PPSC PAST PAPERS

PPSC past papers general knowledge questions and answers are prepared from past papers of PMS exams and these are mostly repeated in all examination of ppsc punjab public service commission.

General Knowledge PPSC Past Papers

Which river is the longest in Asia?
a. Yellow River
b. Ganges River
c. Yangtze River
d. Mekong River

Hockey was first played in which country?
a. Pakistan
b. England
c. Canada
d. India

The word ‘Tsunami’ originates from which language?
a. Korean
b. Japanese
c. Chinese
d. Vietnamese

Which country is the largest contributor to the UN’s budget?
a. United Kingdom
b. United States
c. France
d. Germany

What is the center of Tamil culture in Sri Lanka?
a. Colombo
b. Kandy
c. Jaffna
d. Galle

Which country does not have a written constitution?
a. Germany
b. United Kingdom
c. United States
d. Japan

Which country operates the news agency “Antra”?
a. Turkey
b. Indonesia
c. Russia
d. India

Which satellite did the United States first send into space?
a. Apollo
b. Explorer 1
c. Sputnik
d. Voyager

Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
a. Indonesia
b. Thailand
c. Australia
d. Fiji

The United Nations declared a decade for the eradication of which issue from 2004 to 2014?
a. Child Labor
b. Poverty
c. Hunger
d. Climate Change

Which river valley was the center of the Gandhara civilization?
a. Indus River
b. Chenab River
c. Kabul River
d. Ravi River

The study of the origin of words is called?
a. Ornithology
b. Entomology
c. Etymology
d. Pedagogy

Which country has the oldest national anthem?
a. Denmark
b. Japan
c. Sweden
d. Canada

Which international day is observed on 15 May annually?
a. Earth Day
b. World Literacy Day
c. International Day of Families
d. Women’s Day

Who was the first Viceroy of India?
a. Lord Curzon
b. Lord Hastings
c. Lord Canning
d. Lord Mountbatten

Where is the longest tunnel for road traffic located?
a. Norway
b. Switzerland
c. Japan
d. Austria

How much does one ton equal in terms of quintals?
a. 10 Quintals
b. 20 Quintals
c. 5 Quintals
d. 8 Quintals

Who invented the World Wide Web?
a. Tim Berners-Lee
b. Bill Gates
c. Steve Jobs
d. Vint Cerf

Which country borders Afghanistan to the south and east?
a. Iran
b. Pakistan
c. India
d. China

Which day is celebrated as Pakistan Day?
a. 1st May
b. 14th August
c. 23rd March
d. 25th December

What is the most abundant element in the universe?
a. Hydrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Carbon
d. Helium

Who is considered the father of modern computing?
a. Charles Babbage
b. Alan Turing
c. Bill Gates
d. Steve Wozniak

Where are the Spratly Islands located?
a. Pacific Ocean
b. South China Sea
c. Mediterranean Sea
d. Atlantic Ocean

Which organization is the oldest among the following?
a. United Nations
b. World Health Organization
c. Commonwealth of Nations
d. European Union

Silicon Valley is famous for which industry?
a. Technology
b. Automobile
c. Entertainment
d. Agriculture

Which disease is considered to be the oldest?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Leprosy
c. Malaria
d. Smallpox

Which continent has no glaciers?
a. Asia
b. Africa
c. North America
d. Australia

Which search engine is the most popular worldwide?
a. Google
b. Bing
c. Yahoo
d. DuckDuckGo

Which country leads the world in solar energy production?
a. United States
b. China
c. Germany
d. India

What is the Braille system used for?
a. Blind individuals
b. Deaf individuals
c. Both
d. Neither

The Fakhara Dam is located in which country?
a. Afghanistan
b. Pakistan
c. Iran
d. India

The famous painting “Night Watch” was created by which artist?
a. Leonardo da Vinci
b. Michelangelo
c. Rembrandt
d. Pablo Picasso

Which country produces the most coal in the world?
a. China
b. India
c. United States
d. Russia

ATM stands for which of the following?
a. Automated Teller Machine
b. Automated Transaction Machine
c. Automatic Teller Mechanism
d. None of these

Who was the first Muslim Nobel Laureate?
a. Malala Yousafzai
b. Anwar Sadat
c. Shirin Ebadi
d. Abdus Salam

What is an Archipelago?
a. A group of islands
b. A mountain range
c. A desert region
d. A river system

Helvetia is the former name of which country?
a. Holland
b. Switzerland
c. Spain
d. Sweden

Kigali is the capital of which country?
a. Rwanda
b. Kenya
c. Uganda
d. Burundi

Algebra was introduced by which scholar?
a. Al-Khwarizmi
b. Ibn Sina
c. Al-Farabi
d. Al-Razi

The largest ethnic group in Afghanistan is the
a. Tajiks
b. Pashtuns
c. Hazaras
d. Uzbeks

Shintoism is practiced primarily in which country?
a. Japan
b. China
c. South Korea
d. Taiwan

Which region is known as the “Playground of Europe”?
a. Norway
b. Austria
c. Switzerland
d. France

What is Big Ben?
a. A clock tower
b. A bridge
c. A bell
d. A tower

Who discovered New Zealand?
a. Christopher Columbus
b. Abel Tasman
c. James Cook
d. Ferdinand Magellan

The Great Sandy Desert is located in which country?
a. Australia
b. United States
c. Saudi Arabia
d. India

The Kishanganga Dam is built on which river?
a. Jhelum River
b. Chenab River
c. Neelum River
d. Ravi River

The Bosphorus Strait connects the Black Sea to which other body of water?
a. Sea of Marmara
b. Aegean Sea
c. Mediterranean Sea
d. Red Sea

Which gas is primarily responsible for global warming?
a. Oxygen
b. Carbon Dioxide
c. Nitrogen
d. Hydrogen

The headquarters of the World Economic Forum is located in which city?
a. Paris
b. New York
c. Geneva
d. Brussels

What was the duration of the Ottoman Empire?
a. 1299 to 1922
b. 1400 to 1719
c. 1200 to 1917
d. 1600 to 1800

The Objective Resolution became part of the Constitution of Pakistan in which year?
a. 1949
b. 1956
c. 1973
d. 1985

Harappa is located on the bank of which river?
a. Ravi River
b. Indus River
c. Jhelum River
d. Chenab River

Who is known as the father of sociology?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Ibn Khaldun
c. Auguste Comte
d. Karl Marx

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has how many judges?
a. 18
b. 20
c. 17
d. 25

Which verse of the Quran talks about there being no restriction in religion?
a. Surah Al-Baqara
b. Surah Al-Ma’idah
c. Surah An-Nisa
d. Surah Al-Ahzab

Who was assassinated while in office as Prime Minister of Pakistan?
a. Liaquat Ali Khan
b. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
c. Benazir Bhutto
d. Nawaz Sharif

Which poet of Pakistan was imprisoned during the early years of Pakistan’s formation?
a. Faiz Ahmad Faiz
b. Allama Iqbal
c. Hafeez Jalandhari
d. Ahmad Faraz