PPSC PMS BS-17 Past Paper 2020 Solved - General Knowledge & General Abilities Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: The decade on ecosystem restoration

The UN General Assembly proclaimed 2021-2030 as the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to massively scale up the restoration of degraded and destroyed ecosystems globally.

Correct Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

China claims most of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as 'South Tibet' and disputes the McMahon Line border.

Correct Answer: Palestine issue

The 'Deal of the Century' was a peace plan proposed by the Trump administration in 2020 aiming to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Correct Answer: Fourth time

Angela Merkel was sworn in for her fourth term as the Chancellor of Germany in March 2018.

Correct Answer: Droupadi Murmu

As of July 2022, Droupadi Murmu is serving as the 15th President of India, succeeding Ram Nath Kovind.

Correct Answer: Tunis

The Arab Spring protests began in Tunisia in late 2010 following the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi.

Correct Answer: Adam Smith

Adam Smith, the Scottish economist and philosopher, published 'The Wealth of Nations' in 1776, laying the foundation for modern free-market economic theory.

Correct Answer: France

The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and was dedicated in 1886.

Correct Answer: Europe

The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, officially ended World War I and settled the terms of peace primarily in Europe.

Correct Answer: Leader of Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh was a revolutionary leader and President of North Vietnam who played a key role in the country's struggle for independence.

Correct Answer: December, 1991

The Soviet Union officially dissolved on December 26, 1991, and the Russian Federation emerged as its primary successor state.

Correct Answer: 1917

The Bolshevik Revolution, led by Vladimir Lenin, took place in October 1917 and established the first communist state in Russia.

Correct Answer: Portugal

Vasco da Gama was a highly successful Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.

Correct Answer: Spying

The Watergate Scandal involved the illegal break-in and wiretapping (spying) of the Democratic National Committee headquarters by the Nixon administration in 1972.

Correct Answer: Health

Goal 3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is dedicated to ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.

Correct Answer: Breton Wood Conference

The IMF was conceived in July 1944 at the United Nations Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire, United States.

Correct Answer: SAARC Nations

The SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) is an agreement designed to promote trade and economic cooperation among SAARC member nations.

Correct Answer: 8

SAARC has 8 member states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Correct Answer: A group of specialized critics in the official opposition party

A shadow cabinet is a group of senior politicians in the opposition party who act as spokespeople and critics for specific policy areas, mirroring the government's cabinet.

Correct Answer: Indian Constitution

The Constitution of India is the longest written national constitution in the world, containing over 470 articles and 12 schedules.

Correct Answer: The King

'Rex' is Latin for 'King', frequently used in British legal systems to represent the reigning monarch in court cases.

Correct Answer: 2005

The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, officially came into force on February 16, 2005.

Correct Answer: Venezuela

Hugo Chávez was a Venezuelan politician who served as the President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013.

Correct Answer: March 22

World Water Day is an annual UN observance day held on March 22 that highlights the importance of fresh water.

Correct Answer: 6

The United Nations has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

Correct Answer: 15

The UN Security Council consists of 15 members: 5 permanent members with veto power and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.

Correct Answer: United Kingdom

The United States has the most Nobel Laureates globally, historically followed by the United Kingdom in second place.

Correct Answer: British Open

Jahangir Khan holds the incredible record of winning the prestigious British Open Squash Championship 10 consecutive times from 1982 to 1991.

Correct Answer: 70%

India comprises approximately 70-75% of the total population and landmass of the South Asian region.

Correct Answer: Arabian

While the Arctic is the second largest cold desert, the Arabian Desert is commonly recognized in general trivia as the second largest sub-tropical (hot) desert after the Sahara.

Correct Answer: Iran

Syria borders Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Lebanon and Israel to the southwest. It does not share a border with Iran.

Correct Answer: Tarbela

Tarbela Dam on the Indus River in Pakistan is the largest earth-filled dam in the world.

Correct Answer: China

The Three Gorges Dam is a massive hydroelectric gravity dam spanning the Yangtze River in Hubei province, China.

Correct Answer: Mali

Timbuktu is an ancient city in the West African country of Mali, historically significant as a major trade and Islamic learning center.

Correct Answer: 1046 Km

Pakistan has a coastline of about 1,046 Kilometers (650 miles) along the Arabian Sea, stretching through Sindh and Balochistan.

Correct Answer: North

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of territory in northeastern Afghanistan that extends to China and separates Pakistan's north from Tajikistan.

