General Knowledge Test 77

Total Questions: 22

1 - Who wrote the first college text book Rural Sociology?

A ) Sir Henry Maines
B ) Dumont
C ) John Gillette ✅
D ) Bill Gate

Explanation: The first textbook, Constructive Rural Sociology, was written by John Gillette and appeared in 1913 (Olsen 1991). The first department of Rural Sociology was established at Cornell University in 1915.

2 - When was the Journal entitled ‘Rural Sociology’ published?

A ) 1935 ✅
B ) 1926
C ) 1939
D ) 1937

Explanation: The Journal entitled ‘Rural Sociology’ was published in 1935. In 1935, for the first time in US, a journal titled Rural Sociology was launched. Later in 1937, the Rural Sociological Society was founded in the US.

3 - In which year Ali Garh Trusteeship bill was passed______?

A ) 1889 ✅
B ) 1886
C ) 1887
D ) 1886

Explanation: In year 1889, Ali Garh Trusteeship bill was passed. Syed Ahmed Khan started the Aligarh movement for the educational upliftment of the Muslim community. In 1875, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College Got Status Of College 1877 Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College got the Status Of a University in 1920.

4 - She _____ her degree twenty years ago.

A ) Was completed
B ) Has completed
C ) Completed ✅
D ) Has been completing

Explanation: Here twenty years ago indicates past tense. We use second form of verb (completed) in simple sentence of this tense. She completed her degree twenty years ago means اس نے بیس سال پہلے اپنی ڈگری مکمل کی تھی

5 - Can I have some milk before ____ to bed.

A ) Go ✅
B ) Goes
C ) Going
D ) am going

Explanation: Can I have some milk before go to bed? کیا میں سونے سے پہلے کچھ دودھ پی سکتا ہوں؟

6 - The robbers set _____ the unarmed travellers.

A ) Upon ✅
B ) With
C ) From
D ) To

Explanation: Set upon/on is a phrase. Set upon/on means اچانک حملہ کردینا The robbers set upon the unarmed travellers ڈاکوؤں نے نہتے مسافروں پر حملہ کر دیا

7 - If they had more money, they _______ a new house.

A ) Would buy ✅
B ) Will be buying
C ) Should buy
D ) Have bought

Explanation: This is the second type of Conditional Sentences. Formula: If + past simple, would/wouldn't + verb If they had more money, they will buy a new house اگر ان کے پاس زیادہ پیسے ہوتے تو وہ نیا مکان خرید لیتے ہیں

8 - Who is the author of the text ‘The City’?

A ) Karl Marx
B ) Max Weber ✅
C ) George Simmel
D ) Talcott Parsons

Explanation: Max Weber is the author of the text ‘The City’. Max Weber was a German sociologist.

9 - Who described urbanism as a way of life _____________?

A ) Wirth ✅
B ) Hawley
C ) Park
D ) Burgess

Explanation: In his 1938 paper titled ''Urbanism as a Way of Life,'' Louis Wirth defined urbanism as it relates to life in the city. Louis Wirth was an American sociologist.

10 - __________ is a brief pointed say introducing antithetical ideas.

A ) Epigram ✅
B ) Epilogue
C ) Antithesis
D ) H.W Hocks

Explanation: An Epigram is a brief pointed saying frequently introducing antithetical ideas which excite surprise and arrest attention.

11 - Three candidates contested an election and received 1136, 7636 and 11628 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate get ?

A ) 77
B ) 67
C ) 57 ✅
D ) 87

Explanation: Total number of votes polled = (1,136 + 7,636 + 11,628) = 20,400 Calculate percentage = (11,628 / 20,400×100) = 57%

12 - Here are your shoes. I _____________ them.

A ) Just Cleaned
B ) Have just cleaned ✅
C ) Just clean
D ) are Just cleaned

Explanation: The word “Just” is generally used with Perfect Tense. Clean is the first, cleaned is the second and third forms. This form of a verb is used with Perfect Tense.

