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PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
WRITTEN TEST FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE. ETC. BS-17 (2016)
SUBJECT: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Acoustics is the science of:

(A) Light (B) Waves

2. The art of breeding Silk Worm and production
of Silk is called:

(A) Microbiology (B) Sericulture

3. The science of celestial bodies is known as:

(A) Agronomy (B) Coprology

4. Telepathy is:

(A) Communication by sensory perceptions

(B) Communication between mind and heart

(D) None of these

5. Pedagogy is the science of:

(A) Seeing (B) Behaving

6. Study of maps and features of the Universe is
called:

(A) Metaphysics (B) Cosmography

7. Scientific study and measurement of
behaviour is called:

(A) Psychiatry (B) Psychology

8. Etymology refers to the study of:

(A) insects (B) Words

9. Paediatrics is relevant to:

(A) Children (B) Pregnant women

10. Shape of the Milky Way Galaxy is:

(A) Rectangular (B) Spiral

11. Coldest planet of the Solar System is:

(A) Saturn (B) Neptune

12. Which of the following planets has the
maximum number of Satellites:

(A) Venus (B) Saturn

13. Which planet takes the longest time to go
once around the Sun?

(A) Neptune (B) Mars

14. The first artificial satellite was launched by:

(A) Japan (B) Russia

15. The first Canadian woman in space was:

(A) Roberta Bonder (B) Dirk Fremont
(C) Tamayo Mendez (D) Marc Garneau

16. The first astronaut to set foot on moon was:

(A) Yuri Gagarin (B) Edmund Hailey
(C) Tamayo Mendez (D) Neil Armstrong

17. The theory stating that new matter is always
created to fill the space left by the Universe is
called:

(A) Big Bang (B) Steady State

18. The velocity of sound in air at sea level* is:

(A) 881 meters per second

(B) 771 meters per second

(D) 561 meters per second

19. Acceleration caused by gravity is:

(A) 23 feet per second²

(B) 32 feet per second²

(D) 52 feet per second²

20. A rocket needs the speed of____ to

escape from earth’s gravity.

(A) 22 miles per second

(B) 15 miles per second

(D) 7 miles per second

21. Sunlight is composed of:

(A) 6 colours (B) 7 colours

22. The rarest gas in air Is:

(A) Neon (B) Carbon Dioxide

23. Minor objects in Irregular shapes orbiting the
sun are called:

(A) Vessel (B) Asteroid

24. The lowest zone of atmosphere containing
about seventy five percent of total mass of
atmosphere and ninety percent of its water
vapour is called:

(A) Troposphere (B) Lonosphere

25. The theory about the beginning of the
Universe by a huge explosion is called:

(A) Binary (B) Black Hole

26. Constellation is:

(A) Classification of stars satellites

(B) Classification of stars

(D) Patterns or groups of satellites In the sky

27. The sun takes ___________ years to travel

around the galaxy.

