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  1. Who was the first secretary general of All India Muslim League?

(a) Hassan Bilgrami
(b) Nawab Mohsan ul Mulk
(c) Nawab Waqar ul Mulk
(d) Nawab Saleem Ullah

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(a) Hassan Bilgrami (Correct)

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  1. What was the profession of Fatima Jinnah?
    (a) Dentist
    (b) Teacher
    (c) Nurse
    (d) Lady Doctor
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(a) Dentist (Correct)

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  1. Monsoon season in Pakistan starts in July and end in
    (a) August
    (b) September
    (c) October
    (d) November
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(b) September (Correct)

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  1. Who is called Father of International law?
    (a) Hugo Grotius
    (b) JermmyBantham
    (c) Stark
    (d) Karl Marx
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(a) Hugo Grotius (Correct)

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  1. Who among the following is regarded as the “Founder of Soviet Union”?
    (a) Kerensky
    (b) Trotsky
    (c) Karl Marx
    (d) Lenin
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(d) Lenin (Correct)

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  1. Who was known as “Man of Destiny”?
    (a) Napoleon
    (b) Nehru
    (c) Hitler
    (d) Musolini
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(a) Napoleon (Correct)

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  1. Which is the hottest place in Pakistan?
    (a) Sibi
    (b) Kashmor
    (c) Jacobabad
    (d) Mianwali
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(c) Jacobabad (Correct)

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  1. Name the largest museum found in Pakistan
    (a) Karachi
    (b) Lahore
    (c) Multan
    (d) Islamabad
A

a) Karachi

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  1. First meeting of constituent assembly of Pakistan was held on
    (a) 10th August 1947
    (b) 11th August 1947
    (c) 12th August 1947
    (d) 13th August 1947
A

(a) 10th August 1947

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  1. What deadline did the British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announce for granting of independence to India on February 20, 1947?
    (a) June 1947
    (b) August 1947
    (c) June 1948
    (d) August 1948
A

(c) June 1948

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  1. Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work on
    (a) Special theory of relativity
    (b) General theory of relativity
    (c) Theory of photoelectric effect
    (d) Theory of Brownian motion
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(b) General theory of relativity (Correct)

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  1. Napoleon Bonaparte was the King of:-
    (a) France
    (b) Italy
    (c) England
    (d) None of these
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(a) France (Correct)

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  1. The scientist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son was
    (a) Henri Antoine Becquerel
    (b) Pierre Curie
    (c) Louis De Broglie
    (d) W. H. Bragg
A

(d) W. H. Bragg (Correct)

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  1. Where is the deepest lake Bekal located?
    (a) USA
    (b) Netherlands
    (c) Canada
    (d) Russia
A

(d) Russia (Correct)

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  1. Source of Nile River is. What is its approximate length the longest of the world?
    (a) Lake Hanna
    (b) Lake Victoria
    (c) Lake Toba
    (d) Lake Titicaca
A

(b) Lake Victoria (Correct)

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  1. What is its approximate length of Nile which is the longest river of the world?
    (a) 6670 km
    (b) 6810 km
    (c) 6175 km
    (d) None of these
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(a) 6670 km (Correct)

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  1. Which country is called Land of Rabbits?
    (a) Australia
    (b) Canada
    (c) Spain
    (d) France
A

(c) Spain (Correct)

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  1. The book ‘verdict on India’ was written by
    (a) Beverlay Nickolas
    (b) Charles Nicholas
    (c) Peter Nicholas
    (d) None of these
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(a) Beverlay Nickolas (Correct)

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  1. First Summit of SAARC was held in 1985 in
    (a) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
    (b) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
    (c) Kathmandu (Nepal)
    (d) None of these
A

(a) Dhaka (Bangladesh) (Correct)

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  1. Olympic Airways is the name of airline of
    (a) Greece
    (b) Italy
    (c) Austria
    (d) Romania
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(a) Greece (Correct)

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  1. The conqueror of Central Asia was
    (a) Khalid bin Walled
    (b) Qutayba bin Muslim
    (c) Muhammad bin Qasim
    (d) None of these
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(b) Qutayba bin Muslim (Correct)

