PUBLIC COMMISSION
ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR (BS-09)
PUNJAB POLICE DEPARTMENT, 2002
- Inspenful mesas: (a) Insufficient
(b) Deserving
(c) Unworthy
(d) Grateful
Answer: (b) Deserving - Which one of the following is a Great Circle? (a) The Arctic Circle
(b) The Tropic of Cancer
(c) The Equator
(d) The Tropic of Capricorn
Answer: (c) The Equator - Silk Route connected China with which region? (a) Karakoram
(b) Indian Subcontinent
(c) Arabian Peninsula
(d) Central Asia
Answer: (d) Central Asia - Which of the following diseases is infectious? (a) Measles
(b) Cancer
(c) Arthritis
(d) Diabetes
Answer: (a) Measles - The largest city in Pakistan is: (a) Lahore
(b) Karachi
(c) Islamabad
(d) Peshawar
Answer: (b) Karachi - The Nobel Prize is awarded in which field? (a) Medicine
(b) Physics
(c) Literature
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above - The current Secretary-General of the United Nations is: (a) Kofi Annan
(b) Ban Ki-moon
(c) António Guterres
(d) U Thant
Answer: (c) António Guterres - The largest continent by area is: (a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) North America
Answer: (b) Asia - The Pythagorean Theorem is used in which branch of mathematics? (a) Algebra
(b) Geometry
(c) Calculus
(d) Statistics
Answer: (b) Geometry - The chemical symbol for Gold is: (a) Au
(b) Ag
(c) Fe
(d) Hg
Answer: (a) Au - The Treaty of Versailles was signed in which year? (a) 1914
(b) 1918
(c) 1919
(d) 1920
Answer: (c) 1919 - The capital of Japan is: (a) Tokyo
(b) Beijing
(c) Seoul
(d) Manila
Answer: (a) Tokyo - Which of the following elements is a noble gas? (a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Argon
(d) Chlorine
Answer: (c) Argon - Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun? (a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) Thailand
Answer: (b) Japan - The process of converting a solid directly into a gas is called: (a) Evaporation
(b) Condensation
(c) Sublimation
(d) Deposition
Answer: (c) Sublimation - The author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is: (a) Harper Lee
(b) J.K. Rowling
(c) Ernest Hemingway
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer: (a) Harper Lee - The currency of Germany is: (a) Euro
(b) Pound
(c) Franc
(d) Dollar
Answer: (a) Euro - The Great Wall of China was built primarily to protect against: (a) Floods
(b) Invaders
(c) Earthquakes
(d) Famines
Answer: (b) Invaders - The longest river in the world is: (a) Amazon
(b) Nile
(c) Yangtze
(d) Mississippi
Answer: (b) Nile - The scientific study of plants is known as: (a) Zoology
(b) Botany
(c) Chemistry
(d) Geology
Answer: (b) Botany - The chemical formula for table salt is: (a) NaCl
(b) H2SO4
(c) CO2
(d) CH4
Answer: (a) NaCl - The famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech was delivered by: (a) Malcolm X
(b) Martin Luther King Jr.
(c) Nelson Mandela
(d) Rosa Parks
Answer: (b) Martin Luther King Jr. - The process by which plants make their own food is called: (a) Respiration
(b) Photosynthesis
(c) Digestion
(d) Fermentation
Answer: (b) Photosynthesis - The currency of the United States is: (a) Euro
(b) Yen
(c) Dollar
(d) Pound
Answer: (c) Dollar - The leader of the Indian independence movement was: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi - The human body’s largest organ is: (a) Brain
(b) Liver
(c) Skin
(d) Heart
Answer: (c) Skin - The capital of Canada is: (a) Toronto
(b) Vancouver
(c) Ottawa
(d) Montreal
Answer: (c) Ottawa - The chemical symbol for water is: (a) CO2
(b) H2O
(c) NaCl
(d) CH4
Answer: (b) H2O - The longest mountain range in the world is: (a) Rockies
(b) Andes
(c) Himalayas
(d) Alps
Answer: (b) Andes - The process of cell division is called: (a) Mitosis
(b) Meiosis
(c) Photosynthesis
(d) Respiration
Answer: (a) Mitosis - The inventor of the light bulb is: (a) Alexander Graham Bell
(b) Thomas Edison
(c) Nikola Tesla
(d) Michael Faraday
Answer: (b) Thomas Edison - The famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’ was painted by: (a) Vincent van Gogh
(b) Pablo Picasso
