PMS BPS-17 Held in 2009

Total Questions: 100

1 - The world is celebrating in2009,200th birth anniversary of the acientist

A ) Charles Darwin ✅
B ) James Watt
C ) Roger Bacon
D ) Issac Newton

2 - BIN is the intelligence agency of

A ) Iraq
B ) Indonesia ✅
C ) Afghanistan
D ) Bangladesh

3 - Science of human races is called

A ) Demography
B ) Chorography
C ) Anthropology ✅
D ) Bangladesh

4 - American president's special envoy to the middle east is

A ) Sherard Cowper Coles
B ) Richard hallbrooke
C ) George Mitchell ✅
D ) Robert Gates

5 - Aramco is the oil company of

A ) Ameria
B ) Russia
C ) Saudi Arabia ✅
D ) Iran

6 - Tenge is the currency of

A ) Kenya
B ) Kyrgyzstan
C ) Cuba
D ) Kazakhstan ✅

7 - Chennai is the new name of the indian city

A ) Madras ✅
B ) Patna
C ) Agra
D ) Lucknow

8 - World bank president is

A ) Robert Zoellick ✅
B ) Strauss kahn
C ) Shakour shaalan
D ) None of these

9 - Asian Airlines is of

A ) Japan
B ) South Korea ✅
C ) Thailand
D ) Malaysia

10 - California is known as silicon valley because of

A ) Hollywood film industry
B ) Computer software industry ✅
C ) Science beauty and reaorts
D ) Mineral resources

13 - Seattle is the seaport of

A ) Germany
B ) Canada
C ) China
D ) USA ✅

15 - Klaus Schwab is the founder of

A ) Red cross
B ) Scout movement
C ) World economic forum ✅
D ) Cable News network

17 - Chronometer is used to measure

A ) Velocity
B ) Pressure
C ) Time ✅
D ) None

18 - Why black sea is so called

A ) The dense fog that prevails there in water ✅
B ) A large number of black rocks in the water
C ) The water of sea is black
D ) None

19 - The Muslims of Mindanao island are struggling for their political rights in

A ) Japan
B ) South Africa
C ) Philippines ✅
D ) Myanmar

20 - Likud and kadima are the two main political parties of

A ) Iran
B ) Lebanon
C ) Syria
D ) Israel ✅

Explanation: Kadima was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan in August 2005, and was soon joined by like-minded Labor politicians.The Consolidation'), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement is a major right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon in an alliance with several right-wing parties.

21 - Three Gorges dam project is located in

A ) America
B ) Russia
C ) China ✅
D ) Canada

22 - Blue House is the official residence of

A ) President of south Korea ✅
B ) German chancellor
C ) President of France
D ) Pope of Vatican

23 - Under the proposed law Enhanced partnership with Pakistan act the US would

A ) Provide latest version of F-16 aircrafts to Pakistan
B ) Establish reconstruction opportunity zones in the tribal areas of Pakistan ✅
C ) Provide security and intelligence equipment to pak army
D ) Offer scholarship to Pakistani students in America university

25 - What do you understand by the term brain drain

A ) Mad person
B ) Migration of skilled labour to other countries ✅
C ) Emigration of intellectual
D ) Literacy and ignorance

29 - Nippon is stock exchange market of

A ) Tokyo ✅
B ) London
C ) New York
D ) None

30 - Khar is the main town of

A ) Bajaur agency ✅
B ) Khyber agency
C ) Kurram agency
D ) North waziristan

31 - The world's oldest national anthem is of

A ) Denmark
B ) Thailand
C ) Norway
D ) Japan ✅

32 - Hamas was founded in 1987 by

A ) Yaser Arafat
B ) Ismail Hania
C ) Sheikh Ahmad Yasin ✅
D ) Khalid Mashaal

33 - Which of the following leaders has recently been elected as head of 53 members African Union

A ) Hosni Mubarak of Egypt
B ) Muammer Gaddafi of Libya ✅
C ) Thabo Mbekib of south Africa
D ) Omar Al Bashir of Sudan

34 - Who is called father of computer

A ) Charles Babbage ✅
B ) Thomas Kurtz
C ) Konard zuse
D ) Bill Gates

Explanation:

Father of Computers is Charles Babbage
Father of Internet is Vint Cerf
 Father of Personal Computer is Edward Robert
Father of Modern Digital Computer is Charles Babbage
 Father of Computer science is  Allen Turing
 Father of C Programming language is Dennis Ritchie
 Father of Scientific Management is FW Taylor
Father of Modern Theory of Management is Hery fayol 

