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(a) The Worlds deepest freshwater lake (c) U.S.A (d) Venezuela
(b) The Worlds largest freshwater lake 28. Which of the following waterfalls is located
between America
(c) The worlds largest saltwater lake
and Canada?
(d) None of the above
(a) Victoria Falls (b) Ribbon Falls
21. Seattle is a seaport of :
(c) Niagara Falls (d) Angels Falls.
(a)China (b) U.S.A
29. Identify the worlds Largest Dam :-
(c) Germany (d) Canada
(a) Aswan (b) Kiev
(c) Tarbela (d) Mangla (c) HinduKush range (d) Sulaiman range
30. In which of the following region New 38. Kasr-i-Mantra is an official residence of:
Zealand is situated?
(a) King of Saudi Arabia (b) Amir-Kuwait
(a) Europe (b) South America
(c) Iranian President (d) None of the above
(c) Caribbean (d) Oceania
39. Why Black Sea is so called:
31. The worlds largest land frontier is between:
(a) A large number of black rocks in the water
(a)America and Canada
Geography 5
(b) Russia and China
(b) The dense fog that prevails there in winter
(c) Argentina and Brazil
(c) The water of the sea is black
(d) China and Mongolia
(d) None of the above
32. The worlds largest sliver producing country
is.--(a) Canada (b)Australia 40. Which of the following Country is largest by
area?
(c) Russia (d) Mexico.
(a)China (b) Canada
33. Valetta is the capital of:
(c) America (d) Russia
(a)Finland (b) Malta
41. Which of the following Country is a
(c) Senegal (d) Congo Peninsula?
34. The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) (a) Brazil (b) Japan
Comprises of:
(c)Greenland (d) Saudi Arabia
(a) Abu Dhabi (b) Sharjah
42. Which of the following Country is largest by
(c) Fujairah (d) All the above population?
36. The famous Dost-i-Lut desert is located (a) Bangkok (b) Stockholm
in :
(c) New York (d) Rome
(a) Iran (b)China
44. Which part of the world is called Cockpit of
(c) South Africa (d) Egypt Europe?
46. The worlds longest railroad tunnel Seikan (c) New Zealand (d) Taiwan
is located in:
54. Identify the Coldest Planet:
(a) England (b) Japan
(a)Pluto (b)Venus
(c) Switzerland (d) Russia.
(c)Jupiter (d) Mars
47. Which Country is called Land of Milk and
Honey? 55. Identify the smallest Planet:
48. Which part of the world is called: 56. Which one is the highest Mountain Pass in
Playgroud of Europe? the world?
(a) Norway (b) Germany (a) Khunjerab Pass (b) Kilik Pass
(c) Switzerland (d) Poland (c) Alpine (d) None of the above
49. Which Part of the world is called Land of 57. Identify the Largest Salt-Water Lake in the
Midnight Sun? world:
(c) Norway (d) Japan (c) Caspian Sea (d) Mancher Lake
50. What is Big Ben? 58. Identify the worlds largest City (in area):
(c) A clock placed on the British Parliament 59. Which is the longest strait of the world?
(a) Georgia (b) Armenia 60. Fleet Street in London is famous for:
61. Wall Street in New York is famous for: 68. Siachen Glacier is situated in :
(c) Broadest street in the world 69. Which of the following glacier is in Hunza?
62. Which of the following lines divide Turkish (c) Atrak (d) None of the above
and Greek
70. Which of the following Mountain Peak is not
Cyprus communities? situated in
(c) Curzon Line (d) Maginot Line (a) Broad Peak (b) Gasherbrum Peak
63. Which of the following countries is called (c) Tirich Mir Peak (d) All of the above
Land of Milk and
71. The worlds smallest state by population is:
Honey?
(a) San Marino (b) Monaco
(a) Switzerland (b) Norway
(c) Vatican (d) Nauru.
(c) Bahrain (d) Lebanon.
72. The worlds largest fresh water lake is:
64. Which one is boundary line between Poland
and Germany? (a) Caspian sea (b) Great Bear
(a) Maginot Line (b) Seigfrid line (c) Baikal (d) Superior.
(c) Hindenburg line (d) Mannerheim line 73. Nanga Parbat Peak is situated in:
(a) Karakorum range (b) Himalyas range (c) Rakshan (d) Hingol
(c) Hindukush range (d) Sulaiman range 75. Which is the highest railway station in Asia?
67. Which part of the world is known as Star (a)Quetta (b) Kalat
and key of Indian (c) Kan Mehtarzai (d) Sibi
Ocean? 76. What is the significane of a small country
(a)India (b) Sri Lanka Ecuador?
(a) It is a biggest island of Latin America (c) Mount Mayon (Philippines)
(c) It is a land where days and nights are of one 81. The Eastern Mediterranean Island Cyprus
month is divided
(d) None of the above (a) Germany and Poland (b) France and
Greece
77. Kuril Islands are situated between:
(c) Turkey and Greece (d) Indonesia and Japan
(a) China and Japan
82. Which is the smallest state in area?
(b) Russia and Japan
(a)Bahrain (b) Maldives
(c) Australia and New Zealand
(c) Malta (d) Brunei Darrusalam
(d) U.S and Cuba
83. The distance of a place South or North of
78. What is Green peace? Equator is called :
(a) A mountain range (a) Altitude (b)Longitude
(b) The largest Island in the world (c)Latitude (d)Multitude
(c) Geological Society of London 84. Which part of the world is called The Land
Geography 9 of free people?
(c) Vietnam and Philippine. (a) China and Russia (b) US and Japan
(d) Australia and New Zealand. (c) Russia and Japan (d) USA and Russia
80. The worlds largest active volcano Mauna 87. Pristina is the Capital of:
Loa is located in: (a)Chechnya (b) East Timor
(a) Hawaii (USA) (c) Bosnia (d) Kossovo
(b) Central Andes (Chile) 88. Oxus River is flowing between:
(a) Iran and Iraq (c) 805 km (d) 1200 km
(b) Afghanistan and Tajikistan 96. Which of the Sea is located in Central Asia?
(c) Jordan and Israel (a) Red Sea (b) Baltic Sea
(d) Russia and Turkey (c) Aral Sea (d) None of the above
89. SAARC Human Resource Development 97. Which Countrys land is below the sea
Centre is located at: level?
(a) New Delhi (b) Colombo (a) New Zealand (b) Japan
(a) Sahara (b) Arabia 99. Which of the following country consists of
1300 Islands?
(c) Gobi (d) Mogave
(a) Malaysia (b)Greenland
92. Dead Sea is lying between:
(c)Indonesia. (d) Philippines
(a) Iraq and Sudan (b) Israel and Jordan
100. What is Subway?
(c) Russia and Japan (d) Greece and Turkey
(a) Underground passage
93. Identify the Largest Sea?
(b) A road or path raised above ground level
(a) South China Sea (b) Caribbean Sea
(c) Short passage to any place
(c) Arabian Sea (d) Sea of Marmara
(d) None of the above
94. Which country has the greatest number of
volcanoes in the 101. What is Cathy Pacific?
95. The length of Karakoram Highway (KKH) in (a) Sudden Cooling and Contraction of the
Pakistan is: earths Surface
(a) Ugauda, Austria, Hungry, Laos 110. Which of the following Central Asian State
is enriched with
(b) Albania, Brazil, Greece, Kenya
the worlds largest mineral resources?
(c) Sudan, Sweden, Cuba, Senegal
(a) Uzbekistan (b) Kazakistan
(d) Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia, Portugal
(c) Azerbaijan (d)Turkmenistan
104. The Worlds largest Island is :
111. The largest number of fatalities by earth
(a)Greenland (b) Sumatra quakes were
105. The Soan and the Haro are the two rivers (a) Gilan (Iran) June, 21st 1990
of:
(b) Kobe (Japan) January 17th 1995
(a) Baluchistan Plateau (b) Potohar Plateau
(c) Takhar (Afghanistan February 4th 1998
(c) Northern areas (d) Azad Kashmir
(d) Izmir (Turky)August, 17th 1999
106. Punjabs size in the total land mass of
Pakistan is : 112. Pakistan Forest institution is located in:
107. The Shandur Pass at the Height of 113. The archaeological site Kot Diji is
12,205 feet connects: located near the city of:
(c) Mardan and Malkand (d) Gilgit and (c) Khairpur (d) Swat
Kashgars 114. Pakistan is surrounded in the North West
108. The area lying between river Beas and the by:
Ravi is called:- (a) Iran (b)China
(a) Chaj Doab (b) Rachna Doab (c) Afghanistan (d) Himalayas Range
115. The most precious gemstone Emerald (b) Volcanic eruptions
are found in:
(c) Subsidence of a geocyncline
(a) Gilgit (b)Hunza
(d) Movement along major faults
(c) Swat (d) Dir
122. Biological weathering occurs in the ways
Geography 13 EXCEPT.
116. On a 1: 50,000 map, village A and B are (a) Joint widening by roots
4.5 cm apart. What
(b) Honeycomb weathering
is the real distance in km?
(c) Reaction with humid acid
(a) 1 km (b) 1 km
(d) Reaction with plant and animal solution
(c) 2 km (b) 2 km
123. Which of the following has the highest
117. To show the distribution of People of annual rainfall?
Pakistan we should use:
(a) Sialkot (b) Rawalpindi
(a) Shade method (b) Do method
(c) Parachinar (d)Chitral
(c) Isopleth (d) Bargraph
124. The largest district of the Punjab by area
118. The strength of wave action depends on is:
all these EXCEPT:
(a) Dera Gazi Khan (b) Rajanpur
(a) Currents in the sea (b) Wind strength
(c) Bahawalpur (d) Rahim Yar Khan
(c) Depth of coastal water (d) Height of waves
125. Pakistan Environmental Protection
119. Bore is caused by: Ordinance was enforced
(c) Spring tide and strong winds (c) 1988 (d) 1990
(a) Subduction of rock during collision of crystal 128. What kind of weathering takes place on
plats the valley side
above the surface of the glacier? (c) 250 m (d) 300 m
(c) Chemical weathering (d) Frost shattering 134. Water vapour turns into clouds in the
atmosphere when:
129. Which of the statements to about the
Troposphere is not (a) It rains (b) The temperature rise
(c) It is the zone which exhibits changes in (c) An anticyclone (d) A warm front
condition of
136. Afternoon rains in the equatorial region
weather are the result of
130. A wind which reverses seasonally is known (a) Convectional (b) Monsoon
as wind.
(c)Frontal (d) Land Breeze
(a) Trade (b) Cyclonic
137. Mediterranean regions are useful for all
(c) Monsoon (d) Polar these EXCEPT?
131. The Stevenson screen contains all of these (a) Tourism (b) Forestry
EXCEPT:
(c) Fruit growing (d) Wine production
(a) Wet bulb thermometer (b) Maximum
thermometer 138. The best projection to suit the map of
Pakistan is:
(c) Ordinary thermometer (d) Anemometer
(a) Simple cylindrical (b) Conical
132. Weather describe the condition of ______
at any one time: (c)Zenithal (d) Conventional
(a) The earth (b) The land surface 139. The extinct Volcanic Peak of Koh-i-Sultan is
in:
(c) The atmosphere (d) The ionosphere
(a) Saudi Arabia (b)Turkey
133. Temperature increases with increasing
altitude by 10C for (c) Iran (d) Pakistan
141. Deccan Plateau is in: 149. Which of the following Sufi saints belong
to Chistia order?
(a) Europe (b) Asia
(a) Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zakariya
(c)Australia (d) Africa
(b) Hazrat Shah Rukn-i-Alam
142. The only river in Pakistan flows, SW-NE
direction: (c) Hazrat Farid-ud-Din Ganj Shakar
(a) The Gomal (b) The Kurram (d) None of the above
(c) The Zhobe (d) The Swat 150. The longest river in South Asia is:
143. Potwar Plateau bounded on the south by: (a) The Ganges (b) The Indus
(a) Siwalik hills (b) Indus river (c) The Brahm putra (d) The Sutlej
(c) Salt range (d) Jelum river 151. The total length of Railways in Pakistan is:
(c) Alaska (d) All of above. Lesser Tunbs, are disputed between:
158. The richest fishing ground in the world: (a)Iran and Iraq (b) Iran and U.A.E.
(a) North Western Europe (c) Iraq and Kuwait (d) Qatar and Bahrain
159. The oldest Iron and steel industry centre 167. Which country produces maximum gold?
in India is:
(a) Brunei (b) South Africa
(a) Bombay (b)Durgapur
(c)Australia (d) New Zealand
(c) Bhalai (d) Jamshedpur
168. Which city is called City of seven hills?
160. Buddhism accounts for 100% of the total
population in: (a) New York (b) London
(c) Sri Lanka (d)China 169. Broadway (New York U.S.A.) is the
worlds largest:
161. Maize, Rice and Wheat are generally
referred as: (a)Theatre (b)Thoroughfare
(c) Legumes Crops granaries (d) None of the 170. What is meant by Equinox?
above (a) The longest day
162. The largest latitude circle on earth is: (b) The shortest day
(a) Arctic circle (b) Tropic of cancer (c) The sun-month long day
(c) The Equator (d) Tropic of Capricorn (d) Equal duration of day and night
163. Worlds largest Delta is: 171. The season changes because of the:
(a)Italy (b) Mexico
(a) Moon is revolving round the earth (c) 4000 million years (d) 5500 million years
(b) Earth is revolving round its axis 177. Antarctica is situated in the:
(c) Earth is revolving round the sun (a) North Pole(b) South Pole
(d) Planet Mars is attracting the sun (c) Eastern Hemisphere (d) Western
Hemisphere
172. The distance of longitude represents how
many minutes 178. Which continent is termed as Dark
continent?
difference in time:
(a) Asia (b) Africa
(a) 10 minutes (b) 4 minutes
(c)Australia (d) South America
(c) 15 minutes (d) 1 minute
179. The biggest desert Sahara is in:
173.49
(a) America (b)Australia
th
(c) Africa (d) Asia
Parallel is a boundary line between:
180.The country which is first in Petroleum oil
(a) North and South Korea production is?
