1. ______ has the honour to serve the longest period of time as Prime Minister in the world.

(a) Indra Priyadarshini Gandhi

(b) Benazir Bhutto
(c) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
(d) Margaret Hilda Thatcher

2. The headquarter of World Bank is located in ______.

(a) Geneva
(b) Hamburg
(c) Washington, DC
(d) Kremlin

3. The World Trade Center site, where the 9/11 attacks happened, is now known as _______.
(a) Liberty Towers
(b) Twin Towers
(c) Battery Park City
(d) Ground Zero

4. The Aswan Dam, known as Saad el-Aali in Arabic, is built on the river________.
(a) Nile
(b) Niger
(c) Congo
(d) Zambezi

5. RAW is an abbreviation of
(a) Radical Army Wing
(b) Research and Warning
(c) Research and Analysis Wing
(d) None of these

6. Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, the largest airport of Italy, is located in ________,

(a) Rome
(b) Lazio e Molise
(c) Potenza
(d) Naples

7. The European Union was estalished with its headquarters at Brussels in ________.
(a) 1954
(b) 1957
(c) 1956
(d) 1955

8. Liverpool is situated on bank of river ________.

(a) Indus
(b) Mersey
(c) Delaware
(d) None of these

9. The famous poem "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" was written by ________.
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) Jane Taylor
(c) Charles Dickens
(d) William Wordsworth

10. "Sematan Airport" is the international airport of ________.

(a) Lebanon
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Malaysia

11. Diego Garcia is an island in ________.

(a) Arabian Seas
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) Gulf of Aden

12. WAFA is the news agency of ________

(a) Palestine
(b) Jordan
(c) Syria
(d) None of these

13. McMohan Line is the border of India and ________.

(a) China
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) None of these

14. The biggest producer of uranium in the world is ________.

(a) France
(b) South Africa
(c) Canada
(d) None of these

15. Bundesrat is the legislative body in ________.

(a) Germany
(b) South Africa
(c) France
(d) None of these

16. Windy city is the name of a famous US city ________.

(a) New York City
(b) Ohio
(c) Chicago
(d) Indianapolis

17. __________ is called the sugar bowl of the world.

(a) Swaziland
(b) Norway
(c) Cuba
(d) Honduras

18. ________s map is shaped like a giant teardrop.

(a) Taiwan
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Tunisia
(d) Italy

19. Jat Airways is the flag carrier and largest airline of ________.
(a) Serbia
(b) USA
(c) Croatia
(d) Switzerland

20. Gold medals contain some gold but are 92 per cent ________.
(a) Copper
(b) Silver
(c) Bronze
(d) Iridium

21. ______ is a green woollen cloth used to cover snooker and card tables.
(a) Baize
(b) Modal
(c) Felt
(d) Jude

22. The Grand Canyon is located in an American state namely _________.

(a) Philadelphia
(b) Colorado
(c) Arizona
(d) Los Angeles

23. ________, an isolated island in the Pacific Ocean, is known for its mysterious stone figures.
(a) Guam
(b) Easter Island
(c) Oahu
(d) Tahiti

24. The name of ________ Central American Republic means 'rich coast' in Spanish.
(a) Panama
(b) Costa Rica
(c) Honduras
(d) El Salvador

25. Piraeus is the port of ________.

(a) Athens
(b) Amsterdam
(c) La Paz
(d) Denmark

26. Burkina Faso is the new name of ________.

(a) Lower Volta
(b) Rhodesia
(c) Burma
(d) Upper Volta

27. The highest capital in the world is________.

(a) Belize
(b) La Paz
(c) Quito
(d) None of these

28. Althing, the parliament of ________ is considered the oldest parliament in the world.
(a) UK
(b) China
(c) Iceland
(d) Russia

29. The 2012 BRICS Summit was the fourth annual summit of the organisation. The BRICS countries are India, China, Russia,
Brazil and________.
(a) Sweden
(b) Switzerland
(c) South Africa
(d) Sri Lanka
30. On 17 Apr 2012, ________ was selected as the 12th President of the World Bank.
(a) Robert B. Zoellick
(b) Paul Wolfowitz
(c) Jim Yong Kim
(d) None of these

31. ________ a British newspaper won the annual Press Awards 2012 the Oscars of British Journalism.
(a) Daily Mail
(b) Guardian
(c) News of the World
(d) Independent

32. The Jasmine Revolution which toppled the regime ruling since long came in ________.
(a) Tunisia
(b) Libya
(c) Egypt
(d) Yemen

33. The very first Pakistani to win an Oscar Award is ________.

(a) Shoaib Mansoor
(b) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
(c) Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
(d) None of these

34. Arfa Karim, who became the World's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in 2004-2006 at the age of 9 years, died on
14 Jan 2012. Honouring her, a commemorative postage stamp of ________ was issued on 02 Feb 2012.
(a) Rs. 5
(b) Rs. 8
(c) Rs. 10
(d) None of these

35. Arfa Karim Software Technology Park is situated in Lahore while Arfa Karim IT Media City is located in ________.

(a) Islamabad
(b) Multan
(c) Karachi
(d) Quetta

36. 6th G-20 Summit 2011 was held in ________.

