General Knowledge Quiz | By Umar HomeMock TestGeneral Knowledge QuizPPSC GK Past Paper mcqs TestPPSC GK Past Paper mcqs TestPPSC GK Past Paper mcqs Test Total Questions: 50 Total Marks: 50 Total Time: 37 min 30 sec Start Test 37:30Student Information Name: Email: Questions Q1: The Prophet (PBUH) started secret preaching from the house of which Sahabi? Hazrat Abu Bakr RA Hazrat Usman RA Hazrat Arqam RA Hazrat Umar RA Q2: I don't mind ___ if you're tired. To drive Drive Driving Driven Q3: Meaning of the idiom a couch potato: A clever person An important person An ideal person A lazy person Q4: 'Pull your socks up' means: To finish To get ready To start To improve Q5: In the sentence 'I knocked the door but nobody answered,' the word but is a: Conjunction Preposition Adverb Interjection Q6: Choose the correct sentence: The laborers are on strike for four days The laborers have been on strike for four days The laborers are being on strike for four days The laborers have been in strike for four days Q7: I know that you ___ pass the exam with flying colors. shall will would will have Q8: Breadth of tank if length = 2.5m, depth = 10m, volume = 50,000L: 1 m 2 m 2.5 m 5 m Q9: Sum of two values of n if |n – 2| = 10: 2 4 10 12 Q10: Odd number in series 19, 26, 33, 40, 47, 53: 26 40 33 53 Q11: Simplified value of 39/26: 4-Mar 2-Mar 3-Feb 13/12 Q12: Next number in series 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, ? 60 120 100 144 Q13: 1 added to largest 4-digit number gives: 9999 10000 9998 10001 Q14: Shortcut to minimize workbook in Excel: Ctrl + M Alt + F9 Ctrl + Shift + F9 Ctrl + F9 Q15: Direction of page layout is called: Page Setup Paper Layout Page Orientation Format Style Q16: Software is used for: Cleaning hardware Instructing hardware Powering monitor Producing electricity Q17: Used to create a copy of document: Save Save as Print Export Q18: Instrument to measure blood pressure: Thermometer Sphygmomanometer Barometer Stethoscope Q19: Sun has burned half of hydrogen in: 3 billion years 4.6 billion years 5.5 billion years 6.1 billion years Q20: Passive Voice of “Sajid gave the beggar an old shirt”. An old shirt was given to Sajid by the beggar. An old shirt was given to the beggar by Sajid. The beggar was gave an old shirt by Sajid. An old shirt was gave to the beggar by Sajid. Q21: یہ پانی ملتان بہ گیا ہے ۔ کا کیا مطلب ہے؟ پانی بہت دور چلا گیا پانی ضائع ہو گیا وقت یا موقع ضائع ہو گیا پانی کی قلت Q22: مرزا غالب کہاں پیدا ہوئے کلکتہ لاہور آگرہ دہلی Q23: Ramadan is the ____ month of the Islamic (Hijri) calendar. 7th 8th 9th 12th Q24: The teacher spoke to me: Gently Politely Rudely Loudly Q25: Change to indirect narration: He told her, 'I want to meet your father.' He told her that I want to meet your father. He told her that he wanted to meet her father. He told her that she wanted to meet her father. He told her that he might meet her father. Q26: Complete the series: 1, 1, 8, 4, 27, 9, ?, ? 36 64 8 125 Q27: Which one of the following has the shortest access time (fastest memory)? RAM Register Cache memory Hard Disk Q28: The first generation of computers used: Transistors Microprocessors Vacuum Tubes Integrated Circuits Q29: When a star starts fusing helium into carbon, it becomes a: Red giant White dwarf Neutron star Supernova Q30: Selenium, a trace element, works closely with Vitamin ___ in the body. A B C E Q31: One nanometer is equal to: 10⁻⁹ meters 10⁻⁶ meters 10⁻³ meters 10⁻¹² meters Q32: The Dyarchy system introduced in British India was based on: Centralization of power Martial law Religious division Provincial autonomy Q33: Makran and Kharan regions were formally merged into Balochistan province in: 1947 1948 1952 1957 Q34: What is the name given to the series of massive protests that occurred in several Arab countries starting in 2010? Arab Uprising Arab Revolution Islamic Awakening Arab Spring Q35: Tarbela Dam was constructed in which year? 1965 1968 1976 1982 Q36: The 1992 Cricket World Cup was won by which country? England Australia Pakistan India Q37: Indra Nooyi, a renowned businesswoman and former CEO of PepsiCo, is originally from which country? US Bangladesh Sri Lanka India Q38: In which year was the zipper invented? 1851 1893 1905 1923 Q39: Hazara University is located in which city? Abbottabad Mansehra Peshawar Swat Q40: The salaries of A, B, and C are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 5. If their salaries are increased by 15%, 10%, and 20% respectively, what will be the new ratio of their salaries? 23:33:60 21:33:55 24 : 30 : 60 23:30:58 Q41: The assumptions about the future derived from forecasting and used in planning are known as: Planning premises Freehold premises Business premises Corporate premises Q42: Strategic planning is: Long term planning Medium term planning Short term planning Annual planning Q43: Planning is a ____ process. Goal oriented Flexible Time bound All of these Q44: Silicon is used to make: Semiconductors Bus Rod None of these Q45: The muscles in the posterior compartment of the thigh are collectively known as the: Quadriceps Adductors Calf muscles Hamstrings Q46: Which element is present in abundance in seawater? Chlorine Oxygen Calcium Iron Q47: Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Shimla Conference (1945)? Lord Mountbatten Lord Curzon Lord Wavell Lord Irwin Q48: Who is the current Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in Pakistan? Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz Satti Major General Saeed Aleem Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal Q49: What is the term for a type of religious violence where terrorism is used as a strategy to achieve religious goals or is influenced by religious beliefs or identity? Ethnic cleansing Religious terrorism Political extremism Cultural conflict Q50: Who was the founder of Microsoft? Steve Jobs Larry Page and Sergey Brin Bill Gates and Paul Allen Mark Zuckerberg