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[CENTER][B][U][SIZE=5]Model Paper for PMS General Knowledge[/SIZE][/U][/B][/CENTER]

[LEFT][B]1. The longest highway in the world is:[/B]
(a) Trans-Canada
(b) Trans-Japan
(c) Trans-Iran
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]2. The longest highway in the world has a length of:[/B]
(a) 9000 km (b) 10000 km
(c) 8000 km (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]3. The country that accounts for nearly one-third of the total tea production of the world is:[/B]
(a) Myanmar (b) China
(c) Pakistan (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]4. The country also known as “country of copper” is:[/B]
(a) Zambia (b) Australia
(c) America (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]5. The coldest place on the earth is:[/B]
(a) Antarctica (b) Alpes
(c) Verkoyansk in Siberia
(d) None of theses[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]6. The river Jordan flows out into the:[/B]
(a) Caspian Sea (b) Arabian Sea
(c) Red Sea (d) Dead Sea[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]7. The largest coffee growing country in the world is:[/B]
(a) Bangladesh (b) Australia
(c) Brazil (d) Nepal[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]8. First prime minister of Bangl-adesh was:[/B]
(a) Mujib-ur-Rehman
(b) Khaleda Zia
(c) Hussain Muhammad Irshad
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]9. The highest mountain in the world is:[/B]
(a) K-2 (b) Mount Everest
(c) Nanga Parbat (d) Raka Poshi[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]10. The largest Island in the Mediterranean Sea is:[/B]
(a) Sicily (b) Switzerland
(c) Barbados (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]11. The river Volga flows out into the:[/B]
(a) Caspian Sea (b) Red Sea
(c) Nile (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]12. The longest river in the world is:[/B]
(a) Indus (b) Tames
(c) Nile (d) Amazon[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]13. The biggest desert in the world is:[/B]
(a) Gobi (b) Sahara
(c) Thal (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]14. The country which ranks second in terms of land area is:[/B]
(a) China (b) Russia
(c) Australia (d) Canada[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]15. The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is:[/B]
(a) Durand Line (b) Line of Control
(c) Radcliffe Line (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]16. The biggest delta in the world is:[/B]
(a) Nile Delta (b) Ganges Delta
(c) Indus Delta (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]17. The capital city that stands on the river Danube is:[/B]
(a) Belgrade (b) London
(c) Tokyo (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]18. The Japanese call their country as:[/B]
(a) Nippon
(b) Land of Rising Sun
(c) Golden Triangle
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]19. The length of the English Channel is:[/B]
(a) 596 kms (b) 698 kms
(c) 605 kms (d) 564 kms[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]20. The world's oldest known city is:[/B]
(a) Baghdad (b) Lahore
(c) Damascus (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]21. The city also known as the “city of canals” is:[/B]
(a) Lahore (b) Venice
(c) Paris (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]22. The country in which river Wangchu flows is:[/B]
(a) India (b) China
(c) Myanmar (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]23. The biggest island of the world is:[/B]
(a) Ireland (b) Finland
(c) Scotland (d) Greenland[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]24. The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is:[/B]
(a) London (England)
(b) Detroit (USA)
(c) Moscow (Russia)
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]25. The country called the “Land of Rising Sun” is:[/B]
(a) Japan (b) Australia
(c) America (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]26. The countries which produce the largest quantity of manganese are:[/B]
(a) China and America
(b) China and South Africa
(c) Russia and China
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]27. The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is:[/B]
(a) Malaysia (b) China
(c) America (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]28. The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is:[/B]
(a) Russia (b) Japan
(c) China (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]29. The river which carries maxi-mum quantity of water into the sea is:[/B]
(a) Amazon (b) Nile
