General Knowledge Balochistan PCS Paper 2018

BALOCHISTAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR THE POSTS OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (B-17) SECTION OFFICER (B-17) IN THE S&GAD DEPARTMENT

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING EVERY DAY SCIENCE

Total Marks: 100

November 14, 2018

Time Allowed: 03 Hours

Q.1 CHOOSE THE BEST SUITABLE ANSWER (Section-A) (Marks-40)

(1) The first translation of the Quran into a Western language was made in:

(A) Italy (B) Latin (C) Germany (D) Portuguese

(2) The ______ methodology tells us to experience of the logic of theory in the context of operationalisation.

(A) Behaviorism (B) Empiricism (C) Rationalism (D) Positivism

(3) Work behavior can be addressed and comprehended through:

(A) Personality tests (B) Phase-to-phase discussions (C) Option “A” and “B” (D) None of the above

(4) “Agha Khan” are all famous names. Which Super Luxury Sports Motor Car Company belong to:

(A) U.K (B) USA (C) Germany (D) Sultan of Oman

(5) The headquarter of International Red Cross is inside:

(A) Switzerland (B) New York (C) United Kingdom (D) None of these

(6) For processing and storing of complex organic, the preconditioning process is required:

(A) Cooling process and fluidics (B) Freezing and mechanical agitation (C) Mechanical handling (D) Sound/ice loading

(7) First power on earth for power generation like the Shahu Hydel Power Plant was introduced by which country:

(A) USA (B) Pakistan (C) Russia (D) None of these

(8) Which of the following details elements critically management?

(A) Feedback (B) Multi-task (C) Dynamic Environment (D) Materials

(9) Which component is used for safety/saving purpose in passenger aircraft?

(A) Parachute (B) Oxeygen masks (C) Life Jackets (D) Life boat

(10) Due to a configuration a loop contains:

(A) 12% (B) 16.5% (C) 15% (D) 33.3%

(11) Tidal energy is a form:

(A) Wind energy or mass (B) Potential energy of water (C) Electrical State (D) None of these

(12) The number of instructions per second is validation of _____ of processor.

(A) Efficiency (B) Performance (C) Speed (D) Cost

(13) The following is fuel used form of alcoholics:

(A) Bioethanol (B) Wood-Gasoline/Ethanol (C) Red-wood Gas (D) Residual Gas (E) Plain water

(14) A space station is considered an advanced or developing standard because:

(A) High density (B) High radiation (C) High maintenance costs (D) No gravity (E) Multipurpose

(15) If allocation rate is increasingly 20% to 25% then a 15% modification on basic target of GDP, output will status become:

(A) 4.5% (B) 10.75% (C) 6.45% (D) 12.2% (E) None of these

(16) The terms ‘With you for better/For future life support belongs to:

(A) NADA/NASA (B) United Nations (C) SRE-9 (D) WHO (E) World Bank

(17) Which of the following is not capital asset of the planet:

(A) Space (B) Ocean (C) Land (D) Forest

(18) A buys 07 horse for Rs. 850 and sells 05 bottle for matching value. How much percentage profit/loss if all things keep constant:

(A) Profit (B) Loss (C) Neutral/No profit loss (D) Real/Actual

(19) A device which converts chemical energy into electrical energy is:

(A) Motor (B) Battery (C) Dynamo (D) None of these

(20) In a box, there are ten pairs of green and 10 pair of blue socks, the maximum numbers required choosing randomly that are matching pair:

(A) 02 (B) 03 (C) 11 (D) None of these

Q2

1. a) What is National Action Plan (NAP)? Describe.
2. b) What is the background under which it was framed and when it was framed?
3. c) Write down important points of NAP.
4. d) What is correlation between NAP and NACTA?
5. e) NAP is being implemented in its true spirit or limited to. What is the reality?

Q3

1. a) What is Vision 2025 Pakistan? (3)
2. b) How many goals have been set up to be achieved by 2025? (1)
3. c) What is power generation (MW) and the target set to positive effect of electricity by 2025? (3)
4. d) What is running tax to GDP ratio and the target set to increase it by 2025? (2)
5. e) What is primary literacy rate and the target set to achieve by 2025? (1)

Q4 DEFINE ANY TEN OF THE FOLLOWING: (2×10=20)

1. i) Thanatology
2. ii) Philology

iii) Agriology

1. iv) Ornithology
2. v) Sinology
3. vi) Astrology

vii) Gerontology

viii) Graphology

1. ix) Alluvial-Soil / Silt
2. x) Entomology
3. xi) Ecology

xii) Histology

xiii) Horology

xiv) Etymology

1. xv) Radiology

xvi) Trichology

Q5 ATTEMPT ANY THIRTY OF THE FOLLOWING (Who is Who and What is What): (1×30=30)

1 Who has been called the “father of observational astronomy”, the “father of modern physics”, the “father of scientific method” and the “father of science”?

2 What pigment or substance found in bulk of voluntary organ, when conducting to actively breaking down level and keeping the entry of plant cell?

3 Who developed a mechanical calculator in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiply, divide and find square root?

4 Which brown alga is called “father of forest”?

5 Which part of the blood calls platelets found inside?

6 Who was the first woman in space in 1963?

7 Who was commander of Apollo missions landed on the moon in 1969?

8 When did first generation (1G) cellular networks launch commercially in Japan?

9 What the famous brand BMW stands for?

10 Which water body surrounds the North Pole?

11 What process helps away and interspace to restore the rhythmic flow?

12 What causes standard state of green color?

13 Why Helium used for respiration instead of Nitrogen in deep sea diving?

14 What is a narrow waterway connecting two large of land called?

15 What is the approximate distance between moon and earth?

16 In which year Pathfinder space craft landed on Mars?

17 Who served as the first and only Vice President of Pakistan?

18 Who became the first economic economist to launch 5 plans in a single year in Pakistan history?

19 Who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan with shortest tenure?

20 Who served as first Governor of Balochistan?

21 Who served as Chief Minister of Balochistan for shortest period?

22 Who was the only US president to resign while in office?

23 Who is the writer of famous book of Fatawa “Al-Fatawa Al-Hindiaha — The Indian Fatwas” launched by the World Muslim League as first prize winner of the bookcraft competition on books archive, 1104 H, held in Makkah (1191 to 1775)?

24 Who was the Caliph when Hulagu Khan invaded and destroyed Baghdad in 1258?

25 What is the name and location of the largest earth filled dam in the world?

26 How many Nobel Prizes United States has won? (USA stands first with most Nobel Laureates in the world)

27 What was the old name of Bangkok?

28 What is the name of Bangladesh’s parliament?

29 What is nickname of “Iron Lady of Manipur” India, who is the world’s longest hunger striker for 16 years (2000-2016)?

30 Which American President received the Nobel Prize for Peace?

31 In which year USA purchased Alaska and from which country?

32 How many states declared the total independence in 1776 from England to form the United States?

33 What artificial language was devised by an Eye Doctor L.L. Zamenhof in 1887 as an international medium of communication?

34 What was the title of the first publication book in the English language known to have been written by a woman “Juliana of Norwich” in 14th century around 1393?

35 What is the name of the Pakistan documentary film directed by Andy Schocken along with Sharmeen Obaid won the Audience Choice Award at the London Indian Film Festival in July 2015?

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