(a) New York
(b) Kyoto
(c) Cannes
(d) None of these

37. Lucas Papademos is the new Prime Minister of ______.

(a) Poland
(b) Bulgaria
(c) Ukraine
(d) Greece

38. Tides are generated by________.

(a) The movements of ships in the oceans
(b) The gravitational effect of moon and sun on our earth
(c) The movements of the earth around the sun
(d) None of these

39. The brightest planet in the Solar System is ________.

(a) Jupiter
(b) Mercury
(c) Uranus
(d) Venus

40. ________ is responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood.

(a) White Blood Cells
(b) Neutrophils
(c) Red Blood Cells
(d) None of these

41. Proteins are made up of ________.

(a) Polynucleotide
(b) Polypeptide
(c) Amino acids
(d) None of these

42. The Steam Locomotive was invented by ________.

(a) Edison
(b) Stephenson
(c) JRD Tata
(d) Alexander

43. Unit of capacitance is ________.

(a) Farad
(b) Becquerel
(c) Angstrom
(d) ohm
44. The Magna Carta was signed by King John on ________.
(a) 15th June 1215
(b) 15th August 1225
(c) 15th June 1235
(d) None of above

45. Jesus Christ was born in ________.

(a) Iraq
(b) Jerusalem
(c) Mecca
(d) None of these

46. Syria witnessed three military coups in _______.

(a) 1913
(b) 1924
(c) 1949
(d) 1966

47. Galileo was persecuted by the Catholic Church for suspicion of holding the view that_______.
(a) Objects of different masses fell at the same velocity
(b) The sun revolves around the moon
(c) The earth was not the centre of the universe
(d) None of these

48. The first viceroy of India was ________.

(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) None of these

49. The Dutch East India Company was established in ________.

(a) 1603 `
(b) 1602
(c) 1600
(d) None of these

50. Indian National Congress was founded by a retired British civil servant, A. O. Hume, however, ________ was the first
president of the party.
(a) A. O. Hume
(b) W. C. Bannerjee
(c) Sir James Caird
(d) Charles Bradlaugh

51. In Nehru committee, there were ________ Muslim members.

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

52. The Cheraman Masjid, built in 629 AD by Malik lbn Dinar is the very first mosque in India. It is located in Indian State
________.
(a) Kerala
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Himachal Pradesh

53. Alberuni discussed about Indus blind Dolphin in his book ________.
(a) Kitab al-tafhim
(b) Kitab ta'rikh al-Hind,
(c) Qanoon-e-Masudi
(d) None of these

54. Afghanistan became the eighth member of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) on ________.
(a) 13 April 2003
(b) 13 November 2005
(c) 27 July 2006
(d) 28 May 2007

55. Madr-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was a ________ by profession.

(a) Dentist
(b) Businesswoman
(c) Teacher
(d) Lawyer

56. Balochistan was given the status of province in ________.

(a) 1956
(b) 1962
(c) 1970
(d) 1973

57. The Constitution of 1962 was promulgated on March 1 and was enforced on ______.
(a) March 23, 1962
(b) April 10, 1962
(c) June 8, 1962
(d) August 14, 1962

58. Sukkur Barrage was built during the British Raj from 1923 to 1932 as ________.
(a) Misriot Barrage
(b) Tanaza Barrage
(c) The Lloyd Barrage
(d) None of these

59. The Indus River originates from Tibetan Plateau and after covering the total distance of 3180 kilometers, it falls into the
Arabian Sea at ________.
(a) Jamshoro
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Larkana
(d) Thatta

60. The Greek origin word ________ means a person who speaks, writes or understands many languages.
(a) Wordsmith
(b) Bilingual
(c) Polyglot
(d) None of these

61. Ergophobia is a fear of ________.

(a) Everything
(b) Work
(c) Wealth
(d) None of these

62. She hasn't written to me _____ we met last time.

(a) Ago
(b) Since
(c) Before
(d) For

63. If he _____ worked harder, he would have passed the exams.

(a) Had
(b) Had have
(c) Would
(d) Would have

64. Losing that job was a blessing in disguise because it meant I ________.
(a) got a much better job
(b) lost my house
(c) was unemployed for years
(d) None of these

65. If you read between the lines, you will ______.

(a) know what the writer really thinks
(b) be able to read a lot quicker
(c) make up the story for yourself
(d) None of these

66. The maximum number of on-field players in a team of basketball is ________.

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7

67. The woman tennis player who won her first Grand Slam title by winning the Australian Open 2012 is _____.
(a) Victoria Azarenka
(b) Svetlana Kuznetsova
(c) Maria Sharapova
(d) Caroline Wozniacki

68. The full length of the Badminton court is 13.4 metres (44 ft) while its width is _______.
(a) 5.18 metres (17 ft)
(b) 1.98 metres (6 ft 6 inch)
(c) 10.97 metres (36 feet)
(d) None of these

