Balochistan Public Service Commission Samungli Road Quetta Cantt. COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POST(s) OF SECTION OFFICERS (B-17) IN THE S&GAD, GOVT: OF BALOCHISTAN 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. Pyongyang
x. S.E.C.P
xi. Qatar
xii. Guwahati
xiii. Ram Allah
xiv. O.P.E.C
xv. Bundel 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 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?