Islamic Studies
Question: In which Battle was the trench dug around the city of Madinah on the suggestion of Hazrat Salman Al-Farsi (R.A)?
Answer: Battle of Khandaq (Battle of the Trench)
Question: Dhul-Qarnayn is mentioned in which Surah of the Holy Quran?
Answer: Surah Al-Kahf
Question: Which Surah of the Holy Quran contains “Bismillah” twice?
Answer: Surah Al-Naml
Question: What is the literal meaning of the word “An-Nahl”?
Answer: The Honey Bee
Question: Where is the Qurbani (slaughtering of animals) during Hajj performed?
Answer: Mina
Question: Bani Israel was the nation of which Prophet (AS), who is also known by the title Israel?
Answer: Hazrat Yaqoob (AS)
Question: Pick out the name of the prayer which is preceded by Azaan?
Answer: Zuhar
Question: Baitul Mamoor is on which Heaven?
Answer: 7th Heaven
Question: Ayat ul Kursi is in which Surah of the Holy Quran?
Answer: Surah Al-Baqarah
Question: Which year of Nabvi is called the “Year of Sorrow” (Aam al-Huzn)?
Answer: 10th Nabvi
Question: Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has been mentioned as “Ahmed” in which Surah of the Holy Quran?
Answer: Surah As-Saff
Question: What is the meaning of “Al-Hadi” mentioned in the Holy Quran?
Answer: The Guide
Question: What is the Nisab of Zakat for Silver?
Answer: 52 ½ Tolas
Urdu
Question: ٹوٹ بٹوٹ کا مشہور کردار کس ادیب نے تخلیق کیا؟
Answer: صوفی غلام مصطفیٰ تبسم
Question: “جس کو فلک نے ٹوٹ کے ویران کر دیا، ہم رہنے والے ہیں اسی اجڑے دیار کے” یہ شعر کس کا ہے؟
Answer: میر تقی میر
Question: قواعد کی رو سے “ابو ہمتام” کیا ہے؟
Answer: کنیت
Question: نظم “ہارٹ اٹیک” کس معروف شاعر کی تخلیق ہے؟
Answer: فیض احمد فیض
Question: پی ٹی وی کا تاریخی اور مشہور ڈرامہ “وارث” کس نے لکھا؟
Answer: امجد اسلام امجد
Question: محاورے “کچا چٹھا کہنا” کا کیا مطلب ہے؟
Answer: صحیح صحیح حال یا سچی بات بیان کرنا
Question: شعر “الٹی ہوگئیں سب تدبیریں کچھ نہ دوا نے کام کیا” کس کا شاہکار ہے؟
Answer: میر تقی میر
Question: مولانا محمد علی جوہر نے کون سا مشہور اردو اخبار جاری کیا تھا؟
Answer: ہمدرد
Question: فتح کا مترادف لفظ کیا ہے؟
Answer: ظفر
Question: کون سا شاعر بچوں کے شاعر کی حیثیت سے مشہور ہے؟
Answer: اسماعیل میرٹھی
Question: محاورہ “بیڑا اٹھانا” کا کیا مطلب ہے؟
Answer: کسی مشکل کام کو سر انجام دینا
Question: رسالہ “تہذیب الاخلاق” کس نے جاری کیا؟
Answer: سرسید احمد خان
Question: “ہر چند اردو میں سب سے کم سرمایہ چھوڑا ہے مگر کتنا اونچا مقام پایا۔” رشید احمد صدیقی کا یہ جملہ کس مزاح نگار کے بارے میں ہے؟
Answer: پطرس بخاری
Question: کون سی ضرب المثل درست ہے؟
Answer: نہ نو من تیل ہوگا نہ رادھا ناچے گی
Question: املا کے لحاظ سے کون سا لفظ ٹھیک ہے؟
Answer: ناراضی
Question: علامہ اقبال کی اردو شاعری کا حاصلِ کلام ان کی کس نظم کو کہا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: ساقی نامہ
Question: مشہور کتاب “تزکِ بابری” کا تعلق ادب کی کس صنف سے ہے؟
Answer: آپ بیتی
Question: “رئیس الاحرار” کس شاعر کو کہا جاتا ہے؟
Answer: حسرت موہانی
Pakistan Studies
Question: In which year was Sindh separated from the Bombay Presidency?
Answer: 1936
Question: Who was conferred the title of “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity” after the Lucknow Pact?
Answer: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Question: Who was the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan?
Answer: Dr. Fehmida Mirza
Question: What was the original colonial name of the city of Zhob in Balochistan?