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  1. In the elections of 1945-46 out of total Muslim seats of 119, how many seats Bengal Muslim League won?
    (a) 114
    (b) 110
    (c) 115
    (d) 113
A

(d) 113 (Correct)

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  1. “Cathay Pacific” is the name of airline of
    (a) Hong Kong
    (b) Singapore
    (c) China
    (d) Romania
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(a) Hong Kong (Correct)

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  1. Belgium is also known as:
    (a) Play Ground of Europe
    (b) Venice of North
    (c) White man’s Grave
    (d) Cockpit of Europe
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(d) Cockpit of Europe (Correct)

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  1. Bundesrat is the parliament of
    (a) States General
    (b) Germany
    (c) Cartes
    (d) Diet
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A

(b) Germany (Correct)

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  1. What is the name of Germany’s news Agency?
    (a) Belga
    (b) SANA
    (c) DPA
    (d) AGI
A

(c) DPA (Correct)

Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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  1. The Winter Olympic Games came into being in
    (a) 1912
    (b) 1916
    (c) 1920
    (d) 1924
A

(d) 1924 (Correct)

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  1. Who has the record of highest individuals score in limited over (ODI) match?
    (a) Saeed Anwar
    (b) Jayasuriya
    (c) Sachin Tendulkar
    (d) Warendher Sehwag
A

(d) Warendher Sehwag (Correct)

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  1. The biggest planet is
    (a) Venus
    (b) Mars
    (c) Mercury
    (d) Jupiter
A

(d) Jupiter (Correct)

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  1. Diego Garcia is a island in:
    (a) Arabian Seas
    (b) Bay of Bengal
    (c) Indian Ocean
    (d) Gulf of Aden
A

(c) Indian Ocean (Correct)

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  1. Which is the busiest seaport of the world?
    (a) Singapore seaport
    (b) Settle seaport
    (c) Rotterdam seaport
    (d) None of the above
A

(a) Singapore seaport (Correct)
(Since the 2000s, the Port of Shanghai has surpassed the Port of Singapore and the Port of Hong Kong to become the world’s busiest port by both measures.)

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  1. The world’s longest glacier is located in
    (a) North America
    (b) Asia
    (c) Antarctica
    (d) Europe
A

(c) Antarctica (Correct)

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33 Sumatra Island is under the control of:

(a) Malaysia
(b) Indonesia
(c) Russia
(d) Japan

A

(b) Indonesia (Correct)

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  1. Which of the following countries got status of landlocked country on 28th June 2006?
    (a) Montenegro
    (b) Serbia
    (c) San Marino
    (d) Bolivia
A

(b) Serbia (Correct)

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  1. A mobile phone sends and receives messages through
    (a) Sound waves
    (b) Micro waves
    (c) Ultraviolet waves
    (d) Radio waves
A

(d) Radio waves (Correct)

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  1. U. Thante, secretary-general of United Nations from 1961-71 belonged to:
    (a) Thailand
    (b) Singapore
    (c) Burma
    (d) Brazil
A

(c) Burma (Correct)

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  1. Name the famous astronomer of Iran whom George Sarton attributes 64 scientific books and he also worked as scientific advisor to Halaku Khan.
    (a) Al Biruni
    (b) Ibn Sina
    (c) Ibn Battutah
    (d) Nasiruddin Tusi
A

(d) Nasiruddin Tusi (Correct)

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  1. Name the English dramatist and critic, an active socialist who was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925
    (a) Sir Walter Scott
    (b) T.S. Elliot Was
    (c) George Bernard Shaw
    (d) Shakespeare
A

(c) George Bernard Shaw (Correct)

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  1. Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda?
    (a) Chad
    (b) Malawi
    (c) Victoria
    (d) Zambezi
A

(c) Victoria (Correct)

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  1. Which is the largest fort of Pakistan?
    (a) Rohtas Fort
    (b) Attock Fort
    (c) Jamrud Fort
    (d) Rani Kot Fort
A

(d) Rani Kot Fort (Correct)