69. A customer saves Rs.30 when a discount of 20% on the marked price is offered. The price of the article is _______.
(a) Rs.150
(b) Rs.100
(c) Rs.300
(d) Rs.120

70. The number, whose 25% is 150, is ________.

(a) 600
(b) 700
(c) 800
(d) 900

71. Akbar sold his old gun for Rs.900, which he bought for Rs.2500. His loss is ________.
(a) 64%
(b) 82%
(c) 94%
(d) 15%

72. ________ became the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
(a) C.V. Raman
(b) R.N. Tagore
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) I.A. Bunin

73. Kallar Kahar is situated in District ________

(a) Sialkot
(b) Chakwal
(c) Murree
(d) Jhelum

74. ________desert of Pakistan also lies in India.

(a) Thar
(b) Thal
(c) Cholistan
(d) Wakhan

75. Lawrence Bragg is the youngest Nobel Laureate in the history of the Prize. He received it in 1915 in ______at the age of 25
years.
(a) Physiology
(b) Physics
(c) Chemistry
(d) Peace

76. Moulana M.A. Johar was born in 1878 in Rampur in India. He died in London on Jan 4, 1931 and is buried in ________.
(a) London
(b) Lucknow
(c) Jerusalem
(d) Chakwal

77. Marco Polo was famous ________.

(a) Traveller
(b) Scientist
(c) Politician
(d) None of these

78. Adele is an ________

(a) British singer
(b) American actress
(c) Famous bridge
(d) Swiss president

79. The youngest person to be elected as President of USA is ________.

(a) Henry Truman
(b) John F. Kennedy
(c) Andrew Jackson
(d) Theodore Roosevelt

80. ________ is the only Pakistani who has served as The Secretary General of OIC.
(a) Jamsheed Marker
(b) Najmuddin Sheikh
(c) Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada
(d) None of these

81. Synagogue is place of worship in ________.

(A) Confucianism
(B) Judaism
(C) Buddhism
(D) None of these

82. Vesakha is a holiday observed traditionally by ________.

(a) Buddhists
(b) Sikhs
(c) Bohris
(d) Zoroastrians

83. The Avesta is the religious book of ________.

(a) Jainism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Shintoism
(d) Zoroastrianism

84. Taoism is approximately ________ old religion.

(a) 1400 years
(b) 1500 years
(c) 2000 years
(d) None of these

85. The rate of zakat on silver, gold and currency is ________.

(a) 2%
(b) 2.50%
(c) 2.235%
(d) 2.251%

86. The first person to translate the Holy Quran in Persian was ________.
(a) Shah Rafi-ud-Din
(b) Shah Waliullah
(c) Shah Abdul Qadir
(d) Mujadid Alf Sani
87. _______, the companion of Prophet (PBUH) was awarded the title of "The sword of Allah".
(a) Abu Bakr Siddique (RA)
(b) Umar Farooque (RA)
(c) Ali Al-Murtaza (RA)
(d) Khalid bin Waleed (RA)

88. Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities were written by________.
(a) Charlotte Bronte
(b) James Joyce
(c) Charles Dickens
(d) None of these

89. William Shakespeare, the all-time great English writer, was born on 26 April 1564 and died on ___.
(a) 23 April 1610
(b) 23 April 1614
(c) 23 April 1616
(d) 23 April 1620

90. The first purely English alphabetical dictionary was A Table Alphabeticall, written by English schoolteacher Robert
Cawdrey in ________.

(a) 1600

(b) 1602

(c) 1604

(d) 1620

91. The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus was written by ________.

(a) Christopher Marlowe

(b) William Shakespeare

(c) John Milton

(d) None of these

92. Musadas-e-Mad-o-Jazr-e-Islam is a classic book in Urdu literature written by ________.

(a) Moulana Hali

(b) Sir Syed

(c) Shibli Nomani

(d) Deputy Nazir Ahmad

93. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is ________.

(a) 1.40 MB

(b) 1.44 GB

(c) 1.40 GB

(d) 1.44 MB

94. Chief component of first generation computer was ________.

(a) Transistors

(b) Vacuum Tubes and Valves

(c) Integrated Circuits

(d) None of these

95. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers ________.

(a) First Generation

(b) Second Generation
(c) Third Generation
(d) Fourth Generation

96. ________ won the FIFA mens world player of the year 3rd time in a row.
(a) Ronaldinho
(b) Cristiano Ronaldo
(c) Lionel Messi
(d) Kaka

97. OIC stands for ________.

(a) Organisation of Islamic Conference
(b) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
(c) Organisation of International Cooperation
(d) Organisation of International Committees

98. ________ is commonly used when you want someone to reply to an invitation.
(a) PS
(b) RSVP
(c) PTO
 1.
c 2. c 3. d 4. a 5. c

