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Solved PMS 2026 GK Grand Mock 19 — 89 MCQs with verified answers and explanations (organisations, geography, sports, science, history, UN, records). A Sir Adnan mock test for PMS Screening preparation, not an official past paper.
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A 100-item Sir Adnan mock test headed 'PMS 2026 GK GRAND MOCK 19 / ONE-LINER (Answer key in end)' from the monster-data 'PMS SCREENING 2026 GK UPDATED' pack. 89 items are published here in the standard MCQ format with verified answers and explanations; the source prints options with an answer key at the end, so optionsSource is recorded as 'printed'. Eleven items are not published: printed Q1 (no African woman has been World Bank president - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was Managing Director 2007-2011 and an unsuccessful 2012 presidential candidate), printed Q2 (BRICS Summit 2024 was hosted by Russia at Kazan, not among the options), printed Q5 (Pakistan was removed from the FATF grey list in October 2022, so none of the options was grey-listed in 2024), printed Q26 (Scoresby Sound, Greenland, is the longest fjord in the world; Sognefjord is the longest in Norway), printed Q43 (fastest T20 century - Sahil Chauhan's 27-ball hundred, Estonia vs Cyprus 2024, is the current record, and Miller and Rohit Sharma are tied at 35 balls), printed Q57 (first woman on FIFA's Executive Committee - Lydia Nsekera, 2012/2013, not among the options; Moya Dodd was co-opted in 2013), printed Q58 (ICC Men's Test Player of the Year 2023 - Usman Khawaja, not among the options), printed Q61 (Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 - attosecond pulses, not among the options; quantum entanglement was 2022), printed Q62 (phobia of water - Hydrophobia, Aquaphobia and the combined option are all defensible, so no single standard answer), printed Q76 (Nobel Prize in Medicine 2023 - mRNA vaccines of Kariko and Weissman, not among the options) and printed Q95 (first Asian Nobel Peace Prize winner - the Dalai Lama, 1989, not among the options; Tagore won the Literature prize). Eight keyed answers are corrected to the standard answer and flagged in keyFlag.
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Subject 1
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Correct Answer: Abu Dhabi
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Correct Answer: Paris
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is headquartered in Paris, France.
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Correct Answer: ITU
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) publishes the Global Cybersecurity Index.
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Correct Answer: Global Health Emergency
WHO declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in July 2022 and again in August 2024. NOTE: WHO's declaration was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), declared in July 2022 and again in August 2024; 'Global Health Emergency' is the booklet's loose wording for the PHEIC declaration.
Correct Answer: 1948
The World Health Organization was established in 1948; its headquarters are in Geneva.
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Correct Answer: Brussels
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
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Correct Answer: Amir Khan Muttaqi
Amir Khan Muttaqi served as the Taliban government's foreign minister from 2021 into 2024.
Correct Answer: 2021
The Taliban resumed control of Afghanistan in August 2021.
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Correct Answer: Geneva
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Correct Answer: Geneva
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Correct Answer: El Salvador
El Salvador became the first country to adopt a cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) as legal tender, in September 2021.
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Correct Answer: Institute for Economics & Peace
The Global Terrorism Index is published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP).
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Correct Answer: Paris
The ICC International Court of Arbitration is seated in Paris, France.
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Correct Answer: New York
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is headquartered at UN Headquarters, New York.
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Correct Answer: 1989
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was established in 1989.
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Correct Answer: Geneva
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Correct Answer: Indus
The Indus (about 3,180 km) is the longest river in South Asia by length. NOTE: longest by length (about 3,180 km); by discharge the Brahmaputra/Ganges system carries more water.
Correct Answer: Nile
The Nile (about 6,650 km) is the longest river in Africa.
Correct Answer: Volga
The Volga (about 3,530 km) is the longest river in Europe.
Correct Answer: Yangtze
The Yangtze (about 6,300 km) is the longest river in China and in Asia.
Correct Answer: Tigris-Euphrates
The Euphrates (about 2,800 km) is the longest single river in the Middle East; the booklet's option names the Tigris-Euphrates system. NOTE: the Euphrates alone (about 2,800 km) is the longest single river in the Middle East; the option names the Tigris-Euphrates river system.
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Correct Answer: Baikal
Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in Asia by volume, and the world's deepest lake.
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Correct Answer: Astana
Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan; it was renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019 and renamed back to Astana in September 2022. CORRECTION: the booklet keys Nur-Sultan, but Kazakhstan's capital was renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019 and renamed back to Astana in September 2022, so Astana is the current (and standard-answer) name.
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Correct Answer: Greece
Crete belongs to Greece; it is Greece's largest island.
Correct Answer: Unique flora
Socotra (Yemen) is famous for its unique endemic flora, including the dragon's blood tree.
Correct Answer: Sicily
Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Correct Answer: Tanzania
Zanzibar belongs to Tanzania (it is part of the United Republic of Tanzania).
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Correct Answer: Great Chagos Bank
The Great Chagos Bank is the Indian Ocean's largest coral atoll/reef structure.