(b) China and Mongolia (a)Indonesia (b) Netherland
(c)Germany and Poland (c) Iran (d) Saudi Arabia
(d) USA and Canada 181. Maximum quantity of diamonds are found
Geography 19 in:
174. Zardak is the highest peak of: (a) North America (b) South America
(c) Kirthar range (d) Hindukush range 182. In which continent is the Alps mountains
to be found?
175. When one place on the earth is on a
bigger eastern longitude (a) Asia (b) Africa
(a) Red sea and Mediterranean 193. Rainfall related to mountains is:
(b) North sea and Caspian sea (a) Orographic rainfall (b) Normal rainfall
(c) Indian Ocean and China sea (c) Monsoon rains (d) Cyclonic rainfall
186. Which is the shortest day in the Northern 194. Which waterway gives the source of
Hemisphere? terrestrial moisture?
(a) Ist January (b) 22nd December (a) Ocean (b) Rivers
(c) 30th December (d) 1st December (c) Lakes (d) Canals
187. The animal Kangaroo is to be found in : 195. Bangladesh has a dispute over the
construction of a dam on
(a) Malaysia (b)Australia
Naaf river with:
(c) Sri Lanka (d)Mauritius
(a)India (b) Myanmar
188. The earths rotation on its axis is from:
(c) Nepal (d)China
(a) South to North (b) North to South
196. A large group of islands is known as
(c) East to West (d) West to East
(a) Peninsula (b) Archipelago
189. Which country has the largest production
of aluminium? (c) Strait (d)Channel
(a) Germany (b) Canada 197. A large coral reef containing islands
encompassing a sea
(c) U.S.A. (d)India
water lagoon is named:
190. To control was environmental hazards,
United Nations will (a) Arctic (b) Atoll
(a) Brazil (b) Canada 198.These are only two double land-locked
countries in the world.
(c) South Africa (d) Norway
Double land locked means a land-locked
191. By area, the Worlds largest country is: country which is
(a) Canada (b) USA also surrounded by land locked neighbouring
(c) Russia (d)China countries.
face of the earth? (c) The Senegal. (d) None of the above
(a) Seas (b) Oceans 207. The point that lies directly above the
source of an
(c) Rivers (d) None of the above
earthquake is known as
200. Among these SAARC countries which is
not land locked? (a) Earthquake Center (b) Epicenter
(c) Sri Lanka (d) None of the above 208. Name the middle part of the earth?
201. What is the name of the central part of (a) Core (b) Crust
the earth?
(c) Mantle (d) None of the above
(a) Mantle (b) Core
209. Which is the worlds largest mangrove
(c) Crust (d) None of the above forest(s)?
202. What is/are the basic purpose(s) of dams? (a) Changa Manga Forest (b) Sundarbans
Forest
(a) Storage of water in a large reservoir.
(c) Amazon Forest (d) All of the above
(b) Generation of electricity (Hydel Power)
210. The part of desert where adequate water
(c) Control of floods is available for
(d) All of the above cultivation is called:
203. Which continent has no desert? (a) Oasis (b) Marsh
(a)Australia (b) Europe (c)Island (d)Isthmus
(c)Antarctica (d) South America 211. The famous Khunjrab Pass is between
204. Which is the thinnest earth layer? Pakistan and
205. What is the name of the second highest 212. A part of land surrounded by water on the
African peak? three sides is
(c) Mount Congo (d) None of the above (a)Island (b) Creek
Geography 23 220. Who is called Father of Geography?
213. What is the largest factor that decreases (c) Marco Polo. (d) None of the above
the life of the
221. What is the name of the hot molten
reservoir of dam? matter underneath solid
214. Water source beneath the earth flowing (c) Crust (d) None of the above
naturally is called:
222. The hard, solid rocks, whose composition
(a) Stream (b) Fall or texture has been
(c) Spring (d) Lake changed by heat or pressure in the Earth are
called:
215.A small water body say a river that flows
into a larger body (a) Sedimentary rocks (b) Metamorphic rocks.
(a) Sicily (b) Sardina (c) Igneous rocks (d) None of the above
(c) Cyprus (d) Malta 224. The fine yellowish dust or silt spread and
deposited by the
217. Which is the largest river of Europe?
winds, that is very fertile is called:
(a)Danube (b) Volga
(a) Alluvium (b) Loess
(c) Missouri (d) Thames.
(c) Sediment (d) None of the above
218. Which city/cities are situated along the
river Danube? 225. The mixture of silt, sand, and gravel
deposited by flowing
(a) Budapest (b) Belgrade
water such as rivers and streams is called
(c) Vienna (d) All of the above
(a) Sediment (b) Loess
219. Which fall is associated with the river
Zembazi? (c) Alluvium (d) All of the above
(a) Victoria Fall (b) Niagara Fall 226. The part of a river near the coast into
which the sea flows is
(c) Angel Fall (d) Tugela falls
termed as grow?
227. The areas of grassland totally without 232. The study of earthquakes and the waves
trees in South generated by them
228. The Great Barrier Reef is a huge coral reef beneath or within glaciers?
off the northeast
(a) Moraines (b) Pampes
coast of
(c) Loess (d) None of the above
(a)Australia (b) Maldives
234. The flat-topped hill or mountain left
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Uzbekistan isolated by the erosion
229. What is the name of tropical grassland of softer rocks all around it is generally known
that has tree clumps as
(a) Pampas (b) Moraines (c) Savanna (d) None of the above
(c) Savanna (d) None of the above 235. A hill or peak sticking through an ice cap,
mostly found in
230. The floor of a valley that is regularly
flooded by a river and Green land or Antarctica is called:
which receives a layer of alluvium each time is (a) Mesa (b) Moraines
called
(c)Munatak (d) Loess
(a) Delta (b) Flood Plain
236. A vent in the Earths surface that emits
(c)Confluence (d) All of the above steam and gases,
latitudes where short, cool summers do not (c)Munatak (d) None of the above
permit trees to
237. What is 38th Parallel line?
(a) Boundary line between South Korea and 243. Seattle is a seaport of
North Korea
(a) Hong Kong (b) United Kingdom
(b) Boundary line between India and Pakistan
(c) United states of America (d) Singapore
(c) Boundary line between Canada and United
States of 244. Which is the largest river of Uzbekistan?
(d) Boundary line between India and (c) River Zarafshon (d) River Naryn
Bangladesh 245. Qyzylqum is the largest desert of
238. Which one is a boundary line between (a)Turkmenistan (b) Tajikistan
Finland and Russia?
(c) Kirgyzstan (d) Uzbekistan
(a) Hindenburg Line (b) Curzon Line
246. Jenish Chokosu or Victory Peak is the
(c) Mannerheim Line (d) Maginot Line highest point in
239. Which are the boundary lines between which central Asian State?
India and Pakistan?
(a) Uzbekistan (b) Kazakhstan
(a) Working Boundary (b) Line of Control
(c) Kyrgyzstan (d) Tajikistan
(c) Line of actual contact (d) All of the above
247. Garagum desert is in which central Asian
240. Where lies Macmohan line? State?
(a) Boundary line between India and Pakistan (a)Turkmenistan (b) Uzbekistan
(b) Boundary line between India and China (c) Tajikistan (d) Kyrgyzstan
(c) Boundary line between India and Nepal 248. The highest peak of the central Asia lies in
(d) Boundary line between India and Tajikistan that is
Bangladesh 7500 meters high. Its name is
241. Which of these mountain passes are in (a) Lenin Peak
Pakistan?
(b) Victory Peak
(a) Babusar Pass (b) Shandur Pass
(c) Ismail Samani or Stalin Peak
(c) Lowari Pass (d) All of the above
Geography 27
242. Gobi desert is in
(d) None of the above
(a) Mongolia and China
249. Which is the largest landlocked country of
(b) Iran and Iraq the world?
(c) Saudi Arabia and Yemen (a) Mangolia (b) Uzbekistan
(d) Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (c) Chad (d) Liechtenstein
250. Which is the second largest country in (c) Volga (d)Rhine
Africa?
258. Which of the following boundaries exists
(a) Sudan (b) Algeria between Germany
251. Which is the worlds fourth largest (a) Hindenburg Line (b) Curzon Line
country? (Area wise)
(c) Durand Line (d) Redcliff Line
(a) Canada (b) Russia
259. Which two countries borders along the
(c)India (d)China 24th Parallel line?
252. Which SAARC Country contains eight of (a) South Korea and North Korea
worlds ten highest
(b) United States and Canada
peak?
(c) Pakistan and India
(a)India (b)Bhutan
(d) None of the above
(c) Nepal (d) Pakistan
260. 49th Parallel line is a famous boundary
253. Strait of Messina separates Italy from line which exists
254. What is the name of worlds largest (b) South Korea and North Korea
freshwater lake which is
(c) Canada and United States of America
in North America?
(d) None of the above
(a) Lake Titicaca (b) Lake Baykal
261. Which of the following boundary lines
(c) Lake Superior (d) Lake Erie does exist between
264. Every body knows Great Wall of China. (a) The Nile (b) The Mississippi
Chinese erected this
(c) The Danube (d) The Indus
wall as a defense against:
271. The longest river of Asia is:
(a) Arabs (b)Indians
(a) The Indus
(c)Iranians (d) Mongols
(b) The Ganges
265. Which boundary line does exist between
Pakistan and (c) The Yangtze or Chang Jiang
(a) Machmohan line (b) Maginot line 272. The second longest river in Africa is:
(c) Durand line (d) Curzon line (a) The Nile (b) The Congo
266. Oderneisse line is a boundary line (c) The Zambezi (d) The Yukon
between ANSWERS
(a) Poland and Germany (b) India and China 1.d 2.c 3.d 4.c 5.c 6.b
(c) Russia and Germany (d) Russia and Finland 7.c 8.a 9.a 10.b 11.c 12.a
(a) The Volga (b) The Amazon 55.b 56.c 57.c 58.c 59.a 60.c
(c) The Danube (d) The Yangtze 61.a 62.b 63.d 64.c 65.a 66.d
269. Which is the second largest river in the 67.d 68.d 69.a 70.c 71.c 72.d
world in terms of
73.a 74.d 75.c 76.b 77.b 78.d
79.b 80.a 81.c 82.b 83.c 84.b 247.a 248.c 249.a 250.b 251.d 252.c
85.d 86.c 87.d 88.b 89.c 90.d 253.a 254.c 255.b 256.a 257.b 258.a
91.a 92.b 93.a 94.c 95.c 96.c 259.c 260.c 261.b 262.d 263.d 264.d
97.d 98.c 99.c 100a 101a 102.d 265.c 266.a 267.b 268.c 269.d 270.b
127.b 128.d 129.d 130.c 131.d 132.c 1. The Balance of payment is understood as:
133.c 134.c 135.a 136. a 137.b 138.d (a) The balance of amount after paying debt
139.d 140.a 141.b 142.c 143.c 144.c (b) The balance of income and expenditure in
the annual
145.b 146.a 147.c 148.b 149.c 150.c
budget
151.b 152.a 153.d 154.a 155.b 156.d
(c) The balance between a nation's expenditure
157.d 158.b 159.d 160.b 161.b 162.c on imports
163.c 164.c 165.b 166.a 167.b 168.d and its receipts from exports.
169.b 170.b 171.c 172.b 173.d 174.c (d) None of the above
175.a 176.d 177.b 178.b 179.c 180.d 2. Pinpoint the main objectives of World Trade
181.d 182.d 183.d 184.c 185.a 186.b Organization
193.a 194.c 195.b 196.b 197.b 198.a (a) Fix a quota for each member country
trading in
199.b 200.c 201.b 202.d 203.b 204.c
International Market
205.a 206.a 207.b 208.c 209.b 210.a
(b) To eliminate quota system and promote free
211.b 212.c 213.a 214.c 215.a 216.a competition
223.b 224.b 225.c 226.c 227.b 228.a (c) To secure Third World markets for American
and
229.c 230.b 231.c 232.b 233.a 234.a
European goods
235.c 236.a 237.a 238.a 239.d 240.b
(d) To abolish completely custom duties on
241.d 242.a 243.c 244.a 245.d 246.c items of trade
within member countries (c) To make foreign exchange resources
available for those
3. The number of family welfare centres in
Punjab are: countries facing balance of payments difficulties
(b) The membership of the IMF is the principal US dollars in Capital to create--(a) Private Pan
condition Islamic Bank
for membership of the World Bank. (b) International Islamic Foundation for Science
and
(c) The World Bank provides loans to such
countries whose Technology
(d) The World Bank finance all kinds of capital (d) None of the above
infrastructure such as roads and railways, 8. The domestic production of crude oil in the
country is
telecommunications, seaports and power
facilities in the approximately (per day)
countries that want to import essential items of (a) France (b) Saudi Arabia
food
(c) U.S.A (d) U.K.
11. The biggest market of Pakistani Imports is: 16. Difference between a countrys exports and
imports is:
(a) USA (b) U.K.