37 - In computer CPU stands for

A ) Computer Processing Unit
B ) Central Program Unit
C ) Communication Processing Unit
D ) Central Processing Unit ✅

Explanation:
  1.  ✅CPU  stands for Central Processing Unit
  2. RAM" stands for Random Access Memory
  3. "URL" stands for Uniform Resource Locator
  4. GPU stands for Graphics Processing Unit
  5. CAD stands for Computer Aided Design
  6. NAFTA stands for North American Free Trade Agreement
  7. FAT stands for File Allocation Table.
  8. DBMS stands for Database Management System.
  9. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group.
  10. FM stands for Frequency Modulation.
  11. AM stands for Amplitude Modulation.
  12. YAHOO stands for "Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle."
  13. PSTN stands for Public Switched Telephone Network.
  14. ISP stands for Internet Service Provider.

38 - The biggest bird is

A ) Eagle
B ) Owl
C ) Kiwi
D ) Ostrich ✅

39 - 3 May each year is observed internationally as

A ) Environment day
B ) Population day
C ) Press freedom day ✅
D ) Food day

40 - Human rights organization human rights watch is based on

A ) Geneva
B ) New York ✅
C ) London
D ) Paris

41 - Which of the following UN agencies has received noble peace prize

A ) UNICEF
B ) ILO ✅
C ) UN high commissioner for refugees
D ) All of these

42 - Almost 40% of the world's oil supply passes through the strait of

A ) Hormuz ✅
B ) Malacca
C ) Bosporus
D ) Gibraltar

44 - Who is Hemant karkare

A ) A person involved in samjhota express train bombing in2007
B ) Indian anti terror squad chief killed during Mumbai attack in 2008 ✅
C ) Chief of Indian intelligence agency RAW
D ) Indian high commissioner in Pakistan

45 - Which of the following FIL has won eight Oscar awards in a ceremony on 23rd February 2009

A ) The reader
B ) The dark knight
C ) Slumdog millionaire ✅
D ) Man and wire

46 - Israel's brutal attack on Ghaza started on 27 December 2008 killing more then 1300 Palestine had been given the name

A ) Operation Blue star
B ) Operation cast lead ✅
C ) Operation cast lead
D ) Operation clean up

47 - Pakistan's largest trading partner at present is

A ) China
B ) America ✅
C ) Saudi Arabia
D ) Japan

48 - What is khmer Rouge

A ) A communist movement in combodia ✅
B ) Tamil group in Sri Lanka
C ) Irish nationalist party
D ) A port of Singapore

49 - The UN spends the largest amount, almost $8 billion annually on

A ) Health care
B ) Poverty alleviation
C ) Peacekeeping missions ✅
D ) Literacy and education

50 - The oldest internet search engine is

A ) Yahoo ✅
B ) Ask.com
C ) Giga blast
D ) Google

51 - The headquarters of IMF is located at

A ) Geneva
B ) New York
C ) Washington DC ✅
D ) Paris

52 - The main factor attributed to the global financial crisis 2008 is

A ) Great slide in oil prices in the international market
B ) Collapse of housing prices and mortgage Market in the united States ✅
C ) Huge trade imbalance between America and china
D ) None

53 - Karachi Nuclear Power Plant was built with the assistance of

A ) China
B ) Russia
C ) France
D ) Canada ✅

54 - The term Hung parliament describes a situation in which

A ) Prime Minister deliberately avoids attending the session of the parliament for a long period
B ) Prime Minister has been removed through a vote of no confidence but refuse to step down
C ) No single party has a majority in the house ✅
D ) The ruling party has lost the majority in the upper house

56 - Which of the following provinces of Afghanistan shares border with Pakistan

A ) Ningrahar, zabul, Paktika ✅
B ) Bamiyan, Farah, Herat
C ) Baikh, Samangan, Kunduz
D ) Takhar, Uruzgan, Ghur

58 - Itar Tass is the news agency of

A ) Iran
B ) Italy
C ) France
D ) Russia ✅

59 - The world's largest sub way system is in

A ) Tokyo
B ) Moscow ✅
C ) Mexico city
D ) New York

61 - Philately is a

A ) Science of drugs
B ) Stamp collection ✅
C ) The study of written record
D ) The study of animal behavior

62 - The world's largest number of newspaper are published from

A ) America
B ) China
C ) India ✅
D ) Russia

64 - Parcel island in the south china sea are disputed between china and

A ) Philippines
B ) Japan
C ) Vietnam ✅
D ) South Korea

65 - National income is essential composed of

A ) All wealth of nations
B ) Annual income of the central government
C ) All income of the people in a year ✅
D ) Income derived from taxes by the central government

