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1: who wrote the famous novel “Oliver Twist”?

(Charles Dicken)

a) Thomas Hardy
b) Rudyard Kipling
c) Charles-Dickens
d) Rider Haggard

2: The term “Oligarchy” means: (rule by small people)

a) Rule of feudal
b) Rule by small group
c) Rule of tyrants
d) Presidential rule

3: Which is the national bird of Pakistan? (Chakor)

a) Peacock
b) Pigeon
c) Falcon
d) Chakor

4: In IT, HTML is abbreviation of: (Hyper Text Markup Language)

a) High tech Meaningful Language


b) Hyper Text Meaningful Language
c) High Tech Markup Language
d) Hyper Text Markup Language

5: In IT, URL is abbreviation of: (Uniform Resource Locator)

a) Universal Resource Locator


b) Uniform Resource Locator
c) Universal Resource Location
d) Uniform Resource Location

CHOOSE THE WORD FROM OPTIONS HAVING NEARLY THE SAME MEANING AS
THE GIVEN WORD
6: Abstruse. (obscure)

a) Skilled
b) Evident
c) Obscure
d) Lazy

7: Touchstone. (Criteria)

a) Hard Stone
b) Criteria
c) Static
d) Heavy

8: Acrimonious. (Bitter)

a) Expensive
b) Bitter
c) Momentary
d) Detailed

9: Succinct. (Concise)

a) Concise
b) Tranquil
c) Superficial
d) Brave

CHOOSE THE WORD FROM OPTIONS HAVING NEARLY OPPOSITE MEANING AS


THE GIVEN WORD
10: Melancholy. (Happy)

a) Sad
b) Happy
c) Relaxed
d) Confused

11: Eminent. (unkown)

a) Famous
b) Notorious
c) Expensive
d) Unknown

12: Consensus. (Disagreement)

a) Agreement
b) Disagreement
c) Quality
d) Special

13: Covert. (Overt)

a) Clandestine
b) Virtuous
c) Underground
d) Overt

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MEANIG OF THE FOLLOWING PHRASES / IDIOMS.


14: To take with a pinch of salt. (to take with some reservation)
a) To take with some reservation
b) To take with total disbelief
c) To take wholeheartedly
d) To take seriously

15: To run amuck. (to run about in frenzy)

a) To run along race


b) To run about in frenzy
c) To feel exhausted
d) To run slowly

16: To pull strings. (to tease someone)

a) To use external influence


b) To tease someone
c) To speed up
d) To prepare for something

FIND OUT THE CORRECT INDIRECT SENTENCE OF THE GIVEN DIRECT SENTECE.
17: Saleem said, “I do not eat mangoes”. (Saleem said that he did not eat mangoes)

a) Saleem said, so did not eat mangoes


b) Saleem said that he did not eat mangoes
c) Saleem told that he does not eat mangoes
d) Saleem insisted that he did not eat mangoes

18: The teacher “Why are you so late”?(the teacher asked that why he was so late)

a) The teacher asked why was he so late?


b) The teacher asked that why he was so late
c) The teacher asked that why was he so late
d) The teacher told why was he so late

19: He said, “She has finished her work”. (she said that she had finished her work)

a) He said she has finished her work


b) He said that she has finished her work
c) He says that he has finished her work
d) He said that she had finished her work

20: Oasis is associated with: (Deserts)

a) Glaciers
b) Deserts
c) Islands
d) Volcanoes

21: Ozone Layer prevents--------from entering the atmosphere.(ultraviolet rays)


a) Infra-red rays
b) Ultra violet rays
c) X Rays
d) Gamma rays.

22: Myopia can be corrected by using--------lens. (Concave)

a) Convex
b) Concave
c) Cylindrical
d) Piano Convex

23: Wright brothers are regarded as inventors of: (airplane)

a) Balloon
b) Bicycle
c) Airplane
d) Telephone

24: Numismatics is the study of: (coins money)

a) Coins money
b) Number
c) Stamps
d) Space

25: Entomology deals with: (Insects)

a) Plants
b) Mammals
c) Insects
d) Chemicals

26: When 40% of a number of is added to 42, the result is the number itself. What is the number? (70)

a) 70
b) 80
c) 90
d) 75

27: Price of TV is s. 14400. It is sold for two successive discounts of 25% and 10%. The reduced sale price
of TV will be: (9720)

a) 9500
b) 9600
c) 9720
d) 9880

28: If 15 men can do a piece of work in 20 days then in how many days can 25 men finish the same
work? (12)
a) 12
b) 15
c) 2
d) 20

29: (60)^2 = Y*72 value of Y? (50)

a) 3600
b) 3528
c) 02
d) 50

30: If it takes 2 minutes to boil one egg, how long will it take to boil 5 eggs together? (2)

a) 2
b) 10
c) 12
d) 5

31: If the cost of 10 copies of a book is equal to selling price of 8 books then what percentage of gain or
lose is incurred? (25% loss)

a) 30% gain
b) 25% loss
c) 25% gain
d) 30% loss

32: If a company sells soaps at Rs. 15 and gives a spoon worth Rs: 1.80 free with it making a profit of
10% then what is the cost price of soap? (Rs. 12)

a) Rs. 12
b) Rs. 13.25
c) Rs. 13.75
d) Rs. 14.10

33: At which occasion did Salat become an obligation ( Faraz)? (Miraj)

a) Miraj
b) Hijrat
c) Conquest of Makkah
d) Visit to Taif

34: Who was the first male to embrace Islam? (Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA))

a) Hazrat Ali (RA)


b) HazratAbu Bakar (RA)
c) Hazrat Zaid bin Haris (RA)
d) HazratWarqa bin Nofal (RA)