(a) Trade Balance (b) Trade Deficit
(c) Russia (d) Japan
(c) Trade Surplus (d) Volume of Trade
12. The Government has reduced the rate of
profit on National 17. Cash crop is the crop:
Saving Schemes primarily for the reason of: (a) Which gives high profit to the farmers
(a) Enhancing the level of saving rate (b) Which is grown only for sale
(c) To encourage the investors to invest their 18. The lowering of the value of a currency in
capital in the international
growing annually with the percentage of: 19. The value of the output of all goods and
services produced
(a) 3 percent (b) 5 percent
within a nation's borders, normally given as a
(c) 8 percent (d) 15 percent total for the
14. The Womens Division was created in the year. It thus includes the production of foreign
Federal owned firms
Government in January: within the country, but excludes the income
(a) 1974 (b) 1977 from
(a) Laissez faire (b) Liberal Trade region (c) Volume of Trade
(c) Free Trade zone (d) All of the above one (d) Terms of Trade
23. Which one among the following statements 27. Trade by exchange of Commodities is
is truly explain called:
the `Laissez Faire' theory? (a) International Trade (b) Foreign Exchange
(a) State should refrain from all intervention in (c) Line of Credit (d) Barter Trade
economic
28. Tax on a Commodity according to its
affairs volume
(b) Justice (R) Allah Nawaz 36. What percentage of population in Pakistan
is under the age
(c) Justice (R) Ijaz Nisar
of 15?
(d) Justice (R) Saleem Akhtar
(a) 38% (b) 40%
30. Safety stock of grains held by the
government is: (c) 45% (d) 50%
(a) Surplus stock (b) Overhead stock 37. A free port is the port where:
(c) Buffer stock (d) Overall stock (a) Less duties are paid
31. The lowest price below which a thing will (b) No duties and no restrictions
not be sold is
(c) Selective duties are paid
called its:
(d) Restrictions on imports but not on exports
(a) Floor price (b) Ceiling price
38. Which country has maximum foreign
(c) Real price (d) Average price project investments in
(a) Free economy (b) Closed economy (b) The exchange rate of currencies determined
by the State
(c) Joint economy (d) Mixed economy
Bank of Pakistan
6 General Knowledge MCQs
(c) All sort of Monetary dealings in foreign
34. Agreement between two countries is: currencies
(a)Multi lateral agreement (b) Bilateral within the stock exchange
agreement
(d) None of the above one
(c) Single agreement (d) Special agreement
40. Financial year of USA starts from:
35. Family Planning Programme was started in
Pakistan in: (a) 1st January (b) 1st March
(c) 1st July (d) 1st April (a)China (b) Canada
41. In the budget 2001-2002, the government (c) USA (d) Russia
has decided to
46. The world's most Powerful super computer
wind-up one of the following privilege of the is called:
new employees:
(a) ASCI White (b) ASCI Red
(a) House rent (b) Benevolent fund
(c) ASCI Pink (d) None of the above
(c) Pension (d) None of the above
47. The outflow of the best and brightest
Economics 7 students from
42. In the budget 2001-2002, the largest sector developing countries is called:
of current
(a) Migration of intellectual
expenditure is allocated on:
(b) Shift of Brain
(a) Defence
(c) Brain drain
(b) Subsidies
(d) Transfer of mind
(c) Running of civil government
48. Which five year plan of Pakistan is yet to be
(d) Debt servicing implemented?
43. In the budget 2001, 2002, what amount the (a)7th (b)8th
government has
(c)9th (d) 10th
allocated to undertake new water projects in the
country: 49. The per capita income of Pakistan is
approximately:
(a) Rs. 2 billion (b) Rs. 4 billion
(a) 350 US Dollars (b) 408 US Dollars
(c) Rs. 5 billion (d) Rs. 3 billion
(c) 483 US Dollars (d) 503 US Dollars
44. General Sales Tax, under the constitution
1973 8 General Knowledge MCQs
45. Which of the following country will provide 51. According to a recent report of International
financial aid for Labour
the construction of Gwadar Port and Makran Organization (ILO) the number of people in the
Coastal World living
financed in Pakistan? (c) Both the above (d) None of the above one
(b) Domestic non-Bank borrowing 58. Identify the duration of the First five year
plan of Pakistan:
(c) Borrowing from to banking system
(a) 1948 - 52 (b) 1955 60
(d) All the above sources
(c) 1960 - 65 (d) 1962 - 67
53. If a country wants to achieve rapid rate of
economic 59. What is the share of wheat crop in total
cropped area of
development, it must save at least:
Pakistan?
(a) 25% Gross National Products each year
(a) 18.05% (b) 28.07%
(b) 30% Gross National Products each year
(c) 37.01% (d) 48.01%
(c) 35% Gross National Products each year
60. The total area of Pakistan is 80 million
(d) 40% Gross National Products each year hectares, out of
54. Identify the main reason of 'deficit which area under forests is:
financing' in Pakistan-
(a) 3.5% (b) 4.8%
(a) Low savings
(c) 7.3% (d) 9.3%
(b) Rapid growth of Population
61. OPEC's largest oil producing country is:
(c) Inadequate banking facilities
(a) Kuwait (b) Iran
(d) All the above one
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) U.A.E
55. Pakistan's domestic saving rate of GNP is:
62. The Aid to Pakistan Consortium now
(a) 7% (b) 9% renamed as:
(c) 11% (d) 14% (a)IMF
56. Which is the single largest component of (b) World Bank
GDP of Pakistan?
(c) Assistance to Pakistan Forum
(a)Industry (b)Agriculture
(d) Pakistan Development Forum
(c) Foreign remittances (d) None of the above
63. The ratio of males and females population
of Pakistan is
equal in: (a) Pakistan (b) Bangladesh
(c) Lahore (d) Rawalpindi 70. The World's population has now reached
on:
64. United Nations World Food Programme
commenced its (a) 6 billion (b) 8 billion
Asia is: 72. The 5th national census recorded the total
population of
(a)India (b) Sri Lanka
Punjab with annual growth rate of :
(c) Pakistan (d) Nepal
(a) 47.292 million -2.51% (b) 72.585 million
66. The Government of Pakistan has given -2.01%
certain incentives to
(c) 73.585 million -2.61% (d) 63.433 million
farmers for growing black tea on experimental -3.01%
basis at:
73. The population growth rate in the country
(a) Peshawar (b) Mardan is:
(c)Mansehra (d) D.G. Khan (a) 2.01% (b) 2.61%
10 General Knowledge MCQs (c) 3.01% (d) 3.61%
67. In which of the following country, 74. Identify the total percentage of population
population growth rate is in the country,
lowest? having access to safe and clean water supply.
(a) Japan (b)India (a) 40% (b) 52%
(c) Sri Lanka (d)Indonesia (c) 59% (d) 68%
68. In which of the following country, the 75. The population density in Punjab per square
population growth kilometer is
rate is lowest? approximately : (persons)
(a)Pakistan (b)China (a) 353 (b) 480
(c)Indonesia (d) Bangladesh (c) 590 (d) 882
69. The largest population density is in:
Economics 11 kilometer of area are in:
76. Identify the member of G-8 organization, (a) Islamabad (b) FATA
which will provide
(c) Balochistan (d) N.W.F.P.
300 million US dollars to Pakistan in 1999 for
certain 81. In the total population of Pakistan, the
share of Punjab
development projects?
province is approximately :
(a) America (b) United Kingdom
(a) 50% (b) 55%
(c) Germany (d) Japan
(c) 60% (d) 62%
77. In the total population of Pakistan, the
percentage of income 82. In the total population of Pakistan, the
share of Balochistan
tax payers is only :
is approximately :
(a) 1.05% (b) 1.75%
(a) 3% (b) 5%
(c) 2.01% (d) 3.4%
(c) 7% (d) 9%
78. What do you understand by the term
"deflation"? 83. Hydel power Stations of `WAPDA' are
generating electricity
(a) Excess circulation of money, causing
dearness of goods approximately:
(b) Increase in interest rates diverts money into (a) 3500 mw (b) 4250 mw
savings (c) 4880 mw (d) 5200 mw
and reduce circulation of money causing prices 12 General Knowledge MCQs
to fall.
84. The total demand of power (electricity) in
(c) Devaluation of local currency to the larger the country at
extend.
present is approximately:
(d) Decline in remittances from abroad, causing
economic (a) 7000 mw (b) 9000 mw
79. The maximum number of persons 85. In which of the following districts, the
populated in one square government of
(a) 2020 (b) 2025 (b) A large portion of wheat Crop has been
damaged by
(c) 2030 (d) 2050
pests.
90. In which Division of Punjab, the ratio of
females in (c) Smuggling of wheat flour to other country
(a) Bahawalpur Division (b) Faislabad Division (a) 5,062 million acres (b) 8,095 million acres
(c) Lahore Division (d) Multan Division (c) 9,900 million acres (d) 12,300 million acres
98. "Rawal" and "Hajveri" are the two varities 104. National income is the sum of:
of one of the
(a) Income of all the rich people of the country
following crops.
(b) Income of all industrialists of the country
(a) Rice (b) Cotton
(c) Income of all the agriculturists in the
(c) Soyabean (d) Wheat country
99. The share of Cotton crop in the total (d) Income of all the people in the country
cropped area of Punjab during a year
working abroad (b) The goods are not exchanged through the
market
(d) None of the above
mechanism
107. National income is essentially composed
of: (c) It would involve double counting
(a) Annual income of Central Government (d) There is no way of imputing the value of
such goods.
(b) Total wealth of a Nation
111. Which of the following activity will be
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(c) Income derived from taxes by the Central investment?
Government
(a) Construction of a new house
(d) Annual income of citizens of a country
(b) Purchasing a newly floated share of a joint
108. Which of the following of Punjab has the stock
lowest population
company
density?
(c) Building a new factory
(a) Rajanpur (b) Bahawalpur
(d) All the above
(c) Layyah (d) D.G. Khan
112. Real national income increases if:
109. National income is essentially composed
of: (a) Volume of goods and services increases
(a) All wealth of a nation (b) Prices of goods and services increase
(b) Annual income of the central government (c) Consumer's real income decrease
(c) All incomes of the people of the country in a (d) None of the above one
year
113. Identity the false statement among the
(d) Income derived from taxes by the central followings:
government
(a) If prices rise, real income also rises
110. The value of the vegetables a retired
school teacher grows in (b) In calculating national income, retirement
pension are
his lawn is excluded from the calculation of
national income excluded
(c) Increase in real national income and (b) Making decisions as to what is to be
standard of the produced, how
living of the people of country when and where it is to be produced and to
(d) Increase in consumption expenditure of the whom it is to
country be allocated on the basis of comprehensive
117. Which of the following statement is false? survey of the
120. How much of GDP is spent on Agricultural (a) Government of Pakistan (b) State Bank of
Research in Pakistan
(c) 1.5 percent (d) 1.9 percent 126. Who issue two-rupee note in Pakistan?
(a) They are accepted by most people (c) Both of the above
(c) They can be written for any amount 128. Which of the following statement is true?
(d) They can be sent safely by post (a) In barter system, goods are exchanged with
goods
123. Of all methods of payment, the recognized
legal tender is:- (b) Token money has its face value equal to the
value of the
(a) Cheques
metallic content
(b) Bank notes/metalic coins
(c) One rupee note is convertible paper money
(c) Bills of exchange
(d) Silver and gold full-bodied coins circulated
(d) Promissory notes these days.
124. Token coins are: 129. Which of the following statement is true?
(a) Not legal tender (a) Only the person in whose favour a bearer
cheque is
(b) Valueless
written can cash this cheque
(c) Worthless than the value of the metal they
contain (b) Crossed cheque can be got cashed by any
one
(d) Worth more than the value of the metal
they contain
(c) Order cheque can be got cashed on (c) Double the quantity of money and other
identification things
(d) If the money unit is not scarce, it ceases to remaining the same the prices will be half of
be used as what they
(a) Exporters (b) Debtors 141. Will the following benefit in real terms
during a period of
(c) Pensioners (d) Creditors
high and rising inflation:
137. Which of the following must be a result of
inflation? (a) Someone who hoards money
(a) Higher interest rates (b) Someone whose income comes from
securities with a
(b) A rise in the exchange rate
fixed rate of interest
(c)An increase in the value of money
(c) Some one who owes money and is repaying
(d) A reduction in the value of money the debt
20 General Knowledge MCQs (d) None of the above
138. Can money perform the following 142. A stock exchange is:
functions?
(a) A central market for buying and selling all
(a) To compare the value of goods kind of goods
(b) To act as medium of exchange (b) A place where any businessman can borrow
(c) Both of the above money from
139. Which of the following will be described (c) A place where a register is kept of all public
as "cost push" and private
(a) An increase in imported oil prices (d) A central market for buying and selling all
kinds of
(b) An increase in money supply
securities
(c) An increase in unemployment allowances
143. Which one of the following is not a
(d) A reduction in income tax. function of a commercial
(a) Inflation brings an increase in production (a) Acting as banker to the state
(c) The main cause of inflation in Pakistan is (c) Controlling the money supply
deficit
Economics 21
financing and excessive increase in money
supply (d) All of the above
144. The Worlds most populous city: (c) Interest, profits and dividends
145. In Asia, the highest density of population (a) No restriction on the movement of goods
(5516 persons per from one part
for the State Bank of Pakistan to follow if it (a) Safeguard of goods and services of a
wished to make country from being
it more difficult for the commercial banks to spoiled at the time of export
grant loans?
