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Caravan General Knowledge MCQs

Sajid Iqbal, Muhammad Ikram Rabbani,

and
Samina Zafar

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2005

Chapter 1

GEOGRAPHY

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The deepest part of the Ocean is:

(a) Vostok
(c) Mariana Trench

(b) Puerto Rico Trench

(d) Sundas Trench

After Australia, which of the following is the smallest

Continent?
(a) Antarctica
(c) North America

(b) South America

(d) Europe

The deepest place in the Indian Ocean is:

(a) Mariana Trench
(c) Sunda Trench

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(b) Puerto Rico Trench

(d) Isle Trench.

The highest waterfall of the world is:(a) Victoria

(c) Angel

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(b) Tugela
(d) Niagara.

The areas around the North and South poles within the
Polar circles is called:
(a) The Torrid Zone
(c) The Temperature Zone

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(b) The Frigid Zone

(d) None of the above

Death Valley in California, U.S.A is so called because of:23 It is highly polluted area on earth
24 It is extremely cold region on earth
25 One of the hottest places in the world
26 The existence of a large number of volcanaes

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Identify the largest ocean:

(a) Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean

(b) Atlantic Ocean

(d) Artic Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the:

(a) Strait of Gibraltar
(c) Davis strait

(b) Bering strait

(d) Dover strait

Caribbean Sea is linked with the Pacific Ocean by the:

(a) Suez Canal
(c) Sunda Strait

(b) Panama Canal

(d) None of the above one

Sea of Japan is famous for :

(a) Oil Reserves
(c) Fishing Area

(b) Mineral Water

(d) Icebergs in water

Red sea is between :

Arabia and Africa
Turkey and Russia
China and Japan
Germany and Scandinavia
Alexandria is a seaport of :
(a) Greece
(c) Iran

(b) Egypt
(d) Germany

Bering Strait separates Asia from:

(a) America
(c) Australia

(b) Africa
(d) None of the above one

The longest mountain range in the world is:

(a) Karakoram
(c) Andes

(b) Alps
(d) Hindukush.

Cyprus is an island in the:

Mediterranean Sea
South China Sea
Red Sea
Caribbean Sea.
Which of the following country shares the water of Caspian Sea?
(a) Russia
(c) Azerbaijan

(b) Iran
(d) All the above

Palk Strait separates India from :

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Maldives

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(c) Bangladesh

(d) None of the above one

Dickson is a seaport of :
(a) Italy
(c) South Africa

(b) Malaysia
(d) Norway

Lake Superior is :
The Worlds deepest freshwater lake
The Worlds largest freshwater lake
The worlds largest saltwater lake
None of the above
Seattle is a seaport of :
(a) China
(c) Germany

(b) U.S.A
(d) Canada

Which of the following strait separates Italy from Sicily?

(a) Sunda
(c) Bonifacio
23. Identify the worlds

(b) Messina
(d) Johore
longest river with the length of

6,521 km.
(a) Amazon
(c) Nile

(b) Mississippi
(d) none of the above

Which one is the longest river?

(a) Jhelum
(c) Ravi

(b) Chenab
(d) Sutlaj.

Which of the following is the smallest sea?

(a) South China Sea.
(c) Sea of Marmara.

(b) Arabian Sea.

(d) Caribbean Sea.

Which of the following river is located in Iraq?

(a) Lena

(b) Oxus

Volga(d) Euphrates
In which of the following country, Victoria Falls is located?
(a) Canada
(c) U.S.A

(b) Zimbabwe
(d) Venezuela

Which of the following waterfalls is located between America and

Canada?
(a) Victoria Falls
(c) Niagara Falls

(b) Ribbon Falls

(d) Angels Falls.

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Identify the worlds Largest Dam :(a) Aswan

(c) Tarbela

(b) Kiev
(d) Mangla

In which of the following region New Zealand is situated?

(a) Europe
(c) Caribbean

(b) South America

(d) Oceania

The worlds largest land frontier is between:

America and Canada
Russia and China
Argentina and Brazil
China and Mongolia
The worlds largest sliver producing country is.-(a) Canada
(c) Russia

(b) Australia
(d) Mexico.

Valetta is the capital of:

(a) Finland
(c) Senegal

(b) Malta
(d) Congo

The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) Comprises of:

(a) Abu Dhabi
(c) Fujairah

(b) Sharjah
(d) All the above

Which of the following Desert is the largest in area?

(a) The Sahara
(c) Takla Makan

(b) Gobi
(d) Thar

The famous Dost-i-Lut desert is located in :

(a) Iran
(c) South Africa

(b) China
(d) Egypt

Nanga Parbat is the famous mountain Peak of:

(a) Karakoram range
(c) HinduKush range

(b) Himalayas range

(d) Sulaiman range

Kasr-i-Mantra is an official residence of:

(a) King of Saudi Arabia
(c) Iranian President

(b) Amir-Kuwait
(d) None of the above

Why Black Sea is so called:

A large number of black rocks in the water

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The dense fog that prevails there in winter

The water of the sea is black
None of the above
Which of the following Country is largest by area?
(a) China
(c) America

(b) Canada
(d) Russia

Which of the following Country is a Peninsula?

(a) Brazil
(c) Greenland

(b) Japan
(d) Saudi Arabia

Which of the following Country is largest by population?

(a) Russia
(c) China

(b) Indonesia
(d) India

Which part of the world is called City of Angles?

(a) Bangkok
(c) New York

(b) Stockholm
(d) Rome

Which part of the world is called Cockpit of Europe?

(a) Belgium
(c) Netherlands

(b) Ireland
(d) Greenland

The worlds largest fish catching country is:

(a) Russia
(c) Japan

(b) China
(d) Australia

The worlds longest railroad tunnel Seikan is located in:

(a) England
(c) Switzerland

(b) Japan
(d) Russia.

Which Country is called Land of Milk and Honey?

(a) Lebanon
(c) Canada

(b) Japan
(d) Turkey

Which part of the world is called: Playgroud of Europe?

(a) Norway
(c) Switzerland

(b) Germany
(d) Poland

Which Part of the world is called Land of Midnight Sun?

(a) Thailand
(c) Norway

(b) Finland
(d) Japan

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What is Big Ben?

A Volcano in Alaska
A Glaxy of Stars
A clock placed on the British Parliament
None of the above
Which of the following is a Baltic State?
(a) Georgia
(c) Ukraine

(b) Armenia
(d) Estonia.

Which of the following Asian countries is landlocked?

(a) Myanmar
(c) Vietnam

(b) Mongolia
(d) North Korea.

Identify the biggest Island:

(a) Greenland
(c) New Zealand

(b) Iceland
(d) Taiwan

Identify the Coldest Planet:

(a) Pluto
(c) Jupiter

(b) Venus
(d) Mars

Identify the smallest Planet:

(a) Venus
(c) Jupiter

(b) Mercury
(d) None of above

Which one is the highest Mountain Pass in the world?

(a) Khunjerab Pass
(c) Alpine

(b) Kilik Pass

(d) None of the above

Identify the Largest Salt-Water Lake in the world:

(a) Lake Superior
(c) Caspian Sea

(b) Baikal Lake

(d) Mancher Lake

Identify the worlds largest City (in area):

(a) Shanghai
(c) New York

(b) Moscow
(d) London

Which is the longest strait of the world?

(a) Malacca
(c) Bosphorus

(b) Gibraltar
(d) Dover

Fleet Street in London is famous for:

Tailoring and Jewellery Shops

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Banking and Financial Transactions

Offices of the leading British Newspapers
None of the above One.
Wall Street in New York is famous for:
Stocks Exchange Market
Modern Shopping Centre
Broadest street in the world
None of the above
Which of the following lines divide Turkish and Greek Cyprus
communities?
(a) Yellow Line
(c) Curzon Line

(b) Green Line

(d) Maginot Line

Which of the following countries is called Land of Milk and

Honey?
(a) Switzerland
(c) Bahrain

(b) Norway
(d) Lebanon.

Which one is boundary line between Poland and Germany?

(a) Maginot Line
(c) Hindenburg line

(b) Seigfrid line

(d) Mannerheim line

Takla Makan Desert is located in :

(a) Xinjing (China)
(c) Basutoland

(b) East Africa

(d) Iran

Khyber Pass is located in :

(a) Karakorum range
(c) Hindukush range

(b) Himalyas range

(d) Sulaiman range

Which part of the world is known as Star and key of Indian

Ocean?
(a) India
(c) Maldives

(b) Sri Lanka

(d) Mauritius

Siachen Glacier is situated in :

(a) Hindu Kush
(c) Pamir

(b) Sulaiman
(d) Karakorum

Which of the following glacier is in Hunza?

(a) Hispar
(c) Atrak

(b) Biafo
(d) None of the above

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Which of the following Mountain Peak is not situated in

Karakorum range?
(a) Broad Peak
(c) Tirich Mir Peak

(b) Gasherbrum Peak

(d) All of the above

The worlds smallest state by population is:

(a) San Marino
(c) Vatican

(b) Monaco
(d) Nauru.

The worlds largest fresh water lake is:

(a) Caspian sea
(c) Baikal

(b) Great Bear

(d) Superior.

Nanga Parbat Peak is situated in:

(a) Himalayas
(c) Hindukush

(b) Karakoram
(d) Suliman

The largest river in Baluchistan is :

(a) Dasht
(c) Rakshan

(b) Zhob
(d) Hingol

Which is the highest railway station in Asia?

(a) Quetta
(c) Kan Mehtarzai

(b) Kalat
(d) Sibi

What is the significane of a small country Ecuador?

It is a biggest island of Latin America
It is located on the equator of the earth
It is a land where days and nights are of one month
duration on the earth
None of the above
Kuril Islands are situated between:
China and Japan
Russia and Japan
Australia and New Zealand
U.S and Cuba
What is Green peace?
A mountain range
The largest Island in the world
Geological Society of London

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An organization that stresses the need to maintain a

balance between human progress and environmental
conservation.
Yellow Sea lies between:
Singapore and Malaysia.
China and Japan.
Vietnam and Philippine.
Australia and New Zealand.
The worlds largest active volcano Mauna Loa is located in:
Hawaii (USA)
Central Andes (Chile)
Mount Mayon (Philippines)
Java (Indonesia)
The Eastern Mediterranean Island Cyprus is divided between:
(a) Germany and Poland
(c) Turkey and Greece

(b) France and Greece

(d) Indonesia and Japan

Which is the smallest state in area?

(a) Bahrain
(c) Malta

(b) Maldives
(d) Brunei Darrusalam

The distance of a place South or North of Equator is called :

(a) Altitude
(c) Latitude

(b) Longitude
(d) Multitude

Which part of the world is called The Land of free people?

(a) Switzerland
(c) West-Indies

(b) Thailand
(d) U.K

The worlds famous bridge Golden gate is located in:

(a) New York
(c) Mexico city

(b) Sydney
(d) San Francisco

Skhalin Islands enriched with oil reserves are claimed by:

(a) China and Russia
(c) Russia and Japan

(b) US and Japan

(d) USA and Russia

Pristina is the Capital of:

(a) Chechnya
(c) Bosnia

(b) East Timor

(d) Kossovo

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Oxus River is flowing between:

Iran and Iraq
Afghanistan and Tajikistan
Jordan and Israel
Russia and Turkey
SAARC Human Resource Development Centre is located at:
(a) New Delhi
(c) Islamabad

(b) Colombo
(d) Dhaka

In July 1986, a model child welfare centre was established in a

village Hummak near the city of:
(a) Lahore
(c) Faisalabad

(b) Multan
(d) Islamabad

The Worlds largest desert in area is:

(a) Sahara
(c) Gobi

(b) Arabia
(d) Mogave

Dead Sea is lying between:

(a) Iraq and Sudan
(c) Russia and Japan

(b) Israel and Jordan

(d) Greece and Turkey

Identify the Largest Sea?

(a) South China Sea
(c) Arabian Sea

(b) Caribbean Sea

(d) Sea of Marmara

Which country has the greatest number of volcanoes in the world?

(a) Japan
(c) Philippines

(b) Indonesia
(d) Cameroon

The length of Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Pakistan is:

(a) 650 km
(c) 805 km

(d) 785 km
(d) 1200 km

Which of the Sea is located in Central Asia?

(a) Red Sea
(c) Aral Sea

(b) Baltic Sea

(d) None of the above

Which Countrys land is below the sea level?

(a) New Zealand
(c) Ireland

(b) Japan
(d) Netherlands

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On which river Gudu, Sukkur and Kotri barrages are situated?

(a) Chanab
(c) Indus

(b) Ravi
(d) Sutlej

Which of the following country consists of 1300 Islands?

(a) Malaysia
(c) Indonesia.

(b) Greenland
(d) Philippines

What is Subway?
Underground passage
A road or path raised above ground level
Short passage to any place
None of the above
What is Cathy Pacific?
(a) Airline
(c) News Agency

(b) Newspaper
(d) Island

The main cause of earthquakes is :

Sudden Cooling and Contraction of the earths Surface
Coming into activity of some dormant volcanoes
Due to internal heat, sometimes water changes into
steam and expands.
All of the above.
Which of the following countries are land locked?
Ugauda, Austria, Hungry, Laos
Albania, Brazil, Greece, Kenya
Sudan, Sweden, Cuba, Senegal
Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia, Portugal
The Worlds largest Island is :
(a) Greenland
(b) Sumatra
(c) New Guinea
(d) Madagascar
105. The Soan and the Haro are the two rivers of:
(a) Baluchistan Plateau
(c) Northern areas

(b) Potohar Plateau

(d) Azad Kashmir

106. Punjabs size in the total land mass of Pakistan is :

(a) 20.7%
(c) 29.7%

(b) 25.8%
(d) 37.7%

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107. The Shandur Pass at the Height of 12,205 feet connects:

(a) Chitral and Gilgit
(b) Chitral and Bannu
(c) Mardan and Malkand
(d) Gilgit and Kashgars
108. The area lying between river Beas and the Ravi is called:(a) Chaj Doab
(c) Bari Doab

(b) Rachna Doab

(d) Saharwal Doab

Which part of Punjab is famous for shisham Timber Forests?

Changa Manga
Ala Chitta Range
Murree Kohuta Range
Mianwali and Kalabagh range.
Which of the following Central Asian State is enriched with the
worlds largest mineral resources?
(a) Uzbekistan
(c) Azerbaijan

(b) Kazakistan
(d) Turkmenistan

The largest number of fatalities by earth quakes were recorded

in :
Gilan (Iran) June, 21st 1990
Kobe (Japan) January 17th 1995
Takhar (Afghanistan February 4th 1998
Izmir (Turky)August, 17th 1999
Pakistan Forest institution is located in:
(a) Karachi
(b) Rawalpindi
(c) Lahore
(d) Peshawar
113. The archaeological site Kot Diji is located near the city of:
(a) Larkana
(c) Khairpur

(b) Thatta
(d) Swat

114. Pakistan is surrounded in the North West by:

(a) Iran
(b) China
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Himalayas Range
115. The most precious gemstone Emerald are found in:
(a) Gilgit
(c) Swat

(b) Hunza
(d) Dir

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On a 1: 50,000 map, village A and B are 4.5 cm apart. What is the

real distance in km?
(a) 1 km
(c) 2 km

(b) 1 km
(b) 2 km

117. To show the distribution of People of Pakistan we should use:

(a) Shade method
(c) Isopleth

(b) Do method
(d) Bargraph

118. The strength of wave action depends on all these EXCEPT:

(a) Currents in the sea
(c) Depth of coastal water

(b) Wind strength

(d) Height of waves

Bore is caused by:

Rising tide while meeting river currents
Friction from prevailing winds
Spring tide and strong winds
Unequal heating of oceans
Which of these is not a metamorphic rock?
(a) Quartzite
(c) Shale

(b) Slate
(d) Schist

Earthquakes are vibrations associated with all the following

EXCEPT:
Subduction of rock during collision of crystal plats
Volcanic eruptions
Subsidence of a geocyncline
Movement along major faults
Biological weathering occurs in the ways EXCEPT.
Joint widening by roots
Honeycomb weathering
Reaction with humid acid
Reaction with plant and animal solution
Which of the following has the highest annual rainfall?
(a) Sialkot
(b) Rawalpindi
(c) Parachinar
(d) Chitral
124. The largest district of the Punjab by area is:
(a) Dera Gazi Khan
(c) Bahawalpur

(b) Rajanpur
(d) Rahim Yar Khan

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Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance was enforced in:

(a) 1984
(b) 1986
(c) 1988
(d) 1990
126. Which of these is a process of transportation in a river?
(a) Solution
(c) Attrition

(b) Corrosion
(d) Deposition

127. A canyon is a large form of:

(a) Dry valley
(c) Pediment

(b) Gorge
(d) Badiand

What kind of weathering takes place on the valley side above the
surface of the glacier?
(a) Plucking
(c) Chemical weathering

(b) Abrasion
(d) Frost shattering

Which of the statements to about the Troposphere is not true?

It contains 85-90% of the atmospheres mass
It contains nearly all the water and oxygen of the
atmosphere
It is the zone which exhibits changes in condition of
weather
It is about 350 km thick
A wind which reverses seasonally is known as wind.
(a) Trade
(b) Cyclonic
(c) Monsoon
(d) Polar
131. The Stevenson screen contains all of these EXCEPT:
(a) Wet bulb thermometer
(c) Ordinary thermometer

(b) Maximum thermometer

(d) Anemometer

132. Weather describe the condition of ______ at any one time:

(a) The earth
(c) The atmosphere

(b) The land surface

(d) The ionosphere

Temperature increases with increasing altitude by 10C for every

______ rise:
(a) 100 ft
(c) 250 m

(b) 150 m
(d) 300 m

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134. Water vapour turns into clouds in the atmosphere when:

(a) It rains
(c) Dew point is reached

(b) The temperature rise

(d) Evaporation takes place

When a warm air is lifted off the surface in temperature

depression it is called:
(a) An occlusion
(c) An anticyclone

(b) A cold front

(d) A warm front

Afternoon rains in the equatorial region are the result of

influences:
(a) Convectional
(c) Frontal

(b) Monsoon
(d) Land Breeze

137. Mediterranean regions are useful for all these EXCEPT?

(a) Tourism
(b) Forestry
(c) Fruit growing
(d) Wine production
138. The best projection to suit the map of Pakistan is:
(a) Simple cylindrical
(c) Zenithal

(b) Conical
(d) Conventional

139. The extinct Volcanic Peak of Koh-i-Sultan is in:

(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Turkey
(c) Iran
(d) Pakistan
140. The length of River Ganges is approx:
(a) 2500 km
(c) 3840 km

(b) 2960 km
(d) 2780 km

141. Deccan Plateau is in:

(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) Africa
142. The only river in Pakistan flows, SW-NE direction:
(a) The Gomal
(c) The Zhobe

(b) The Kurram

(d) The Swat

143. Potwar Plateau bounded on the south by:

(a) Siwalik hills
(b) Indus river
(c) Salt range
(d) Jelum river
144. The Mountain Peak of Takht-i-Sulaiman is in:
(a) Yemen

(b) Turkey

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(c) Pakistan
145. Black Race is not in:
(a) Gambia
(c) Guinea Bissau

(d) Iran
(b) Portugal
(d) Mali

146. SURMA is the name of.

(a) River
(b) Desert
(c) Mountain
(d) Island
147. Transportation and trade are:
(a) Primary activities
(c) Tertiary activities

(b) Secondary activities

(d) None of these

Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty relating to:

Child labour abuses
Environmental problems
Elimination of chemical and biological weapons
Womens rights
Which of the following Sufi saints belong to Chistia order?
Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zakariya
Hazrat Shah Rukn-i-Alam
Hazrat Farid-ud-Din Ganj Shakar
None of the above
The longest river in South Asia is:
(a) The Ganges
(c) The Brahm putra

(b) The Indus

(d) The Sutlej

151. The total length of Railways in Pakistan is:

(a) 5000 km
(c) 7500 km
152. The length of River Indus is:
(a) 2880 km
(c) 2650 km

(b) 8875 km
(d) 9235 km
(b) 2700 km
(d) 3200 km

153. The oldest Hydro-electric Project in Pakistan is:

(a) Dargai
(c) Warsak

(b) Rasul
(d) Malakand

154. The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was built in:
(a) 1932

(b) 1940

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(c) 1930

(d) 1928

155. Worlds density of population (1990 estimate):

(a) 50 person per sq km
(c) 46 person per sq km

(b) 39 person per sq km

(d) 31 person per sq km

156. Which of the following continents has no desert?

(a) Australia
(b) North America
(c) South America
(d) Europe
157. Which of the following regions is Peninsula?
(a) Arabia
(c) Alaska

(b) Scandinavia
(d) All of above.

The richest fishing ground in the world:

North Western Europe
North Eastern Asia
North Western North America
North Eastern North America
The oldest Iron and steel industry centre in India is:
(a) Bombay
(c) Bhalai

(b) Durgapur
(d) Jamshedpur

160. Buddhism accounts for 100% of the total population in:

(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) China
161. Maize, Rice and Wheat are generally referred as:
(a) Root crops
(b) Cereal Crops
Legumes Crops granaries (d) None of the above
The largest latitude circle on earth is:
(a) Arctic circle
(c) The Equator
163. Worlds largest Delta is:
(a) Italy
(c) Sunderlands (India)

(b) Tropic of cancer

(d) Tropic of Capricorn
(b) Mexico
(d) Bangladesh

164. Which is the largest tea producing country in the world?

(a) Nigeria
(c) India

(b) Indonesia
(d) Kenya

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Three Persian Gulf Islands, Abu Mussa, The Greater and Lesser
Tunbs, are disputed between:
(a) Iran and Iraq
(c) Iraq and Kuwait
166. Darwin is the seaport of:
(a) Australia
(c) U.K.

