Islamic Studies
Question: In which battle did the Muslims suffer from archery counterattacks after abandoning their positions on Mount Uhud?
Answer: Battle of Uhud
Question: Who was appointed as the first Governor of Sindh by the Umayyad Caliphate?
Answer: Muhammad bin Qasim
Question: What is the technical term in Islamic jurisprudence for analogical reasoning?
Answer: Qiyas
Question: Which Surah of the Holy Quran is known as “Surah-e-Nisa”?
Answer: Surah 4 (dealing extensively with women’s rights and legal matters)
Question: How many gates of Jannah (Paradise) are traditionally mentioned in Islamic teachings?
Answer: 8
Question: Who was the companion known by the title “Asadullah” (Lion of Allah)?
Answer: Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib (R.A)
Question: In which year of Hijrah was the Battle of Khandaq (Trench) fought?
Answer: 5 A.H.
Question: What is the term for charity given specifically on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr?
Answer: Sadaqah al-Fitr (Fitrana)
Question: Which Prophet is referred to as “Roohullah” (Spirit of Allah)?
Answer: Hazrat Isa (A.S)
Question: Who was the first commander sent by Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) to suppress the apostasy wars?
Answer: Khalid bin Waleed (R.A)
Urdu
Question: اردو کے پہلے ڈراما نگار کی حیثیت سے کسے تسلیم کیا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: امانت لکھنوی (اندر سبھا)
Question: سر سید احمد خان نے تعلیمی ادارے ”محمدن اوریয়েন্টل کالج“ کی بنیاد کس سال رکھی؟
Answer: 1875ء
Question: مشہور نظم ”مجلہ“ یا صنفِ قصیدہ میں سب سے بڑا قصیدہ نگار کسے مانا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: سودا (مرزا محمد رفعت)
Question: اردو زبان کی بنیاد کے حوالے سے ”نظریہِ لسانیات“ میں سب سے نمایاں نظریہ کس کا ہے؟
Answer: مولوی عبدالحق / شمس الرحمن فاروقی (یا محمود شیرینی کا پنجاب میں اردو)
Question: لفظ ”تاریک“ کی ضِد (متضاد) کیا ہے؟
Answer: روشن / منور
Question: قواعد میں وہ لفظ جو کسی کیفیت یا حالت کو ظاہر کرے، کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
Answer: اسمِ کیفیت
Question: الطاف حسین حالی کی سوانح عمری ”یادگارِ غالب“ کس شاعر کے حالاتِ زندگی پر مبنی ہے؟
Answer: مرزا اسد اللہ خان غالب
Question: غزل کے ہر شعر کو کیا کہا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: بیت (یا شعر)
Question: اردو کا پہلا باقاعدہ تنقیدی مقالہ یا کتاب کون سی مانی جاتی ہے؟
Answer: مقدمہ شعر و شاعری (حالی)
Question: افسانہ ”نوازش“ یا پریم چند کا مشہور افسانہ ”نکاح“ کس صنف سے وابستہ ہے؟
Answer: افسانہ نگاری
Pakistan Studies
Question: When was the partition of India officially announced through the 3rd June Plan (Mountbatten Plan)?
Answer: 1947
Question: Who was the first Chief Minister of Punjab after Pakistan gained independence?
Answer: Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot
Question: In which year was the first Islamic Summit Conference held in Lahore?
Answer: 1974
Question: What is the name of the desert located in the eastern part of Sindh province?
Answer: Thar Desert
Question: Who was the author of the book “The Making of Pakistan”?
Answer: K.K. Aziz
Question: When was the provincial autonomy officially introduced under the 1973 Constitution?
Answer: 14th August 1973
Question: Which river is the easternmost among the six rivers of the Indus Basin system allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty?
Answer: Sutlej River
Question: Who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan during the promulgation of the 1962 Constitution?
Answer: Muhammad Ayub Khan (Presidential system, so executive powers were with the President)
Question: What is the total length of the international border shared between Pakistan and Iran?
Answer: Approximately 909 km
Question: When was the capital territory of Islamabad officially established as a separate administrative unit?
Answer: 1960
Everyday Science
Question: Which gland in the human body is known as the “Master Gland”?
Answer: Pituitary Gland
Question: What is the chemical formula of washing soda crystals?
Answer: Na2CO3·10H2O
Question: Which vitamin helps in maintaining healthy vision and prevents night blindness?
Answer: Vitamin A
Question: What is the lightest metallic element in the periodic table?
Answer: Lithium (Li)
Question: Which instrument is used to measure wind speed?
Answer: Anemometer
Question: What causes the phenomenon of a rainbow in the sky?
Answer: Dispersion and reflection of sunlight through water droplets
Question: Which gas is commonly known as “Laughing Gas”?
Answer: Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
Question: What is the normal resting heart rate for an average adult human?
Answer: 60 to 100 beats per minute
Question: Which part of the human central nervous system controls involuntary actions like breathing and heartbeat?
Answer: Medulla Oblongata (Brainstem)
Question: What is the primary chemical component of natural gas?
Answer: Methane (CH4)
General Knowledge
Question: Which country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
Answer: Norway
Question: What is the currency of Switzerland?
Answer: Swiss Franc
Question: In which city are the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) located?