Answer: Fort Sandman
Question: In which year did Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah join the Indian National Congress?
Answer: 1906
Question: What portfolio was held by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto when he joined the Cabinet as the youngest minister in 1958?
Answer: Minister of Commerce
Question: Name the Pakistani submarine that performed active service in 1965 and was sunk during a mission in 1971.
Answer: PNS Ghazi
Question: Under which constitutional amendment was the status of Ahmadis declared as Non-Muslim in Pakistan?
Answer: 2nd Amendment (1974)
Question: In which year was General Ayub Khan appointed as the first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army?
Answer: 1951
Question: Who was the leader associated with the establishment of the Khaksar Movement in 1931?
Answer: Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
Question: What is the name of the classic 1959 Pakistani film for which Faiz Ahmad Faiz wrote the screenplay and lyrics?
Answer: Jago Hua Savera
Question: In which year was the Basic Democracy system introduced in Pakistan?
Answer: May 1959
Question: Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated in Rawalpindi on which date?
Answer: 16 October 1951
Question: Who was the first Finance Minister of Pakistan?
Answer: Malik Ghulam Muhammad
Question: Sui gas (Natural gas) was discovered in Balochistan in which year?
Answer: 1952
Question: Which country was the first to recognize Pakistan after its independence?
Answer: Iran
Question: What is Pakistan’s largest export commodity?
Answer: Textiles
Question: Where was the cultural center of the ancient Gandhara civilization situated?
Answer: Taxila
Question: In which year was the Annulment of the Partition of Bengal made?
Answer: 1911
Question: For how many years is a senator elected in the Upper House (Senate) of Pakistan?
Answer: 6 years
Question: On which date was the first session of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan held?
Answer: 10th August 1947
Question: Who among the following resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council in protest against the Rowlatt Act?
Answer: All of these (Madan Mohan Malaviya, Mazhar-ul-Haq, Mohammed Ali Jinnah)
Question: Gomal University is located in which city of Pakistan?
Answer: Dera Ismail Khan
Question: Where is the Rann of Kutch situated relative to Tharparkar?
Answer: South of Tharparkar
Question: Name the first Pakistani female cricketer to take 100 ODI wickets.
Answer: Sana Mir
Question: Name the princely state that caused a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan other than Kashmir.
Answer: Junagadh
Question: Who wrote the book “The Myth of Independence”?
Answer: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Question: On what date in 2005 did a major earthquake hit the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir?
Answer: 8th October
Question: Who was entrusted with the task of dividing the British Indian Army in 1947?
Answer: Field Marshal Auchinleck
Question: Who acted as the mediator for the Tashkent Declaration in 1966?
Answer: Soviet Union (USSR)
Question: After Independence, where was Pakistan’s first Radio Station established?
Answer: Karachi
Question: Which historic Mughal structure was constructed by Emperor Shah Jahan?
Answer: Shalimar Garden
Question: What is the historical significance of 17 August 1988 in Pakistan’s history?
Answer: Gen. Zia-ul-Haq died in a plane crash
Question: Diamer Bhasha Dam is located near which region/city of Pakistan?
Answer: Gilgit
General Knowledge
Question: Where did the War of Independence of 1857 officially break out on May 10, 1857?
Answer: Meerut
Question: “Siam” is the historic former name of which Asian country?
Answer: Thailand
Question: António Guterres served as the Prime Minister of which European country before becoming the UN Secretary-General?
Answer: Portugal
Question: Which continent is Ecuador located in?
Answer: South America
Question: The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 is associated with which country?
Answer: Russia
Question: What does the acronym NSG stand for in international diplomacy?
Answer: Nuclear Suppliers Group
Question: Who served as the 5th Secretary-General of the OIC and remains the only Pakistani to hold this position?
Answer: Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada
Question: Who was the President of Bangladesh and husband of former Prime Minister Begum Khalida Zia?
Answer: General Zia-ur Rahman
Question: Where was the final match of the 2016 Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy held?
Answer: Kuantan, Malaysia
Question: Which country won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title in the year 2016?
Answer: West Indies
Question: Which member nation of SAARC operates as a constitutional monarchy?
Answer: Bhutan
Question: Where is the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) located?
Answer: Geneva
Question: Where is the headquarters of the European Union situated?
Answer: Brussels, Belgium
Question: Who is the current President of France?
Answer: Emmanuel Macron
Question: Which body of people or media is often referred to as “The Fourth Estate”?
Answer: The Press
Question: How often does the presidency of the UN Security Council rotate alphabetically among its members?
Answer: Every month
Question: Which is the largest Gulf in the world?