(b) Iran and U.A.E.

(d) Qatar and Bahrain
(b) France
(d) Germany

167. Which country produces maximum gold?

(a) Brunei
(b) South Africa
(c) Australia
(d) New Zealand
168. Which city is called City of seven hills?
(a) New York
(c) Paris

(b) London
(d) Rome

169. Broadway (New York U.S.A.) is the worlds largest:

(a) Theatre
(c) Museum

(b) Thoroughfare
(d) Gymnaseum

What is meant by Equinox?

The longest day
The shortest day
The sun-month long day
Equal duration of day and night
The season changes because of the:
Moon is revolving round the earth
Earth is revolving round its axis
Earth is revolving round the sun
Planet Mars is attracting the sun
The distance of longitude represents how many minutes
difference in time:
(a) 10 minutes
(c) 15 minutes
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(b) 4 minutes
(d) 1 minute

Parallel is a boundary line between:

North and South Korea
China and Mongolia
Germany and Poland
USA and Canada

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174. Zardak is the highest peak of:

(a) Karakoram range
(c) Kirthar range

(b) Sulaiman range

(d) Hindukush range

When one place on the earth is on a bigger eastern longitude then

its time will be:
Ahead
Behind
Equal to the time of other place
Exactly one day behind than
What is the age of the earth?
(a) 5000 million years
(c) 4000 million years

(b) 6000 million years

(d) 5500 million years

177. Antarctica is situated in the:

(a) North Pole
(b) South Pole
(c) Eastern Hemisphere
(d) Western Hemisphere
178. Which continent is termed as Dark continent?
(a) Asia
(c) Australia

(b) Africa
(d) South America

179. The biggest desert Sahara is in:

(a) America
(b) Australia
(c) Africa
(d) Asia
180. The country which is first in Petroleum oil production is?
(a) Indonesia
(c) Iran

(b) Netherland
(d) Saudi Arabia

181. Maximum quantity of diamonds are found in:

(a) North America
(b) South America
(c) India
(d) Africa
182. In which continent is the Alps mountains to be found?
(a) Asia
(c) Australia

(b) Africa
(d) Europe

183. London is situated by the side of which river?

(a) Seine
(c) Australia

(b) Don
(d) Thames

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184. Madagascar is the largest island in the:

(a) Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean

(b) Atlantic Ocean

(d) Arctic Sea

Suez Canal is between:

Red sea and Mediterranean
North sea and Caspian sea
Indian Ocean and China sea
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Which is the shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere?
(a) Ist January
(c) 30th December

(b) 22nd December

(d) 1st December

187. The animal Kangaroo is to be found in :

(a) Malaysia
(b) Australia
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Mauritius
188. The earths rotation on its axis is from:
(a) South to North
(c) East to West

(b) North to South

(d) West to East

189. Which country has the largest production of aluminium?

(a) Germany
(c) U.S.A.

(b) Canada
(d) India

To control was environmental hazards, United Nations will hold

the Earth Summit 2002 in:
(a) Brazil
(b) Canada
(c) South Africa
(d) Norway
191. By area, the Worlds largest country is:
(a) Canada
(c) Russia

(b) USA
(d) China

192. Which country is known as Land of midnight sun?

(a) Italy
(b) Canada
(c) Japan
(d) Norway
193. Rainfall related to mountains is:
(a) Orographic rainfall
(c) Monsoon rains

(b) Normal rainfall

(d) Cyclonic rainfall

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194. Which waterway gives the source of terrestrial moisture?

(a) Ocean
(c) Lakes

(b) Rivers
(d) Canals

Bangladesh has a dispute over the construction of a dam on Naaf

river with:
(a) India
(b) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
(d) China
196. A large group of islands is known as
(a) Peninsula
(c) Strait

(b) Archipelago
(d) Channel

A large coral reef containing islands encompassing a sea water

lagoon is named:
(a) Arctic
(c) Bank

(b) Atoll
(d) Alpine

These are only two double land-locked countries in the world.

Double land locked means a land-locked country which is
also surrounded by land locked neighbouring countries.
Name both the countries?
Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein
Uzbekistan and Chad
Uzbekistan and Mali
Liechtenstein and Chad.
Basin is a low land area. Which are the largest basins in the face
of the earth?
(a) Seas
(c) Rivers

(b) Oceans
(d) None of the above

200. Among these SAARC countries which is not land locked?

(a) Bhutan
(b) Nepal
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) None of the above
201. What is the name of the central part of the earth?
(a) Mantle
(c) Crust

(b) Core
(d) None of the above

What is/are the basic purpose(s) of dams?

Storage of water in a large reservoir.
Generation of electricity (Hydel Power)

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Control of floods
All of the above
203. Which continent has no desert?
(a) Australia
(b) Europe
(c) Antarctica
(d) South America
204. Which is the thinnest earth layer?
(a) Core
(c) Crust

(b) Mantle
(d) None of the above

205. What is the name of the second highest African peak?

(a) Mount Kenya
(c) Mount Congo

(b) Mount Kilmanjaro

(d) None of the above

The Nile is the largest river of the world. Name the second largest
river of Africa?
(a) The Congo
(c) The Senegal.

(b) The Niger

(d) None of the above

The point that lies directly above the source of an earthquake is

known as
(a) Earthquake Center
(b) Epicenter
(c) Gravitational Center
(d) Geological Center
208. Name the middle part of the earth?
(a) Core
(c) Mantle

(b) Crust
(d) None of the above

209. Which is the worlds largest mangrove forest(s)?

(a) Changa Manga Forest
(c) Amazon Forest

(b) Sundarbans Forest

(d) All of the above

The part of desert where adequate water is available for

cultivation is called:
(a) Oasis
(c) Island

(b) Marsh
(d) Isthmus

211. The famous Khunjrab Pass is between Pakistan and

(a) Afghanistan
(c) Iran

(b) China
(d) India

A part of land surrounded by water on the three sides is called:

(a) Island

(b) Creek

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(d) Gulf

What is the largest factor that decreases the life of the reservoir
of dam?
(a) Siltation
(c) Drought

(b) Floods
(d) Waterlogging

214. Water source beneath the earth flowing naturally is called:

(a) Stream
(c) Spring

(b) Fall
(d) Lake

A small water body say a river that flows into a larger body of
water is called
(a) Tributary
(c) Confluence

(b) Spring
(d) None of the above

216. Name the largest island of Mediterranean Sea?

(a) Sicily
(b) Sardina
(c) Cyprus
(d) Malta
217. Which is the largest river of Europe?
(a) Danube
(c) Missouri

(b) Volga
(d) Thames.

218. Which city/cities are situated along the river Danube?

(a) Budapest
(b) Belgrade
(c) Vienna
(d) All of the above
219. Which fall is associated with the river Zembazi?
(a) Victoria Fall
(c) Angel Fall

(b) Niagara Fall

(d) Tugela falls

220. Who is called Father of Geography?

(a) Euclid
(c) Marco Polo.

(b) Herodotus.
(d) None of the above

What is the name of the hot molten matter underneath solid

rock?
(a) Lava
(c) Crust

(b) Magma
(d) None of the above

The hard, solid rocks, whose composition or texture has been

changed by heat or pressure in the Earth are called:
(a) Sedimentary rocks
(c) Igneous rocks

(b) Metamorphic rocks.

(d) None of the above

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General Knowledge MCQs

The rocks formed out of layers of sediment bonded together are

known as
(a) Metamorphic rocks
(c) Igneous rocks

(b) Sedimentary rocks

(d) None of the above

The fine yellowish dust or silt spread and deposited by the winds,
that is very fertile is called:
(a) Alluvium
(c) Sediment

(b) Loess
(d) None of the above

The mixture of silt, sand, and gravel deposited by flowing water

such as rivers and streams is called
(a) Sediment
(c) Alluvium

(b) Loess
(d) All of the above

The part of a river near the coast into which the sea flows is
termed as
(a) Tributary
(c) Estuary

(b) Bank
(d) None of the above

The areas of grassland totally without trees in South America

especially around the estuary of the River Plate are called:
(a) Savanna
(c) Loess

(b) Pampas
(d) All of the above

The Great Barrier Reef is a huge coral reef off the northeast coast
of
(a) Australia
(c) Sri Lanka

(b) Maldives
(d) Uzbekistan

What is the name of tropical grassland that has tree clumps

scattered about it?
(a) Pampas
(c) Savanna

(b) Moraines
(d) None of the above

The floor of a valley that is regularly flooded by a river and which

receives a layer of alluvium each time is called
(a) Delta
(c) Confluence

(b) Flood Plain

(d) All of the above

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What is the name given to areas of land in the higher latitudes

where short, cool summers do not permit trees to grow?
(a) Arctic
(c) Tundra

(b) Tropical
(d) Terrain

The study of earthquakes and the waves generated by them is

termed as
(a) Volcanology
(c) Geomorphology

(b) Seismology
(d) All of the above

What is the name given to the material borne along by, beneath
or within glaciers?
(a) Moraines
(c) Loess

(b) Pampes
(d) None of the above

The flat-topped hill or mountain left isolated by the erosion of

softer rocks all around it is generally known as
(a) Mesa
(c) Savanna

(b) Munatak
(d) None of the above

A hill or peak sticking through an ice cap, mostly found in Green

land or Antarctica is called:
(a) Mesa
(c) Munatak

(b) Moraines
(d) Loess

A vent in the Earths surface that emits steam and gases,

essentially associated with volcanic regions is known as:
(a) Fumarole
(c) Munatak

(b) Mesa
(d) None of the above

What is 38th Parallel line?

Boundary line between South Korea and North Korea
Boundary line between India and Pakistan
Boundary line between Canada and United States of
America.
Boundary line between India and Bangladesh
Which one is a boundary line between Finland and Russia?
(a) Hindenburg Line
(c) Mannerheim Line

(b) Curzon Line

(d) Maginot Line

239. Which are the boundary lines between India and Pakistan?
(a) Working Boundary

(b) Line of Control

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(c) Line of actual contact

(d) All of the above

Where lies Macmohan line?

Boundary line between India and Pakistan
Boundary line between India and China
Boundary line between India and Nepal
Boundary line between India and Bangladesh
Which of these mountain passes are in Pakistan?
(a) Babusar Pass
(c) Lowari Pass

(b) Shandur Pass

(d) All of the above

Gobi desert is in
Mongolia and China
Iran and Iraq
Saudi Arabia and Yemen
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Seattle is a seaport of
(a) Hong Kong
(c) United states of America

(b) United Kingdom

(d) Singapore

244. Which is the largest river of Uzbekistan?

(a) River Amu
(b) River Syr
(c) River Zarafshon
(d) River Naryn
245. Qyzylqum is the largest desert of
(a) Turkmenistan
(c) Kirgyzstan

(b) Tajikistan
(d) Uzbekistan

Jenish Chokosu or Victory Peak is the highest point in which

central Asian State?
(a) Uzbekistan
(c) Kyrgyzstan

(b) Kazakhstan
(d) Tajikistan

247. Garagum desert is in which central Asian State?

(a) Turkmenistan
(c) Tajikistan

(b) Uzbekistan
(d) Kyrgyzstan

The highest peak of the central Asia lies in Tajikistan that is 7500
meters high. Its name is
Lenin Peak
Victory Peak
Ismail Samani or Stalin Peak

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None of the above

Which is the largest landlocked country of the world?
(a) Mangolia
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) Chad
(d) Liechtenstein
250. Which is the second largest country in Africa?
(a) Sudan
(c) Egypt

(b) Algeria
(d) South Africa

251. Which is the worlds fourth largest country? (Area wise)

(a) Canada
(c) India

(b) Russia
(d) China

Which SAARC Country contains eight of worlds ten highest

peak?
(a) India
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan
253. Strait of Messina separates Italy from
(a) Sicily
(c) Sardina

(b) Cyprus
(d) France

What is the name of worlds largest freshwater lake which is in

North America?
(a) Lake Titicaca
(b) Lake Baykal
(c) Lake Superior
(d) Lake Erie
255. Which is the worlds second largest continent?
(a) Asia
(c) Australia

(b) Africa
(d) Antarctica

256. The highest point of North America is

(a) Mount McKinley
(b) Mount Elbrus
(c) Mount Kenya
(d) None of the above
257. London is situated across the river
(a) Danube
(c) Volga

(b) Thames
(d) Rhine

Which of the following boundaries exists between Germany and

Russia?
(a) Hindenburg Line
(c) Durand Line

(b) Curzon Line

(d) Redcliff Line

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Which two countries borders along the 24th Parallel line?

South Korea and North Korea
United States and Canada
Pakistan and India
None of the above
49th Parallel line is a famous boundary line which exists between:
Pakistan and India
South Korea and North Korea
Canada and United States of America
None of the above
Which of the following boundary lines does exist between Poland
and Russia?
(a) Hindenburg line
(c) Durand line

(b) Curzon line

(d) Mannerheim line

262. Siegfred line is a boundary line around:

(a) Switzerland
(c) Finland

(b) United States

(d) Germany.

Green Line is any boundary line. Green Lines exist between:

Israel and Jordan (West Bank)
Republic of Cyprus and Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus
East Beirut and West Beirut
All of the above
Every body knows Great Wall of China. Chinese erected this wall
as a defense against:
(a) Arabs
(c) Iranians
Which

boundary

(b) Indians
(d) Mongols
line

does

exist

between

Pakistan

Afghanistan?
(a) Machmohan line
(b) Maginot line
(c) Durand line
(d) Curzon line
266. Oderneisse line is a boundary line between
(a) Poland and Germany
(c) Russia and Germany

(b) India and China

(d) Russia and Finland

and

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Which defensive boundary wall Roman Britians established

against invading tribes?
(a) Great Wall
(c) Both of the above

(b) Hadrians Wall

(d) None of the above

268. Which of the following is the second longest river in Europe?

(a) The Volga
(c) The Danube

(b) The Amazon

(d) The Yangtze

Which is the second largest river in the world in terms of length?

(a) The Nile
(c) The Yangtze

(b) The Volga

(d) The Amazon

270. The largest and most important river in North America is:
(a) The Nile
(c) The Danube

(b) The Mississippi

(d) The Indus

The longest river of Asia is:

The Indus
The Ganges
The Yangtze or Chang Jiang
None of the above
The second longest river in Africa is:
(a) The Nile
(c) The Zambezi

(b) The Congo

(d) The Yukon
ANSWERS

1.
7.
13.
19.
25.
31.
37.
43.
49.
55.
61.
67.
73.

d
c
b
b
c
a
b
a
c
b
a
d
a

2.
8.
14.
20.
26.
32.
38.
44.
50.
56.
62.
68.
74.

c
a
a
b
d
d
a
a
c
c
b
d
d

3. d
9. a
15. c
21. b
27. b
33. b
39. b
45. b
51. d
57. c
63. d
69. a
75. c

4. c
10. b
16. a
22. b
28. c
34. d
40. b
46. b
52. c
58. c
64. c
70. c
76. b

5. c
11. c
17. d
23. c
29. c
35. a
41. d
47. a
53. a
59. a
65. a
71. c
77. b

6.
12.
18.
24.
30.
36.
42.
48.
54.
60.
66.
72.
78.

b
a
a
d
d
a
c
c
a
c
d
d
d

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79.
85.
91.
97.
103.
109.
115.
121.
127.
133.
139.
145.
151.
157.
163.
169.
175.
181.
187.
193.
199.
205.
211.
217.
223.
229.
235.
241.
247.
253.
259.
265.
271.

b
d
a
d
d
a
c
c
b
c
d
b
b
d
c
b
a
d
b
a
b
a
b
b
b
c
c
d
a
a
c
c
c

80.
86.
92.
98.
104.
110.
116.
122.
128.
134.
140.
146.
152.
158.
164.
170.
176.
182.
188.
194.
200.
206.
212.
218.
224.
230.
236.
242.
248.
254.
260.
266.
272.

a
c
b
c
a
b
c
c
d
c
a
a
a
b
c
b
d
d
d
c
c
a
c
d
b
b
a
a
c
c
c
a
b

81. c
87. d
93. a
99. c
105. b
111. d
117. b
123. a
129. d
135. a
141. b
147. c
153. d
159. d
165. b
171. c
177. b
183. d
189. c
195. b
201. b
207. b
213. a
219. a
225. c
231. c
237. a
243. c
249. a
255. b
261. b
267. b

82. b
88. b
94. c
100 a
106. b
112. d
118. a
124. c
130. c
136. a
142. c
148. b
154. a
160. b
166. a
172. b
178. b
184. c
190. c
196. b
202. d
208. c
214. c
220. b
226. c
232. b
238. a
244. a
250. b
256. a
262. d
268. c

__________

83. c
89. c
95. c
101 a
107. a
113. c
119. a
125. a
131. d
137. b
143. c
149. c
155. b
161. b
167. b
173. d
179. c
185. a
191. c
197. b
203. b
209. b
215. a
221. b
227. b
233. a
239. d
245. d
251. d
257. b
263. d
269. d

84.
90.
96.
102.
108.
114.
120.
126.
132.
138.
144.
150.
156.
162.
168.
174.
180.
186.
192.
198.
204.
210.
216.
222.
228.
234.
240.
246.
252.
258.
264.
270.

b
d
c
d
c
d
c
c
c
d
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Chapter 2
ECONOMICS
The Balance of payment is understood as:
The balance of amount after paying debt
The balance of income and expenditure in the annual
budget
The balance between a nation's expenditure on imports
and its receipts from exports.
None of the above
Pinpoint the main objectives of World Trade Organization (WTO):
Fix a quota for each member country trading in
International Market
To eliminate quota system and promote free competition in
trade.
To secure Third World markets for American and
European goods
To abolish completely custom duties on items of trade
within member countries
The number of family welfare centres in Punjab are:
(a) 560
(c) 1230

(b) 940
(d) 1503

Which of the following statement is not true?

The World Bank has to affiliates, the International
Development Association and the International Finance
Corporation.
The membership of the IMF is the principal condition for
membership of the World Bank.
The World Bank provides loans to such countries whose
balance of payments condition is not favourable
The World Bank finance all kinds of capital infrastructure
such as roads and railways, telecommunications,
seaports and power facilities in the developing
countries.
1

General Knowledge MCQs

Identify the main functions of IMF:

To provide loans to the members of UNO for
development of Industrial infra structure
To make foreign exchange resources available for those
countries that want to import essential items of food

To make foreign exchange resources available for those

countries facing balance of payments difficulties
None of the above
The United Nations celebrated International Year of Shelter for
the Homeless in:
(a)
(c)

1985
1990

(b) 1987
(d) 1992

The Islamic Development Bank would provide half a billion US

dollars in Capital to create-Private Pan Islamic Bank
International Islamic Foundation for Science and
Technology
Refugees Rehabilitation Fund
None of the above
The domestic production of crude oil in the country is
approximately (per day)
(a) 44,300 Barrels
(c) 65,200 Barrels

(b) 57,700 Barrels

(d) 70,000 Barrels

The regulations of World Trade Organization (WTO) shall be

enforced from:
(a) 1 January 2002
(c) 1 July 2004

(b) 1 January 2003

(d) 1 January 2005

The biggest market of Pakistani exports is:

(a) France
(c) U.S.A

(b) Saudi Arabia

(d) U.K.

The biggest market of Pakistani Imports is:

(a) USA
(c) Russia

(b) U.K.
(d) Japan

The Government has reduced the rate of profit on National

Saving Schemes primarily for the reason of:
Enhancing the level of saving rate

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Discouraging the blockage of money in such schemes

To encourage the investors to invest their capital in
active business ventures
To bridge the gap between their profit rate and Bank's
mark up rate on loans
Pakistans domestic demand for petroleum products in growing
annually with the percentage of:
(a) 3 percent
(c) 8 percent

(b) 5 percent
(d) 15 percent

The Womens Division was created in the Federal Government in

January:
(a)
(c)

1974
1979

(b) 1977
(d) 1981

The first World Population Conference under the United

Nations was held in 1975 at:
(a) Kampala
(c) Nairobi

(b) Bucharest
(d) Ankara

Difference between a countrys exports and imports is:

(a) Trade Balance
(c) Trade Surplus

(b) Trade Deficit

(d) Volume of Trade

Cash crop is the crop:

Which gives high profit to the farmers
Which is grown only for sale
Which is grown after taking Cash loan from Banks
None of the above one
The lowering of the value of a currency in the international
market or against specific other currencies, which makes
exports cheaper and imports expensive is called:
(a) Devaluation
(c) Inflation

(b) Revolution
(d) Deflation

The value of the output of all goods and services produced within
a nation's borders, normally given as a total for the year. It
thus includes the production of foreign owned firms within
the country, but excludes the income from domestically
owned firms located abroad, is called:
Gross National Product

General Knowledge MCQs

Gross Home Products

Gross Domestic Product
General Domestic Production
Dow Jones index' is the scale:
For measuring Industrial profit in a year
For measuring the average share price of leading
Japanese companies
For measuring the average share price of major US
industrial companies
None of the above
Embargoes are designed to:
Promote trade of prohibited goods
Restrict trade of particular commodities
Restrict trade of drugs
None of the above
When a group of countries have removed all tariffs quotas and
export subsidies on trade among themselves that is called:
(a) Laissez faire
(c) Free Trade zone

(b) Liberal Trade region

(d) All of the above one

Which one among the following statements is truly explain the

`Laissez Faire' theory?
State should refrain from all intervention in economic
affairs
State should manage every field of economic activities for
the benefit of the public
There should be fair distribution of wealth in the society
None of the above one
The lowest number of people living below the poverty line among
the SAARC Countries are in:
(a) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal

(b) Pakistan
(d) Sri Lanka

Family Planning in rural areas hampered mainly due to:

Deficiency in planning
Lack of knowledge
Psychological and Social Orthodoxy

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(d) Non-availability of devices

26. Both-way trade between two countries is also known as:
Government Expenditure
Fiscal Revenue
Volume of Trade
Terms of Trade
Trade by exchange of Commodities is called:
(a) International Trade
(c) Line of Credit
28. Tax
on a Commodity
is:
(a) Real tax
(c) Indirect Tax

(b) Foreign Exchange

(d) Barter Trade
according to its volume
(b) Direct Tax
(d) Ad Valorem Tax

Who is the first Tax Mohtasib of Pakistan?