Correct Answer: Andaman Reef
The Andaman region holds India's most extensive coral-reef formations. NOTE: 'longest' is loose wording; the Andaman & Nicobar Islands hold India's largest reef area (about 1,021 sq km), ahead of Lakshadweep and the Gulf of Mannar, so the Andaman region is the conventional largest-reef answer.
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Correct Answer: Ojos del Salado
Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) on the Argentina-Chile border is the highest active volcano in the world.
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Correct Answer: Siachen
The Siachen Glacier (about 76 km) is the longest glacier in the Karakoram/Himalaya region; the Baltoro Glacier is about 63 km. CORRECTION: the booklet keys Baltoro, but the Siachen Glacier (about 76 km) is the longest glacier in the Karakoram/Himalaya region; the Baltoro Glacier is about 63 km.
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Correct Answer: Sumatra & Malaysia
The Strait of Malacca separates Sumatra (Indonesia) from peninsular Malaysia.
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Correct Answer: Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden connects the Red Sea (via Bab el-Mandeb) with the Indian Ocean.
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Correct Answer: Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau is the highest plateau in the world (average elevation above 4,500 m).
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Correct Answer: Canada
Canada has the longest coastline in the world (about 202,000 km).
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Correct Answer: Ushuaia
Ushuaia (Argentina) is the world's southernmost city. NOTE: Puerto Toro (Chile) is the southernmost permanently inhabited settlement, but it is a hamlet, not a city; Ushuaia is the world's southernmost city.
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Correct Answer: Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa.
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Correct Answer: Australia
Australia won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, beating India in the final at Ahmedabad.
Correct Answer: 1987
The first Cricket World Cup hosted in Asia was in 1987 (India and Pakistan).
Correct Answer: India
India won the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, beating Pakistan in the final. CORRECTION: the booklet keys Pakistan, but India beat Pakistan in the final to win the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007.
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Correct Answer: Athletics
Pakistan's first Olympic gold in an individual sport is Athletics: Arshad Nadeem's javelin gold at Paris 2024. CORRECTION: the booklet keys Wrestling, but Pakistan's first Olympic gold in an individual sport is Athletics - Arshad Nadeem's javelin gold at Paris 2024.
Correct Answer: Chamonix, 1924
The first Winter Olympics were held at Chamonix, France, in 1924.
Correct Answer: Paris
Paris hosted the Summer Olympics 2024.
Correct Answer: Anita DeFrantz
Anita DeFrantz was the first woman to stand as a candidate for IOC president (2001 election). NOTE: Anita DeFrantz was the first woman to stand as a candidate for IOC president (2001 election); Kirsty Coventry became the first woman IOC president in 2025.
Correct Answer: 1948
Pakistan first participated in the Olympic Games at London 1948.
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Correct Answer: Spain
Spain won the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, beating England in the final.
Correct Answer: Mexico
Mexico, host in 1970 and 1986, was the first country to host the FIFA World Cup twice. CORRECTION: the booklet keys Italy, but Mexico - host in 1970 and again in 1986 - became the first country to host the FIFA World Cup twice (Italy's second hosting was 1990).
Correct Answer: 48
The FIFA World Cup 2026 (USA, Mexico, Canada) features 48 teams.
Correct Answer: Germany
Germany topped FIFA's first world ranking, published in December 1992. CORRECTION: the booklet keys Brazil, but Germany topped FIFA's first world ranking, published in December 1992; Brazil took the lead only in the run-up to the 1994 World Cup.
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Correct Answer: Did not participate
Pakistan did not participate in the 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup; they failed to qualify through the Asia Cup 2022. CORRECTION: the booklet keys Quarterfinals, but Pakistan failed to qualify for the 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup in India (they finished outside the Asia Cup 2022 top four).
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Correct Answer: Isner vs Mahut
The longest tennis match in history is Isner vs Mahut at Wimbledon 2010 (11 hours 5 minutes).
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Correct Answer: 2020
Pakistan's first Paralympic gold medal came in 2020: Haider Ali won the discus throw at Tokyo. CORRECTION: the booklet keys 2016, but Pakistan's first Paralympic gold medal came in 2020: Haider Ali won the discus throw at Tokyo.
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Correct Answer: Paula Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe held the women's marathon world record from 2003 to 2019. NOTE: Radcliffe's record (2:15:25, 2003) stood until 2019, the longest-standing women's marathon world record among the options; the record has since moved on (Ruth Chepngetich, 2:09:56, Chicago 2024).
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Correct Answer: Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang is the largest sports stadium by capacity.
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Correct Answer: Amazon
The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world.
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Correct Answer: Angel Falls
Angel Falls in Venezuela (979 m) is the highest waterfall in South America and in the world.
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Correct Answer: 1576
The Battle of Haldighati was fought in 1576 (Maharana Pratap vs Mughal forces under Man Singh).
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Correct Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya Dynasty (c. 322 BCE).
