PMS BS-17 2014

Total Questions: 100

1 - Which article of the 1973 constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan prohibits all forms of slavery forced labour and child labour:

A ) 37

B ) 11 ✅

C ) 25

D ) 18

2 - Under the factories act 1934 no adult employee defined as a worker who has completed his or her 18th year of age can be required or permitted to work in any establishment in excess of _ hours a day and hours a week.

A ) 7,42

B ) 8, 48 ✅

C ) 9, 48

D ) 8, 56

3 - Survile is the opposite of:

A ) Puerile

B ) Futile

C ) Haughty ✅

D ) Foul

4 - In the election of the president of the United States of America the largest number of members of the "Electrol college" are elected from the state of:

A ) New York

B ) Texas

C ) California ✅

D ) Florida

5 - Out of the following the largest ethnic group by population without having a state of its own is:

A ) Kurdish ✅

B ) Welsh

C ) Uighurs

D ) Sikhs

6 - The first President of plestinian authority Yasir Arafat died on:

A ) 11th September 2006

B ) 9th November 2001

C ) 12th December 2007

D ) 11th November 2004 ✅

7 - Which vitamin is provided by sunlight to the body?

A ) Vitamin A

B ) Vitamin B

C ) Vitamin C

D ) Vitamin D ✅

8 - The imaginary line of zero degree longitude which passes through Greenwich is called:

A ) Meridian ✅

B ) Equator

C ) Tropic of Cancer

D ) Tropic of Capricorn

9 - The famous book "East of Aden" is the work of:

A ) John Steinback ✅

B ) R.W. Emerson

C ) Bertrand Russell

D ) Earnest Hemingway

10 - Bastille day is the commemoration of the storming of the Bastille fortress- prison which was seen as a symbol of the revolutionary uprising in:

A ) Canada

B ) Belgium

C ) USA

D ) France ✅

11 - Sui generis is a Latin term of:

A ) Unique ✅

B ) Generous

C ) Sui gas

D ) Common

12 - The strait of hormuz falls between:

A ) UAE and Oman

B ) Iran and Iraq

C ) Iran, Oman and UAE ✅

D ) UAE and Qatar

13 - "Rand" is the currency of:

A ) South Africa ✅

B ) Tanzania

C ) Somalia

D ) Ecuador

14 - The number of working children according to ILO estimates in developing countries is:

A ) 80 million

B ) 300 million

C ) 250 million ✅

D ) 320 million

15 - Which one of the following statement is false?

A ) 'Unenforceable' means that there is no remedy for breach of a convention

B ) The laws of the Constitution are enforceable in the courts. ✅

C ) The conventions of the Constitution are binding political rules which are not enforceable in the courts

D ) Constitutional conventions are not binding on anyone

16 - Which one of the following statement is false?

A ) The legislative function is primarilly responsible for making, unmaking and amending the law

B ) The legislative function is inferior to the judicial function of government

C ) The executive function gives effect to and Inforces the law ✅

D ) The primary judicial function is to interpret and apply the law, resolve disputes provide remedies and determine punishments when the law is breached

17 - In short the principal "Restitutio ad integrum" means:

A ) Compensation for damages

B ) Restoration to the original condition ✅

C ) Restriction on integration

D ) None of the above

18 - "Southern cross" which is constellation found in the southern region of the night sky consists mainly of:

A ) 7 stars

B ) 3 stars

C ) 5 stars ✅

D ) None of these

19 - Sylhet district at the time of partition was part of the province of:

A ) Bengal

B ) Assam ✅

C ) Bihar

D ) United provinces

20 - Euphonious is the opposite of:

A ) Satrident ✅

B ) Lethargic

C ) Literary

D ) Merry

21 - Yangtze river does not pass through which of the country:

A ) Mongolia

B ) Thailand

C ) Taiwan

D ) All of these ✅

22 - The Incan civilization flourished in:

A ) South America ✅

B ) North America

C ) Australia

D ) Indonesia

23 - The largest city by population in the Great lakes region is:

A ) Toronto

B ) Montreal

C ) Chicago ✅

D ) Detroit

24 - An ordinary mobile phone communicates by using:

A ) Sound waves

B ) Microwaves

C ) Radio waves ✅

D ) UV waves

25 - Stock indices at Tokyo are known by their popular name of:

A ) Dow Jones

B ) Hang Seng

C ) Nikkei ✅

D ) FTSE

28 - The phenomenon of "Arab Spring " was sparked by the self -immolation of Mohamed Bouzizl, a fruit seller seller in:

A ) Egypt

B ) Tunisia ✅

C ) Morocco

D ) Syria

29 - The hurricane in the October 2012 which caused wide- spread damage in the Eastern sea-board states of the USA is:

A ) Katrina

B ) Sandy ✅

C ) Isaac

D ) Irene

31 - Kyoto protocol talks about:

A ) Employment

B ) Pollution ✅

C ) Agriculture

D ) None of these

Explanation:

➡️ Controlling and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

➡️ Kyoto Protocol talks about reducing greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change.