Justice (R) Saleem Kazmi
Justice (R) Allah Nawaz
Justice (R) Ijaz Nisar
Justice (R) Saleem Akhtar
Safety stock of grains held by the government is:
(a) Surplus stock
(c) Buffer stock

(b) Overhead stock

(d) Overall stock

The lowest price below which a thing will not be sold is called its:
(a) Floor price
(c) Real price

(b) Ceiling price

(d) Average price

When no tariffs are imposed on exports and imports, it is called:

(a) Two way trade
(c) Free trade

(b) Exchange trade

(d) Selective trade

An economy when private and government enterprises both

operates, is:
(a) Free economy
(c) Joint economy

(b) Closed economy

(d) Mixed economy

General Knowledge MCQs

Agreement between two countries is:

(a) Multi lateral agreement
(c) Single agreement

(b) Bilateral agreement

(d) Special agreement

Family Planning Programme was started in Pakistan in:

(a)
(c)

1952
1957

(b) 1955
(d) 1959

What percentage of population in Pakistan is under the age of 15?

(a) 38%
(c) 45%

(b) 40%
(d) 50%

A free port is the port where:

Less duties are paid
No duties and no restrictions
Selective duties are paid
Restrictions on imports but not on exports
Which country has maximum foreign project investments in
Pakistan?
(a) USA
(c) China

(b) U.K
(d) Japan

What do you understand by the term "Kerb" in foreign currency

dealings:
The exchange rate of currencies in the open market
The exchange rate of currencies determined by the State
Bank of Pakistan
All sort of Monetary dealings in foreign currencies
within the stock exchange
None of the above one
Financial year of USA starts from:
(a) 1st January
(c) 1st July

(b) 1st March

(d) 1st April

In the budget 2001-2002, the government has decided to wind-up

one of the following privilege of the new employees:
(a) House rent
(c) Pension

(b) Benevolent fund

(d) None of the above

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In the budget 2001-2002, the largest sector of current expenditure

is allocated on:
Defence
Subsidies
Running of civil government
Debt servicing
In the budget 2001, 2002, what amount the government has
allocated to undertake new water projects in the country:
(a) Rs. 2 billion
(c) Rs. 5 billion
44. General Sales Tax,
is a:
(a) Federal Subject
(c) Concurrent subject

(b) Rs. 4 billion

(d) Rs. 3 billion
under the constitution 1973
(b) Provincial Subject
(d) None of the above one

Which of the following country will provide financial aid for the
construction of Gwadar Port and Makran Coastal highway
in Balochistan?
(a) China
(c) USA

(b) Canada
(d) Russia

The world's most Powerful super computer is called:

(a) ASCI White
(c) ASCI Pink

(b) ASCI Red

(d) None of the above

The outflow of the best and brightest students from developing

countries is called:
Migration of intellectual
Shift of Brain
Brain drain
Transfer of mind
Which five year plan of Pakistan is yet to be implemented?
(a) 7th
(c) 9th

(b) 8th
(d) 10th

The per capita income of Pakistan is approximately:

(a) 350 US Dollars
(c) 483 US Dollars

(b) 408 US Dollars

(d) 503 US Dollars

General Knowledge MCQs

Which province has the highest literacy rate?

(a) N.W.F.P.
(c) Punjab

(b) Balochistan
(d) Sindh

51. According to a recent report of International Labour

Organization (ILO) the number of people in the World living
on two dollars or less a day are:
(a) 2 billion
(b) 3 billion
(c) 3.5 billion
(d) 4 billion
Pinpoint the source, through which budgetary gap is financed in
Pakistan?
External borrowing
Domestic non-Bank borrowing
Borrowing from to banking system
All the above sources
If a country wants to achieve rapid rate of economic development,
it must save at least:
25% Gross National Products each year
30% Gross National Products each year
35% Gross National Products each year
40% Gross National Products each year
Identify the main reason of 'deficit financing' in PakistanLow savings
Rapid growth of Population
Inadequate banking facilities
All the above one
Pakistan's domestic saving rate of GNP is:
(a) 7%
(c) 11%

(b) 9%
(d) 14%

Which is the single largest component of GDP of Pakistan?

(a) Industry
(c) Foreign remittances

(b) Agriculture
(d) None of the above

Which of the following sector is the main source of foreign

exchange earnings in Pakistan?
(a) Industry
(c) Both the above

(b) Agriculture
(d) None of the above one

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Identify the duration of the First five year plan of Pakistan:

(a)
(c)

1948 - 52
1960 - 65

(b) 1955 60
(d) 1962 - 67

What is the share of wheat crop in total cropped area of Pakistan?

(a)
(c)

18.05%
37.01%

(b) 28.07%
(d) 48.01%

The total area of Pakistan is 80 million hectares, out of which

area under forests is:
(a)
(c)

3.5%
7.3%

(b) 4.8%
(d) 9.3%

OPEC's largest oil producing country is:

(a) Kuwait
(c) Saudi Arabia

(b) Iran
(d) U.A.E

The Aid to Pakistan Consortium now renamed as:

IMF
World Bank
Assistance to Pakistan Forum
Pakistan Development Forum
The ratio of males and females population of Pakistan is equal in:
(a) Quetta
(c) Lahore

(b) Peshawar
(d) Rawalpindi

United Nations World Food Programme commenced its operation

in Pakistan during:
(a)
(c)

1963
1968

(b) 1965
(d) 1972

The country with highest ratio of urban population in South Asia

is:
(a) India
(c) Pakistan

(b) Sri Lanka

(d) Nepal

The Government of Pakistan has given certain incentives to

farmers for growing black tea on experimental basis at:
(a) Peshawar
(c) Mansehra

(b) Mardan
(d) D.G. Khan

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In which of the following country, population growth rate is

lowest?
(a) Japan
(c) Sri Lanka

(b) India
(d) Indonesia

In which of the following country, the population growth rate is

lowest?
(a) Pakistan
(c) Indonesia

(b) China
(d) Bangladesh

The largest population density is in:

(a) Pakistan
(c) India

(b) Bangladesh
(d) Sri Lanka

The World's population has now reached on:

(a) 6 billion
(c) 9 billion

(b) 8 billion
(d) 10 billion

The study of science of population is called :

(a) Geography
(c) Plutocracy

(b) Demography
(d) Sociology

The 5th national census recorded the total population of Punjab

with annual growth rate of :
(a) 47.292 million -2.51%
(c) 73.585 million -2.61%

(b) 72.585 million -2.01%

(d) 63.433 million -3.01%

The population growth rate in the country is:

(a)
(c)

2.01%
3.01%

(b) 2.61%
(d) 3.61%

Identify the total percentage of population in the country, having

access to safe and clean water supply.
(a) 40%
(c) 59%

(b) 52%
(d) 68%

The population density in Punjab per square kilometer is

approximately : (persons)
(a)
(c)

353
590

(b) 480
(d) 882

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Identify the member of G-8 organization, which will provide 300

million US dollars to Pakistan in 1999 for certain
development projects?
(a) America
(c) Germany

(b) United Kingdom

(d) Japan

In the total population of Pakistan, the percentage of income tax

payers is only :
(a)
(c)

1.05%
2.01%

(b) 1.75%
(d) 3.4%

What do you understand by the term "deflation"?

Excess circulation of money, causing dearness of goods
Increase in interest rates diverts money into savings and
reduce circulation of money causing prices to fall.
Devaluation of local currency to the larger extend.
Decline in remittances from abroad, causing economic
hardships for the Government
The maximum number of persons populated in one square
kilometer of area are in:
(a) Punjab
(c) N.W.F.P.

(b) Sindh
(d) Islamabad

The minimum number of persons populated in one square

kilometer of area are in:
(a) Islamabad
(c) Balochistan

(b) FATA
(d) N.W.F.P.

In the total population of Pakistan, the share of Punjab province

is approximately :
(a) 50%
(c) 60%

(b) 55%
(d) 62%

In the total population of Pakistan, the share of Balochistan is

approximately :
(a) 3%
(c) 7%

(b) 5%
(d) 9%

Hydel power Stations of `WAPDA' are generating electricity

approximately:
(a) 3500 mw
(c) 4880 mw

(b) 4250 mw
(d) 5200 mw

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The total demand of power (electricity) in the country at present

is approximately:
(a) 7000 mw
(c) 12000 mw

(b) 9000 mw
(d) 14000 mw

In which of the following districts, the government of Pakistan

has given incentives package to farmers for growing black
tea on experimental basis?
(a) Rawalpindi
(c) Mansehra

(b) Mardan
(d) Noshki

UNESCO required one country must spend at least one percent of

its GDP on Science and Technology but Pakistan is spending
only:
(a)
(c)

0.02%
0.07%

(d) 0.05%
(d) 0.08%

In which division of Punjab, the ratio of males and females is

equal?
(a) Bahawalpur
(c) Lahore

(b) Faislabad
(d) Rawalpindi

Which of the continents has the lowest population growth rate?

(a) Asia
(c) North America

(b) Australia
(d) Europe

With the present population growth rate, Pakistan would become

rd

worlds 3 most populated country by the year:

(a) 2020
(b) 2025
(c) 2030
(d) 2050
In which Division of Punjab, the ratio of females in population is
10% more than males?
(a) Multan
(c) Gujranwala

(b) D.G. Khan

(d) Lahore

Which is the most urbanized division of Punjab?

(a) Multan
(c) Sargodah

(b) Rawalpindi
(d) Lahore

In the ten (10) most populated cities of Pakistan, Sialkot is on

number :
(a) Four

(b) Six

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(d) Nine

In the ten most populated cities of Pakistan, Rawalpindi is on

number:
(a) Three
(c) Five

(b) Four
(d) Six

Which region of Punjab is free from water-logging Problem?

(a) Gujranwala
(c) Rawalpindi

(b) Lahore
(d) Multan

What is the main reason of the flour crisis in the country?

Wheat sowing area has been replaced with sugar cane
crop by the farmers.
A large portion of wheat Crop has been damaged by
pests.
Smuggling of wheat flour to other country
None of the above
Identify the length of Islamabad-Peshawar section of Motorway:
(a) 96 km
(c) 144 km

(b) 133 km
(d) 154 km

Which Division of Punjab produces maximum wheat crop?

(a) Bahawalpur Division
(c) Lahore Division

(b) Faislabad Division

(d) Multan Division

"Rawal" and "Hajveri" are the two varities of one of the following
crops.
(a) Rice
(c) Soyabean

(b) Cotton
(d) Wheat

The share of Cotton crop in the total cropped area of Punjab is

approximately.
(a)
(c)

16.0%
25.0%

(b) 18.0%
(d) 39.0%

Which division of the Punjab Produces maximum Sugarcane

crop?
(a) Faisalabad
(c) Gujranwala

(b) Bahawalpur
(d) Multan

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Out of total wheat production in Pakistan, Punjab contributes

around :
(a) 65%
(c) 79%

(b) 73%
(d) 83%

102. The largest portion of saline area of land in Punjab is in:(a) Faisalabad Divisional
(c) Multan Division

(b) D.G. Khan Division

(d) Bahawalpur Division

The total area Pakistan has under forestation is estimated at:

(a) 5,062 million acres
(c) 9,900 million acres

(b) 8,095 million acres

(d) 12,300 million acres

National income is the sum of:

Income of all the rich people of the country
Income of all industrialists of the country
Income of all the agriculturists in the country
Income of all the people in the country during a year
G.D.P. (Gross Domestic Product) is the value of all goods and
services:
Produced in the country with foreign resources during a
year
Produced within the geographical boundaries of a
country during a year
Produced by the factors belonging to the country
working in or outside the country
None of the above
G.N.P. (Gross National Product) is the total value of goods and
services:
Produced in a country with domestic or foreign factors
Produced by the factors belonging to the country
working in or out of the country
Produced by the factors belonging to the country
working abroad
None of the above
National income is essentially composed of:
Annual income of Central Government
Total wealth of a Nation

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Income derived from taxes by the Central Government

Annual income of citizens of a country
Which of the following of Punjab has the lowest population
density?
(a) Rajanpur
(c) Layyah

(b) Bahawalpur
(d) D.G. Khan

National income is essentially composed of:

All wealth of a nation
Annual income of the central government
All incomes of the people of the country in a year
Income derived from taxes by the central government
The value of the vegetables a retired school teacher grows in his
lawn is excluded from the calculation of national income
because:
Retired person's activities are not included in
calculating national income
The goods are not exchanged through the market
mechanism
It would involve double counting
There is no way of imputing the value of such goods.
Which of the following activity will be considered as investment?
Construction of a new house
Purchasing a newly floated share of a joint stock
company
Building a new factory
All the above
Real national income increases if:
Volume of goods and services increases
Prices of goods and services increase
Consumer's real income decrease
None of the above one
Identity the false statement among the followings:
If prices rise, real income also rises
In calculating national income, retirement pension are
excluded

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Stock of goods not sold by the producer, is excluded from

GNP
None of the above one
Per capita income is:
Average income of the working class
Average income of the people of a country during a year
Average income of labourers only
None of the above one
Which of the following is a real cause for low per capita income of
Pakistan?
There is lack of Natural resources
These is over-population
Unfavourable climatic conditions
All of the above
Economic development means:
Increase in agricultural production of a country
Increase in mineral resources of the country
Increase in real national income and standard of the
living of the people of country
Increase in consumption expenditure of the country
Which of the following statement is false?
Economic development is a process whereby an economy
real national income increases over a long period of time
Economic development is measured by the rate of
population increases
As a result of economic development of a country, the
share of industrial sector in the national income
increases
Per capita income is a better measure of economic
development than the national income.
Which of the changes below is most likely to lead directly to an
increase in the income growth rate?
An increase in wages
An increase in interest rates
An increase in the balance of payments deficit
An increase in capital investment

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Economic planning means:

Planning family size by limiting the number of children
Making decisions as to what is to be produced, how when
and where it is to be produced and to whom it is to be
allocated on the basis of comprehensive survey of the
economic system as a whole
Planning to increase agricultural and industrial
production
None of the above
How much of GDP is spent on Agricultural Research in Pakistan?
(a) 0.02 percent
(c) 1.5 percent

(b) 0.6 percent

(d) 1.9 percent

11 July every year is being celebrated under United Nations as

World Population Day since:
(a)
(c)

1985
1989

(b) 1987
(d) 1991

The main reason why cheques can be regarded as money is that:

They are accepted by most people
They act as receipts
They can be written for any amount
They can be sent safely by post
Of all methods of payment, the recognized legal tender is:Cheques
Bank notes/metalic coins
Bills of exchange
Promissory notes
Token coins are:
Not legal tender
Valueless
Worthless than the value of the metal they contain
Worth more than the value of the metal they contain
Who issues one-rupee coin in Pakistan?
(a) Government of Pakistan
(c) Both of the above

(b) State Bank of Pakistan

(d) None of the above

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Who issue two-rupee note in Pakistan?

Government of Pakistan
State Bank of Pakistan
Both of the above
None of the above
Who issue ten-rupee note in Pakistan?
Government of Pakistan
State Bank of Pakistan
Both of the above
None of the above
Which of the following statement is true?
In barter system, goods are exchanged with goods
Token money has its face value equal to the value of the
metallic content
One rupee note is convertible paper money
Silver and gold full-bodied coins circulated these days.
Which of the following statement is true?
Only the person in whose favour a bearer cheque is
written can cash this cheque
Crossed cheque can be got cashed by any one
Order cheque can be got cashed on identification
If the money unit is not scarce, it ceases to be used as
money.
Which of the following statement is false?
There is no difference in bearer and order cheque
Payment of Bill of Exchange (sight) is made
immediately
Pakistan has a strong stock exchange market
A cheque is a form of currency note
By value of money is meant?
Power of a good to command other things in exchange
Power of money to command goods and services in
exchange
Power of a currency note to command coins in exchange
Power of money to command foreign currency.

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According to "Tausing":
Double the quantity of money and other things, being
equal, the prices will be twice as high as before and
value of money one half
Double the quantity of money and value of money will
double
Double the quantity of money and other things remaining
the same the prices will be half of what they were
before and value of money will be double as before
None of the above
"Inflation" means that money:
Rises in value
Falls in value
Become scarce
becomes larger in denomination
"Inflation" may be defined as:
Rapidly increasing prices in a certain sector or industry
A temporary increases in the prices of several goods
A general and consistent increase in prices in an
economy
Too little money choosing too many goods
Which of the following statement is true?
Devaluation causes an increase in the value of money
Fixed income groups are benefited by increase in prices
A decrease in production brings a decrease in the value of
money
None of the above
Which of the following groups is most likely to benefit from
inflation?
(a) Exporters
(c) Pensioners

(b) Debtors
(d) Creditors

Which of the following must be a result of inflation?

Higher interest rates
A rise in the exchange rate
An increase in the value of money
A reduction in the value of money

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Can money perform the following functions?

To compare the value of goods
To act as medium of exchange
Both of the above
None of the above
Which of the following will be described as "cost push" inflation?
An increase in imported oil prices
An increase in money supply
An increase in unemployment allowances
A reduction in income tax.
Which of the following statement is false?
Inflation brings an increase in production
Inflation makes savings increase
The main cause of inflation in Pakistan is deficit
financing and excessive increase in money supply
None of the above
Will the following benefit in real terms during a period of high
and rising inflation:
Someone who hoards money
Someone whose income comes from securities with a
fixed rate of interest
Some one who owes money and is repaying the debt
None of the above
A stock exchange is:
A central market for buying and selling all kind of goods
A place where any businessman can borrow money from the
members
A place where a register is kept of all public and private
limited companies
A central market for buying and selling all kinds of
securities
Which one of the following is not a function of a commercial bank?
Acting as banker to the state
Managing government borrowings
Controlling the money supply

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All of the above

The Worlds most populous city:
(a) Mexico
(c) Kolcatta

(b) Beijing
(d) Tokyo

In Asia, the highest density of population (5516 persons per sq.

km.) was recorded in:
(a) Singapore
(c) India

(b) Bangladesh
(d) North Korea

Which of the following is regarded as a liability by choosing

banks?
(a) Overdrafts
(c) Money at call

(b) Personal loans

(d) Deposits of customers

Which of the following policies would be most appropriate for the

State Bank of Pakistan to follow if it wished to make it more
difficult for the commercial banks to grant loans?
Buying long-term securities in the open market
Raise the percentage of special deposits required
Reduce the liquidity ratio
Borrow through treasury bills rather than long term
bonds
Which of the following items in the balance of payments accounts
are invisible?
Aviation
Tourism
Interest, profits and dividends
All of the above
"Free Trade" means:
No restriction on the movement of goods from one part of
the country to the other
No ban on the import or export of a commodity between
countries
Goods exchange between countries with out any
currency
None of the above

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"Protection" means:
Safeguard of goods and services of a country from being
spoiled at the time of export
Safeguard of assets of a country from being destroyed by
military attack
Policy of a country to discourage import of certain
commodities so as to save the domestic industries from
competition with foreign firms
None of the above
Which of the following is not true?
Tariffs can help new industries to become established
Tariffs may divert demand to home industry and so
encourage employment
Tariffs encourage home industries to become more
efficient
All of the above
Which of the following is false statement?
There is no difference between balance of payment and
balance of trade
Balance of trade is also known as balance of visible
trade
Balance of repayment consists of three accounts namely
current account, capital account and monetary account
All of the above
A country's visible balance is the difference between the:
Volume of goods imported and exported
Value of capital goods exported and imported
Volume of consumer goods imported and exported
Value of goods imported and exported
Which of the following items are not exports of Pakistan?
(a) Wheat
(c) Both of the above

(b) Sports goods

(d) None of the above

155. Which of the following is not Pakistan's major imports?

(a) Petroleum
(c) Surgical goods

(b) Machinery
(d) Tea

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Which of the following statement is not false?

Pakistan's balance of payments is mostly favourable
Terms of trade of Pakistan are favourable
Devaluation makes the exports to increase
Pakistan imports cotton and exports wheat
Which of the following statement is false?
Public finance and private finance differ from each other in
many respects
In private finance, expenditure is first estimated and
then resources are made available to meet this
expenditure
Budget period for the public finance is one year
Resources in both public and private finance are limited in
relation to demand for expenditure
Which of the following is not correct?
Tax is a general purpose compulsory contribution
Tax payment is optional
A tax payment cannot claim a direct service in lien of tax
None of the above
Taxes which may be shifted from the person upon whom they are
originally imposed to another person are:
(a) Special taxes
(b) Double taxes
(c) Proportional taxes
(d) Indirect taxes
160. "Sales Tax" is ultimately paid by:
(a) The shopkeepers
(c) The customers

(b) The producers

(d) The wholesalers

161. An example of indirect tax is:

(a) Corporation tax
(c) Rates

(b) Income tax

(d) Tobacco tax

Which of the following is true statement?

