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Q1. Pathway to Pakistan is the autobiography of?
(A) M.A.H. Isphani
(B) Choudhry Khaiiq uz Zaman
(C) A. Fazlul Haq
(D) Sir Fazl-i-Hussain
Q2. Chaudhri Rehmat Ali first used the word 'Pakistan' in his pamphlet 'Now or Never" in?
(A) 1933
(B) 1935
(C) 1937
(D) 1938
Q3. Identify the Secretary of State for India who led the Cabinet Mission in 1946?
(A) Sir Stafford Cripps
(B) A.V. Alexander
(C) Lord Pethick Lawrence
(D) Sir Anthony McDonald
Q4. Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah joined All India Muslim League in?
(A) 1937
(B) 1939
(C) 1938
(D) 1940
Q5. Congress launched “Quit India Movement” against the British Government in?
(A) 1940
(B) 1941
(C) 1942
(D) 1944
Q6. Gandhi-Jinnah talks were held in 1944 to discuss the C.R. Formula, prepared by?
(A) Raj Gopa Acharia
(B) V.P. Menon
(C) Abu-al-Kalam Azad
(D) Lord Wavell
Q7. Who presided over the Simla Conference in 1945?
(A) Lord Mioto
(B) Lord Wavell
(C) Lord Irwin
(D) Lord Mountbatten
Q8. Quaid-e-Azam met M.K. Gandhi for the first time in 1916 at?
(A) Delhi
(B) Bombay
(C) Calcutta
(D) Lucknow
Q9. The National Anthem of Pakistan was approved by the Government in?
(A) 1947
(B) 1950
(C) 1952
(D) 1954
Q10. The land lying between the river Ravi and river Chenab is called’?
(A) Rachna Doab
(B) Bari Doab
(C) Chaj Doab
(D) Sindh Sagar Doab
Q11. The artificial forests are being maintained at?
(A) Changa Manga
(B) Chichawatni
(C) Kotla Adeeb Shahid
(D) All of these
Q12. Which of the following forts was built by Mughal Emperor Zahir-ud-Din Babar?
(A) Bala Hissar Fort
(B) Rohtas Fort
(C) Ranikot Fort
(D) Attock Fort
Q13. Which of the following districts of Balochistan contains huge deposits of Copper?
(A) Loralai
(B) Sibbi
(C) Khuzdar
(D) Chaghi
Q14. The only National Elections held on non-party basis were in?
(A) 1977
(B) 1985
(C) 1988
(D) 1990
Q15. “Chandka Medical College” is located at?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Nawabshah
(C) Larkana
(D) None of these
Q16. Nuclear Research Laboratory at Kahuta* was setup in?
(A) 1974
(B) 1976
(C) 1978
(D) 1980
Q17. “Rawal Dam” was built in 1962 on river?
(A) Soan
(B) Haro
(C) Korang
(D) Jhelum
Q18. Who is considered to be the first poet of Punjabi language?
(A) Bulleh Shah
(B) Baba Farid Ganj Shakr
(C) Khawaja Ghulam Farid
(D) Sultan Bahu
Q19. Pakistan became a member of International Labour Organization (ILO) in.
(A) 1947
(B) 1949
(C) 1951
(D) 1957
Q20. The first Water Accord was signed among the provinces in?
(A) 1988
(B) 1991
(C) 1994
(D) 1997
Q21. Which of the following signed on 8 April 1950?
(A) SEATO
(B) CENTO
(C) Liaquat Nehru Pact
(D) Colombo Plan
Q22. “Mast Tawakli" was prominent poet of?
(A) Balochi
(B) Phusto
(C) Sindhi
(D) Barohi
Q23. Archaeological site “Bhambore" is located in the district of?
(A) Khairpur
(B) Dadu
(C) Larkana
(D) Thatta
Q24. Decimal System was introduced in Pakistan on First January?
