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1. Chandragupt Volcano is located in which country?
a) India
b) Indonesia
c) Pakistan
d) Japan
Answer: c) Pakistan
2. Kot Diji Fort is in which city of Sindh?
a) Sukkur
b) Hyderabad
c) Karachi
d) Khairpur
Answer: d) Khairpur
3. The idiom “to give up the ghost” means?
a) To stop trying
b) To surrender
c) To die
d) To disappear
Answer: c) To die
4. Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
a) Bhutan
b) Nepal
c) Myanmar
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: b) Nepal
5. The gathering in Arafat during Hajj occurs on which date?
a) 8th Zil Hajj
b) 9th Zil Hajj
c) 10th Zil Hajj
d) 11th Zil Hajj
Answer: b) 9th Zil Hajj
6. Nehru Report was published in which year?
a) 1928
b) 1930
c) 1940
d) 1947
Answer: a) 1928
7. “Tanha Tanha” is the first poetry collection of which poet?
a) Ahmed Faraz
b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
c) Mir Taqi Mir
d) Ghalib
Answer: a) Ahmed Faraz
8. To create a chart in Excel, which key is used?
a) F10
b) F11
c) F9
d) F12
Answer: b) F11
9. Transition options in PowerPoint are used for?
a) Adding animations
b) Moving between slides
c) Editing slide content
d) Changing fonts
Answer: b) Moving between slides
10. The 24-second rule applies to which game?
a) Football
b) Hockey
c) Basketball
d) Tennis
Answer: c) Basketball
11. The Berlin Wall was constructed by Germany under USSR to:
a) Unite East and West Germany
b) Prevent escape of citizens to the West
c) Divide Germany into two parts
d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c
12. The Partition of Bengal was annulled in which year?
a) 1911
b) 1905
c) 1947
d) None of these
Answer: a) 1911
13. Hockey was included in the Olympics in which year?
a) 1900
b) 1908
c) 1920
d) 1936
Answer: b) 1908
14. M-11 Motorway connects which two cities?
a) Lahore and Karachi
b) Lahore and Multan
c) Lahore and Sialkot
d) Lahore and Islamabad
Answer: c) Lahore and Sialkot
15. The freezing point of water in Fahrenheit is:
a) 0
b) 32
c) 100
d) -32
Answer: b) 32
16. The study of reptiles is known as?
a) Ornithology
b) Herpetology
c) Ichthyology
d) Entomology
Answer: b) Herpetology
17. Add ___ to injury?
a) Pain
b) Insult
c) Misery
d) Humiliation
Answer: b) Insult
18. Large: Immense (analogy) :: Dislike: ?
a) Hatred
b) Anger
c) Love
d) Friendship
Answer: a) Hatred
19. Makli Graveyard is located in which country?
a) India
b) Bangladesh
c) Pakistan
d) Afghanistan
Answer: c) Pakistan
20. In card games, a yellow card indicates?
a) A foul
b) A 5-minute pause
c) Substitution
d) A timeout
Answer: b) A 5-minute pause
21. Pakistan joined the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in which year?
a) 1961
b) 1973
c) 1979
d) 1985
Answer: c) 1979
22. SAARC was founded in which year?
a) 1980
b) 1985
c) 1990
d) 1995
Answer: b) 1985
23. Which country became the 5th member of BRICS in 2010?
a) Brazil
b) South Africa
c) Russia
d) India
Answer: b) South Africa
24. What percentage of East Bengal’s population spoke Bengali at the time of Partition?
a) 10%
b) 32%
c) 56.4%
d) 80%
Answer: c) 56.4%
25. Who was elected as UK’s Prime Minister in July 2024?
a) Boris Johnson
b) Rishi Sunak
c) Keir Starmer
d) Jeremy Hunt
Answer: c) Keir Starmer
26. Who was the first President of the USA?
a) John Adams
b) George Washington
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Abraham Lincoln
Answer: b) George Washington
30. Which is the heaviest planet?
a) Earth
b) Jupiter
c) Neptune
d) Saturn
Answer: b) Jupiter
31. The color of a star is determined by its?
a) Age
b) Size
c) Distance
d) Temperature
Answer: d) Temperature
32. “Her” is an example of?