Income tax is a progressive tax
Excise duty is an indirect tax
Wealth tax is a direct tax
All of the above

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A budget is best described as:

A list of expenditure made during the previous year
An estimate of expected income and a plan for
expenditure
A means of raising money for necessary expenditure
A plan for purchasing the best quality goods at the
lowest prices
A budget of deficit is one:
Where public spending is less than the amount of
revenue
Where public spending is greater than the amount of
revenue
Where public spending is equal to the amount of
revenue
Where the budget leaves most tax payers with less
disposable income
Which of the following measures would the government take to
finance its borrowing requirements?
Sell government securities
Sell bills of exchange
Sell ordinary shares
Buy treasury bills
Which of the following is false statement?
Federal government receives land revenue
Motor vehicles tax is received by Federal Government
Court fees are received by Federal Government
All of the above
In a fully planned economy, who decided what would be produced:
Private entrepreneurs only
Government only
Consumers only
The government in public enterprise and private
entrepreneurs in private enterprises
Which of the following is/are characteristics of mixed economics?
Subsidies for some industries

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The operation of the market economy in parts of the

economy
Government control of some industries
All the above
Which of the following is/are true for a capitalist society?
People have the right to own private property
There is freedom of enterprise
Freedom of choice for the consumers
All of the above
Which one of the following arguments can be used in favour of the
market economy?
It guarantees full employment of labour
It leads to equality of wealth
It allows the government to plan investment in each
industry
All of the above
Pakistans largest export market is:
(a) USA
(c) Japan

(b) Germany
(d) Saudi Arabia

Which of the following programmes was financially supported by

UNICEF in Pakistan during 1982-1986?
To reduce infant mortality
To reduce maternal mortality
To double the literacy rate among women
All of the above
Under a capitalist system, the economic problem of "what goods"
shall be produced is solved primarily by:
People advertising their wants
Direction by the government
The pattern of consumer's spending
People producing directly to satisfy their own wants
The Worlds most populous city is:
(a) Mexico City
(c) New York

(b) Beijing
(d) Tokyo

175. Pakistans biggest and most powerful Radio Station is:

(a) Islamabad

(b) Lahore

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(c) Karachi

(d) Peshawar

One advantage for the capitalist system for allocating resources in

economy is that it:
Avoids unemployment
Reduces inequality of incomes
Affords the fullest opportunity for individuals to indicate
their preferences for goods within the limits of their
spending power
Always results in goods being produced at the lowest
possible cost.
Which of the following countries could most aptly be described as
having a fully centrally planned economy?
(a) U.K.
(c) Former U.S.S.R.

(b) U.S.A.
(d) Germany

Which of the following statement is true?

Most of the developing countries like Pakistan have
planned economies
In a market economy, there is most equal distribution of
income
In a mixed economy, the government interferes with the
price system to overcome its disadvantages
In a centrally planned economy, society will always get the
goods it wants.
In Punjab, the lowest density of population is in:
(a) Multan Division
(c) Bahawalpur Division

(b) Rawalpindi Division

(d) D.G. Khan Division

180. Which of the following is a cash crop?

(a) Wheat
(c) Cotton

(b) Rice
(d) None of the above

Which of the characteristics of Islamic Economic System is/are

true?
An Islamic state is essentially a welfare state
Ensures social justice
All economic problems are solved in the light of moral
values
All of the above

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"Zakat" is a charity on:

Wealth/income which stays with a Muslim for at least one
year
Levied on a Muslim who is Sahib-e-Nisab
Deducted at the rate of 2 % of the income
All of the above
Which of the following is correct? A Sahib-e-Nisab is a person who
owns:
7 tolas of gold or 52 tolas of silver
Trading goods or cash equal to 7 tolas of gold or 52
tolas of silver.
5 camels or 30 cows (buffaloes) or 40 sheep (goats)
All of the above
In Islam, absolute ownership of property lies only with:
Allah
Government
Owner of the property
Both government and owner
Which of the following statement is wrong?
Islamic economic system allows the use of only "halal"
things
Islamic laws cannot be changed by majority decision
Islamic economic system brings an end to exploitation of
labour
None of the above
From which of the following countries, Pakistan received the
biggest share of workers remittances during the year 2000?
(a) UAE
(c) Saudi Arabia

(b) Kuwait
(d) USA

World Trade Organization (WTO) was established in 1995 with

the objective:
To promote free trade in the World.
To protect intellectual property rights.
To remove quota restrictions in foreign trade.
All of the above.

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Agricultural income tax in Pakistan will be levied on the farmers

with land holdings of or more than:
(a) 30 acres
(c) 6 acres

(b) 10 acres
(d) 12 acres

Which of the following European country has not adopted Europe

currency?
(a) Great Britain
(c) Denmark
Under

the

Constitution

(b) Sweden
(d) All of the above
of

Pakistan,

National

Finance

Commission distribute the amount from federal taxes to

provinces on the basis of:
(a) Area
(c) Natural Resources

(b) Population
(d) Equality

According to a UN report, the number of hungry people (starving

to death) in the world stands at:
(a) 600 million
(c) 700 million

(b) 800 million

(d) 500 million

Kohat Tunnel Project is being completed with the financial aid of:
(a) Japan
(c) Turkey

(b) China
(d) USA

Mukran Coastal Highway project is being completed with the

assistance of:
(a) Japan
(c) China

(b) Canada
(d) U.K.

Which is the highest economic decision making organ in

Pakistan?
National Finance Commission
Ministry of Economic Affairs
National Economic Council
None of the above
What is Jingoism?
Political Philosophy of State Control over all means of
production
Injustice done to the poor segment of society
Extreme nationalism and patriotism

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Promotion of peace in the World

Which of the following Gemstones is found in Pakistan?
(a) Lapis Lazuli
(c) Ruby

(b) Topaz
(d) All of the above.

Which of the following mobile phone company is in private sector?

(a) Mobilinks
(c) Insta Phone

(b) Paktel
(d) All of the above

President General Pervaiz Musharraf inaugurated the first

branch of Micro Finance Bank on August 11, 2000 at:(a) D.G. Khan
(c) Multan

(b) Lahore
(d) Jhelum

Under the Zakat fund, the amount being given to the deserving
people is:
(a) Rs. 300
(c) Rs. 600

(b) Rs. 500

(d) Rs. 700

The government has prepared a programme to increase the

textile exports of the country by the name of:
(a) Textile vision 2003
(c) Textile vision 2005

(b) Textile promotion 2004

(d) None of the above

Which of the following countries could most aptly be described as

having a fully centrally planned economy?
(a) U.K.
(c) Cuba

(b) USA
(d) 144

202. How many countries have joined WTO till September 2002:
(a)
(c)

111
134

(b) 122
(d) 144

In which of the South Asian Countries, the infant mortality rate

is highest?
(a) Pakistan
(c) Bangladesh

(b) India
(d) Sri Lanka

Naryab Dam in NWFP is being constructed in the district of:

(a) Hazro
(c) Hangu

(b) Ghazo
(d) Kohat

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According to a UN report, the number of people in the world

having no access to clean drinking water are:
(a) 70.4 million
(c) 1.1 billion

(b) 90.2 million

(d) 1.8 billion

In this passage gestures mean:

Verbal expression
Looks
Expressive movements of the body
Jesting.
Who was appointed Caretaker Prime Minister when National
Assembly was dissolved on April 18, 1993?
(a) Malik Meraj Khalid
(c) Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi

(b) Moen Qureshi

(d) Balkh Sher Mazari

The government in Pakistan has recently withdrew sales tax on

one of the following items:
(a) Mobile phone cards
(b) Medicine
(c) Edible oil
(d) Tea
209. The demand of electricity is rising in Pakistan at the rate of:
(a) 14 percent annually
(c) 19 percent annually

(b) 17 percent annually

(d) 21 percent annually

210. Which part of Pakistan has lowest urban population?

(a) Islamabad
(c) N.W.F.P

(b) Balochistan
(d) FATA

Which of the following countries first introduced paper currency

in the world?
(a) USA
(c) China

(b) Greece
(d) France

th

The 6 National Finance Commission Award the share of

provinces from the federal revenue has been increased from
37.5 percent to:
(a) 2002-2003
(b) 2003-2004
(c) 2004-2005
(d) 2005-2006
213. The Worlds largest copper producer is:
(a) China
(c) Brazil

(b) Chile
(d) Russia

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214. The Worlds largest producer of silk is:

(a) Malaysia
(c) China

(b) Bangladesh
(d) India

th

Under the 6 National Finance Commission Award the share of

provinces from the federal revenue has been increased from
37.5 percent to:
(a) 38%
(b) 39%
(c) 40%
(d) 42%
The share from federal revenue is given to the provinces according
to their:(a) Backwardness
(c) Area

(b) Population
(d) None of the above

Identify the worlds richest man and his organization:

John Walton - Wal Mart stores USA
Bill Gates Microsoft - USA
Lawrence Ellison Oracle USA
None of the above
The people live below the poverty line earn less then:
(a) 1 US dollar daily
(c) 3 US dollar daily

(b) 2 US dollar daily

(d) 5 US dollar daily

Identify Pakistans largest gas fired power plant:

Faisalabad Gas Turbine Power Plant
Uch Power Plant
Gomal Power Plant
Malakand the Dargai Power Plant
After independence, the first industrial unit inaugurated by
Quaid-i-Azam was:
Adamjee Paper Mills
Valika Textile Mills
Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works
Pakistan Jute Mills
An arrangement between a seller and buyer under which a period
of credit is allowed before payment is called:
(a) Account
(c) Asset

(b) Advertising
(d) Annuity

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The prices that are set by government rather than by negotiation

between a seller and a buyer are known as
(a) Market Prices
(c) Administered Prices

(b) Management Prices

(d) None of the above

What is the term for paid announcements to persuade and inform

public?
(a) Campaign
(c) Announcement

(b) Advertising
(d) Publicity

The inefficiencies associated with employing a representative to

carry out a task for you rather than carrying it out yourself
are known as in economical terms as
(a) Agency Cost
(c) Running Cost

(b) Total Cost

(d) None of the above

225. In terms of economics a constant annual payment is called:

(a) Asset
(c) Capital

(b) Annuity
(d) None of the above

The transaction in which the buyer of an item is selected after a

number of buyers have made some willingness to pay for
that item; is marked as
(a) Sale
(c) Disposal

(b) Bargaining
(d) Auction

The national economic self-sufficiency i.e., exclusion from

international trade pursued as a national policy is called:
(a) Autarky
(c) Self-reliance

(b) Self-sufficiency
(d) All of the above

A check of accounting records conducted by a professional

accountant to find out any fraud or discrepancies is termed
as:
(a) Audit
(c) Review

(b) Scrutiny
(d) Checking

What is the term for total sales value divided by the number of
units sold and thus equals to average price is?
(a) Average Cost
(c) Average Revenue

(b) Average Sale

(d) None of the above

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The statement of the wealth of a business organization or

individual on a given date usually the last day of the fiscal
year is termed as:
(a) Balance Sheet
(c) Both of the above

(b) Balance list

(d) None of the above

What is the business of accepting deposits and lending money

called?
(a) Stock market
(c) Black market

(b) Trading
(d) Banking

The declaration by a court of law that a company or individual is

insolvent, i.e., it cannot pay its debts on the due dates is
known as
(a) Bankruptcy
(c) Both of the above

(b) Penury
(d) None of the above

The fixed interest security issued by governments, banks or other

financial institutions is also termed
(a) Bargain
(c) Compact

(b) Bond
(d) Contract

The first class equity share, the purpose of which entails little
risk in earnings in recession is called:
(a) Blue disc
(c) Both of the above

(b) Blue chip

(d) None of the above

Underground economic activity that is not declared for taxation

purposes is called
(a) Black Trade
(c) Black Economy

(b) Black Country

(d) Black List

A trade of goods and services in the exchange for other goods or

services rather than for money is known as:
(a) Foreign Trade
(c) Barter Trade

(b) Free Trade

(d) Limited Trade

In an organized market, an intermediary between a buyer and a

seller is called:
(a) Broker
(c) Commission agent

(b) Stockbroker
(d) Negotiator

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What is called if estimate of income and expenditure are for

future as opposed to an account that records financial
transaction?
(a) Quota
(c) Budget

(b) Allocation
(d) Estimate

The output from a process designed for the production of some

other product. is called
(a) By product
(c) Consumer Product

(b) Main product

(d) None of the above

The asset that is capable of generating income and that have

itself been produced is termed
(a) Credit
(c) Annuity

(b) Capital
(d) Premium

The production of a commodity in which a higher proportion of

capital is used is known as
(a) Labour Intensive
(c) Both of the above

(b) Capital Intensive

(d) None of the above

The market for long term loanable funds as different from the
market that deals in short term loans is called:
(a) Capital Market
(c) Both of the above

(b) Capital Stock

(d) None of the above

The total amount of physical capital in the economy or in a firm or

industry is termed as
(a) Capital Market
(c) Capital Stock

(b) Capital Gains

(d) None of the above

An association of producers to regulate prices by restricting

output and competition is called
(a) Cartel
(c) Merger

(b) Monopoly
(d) None of the above

The most common example of an international cartel is the

South Asian Association for Regional Corporation.
(SAARC)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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The flow of money payments to or from a firm is called Cash

Flow. Expenditure is sometimes referred to as:
(a) Gross Cash Flow
(c) Positive Cash Flow

(b) Negative Cash Flow

(d) All of the above

247. The bankers bank and lender of last resort is the

(a) Commercial Bank
(c) Central Bank

(b) Investment Bank

(d) All of the above

A certificate that specifies the country of origin of an export or

import is called
Certificate of Deposit
Certificate of Origin
Certificate of Incorporation
None of the above
The order written by the drawer to a commercial bank or central
bank to pay on demand a particular sum to a bearer is
referred to as
(a) Pay check
(c) Draft

(b) Cheque
(d) Money order

A measurement of unemployment based on the number of people

out of work and claiming unemployment benefits is called in
terms of economic theory
(a) Employment Count
(c) Both of the above

(b) Claimant Count

(d) None of the above

The dominant body of economic thinking, economic method and

economic style in the period from 18th to 19th century is
termed as
(a) Modern Economics
(c) Classical Economics

(b) Mathematical Economics

(d) None of the above

252. The economic system with little or no external trade is called:

(a) Open economy

(c) Close economy

(b) Autarky
(d) All of the above

Privately owned banks operating cheque current accounts,

receiving deposits, taking in and paying out notes and coins
and making loans are generally called
(a) Central Banks
(c) State Banks

(b) Commercial Banks

(d) All of the above

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A percentage of the value of a transaction taken by an

intermediary as payment for his services is called:
(a) Profit
(c) Percentage

(b) Commission
(d) Fee

In economic theory, a tangible good or service resulting from the

process of production is known as
(a) Product
(c) Commodity

(b) Article
(d) Item

256. Which of the following is an example of common market?

(a) European Union
(c) Andean Pact

(b) Mercosur
(d) All of the above

The law governing the establishment and conduct of incorporated

business enterprise is called
(a) Civil Law
(c) Company Law

(b) Natural Law

(d) Cyber Law

The profits retained in the business and set aside for specified
purposes are known as
(a) Company Shares
(c) Company Reserves

(b) Company Assets

(d) Company Gains

Pairs of goods for which consumption is interdependent e.g., cars

and petrol or cups and saucers are known as:
(a) Complementary Goods
(c) Both of the above

(b) Finished Goods

(d) None of the above

The interest due by applying the rate to the sum of the capital
invested plus the interest previously earned and reinvested
is referred to as
(a) Simple Interest
(c) Both of the above

(b) Compound Interest

(d) None of the above

Short-term loans to the public for the purchase of specific goods is

called:
(a) Commercial Credit
(c) Consumer Credit

(b) Public Credit

(d) None of the above

An economic good or commodity purchased by households for final

consumption is called:
(a) Consumer good
(c) Final good

(b) Consumption good

(d) All of the above

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An index (index number) of the prices of goods and services

purchased by consumers to measure the inflation rate or the
cost of living is called
(a) Consumer Price Index
(c) Both of the above

(b) Retail Price Index

(d) None of the above

The use of resources to satisfy current needs and wants is called:

(a) Depletion
(c) Consumption

(b) Dissipation
(d) Destruction

A statement of the rights and obligations of each party to a

transaction or transactions is called:
(a) Treaty
(c) Contract

(b) Compact
(d) Covenant

A business function concerned with the formulation of long term

objectives and the development of plans to achieve them is
called:
(a) Business Planning
(c) Both of the above

(b) Corporate Planning

(d) None of the above

A piece of paper entitling the owner to money payments, cut-price

or free goods or rations is called
(a) Cheque
(c) Coupon

(b) Note
(d) Bond

A measure of the expectation of the population that the

government, or monetary authorities will adhere to policies
delivering low inflation is called
(a) Credibility
(c) Integrity

(b) Faith
(d) None of the above

Credit is the use or possession of goods without immediate

payment. Which of the following is a type of credit?
(a) Consumer credit
(c) Trade credit

(b) Bank credit

(d) All of the above

A plastic, personal magnetized card with the name and account

number of the holder and the expiry date embossed is
referred to as:
(a) Master Card
(c) Credit Card

(b) Visa Card

(d) Green Card

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271. One to whom an amount of money is due is called:

(a) Creditor
(c) Both of the above

(b) Debtor
(d) None of the above

Which of the following is referred to as international currency

because it is regarded as acceptable for the settlement of
international debts?
(a) Yen
(c) Rupee

(b) Dollar
(d) Dinar

The bank account on which deposits do not earn interest, but can
be with drawn by cheque at any time is called:
(a) Demand Account
(c) Fixed Account

(b) Current Account

(d) Profit and Loss Account

Prices unadjusted for changes in the purchasing power of money

are called:
(a) Historic Prices
(c) Market Prices

(b) Current Prices

(d) None of the above

The practice of searching for correlation in data with the purpose

of generating theoretical hypotheses is called
(a) Data Collection
(c) Data Mining

(b) Data Communication

(d) Data Compression.

A cartel is an organization formed by producers. Its objectives are:

(a) To allocate market shares (b) To control production
(c) To regulate prices
(d) All of the above
A loss in social welfare deriving from a policy or action that has
no corresponding gain is called:
(a) Deadweight Waste
(c) Both of the above

(b) Deadweight Loss

(d) None of the above

The number of deaths occurring in any year for every 1000 of the
population is referred to as
(a) Death Ratio
(c) Both of the above

(b) Death Rate

(d) None of the above

A sum of money or other property owed by one person or

organization to another is called
(a) Credit
(c) Obligation

(b) Debt
(d) All of the above

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280. One who owes money to another is known as

(a) Creditor
(c) Both of the above

(b) Debtor
(d) None of the above

The rebate or discount where ordinary share on a purchase that

is accumulated for a particular period to encourage
customers to remain with a specific supplier is called:
(a) Deferred Rebate
(c) Both of the above

(b) Aggregated Rebate

(d) None of the above

The excess of an expenditure flow over an income flow is termed

as:
(a) Loss
(c) Surplus

(b) Deficit
(d) Shortage

The use of borrowing to finance an excess of expenditure over

income is known as:
(a) Deficit Financing
(c) Both of the above

(b) Debt Retirement

(d) None of the above

284. A sustained reduction in the general level of prices is called:

(a) Inflation
(c) Disinflation

(b) Deflation
(d) Both B and C

A decline in the share of manufacturing sector in national income

is termed as:
(a) Industralization
(c) Nationalization

(b) Privatization
(d) Deindustralization

The desire for a particular good or service supported by the

possession of the necessary means of exchange to effect
ownership is called:
(a) Supply
(c) Loss

(b) Demand
(d) Incentive

The scenario that western countries face a crisis in the next few
decades caused by the aging of their populations is termed
as:
Demographic Time Bomb (b) Green House Effect
(c) Population Explosion

(d) All of the above

The branch of economics concerned with the rate at which natural

resources are consumed over time is called
(a) Marxism

(b) Capitalism

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(c) Depletion theory

(d) Game Theory

Money placed in an account at a financial institution and

constituting a claim on it is known as
(a) Deposit
(c) Debt

(b) Credit
(d) Hoarding

The account with a bank or other financial institution in which

deposits earn interest and withdraws from which require
notice is referred to as:
(a) Deposit Account
(c) Profit-Loss Account

(b) Current Account

(d) None of the above

The reduction in value of an asset as reduction in the value of

currency is known as:
(a) Appreciation
(c) Depreciation

(b) Devaluation
(d) All of the above

A downturn in the business cycle in which there is a sustained

high level of unemployment is called
(a) Inactivity
(c) Paralysis

(b) Depression
(d) Decline

The process of invigorating activity in a sector of the economy by

reducing the government controls that have the effect of
creating barriers to entry is called
(a) Privatization
(c) Deregulation

(b) Regulation
(d) All of the above

The reduction of the fixed official rate at which one currency is

exchanged for another in a fixed exchange rate regime is
termed:
(a) Appreciation
(c) Devaluation

(b) Depreciation
(d) None of the above

Investment in the foreign operations of a company through

acquisition of a foreign operation, or establishment of a new
site is called:
(a) Direct Investment
(c) Indirect Investment

(b) Installation
(d) None of the above

Taxation on the income and resources of individuals or

organization is known as:
(a) Double Taxation

(b) Indirect Taxation

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(c) Direct Taxation

(d) All of the above

297. A deduction from face value is referred to as:

(a) Premium
(c) Reward

(b) Discount
(d) None of the above

The extension in the range of goods and services in a firm or

geographic region is called:
(a) Reduction
(c) Diversification

(b) Expansion
(d) Modification.

