General Knowledge including EDS 2009
Balochistan Public Service Commission
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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF BCS (EB) OFFICER B-17 / SECTION OFFICER
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING EVERY DAY SCIENCE
Total Marks: 100...........Tuesday, January 27, 2009...........Time Allowed: 03 Hours
Q-I. Write note on any Two of the following: (20)
- Gaza Truce
- Energy Crunch- It solution
- Global Financial Crisis
- Is American hegemony on the decline?
- Politics- “a rough and tumble business”.
Q-II. Answer any Ten of the following questions: (20)
- What causes earthquakes?
- What is galaxy?
- Where is the deepest ocean and how deep?
- What is tornado?
- Where are the World’s Rains Forests?
- What is an anemometer?
- How does photosynthesis work?
- What is paleontology?
- What are scavengers?
- What is a barograph?
- Which are the smallest plants?
- How far away is the Sun from the Earth?
- How many vertebrae does a giraffe have?
- How much of the Earth’s surface is covered by Sea?
- What was the first living creature to travel in space?
Q-III. Write meaning of any Ten of the following Terms: (10)
- Lithography
- Macroeconomics
- Iron Curtain
- Silt
- Mafia
- Malnutrition
- Bigotry
- Chauvinism
- Mantra
- Lay-offs
- Lobbying
- Nemesis
- Somnambulism
- Spoonerism
- Sky-Scraper
Q-IV. Identify any Ten of the following: (10)
- Dr. R.K. Pachauri
- Lloyd’s of London
- Shpinx
- John Atta-Mills
- Martin Luther Kings
- Sorbonne
- Velupillai Prabhakaran
- Samuel P. Huntington
- Laurel and Hardy
- Machiavelli
- Socrates
- Siamese Twins
- Leonardo da Vinci
- D.H. Lawrence
Q-V. Why are the following in the news? Attempt any Ten: (10)
- Slum dog Millionaire
- Kilimochchi
- Antarctica
- Bangkok
- Ukraine
- Dhaka
- Vienna
- Brussels
- Asma Jehangir
- Darfur
- Harare
- Beijing
- Hudson River
- I.P.P
- Taipei
Q-VI. The following foreign phrases are used in English. What do they mean? Any Ten: (10)
- Coterie
- Bonanza
- Amicus Curiae
- Sub Poena
- Soiree
- Resume
- Protégé
- Matador
- Portmanteau
- Laissez Faire
- Quorum
- Langua Franca
- Rapprochement
- Non de plume
- Prima facie
Q-VII. What do these abbreviations stand for? What are their functions, if any? Any Ten: (10)
- A.B.A.D
- S.I.T.E
- I.C.M.A.P
- I.P.C.C
- N.C.H.R
- A.W.A.C.S
- A.I.D.S
- T.G.V
- P.A.S.S.C.O
- LL.B
- A.D.C
- F.I.F.A
- C.E.R.N
- A.F.P
- P.S.D.P
Q-VIII. Write brief notes on geographical, historical, economic and strategic importance of any Five of the following: (10)
- Strait of Hormuz
- Yellow River
- Bosporus
- Black Sea
- Dead Sea
- Gulf of Aqaba
- Strait of Malacca
- Kara Koram Range
Good Luck
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