PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC – 2006
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
TIME ALLOWED: THREE HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS: 100
1 From where did Taliban start their struggle in 1994?
2 Which vessels bring blood back to heart?
3 Which is the national flower of Pakistan?
4 Which is the largest planet of solar system?
5 Who discovered that every applied force has an equal reaction?
6 In which country Hanging Gardens of Babylon were located?
7 Malfunctioning of which organ of body causes diabetes?
8 What is fission?
9 Which is the largest state of India (area wise)?
10 Who is the father of modern psychology?
11 “Salisbury” is the old name of which city?
12 Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of which vitamin?
13 Rays of sun are the source of which vitamin?
14 What is digital divide?
15 “Haifa” is the seaport of which country?
16 Which gas company of Russia supplies gas to European states?
17 Which disease is caused by H5N1 virus?
18 Which famous character is produced by J K Rowling?
19 Which game Qutb-ud-din Aibak was playing when he died?
20 What is the relation between DNA and Chromosomes?
21 Which is the oldest invention among bicycle,,,and clock?
22 Which country’s parliament is called ‘Diet’?
23 What is choreography?
24 In which city there is the largest stock exchange of the world?
25 Who wrote “Spirit of Islam”?
26 Who wrote “India Wins Freedom”?
27 What is Earth’s diameter in KM?
28 Which Railway line connects Pakistan and Iran?
29 Who defeated Napoleon in the war of waterloo?
30 In which state of USA Hollywood is located?
31 What is Glacier?
32 Suez Canal connects which two seas?
33 Who is the present ambassador of Pakistan to USA?
34 Who was the president of USA during First World War?
35 Where is the Silicon valley?
36 Who was the first CM of Punjab?
37 Who was the first ambassador of Pakistan to USA?
38 Who was Ibn-e-Khaldun?
39 In which city World Economic forum usually holds its meetings ?
40 What is the reason of Ariel Sharon’s leaving the premiership?
41 What is the major hurdle in Pak-Iran-India gas pipeline project?
42 Where is the Golden Gate?
43 What is the reason of earthquake?
44 What is Ivy league?
45 Which quality is attached to Vishnu?
46 What is holocaust?
47 Which country is below the sea level?
48 Who is considered as the Leader of modern Chinese economy?
49 What is track-2 diplomacy?
50 Who wrote “The struggle for Pakistan”?
51 Which name is given to Short sightedness?
52 What is Alzheimer?
53 Who is the President of France?
54 What is “ikebana”?
55 Who organised “Mahdi army” ?
56 Which is the largest oil field of Iraq?
57 When did Crusade begin?
58 What is Habeas Corpus?
59 What Chinese Muslims are called in province ____of China?
60 Which countries are the members of ECO?
61 When for the first time ‘Doctrine of Necessity” was used in Pakistan?
62 Which female PM served for the longest period of time in the world?
63 Where ECO 2008 will be held?
64 What is E=mc2?
65 Which member of Gandhi family died a natural death? Mahatma Gandhi, Indra or Sanjay?
66 Which civilization flourished at the banks of Euphrates n Dajla?
67 “diego garcia” USA naval base is in which ocean?
68 Which of the Mughal emperor is buried outside the present Pak and India territory? Babur,Jahangir or Hamayun?
69 What is the freezing point of heavy water?
70 What is Pariah state?
71 What name is given to the place of 9/11?
72 Which are the primary colours?
73 What is armageddon?
74 Where Akhori Dam will be built by WAPDA?
75 Which disease is caused by the viral infection of liver?
76 “Gestapo” was the secret police of which country?
77 Footballer Zidane originally belongs to which country?
78 Khalil Jibran belonged to which country?
79 What it is called when Stock Exchange is going down?
80 Which river crosses equator twice?
81 How many zeros are in 1 trillion?
82 Akelman desert is in which country?
83 Which country is not the member of G-8? Italy,China ?
84 When did Greenwich Meridian Watch start to work?
85 Where is the HQ of Asian Development Bank?
86 Who finally defeated Mongols?
87 Which Muslim conquered Central Asia?
88 What is AWACS?
89 How much energy will be produced after the completion of Chashma-2 project?
90 Who won first Nobel Prize from South Asia?
91 What is Evangelicals?
92 Which monarchy has recently allowed females to rule ?
93 What is “Kremlin”?
94 How many moons Saturn has?
95 Who wrote “History of God”?
96 Where is the HQ of UNESCO?
97 Which was the native town of Babar?
98 Which river is in Lebanon?
99 What is De Jure?
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