The amount of a companys profit that the board of directors

decides to distribute to ordinary shareholders is known as:
(a) Deficit
(c) Loss

(b) Dividend
(d) Capital

The allocation of labour such that each worker specializes in one

or a few functions in the production process is known as:
(a) Division of Labour
(c) Efficient Worker

(b) Distribution of Wealth

(d) None of the above

The situation in which the same tax base is taxed more than once
is called:
(a) Direct Taxation
(c) Indirect Taxation

(b) Double Taxation

(d) None of the above

A daily index of prices on the principal stock exchange in New

York is called:
Dow Jones industrial average
Equity market indexl
Both of the above
None of the above
Large-scale

shedding

of

employees

by

major

corporations

sometimes referred to the disposal of subsidiaries and other

unwanted activities is called:
(a) Downsizing
(c) Both of the above

(b) Rightsizing
(d) None of the above

Two sellers only of a good or service in a market. This situation is:

(a) Monopoly
(c) Oligopoly

(b) Duopoly
(d) None of the above

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Consumer goods that yield services or utility over time rather

than being used up instantly are termed as
(a) Durable Goods
(c) Both of the above

(b) Undurable Goods

(d) None of the above

The setting up of mathematical models describing economic

relationship testing the validity of such hypotheses is
termed as:
(a) Econometrics
(c) Trade

(b) Commerce
(d) Finance

Any physical object, natural or man made, or service renderal:

that could command a price in market is called:
(a) Consumer Goods
(c) Economic Goods

(b) Final Goods

(d) All of the above

The exploitation of developing countries by advanced countries is

called:
(a) Embargoes
(c) Economic Imperialism

(b) Sanctions
(d) None of the above

A measure taken in respect of economic activity that has the

intention of damage to another countrys economy is called:
(a) Economic Exploitation
(c) Both of the above

(b) Economic Sanction

(d) None of the above

Which sector is the largest and fastest growing sector of the world
economy, providing more than 60% of global output?
(a) Agricultural Sector
(c) Industrial Sector

(b) Service Sector

(d) Forestry

The non-discrimination principle means treating ones trading

partners equally. It guarantees equal opportunities for
suppliers from all World Trade Organization members. It is
called:
Most-Favoured Nation (MFN)
South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
None of the above
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international
body dealing with the rules of trade between nations. The
World Trade Organization began life on 1st of
(a) January 1993

(b) January 1994

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(d) January 1996

The main objectives of the World Trade Organization are

To help trade flow as freely as possible.
To serve as a form for trade negotiations
To settle dispute between conflicting trade interests
All of the above
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is the
predecessor of World Trade Organization. It entered into
force in.
(a) January 1946
(c) January 1948

(b) January 1947

(d) January 1949

In 1947 how many states did take part in the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade trade round in Geneva?
(a)
(c)

13
33

(b) 23
(d) 43

The first director general of General Agreement on Tariffs and

Trade from 1948-68 was
Sir Eric Wyndham White (UK)
Mike Moore (New Zealand)
Don McKinon (New Zealand)
Kofi Annan (Ghana)
In 1999, who became the third director general of World Trade
Organization?
Olivier Long (Switzerland)
Renato Ruggiero (Italy)
Peter Sutherland (Ireland)
Mike Moore (New Zealand)
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade trade rounds
concentrated on reducing tariffs. Which round was the first
major attempt to tackle trade barriers and to improve the
system? This eighth round is called:
(a) Kennedy Round
(c) Uruguay Round

(b) Tokyo Round

(d) All of the above

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Which trade round was the latest and most extensive of all and it
finally led to the World Trade Organization and a new set of
agreements. It lasted from 1986 to 1994.
(a) Kennedy Round
(c) Doha Round

(b) Tokyo Round

(d) Uruguay Round

The 1986-1994 Uruguay Round achieved agrement on TradeRelated Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).
Which of the following are the types of intellectual property?
Copyrights and related rights
Trademarks including service marks
Industrial design, patents, layout designs etc
All of the above
Topmost authority of World Trade Organization is the ministerial
conference which has to meet at least once every
(a) 1 year
(c) 3 years

(b) 2 years
(d) 4 years

The Ouadrilaterals or the Quad are the four largest members.

Besides European Union others are
(a) United States
(c) Japan

(b) Canada
(d) All of the above

On 9-13 November, 2001 the World Trade Organizations Fourth

Ministerial Conference held in:
(a) Istanbul (Turkey)
(c) Doha (Qatar)

(b) Dubai (U.A.E)

(d) Tehran (Iran)

The World Trade Organization secretariat is headed by a directorgeneral, has around 500 staff and is based in:
(a) New York
(c) Geneva

(b) Rome
(d) Brussels

Which of the following is the website address of the World Trade

Organization?
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]

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By the end of June 2002, the World Trade Organization had 144
members and around 34 observer governments. With how
many years of becoming observers, these observers must
start accession negotiations?
(a) 2 years
(c) 4 years

(b) 3 years
(d) 5 years

Which law of economics states that with given preferences or

tastes, the proportion of income spent on food diminishes as
income increase?
(a) Common Law
(c) Newtons Law

(b) Engels Law

(d) None of the above

The economic agent who perceives market opportunities and

assembles the factors of production to exploit them in a firm
is referred to as
(a) Broker
(c) Middle Agent

(b) Entrepreneur
(d) Promotor

The residual value of a companys assets after all outside

liabilities have been allowed for is called
(a) Capital
(c) Equity

(b) Annuity
(d) Business

Enterprise is the controlling unit of a business. The operating

unit of a business is called:
(a) Firm
(c) Bureaucracy

(b) Establishment
(d) Organization

The difference between the amount produced by a firm and the

higher amount that could most efficiently be produced is
termed as:
(a) Excess Profit
(c) Excess Capacity

(b) Excess Supply

(d) Excess Demand

The control by the state through the banking system of dealings

in gold and foreign currencies is called
(a) Exchange Control
(c) Autarky

(b) Exchange Economy

(d) None of the above

The price at which one currency is exchanged for another

currency is known as:
(a) Exchange Control
(c) Exchange Economy

(b) Exchange Rate

(d) All of the above

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Indirect taxies levied upon goods produced for home consumption

are called:
(a) Custom duties
(c) Both of the above

(b) Excise duties

(d) None of the above

Preferential treatment for firms that sell their products abroad,

compared with firms that sell to the home market; is called:
(a) Export Surplus
(c) Export Incentives

(b) Export Rebate

(d) All of the above

The goods and services produced by one country that are sold in
exchange for the second countrys own goods and services or
for foreign exchange are called
(a) Import
(c) All of the above

(b) Export
(d) None of the above

The ratio of the total increase in a countrys national income to

the increment in export revenue generating the increase is
called:
(a) Export Surplus
(c) Export Multiplier

(b) Export Incentive

(d) All of the above

Goods which are produced for consumption rather than as an

intermediate product used in the process of production are
referred to as:
(a) By Product
(c) Durable Goods

(b) Final Goods

(d) Intermediate Goods

339. The provision of money when and where needed is called:

(a) Business
(c) Finance

(b) Economics
(d) Trade

The period of account used for financial purposes is known as:

(a) Financial Year
(c) Both of the above

(b) Fiscal Year

(d) None of the above

341. The budgetary stance of central government is called:

(a) Trade Policy
(c) Economic Policy

(b) Fiscal Policy

(d) None of the above

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The capital that is not invested in fixed assets but the work in
process is called:
(a) Floating Change
(c) Floating Trust.

(b) Floating debt

(d) Floating Capital

The administered transfer of resources from the advanced

countries to the developing countries for the purpose of
encouraging economic growth is called:
(a) Foreign Exchange
(c) Foreign Aid

(b) Foreign Balance

(d) Foreign Reserves

Claims on another country held in the form of the currency of

that country are known as:
(a) Foreign Aid
(c) Both of the above

(b) Foreign Exchange

(d) None of the above

What is meant by foreign investment?

The market in which transactions are conducted to
effect the transfer of the currency of one country into
that of another
The transfer of resources from developed to developing
countries.
The acquistion by governments, institutions or
individuals in one country of assets in another.
All of the above
The contractual arrangement under which an independent
franchisee produces or sells a product or service under the
brand name of the franchiser is known as
(a) Franchising
(c) Warrant

(b) License
(d) Charter

A market in which supply and demand are not subject to

regulation other than normal competition policy is termed:
(a) Forward Market

(b) Free Market

Foreign-exchange Market (d) None of the above

The condition in which the independent flow of goods and services
in

international

exchange

is

neither

restricted

nor

encouraged by direct government intervention is known as:

(a) Free Trade
(c) Both of the above

(b) Barter Trade

(d) None of the above

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Non-wage or salary rewards provided for employees are called:

(a) Fringe Benefits
(c) Social Security

(b) Basic Pay

(d) None of the above

The process of converting short term to long term debt by the sale
of long term securities and using the funds raised to pay off
short-term debt is called:
(a) Funding
(c) Borrowing

(b) Debt retirement

(d) All of the above

The branch of the social science that covers the study of the
production, distribution and consumption of wealth in
human society is known as:
(a) Law
(c) Anthropology

(b) Political Science

(d) Economics

Which British philosopher and economist is regarded as founder

of modern Economics?
Thomas Malthus (1766 1834)
Adam Smith (1723 1790)
Karl Marx (1818 1883)
All of the above
Which famous thinker and economic philosopher said, Religion
is the opium of the people.?
(a) Adam Smith
(c) Karl Marx

(b) Thomas Malthus

(d) John Maynard Keynes

354. Who was awarded Nobel Prize of Economics in 1998?

(a) Ragnar Frisch
(b) Jan Tinbergen
(c) Amartya Sen
(d) Paul Anthony Samuelson
355. Who got the first Nobel Prize in Economics in 1969?
(a) Jan Tinbergren
(c) Sir John Richard Hicks

(b) Ragnar Frisch

(d) Both a and b

What is Game Theory?

The branch of economics concerned with representing
economic interactions in a highly stylized form with
players pays-off and strategies.

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The branch of economics that uses mathematical methods

and models e.g., calculus: statistics, probability etc
The branch of economies related with the aggregate or
overall, economy.
The branch of economics that deals with small units,
including individual companies and small group of
consumers
A commodity for which demand increases at higher prices and
falls at lower prices is termed as:
(a) Consumer goods
(c) Brown goods

(b) Giffen goods

(d) Durable goods

The geographical shifts in domestic economic activity around the

world and away from nation states is called:
(a) Foreign Trade
(c) Globalization

(b) Commerce
(d) Business

The stocks of gold and foreign currencies held by a country to

finance any calls that may be made from its creditors for the
debt settlement are known as
Foreign exchange reserves
Gold reserves
Gold and foreign exchange reserves
None of the above
The measure of the total flow of goods and services produced by
the economy over a specified time period, normally a year or
a quarter is referred to as
Gross national product (GNP)
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Both of the above
None of the above
The currency traded in a foreign exchange market for which
demand is persistently high relative to supply is called:
(a) Soft currency
(c) Hard currency

(b) Bad currency

(d) Hot currency

The action taken by a buyer or seller to product his business or

assets against a change in prices is called
(a) Hedge

(b) Interest

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(c) Shore

(d) Loan

The theory that all human action is motivated by pleasure and

the avoidance of pain or the ethic that it should be so
motivated. Such theory is termed as
(a) Sadism
(c) Satanism

(b) Hedonism
(d) Spiritualism

The accumulation of idle money balances or inactive money is

called:
(a) Wealth
(c) Capital

(b) Hoarding
(d) Investment

Funds that flow into a country to take advantage of favourable

rates of interest in that country are known as
(a) Hard currency
(c) Soft currency

(b) Hot money

(d) Bad money

The skills and knowledge embodied in the labour force are termed
as:
(a) Investment
(c) Human Resources

(b) Labour Capital

(d) Human Capital

What is the term used for the flow of goods and services that
enter for sale into one country and which is product of
another country?
Exports
Imports
Income
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
The flow of goods or services to any economic agent or unit is
called:
(a) Income
(c) Export

(b) Import
(d) None of the above

The persistent increases in the general level of prices is known as:

(a) Hyperinflation
(c) Devaluation

(b) Inflation
(d) Recession

What is the term used for airports, roads, railways, sewage,

telephone and other public utilities?
(a) Understructure

(b) Substructure

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(d) Superstructure

The contract to pay a premium for which the insurer will pay
compensation in certain happenings e.g., fire theft or motor
accident is termed as:
(a) Insurance
(c) Security

(b) Warranty
(d) Safeguard

The charge made for the use of borrowed money levied as a

percentage of the amount of debt is refered to as:
(a) Credit
(c) Share

(b) Interest
(d) Insurance

The amount of gold reserve, currencies and special drawing rights

available for the finance of international trade is called:
(a) Foreign Reserves
(c) Foreign Investment

(b) International Liqiudity

(d) None of the above

What is the term for stocks of raw materials work in progress and
finished goods?
(a) Inventory
(c) Stock

(b) Checklist
(d) Statement

The real capital formation e.g., the production or maintenance of

machinary or construction that will produce a stream of
goods and services is called
(a) Capital
(c) Grant

(b) Investment
(d) Property

The demand for two or more commodities or factor of production

that are used together so that a change in demand for one
will be reflected in a change in demand for other e.g., cloth
and thread is called
(a) Joint Demand
(c) Isolated Demand

(b) Complementary Demand

(d) Both a and b

The business arrangement in which two companies invest in a

project over which both have partial control is termed as:
(a) Joint Ventrue
(c) Project

(b) Speculation
(d) Undertaking

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The total number of people in a country who are in work or

unemployed but looking for work, is called:
(a) Labour Demand
(c) Labour Market

(b) Labour force

(d) None of the above

An agreement between the owner of a property to grant use of it

to another party for a specified period at specified rent
payable annually is called:
(a) Charter
(c) Lease

(b) Contract
(d) Compact

In 1971, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

(UNCTAD) drew up a list of 24 countries having a GDP of
100 or less literacy rate of 20% or less and a share of
manufacturing of 10% or less of GDP. These countries were
referred to as:
Developing Countries
Advanced Cuntries
Least Developed Countries
None of the above
A non-negotiable order of a bank to a foreign bank authorizing
payment to a person designated of a particular sum of
money is known as:
(a) Letter of Credit
(c) Letter of Reference

(b) Circular Letter of Credit

(d) None of the above

382. Sums of money for which account has to be made are called:
(a) Obligation
(c) Misfortune

(b) Liabilities
(d) Burden

The degree to which an asset can be quickly and cheaply turned

into money, is termed as:
(a) Insolvency
(c) Bankruptcy

(b) Liquidity
(d) All of the above

The borrowing of a sum of money by one person, company,

government or other organization from another is called:
(a) Usury
(c) Loan

(b) Finance
(d) Collateral

The study of whole economic systems aggregating over the

functioning of individual units. Specifically, it is study of

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national economies and the determination of national

income. It is known as
(a) Microeconomics
(b) Keynesian Economics
(c) Macroeconomics
(d) Mathematical Economics
The degree to which a firm exercise influence over the price and
output in a particular market is called:
(a) Market Force
(c) Market Power

(b) Market Share

(d) Market Failure

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766 1834) was a British economist

who is remembered for his essays on population. In his
which famous work he said, Population, when unchecked,
increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence only increases
in an arithmetical ratio.?
Principles of Political Economy
An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent
An Essay on the Principle of Population
Illustrations of Political Economy
Adam Smith (1723 1790) was a British economist and
philosopher. Which treatise of Adam Smith is considered the
first serious attempt in the history of economics to divorce
the study of political economy from the related fields of
political science, ethics and jurisprudence?
Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Wealth of Nations
Principles of Political Economy
Illustrations of Political Economy
Karl Marx (1818 1883) was a German political philosopher and
economist. He is one of the most influential thinkers of all
times. Which of the following is his work?
The Communist Manifesto
Critique of Political Economy
Das Kapital
All of the above
The Communist Manifesto appeared in 1848. It is regarded as a
classic exposition of modern Communist views and it
influenced all subsequent Communist literature. Karl Marx
completed it alongwith
(a) Friedrich Engels

(b) Thomas Mathus

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(c) Adam Smith

(d) Vladimir Illich Lenin

The first volume of Karl Marxs greatest work Das kapital was
published in 1887. The next two volumes were published
posthumously. Who edited those volumes?
(a) Adam Smith
(c) Friendrich Engles

(b) Thomas Malthus

(d) Josphe Stalin

The branch of economics concerned with how businesses raise and

spend their money is known as
(a) Econometrics
(c) Macroeconomics

(b) Finance
(d) Corporate Finance.

The branch of economics concerned with providing funds to

individuals, business and governments is called:
(a) Econometrics
(c) Macroeconomics

(b) Microeconomics
(d) Finance

The fusion of two or more separate companies into one is referred

to as:
(a) Alliance
(c) Separation

(b) Merger
(d) Disintegration

Legislation prohibiting the paying of wages below some specified

level is known as
(a) Standard Wage
(c) Maximum Wage

(b) Minimum Wage

(d) Optimum Wage

The market economy in which both private and public enterprises

participate in economic activity is called:
(a) Mixed Economy
(c) Closed Economy

(b) Open Economy

(d) All of the above

The theory of macroeconomics which holds that increases in the

money supply are a necessary and sufficient condition for
inflation, is called
(a) Capitalism
(c) Monetarism

(b) Socialism
(d) Communism

The functions of sales, distribution, advertising and sales

promotion, product planning and market research are
termed as:
(a) Finance
(c) Business

(b) Marketing
(d) All of the above

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European Recovery Program (ERP) was a United States program

of financial assistance that helped to rebuild European
nations devastated by World War II. This program is
commonly called
(a) George Plan
(c) Marshall Plan

(b) Catlett Plan

(d) Colombo Plan

An early modern European economic theory that trade generates

wealth of bullion which a government should encourage by
promoting exports and restricting imports is called:
(a) Imperialism
(c) Mercantilism

(b) Colonialism
(d) Socialism

The branch of economics at the level of individual consumers

groups of consumers or firms is known as:
(a) Macroeconomics
(c) Microeconomics

(b) Econometrics
(d) Keynesian Economics

The economic situation in which only a single seller or producer

supplies a commodity or a service is called:
(a) Monopoly
(c) Cartel

(b) Possession
(d) Trust

The legal instrument that pledges a house or other real estate as

security for repayment of a loan is called:
(a) Mortgage
(c) Foreclosure

(b) Bond
(d) Lien

The international trade and exchange between more than two

countries without discrimination between those involved is
called:
(a) Unilateralism
(c) Multilateralism

(b) Bilateralism
(d) None of the above

An industry in which technical factors preclude the efficient

existence of more than one producer. This situation is called:
(a) Natural Monopoly
(c) Engineered Monopoly

(b) Monopoly
(d) Duopoly

Commodities or assets with some economic value which exist

without any effort of mankind, are called:
(a) Minerals
(c) By-products

(b) Natural resources

(d) Consumer resources

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1994 Nobel Prize for Economics was awarded to a American

mathematician for his most important concept of equilibrium
as applied to game theory. His name was
(a) John Nash
(c) John Harsanyi

(b) Reinhard Selten

(d) All of the above

The reduction in the useful life of a capital good or consumer good

through economic or technological change as distinct from
physical deterioration in use is termed as:
(a) Depreciation
(c) Obsolesience

(b) Devaluation
(d) All of the above

A market that is dominated by a few large suppliers is known as:

(a) Oligopoly
(c) Duopoly

(b) Monopoly
(d) None of the above

A loan facility on the customers current account at a bank

permitting him to withdraw up to a certain agreed limit for
an agreed period, is referred to as:
(a) Personal Loan
(c) Overdraft

(b) Mortgage
(d) Credit

The situation in which aggregate demand in the economy is

growing at a rate reliable to lead to inflation is called:
(a) Overdraft
(c) Oversubscription

(b) Overheating
(d) None of the above

An unincorporated business formed by the association of two or

more persons who share risks and profits is called:
(a) Merger
(c) Partnership

(b) Alliance
(d) Corporation

The period over which the cumulative net revenue from an

investment project equals the original investment is known
as:
(a) Payback
(c) Both of the above

(b) Paycheck
(d) None of the above

Sums of money laid aside and normally invested to provide a

regular income on retirement or in compensation for
disablement for the remainder of a persons life is called:
(a) Provident Funds
(c) Social Security

(b) Pension Funds

(d) None of the above

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A bank loan made without collateral security to a private

customer for specific purposes is called:
(a) Personal Loan
(c) Finance

(b) Credit
(d) Lien

What is the informal name for annual publication United

Kingdom Balance of Payments?
(a) Green Book
(c) Pink Book

(b) Red Book

(d) Blue Book

The system of agricultural support by which market prices are

fixed at above free market levels and government buys
surpluses, thus supporting prices and raising farmers
income is called:
(a) Price Regulation
(c) Price System

(b) Price Support

(d) None of the above

The part of the economy in which economy activity is carried on

by private enterprise is termed:
(a) Personal Sector
(c) Private Sector

(b) Corporate Sector

(d) Public Sector

The sale of government owned equity in nationalized industries or

other commercial enterprises to private investors is called:
(a) Nationalization
(c) Denationalization