(b) Safeguard of assets of a country from being
(a) Buying long-term securities in the open destroyed by
market
military attack
(b) Raise the percentage of special deposits
required (c) Policy of a country to discourage import of
certain
(c) Reduce the liquidity ratio
commodities so as to save the domestic
(d) Borrow through treasury bills rather than industries from
long term
competition with foreign firms
bonds
(d) None of the above
148. Which of the following items in the
balance of payments 151. Which of the following is not true?
accounts are invisible? (a) Tariffs can help new industries to become
established
(a) Aviation
(b) Tariffs may divert demand to home industry
(b) Tourism and so
encourage employment (c) Surgical goods (d) Tea
(b) Balance of trade is also known as balance of 157.Which of the following statement is false?
visible
(a) Public finance and private finance differ
trade from each other
(d) Value of goods imported and exported (a) Tax is a general purpose compulsory
contribution
154. Which of the following items are not
exports of Pakistan? (b) Tax payment is optional
(a) Wheat (b) Sports goods (c) A tax payment cannot claim a direct service
in lien of
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
tax
155. Which of the following is not Pakistan's
major imports? (d) None of the above
(a)Petroleum (b) Machinery 159. Taxes which may be shifted from the
person upon whom
they are originally imposed to another person (b) Where public spending is greater than the
are: amount of
(c) Proportional taxes (d) Indirect taxes (c) Where public spending is equal to the
amount of
160. "Sales Tax" is ultimately paid by:
revenue
(a) The shopkeepers (b) The producers
(d) Where the budget leaves most tax payers
(c) The customers (d) The wholesalers with less
161. An example of indirect tax is: disposable income
(a) Corporation tax (b) Income tax 165. Which of the following measures would
(c) Rates (d) Tobacco tax the government take
162. Which of the following is true statement? to finance its borrowing requirements?
163. A budget is best described as: (a) Federal government receives land revenue
(a) A list of expenditure made during the (b) Motor vehicles tax is received by Federal
previous year Government
(b) An estimate of expected income and a plan (c) Court fees are received by Federal
for Government
(c) A means of raising money for necessary 167. In a fully planned economy, who decided
expenditure what would be
(a) People have the right to own private (c) The pattern of consumer's spending
property
(d) People producing directly to satisfy their
(b) There is freedom of enterprise own wants
(c) Freedom of choice for the consumers 174. The Worlds most populous city is:
170. Which one of the following arguments can (c) New York (d) Tokyo
be used in favour
175. Pakistans biggest and most powerful
of the market economy? Radio Station is:
(c) It allows the government to plan investment (c) Karachi (d) Peshawar
in each
176. One advantage for the capitalist system
industry for allocating
(c) Japan (d) Saudi Arabia (c) Affords the fullest opportunity for
individuals to indicate
their preferences for goods within the limits of 181. Which of the characteristics of Islamic
their Economic System
(d) Always results in goods being produced at (a) An Islamic state is essentially a welfare
the lowest state
177. Which of the following countries could (c) All economic problems are solved in the
most aptly be light of moral
(a) Multan Division (b) Rawalpindi Division (c) 5 camels or 30 cows (buffaloes) or 40 sheep
(goats)
(c) Bahawalpur Division (d) D.G. Khan Division
(d) All of the above
180. Which of the following is a cash crop?
184. In Islam, absolute ownership of property
(a) Wheat (b) Rice lies only with:
(d) Both government and owner 189. Which of the following European country
has not adopted
185. Which of the following statement is
wrong? Europe currency?
(a) Islamic economic system allows the use of (a) Great Britain (b) Sweden
only "halal"
(c) Denmark (d) All of the above
things
190. Under the Constitution of Pakistan,
(b) Islamic laws cannot be changed by majority National Finance
decision
Commission distribute the amount from federal
(c) Islamic economic system brings an end to taxes to
exploitation of
provinces on the basis of:
labour
(a) Area (b) Population
(d) None of the above
(c) Natural Resources (d) Equality
186. From which of the following countries,
Pakistan received the 191. According to a UN report, the number of
hungry people
biggest share of workers remittances during the
year 2000? (starving to death) in the world stands at:
(a) UAE (b) Kuwait (a) 600 million (b) 800 million
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) USA (c) 700 million (d) 500 million
187. World Trade Organization (WTO) was 192. Kohat Tunnel Project is being completed
established in 1995 with the financial
(c) To remove quota restrictions in foreign 193. Mukran Coastal Highway project is being
trade. completed with
(a) National Finance Commission (a) Rs. 300 (b) Rs. 500
(b) Ministry of Economic Affairs (c) Rs. 600 (d) Rs. 700
(a) 70.4 million (b) 90.2 million (a) USA (b) Greece
(a) Malik Meraj Khalid (b) Moen Qureshi 213. The Worlds largest copper producer is:
(c) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (d) Balkh Sher (a)China (b) Chile
Mazari
(c) Brazil (d) Russia
208. The government in Pakistan has recently
withdrew sales tax Economics 31
on one of the following items: 214. The Worlds largest producer of silk is:
(a) Mobile phone cards (b) Medicine (a) Malaysia (b) Bangladesh
217. Identify the worlds richest man and his 222. The prices that are set by government
organization: rather than by
(a) John Walton - Wal Mart stores USA negotiation between a seller and a buyer are
known as
(b) Bill Gates Microsoft - USA
(a) Market Prices (b) Management Prices
(c) Lawrence Ellison Oracle USA
(c) Administered Prices (d) None of the above
(d) None of the above
223. What is the term for paid announcements
218. The people live below the poverty line to persuade and
earn less then:
inform public?
(a) 1 US dollar daily (b) 2 US dollar daily
(a) Campaign (b) Advertising
(c) 3 US dollar daily (d) 5 US dollar daily
(c)Announcement (d) Publicity
219. Identify Pakistans largest gas fired power
plant: 224. The inefficiencies associated with
employing a
(a) Faisalabad Gas Turbine Power Plant
representative to carry out a task for you rather
(b) Uch Power Plant than
(c) Gomal Power Plant carrying it out yourself are known as in
(d) Malakand the Dargai Power Plant economical terms as
220. After independence, the first industrial (a) Agency Cost (b) Total Cost
unit inaugurated by (c) Running Cost (d) None of the above
Quaid-i-Azam was: 225. In terms of economics a constant annual
(a) Adamjee Paper Mills payment is called:
(c) Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (c) Capital (d) None of the above
(d) Pakistan Jute Mills 226. The transaction in which the buyer of an
item is selected
221. An arrangement between a seller and
buyer under which a after a number of buyers have made some
willingness to pay
for that item; is marked as money called?
227. The national economic self-sufficiency i.e., 232. The declaration by a court of law that a
exclusion from company or
international trade pursued as a national policy individual is insolvent, i.e., it cannot pay its
is called: debts on the
228. A check of accounting records conducted (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
by a professional
233. The fixed interest security issued by
accountant to find out any fraud or governments, banks or
discrepancies is termed
other financial institutions is also termed
as:
(a) Bargain (b) Bond
(a) Audit (b) Scrutiny
(c) Compact (d) Contract
(c) Review (d) Checking
234. The first class equity share, the purpose of
229. What is the term for total sales value which entails
divided by the number
little risk in earnings in recession is called:
of units sold and thus equals to average price
is? (a) Blue disc (b) Blue chip
(a) Average Cost (b) Average Sale (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
(c) Average Revenue (d) None of the above 235. Underground economic activity that is not
declared for
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taxation purposes is called
230. The statement of the wealth of a business
organization or (a) Black Trade (b) Black Country
individual on a given date usually the last day (c) Black Economy (d) Black List
of the fiscal 236. A trade of goods and services in the
year is termed as: exchange for other goods
(a) Balance Sheet (b) Balance list or services rather than for money is known as:
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above (a) Foreign Trade (b) Free Trade
231. What is the business of accepting deposits (c) Barter Trade (d) Limited Trade
and lending
237. In an organized market, an intermediary the market that deals in short term loans is
between a buyer called:
(a) Broker (b) Stockbroker (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
(c) Commission agent (d) Negotiator 243. The total amount of physical capital in the
economy or in a
34 General Knowledge MCQs
firm or industry is termed as
238. What is called if estimate of income and
expenditure are for (a) Capital Market (b) Capital Gains
future as opposed to an account that records (c) Capital Stock (d) None of the above
financial
244.An association of producers to regulate
transaction? prices by restricting
239. The output from a process designed for (c) Merger (d) None of the above
the production of
245. The most common example of an
some other product. is called international cartel is the
(a) By product (b) Main product (a) South Asian Association for Regional
Corporation.
(c) Consumer Product (d) None of the above
(SAARC)
240. The asset that is capable of generating
income and that have (b) Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC)
itself been produced is termed
(c) Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
(a) Credit (b) Capital
(d) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(c)Annuity (d) Premium
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241. The production of a commodity in which a
higher proportion 246. The flow of money payments to or from a
firm is called
of capital is used is known as
Cash Flow. Expenditure is sometimes referred
(a) Labour Intensive (b) Capital Intensive to as:
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above (a) Gross Cash Flow (b) Negative Cash Flow
242. The market for long term loanable funds (c) Positive Cash Flow (d) All of the above
as different from
247. The bankers bank and lender of last
resort is the
(a) Commercial Bank (b) Investment Bank 252. The economic system with little or no
external trade is called:
(c) Central Bank (d) All of the above
(a) Open economy (b)Autarky
248. A certificate that specifies the country of
origin of an export (c) Close economy (d) All of the above
(c) Classical Economics (d) None of the above (a) Civil Law (b) Natural Law
(c) Company Law(d) Cyber Law 263. An index (index number) of the prices of
goods and services
258. The profits retained in the business and
set aside for purchased by consumers to measure the
inflation rate or the
specified purposes are known as
cost of living is called
(a) Company Shares (b) Company Assets
(a) Consumer Price Index (b) Retail Price Index
(c) Company Reserves (d) Company Gains
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
259. Pairs of goods for which consumption is
interdependent e.g., 264. The use of resources to satisfy current
needs and wants is
cars and petrol or cups and saucers are known
as: called:
(a) Complementary Goods (b) Finished Goods (a) Depletion (b) Dissipation
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above (c) Consumption (d) Destruction
260. The interest due by applying the rate to 265. A statement of the rights and obligations
the sum of the of each party to a
261. Short-term loans to the public for the term objectives and the development of plans
purchase of specific to achieve
(a) Commercial Credit (b) Public Credit (a) Business Planning (b) Corporate Planning
(c) Consumer Credit (d) None of the above (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
262. An economic good or commodity 267. A piece of paper entitling the owner to
purchased by households for money payments, cut-price or free goods or
rations is called
final consumption is called:
(a) Cheque (b) Note
(a) Consumer good (b) Consumption good
(c) Coupon (d) Bond
(c) Final good (d) All of the above
268. A measure of the expectation of the
Economics 37 population that the
government, or monetary authorities will but can be with drawn by cheque at any time is
adhere to policies called:
delivering low inflation is called (a) Demand Account (b) Current Account
(a) Credibility (b) Faith (c) Fixed Account (d) Profit and Loss Account
(c)Integrity (d) None of the above 274. Prices unadjusted for changes in the
purchasing power of
269. Credit is the use or possession of goods
without immediate money are called:
payment. Which of the following is a type of (a) Historic Prices (b) Current Prices
credit?
(c) Market Prices (d) None of the above
(a) Consumer credit (b) Bank credit
275. The practice of searching for correlation in
(c) Trade credit (d) All of the above data with the
270. A plastic, personal magnetized card with purpose of generating theoretical hypotheses is
the name and called
account number of the holder and the expiry (a) Data Collection (b) Data Communication
date embossed
(c) Data Mining (d) Data Compression.
is referred to as:
276. A cartel is an organization formed by
(a) Master Card (b) Visa Card producers. Its
(a) Creditor (b) Debtor 277. A loss in social welfare deriving from a
policy or action that
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
has no corresponding gain is called:
272. Which of the following is referred to as
international (a) Deadweight Waste (b) Deadweight Loss
currency because it is regarded as acceptable (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
for the
278. The number of deaths occurring in any
settlement of international debts? year for every 1000
(c) Rupee (d) Dinar (a) Death Ratio (b) Death Rate
273. The bank account on which deposits do (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
not earn interest,
279. A sum of money or other property owed (c) Disinflation (d) Both B and C
by one person or
285. A decline in the share of manufacturing
organization to another is called sector in national
280. One who owes money to another is known 286. The desire for a particular good or service
as supported by the
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above termed as:
282. The excess of an expenditure flow over an (a) Demographic Time Bomb (b) Green House
income flow is Effect
(a) Loss (b) Deficit 288. The branch of economics concerned with
the rate at which
(c) Surplus (d) Shortage
natural resources are consumed over time is
283. The use of borrowing to finance an excess called
of expenditure
(a) Marxism (b) Capitalism
over income is known as:
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(a) Deficit Financing (b) Debt Retirement
(c) Depletion theory (d) Game Theory
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
289. Money placed in an account at a financial
284. A sustained reduction in the general level institution and
of prices is called:
constituting a claim on it is known as
(a)Inflation (b) Deflation
(a) Deposit (b) Credit
(c) Debt (d) Hoarding (c) Devaluation (d) None of the above
290. The account with a bank or other financial 295. Investment in the foreign operations of a
institution in company through
(a) Deposit Account (b) Current Account (a) Direct Investment (b)Installation
(c) Profit-Loss Account (d) None of the above (c) Indirect Investment (d) None of the above
291. The reduction in value of an asset as 296. Taxation on the income and resources of
reduction in the value individuals or
(a) Appreciation (b) Devaluation (a) Double Taxation (b) Indirect Taxation
292. A downturn in the business cycle in which (c) Direct Taxation (d) All of the above
there is a
297. A deduction from face value is referred to
sustained high level of unemployment is called as:
(c) Paralysis (d) Decline (c) Reward (d) None of the above
293. The process of invigorating activity in a 298. The extension in the range of goods and
sector of the services in a firmor
294. The reduction of the fixed official rate at decides to distribute to ordinary shareholders is
which one currency known as:
(a) Division of Labour (b) Distribution of rather than being used up instantly are termed
Wealth as
(c) Efficient Worker (d) None of the above (a) Durable Goods (b) Undurable Goods
301. The situation in which the same tax base (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
is taxed more than
306. The setting up of mathematical models
once is called: describing economic
(a) Direct Taxation (b) Double Taxation relationship testing the validity of such
hypotheses is
(c) Indirect Taxation(d) None of the above
termed as:
302. A daily index of prices on the principal
stock exchange in (a) Econometrics (b) Commerce
(a) Dow Jones industrial average 307. Any physical object, natural or man made,
or service
(b) Equity market indexl
renderal: that could command a price in market
(c) Both of the above is called:
(d) None of the above (a) Consumer Goods (b) Final Goods
303. Large-scale shedding of employees by (c) Economic Goods (d) All of the above
major corporations
308. The exploitation of developing countries
sometimes referred to the disposal of by advanced
subsidiaries and other
countries is called:
unwanted activities is called:
(a) Embargoes (b)Sanctions
(a) Downsizing (b) Rightsizing
(c) Economic Imperialism (d) None of the
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above above
304. Two sellers only of a good or service in a 309. A measure taken in respect of economic
market. This activity that has the
situation is: intention of damage to another countrys
(a) Monopoly (b) Duopoly economy is called:
(c) Oligopoly (d) None of the above (a) Economic Exploitation (b) Economic
Sanction
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(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
310. Which sector is the largest and fastest (d) All of the above
growing sector of the
314. The General Agreement on Tariffs and
world economy, providing more than 60% of Trade (GATT) is the
global output?