(A) 1951
(B) 1959
(C) 1961
(D) 1963
Q25. Which was the first missile launched by Pakistan?
(A) Hatf
(B) Anza
(C) Ghauri
(D) Shaheen
Q26. “Thomas Cup**” is given for the game of?
(A) Lawn Tennis
(B) Golf
(C) Table Tennis
(D) Badminton
Q27. The Noble Prize for Peace is given in the city of?
(A) Stockholm
(B) Oslo
(C) Brussels
(D) Copenhagen
Q28. Identify the world's largest “Peninsula”?
(A) Alaska
(B) Scandinavia
(C) Arabia
(D) Labrador
Q29. What is the length of “Great Wall of China‘“? operated under the scrutiny of Pakistan Armed Forces, located in Kahuta, Punjab
(A) 2400 km
(B) 2600 km
(C) 3200 km
(D) 3400 km
Q30. Which is largest gland in the human body?
(A) Pancreas
(B) Lachrymal
(C) Liver
(D) Sweat glands
Q31. Who is the founder of “Scout Movement"?
(A) Robert Baden Powell
(B) E.O. Lawrence
(C) Maccollins
(D) Nicoba Tesla
Q32. The UN Security Council consists of?
(A) 5 members
(B) 11 members
(C) 15 members
(D) 20 members
Q33. The headquarters of the “Asian Development Bank" is at?
(A) Jakarta
(B) Tokyo
(C) Kuala Lumpur
(D) Manila
Q34. 'ITAR-TASS’ is a news agency of?
(A) Israel
(B) Iran
(C) United States
(D) Russia
Q35. What is “Cathy Pacific”?
(A) Island
(B) Newspaper
(C) News Agency
(D) Airline
Q36. 'Ariana' is an airline of?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Iran
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Turkey
Q37. After cotton, which is the second highest exchange earner crop of Pakistan?
(A) Rice
(B) Wheat
(C) Sugar Cane
(D) None of these
Q37. IPP stands for?
(A) Internal Programme of Planning
(B) International Press of Pakistan
(C) Independent Power Producer
(D) Internal Power Plan
Q38. What is “Pentagon"?
(A) Name of the French Parliament
(B) Offices of American Defence Ministry
(C) Official residence of United Nations Secretary General
(D) A kind of boat used in forming a bridge to let the army cross the river
Q40. The World’s oldest surviving monarchy is in?
(A) England
(B) Japan
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Nepal
Q41. OPEC's largest oil producing country is?
(A) Kuwait
(B) Iran
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) U.A.E.
Q42. “Pedagogy" Is a science of?
(A) Bodily diseases
(B) Stamp collecting
(C) Languages
(D) Teaching
Q43. After U.S.A. which country Is the second biggest arms seller In the world?
(A) Britain
(B) Russia
(C) France
(D) Germany
Q44. "Digital Computer" was Invented by?
(A) VannevorBush
(B) John Harrison
(C) M.R. Bissel
(D) Howard Aiken
Q45. Pinpoint the World’s oldest* democratic country?
(A) United States
(B) Great Britain
(C) Greece
(D) France
Q46. The highest literacy rate among the SAARC countries is in?
(A) India
(B) Maldives
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Pakistan
Q47. The world's largest island is?
(A) Madagascar
(B) Sumatra
(C) New Guinea
(D) Greenland
Q48. Among the SAARC countries, the highest per capita income’ is of?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Bangladesh
Q49. Which International agency supervised indue Basin Treaty, 1860 between Pakistan and India?
(A) IMF
(B) World Bank
(C) World Health Organization
(D) international Red Cross
Q50. Punjab's size In the total land mass of Pakistan is?
(A) 20.7%
(B) 25.8%
(C) 29.7%
(D) 37.7%
Q51. Which of the following leaders first raised the demand of separate electorate for the Indian Muslims?