(b) Privatization
(d) Both b and c

The sale of shares on the stock exchange in order to realize capital

appreciation is known as:
(a) Profit Sharing
(c) Dividends

(b) Profit Taking

(d) Equity

A legal document between a lender and a borrower whereby the

later agrees to certain conditions for the repayment of the
sum of money borrowed; is called:
(a) Promissory Note
(c) Both of the above

(b) Bill of exchange

(d) None of the above

The proportion of a sum of money that is paid over a specified

time period in payment for its loan is called:
(a) Rate of interest
(c) Rate of return

(b) Rate of substitution

(d) None of the above

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The net profit after depreciation as a percentage of average

capital employed in a business is known as:
(a) Rate of Substitution
(c) Rate of Return

(b) Rate of Interest

(d) None of the above

The term used to describe a sharp slowdown in the rate of

economic growth or a modest decline in economic activity is
called:
(a) Depression
(c) Recession

(b) Slump
(d) None of the above

Scarce inputs that can yield utility through production or

provision of goods and services are referred to as:
(a) Resources
(c) Means

(b) Assets
(d) Capabilities

A tax levied as a proportion of the retail price of a commodity at

the point of sale is called:
(a) Income tax
(c) Sales tax

(b) Wealth tax

(d) Property tax

427. What is the term for generating capital from income?

(a) Self-financing
(c) Both of the above

(b) Self-sufficiency
(d) None of the above

The total increase in the welfare of society from an economic

action is called:
(a) Fringe Benefits
(c) Individual Benefits

(b) Social Benefits

(d) None of the above

A loan bearing either no rate of interest or an interest rate which

is below the true cost of capital lent is known as:
(a) Soft Loan
(c) Finance

(b) Personal Loan

(d) Credit

Buying and selling with a view to buying and selling at a profit

later when the prices have changed is termed:
(a) Surmising
(c) Guesswork

(b) Speculation
(d) Estimate

The quantity of goods and services consumed by an individual or

a household is called:
(a) Standard of living
(c) Gross Domestic Product

(b) Standard of success

(d) Gross National Product

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What is the name given to companies legally controlled by other

companies?
(a) Franchise
(c) Subsidiaries

(b) Consortium
(d) Merger

Government grants to suppliers of goods and services is called:

(a) Subsidy
(c) Tax

(b) Support
(d) Grant

The notion that economic development should proceed at a pace

and in a manner that will conserve the environment and
depletible natural resources is called:
Sustainable development (b) Rural development
(c) Social development

(d) None of the above

Arranging ones financial affairs within the law so as to minimize

taxation liabilities is known as
(a) Tax evasion
(c) Tax burden

(b) Tax avoidance

(d) Tax expenditures

The compulsory transfer of money from private individuals,

institutions or groups to the government is called:
(a) Tax burden
(c) Taxation

(b) Tax evasion

(d) Tax yield

A trade barrier is any government limitation on the free

international exchange of merchandise. Which of these is an
instance of trade barrier?
(a) Tariffs
(c) Import deposit

(b) Quotas
(d) All of the above

The excess of the value of imports of goods and services over the
value of exports of goods and services is called:
(a) Trade Cycle
(c) Trade Gap

(b) Trade Credit

(d) Trade investment

439. In UK, who is the first Lord of the Treasury?

(a) Queen
(c) Prime Minister

(b) King
(d) Finance Minister

Instruments for short-term borrowing by the government are

called:
(a) Treasury Bills

(b) Treasury Notes

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(c) Credit Line

(d) Promissory Notes
441. The total sales revenue of a business is called:
(a) Flow
(c) Business

(b) Turnover
(d) None of the above

Variable costs are those that vary directly with the rate of output
e.g., labour costs, fuel and power etc., These are also known
as:
(a) Prime costs
(c) Operating costs

(b) Direct costs

(d) All of the above

The part of current assets financed from long term funds is called:
(a) Working Capital
(c) Current Equity

(b) Investment
(d) Working Equity

In economics, Gold Standard is the monetary system where in all

form of legal tender may be converted on demand, into fixed
quantities of gold. In 1816, the first country to go on the gold
standard was:
(a) United States
(c) Spain

(b) United Kingdom

(d) France

A type of association usually formed by banks or railroads as a

central agency where members can settle accounts is known
as:
(a) Clearing House
(c) Credit Union

(b) Pawnbroking
(d) All of the above

The type of currency issued by government as legal tender the

value of which is based solely on decree or law rather than
actual coin or precious metal reserves is termed as:
(a) Soft money
(c) Fiat money

(b) Hard money

(d) None of the above

Bimetallism is the monetary policy based on the use of two

metals, as legal tender without limit and equalized by law in
a fixed ratio. Which are these two metals?
(a) Platinum and Gold
(c) Platinum and Silver

(b) Gold and Silver

(d) All of the above

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An association of individuals or corporations formed to conduct a

specific financial transaction such as buying a business is
known as:
(a) Merger
(c) Syndicate

(b) Joint Venture

(d) Franchise

The sixth Nobel Prize for Economics was introduced in 1969 in

memory of Alfred Nobel. It is financed by
Asian Development Bank
Swedish National Bank
World Bank
International Monetary fund

1c
7b
13 b
19 c
25 b
31 a
37 b
43 d
49 c
55 c
61 c
67 a
73 b
79 d
85 c
91 d
97 d
103 b
109 c
115 d
121 b
127 b
133 b
139 c
145 a
151 a

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8
14
20
26
32
38
44
50
56
62
68
74
80
86
92
98
104
110
116
122
128
134
140
146
152

b
b
a
c
c
c
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b
d
b
c
c
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b
d
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ANSWERS
3b
4c
9d
10 c
15 b
16 a
21 b
22 c
27 d
28 d
33 d
34 b
39 a
40 c
45 a
46 a
51 b
52 d
57 b
58 b
63 d
64 c
69 b
70 a
75 a
76 d
81 c
82 b
87 d
88 d
93 b
94 c
99 a
100 a
105 b
106 b
111 d
112 a
117 b
118 d
123 b
124 a
129 c
130 a
135 c
136 b
141 c
142 d
147 d
148 d
153 d
154 c

5c
11 a
17 b
23 a
29 d
35 a
41 d
47 c
53 a
59 c
65 c
71 b
77 a
83 b
89 d
95 c
101 b
107 b
113 a
119 b
125 a
131 b
137 d
143 d
149 b
155 c

6b
12 d
18 a
24 d
30 b
36 c
42 c
48 c
54 d
60 b
66 c
72 b
78 b
84 b
90 d
96 d
102 d
108 a
114 b
120 c
126 b
132 a
138 c
144 d
150 c
156 c

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157 b
163 b
169 d
175 a
181 d
187 d
193 c
199 b
205 c
211 c
217 b
223. b
229. c
235. c
241. b
247. c
253. b
259. a
265. c
271. a
277. b
283. a
289. a
295. a
301. b
307. c
313. d
319. d
325. b
331. c
337. c
343. c
349. a
355. d
361. c
367. b
373. b
379. c
385. c
391. c

158
164
170
176
182
188
194
200
206
212
218
224.
230.
236.
242.
248.
254.
260.
266.
272.
278.
284.
290.
296.
302.
308.
314.
320.
326.
332.
338.
344.
350.
356.
362.
368.
374.
380.
386.
392.

b
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c
d
d
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b
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c
a
b
b
b
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c
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159 d
165 a
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Chapter 3

DEMOGRAPHY OF PAKISTAN
According to 1998 Census the total population increased over the
last census held in 1981 by:
(a)
(c)

44.98%
64.98%

(b) 54.98%
(d) 74.98%

The 1998 Census showed the average growth rate of ______

as against 3.06% during 1972- 81.
(a)
(c)

0.61%
2.61%

(b) 1.61%
(d) 3.61%

According to 1998 Census there is a decline in the rate of

population growth in all areas except:
(a) Islamabad
(c) Northern Areas

(b) FATA
(d) None of the above

In the 1998 Census, the proportion of population declined

marginally in Punjab from 56.1% to:
(a)
(c)

77.6%
55.6%

(b) 66.6%
(d) 44.6%

The overall urban population at the national level has increased

from 28.3% in 1981 to ______ in 1998.
(a)
(c)

48.5%
22.5%

(b) 50.2%
(d) 32.5%

According to 1998 Census every third person now lives in a:

(a) Village
(c) City

(b) District
(d) Province

According to 1998 Census which area has the lowest urban

proportion:
(a) Islamabad
(c) Northern Areas

(b) FATA
(d) None of above

General Knowledge MCQs

The proportion of population declined in FATA from 2.6% to

______.
(a)
(c)

2.3%
2.5%

(b) 2.4%
(d) 2.6%

The 1998 Census showed a greater trend towards:

(a) Ruralization
(c) Remained same

(b) Urbanization
(d) None of the above

Sindhs three major cities, Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur

account for ______ of its total urban population.
(a)
(c)

50.1%
73.1%

(b) 63.1%
(d) 80.1%

The least urbanized province is the NWFP where only

______ of the people dwell in the urban centers.
(a)
(c)

13.9%
15.9%

(b) 14.9%
(d) 16.9%

According to the 1998 Census, the urban population in

Balochistan has increased from 15.6% in 1981 to ______.
(a)
(c)

10.3%
23.3%

(b) 13.3%
(d) 30.3%

According to 1998 Census, the biggest city is Karachi with a total

population of ______.
(a) 5.269 m
(c) 10.269 m

(b) 9.269 m
(d) 6.269 m

According to 1998 Census, the second biggest city is Lahore with

a total population of:
(a) 5.063 m
(c) 3.063 m

(b) 4.063 m
(d) 6.063 m

Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad account for ______ of the total

urban population of Pakistan.
(a)
(c)

28.4%
48.4%

(b) 38.4%
(d) 10.84%

The overall sex-ratio is ______ which was 110.6% in 1981.

(a)
(c)

108.1%
110.1%

(b) 109.1%
(d) 111.1%

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Sindh is the most urbanized province, where ______ of the

population is living in urban areas.
(a)
(c)

38.9%
58.9%

(b) 48.9%
(d) 28.9%

The Balochistan population has also a nominal fall from 5.1% to:
(a) 2.0
(c) 4.1%

(b) 3.1%
(d) 5.0%

The sex ratio is slightly higher in urban areas because of:

(a) economic reasons
(c) political reasons

(b) social reasons

(d) cultural reasons

The rural share of population has fallen from 71.7% to:

(a)
(c)

69.5%
65.5%

(b) 67.5%
(d) 62.5%

In 1981, Pakistan was the worlds ninth most populous country

and in 1998 ______.
(a) Tenth
(c) Sixth

(b) Eighth
(d) Seventh

Urban population has gone up from 28.3% to:

(a)
(c)

30.5%
32.5%

(b) 31.5%
(d) 33.5%

The urban population growth rate is 3.45%, whereas the rural

population growth rate is:
(a)
(c)

1.24%
3.24%

(b) 2.24%
(d) 4.24%

Urban population has gone up from 28.3% to:

(a)
(c)

29.3%
35.3%

(b) 32.5%
(d) 39.3%

According to the 1998 Census, the total population of Pakistan is

130.5 m. It was ______ in 1981.
(a) 64.2 m
(c) 74.2 m

(b) 70.2 m
(d) 80.2 m

The population of Punjab has risen from 47.2 in 1981 to

______ in 1998.
(a) 52.6 m

(b) 66.5 m

General Knowledge MCQs

(c) 72.5 m

(d) 80.5 m

The population of NWFP has gone up from 11 m in 1981 to

______ in 1998.
(a) 16 m
(c) 18 m

(b) 17.5 m
(d) 18.5 m

The NWFP growth rate has declined from 3.32% to:

(a)
(c)

2.95%
2.75%

(b) 2.85%
(d) 2.55%

The Balochistan population has increased from 4.3m in 1981 to

______ in 1998.
(a) 5.5 m
(c) 7.5 m

(b) 6.5 m
(d) 8.5 m

FATA population increased from 2.1 m in 1981 to ______ in 1998.

(a) 2.5 m
(c) 2.9 m

(b) 2.7 m
(d) 3.1 m

According to 1998 Census, 67% of people live in rural areas, down

from ______ in 1981.
(a) 69%
(c) 75%

(b) 71%
(d) 80%

The proportion of urban population shows an increase from 28%

in 1981 to ______ in 1998.
(a) 32%
(c) 38%

(b) 35%
(d) 40%

According to the 1998 Census, almost 43% of the countrys

population is below:
(a) 13 years
(c) 15 years

(b) 14 years
(d) 16 years

The share of urban population has increased from 28.3% in 1981

to 32.5% in 1998 or by:
(a)
(c)

3.2%
5.2%

(b) 4.2%
(d) 6.2%

The population of NWFP has increased from 13.1% in 1981 to

______ in 1998.
(a) 13.4%

(b) 14.4%

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(c) 15.4%

(d) 16.4%

The Population of Sindh has increased from 22.6% in 1981 to

______ in 1998.
(a) 23%
(c) 25%

(b) 24%
(d) 26%

The population of Islamabad has increased from 0.4% in 1981 to

______ in 1998.
(a)
(c)

0.5%
0.7%

(b) 0.6%
(d) 0.8%

According to 1998 Census Islamabad is the most urbanized area

with an urban population share of:
(a)
(c)

55.6%
65.6%

(b) 60.5%
(d) 70.5%

According to 1998 Census FATA is the least urbanized area with

an urban population share of:
(a)
(c)

0.5%
2.0%

(b) 1.7%
(d) 2.7%

Sindh is the most urbanized province 48.9%, followed by Punjab

______.
(a)
(c)

21.3%
41.3%

(b) 31.3%
(d) 45.3%

According to 1998 Census, the three big cities of Sindh; Karachi,

Hyderabad, and Sukkur account for 73.1% of the total urban
population and ______ of the total population of the
province.
(a)
(c)

15.6%
35.7%

(b) 25.7%
(d) 45.6%

According to 1998 Census, the average household size has

declined marginally from 6.7 persons in 1981 to ______
persons in 1998.
(a)
(c)

6.3%
6.5%

(b) 6.4%
(d) 6.6%

According to 1998 Census, the Balochistans population growth

rate fall down to 2.42%, which was ______ in 1981.
(a)
(c)

6.09%
8.09%

(b) 7.09%
(d) 9.09%

General Knowledge MCQs

Infant mortality rate in Pakistan is:

(a) 85 per 1000
(c) 97 per 1000

(b) 95 per 1000

(d) 100 per 1000

For 100,000 live births, women die of pregnancy are:

(a) 350 to 500
(c) 750 to 1000

(b) 500 to 750

(d) 1000 to 1500

The reason of high fertility rate in Pakistan is:

Early Marriages
Desire for Larger Families
Low use of Contraception
All the Above
The legal age for male marriage in Pakistan is:
(a) 14 years
(c) 18 years

(b) 16 years
(d) 22 years

The legal age for female marriage in Pakistan is:

(a) 14 years
(c) 18 years

(b) 16 years
(d) 20 years

A census of US population has been conducted every ten years

since:
(a)
(c)

1780
1800

(b) 1790
(d) 1810

Generally Pakistan conducts a population census every

(a) 5 years
(c) 15 years

(b) 10 years
(d) 20 years

The interdisciplinary study of human population is called:

(a) Geography
(c) Demography

(b) Biography
(d) Cartography

Demography includes statistical analysis of

(a) Births
(c) Migrations

(b) Deaths
(d) All of the above

In Pakistan, first population census was conducted in:

(a)
(c)

1947
1951

(b) 1949
(d) 1953

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In 1998 census: the population density i.e., persons per square

kilometer is:
(a)
(c)

156
166

(b) 160
(d) 170

The sex ratio i.e. males per 100 females is

(a) 98.5
(c) 118.5

(b) 108.5
(d) 128.5

The current population of Pakistan is:

(a)
(c)

132,352,000
152,352,000

(b) 142,352,000
(d) 162,352,000

The percentage of male population is:

(a)
(c)

52.03%
57.97%

(b) 42.03%
(d) 47.97%

Islamabads area is 906 [Link]. What is its population density

(persons per [Link])?
(a)
(c)

166
358

(b) 238
(d) 888

Our national language Urdu is the mother tongue of ___

people.
(a)
(c)

5.57%
7.57%

(b) 6.57%
(d) 8.57%

Punjabi is the mother tongue of _____ people.

(a)
(c)

42.15%
44.15%

(b) 43.15%
(d) 45.15%

What percentage of our population is divorced?

(a)
(c)

0.31%
0.36%

(b) 0.34%
(d) 0.39%

What percentage of our population is widowed?

(a)
(c)

5.03%
5.60%

(b) 5.40%
(d) 5.69%

99.4% of people are Muslims in:

(a) NWFP

(b) Punjab

(c) Sindh

(d) Balochistan

General Knowledge MCQs

Sindhi is the mother language of _____ population.

(a) 14.1%
(c) 10.53%

(b) 15.1%
(d) 4.66%

Pushto is the mother tongue of _____ people.

(a) 7.57%
(c) 10.53%

(b) 14.1%
(d) 15.42%

Which is the largest minority is Sindh?

(a) Christians
(c) Qadianis (Ahmadis)

(b) Hindus (Jati)

(d) None of the above

Balochi is the first language of _____ population.

(a) 3.57%
(c) 10.53%

(b) 7.57%
(d) 4.66%

Saraiki is the mother tongue of _____ people.

(a) 7.57%
(c) 15.42%

(b) 14.1%
(d) 10.53%

What part of population (15 years and above) is currently

married?
(a) 65.6%
(c) 63%

(b) 58.4%
(d) 65%

Which is the fourth largest city of Pakistan according to

population size?
(a) Karachi
(c) Multan

(b) Lahore
(d) Rawalpindi

Which one is the largest city population wise?

(a) Hyderabad
(c) Rawalpindi

(b) Multan
(d) Faisalabad

Which of the following is the smallest city population wise?

(a) Peshawar
(c) Islamabad

(b) Sargodha
(d) Sialkot
ANSWERS

1.
7.
13.
19.
25.

b
b
b
a
a

2. c
8. b
14. a
20. b
26. c

3.
9.
15.
21.
27.

a
b
b
d
b

4. c
10. c
16. a
22. c
28. c

5. d
11. d
17. b
23. b
29. b

6.
12.
18.
24.
30.

c
c
d
b
d

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31.
37.
43.
49.
55.
61.
67.

b
b
b
b
b
c
a

32.
38.
44.
50.
56.
62.
68.

a
c
b
b
c
b
d

33. c
39. d
45. a
51. c
57. a
63. a
69. c

34. b
40. b
46. d
52. d
58. d
64. a
70. d

__________

35.
41.
47.
53.
59.
65.
71.

a
c
c
c
c
d
d

36.
42.
48.
54.
60.
66.
72.

a
d
b
c
c
b
d

Chapter 4

WATER RESOURCES OF PAKISTAN

Indus river originate from:
(a) Azad Kashmir
(c) Kashgar

(b) Western Tibet

(d) Upper Sindh

The length of Indus river is:

(a) 2736 km
(c) 2990 km

(b) 2803 km
(d) 3050 km

The maximum discharge of water in Indus River under normal

climatic conditions is around:
(a) 63 MAF
(c) 83 MAF

(b) 73 MAF
(d) 93 MAF

Chenab river originate from the mountainous range of:

(a) Suleman
(c) Himalayas

(b) Karakoram
(d) Hindu Kush

The length of Chenab river is:

(a) 974 km
(c) 1350 km

(b) 1230 km
(d) 1403 km

The maximum discharge of water in Chenab river under normal

climatic conditions is around:
(a) 18 MAF
(c) 26 MAF

(b) 22 MAF
(d) 30 MAF

Which of the following rivers rises from a deep spring at Vernag,

in the Indian held section of Jammu and Kashmir state:
(a) Ravi
(c) Kabul

(b) Jhelum
(d) Sutlej

Jhelum river join Chenab river near:

(a) Trimmu
(c) Punjnad

(b) Marala
(d) None of the Above
1

General Knowledge MCQs

The maximum discharge of water in Jhelum river under normal

climatic conditions is around:
(a) 17 MAF
(c) 22 MAF

(b) 19 MAF
(d) 23 MAF

Ravi river originate in the Indian state of:

(a) Orissa
(c) Andra Pardesh

(b) Hamachel Pardesh

(d) Utter Pardesh

River Kabul joins the Indus river at:

(a) Mohmand Agency
(c) Peshawar

(b) Attock
(d) Gilgit

River Kabul originate from north eastern Afghanistan, its length

is:
(a) 480 km
(c) 580 km

(b) 550 km
(d) 705 km

The total storage capacity of different water reservoirs in

Pakistan is around:
(a) 17.1 MAF
(c) 34.5 MAF

(b) 22.2 MAF

(d) 39.1 MAF

Tarbela Dam was constructed in 1976 on:

(a) Indus river
(c) Chenab river

(b) Jhelum river

(d) Kabul river

The total storage capacity of Tarbela Dam under normal climatic

conditions is:
(a) 7.5 MAF
(c) 9.7 MAF

(b) 8.3 MAF

(d) 11.6 MAF

The main purpose for constructing of Tarbela Dam was:

(a) Irrigation
(c) Both the above

(b) Hydropower generating

(d) None of the above

The world's twelfth largest earthfill dam is:

Salal Dam (Jammu & Kashmir)
Aswan Dam (Egypt)
Mangla Dam (Pakistan)
None of the above
Mangla Dam was constructed on river Jhelum in:
(a) 1960

