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    World General Knowledge Important MCQs (Set-I) for Competitive Exams

    1. Which is the saltiest water lake of the world?
    (a) The Caspian Sea
    (b) The Red Sea
    (c) The Baltic Sea
    (d) Assal Lake (Correct)

    2. World’s longest river is:
    (a) River Nile (Correct)
    (b) River Amazon
    (c) River Mississippi
    (d) River Indus

    3. Which of the following country has longest coast line?
    (a) China
    (b) USA
    (c) Russia
    (d) Canada (Correct)

    4. Which is the largest peninsula?
    (a) Gulf of Eden
    (b) Africa
    (c) Arabia (Correct)
    (d) Sahara

    5. Biggest country in population is:
    (a) China (Correct)
    (b) Russia
    (c) India
    (d) USA

    6. Which is the largest gulf?
    (a) Arabian Gulf
    (b) Gulf of Mexico (Correct)
    (c) Gulf of Oman
    (d) None of them

    7. The largest bay is located in
    (a) USA
    (b) Canada (Correct)
    (c) Congo
    (d) Russia

    8. Name the largest railway station in the world is
    (a) Grand Central Terminal – New York (Correct)
    (b) Condor Station Bolivia
    (c) Kharagpur railway station – India
    (d) Frankfort International USA

    9. Name the biggest sea of the world is
    (a) Caribbean Sea
    (b) South China Sea (Correct)
    (c) Mediterranean Sea
    (d) Baltic Sea

    10. Name the biggest desert of the world is
    (a) Gobi Desert
    (b) Kalahari Desert
    (c) Sahara Desert (Correct)
    (d) None of these

    11. The highest capital in the world is
    (a) Belize
    (b) La Paz (Correct)
    (c) Quito
    (d) Paris

    12. In which country was the first oil-well drilled in 1859
    (a) Saudi Arabia
    (b) USA (Correct)
    (c) Russia
    (d) Venezuela

    13. Which is the oldest written language in the world?
    (a) Sanskrit
    (b) Chinese (Correct)
    (c) Japanese
    (d) English

    14. Which metal has the highest electrical conductivity
    (a) Silver
    (b) Tungsten (Correct)
    (c) Copper
    (d) Iron

    15. Name the largest populous country of the Islamic World?
    (a) Indonesia (Correct)
    (b) Pakistan
    (c) Bangladesh
    (d) Turkey

    16. Name the largest Hockey Stadium with capacity of 50,000 people:
    (a) Most Beautiful Stadium
    (b) Highest Hockey Stadium
    (c) National hockey Stadium Lahore (Correct)
    (d) Newest Hockey Stadium

    17. Name the largest Cricket Stadium:
    (a) Melbourne Cricket Club (Correct)
    (b) Sharjah Cricket Ground
    (c) The Oval. London
    (d) Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

    18. World’s highest waterfall “Angel” is in:
    (a) Zimbabwe
    (b) Canada
    (c) Venezuela (Correct)
    (d) Norway

    19. Where Niagara Waterfalls are located
    (a) USA
    (b) Canada
    (c) Both of them (Correct)
    (d) Pakistan

    20. Which of the following ‘Desert’ is largest by area?
    (a) Gobi
    (b) Takla Makan
    (c) Sahara (Correct)
    (d) Thar

    21. The Caspian Sea’ is known as largest lake. Which of the following countries share its water?
    (a) Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
    (b) Turkmenistan
    (c) Russia and Iran
    (d) All of these (Correct)

    22. The biggest Square ‘Tiananmen’ is situated in:
    (a) Beijing (Correct)
    (b) Tibet
    (c) xinjiang
    (d) Chu in

    23. Which country is famous for publications of most newspapers?
    (a) USA
    (b) Canada
    (c) India (Correct)
    (d) China

    24. The largest animal in the world is
    (a) Elephant
    (b) Rhinoceros
    (c) Hippopotamus
    (d) Blue Whale (Correct)

    25. Who has the record of highest individuals score in limited over (ODI) match?
    (a) Saeed Anwar
    (b) Jayasuriya
    (c) Sachin Tendulkar (Correct)
    (d) De Silva

    26. Which is the tallest building of the world?
    (a) Tapai Center 101 (Taiwan)
    (b) Daubi Burj (UAE) (Correct)
    (c) Patronas Tower (Malaysia)
    (d) Sears Tower (USA)

    27. Which country has the longest coast line?
    (a) China
    (b) Russia
    (c) Canada (Correct)
    (d) USA

    28. Largest Muslim country area-wise is
    (a) Algeria
    (b) Kazakhstan (Correct)
    (c) Sudan
    (d) Libya

    29. Which of the following country is largest by area?
    (a) India
    (b) Russia (Correct)
    (c) China
    (d) America

    30. Name the longest land mountain range:
    (a) Alps
    (b) Karakoram
    (c) Andes of S. America (Correct)
    (d) Pamirs

    31. Which day is considered as the longest day of each year?
    (a) 13th March
    (b) 21st May
    (c) 21st June (Correct)
    (d) 17th August

    32. Which day is considered as the shortest day of each year?
    (a) 22nd December (Correct)
    (b) 5th January
    (c) 21st November
    (d) 15th December

    33. Which is the largest mountain range in the world?
    (a) Alps
    (b) Himalayas (Correct)
    (c) Andes
    (d) Tibet

    34. Which of the following is the largest producer of copper in the world?
    (a) Ghana
    (b) Malaysia
    (c) Australia
    (d) Chile (Correct)

    35. Which country is the largest oil producer?
    (a) Iraq
    (b) U.S.A.
    (c) Russia
    (d) Saudi Arabia (Correct)

    36. Which was the first country to give women a right to vote?
    (a) United Stated
    (b) Denmark
    (c) UK
    (d) New Zealand (Correct)

    37. In which country the largest oil field “Ghawar field” is located?
    (a) Saudi Arabia (Correct)
    (b) Kuwait
    (c) Russia
    (d) USA

    38. Which country is the largest oil consumer in the world?
    (a) USA (Correct)
    (b) Russia
    (c) Pakistan
    (d) China

    39. In land size which is the largest country?
    (a) India
    (b) Russia (Correct)
    (c) China
    (d) America

    40. Where is the longest glacier “Lambert Glacier” located?
    (a) China
    (b) Canada
    (c) Antarctica (Correct)
    (d) Siberia

    41. The most spoken language is:
    (a) English
    (b) Chinese (Correct)
    (c) French
    (d) Japanese

    42. Identify the world’s largest library:
    (a) The United States Library of Washington
    (b) The United States Library of Congress (Correct)
    (c) Washington Library
    (d) None of them

    43. Name the first President of Chinese Republic is
    (a) Junko Tabar
    (b) Dr. Sun Yat San (Correct)
    (c) Mao Tse-Tung
    (d) None of these.

    44. Which is the largest continent (population wise) of the world?
    (a) America
    (b) Asia (Correct)
    (c) Europe
    (d) Australia

    45. Which is the largest continent (area wise) of the world?
    (a) America
    (b) Asia (Correct)
    (c) Europe
    (d) Australia

    46. Nile is the longest river of the world. Which one of the following is the largest river of the world?
    (a) Amazon (Correct)
    (b) Indus
    (c) Hawang Ho
    (d) None

    47. Which countries share longest frontier 16416 km?
    (a) China and India
    (b) Australia and Japan
    (c) Canada and USA (Correct)
    (d) None of these

    48. Which country has longest coastal line?
    (a) China
    (b) Australia
    (c) Canada (Correct)
    (d) USA

    49. Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan?
    (a) Munir Ahmad
    (b) A.R. Cornelius
    (c) Sardar Abdul Rashid (Correct)
    (d) None of them

    50. Name the country shares 16 borders with other states:
    (a) China (Correct)
    (b) Russia
    (c) India
    (d) Pakistan

    51. Largest gold producer country:
    (a) South Korea
    (b) China (Correct)
    (c) South Africa
    (d) Russia

    52. Largest silver producer:
    (a) Pakistan
    (b) China
    (c) Mexico (Correct)
    (d) Germany

    53. Largest coal producer:
    (a) China (Correct)
    (b) UK
    (c) Russia
    (d) Germany

    54. Identify the biggest bird:
    (a) Ostrich (Correct)
    (b) Indian Sparrow
    (c) Eagle
    (d) Indian parrot

    55. Identify the smallest bird:
    (a) Ostrich
    (b) Indian Sparrow
    (c) Hemming bird (Correct)
    (d) Indian parrot

    56. Name the oldest Monarchy?
    (a) France
    (b) UK
    (c) Japan (Correct)
    (d) None of these

    57. Name the first lady Prime minister of the world?
    (a) Benazir Bhutto
    (b) Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Correct)
    (c) Korino Akino
    (d) Margrate Thatcher

    58. Name the first woman president of the UN General Assembly?
    (a) Mrs. Kumara Tunga of Sri Lanka
    (b) Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan
    (c) Pandit Vijaya Lakshmi of India (Correct)
    (d) Pandit Vijay Lakshmi Nepal

    59. Name the first UN Secretary-General
    (a) Mr. Trygre Lie of Norway (Correct)
    (b) Mr. William of USA
    (c) Mr. Jorge Lie of Italy
    (d) Mr. David of USA

    60. Name the first animal to be sent in space:
    (a) Laika, the dog (Russians) (Correct)
    (b) Laika, the sheep
    (c) Dolly, the dog
    (d) Dolly, the sheep

    61. Which of the following countries is the largest in area in the world?
    (a) Australia
    (b) Canada
    (c) U.S.A.
    (d) Russia (Correct)

    62. Who was the first woman to travel into space?
    (a) Sally Ride
    (b) Valentina Tereshkova (Correct)
    (c) Svetlana Savitskaya
    (d) Eileen Collins

    63. Which of the following countries has largest number of Islands?
    (a) Malaysia
    (b) Indonesia (Correct)
    (c) Cuba
    (d) Canada

    64. Name the largest oil company of the world.
    (a) Exxon (Correct)
    (b) Caltex
    (c) Shell
    (d) PSO

    65. Which is the largest lake of the world?
    (a) Caspian sea (Correct)
    (b) Superior lake
    (c) Huron lake
    (d) Aral sea

    66. Name the largest hotel:
    (a) Hotel USA
    (b) Avari Hotel
    (c) President Hotel
    (d) MGM Grand Hotel (Correct)

    67. The world’s largest fresh water lake is:
    (a) Panch
    (b) Lake Superior (US-Canada) (Correct)
    (c) Baikal (Russia)
    (d) Volta Lake (Ghana)

    68. Which is the largest salt water lake of the world?
    (a) The Caspian Sea (Correct)
    (b) The Red Sea
    (c) The Baltic Sea
    (d) None

    79. Which is the second highest mountain peak in the world?
    (a) Mt Everest
    (b) K-2 (Correct)
    (c) Trich Mir
    (d) Nanga Parbat

    70. The second highest mountain peak Goodwin Austen in the world is located in
    (a) Nepal
    (b) India
    (c) Pakistan (Correct)
    (d) China

    71. Which is the largest producer of coffee in the world?
    (a) Brazil (Correct)
    (b) Sri Lanka
    (c) Pakistan
    (d) Myanmar

    72. Which is the oldest Stock Exchange Market in the world?
    (a) New York
    (b) Amsterdam
    (c) Hamburg (Correct)
    (d) London

    73. The fastest flying bird is:
    (a) Indian Falcon
    (b) African Falcon
    (c) The Peragrine falcon (Correct)
    (d) Australian Falcon