predecessor of World Trade Organization. It
(a) Agricultural Sector (b) Service Sector entered into
311. The non-discrimination principle means (a) January 1946 (b) January 1947
treating ones
(c) January 1948 (d) January 1949
trading partners equally. It guarantees equal
opportunities 315. In 1947 how many states did take part in
the General
for suppliers from all World Trade Organization
members. It Agreement on Tariffs and Trade trade round in
Geneva?
is called:
(a) 13 (b) 23
(a) Most-Favoured Nation (MFN)
(c) 33 (d) 43
(b) South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)
316. The first director general of General
(c) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Agreement on Tariffs
(GATT)
and Trade from 1948-68 was
(d) None of the above
(a) Sir Eric Wyndham White (UK)
312. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the
only (b) Mike Moore (New Zealand)
international body dealing with the rules of (c) Don McKinon (New Zealand)
trade between (d) Kofi Annan (Ghana)
nations. The World Trade Organization began 317. In 1999, who became the third director
life on 1st of general of World
(a) January 1993 (b) January 1994 Trade Organization?
Economics 43 (a) Olivier Long (Switzerland)
(c) January 1995 (d) January 1996 (b) Renato Ruggiero (Italy)
313. The main objectives of the World Trade (c) Peter Sutherland (Ireland)
Organization are
(d) Mike Moore (New Zealand)
(a) To help trade flow as freely as possible.
318. The General Agreement on Tariffs and
(b) To serve as a form for trade negotiations Trade trade rounds
(c) To settle dispute between conflicting trade
interests
concentrated on reducing tariffs. Which round (c) 3 years (d) 4 years
was the first
322. The Ouadrilaterals or the Quad are the
major attempt to tackle trade barriers and to four largest
improve the
members. Besides European Union others are
system? This eighth round is called:
(a) United States (b) Canada
(a) Kennedy Round (b) Tokyo Round
(c) Japan (d) All of the above
(c) Uruguay Round (d) All of the above
323. On 9-13 November, 2001 the World Trade
44 General Knowledge MCQs Organizations
319. Which trade round was the latest and Fourth Ministerial Conference held in:
most extensive of all
(a) Istanbul (Turkey) (b) Dubai (U.A.E)
and it finally led to the World Trade Organization
and a new (c) Doha (Qatar) (d) Tehran (Iran)
set of agreements. It lasted from 1986 to 1994. 324. The World Trade Organization secretariat
is headed by a
(a) Kennedy Round (b) Tokyo Round
director-general, has around 500 staff and is
(c) Doha Round (d) Uruguay Round based in:
320. The 1986-1994 Uruguay Round achieved (a) New York (b) Rome
agrement on
(c) Geneva (d) Brussels
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights 325. Which of the following is the website
address of the World
(TRIPS). Which of the following are the types of
intellectual Trade Organization?
(a) 2 years (b) 3 years (a) Excess Profit (b) Excess Supply
(c) 4 years (d) 5 years (c) Excess Capacity (d) Excess Demand
327. Which law of economics states that with 332. The control by the state through the
given preferences banking system of
or tastes, the proportion of income spent on dealings in gold and foreign currencies is called
food diminishes
(a) Exchange Control (b) Exchange Economy
as income increase?
(c)Autarky (d) None of the above
(a) Common Law (b) Engels Law
333. The price at which one currency is
(c) Newtons Law (d) None of the above exchanged for another
(a) Broker (b) Entrepreneur 334. Indirect taxies levied upon goods
produced for home
(c) Middle Agent (d) Promotor
consumption are called:
329. The residual value of a companys assets
after all outside (a) Custom duties (b) Excise duties
liabilities have been allowed for is called (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
(a) Capital (b)Annuity 335. Preferential treatment for firms that sell
their products
(c) Equity (d) Business
abroad, compared with firms that sell to the
330. Enterprise is the controlling unit of a home market; is
business. The
called:
operating unit of a business is called:
(a) Export Surplus (b) Export Rebate
(a) Firm (b)Establishment
(c) Export Incentives (d) All of the above
(c) Bureaucracy (d) Organization
336. The goods and services produced by one
331. The difference between the amount country that are
produced by a firm and
sold in exchange for the second countrys own
the higher amount that could most efficiently be goods and
produced is
services or for foreign exchange are called
(a) Import (b) Export 342. The capital that is not invested in fixed
assets but the work
(c) All of the above (d) None of the above
in process is called:
337. The ratio of the total increase in a
countrys national income (a) Floating Change (b) Floating debt
to the increment in export revenue generating (c)Floating Trust. (d) Floating Capital
the increase
343. The administered transfer of resources
is called: from the advanced
(a) Export Surplus (b) Export Incentive countries to the developing countries for the
purpose of
(c) Export Multiplier (d) All of the above
encouraging economic growth is called:
338. Goods which are produced for
consumption rather than as (a) Foreign Exchange (b) Foreign Balance
an intermediate product used in the process of (c) Foreign Aid (d)Foreign Reserves
production
344. Claims on another country held in the
are referred to as: form of the currency
(a) By Product (b) Final Goods of that country are known as:
(c) Durable Goods (d) Intermediate Goods (a) Foreign Aid (b) Foreign Exchange
339. The provision of money when and where (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
needed is called:
345. What is meant by foreign investment?
(a) Business (b) Economics
(a) The market in which transactions are
(c)Finance (d) Trade conducted to
340. The period of account used for financial effect the transfer of the currency of one
purposes is known country into
(a) Financial Year (b) Fiscal Year (b) The transfer of resources from developed to
developing
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
countries.
341. The budgetary stance of central
government is called: (c) The acquistion by governments, institutions
or
(a) Trade Policy (b) Fiscal Policy
individuals in one country of assets in another.
(c) Economic Policy (d) None of the above
(d) All of the above
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346. The contractual arrangement under which
an independent
franchisee produces or sells a product or service (c) Borrowing (d) All of the above
under the
351. The branch of the social science that
brand name of the franchiser is known as covers the study of the
(d) The branch of economics that deals with (c) Both of the above
small units, (d) None of the above
including individual companies and small group 361. The currency traded in a foreign exchange
of market for which
consumers demand is persistently high relative to supply is
357. A commodity for which demand increases called:
at higher prices (a) Soft currency (b) Bad currency
and falls at lower prices is termed as: (c) Hard currency (d) Hot currency
(a) Consumer goods (b) Giffen goods 362. The action taken by a buyer or seller to
(c) Brown goods (d) Durable goods product his business
358. The geographical shifts in domestic or assets against a change in prices is called
economic activity around (a) Hedge (b)Interest
the world and away from nation states is called: 50 General Knowledge MCQs
(c) Capital (d)Investment 370. What is the term used for airports, roads,
railways, sewage,
365. Funds that flow into a country to take
advantage of telephone and other public utilities?
367. What is the term used for the flow of (c) Security (d) Safeguard
goods and services that
372. The charge made for the use of borrowed
enter for sale into one country and which is money levied as a
product of
percentage of the amount of debt is refered to
another country? as:
(a) Joint Demand (b) Complementary Demand (c) Least Developed Countries
(c) Isolated Demand (d) Both a and b (d) None of the above
377. The business arrangement in which two 381. A non-negotiable order of a bank to a
companies invest in foreign bank
a project over which both have partial control is authorizing payment to a person designated of
termed as: a particular
(c) Project (d)Undertaking (a) Letter of Credit (b) Circular Letter of Credit
52 General Knowledge MCQs (c) Letter of Reference (d) None of the above
378. The total number of people in a country 382. Sums of money for which account has to
who are in work or be made are called:
unemployed but looking for work, is called: (a) Obligation (b) Liabilities
(a) Labour Demand (b) Labour force (c) Misfortune (d) Burden
383. The degree to which an asset can be unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio.
quickly and cheaply Subsistence
(c)Bankruptcy (d) All of the above (b) An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of
Rent
384. The borrowing of a sum of money by one
person, company, (c) An Essay on the Principle of Population
(a) Market Force (b) Market Share all times. Which of the following is his work?
(c) Market Power (d) Market Failure (a) The Communist Manifesto
387. Thomas Robert Malthus (1766 1834) (b) Critique of Political Economy
was a British
(c) Das Kapital
economist who is remembered for his essays on
population. (d) All of the above
In his which famous work he said, Population, 390. The Communist Manifesto appeared in
when 1848. It is regarded
as a classic exposition of modern Communist 395. Legislation prohibiting the paying of
views and it wages below some
(c) Adam Smith (d) Vladimir Illich Lenin enterprises participate in economic activity is
called:
391. The first volume of Karl Marxs greatest
work Das kapital (a) Mixed Economy (b) Open Economy
was published in 1887. The next two volumes (c) Closed Economy (d) All of the above
were
397. The theory of macroeconomics which
published posthumously. Who edited those holds that increases in
volumes?
the money supply are a necessary and sufficient
(a) Adam Smith (b) Thomas Malthus condition
392. The branch of economics concerned with (a) Capitalism (b) Socialism
how businesses
(c) Monetarism (d) Communism
raise and spend their money is known as
398. The functions of sales, distribution,
(a) Econometrics (b)Finance advertising and sales
(c) Macroeconomics (d) Corporate Finance. promotion, product planning and market
research are
393. The branch of economics concerned with
providing funds to termed as:
(a) Econometrics (b) Microeconomics (c) Business (d) All of the above
394. The fusion of two or more separate 399. European Recovery Program (ERP) was a
companies into one is United States
generates wealth of bullion which a government 405. An industry in which technical factors
should preclude the efficient
encourage by promoting exports and restricting existence of more than one producer. This
imports is situation is called:
groups of consumers or firms is known as: (a) Minerals (b) Natural resources
402. The economic situation in which only a 407. 1994 Nobel Prize for Economics was
single seller or awarded to a American
producer supplies a commodity or a service is mathematician for his most important concept
called: of
(a) Monopoly (b) Possession equilibrium as applied to game theory. His name
was
(c) Cartel (d) Trust
(a) John Nash (b) Reinhard Selten
403. The legal instrument that pledges a house
or other real (c) John Harsanyi (d) All of the above
estate as security for repayment of a loan is 408. The reduction in the useful life of a capital
called: good or consumer
an agreed period, is referred to as: 415. A bank loan made without collateral
security to a private
(a) Personal Loan (b) Mortgage
customer for specific purposes is called:
(c) Overdraft (d) Credit
(a) Personal Loan (b) Credit
411. The situation in which aggregate demand
in the economy is (c)Finance (d) Lien
growing at a rate reliable to lead to inflation is 416. What is the informal name for annual
called: publication United
(c) Oversubscription (d) None of the above (a) Green Book (b) Red Book
412. An unincorporated business formed by the (c) Pink Book (d) Blue Book
association of two
417. The system of agricultural support by
or more persons who share risks and profits is which market prices
called:
are fixed at above free market levels and
(a) Merger (b) Alliance government buys
(c) Partnership (d) Corporation surpluses, thus supporting prices and raising
farmers
413. The period over which the cumulative net
revenue from an income is called:
investment project equals the original (a) Price Regulation (b) Price Support
investment is known
(c) Price System (d) None of the above
as:
418. The part of the economy in which
(a) Payback (b) Paycheck economy activity is carried
(c)Both of the above (d) None of the above on by private enterprise is termed:
419. The sale of government owned equity in 424. The term used to describe a sharp
nationalized slowdown in the rate of
(c)Denationalization (d) Both b and c (c) Recession (d) None of the above
420. The sale of shares on the stock exchange 425. Scarce inputs that can yield utility through
in order to realize production or
capital appreciation is known as: provision of goods and services are referred to
as:
(a) Profit Sharing (b) Profit Taking
(a) Resources (b) Assets
(c) Dividends (d) Equity
(c) Means (d) Capabilities
421. A legal document between a lender and a
borrower whereby 426. A tax levied as a proportion of the retail
price of a
the later agrees to certain conditions for the
repayment of commodity at the point of sale is called:
the sum of money borrowed; is called: (a) Income tax (b) Wealth tax
(a) Promissory Note (b) Bill of exchange (c) Sales tax (d) Property tax
(c) Both of the above (d) None of the above 427. What is the term for generating capital
from income?
