Islamic Studies
Question: In which battle did Hazrat Hamza (R.A) attain martyrdom?
Answer: Battle of Uhud
Question: What is the literal meaning of the word “Sunnah”?
Answer: A path, way, or customary practice
Question: Which companion of the Prophet (PBUH) was given the title “Zunnurain” (Possessor of Two Lights)?
Answer: Hazrat Usman (R.A)
Question: In which Hijri year did the Migration (Hijrat) to Madinah take place?
Answer: 1 A.H. (622 CE)
Question: How many months are sacred (Haram) in the Islamic lunar calendar?
Answer: 4 months (Zulka’ad, Zulhijjah, Muharram, Rajab)
Question: Which Prophet swallowed a great fish by the command of Allah?
Answer: Hazrat Yunus (A.S)
Question: Who was the leader of the hypocrites (Munafiqoon) in Madinah during the time of the Prophet (PBUH)?
Answer: Abdullah bin Ubayy
Question: What is the term for Islamic jurisprudence or Islamic law derived from the Quran and Sunnah?
Answer: Fiqh
Question: Which Surah of the Holy Quran is known as “Aroos-ul-Quran” (The Bride of the Quran)?
Answer: Surah Ar-Rahman
Question: How many obligatory (Farz) prayers were prescribed on the night of Mi’raj?
Answer: 5 daily prayers
Urdu
Question: اردو زبان کی پہلی منظوم تصنیف یا کتاب کون سیانی جاتی ہے؟
Answer: قدم راؤ پدم راؤ (فخر الدین نظامی)
Question: مرزا غالب کے خطوط کے مجموعے کا نام کیا ہے؟
Answer: عودِ ہندی اور اردوئے معلیٰ
Question: مشہور نظم ”ترانہِ ہند“ (سارے جہاں سے اچھا) کس نے لکھی ہے؟
Answer: علامہ محمد اقبال
Question: اردو کے پہلے سوانح نگار کی حیثیت سے کسے شہرت حاصل ہے؟
Answer: مولانا الطاف حسین حالی (حیاتِ جاوید)
Question: لفظ ”آفتاب“ کا متضاد کیا ہے؟
Answer: مہتاب / چاند
Question: قواعد میں وہ اسم جو کسی خاص شخص، جگہ یا چیز کا نام ہو، کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
Answer: اسمِ معرفہ
Question: اردو شاعری میں ”خدائے سخن“ کس شاعر کو کہا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: میر تقی میر
Question: مقطع کسے کہتے ہیں؟
Answer: غزل کا وہ آخری شعر جس میں شاعر اپنا تخلص استعمال کرتا ہے
Question: رسالہ ”مخزن“ کس نے جاری کیا تھا؟
Answer: سر عبدالقادر
Question: مشہور ڈراما ”انارکلی“ کتنے ابواب پر مشتمل ہے؟
Answer: تین ابواب
Pakistan Studies
Question: When was the partition of Bengal announced by Lord Curzon?
Answer: 1905
Question: Who was the first Muslim Governor of West Pakistan after independence?
Answer: I.I. Chundrigar
Question: In which year was the Simla Agreement signed between Z.A. Bhutto and Indira Gandhi?
Answer: 1972
Question: What is the name of the mountain range that separates Pakistan from China?
Answer: Karakoram Range
Question: Who founded the political party “All India Muslim League” in Dhaka?
Answer: Nawab Salimullah Khan
Question: When was the Legal Framework Order (LFO) issued by General Yahya Khan?
Answer: 1970
Question: Which pass connects Peshawar with Kabul (Afghanistan)?
Answer: Khyber Pass
Question: Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan when the 1973 Constitution was passed?
Answer: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Question: Which is the largest desert of Pakistan by area?
Answer: Thar Desert (Sindh)
Question: When did Pakistan successfully test its nuclear weapons in Chagai?
Answer: 28th May 1998
Everyday Science
Question: Which gas is essential for human respiration?
Answer: Oxygen
Question: What is the chemical name of “Baking Soda”?
Answer: Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
Question: Which vitamin is also known as Ascorbic Acid?
Answer: Vitamin C
Question: What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
Answer: Liver
Question: Which instrument is used to measure electric current?
Answer: Ammeter
Question: What is the main source of energy for the Earth’s water cycle?
Answer: The Sun
Question: Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
Answer: Mercury (Hg)
Question: What causes the phases of the Moon as seen from Earth?
Answer: The relative positions of the Earth, Moon, and Sun
Question: What is the chemical formula of common washing soda?
Answer: Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3)
Question: Which part of the human eye controls the amount of light entering it?
Answer: Iris
General Knowledge
Question: Which country is known as the “Land of a Thousand Lakes”?
Answer: Finland
Question: What is the currency of China?