    74. The world biggest oil refinery is situated in
    (a) Saudi Arabia
    (b) Iran (Correct)
    (c) Kuwait
    (d) Iraq

    75. Largest continent among the followings?
    (a) Europe
    (b) Africa
    (c) America
    (d) Asia (Correct)

    76. The Shortest River is:
    (a) Amazon River
    (b) Niger River
    (c) Roe River (Correct)
    (d) Lena River

    77. The coldest place in the world is:
    (a) Cherranpungi in India
    (b) Al-Azizayah in Africa
    (c) Vostok in Antarctica (Correct)
    (d) None of these

    78. Which country possesses the largest foreign exchange reserves in the world?
    (a) Japan (Correct)
    (b) Canada
    (c) Germany
    (d) USA

    79. Name the first man to sail round the world is
    (a) Ferdinand Magellan (Correct)
    (b) John Maynard
    (c) Milton Friedman
    (d) None of these

    80. Neil Alden Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon in the year
    (a) 1969 (Correct)
    (b) 1965
    (c) 1967
    (d) 1966

    81. Which is the driest place of the world?
    (a) Tripoli (Libya)
    (b) Death Valley (California) (Correct)
    (c) Jacobabad (Pakistan)
    (d) Azizia (Libya)

    82. The largest artificial lake is:
    (a) Lake Baikal (Russia)
    (b) Lake Superior (North America)
    (c) Lake Great beer (Canada)
    (d) Lake Mead (USA) (Correct)

    83. The oldest university is “University of Karueein” located in:
    (a) Morocco (Correct)
    (b) Egypt
    (c) Iran
    (d) USA

    84. The first Soccer World Cup was played in
    (a) Paraguay
    (b) Uruguay (Correct)
    (c) Portugal
    (d) Germany

    85. Name the hottest place of the world
    (a) Death Valley (USA)
    (b) Jacobabad (Pakistan)
    (c) Azizia (Libya) (Correct)
    (d) None of them

    86. Identify the largest ocean:
    (a) Pacific (Correct)
    (b) Arctic
    (c) Indian
    (d) southern

    87. Name the smallest ocean?
    (a) Arctic Ocean (Correct)
    (b) Indian Ocean
    (c) Pacific Ocean
    (d) Southern Ocean

    88. The world’s highest mountain peak is:
    (a) K-2
    (b) Nanga Parbat
    (c) Mount Jabal
    (d) Mount Everest (Correct)

    89. The height of the Mount Everest is:
    (a) 3348 m.
    (b) 8850 m (Correct)
    (c) 4448 m.
    (d) 6648 m

    90. Smallest Republic in the world is
    (a) Balkan
    (b) Nepal
    (c) Nauru (Correct)
    (d) Haiti

    91. Largest Concrete Dam of the world is located in USA is
    (a) Grand Coulee Dam (Correct)
    (b) Tarbela Dam
    (c) Rohunsky Dam
    (d) None of these

    92. Which one of the following is the largest university building in the world?
    (a) Cambridge University U.K
    (b) University of Riyadh (Correct)
    (c) Al. Azhar University
    (d) None of these

    93. Which one of the following is the largest Peninsula of the world?
    (a) Arabian Peninsula (Correct)
    (b) Kalahari Peninsula
    (c) Sahara Peninsula
    (d) None of these

    94. The world’s largest active volcano “Mauna Lao” is located in:
    (a) Central Andes (Chile)
    (b) Hawaii (USA) (Correct)
    (c) Mount Mayon (Philippines)
    (d) Java (Indonesia)

    95. Kalaallit Nunaat (formerly Greenland) is
    (a) Smallest Island
    (b) Most inhabitant Island
    (c) Largest Island (Correct)
    (d) Last inhabitant Island

    96. Name the country which is the largest producer of Natural gas in the world is
    (a) Iran
    (b) Tanzania
    (c) Norway
    (d) Russia (Correct)

    97. Name the first president of India is:
    (a) Dr. Ambedkar
    (b) Dr. Rajendra Parsad (Correct)
    (c) Sadder Patel
    (d) Nehru

    98. The First Woman Bank established in Pakistan in
    (a) Dec 1, 1988
    (b) Dec 1, 1989 (Correct)
    (c) Dec 1, 1973
    (d) August 14, 1948

    99. First telegraph signal was transmitted in which year?
    (a) 1951
    (b) 1891
    (c) 1901 (Correct)
    (d) 1711

    100. Which country has the largest foreign debts?
    (a) Russia
    (b) China
    (c) Mexico
    (d) USA (Correct)

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    100 Questions & Answers About Asia

    100 Questions & Answers About Asia

    1. Highest mountain of world ‘Mount Everest’ is located in continent – Asia

    2. Out of seven continents, continent Asia shares its East border with – Ural Mountains

    3. Longest river in Asia Continent is – Yangtze of China

    4. Country in Asia continent which is known as ‘Land of golden fiber’ is – Bangladesh

    5. Out of seven continents, continent Asia shares its West border with – Pacific Ocean

    6. What is the capital of the Republic of the Philippines? – Manila

    7. Where can you find Mayon Volcano? – Albay

    8. What is the main religion in Malaysia? – Islam

    9. What is the national sport in Thailand? – Thai Boxing

    10. What country is in south of Malaysia? – Singapore

    11. In a country of over 1,900 islands, but with a land area of only one percent of its total
    territory, which of these is one of the Maldives’ most important industries? – Tourism

    12. The wildlife of Iran used to include an animal which is now extinct. Which of these used to
    roam the northern regions of Iran? – Caspian tiger

    13. The city of Rajshahi is an important center in the production of a natural fiber that comes
    from a certain worm. What is the nickname of the city that comes from this association? – Silk City

    14. India is bound on the north by a range of snow-capped mountains, which boast some of the
    world’s highest peaks. What is the name of this mountain range, also considered to be the
    world’s youngest? – The Himalayas

    15. Which of these cities is in Vietnam? Pyonggang, Nam Dinh, Battambang or Alor Setar? – Nam Dinh

    16. Which Asian city was awarded the honour of holding the 2014 winter Olympic games? – Sochi, Russia

    17. Which of these IS an Asian city? Dushanbe, Moscow, Bucharest or Cairo? – Dushanbe

    18. Which of these cities is in Sri Lanka? Thimpu, Islambad, Kabul or Colombo? – Colombo

    19. Which city is just across the Bering Strait from Alaska, U.S.A.? – Uelen

    20. Which Asian city is in a country that is in both Europe and Asia? – Novosibirsk

    21. Mary (Mur-ree) is a city in – Turkmenistan

    22. Which is the only city that is also a country in Asia? –

    23. ________ city is the largest city (and former capital) of Kazakhstan – Almaty

    24. Which city is capital of West Java province in Indonesia? – Bandung

    25. _____________ city is principal port of Bangladesh, and is the country´s second largest city – Chittagong

    26. Which city is the capital of Syria? – Damascus

    27. Which city was capital of Persia 1598-1722? – Esfahan

    28. ___________ city was known before 1980 as Lyallpur – Faisalabad

    29. The city which is capital of Guangdong province, China – Guangzhou

    30. Whart is the capital of Vietnam? – Hanoi

    31. ________________is third largest city of Turkey and was formerly known as Smyrna – Izmir

    32. What is the capital of Indonesia? – Jakarta

    33. What is the capital of Afghanistan? – Kabul

    34. Which city is capital of Punjab province in Pakistan? – Lahore

    35. This city is capital of Khorasan province, Iran – Mashhad

    36. Russian city which was formerly known as Novonikolaevsk – Novosibirsk

    37. This Japanese city was formerly known as Naniwa. It is the center the Hanshin area, which is the most important industrial area in Japan – Osaka

    38. _______ city is capital of North Korea – Pyongyang

    39. The former name of Bishkek – Frunze

    40. The former name of Gyumri – Leninakan

    41. The city which is part of Kiaochow territory occupied by Germany in 1897 and leased to Germany for 99 years in 1898 – Qingdao

    42. The capital of Saudi Arabia is – Riyadh

    43. _____________city is capital of East Java province, Indonesia – Surabaya

    44. What is the capital of Uzbekistan – Tashkent

    45. Which city is also known as Benares? – Varanasi

    46. Which Chinese city was formed in 1950 by the consolidation of Hankow, Hanyang and Wuchang – Wuhan

    47. ___________ is the capital of Shaanxi province, China – Xian

    48. The city which contains Japan´s major port and the country´s second largest is – Yokohama

    49. What is the capital of Henan province, China – Zhengzhou

    50. The people in this capital city in South Asia live in houses made of coral. The city is
    located on an island – Male

    51. The former name of the city Yangon is – Rangoon

    52. Which Indian city is the capital of two Indian states but it itself is under the rule of the
    Central Government – Chandigarh

    53. What city was the capital of Pakistan from 1947 to 1959? – Karachi

    54. In what city were 1000 British troops and their families killed by freedom fighters during the Indian revolt of 1857? – Kanpur

    55. The former name of Banda Aceh – Kutaraja

    56. The former name of Yekaterinburg – Sverdlovsk

    57. Which was the second largest city in Sri Lanka? – Kotte

    58. The name of the city which is also means ‘Canopy of Wood’ – Kathmandu

    59. The headquarters of the fifth largest army in the world is in which of these cities? New
    Delhi, Bangalore or Rawalpindi? – Rawalpindi

    60. What is the only City in South-Asia which has French as an official language – Pondicherry

    61. When King Charles II of Great Britain married a Portuguese princess, she brought this city
    with her as dowry – Mumbai (Bombay)

    62. The former name of the city Dalian is – Dairen

    63. The former name of Xiamen – Amoy

    64. The former name of Makassar – Ujung Pandang

    65. The largest island in Iran? – Qeshm

    66. The largest island in Oman? – Masirah

    67. The former name of Jayapura – Hollandia

    68. The former name of Kota Kinabalu – Jesselton

    69. The former name of Jakarta – Batavia

    70. The former name of Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei Town

    71. Which is the name of a city in both India and Pakistan? – Hyderabad

    72. The former name of Astana – Tselinograd

    73. Name the biggest island in Japan? – Honshu

    74. The biggest island in India? – Middle Andaman

    75. The former name of Bandar Khomeyni is – Bandar Shahpur

    76. The former name of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is – Toyohara

    77. What is the name of the former principality that was located between Nepal and Bhutan? – Sikkim

    78. The mouth of the Ganges river can be found within what country? – Bangladesh

    79. What is the largest island in Asia? – Borneo

    80. How many of the top ten most populated countries of the world are located, at least partly,
    in Asia? – 7

    81. Which country shares the longest continuous border with China? – Mongolia

    82. Which central Asian country, with the cities of Tashkent and Namangan, is one of the two
    doubly landlocked countries in the world? – Uzbekistan

    83. Which eastern/central Asian country, bordering China, is one of the least densely populated
    countries in the world? – Mongolia

    84. Which country, spanning two continents, has identified the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or
    PKK, as a terrorist group? – Turkey

    85. Which country, which has the city of Surabaya, also has land on the 2nd largest island on
    the planet? – Indonesia

    86. The former name of Shenyang is – Mukden

    87. The former name of Guangzhou – Canton

    88. What island country, south of Taiwan, has a major religion of Roman Catholicism, and is
    prone to typhoons because of its location? – Philippines