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  1. Attock Fort was constructed by the king
    (a) Akbar
    (b) Shah Jahan
    (c) Sher Shah Suri
    (d) Babar
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(a) Akbar (Correct)

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  1. Change in season is caused due to
    (a) Revolution of earth
    (b) Rotation of earth
    (c) Inclination of earth
    (d) None of these
A

(a) Revolution of earth (Correct)

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  1. Which is the highest dam in the world with a height of 335 m?
    (a) Rogun
    (b) Ching Ping
    (c) Nurek
    (d) Inguri
A

(c) Nurek (Correct)

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  1. Which of the following mineral is used in cement industry and plaster of Paris?
    (a) Marble
    (b) China clay
    (c) Fire clay
    (d) Gypsum
A

(d) Gypsum (Correct)

45
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  1. On which river Rohtas Fort was constructed by Sher Shah?
    (a) Jehlum
    (b) Indus
    (c) Soan
    (d) Haro
A

(a) Jehlum (Correct)

46
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  1. Which country is the world’s largest tea importer?
    (a) Pakistan
    (b) UK
    (c) Egypt
    (d) China
A

(a) Pakistan (Correct)

47
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  1. Babar Nama is written in which language?
    (a) Persian
    (b) Turkish
    (c) Arabic
    (d) Chagatai
A

(d) Chagatai (Correct)

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  1. When the banks were nationalized in Pakistan?
    (a) 1971
    (b) 1972
    (c) 1973
    (d) 1974
A

(d) 1974 (Co

49
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  1. When the banks were nationalized in Pakistan?
    (a) 1971
    (b) 1972
    (c) 1973
    (d) 1974
A

(d) 1974

50
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  1. When the banks were nationalized in Pakistan?
    (a) 1971
    (b) 1972
    (c) 1973
    (d) 1974
A

(d) 1974

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  1. Where is Kallar Kahar situated?
    (a) Sialkot
    (b) Chakwal
    (c) Murree
    (d) Jehlum
A

(b) Chakwal (Correct)

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  1. ‘Qantas’ is the name of airline of
    (a) Russia
    (b) Australia
    (c) Malaysia
    (d) Germany
A

(b) Australia (Correct)
QANTAS
(“Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services”, and it is nicknamed “The Flying Kangaroo”.)

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  1. Which is the longest river in the world?
    (a) Nile
    (b) Amazon
    (c) Volga
    (d) Mississippi
A

(a) Nile (Correct)

54
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  1. Southern Cross which is constellation found in the southern region of the night sky consists of
    (a) Seven Stars
    (b) Five Stars
    (c) Three Stars
    (d) Nine Stars
A

(a) Seven Stars (Correct)

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  1. The capital of New Zealand is
    (a) Wallington
    (b) Auckland
    (c) Berlin
    (d) None of these
A

(a) Wallington (Correct)

56
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  1. The first climber from Pakistan to have summated Mt. Everest on 17th May, 2000 was
    (a) Nazir Sabir
    (b) Saima Salim
    (c) Numaira Salim
    (d) Ashraf Aman
A

(a) Nazir Sabir (Correct)

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  1. Which king was the first to use rockets in warfare?
    (a) Hyder Ali
    (b) Tipu Sultan
    (c) Shah Jahan
    (d) Jahangir
A

(b) Tipu Sultan (Correct)

58
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  1. Who was the author of the book “Jinnah: India Partition, Independence”?
    (a) Tariq Ali
    (b) Imtiaz Gul
    (c) Jaswant Singh
    (d) G.W. Chaudhry

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A

(c) Jaswant Singh (Correct)

59
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  1. In which Indian state is the Sun Temple of Konark located?
    (a) Tamilnadu
    (b) Orissa
    (c) West Bengal
    (d) Assam
A

(b) Orissa (Correct)

60
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  1. Which ruler is referred to as the ‘Mad Monarch’?
    (a) Ashoka
    (b) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
    (c) Akbar
    (d) Hyder Ali
A

(b) Mohammad bin Tughlaq (Correct)

61
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  1. Vitamin C is also known as Ascorbic Acid. Deficiency of vitamin C causes
    (a) Night-blindness
    (b) Beri-Beri
    (c) Scurvy
    (d) None of these