422. The proportion of a sum of money that is
paid over a (a) Self-financing (b) Self-sufficiency
specified time period in payment for its loan is (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above
called:
428. The total increase in the welfare of society
(a) Rate of interest (b) Rate of substitution from an economic
423. The net profit after depreciation as a (c) Individual Benefits (d) None of the above
percentage of average
429. A loan bearing either no rate of interest or
capital employed in a business is known as: an interest rate
(a) Rate of Substitution (b) Rate of Interest which is below the true cost of capital lent is
known as:
(a) Soft Loan (b) Personal Loan (c) Social development (d) None of the above
(c)Finance (d) Credit 435. Arranging ones financial affairs within the
law so as to
430. Buying and selling with a view to buying
and selling at a minimize taxation liabilities is known as
profit later when the prices have changed is (a) Tax evasion (b) Tax avoidance
termed:
(c) Tax burden (d) Tax expenditures
(a) Surmising (b) Speculation
436. The compulsory transfer of money from
(c) Guesswork (d)Estimate private individuals,
431. The quantity of goods and services institutions or groups to the government is
consumed by an called:
(a) Standard of living (b) Standard of success (c) Taxation (d) Tax yield
(c) Gross Domestic Product (d) Gross National 437. A trade barrier is any government
Product limitation on the free
(a) Franchise (b)Consortium (c) Import deposit (d) All of the above
(c) Subsidiaries (d) Merger 438. The excess of the value of imports of
goods and services over
433. Government grants to suppliers of goods
and services is the value of exports of goods and services is
called:
called:
(a) Trade Cycle (b) Trade Credit
(a) Subsidy (b) Support
(c) Trade Gap (d) Trade investment
(c) Tax (d) Grant
439. In UK, who is the first Lord of the Treasury?
434. The notion that economic development
should proceed at a (a) Queen (b) King
pace and in a manner that will conserve the (c) Prime Minister (d) Finance Minister
environment
440. Instruments for short-term borrowing by
and depletible natural resources is called: the government
(c) Credit Line (d) Promissory Notes (c) Credit Union (d) All of the above
441. The total sales revenue of a business is 446. The type of currency issued by
called: government as legal tender
(a) United States (b) United Kingdom 449. The sixth Nobel Prize for Economics was
introduced in 1969
(c) Spain (d) France
in memory of Alfred Nobel. It is financed by
445. A type of association usually formed by
banks or railroads as (a) Asian Development Bank
a central agency where members can settle (b) Swedish National Bank
accounts is
(c) World Bank 151a 152a 153d 154c 155c 156c
13b 14a 15b 16a 17b 18a 175a 176c 177c 178c 179c 180.c
19c 20c 21b 22c 23a 24d 181d 182d 183d 184a 185d 186c
25b 26c 27d 28d 29d 30b 187d 188d 189d 190b 191b 192a
31a 32c 33d 34b 35a 36c 193c 194c 195c 196d 197d 198a
37b 38c 39a 40c 41d 42c 199b 200c 201c 202d 203a 204c
43d 44a 45a 46a 47c 48c 205c 206c 207d 208c 209b 210d
49c 50d 51b 52d 53a 54d 211c 212b 213.b 214c 215c 216b
55c 56b 57b 58b 59c 60b 217b 218a 219b 220b 221.a 222.c
61c 62d 63d 64c 65c 66c 223.b 224.a 225.b 226.d 227.a 228.a
67a 68b 69b 70a 71 b 72b 229.c 230.a 231.d 232.a 233.b 234.b
73b 74c 75a 76d 77a 78b 235.c 236.c 237.a 238.c 239.a 240.b
79d 80c 81c 82b 83b 84b 241.b 242.a 243.c 244.a 245.b 246.b
85c 86a 87d 88d 89d 90d 247.c 248.b 249.b 250.b 251.c 252.c
91d 92d 93b 94c 95c 96d 253.b 254.b 255.c 256.d 257.c 258.c
97d 98b 99a 100a 101b 102d 259.a 260.b 261.c 262.d 263.c 264.c
103b 104d 105b 106b 107b 108a 265.c 266.b 267.c 268.a 269.d 270.c
109c 110d 111d 112a 113a 114b 271.a 272.b 273.b 274. b 275.c 276.d
115d 116c 117 b 118d 119b 120c 277.b 278.b 279.b 280.b 281.c 282.b
121b 122a 123b 124a 125a 126b 283.a 284.d 285.d 286.b 287.a 288.c
127b 128a 129c 130a 131b 132a 289.a 290.a 291.c 292.b 293.c 294.c
133b 134b 135c 136b 137d 138c 295.a 296.c 297.b 298.c 299.b 300.a
139c 140b 141c 142d 143d 144d 301.b 302.a 303.c 304.b 305.a 306.a
145a 146d 147d 148d 149b 150c 307.c 308.c 309.b 310.b 311.a 312.c
313.d 314.c 315.b 316.a 317.d 318.c over the last census held in 1981 by:
319.d 320.d 321.b 322.d 323.c 324.c (a) 44.98% (b) 54.98%
325.b 326.d 327.b 328.b 329.c 330.b (c) 64.98% (d) 74.98%
331.c 332.a 333.b 334.b 335.c 336.b 2. The 1998 Census showed the average
growth rate of ______
337.c 338.b 339.c 340.c 341.b 342.d
as against 3.06% during 1972-81.
343.c 344.b 345.c 346.a 347.b 348.a
(a) 0.61% (b) 1.61%
349.a 350.a 351.d 352.b 353.c 354.c
(c) 2.61% (d) 3.61%
355.d 356.a 357.b 358.c 359.c 360.b
3. According to 1998 Census there is a decline
361.c 362.a 363.b 364.b 365.b 366.d in the rate of
367.b 368.a 369.b 370.c 371.a 372.b population growth in all areas except:
373.b 374.a 375.b 376.d 377.a 378.b (a) Islamabad (b) FATA
379.c 380.c 381.a 382.b 383.b 384.c (c) Northern Areas (d) None of the above
385.c 386.c 387.c 388.b 389.d 390.a 4. In the 1998 Census, the proportion of
391.c 392.d 393.d 394.b 395.b 396.a population declined
397.c 398.b 399.c 400.c 401.c 402.a (a) 77.6% (b) 66.6%
403.a 404.c 405.a 406.b 407.a 408.c (c) 55.6% (d) 44.6%
409.a 410.c 411.b 412.c 413.a 414.b 5. The overall urban population at the national
level has
415.a 416.c 417.b 418.c 419.b 420.b
increased from 28.3% in 1981 to ______ in 1998.
421.a 422.a 423.c 424.c 425.a 426.c
(a) 48.5% (b) 50.2%
427.a 428.b 429.a 430.b 431.a 432.c
(c) 22.5% (d) 32.5%
433.a 434.a 435.b 436.c 437.d 438.c
6. According to 1998 Census every third person
439.c 440.a 441.b 442.d 443.a 444.b now lives in a:
(c) 2.5% (d) 2.6% 15. Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad account for
______ of the
9. The 1998 Census showed a greater trend
towards: total urban population of Pakistan.
(c) Remained same (d) None of the above (c) 48.4% (d) 10.84%
10. Sindhs three major cities, Karachi, 16. The overall sex-ratio is ______ which was
Hyderabad and Sukkur 110.6% in 1981.
account for ______ of its total urban population. (a) 108.1% (b) 109.1%
11. The least urbanized province is the NWFP 17. Sindh is the most urbanized province,
where only where ______ of the
______ of the people dwell in the urban centers. population is living in urban areas.
12. According to the 1998 Census, the urban 18. The Balochistan population has also a
population in nominal fall from
21. In 1981, Pakistan was the worlds ninth most ______ in 1998.
populous
(a) 16 m (b) 17.5 m
country and in 1998 ______.
(c) 18 m (d) 18.5 m
(a)Tenth (b)Eighth
28. The NWFP growth rate has declined from
(c) Sixth (d) Seventh 3.32% to:
22. Urban population has gone up from 28.3% (a) 2.95% (b) 2.85%
to:
(c) 2.75% (d) 2.55%
(a) 30.5% (b) 31.5%
29. The Balochistan population has increased
(c) 32.5% (d) 33.5% from 4.3m in 1981
34. The share of urban population has 40. Sindh is the most urbanized province
increased from 28.3% in 48.9%, followed by
35. The population of NWFP has increased 41. According to 1998 Census, the three big
from 13.1% in 1981 cities of Sindh;
(a) 350 to 500 (b) 500 to 750 (c) Migrations (d) All of the above
(c) 750 to 1000 (d) 1000 to 1500 53. In Pakistan, first population census was
conducted in:
46. The reason of high fertility rate in Pakistan
is: (a) 1947 (b) 1949
(c) Low use of Contraception 54. In 1998 census: the population density i.e.,
persons per
(d) All the Above
square kilometer is:
47. The legal age for male marriage in Pakistan
is: (a) 156 (b) 160
(c) 18 years (d) 22 years 55. The sex ratio i.e. males per 100 females is
48. The legal age for female marriage in (a) 98.5 (b) 108.5
Pakistan is:
(c) 118.5 (d) 128.5
(a) 14 years (b) 16 years
56. The current population of Pakistan is:
(c) 18 years (d) 20 years
(a) 132,352,000 (b) 142,352,000
49. A census of US population has been
conducted every ten (c) 152,352,000 (d) 162,352,000
50. Generally Pakistan conducts a population 58. Islamabads area is 906 sq.km. What is its
census every population
59. Our national language Urdu is the mother (c) Qadianis (Ahmadis) (d) None of the above
tongue of ___
67. Balochi is the first language of _____
people. population.
60. Punjabi is the mother tongue of _____ 68. Saraiki is the mother tongue of _____
people. people.
61. What percentage of our population is 69. What part of population (15 years and
divorced? above) is currently
(c) Sindh (d) Balochistan 71. Which one is the largest city population
wise?
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(a) Hyderabad (b)Multan
64. Sindhi is the mother language of _____
population. (c) Rawalpindi (d) Faisalabad
(a) 14.1% (b) 15.1% 72. Which of the following is the smallest city
population wise?
(c) 10.53% (d) 4.66%
(a) Peshawar (b) Sargodha
65. Pushto is the mother tongue of _____
people. (c) Islamabad (d) Sialkot
(c) 10.53% (d) 15.42% 1.b 2.c 3.a 4.c 5.d 6.c
66. Which is the largest minority is Sindh? 7.b 8.b 9.b 10.c 11.d 12.c
13.b 14.a 15.b 16.a 17.b 18.d 5. The length of Chenab river is:
25.a 26.c 27.b 28.c 29.b 30.d (c) 1350 km (d) 1403 km
__________ state:
1. Indus river originate from: 8. Jhelum river join Chenab river near:
(a) Azad Kashmir (b) Western Tibet (a) Trimmu (b) Marala
(c) Kashgar (d) Upper Sindh (c)Punjnad (d) None of the Above
(c) 83 MAF (d) 93 MAF 10. Ravi river originate in the Indian state of:
4. Chenab river originate from the mountainous (a) Orissa (b) Hamachel Pardesh
range of: (c) Andra Pardesh (d) Utter Pardesh
(a) Suleman (b) Karakoram 11. River Kabul joins the Indus river at:
(c) Himalayas (d) Hindu Kush (a) Mohmand Agency (b) Attock
(c) Peshawar (d) Gilgit (a) 1960 (b) 1962
12. River Kabul originate from north eastern Water Resources of Pakistan 3
Afghanistan, its
(c) 1966 (d) 1969
length is:
19. The gross water storage capacity of Mangla
(a) 480 km (b) 550 km Dam is:
(c) 580 km (d) 705 km (a) 5.88 MAF (b) 4.77 MAF
13. The total storage capacity of different water (c) 3.55 MAF (d) 2.66 MAF
reservoirs in
20. Hydropower generating capacity of Mangla
Pakistan is around: Dam is:
(a) 17.1 MAF (b) 22.2 MAF (a) 200 MW (b) 500 MW
(c) 34.5 MAF (d) 39.1 MAF (c) 700 MW (d) 1000 MW
14. Tarbela Dam was constructed in 1976 on: 21. Chashma Barrage was built in 1971 on
river:
(a) Indus river (b) Jhelum river
(a)Jhelum (b) Beas
(c) Chenab river (d) Kabul river
(c)Indus (d)Sutlej
15. The total storage capacity of Tarbela Dam
under normal 22. The main purpose of Chashma Barrage is:
(c) 9.7 MAF (d) 11.6 MAF (c)Controlling water logging and salinity
problem
16. The main purpose for constructing of
Tarbela Dam was: (d) Providing water to the Tarbela Lake
(a) Irrigation (b) Hydropower generating 23. The live water storage capacity of this
Barrage is:
(c) Both the above (d) None of the above
(a) 0.61 MAF (b) 1.7 MAF
17. The world's twelfth largest earthfill dam is:
(c) 2.2 MAF (d) 2.9 MAF
(a) Salal Dam (Jammu & Kashmir)
24. Warsak Dam was built in 1960 on river:
(b) Aswan Dam (Egypt)
(a)Indus (b)Jhelum
(c) Mangla Dam (Pakistan)
(c) Dasht (d) Kabul
(d) None of the above
25. The storage of water capacity of Warsak
18. Mangla Dam was constructed on river Dam is around:
Jhelum in:
(a) 0.04 MAF (b) 0.06 MAF
(c) 1.2 MAF (d) 0.09 MAF (c) 0.7 MAF (d) 0.02 MAF
26. The power generating capacity of Warsak 33. Khanpur Dam was built in 1984 on River:
Dam is:
(a)Hunza (b) Soan
(a) 170 MW (b) 280 MW
(c) Haro (d) Hingol
(c) 240 MW (d) 200 MW
34. The purpose of constructing Khanpur Dam
27. Baran Dam in Pakistan was built in 1962 on on river Haro
river:
was:
(a) Hingol (b) Kurram
(a) To irrigate agricultural land in Attock district.