    89. What teardrop shaped island country has maritime borders with the Maldives, and another
    country to its north? – Sri Lanka

    90. What southeast Asian country is home to the Tonle Sap lake, a lake which floods to over
    five times its size during the monsoon season? – Cambodia

    91. Which extremely populated country has constituted a one-child policy in order to control
    its population? – China
    92. The former name of Vladikavkaz – Ordzhonikidze

    93. The former name of Ganca, or Gandzha is – Kirovabad

    94. Which very densely populated country separated from Pakistan in 1971? – Bangladesh

    95. Which industrialized country has the largest metropolitan area in the world, and has more
    than 6,000 islands? – Japan

    96. Biggest island in China? (excluding Taiwan which is claimed by China) – Hainan

    97. What is the largest island in South Korea? – Cheju

    98. Which is the largest island in Philippines? – Luzon

    99. The former name of Khudzhand – Leninabad

    100. Name the largest island in Thailand – Phuket

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    100 MCQs About World History

    100 MCQs About World History

    1. What is the oldest daily newspaper in England? – The Times

    2. Which two American states joined the union in 1959? – Alaska and Hawaii

    3. Which American President ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb? – Harry S Truman

    4. In which century did King George IV rule Great Britain? – 18th

    5. After which famous person in history was the teddy bear named? – Theodore Roosevelt

    6. What was the name given to the trials of 24 Nazi leaders for war crimes in 1945? – The Nuremberg Trials

    7. In what century was the Taj Mahal built? – 17th

    8. Which gangster said ‘I’ve been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War’? – Al Capone

    9. In what year was Prince William born? – 1982

    10. The word ‘book’ originates from the middle English word ‘bok’ meaning which type of
    tree? – Beech

    11. Richard Byrd is credited with having been the first person to fly over what particular spot
    in the world? – The North Pole

    12. Why don’t the restaurants ‘Palm Court’, ‘Cafe Parisien’ and ‘Verandah’ exist anymore? – They were on the Titanic

    13. What city was the capital of Poland between 1320 and 1611? – Krakow

    14. Who was the first President of America? – George Washington

    15. Which American President served only 31 days? – William Harrison

    16. When the first World War broke out which three countries made up the Triple Entente? –
    France, England and Russia

    17. What is Adam’s ale or Adam’s wine? – Water

    18. Who were the mother and father of Elizabeth I? – Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII

    19. Which British Prime Minister resigned because of the Suez crisis? – Anthoney Eden

    20. For what was Rosa Parks arrested in 1955, leading to the biggest US Civil Rights
    movement? – Refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white man

    21. John Major became a member of Parliament in 1979 for which town, north of London? –
    Huntingdon

    22. Which American President was shot in 1901 and died 8 days later? – McKinley

    23. The Battle of Bosworth in 1485 was the last battle of which series of wars? – The Wars Of The Roses

    24. The explorer Sir Edmund Hillary was from which country? – New Zealand

    25. The popular British pub name ‘The Royal Oak’ is named after which King? – Charles II (he hid in an oak tree to escape enemies)

    26. Collectively, by what name are Carole Richardson, Patrick Armstrong, Paul Hill and Gerard Conlon better known? – The Guildford Four

    27. In which century was the world’s first public railway opened? – 19th

    28. The invention of what in 1867, made Alfred Nobel famous? – Dynamite

    29. What was King William II killed by? An arrow, the plague or old age? – An Arrow

    30. In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of marriage, women and childbirth? – Hera

    31. In what year did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister? – 1979

    32. In what year was London due to host the Olympic Games, but couldn’t because of the Second World War? – 1944

    33. On March 3rd, 1991, who was severly beaten by Los Angeles police officers causing public outcry? – Rodney King

    34. Which king was the target of the Gunpowder plot of 1605? – James I

    35. What alloy was the most important metal for tools and weapons between the years 4000
    and 2000 B.C.? – Bronze

    36. In which year did Tony Blair first become British Prime Minister? – 1997

    37. Who was the first US President to meet with a reigning British monarch? – Woodrow Wilson

    38. In which month in 1914, did Britain declare war on Germany? – August

    39. Thomas Chippendale was best known for making and designing what in the 18th century? – Furniture

    40. What historic event does the nursery rhyme ‘Ring-a-ring of roses’ commemorate? – The Great Plague

    41. In which year did colour TV transmissions begin in Britain? – 1969

    42. As at the year 2001, who has been the tallest American President? – Abraham Lincoln

    43. Which famous London department store opened on 15th March, 1909? – Selfridges

    44. Which of the following occurred most recently? The Iron Age or The Bronze Age? – Iron Age

    45. Who is the only American President to have served non-consecutive terms in office? – Grover Cleveland

    46. In which country did the cloning of Dolly the sheep take place? – Scotland

    47. Who ordered the beheading of Mary Queen Of Scots? – Queen Elizabeth I

    48. Which English queen was married to Lord Guildford Dudley? – Lady Jane Grey

    49. Which geographical location was the first word spoken on the moon? – Houston

    50. What was Hitler’s title as the leader of Nazi Germany? – Fuhrer

    51. What was the surname of Zachary, the President of the USA between 1849 and 1850? –Taylor

    52. How many of Henry VIII’s wives had been previously married? – 2

    53. Who did Queen Elizabeth I succeed to the throne? – Mary I

    54. In which war was the Victoria Cross first awarded? – The Crimean War

    55. In which century did the diamond engagement ring first become popular? – 15th

    56. Which country declared war on both Germany and the Allies in World War II? – Italy

    57. Which two brothers are associated with the invention of the aeroplane? – Orville and Wilbur Wright

    58. By what title was Oliver Cromwell known? – Lord Protector

    59. In 1978, what was Sweden’s most profitable export, ahead of Volvo? – Abba

    60. What was the name of the bomb which was dropped on Nagasaki during World War II? – Fat Man

    61. How did Robert The Bruce die? – Of the disease leprosy

    62. Which famous museum opened in London, in April 1928? – Madam Tussauds

    63. In Greek mythology, what was unusual about Medusa’s hair? – It was made of snakes

    64. In America, what became the 49th state to enter the union in 1959? – Alaska

    65. Which district of London was named after a battle fought in 1815? – Waterloo

    66. In what year did the first successful Mars landings take place? – 1976

    67. For how many years did the Jurassic period last? – 180 million

    68. In which century was Mary, Queen Of Scots executed? – 16th

    69. Who was the first American President to visit China? – Richard Nixon

    70. Parker and Barrow were the surnames of which famous couple? – Bonnie and Clyde

    71. What type of animal was the first to be sent into space? – A dog

    72. For what reason did American Sally Ride become famous in 1983? – First American female in space

    73. In which year did Richard Nixon begin the secret bombing of Cambodia? – 1969

    74. Which famous person in history invented the greeting, ‘Hello’ first used for answering the telephone? – Thomas Edison

    75. Who was the famous son of the Greek princess Olympias? – Alexander The Great

    76. What were the names of Adam and Eve’s three sons? – Cain, Abel and Seth

    77. Which war was called the ‘War to end all wars’? – World War I

    78. In what year did Laika the dog become the first space traveller? – 1957

    79. Which country in Europe has the oldest Parliament? – Iceland

    80. Who was the third President of America and chief author of the Declaration Of Independence? – Thomas Jefferson

    81. In what year was the battle of Agincourt? – 1415

    82. By what name was the Scottish outlaw Robert McGregor better known? – Rob Roy

    83. In 1969, what became the first song to be sung in outer space? – Happy Birthday

    84. By what name was Sir Arthur Wellesley better known? – Duke of Wellington

    85. What was the name of the suffragette who threw herself under the King’s horse in the
    1913 Derby? – Emily Davison

    86. What was the profession of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone? – Teacher (of deaf and dumb children)

    87. Which country suffered over 6 million deaths in World War II, equivalent to over 17% of
    it’s population? – Poland

    88. Which English King was killed by an arrow at the battle of Hastings? – King Harold

    89. Who was murdered by Robert Ford? – Jesse James

    90. In what year were protesting students murdered in Tiananman Square? – 1989

    91. Which US President was forced to resign because of the Watergate scandal? – Richard Nixon

    92. Which monarch’s last words were ‘All my possessions for a moment of time’? – Elizabeth  I

    93. What happened in 1847 that is sometimes referred to as ‘Black Forty Seven’? – The potato famine in Ireland

    94. In which country did Venetian blinds originate? Italy, India or Japan? – Japan

    95. In which country was Mother Theresa born? – Yugoslavia

    96. Who was the first American President to die while in office? – William Harrison

    97. What was the maiden name of the bride at the first wedding watched by over 750 million
    people? – Diana Spencer

    98. Who was Queen Elizabeth II’s father? – George VI

    99. Which famous raid did Guy Gibson lead in 1943? – The Dambusters

    100. Who, in 1901, was the first man to send a Radio Telegraph signal across the Atlantic
    Ocean? – Guglielmo Marconi


     

     

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    Unique 100 General Knowledge Questions & Answers

    Unique 100 General Knowledge Questions & Answers

    1. Which British actor who starred as Jimmy in the film Quadrophenia later appeared in Blur’s video for the single Parklife? – Phil Daniels


    2. Which Argentinian striker is Barcelona’s all-time leading goalscorer? – Lionel Messi


    3. In the video game Dark Souls, one of the locations in the game, Anor Londo is heavily based on which Milan landmark? – Milan Cathedral


    4. Planned and begun in 1850 by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, Maximilianstrasse is a major shopping district in which German city? – Munich


    5. Wise, methodical detective Lester Freamon is a fictional character in which TV series? – The Wire


    6. Which Europe’s most southerly capital city? – Nicosia, Cyprus


    7. Clark Kent is the real name of which superhero? – Superman


    8. The film Grease was mostly filmed in which US state? – California


    9. Which Irish writer and clergyman wrote Gulliver’s Travels? – Jonathan Swift


    10. The largest tower located OUTSIDE of London in the United Kingdom is found in which English city? – Portsmouth(Spinnaker Tower)


    11. Which Hollywood, California born actor is known for starring in films including Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Departed, amongst others? – Leonardo DiCaprio


    12. Who was the Greek god of the Sea? – Poseidon


    13. Which soul singer enjoyed fleeting success in the UK as the first winner of the TV series X-Factor? – Steve Brookstein


    14. Which is the only country to have taken part in every football World Cup finals? – Brazil


    15. Charles Darwin features on which British bank note? – Ten pound note


    16. How old was Frodo when he came of age in the book Fellowship of the Rings? – 33 years old


    17. Which former American Footballer when on to play Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series? – Carl Weathers


    18. What is the relationship between Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Beatrice of York? – Grandmother-granddaughter


    19. What is the name of the founder of the company Amazon who later went on to purchase The Washington Post newspaper? – Jeff Bezos


    20. Which Spanish region is known for the Tempranillo black grape wine variety? – Rioja


    21. Which actress won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Actress aged seventy-four for her role in the film On a Golden Pond? – Katharine Hepburn


    22. Which is the only inanimate sign of the zodiac? – Libra


    23. What was the name of The Jam’s debut album, released in 1977, that shared its name with a hit single on the album? – In The City


