- Model Paper for PMS General Knowledge
- 1. The longest highway in the world is: highway 1, Australia 14500km
- (a) Trans-Canada
- (b) Trans-Japan
- (c) Trans-Iran
- (d) None of these
- 2. The longest highway in the world has a length of:
- (a) 9000 km (b) 10000 km
- (c) 8000 km (d) None of these
- 3. The country that accounts for nearly one-third of the total tea production of the world is:
- (a) Myanmar (b) China
- (c) Pakistan (d) None of these
- 4. The country also known as “country of copper” is:
- (a) Zambia (b) Australia
- (c) America (d) None of these
- 5. The coldest place on the earth is:
- (a) Antarctica (b) Alpes
- (c) Verkoyansk in Siberia
- (d) None of theses
- 6. The river Jordan flows out into the:
- (a) Caspian Sea (b) Arabian Sea
- (c) Red Sea (d) Dead Sea
- 7. The largest coffee growing country in the world is:
- (a) Bangladesh (b) Australia
- (c) Brazil (d) Nepal
- 8. First prime minister of Bangl-adesh was:
- (a) Mujib-ur-Rehman
- (b) Khaleda Zia
- (c) Hussain Muhammad Irshad
- (d) None of these
- 9. The highest mountain in the world is:
- (a) K-2 (b) Mount Everest
- (c) Nanga Parbat (d) Raka Poshi
- 10. The largest Island in the Mediterranean Sea is:
- (a) Sicily (b) Switzerland
- (c) Barbados (d) None of these
- 11. The river Volga flows out into the:
- (a) Caspian Sea (b) Red Sea
- (c) Nile (d) None of these
- 12. The longest river in the world is:
- (a) Indus (b) Tames
- (c) Nile (d) Amazon
- 13. The biggest desert in the world is:
- (a) Gobi (b) Sahara
- (c) Thal (d) None of these
- 14. The country which ranks second in terms of land area is:
- (a) China (b) Russia
- (c) Australia (d) Canada
- 15. The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is:
- (a) Durand Line (b) Line of Control
- (c) Radcliffe Line (d) None of these
- 16. The biggest delta in the world is:
- (a) Nile Delta (b) Ganges Delta
- (c) Indus Delta (d) None of these
- 17. The capital city that stands on the river Danube is:
- (a) Belgrade (b) London
- (c) Tokyo (d) None of these
- 18. The Japanese call their country as:
- (a) Nippon
- (b) Land of Rising Sun
- (c) Golden Triangle
- (d) None of these
- 19. The length of the English Channel is:
- (a) 596 kms (b) 698 kms
- (c) 605 kms (d) 564 kms
- 20. The world's oldest known city is:
- (a) Baghdad (b) Lahore
- (c) Damascus (d) None of these
- 21. The city also known as the “city of canals” is:
- (a) Lahore (b) Venice
- (c) Paris (d) None of these
- 22. The country in which river Wangchu flows is:
- (a) India (b) China
- (c) Myanmar (d) None of these
- 23. The biggest island of the world is:
- (a) Ireland (b) Finland
- (c) Scotland (d) Greenland
- 24. The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is:
- (a) London (England)
- (b) Detroit (USA)
- (c) Moscow (Russia)
- (d) None of these
- 25. The country called the “Land of Rising Sun” is:
- (a) Japan (b) Australia
- (c) America (d) None of these
- 26. The countries which produce the largest quantity of manganese are:
- (a) China and America
- (b) China and South Africa
- (c) Russia and China
- (d) None of these
- 27. The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is:
- (a) Malaysia (b) China
- (c) America (d) None of these
- 28. The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is:
- (a) Russia (b) Japan
- (c) China (d) None of these
- 29. The river which carries maxi-mum quantity of water into the sea is:
- (a) Amazon (b) Nile
- (c) English Channel (d) Indus
- 30. The city which was once called the “Forbidden City” is:
- (a) New York (b) Beijing
- (c) Moscow (d) None of these
- 31. Mount Everest was named after:
- (a) James Everest
- (b) Michael Everest
- (c) Sir George Everest
- (d) None of these
- 32. The volcano Vesuvius is located in:
- (a) Italy (b) Brazil
- (c) South Africa (d) Spain
- 33. The country known as the “sugar bowl of the world” is:
- (a) England (b) Cuba
- (c) Spain (d) Turkey
- 34. The length of Suez Canal is:
- (a) 160.5 kms (b) 159.5 kms
- (c) 161.5 kms (d) 162.5 kms
- 35. The lowest point on earth is:
- (a) The coastal area of Dead Sea
- (b) Caspian Sea
- (c) Death Valley (d) None of these
- 36. The Gurkhas were the original inhabitants of:
- (a) Sri Lanka (b) Bhutan
- (c) Nepal (d) Malaysia
- 37. The largest ocean of the world is:
- (a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean
- (c) Arctic Ocean (d) None of these
- 38. The largest bell in the world is:
- (a) Tsar Kolokol at Kremlin, Mo-scow, Russia
- (b) World Peace Bell, Newport, Kentucky, USA
- (c) Mingus, Mandalay, Myanmar
- (d) None of these
- 39. The biggest stadium in the world is:
- (a) Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- (b) Strahov Stadium, Prague
- (c) Arsenal Stadium
- (d) The Lords, England
- 40. The world's largest diamond producing country is:
