PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2022 For Recruitment to the Posts of Provincial Management Service (PMS)
SUBJECT: General Knowledge Time Allowed: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100
Q: The deficiency of Vitamin A causes? Answer: Night Blindness
Q: In which year was OIC founded? Answer: 25 September 1969
Q: What is MS Excel primarily used for? Answer: Creating and editing spreadsheets
Q: Indo-Pak war of 1965 lasted for how many days? Answer: 17 days
Q: Who was the artist of famous painting “Mona Lisa”? Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
Q: When was Federal Shariat Court established in Pakistan? Answer: 1980
Q: When was World Bank established? Answer: July 1944
Q: Who is the Current Secretary General of OIC? Answer: Hussein Ibrahim Taha
Q: Name the language in which the Holy Quran was translated for the first time in the subcontinent? Answer: Sindhi
Q: How many countries are the members of SAARC? Answer: 8
Q: Who Mughal emperor built Shalimar garden? Answer: Shah Jahan
Q: International Mother Language Day is celebrated on _____? Answer: 21 February
Q: National Sanctity of Human Life Day is celebrated on _____? Answer: 22 January
Q: Which country joined SAARC lately? Answer: Afghanistan
Q: Cholistan desert is also called _____? Answer: Rohi Desert
Q: To which country Christopher Columbus belonged? Answer: Italy
Q: Who is called the Father of History? Answer: Herodotus
Q: KUNA is news agency of _____? Answer: Kuwait
Q: Income and expenditure depicts the _____? Answer: Fiscal Deficit
Q: How many US Presidents were assassinated? Answer: 4
Q: How many years did Angela Merkel serve as Chancellor of Germany? Answer: 16 years
Q: Law of Independent Assortment was given by ______? Answer: Gregor Mendel
Q: Chinese Foreign Minister meeting 2022 as a Special Guest. His name is _____? Answer: Wang Yi
Q: When Indira Gandhi imposed an emergency in India? Answer: 1975
Q: The sale of old newspapers is generally considered as? Answer: Revenue income
Q: Constantinople fell into the hands of Muslims in which year? Answer: 1453 AD
Q: The Euro Currency came into existence in the year ______? Answer: 1999
Q: Which country has been named as the World’s Happiest Country in 2022? Answer: Finland
Q: Who was the First Governor of East Bengal after Independence? Answer: Frederick Bourne
Q: U2 incident took place in ______? Answer: 1960
Q: First underground drainage system was introduced by which civilization? Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
Q: Who was the First Muslim Musician in sub-continent? Answer: Ameer Khusro
Q: Kavaan elephant was sent from Pakistan to which country? Answer: Cambodia
Q: The Currency of Israel is ______? Answer: Shekel
Q: The Gandhara School of art developed during the reign of the _____? Answer: Kushanas
Q: FATF removed Pakistan from grey list on which date? Answer: 21 October 2022
Q: In which year did the Cease Fire Line came into existence? Answer: 1949
Q: Which country President visited Pakistan in March 2022? Answer: Uzbekistan
Q: Punjab Repealing and Removal of Difficulties Ordinance 2022 was promulgated to ______? Answer: Curtail the powers of Governor
Q: How many general seats are there in the National Assembly of Pakistan? Answer: 266
Q: Jurist Manzur Qadir was Pakistani foreign minister during _____? Answer: 1958 to 1962
Q: Who wrote the book ‘Pathway to Pakistan’? Answer: Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
Q: When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan? Answer: 24 December 1979
Q: The Stock Exchange of Pakistan is regulated by? Answer: SECP
Q: The cultural centre of ancient Gandhara civilization was situated at _______? Answer: Taxila
Q: Which Muslim Majority area was given to India for access to Kashmir? Answer: Gurdaspur
Q: Who said the accession of Kashmir with India is illegal and fraudulent? Answer: Quaid-e-Azam
Q: The Governor of Punjab introduced the ordinance to slash the powers of the speaker on ______? Answer: 15 June 2022
Q: When Moin Ahmed Qureshi became Prime Minister? Answer: 18 July 1993
Q: Who was the first Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army? Answer: Gen. Frank Meservy
Q: Who was the First Governor of West Punjab after independence? Answer: Francis Mudie
Q: When Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari became President of Pakistan? Answer: 14 November 1993
Q: Who was the First Civilian Chief Martial Law Administrator Pakistan? Answer: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Q: Who wrote Akbar Nama? Answer: Abu al-Fazl
Q: Hamza Shehbaz is the ______ Chief Minister of Punjab. Answer: 20th
Q: How many soldiers have been awarded Nishan-e-Haider? Answer: 11
Q: Who is the first Pakistani woman nominated for a Grammy Award? Answer: Arooj Aftab
Q: “In the Line of Fire” is the autobiography of ____? Answer: Pervez Musharraf
Q: Who was nicknamed “The Flying Horse”? Answer: Samiullah Khan
Q: Cabinet Approved NSP (National Security Policy) on ______? Answer: 28 December 2021
Q: Kashmiri Leader Maqbool Bhat martyred in which year? Answer: 1984
Q: Who was the first honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan? Answer: Justice Abdul Rashid
Q: Molana Jala ud Din Rumi birthplace? Answer: Balkh
Q: Who was the British delegate in UN when Kashmir issue was first discussed? Answer: Philip Noel Baker
Q: The area of a rectangle is 297 sq. cm. If length increases by 3cm and width decreases by 1cm, area increases by 3 sq. cm. Find dimensions? Answer: 11 cm and 27 cm
Q: The strength of class is 6000 in 1994. Enrollment doubled every 8 years. Enrollment in 1970? Answer: 750
Q: Value of article is 12000. Depreciates 5% yearly. Value after 4 years? Answer: 9774
Q: A train left at 8:35 a.m and arrived at 3:12 p.m. Journey time? Answer: 6 hours and 37 minutes
Q: The gas common known as Laughing gas is? Answer: Nitrous Oxide
Q: Osteomalacia is caused due to deficiency of ______? Answer: Vitamin D
Q: Protein present in egg yolk is rich in ______? Answer: Vitamin D
Q: The sugar present in milk? Answer: Lactose
Q: Which of the following is least pollutant? Answer: Natural gas
Q: HP processing of fruit and vegetables mean ______? Answer: High pressure
Q: Vitamin B6 is also called _____? Answer: Pyridoxine
Q: Fructose sugar is also known as _____? Answer: Monosaccharide
Q: The nearest planet to the Earth is ______? Answer: Venus
Q: Tropical cyclone becomes a hurricane at speeds more than _____? Answer: 74 mph
Q: The share of ________ is highest among all commercial energy consumption. Answer: Oil
Q: Which direction does wind flow around high pressure in the Northern Hemisphere? Answer: Clockwise direction