(c) Leonardo da Vinci
(d) Claude Monet
Answer: (c) Leonardo da Vinci - The currency of Japan is: (a) Yen
(b) Won
(c) Ringgit
(d) Dollar
Answer: (a) Yen - The Earth’s atmosphere is primarily composed of: (a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Carbon Dioxide
(d) Helium
Answer: (b) Nitrogen - The capital of Australia is: (a) Sydney
(b) Melbourne
(c) Brisbane
(d) Canberra
Answer: (d) Canberra - The process of changing a liquid to a gas is called: (a) Condensation
(b) Sublimation
(c) Evaporation
(d) Freezing
Answer: (c) Evaporation - The smallest planet in our solar system is: (a) Mercury
(b) Mars
(c) Venus
(d) Earth
Answer: (a) Mercury - The author of ‘1984’ is: (a) George Orwell
(b) Aldous Huxley
(c) J.D. Salinger
(d) Ray Bradbury
Answer: (a) George Orwell - The hardest natural substance on Earth is: (a) Gold
(b) Diamond
(c) Platinum
(d) Iron
Answer: (b) Diamond - The capital of France is: (a) Rome
(b) Berlin
(c) Paris
(d) Madrid
Answer: (c) Paris - The smallest unit of life is: (a) Tissue
(b) Organ
(c) Cell
(d) Molecule
Answer: (c) Cell - The process of converting a gas to a liquid is called: (a) Sublimation
(b) Condensation
(c) Evaporation
(d) Freezing
Answer: (b) Condensation - The human body’s largest organ is: (a) Brain
(b) Liver
(c) Skin
(d) Heart
Answer: (c) Skin - The capital of Italy is: (a) Rome
(b) Athens
(c) Paris
(d) Berlin
Answer: (a) Rome - The primary gas found in the Earth’s atmosphere is: (a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon Dioxide
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Helium
Answer: (c) Nitrogen - The Great Pyramid of Giza is located in: (a) Iran
(b) Egypt
(c) Greece
(d) Turkey
Answer: (b) Egypt - The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately: (a) 300,000 km/s
(b) 150,000 km/s
(c) 100,000 km/s
(d) 200,000 km/s
Answer: (a) 300,000 km/s - The smallest country in the world is: (a) Monaco
(b) Liechtenstein
(c) Vatican City
(d) San Marino
Answer: (c) Vatican City - The first human to travel into space was: (a) Yuri Gagarin
(b) Neil Armstrong
(c) Alan Shepard
(d) John Glenn
Answer: (a) Yuri Gagarin - The chemical symbol for Iron is: (a) Fe
(b) Ir
(c) I
(d) In
Answer: (a) Fe - The Great Wall of China was built primarily to protect against: (a) Floods
(b) Invaders
(c) Earthquakes
(d) Famines
Answer: (b) Invaders - The famous book ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ was written by: (a) J.D. Salinger
(b) Ernest Hemingway
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald
(d) Mark Twain
Answer: (a) J.D. Salinger - The capital of Brazil is: (a) Sao Paulo
(b) Rio de Janeiro
(c) Brasilia
(d) Buenos Aires
Answer: (c) Brasilia - The smallest bone in the human body is: (a) Stapes
(b) Femur
(c) Tibia
(d) Radius
Answer: (a) Stapes - The highest mountain in the world is: (a) Mount Kilimanjaro
(b) Mount Everest
(c) K2
(d) Kangchenjunga
Answer: (b) Mount Everest - The currency of the United Kingdom is: (a) Euro
(b) Pound Sterling
(c) Dollar
(d) Franc
Answer: (b) Pound Sterling - The capital of Russia is: (a) Moscow
(b) St. Petersburg
(c) Kiev
(d) Warsaw
Answer: (a) Moscow - The process by which a solid turns into a gas is called: (a) Condensation
(b) Sublimation
(c) Evaporation
(d) Freezing
Answer: (b) Sublimation - The Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded in: (a) Stockholm
(b) Oslo
(c) Geneva
(d) New York
Answer: (b) Oslo - The largest island in the world is: (a) Greenland
(b) New Guinea
(c) Borneo
(d) Madagascar
Answer: (a) Greenland - The chemical formula for table sugar is: (a) C6H12O6
(b) C12H22O11
(c) NaCl
(d) H2SO4
Answer: (b) C12H22O11 - The first President of the United States was: (a) George Washington
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) John Adams
Answer: (a) George Washington - The smallest planet in our solar system is: (a) Mercury
(b) Mars
(c) Venus
(d) Earth
Answer: (a) Mercury - The largest organ in the human body is: (a) Brain
(b) Liver
(c) Skin
(d) Heart
Answer: (c) Skin - The longest river in Africa is: (a) Congo
(b) Nile
(c) Zambezi
(d) Niger