6. a 7. b 8. b 9. b 10. d

11. c 12. a 13. a 14. c 15. a

16. c 17. c 18. b 19. a 20. b

21. a 22. c 23. b 24. b 25. a

26. d 27. b 28. c 29. c 30. c

31. a 32. a 33. b 34. b 35. c

36. c 37. d 38. b 39. d 40. c

41. c 42. b 43. a 44. a 45. b

46. c 47. c 48. b 49. b 50. b

51. b 52. a 53. b 54. b 55. a

56. c 57. c 58. c 59. d 60. c

61. b 62. b 63. a 64. a 65. a

66. b 67. a 68. a 69. a 70. b

71. a 72. b 73. b 74. a 75. b

76. c 77. a 78. a 79. d 80. c

81. b 82. a 83. d 84. c 85. b

86. b 87. d 88. c 89. c 90. c

91. a 92. a 93. d 94. b 95. d

96. c 97. a 98. b 99. a 100. b

(d) None of these

99. Ain-i-Akbari was written by ________.

(a) Abul Fazal
(b) Shaista Khan
(c) Alberuni
(d) None of these

100. The author of The Sources of Islam is ________.

(a) William Muir
(b) William St. Clair
(c) John Hopkins
(d) None of thes
1. One of the main objectives of All India Muslim League at the time of its creation was :-
(a) To be loyal to the Indian British government
(b) To take active part in politics of the country
(c) To be close to the Hindu community
(d) Not to take side with any Indian community

2. Hindi-Urdu Controversy of 1867 had far-reaching conse-quences because:-

(a) It was the forerunner of The Two Nation Theory
(b) Made Muslims think to be close to the Hindu culture
(c) To depend on the British government for justice
(d) To be indifferent to the controversy

3. Aligarh Muslim College started by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1877 had a clear programme:-
(a) To keep the Muslim community abreast with Western knowledge
(b) To make Muslims learn Arabic and Persian only
(c) To give students military education
(d) To educate Muslim youth to be politically active

4. Simla deputation of October 1906 had the following purpose:-

(a) For future elections in the country Muslim community would get Separate Electorate
(b) The deputation was advised to take active part in politics
(c) The deputation was directed to be friendly with the rulers
(d) To be in harmony with the Hindu community of India

5. Chaudhary Rahmat Ali published a leaflet Now or Never: Are We to Live or Perish Forever issued on January 28,
1933, from Cambridge with the objective:-
(a) To create a separate and independent Muslim State
(b) To develop friendship with the British as a Muslim community
(c) To grow the concept of Indianism
(d) To work with other Indian communities for liberation of India

6. Arya Samaj was founded in 1875:-

(a) To protect the interests of India
(b) The Arya Samaj revived and reformed Hinduism
(c) To cooperate with the Indian government
(d) To be a social organisation working for the good of the poor

7. For what purpose the Muslim League changed its manifesto in 1913?
(a) Became hostile towards the British
(b) Demanded self-government suitable for India
(c) To remain aloof from Indian politics
(d) To criticise and oppose the Hindu community

8. The Kanpur Mosque episode took place in August 1913, its result was:-
(a) It made the Muslims feel ignored by the Indian government
(b) The Muslims were disappointed by the Hindus Press
(c) They decided to leave India and migrate to neighbouring Muslim countries
(d) It created political awakening among the Indian Muslims

9. Nawab Viqar-ul-Malik became Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Aligarh College and
(a) He did not take any interest in welfare of the students
(b) Encouraged students to take active part in politics
(c) Did not take any disciplinary action against the students
(d) He made Islamic religion as a compulsory subject for all students. He also encouraged the students to pray regularly.

10. On May 28, 1920, the Khilafat Committee passed a resolution in support of Non-Cooperation Movement started by
Gandhi with the result:-
(a) It created amity between Muslims and Hindus to work together to get their grievances redressed by the government of India
(b) It could not be activated due to Hindu-Muslim differences
(c) The Congress opposed the movement
(d) By and large the Muslim community did not want to get Hindu support

11. The Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam was founded in 1884, with the objective:-

(a) It was for social gathering among Muslims of Punjab
(b) To help them to secure government jobs
(c) To encourage non-communal approach to provincial problems
(d) To defend Islam against the onslaughts of the missionaries and to provide western education along with religious
instructions

12. Why Syed Amir Ali resigned from the Muslim League in 1913?
(a) The Muslim League did not do sufficient work for its members
(b) It criticised the government
(c) It supported the Hindu cause
(d) The party had no clear-cut policy

13. What is the most important provision of the Simon Commission Report published in 1930?
(a) Recommendations for the introduction of Federal system of government in India
(b) Dyarchy should continue
(c) No reforms in the provinces
(d) The importance of the majority community should be accepted

14. The second part of the Act of 1935 could not be put into practice because. :-
(a) All India Congress did not wish to join the Federal government
(b) There was state of emergency on the eve of World War-II
(c) There was law and order problem in India
(d) The Indian princes refused to join the Federation
15. The provincial election under the Act of 1935 held in 1937 had the following results:-
(a) The Muslim League won majority of seats reserved for the community
(b) By and large the Muslim League failed miserably in the contest
(c) The Congress had success only in a few provinces
(d) A number of political parties boycotted the elections