(A) One hundred years

(B) One millions years

(D) 225 years

28. Days and nights are equal throughout the year
at:

(A) North America (B) South Africa

29. Celestial body that affects tides of oceans is:

(A) Sun (B) Moon

30. Huge cloud of gas and dust in universe is
called:

(A) Constellation (B) Satellite

31. Outer surface of the sun is called:

(A) Chromosphere (B) Photosphere

32. Sun's diameter is:

(A) 3 million Km (B) 2.5 million Km
(C) 1.4 million Km (D) 1 million Km

33. The largest planet is:

(A) Venus (B) Jupiter

34. The continuous movement of continents is
called Continental:

(A) Shakes (B) Drift

35. The layer of atmosphere in which we live is
called:

(A) Stratosphere (B) Photosphere

36. Study of fingerprints Is called:

(A) Genetics (B) Dactylography

37. Which rocks make the earth's surface or crust:

(A) Sedimentary (B) Igneous

38. Area in a desert where there is sufficient water
for plants is called:

(A) Island (B) Oasis

39. Plate tectonics theory explains the
movements of:

(A) Rockets (B) Rivers

40. Silicon is also called:

(A) Stone Maker (B) Ocean Maker

41. Days and nights are equal all the year at:

(A) New York (B) Nairobi

42. When Magma reaches the surface it is called:

(A) Moller magma (B) Volcano

43. Which star Is known as the Constant Star* *?

(A) Sirius (B) Canopus star

44. Which area is known as World's earthquake
belt?

(A) Pacific ring of fire

(B) Andes Range

(D) Central and Atlantic Ridge

45. Which of the following Is the physios law of
moments?

(A) The product of clockwise moments Is
equal to the product of anti-clockwise
moments

(B) The sum of clockwise moments is equal
to the sum of anticlockwise moments

(D) The sum of clockwise moments equal to
the value of anti-clockwise moments.

