GK PMS 2016 and 2017

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1. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in which year?

   1901
   1903
   1907
   1911
   
   Correct Answer: 1903

2. The burger jumped ______ the compound wall.

   on
   across
   in
   over
   
   Correct Answer: over

3. Out of 200 candidates who applied for exams, 180 candidates appeared, and 70% of them passed. How many candidates passed?

   52
   53
   54
   126
   
   Correct Answer: 126

4. When was the first digital census held in Pakistan?

   1951
   1961
   1998
   2023
   
   Correct Answer: 1961

5. Who is called the poet of nature?

   William Wordsworth
   John Keats
   Shakespeare
   William Blake
   
   Correct Answer: William Wordsworth

6. What is a synonym for "adversity"?

   enemy
   joy
   success
   misfortune
   
   Correct Answer: misfortune

7. The first artificial satellite was launched by Russia in which year?

   1951
   1956
   1957
   1961
   
   Correct Answer: 1957

8. "Khad" is the intelligence agency of which country?

   Russia
   Iran
   Iraq
   Afghanistan
   
   Correct Answer: Afghanistan

9. He went _____ the rain.

   Under
   Inspite
   Despite
   None
   
   Correct Answer: Despite

10. Which date is the shortest day in Australia?

    25 December
    15 June
    21 June
    22 December
    
    Correct Answer: 21 June

11. Which was the only Hindu state in the world before 2006?

    Sri Lanka
    India
    Nepal
    Bhutan
    
    Correct Answer: Nepal

12. How many pairs of chromosomes are formed in a human being?

    20
    23
    46
    48
    
    Correct Answer: 23

13. Sharm-el-Sheikh is the name of a ______ in Egypt.

    Airport
    Seaport
    River
    Street
    
    Correct Answer: Seaport

14. Smoking is injurious _____ health.

    for
    to
    on
    of
    
    Correct Answer: to

15. Birds are sitting ______ the tree.

    In
    on
    at
    over
    
    Correct Answer: on

16. What is the length of the Siachen Glacier in kilometers?

    56
    47
    49
    75
    
    Correct Answer: 75

17. Who discovered the neutron?

    Newton
    Curie
    James Chadwick
    Faraday
    
    Correct Answer: James Chadwick

18. Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, won the Nobel Peace Prize in which year?

    2000
    2001
    2002
    2003
    
    Correct Answer: 2001

19. Plato was a ______ of Aristotle.

    Student
    Teacher
    Son
    Son in law
    
    Correct Answer: Teacher

20. In which country are the days and nights equal all year round?

    USA
    Japan
    Kenya
    India
    
    Correct Answer: Kenya

21. Which country is the third largest oil producer in the world?

    Saudi Arabia
    USA
    Russia
    Kuwait
    
    Correct Answer: Russia

22. Which country uses the Euro as its currency?

    Norway
    Italy
    Sweden
    Denmark
    
    Correct Answer: Italy

23. Cholera is caused by which microorganism?

    Cocci
    Virus
    Bacteria
    None of the above
    
    Correct Answer: Bacteria

24. In which month is the Earth closest to the Sun?

    January
    March
    June
    September
    
    Correct Answer: January

25. Who is the author of the book "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

    Harper Lee
    George Orwell
    J.K. Rowling
    Ernest Hemingway
    
    Correct Answer: Harper Lee