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General Knowledge including EDS Papers (PCS) Compulsory
Balochistan Public Service Commission Samungli Road Quetta Cantt. COMPETATIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF BCS(EB) OFFICER B-17 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING EVERYDAY SCIENCE Marks: 100 Saturday, February 26,2007(0230 PM) Time: 3 Hours ************************************************** ******** Q-1. Write Essays on any Two of the following: (20) (i) Has the Fledgling Democracy in Iraq any future? (ii) Recommendations of the National Judicial Conference. (iii) Will independent Kashmir be financially insolvent? (iv) Composite Examinations: a Needless Controversy: (v) Science and Religion: Can the be Reconciled: (vi) The bane of V.I.P.Movements. Q-2. (a) What do you understand by the following terms? Attempt any Ten: (10) (1) Hippocratic Oath (2) Bears and Bulls (3) Olive Branch (4) Sheet anchor (5) Jargon (6) Euphemism (7) Hostile Witness (8) Sabbath (9) Humanism (10) Emeritus Professor (11) In Camera (12) Slapstick (13) Uncle Sam (14) Polytheism (15) Platonic love (b) Explain any Ten of the following foreign expressions: (10) (1) Persona grata (2) Bears and Bulls (3) Olive Branch (4) fait accompli (5) Détente (6) Carte blanche (7)Alter ego (8) Alibi (9) Ad hoc (10) A la mode (11) Ex parte (12) Rendezvous (13) Laissez faire (14) A priori (15) Corrigendum Q-3. Answer any Ten of the following questions: (20) (i) Where do icebergs come from? (ii) Why is smoking bad for health? (iii) How can gliders fly without engines? (iv) What is four-wheel drive car? (v) How does a Fax Machine works? (vi) What stainless steel? (vii) What is meant by a balanced diet? (viii) What is frost? Why is there frost more often on a clear night than on a cloudy one? (ix) What is a Piston? (x) What is G.M.T? (xi) What is a Morse Code? (xii) How does a suspension bridge work? (xiii) What is Endoscopy? (xiv) How do vaccination work? (xv) What is Anesthesia? Q-4. Why are the following in news? Attempt any Ten: (20) (1) Mauritania (2) T.G.V (3) Beijing (4) Catania (5) A-380 (6) Mecca (7) Jerusalem (8) W.E.F (9) New Delhi (10) Chad (11) I.A.E.A (12) Mogadishu (13) Amilia (14) T.D.A.P (15) Nigeria Q-5. Identify any Ten of the following: (20) (1) Rafiq Hariri (2) Zinedine Zidane (3) Sherlock Holmes (4) Aung San Suu Kyi (5) Homer (6) Archbishop Desmond Tutu (7) Roosevelt F.D. (8) Archimedes (9) Habib Bourquiba (10) Pathet Lao (11) Dolly (12) Dr. Muhammad Yunus (13) Walt Disney (14) Christian Barnard (15) Pythagoras Good Luck
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Balochistan Public Service Commission Samungli Road Quetta Cantt. COMPETATIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF SECTION OFFICERS B-17 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING EVERYDAY SCIENCE Marks: 100 January 09, 2007 Time: 3 Hours ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Q-1. Write an essay on any TWO of the following: i. 2006 – the year of U-Turns. ii. Pak-Afghan Relations. iii. Woes of Privatization. iv. A solution to energy crisis – Renewable energy. v. Your plan for fair Elections in 2007. vi. Findings of the Iraq Study Group. Q-2. Identify any Ten of the following: i. Faud Siniona ii. Andrew Flintoff iii. Amr Moussa iv. Augusto Pinochet v. nancy Pelosi vi. Raul Castro vii. Joseph Barbera viii. Munir Niazi ix.Alexandar Litvinenko x. Thaksin Shinawatra xi. Orhan Pamuk xii. Ho Chi Minh xiii. Shane Warne xiv. Sir Henry Mortimer Durand Q-3. Why are the following in the news these days? Attempt any Ten: i. Ashes Whitewash ii. Sharm el-Sheikh iii. Somalia iv. Manama v. Sir Creek vi. Katmandu vii. L.T.T.E viii. Bangla Desh ix. Pyong yong x. S.E.C.P xi. Qatar xii. Guawahati xiii. Ram Allah xiv. O.P.E.C xv. Bundal and Buddo Island Q-4. (a). What do you understand by the following terms? Attempt any Ten: i. Decathlon ii. Paralympics iii. Satire iv. Catharsis v. Banana Republic vi. Multilateral vii. Fascist viii. Hegemony ix. Non-entity x. Apex xi. Dilemma xii. Horrendous xiii. Collateral xiv. Equity xv. Demography (b). Use Ten of the following words in your sentences: i. Protocol ii. Autonomy iii. Chauvinism iv. Stigma v. Anarchistic vi. Signatory vii. Secede viii. Junta ix. Autocracy x. Impasse xi. Suo moto xii. Kowtow xiii. Deadlock xiv. Mandatory xv. Scenario Q-5. Answer any Ten of the following questions: i. What is Tsunami? ii. When was Braille developed? iii. Why do we have leap years? iv. How does a camera work? v. What are fossil fuels? vi. What causes the seasons? vii. How does photosynthesis work? viii. What do the letters P.V.C stand for? ix. What is Tundra? x. What is D.N.A.? xi. What is an optical fiber? xii. What is glass made of? xiii. What is the Big Bang theory? xiv. How does a fuse work? xv. Who was the first man on the moon and when? Good Luck