Correct Answer: Gilgit

Shandur Pass is a high mountain pass that connects the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the Gilgit-Baltistan region.

Correct Answer: Dir with Chitral

Lowari Pass is a high mountain pass that historically connected the Dir District with the Chitral District in northern Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Himalayan

Nanga Parbat, at 8,126 meters, is the ninth highest mountain in the world and forms the western anchor of the Himalayan Range.

Correct Answer: Attock

The Kabul River, after flowing through Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, joins the mighty Indus River near the city of Attock.

Correct Answer: 350 Nautical Miles

In 2015, the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf approved Pakistan's claim to extend its continental shelf limits to 350 nautical miles.

Correct Answer: Jerusalem

The Dome of the Rock is an iconic Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Correct Answer: Sword of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)

'Azb' means sharp or piercing, and it was the name of a sword wielded by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the Battle of Badr and Uhud.

Correct Answer: 8th

The Eighth Amendment in 1985 made the Objectives Resolution (Article 2A) a substantive part of the Constitution, establishing Islamic injunctions as the supreme law.

Correct Answer: 1978

The Karakoram Highway, known as N-35 in Pakistan, was opened to the public and completed in 1978 after decades of construction.

Correct Answer: Kot Mitthan

The shrine of the famous Saraiki Sufi poet Khwaja Ghulam Farid is located in Kot Mitthan, Punjab.

Correct Answer: Prime Minister

Under the Constitution of Pakistan, the Prime Minister serves as the Chairman of the National Economic Council (NEC).

Correct Answer: 5 years

The Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan serves a constitutionally protected term of 5 years.

Correct Answer: Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar

Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar was appointed as the first Muslim governor of Punjab province from 1949 to 1951.

Correct Answer: Treaty of Amritsar

Under the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846, the British East India Company sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh for 7.5 million Nanakshahi rupees.

Correct Answer: Rowlett Act

Muhammad Ali Jinnah resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council in protest against the draconian Rowlatt Act of 1919, which severely curtailed civil liberties.

Correct Answer: Agha Mohammad Raza

Agha Mohammad Raza, Pakistan's ambassador to China, played a crucial diplomatic role in finalizing the Sino-Pakistan Boundary Agreement of 1963.

Correct Answer: 7th March 1949

The Objectives Resolution was presented to the Constituent Assembly by Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan on March 7, 1949, and adopted on March 12.

Correct Answer: 30 years

According to Article 62 of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan, a person must be at least 30 years of age to be elected as a Senator.

Correct Answer: Noorul Amin

Nurul Amin served as the first and only Vice President of Pakistan from 1970 to 1972.

Correct Answer: Begum Jahaanara Shahnawaz

Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz was an active politician and the only Muslim woman to attend the Round Table Conferences in London.

Correct Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Although initially coined by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, the title was widely popularized by Sarojini Naidu in her biographical writing on Jinnah.

Correct Answer: 1937

While mandated by the Government of India Act 1935, the actual administrative separation and functioning of Sindh as an independent province occurred in 1936-1937.

Correct Answer: University of Cambridge

Dr. Abdus Salam earned his PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Cambridge in 1951.

Correct Answer: Leprosy

Dr. Ruth Pfau was a German-Pakistani physician who dedicated her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Muhammad Raziuddin Siddique

Dr. Muhammad Raziuddin Siddiqui, a theoretical physicist, had the distinction of studying and working with prominent physicists in Europe, including interactions under Einstein's sphere of influence.

Correct Answer: Kashmiri

Habba Khatoon, also known as the 'Nightingale of Kashmir', was a 16th-century renowned Kashmiri poet and ascetic.

Correct Answer: Canada

The Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (KANUPP-1) was established in 1972 with the financial and technical assistance of Canada.

Correct Answer: Abdul Hassan Asfahani

Mirza Abol Hassan Ispahani was a prominent diplomat and served as Pakistan's first Ambassador to the United States from 1947 to 1952.

Correct Answer: 1952

Natural gas was discovered in Sui, Balochistan, in 1952, which remains the largest natural gas field in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 48 hours

Under Article 58 of the Constitution, if the President does not dissolve the National Assembly within 48 hours of the PM's advice, it automatically stands dissolved.

Correct Answer: Banker

Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi was a celebrated Urdu satirist who had a highly distinguished professional career as a banker in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

'Kapas ka Phool' is a famous collection of Urdu short stories written by the renowned poet and author Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi.