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Nawab Mohsin-ui-Mulk
(C) S.M. Shafi
(D) None of these
Q52. Chaudhri Rehmat Ail first used the word “Pakistan" in his pamphlet 'Now or Never’ in?
(A) 1933
(B) 1935
(C) 1937
(D) 1938
Q53. Lahore Resolution of 23rd March 1940, was seconded from Sindh province by?
(A) G. M. Syed
(B) Mekhdoom Talib ul Mula
(C) Abdullah Haroon
(D) Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto
Q54. Who presided over the Simla Conference in 1945?
(A) Lord Minto
(B) Lord Waved
(C) Lord Inwin
(D) Lord Mountbatten
Q55. The Pirpur Report on the brutalities of the congress ministries (1937-39), was compiled
(A) A.K. Fazl-ul-Haq
(B) Raja Muhammad Mehdi
(C) Nawab Salim Uilah Khan
(D) M. Sharif
Q56. Who administered the oath of office to Liaquat All Khan as the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
(A) Quaid-i-Azam
(B) Justice Mian Abdul Rashid
(C) Lord Mountbatten
(D) Maulvi Tamizuddin
Q57. Pakistan's first Nuclear power plant was set up in 1974 at Karachi with the assistance of?
(A) China
(B) France
(C) Canada
(D) North Korea
Q58. Pakistan-Afghanistan border “Durand Line" was drawn in?
(A) 1892
(B) 1890
(C) 1893
(D) 1897
Q59. The headquarters of international environmental organization 'Green Peace' Is in?
(A) London
(B) Paris
(C) Vienna
(D) Amsterdam
Q60. The cause of Malaria was discovered by?
(A) Edward Jenner
(B) Alexander Fleming
(C) Ronald Ross
(D) None of these
Q61. The largest Producer of Natural Gas in the Muslim world is?
(A) Qatar
(B) Turkmenistan
(C) Iran
(D) Kazakhstan
Q62. Bakhtar is the news agency of?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Iran
(C) Belgium
(D) Afghanistan
Q63. Which of the following Vitamin's overdose can cause kidney damage?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin E
Q64. ‘Ibn Battuth' was a famous traveler of?
(A) Iran
(B) Morocco
(C) Syria
(D) Indonesia
Q65. 'Ringgit' is the currency of?
(A) Sudan
(B) Nigeria
(C) Finland
(D) Malaysia
Q66. The largest country by population in Africa is?
(A) Algeria
(B) Nigeria
(C) Egypt
(D) Somalia
Q67. The capital of 'Somalia' is?
(A) Kampala
(B) Maputo
(C) Asmara
(D) Mogadishu
Q68. "Google” is a?
(A) Computer software company
(B) Computer hardware company
(C) Internet search engine
(D) Mobile phone brand
Q69. The world's oldest national anthem is of?
(A) Denmark
(B) Thailand
(C) Norway
(D) Japan
Q70. Accumulate
(A) wealth
(B) complete
(C) collect
(D) gain
Q71. CELEBRITY
(A) famous personality
(B) cleaver
(C) occasion
(D) unknown person
Q72. COLLISION
(A) clash
(B) conspiracy
(C) abatement
(D) association
Q73. DETRIMENTAL
(A) firm
(B) wilful
(C) harmful
(D) determined
Q74. STRENUOUS
(A) tiring
(B) light
(C) strong
(D) strange
Pick the most suitable / appropriate prepositions?
Q75. The train went the tunnel.
(A) through
(B) in
(C) at
(D) to
Q76. Pour the tea ___the cup.
(A) to
(B) at
(C) into
(D) in
Q77. She jumped ____ the bus.
(A) off
(B) on
(C) of
(D) at
Q78. “RANCOUR”
(A) resentment
(B) greed
(C) sadness
(D) ugly
Q79. RAPID
(A) loud
(B) quick
(C) slow
(D) bright
Q80. ZEST
(A) great enjoyment
(B) keenness
(C) extremely large
(D) helpless
