Islamic Studies
Question: In which year of Hijrah did the historic Conquest of Makkah (Fath-e-Makkah) take place?
Answer: 8 A.H.
Question: Who was the companion of the Prophet (PBUH) known as “Turjuman-ul-Quran” (Interpreter of the Quran)?
Answer: Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas (R.A)
Question: What is the technical term in Islamic law for an independent juristic reasoning or interpretation?
Answer: Ijtihad
Question: Which Surah of the Holy Quran is named after an insect that produces honey?
Answer: Surah An-Nahl (Surah 16)
Question: How many obligatory (Farz) circumambulations (Tawaf) are performed around the Kaaba during Hajj?
Answer: Tawaf-e-Ziyarah (7 circuits)
Question: Who was the first person to accept Islam among women?
Answer: Hazrat Khadija (R.A)
Question: In which battle did the Muslim archers commit a fatal mistake by leaving their posts on the mountain?
Answer: Battle of Uhud
Question: What is the term for the mandatory annual charity calculated on wealth, gold, silver, and livestock?
Answer: Zakat
Question: Which Prophet is known for having built the Ark on divine command?
Answer: Hazrat Nuh (Noah – A.S)
Question: Who was the commander-in-chief of the Muslim army during the decisive Battle of Yarmouk against the Byzantines?
Answer: Hazrat Abu Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah (R.A) / Khalid bin Waleed (R.A)
Urdu
Question: اردو ادب کے پہلے باقاعدہ تنقید نگار اور مقالہ نگار کسے مانا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: مولانا الطاف حسین حالی
Question: سر سید احمد خان نے سائنسی سوسائٹی (Scientific Society) کی بنیاد کس سن عیسوی میں ڈالی؟
Answer: 1864ء (غازی پور)
Question: اردو شاعری میں ”رعایتِ لفظی“ سے کیا مراد ہے؟
Answer: شعر میں ایسے الفاظ لانا جو آپس میں مناسبت یا تعلق رکھتے ہوں
Question: لفظ ”طویل“ کا متضاد کیا ہے؟
Answer: مختصر / چھوٹا
Question: قواعد میں وہ اسم جو کسی خاص کیفیت، حالت یا مجرد جذبے کو ظاہر کرے، کیا کہلاتا ہے؟
Answer: اسمِ کیفیت
Question: اردو کے مشہور مزاح نگار پطرس بخاری کا اصل نام کیا تھا؟
Answer: احمد شاہ بخاری
Question: میر انیس اور مرزا دبیر کس صنفِ شاعری کے لیے پوری دنیا میں مشہور ہیں؟
Answer: مرثیہ نگاری
Question: قصیدے کے اس حصے کو کیا کہتے ہیں جس میں شاعر محبوب یا بہار کا ذکر کرتا ہے؟
Answer: تشبیب
Question: اردو کے پہلے باقاعدہ افسانہ نگار کسے قرار دیا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: پریم چند / ڈاکٹر سید سجاد حیدر یلدرم (نسبتاً پریم چند کو دنیوی اعتبار سے پہلا مانا جاتا ہے)
Question: مثنوی ”سحرِ بیان“ کس کی مشہور تصنیف ہے؟
Answer: میر حسن
Pakistan Studies
Question: When was the historic Lucknow Pact signed between the All India Muslim League and the Indian National Congress?
Answer: 1916
Question: Who was appointed as the first Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan after the 1973 Constitution?
Answer: Habibullah Khan
Question: In which year was the Simla Agreement signed between Pakistan and India following the 1971 war?
Answer: 1972
Question: What is the name of the highest mountain peak in the Hindu Kush mountain range?
Answer: Tirich Mir
Question: Who drafted the Objectives Resolution which was passed in March 1949?
Answer: Liaquat Ali Khan
Question: When was the second constitution of Pakistan abrogated and martial law imposed by General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan?
Answer: 25th March 1969
Question: Which river forms the natural boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan for a short stretch in the north?
Answer: Oxus River / Wakhan corridor context (or Indus river basin features)
Question: Who served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan during the signing of the Indus Waters Treaty in 1960?
Answer: Ayub Khan (President holding executive powers)
Question: What is the approximate length of the border between Pakistan and China?
Answer: About 599 km
Question: When was the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) officially launched in Lahore?
Answer: 26th November 1964
Everyday Science
Question: Which pigment is responsible for the green color of plants and is essential for photosynthesis?
Answer: Chlorophyll
Question: What is the chemical formula of common baking soda?
Answer: NaHCO3 (Sodium Bicarbonate)
Question: Which vitamin helps protect cell membranes and acts as a powerful antioxidant in the human body?
Answer: Vitamin E
Question: What is the densest naturally occurring element on Earth?
Answer: Osmium (Os)
Question: Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric humidity?
Answer: Hygrometer
Question: What is the main cause of the Earth’s seasonal changes?
Answer: The tilt of the Earth’s rotational axis relative to its orbital plane
Question: Which gas is commonly known as “Methane” and is produced in anaerobic conditions?
Answer: Biogas / Marsh Gas (CH4)
Question: What is the normal blood pressure reading for a healthy adult human?
Answer: 120/80 mmHg
Question: Which part of the human brain regulates body temperature, hunger, and thirst?
Answer: Hypothalamus
Question: What is the primary chemical compound found in limestone, chalk, and marble?
Answer: Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
General Knowledge
Question: Which country is known as the “Land of the Thousand Lakes”?