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(c) Scurvy (Correct)

62
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  1. Individually who won two Nobel Prizes so far?
    (a) Madam Curie
    (b) Prof Francis Peyton
    (c) William Lawrence
    (d) None of these
A

(a) Madam Curie (Correct)

63
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  1. Which is the second largest landlocked country in the world?
    (a) Magnolia
    (b) Sudan
    (c) Switzerland
    (d) Chad
A

(a) Magnolia (Correct)

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  1. Which is the brightest planet in the Solar System?
    (a) Jupiter
    (b) Mercury
    (c) Uranus
    (d) Venus
A

(d) Venus (Correct)

65
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  1. Which is the most abundantly found metal on the Earth’s surface?
    (a) Aluminum
    (b) Zinc
    (c) Iron
    (d) Silicon
A

(d) Silicon (Correct)

66
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  1. What is the total area of FATA?
    (a) 28572 sq km
    (b) 27,220 sq km
    (c) 28225 sq km
    (d) 28925 sq km
A

(b) 27,220 sq km (Correct)

67
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  1. Name the bird having very weak eye side
    (a) Kiwi
    (b) Ostrich
    (c) Seagull
    (d) Peacock
A

(a) Kiwi (Correct)

68
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  1. Behman and Bismillah Airlines belongs to which country?
    (a) Bangladesh
    (b) France
    (c) Germany
    (d) England
A

(a) Bangladesh (Correct)

69
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  1. West Virginia is the name of airline of
    (a) USA
    (b) France
    (c) Germany
    (d) England
A

(a) USA (Correct)

70
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  1. Siachen, batoro and chogo lugma glaciers are situated in which Mountain range?
    (a) Himalaya
    (b) Karakoram
    (c) Hindukush
    (d) Sulaima
A

(b) Karakoram (Correct)

71
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  1. Headquarter of United Nations Environment Programme is located in
    (a) New York
    (b) Geneva
    (c) Nairobi
    (d) None of these
A

(c) Nairobi (Correct)

72
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  1. The foreign phrase Coup d’dessai means
    (a) A first attempt
    (b) An affair of the heart
    (c) Without limit
    (d) None of these
A

(a) A first attempt

73
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  1. Which mountain range is also known as “Roof of the World”?
    (a) Pamir (Tibet)
    (b) Lhasa (Tibet)
    (c) Allapuzhe (India)
    (d) None of the above
A

(a) Pamir (Tibet) (Correct)

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  1. ‘Sorrow of China’ is nickname of which river?
    (a) Yangtze-Hang
    (b) River Hwang Ho
    (c) Long Sea
    (d) Cling King
A

(b) River Hwang Ho (Correct)

75
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  1. Knesset is the parliament of which country?
    (a) Ireland
    (b) Israel
    (c) Mexico
    (d) USA
A

(b) Israel (Correct)

76
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  1. Name the country with the longest defence budget
    (a) Russia
    (b) China
    (c) USA
    (d) UK
A

(c) USA (Correct)

77
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  1. Aero Asia is the airline of
    (a) Pakistan
    (b) Thailand
    (c) Indonesia
    (d) Malaysia
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(a) Pakistan (Correct)

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  1. Which is the first private airline of Pakistan?
    (a) Orient Airways
    (b) Pakistan Airline
    (c) PIA
    (d) Hajveeri Airline
A

(d) Hajveeri Airline (Correct)

79
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  1. Which team won the most overall gold medals in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games?
    (a) United States of America
    (b) Great Britain
    (c) Russia
    (d) China
A

(d) China (Correct)

80
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  1. Test Career highest individual score record 400 runs in one innings is held by
    (a) ST Jaysuria
    (b) DG Bradman
    (c) M. Hayden
    (d) Brain Lara
A

(d) Brain Lara (Correct)

81
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  1. Name the person who took part in the Round Table Conference of 1930-32 and was the first foreign minister of Pakistan.
    (a) Chaudhary Muhammad Ali
    (b) Sakindar Mirza
    (c) Ghulam Muhammad
    (d) Sir Muhammad Zafarullah
A