(b) 1962

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(c) 1966

(d) 1969

The gross water storage capacity of Mangla Dam is:

(a) 5.88 MAF

(b) 4.77 MAF

(c) 3.55 MAF

(d) 2.66 MAF

Hydropower generating capacity of Mangla Dam is:

(a) 200 MW
(c) 700 MW

(b) 500 MW
(d) 1000 MW

Chashma Barrage was built in 1971 on river:

(a) Jhelum
(c) Indus

(b) Beas
(d) Sutlej

The main purpose of Chashma Barrage is:

Hydro power generating
Irrigation of land
Controlling water logging and salinity problem
Providing water to the Tarbela Lake
The live water storage capacity of this Barrage is:
(a) 0.61 MAF
(c) 2.2 MAF

(b) 1.7 MAF

(d) 2.9 MAF

Warsak Dam was built in 1960 on river:

(a) Indus
(c) Dasht

(b) Jhelum
(d) Kabul

The storage of water capacity of Warsak Dam is around:

(a) 0.04 MAF

(b) 0.06 MAF

(c) 1.2 MAF

(d) 0.09 MAF

The power generating capacity of Warsak Dam is:

(a) 170 MW
(c) 240 MW

(b) 280 MW
(d) 200 MW

Baran Dam in Pakistan was built in 1962 on river:

(a) Hingol
(c) Kabul

(b) Kurram
(d) Zoab

The hydropower generating capacity of Baran Dam (NWFP) is:

(a) 2 MW

(b) 3 MW

(c) 4 MW

(d) 5 MW

General Knowledge MCQs

The water storage capacity of Baran Dam is:

(a) 0.03 MAF
(c) 0.07 MAF

(b) 0.09 MAF

(d) 0.05 MAF

Hub Dam on River Hub was constructed in:

(a)
(c)

1968
1983

(b) 1975
(d) 1988

What is the purpose of Hub Dam:

To irrigate agricultural land in Lasbella (Balochistan)
To irrigate agricultural land in Karachi district
To provide drinking water supply for Karachi
All the above
The water storage capacity of Hub Dam is:
(a) 0.11 MAF

(b) 0.9 MAF

(c) 0.7 MAF

(d) 0.02 MAF

Khanpur Dam was built in 1984 on River:

(a) Hunza
(c) Haro

(b) Soan
(d) Hingol

The purpose of constructing Khanpur Dam on river Haro was:

To irrigate agricultural land in Attock district.
To irrigate agricultural land in Rawalpindi and
Abbottabad district.
To meet the water requirements of Pakistan Ordnance
Factory, Wah.
All the above
The water storage capacity of Khanpur Dam is around:
(a) 0.09 MAF
(c) 0.11 MAF

(b) 0.55 MAF

(d) 0.66 KAF

Tanda Dam built in 1965 on river:

(a) Dasht
(c) Soan

(b) Kohat-Toi
(d) Kurram

Rawal Dam was built in 1962 on river:

(a) Kurang
(c) Soan

(b) Gomal
(d) Jhelum

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The purpose of Rawal Dam is:

To provide potable water to Rawalpindi
To provide potable water to Islamabad
To irrigate small area around Islamabad
All the above
Simly Dam was constructed in 1972 near the city of:
(a) Karachi
(c) Quetta

(b) Islamabad
(d) Kohat

Simly Dam was built on river:

(a) Kurang
(c) Soan

(b) Gomal
(d) Jhelum

The water storage capacity of Simly Dam is:

(a) 0.02 MAF

(b) 0.05 MAF

(c) 0.07 MAF

(d) 0.09 MAF

Bund Khusdil Dam was built in 1900 on River:

(a) Hingol
(c) Pishin

(b) Dasht
(d) Zoab

Under Wapda "Vision 2025" programme, Bhasha Dam would be

constructed on river:
(a) Indus
(c) Jhelum

(b) Ravi
(d) Chenab

The gross storage capacity of Bhasha Dam reservoir would be

around:
(a) 7.3 MAF

(b) 8.9 MAF

(c) 11.7 MAF

(d) 12.2 MAF

The Hydropower generating capacity of Bhasha Dam would be:

(a) 3000 MW
(c) 3550 MW

(b) 3360 MW
(d) 3700 MW

In which part of the country, the proposed Bhasha Dam would be

built in:
(a) Punjab

(b) NWFP

(c) Sindh

(d) Northern Areas

The proposed Kalabagh Dam would be constructed on river:

(a) Jhelum

(b) Gomal

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(c) Indus

(d) Kurram

The water storage capacity of Kalabagh Dam would be:

(a) 6.1 MAF

(b) 6.9 MAF

(c) 7.2 MAF

(d) 8.5 MAF

The Hydropower generating capacity of Kalabagh Dam would be:

(a) 3400 MW
(c) 3600 MW

(b) 3500 MW
(d) 3700 MW

50. Thal Canal would be located along the western bank of river:
(a) Indus
(c) Chenab

(b) Jhelum
(d) Sutlej

Thal reservoir would have a gross storage capacity of:

(a) 2.3 MAF

(b) 2.9 MAF

(c) 3.2 MAF

(d) 3.9 MAF

Mirani Dam is under construction near

(a) Turbat
(c) Lasbella

(b) Zoab
(d) Quetta

Mirani Dam would be constructed on river:

(a) Pishin
(c) Dasht

(b) Hingol
(d) None of the above

The storage capacity of Mirani Dam would be around:

(a) 0.30 MAF
(c) 0.70 MAF

(b) 0.60 MAF

(d) 0.90 MAF

Gomal Zam Dam is under construction in the tribal agency of:

(a) North Waziristan
(c) Khyber

(b) South Waziristan

(d) Kurram

Gomal Zam Dam is being constructed on river:

(a) Indus
(c) Gomal

(b) Jhelum
(d) Soan

The Hydropower generating capacity of Gomal Zam Dam would

be around:
(a) 15.2 MW
(c) 18.7 MW

(b) 17.4 MW
(d) 19.2 MW

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The water discharged in to the Arabian sea without being utilized

in Pakistan is around:
(a) 39 MAF
(c) 48 MAF

(b) 41 MAF
(d) 50 MAF

Sulaimanki, Islam, Punjnad Headworks are constructed on river:

(a) Beas
(c) Jhelum

(b) Sutlej
(d) Ravi

Balloki and Sidhni Headworks are built on river:

(a) Ravi
(c) Chenab

(b) Indus
(d) None of the above

Lower Bari Doab Canal irrigate the agricultural land of:

Sahiwal and Multan Distt.
Sialkot and Gujranwala Distt.
Sargodha and Khushab
All the above.
Marala and Khanki Headworks are constructed on river:
(a) Indus
(c) Jhelum

(b) Chenab
(d) Beas

Upper Chenab canal irrigate the agricultural land of:

Multan and Vihari Distt.
Sialkot and Gujranwala Distt.
Muzaffargarh and Jhang Distt.
None of the above
Lower Chenab Canal irrigate the agricultural land of:
Sheikhupura and Faisalabad Distt.
Jhang and Multan Distt.
Depalpur and Okara Distt.
Bahawalpur and Rahimyar Khan Distt.
Rasool Headworks is constructed on river:
(a) Ravi
(c) Jhelum

(b) Chenab
(d) Indus

Upper Jhelum Canal irrigate the agricultural land of:

Gujrat and Jhelum Distt.
Bhakkar and Leiah Distt.

General Knowledge MCQs

Sargodha and Khushab Distt.

None of the above
The number of Barrage constructed on river Indus are:
(a) Four
(c) Six

(b) Five
(d) Seven

Upper Thal Canal and South Thal Canal is extracted from:

(a) Jinnah Barrage
(c) Chashma Barrage

(b) Mangla Dam

(d) Tarbela Dam

Chashma Right Bank Canal on Indus provide water for:

(a) Chenab river
(c) Ravi river

(b) Jhelum river

(d) Sutlej river

Canals from Taunsa Barrage on Indus river mostly irrigate:

(a) Muzaffargarh Distt.
(c) Mirpur Distt.

(b) Sanghar Distt.

(d) Khushab Distt.

Desert Pat feeder Canals are extracted from:

(a) Taunsa Barrage
(c) Guddu Barrage

(b) Chashma Barrage

(d) Sukkur Barrage

The oldest Barrage of Pakistan is:

(a) Kotri Barrage
(c) Guddu Barrage

(b) Taunsa Barrage

(d) Sukkur Barrage

All disputes relating to the allocation of water resources in

between provincial governments or federally administered
areas, under 1973 Constitution of Pakistan shall be raised
in:
National Economic Council
Council of the Common Interests
Inter Provincial Coordination Committee
National Finance Commission
The first water accord between the provincial governments
relating to the water distribution from Indus River was
signed in:
(a)
(c)

1980
1991

(b) 1988
(d) 1993

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The second water accord relating to the distribution of water

(from Rivers) between the provinces was signed in:
(a)
(c)

1994
1996

(b) 1995
(d) 1997

According to 1991 water accord, the share of Punjab from Indus

River water was only:
(a) 37%
(c) 50%

(b) 47%
(d) 57%

Under Indus River Treaty 1960, which of the three rivers were
given to Pakistan:
Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab
Chenab, Jhelum, Sindh
Ravi, Sutlej, Beas
None of the Above
Under Indus Basin Treaty 1960 which of the three rivers were
given to India:
Ravi, Sutlej, Beas
Chenab, Jhelum, Kabul
Indus, Chenab, Ravi
None of the Above
By giving three eastern river to India, Pakistan agreed to forego
its rights of water which is around:
(a) 20 MAF

(b) 26 MAF

(c) 28 MAF

(d) 30 MAF

The major sources of rainfall in Pakistan are:

The Monsoons
The Western Disturbances
Both of the above
None of the above
The Jhelum rises in
(a) Tibet
(c) Kashmir

(b) Jammu
(d) Ladakh

From which Indian state The Chenab originates?

(a) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Uttranchal Pradesh

(d) Himachal Pradesh

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General Knowledge MCQs

Before independence in Pakistan there were only

(a) One dam
(c) Three dams

(b) Two dams

(d) Four dams

In 1913, the Namal dam was constructed in

(a) Lahore district
(c) Mianwali district

(b) Gujrat district

(d) Faislabad district

Khushdil Khan dam was constructed in 1890 in

(a) Punjab

(b) Sindh

(c) NWFP

(d) Balochistan

Which dam was built in 1945?

(a) Warsak dam
(c) Mangla dam

(b) Spin Karaiz dam

(d) Ghazi Barotha dam

A rim station is a control structure on the river. For the Chenab,

the rim station is
(a) Balloki Barrage
(c) Marala Barrage

(b) Sulemanki Barrage

(d) Kalabagh Barrage

In 1871, the weir across Ravi River was built at the head of Bari
Doab canal in
(a) Punjab

(b) Sindh

(c) NWFP

(d) Balochistan

On Jhelum river, the Rasul headworks was built in

(a)
(c)

1881
1901

(b) 1891
(d) 1911

Guddu Barrage was constructed in 1962 on

(a) River Ravi
(c) River Chenab

(b) Ravi Jhelum

(d) River Indus

When Jinnah Barrage was constructed on River Indus?

(a)
(c)

1945
1947

(b) 1946
(d) 1948

Kotri Barrage was built in 1955 on

(a) The Ravi
(c) The Indus

(b) The Sutlej

(d) The Chenab

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Sukkur Barrage, one of the largest barrages in the world was

constructed on the Indus in
(a)
(c)

1922
1942

(b) 1932
(d) 1952

Taunsa Barrage was built in 1959 on

(a) River Kabul
(c) River Indus

(b) River Jhelum

(d) River Chenab

Pakistan takes pride in its achievements in the construction of

several barrages and canals. What is the length of canals in
Pakistan?
(a) 36,073 km
(c) 56,073 km

(b) 46,073 km
(d) 66,073 km

How many barrages are in Pakistan?

(a)
(c)

13
15

(b) 14
(d) 16

What is the number of headworks in Pakistan?

(a)
(c)

1
3

(b) 2
(d) 4

The major water reserviors in our Indus Basin Irrigation system

are:
(a)
(c)

1
3

(b) 2
(d) 4

How many canal systems are in Indus Basin Irrigation System?

(a) 12
(b) 24
(c) 44
(d) 88
100. What is the number of tubewells in Pakistan?(approx)
(a) more than 2,50,000
(c) more than 4,50,000

(b) more than 3,50,000

(d) more than 5,50,000

101. The National Drainage Programme (NDP) was launched in

(a) 1997
(b) 1998
(c) 1999
(d) 2000
102. The number of lives lost in 1950 flood was:
(a) 2910
(c) 1008

(b) 679
(d) 519

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General Knowledge MCQs

103. How many people died in 1992 flood?

(a)
(c)

2910
1008

(b) 1901
(d) 679

Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) was created

in:
(a) 1949
(c) 1969

(b) 1959
(d) 1979

105. When was the Federal Flood Commission set up?

(a) January 1957
(b) January 1967
(c) January 1977
(d) January 1987
106. Which of the following barrages are on River Indus?
(a) Jinnah Barrage
(c) Guddu Barrage

(b) Kotri Barrage

(d) All of the above

107. Which western tributary joins the Indus near Attock?

(a) The Chenab
(b) The Kabul
(c) The Swat
(d) The Kunar
108. Which of the following rivers drain into the Indus?
(a) The Soan
(c) The Panjkora

(b) The Harrow

(d) All of the above

109. The Chenab enters Pakistan through Diawara Village in:

(a) Sialkot
(b) Gujranwala
(c) Gujrat
(d) Lala Musa
110. Which of the following are major tributaries of the Chenab?
(a) Jammu Tawi
(c) Aik Nullah

(b) Palkhu Nullah

(d) All of the above

111. Islam Barrage is on:

(a) River Ravi
(c) River Sutlej

(b) River Jhelum

(d) River Chenab

Which of the following is the smallest of the five main eastern

tributaries of the Indus?
(a) The Ravi
(c) The Jhelum
113. Rasul Barrage is on:
(a) River Chenab

(b) The Sutlej

(d) The Chenab
(b) River Jhelum

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(c) River Indus

(d) River Ravi

After passing through Gurdaspur district, the Ravi enters

Sialkots tehsil:
(a) Shakargarh
(c) Pasrur

(b) Daska
(d) None of the above

Pollution in the Ravi is the highest compared to all the rivers in

Pakistan. What percentage of total pollution (muncipal and
industrial) is only discharged into the Ravi?
(a) 37%
(c) 57%

(b) 47%
(d) 67%

Which of the following rivers flows through Dal Lake and Wullar
Lake?
(a) The Chenab
(c) The Jhelum

(b) The Sutlej

(d) The Ravi

Near Muzaffarabad, the Jhelum is joined by its largest tributary:

(a) The Kunhar
(c) The Soan

(b) The Ujh

(d) The Neelum

The retention level of Kalabagh dam was 925 feet, which has been
reduced by:
(a) 5 feet
(c) 15 feet

(b) 10 feet
(d) 25 feet

The Kalabagh reservoir at a 915 feet elevation would pose no

flood risk to Nowshera which is located at an elevation of:
(a) 923 feet
(c) 933 feet
The

Pakistani

(b) 928 feet

(d) 938 feet
government

first

undertook

engineering

investigations for Kalabagh dam during

(a)
(c)

1953-1954
1973-1974

(b) 1963-1964
(d) 1983-1984

The preliminary feasibility study of Kalabagh dam was completed

in:
(a)
(c)

1954
1956

(b) 1955
(d) 1957

122. Which is the twelfth largest (earth fill) dam in the world?
(a) Tarbela dam

(b) Mangla dam

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General Knowledge MCQs

(c) Basha dam

(d) Kalabagh dam

The installed hydropower capacity of Basha dam is 3360 Mega

Watts from _____ units.
(a) 9
(c) 11

(b) 10
(d) 12

124. Which is the largest earth and rockfill dam of the world?
(a) Mangla dam
(b) Kalabagh dam
(c) Tarbela dam
(d) Warsak dam
125. Tarbela dam was started in 1968 and completed in
(a) 1976
(c) 1978

(b) 1977
(d) 1979

126. The hydropower capacity of Tarbela dam is

(a) 3478 MW
(b) 3578 MW
(c) 3678 MW
(d) 3778 MW
127. Indus Water Treaty was signed in Karachi on
(a) 19 September 1960
(c) 19 September 1962

(b) 19 September 1961

(d) 19 September 1963

Indus water dispute arose on _____ when India stopped the

irrigation supplies coming to Pakistan.
(a) April 1, 1947
(c) April 1, 1949

(b) April 1, 1948

(d) April 1, 1950

Since Mangla dams first impounding in 1967, its gross storage

capacity has reduced to 4.75 MAF from the actual design of
5.88 MAF due to
Poor irrigation management
Waterlogging
Soil salinity
Sedimentation
The Indus and its five main tributaries all combine into one river
near:
(a) Sialkot
(c) Mithan Kot

(b) Gawadar
(d) Shikarpur

Which is the first multipurpose dam built by Pakistan after

independence?
(a) Tarbela dam

(b) Mangla dam

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(c) Warsak dam

(d) Khushdil Khan dam

To solve Indus Water dispute, negotiations under the offices of the

world Bank commenced in:
(a) May 1949
(c) May 1951

(b) May 1950

(d) May 1952

The Sutlej Valley Tripartite Agreement was signed by the Punjab,

Bhawalpur and Bikanir states in:
(a)
(c)

1910
1920

(b) 1915
(d) 1925

134. The Sutlej Valley Project committee was setup in

(a)
(c)

1922
1942

(b) 1932
(d) 1952

The 1991 Water Accord also called Water Apportionment Accord

was signed by:
Governors of the four provinces
Chief Ministers of the four province
Chief Secretaries of the four provinces
None of the above
The Water Accord 1991 was signed on March 16 in
(a) Lahore
(c) Karachi

(b) Islamabad
(d) Peshawar

Under the chairmanship of Akhtar Hussain, the Water Allocation

and Rates Committee was constituted in
(a)
(c)

1965
1968

(b) 1967
(d) 1969

For the water apportionment of the Indus and its tributaries, a

committee was constituted in October 1970 under the
chairmanship:
Justice Fazle Akbar
Justice Hamud-ur-Rehman
Justice Muhammad Munir
Justice Irshad Hassan Khan
Which of the following is the smallest barrage?
(a) Sukkur Barrage
(c) Taunsa Barrage

(b) Chasma Barrage

(d) Kotri Barrage

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General Knowledge MCQs

The current estimated irrigation efficiency in Pakistan is just

(a)
(c)

25.5%
45.5%

(b) 35.5%
(d) 55.5%

Pakistan asked the world Bank to appoint a neutral expert to

resolve the dispute arising out of the construction of
(a) Baglihar Dam
(c) Wullar dam

(b) Assan Dam

(d) None of the above

142. Baglihar dam is being built on

(a) The Ravi
(c) The Beas

(b) The Sutlej

(d) The Chenab
ANSWERS

1.
7.
13.
19.
25.
31.
37.
43.
49.
55.
61.
67.
73.
79.
85.
91.
97.
103.
109.
115.
121.
127.
133.
139.

b
b
a
a
a
d
a
a
c
b
a
c
b
b
d
b
b
c
a
b
c
a
c
c

2.
8.
14.
20.
26.
32.
38.
34.
50.
56.
62.
68.
74.
80.
86.
92.
98.
104.
110.
116.
122.
128.
134.
140.

a
a
a
d
c
a
d
a
b
c
b
a
c
c
b
c
c
b
d
c
b
b
b
b

3. d
9. d
15. d
21. c
27. b
33. c
39. b
45. b
51. a
57. b
63. c
69. b
75. a
81. c
87. c
93. b
99. c
105. c
111. c
117. d
123. d
129. d
135. b
141. a

4. c
10. b
16. c
22. b
28. c
34. d
40. c
46. d
52. a
58. a
64. a
70. a
76. a
82. d
88. a
94. a
100. d
106. d
112. a
118. b
124. c
130. c
136. c
142. d

5. a
11. b
17. c
23. a
29. a
35. a
41. a
47. c
53. c
59. b
65. c
71. c
77. b
83. c
89. c
95. c
101. b
107. b
113. b
119. d
125. b
131. c
137. c

6.
12.
18.
24.
30.
36.
42.
48.
54.
60.
66.
72.
78.
84.
90.
96.
102.
108.
114.
120.
126.
132.
138.

c
c
c
d
c
b
c
a
a
a
a
d
a
c
d
d
a
d
a
a
a
d
a

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Chapter 5

HISTORY, CULTURE AND

CIVILIZATION

Famous Novel The Three Musketeers was written by

(a) Alexander Dumas
(c) Thomas Hardy

(b) George Eliot

(d) Victor Hugo.

Famous English Poet John Keats died of T.B at the age of:
(a)
(c)

30
25

(b) 20
(d) 35

Play Othello was written by:

(a) Shakespeare
(c) Russell

(b) Bernard Shaw

(d) Milton

Famous Economist Karl Marx belongs to:

(a) England
(c) Former U.S.S.R

(b) U.S.A
(d) Germany

The theme of the famous play Caeser and Cleopatra by G.B.