16. Identify the correct statement in view of 1937 provincial elections in Punjab:-
(a) The Muslim League won a majority of seats reserved for Muslims
(b) It captured only two provincial assembly seats
(c) It made an alliance with the Unionist Party
(d) It won a number of seats in rural constituencies

17. Quaid-i-Azam in his presid-ential address on 25th session of the Muslim League at Lucknow on October 15, 1937,
gave direction about:-
(a) Power and self-reliance for political success
(b) Cooperation with the majority community
(c) To remain loyal to the government
(d) Muslims to keep away from politics

18. Sindh Muslim League passed one of the following resolutions in 1938:-
(a) Federalism to continue
(b) Muslims to join other commu-nities for political progress
(c) Concentration on education
(d) Resolved to have division of India on the basis of Two Nation Theory

19. Quaid-i-Azam in an article in Time and Tide in 1937 mentioned that:-

(a) Islam and Hinduism are incompatible
(b) Muslims to share power as equal partners
(c) Muslims should concentrate on political organisations
(d) None of these

20. The Muslim League Resolution of divide and quit in 1943 was against the movement of quit India proposed in 1942
by:-
(a) Gandhi (b) Pandit Nehru
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Pant

21. Gandhi-Jinnah talks of 1944 failed due to:-

(a) Opposition by the Khaksars
(b) Red Shirts (c) The Ahrar
(d) Two Nation Theory

22. The Simla Conference of 1945 failed due to:-

(a) Arrogance of the Congress leaders
(b) Callousness by F. M. Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India
(c) The derogatory approach about Muslims by the Hindu press
(d) Demand by the Quaid to have all Muslims seats to be allocated to the Muslim League

23. The results of the election 1945-46 showed:-

(a) That the Unionist Party won majority of Muslim seats
(b) The Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind captured a few seats
(c) The National Muslims got a few seats
(d) The Muslim League captured all the reserved seats for the Muslims at the Centre

24. The Muslim League rejected the Cabinet Mission Plan on July 27, 1946. About others:-
(a) Congress rejected the plan in toto
(b) Congress accepted only the-long term plan
(c) The British government was not clear about it
(d) Hindu extremists were lukewarm about it

25. The Interim Government was formed in 1946. Who was the prime minister?
(a) Pandit Nehru
(b) F. M. Lord Wavell
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan
(d) None of these

26. Sir Cyril Redcliffe announced the Boundary Commission Award on August 17, 1947, which was biased due to
whom?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Pandit Nehru
(c) S.V. Patel
(d) Maharaja Sadu Singh of Bikaner

27. Why Quaid-i-Azam launched Direct Action Day on August 16, 1946?
(a) To protest against breach of pledge by Viceroy F. M. Lord Wavell
(b) To oppose the Congress policies
(c) To get support from the masses for party membership
(d) To crush the upsurge of National Muslims

28. On January 17, 1923, an official reception was given to celebrate the honour of Knighthood besto-wed on Dr. Sheikh
Mohammad Iqbal. The venue was:-
(a) Delhi (b) Aligarh
(c) Lahore (d) London

29. Gandhi renounced his formal membership from the Congress in:-
(a) 1934 (b) 1940
(c) 1943 (d) 1947
30. Quaid-i-Azam resigned from membership of Congress in:-
(a) 1913 (b) 1916
(c) 1920 (d) 1922

31. Ayub Khan was member of the All Talents Cabinet in 1954. Name the prime minister.
(a) Mohammad Ali Bogra
(b) Ch. Muhammad Ali
(c) Iskander Mirza
(d) Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy

32. One of the important incidents of the 20th century was moon-landing. Who became the first man to set foot on the
moon:-
(a) Michael Collins
(b) Neil Armstrong
(c) Edwin Adrin (d) Jean Arp

33. Parity for representation was created by formation of One Unit in West Pakistan, in the year:-
(a) 1952 (b) 1954
(c) 1955 (d) 1956

34. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan under the 1956 Constitution was to be headed by a President.
(a) The President may not be a Muslim
(b) The President had to be a Muslim
(c) The Constitution was silent about it
(d) He had to be fifty-five years of age

35. About relationship between Federal Government and pro-vinces under the 1956 Consti-tution, mention the correct
relationship from the following:-
(a) There were three lists of items, Federal, Provincial and Concurrent
(b) There were two lists of items; Federal and Provincial
(c) There was only one Federal list of items and residuary powers belonged to the provinces
(d) There were two lists of items with Federal having two parts and a Concurrent list

36. Under the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan, prime minister:-

(a) Had to be a Muslim
(b) No condition of being a Muslim
(c) No need to be an elected member of the National Assembly
(d) Had to be 45 years of age

37. The concept of Controlled De-mocracy was propagated by President Iskander Mirza:-
(a) He forced Prime Minister Suhrawardy to resign due to his personal whims, even though he had political right to address the
National Assembly
(b) He controlled the political process
(c) He made bureaucracy powerful in decision making
(d) He considered elections as a farce