(c) Kabul (d) Zoab
(b) To irrigate agricultural land in Rawalpindi
28. The hydropower generating capacity of and
Baran Dam (NWFP)
Abbottabad district.
is:
(c) To meet the water requirements of Pakistan
(a) 2 MW (b) 3 MW Ordnance
29. The water storage capacity of Baran Dam 35. The water storage capacity of Khanpur
is: Dam is around:
(a) 0.03 MAF (b) 0.09 MAF (a) 0.09 MAF (b) 0.55 MAF
(c) 0.07 MAF (d) 0.05 MAF (c) 0.11 MAF (d) 0.66 KAF
30. Hub Dam on River Hub was constructed in: 36. Tanda Dam built in 1965 on river:
31. What is the purpose of Hub Dam: 37. Rawal Dam was built in 1962 on river:
(c) To provide drinking water supply for Karachi 38. The purpose of Rawal Dam is:
32. The water storage capacity of Hub Dam is: (b) To provide potable water to Islamabad
(a) 0.11 MAF (b) 0.9 MAF (c) To irrigate small area around Islamabad
(d) All the above 46. In which part of the country, the proposed
Bhasha Dam
39. Simly Dam was constructed in 1972 near
the city of: would be built in:
40. Simly Dam was built on river: 47. The proposed Kalabagh Dam would be
constructed on river:
(a) Kurang (b) Gomal
(a)Jhelum (b) Gomal
(c) Soan (d)Jhelum
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41. The water storage capacity of Simly Dam
is: (c)Indus (d) Kurram
(a) 0.02 MAF (b) 0.05 MAF 48. The water storage capacity of Kalabagh
Dam would be:
(c) 0.07 MAF (d) 0.09 MAF
(a) 6.1 MAF (b) 6.9 MAF
42. Bund Khusdil Dam was built in 1900 on
River: (c) 7.2 MAF (d) 8.5 MAF
(a)Indus (b) Ravi 50. Thal Canal would be located along the
western bank of river:
(c)Jhelum (d) Chenab
(a)Indus (b)Jhelum
44. The gross storage capacity of Bhasha Dam
reservoir would (c) Chenab (d)Sutlej
(c) 3550 MW (d) 3700 MW 53. Mirani Dam would be constructed on river:
(a) Pishin (b) Hingol 60. Balloki and Sidhni Headworks are built on
river:
(c) Dasht (d) None of the above
(a) Ravi (b)Indus
54. The storage capacity of Mirani Dam would
be around: (c) Chenab (d) None of the above
(a) 0.30 MAF (b) 0.60 MAF 61. Lower Bari Doab Canal irrigate the
agricultural land of:
(c) 0.70 MAF (d) 0.90 MAF
(a) Sahiwal and Multan Distt.
55. Gomal Zam Dam is under construction in
the tribal agency (b) Sialkot and Gujranwala Distt.
(a) North Waziristan (b) South Waziristan (d) All the above.
(c) Khyber (d) Kurram 62. Marala and Khanki Headworks are
constructed on river:
56. Gomal Zam Dam is being constructed on
river: (a)Indus (b) Chenab
(c) Gomal (d) Soan 63. Upper Chenab canal irrigate the agricultural
land of:
57. The Hydropower generating capacity of
Gomal Zam Dam (a) Multan and Vihari Distt.
(c) 48 MAF (d) 50 MAF (d) Bahawalpur and Rahimyar Khan Distt.
59. Sulaimanki, Islam, Punjnad Headworks are 65. Rasool Headworks is constructed on river:
constructed on
(a) Ravi (b) Chenab
river:
(c)Jhelum (d)Indus
(a) Beas (b)Sutlej
66. Upper Jhelum Canal irrigate the agricultural
(c)Jhelum (d) Ravi land of:
(a) Gujrat and Jhelum Distt. between provincial governments or federally
administered
(b) Bhakkar and Leiah Distt.
areas, under 1973 Constitution of Pakistan shall
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(c) Sargodha and Khushab Distt. in:
(d) None of the above (a) National Economic Council
67. The number of Barrage constructed on river (b) Council of the Common Interests
Indus are:
(c) Inter Provincial Coordination Committee
(a) Four (b) Five
(d) National Finance Commission
(c) Six (d) Seven
74. The first water accord between the
68. Upper Thal Canal and South Thal Canal is provincial governments
extracted from:
relating to the water distribution from Indus
(a) Jinnah Barrage (b) Mangla Dam River was
(c) Chashma Barrage (d) Tarbela Dam signed in:
69. Chashma Right Bank Canal on Indus (a) 1980 (b) 1988
provide water for:
(c) 1991 (d) 1993
(a) Chenab river (b) Jhelum river
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(c) Ravi river (d) Sutlej river
75. The second water accord relating to the
70. Canals from Taunsa Barrage on Indus river distribution of water
mostly irrigate:
(from Rivers) between the provinces was signed
(a) Muzaffargarh Distt. (b) Sanghar Distt. in:
(c) Mirpur Distt. (d) Khushab Distt. (a) 1994 (b) 1995
71. Desert Pat feeder Canals are extracted (c) 1996 (d) 1997
from:
76. According to 1991 water accord, the share
(a) Taunsa Barrage (b) Chashma Barrage of Punjab from
(c) Guddu Barrage (d) Sukkur Barrage Indus River water was only:
72. The oldest Barrage of Pakistan is: (a) 37% (b) 47%
(a) Kotri Barrage (b) Taunsa Barrage (c) 50% (d) 57%
(c) Guddu Barrage (d) Sukkur Barrage 77. Under Indus River Treaty 1960, which of the
73. All disputes relating to the allocation of three rivers
water resources in were given to Pakistan:
(a) Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab 83. Before independence in Pakistan there were
only
(b) Chenab, Jhelum, Sindh
(a) One dam (b) Two dams
(c) Ravi, Sutlej, Beas
(c) Three dams (d) Four dams
(d) None of the Above
84. In 1913, the Namal dam was constructed in
78. Under Indus Basin Treaty 1960 which of the
three rivers (a) Lahore district (b) Gujrat district
(a) Ravi, Sutlej, Beas 85. Khushdil Khan dam was constructed in
1890 in
(b) Chenab, Jhelum, Kabul
(a) Punjab (b) Sindh
(c) Indus, Chenab, Ravi
(c) NWFP (d) Balochistan
(d) None of the Above
86. Which dam was built in 1945?
79. By giving three eastern river to India,
Pakistan agreed to (a) Warsak dam (b) Spin Karaiz dam
forego its rights of water which is around: (c) Mangla dam (d) Ghazi Barotha dam
(a) 20 MAF (b) 26 MAF 87. A rim station is a control structure on the
river. For the
(c) 28 MAF (d) 30 MAF
Chenab, the rim station is
80. The major sources of rainfall in Pakistan
are: (a) Balloki Barrage (b) Sulemanki Barrage
(b) The Western Disturbances 88. In 1871, the weir across Ravi River was
built at the head of
(c) Both of the above
Bari Doab canal in
(d) None of the above
(a) Punjab (b) Sindh
81. The Jhelum rises in
(c) NWFP (d) Balochistan
(a) Tibet (b) Jammu
89. On Jhelum river, the Rasul headworks was
(c) Kashmir (d) Ladakh built in
82. From which Indian state The Chenab (a) 1881 (b) 1891
originates?
(c) 1901 (d) 1911
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttranchal Pradesh
90. Guddu Barrage was constructed in 1962 on
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Himachal Pradesh
(a) River Ravi (b) Ravi Jhelum
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(c) River Chenab (d) River Indus (c)3 (d)4
91. When Jinnah Barrage was constructed on 98. The major water reserviors in our Indus
River Indus? Basin Irrigation
(a) The Ravi (b) The Sutlej 99. How many canal systems are in Indus Basin
Irrigation
(c) The Indus (d) The Chenab
System?
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(a) 12 (b) 24
93. Sukkur Barrage, one of the largest barrages
in the world (c) 44 (d) 88
(c) River Indus (d) River Chenab 101. The National Drainage Programme (NDP)
was launched in
95. Pakistan takes pride in its achievements in
the construction (a) 1997 (b) 1998
of several barrages and canals. What is the (c) 1999 (d) 2000
length of canals 102. The number of lives lost in 1950 flood
in Pakistan? was:
(a) January 1957 (b) January 1967 113. Rasul Barrage is on:
(c) January 1977 (d) January 1987 (a) River Chenab (b) River Jhelum
(c) The Panjkora (d) All of the above (muncipal and industrial) is only discharged into
the Ravi?
109. The Chenab enters Pakistan through
Diawara Village in: (a) 37% (b) 47%
(c) Gujrat (d) Lala Musa 116. Which of the following rivers flows through
Dal Lake and
110. Which of the following are major
tributaries of the Chenab? Wullar Lake?
(a) Jammu Tawi (b) Palkhu Nullah (a) The Chenab (b) The Sutlej
(c) Aik Nullah (d) All of the above (c) The Jhelum (d) The Ravi
111. Islam Barrage is on: 117. Near Muzaffarabad, the Jhelum is joined
by its largest
(a) River Ravi (b) River Jhelum
tributary:
(c) River Sutlej (d) River Chenab
(a) The Kunhar (b) The Ujh
(c) The Soan (d) The Neelum (c) 11 (d) 12
118. The retention level of Kalabagh dam was 124. Which is the largest earth and rockfill dam
925 feet, which has of the world?
(a) 5 feet (b) 10 feet (c) Tarbela dam (d) Warsak dam
(c) 15 feet (d) 25 feet 125. Tarbela dam was started in 1968 and
completed in
119. The Kalabagh reservoir at a 915 feet
elevation would pose (a) 1976 (b) 1977
(c) 933 feet (d) 938 feet (a) 3478 MW (b) 3578 MW
120. The Pakistani government first undertook (c) 3678 MW (d) 3778 MW
engineering
127. Indus Water Treaty was signed in Karachi
investigations for Kalabagh dam during on
130. The Indus and its five main tributaries all (d) None of the above
combine into one
136. The Water Accord 1991 was signed on
river near: March 16 in
131. Which is the first multipurpose dam built 137. Under the chairmanship of Akhtar
by Pakistan after Hussain, the Water
(a) Baglihar Dam (b) Assan Dam 133.c 134.b 135.b 136.c 137.c 138.a
(c) Wullar dam (d) None of the above 139.c 140.b 141.a 142.d
7.b 8.a 9.d 10.b 11.b 12.c 1. Famous Novel The Three Musketeers was
written by
13.a 14.a 15.d 16.c 17.c 18.c
(a) Alexander Dumas (b) George Eliot
19.a 20.d 21.c 22.b 23.a 24.d
(c) Thomas Hardy (d) Victor Hugo.
25.a 26.c 27.b 28.c 29.a 30.c
2. Famous English Poet John Keats died of T.B at
31.d 32.a 33.c 34.d 35.a 36.b the age of:
49.c 50.b 51.a 52.a 53.c 54.a 3. Play Othello was written by:
55.b 56.c 57.b 58.a 59.b 60.a (a) Shakespeare (b) Bernard Shaw
61.a 62.b 63.c 64.a 65.c 66.a (c) Russell (d) Milton
67.c 68.a 69.b 70.a 71.c 72.d 4. Famous Economist Karl Marx belongs to:
73.b 74.c 75.a 76.a 77.b 78.a (a) England (b) U.S.A
79.b 80.c 81.c 82.d 83.c 84.c (c) Former U.S.S.R (d) Germany
85.d 86.b 87.c 88.a 89.c 90.d 5. The theme of the famous play Caeser and
Cleopatra by
91.b 92.c 93.b 94.a 95.c 96.d
G.B. Shaw is a:
97.b 98.c 99.c 100.d 101.b 102.a
(a) Romance (b) History
103.c 104.b 105.c 106.d 107.b 108.d
(c) Tragedy (d) Comedy
109.a 110.d 111.c 112.a 113.b 114.a
6. Master piece Novels War and Peace and (b) International Civil Aviation Day.
Anana Karenina
(c) International Day of Disabled Persons.
was written by
(d) International Day of Human Rights.
(a) Hardly (b) Oscar Wild
13. The Holy Quran was translated first time
(c) Tolstoy (d) None of the above in:
8. John Milton was a famous English poet. (a) Heer Ranjha (b) Laila Majnu
What tragedy was
(c) Mirza Sahiban (d) Sohni Mahenwal
faced by him at his old age ?
15. Hayat-e-Jawaid written by Altaf Hussain
(a) Lost his son (b) Lost his eye sight Hali is on the
(c) Lost his legs (d) Lost his all property life of:
2 General Knowledge MCQs (c) Saadi Shirazi (d) None of the above
9. Khushal Khan Khattak was a famous poet 16. Famous Novel Pride and Prejudice is
of: written by:
(a) Balochi Language (b) Urdu Language (a) Jane Eyre (b) Jane Austen
(c) Barohi Language (d) Pushto Language (c) Emily Broute (d) Byron
10. Abdul Latif Bhitai was a famous poet of: 17. Archaeologists have recently revealed
through a research
(a) Barohi Language (b) Sindhi Language
that the Roman Empire was destroyed by the
(c) Urdu Language (d) Balochi Language fatal disease
11. Which of the following countries is under an of:
absolute
(a) Malaria (b) Plague
monarchy:
(c)Influenza (d) Cholera.