(d) Sir Muhammad Zafarullah (Correct)

82
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  1. Who is called Mussolini of Egypt?
    (a) King Farooq
    (b) Anwar Saddat
    (c) King Nasser
    (d) Mozart Nake
A

(c) King Nasser (Correct)

83
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  1. Name the scientist who discovered that the germs of malaria was spread by mosquitoes
    (a) Rober Koch
    (b) Jeans Jacques Rousseau
    (c) Peter Muller
    (d) Frank Whittle
A

(b) Jeans Jacques Rousseau (Correct)

84
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  1. Which is the oldest forest of Pakistan?
    (a) Changa Manga
    (b) Junpur
    (c) Chitral
    (d) Chichawatni
A

(b) Junpur (Correct)

85
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  1. Who among the following is regarded as the “Father of French Revolution”?
    (a) Kerensky
    (b) Trotsky
    (c) Karl Marx
    (d) Rousseau
A

(d) Rousseau (Correct)

86
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  1. Before independence East Timor was the part of
    (a) Taiwan
    (b) Malaysia
    (c) Thailand
    (d) Indonesia
A

(d) Indonesia (Correct)

87
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  1. What do you understand by Inter alia?
    (a) In between
    (b) Among other things
    (c) By the very fact
    (d) None of these
A

(b) Among other things (Correct)

88
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  1. Before independence Kosovo was the part of
    (a) Yugoslavia
    (b) Albania
    (c) Serbia
    (d) Bulgaria
A

(c) Serbia (Correct)

89
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  1. Malagasy is the new name of:
    (a) Madagascar
    (b) Petrogral
    (c) Zaire
    (d) Cape Canaveral
A

(a) Madagascar (Correct)

90
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  1. What is the name of Rome Airport (Italy)?
    (a) Subang
    (b) Leonardo da Vinci
    (c) Dorval
    (d) None of the Above
A

(b) Leonardo da Vinci (Correct)

91
Q
  1. Which is the biggest fresh water lake in the world?
    (a) Chilka Lake
    (b) Caspian Lake
    (c) Dal Lake
    (d) Lake Superior
A

(d) Lake Superior (Correct)

92
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  1. The world’s busiest inland waterway is
    (a) St. Lawrence
    (b) Suez
    (c) Rhine
    (d) Danube
A

(a) St. Lawrence (Correct)

93
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  1. Which is the largest animal in the world?
    (a) Blue Whale
    (b) Rhinoceros
    (c) Hippopotamus
    (d) Elephant
A

(a) Blue Whale (Correct)

94
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  1. Name the youngest elected president of USA
    (a) Hanry Truman
    (b) John F. Kennedy
    (c) Andrew Jackson
    (d) None of these
A

(b) John F. Kennedy (Correct)

95
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  1. Name the youngest president of USA who was vice president but had to take over after the assassination of President William Mckinley.
    (a) Theodore Roosevelt
    (b) John F. Kennedy
    (c) John Jackson
    (d) John Taylor
A

(a) Theodore Roosevelt (Correct)

96
Q
  1. Who made the fastest test century just in 56 balls
    (a) V. Richards
    (b) Chender Pual
    (c) Shahid Afridi
    (d) B. Lara
A

(a) V. Richards (Correct)

97
Q
  1. What day is observed internationally on 5 October?
    (a) Children day
    (b) Education day
    (c) Teachers day
    (d) Aids day
A

(c) Teachers day (Correct)

98
Q
  1. Which day is observed as the world day for water?
    (a) 15th March
    (b) 20th March
    (c) 18th March
    (d) 22nd March
A

(d) 22nd March (Correct)

99
Q
  1. Which is the largest district of Pakistan?
    (a) Bahawalpur
    (b) Chaghi
    (c) Karachi
    (d) Khuzdar
A

(b) Chaghi (Correct)

100
Q
  1. Which is the largest jungle of Pakistan?
    (a) Changa Manga
    (b) Junpur
    (c) Chitral
    (d) Chichawatni
A

(a) Changa Manga (Correct)

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