13 - What type of operating system MS Dos is___?

A ) Multitasking
B ) Command Line Interface ✅
C ) Graphical Line Interface
D ) Menu Drawn Interface

Explanation: MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and some operating systems attempting to be compatible with MS-DOS are sometimes referred to as "DOS".

14 - The population of a town increased from 1,75,000 to 2,62,500 in a decade. The average percent increase of population per year is:

A ) 5 percent ✅
B ) 25 percent
C ) 15 percent
D ) 35 percent

Explanation: Increased in 10 years =262,500 − 175,000 =87,500 Increase% = 87,500 / 175,000×100 =50 One year percentage = 50 x 10/100 = 5%

15 - The synonym of 'Spurious' is?

A ) Pedantic
B ) Superstitious
C ) Fake ✅
D ) Real

Explanation: Spurious means جعلی Fake means جعلی

16 - A CPU contains____?

A ) A card reader and a printing device
B ) A control unit and an arithmetic logic unit ✅
C ) An analytical engine and a control unit
D ) An arithmetic logic and a card reader

Explanation: A computer system consists of a computer case, a power supply unit, a motherboard, a central processing unit, main memory, and a hard disk drive. Input devices include a keyboard, mouse, microphone, video camera, and image scanner.

17 - Who is the first Pakistani to climb world's 10th highest peak Annapurna without oxygen?

A ) Mirza Ali Baig
B ) Sajid Ali Sadpara ✅
C ) Muhammad Ali Sadpara
D ) Abdul Jabbar Bhatti

Explanation: Mountaineer Sajid Ali Sadpara, son of Late Ali Sadpara, became the first Pakistani to scale the Annapurna mountain without the support of high-altitude porters and supplemental oxygen. Date: 15 April 2023 Annapurna location: Nepal (world’s 10th highest peak) Annapurna height: 8091 metre .

18 - Who becomes first Pakistani woman to summit world’s 10th highest mountain

A ) Nadia Kahef
B ) Naila Kiani ✅
C ) Samina Baig
D ) Sana

Explanation: In April 2023, Pakistan's Naila Kiani became the first woman from the country to summit 8,091m high Annapurna in Nepal.

19 - Which surah of the Holy Quran has Bismillah twice?

A ) Al Noor
B ) Al Naml ✅
C ) Al Nahl
D ) Al Ra’d

Explanation: Surah Al Naml of holy Quran Bismillah is added Surah Naml, which is the 27th Chapter, with 93 verses the entire bismillahir rahmanir Raheem in the 30th verse. This is why Surah Naml is known as the Surah with two bismillah. Surah Naml is an earlier "Meccan surah", while Surah Al-Toba starts without “Bismillah” Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem is repeated in the Holy Quran 114 Times

20 - Which Surah contains the order about wuzu, Ghusal and Tayammum?

A ) Al-Baqara
B ) Al-Maidah ✅
C ) Al-Mominoon
D ) Al Nahl

21 - Who is known as the father of computer?

A ) Barbara Liskov
B ) Charles Babbage ✅
C ) John von Neumann
D ) Tim Berners-Lee

Explanation:
  1. Father of Computers is Charles Babbage 
  2. Father of Internet is Vint Cerf
  3.  Father of Personal Computer is Edward Robert
  4.  Father of Modern Digital Computer is Charles Babbage
  5.  Father of Computer science is  Allen Turing
  6.  Father of C Programming language is Dennis Ritchie
  7.  Father of Scientific Management is FW Taylor
  8. Father of Modern Theory of Management is Hery fayol

22 - Which country has been recently removed from the EU’s High-Risk Third Countries list?

A ) Egypt
B ) Pakistan ✅
C ) Turkey
D ) Syria

Explanation: European Union added Pakistan in High Risk Third Countries in October 2018. On 29 March 2023, the European Commission removed Pakistan from its “High Risk Third Countries” list, which poses significant threats to the European Union’s financial system.