1. Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah started his practice in:
- (a) Doh
- (b) Karachi
- (c) Calcutta
- (d) Bombay
2. The All India Muslim League was founded in 1916 at:
- (a) Dhaka
- (b) Lahore
- (c) Allahabad
- (d) Aligarh
3. Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah presented the “Four Points” in response to:
- (a) Simon Commission Report
- (b) Nehru Report
- (c) June 3rd Plan
- (d) The Minto Proposals
4. The head of the Boundary Commission for the demarcation of borders between India and Pakistan was:
- (a) Mr Stafford Cripps
- (b) Lord Mountbatten
- (c) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
- (d) Lord Wavell
5. Who demanded a separate Muslim homeland in 1930 at Allahabad?
- (a) Allama Iqbal
- (b) Maulana Shaukat Ali
- (c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
- (d) Syed Ahmed Khan
6. The famous pamphlet ‘Now or Never’ was written by:
- (a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- (b) Choudhry Rehmat Ali
- (c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
- (d) Allama Iqbal
7. The first Mughal Emperor of India was:
- (a) Akbar
- (b) Humayun
- (c) Babur
- (d) Sher Shah Suri
8. Who became the Prime Minister of Pakistan after the death of Liaquat Ali Khan?
- (a) Khwaja Nazimuddin
- (b) Ghulam Mohammad
- (c) Khawaja Nizamuddin
- (d) Choudhry Mohammad Ali
9. Which one of the following leaders took part in the presidential election?
- (a) Shaukat Ali
- (b) Fatima Jinnah
- (c) Rana Liaquat Ali Khan
- (d) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
10. Which Mughal King made Lahore his capital for 14 years?
- (a) Shah Jahan
- (b) Akbar
- (c) Jahangir
- (d) Bahadur Shah Zafar
11. Syed Ahmed Shaheed was buried at:
- (a) Ralapindi
- (b) Murree
- (c) Delhi
- (d) Abbottabad
12. The boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called:
- (a) Line of Control
- (b) No Man’s Land
- (c) Durand Line
- (d) International Border
13. The last Mughal king of India was:
- (a) Aurangzeb
- (b) Shah Alam
- (c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
- (d) Shah Jahan
14. Gwadar is in the province of:
- (a) Punjab
- (b) Sindh
- (c) Balochistan
- (d) NWFP
15. The famous Khyber Pass connects:
- (a) India and Pakistan
- (b) India and Afghanistan
- (c) Pakistan and China
- (d) Pakistan and Iran
16. The Indus Basin Irrigation System has been built in:
- (a) Punjab
- (b) Sindh
- (c) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- (d) Delhi
17. The appointment of the Chief Justice of Pakistan is made by:
- (a) The Prime Minister
- (b) The President
- (c) Supreme Judicial Council
- (d) Parliament
18. The major source of electrical energy in Pakistan is:
- (a) Thermal Power
- (b) Hydroelectricity
- (c) Nuclear Power
- (d) Wind Energy
19. The backbone industry in Pakistan is:
- (a) Woollen Mills
- (b) Sugar
- (c) Cotton Mills
- (d) Cement
20. Tarbela Dam has been constructed on which river?
- (a) Jhelum
- (b) Chenab
- (c) Ravi
- (d) Indus
21. The current Hijri year is:
- (a) 1440
- (b) 1437
- (c) 1443
- (d) 1416
22. The National University of Modern Languages is in:
- (a) Lahore
- (b) Karachi
- (c) Islamabad
- (d) Peshawar
23. Who is the present Secretary General of the United Nations Organization?
- (a) Kofi Annan
- (b) Ban Ki-moon
- (c) António Guterres
- (d) Colin Powell
24. The official residence of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is:
- (a) Amman
- (b) Court of England
- (c) French Presidency
- (d) 10 Downing Street
25. Jamaica is the nationality of:
- (a) Chris Gayle
- (b) Usain Bolt
- (c) Bob Marley
- (d) All of the above
26. Myanmar is the new name of:
- (a) Nepal
- (b) Sri Lanka
- (c) Burma
- (d) Thailand
27. The author of the Harry Potter series of books is:
- (a) J.K. Rowling
- (b) J.R.R. Tolkien
- (c) Dan Brown
- (d) Suzanne Collins
28. Nelson Mandela was from:
- (a) Kenya
- (b) South Africa
- (c) Uganda
- (d) Zimbabwe
29. IMF stands for:
- (a) International Monetary Fund
- (b) International Monetary Federation
- (c) International Money Fund
- (d) International Finance Corporation
30. The world’s largest continent is:
- (a) Europe
- (b) Africa
- (c) Asia
- (d) America
31. Which country has banned the wearing of headscarves in schools?
- (a) Holland
- (b) Turkey
- (c) Jordan
- (d) France
32. FIR stands for:
- (a) First Information Report
- (b) Fast Investigation Report
- (c) Forensic Investigation Report
- (d) Follow-up Investigation Report
33. Sudan Awadalla, the Speaker of the National Assembly, was elected as MNA from:
- (a) Sindh
- (b) Punjab
- (c) NWFP
- (d) Balochistan
34. The Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly is:
- (a) Ch. Pervez Ellahi
- (b) Syed Khurshid Shah
- (c) Raza Rabbani
- (d) Ch Shujaat Hussain
35. The headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is in:
- (a) Tehran
- (b) Ankara
- (c) Jeddah
- (d) Cairo
36. The flag of which country has a maple leaf?
- (a) America
- (b) England
- (c) Canada
- (d) France
37. One kilometer is equal to:
- (a) 100 meters
- (b) 500 meters
- (c) 1000 meters
- (d) 2000 meters
38. Sunlight is a good source of:
- (a) Vitamin A
- (b) Vitamin B
- (c) Vitamin C
- (d) Vitamin D
39. The gas used for disinfecting water is:
- (a) Argon
- (b) Neon
- (c) Carbon Dioxide
- (d) Chlorine
40. The largest continent in the world is:
- (a) Europe
- (b) Africa
- (c) Asia
- (d) America
41. What kind of question is “What is the capital of Pakistan?”
- (a) Simple
- (b) Compound
- (c) Complex
- (d) Rhetorical
42. The square root of 169 is:
- (a) 13
- (b) 14
- (c) 12
- (d) 11
43. Which gas is used to kill bacteria in water?
- (a) Hydrogen
- (b) Sulphur
- (c) Chlorine
- (d) Carbon Dioxide
44. One ton is equal to:
- (a) 300 kg
- (b) 500 kg
- (c) 1000 kg
- (d) 2000 kg46. Diabetes is caused due to the deficiency of:
- (a) Calcium
- (b) Vitamin B
- (c) Vitamin C
- (d) Insulin
47. Which part of the human body is like a computer?
- (a) Liver
- (b) Brain
- (c) Heart
- (d) Eyes
48. The planet nearest to the Sun is:
- (a) Earth
- (b) Mercury
- (c) Venus
- (d) Jupiter
49. The age of a tree can be known from its:
- (a) Height
- (b) Number of branches
- (c) Number of rings
- (d) Number of leaves on its trunk
50. Green vegetables provide:
- (a) Proteins
- (b) Fats and oils
- (c) Carbohydrates
- (d) Vitamins
51. John Kerry is the American:
- (a) Secretary of State
- (b) Secretary of Defense
- (c) Vice President
- (d) President
52. Roger Federer is a famous player of:
- (a) Tennis
- (b) Golf
- (c) Soccer
- (d) Cricket
53. Bill Gates is the founder of:
- (a) Apple
- (b) Google
- (c) Microsoft
- (d) Amazon
54. The man-made object in space visible from Earth is:
- (a) The Hubble Space Telescope
- (b) The International Space Station
- (c) The Moon
- (d) The Mars Rover
55. The American presidential candidate belongs to:
- (a) Democratic Party
- (b) Republican Party
- (c) Green Party
- (d) Labour Party
56. CPU stands for:
- (a) Central Processing Unit
- (b) Control Panel Unit
- (c) Central Programming Unit
- (d) Computer Power Unit
57. NATO stands for:
- (a) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- (b) North American Treaty Organization
- (c) North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- (d) Non-Allied Treaty Organization