Correct Answer: Textile and garments

The textile and garment industry has been the largest beneficiary of the EU's GSP+ status, leading to a massive increase in duty-free textile exports.

Correct Answer: 71%

The oceans hold about 96.5% of all Earth's water and cover approximately 71% of the Earth's surface.

Correct Answer: 4.5 billion

Radiometric dating of meteorite material indicates that the Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago.

Correct Answer: Venus

Venus is the brightest planet visible from Earth because its thick atmosphere of sulfuric acid clouds highly reflects sunlight.

Correct Answer: Tropical Rain Forest

Tropical rainforests have the highest biodiversity of any terrestrial ecosystem, vastly outnumbering the species count found in coniferous forests.

Correct Answer: Amazon Forest

The Amazon Rainforest has experienced extensive, large-scale deforestation due to logging, agriculture, and cattle ranching.

Correct Answer: Ecology

Ecology is the scientific study of the interactions between living organisms and their physical environment.

Correct Answer: Chemistry

Jabir ibn Haiyan (Geber) is widely considered the father of early chemistry for his pioneering work in alchemy and experimental metallurgy.

Correct Answer: 2%

Only about 1.5% to 2% of the human genome actually consists of protein-coding exons; the rest is non-coding DNA.

Correct Answer: Calvin cycle

The Calvin cycle (light-independent reactions) of photosynthesis takes place in the stroma, the fluid-filled interior of the chloroplast.

Correct Answer: The number of action potentials per second

The nervous system codes for stimulus intensity through the frequency (number of action potentials per second) rather than the amplitude of the action potentials.

Correct Answer: Liver

Cirrhosis is a late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism.

Correct Answer: Phosphorus

Phosphorus is a crucial mineral in the body; about 85% of it is bound with calcium in bones and teeth, making up a significant portion of skeletal weight.

Correct Answer: Vitamin C

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) is an antioxidant that inhibits enzymatic browning in fruits like apples by preventing the oxidation of polyphenols.

Correct Answer: Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is synthesized by bacteria in the gut and is found primarily in animal products, not in natural plant-based foods.

Correct Answer: 2.25

Fats provide about 9 kcal/g, while carbohydrates and proteins provide about 4 kcal/g. Hence, fats have roughly 2.25 times the energy density.

Correct Answer: 15

High Temperature Short Time (HTST) pasteurization requires heating milk to 161°F (72°C) for a minimum of 15 seconds.

Correct Answer: Sedimentary rocks

Fossils are almost exclusively found in sedimentary rocks, which form at low temperatures and pressures by the accumulation of sediments, preserving organic remains.

Correct Answer: Freons

Freons (chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs) release chlorine atoms in the stratosphere, which catalytically break down ozone molecules.

Correct Answer: Aluminum

Aluminum is infinitely recyclable; it can be melted down and reused over and over without losing its quality or properties.

Correct Answer: Exobiology

Exobiology (or astrobiology) is the branch of science that deals with the possibility and likely nature of life in space or on other planets.

Correct Answer: DVD+RW

DVD+RW stands for Digital Versatile Disc Rewritable, which allows data to be erased and rewritten multiple times.

Correct Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 by combining internet protocols with the concept of hypertext (HTML).

Correct Answer: Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal invented the Pascaline in 1642, widely regarded as the first functional mechanical calculator.

Correct Answer: Linking

In OLE (Object Linking and Embedding), content can be shared across applications via embedding it directly or linking back to the original source file.

Correct Answer: URL

A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the unique address used to locate a webpage or resource on the internet.

Correct Answer: Predefined formula

In spreadsheet applications like Excel, a function is a predefined formula that performs calculations using specific values in a particular order.

Correct Answer: 36 years

Sum of A+B=60, B+C=64, C+A=68. Total sum of (A+B+C) = 192 / 2 = 96. C's age = Total(96) - (A+B)(60) = 36.

Correct Answer: 54.5%

Passed = (50% of 1100) + (40% of 900) = 550 + 360 = 910. Failed = 2000 - 910 = 1090. Failure percentage = (1090/2000) * 100 = 54.5%.

Correct Answer: Variance

In statistics, variance is defined as the square of the standard deviation.

Correct Answer: 17

The differences between numbers are increasing: 6 (+5) = 11, 11 (+6) = 17, 17 (+10) = 27. The missing number is 17.

Correct Answer: Integration

Segregation means setting someone or something apart from others. Its direct antonym in social contexts is integration, which means bringing people or groups together.