📘 Explanation for Exams:

✅ The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement.
✅ Adopted in 1997, came into force in 2005.
✅ Aims to combat climate change by:
- Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- Setting binding targets for industrialized countries.

Extra Info (Useful for theory or interviews):

Part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Followed by the Paris Agreement (2015).

32 - What was the name of Libyan king deposed by Colonel Gadhafi in 1969?

A ) King Abdullah

B ) King Idris ✅

C ) King Saud

D ) King Sadaat

33 - Who said "Where wealth accumulates, men decay"?

A ) Abraham Lincoln

B ) Winston Churchill

C ) Gold Smith ✅

D ) Roosevelt

34 - Baikal lake is situated in:

A ) Kazakhstan

B ) Russia ✅

C ) USA

D ) Angola

35 - What is meant by" Laissez-Faire"?

A ) Mixed economy

B ) Non- interference of government in economic affairs ✅

C ) Controlled economy

D ) None of these

36 - The Arab League was formed in:

A ) Cairo ✅

B ) Jeddah

C ) Tehran

D ) Riyadh

Explanation:

✅ Arab League Established in 22 March 1945:

Organization Name: Arab League (League of Arab States)
Headquarters: Cairo, Egypt the capital of Egypt
Established: 22 March 1945

✅ The headquarters of the Arab League is located in: Cairo, Egypt

➡️ In 1979 Arab League shifted its Headquarters from Cairo to Tunis (Return to Cairo:

In 1989, Egypt was reinstated as a member.
In 1990, the headquarters was moved back to Cairo.

Key Facts:

➡️ Number of Founding Members: 6 (initial signers) — later counted as 7, including Yemen (Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan (then Transjordan), and Yemen.)
✅ Although the Arab League was founded on 22 March 1945 with 6 signatory countries, Yemen joined just a few weeks later on 5 May 1945.
➡️ Total Member :22.

37 - The agreement which provided for territorial allocations as spheres of Western influence in the middle East ,In case of break- up of Ottoman Empire is known as:

A ) Treaty of Alexandropol

B ) Balfour declaration

C ) Accord of Ankara

D ) Sykes-picot ✅

38 - The country having the highest GDP per capita in the world:

A ) Qatar ✅

B ) Luxembourg

C ) Singapore

D ) Kuwait

39 - "Brazuca" is the name of:

A ) The standard shoulder - fired anti -tank weapon of US army

B ) A man portable recoilless anti tank rocket launcher weapon of US army

C ) The official match ball of FIFA world cup 2014 ✅

D ) A brass musical instrument incorporating a telescopic tubing

40 - For how many years did Nelson Mandela remain in prison?

A ) 27 years ✅

B ) 37 years

C ) 17 years

D ) 10 years

41 - When the stock market is going down it is called:

A ) Bearish ✅

B ) Bullish

C ) Crashing

D ) Slumberous

42 - Decibel is a unit used for?

A ) Speed of light

B ) Intensity of sound ✅

C ) Intensity of heat

D ) None of these

43 - The element required for solar energy conversion is:

A ) Silicon ✅

B ) Garmanium

C ) Uranium

D ) Selenium

44 - A change in an individual's behaviour promoted by information and experience refers to which one of the following concept?

A ) Learning ✅

B ) Role selection

C ) Perception

D ) Motivation

45 - Which of the following approaches says that ethical issues should be judged on the basis of some universal code?

A ) Deontological ✅

B ) Ethical scepticism

C ) Utilitarianism

D ) Narcissism

46 - Literally the word ethics stand for:

A ) Understanding human nature

B ) Study of morality ✅

C ) Properties of chemical substances

D ) Both b and c

47 - The mental act condition or habit of placing trust or confidence in another shows which of the following options?

A ) Motive

B ) Belief ✅

C ) Behaviour

D ) Attitude

49 - _____ pointer arises when you use the address of an object after its lifetime is over.

A ) Null

B ) Smart

C ) Dangling ✅

D ) Both a and c

50 - Which of the following events occurred first in history?

A ) American war of independence ✅

B ) Russian Revolution

C ) French Revolution

D ) Chinese revolution

51 - The famous painting "Sunflower" was done by:

A ) Michael Angelo

B ) Van Gogh ✅

C ) Pablo Picasso

D ) Leonardo de vinci

52 - Economic crisis of 1930 originated in:

A ) France

B ) Brazil

C ) USA ✅

D ) Russia

53 - The headquarter of APEC(Asia Pacific economic cooperation)is in:

A ) China

B ) Japan

C ) Malaysia

D ) Singapore ✅

54 - Which country is included in "Horn of Africa"?

