PMS-2014 General Knowledge Past Paper
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1) Which article of 1973 Constitution prohibits all forms of slavery, child labour and force labour.
a) 37
b)11
c) 25
d)18
2) Under the Factories Act, 1934 no adult employee, defined as a worker who has completed his or her 18th year of age, can be required or permitted to work in any establishment in excess of ____ hour a day and ____ hours a week?
a) 7, 42
b) 8, 48
c) 9, 48
d) 8, 56
3) Servile is the opposite of
a) Puerile
b) Futile
c) Haughty
d) Foul
4) In the election of president of U.S of America, the largest number of members of 'Electoral College' are elected from the sate of
a)New York
b) Texas
c) California
d) Florida
5) Out of the following, the largest ethnic group by population without having a state of its own is
a) Kurdish
b) Welsh
c) Uighurs
d) Sikhs
6) The first president of Palestinian Authority Yasir Arfat died on
a) 11th Sep 2006
b) 9th November 2001
c) 12th Dec 2007
d) 11th Nov 2004
7) Which vitamin is provided by sunlight to body?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
8) The imaginary line of zero degree longitude which passes through Greenwhich called
a) Meridian
b) Equator
c) Tropic of Cancer
d) Tropic of Capricon
9) The famous book "East of Eden" is the work of
a) John Steinbeck
b) R.W. Emerson
c) Bertrand Russel
d) Earnest Hemingway
10) Bastile day is commemoration of storming of the Bastille fortress-prson which was seen as a symbol of which revolutionary uprising in
a) Canada
b) Belgium
c) USA
d) France
11) Sui generis is a latin term for
a) Unique
b) Generous
c) Sui Gas
d) Common
12) The straits of Homruz fall between
a) UAE and Oman
b) Iran and Iraq
c) Iran, Oman and UAE
d) UAE and Qatar
13) 'Rand' is the currency of
a) South Africa
b) Tanzania
c) Ecuador
d) Somalia
14) The number of working children according to ILO estimates in developing countries is
a) 80 Millions ( not sure )
b) 300 million
c) 250 million
d) 320 million
15) Which of the following statements is false?
a) Unenforceable means that there is no remedy of breach of a convention
b) The laws of the constitution are enforceable in the courts
c) The conventions of the constitution are binding political rules which are not enforceable in the courts
d) Constitutional conventions are not binding on anyone
16) Which of the following statements is false?
a) the legislative function is primarily responsible for making and amending the law
b) The legislative function is inferior to the judicial function of government
c) The executive function gives effect to and enforces the law
d) the primary judicial function is to interpret and apply the law, resolve disputes, provide remedies, and determine punishments when the law breached
17) In rots the principle 'restitution in integrum' means
a) Compensation for damages
b) Restoration to the original condition
c) Restriction on Integration
d) None of the above
18) 'Southern Cross' which is a constellation found in the southern region of the night sky consists mainly of
a) 7
b) 3
c) 5
d) None of the above
19) Sylhet district as the time of partition was part of the province of
a) Bengal
b) Assam
c) Bihar
d) U.P
20) Euphonious is the opposite of
a) Strident
b) Lethargic
c) Literary
d) Merry
21) Yantze river does not pass through which of the country
a) Mongolia
b) Thailand
c) Taiwan
d) All of These
22) The Incan civilization flourished in
a) South America
b) North America
c) Australia
d) Indodesia
23) The largest city of population great lakes region is
a) Toronto
b) Montreal
c) Chicago
d) Detroit
24) An ordinary mobile phone communicates by using
a) Sound Waves
b) Microwaves
c) Radio Waves
d) UV Waves
25) Stock indices at Tokyo are know by their popular name of
a) Dow Jones
b) Hong Seng
c) Nikkel
d) FTSE
26) Annuity is
a) A sum of money received on a regular basis as one of a series of fixed payments
b) a Financial product designed to pay out a stream of payments to the holder at a later point in time
c) A financial product designed to pay out a stream of payments to the holder at a later point in time
d) Both (a) and (b)
27) Hobsons` choice
a) Giving no choice at all
b)To make the best choice
c) To make the worst choice
d) settle for a compromise
28) The phenomenon of 'Arab Spring' was sparked by the self-immolation of Muhammad Bouaziz, a fruit-seller in
a) Egypt
b) Tunisia
c) Morocco
d) Syria
29) The huricane in Oct 2012 which caused wide-spread damage in the easterm sea-board states of USA is
a) Katrina
b) Sandy
c) Isaac
d) Irene
30) A voucher may be
a) Payment bill
b) Wages sheet
c) Bank receipt