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General Knowledge including Every Day Science Paper,2003
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B]Balochistan Public Service Commission [/B] Samungli Road Quetta Cantt. COMPETATIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF SECTION OFFICERS B-17 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING EVERYDAY SCIENCE Marks: 100 May 19, 2003 Time: 3 Hours ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Q-1. Write notes on any TWO of the following topics:
Q-3. What do the following terms mean? Attempt any TEN:
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General Knowledge including Everay Day Science Paper, 2002.
Balochistan Public Service Commission Samungli Road Quetta Cantt. COMPETATIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF ASSISTAN EXECUTIVE OFFICERS B-17 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING EVERYDAY SCIENCE Marks: 100 January 25, 2002 Time: 3 Hours ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Q-1. Write an Essay on any TWO of the following:
Q-3. What do you understand by the following terms? Do any TEN:
Q-4. (a) Mention the Capital and Currency of the following:
(b) Distinguish the following words by using them in sentences:
Q-5. Answer any TEN of the following:
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General Knowledge paper 2001
Balochistan Public Service commission samungli Road, Quetta Cantt. PCS compititive Examination For The Post(s) of Section Officer B-17 General Knowledge including Everyday Science Time Allowed: 3 Hours............July 9, 2001...........Marks:100 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Q-1. Write an essay on any Two of the following: 30 (i) The causes of the failure of Democracy in pakistan. (ii) one thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of learning. (iii) you can not eat your cake and have your cake. (iv) To thine own self be true. (v) one man's meat is another man's poison. (vi) To hope till hope creats from its own wreck the thing it contemplates. (vii) if you have to choose between exercise and sense of humour as a panacea for long life, which would you choose. (viii) Truth is stronger than fiction, Q-2. a) complete each of the following sentences with a word begining with theprefix"in" 10 (i) The flood that is tasteless and wanting in flavour is________. (ii) A person who can not be wounded or hurt is________ (iii) Aplant that is harmless and not polsonous is_______ (iv) A man unable to pay his debts is___________ (v) An event that is sure to happen is____________ b) Find verb ending in ate 10 (i) To tear up by the roots. (ii) to spring from seeds. (iii) to sleep through the winter. (iv) to surrender espacially on terms. Q-3. What do you understand by the following terms? Attempt any ten. 10 (i) blue book (ii) white paper (iii) free verse (iv) philology (v) buffer state (vi) Asylum (vii) Isobel (viii) Geysers (ix) Perjury (x) learning tower (xi) Eurodollar (xii) sedation (xiii) Hot line (xiv) contempt of court (xv) Inquest Q-4. (a) Mention the capitals and currency of the following. 10 (i) Afghanistan (ii) Bangladesh (iii) india (iv) Japan (v) Saudi Arabia (vi) malaysia (vii) Nepal (viii) Philpines (ix) Turkey (x) Burma (b) Distinguish the following words by using them in sentences. 10 (i) clear, manifest, plaint (ii) Apology, Excuse, defence (iii) cautious, prudent, careful (iv) contented, satisfied, gratified (v) Dangerous, perilous, Risky. Q-5. Answer any ten of the following questions. 20 (i) Name the largest island in the world? (ii) The tail of a commet gets shorter as it recedes from the sun? (iii) why does a motor car needs a radiater? (iv) under what conditions do a feather and lump of lead fall at the same rate? (v) what causes an object to look black? (vi) why does a ship rise as it enters the sea from a river? (vii) why a convex mirror is used by the motorists to see the road behind them? (viii) why are lightning conductors affixed to tall buildings? (ix) why should a clinical thermometer not be dropped in the boiling water? (x) how does a rainbow form? (xi) How does the thermos keep the liquid hot for a long time? (xii) why does an iron nail gain weight by rusting? (xiii) what would happen if the force of gravity were to disappear suddenly? (xiv) why are tallest structures in a locality most likely to be struck by lightning? Good Luck
