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PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WRITTEN TEST FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC. BS-17 (2016)

SUBJECT: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. which one is the Acoustics of the science:

(A) waves

(B)Light

(C) Sound

(D) Colours

2. Production of Silk is called:

(A) Biochemistry

(B) Sericulture

(D) Horticulture

3. The science of celestial bodies is called:

(A) Agronomy

(B) Coprology

(D) Astronomy

4.What is Telepathy?

(A) Communication between mind and heart

(B) Communication by sensory perceptions

(C) Communication by means other than sensory perceptions /acuities

(D) None of these

5. Which one is the Pedagogy of science:

(A) Seeing

(B) Behaving

(C) Teaching

(D) Learning

6. Which one is the Study of maps and features of the Universe :

(A) Cosmology

(B) Cosmography

(D) Cartography

7. Scientific study and measurement of behavior(actions) is:

(A) Psycho-analysis

(B) Psychology

(D) Psychiatry

8. Which one is the Etymology refers to the study of:

(A) Insects

(B) Words

(D) Reptiles

9. Pediatrics is belong to:

(A) Children

(B) Pregnant women

(D) Bones

10. what is the Shape of the Milky Way Galaxy(stars) ?

(A) Elliptical

(B) Spiral

(D) Circular

11. which one is the Coldest planet of the Solar System :

(A) Earth

(B) Neptune

(D) Venus

12. Who planets has the maximum number of Satellites:

(A) Uranus

(B) Saturn

(D) Jupiter

13. The planet who takes Longest time to go once around the Sun the planet name is?

(A) Neptune

(B) Mars

(D) Earth

14. which one is the first artificial satellite ?

(A) France

(B) Russia

(D) America

15.what was the name of first Canadian woman in space:

(A) Roberta Bonder

(B) Marc Garneau

(D) Dirk Fremont

16. what was the first astronaut to set foot on moon:

(A) Yuri Gagarin

(B) Edmund Hailey

(D) Neil Armstrong

17. The new matter is always(forever) created to fill the space left by the Universe is known(called):

(A) Big Bang

(B) Steady State

(D) Black Hole

18. Velocity of sound(voice) in air per second is

(A) 251 meters

(B) 331 meters

(D) 56 meters

19. Acceleration caused by gravity is

(A) 24 feet per second

(B) 32 feet per second

(D) 52 feet per second

20. A rocket needs the speed of_____ to escape from earth’s gravity.

(A) 23 miles per second

(B) 18 miles per second

(D) 7 miles per second

21. Sunlight is composed how many colours?

(A) 6 colours

(B) 7 colours

(D) 9 colours

22. The rarest gas in air is called:

(A) Neon

(B) Carbon Dioxide

(D) Oxygen

23. Orbiting the sun are called:

(A) Meteors

(B) Asteroid

(D) Comet

24. The lowest zone of atmosphere containing about seventy five per cent of total mass of atmosphere water vapour is called:

(A) Troposphere

(B) Stratosphere

(D) Ionosphere

25. Universe by a huge explosion is called:

(A) Binary

(B) Black Hole

(C) Big Bang

(D) Steady State

26. Constellation is mean by:

(A) Classification of stars satellites

(B) Classification of stars

(C) Patterns or groups of stars on the sky

(D) satellites in the sky

27. The sun takes years to travel around the galaxy(stars).

(A) One hundred years

(B) One millions years

(C) 225 million years

(D) 226 years

28. Where is the Days and nights are equal throughout the year

(A) North America

(B) South Africa

(C) Equator

(D) North Pole

29. Celestial body that affects tides of oceans(sea) is:

(A) Galaxy

(B) Moon

(D) Meteorite

30. Huge cloud of gas and dust in universe is known:

(A) Constellation

(B) Meteorite

(D) Nebula

31. Outer surface of the sun is known:

(A) Chromosphere

(B) Photosphere

(C) Corona

(D) Ionosphere

32. Sun’s diameter is:

(A) 3 million km

(B) 2.5 million km

(C) 1.4 million km

(D) 1 million km

33. What is the name of largest planet :

(A) Venus

(B) Jupiter

(D) Mars

34. Continuous movement of continents is?

(A) Shakes

(B) Drift

(D) Move

35. The layer of atmosphere in which we live is named :

(A) Troposphere

(B) Photosphere

(D) Ionosphere

36. Study of fingerprints is known :

(A) Genetics

(B) Dactylography

(D) Histology

37. Which one rocks make the earth’s surface or crust?

(A) Sedimentary

(B) Igneous

(D) All of these

38. Area in a desert where there is appropriate water for plants is ……?

(A) Island

(B) Oasis

(D) Greenland

39. The movements of Plate tectonics theory explains :

(A) Rockets

(B) Rivers

(D) Continents

40.what is Silicon called:

(A) Stone Maker

(B) Ocean Maker

(C) Earth Maker

(D) Mountain Maker

41. Days and nights are equal(equivalent) all the year at———-:

(A) New York

(B) Nairobi

(D) Brussels

42. Magma reaches the surface it is called(known):

(A) Moller magma

(B) Volcano

(C) Lava

(D) Igneous lava

43. Which star is named as the Constant Star?

(A) Sirius

(B) Canopus star

(C) North star

(D) The sun

44. Which area is called as World’s earthquake belt?

(A) Pacific ring of fire

(B) Andes Range

(D) Central and Atlantic Ridge

45. Which is the physics law of moments?

(A)Product of clockwise moments is equal to the product of anti-clockwise moments

(B) The addition(sum) of clockwise moments is equal to the sum of anticlockwise moments

(D) The addition of clockwise moments equal to the value of anti-clockwise moments.

46. Which of the following chemical element has properties of a metal and non-metals?

(A) Metalloid

(B) Lanthanold

(D) Graphite

47. Which one is the tube extends from mouth to anus?

(A) Alimentary canal

(B) Root canal

(D) Back canal

48. Where is the bile stored and occasionally released into the small intestine to aid digestion?

(A) Kidney

(B) Liver

(c) Gall Bladder

(D) Pancreas

49. In which parts of the body blood circulates?

(A) Veins

(B) Arteries

(D) All of these

50. Which of the following blood group name is a Universal Donor?

(A) Group A

(B) Group B

(D) Group O negative

51. Which part of the brain includes centers for the control of respiration, heart-beat and blood pressure?

(A) Medulla oblongata

(B) Medulla

(D) Cerebrum

52. Which contains the genes is called the structure in a cell:

(A) Genetics

(B) Saliva

(D) Chromosome

53. Who coined the term gene?

(A) John Dalton

(B) Dalton Gene

(C) Wilhelm Johannes

(D) Andrew Fleming

54. Vitamin A is essential for:

(A) Skeletal growth

(B) Preventing night blindness

(D) All of these

55. Which of the following vitamin prevents hemorrhaging?

(A) B1

(B) B12

(D) K

56. How much blood does a normal young person have in the body?

(A) About 6 to 7 liters

(B) About 2 to 3 liters

(C) About 4 to 5 liters

(D) About 3 to 4 liters

57. Hydrochloric acid is necessary for easy digestion of:

(A) Fats

(B) Carbohydrates

(D) Proteins

58. Which of the following vitamin is provided by sunlight to the human body?

(A) Vitamin D

(B) Vitamin C

(D) Vitamin A

59. When was HIV recognized?

(A) 1987

(B) 1985

(D) 1980

60. Which disease causes difficulty in breathing?

(A) Asthma

(B) Anemia

(D) Autism

61. Which of the following is the most common form of color blindness, usually found in males?

(A) Difficulty in distinguishing red from green

(B) Difficulty in distinguishing red from blue

(D) Difficulty in distinguishing blue from black

62. Disease which travels itself from place to place is known(named):

(A) Endemic

(B) Epidemic

(D) Airborne

63. What is H5N1?

(A) Fungi

(B) Vaccine

(C) Virus

(D) Bacteria

64.which one of the following Objects having the same size, shape and measurement are:

(A) Similar

(B) Congruent

(D) Variant

65. A line passing through a circle away from its center is known:

(A) Radius

(B) Diameter

(D) Chord

66. In a triangle the sum of the angles:

(A) 360°

(B) 180°

(D) 90°

67. As stated by the Pythagoras Theorem (When the hypotenuse is C):

(A) a – b = c

(B) a + b + = 0.