Shaw is a:
(a) Romance
(c) Tragedy

(b) History
(d) Comedy

Master piece Novels War and Peace and Anana Karenina was
written by
(a) Hardly
(c) Tolstoy

(b) Oscar Wild

(d) None of the above

Famous English Poet William Wordsworth died in

(a)
(c)

1849
1851

(b) 1850
(d) 1852

John Milton was a famous English poet. What tragedy was

faced by him at his old age ?
(a) Lost his son
(c) Lost his legs

(b) Lost his eye sight

(d) Lost his all property
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General Knowledge MCQs

Khushal Khan Khattak was a famous poet of:

(a) Balochi Language
(c) Barohi Language

(b) Urdu Language

(d) Pushto Language

Abdul Latif Bhitai was a famous poet of:

(a) Barohi Language
(c) Urdu Language

(b) Sindhi Language

(d) Balochi Language

Which of the following countries is under an absolute monarchy:

(a) Norway
(c) Thailand

(b) Kuwait
(d) Oman

December 3, (every year) is observed all over the world as:

International Literacy Day.
International Civil Aviation Day.
International Day of Disabled Persons.
International Day of Human Rights.
The Holy Quran was translated first time in:
(a) Persian
(c) Pushto

(b) Sindhi
(d) Ibrani

Waris Shah a Punjabi Poet is famous for his:

(a) Heer Ranjha
(c) Mirza Sahiban

(b) Laila Majnu

(d) Sohni Mahenwal

Hayat-e-Jawaid written by Altaf Hussain Hali is on the life of:

(a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(c) Saadi Shirazi

(b) Ghalib
(d) None of the above

Famous Novel Pride and Prejudice is written by:

(a) Jane Eyre
(c) Emily Broute

(b) Jane Austen

(d) Byron

Archaeologists have recently revealed through a research that the

Roman Empire was destroyed by the fatal disease of:
(a) Malaria
(c) Influenza

(b) Plague
(d) Cholera.

Famous Novel A Tale of Two Cities is written by:

(a) Thomas Hardy

(b) Alexander Dumas

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(c) Charles Dickens

(d) None of the above.

An English writer known for his free translation of the Rubaiyat

of Omar Khayyam is:
(a) Byron
(c) Edward Fitzgerald

(b) Shelly
(d) Coleridge

Taj Mahal a magnificent white marble mausoleum is situated at

(a) Delhi
(c) Ahmadabad

(b) Hyderabad
(d) Agra

The only mosque in the world with six minaretes is the Blue
Mosque or the Mosque of Sultan Ahmad. It is situated at
(a) Tehran
(c) Jaddah

(b) Istanbul
(d) Cairo

Elysee Palace is the official residence of:

President of Italy
President of France
Prime Minister of England
President of Turkey
23. Rohtas Fort is situated
by:
(a) Shah Jehan
(c) Sher Shah Suri

near Jhelum. It was built

(b) Akbar
(d) Aurengzab

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) was the King of:

(a) Egypt
(c) Macedonia

(b) Portugal
(d) Greece.

Queens House is the official residence of:

President of Sri Lanka
Head of the State of Canada
Royal Family of Manacco
None of the above
The Height of Empire State Building situated in Manhattan,
New York, U.S.A is:
(a) 400 metre
(c) 381 metre

(d) 390 metre

(d) 350 metre

General Knowledge MCQs

Hyde Park London is famous for:

Beautiful Flowers
Remarkable Fountains
Public meeting and assemblage
Huge Area
We often came across the news wherein Red Square is often
described. It is situated in:
(a) New York
(c) Lenin grad

(b) Beijing
(d) Moscow

Among the ancient wonders of the world which one is still exists:
(a) Statue of Zeus
(c) Temples of Artemis

(b) Pyramids of Egypt

(d) None of the above.

30. The only human achievement

visible from the moon
is:
(a) Hardrians Wall
(b) The Great Wall of China
(c) Wailing Wall
(d) None of above
Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan linked Kabul with:
(a) Jalalabad
(c) Kandahar

(b) Mazar-i-Sharif
(d) Tora Bora.

One of the ancient wonder The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

were situated in:
(a) Iran
(c) Iraq

(b) Spain
(d) Turkey

One of ancient wonder The statue of Zeus (Jupiter) was carved

at about 2,400 years ago by:
(a) French Sculpture
(c) Greek Sculpture

(b) Roman Sculpture

(d) Arabian Sculpture

Temples of Artemis (Diana) (ancient wonder) is said to have

been amongst the most beautiful temples in the world. It
was built in the honour of the Greek goddess of moon at:
(a) Tureky
(c) Iraq

(b) Athens
(d) None of the above

Temples of Artemis (Ancient wonder) was built during the reign

of:
(a) Namrood

(b) Ceaser

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(c) Alexander the Great

(d) None of the above

An ancient wonder Mausoleum of Halicarnassus created in 353

B.C by Queen Artemisia in memory of her husband. King
Mausalus. It was destroyed by:
(a) Fire
(c) Earthquake

(b) Flood
(d) Destroyed in battles

Colossus of Phodes was the huge statute of Helios, formerly

called Apollo which stood at the entrance to the:
(a) Harbour of Athens
(c) Harbour of Rhodes

(b) Harbour of Alexandria

(d) None of above

The pharos of Alexandria an ancient wonder was situated in an

Island near Alexandria. What was it.
(a) A Tower
(c) A Statue

(b) A Light House

(d) None of the above

Famous wonder of the world Leaning tower of Pisa is situated

in:
(a) France
(c) Rome

(b) Belgium
(d) Italy

Length of the great wall of China is:

(a) 2500 km
(c) 2300 km

(b) 2400 km
(d) 2200 km

The headquarters of World Trade Organization is in:

(a) Geneva
(c) London

(b) New York

(d) Paris

The Church of Saint Sophia is among the Seven wonders of the

world (later list). It is situated in:
(a) Ankara
(c) Izmir

(b) Istanbul
(d) None of the above

Dragon is a symbol of:

(a) Russia
(c) U.S.A

(b) China
(d) England

Bear is a symbol of:

(a) Russia.
(c) Turkey

(b) China
(d) Egypt

General Knowledge MCQs

Who is called Lady of the Lamp?

(a) Jane Eyre
(c) Mother Tressa

(b) Florence Nightingale

(d) None of the above one

Who is called Desert Fox?

(a) Hitler
(c) General Rommel

(b) Napoleon
(d) Richard Cobden

Who is called Man of Iron and Blood?

(a) Napoleon
(c) Eisenhower

(b) Prince Bismarck

(d) None of the above

Who is known as Man of destiny and little corporal?

(a) Alexander the Great
(c) Napoleon

(b) Bismarck
(d) Hitler

Who is the 1st Secretary General of U.N.O?

(a) U. Thant
(c) Trygve lie

(b) Dag Hammarskjold

(d) Kurt Waldheim

The headquarter of U.N Security Council is in:

(a) Washington
(c) Geneva

(b) New York

(d) Vienna

The Headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency is in:(a) Vienna

(c) Berne

(b) Geneva
(d) Rome

Among the following countries which is not the member of U.N.O.

(a) Syria
(c) Lebanon

(b) Switzerland
(d) None of the above.

Which of the following historical sites of Pakistan is on the World

Heritage List?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(c) Lahore Fort

(b) Takht-i-Bahi
(d) All of the above

Sir Ronald Ross was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1902

for his work on:
(a) Cholera
(c) Tuberculosis

(b) Typhoid
(d) Malaria

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Who was awarded Nobel Prize in 1945 for the discovery of

penicillin and its curative effects in various infectious
diseases?
(a) Louis Pasteur
(c) Madam Curie

(b) Sir Alexandar Fleming

(d) None of the above

Nobel Prizes were First awarded in the year.

(a)
(c)

1900
1902

(d) 1901
(d) 1905

Identify the cause of disturbances in the Maluku island of

Indonesia:
Maximum autonomy from the centre demanded.
Complete independence and statehood proposed.
Muslim and Christian religious conflict
None of the above.
The prizes are formally awarded on the death anniversary of
Alfred Nobel on:
(a) 1st December
(c) 10th December

(b) 25th December

(d) 31st December

All Nobel Prize are given in Stockholm by the King of Sweden

except the peace prize, which is given in the city of:
(a) Geneva
(c) London

(b) Oslo
(d) Hague

Mother Teresa (India) was awarded by Nobel Prize in the field

of:
(a) Agriculture
(c) Psychology

(b) Medicine
(d) Peace

W.C. Rontgen was awarded 1st Nobel Prize in Physics for his
remarkable discovery of X-Rays. From which country he
belongs:
(a) Sweden
(c) U.S.A

(b) Germany
(d) Great Britain

Who is called Father of History?

(a) Bancroft
(c) Gibbon

(b) Herodotus
(d) None of the above

General Knowledge MCQs

From which country Herodotus The father of History belongs:

(a) Egypt
(c) Greek

(b) Portugal
(d) Italy

Who is called Father of Comedy?

(a) Shakespeare
(c) Shaw

(b) Aristophanes
(d) None of the above

Christopher Columbus (who discovered Central America). From

which country he belonged:
(a) Italy
(c) China

(b) Spain
(d) Greece

Maiden Pakistani who was awarded by Nobel Prize in 1979,

was:
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
Dr. Abdul Salam
Dr. Sammar
Dr. Muneer Ahmad Khan
Dr. Abdul Salam won the Nobel Prize in the field of:
(a) Physics
(c) Medicine

(b) Chemistry
(d) Bio-Chemistry

Famous Painting Mona Lisa was the creation of:

(a) Inigo Jones
(c) Yrancois Boucher

(b) Leonardo da Vinci

(d) None of the above.

The creator of Mona Lisa belonged to:

(a) France
(c) Italy

(b) Spain
(d) England

Who is the author of The History of the Decline and fall of the
Roman Empire?
(a) Herodotus
(c) Macaulay

(b) Holinshed
(d) Edward Gilbon

Great Philosopher Confucius belonged to:

(a) Japan
(c) China

(b) Nepal
(d) Sri Lanka

Gautam Buddha was born in:

(a) 480 B.C

(b) 450 B.C

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(c) 460 B.C

73. Jalal-ud-Din

(d) 483 B.C

Rumi was a great poet. His poetry

in:
(a) Urdu
(c) Persian

(b) Arabic
(d) Sindhi

Gita or Vedas is the holy books of:

(a) Sikhs
(c) Buddhists

(b) Hindus
(d) Jews

Trpitak in the Holy Book of:

(a) Siks
(c) Jews

(b) Hindus
(d) Buddhists

Guru Garanth Sahib is the holy book of:

(a) Hindus
(c) Jews

(b) Buddhists
(d) Sikhs

Which civilization is oldest among the following:

(a) Harappa
(c) Persian
78. The first unmanned space
on:
(a) 30th June, 1966
(c) 31st December, 1966

(b) Gandhara
(d) Muslim
ship landed on the moon
(b) 30th May, 1966
(d) 30th July, 1966

Which city is the oldest inhabited capital in the World:

(a) Cairo
(c) Athens

(b) Damascus
(d) Tehran

Temple Trees is an official residence of the:

King of Nepal
King of Bhutan
President of Maldev
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
Who won the battle of Waterloo?
(a) Napoleon
(c) Duke of Wellington

(b) Allied forces

(d) None of the above

is

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General Knowledge MCQs

Muhammad bin Qasim was the 1st Muslim who invaded India
and made Sindh a Province of Arab dominion. He came to
India:
(a) 705 A.D
(c) 760 A.D

(b) 712 A.D

(d) 902 A.D

Chenghez Khan was a Mongol conqueror who came to India

during the rein of:
(a) Aibak
(c) Sher Shah Suri

(b) Aurengzab
(d) Iltutmish

Qutabuddin Aibak was the first Muslim King of Delhi Sultanate

and founder of:
(a) Mughal Empire
(c) Slave Dynasty

(b) Tughluq Dynasty

(d) None of the above

Razia Sultana was the only Muslim Woman Monarch of

Hindustan. Her regime lasted:
(a) 5 years
(c) 4 years

(b) 7 years
(d) 3 years

Third Battle of Panipat was fought in:

(a)
(c)

1560
1761

(b) 1710
(d) 1716

Todar Mal was the revenue minister of King:

(a) Aurengzeb
(c) Akbar

(b) Tipu Sultan

(d) Aibak

Who was the author of Ain-i-Akbariand Akbar Nama?

(a) Todar Mal
(c) Mahmood Gawan

(b) Abbul Fazal

(d) Alberuni

Ibn-i-Batuta was a Moorish traveler who visited India in:

(a) 12th Century
(c) 14th Century

(b) 13th Century

(d) 15th Century

Alberuni wrote a book An inquiry into India with great

historical value. He came India along with:
Sher Shah Suri
Babur
Sultan Mehmood of Ghazni
None of the above

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Sher Shah defeated Hammayun in 1540 A.D. As a result, he

became the emperor of Hindustan. The battle is called:
(a) Third Battle of Panipat
(c) Battle of Haldighat

(b) Battle of Sanugarh

(d) Battle of Kanauj

Babur was the founder of Mughal Dynasty. He defeated:

(a) Ibrahim Lodhi
(c) Muhammad Tughlaq

(b) Sher Shah Suri

(d) None of the above

Babur founded Mughal Dynasty defeating Ibrahim Lodhi at

Panipat in:
(a) 1520 A.D
(c) 1526 A.D

(b) 1524 A.D

(d) 1550 A.D

Aryans came to India about 2000 B.C from:

(a) Greece
(c) Iraq

(b) Arab
(d) Central Asia

Who were the original residents of northern India before the

arrival of Aryans?
(a) Puritans
(c) Baddoos

(b) Dravidians
(d) None of the above

The famous oil painting Mona Lisa is the creation of:

(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(c) Florence Nightingale

(b) Pablo Picasso

(d) None of the above.

How many Arab-Israel Wars have so far been fought?

(a) Two
(c) Four

(b) Three
(d) Five

Who was known as Citizen King of France?

(a) Napoleon
(c) Louis Phillipe

(b) Henry VI
(d) None of the above

Who was called The Islamic Coordinator?

(a) King Fahad
(c) Z.A. Bhutto

(b) King Faisal

(d) Yasser Arafat

Which of the following in called The Bible of English

Constitution.
(a) Petition of Rights
(c) Magna Carta

(b) Conventions
(d) Prerogatives of Crown

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General Knowledge MCQs

101. Omar bin Abdul Aziz was a Caliph of:

(a) Abbasid Caliphate
(b) Omayyad Caliphate
(c) Safavid Dynesty
(d) None of the above
102. Mongols destroyed Baghdad and overthrew Arab Empire in:
(a) 1240 A.D.
(c) 1258 A.D.

(b) 1250 A.D.

(d) 1265 A.D.

Sultan Muhammad Ghori defeated Pirthvi Raj in 1193 A.D and

founded the Muslim Rule in India. The battle was known as:
(a) Battle of Panipat
(c) Battle of Tarain

(b) Battle of Haldighat

(d) Battle of Kanauj

1965 War between India and Pakistan continued incessantly for:

(a) 15 days
(c) 17 days

(b) 20 days
(d) 22 days

Indra Ghandi Prime Minister of India was assassinated by

Sikhs in:
(a) 1981
(b) 1982
(c) 1984
(d) 1985
106. Faiz Ahmad Faiz famous Urdu Poet died in:
(a) 1981
(c) 1983

(b) 1982
(d) 1984

107. Second Islamic Summit Conference was held at Lahore in:

(a) 1974
(b) 1973
(c) 1971
(d) 1975
108. First Islamic Summit Conference was held in 1969 at:
(a) Tehran
(c) Riyadh

(b) Makkah
(d) Rabaat

109. King Faisal shot dead by his Nephew in 1975 in the city of:
(a) Makkah
(b) Madina
(c) Riyadh
(d) Jeddah
110. Ustaad Daman was the poet of:
(a) Urdu Language
(c) Saraikee Language

(b) Punjabi Language

(d) Sindhi Language

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111. Pakistani Culture is a:

(a) Islamic Culture
(b) Arabic Culture
(c) Mixed Culture
(d) All of the above
112. Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was a famous sufi poet of:
(a) Sindh
(c) N.W.F.P

(b) Punjab
(d) Balochistan

The Tashkent Declaration 1966 was signed by the President of

Pakistan Muhammad Ayub Khan and the Indian Prime
Minister:
(a) Jawaharial Nehru
(c) V.P. Singh

(b) Indira Gandhi

(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

The Worlds famous Madame Tussauds museum is situated in:(a) Paris

(b) London
(c) Rome
(d) New York
115. Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalander was buried in:
(a) Sahiwal
(c) Sehwan Sharif

(b) Pakpattan
(d) Shahbaz Garh

Hazrat Mian Mir was great religious reformer. He is buried in:

(a) Sahiwal
(c) Lahore

(b) Pakpattan
(d) Multan

117. Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj Shakr is buried in:

(a) Multan
(b) Lahore
(c) Pakpattan
(d) Okara
118. Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zakirya is buried in:
(a) Shaiwal
(c) Lahore

(b) Multan
(d) Thatta

119. Which City of Pakistan is known as Data ki Nagri.

(a) Karachi
(c) Sialkot

(b) Peshawar
(d) Lahore

Which ancient city is considered as Pearl of Gandhara

Civilization:
(a) Hasan Abdal
(c) Wah

(b) Taxila
(d) Kamra

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General Knowledge MCQs

121. Who was the first Punjabi Poet?

(a) Bhul-e-Shah
(b) Hazrat Sultan Bahu
(c) Amir Khusro
(d) Baba Farid Ganj Shakr
122. Rehman Baba was a poet of:
(a) Sindhi Language
(c) Pushto Language

(b) Urdu Language

(d) Barohi Language

123. Jam Darag is known to be the only romantic poet of:

(a) Sindhi
(b) Baluchi
(c) Pushto
(d) None of the above
124. Dulhan is a famous poem of Baluchi language. The poet is:
(a) Jam Darag
(c) Gul Khan Naseer

(b) Ishaq Shamin

(d) Tofeeq Ahmad

125. The famous shrine of Hazrat Bari Imam is located at:

(a) Lahore
(c) Multan

(b) Karachi
(d) Islamabad

The Sea border in the Gulf of Tonkin is disputed between China

and:
(a) Japan
(b) Thailand
(c) Vietnam
(d) Philippines
127. Who is called the Shakespeare of Punjabi literature?
(a) Bhul-e-Shah
(c) Waris Shah

(b) Sultan Bahu

(d) Ustaad Daman

128. The only Pakistani Poet who got the Lenin Prize was:
(a) Iftikhar Arif
(b) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(c) Ahmad Faraz
(d) Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi
129. Confucianism is the religious mythology of:
(a) Japan
(c) Greece

(b) China
(d) Nepal

130. Shintoism is the religious mythology of:

(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Greece
(d) Nepal
131. The only Hindu State in the world is:
(a) India
(c) Bhotan

(b) Nepal
(d) Sri Lanka

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132. The famous Punjabi love story Sassi Punnoo is written by:
(a) Hashim Shah
(c) Fazal Shah

(b) Waris Shah

(d) None of the above

132. Yusuf Zulekan a Punjabi love Story is written by:

(a) Mian Muhammad
(b) Faqir Muhammad Faqir
(c) Maulvi Ghulam Rasool
(d) None of the above
134. Punjabi Qisa Saif-ul-Malook is written by:
(a) Fazal Shah
(c) Maulvi Ghulam Rasool

(b) Mian Muhammad Buksh

(d) Shah Hussain

The battle in which English won and later captured Lahore is:
(a) Battle of Kirki
(b) Battle of Sabraon
(c) Battle of Wandiwash
(d) None of the above
136. Who abolished Slavery in America?
(a) George Washington
(c) Johnson

(b) Ibrahim Lincoln

(d) None of the above one

137. Who is called The Indian Napoleon?

(a) Tipu Sultan
(c) Samudra Gupta

(b) Sher Shah Suri

(d) None of the above

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has been closed permanently.

It was located in:
(a) Ukraine
(c) Belarus

(b) Kazakhstan
(d) Latvia

The first country which recognized Pakistan after its creation

was:
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Iran
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Egypt
140. Who is called The master builder?
(a) Shah Jehan
(c) Aurangzab

(b) Akbar
(d) Jehangir

141. The slave King buried in Lahore is:

(a) Muhammad Ayaz
(c) Iltutmish

(b) Qutb ud Din Aibak

(d) None of the above

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142. Aibak died during the game of:

(a) Wrestling
(b) Polo
(c) Football
(d) Rugbi
143. Who was known as The Prophet of Italian Unification?
(a) Admiral Boscowenb
(c) Mizzini

(b) Papandre
(d) None of the above

144. Indus Valley Civilization was destroyed by?

(a) Mongols
(c) Aryans

(b) Egyptians
(d) Mughals

National Democratic Front of Bodoland is struggling for a

separate homeland in the Indian State of:
(a) Goa
(c) Nagaland

(b) Assam
(d) Bihar
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20. d
26. c
32. c
38. b
44. a
50. b
56. b
62. b
68. b
74. b
80. d
86. c
92. a
98. c
104. c
110. b
116. c
122. c
128. b
134. b

3. a
9. d
15. a
21. b
27. c
33. c
39. d
45. b
51. a
57. c
63. c
69. c
75. d
81. c
87. c
93. c
99. b
105. c
111. c
117. c
123. b
129. b
135. b

4. d
10. b
16. b
22. b
28. d
34. a
40. b
46. c
52. b
58. c
64. b
70. d
76. d
82. b
88. b
94. d
100 c
106. d
112. a
118. b
124. b
130. a
136. b

5. b
11. d
17. a
23. c
29. b
35. c
41. a
47. b
53. d
59. b
65. a
71. c
77. a
83. d
89. c
95. b
101 b
107. a
113. d
119. d
125. d
131. b
137. c

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42.
48.
54.
60.
66.
72.
78.
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139. b
145. b

140. a 141. b 142. b 143. c 144. c

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