Answer: (b) Nile - The currency used in China is: (a) Yuan
(b) Yen
(c) Won
(d) Ringgit
Answer: (a) Yuan - The largest ocean on Earth is: (a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Arctic Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean
Answer: (d) Pacific Ocean - The first manned mission to the moon was: (a) Apollo 11
(b) Apollo 12
(c) Apollo 13
(d) Apollo 14
Answer: (a) Apollo 11 - The element with the chemical symbol ‘O’ is: (a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Oxygen
(d) Osmium
Answer: (c) Oxygen - The capital of Spain is: (a) Madrid
(b) Barcelona
(c) Seville
(d) Valencia
Answer: (a) Madrid - The process of breaking down food into simpler substances is called: (a) Digestion
(b) Respiration
(c) Absorption
(d) Assimilation
Answer: (a) Digestion - The Eiffel Tower is located in: (a) London
(b) Paris
(c) Rome
(d) Berlin
Answer: (b) Paris - The currency of South Africa is: (a) Rand
(b) Dollar
(c) Euro
(d) Pound
Answer: (a) Rand - The longest river in the United States is: (a) Mississippi
(b) Missouri
(c) Colorado
(d) Rio Grande
Answer: (b) Missouri - The famous physicist who developed the theory of relativity is: (a) Isaac Newton
(b) Albert Einstein
(c) Niels Bohr
(d) Galileo Galilei
Answer: (b) Albert Einstein - The chemical symbol for Silver is: (a) Ag
(b) Au
(c) Fe
(d) Pb
Answer: (a) Ag - The currency of India is: (a) Rupee
(b) Dollar
(c) Euro
(d) Yen
Answer: (a) Rupee - The capital of the United Kingdom is: (a) London
(b) Edinburgh
(c) Cardiff
(d) Belfast
Answer: (a) London - The chemical symbol for Sodium is: (a) Na
(b) So
(c) S
(d) Sd
Answer: (a) Na - The process of converting a liquid into a solid is called: (a) Melting
(b) Freezing
(c) Evaporation
(d) Condensation
Answer: (b) Freezing - The famous novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ was written by: (a) Jane Austen
(b) Charles Dickens
(c) Emily Brontë
(d) William Thackeray
Answer: (a) Jane Austen - The element with the chemical symbol ‘H’ is: (a) Helium
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Hafnium
(d) Holmium
Answer: (b) Hydrogen - The largest desert in the world is: (a) Sahara
(b) Arabian
(c) Gobi
(d) Antarctic
Answer: (d) Antarctic - The capital of Australia is: (a) Sydney
(b) Melbourne
(c) Brisbane
(d) Canberra
Answer: (d) Canberra - The chemical symbol for Gold is: (a) Au
(b) Ag
(c) Fe
(d) Pb
Answer: (a) Au - The famous artist who painted the Mona Lisa is: (a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Vincent van Gogh
(c) Pablo Picasso
(d) Claude Monet
Answer: (a) Leonardo da Vinci - The tallest animal in the world is: (a) Elephant
(b) Giraffe
(c) Horse
(d) Kangaroo
Answer: (b) Giraffe - The first element on the periodic table is: (a) Helium
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Lithium
(d) Beryllium
Answer: (b) Hydrogen - The currency of Japan is: (a) Yen
(b) Won
(c) Ringgit
(d) Yuan
Answer: (a) Yen - The capital of Canada is: (a) Toronto
(b) Vancouver
(c) Ottawa
(d) Montreal
Answer: (c) Ottawa - The process of photosynthesis occurs in: (a) Animal Cells
(b) Plant Cells
(c) Bacterial Cells
(d) Fungal Cells
Answer: (b) Plant Cells - The chemical formula for water is: (a) H2O
(b) CO2
(c) NaCl
(d) H2SO4
Answer: (a) H2O - The largest mammal in the world is: (a) African Elephant
(b) Blue Whale
(c) Giraffe
(d) Hippopotamus
Answer: (b) Blue Whale - The currency of Brazil is: (a) Peso
(b) Real
(c) Dollar
(d) Euro
Answer: (b) Real - The capital of South Korea is: (a) Seoul
(b) Tokyo
(c) Beijing
(d) Hanoi
Answer: (a) Seoul - The smallest unit of matter is: (a) Atom
(b) Molecule
(c) Electron
(d) Proton
Answer: (a) Atom - The famous structure known as the Taj Mahal is located in: (a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
Answer: (b) India - The fastest land animal is: (a) Lion
(b) Cheetah
(c) Tiger
(d) Leopard
Answer: (b) Cheetah - The capital of Egypt is: (a) Cairo
(b) Alexandria
(c) Luxor
(d) Giza
Answer: (a) Cairo - The famous novel ‘1984’ was written by: (a) George Orwell
(b) Aldous Huxley
(c) Ray Bradbury
(d) J.D. Salinger
Answer: (a) George Orwell