    24. Since 1987, which Tennis Grand Slam tournament has been the fourth and final in the tennis calendar? – US Open


    25. Nelson’s Column is a monument in which London square? – Trafalgar Square


    26. Which Oasis song opens with the lyrics ‘Today is gonna be the day’? – Wonderwall


    27. Where was playwright Oscar Wilde born in October 1854? – Dublin, Ireland


    28. Which is the largest moon of the planet Saturn, by diameter? – Titan


    29. Bella Swan (later Bella Cullan) is a character in which film series? – The Twilight Saga


    30. At 119 miles long, what is the name of Scotland’s longest river? – River Tay


    31. The Bolshoi Ballet is based in which city? – Moscow


    32. Charleroi is a city in which northern European county? – Belgium


    33. What colour is the distinctive King of the Mountains jersey in cycling’s Tour de France? –Red polka dots on white


    34. Sharon Osbourne, wife of aging rocker Ozzy, was a judge on which TV music program? – X-Factor


    35. In a game of cricket, how many runs are awarded for hitting the ball over the boundary rope without bouncing? – Six runs


    36. What is the name of the branch of medicine that focuses on eyesight? – Optometry


    37. Which silent film starring Jean Dujardin won the Best Film Oscar in 2011? – The Artist


    38. William Shakespeare was born in which English market town? – Stratford-upon-Avon


    39. The Baggies is the nickname of which English football club? – West Bromwich Albion


    40. Prior to join the Euro and taking it’s name from the Greek verb ‘to grasp’, what was the former currency of Greece? – Drachma


    41. Which country has the most football clubs? – South Africa


    42. Where was the first nuclear reactor built? – The USA


    43. Which brewery invented the widget for the beer can? – Guinness


    44. Which is the only mammal that able to kneel on all fours? – Elephant


    45. Who designed the Statue of Liberty? – Bartholdi


    46. Which country is Santiago the capital of? – Chile

    47. What is the name of the dog in the ‘Back to the Future’ films? – Einstein


    48. Who was the first female governor of India? – Sarojini Naidu


    49. Who wrote the music for West Side Story? – Bernstein


    50. Which is the largest species of crocodile? – Saltwater


    51. During which year did the Apple iPhone first go on sale? – 2007


    52. What was the nationality of the famous 18th century poet Robert Burns? – Scottish


    53. Where did King Arthur hold court? – Camelot


    54. In which year was Michael Jackson’s song Thriller released? – 1982


    55. Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the scales? – Libra


    56. Which country was Arnold Schwarzenegger born in? – Austria


    57. What is the name of Washington’s active stratovolcano? – Mount St. Helen


    58. Which nuts are used to make marzipan? – Almonds


    59. What is the name given to a skydiver’s canopy? – A parachute


    60. What type of shark was Jaws? – A great white


    61. How many consonants are there in the English Alphabet? – 21 consonants


    62. In which country were ‘The Lord of the Rings’ movies filmed? – New Zealand


    63. What do the stripes of the US flag represent? – The 13 original colonies of the United States (sign of uniting as one)


    64. True or false: the diameter is half of the radius? – False: the radius is half of the diameter


    65. Which is the only English football team to play in the Scottish league? – Berwick Rangers


    66. Which character did Clark Gable play in Gone With The Wind? – Rhett Butler


    67. Which Roman numerals represent the number 40? – XL


    68. Which word can come before: moon, house and time? – Full


    69. What religion does a Rabi belong too? – Jewish


    70. How many hours are there in one full week? – 168 hours


    71. Which English actor starred in Gangs of New York and Lincoln? – Daniel Day Lewis


    72. Who was the president of the United States in 2000? – Bill Clinton


    73. What is the largest country in Great Britain? – England


    74. What theory did the scientist Charles Darwin help to develop? – The theory of evolution


    75. What ‘M’ is a popular egg white dessert? – Meringue


    76. How many known planets are there in our solar system? – Eight


    77. Canberra is the capital city of which country? – Australia

    78. What is an obtuse angle? – An angle measuring between 90 and 180 degrees


    79. What was the name of Moses’ brother? – Aaron


    80. Who sang the 2015 hit song ‘All About That Bass’? – Meghan Trainor


    81. Three countries of the world begin with the letter J, can you name them all? – Jamaica, Japan, Jordan


    82. Which 2015 movie features a song called ‘Writing’s on the Wall’ by Sam Smith? – Spectre (James Bond)


    83. Beginning with the fastest first, put the following body features in order of growth rate: finger nails, toe nails, hair? – Hair, finger nails, toe nails


    84. In medieval legend, what name was given to the cup from which Jesus drank from at the Last Supper? – Grail (The Holy Grail)


    85. Does the British noble title Viscount rank above or below a Baron? – Above


    86. Which solar system planet experiences the hottest surface temperature? – Venus


    87. Which George Michael song begins with the lyrics, ‘I feel so unsure, As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor’? – Careless Whisper


    88. In 1912, which ocean did RMS Titanic sink in? – Atlantic Ocean (North Atlantic)


    89. What film series stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as leaders of a New York Mafia family? – The Godfather


    90. What traditional Easter cake is toasted and decorated with 11 to 12 marzipan balls? – Simnel Cake


    91. What type of animals make up the biggest group of amphibians? – Frogs


    92. Which naturalist wrote ‘The Voyage of the Beagle’? – Charles Darwin


    93. The inauguration of which American President took place on January 20, 2009? – Barack Obama


    94. Can you unscramble the following word to reveal the name of a hormone produced by the pancreas: NNLUSII? – Insulin


    95. What was the first fully animated feature film released by Walt Disney? – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)


    96. Which Asian country was formerly named Ceylon? – Sri Lanka


    97. What type of gas primarily forms the Earth’s atmosphere? – Nitrogen


    98. What is the opposite of nocturnal? – Diurnal


    99. Which Winter Olympic event combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting? – The biathlon


    100. Who plays Jack Bauer in the American television series 24? – Kiefer Sutherland

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    Day by Day Current Affairs (August 29, 2018)

     August 29, 2018; National Current Affairs

    1. Cabinet forms six bodies to execute reforms agenda
    • In a move to implement its 100-day plan of `change`, the federal cabinet on August 28, 2018 set up six committees to introduce reforms in different sectors and to carve out a new province from Punjab, besides appointing the Intelligence Bureau (IB) director general and the head of National Counterterrorism Authority (Nacta).
    • The cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, also decided to expedite the process of the merger of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
    • The cabinet decided to appoint Nacta chairman Dr Mohammad Suleman Khan (a grade-22 officer of the police service) as IB director general, while commandant of the National Police Academy Mehr Khalig Dad Lak, also a grade 22 officer, has been appointed as Nacta chairman in his place.
    • Another task force was formed on National Accountability Bureau (NAB) law reforms with main focus to retrieve national wealth laundered to other countries. Another task force constituted on Criminal Procedure Code reforms was asked to give its recommendations within 90 days to address the problems being faced by antiterrorism courts.
    • Other task forces were set up for introducing austerity measures, reforms in civil services /federal government restructuring, civil laws and the health sector.
    • One of the important decisions made in the meeting was that the government would not remove any official working on a contractual basis.
    1. Pakistan, India to begin talks on water disputes today
    • A nine-member delegation led by the Indian water commissioner arrived on August 28, 2018 for talks with their Pakistani counterparts on water disputes on the platform of the Pakistan-India Permanent Indus Commission.
    • Pakistan Water Commissioner Syed Mohammad Mehar Ali Shah welcomed the delegation, headed by Indian Water Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Saxena, at the Wagah border.
    • The two-day deliberations on water disputes will begin on August 29, 2018 (today). The talks will be held at the offices of the National Engineering Services of Pakistan (Nespak) in Lahore.
    • The Indian team was earlier supposed to arrive here for talks in July but the visit was rescheduled in view of the July 25 general elections.
    • The water commissioners of the neighbouring countries are required to meet twice a year and arrange technical visits to projects` sites and critical river headworks.
    • A government official said they would raise their concerns over the construction of 1,000MW Pakal Dul and 48MW Lower Kalnal hydroelectric projects on the River Chenab by New Delhi, ignoring Islamabad`s objections to their designs.
    1. Senate panel okays idea of criminalising enforced disappearances
    • A Senate committee on August 28, 2018 approved the idea of criminalising enforced disappearances.
    • Chairman of the Senate`s Functional Committee on Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar gave the Ministry ofHuman Rights a month to engage all stakeholders to draft a bill for criminalising enforced disappearances and making it a punishable offence.
    • The directive came after the Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, retired Justice Javed Iqbal, urged the committee to goforlegalsanctions torecover all missing persons. The meeting was informed that at presentallcases ofenforced disappearances were registered under Section 365 of the penal code which dealt with kidnapping.
    1. FBR gets new chief
    • The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government on August 28, 2018 posted a senior officer of Pakistan Administration Services (PAS), Dr Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan, as chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
    • Mr Khan has also been given the additional post of secretary Revenue Division.
    • The outgoing FBR head, Ms Rukhsana Yasmin, who was posted as the first woman chairperson of the board on July 2 by the interim government, currently awaits directives on her new posting.
    • Dr Jehanzeb has served in Punjab for 10 years. He was serving as the secretary Board of Investment after being transferred by interim provincial government.
    • Previously, he has served as the chairman Planning and Development Board during the PML-N government.
    • PTI has emerged as the third consecutive party after PPP and PML-N to have posted non-tax officers from PAS to head FBR right at the start of their respective terms.
    • The PPP government had posted PAS officers including Sohail Ahmed, followed by Salman Siddique as chairmen FBR, while the PML-N government followed the previous government`s tradition when it posted Tariq Bajwa, a senior officer of PAS as chairman FBR.
    1. `2.2m abortions per year indicate unmet contraceptive demand`
    • A representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on August 28, 2018 said 2.2 million abortions were carried out in Pakistan every year which clearly showed that there was an unmet demand for contraceptives in the country.
    • `Imagine how difficult it would be for a woman in Pakistan to go for an abortion. It shows that she did not want pregnancy but we failed to provide her the contraceptive. It is not acceptable at all and we need to do something to avoid such pregnancies,` Dr Hassan Mohtashami said at the launch of Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS). The survey was conducted by the National Institute of Population Studies (NIPS).
    • Dr Mohtashami said though Pakistan maynot achieve the commitment of family planning by 2020 it was not about an international commitment rather about the health of women.
    • As many as 34pc women were using any kind of contraceptives. The use of modern contraceptives was highest in Islamabad and lowest in Balochistan. The trend of unmet need for family planning has decreased from 31pc (in 1990) to 17pc. Under-five mortality rate is 74 per 1,000 children and the infant mortality rate is 62 per 1,000 live births. Around 66pc children received all vaccines and only four per cent did not get any vaccine.
    1. `Education, health emergency` in Balochistan
    • The Balochis tan government has decided to impose health and education emergency in the province and bring maximum entities in tax net through widening the working of the Balochistan Revenue Authority to increase provincial financial resources for reducing deficit of the current budget.
    • These decisions were made in the maiden meeting of the six-party alliance coalition`s cabinet here on August 28, 2018, which lasted for several hours with Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani in the Chair.
    • The newly inducted minister, Zahoor Ahmed Buledi, announced the decisions after the cabinet meeting.