(D) a2 + b2 = c2

68. Two polygons are similar if

(A) All corresponding sides are proportional

(B) All corresponding angles are equal

(D) None of these

69. The area of a trapezium is:

(A) 1/2 x base x height

(B) 1/2 x base area x height

(C) 1/ 2 x sum of parallel sides * height

(D) 1/2 x sum of parallel sides

70. The volume of a sphere is:

(A) 4/3pi r3

(B) 2/3 pi r3

(D) 2 pi r

71. Mid-term breaking is applied to:

(A) Quadratic equations

(B) Linear equations

(D) Polynomial functions

72. What is the next term for the sequence(series) 486,162, 54,18,6….?

(A) 3

(B) 2

(D) 4

73. What is 0.004* 0.5?

(A) 0.2

(B) 0.02

(C) 0.002

(D) 0.0002

74. What does the letter ‘C’ represents In the equation of a straight line?

(A) Gradient

(B) x Intercept

(C) y Intercept

(D) y Coordinate

75. When 73 is sum to 89 and the amount is doubled, it gives the same result as the square of 18.?

(A) 164

(B) 162

(D) 163

76. Whaich one devices accept data from outside the computer and transfer it into the CPU?

(A) Analogue to digital converters

(B) Sensors

(C) Input devices

(D) Digital devices

77. In power point presentation which short cut key is used to insert a new slide?

(A) Ctrl + S

(B) Ctrl + M

(D) Ctrl + B

78. Spam or fraudulent e-mails are also named as:

(A) Phishing scams

(B) Junk mail

(D) Malware viruses

79. Who was the inventor of Mouse?

(A) Douglas Engle Bart

(B) Ada Lovelace

(D) None of these

80. Which one is the largest hardware company of computers?

(A) Microsoft

(B) Deli

(C) HP

(D) My Space

81. Which one is a conventional designation/term of pre-released software?

(A) Alpha

(B) Omega

(D) Beta

82. Temporary storage place for information in a computer is named :

(A) Back up

(B) Buffer

(D) Data recorder

83. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act was passed in Pakistan in which year?

(A) 2013

(B) 2014

(D) 2016

84. In which year was the last census held in Pakistan?

(A) 1972

(B) 1981

(D) 2001

85. Malakand Pass connects Peshawar with:

(A) Gilgit

(B) Swat

(D) Chitral

86. Headquarters of Arab League is situated at(located at):

(A) Tehran

(B) Cairo

(D) Tunis

87. Judicial Body of UN is known:

(A) International Court of Justice

(B) General Assembly

(D) International Criminal Court

88. COP 22, the 22nd Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Transformation, was held in 2016 in:

(A) Paris

(B) Marrakesh

(D) Moscow

89. which of the following country has the largest resources of crude oil?

(A) Russia

(B) USA

(D) Saudi Arabia

90.Which of the following country the highest battlefield in the world is:

(A) Tibet

(B) Siachen Glacier

(D) Kashmir

91. Summer Olympics for the year 2020 will be held in which country:

(A) Tokyo

(B) Beijing

(D) Hanoi

92. A country’s total financial obligations to the rest of the world are called(named):

(A) Total burden

(B) Total debt

(D) External debt

93. when was Brexit referendum held:

(A) October 23 2016

(B) August 23, 2016

(C) June 23, 2016

(D) April 23, 2016

94. Which political party does US President Elect relate to?

(A) Labor

(B) Liberals

(D) Republicans

95. The term Track-ll Diplomacy is meant for:

(A) Managing links between two countries using official channels

(B) Managing relations two countries using unofficial channels

(D) None of above

96. The first of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals links to(connect to):

(A) Climate Action

(B) Quality Education

(C) Poverty Alleviation

(D) Marine Life.

97. Which is the largest producer of solar energy in the world is:

(A) Germany

(B) USA

(D) Holland

98. One barrel of Petroleum is equal to how many gellons:

(A) 34.97 UK gallons

(B) 42 US gallons

(D) All of these

99. First woman who win Nobel Prize was.

(A) Aung San Suu Kyi

(B) Mother Teresa

(c) Marie Currie (1903) in Physics

(A) Florence Nightingale

100. Hydrometer is used to ——-measure:

(A) Acidity of water

(B) Specific gravity of a liquid

(D) Gravity of milk

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