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Correct Answer: Ataturk Dam
The Ataturk Dam (Turkey, on the Euphrates) is the conventional largest-dam answer for the Middle East.
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Correct Answer: Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 (1957) was the first artificial satellite in space.
Correct Answer: Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin (1961) was the first human in space.
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Correct Answer: Rial
The currency of Oman is the Rial (Omani Rial).
Correct Answer: Riyal
The currency of Qatar is the Riyal.
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Correct Answer: March 21
The UN International Day of Forests is observed on 21 March.
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Correct Answer: New Zealand
New Zealand (1893) was the first country to grant women voting rights.
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Correct Answer: Paris
UNESCO is headquartered in Paris, France.
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Correct Answer: Vienna
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
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Correct Answer: Trans-Siberian
The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway in the world.
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Correct Answer: Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench is the deepest ocean trench.
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Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia was the largest oil exporter in 2023.
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Correct Answer: Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) is the world's largest cocoa producer.
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Correct Answer: Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner (with Peter Habeler, 1978) was the first human to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen.
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Correct Answer: Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto (1988-1990, 1993-1996) was Pakistan's first woman prime minister.
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Correct Answer: Thar
Thar holds Pakistan's largest coal reserves and is the conventional one-liner answer for its largest coalfield. NOTE: Thar is a coalfield, not a single mine shaft; it holds Pakistan's largest coal reserves and is the conventional one-liner answer.
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Correct Answer: All of the above
Mohenjo-daro, Taxila and Rohtas Fort are all UNESCO World Heritage sites in Pakistan, so 'All of the above' is correct.
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Correct Answer: Coulrophobia
Coulrophobia is the phobia of clowns.
Correct Answer: Entomophobia
Entomophobia is the phobia of insects.
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Correct Answer: Blood clotting
Vitamin K is essential for blood clotting.
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Correct Answer: Sperm cell
The sperm cell is the smallest human cell.
Correct Answer: Skin
The skin is the largest human organ.
Correct Answer: Stapes
The stapes is the smallest bone in the human body.
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Correct Answer: African elephant
The African elephant is the largest land mammal. NOTE: the blue whale is the largest mammal overall but is marine; the African elephant is the largest land mammal.
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Correct Answer: CFCs
CFCs have the highest global-warming potential per molecule among the major greenhouse gases. NOTE: CFCs have the highest warming potential per molecule; carbon dioxide drives most of the total warming because of its much larger atmospheric concentration.
Correct Answer: China
China is the world's largest annual emitter of carbon dioxide.
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Correct Answer: Bay of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy (Canada) records the highest tidal range in the world (up to about 16 m).
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Correct Answer: Australia
Australia is the world's largest producer of lithium.
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Correct Answer: No, still endemic in 2 countries
Polio remains endemic in only two countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, so WHO has not declared it eradicated.
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Correct Answer: Antarctica
Ozone-layer depletion is observed mainly over Antarctica (the ozone hole).
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Correct Answer: Oxygen
Oxygen (about 46%) is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust.
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No. It is a Sir Adnan mock test headed 'PMS 2026 GK GRAND MOCK 19', prepared for PMS Screening 2026. It is published as paperType 'mock', never as a past paper, and the year 2026 is the booklet's mock label, not a claimed exam session.
Printed Q1 is dropped because no African woman has been World Bank president (Okonjo-Iweala was Managing Director); Q2 because the BRICS 2024 host, Russia, is not among the options; Q5 because Pakistan left the FATF grey list in 2022 and none of the options was grey-listed in 2024; Q26 because the world's longest fjord is Scoresby Sound, not Sognefjord; Q43 because the fastest T20 century belongs to Sahil Chauhan (27 balls); Q57 because the first woman on FIFA's Executive Committee, Lydia Nsekera, is not among the options; Q58 because the 2023 Test Player of the Year, Usman Khawaja, is not among the options; Q61 because the 2023 Physics Nobel was for attosecond pulses; Q62 because Hydrophobia, Aquaphobia and the combined option are all defensible; Q76 because the 2023 Medicine Nobel was for mRNA vaccines; and Q95 because the first Asian Peace laureate, the Dalai Lama (1989), is not among the options.
Yes. Every keyed answer was reconciled to the standard fact; eight were corrected (Q24 capital of Kazakhstan to Astana, Q30 longest Himalayan glacier to Siachen, Q42 first individual Olympic gold to Athletics, Q46 first twice-host to Mexico, Q47 Hockey World Cup 2023 to Did not participate, Q50 first Paralympic gold to 2020, Q55 first T20 World Cup to India, Q59 first FIFA ranking No. 1 to Germany), each flagged in keyFlag.
The key is headed 'Answer Key - Mock Test 19 (1-100)' and matches the paper, but its first-column numbers lose digits in text extraction (11/21/31/41/51/61/71/81/91 read as 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10, as in the earlier PMS mocks), so the key was decoded positionally (100 letter tokens in order) and every keyed answer checked against the standard fact, not trusted blindly.
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