58. The correct spelling is:
- (a) Successful
- (b) Successfull
- (c) Succesful
- (d) Successfull
59. Frightened means:
- (a) Happy
- (b) Afraid
- (c) Angry
- (d) Confused
60. Alma mater means:
- (a) Library
- (b) Personal home
- (c) Bookshop
- (d) One’s college or university
61. Which word is wrongly spelled?
- (a) Confusion
- (b) Distinction
- (c) Renous
- (d) Computer
62. Beautiful is a:
- (a) Noun
- (b) Verb
- (c) Adjective
- (d) Adverb
63. An “above board” person means:
- (a) Honest
- (b) Dishonest
- (c) Shy
- (d) Impolite
64. A “fair-weather friend” means:
- (a) False friend
- (b) Good friend
- (c) Loyal friend
- (d) Close friend
65. David Copperfield is associated with:
- (a) Tennis
- (b) Magic
- (c) Football
- (d) Painting
66. The fourth state of matter is known as:
- (a) Solid
- (b) Liquid
- (c) Gas
- (d) Plasma
67. The square root of 169 is:
- (a) 13
- (b) 14
- (c) 15
- (d) 16
68. What comes next in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16?
- (a) 20
- (b) 25
- (c) 30
- (d) 36
69. A farmer had some cows and some parrots. The supervisor counted 15 heads and 50 legs. How many cows were there?
- (a) 9
- (b) 10
- (c) 12
- (d) 11
70. Which number can make both statements true?
- (a) 10
- (b) 25
- (c) 50
- (d) 100
71. If a car travels 60 km in 1 hour, how far will it travel in 4 hours?
- (a) 120 km
- (b) 240 km
- (c) 180 km
- (d) 300 km
72. The value of 7 × 6 is:
- (a) 42
- (b) 36
- (c) 48
- (d) 54
73. The area of a square with side length 7 units is:
- (a) 49 square units
- (b) 56 square units
- (c) 64 square units
- (d) 72 square units
74. If 15 men can manufacture 30 baskets in an hour, how many baskets would 45 men manufacture in 2 hours?
- (a) 60
- (b) 90
- (c) 120
- (d) 150
75. 25% of 80 is:
- (a) 20
- (b) 25
- (c) 30
- (d) 40
76. If the temperature is 100°F, what is it in Celsius?
- (a) 37.8°C
- (b) 32°C
- (c) 40°C
- (d) 50°C
77. The currency of the United States is:
- (a) Dollar
- (b) Pound
- (c) Euro
- (d) Yen
78. The largest organ in the human body is the:
- (a) Brain
- (b) Liver
- (c) Skin
- (d) Heart
79. The chemical symbol for Sodium is:
- (a) Na
- (b) So
- (c) Sd
- (d) S
80. The speed of sound in air at sea level is approximately:
- (a) 343 meters per second
- (b) 300 meters per second
- (c) 250 meters per second
- (d) 400 meters per second
81. The author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” is:
- (a) Harper Lee
- (b) J.D. Salinger
- (c) Mark Twain
- (d) Ernest Hemingway
82. The capital city of Canada is:
- (a) Ottawa
- (b) Toronto
- (c) Vancouver
- (d) Montreal
83. The chemical formula for table salt is:
- (a) NaCl
- (b) KCl
- (c) CaCl2
- (d) MgCl2
84. The longest river in Africa is:
- (a) Nile
- (b) Congo
- (c) Niger
- (d) Zambezi
85. The famous “Mona Lisa” painting is housed in:
- (a) The Louvre Museum
- (b) The British Museum
- (c) The Uffizi Gallery
- (d) The Vatican Museums
86. The largest island in the world is:
- (a) Greenland
- (b) New Guinea
- (c) Borneo
- (d) Madagascar
87. The first human to journey into outer space was:
- (a) Yuri Gagarin
- (b) Neil Armstrong
- (c) John Glenn
- (d) Alan Shepard
88. The currency used in Russia is:
- (a) Ruble
- (b) Euro
- (c) Dollar
- (d) Yen
89. The largest organ in the human body is:
- (a) Brain
- (b) Liver
- (c) Skin
- (d) Heart
90. The capital of Germany is:
- (a) Berlin
- (b) Munich
- (c) Frankfurt
- (d) Hamburg
91. The fastest land animal is the:
- (a) Cheetah
- (b) Lion
- (c) Leopard
- (d) Gazelle
92. The inventor of the telephone was:
- (a) Alexander Graham Bell
- (b) Thomas Edison
- (c) Nikola Tesla
- (d) Guglielmo Marconi
93. The chemical symbol for Iron is:
- (a) Fe
- (b) Ir
- (c) I
- (d) In94. The process of water turning into vapor is called:
- (a) Condensation
- (b) Evaporation
- (c) Precipitation
- (d) Sublimation
95. The largest planet in our solar system is:
- (a) Jupiter
- (b) Saturn
- (c) Earth
- (d) Neptune
96. The primary color in painting is:
- (a) Green
- (b) Blue
- (c) Red
- (d) Orange
97. The country known for the Great Wall is:
- (a) Japan
- (b) China
- (c) Korea
- (d) India
98. The hottest planet in our solar system is:
- (a) Mercury
- (b) Venus
- (c) Mars
- (d) Jupiter
99. The largest organ in the human body is the:
- (a) Brain
- (b) Liver
- (c) Skin
- (d) Heart
100. The capital of Thailand is:
- (a) Bangkok
- (b) Kuala Lumpur
- (c) Jakarta
- (d) Manila