    August 29, 2018; International Current Affairs

    1. Russia to hold biggest exercises since Cold War
    • Russia will next month hold its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union, Defence Minister Sergei Sholgu said on August 28, 2018, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies.
    • The exercise, called Vostok-2018 (East-2018), will take place in central and eastern Russian military districts and involve almost 300,000 troops, more than 1,000 military aircraft, two of Russia`s naval fleets, and all of its airborne units, Shoigu said in a statement.
    • The manoeuvres will take place at a time of heightened tension between the West and Russia, which is concerned about what it says is an unjustified build-up of the Nato military alliance on its western flank.
    • Nato says it has beefed up its forces in eastern Europe to deter potential Russian military action after Moscow annexed Ukraine`s Crimea in 2014 and backed a pro-Russian uprising in eastern Ukraine.
    1. American poet Sonia Sanchez wins $100,000 prize
    • Poet and author Sonia Sanchez has won a $100,000 lifetime achievement prize. The Academy of American Poets announced on August 28, 2018 that Sanchez is this year’s winner of the Wallace Stevens Award. Sanchez, 83, is known for such collections as Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems.
    • Also on August 28, 2018, five young poets received fellowships worth more than $25,000 apiece.
    • On August 28, 2018, the Poetry Foundation’s Poetry Magazine announced this year’s winners of the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship. The poets are Safia Elhillo, Hieu Minh Nguyen, Sam Sax, Natalie Scenters-Zapico, and Paul Tran. With prize money totaling $129,000, each will be given $25,800.
    • The fellowship was started in 1989. Winners must be between age 21 and 31 and the money is meant to give them time to write and study poetry. Work from each of the five winners will appear in the December issue of Poetry Magazine.

    August 29, 2018; Sports Current Affairs

    1. Pakistan down arch-rivals India in volleyball, thrash BD in hockey
    • Of the three victories for Pakistan at the Asian Games on August 28, 2018, there was little doubt that the one by the volleyball team was the sweetest.
    • After all this was against arch-rivals India, even if it was a 9-12th place playoff.
    • On a day when the hockey team produced yet another commanding performance, recording their fifth straight win, and the squash team won its third consecutive match, it was the 3-1 volleyball victory over India that was most celebrated.
    • In a contest lasting 100 minutes, Pakistan came back from a set down to win 21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-23 and will now face China in a 7-10th place playoff.
    • Pakistan closed their Pool `B` campaign in hockey with a perfect record after another big win, thrashing Bangladesh 5-0 to set up asemi-final against Japan on August 30, 2018. Atig Arshad and Mubashar Ali both scored two goals each while Ali Shan added the other goal.
    1. PCB unveils dates of Australia, NZ series in UAE
    • Australia will play their first Test since the infamous ball-tampering saga on the ill-fated tour of South Africa last March when Pakistan host them in the United Arab Emirates in a two-match series from Oct 7 besides three Twenty20 Internationals.
    • New Zealand then arrive in the UAE to take on Pakistan in three Tests, three One-day Internationals, and as many Twenty20 Internationals.
    • According to the schedule announced on August 28, 2018 by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Australia open their tour with a four-day first-class fixture against Pakistan `A` at the ICC Academy in Dubai.
    • Pakistan, who are currently the top ranked side in the shortest format, would be playing six T20 Internationals in the space of 12 days since they also host New Zealand in three matches from Oct 31 to Nov 4.
    • The forthcoming months are probably Pakistan`s busiest in the lead-up to the 2019 ICC World Cup in England because Sarfraz Ahmed`s men kickstart the international season with the Asia Cup in the UAE from Sept 15 before playing Australia and New Zealand.
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    IS IMF AVOIDABLE? (By Shahid Kardar)

    IT is now generally recognised that we face the herculean task of settling our external obligations. However, what is less widely understood is that the structural factors underlying the massive current account deficit of and the rapidly growing debt repayments have made the present crisis deeper and more protracted in nature (especially with the rising price of oil). In the short-term the external financing gap presents a formidable challenge with the more immediate requirement likely to be $28 billion for the current year.
    And the fiscally irresponsible budget for 2018-19 tabled by the outgoing government is expected to worsen both the external and domestic imbalances, thereby queering the pitch for the next government, making its task even more daunting, both economically and politically (the latter may just make the withdrawal of the income tax concessions almost impossible).

     

    An IMF programme has become unavoidable because no amount of external flows from friendly countries and bonds taken up by our diaspora will be able to meet the financing requirement of $75bn over three years. This die was cast some time ago and while some respite has been provided by the recently acquired Chinese loans, dithering and procrastination in starting discussions with the IMF will weaken our negotiating position with each passing day.
    More importantly, even a double-digit IMF assistance (more than our actual entitlement) will be spread over a three-year period. This will result in available resources(including aid from the World Bank and ADB) falling well short of the funds required to settle this year`s liabilities, unless the new government undertakes politically unpopular adjustments. These adjustments (briefly highlighted below) are likely to include further depreciation of the rupee, partly because the pressure on the rupee and the foreign exchange reserves is not likely to subside anytime soon following the initiation of `global currency wars` as one outcome of the trade wars. This revision will address the issue of creeping speculation against the rupee while improving the competitiveness of our exports.
    Next, to maintain reserves at a level that can cover at least two months of imports we will need to curb imports by at least 15 percent lower (covering items beyond just consumer products). To achieve this objective supplementary measures, like broader application of cash margins and upward revisions in customs duties, will be required, which will admittedly lead to a compression in growth.
    Corrective measures would extend to further enhancement of interest rates. The regime of low-interest rates even after the 14pc depreciation of the rupee continues to disincentivise savings in rupee-denominated financial instruments that would provide funds for investment (incentive worsened by the withholding tax on banking transactions). Not surprisingly, rupee deposits have grown by only 7pc (just above the interest earned during 2018 on rupee deposits at the beginning of the year July 1, 2107) while the net increase in the National Savings Schemes is actually negative! Admittedly, this measure will also have a dampening effect on growth.
    Only by entering into an IMF programme will we be able to ease the pain of correction. The adoption of a Fund programme will not only facilitate the mobilisation of funds from multilaterals but also improve our access to international capital markets (both in terms of tenor and interest rates), thereby enabling a gradual and less painful path for undertaking the long delayed essential external adjustments.
    The World Bank and the ADB, however, can at best provide $2bn each. But these funds are contingent upon the availability of a `certificate of good behaviour`/comfort letter from the IMF, requiring our endorsement of a Fund programme. Moreover, the $4bn from these institutions is not likely to flow into our coffers in full. Their assistance is now essentially in the form of project aid. And going forward we may not have the absorptive capacity to utilise these volumes. In the short-term there will have to be an inevitable sharp pruning of the rupee component of the Public Sector Development Programme (already cluttered with too many schemes) to cut the fiscal deficit to manageable levels, unless the development programme is rationalised involving a renewed focus on water and energy and the scrapping of schemes at the initial stages of implementation.
    One hopes that the slowing down of the growth rate following the squeezing of imports will be less harsh as a consequence of a f aster rate of growth of exports and CPEC-related investments accompanied by timely payments of duty drawbacks and tax and GST refunds at the time of export receipts.
    The inflationary impact of the measures above can partly be moderated by the utilisation of cheaper sources of energy through an improvement in the fuel mix and by adjusting downward the support and procurement prices of sugar and wheat to reflect the decline in international commodity prices.
    Moving onto the issue of the fiscal deficit, the fiscal position of the federal government is highly compromised with limited room for maneuverability (more than 58pc of tax revenues being earmarked for the provinces). Such an outcome has been precipitated by the failure of the federal government to a) right-size itself af ter the 18th Amendment; b) to pass on any portion of the burden of energy and fertiliser subsidies and BISP allocations to the provinces; c) to stop the steady accumulation in losses of SOEs and its continued financing and execution of vertical programmes and intra-provincial projects.
    To summarise the discussion above we are witnessing the brewing of a full-blown fiscal crisis. It should be obvious that the challenges identified above will literally consume the energies of the next government in its first year of office, requiring painful adjustments throughout the currency of its tenure (especially during what is generally referred to as the honeymoon period).
    A fear is that the likely Fund programme would again be cluttered with too many performance criteria and targets, several of them covering subjects in which the IMF cannot claim core competence. Ideally, given the IMF`s technical capabilities the programme should only cover tax policy and structure, monetary policy and balance of payments. Regrettably, despite its acknowledged know-how of tax systems, the IMF has been guilty of supporting, on its watch, the development of a complex and dysfunctional tax regime and a cumbersome management system, resulting, for example, in a structure of almost 70 different types of withholding taxes and a legal category `non-filer`, thereby failing badly to induce fundamental sustainable reforms in the area of its expertise.
    This article has deliberately chosen to remain silent on whether the IMF can be bludgeoned into translating the threat of the US Secretary of State into actual actions. It is not obvious how the Fund will be able to ring-fence its assistance to prevent its utilisation to settle our Chinese liabilities if the latter choose nether to reschedule their loans nor accept settlement through transfer of Pakistani assets.
    Courtesy: Daily Dawn
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    PPSC JUNIOR PATROL OFFICER PAST PAPERS 2017

