D) 1
Q72. Which one of the following Prime Minister of India has received the award of Nishan-e-Pakistan?
(A) Pundit Jawaharial Nehru
(B) Morarji Desai (1990)
(C) I.K Gujral
(D) None of these
Q73. 3/1000 written as a fraction is?
(A) 3
(B) 0.3
(C) 0.03
(D) 0.003
Q74. Who wrote the book “Being and Nothingness?
(A) Albert Camus
(B) Jean-Paul Sartre
(C) Bertrand Russell
(D) Rene Des
Q75. Which Prophet was titled as Zabeeh ullah?
(A) Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S)
(B) Hazrat Ismaeel (A.S)
(C) Hazrata Ishaq (A.S)
(D) Hazrat Noah (A.S)
Q76. “Bait-e-Rizwan" was made to take the revenge of?
(A) Hazrat Hamza (R.A)
(B) Hazrat Usman (R.A)
(C) Hazrat Ali (R.A)
(D) Hazrat Usman (R.A)
Q77. If x=3 then find the value of K from the equation 3X7 + (K-1) X+9+0
(A) -11
(B) 11
(C) -13
(D) 13
Q78. Who Succeeded President Zia-ul-Haq as the President of Pakistan
(A) Rafiq Tarar
(B) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
(C) Farooq laghari
(D) Fazal Elahi
Q79. Of the Following which one is a military alliance?
(A) ASEAN
(B) NATO
(C) NAFTA
(D) OECD
Q80. To Copy a Picture of the Screen ‘he Clipboard use?
(A) All Key
(B) Shift Key
(C) Print Screen Key
(D) None of these
Q81. A small town in Sindh “Keti Bunder* is famous for.
(A) Historical site
(B) Gas and Oil field
(C) Fish harbour
(D) Military
Q82. What does “to break the Ice’ mean?
(A) To Start Sleep
(B) To start a Conversation
(C) To start friendship
(D) To cool
Q83. UPS is now widely used in households. What does UPS stand for?
(A) Uniform Power Strong
(B) Universal Product Support
(C) Under Panel Storage
(D) Uninterruptable Power Supply
Q84. Give the total number of Prophets.
(A) 120,000
(B) 125,000
(C) 128,000
(D) 124,000
Q86. Jaundice is a disease in which the colour of the Skin becomes?
(A) Whitish
(B) Black spotted
(C) Reddish
(D) Yellowish
Q87. Pakistan joined UNO in?
(A) 1947
(B) 1948
(C) 1949
(D) 1950
Q88. Select the correct meaning of? “To be above board"?
(A) To have a good height
(B) To be honest in any business
(C) They have no debts
(D) To try to be beautiful
Q89. Reykjavik is the capital city of?
(A) Greenland
(B) Norway
(C) Iceland
(D) Finland
Q90. Country opposed Pakistan's application to join the UN in 1947?
(A) USSR
(B) Oman
(C) Cambodia
(D) Afghanistan
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