38. Why President Iskander Mirza imposed emergency and dissolved the Assemblies on October 7, 1958?
(a) He had the apprehension that the newly elected Assemblies under the 1956 Constitution may not vote to elect him as
permanent president
(b) Problem of law and order
(c) Criminal implications of the opposition by the ruling party, opposed by him (d) Food crisis

39. Name the first elected president of Pakistan:-

(a) Iskander Mirza
(b) F. M. Ayub Khan
(c) Ch. Fazal Elahi (d) Farooq Leghari

40. According to the 1962 Consti-tution in case the president resigns who had to succeed him?
(a) The Speaker of the National Assembly
(b) The Commander-in-Chief of the Army
(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(d) Election by the Basic Democrats

41. President F. M. Ayub Khan announced on March 13, 1969, his acceptance of the two demands, Parliamentary
Government and direct elections with the result:-
(a) The concept of controlled democracy was introduced
(b) Indirect system of voting was rejected
(c) Vested groups increased their influence on decision making
(d) The powers of bureaucracy were increased

42. The Awami League contested the 1970 elections on the basis of six-point programme for regional autonomy issued on
Feb 12, 1966:-
(a) The manifesto of the party was against the spirit of Legal Frame-work Order issued on March 20, 1970
(b) President Agha Yahya Khan called it an approach of a demagogue
(c) It was narrow thinking
(d) It supported national cohesion

43. The control of Federal Govern-ment came to an end on December 16, 1971 in East Pakistan with the result:-
(a) The Two Nation Theory as basis of independence came to an end
(b) The Two Nation Theory is still intact because the term States was used in the Lahore Resolution of 1940
(c) It resulted due to cultural pluralism
(d) It happened due to One Nation Theory

44. Another important develop-ment in the 20th century in the field of medicine was the introd-uction of 'antibiotics'.
Pencillion was introduced by:-
(a) Alexander Fleming
(b) Marcus Antonius
(c) Georges Bizet
(d) Charles Cornwallis

45. Civilian Martial Law with Presi-dent Z. A. Bhutto at the helm of affairs came to an end on:-
(a) April 2, 1972 (b) April 21, 1972
(c) Aug 14, 1973 (d) Aug 15, 1973

46. President Ziaul Haq nominated Majlis-i-Shoora (Federal Council) in 1981:-

(a) The Majlis-i-Shoora had no powers
(b) It could make legislation
(c) It could criticise the government
(d) The executive was accountable to the Majalis

47. The Federal Shariat Court was established in:-

(a) 1978 (b) 1979
(c) 1980 (d) 1985

48. When was the Qisas and Diyat Ordinance put into force?
(a) Dec 2, 1988 (b) March 1, 1989
(c) Oct 13, 1990 (d) Dec 20, 1992

49. When was the post of Chairman Joint Chiefs of the Staff Committee created?
(a) March 2, 1976 (b) March 1, 1977
(c) Dec 10, 1977 (d) Jan 2, 1978

50. When was the first Azad Kashmir government established?

(a) Aug 14, 1947 (b) Oct 24, 1947
(c) Oct 24, 1949 (d) Dec 1, 1949

51. The President under the 1973 Constitution is elected:-

(a) By direct election
(b) By National Assembly
(c) By joint session of the National Assembly and Senate
(d) By two Houses of the Parliament and the four provincial assemblies

52. The provision to have 20 rese-rved women seats in the National Assembly under the 1973 Consti-tution expired on
holding General Election in the year:-
(a) Feb. 1985 (b) Nov. 1988
(c) Oct. 1990 (d) Oct. 1993

53. In November 1996, President Farooq Leghari dismissed the Benazir government under Section 58(2)(b) of 1973
Constitution. Reason for the action:-
(a) Political crisis
(b) Vote of no-confidence in the National Assembly
(c) Allegation of corruption
(d) Difference between the presi-dent and prime minister about party matters

54. The only citizen of Pakistan who won the Nobel Prize:-
(a) Abdul Qadeer Khan
(b) Dr. Usmani
(c) Dr. Abdul Salam
(d) Faiz Ahmad Faiz

55. Sassi Punnu is a known legend of :-

(a) Punjabi (b) Sindhi
(c) Pushto (d) Balochi

56. Which is the highest peak of Himalayan range in Pakistan?

(a) Nanga Parbat (b) K-2
(c) Mount Everest (d) Kithar

57. Harapa was a centre of:-

(a) Persian Civilisation
(b) Hindu Civilisation
(c) Greek Civilisation
(d) Indus Valley Civilisation