Answer: Washington, D.C., USA
Question: Which is the longest mountain range above sea level in the world?
Answer: Andes Mountains
Question: Who wrote the classic novel “War and Peace”?
Answer: Leo Tolstoy
Question: What is the capital of South Korea?
Answer: Seoul
Question: Which organization coordinates global efforts in telecommunications and radio frequencies?
Answer: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Question: What is the name of the desert located in northern Chile?
Answer: Atacama Desert
Question: In which year did the Titanic sink in the Atlantic Ocean?
Answer: 1912
Question: Which country is the world’s leading producer of natural rubber?
Answer: Thailand (or Indonesia/Malaysia historically)
Geography
Question: Which is the highest active volcano in Europe?
Answer: Mount Etna
Question: The Strait of Malacca separates the Malay Peninsula from which Indonesian island?
Answer: Sumatra
Question: Which desert is located in southwestern Africa covering parts of Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa?
Answer: Kalahari Desert
Question: Which river flows through the city of Cairo, Egypt?
Answer: Nile River
Question: What is the imaginary line at 180 degrees meridian called?
Answer: International Date Line
Question: Which country is bordered by France, Germany, and Luxembourg?
Answer: Belgium
Question: What is the capital city of Colombia?
Answer: Bogotá
Question: Which ocean contains the deepest point on Earth (Challenger Deep)?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Question: What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past one another horizontally?
Answer: Transform fault boundary
Question: Which country contains the source of the River Amazon?
Answer: Peru
Current Affairs
Question: Who is the current President of the European Commission?
Answer: Ursula von der Leyen
Question: Which country hosted the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup alongside the West Indies?
Answer: United States
Question: Who is the current Prime Minister of Japan?
Answer: Shigeru Ishiba
Question: Which international financial institution approved a major structural adjustment program or bailout package for Pakistan in recent years?
Answer: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Question: Which country assumed the presidency of the BRICS group recently?
Answer: Russia
Question: What is the name of the commercial crew spacecraft operated by SpaceX for NASA missions to the ISS?
Answer: Crew Dragon
Question: Who is the current UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?
Answer: Volker Türk
Question: Which country experienced significant political transitions following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina?
Answer: Bangladesh
Question: Which nation recently joined the global security alliance or regional organizations such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
Answer: Iran (joined SCO in 2023)
Question: Who is the current President of France?
Answer: Emmanuel Macron
Computer
Question: What does ROM stand for in digital electronics and computing?
Answer: Read-Only Memory
Question: Which keyboard shortcut is used to “Redo” an action previously undone in Microsoft Windows?
Answer: Ctrl + Y
Question: What is the function of an IP (Internet Protocol) address?
Answer: To uniquely identify a device connected to a computer network
Question: What does SSL stand for in web security protocols?
Answer: Secure Sockets Layer
Question: Which hardware component is considered the primary brain of the computer executing arithmetic and logic operations?
Answer: ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit within CPU)
Question: What is the standard file extension for web pages written in HyperText Markup Language?
Answer: .html or .htm
Question: Who is known as the world’s first computer programmer for her work on Charles Babbage’s mechanical computer?
Answer: Ada Lovelace
Question: Which storage medium uses magnetic platters to read and write data rapidly inside desktop computers?
Answer: Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Question: What does USB stand for in computer hardware connection standards?
Answer: Universal Serial Bus
Question: Which function key is universally used to open the “Save As” menu or help features depending on the software context?
Answer: F12 (for Save As in Office) or F1 (for Help)
English Grammar
Question: What is a synonym of the word “Tenacious”?
Answer: Persistent / Determined
Question: What is an antonym of the word “Scarce”?
Answer: Abundant / Plentiful
Question: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: She apologized _____ her mistake.
Answer: for
Question: Change the active voice to passive: “The teacher praised the hardworking student.”
Answer: The hardworking student was praised by the teacher.
Question: What does the idiom “Call it a day” mean?
Answer: To stop working on something; to finish for the day
Question: Identify the part of speech of the target word in “The weather is *extremely* cold”:
Answer: Adverb
Question: Correct the grammatical error: “Neither of the two options are correct.”
Answer: Neither of the two options is correct.
Question: Give the plural form of “Analysis”.
Answer: Analyses
Question: What is the superlative degree of the adjective “Wise”?
Answer: Wisest
Question: Fill in the blank with the correct article: He is reading _____ interesting book.
Answer: an
Maths & IQ
Question: What is 75% of 320?
Answer: 240
Question: If the area of a circle is calculated, what is the formula for the area of a circle with radius r?
Answer: pi * r^2
Question: Solve for x: 3x – 7 = 14. What is the value of x?
Answer: 7
Question: What comes next in the letter series: A, D, G, J, ?
Answer: M
Question: Find the highest common factor (HCF / GCD) of 24 and 36.
Answer: 12
Question: If a car travels 300 km in 5 hours, what is its speed?
Answer: 60 km/h
Question: What is the value of 4 cubed ($4^3$)?
Answer: 64
Question: Find the missing number in the sequence: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?
Answer: 37
Question: If 4 men can paint a fence in 6 days, how many days will 8 men take?
Answer: 3 days
Question: What is the median of the data set: 4, 1, 7, 9, 3?
Answer: 4
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