Answer: Finland
Question: What is the official currency of Switzerland?
Answer: Swiss Franc
Question: In which city are the permanent headquarters of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) situated?
Answer: The Hague, Netherlands
Question: Which is the longest river in South America?
Answer: Amazon River
Question: Who authored the famous historical and geographical book “Muqaddimah”?
Answer: Ibn Khaldun
Question: What is the capital of Kenya?
Answer: Nairobi
Question: Which international agency monitors global public health standards and disease outbreaks?
Answer: World Health Organization (WHO)
Question: What is the name of the vast desert located in northern China and southern Mongolia?
Answer: Gobi Desert
Question: In which year did the historic Berlin Wall collapse?
Answer: 1989
Question: Which country is the world’s largest archipelagic nation comprising over seventeen thousand islands?
Answer: Indonesia
Geography
Question: Which mountain pass connects the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan with Afghanistan?
Answer: Khyber Pass
Question: The Strait of Hormuz forms a vital choke point connecting the Persian Gulf with which gulf?
Answer: Gulf of Oman
Question: Which massive desert covers a large portion of northern Africa?
Answer: Sahara Desert
Question: Which river is recognized as the longest river in the continent of Asia?
Answer: Yangtze River
Question: What is the term for lines of latitude that run parallel to the Equator?
Answer: Parallels of latitude
Question: Which European country is completely landlocked and bordered by Italy?
Answer: Vatican City / San Marino (both are enclaves inside Italy)
Question: What is the capital city of Peru?
Answer: Lima
Question: Which ocean is bordered by the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east?
Answer: Atlantic Ocean
Question: What type of plate boundary is exemplified by the San Andreas Fault system in California?
Answer: Transform fault boundary
Question: Which country contains the highest waterfall in the world, Angel Falls?
Answer: Venezuela
Current Affairs
Question: Who serves as the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Answer: António Guterres
Question: Which country hosted the global 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games?
Answer: France (Paris)
Question: Who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Keir Starmer
Question: Which international financial institution approved an extended fund facility for Pakistan’s economic stabilization?
Answer: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Question: Which country holds the rotating presidency of the BRICS economic bloc for the current period?
Answer: Russia / Brazil rotations
Question: What is the name of the advanced space telescope deployed by NASA to study deep space infrared astronomy?
Answer: James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Question: Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Narendra Modi
Question: Which global organization declared international health emergencies for outbreaks such as mpox?
Answer: World Health Organization (WHO)
Question: Which nation recently joined regional security and economic groups such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?
Answer: Iran
Question: Who is the current President of France?
Answer: Emmanuel Macron
Computer
Question: What does BIOS stand for in computer hardware architecture?
Answer: Basic Input/Output System
Question: Which keyboard shortcut is universally used to undo the last performed action in applications?
Answer: Ctrl + Z
Question: What is the main purpose of a Domain Name System (DNS) in computer networking?
Answer: To translate human-readable domain names into IP addresses
Question: What does HTTPS stand for in secure web browsing protocols?
Answer: HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure
Question: Which component performs mathematical calculations and logical comparisons inside the central processor?
Answer: Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Question: What is the standard extension for compressed archive files in Windows?
Answer: .zip
Question: Who is widely credited with developing the Linux kernel operating system?
Answer: Linus Torvalds
Question: Which storage device uses flash memory chips with no moving parts to store data permanently?
Answer: Solid State Drive (SSD)
Question: What does USB stand for in hardware connection standards?
Answer: Universal Serial Bus
Question: Which function key is used to refresh a web page in most web browsers?
Answer: F5
English Grammar
Question: What is a synonym of the word “Diligent”?
Answer: Hardworking / Industrious
Question: What is an antonym of the word “Vibrant”?
Answer: Dull / Lifeless
Question: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: She is keen _____ learning foreign languages.
Answer: on
Question: Change the active voice to passive: “The mechanic repaired the broken car.”
Answer: The broken car was repaired by the mechanic.
Question: What does the idiom “Hit the nail on the head” mean?
Answer: To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem; to be precisely right
Question: Identify the part of speech of the underlined/target word in “The old man walked *slowly*”:
Answer: Adverb
Question: Correct the grammatical error: “Neither of the answers are correct.”
Answer: Neither of the answers is correct.
Question: Give the plural form of “Crisis”.
Answer: Crises
Question: What is the superlative degree of the adjective “Bad”?
Answer: Worst
Question: Fill in the blank with the correct article: He met _____ honest official at the office.
Answer: an
Maths & IQ
Question: What is 35% of 400?
Answer: 140
Question: If the radius of a circle is 7 cm, what is its circumference? (Use $\pi = \frac{22}{7}$)
Answer: 44 cm
Question: Solve for x: $5x – 3 = 22$. What is the value of $x$?
Answer: 5
Question: What comes next in the letter series: Y, W, U, S, ?
Answer: Q
Question: Find the least common multiple (LCM) of 6, 8, and 12.
Answer: 24
Question: If a runner covers 100 meters in 10 seconds, what is his average speed in meters per second?
Answer: 10 m/s
Question: What is the value of $3^4$ (3 raised to the power of 4)?
Answer: 81
Question: Find the missing number in the sequence: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
Answer: 49
Question: If 10 workers take 6 days to build a wall, how many days will 15 workers take?
Answer: 4 days
Question: What is the arithmetic mean of the numbers 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25?
Answer: 15
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