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General Knowledge including EDS 2009
Balochistan Public Service Commission Samungli Road, Quetta Cantt. 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)
Q-II. Answer any Ten of the following questions: (20)
Q-III. Write meaning of any Ten of the following Terms: (10)
Q-IV. Identify any Ten of the following: (10)
Q-V. Why are the following in the news? Attempt any Ten: (10)
Q-VI. The following foreign phrases are used in English. What do they mean? Any Ten: (10)
Q-VII. What do these abbreviations stand for? What are their functions, if any? Any Ten: (10)
Q-VIII. Write brief notes on geographical, historical, economic and strategic importance of any Five of the following: (10)
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Balochistan Public Service Commission Combined Competitive Examination for the posts of BCS (EB) /Section Officers B-17 in the S&GAD Govt. of Balochistan GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Time Allowed: 03 Hors. . . . July 12, 2010 . . . . Total Marks: 100 __________________________________________________ ___ Q-1. Write notes on any two of the following: (16) i. Reduction of subsidies for stabilization of economy – its affects. ii. The role of UNO under the shade of the Super Powers iii. The Spoil System and the Good Governance iv. Policy option for withdrawal of America from Afghanistan v. The deteriorating standards of Education in Balochistan. Q-2. Differentiate between any six of the following. (12) a. Centriole and Centrosome b. Smog and Smoke c. Isotopes and Isobars d. Autopsy and Biopsy e. Pisciculture and Sericulture f. Epidemic and Endemic g. Cohesion and Adhesion h. Stress and strain in the context of elasticity i. Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn Q-3. Explain any ten of the following: (15) a. Cosmic Rays b. Thermal Vents c. Entropy d. Elastic Limit e. Solar Constant f. Ozone Hole g. Escape Velocity h. Acid Rain i. Rocky Planets j. Solfataras k. Radioactive dating l. Genetic Counseling m. Renewable Sources of Energy n. Mass – Energy Equivalence Formula Q-4. Answer any ten of the following: 15 1. How does juice rise in a pipe? 2. Why distance objects look smaller? 3. Why motorists use convex mirror? 4. What is the function of radiator in a car? 5. How can bats fly in dark? 6. Why milk is called a complete diet? 7. What is the role of fat in an animal? 8. How does a Jeweller’s cut diamond sparkle? 9. What are conducting tissues in plants? 10. What sort of mirror is used in search lights? 11. How does water get cooled in an earthen ware? 12. Why is there a constriction in a clinical thermometer? 13. Why places on sea shore are cooler in summer but warm in winter? 14. Why is Nichrome used in heaters, irons and radiators? 15. Name one unicellular animal and plant each. Q-5. Identify any ten of the following. (15) a. Sir Robert Francis Moody b. Sir Ambrose Dandas Flux c. General Sir Frank Messerry d. Allan Octavian Hume e. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas f. Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi g. Recep Tayyip Erdogan h. Mikhail Gorbachev i. Ban Ki Moon j. Rabindranath Tagore k. Abdul Sattar Edhi l. Ardeshir Cowas Jee m. Sir Chandra Sekhara Raman n. Dr. Ahmad Mohammad Ali Al-Madni o. Al-Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Q-6. What do these abbreviations stand for (any ten): (10) a. WUKO d. WADA c. FIFA d. ABC e. JCSC f. IRBM g. FOFA h. ZETA i. XGS j. WWW k. WIPO l. UPI m. UNITAR n. TCP o. SONAR Q-7. Discuss the general performance of the Football Teams in the 2010 FIFA, specially, in the couple of Semi Finals and Final. Who was the best scorer on the whole and who scored in the Semi Finals and Final? Good Luck
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General Knowledge Terms
Aslam-u-Alekum to the members.