Answer: Yuan / Renminbi
Question: In which city is the headquarters of the European Union (EU) located?
Answer: Brussels, Belgium
Question: Which is the largest ocean in the world?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Question: Who painted the famous masterpiece “Mona Lisa”?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
Question: What is the capital of Canada?
Answer: Ottawa
Question: Which organization is responsible for international regulation of civil aviation?
Answer: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Question: What is the tallest waterfall in the world?
Answer: Angel Falls (Venezuela)
Question: In which year did World War II end?
Answer: 1945
Question: Which country has the most natural lakes in the world?
Answer: Canada
Geography
Question: Which is the second highest mountain peak in the world?
Answer: K2 (Godwin-Austen)
Question: The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with which sea?
Answer: Mediterranean Sea
Question: Which desert is located in South America?
Answer: Atacama Desert
Question: Which river is the longest in Europe?
Answer: Volga River
Question: What is the imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude called?
Answer: Prime Meridian (Greenwich Meridian)
Question: Which country is both in Europe and Asia?
Answer: Turkey (and Russia)
Question: What is the capital city of Argentina?
Answer: Buenos Aires
Question: Which ocean lies between Africa, Australia, southern Asia, and Antarctica?
Answer: Indian Ocean
Question: What type of boundary forms the San Andreas Fault in California?
Answer: Transform fault boundary
Question: Which country contains the source of the River Nile?
Answer: Uganda / Tanzania / Rwanda (White Nile sources) / Ethiopia (Blue Nile)
Current Affairs
Question: Who is the current Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations?
Answer: Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
Question: Which country hosted the Summer Olympic Games?
Answer: France (Paris 2024)
Question: Who is the current President of Iran?
Answer: Masoud Pezeshkian
Question: Which international body oversees global monetary cooperation and financial stability?
Answer: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Question: Which country assumed the presidency of the G20 recently?
Answer: Brazil
Question: What is the name of the space telescope launched by NASA, ESA, and CSA as the successor to Hubble?
Answer: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Question: Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Narendra Modi
Question: Which global health organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern?
Answer: World Health Organization (WHO)
Question: Which country recently joined the BRICS bloc as a full member?
Answer: Various countries including Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE (joined in 2024)
Question: Which nation won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?
Answer: India (2024)
Computer
Question: What does BIOS stand for in a computer system?
Answer: Basic Input/Output System
Question: Which shortcut key combination is used to “Cut” selected text in MS Word?
Answer: Ctrl + X
Question: What is the primary function of a Web Browser?
Answer: To retrieve and display web pages from the World Wide Web
Question: What does LAN stand for in networking?
Answer: Local Area Network
Question: Which device converts digital computer signals into analog signals for transmission over telephone lines?
Answer: Modem
Question: What is the default file extension for Microsoft Word documents in modern Office versions?
Answer: .docx
Question: Who invented the World Wide Web (WWW)?
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee
Question: Which component acts as the temporary working memory of a computer?
Answer: RAM (Random Access Memory)
Question: What does URL stand for?
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator
Question: Which key is pressed to refresh an active webpage in a web browser?
Answer: F5
English Grammar
Question: What is a synonym of the word “Benevolent”?
Answer: Kind / Generous
Question: What is an antonym of the word “Transparent”?
Answer: Opaque / Cloudy
Question: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: She is proficient _____ English.
Answer: in
Question: Change the active voice to passive: “They are playing cricket.”
Answer: Cricket is being played by them.
Question: What does the idiom “Spill the beans” mean?
Answer: To reveal a secret
Question: Identify the part of speech of the underlined word in “He reads a *book*”:
Answer: Noun
Question: Correct the sentence: “He gave me a good advice.”
Answer: He gave me a piece of good advice (or “good advice”).
Question: Give the plural form of “Datum”.
Answer: Data
Question: What is the comparative degree of the adjective “Bad”?
Answer: Worse
Question: Fill in the blank with the correct article: He reached the station _____ hour late.
Answer: an
Maths & IQ
Question: What is 40% of 150?
Answer: 60
Question: If the area of a rectangle is 48 square cm and its length is 8 cm, what is its width?
Answer: 6 cm
Question: Solve for x: 5x – 10 = 15. What is the value of x?
Answer: 5
Question: What comes next in the letter series: Z, X, V, T, ?
Answer: R
Question: Find the greatest common divisor (GCD / HCF) of 12 and 18.
Answer: 6
Question: If a car covers 240 km in 4 hours, what is its speed in km/h?
Answer: 60 km/h
Question: What is the value of 5 cubed ($5^3$)?
Answer: 125
Question: Find the missing number in the sequence: 5, 10, 20, 40, ?
Answer: 80
Question: If 8 men can complete a task in 6 days, how many days will 4 men take?
Answer: 12 days
Question: What is the average of the numbers 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24?
Answer: 18
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