58. Takhi Baht, an ancient historical site, is located in:-

(a) Punjab (b) Sindh
(c) Khyber PK (d) Balochistan

59. Indicate the coldest city of Pakistan:-

(a) Ziarat (b) Murree
(c) Swat (d) Ayubia

60. Which county is situated in North of Pakistan?

(a) India (b) Afghanistan
(c) Iran (d) China

61. Nanga Parbat is located in:-

(a) Chitral (b) Gilgit
(c) Azad Kashmir (d) None of these

62. After agriculture, it employs the largest number of labourers:-

(a) Finance and Social Services
(b) Industry (c) Mining
(d) Fishing

63. PTV started its transmission from:-

(a) Sept 24, 1962 (b) Oct 24, 1963
(c) Nov 26, 1964 (d) Dec 26, 1965

64. Bulk of Tobacco is produced in:-

(a) Punjab (b) Sindh
(c) Khyber PK (d) Balochistan

65. The largest gas field was discovered in:-

(a) 1951 (b) 1952
(c) 1953 (d) 1955

66. The Council of Common Intere-sts under the 1973 Constitution has to:-
(a) Make the Federation work successfully with emphasis on National Integration
(b) Create disparity among the provinces
(c) Work for the good of non-Muslims
(d) Work for the protection of Balochistan's natural resources

67. The oldest oil well of Pakistan is situated in:-

(a) Sibi (b) Attock
(c) Kalabagh (d) Makran

68. When were the citizens of FATA given the right to vote?
(a) 1977 (b) 1985
(c) 1988 (d) 1997

69. When Pakistan became member of the United Nations?

(a) Sept 30, 1947 (b) Aug 30, 1948
(c) Dec 4, 1984 (d) Feb 10, 1949

70. On August 23, 1950, Sir Owen Dixon announced the failure of his mission to resolve the Kashmir deadlock on
direction of the Security Council. The reason behind the announcement was:-
(a) Pakistan was convinced that the people of Kashmir would actively participate in the plebiscite
(b) Kashmir freedom fighters wanted peace
(c) Hindu information media dubbed Pakistan as aggressor
(d) Pandit Nehru, the Prime Minister of India was ambivalent about all proposals to hold plebiscite

71. Which is Solidarity Day with reference to the people of Kashmir?

(a) January 30 (b) February 5
(c) March 4 (d) None of these

72. Who was the president of the UN General Assembly in 1962?

(a) Sir Zafaruallah Khan
(b) Sahabzada Yaqoob Ali Khan
(c) Z. A. Bhutto
(d) Mohammad Ali Bogra

73. Who wrote the book entitled 'Jinnah Pakistan and Islamic Identity'?
(a) Akber S. Ahmed
(b) S. M. Burke
(c) Sharifuddin Pizada
(d) G. Allana

74. Who wrote the book entitled 'Working with Zia'?

(a) General K. M. Arif
(b) Lt. General Fazle Haq
(c) Lt. General Habibullah Khan
(d) Lt. General F. A. Chisti

75. Mention the year in which proposal was made to hold local bodies election on party basis:-
(a) 1959 (b) 1975
(c) 1979 (d) 2000

76. When did Pakistan win the Cricket World Cup?

(a) 1992 (b) 1996
(c) 1998 (d) 1999

77. Which area of Pakistan is called Babul Islam?

(a) Khyber (b) Punjab
(c) Swat (d) Sindh

78. Zakat year ends with the last day of:-

(a) Shawwal (b) Shaban
(c) Muharram (d) Rajjab l

79. Under the influence of bureau-cracy President F. M. Ayub Khan celebrated Decade of Reforms in 1968 with the
result:-
(a) It was beginning of an end of Ayub regime
(b) The masses admired his policies during the last 10 years
(c) There was peace and tranquillity in the country
(d) The students in both wings of the country remained quiet

80. Mention the General Elections which was boycotted by MRD in:-
(a) 1985 (b) 1988
(c) 1990 (d) 1997
81. Simla Agreement was signed between India and Pakistan in 1972. They resolved:-
(a) That the two countries were to settle their differences through bilateral negotiations
(b) That the two nations would abide by the resolutions of the UN
(c) That there had to take place a decision on Kashmir dispute
(d) That the issue of Bangladesh was settled

82. Mention the Constitution of Pakistan which has Bicameral Legislature:-

(a) Interim Constitution based on the Act of 1935 and the Indepen-dence Act, 1947
(b) The 1956 Constitution
(c) The 1962 Constitution
(d) The 1973 Constitution

83. The Muslim Family Laws Ordi-nance, 1961 was introduced by President F. M. Ayub Khan. Its purpose:-
(a) Provided for the first time the registration of marriages and reinforced rights of inheritance.
(b) A group of Ulema declared it purposeless
(c) Encouraged polygamy and broken marriages
(d) It failed completely to solve the social problems of the society

