Question # 1

An observation at the point on the earth where only the penumbra region of moon's shadow will move past, will observe a:

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Total solar eclipse

Partial solar eclipse

total lunar eclipse

None of these

Marhatas proved a great trouble for Aurangzeb. Who was their leader?

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Teg

Shivaji

Arjun

Jswant Singh

Recently who has been appointed as the chief of General Staff?

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General Shahid Baig Mirz

Lt General Aamir Riaz

Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa

None of these

The Panama Canal links North America with South America. Which of the following oceans are connected by Panama Canal?

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Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic and Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean and Pacific

Atlantic and North Ocean

The function of DNA in the body is

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To help in the synthesis of proteins

To control the heredity

To assist in the release of energy

None of these

Asian Development Bank was established in:

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1964

1966

1968

None of these

When and where did Ahmad Shah Abdali finally crush down the revolt of Marhatas?

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1760 painpat

1761 panipat

1660 panipat

1661 panipat

The structure of Qutab Minar was completed by:

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Aram Shah

Iltumish

Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak

Tughlaq

Which of the following characteristics is not shown by hydrogen?

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It supports combustion

It burns in air to form water

It combines all metals

None of these

The US Senate Committee on ______ confirmed Senator John F. Kerry as the country's next Secretary of State.

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International Relations

Foreign Relations

National Security

Af-Pak Affairs

Some of the mountains in the lesser Himalayas reach altitudes of 1800 to ____ meters.

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4200

4400

4600

4800

Name the pamphlet of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan which was written about the cause of Indian mutiny?

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Delhi mutiny

Tarikh-e-Hind

Risala Asbab-e-Baghawat-i-Hind

None of these

The main characteristic of the Indus valley civilization is:

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Drainage System

Town Planning

Pucca houses

Well laid-out roads

First session of the All-India Muslim League was held on 29-30 December 1907. Where was it held?

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Lahore

Aligarh

Karachi

None of these

"Diego Garcia" is a

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Airlines of Singapore

French Surface to Surface Missile

U.S military base in the Indian Ocean

None

On whose shoulders the future of Pakistan had to rest after the elections of 1970?

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PPP

Awami Lwague

Both

None

Which of the following gases is not found free in air?

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Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

Which Muslim leader left the politics after the cancellation of the partition of Bengal?

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Nawab Salimullah Khan

Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk

Nawab Hamidullah Khan

None of these

First vice President of Pakistan:

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Nurul Amin

Hamid Ansari

Pervez Elahi

None of these

The hardest substance available on earth is:

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Diamond

Silver

Coal

Platinum

who invented the audio cassettes?

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phillips

sharp company

hitachi

national company

Rawal Lake is located some ______ kms from islamabad

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6

8

10

12

Edmund Halley (comet) reappears after a time of every how many years?

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86 years

76 years

68 years

96 years

The equator runs through which country?

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Kenya

Rwanda

Tanzania

Burundi

Who suggested that most of the atom is located in the nucleus?

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Bohr

Rutherford

Thompson

None of these

Pakistan's National Floral Symbol Jasmine was adopted in July ______.

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1961

1962

1963

None of these.

The bright heavenly body with a long luminous tail,is called

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A planet

A constellation

A comet

A satellite

The Biafo glacier is _____ kilometers wide.

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52.5

62.5

72.5

82.5

The Prime minister and his cabinet is responsible to :

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President

Prime minister

Chairman of Senate

Speaker NA

Which strait is the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea?

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Strait of Dover

Palk Strait

Strait of Gibraltar

Magellan

Naturally occurring molten rock material generated and found within the Earth.

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Magma

Igneous Rock

Lava

Sedimentary

The defeat of Pakistan in the war of 1971 disgraced the army. So Yahya Khan left the Government by handling over power to :

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General Fazle Elahi

Z.A Bhutto

Iskandar Mirza

None

Pakistan largest artificial lake:

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Keenjher Lake

Attabad Lake

Borith Lake

None of these

The headQuarter of Red Cross is in:

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London

New York

Berlin

Geneva

What is the object called when we see the streak of light in the sky?

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Meteor

Meteorite

Meteoroid

Jupiter

Insulin was discovered by:

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Dr.F.G. Banting

Edmund Fisher

Fleming

None of these

Bolan river flows in the province of:

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Sindh

Balochistan

Khyber Pakhtumkhawa

Punjab

The 12th Islamic Summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was held on 6-7 Feb, 2013 in __________.

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Cairo

Doha

Amman

Jakarta

Another rail link is at Khokrapur (Sindh, Pakistan) and _____ (India).

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Muanbao

Rawalakot

Rajisthan

None of these

On which river is the Baglihar dam being constructed by india?

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Indus

Sutlej

Chenab

Jhelum

The highest Peak of salt range is:

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Sakesar

K-2

Noshaq

Takht Bhai

Both Japan and Indonesia are made up of a chain of islands called

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A peninsula

An atoll

An archipelago

A delta

The artificial rearing of honey bees is called:

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Sericulture

Apiculture

Sylviculture

Lociculture

The country which supported the Pakistan Movement before the emergence of Pakistan:

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Iran

Indonesia

Saudi Arabia

None of these

The Capital of India was shifted to Delhi during the reign of:

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Lord Minto

Lord Chelmsford

Lord Hardinge

Lord Curzon

What is the maximum length of a day on the poles?

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6 months

1 year

8 months

2 years