(a) Norway (b) Kuwait
18. Famous Novel A Tale of Two Cities is
(c)Thailand (d) Oman written by:
12. December 3, (every year) is observed all (a) Thomas Hardy (b) Alexander Dumas
over the world as:
History, Culture and Civilization 3
(a) International Literacy Day.
(c) Charles Dickens (d) None of the above. 25. Queens House is the official residence of:
19. An English writer known for his free (a) President of Sri Lanka
translation of the
(b) Head of the State of Canada
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is:
(c) Royal Family of Manacco
(a) Byron (b) Shelly
(d) None of the above
(c) Edward Fitzgerald (d) Coleridge
26. The Height of Empire State Building
20. Taj Mahal a magnificent white marble situated in
mausoleum is
Manhattan, New York, U.S.A is:
situated at
(a) 400 metre (d) 390 metre
(a) Delhi (b) Hyderabad
(c) 381 metre (d) 350 metre
(c) Ahmadabad (d) Agra
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21. The only mosque in the world with six
minaretes is the Blue 27. Hyde Park London is famous for:
23. Rohtas Fort is situated near Jhelum. It was 29. Among the ancient wonders of the world
built which one is still
by: exists:
(a) Shah Jehan (b) Akbar (a) Statue of Zeus (b) Pyramids of Egypt
(c) Sher Shah Suri (d)Aurengzab (c) Temples of Artemis (d) None of the above.
24. Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) was the 30. The only human achievement visible from
King of: the moon
(c) Macedonia (d) Greece. (a) Hardrians Wall (b) The Great Wall of China
(c) Wailing Wall (d) None of above 353 B.C by Queen Artemisia in memory of her
husband.
31. Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan linked Kabul
with: King Mausalus. It was destroyed by:
(c) Kandahar (d) Tora Bora. (c) Earthquake (d) Destroyed in battles
32. One of the ancient wonder The Hanging 37. Colossus of Phodes was the huge statute
Gardens of of Helios, formerly
Babylon were situated in: called Apollo which stood at the entrance to
the:
(a) Iran (b) Spain
(a) Harbour of Athens (b) Harbour of
(c) Iraq (d)Turkey Alexandria
33. One of ancient wonder The statue of Zeus (c) Harbour of Rhodes (d) None of above
(Jupiter) was
38. The pharos of Alexandria an ancient
carved at about 2,400 years ago by: wonder was situated
(a) French Sculpture (b) Roman Sculpture in an Island near Alexandria. What was it.
(c) Greek Sculpture (d) Arabian Sculpture (a) A Tower (b) A Light House
34. Temples of Artemis (Diana) (ancient (c) A Statue (d) None of the above
wonder) is said to
39. Famous wonder of the world Leaning tower
have been amongst the most beautiful temples of Pisa is
in the world.
situated in:
It was built in the honour of the Greek goddess
of moon at: (a) France (b) Belgium
(c) Iraq (d) None of the above 40. Length of the great wall of China is:
35. Temples of Artemis (Ancient wonder) was (a) 2500 km (b) 2400 km
built during the
(c) 2300 km (d) 2200 km
reign of:
41. The headquarters of World Trade
(a) Namrood (b) Ceaser Organization is in:
(c) Alexander the Great (d) None of the above (c) London (d) Paris
36. An ancient wonder Mausoleum of 42. The Church of Saint Sophia is among the
Halicarnassus created in Seven wonders of
the world (later list). It is situated in: (c) Geneva (d) Vienna
(c) Mother Tressa (d) None of the above one World Heritage List?
(a) Hitler (b) Napoleon (c) Lahore Fort (d) All of the above
(c) General Rommel (d) Richard Cobden 54. Sir Ronald Ross was awarded Nobel Prize
in Medicine in
47. Who is called Man of Iron and Blood?
1902 for his work on:
(a) Napoleon (b) Prince Bismarck
(a) Cholera (b) Typhoid
(c) Eisenhower (d) None of the above
(c) Tuberculosis (d) Malaria
48. Who is known as Man of destiny and
little corporal? History, Culture and Civilization 7
(a) Alexander the Great (b) Bismarck 55. Who was awarded Nobel Prize in 1945 for
the discovery of
(c) Napoleon (d) Hitler
penicillin and its curative effects in various
49. Who is the 1st Secretary General of U.N.O? infectious
(c) Trygve lie (d) Kurt Waldheim (a) Louis Pasteur (b) Sir Alexandar Fleming
50. The headquarter of U.N Security Council is (c) Madam Curie (d) None of the above
in:
56. Nobel Prizes were First awarded in the year.
(a)Washington (b) New York
(a) 1900 (d) 1901
(c) 1902 (d) 1905 (c) U.S.A (d) Great Britain
57. Identify the cause of disturbances in the 62. Who is called Father of History?
Maluku island of
(a) Bancroft (b) Herodotus
Indonesia:
(c) Gibbon (d) None of the above
(a) Maximum autonomy from the centre
demanded. 8 General Knowledge MCQs
(b) Complete independence and statehood 63. From which country Herodotus The father
proposed. of History
58. The prizes are formally awarded on the (c) Greek (d)Italy
death anniversary of 64. Who is called Father of Comedy?
Alfred Nobel on: (a) Shakespeare (b) Aristophanes
(a) 1st December (b) 25th December (c) Shaw (d) None of the above
(c) 10th December (d) 31st December 65. Christopher Columbus (who discovered
59. All Nobel Prize are given in Stockholm by Central America).
the King of From which country he belonged:
Sweden except the peace prize, which is given (a)Italy (b) Spain
in the city of:
(c)China (d) Greece
(a) Geneva (b) Oslo
66. Maiden Pakistani who was awarded by
(c) London (d) Hague Nobel Prize in
60. Mother Teresa (India) was awarded by 1979, was:
Nobel Prize in the
(a) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
field of:
(b) Dr. Abdul Salam
(a)Agriculture (b) Medicine
(c) Dr. Sammar
(c) Psychology (d) Peace
(d) Dr. Muneer Ahmad Khan
61. W.C. Rontgen was awarded 1st Nobel
Prize in Physics for 67. Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize in the
field of:
his remarkable discovery of X-Rays. From which
country he (a) Physics (b) Chemistry
70. Who is the author of The History of the (c) Persian (d) Muslim
Decline and fall of
78. The first unmanned space ship landed on
the Roman Empire? the moon
(c) Macaulay (d) Edward Gilbon (a) 30th June, 1966 (b) 30th May, 1966
71. Great Philosopher Confucius belonged to: (c) 31st December, 1966 (d) 30th July, 1966
(a) Japan (b) Nepal 79. Which city is the oldest inhabited capital in
the World:
(c)China (d) Sri Lanka
(a) Cairo (b) Damascus
72. Gautam Buddha was born in:
(c)Athens (d) Tehran
(a) 480 B.C (b) 450 B.C
80. Temple Trees is an official residence of
History, Culture and Civilization 9 the:
(c) 460 B.C (d) 483 B.C (a) King of Nepal
73. Jalal-ud-Din Rumi was a great poet. His (b) King of Bhutan
poetry is
(c) President of Maldev
in:
(d) Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
(a) Urdu (b) Arabic
81. Who won the battle of Waterloo?
(c) Persian (d) Sindhi
(a) Napoleon (b) Allied forces
74. Gita or Vedas is the holy books of:
(c) Duke of Wellington (d) None of the above
(a)Sikhs (b)Hindus
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(c)Buddhists (d) Jews
82. Muhammad bin Qasim was the 1st Muslim
75. Trpitak in the Holy Book of: who invaded
(a) Siks (b)Hindus India and made Sindh a Province of Arab
dominion. He
came to India: (a) 12th Century (b) 13th Century
(a) 705 A.D (b) 712 A.D (c) 14th Century (d) 15th Century
(c) 760 A.D (d) 902 A.D 90. Alberuni wrote a book An inquiry into
India with great
83. Chenghez Khan was a Mongol conqueror
who came to India historical value. He came India along with:
84. Qutabuddin Aibak was the first Muslim King (d) None of the above
of Delhi
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Sultanate and founder of:
91. Sher Shah defeated Hammayun in 1540
(a) Mughal Empire (b) Tughluq Dynasty A.D. As a result, he
(c) Slave Dynasty (d) None of the above became the emperor of Hindustan. The battle is
called:
85. Razia Sultana was the only Muslim
Woman Monarch of (a) Third Battle of Panipat (b) Battle of
Sanugarh
Hindustan. Her regime lasted:
(c) Battle of Haldighat (d) Battle of Kanauj
(a) 5 years (b) 7 years
92. Babur was the founder of Mughal Dynasty.
(c) 4 years (d) 3 years He defeated:
86. Third Battle of Panipat was fought in: (a) Ibrahim Lodhi (b) Sher Shah Suri
(a) 1560 (b) 1710 (c) Muhammad Tughlaq (d) None of the above
(c) 1761 (d) 1716 93. Babur founded Mughal Dynasty defeating
87. Todar Mal was the revenue minister of King: Ibrahim Lodhi at
(c) Akbar (d) Aibak (a) 1520 A.D (b) 1524 A.D
88. Who was the author of Ain-i-Akbariand (c) 1526 A.D (d) 1550 A.D
Akbar Nama? 94. Aryans came to India about 2000 B.C from:
(a) Todar Mal (b) Abbul Fazal (a) Greece (b) Arab
(c) Mahmood Gawan (d) Alberuni (c) Iraq (d) Central Asia
89.Ibn-i-Batuta was a Moorish traveler who 95. Who were the original residents of northern
visited India in: India before the
arrival of Aryans? (c) 1258 A.D. (d) 1265 A.D.
97. How many Arab-Israel Wars have so far 104. 1965 War between India and Pakistan
been fought? continued incessantly
98. Who was known as Citizen King of (c) 17 days (d) 22 days
France?
105. Indra Ghandi Prime Minister of India was
(a) Napoleon (b) Henry VI assassinated by
99. Who was called The Islamic Coordinator? (a) 1981 (b) 1982
(a) King Fahad (b) King Faisal (c) 1984 (d) 1985
(c) Z.A. Bhutto (d) Yasser Arafat 106. Faiz Ahmad Faiz famous Urdu Poet died
in:
100. Which of the following in called The Bible
of English (a) 1981 (b) 1982
(a) Petition ofRights (b)Conventions 107. Second Islamic Summit Conference was
held at Lahore in:
(c) Magna Carta (d) Prerogatives of Crown
(a) 1974 (b) 1973
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(c) 1971 (d) 1975
101. Omar bin Abdul Aziz was a Caliph of:
108. First Islamic Summit Conference was
(a) Abbasid Caliphate (b) Omayyad Caliphate held in 1969 at:
(c) Safavid Dynesty (d) None of the above (a) Tehran (b) Makkah
102. Mongols destroyed Baghdad and (c) Riyadh (d) Rabaat
overthrew Arab Empire in:
110. Ustaad Daman was the poet of: (c) Lahore (d)Multan
(a) Urdu Language (b) Punjabi Language 117. Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj Shakr is buried in:
(c) Mixed Culture (d) All of the above (c) Lahore (d)Thatta
112. Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was a 119. Which City of Pakistan is known as Data
famous sufi poet of: ki Nagri.
113. The Tashkent Declaration 1966 was signed 120. Which ancient city is considered as Pearl
by the President of Gandhara
(a) Paris (b) London 122. Rehman Baba was a poet of:
(c) Rome (d) New York (a) Sindhi Language (b) Urdu Language
115. Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalander was buried (c) Pushto Language (d) Barohi Language
in: 123. Jam Darag is known to be the only
(a) Sahiwal (b) Pakpattan romantic poet of:
(c) Gul Khan Naseer (d) Tofeeq Ahmad (a) Hashim Shah (b) Waris Shah
125. The famous shrine of Hazrat Bari Imam is (c) Fazal Shah (d) None of the above
located at:
132. Yusuf Zulekan a Punjabi love Story is
(a) Lahore (b) Karachi written by:
(a) Iftikhar Arif (b) Faiz Ahmad Faiz 136. Who abolished Slavery in America?
(c) Ahmad Faraz (d) Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (a) George Washington (b) Ibrahim Lincoln
129. Confucianism is the religious mythology (c)Johnson (d) None of the above one
of:
137. Who is called The Indian Napoleon?
(a) Japan (b)China
(a) Tipu Sultan (b) Sher Shah Suri
(c) Greece (d) Nepal
(c) Samudra Gupta (d) None of the above
130. Shintoism is the religious mythology of:
138. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has
(a) Japan (b)China been closed
131. The only Hindu State in the world is: (a) Ukraine (b) Kazakhstan
(a) Admiral Boscowenb (b)Papandre 97.c 98.c 99.b 100c 101b 102.c
(c) Mizzini (d) None of the above 103.c 104.c 105.c 106.d 107.a 108.d
144. Indus Valley Civilization was destroyed by? 109. (C 110.b 111.c 112.a 113.d 114.b
(a) Mongols (b) Egyptians 115.c 116.c 117.c 118.b 119.d 120.b
145. National Democratic Front of Bodoland is 127.c 128.b 129.b 130.a 131.b 132.a
struggling for a 133.c 134.b 135.b 136.b 137.c 138.a
separate homeland in the Indian State of: History, Culture and Civilization 17
(a) Goa (b) Assam 139.b 140.a 141.b 142.b 143.c 144.c
(c) Nagaland (d) Bihar 145.b
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