(c) English Channel (d) Indus[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]30. The city which was once called the “Forbidden City” is:[/B]
(a) New York (b) Beijing
(c) Moscow (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]31. Mount Everest was named after:[/B]
(a) James Everest
(b) Michael Everest
(c) Sir George Everest
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]32. The volcano Vesuvius is located in:[/B]
(a) Italy (b) Brazil
(c) South Africa (d) Spain[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]33. The country known as the “sugar bowl of the world” is:[/B]
(a) England (b) Cuba
(c) Spain (d) Turkey[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]34. The length of Suez Canal is:[/B]
(a) 160.5 kms (b) 159.5 kms
(c) 161.5 kms (d) 162.5 kms[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]35. The lowest point on earth is:[/B]
(a) The coastal area of Dead Sea
(b) Caspian Sea
(c) Death Valley (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]36. The Gurkhas were the original inhabitants of:[/B]
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal (d) Malaysia[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]37. The largest ocean of the world is:[/B]
(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]38. The largest bell in the world is:[/B]
(a) Tsar Kolokol at Kremlin, Mo-scow, Russia
(b) World Peace Bell, Newport, Kentucky, USA
(c) Mingus, Mandalay, Myanmar
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]39. The biggest stadium in the world is:[/B]
(a) Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
(b) Strahov Stadium, Prague
(c) Arsenal Stadium
(d) The Lords, England[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]40. The world's largest diamond producing country is:[/B]
(a) America (b) South Africa
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) UAE[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]41. Australia was discovered by:[/B]
(a) Ibn-e-Batuta (b) Columbus
(c) James Cook (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]42. The first Governor-General of Pakistan was:[/B]
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Douglas Gracey
(c) Mountbatten (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]43. Dublin is situated at the mouth of river:[/B]
(a) Laune (b) Liffey
(c) Lee (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]44. The earlier name of New York city was:[/B]
(a) New Amsterdam
(b) New Orleans
(c) Holland (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]45. “Eiffel Tower” was built by:[/B]
(a) Michael Eiffel
(b) Alexander Eiffel
(c) James R. Eiffel
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]46. The “Red Cross” was founded by:[/B]
(a) Kofi Annan
(b) Jean Henry Durant
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]47. The country which has greatest population density is:[/B]
(a) Russia (b) India
(c) Monaco (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]48. The national flower of Britain is:[/B]
(a) Lilly (b) Rose
(c) Jasmine (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]49. Niagara Falls was discovered by:[/B]
(a) Louis Hennepin (b) Marco Polo
(c) Columbus (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]50. The national flower of Italy is:[/B]
(a) Lilly (b) Rose
(c) Jasmine (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]51. The national flower of China is:[/B]
(a) Lilly (b) Rose
(c) Jasmine (d) Narcissus[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]52. The permanent secretariat of SAARC is located at:[/B]
(a) Kathmandu (b) Islamabad
(c) New Delhi (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]53. The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is:[/B]
(a) Strait of Bosphorus
(b) Strait of Hormuz
(c) Strait of Malaca
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]54. The first Industrial Revolution took place in:[/B]
(a) France (b) Russia
(c) England (d) America[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]55. World Environment Day is observed on:[/B]
(a) June 5 (b) August 5
(c) March 7 (d) December 5[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]56. The first Republican president of America was:[/B]
(a) J. F. Kennedy
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Eisenhower (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]57. The country famous for Samba dance is:[/B]
(a) South Africa (b) Korea
(c) Brazil (d) Egypt[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]58. The name of the Alexander's[/B]
horse was:
(a) Beucephalus (b) Dragon
