PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2006
For Recruitment to the Posts of Provincial Management Service (PMS)
SUBJECT: General Knowledge
Time Allowed: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 100
Q: What is the meaning of Vishnu?
Answer: The preserver
Q: The book named “The spirit of Islam” is written by?
Answer: Syed Ameer Ali
Q: The largest planet of the solar system is _____?
Answer: Jupiter
Q: Suez Canal connects / links ______?
Answer: Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Q: The first Mughal Emperor Babar’s Tomb is situated in _____?
Answer: Kabul
Q: Qutb-ud-Din Aibek died in 1210 while playing _____?
Answer: Polo
Q: Who is the author of Harry Potter book series?
Answer: J.K Rowling
Q: Taklamakan Desert is located in which country?
Answer: China
Q: Golden Gate Bridge is located in _____?
Answer: San Francisco
Q: What is the freezing point of heavy water?
Answer: 3.82°C
Q: Saturn has _____ moons.
Answer: 146
Q: Who was the first Asian to have received the Nobel Prize?
Answer: R.N. Tagore
Q: Which type of vitamin is produced in the human body through sun?
Answer: Vitamin D
Q: Who is the current president of France?
Answer: Emmanuel Macron
Q: Chromosomes are made up of _______?
Answer: DNA and Proteins
Q: Night blindness is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin ______?
Answer: Vitamin A
Q: When stock market is falling it is?
Answer: Bearish
Q: The planet of the solar system which has maximum numbers of Moon/Satellites?
Answer: Saturn
Q: The Headquarters of UNESCO is located in which country?
Answer: France
Q: Silicon valley is in ______?
Answer: California
Q: ‘AWACS’ is an abbreviation of ______?
Answer: Airborne Warning and Control System
Q: Which cities of Iran and Pakistan are linked through railway line?
Answer: Quetta-Zahedan
Q: Doctrine of necessity was used in the case for the first time in the history of Pakistan?
Answer: Maulvi Tamiz-ud-Din Case
Q: What is Choreography?
Answer: Art of dancing
Q: Taliban’s movement was started in 1994 from which city of Afghanistan?
Answer: Kandahar
Q: French Muslim football star Zinedine Zidane by birth belongs to which Muslim country?
Answer: Algeria
Q: Hepatitis is a disease of _______?
Answer: Liver
Q: Which of the following country is not the member of G-8?
Answer: China
Q: What is Ivy League?
Answer: A group of Eight Universities in USA
Q: Who was Pakistan’s 1st ambassador to the United Nations Organizations?
Answer: Patras Bukhari
Q: To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction. This is the statement of ____?
Answer: Newton’s Third Law of Motion
Q: What is the Diameter of Earth?
Answer: 12,756 km
Q: Kremlin is ______?
Answer: Russian President Office / Fortress
Q: A mass of ice originating in mountains in snowfields above the snowline is called?
Answer: Glacier
Q: In which year European rulers captured Palestine from the Muslims in Crusade War?
Answer: 1099
Q: Diego Garcia is a ______?
Answer: United States military base
Q: Which of the following Russian oil and gas company provides oil and gas to European countries?
Answer: Gazprom
Q: What was the main reason for disqualification of Ariel Sharon for office of Prime Minister?
Answer: Illness
Q: The blood vessels that carry blood from other parts of body to the heart are called?
Answer: Veins
Q: Al-Hilal weekly was started by____________?
Answer: Abul Kalam Azad
Q: Pakistan State Bank started working on 1st July 1948 with the help of how much capital?
Answer: Rs. 3 Crore
Q: Which is the oldest stock exchange of the world?
Answer: Amsterdam Stock Exchange
Q: The term Track-II Diplomacy is used for?
Answer: Unofficial diplomacy
Q: Which of the following wonders of world is situated in Iraq?
Answer: Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Q: What is Pariah state?
Answer: A state isolated by others
Q: What is the main cause of failure of Pakistan India Iran gas pipeline project?
Answer: Political and economic pressure of USA
Q: Gestapo was the secret Police of _____?
Answer: Germany
Q: Litani River is located in which country?
Answer: Lebanon
Q: What is “Ikebana”?
Answer: Japanese flower arrangement
Q: A group of Christianity that emphasizes the authority of the Bible is called?
Answer: Evangelical
Q: The Muslim people of Sinkiang province are called?
Answer: Uighur
Q: Which of the following inventions is the oldest?
Answer: Clock
Q: Which country recently amended the constitution to allow female monarchy?
Answer: Japan
Q: Haifa is the Seaport of?
Answer: Israel
Q: What is Holocaust?
Answer: Killing of Jews during World War II
Q: What is/are the main cause/s of earthquakes?
Answer: Volcanic and tectonic movements
Q: Amicus Curiae means ____?
Answer: Friend of the court
Q: Nuclear fission is?
Answer: Splitting of nucleus
Q: The world trade center is located in?
Answer: New York
Q: Digital Divide term is related with?
Answer: Technology gap
Q: USA film industry Hollywood is located in?
Answer: California
Q: How many zeros are there in one trillion?
Answer: 12
Q: Which countries are founding members of ECO?
Answer: Iran, Pakistan, Turkey
Q: Who is the author of the book “Struggle For Pakistan”?
Answer: I.H. Qureshi
Q: Greenwich Mean Time was established in which year?
Answer: 1884
Q: Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by ______?
Answer: Neurodegeneration
Q: Which city is situated on the bank of Tigris River?
Answer: Baghdad
Q: Which is the largest state of India?
Answer: Rajasthan
Q: Which of the following women Prime Minister had the longest tenure?
Answer: Indira Gandhi
Q: What is Armageddon?
Answer: Final battle of nations
Q: What is H5N1?
Answer: Virus
Q: Which of the following king’s tomb is not situated in the sub-continent?
Answer: Babar
Q: Which is the biggest oil field of Iraq?
Answer: Kirkuk
Q: In which year Egypt nationalized Suez canal?
Answer: 1956
Q: Who is the current ambassador of Pakistan to USA?
Answer: Rizwan Saeed Sheikh
Q: Diet is a Parliament of which country?
Answer: Japan
Q: Who was the president of USA during World War I?
Answer: Woodrow Wilson
Q: E=mc², what is C?
Answer: Speed of light
Q: Where Akhori Dam is located?
Answer: Punjab
Q: Which of following country is situated below sea level?
Answer: Netherlands
Q: Who wrote “A History of God”?
Answer: Karen Armstrong
Q: Who is the writer of the book “India wins freedom”?
Answer: Abul Kalam Azad
Q: A writ issued to order the production of a person in illegal confinement is?
Answer: Habeas Corpus
Q: Who was the 1st CM of the Punjab?
Answer: Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot
Q: Who is known as Father of History?
Answer: Herodotus
Q: Myopia is a disease related to _____?
Answer: Eye
Q: Kahlil Gibran belonged to which country?
Answer: Lebanon
Q: Babar came to India originally from _____?
Answer: Ferghana
Q: The Headquarters of World Economic Forum is situated in ______?
Answer: Geneva
Q: The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is located in?
Answer: Manila
Q: Who is the conqueror of Central Asia?
Answer: Qutayba Bin Muslim
Q: What are the primary colours?
Answer: Red, Blue, Yellow
Q: Salisbury is the old name of _____?
Answer: Harare
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