    JUNIOR PATROL OFFICER PAST PAPERS PPSC 2017

     
    Tarbela Dam is on ______ River.
    Indus
    Jhelum
    Ravi
    None of these
    Who is Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtoon Khawah (KPK)?
    Pavez Khatak
    Imran Khan
    Ameer Haidar Khan Hoti
    None of these
    Which personality represented Pakistan in UNO?
    Patras Bukhari
    Faiz Ahmad Faiz
    Perveen Shakar
    Munir Niazi
    Durand Line is between
    Pakistan and Afghanistan
    Pakistan and China
    Pakistan and Iran
    Pakistan and India
    How many Round Table Conferences were held?
    3
    5
    4
    2
    Who wrote “Friends, Not Masters”?
    Ayub Khan
    Zia-ul-Haq
    Zulifqar Ali Bhutto
    Quaid-e-Azam
    Youm-e-Takbeer is celebrated on the 28th of May each year in commemoration of
    Nuclear Test
    Independence Day
    Day of Deliverance
    None of these
    When first constitution of Pakistan was enacted?
    1956
    1962
    1973
    None of these
    Indus Basin Treaty was held in the reign of
    Ayub Khan
    Zia-ul-Haq
    Yahya Khan
    Zulifqar Ali Bhutto
    Dia Mir Bhasha Day is in
    Gilgit
    Chitral
    Mansehra
    Peshawar
    Quran revealed in _________ years.
    23
    25
    24
    21
    When Holy Prophet (PBUH) died?
    632 AD
    633 AD
    635 AD
    630 AD
    Who founded Baghdad?
    Al-Mansur
    Haroon-ur-Rashid
    Mamoon-ur-Rashid
    None of these
    Who wrote Spirit of Islam?
    Syed Ameer Ali
    Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
    Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
    Ch. Rehmat Ali
    Which province of Pakistan is least populated?
    Balochistan
    Punjab
    Sindh
    Khybar Pakhtoon Khawa
    Who introduced “Basic Democracy” for the first time in Pakistan?
    Ayub Khan
    Yahya Khan
    Zulifqar Ali Bhutto
    Zia-ul-Haq
    Which of the following was the Ottoman capital?
    Constantinople
    Baghdad
    Cairo
    None of these
    The tribe of Hazrat Usman (R.A) was
    Omayyad
    Adi
    Banu Tameem
    None of these
    Who was called Conqueror of Egypt (Fateh Misr)?
    Hazrat Sa’ad Bin Abi Waqas (R.A)
    Hazrat Ali (R.A)
    Hazrat Khalid Bin Walid (R.A)
    Hazrat Umar (R.A)
    Najashi was the king of
    Ethiopia
    Iran
    Syria
    Yemen
    Muhammad Bin Qasim is closely related to
    Hajjaj Bin Yousaf
    Haroon Rashid
    Mamoon Rashid
    Salah-ud-Din Ayubi
    How many chapters (Parahs) in Quran?
    30
    25
    114
    28
    Who was the first Muslim King of India?
    Qutab-ud-Din Aibak
    Muhammad bin Qasim
    Babar
    None of these
    River Tigris is in
    Iraq
    Iran
    Egypt
    Syria
    Ushr is
    1/10th
    1/20th
    1/25th
    1/40th
    Who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind?
    Al-Beroni
    Ibn-ul-Haitham
    Ibn-e-Batoota
    Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
    Who was named as Saif-Ullah?
    Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A)
    Hazrat Ali (R.A)
    Hazrat Umar (R.A)
    Hazrat Sa’ad Bin Abi Waqas (R.A)
    Nature of Novels of Nasim Hijazi is
    Historical
    Political
    Romantic
    Social
    Native country of Alexander is
    Macedonia
    Iraq
    Abyssinia
    Syria
    Theory of Evolution is associated with
    Darwin
    Mandal
    Robin
    None of these
    Sherlock Holmes is associated with
    Arthur Conan Doyle
    Jonathan Aims
    Nancy Drew
    Tom Swift
    Taliban recently opened their office in
    Doha
    Abu Dhabi
    Dubai
    Muscat
    American President Barrack Obama’s political party is
    Democrates
    Republican
    Labour
    None of these
    Currently, GST in Pakistan is
    17%
    15%
    16%
    18%
    Who has portfolio of Defense?
    Nawaz Sharif
    Sartaj Aziz
    Zahid Hamid
    Ch. Nisar Ali Khan
    Who is president of Iran?
    Hussan Rohani
    Mahmoud Ahmdinejad
    Ali Khameni
    None of these
    Al-Taqseem Square is in
    Istanbul
    Cairo
    Islamabad
    Tunis City
    ICC Championship was played in
    England
    India
    Sri Lank
    West Indies
    Titanic is
    Ship
    Aeroplan
    Supersonic Fighter Jet
    Bullet Train
    Who was the president of America, during the American Civil War?
    Abraham Lincoln
    George Washington
    J.F Kennedy
    George W. Bush Senior
    Third Marshal Law in Pakistan was imposed on
    5 July 1977
    4 July 1977
    6 July 1977
    7 July 1977
    Which of the following Muslims was Pan-Islamism during 19th Century?
    Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
    Syed Ameer Ali
    Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
    Sir Agha Kan
    Who is president of Syria?
    Bashar al-Assad
    Abdul Halim Khaddam
    Husni Mubarak
    Muhammad Mursi
    Which of the following American presidents was killed?
    1. F. Kennedy
    Richard Nixon
    George Washington
    None of these
    Aswan Dam is in
    Egypt
    Iran
    Iraq
    Saudi Arabia
    Who gifted Statue of Liberity to the United States of America
    France
    Germany
    Israel
    Great Britain
    Prague is capital of
    Czech Republic
    Poland
    Hungry
    Iceland
    Which of following Islamic countries has 2500 islands?
    Indonesia
    Malaysia
    Sudan
    Saudi Arabia
    Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in
    War of Waterloo
    War of Buxor
    War of Plassey
    None of these
    Who is incumbent British Prime Minister?
    David Cameron
    Tony Blair
    Barack Obama
    None of these
    Who compiled Guru Granth?
    Guru Nanak
    Guru Amardas
    Guru Ramdas
    Guru Karishn
    Who compiled Guru Granth?
    Guru Nanak
    Guru Amardas
    Guru Ramdas
    Guru Karishn
    Mother Teresa was
    Social Worker
    Politician
    Musician
    President
    Which of the following kings was assassinated?
    Martin Luther King
    Julius Caesar
    Alexander
    Napoleon Bonaparte
    By profession, Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh is
    Economist
    Scientist
    Doctor
    Lawyer
    Which was the capital of British Indian before Delhi?
    Kolkata
    Mumbai
    Madras
    Bangal
    Torah is associated with
    Hazrat Musa A.S
    Hazrat Dawood A.S
    Hazrat Musa A.S
    None of these
    Who is founder of All India Congress?
    1. O Hume
    Nehro
    Gandhi
    None of these
    Naqsh-e-Faryadi is written by
    Faiz Ahmad Faiz
    Ahmad Sarfraz
    Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
    Allama Iqbal
    Yen is currency of
    Japan
    China
    Hong Kong
    South Korea
    Pelle was famous player of
    Footbal
    Hockey
    Cricket
    Tannis
    Old name of Netherlands is
    Holland
    Iceland
    Federland
    Land of Republic
    In Roman counting, XV is
    15
    20
    5
    10
    Confucius is ancient philosopher of
    China
    Greek
    Russia
    America
    UNO Head quarter is located in
    New York
    Washington
    London
    Paris
    Mohanjo Daro is in
    Sindh
    Punjab
    KPK
    Balochistan
    Who introduced the Law of Motion?
    Newton
    Feraday
    Fleming
    Einstein
    Dermatology is disease of
    Skin
    Lungs
    Heart
    Brain
    Who introduced Principle of Gravity?
    Newton
    Einstein
    Mandal
    Ashamedas
    Solar eclipse occurs when
    Moon comes between Earth and Sun
    Earth comes between Moon and Sun
    Earth, Moon and Sun are in same line
    None of these
    Who was the first man at moon?
    Neil Armstrong
    Yuri Gagarin
    Buzz Aldrin
    None of these
    Rain fall in measured with
    Rain Gauge
    Rain Rode
    Rain Meter
    Hydro Meter
    Who is inventor of computer operating system “Windows”?
    Bill Gates
    Malinda Gates
    Steve Jobs
    Larry Page
    Bronchitis is associated with
    Lungs
    Heart
    Brain
    Respirator Cavity
    A person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place
    Scapegoat
    Sufferer
    Victim
    None of these
    On doing it daily, the task soon became a leisurely.
    Routine
    Programme
    Task
    Work
    Pick up the nearly associated word of “To be at arm’s length”
    Distance
    Work
    Sight
    Body
    Turn on one’s heel mean to return
    Quickly
    Sharply
    Instantly
    None of these
    Shortsightedness is
    Myopia
    Hydrophobia
    Hyperopia
    None of these
    Calculate: 9999+8888+777-?=19700
    36
    30
    35
    34
    Calculate: 0.8+0.05+0.369+0.7683=?
    1.9873
    1.9573
    1.7398
    1.9078
    Calculate: 6.837+3.1469=?
    9.9839
    15
    11
    8.2445
    Calculate: 15-6.837-3.1469=?
    5.0161
    5
    4.0161
    6.0161
    Ali earns Rs. 20.56 on first day, Rs. 32.90 on second and Rs. 20.78 on third day of week. If he spend half of the amount he earned in first three days of week, find out the remaining amount.
    Rs. 37.12
    Rs. 37
    Rs. 35.12
    Rs.36.12
    Solve: Under Root of 10 x Under Root of 250
    50
    100
    25
    10
    Find out the highest ratio
    7:15
    9:15
    25:29
    18:24
    If 314 men print 6594 papers in 10 minutes, then find out the average printing of each man in 1 minute.
    2.1
    2
    3.1
    4
    Calculate: 4.56+3.82+5.06=?
    13.44
    14.44
    12.44
    11.44
    Solve: 0.8/10=?
    0.08
    80
    88
    8
    How many figures up to 100 can be divided by 7?
    14
    13
    12
    10
    Water is _________ for life.
    Indispensable
    Inevitable
    Needed
    Required
    Objective Resolution was passed in
    1949
    1940
    1950
    1947
    First General Elections were held on in Pakistan in
    1970
    1985
    1998
    1957
    Deficit Financing is
    Printing new currency
    Paying back loan
    Brain drain
    None of these
    Alexander’s native land is
    Macedonia
    Germany
    Italy
    Britain
    There are how many planets in universe?
    8
    9
    10
    11
    Jabir Bin Hayan was a famous Muslim __________.
    Chemist
    Physicist
    Discoverer
    Teacher
    I will not join Army as it is against my
    Creed
    Ethics
    Beliefs
    Taste
    I will not be ________ to the mistakes made by him.
    Answerable
    Indispensable
    Reliable
    Accountable
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    NTS Pak Current Affairs MCQs With Answers

    1. Due to which militant group, Iran threatened Pakistan that they would hit bases of Militants inside Pakistan?
    A. ISIS
    B. Lashkar-e-Taiba
    C. Jaish-al-Adl
    D. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan

    Answer: Option C

    2. How many members joint investigation team (JIT) formed by Sup¬reme Court?
    A. 4 members (JIT) team
    B. 6 members (JIT) team
    C. 7 members (JIT) team
    D. None of these

    Answer: Option B

    3. Name the Head of Joint investigation team (JIT) to probe Panama case?
    A. Wajid Zia (FIA)
    B. Brigadier Muhammad Nauman Saeed (ISI)
    C. Brigadier Kamran Khurshid (MI).
    D. Irfan Naeem Mangi (NAB).

    Answer: Option A

    4. Who is the current IG of Islamabad Police?
    A. Ahmed Khan
    B. Muhammad Khalid Khattak
    C. Tahir Masood Yasin
    D. Sikandar Hayat

    Answer: Option B

    5. Who is the current IG of Balochistan Police?
    A. Mr. Tariq Umar Khittab
    B. Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhera
    C. Rao Amin Hashim
    D. Mr. Ahsan Mehboob

    Answer: Option D

    6. Who is the Current IG of Punjab Police?
    A. Mushtaq Sukhera
    B. Usman Khattak
    C. Arif Nawaz
    D. Ameen Venus

    Answer: Option B

    7. Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Special Forces during raid in Abbottabad on____________?
    A. 2nd May 2010
    B. 3rd May 2010
    C. 2nd May 2011
    D. 3rd May 2011

    Answer: Option C

    8. Name the Pakistani Cricket player who announced his retirement from Test cricket in April-2017?
    A. Younas Khan
    B. Shahid Khan Afridi
    C. Misbah Ul Haq
    D. Mohammed Yousaf

    Answer: Option C

    9. Name the Imam-i-Kaaba who was invited by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) for Centenary celebrations on 6th April 2017?
    A. Hassan Al Bukhari
    B. Ahmad Mohammad Al al-Abbas
    C. Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
    D. Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammad Bin Talib

    Answer: Option D

    10. Who is the current IG of Sindh police?
    A. Allah Dino Khowaja
    B. Ghulam Hyder Jamali
    C. Nasir Khan Durrani
    D. Shahid Nadeem Baloch

    Answer: Option A

    11. Who is the current IG of KPK police?
    A. Ihsan Ghani
    B. Salahuddin Mehsud
    C. Nasir Khan Durrani
    D. Ali Ahmed

    Answer: Option B

    12. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will issue a Coin in Recognition of Edhi’s services on March 31 2017, will worth Rs___________?
    A. RS 30
    B. RS 40
    C. RS 50
    D. RS 60

    Answer: Option C

    13. Name the First Woman Chief Executive Officer and President of of a Major Pakistani Bank?
    A. JEHAN ARA
    B. SALAINA HAROON
    C. SABEEN MAHMOOD
    D. SIMA KAMIL

    Answer: Option D

    14. Who is the current Chief Justice of Sindh High Court?
    A. Justice Ahmed Ali M. Sheikh
    B. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah
    C. Justice Faisal Arab
    D. Justice Maqbool Baqar

