PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2005
For Recruitment to the Posts of Provincial Management Service (PMS)
SUBJECT: General Knowledge
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100
Q: “Shikwa” and “Jawab-e-Shikwa” are part of which poetry book?
Answer: Bang-e-Dara
Q: In which of the following cities was All India Muslim League founded?
Answer: Dhaka
Q: Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea are connected by?
Answer: Suez Canal
Q: The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by _____?
Answer: Allama Iqbal
Q: The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 between?
Answer: Lord Clive and Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula
Q: Bosphorus Strait connects the Black Sea with _____?
Answer: Marmara Sea
Q: Who is known as the father of computer?
Answer: Charles Babbage
Q: Olympic Airway is the name of airline of?
Answer: Greece
Q: Sound Waves travel faster in a medium ____?
Answer: Solid
Q: Kremlin is a fortress where there are government offices, palaces and churches is in __________?
Answer: Russia
Q: The largest producer of solar energy in the world is?
Answer: China
Q: At which place on earth days and nights are always of equal length?
Answer: Equator
Q: What is meant by Etymology?
Answer: The study of the origins of words and how they have changed over time
Q: The cultural centre of ancient Gandhara civilization was situated at _______?
Answer: Taxila
Q: Chenab meets Jhelum at which place?
Answer: Trimmu
Q: Anemometer is the instrument used for measurement of ____?
Answer: Wind Speed
Q: The oldest anthem of the world is?
Answer: Japan
Q: The largest bird in the world is?
Answer: Ostrich
Q: Novel “War and Peace” written by _____?
Answer: Leo Tolstoy
Q: Al-Hilal weekly was started by____________?
Answer: Abul Kalam Azad
Q: What is Holocaust?
Answer: Killing of Jews during World War II
Q: Who was the president of USA during World War I?
Answer: Woodrow Wilson
Q: The Headquarters of World Economic Forum is situated in ______?
Answer: Geneva (Cologny)
Q: Who was the first viceroy of India?
Answer: Lord Canning
Q: Martin Luther King, Jr. is an ______?
Answer: American
Q: Great Sandy Desert is situated in ______?
Answer: Australia
Q: Helvetia is the old name of which country?
Answer: Switzerland
Q: Which is the wisest bird in European countries?
Answer: Owl
Q: Napoleon Bonaparte was the King of ______?
Answer: France
Q: Which is the largest contributor to the UN?
Answer: USA
Q: Which is the capital of Rwanda?
Answer: Kigali
Q: What is Big Ben?
Answer: Clock at British parliament building
Q: Sabakzai Dam is being constructed under WAPDA vision 2025 in?
Answer: Balochistan
Q: Which day is observed on 15th May every year?
Answer: Families Day
Q: Bismarck was the great leader and statesman of which country?
Answer: Germany
Q: The Headquarters of Freedom House is situated in which country?
Answer: USA
Q: Farakka Dam on river Ganges is disputed between?
Answer: India and Bangladesh
Q: The Night Watch painting belongs to?
Answer: Rembrandt van Rijn
Q: What is meant by causeway?
Answer: A raised path
Q: Which dam is constructed by India under the violation of Indus Waters Treaty?
Answer: Baglihar Dam
Q: Silicon Valley is famous for ______?
Answer: Computers
Q: Which is the largest search engine on the internet?
Answer: Google
Q: The book “KHAKI SHADOWS” is written by?
Answer: K. M. Arif
Q: The largest Coal Producing Country in the World is ______?
Answer: China
Q: Which crop is longest according to the period between cultivation and harvest?
Answer: Sugarcane
Q: World’s oldest international organization was?
Answer: League of Nations
Q: Which Continent Is Without Glaciers?
Answer: Australia
Q: Centre of Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka is?
Answer: Jaffna
Q: According to a new research the world’s oldest disease is?
Answer: Leprosy
Q: Which disease is more common in males than females?
Answer: Colour blindness
Q: Which is the most famous brand of the world?
Answer: Coca Cola
Q: The second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan is _____?
Answer: Tajik
Q: What is the Currency of Nigeria?
Answer: Naira
Q: Which country is called Playground of Europe?
Answer: Switzerland
Q: Oldest human right organization?
Answer: Anti-Slavery International
Q: “Clash of Civilization” was written by?
Answer: Samuel P. Huntington
Q: Which country has an unwritten constitution _______?
Answer: UK
Q: Babri Masjid is situated in _________ ?
Answer: Ayodhya, India
Q: UNO declared the decade 2004-2014 as the decade of?
Answer: Education for Sustainable Development
Q: The Word “Tsunami” belongs to which language?
Answer: Japanese
Q: Antara is the news agency of _____?
Answer: Indonesia
Q: The English poet who died in his young age?
Answer: John Keats
Q: Which country has the largest army?
Answer: China
Q: After Sui which of the following is the second largest gas field in Pakistan?
Answer: Mari
Q: Main cause of 2005 riots in France was?
Answer: Death of two foreigners
Q: Which country sent most paramedical aid to Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake?
Answer: Cuba
Q: What was the magnitude of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan?
Answer: 7.6
Q: Religion Shintoism is followed in which of the following countries?
Answer: Japan
Q: The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are disputed between China and ______?
Answer: Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines etc.
Q: Which of following country first introduced paper currency in the world?
Answer: China
Q: Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also called?
Answer: Kotri Barrage
Q: Braille education system was introduced by Braille for?
Answer: Blinds
Q: Khanki Headwork is located on which river?
Answer: Chenab
Q: What is the Capital of Taiwan?
Answer: Taipei
Q: ATM stands for ____?
Answer: Automated Teller Machine
Q: Which is the largest river in Asia?
Answer: Yangtze
Q: Abel Tasman discovered which country?
Answer: New Zealand
Q: Which month of Hindi year is called brother of March?
Answer: Phagun
Q: Tsunami hit 12 countries on 26th December in which ocean?
Answer: Indian Ocean
Q: America’s Greater Middle East Initiative plan is for the purpose of?
Answer: Democracy
Q: Lion’s share of UNO’s budget is being spent on?
Answer: Peacekeeping
Q: Memoirs is an autobiography of?
Answer: Richard Nixon
Q: Name of All India Muslim League was coined by?
Answer: Nawab Viqar ul Mulk
Q: USA President who was assassinated during office?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
Q: Who was the first elected President of Pakistan?
Answer: Ayub Khan
Q: Which is the longest Road Tunnel in the world?
Answer: Laerdal
Q: Archipelago is a cluster of _____?
Answer: Islands
Q: Durand Line Treaty was signed between Sir Mortimer Durand and King ______ of Afghanistan in 1893.
Answer: Abdul Rehman
Q: The “Law of Gravitation” was discovered by _____?
Answer: Isaac Newton
Q: Harappa is situated along the banks of which river?
Answer: Ravi
Q: “There is no compulsion in religion” is contained in which of the following Surah?
Answer: Al-Baqarah
Q: Nightingale Florence was a _________?
Answer: Nurse
Q: Macbeth is a drama written by ______?
Answer: William Shakespeare
Q: Who wrote “Paradise Lost”?
Answer: Milton
Q: Which Muslim scientist wrote first book on Algebra?
Answer: Al-Khwarizmi
Q: Which Muslim country has the highest per capita income?
Answer: Qatar
Q: Who came to Pakistan after the earthquake as a special representative of UNO’s earthquake relief?
Answer: Kofi Annan
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