Answer: Mexico
Question: Which international organization among NATO, SALT, NPT, and CTBT is NOT related to disarmament?
Answer: NATO
Question: Which body is NOT one of the six main organs of the United Nations?
Answer: ILO (International Labour Organization)
Question: In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
Answer: Tanzania
Question: The annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in June 2017 took place in which city?
Answer: Astana, Kazakhstan
Question: Rafael Nadal is a world-famous player of which sport?
Answer: Lawn Tennis
Question: “Nippon” refers to the stock exchange market located in which city?
Answer: Tokyo
Question: Which country withdrew from the Baghdad Pact (CENTO) in 1959?
Answer: Iraq
Question: The Muslims of Mindanao are fighting for their political rights in which country?
Answer: Philippines
Question: Which Indian Prime Minister among Rajiv Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru died a natural death?
Answer: Nehru
Question: Where do the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean meet geographically?
Answer: Cape Agulhas
Question: Who coined the sociological phrase “survival of the fittest”?
Answer: Herbert Spencer
Question: Which country is NOT a member of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)?
Answer: UK
Question: The historical caste system in the subcontinent was first established by which group?
Answer: Aryans
Question: Which UN agency is dedicated specifically to matters relating to children?
Answer: UNICEF
Question: The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is headquartered in which city?
Answer: Bangkok
Question: Which countries comprise the BRICS grouping?
Answer: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
Question: Who among Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Stalin was NOT a Head of State during World War II?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt (He was Head of Government/State of USA, but US President during WWII outbreak was Roosevelt; among options, Theodore Roosevelt served earlier in 1901–1909, while Franklin D. Roosevelt served during WWII)
English
Question: What is an antonym for the word “Candid”?
Answer: Devious (or Secretive / Guarded)
Question: Choose the correct word: “______ of what he said was very sensible.”
Answer: Much
Question: Complete the sentence: “Are there ______ apples in the kitchen?”
Answer: Any
Question: Complete the sentence with the correct tense: “Ten years ago, I ______ in Lahore.”
Answer: Worked
Question: Identify the superlative degree: “It is ______ film that I have ever seen.”
Answer: The worst
Question: Choose the correct article: “The Amazon in Brazil is ______ longest river in South America.”
Answer: The
Question: Supply the correct preposition: “He succeeded ______ the throne after his father’s death.”
Answer: To
Question: Complete the common idiom: “He knew the conditions like the ______ of his hand.”
Answer: Back
Question: Complete the common idiom: “A penny for your ______?”
Answer: Thoughts
Question: What is a direct synonym for the word “Antipathy”?
Answer: Enmity (or Hostility)
Question: Supply the correct preposition: “Ahmed inquired ______ my health.”
Answer: After
Question: Complete the common idiom: “The passengers in the small compartment were packed like ______.”
Answer: Sardines
Question: What is a synonym for the word “Decipher”?
Answer: Interpret (or Decode)
Question: Supply the correct preposition: “Do not meddle ______ my affairs.”
Answer: In
Question: What is a synonym for the word “Abdicate”?
Answer: Abandon (or Renounce)
Question: What is an antonym for the word “Despair”?
Answer: Hope
Question: Complete the sentence: “A newborn baby lives primarily ______ milk.”
Answer: On
Question: What is the synonym of the word “Nonchalant”?
Answer: Both A and B (Indifferent / Dispassionate)
Question: Complete the analogy: “Appreciation is to Reward as Crime is to ______?”
Answer: Punishment
Question: Supply the correct preposition: “I was angry ______ the way they reacted.”
Answer: About
Question: What is the synonym of the word “Cataclysm”?
Answer: Catastrophe
Question: Supply the correct preposition: “There has been a complete break ______ of law and order.”
Answer: Down
Question: Supply the correct preposition: “Salma was ill ______ fever.”
Answer: With
Question: What is the meaning of the idiom “To talk through one’s hat”?
Answer: To talk nonsense
Question: Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
Answer: Shakespeare’s Hamlet is the play for all ages
Question: What is the meaning of the idiom “To take with a grain of salt”?
Answer: To take with some reservation
Question: What is the antonym of the word “Economy”?
Answer: Extravagance
Question: Complete the proverb: “Truth is stranger than ______”?
Answer: Fiction
Question: What is the synonym of the word “Conjecture”?
Answer: To guess
Question: What is the meaning of the idiom “To be at loggerheads”?
Answer: To be in strong disagreement or dispute
Question: Complete the sentence: “The students who had the flu had a(n) ______ reason for missing school. They normally have perfect attendance, and their absence that day was a(n) ______.”