d) All of these
31) Kyoto protocol talks about
a) Employment
b) Pollution
c) Agriculture
d) None of the above
32) What was the name of Kibyan king deposed by Colonel Qadhafi in 1969
a) King Abdullah
b) King Idris
c) King Saud
d) King Sadaat
33) Who said, 'where wealth accumulates men decay'
a) Abraham Lincoin
b) Winston Churchill
c) Goldsmith
d) Roosevelt
34) Balkal lake is situated in
a) Kazakhastan
b) Russia
c) USA
d) Angola
35) What is meant by Laissez-Faire
a) Mixed Economy
b) Non-interference of govt. in economic affairs
c) Controlled economy
d) None of the these
36) The Arab league was formed in
a) Cairo
b) Jeddah
c) Tehran
d) Riyadh
37) The agreement which provided for territorial allocation is sheres by western influence in the middle east, in case of break-up of Otoman Empire, is known as
a) Treaty of Alexandropol
b) Balfour Declaration
c) Accord of Ankara
d) Sykes-picot
38) The coutry having the highest GDP in the world as
a) Qatar
b) Luxembourg
c) Singapore
d) Kuwait
39) Brazuca is the name of
a) The standard shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon of US army
b) A man-portable recoilless antitank rocket launcher weapon
c) The official match ball of FIFA world cup 2014
d) A brass musical instrument
40) For how many years did Nelson Mandela remain in Prison
a) 27
b) 37
c) 17
d) 10
41) When the stock Market is going down, it is called
a) Bearish
b) Bullish
c) Crashing
d) Slumberous
42) Declbel is unit used for
a) Speed of light
b) Intensity of sound
c) Intensity of heat
d) None of above
43) The element required for solar energy conversion is
a) Silicon
b) Germanlum
c) Uranium
d) Selenium
44) A change is an individual`s behaviour promoted by information and experience regers to which one of the following concept?
a) Learning
b) Role selection
c) Perception
d) Motivation
45) Which of the following approaches says that ethical issues should be judged on the basis of some universal code?
a) Deontological
b) Ethical skepticism
c) Utilitarianism
d) Narcissism
46) Literally the word ethics stand for
a) Understanding human nature
b) Study of morality
c) Properties of chemical substancs
d) Both (b) and (c)
47) The mental act, condition or habit of placing trust or confidence in another shows which of following options
a) Motive
b) Belief
c) Behaviour
d) Attitude
48) The hottest plane is
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn
49) _______ pointer arises when you use the addres of an object after its lifetime is over
a) Null
b) Smart
c) Dangling
d) Both a and c
50) Which of the following events occurred first in history?
a) American war of independence
b) Russian revolution
c) French revolution
d) Chinese revolution
51) The famous painting Sunflower was done by
a) Michael Angelo
b) Van Gogh
c) Pablo Picasso
d) De Vinci
52) ECONOMIC crisis 1930 originated in
a) France
b) Brazil
c) USA
d) Russia
53) The headquarters of APEC is in
a) China
b) Japan
c) Malaysia
d) Singapore
54) Which country is included in Horn of Africa
a) Egypt
b) Sudan
c) Somalia
d) Kenya
55) ASEAN was formed in
a) 1965
b) 1960
c) 1967
d) 1975
56) Which of the following country is located in the Levant region
a) Iran
b) France
c) Iraq
d) Syria
57) Thomas Cup is given in the game of
a) Lawn Tennis
b) Golf
c) Table Tennis
d) Badminton
58) What is the length of Great Wall of China
a) 2400 Kms
b) 2600 Kms
c) 3200 Kms
d) 3400 Kms
59) Who is called the father of French Revolution
a) Thomas Hobbes
b) Rousseau
c) Francis Bacon
d) Montesquieu
60) Divine Comedy was written by
a) Gibbon
b) Goethe
c) Dante
d) Milton
61) Which of the following scientist is known as father of astronomy
a) Einstein
b) Copernicus
c) Archimedes
d) Newton
62) The French, the Bastile day is celebrated on
a) 14 May
b) 14 June
c) 14 Jully
d) 14 August
63) The Swything Cup is related to the game of
a) Badminton
b) Tennis
c) Volleyball
d) Table Tennis
64) In 1774 oxygen was discovered by
a) Newton
b) Priestly
c)Faraday
d) B. Franklin
65) In the history of the world the stone age is also called by the name of
a) Paleolithic period
b) Masolithic period
c) Neolithic period
d) Chalcolithic period
66) Pedagogy is the science of
a) Birds
b) Space
c) Pharmacy
d) Teaching
67) One MB is equal to
a) 1000 bytes
b) 10000 bytes
c) 100000 bytes
d) 1000000 bytes
68) Maple leaf is the national emblem of
a) Germany
b) China
c) Canada
d) None of the Above
69) Wheel is the symbol of
a) Peace
b) Prosperity
c) Progress
d) Speed
70) Which of the following country`s parliament is called Diet
a) Denmark
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) None of the above
71) Who made bicycle?
