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PMS-2023 GK Solved Paper

1. Benito Mussolini is from which country? Italy

2. Cutting Edge biography is of? Javed Miandad

3. Author of A Long Walk to Freedom: Nelson Mandela

4. World Environment Day is observed on? 5 June

5. Sherlock Holmes is written by? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

6. Silicon Valley in California is famous for? Computer Devices

7. New York Stock Exchange is called? Nasdaq

8. A Promised Land is written by? Barack Obama

9. Who eats both herbs and animals? Omnivore

10. Boot of Europe refers to? Italy

11. Nippon is the stock exchange of? Japan

12. UN Charter was finalized in which conference? San Francisco Conference

13. Questionnaire survey is a type of survey used to collect? Primary Data

14. Meaning of Apartheid: Segregation on the basis of race, skin, and color

15. Technique by which passwords and usernames can be stolen: Phishing

16. Formation of RNA by DNA is called? Transcription

17. How much percentage of Kashmir is in Pakistan's hands? 30%

18. Writer of Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell

19. Writer of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Stephen R. Covey

20. Writer of Think and Grow Rich: Napoleon Hill

21. ASEAN Headquarters: Jakarta

22. ECO was formed in which year? 1985

23. Largest district of Pakistan by area: Chagai

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24. Solar cells convert which energy to which one? Solar to Electrical Energy

25. Samarkand is a city in? Uzbekistan

26. Thal Nova is a project of? Energy

27. Autophobia means? Fear of being alone

28. The process of a cell engulfing another cell is called? Phagocytosis

29. Father of History: Herodotus

30. First Pakistan and EU summit was held in the year? 2009

31. Author of Kitab ul Hind: Al-Biruni

32. USSR disintegrated in? 1991

33. In World War II, Hitler first attacked which country? Poland

34. Pakistan Oxford Union President: Israr Kakar

35. In the early 1970s, Pakistan played a role in rapprochement between? US and China

36. Tsunami is most often associated with? All of these (earthquakes, landslides, volcanic

eruptions)

37. Christian-turned-Muslim writer of Muhammad: Martin Lings

38. Price control mechanism was first introduced in the subcontinent by? Alauddin Khilji

39. In which province is Warsak Dam located? KPK

40. A refractometer is used for? Measuring proteins

41. Maripoul is a city in? Ukraine

42. Thalassemia is? A blood disorder

43. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) belonged to? America

44. Libya, Algeria, Tunisia belong to which continent? Africa

45. Cerberus heat waves hit which continent? Europe

46. Peninsula is? A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

47. Cathay Pacific is? An airline of Hong Kong

48. Ocean between Europe and North America: Atlantic Ocean

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49. Which country is north of the Gulf of Aden? Yemen

50. Which nation changed all criminal laws of colonial time in July 2024? India

51. Stone is a unit of? Weight

52. Firewall refers to? A network security system that monitors and controls traffic

53. If a train covers a distance in 5 hours at 45 km/h, what speed is required to cover it in 3

hours? 75 km/h

54. If the mean of 7 terms is 40, the sum of those terms will be? 280

55. IMF loan to Pakistan in June 2023: $2.8 billion

56. Climate fund required by 2030 as per NCFS: $248 billion

57. Light-year is a unit of? Distance

58. Detritivores are also called? Decomposers

59. Which country doesn’t have veto power? Germany

60. BIN is the intelligence agency of? Indonesia

61. Percentage of water in carbonated drinks: 92%

62. Rhodesia is the old name of? Zimbabwe

63. Reuters is a news agency of? UK

64. Which civilization is associated with Buddhism? Taxila

65. Houthi uprising is in which country? Yemen

66. Muslim capital was changed from Damascus to? Baghdad

67. Founder of the first political organization Central Muhammadan Association: Syed

Ameer Ali

68. A set of rules required for data communication effectively: Protocols

69. President of Ukraine had what profession? Comedian

70. Cyril Ramaphosa is the president of? South Africa

71. UK Brain of the Year Award 2025 was given to? Dr. Amjad Saqib

72. Opportunity cost is? The value of the next best option that is given up

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73. Trade surplus means? Exports are greater than imports

74. Which coding language uses binary only? Machine language

75. Layers of atmosphere: 4

76. Shenzhen is China’s? Silicon Valley

77. James Chadwick received the Nobel Prize for? Discovering the neutron

78. Largest coal producer: China

79. A geographic area containing plants, animals, etc., forming a bubble of life: Ecosystem

80. Noble gas: Argon

81. Julian Assange is associated with? WikiLeaks (founder)

82. Average marks of all students: 54.2

83. Civilization between Tigris and Euphrates: Mesopotamia

84. Olympics 2024 were held at? Paris

85. In Search of Identity book writer: Anwar El Sadat

86. Ibn-e-Insha was? Poet, columnist, travelogue writer (all of these)

87. Pakistan-China boundary settlement (Sino-Pak Agreement): 1963

88. Ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis resulted from which 1947 decision? Partition by the

British

89. Population density refers to? Number of persons per square kilometer

90. Number of babies produced per 1,000 population: Natality

91. Recent goal of IMF: Modest/Rapid growth

92. IMF funds are for? Reduction in inflation

93. Non-renewable source of energy: Nuclear

94. Moraines are? Deposits by glaciers

95. Kala Pani Jail is situated in? Andaman and Nicobar Islands

96. Largest island in the world: Greenland

97. Battle of Plassey was? Victory of the East India Company against Nawab of Bengal

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98. The Order of Rising Sun is an award of? Japan

99. Subsidy is? A benefit given to individuals or businesses by the government

100. Author of A Brief History of Time: Stephen Hawking

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