Answer: Legitimate … aberration
Question: Complete the sentence: “The car ______ front is slowing down.”
Answer: In
Mathematics
Question: If the average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050, Q and R is Rs. 6250, and P and R is Rs. 5200, what is the monthly income of P?
Answer: Rs. 4000
Question: Simplify the arithmetic expression: 4 ÷ 2 × 3 – 6 + 2 = ?
Answer: 2
Question: What is the missing term in the prime number sequence: 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, _____?
Answer: 43
Question: Find the incorrect number in the given series: 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, 91.
Answer: 91 (It should be 92)
Question: Simplify the mathematical expression: 12 × (13 – 2 × 5) = ?
Answer: 36
Question: A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20/kg with 30 kg at Rs. 36/kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30/kg. What is his profit percentage?
Answer: 5%
Question: Identify the wrong number in the division series: 2880, 480, 92, 24, 8, 4, 4.
Answer: 92 (It should be 96)
Question: A 20% price reduction allows a retailer to buy 25 more oranges for Rs. 40. What is the reduced price of 200 oranges?
Answer: Rs. 64
Question: Find the odd one out from the numbers: 10, 25, 45, 54, 60, 75, 80.
Answer: 54 (It is the only number not divisible by 5)
Question: Calculate the product: 3.29 × 1000 = ?
Answer: 3290
Question: A zoo has some lions and parrots. The supervisor counted 15 heads and 50 legs. How many lions are there?
Answer: 10
Question: Find the odd one out from the prime numbers list: 13, 41, 43, 47, 53, 61, 71, 73, 81.
Answer: 81 (It is a composite number, while others are prime)
Question: A man bought 27 apples. 2/9 of them are bad. How many are good?
Answer: 21
Question: “A” sold a pen for Rs. 180. This was Rs. 60 less than what “A” paid for it. What was A’s loss as a percentage of his cost price?
Answer: 25%
Question: Calculate the value of $(2^2)^3 = ?$
Answer: 64
Question: What fraction of a cake remains when 2/8 part of it has been eaten?
Answer: 3/4
Computer & Everyday Science
Question: In MS Word, what term is used to describe Portrait and Landscape formats?
Answer: Page Orientation
Question: Which measuring instrument is used to determine the density and purity of milk?
Answer: Lactometer
Question: Which option among Top, Center, Left, and Right is NOT a valid page margin in MS Word?
Answer: Center
Question: Which essential vitamin is synthesized by the human body upon exposure to sunlight?
Answer: Vitamin D
Question: How many fundamental memory bits make up 1 Nibble?
Answer: 4 bits
Question: How many chambers are present in the human heart?
Answer: 4
Question: What term describes animals that feed on both plant matter and animal flesh?
Answer: Omnivores
Question: What is the full medical expansion of the abbreviation AIDS?
Answer: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Question: Which web search engine was created and developed by Microsoft?
Answer: Bing
Question: Which organ of the human body is primarily affected by Hepatitis C?
Answer: Liver
Question: Which class of mammals possesses the physical capability for true flight?
Answer: Bat
Question: Which respiratory condition involves inflammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs?
Answer: Bronchitis
Question: Which animal group non-ruminant option out of cows, goats, camels, and cats does NOT chew the cud?
Answer: Cat
Question: What trade term abbreviation NTB (or NBT) stands for in international trade regulations?
Answer: Non-Tariff Barriers
Question: Who is historically known as the Father of Computer?
Answer: Charles Babbage
Question: Who discovered Penicillin in 1928?
Answer: Alexander Fleming
Question: What is the largest living species of bird in the world?
Answer: Ostrich
Question: Short-sightedness (myopia) vision defect can be corrected by using which type of lens?
Answer: Concave Lens
Question: What is the tilt angle of the Earth’s axis of rotation relative to its orbital plane normal?
Answer: 23.5°
Question: In computer networking, what does the abbreviation FTP stand for?
Answer: File Transfer Protocol
Question: What is the most abundant chemical element in the Earth’s crust?
Answer: Oxygen
Question: How many kilograms are there in 1 metric ton?
Answer: 1000 Kilograms
Question: Which feature in Microsoft Word automatically replaces misspelled words as you type?
Answer: Auto Correct
Question: Which feature in Microsoft PowerPoint allows users to create a basic presentation quickly?
Answer: AutoContent Wizard
Question: Which tool in document processing software is used to find synonyms for a word?
Answer: Thesaurus
Question: Which type of milk generally contains the lowest percentage of fat?
Answer: Skimmed
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