I am preparing for PCS and feeling difficulty in comprehending general knowledge terms. I earnestly request to the honorable members to help in this regard and if any member have prepared terms of general knowledge for PCS of PMS, please share with me. I will be indebted. Thanks in advance. |
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Balochistan Public Service Commission Samungli Road Quetta Cantt. COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF SECTION OFFICERS OFFICERS (B-17) IN THE S&GAD, GOVT: OF BALOCHISTAN GENERAL KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING EVERYDAY SCIENCE Marks: 100 March 28,2012 Time: 3 Hours Q.NO.1. Write Note on any TWO of the following: (20 Marks) (1) Pak-Iran gas pipeline and American response. (2) American Withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014 and its repercussions for the region. (3) Vladimir Putin and the future of Russia in world politics. (4) Optimism in life and literature. Q.NO.2. Explain any TEN of the following: (20 Marks) (a). Avalanche (b). Equinox (c). Ocean of storms (d). Twilight (e). Zenith (f). Aristocracy (G). Balfour Declaration. (h) Confederation (i). Extradition (j). Inquest (k). Absolute Zero (L). Pessimism (M). Buffer state Q.NO.3. Answer ant TEN of the following: (20 Marks) 1. why does it not hurt when we cut our nails ? 2. why does a clock loose time in summer ? 3. why a siphon cannot work in vacuum ? 4. why when a gun is fired within a visible distance, the sound is heard a little after the smoke is seen ? 5. explain why moisture gathers on the outside of a glass tumbler ? 6. what is aerodynamics? 7. why are cloudy nights generally warm ? 8. why is rain water soft but river water hard ? 9. why a small space is left at the joint between two rails ? 10. why does fanning produce a sense of coolness in the body ? 11. at what speed does the earth revolve round the sun ? 12. what is mirage ? 13. how much blood does a normal person have in his body ? Q.NO.4. Identify any TEN of the following: (10 Marks) 1. Edmund spenser 2. Christopher marlow 3. paradise regained. 4. Dr. Samuel Johnson 5. Child Harold 6. Maxim Gorky 7. Canterbury Tales. 8. Hugo Chavez 9. Colin Powel 10. Tansu Cillar 11. Pete Samprass 12. Malik Feroz khan noon 13. Dr. Shamshad akhter. Q.NO. 5. Abbreviations: Do any TEN: (10 Marks) 1. A.N.C 2. A.w.a.c.s 3. B.C.C.I 4. C.B.R 5. A.P.E.C 6. C.P.N.E 7. C.T.B.T 8. G.A.T.T 9. G.C.C 10. M.C.O 11. M.O.U 12. N.U.S.T 13. P.N.S.C Q.NO.6. Name authors of any TEN of the Following Books: (10 Marks) 1. Emma 2. The Prince. 3. Das Capital. 4. Ben hur 5. Brother Karamazov 6. The Confessions 7. David Copperfield 8. Doctor's Dilemma 9. Faerie Queen 10. Anchal 11. Dast-e-Saba 12. Khak-o-Khun 13. Sirat-un-Nabi. Q.NO.7. Mention the capitals and currencies of the following countries: (10 Marks) 1. Rwanda 2. Somalia 3. South Africa 4. Uganda 5. Qatar 6. Finland 7. Yugoslavia 8. Hungary 9. Haiti 10. Colombia |
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The zenith is used in the following scientific contexts: 1.It is the direction of reference for measuring the zenith angle, the angle between a direction of interest (e.g., a star) and the local zenith. 2.It defines one of the axes of the horizontal coordinate system in astronomy. Quote:
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(j). Inquest A judicial inquiry in common law jurisdictions, particularly held to determine the cause of a person's death, conducted by a judge, jury, or government official. An inquest may or may not require an autopsy carried out by a coroner or medical examiner. Generally, inquests are only conducted upon deaths which are suspicious, due to violence, involving law enforcement officials, or of persons held in state custody. Quote:
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