a) Possessive Adjective
b) Pronoun
c) Noun
d) Conjunction
Answer: a) Possessive Adjective
33. “She would have reached the station on time if she had set the alarm and it had gone off on time.” What is the sentence type?
a) Compound sentence
b) Conditional sentence
c) Exclamatory sentence
d) Interrogative sentence
Answer: b) Conditional sentence
34. “She had better ___.” What fits the blank?
a) Go home
b) Look for
c) Study well
d) Leave now
Answer: b) Look for
35. Correct capitalization: “harry potter and the philosopher’s stone fantasy film directed by chris columbus.”
a) Harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Fantasy Film Directed by Chris columbus
b) Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone fantasy Film Directed by Chris Columbus
c) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Fantasy Film Directed by Chris Columbus
d) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus
Answer: d) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus
36. What is the next number in the sequence -5, 7, 11, -19, 35?
a) -47
b) -57
c) -67
d) -77
Answer: c) -67
37. Who was the Foreign Minister under PM Bhutto?
a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto himself
b) No FM was appointed
c) Shah Mehmood Qureshi
d) Agha Shahi
Answer: b) No FM was appointed
38. Who was the Army Chief from 1951 to 1958?
a) Ayub Khan
b) General Tikka Khan
c) General Yahya Khan
d) General Asif Nawaz
Answer: a) Ayub Khan
39. The headquarters of the Pakistan Air Force is located in?
a) Rawalpindi
b) Islamabad
c) Karachi
d) Peshawar
Answer: b) Islamabad
40. The office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located in?
a) Lahore
b) Islamabad
c) Karachi
d) Rawalpindi
Answer: b) Islamabad
41. Who is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces of Pakistan?
a) Prime Minister
b) Chief of Army Staff
c) President
d) Defense Minister
Answer: c) President
42. Nishan-e-Haider has been awarded to?
a) Major Shabbir Sharif
b) Col Sher Khan
c) Aziz Bhatti
d) All of these
Answer: d) All of these
43. Quaid-e-Azam inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan on which date?
a) 1 July 1947
b) 1 July 1948
c) 14 August 1948
d) 23 March 1949
Answer: b) 1 July 1948
44. The official biography of Quaid-e-Azam was written by?
a) Stanley Wolpert
b) Hector Bolitho
c) Khalid Bin Sayeed
d) Ian Talbot
Answer: b) Hector Bolitho
45. Which blood cells fight foreign invaders in the body?
a) Red blood cells
b) Platelets
c) Leukocytes
d) Plasma
Answer: c) Leukocytes
46. The meaning of “Vocation” is?
a) Holiday
b) Occupation
c) Relaxation
d) Passion
Answer: b) Occupation
47. Prague is the capital of which country?
a) Poland
b) Hungary
c) Czech Republic
d) Austria
Answer: c) Czech Republic
48. One horsepower is equal to?
a) 746 watts
b) 640 watts
c) 750 watts
d) 720 watts
Answer: a) 746 watts
49. Benjamin Franklin is known for the invention of?
a) Lightning rod
b) Electricity
c) Telescope
d) Printing press
Answer: a) Lightning rod
50. Robert Watson-Watt is credited with inventing?
a) Radio
b) Radar
c) Television
d) Sonar
Answer: b) Radar
51. In an email address, which symbol separates the username from the domain name?
a) #
b) &
c) @
d) $
Answer: c) @
52. In “Pakistan.docx,” the “.docx” is a?
a) File extension
b) File name
c) File format
d) Shortcut
Answer: a) File extension