66 - Fleet street London is famous of

A ) Banking and financial offices
B ) Offices of the cargo companies
C ) Offices of the newspapers and press agencies ✅
D ) Offices of the Royal Navy establishment

68 - Marco polo was famous

A ) Weiter
B ) Scientist
C ) Traveller ✅
D ) Sportsman

69 - The only vitamin which can not be stored in human body

A ) Vitamin C ✅
B ) Vitamin D
C ) Vitamin K
D ) None

70 - Swat valley is situated in the mountain range of

A ) Hindu Kush ✅
B ) Karakorum
C ) Himalayas
D ) None

71 - 1 m tons is equal to

A ) 100 kilograms
B ) 500 kilograms
C ) 1000 kilograms ✅
D ) 10,000 kilograms

74 - Anemometer is an instrument used for measuring

A ) Wind speed ✅
B ) Electric current
C ) Temperature
D ) Air pressure

75 - Green vegetables are good source of

A ) Starch
B ) Fats and oil
C ) Protein
D ) Mineral and vitamin ✅

77 - The international criminal court of justice has recently issued arrest warrants of one of the following sitting president of a country on commiting war crimes he is

A ) President of Sudan Omar Al Bashir
B ) President of somalia Sharif Ahmad ✅
C ) President of Serbia Boris tadic
D ) None

79 - What do you understand by the disease Insomnia

A ) Inability to sleep ✅
B ) Colour blindness
C ) Depression
D ) None

80 - On which of the following issues Arab Israel peace process stalled*

A ) Shape and size of the future Palestinian state ✅
B ) Status of East & West Jerusalem
C ) Fate of 10.5 million Palestinian refugees in the Arab world
D ) All of these

81 - The world's famous madame Tussauds museum is situated in

A ) Paris
B ) London ✅
C ) Rome
D ) New York

82 - The world's oldest parliament, founded in the year 930AD is

A ) British Parliament
B ) Diet of Japan
C ) Althing of Iceland ✅
D ) Cortes of Spain

83 - The last king of Afghanistan was

A ) Habib-ullah khan
B ) Muhammad zahir shah ✅
C ) Sardar Daud khan
D ) Amanullah khan

84 - Ornithology is the study of

A ) Birds ✅
B ) Insects
C ) Sea animals
D ) Sea plants

85 - Order of cloud and banner is the most prestigious military award of

A ) Japan
B ) China ✅
C ) India
D ) South Korea

86 - Naxalite movement is a pro communism movement started in

A ) India ✅
B ) Nepal
C ) Bhutan
D ) Sri Lanka

87 - What is meant by petticoat government

A ) A government is exile
B ) A government runs by a woman ✅
C ) A government without actual power
D ) A government runs by some feudal lords

88 - Which of the following south Asian leaders has recently given a proposal to form south Asian task force to combat terrorism in the region

A ) President Asif zardari of Pakistan
B ) Prime Minister sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh ✅
C ) Prime Minister manmohan Singh of India
D ) Prime Minister Ratnasiri wickremanayake of Sri Lanka

89 - World cup football tournament 2010 will be held in

A ) England
B ) Spain
C ) Italy
D ) South Africa ✅

90 - The largest opium producer province of Afghanistan is

A ) Nangarhar
B ) Helmand ✅
C ) Paktia
D ) Herat

91 - Light travel from sun to earth is

A ) 499.0 second ✅
B ) 599.0 second
C ) 699.0 second
D ) 799.0 second

92 - What do you understand by the term of intifada

A ) Reconciliation
B ) Uprising ✅
C ) Offence
D ) Negotiation

93 - Which of the following river runs through the paris

A ) The seine ✅
B ) The thames
C ) The Rhine
D ) The Danube

94 - Pearl Harbour is located in American state

A ) Alaska
B ) Hawaii ✅
C ) Virginia
D ) New York

95 - Russia citizens American missile defense system deployed in

A ) Japan and south Korea
B ) Taiwan and Philippines
C ) Poland and Czech republic ✅
D ) Ukraine and Georgia

96 - Deficiency of vitamin C in human body leads to

A ) Eye disease
B ) Nerve disease
C ) Teeth disease
D ) Skin disease ✅

98 - The largest section of the kurd population is living in

A ) Ira
B ) Iraq
C ) Turkey ✅
D ) Syria

100 - The famous city Waterloo is in

A ) France
B ) Germany
C ) Swedan
D ) Belgium ✅