    Answer: Option A

    15. Sixth population census Started on 15th March 2017, which is being carried out after___________years?
    A. 17 Years
    B. 18 Years
    C. 19 Years
    D. 20 Years

    Answer: Option C

    16. Who won Pakistan Super League 2017?
    A. Peshawar Zalmi
    B. Quetta Gladiators
    C. Karachi Kings
    D. Islamabad United

    Answer: Option A

    17. Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad means ______________?
    A. Path to Salvation
    B. Elimination of discord
    C. Sharp and cutting strike
    D. None of these

    Answer: Option B

    18. Pakistan Army on launched ‘Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad’ across the country on ______________?
    A. 13th Jan 2017
    B. 2nd Feb 2017
    C. 15th Feb 2017
    D. 22nd Feb 2017

    Answer: Option D

    19. Which country boycotts South Asian Speakers’ summit-2017 ?
    A. Pakistan
    B. Nepal
    C. Maldives
    D. Sri Lanka

    Answer: Option A

    20. South Asian Speakers’ Summit-2017 19-20 Feb 2017 will be held in___________?
    A. Colombo, Sri Lanka
    B. Kathmandu, Nepa
    C. Indore, India
    D. Male, Maldives

    Answer: Option C

    21. Who is Newly appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to USA?
    A. Jalil Abbas Jilani
    B. Tahmina Janjua
    C. Aizaz Chaudhary
    D. Nafees Zakria

    Answer: Option C

    22. Who is currently appointed as adviser to the prime minister on aviation PIA?
    A. Zafar Iqbal Jahgra
    B. Azam Shigal
    C. Tariq Fatmi
    D. Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan

    Answer: Option D

    23. The 13th Meeting of the ECO Heads of State/Government on 1st March 2017 will be hosted by__________?
    A. Pakistan
    B. Turkey
    C. Iran
    D. China

    Answer: Option A

    24. Which team has won blind cricket T-20 world cup-on 12 february 2017 in India?
    A. Pakistan
    B. Australia
    C. India
    D. West Indies

    Answer: Option C

    25. How many countries had participated in conducting international naval exercise ‘Aman-17’ in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi on 10 to 14 February-2017?
    A. 21
    B. 38
    C. 27
    D. 17

    Answer: Option B

    26. Bhikki Power Plant, district Sheikhupura has installed capacity of__________?
    A. 1180 MW
    B. 1320 MW
    C. 480 MW
    D. 1480 MW

    Answer: Option A

    27. Which Renowned Pakistani novelist passes away on 4th February -2017 at the age of 88 years?
    A. Fatima Surayya Bajia
    B. Razia Butt
    C. Bano Qudsia
    D. Parveen Shakir

    Answer: Option C

    28. Ex PM Nawaz Shairf has inaugurated 75-km long section of Karachi-Hyderabad motorway(total length would be 136 KM) on 3rd February-2017 it is?
    A. M8 Motorway
    B. M9 Motorway
    C. M12 Motorway
    D. M4 Motorway

    Answer: Option B

    29. Current Deputy Chairman Senate is____________?
    A. Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman
    B. Marvi Memon
    C. Moulana Abdul Gafoor Haidri
    D. Faisal Kareem Kundi

    Answer: Option C

    30. Current Chairman Senate is___________?
    A. Ayaz Sadiq
    B. Khrsheed Shah
    C. Aitzaz Ehsan
    D. Raza Rabbani

    Answer: Option D

    31. Who became the first Pakistani Women bowler from the country in Women ODIs to take 100 wickets in One-day International?
    A. Sana Mir
    B. Anam Amin
    C. Asmavia Iqbal
    D. Bismah Maroof

    Answer: Option A

    32. Current Governor Sindh is _______________?
    A. Murad Ali Shah
    B. Dr. Ishratul Ebad
    C. Justice(R) Saeed U zaman Saddiqi
    D. Muhammad Zubair
    updated on 31 jan 2017

    Answer: Option D

    33. Name the Pakistan’s surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which is capable of delivering multiple warheads using Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology?
    A. Shaheen-II
    B. Ababeel
    C. Nasr
    D. Ghauri

    Answer: Option B

    34. Multan Metro Bus Project Inaugurated by ex-PM Nawaz Sharif on 24th January-2017 completed with cost of 28.88 Billions Rs. its route length is?
    A. 22.5 KM
    B. 27 KM
    C. 33.5 KM
    D. 18.5 KM

    Answer: Option D

    35. Pakistan conducted a successful test of the “Ababeel” surface-to-surface ballistic missile on 24 January 2017, its range is___________?
    A. 450 KM
    B. 750 KM
    C. 2200 KM
    D. 1400 KM

    Answer: Option C

    36. After how many Years Pakistan’s win first ODI on Australian soil in jan 2017?
    A. 12 Years
    B. 10 Years
    C. 15 years
    D. None of these

    Answer: Option A

    37. The late Justice(R) Saeed U zaman Saddiqi Governor Sindh had served as the _________Chief Justice of Pakistan?
    A. 13th Chief Justice of Pakistan
    B. 14th Chief Justice of Pakistan
    C. 15th Chief Justice of Pakistan
    D. 16th Chief Justice of Pakistan

    Answer: Option C

    38. The Shortest-Serving Governor in Sindh’s History is?
    A. Murad Ali Shah
    B. Dr. Ishratul Ebad
    C. Justice(R) Saeed U zaman Saddiqi
    D. Khursheed Shah

    Answer: Option C

    39. Pakistan test fired its first submarine launched cruise missile Babur-III on 9 January 2017, has the range of___________ kilometres?
    A. 450 kilometres
    B. 550 kilometres
    C. 650 kilometres
    D. 700 kilometres

    Answer: Option A

    40.
    Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism is the alliance of ___________ Nations
    A. 34 nations
    B. 38 Nations
    C. 39 Nations
    D. 40 Nations

    Answer: Option C

    41. joint operations center to coordinate and support military operations of Saudi-led Islamic military alliance of 39 Nations against terrorism is located in?
    A. Riyadh
    B. Jeddah
    C. Medina
    D. Damma

    Answer: Option A

    42. Who has been appointed as a Chief of Saudi-led Islamic anti-terror alliance of 39 Nations in January 2017?
    A. General (retd) Raheel Sharif
    B. General (retd) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
    C. General (retd) Pervez Musharraf
    D. General Qamar Javed Bajwa

    Answer: Option A

    43. Who becomes most experienced international umpire in cricket history in January 2017?
    A. Aleem Dar
    B. Rod Tucker
    C. Sundaram Ravi
    D. Marais Erasmus

    Answer: Option A

    44. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar took oath as Chief justice of Pakistan on __________?
    A. 25 December 2016
    B. 31 December 2016
    C. 1 January 2017
    D. 15 January 2017

    Answer: Option B

    45. Who is Current Chief justice of Pakistan?
    A. Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali
    B. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar
    C. Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk
    D. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

    Answer: Option B

    46. The current Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court is?
    A. Justice Mazhar ALam Khan Miankhel
    B. Justice Mian Fasih-ul-Mulk
    C. Justice Dost Muhammad Khan
    D. Justice Yahya Afridi

    Answer: Option D

    47. Recently inaugurated Chashma- III nuclear power plant can generate___________ megawatts of electricity?
    A. 340 megawatts
    B. 360 megawatts
    C. 400 megawatts
    D. 150 megawatt

    Answer: Option A

    48. Pak-Jordan joint military exercise held in December-2016 near Attock, called?
    A. Raadul Baraq
    B. Ataturk-IX
    C. Friendship-2016
    D. Fajr-ul-Sharq 1

    Answer: Option D

    49. Ex PM Nawaz has inaugurated 340 MW Chashma Nuclear Project-III in Mianwali on 28 December-2016 with the help of?
    A. China
    B. Turkey
    C. Russia
    D. Canada

    Answer: Option A

    50. How many regulatory bodies placed under the administrative control of the respective ministries concerned in December 2016?
    A. 3
    B. 4
    C. 5
    D. 7

    Answer: Option C

    51. Who becomes first Pakistani to win ICC Spirit of Cricket Award in December 2016?
    A. Shahid Khan Afridi
    B. Misbah-ul-Haq
    C. Younas khan
    D. Azhar Ali

    Answer: Option B

    52. China Pakistan Economics Corridor (CPEC) total length?
    A.2896 KM
    B. 7200 KM
    C. 2442 KM
    C. 4400 KM

    Answer: Option C

    53. Who is Current DG Rangers Sindh?
    A. Major Nadeem
    B. Gen Muhammad Saeed
    C. Gen Rizwan Akhtar
    D. Gen Asim Bajwa

    Answer: Option B

    54. The 10-rupee coin, recently issued by SBP, contains the picture of _____________?
    A. Derawar Fort
    B. Gwadar Port
    C. Badshahi Mosque
    D. Faisal Mosque

    Answer: Option D

    55. What is the name of the “chaiwala” Who got famous from social media in 2016?
    A. Kamal Khan
    B. Irshad Khan
    C. Rasheed Khan
    D. Arshad Khan

    Answer: Option D

    56. Pakistan will conduct its ____________ Population cencus in 2017?
    A. 4th population census
    B. 5th population census
    C. 6th population census
    D. 7th population census

    Answer: Option C

    57. Pakistan’s sixth population census will be carried out in _____________?
    A. February 2017
    B. March 2017
    C. April 2017
    D. May 2017

    Answer: Option B

    58. Who is newly Appointed DG ISPR of Pakistan Army?
    A. Lt General Asim Saleem Bajwa
    B. Major General Asif Ghafoor
    C. Major General Athar Abbas
    D. Major General Waheed Arshad

    Answer: Option B

    59. USA have signed an agreement to provide Rs 8.5 billion to the WAPDA for the construction of?
    A. Dia Mir Bahasha Dam Project
    B. Kala Bagh Dam Project
    C. Kurram Tangi Dam Project
    D. Mirani Dam Project

    Answer: Option C

    60. Name the special task force, which is established in December 2016 by Pakistan Navy to safeguard and protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as well as Gwadar port?
    A. Task Force 21
    B. Task Force 44
    C. Task Force 88
    D. Task Force 2

    Answer: Option C

    61. Who is the First Pakistani female member of bomb disposal squad (BDU)?
    A. Shazadi Gillani
    B. Maryyam
    C. Rafia Qaseem Baig
    D. None of these

    Answer: Option C

    62. According to a notification by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Who will be the next Chief Justice of Pakistan in 2017?
    A. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar
    B. Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali
    C. Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa
    D. Justice Amir Hani Muslim

    Answer: Option A

    63. Name the University which Department to be rename as “Abdus Salam Center for Physics” Approved by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in December 2016?
    A. Punjab University (Lahore)
    B. Quaid-e-Azam University (Islamabad)
    C. Gomal University (DI Khan)
    D. All of Above

    Answer: Option B

    64. Name the International University which started Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program (BBLP) / international leadership course in December 2016?
    A. University of Oxford
    B. Harvard University
    C. University of Cambridge
    D. None of these

    Answer: Option B

    65. The 2017 Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process will be hosted by which country?
    A. Pakistan
    B. India
    C. Bhutan
    D. Azerbaijan

    Answer: Option D

    66. Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process on December 3 to December 4, 2016 was hosted by which country?
    A. Pakistan
    B. India (Amritsar city)
    C. Bhutan
    D. Iran

    Answer: Option B

    67. How many Participating Countries are there in Heart of Asia Conference?
    A. 12 Participating Countries
    B. 14 Participating Countries
    C. 16 Participating Countries
    D. None of these