53. Indira Gandhi was assassinated in which year?
a) October 1964
b) October 1984
c) October 1974
d) October 1994
Answer: b) October 1984
54. The book “On the Origin of Species” was written by?
a) Gregor Mendel
b) Charles Darwin
c) Isaac Newton
d) Albert Einstein
Answer: b) Charles Darwin
55. The minimum age to cast a vote in Pakistan is?
a) 16 years
b) 18 years
c) 21 years
d) 25 years
Answer: b) 18 years
56. The meaning of “de facto” is?
a) In law
b) In writing
c) In reality
d) In theory
Answer: c) In reality
57. Narration: “I said to her, ‘Please sit down.'”
a) Requested her to sit down
b) Ordered her to sit down
c) Asked her to sit down
d) Advised her to sit down
Answer: a) Requested her to sit down
58. In the SI system of units, how many basic units are there?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 10
d) 12
Answer: b) 7
59. What is the average of the first 100 natural numbers?
a) 50
b) 50.5
c) 51
d) 49.5
Answer: b) 50.5
60. Calculate 0.04×0.0162×0.0010.04 \times 0.0162 \times 0.0010.04×0.0162×0.001:
a) 6.48×10−66.48 \times 10^{-6}6.48×10−6
b) 6.48×10−76.48 \times 10^{-7}6.48×10−7
c) 6.48×10−86.48 \times 10^{-8}6.48×10−8
d) 6.48×10−56.48 \times 10^{-5}6.48×10−5
Answer: b) 6.48×10−76.48 \times 10^{-7}6.48×10−7
61. A number is twice the second and thrice the third number. Their average is 154. What is the difference between the first and the third number?
a) 160
b) 165
c) 168
d) 170
Answer: c) 168
62. Complete the sentence: “She will be a doctor ___ next year.”
a) For
b) By
c) On
d) In
Answer: b) By
64. Five persons can complete a task in one hour. How much time will it take for 13 persons to complete the same task?
a) 513\frac{5}{13}135 hours
b) 2 hours
c) 135\frac{13}{5}513 hours
d) 1 hour
Answer: a) 513\frac{5}{13}135 hours
65. Which is the deepest lake in the world?
a) Caspian Sea
b) Baikal Lake
c) Superior Lake
d) Victoria Lake
Answer: b) Baikal Lake
66. The literal meaning of “Zakat” is?
a) Charity
b) Purification
c) Tax
d) Donation
Answer: b) Purification
67. Who won the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
a) Marathas
b) Ahmad Shah Abdali
c) Mughal Empire
d) British East India Company
Answer: b) Ahmad Shah Abdali
68. The Pascal programming language was developed by?
a) Dennis Ritchie
b) Niklaus Wirth
c) James Gosling
d) Alan Turing
Answer: b) Niklaus Wirth
69. Which is the last planet in the solar system?
a) Uranus
b) Pluto
c) Neptune
d) Saturn
Answer: c) Neptune
70. The energy stored in coal is classified as?
a) Thermal energy
b) Electrical energy
c) Chemical energy
d) Nuclear energy
Answer: c) Chemical energy
71. The “Day of Deliverance” was observed on which date?
a) 14-Aug-1947
b) 22-Dec-1939
c) 23-Mar-1940
d) 15-Aug-1947
Answer: b) 22-Dec-1939
72. How many members of the Muslim League were part of the 1946 Interim Government?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 6
d) 7
Answer: a) 5
73. If a triangle has angles in the ratio 5:4:3, how many degrees is the smallest angle?
a) 30°
b) 40°
c) 45°
d) 60°
Answer: c) 45°
74. The idiom “Small wits, Great Boast” means?
a) Big talk, no action
b) Little knowledge, big talk
c) Wise and humble
d) Foolish and silent
Answer: b) Little knowledge, big talk
75. Simplify: (50−18)÷2(\sqrt{50} – \sqrt{18}) \div 2(50−18)÷2:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: b) 2
