PPSC PMS General Knowledge paper 2020 PPSC Past Paper

PPSC Most Repeated General Knowledge MCQS

1. 1. What is the study of the origin of words and their meanings called?

   a) Entomology
   b) Anthropology
   c) Etymology
   d) Paleontology
   

2. 2. When was the League of Nations founded?

   a) 1919
   b) 1920
   c) 1921
   d) 1922
   

3. 3. Who is known as the father of the computer?

   a) Alan Turing
   b) Charles Babbage
   c) Bill Gates
   d) Steve Jobs
   

4. 4. Where is the only place on Earth where days and nights are equal all year long?

   a) Tropic of Cancer
   b) Tropic of Capricorn
   c) The equator
   d) Arctic Circle
   

5. 5. What is the purpose of the American plan "Greatest Middle East Initiative Plan"?

   a) Economic development
   b) Democracy
   c) Cultural exchange
   d) Military expansion
   

6. 6. Where was the epicenter of the tsunami that hit 12 countries on 26th December 2004?

   a) Indonesia
   b) Thailand
   c) Japan
   d) India
   

7. 7. Which Muslim country has the lowest per capita income?

   a) Saudi Arabia
   b) United Arab Emirates
   c) Somalia
   d) Turkey
   

8. 8. Which country was the first to issue currency notes in the world?

   a) United States
   b) England
   c) China
   d) India
   

9. 9. Who came to Pakistan as a special representative of UNO's earthquake relief after the earthquake?

   a) Ban Ki-moon
   b) Kofi Annan
   c) Angela Merkel
   d) Justin Trudeau
   

10. 10. Is the United Kingdom's Constitution in a written form?

    a) Yes
    b) No
    

11. 11. What was the Holocaust?

    a) Killing of Jews during World War I
    b) Killing of Jews during World War II
    c) Killing of Native Americans
    d) Killing of African slaves
    

12. 12. What is the news agency of Indonesia?

    a) Reuters
    b) AFP (Agence France-Presse)
    c) AP (Associated Press)
    d) Antara
    

13. 13. What is the origin of the word "tsunami"?

    a) Chinese
    b) Russian
    c) Japanese
    d) Greek
    

14. 14. Which decade did the UNO declare as the decade of eradication of poverty?

    a) 1990-2000
    b) 2000-2010
    c) 2018-2027
    d) 2010-2020
    

15. 15. Who wrote the novel "War and Peace"?

    a) Leo Tolstoy
    b) Fyodor Dostoevsky
    c) Jane Austen
    d) Charles Dickens
    

16. 16. Where was the Babari Mosque situated?

    a) Jerusalem, Israel
    b) Mecca, Saudi Arabia
    c) Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
    d) Cairo, Egypt
    

17. 17. Between which rivers was the Gandhara civilization situated?

    a) Nile and Euphrates
    b) Ganges and Brahmaputra
    c) Indus and Jhelum
    d) Tigris and Euphrates
    

18. 18. At which location do the Jehlum and Chenab rivers merge?

    a) Attock, Pakistan
    b) Trimmu, Pakistan
    c) Varanasi, India
    d) Patna, India
    

19. 19. What connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?

    a) Panama Canal
    b) Suez Canal
    c) Bering Strait
    d) Strait of Gibraltar
    

20. 20. The UNO has declared the decade 2004-2014 as the decade of eradication of poverty.

    a) True
    b) False
    

21. 21. The Shandur pass connects Chitral with?

    a) Swat
    b) Gilgit
    c) Malam Jabba
    d) None
    

22. 22. The British sold Kashmir to Gulab Singh under the Treaty of?

    a) Treaty of Lahore
    b) Treaty of Kashmir
    c) Treaty of Amritsar
    d) None
    

23. 23. Haba Khatoon is a famous poetess of which language?

    a) Balochi
    b) Pashto
    c) Kashmiri
    d) None
    

24. 24. The lengthiest written constitution in the world is?

    a) British
    b) Indian
    c) Chinese
    d) None
    

25. 25. "Kapas Ka Phool" is written by?

    a) Khadija Mastoor
    b) Sadat Hassan Manto
    c) Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
    d) None
    

26. 26. Bolshevik revolution took place in?

    a) 1915
    b) 1917
    c) 1919
    d) None
    

27. 27. What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?

    a) 71%
    b) 75%
    c) 70%
    d) None
    

28. 28. Timbuktu is a famous city of which country?

    a) Egypt
    b) Spain
    c) Mali
    d) None
    

29. 29. According to science, how old is the Earth?

    a) 10 billion years
    b) 4.5 billion years
    c) 450 million years
    d) None
    

30. 30. The study of life in outer space is known as?

    a) Endobiology
    b) Astrology
    c) Neobiology
    d) None
    

31. 31. What makes up 14 to 17 percent of the skeleton?

    a) Iron
    b) Sodium
    c) Phosphorus
    d) None
    

32. 32. What is the largest earth-filled dam in the world?

    a) Tarbela
    b) Mangla
    c) Warsak
    d) None
    

33. 33. How many countries are members of SAARC?

    a) 5
    b) 6
    c) 7
    d) None
    

34. 34. What is the second largest desert in the world?

    a) Sahara
    b) Gobi
    c) Arabian
    d) None
    

35. 35. Sindh was separated from Bombay in?

    a) 1929
    b) 1936
    c) 1937
    d) None
    

36. 36. Ho Chi Minh was the leader of which country?

    a) Laos
    b) Vietnam
    c) Thailand
    d) None
    

37. 37. The Soviet Union was replaced by the Russian Federation in?

    a) October 1991
    b) November 1991
    c) December 1991
    d) None
    

38. 38. What is the capital city of Australia?

    a) Sydney
    b) Melbourne
    c) Canberra
    d) Perth
    

39. 39. Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

    a) Venus
    b) Mars
    c) Jupiter
    d) Saturn
    

40. 40. The highest mountain peak in the world is?

    a) Mount Kilimanjaro
    b) Mount Everest
    c) Mount McKinley (Denali)
    d) Mount Fuji