46. Which chemical element has properties of a
metal and non-metals?

(A) Metalloid (B) Lanthanoid

47. Which tube extends from mouth to anus?

(A) Alimentary canal

(B) Root canal

(D) Back canal

48. Where is the bile stored and intermittently
released into the small intestine to aid
digestion?

(A) Kidney (B) Liver

49. Blood circulates in which parts of the body?

(A) Veins (B) Arteries

50 Which blood group is a Universal Donor?

(A) Group A

(B) Group B

(D) Group O negative

51. Which part of the brain contains centers for
the control of respiration, heart-beat and blood
pressure?

(A) Medulla oblongata

(B) Medulla

(D) Cerebrum

52. The structure in a cell which contains the
genes is called:

(A) Genetics (B) Saliva

53. Who coined the term gene?

(A) John Dalton

(B) Dalton Gene

(D) Andrew Fleming

54. Vitamin A is essential for:

(A) Skeletal growth

(B) Preventing night blindness

(D) All of these

55. Which vitamin prevents haemorrhaging?

(A) B1 (B) B12

56. How much blood does a normal adult person
have in the body?

(A) About 6 to 7 litres

(B) About 2 to 3 litres

(D) About 3 to 4 litres

57. Hydrochloric acid is necessary for easy
digestion of:

(A) Fats (B) Carbohydrates

58. Which vitamin is provided by sunlight of the
human body?

(A) Vitamin D (B) Vitamin C

59. When was HIV identified?

(A) 1987 (B) 1985

60. Which disease causes difficulty in breathing?

(A) Asthma (B) Anemia

61. Which of the following is the most common
form of colour blindness, usually found in
males?

(A) Difficulty in distinguishing red from green

(B) Difficulty in distinguishing red from blue

(D) Difficulty in distinguishing blue from black

62. Disease which travels itself from place to
place is called:

(A) Endemic (B) Epidemic

63. What is H5N1?

(A) Fungi (B) Vaccine

64. Objects having the same size, shape and
measurement are:

(A) Similar (B) Congruent

65. A line passing through a circle away from its
centre is called:

(A) Radius (B) Diameter

66. The sum of the angles in a triangle is:

(A) 360° (B) 180°

67. According to the Pythagoras Theorem (When
the hypotenuse is C):

(A) a²-b² = c² (B) a² + b² + c² = 0

68. Two polygons are similar if:

(A) All corresponding sides are proportional

(B) All corresponding angles are equal

(D) None of these

69. The area of a trapezium is:

(A) 1/2 x base x height

(B) 1/2 x base area x height

(D) 1/2 x sum of parallel sides

70. The volume of a sphere is:

(A) -jrtr³ (B) -fur³

71. Mid-term breaking is applied to:

(A) Quadratic equations

(B) Linear equations

(D) Polynomial functions

72. What is the next term for the sequence
486,162, 54,18, 6,...

(A) 3 (B) 2

73. What is 0.004 x 0.5?

(A) 0.2 (B) 0.02

74. In the equation of a straight line, what does
the letter ‘C' represents?

(A) Gradient (B) x Intercept

75. When 73 is added to 89 and the amount is
doubled, it gives the same result as the
square of 18. What is the answer:

(A) 164 (B) 162

76. What devices accept data from outside the
computer and transfer it into the CPU?

(A) Analogue to digital converters

(B) Sensors

(D) Digital devices

77. Which short cut key is used to insert a new
slide in power point presentation?

(A) Ctrl + S (B) Ctrl + M

78. Spam or fraudulent e-mails are also called:

(A) Phishing scams

(B) Junk mail

(D) Malware viruses

79. Who was the inventor of Mouse?

(A) Douglas Englebart

(B) Ada Lovelace

(D) None of these

80. Which is the largest hardware company of
computers?

(A) Microsoft (B) Dell

81. Which of the following is a conventional

designation of pre-re leased software?

(A) Alpha (B) Omega

82. Temporary storage place for information in a
computer is called:

(A) Backup (B) Buffer

83. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act was
passed in Pakistan in the year:

(A) 2013 (B) 2014

84. When was the last census held In Pakistan?

(A) 1972 (B) 1981

85. Malakand Pass connects Peshawar with:

(A) Gilgit (B) Swat

86. Headquarters of Arab League is located at:

(A) Tehran (B) Cairo

87. Judicial Body of UN is called:

(A) International Court of Justice

(B) General Assembly

(D) International Criminal Court

88. COP 22, the 22^nd Conference of the Parties of
the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change, was held in 2016 in:

(A) Paris (B) Marrakesh

89. Which country has the largest resources of
crude oil?

(A) Russia (B) USA

90. The highest battlefield in the world is:

(A) Tibet (B) Siachen Glacier

91. Summer Olympics for the year 2020 will be
held in:

(A) Tokyo (B) Beijing

92. A country's total financial obligations to the
rest of the world are known as:

(A) Total burden

(B) Total debt

(D) External debt

93. Brexit referendum was held on:

(A) October 23 2016

(B) August 23, 2016

(D) April 23, 2016

94. Which political party does US President Elect
belong to:

(A) Labour (B) Liberals

95. The term Track-ll Diplomacy is used for:

(A) Managing relations between two
countries using official channels

(B) Managing relations between two
countries using unofficial channels

(D) None of above

96. The first of the seventeen Sustainable
Development Goals relates to:

(A) Climate Action

(B) Quality Education

(D) Marine Life

97. The largest producer of solar energy in the
world is:

(A) Germany (B) USA

98. One barrel of Petroleum is equal to:

(A) 34.97 UK gallons

(B) 42 US gallons

(D) None of these

99. First woman to win Nobel Prize was:

(A) Aung San Suu Kyi

(B) Mother Teresa

(A) Florence Nightingale

100. Hydrometer is used to measure:

(A) Acidity of water

(B) Specific gravity of a liquid

(D) Gravity of milk

Answer Key

1.	C	14.	B	27.	C	40.	C	53.	C	66.	B	79.	A	92.	D-
2.	B	15.	A	28.	C	41.	B	54.	B	67.	D	80.	C	93.	C
3.	D	16.	D	f 29.	B	42.	C	55.	D	68.	C	81.	D	94.	D
4.	C	17.	B	\| 30.	D	43.	C	56.	C	69.	C	82.	B	95.	B
5.	C	18.		31.	C	44.	A	57.	D	70.	A	83.	D	96.	C
6.	D	19.	B	32.	C	45.	B	58.	A	71.	A	84.	C	97.	B
7.	B	20.	D	33.	B	46.	A	59.	C	72.	B	85.	D	98.	B
8.	B	21.	B	i 34.	B	47.	A	60.	A	73.	C	86.	B	99.	C
9.	A	22.	A	35.	? .	48.	C	61.	A	74.	C	87.	A	100.	B
10.	B	23.	B	36.	B	49.	D	62.	C	75.	B	88.	B
11.	B	24.	A	37.	D	50.	D	63.	C	76.	C	89.	D
12.	D	25.	C	38.	B	51.	B	64.	B	77.	B	90.	B
13.	A	26.	C	39.	D	52.	D	65.	D	78.	B	91.	A

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