76. The Colosseum is located in?
a) Paris
b) Rome
c) Athens
d) Istanbul
Answer: b) Rome
77. The Indus Water Treaty was mediated by?
a) United Nations
b) World Bank
c) International Court of Justice
d) United States
Answer: b) World Bank
78. At the time of Partition, in which state were Muslims in the majority?
a) Punjab
b) Sindh
c) Bengal
d) None of these
Answer: d) None of these
79. Rehman Baba was a poet during which era?
a) Mughal Era
b) British Era
c) Pre-Mughal Era
d) Sultanate Era
Answer: a) Mughal Era
80. By which tab can you insert a picture in PowerPoint?
a) Design
b) Insert
c) Format
d) Home
Answer: b) Insert
81. The idiom “Andhon mai Kana Raja” translates to?
a) A hero in disguise
b) A figure among ciphers
c) A fool among the wise
d) A genius
Answer: b) A figure among ciphers
82. The meaning of “Dilettante” is?
a) Expert
b) Professional
c) Dabbler
d) Scholar
Answer: c) Dabbler
83. The meaning of “Altruistic” is?
a) Selfish
b) Generous
c) Selfless service
d) Rude
Answer: c) Selfless service
84. Hazrat Khalid bin Walid received his title during which battle?
a) Ghazwa Badar
b) Ghazwa Moata
c) Ghazwa Hunain
d) Ghazwa Tabuk
Answer: b) Ghazwa Moata
85. Who killed Umro bin Abdo?
a) Hazrat Umar
b) Hazrat Ali
c) Hazrat Khalid bin Walid
d) Hazrat Hamza
Answer: b) Hazrat Ali
86. Abul Kabba was the name of which Sahabi before Islam?
a) Hazrat Umar
b) Hazrat Abu Bakr
c) Hazrat Ali
d) Hazrat Usman
Answer: b) Hazrat Abu Bakr
87. The nation of Samood belonged to which prophet?
a) Hazrat Saleh
b) Hazrat Shoaib
c) Hazrat Musa
d) Hazrat Ibrahim
Answer: a) Hazrat Saleh
88. “Ahsan ul Qasas” is the title of which prophet?
a) Hazrat Musa
b) Hazrat Yusuf
c) Hazrat Isa
d) Hazrat Ibrahim
Answer: b) Hazrat Yusuf
89. Which Sahabi is mentioned in the Quran?
a) Hazrat Abu Bakr
b) Hazrat Umar
c) Hazrat Zaid bin Harith
d) Hazrat Ali
Answer: c) Hazrat Zaid bin Harith
90. What natural disaster is caused by a volcanic eruption in the ocean?
a) Earthquake
b) Tsunami
c) Cyclone
d) Hurricane
Answer: b) Tsunami
91. The phrase “Aftab Lab Baam Hona” means:
a) Rising sun
b) Close to setting
c) Near to death
d) End of life
Answer: c) Near to death
92. Which term is used for a “Jumla Matarfa” (Complete Sentence)?
a) Jumla Mubtada
b) Jumla Kamil
c) Qosain
d) Jumla Faeliya
Answer: c) Qosain
93. In Urdu grammar, what are “Yeh, Wo, Tou, Iss” referred to as?
a) Zameer
b) Ism
c) Fail
d) Harf
Answer: a) Zameer
94. Which is the correct phrase in Urdu?
a) Hum doston ke sath ja rahe hain.
b) Hum doston ke sath ja raha hai.
c) Hum doston ke sath ja rahi hoon.
d) Hum doston ke sath chal raha hai.
Answer: a) Hum doston ke sath ja rahe hain.
95. What are the words used at the end of sentences called?
a) Haroof
b) Lahkay
c) Fail
d) Ism
Answer: b) Lahkay
96. What was a significant turning point in Urdu Ghazal’s history?
a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
b) Ghalib’s Poetry
c) Shams-ul-Rehman Faruqi
d) Mir Taqi Mir
Answer: c) Shams-ul-Rehman Faruqi
97. In “Him urooz,” what are the primary components?
a) Two short phrases
b) One long word
c) Two half sentences
d) One poetic verse
Answer: a) Two short phrases
98. Allama Iqbal’s poem “Hamdard” resembles the poetry of which poet?
a) William Wordsworth
b) William Cooper
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley
d) John Keats
Answer: b) William Cooper
99. The correct punctuation for “Abba Jan! Asslam o Alaikum” in Urdu is?
a) Abba Jan Asslam o Alaikum!
b) Abba Jan! Asslam o Alaikum!
c) Abba Jan, Asslam o Alaikum!
d) Abba Jan, Asslam o Alaikum
Answer: b) Abba Jan! Asslam o Alaikum!
100. The book “Dastan Sahar-ul-Bayan” is written by whom?
a) Ghulam Ali Ishra
b) Mir Amman
c) Shams-ul-Rehman Faruqi
d) Ahmed Ali
Answer: a) Ghulam Ali Ishra