General Knowledge and Everyday Science Balochistan PSC Paper 2007

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?

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