Balochistan Public Service commission
samagli road quetta catt:
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
JUNE 22, 2012
Q NO 1: write a brief note on any two of the following:
1. Energy Crisis
2. Plight of Pakistan Railways
3. Rain Forest
4. Environment Pollution
Q NO 2: define any five of the following:
1.Monarchy
2.Theocracy
3.Casting Vote
4.Embargo
5.Inflation
6.Frogman
7.Quizling
8.Patent
Q NO 3: choose the correct answers (any ten).
1.which of the following countries is not a member of UN.
(a) turkey (B) Austria (C) Sweden (d) Taiwan
2.The headquarter of International Court of Justice is in
(a) London (B) Geneva (C) The Hague (d) New york
3.Pakistan Joined the U.N in
(a) 1958 (B) 1947 (C) 1950 (d) 1946
4.The name UN was suggested by
(a) Churchill (B) Roosevelt (C) Nehru (d) Abraham Lincoln
5.The permanent Secretariat of SARRC is at
(a) Islamabad (B) Colombo (C) Kathmandu (d) Delhi
6.which country is not a member of ASEAN
(a) Cambodia (B) Brunei (C) Thailand (d) Vietnam
7. The second Prime minister of Pakistan was
(a) M.Ali Bogra (B) Ch. Mohammad Ali (C) Liaqat Ali Khan (d) Kh. Nazimuddin
8.The Members of UN security Council are
(a) 11 (B) 15 (C) 19 (d) 5
9.The Russian Revolution took place in
(a) 1913 (B) 1915 (C) 1917 (d) 1919
10.Davis Cup is a challenge trophy of
(a) Table Tennis (B) Lawn Tennis (C) Badminton (d) Squash
11.Which of the following countries suffered most in world war 2
(a) France (B) Germany (C) Japan (d) England
12.Democracy was first introduced in
(a) Egypt (B) China (C) Rome (d) Greece
Q NO 4: what do the following abbreviations stand for: (any ten)
1. F.B.S
2. C.M.A
3. P.O.A
4. U.S.C
5. E.N.T
6. R.T.A
7. N.L.C
8. N.U.J
9. O.I.C
10.PH.D
11.R.C.D
12.U.F.O
Q NO 5: fill in the blanks with appropriate answers: (any ten)
1.Angora is the old name of .........
2.Pampas are the vast grassy plains of ..........
3.The metal most abundantly found on the surface of Earth is ........
4.Cathay is the old name of .........
5.The largest Rice producing country of the world is ........
6.The largest Mountain Range is ..........
7.Savannah Grassland with the tall grass are mainly found in .......
8.Mount Everest is located in ........
9.The brightest Planet of the our Solar system is .......
10.The Type of Forests which account for the most of the total forest area in the world is known as ..........
11.Penicillin was discovered by ..........
12."KIWIS" is the nickname for the people of ..........
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