35: Which of the following according to the Holy Quran is an unpardonable sin: (Shirk)
a) Lie
b) Jealousy
c) Shirk
d) Theft

36: Salat-e-Istakhara is offered for: (divine guidance)

a) Rain
b) Fear
c) Divine Guidance
d) Drought

37: Mazdalifa is located between: (Mina and Arafat)

a) Mina and Arafat


b) Arafat and Makkah
c) Muzdalfa and Hijaz
d) Makkah and Medina

38: Name the person who got the status of Sahabi without having seen the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
(HazratAwaisQarni (RA))

a) HazratAwaisQarni (RA)
b) Hazrat Zaid bin Haris (RA)
c) Hazrat Abu Hanifa (RA)
d) None of these

39: Who was the commander of the infidels in the Battle of Uhd? (Abu Sufyan)

a) Abu Lahb
b) Abu Sufyan
c) Abu Jahl
d) Utba

40: The famous book on “Fiqh” Kitab-ul-Kharaj was written by: (Imam Abu Yousaf)

a) Imam Abdul Hanifa


b) Imam Shafi
c) Imam Abu Yousaf
d) Imam Malik

41: When was Haj made compulsory? (9th Hijri)

a) 9th Hijri
b) 10th Hijri
c) 11th Hijri
d) 1st Hijri

42: In which Surah is Bismillah mentioned twise? (SuranNamal)

a) Surah Tauba
b) Surah Namal
c) Surah Baqarah
d) Surah Nabaa

43: Who added the words “Assalato-Khairum-Menun Nom” in the FajrAzaan? (Hazrat Umar (RA))

a) Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA)


b) Hazrat Umar (RA)
c) HazratUthman (RA)
d) Hazrat Ali (RA)

44: The executive head of a province in Pakistan is: (Chief Minister)

a) Governor
b) Chief Minister
c) Speaker
d) President

45: The parliament of Pakistan is: (Bicameral)

a) Unicameral
b) Bicameral
c) Multicameral
d) None of these

46: In absence of the President who would act as the president?(Chairman of Senate)

a) Chief Justice
b) Attorney general
c) Prime Minister
d) Chairman of Senate

47: Under which agreement was the name Cease Fire Line changed to Line of Control? (Simla
Agreement)

a) Geneva Agreement
b) Tashkent Agreement
c) Simla Agreement
d) Karachi Agreement

48: When did the Cease-Fire Line come into existence?(1949)

a) 1948
b) 1949
c) 1952
d) 1962

49: Karachi Nuclear Power Plant was built with the help of: (Canada)

a) China
b) USA
c) Canada
d) France

50: In which area of Pakistan is Baltit Fort located? (Gilgit Baltistan)

a) Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
b) Sindh
c) Baluchistan
d) Gilgit Baltistan

51. Half of the senators are retired after every: 2 years


52: Qutub -ud- Din Aibek is buried in: Lahore
53: who was the founder of “Faraizi Movement” in
India?: Haji Shariat Ullah
54: Who was the first, Muslim Commander-in- Chief of Pakistan
Air Force?: Air Marashal Asghar khan
55: “The pathway to Pakistan” is the autobiography
of: Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
56: The Hindus launched the Swadeshi movement in the wake
of: Partition of Bengal 1905
57: The British parliament passed the Indian independent act
on: 24 July 1947
58: who was the speaker of the second legislative Assembly of
Pakistan? : Mr.Abdul wahab
59: “Jinnah – creator of Pakistan” an important biography of
Quaid-e-Azam, was written by: Stanley Wolpert
60: Which one of the following women participated in all the
three Round Table Conference?: Begum jahanara shahawaz
61: price Dara Shiloh was executed by hi brother, Emperor
Aurangzed- Dara Shiloh was a disciple of: Hazrat main Mir
62: The Mughal Emperor Akber was born in which city of
present day Pakistan? : Umar kot
63: Dr.Abdul Salam was awarded the Nobel prize in: 1979
64: The Indian war of independence began May 1857
in: Meerut
65: Who first use the title “Mahatma” for Mohandas
Karamchand Ghandi: Rabindarlal Tagore
66: Ghandi called the Pakistan resolution of a: Moral wrong
67: in Pakistan, in absence of the chic minister his function are
preformed by the: Senior Minister of the province
68: The headmaster of Economic cooperation organization is
located in: Tehran
69: Which lake of Jammu and Kashmir is famous for its serene
beauty? : Neelum lake
70: Which is the largest district of Punjab in terms of area?
: Behawalpur
71: Bala hissar fort is located in: Peshawar
72: who is the author of the book “last Days of Quaid”? :
Col.Elahi baksh
73: The first president of Pakistan was: iskanar Mirza
74: Pakistan’s membership of the United Nations was opposed
by:Afghanistan
75:sun rises in the East and sets in the west due to
the: Rotation of Earth on its axis
76: “The last supper” is the famous painting
of: Leonardo da Vinci
77: The famous book “brief history of time” written
by: Stephen Hawkings
78: The first woman prime minister in the world
was: sirmavo Bandaranaike
79: How many afficial languages are used in the oic? : 3
80: D-8 is an organization of: Developing countries
81: The currency of Indonesia is: Rupiah
82: Which is the capital of Canada?: Ottawa
83: AFP is the news agency of which country? : France
84: The first human heart transplant was conducted by dr.
Christiana Barnard in: South Africa
85: When did mohtarma Fatima Jinnah join the Muslim league?
: 1939
86:
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