(c) Flying Horse (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]59. Singapore was founded by:[/B]
(a) Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles
(b) Mao Zedong
(c) Michael Ballicu
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]60. The famous one-eyed British admiral was:[/B]
(a) Churchill
(b) Nelson
(c) David Patreaus
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]61. The earlier name of Sri Lanka was:[/B]
(a) Sicily (b) South India
(c) Ceylon (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]62. The UN was formed in the year:[/B]
(a) 1945 (b) 1950
(c) 1943 (d) 1947[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]63. How many legs do butterflies have?[/B]
(a) 6 (b) 4
(c) 8 (d) 10[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]64. The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on:[/B]
(a) April 15 (b) November 15
(c) January 15 (d) August 15[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]65. “Paradise Regained” was written by:[/B]
(a) John Keats (b) Wordsworth
(c) John Milton (d) Browning[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]66. “Last Judgement” was the first painting of the Italian painter named:[/B]
(a) Michael Angelo
(b) Picasso
(c) Van Rampuoy
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]67. The first president of Egypt was:[/B]
(a) Gamal Abdel Nasser
(b) Husni Mubarak
(c) Mohammad Naquib
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]68. The first explorer to reach the South Pole was:[/B]
(a) Capo Ronald Amundson
(b) Robert E. Peary
(c) Columbus (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]69. The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso is:[/B]
(a) The Sun (b) The Dream
(c) Guermica (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]70. The primary producer of newsprint in the world is:[/B]
(a) England (b) America
(c) China (d) Canada[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]71. The first man to reach North Pole was:[/B]
(a) Marco Polo (b) Robert E. Peary
(c) Columbus (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]72. The person who is called “the Father of modern Italy” is:[/B]
(a) G. Garibaldi (b) Beslusconi
(c) Angela Markel
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]73. World Literary Day is celebrated on:[/B]
(a) September 8 (b) April 9
(c) July 26 (d) April 15[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]74. The founder of modern Germany is:[/B]
(a) Helmet Kohl
(b) Angela Merkel
(c) Otto Von Bismarck
(d) None of these [/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]75. Who invented the Nintendo Wii?[/B]
(a) Taro Aso (b) Yoki Yama
(c) Kashi Kabushiki
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]76. The country known as the 'Land of Midnight Sun' is:[/B]
(a) Sweden (b) Norway
(c) Switzerland (d) Denmark[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]77. The place known as the roof of the world is:[/B]
(a) K-2 (b) Myanmar
(c) Chittagong (d) Tibet[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]78. In which year did the Nintendo Wii come out?[/B]
(a) 2005 (b) 2007
(c) 2006 (d) 2008[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]79. The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was:[/B]
(a) Dr. Salimuzzam Siddiqui
(b) Dr. Abdul Salam
(c) Dr. Abdul Qadeer
(d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]80. The first woman prime minister of Britain was:[/B]
(a) Margaret Thatcher
(b) Margaret Hilton
(c) Mona Linda (d) None of these[/LEFT]

[LEFT][B]ANSWERS[/B]
[B]1. [/B]a [B]2. [/B]c [B]3. [/B]a [B]4. [/B]a [B]5. [/B]c
[B]6. [/B]d [B]7. [/B]c [B]8. [/B]a [B]9.[/B]b [B]10.[/B] a
[B]11. [/B]a [B]12.[/B] c [B]13.[/B] b [B]14.[/B] d [B]15.[/B] a
[B]16. [/B]b [B]17.[/B] a [B]18.[/B] a [B]19.[/B] d [B]20.[/B] c
[B]21. [/B]b [B]22.[/B] c [B]23.[/B] d [B]24.[/B] b [B]25.[/B] a
[B]26. [/B]b [B]27.[/B] a [B]28.[/B] c [B]29.[/B] a [B]30.[/B] b
[B]31. [/B]c [B]32.[/B] a [B]33.[/B] b [B]34.[/B] d [B]35.[/B] a
[B]36. [/B]c [B]37.[/B] a [B]38.[/B] a [B]39.[/B] b [B]40.[/B] b
[B]41. [/B]c [B]42.[/B] a [B]43.[/B] b [B]44.[/B] a [B]45.[/B] b
[B]46. [/B]b [B]47.[/B] c [B]48.[/B] b [B]49.[/B] a [B]50.[/B] a
[B]51. [/B]d [B]52.[/B] a [B]53.[/B] b [B]54.[/B] c [B]55.[/B] a
[B]56. [/B]b [B]57.[/B] c [B]58.[/B] a [B]59.[/B] a [B]60.[/B] b
[B]61. [/B]c [B]62.[/B] a [B]63.[/B] a [B]64.[/B] d [B]65.[/B] c
[B]66. [/B]a [B]67.[/B] c [B]68.[/B] b [B]69.[/B] c [B]70.[/B] d
[B]71. [/B]a [B]72.[/B] a [B]73.[/B] a [B]74.[/B] c [B]75.[/B] c
[B]76. [/B]b [B]77.[/B] d [B]78.[/B] c [B]79.[/B] b [B]80.[/B] a[/LEFT]

[B]Source: Jahangir's World Times[/B]