A ) Egypt

B ) Sudan

C ) Somalia ✅

D ) Kenya

56 - Which of the following country is located in the "Levant" region?

A ) Iran

B ) France

C ) Iraq

D ) Syria ✅

57 - "Thomas cup" is given in the game of:

A ) Lawn tennis

B ) Golf

C ) Table tennis

D ) Badminton ✅

58 - What is the length of "Great wall of China"?

A ) 22,196 kms

B ) 20 ,196 kms

C ) 21,996 kms

D ) 21 ,196 kms ✅

59 - Who is called the "Father of French Revolution"?

A ) Thomas Hobbes

B ) Rousseau ✅

C ) Francis Bacon

D ) Montesquieu

60 - "Divine comedy" was written by:

A ) Gibbon

B ) Goethe

C ) Dante ✅

D ) Milton

61 - Which of the following scientists is known as father of astronomy?

A ) Einstein

B ) Copernicus ✅

C ) Archimedes

D ) Newton

62 - In France the Bestille day is celebrated on:

A ) 14 may

B ) 14 June

C ) 14 July ✅

D ) 14 August

63 - The "Swaythling cup" is related to the game of:

A ) Badminton

B ) Tennis

C ) Volleyball

D ) Table tennis ✅

64 - In 1774 oxygen was discovered by:

A ) Newton

B ) Priestley ✅

C ) Faraday

D ) B. Franklin

65 - In the history of world the stone age is also called by the name of:

A ) Palaeolithic period ✅

B ) Mesolithic period

C ) Neolithic period

D ) Chalcolithic period

66 - Pedagogy is the science of?

A ) Birds

B ) Space

C ) Pharmacy

D ) Teaching ✅

68 - Maple leaf is the national emblem of:

A ) Germany

B ) China

C ) Canada ✅

D ) None of these

70 - Which of the following country's parliament is called diet?

A ) Denmark

B ) Russia

C ) Japan ✅

D ) None of these

72 - What is the total area of Australia?

A ) 8,787, 801 sq .km

B ) 8,687,000 sq km

C ) 7,891,000 sq.km ✅

D ) 8,192,921 sq .km

73 - Which of the following is a Baltic state?

A ) Estonia ✅

B ) Serbia

C ) Romania

D ) Bulgaria

74 - Which is meant by EQUINOX?

A ) Day and night are equal ✅

B ) The longest night

C ) The shortest day

D ) The longest day

75 - Which sea is located in central Asia?

A ) Red sea

B ) North sea

C ) Aral sea ✅

D ) Japan sea

77 - Window's tears is the name of:

A ) Peninsula

B ) Lake

C ) Island

D ) Plant ✅

78 - Kalahari desert is located in:

A ) Botswana ✅

B ) Australia

C ) Pakistan

D ) Mozambique

79 - The author of the" New Deal"was:

A ) President Roosevelt ✅

B ) President Wilson

C ) President John F .Kennedy

D ) President George wishington

80 - The currency of Portugal is:

A ) Zloty

B ) Peso

C ) Euro ✅

D ) Escudo

81 - What is the parliament of Denmark?

A ) National assembly

B ) Senate

C ) Folketing ✅

D ) None of these

82 - The first Asian secretary general of United nations was:

A ) Tryve lie

B ) VijayaLakshmi pandit

C ) U-Thant ✅

D ) Kurt Waldheim

83 - The headquarters of EFTA is in:

A ) London

B ) Geneva ✅

C ) Rome

D ) Paris

84 - "Breed for the world" institute which focuses on problems of poverty and hunger in the world, is based in:

A ) London

B ) Washington ✅

C ) Geneva

D ) New York

85 - "ANSA" is the news agency of:

A ) Germany

B ) Italy ✅

C ) India

D ) USA

86 - "Aeroflot" is the airline of:

A ) Canada

B ) Sri Lanka

C ) Russia ✅

D ) Japan

87 - "Tegel" is the International airport of:

A ) Greece

B ) Turkey

C ) Germany ✅

D ) USA

88 - Broadway Street of USA is famous for:

A ) Banking

B ) Stock exchange

C ) Cinema halls ✅

D ) Shopping centre

89 - What is the new name of leningrad?

A ) St. petersburg ✅

B ) Red Square

C ) Moscow

D ) Stalingrad

90 - Which country is called the cockpit of Europe?

A ) Belgium ✅

B ) Canada

C ) UK

D ) Sweden

91 - Which city is called the "land of seven hills"?

A ) Rome ✅

B ) Venice

C ) Shiraz

D ) Babylon

92 - Which is the highest military award of Italy?