a) Nelson
b) Karl D.V
c) Louise Bralle
d) Jhon Hall
72) What is the total Area of Australia
a) 87,897,801 sq KM
b) 7,687,000 sq KM
c) 7,891,000 sq KM
d) 8,192,921 sq KM
73) Which of the following is the Baltic state
a) Estonia
b) Serbia
c) Romania
d) Bulgaria
74) What is meant by Equinox
a) Day and night are equal
b) The longest night
c) The shortest day
d) The longest day
75) Which sea is located in Centeral asia?
a) Red sea
b) North sea
c) Aral sea
d) Japan Sea
76) What is viticulture?
a) Cultivation of graphs
c) Growing small plants
c) Growing tobacco
d) Cultivation of spices
77) Widow`s Tears is the name of
a) Peninsula
b) Lake
c) Island
d) Plant
78) Kalahari desert is located in
a) Botswana
b) Australia
c) Pakistan
d) Mozambique
79) The author of the New Deal was
a) President Roosevelt
b) President Wilson
c) President J.F Kennedy
d) President George Washington
80) The currency of Portugal is
a) Zloty
b) Peso
c) Euro
d) Escudo
81) What is the parliament of Denmark?
a) National Assembly
b) Senate
c) Folketing
d) None of the Above
82) The 1st Asian Secretary General of U.N was
a) Tryve Lie
b) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
c) U-Thant
d) Kurt Waldheim
83) The H.Q of European Free Trade Association
a) London
b) Geneva
c) Rome
d) Paris
84) Brad for the World institute which focusses on problem of powerty of hunger in the world, is based on
a) London
b) Washington
c) Geneva
d) New York
85) ANSA is the news agency of
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) India
d) USA
86) Aeroflot is the airline of
a) Canada
b) Sri Lanka
c) Russia
d) Japan
87) Tegel is the international Airport of
a) Greece
b) Turkey
c) Germany
d) USA
88) Broadway street USA is famous for
a) Banking
b) Stock Exchange
c) Cinema halls
d) Shopping centers
89) What is the new name of Leningrad
a) St Petersburg
b) Red Square
c) Moscow
d) Stalingrad
90) Which country is called Cockpit of Europe
a) Belgium
b) Canada
c) UK
d) Sweden
91) Which city is called land of seven hills
a) Rome
b) Venice
c) Shiraz
d) Babylon
92) Which is the highest military award of italy?
a) Medal of honour
b) Medal of valour
c) Military cross
d) Iron cross
93) Football world cup 2010 was won by
a) Spain
b) France
c) Italy
d) Brazil
94) In human body, flat bones are found in
a) Neck
b) Skull
c) Legs
d) Chest
95) If there were no atmosphere, what would be the colour of the sky?
a) Red
b) Blue
c) Black
d) White
96) Contours are lines connecting places having
a) Equal temperature
b) Equal pressure
c) Equal height
d) Equal rainfall
97) "Our sweetest songs are those that tell us of saddest thoughts", these words are attributed to
a) Keats
b) Wordsworth
c) Shelley
d) Milton
98) Who created the famous character of Dracula?
a) Stanley Kubrick
b) John Polldori
c) James Cameron
d) Bram Stoker
99) White goods are
a) Basic raw materials
b) Durable consumptions goods
c) Cosmetic articles
d) Goods imported from western countries
100) America`s cup is associated with which of the following sports
a) Canoeing
b) Yachting
c) American Football
d) Paragliding
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