84. Captain Sarwar was martyred in 1948 at:-

(a) Burki Sector (b) Wagha Sector
(c) East Pakistan (d) Kashmir

85. When was the National Anthem of Pakistan first played?

(a) Aug. 14, 1948
(b) March. 23, 1949
(c) Aug. 13, 1954
(d) Aug. 14, 1955

1.a 2.a 3.a 4.a 5.a

6.b 7.a 8.d 9.b 10. a
11.d 12.d 13.a 14.d 15. b
16.a 17.b 18.d 19.a 20. a
21.d 22.d 23.d 24.d 25. d
26.a 27.a 28.d 29.d 30. c
31.a 32.b 33.d 34.b 35. c
36.b 37.a 38.a 39.c 40. a
41.a 42.a 43.c 44.a 45. c
46.d 47.c 48.d 49.a 50. b
51.d 52.c 53.c 54.c 55. a
56.a 57.d 58.c 59.a 60. d
61.d 62.a 63.c 64.c 65. a
66.a 67.d 68.d 69.a 70. d
71.b 72.a 73.a 74.a 75. a
76.a 77.d 78.b 79.b 80. a
81.a 82.d 83.a 84.d 85. c
1. Press freedom day is observed on _______;

A: May 3 B: May 15
C: May 17 D: May 27

2. _______ is the US Ambassador to the Middle East.

A: George Mitchell
B: Robert Gates
C: Richard Holbrooke
D: None of these

3. Swat is situated in the range of _______;

A: Hindukush
B: Himalayas
C: Karakoram
D: None of these

4. _______ is the President of the World Bank?

A: Robert Bruce Lohaf
B: Bill Gates
C: Robert Brace Zorllick
D: Robert Brace Gate

5. US will withdraw its forces from Iraq by _______.

A: 2009 B: 2010
C: 2011 D: 2012

6. Kadima is the political party of _______

A: Israel B: Lebanon
C: Syria D: Egypt

7. Marti Ahtasari, the famous Noble Prize winner, is the president of _______
A: Finland B: Sweden
C: Norway D: Switzerland

8. Ethnology deals with _______

A: Human race
B: Genes
 C: Psychology
D: Families
9. Aramco is the oil company of _______
A: US B: Britain
C: Saudi Arabia D: Russia

10. Asiana Airline is the airline of _______

A: Malaysia
B: Indonesia
C: South Korea
D: Japan

11. Brain Drain means _______

A: Migration of the skilled labour
B: Migration of the intellectual people
C: Migration of the technical people
D: Migration of the doctors and engineers

12. Which organisation came into being first_______.

A: OIC B: D-8
C: ECO D: SAARC

13. In which country the Kurd people are in majority.

A: Iran B: Iraq
C: Turkey D: Syria

14. Which country has the oldest anthem in the world?

A: Japan B: Britain
C: US D: China

15. Hamas was founded by _______

A: Khalid Mashaal
B: Ahmad Yasin
C: Yasir Arafat
D: Ismail Haniya

16. The chairman of African Union belongs to _______

A: Nigeria B: Libya
C: Sudan D: Ethiopia

17. Seine is the river of _______

A: Germany B: Italy

C: Spain D: France

18. CPU stands for _______

A: Central processing unit
B:Ccentral power unit
C:Computer processing unit D: Central programming unit

19. Skin disease is caused due to the deficiency of the vitamin _______
A: B B: K
C: D D: C

20. 40 % world oil passes through _______

A: Strait of Marmora
B: Strait of Hormuz
C: Black Sea D: Red Sea

21. UAE gave Pakistan the power plant of _______mw.

A: 300 B: 310
C: 320 D: 340

22. Who is largest trading partner of Pakistan _______

A: Saudi Arabia
B: Japan C: US
D: Britain

23. Khmer Rouge is the political party of _______.

A: Vietnam B: Thailand
C: Cambodia D: Malaysia

24. IMF headquarter is situated in _______

A: New York B: Paris
C: Brussels
D: Washington, DC

25. Which area is the largest producer of opium in Afghanistan?

A: Helmand B: Khandhar
C: Kabul D: Jalalabad

26. Hung Parliament means ______

A: Majority of a party
B: No political party gets majority
C: Alliance govt.
D: Dictator govt.
27. Russia sends gas to Europe via _______
A: Hungry B: Poland
C: Ukraine D: Romania

28. Who is the author of The Way of the World _______.

A: Ron Suskind
B: Michal Korgan
C: Samuel Gutter
D: William Congreve

29. Parcel Islands are disputed between _______

A: China-Korea
B: China-Vietnam
C: Vietnam-Philippine
D: Indonesia-Malaysia

30. Marco Polo was a _______

A: Thinker B: Philosopher
C: Geographer
D: Traveller

31. Which country celebrated the end of 240 years monarchy in 2008?
A: Nepal B: Maldives
C: Bhutan D: Sri Lanka

32. Anemometer is used for measuring _______

A: Electric current
B: Pressure
C: Speed of the wind
D: Waves of the sea

33. Insomnia is the problem of _______

A: Lung B: Liver
C: Sleep D: Tooth

34. Which Parliament was founded in 930 A.D?

A: British B: Japan
C: Russia D: Iceland

35. Who was the last king of Afghanistan?

A: King Zahir Shah
B: King Habiburrehman
C: King Dawood
D: King Yaqub

36. FIFA World Cup 2010 took place in _______

A: Japan B: South Africa
C: China D: London

37. Which is the largest searching engine.

A: Yahoo B: Gmail
C: Google D: Hotmail