    Answer: Option B

    68. Number of Supporting Countries in Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process are?
    A. 15 Supporting Countries
    B. 17 Supporting Countries
    C. 19 Supporting Countries
    D. None of these

    Answer: Option B

    69. Pakistan has started direct train and freight service in December 2016 with which Country?
    A. Iran
    B. India
    C. Afghanistan
    D. China

    Answer: Option D

    70. Till now, How many Chief of Army Staff (COAS), of Pakistan are selected from Baloch Regiment?
    A. Two
    B. Three
    C. Four
    D. None of these

    Answer: Option C

    71. General Qamar Javed Bajwa took oath as Army Chief on __________?
    A. 23 November 2016
    B. 25 November 2016
    C. 27 November 2016
    D. 29 November 2016

    Answer: Option D

    72. General Zubair Hayat is the ___________ Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) of Pakistan?
    A. 13th
    B. 15th
    C. 16th
    D. 17th

    Answer: Option D

    73. Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is___________ Chief of Amy Staff of Pakistan?
    A. 13th
    B. 15th
    C. 16th
    D. None of these

    Answer: Option C

    74. Newly selected Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa belongs to Regiment___________?
    A. 6th FF
    B. 16th Baloch Ragiment
    C. 5th Punjab
    D. 13th Lancers

    Answer: Option B

    75. Who is the Current Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Pakistan?
    A. General Rashad Mahmood
    B. General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
    C. General Zubair Hayat
    D. General Raheel Sharif

    Answer: Option C

    76. Who is the Current Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Pakistan?
    A. Gen Raheel Sharif
    B. Gen Ashfaq Parvaz kayani
    C. Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
    D. Gen Zubair Hayat

    Answer: Option C

    77. Name the cricket Stadium which is located in Khyber Agency and inaugurated by Gen Raheel Sharif in November 2016?
    A. Younas Khan cricket stadium
    B. Shahid Afridi cricket stadium
    C. Gaddafi Stadium
    D. Arbab Niaz Stadium

    Answer: Option B

    78. Pakistan Army shoots down Indian Quad Copter drone at LOC in November 2016 at which sector?
    A) Bhimber Sector
    B) Rakhchakri Sector
    C) Shahkot sector
    D) Jura sector.

    Answer: Option B

    79. PAKISTAN 9th International Defense Exhibition and Seminar to be held on 22-25 November-2016 in Karachi Expo Center, its name?
    A. Defense Production Workshop-2016
    B. Army Arms Ideas-2016
    C. IDEAS-2016
    D. Combat-2016

    Answer: Option C

    80. Who was the only Pakistani to have climbed six of the world’s tallest mountains of 8000 m passed away on 21-Nov-2016 due to blood Cancer?
    A. Ashraf Amman
    B. Nazeer Sabar
    C. Numera Saleem
    D. Hassan Sadpara

    Answer: Option D

    81. Current Minister of Planning and Development of Pakistan?
    A. Nawaz Sharief
    B. Khwaja Saad Rafique
    C. Ahsan Iqbal
    D. Zafar ul Haq

    Answer: Option C

    82. Ishratul Ebad has longest tenure as a Governor of any province of Pakistan?
    A. 12 years (2001-2012)
    B. 16 Years ( 2001-2016)
    C. 14 Years ( 2002-2016)
    D. 10 Years ( 2006-2016)

    Answer: Option C

    83. First caretaker female chief election commissioner of Pakistan who took oath on 7 November-2016?
    A. Justice Majida Rizvi
    B. Asima Jhangir
    C. Maryam Orangzaib
    D. Justice (Retd) Irshad Qaiser

    Answer: Option D

    84. Current National Assembly of Pakistan is_________?
    A. 12th National Assembly
    B. 13th National Assembly
    C. 14th National Assembly
    D. 16th National Assembly

    Answer: Option C

    85. 22nd Amendment in 1973 Constitution of Pakistan is related to____________?
    A. Pak Army Trail Courts
    B. Powers of Election Commission Members
    C. Related to NRO
    D. Not made yet

    Answer: Option B

    86. Woman Seats in Senat?
    A. 12
    B. 17
    C. 4
    D. 10

    Answer: Option B

    87. Renowned former producer and director of PTV died at the age of 73 years due to lung complications in Lahore on 4-11-2016, name?
    A. Sohail Azeem
    B. Bushra Adil
    C. Yawar Hayat
    D. Azeem Bombywalay

    Answer: Option C

    88. Who received the ‘most resilient journalist award’ by the International Free Press in Hague, Holland on 2nd November-2016
    A. Javed Chauhdary
    B. Hamid Mir
    C. Talat Huusain
    D. Kamran Khan

    Answer: Option B

    89. Terrorists attacked on Police Training Center on 25 October-2016 night which result 61 martyred and 124 injured in?
    A. Peshawar
    B. Quetta
    C. Karachi
    D. Rawalpindi

    Answer: Option B

    90. Pakistan Army won the gold medal at an annual international military patrolling exercise, ‘Exercise Cambrian Patrol’ held in?
    A. New South Wales, Australia
    B. Moscow, Russia
    C. Wales, United Kingdom
    D. Istanbul, Turkey

    Answer: Option C

    91. Which Pakistani footballer died in a road accident in Karachi on October 13, 2016?
    A. Shahlyla Baloch
    B. Samreen Marvi
    C. Iffat Saeed
    D. None of Above

    Answer: Option A

    92. Who have made first century,double century and also triple century in day and night Test Match with pink ball in Oct-2016?
    A. Veerat Kohli (IndiA.
    B. Brandom Macalum (NuzilanD.
    C. Azhar Ali (Pakistan)
    D. Hashim Amlaa (South AfricA.

    Answer: Option C

    93. Pakistan issued $1 billion five-year Sukuk bonds on October 6, 2016 @ the rate of__________?
    A. 9.3%
    B. 7.5%
    C. 5.5%
    D. 4.75%

    Answer: Option C

    94. Which Bank has installed world highest ATM at Pakistan-China border in Khunjerab Pass in October-2016?
    A. National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)
    B. Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB)
    C. United Bank Limited (UBL)
    D. Allied Bank Limited. (ABL)
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    Answer: Option A

    95. 19th SAARC conference-2016 which was going to held in Islamabad, Pakistan has postponed due to opposite of 3 SAARC Countries?
    A. Nepal, India, Bangladesh
    B. India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
    C. Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India
    D. None of Above

    Answer: Option C

    96. Which country declared as the third largest host for refugees by Amnesty International in October-2016?
    A. Jordan
    B. Turkey
    C. Germany
    D. Pakistan

    Answer: Option D

    97. Joint Military Exercises Started between Pakistan & Russia in September-2016, called_________?
    A. Inspired Gambit
    B. North Thunder
    C. Operation Rajjgal
    D. Druzhba 2016 OR (Friendship 2016)

    Answer: Option D

    98. Seven Years old British Pakistani who became world’s youngest computer programmer in September-2016?
    A. Muhammad Usaman
    B. Hamza Shahzad
    C. Ali Raza
    D. Imran Abbas

    Answer: Option B

    99. Military Exercises held in September-2016 between Pak & USA in South Carolina,called?
    A. Thunder Bolt
    B. Joint C-2016
    C. Inspired Gambit
    D. none of Above

    Answer: Option C

    100. Current Hijri Year is ?
    A. 1435 AH
    B. 1437 AH
    C. 1438 AH
    D. 1434 AH

    Answer: Option C

    101. Which country got first position in Test Ranking in Cricket in its History on 22 Aug-2016?
    A. Pakistan
    B. India
    C. South Africa
    D. Sri Lanka

    Answer: Option A

    102. Member of Sindh Assembly and MQM resigned on 22 Aug-2016 ?
    A. Farooq Sattar
    B. Kashmala Tariq
    C. Waseem Akhtar
    D. Iram Farooqi

    Answer: Option D

    103. Which country won first position by wining 121 medals in Olympics-2016?
    A. UK
    B. China
    C. USA
    D. Russia

    Answer: Option C

    104. Tallest Building of Pakistan?
    A. Burj Khalifa
    B. Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi
    C. Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore
    D. Icon Tower, Karachi

    Answer: Option D

    105. Pakistan Army conducting an operation along the Pak-Afghan border in Khyber Agency, called?
    A. Operation Zarb-e- Azab
    B. Operation Rah-e-Nijaat
    C. Operation Rajjgal
    D. Operation Zarb-e-Ahaan

    Answer: Option C

    106. Pakistan has launched its biggest Navy’s Warship Fleet Tanker with the help of ?
    A. Turkey
    B. China
    C. Canada
    D. USA

    Answer: Option A

    107. Who is Chairman NADRA ?
    A. Syed Muzzafar
    B. Uzma Adil
    C. Abid Sher Ali
    D. Usman Yousaf Mobeen

    Answer: Option D

    108. Pakistan has became 6th time world champion on 17 Aug-2016 in?
    A. Cricket
    B. Junior Squash
    C. Hockey
    D. Kabadi

    Answer: Option B

    109. Recently in which country Amnesty International has closed its offices?
    A. Afghanistan
    B. Pakistan
    C. India
    D. Syria

    Answer: Option C

    110. Current President of Azad Kashmir is?
    A. Ch. Abdul Majeed
    B. Sardar Masood Khan
    C. Raja Farooq
    D. Sardar Yaqoob

    Answer: Option B

    111. “Combing operation” Means________________?
    A. A searching operation by Forces to find out hidden terrorists.
    B. Kidney Operation by qualified Surgeons
    C. A bill passed by Pakistani Parliament.
    D. None of Above

    Answer: Option A

    112. Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant based in Muzzafarabad will produce electricity?
    A. 969 Mwt
    B. 4500 Mwt
    C. 425 Mgw
    D. 3200 Mwt

    Answer: Option A

    113. Ex Pakistani Cricket Captain Hanif Muhammad died on 11 Aug-2016 at the age of 81 years, got the title?
    A. Flying Shaheen
    B. Little Master
    C. Asian Legend
    D. None of Above

    Answer: Option B

    114. Russia will invest__________ in the construction of North-South gas pipeline.
    A. $1 billion
    B. $2 billion
    C. $3 billion
    D. $4 billion

    Answer: Option B

    115. The North-South gas pipeline will transport LNG from____________?
    A. Karachi to Lahore
    B. Lahore to Karachi
    C. Gwadar to Karachi
    D. Gwadar to Sukkur

    Answer: Option A

    116. The total length of North-South gas pipeline is_____________?
    A. 1,000 km
    B. 1,100 km
    C. 1,200 km
    D. 1,300 km

    Answer: Option B

    117. Around _______billion m3 of gas would be transported from Karachi to Lahore per annum through North-South gas pipeline.
    A. 11.0
    B. 11.4
    C. 12.0
    D. 12.4

    Answer: Option D

    118. The total length of Karachi-Lahore Motorway is___________?
    A. 1,000 km
    B. 1,100 km
    C. 1,200 km
    D. 1,300 km

    Answer: Option B

    119. Pakistan issued 10-year Eurobonds of _____ in the international Eurobond market on 25 September 2015.
    A. $5 million
    B. $50 million
    C. $500 million
    D. $5000 million

    Answer: Option C

    120. The coupon rate of Eurobonds issued on 25 September 2015 is___________%?
    A. 7.75%
    B. 8.0%
    C. 8.25%
    D. 8.50%

    Answer: Option C