A ) Medal of honour

B ) Medal of Valour ✅

C ) Military cross

D ) Iron cross

93 - Football world cup 2010 was won by;

A ) Spain ✅

B ) France

C ) Italy

D ) Brazil

94 - In human body flat bones are found in:

A ) Neck

B ) Skull ✅

C ) Legs

D ) Chest

95 - If there were now atmosphere what would be the colour of the sky?

A ) Red

B ) Blue

C ) Black ✅

D ) White

96 - 'Contours' are lines connecting places having:

A ) Equal temperature

B ) Equal pressure

C ) Equal height ✅

D ) Equal rainfall

97 - "Our sweetest songs are those that tell us of saddest thoughts" these words are attributed to:

A ) Keats

B ) Wordsworth

C ) Shelley ✅

D ) Milton

98 - Who created the famous character of Dracula?

A ) Stanley Kubrick

B ) John polidori

C ) James Cameron

D ) Bram stoker ✅

Explanation:

1.Famous character Sherlock Holmes was written by Sir Arthur Canon Doyle(1887)

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," was published in 1892.

2.The character of James bond was created by which famous novelist Ian Fleming(1953)

3.Harry potter is the famous character of: J.K Rowlling, The first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published on June 26, 1997.

4.Famous character of Dracula is Bram stoker(May 26, 1897)

5.Ahmed Khan Kharal the famous character of war of independence belong to Jhamra, Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal ( c1776 – 21 September 1857), known as the Nawab of Jhamra, was a Punjabi Muslim chieftain of the Kharal tribe who led a rebellion in the Bar region of Punjab against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

99 - 'White goods' are:

A ) Basic raw materials

B ) Durable consumption goods ✅

C ) Cosmetic articles

D ) Goods imported from Western countries

100 - America's cup is associated with which of the following sports?

A ) Canoeing

B ) Yachting ✅

C ) American football

D ) Paragliding

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PMS BS-17 2014

1 - Which article of the 1973 constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan prohibits all forms of slavery forced labour and child labour:

A ) 37

B ) 11 ✅

C ) 25

D ) 18

2 - Under the factories act 1934 no adult employee defined as a worker who has completed his or her 18th year of age can be required or permitted to work in any establishment in excess of _____ hours a day and ____ hours a week.

A ) 7,42

B ) 8, 48 ✅

C ) 9, 48

D ) 8, 56

3 - Survile is the opposite of:

A ) Puerile

B ) Futile

C ) Haughty ✅

D ) Foul

4 - In the election of the president of the United States of America the largest number of members of the "Electrol college" are elected from the state of:

A ) New York

B ) Texas

C ) California ✅

D ) Florida

5 - Out of the following the largest ethnic group by population without having a state of its own is:

A ) Kurdish ✅

B ) Welsh

C ) Uighurs

D ) Sikhs

6 - The first President of plestinian authority Yasir Arafat died on:

A ) 11th September 2006

B ) 9th November 2001

C ) 12th December 2007

D ) 11th November 2004 ✅

7 - Which vitamin is provided by sunlight to the body?

A ) Vitamin A

B ) Vitamin B

C ) Vitamin C

D ) Vitamin D ✅

8 - The imaginary line of zero degree longitude which passes through Greenwich is called:

A ) Meridian ✅

B ) Equator

C ) Tropic of Cancer

D ) Tropic of Capricorn

9 - The famous book "East of Aden" is the work of:

A ) John Steinback ✅

B ) R.W. Emerson

C ) Bertrand Russell

D ) Earnest Hemingway

10 - Bastille day is the commemoration of the storming of the Bastille fortress- prison which was seen as a symbol of the revolutionary uprising in:

A ) Canada

B ) Belgium

C ) USA

D ) France ✅

11 - Sui generis is a Latin term of:

A ) Unique ✅

B ) Generous

C ) Sui gas

D ) Common

12 - The strait of hormuz falls between:

A ) UAE and Oman

B ) Iran and Iraq

C ) Iran, Oman and UAE ✅

D ) UAE and Qatar

13 - "Rand" is the currency of:

A ) South Africa ✅

B ) Tanzania

C ) Somalia

D ) Ecuador

14 - The number of working children according to ILO estimates in developing countries is:

A ) 80 million

B ) 300 million

C ) 250 million ✅

D ) 320 million

15 - Which one of the following statement is false?

A ) 'Unenforceable' means that there is no remedy for breach of a convention

B ) The laws of the Constitution are enforceable in the courts. ✅

C ) The conventions of the Constitution are binding political rules which are not enforceable in the courts

D ) Constitutional conventions are not binding on anyone

16 - Which one of the following statement is false?

A ) The legislative function is primarilly responsible for making, unmaking and amending the law

B ) The legislative function is inferior to the judicial function of government

C ) The executive function gives effect to and Inforces the law ✅

2 - Under the factories act 1934 no adult employee defined as a worker who has completed his or her 18th year of age can be required or permitted to work in any establishment in excess of _ hours a day and hours a week.