- (a) America (b) South Africa
- (c) Saudi Arabia (d) UAE
- 41. Australia was discovered by:
- (a) Ibn-e-Batuta (b) Columbus
- (c) James Cook (d) None of these
- 42. The first Governor-General of Pakistan was:
- (a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- (b) Douglas Gracey
- (c) Mountbatten (d) None of these
- 43. Dublin is situated at the mouth of river:
- (a) Laune (b) Liffey
- (c) Lee (d) None of these
- 44. The earlier name of New York city was:
- (a) New Amsterdam
- (b) New Orleans
- (c) Holland (d) None of these
- 45. “Eiffel Tower” was built by:
- (a) Michael Eiffel
- (b) Alexander Eiffel
- (c) James R. Eiffel
- (d) None of these
- 46. The “Red Cross” was founded by:
- (a) Kofi Annan
- (b) Jean Henry Durant
- (c) Abraham Lincoln
- (d) None of these
- 47. The country which has greatest population density is:
- (a) Russia (b) India
- (c) Monaco (d) None of these
- 48. The national flower of Britain is:
- (a) Lilly (b) Rose
- (c) Jasmine (d) None of these
- 49. Niagara Falls was discovered by:
- (a) Louis Hennepin (b) Marco Polo
- (c) Columbus (d) None of these
- 50. The national flower of Italy is:
- (a) Lilly (b) Rose
- (c) Jasmine (d) None of these
- 51. The national flower of China is:
- (a) Lilly (b) Rose
- (c) Jasmine (d) Narcissus
- 52. The permanent secretariat of SAARC is located at:
- (a) Kathmandu (b) Islamabad
- (c) New Delhi (d) None of these
- 53. The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is:
- (a) Strait of Bosphorus
- (b) Strait of Hormuz
- (c) Strait of Malaca
- (d) None of these
- 54. The first Industrial Revolution took place in:
- (a) France (b) Russia
- (c) England (d) America
- 55. World Environment Day is observed on:
- (a) June 5 (b) August 5
- (c) March 7 (d) December 5
- 56. The first Republican president of America was:
- (a) J. F. Kennedy
- (b) Abraham Lincoln
- (c) Eisenhower (d) None of these
- 57. The country famous for Samba dance is:
- (a) South Africa (b) Korea
- (c) Brazil (d) Egypt
- 58. The name of the Alexander's
- horse was:
- (a) Beucephalus (b) Dragon
- (c) Flying Horse (d) None of these
- 59. Singapore was founded by:
- (a) Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles
- (b) Mao Zedong
- (c) Michael Ballicu
- (d) None of these
- 60. The famous one-eyed British admiral was:
- (a) Churchill
- (b) Nelson
- (c) David Patreaus
- (d) None of these
- 61. The earlier name of Sri Lanka was:
- (a) Sicily (b) South India
- (c) Ceylon (d) None of these
- 62. The UN was formed in the year:
- (a) 1945 (b) 1950
- (c) 1943 (d) 1947
- 63. How many legs do butterflies have?
- (a) 6 (b) 4
- (c) 8 (d) 10
- 64. The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on:
- (a) April 15 (b) November 15
- (c) January 15 (d) August 15
- 65. “Paradise Regained” was written by:
- (a) John Keats (b) Wordsworth
- (c) John Milton (d) Browning
- 66. “Last Judgement” was the first painting of the Italian painter named:
- (a) Michael Angelo
- (b) Picasso
- (c) Van Rampuoy
- (d) None of these
- 67. The first president of Egypt was:
- (a) Gamal Abdel Nasser
- (b) Husni Mubarak
- (c) Mohammad Naquib
- (d) None of these
- 68. The first explorer to reach the South Pole was:
- (a) Capo Ronald Amundson
- (b) Robert E. Peary
- (c) Columbus (d) None of these
- 69. The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso is:
- (a) The Sun (b) The Dream
- (c) Guermica (d) None of these
- 70. The primary producer of newsprint in the world is:
- (a) England (b) America
- (c) China (d) Canada
- 71. The first man to reach North Pole was:
- (a) Marco Polo (b) Robert E. Peary
- (c) Columbus (d) None of these
- 72. The person who is called “the Father of modern Italy” is:
- (a) G. Garibaldi (b) Beslusconi
- (c) Angela Markel
- (d) None of these
- 73. World Literary Day is celebrated on:
- (a) September 8 (b) April 9
- (c) July 26 (d) April 15
- 74. The founder of modern Germany is:
- (a) Helmet Kohl
- (b) Angela Merkel
- (c) Otto Von Bismarck
- (d) None of these
- 75. Who invented the Nintendo Wii?
- (a) Taro Aso (b) Yoki Yama
- (c) Kashi Kabushiki
- (d) None of these
- 76. The country known as the 'Land of Midnight Sun' is:
- (a) Sweden (b) Norway
- (c) Switzerland (d) Denmark
- 77. The place known as the roof of the world is:
- (a) K-2 (b) Myanmar
- (c) Chittagong (d) Tibet
- 78. In which year did the Nintendo Wii come out?
- (a) 2005 (b) 2007
- (c) 2006 (d) 2008
- 79. The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was:
- (a) Dr. Salimuzzam Siddiqui
- (b) Dr. Abdul Salam
- (c) Dr. Abdul Qadeer
- (d) None of these
- 80. The first woman prime minister of Britain was:
- (a) Margaret Thatcher
- (b) Margaret Hilton
- (c) Mona Linda (d) None of these
- ANSWERS
- 1. A 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. C
- 6.d 7. c 8. a 9.b 10. a
- 11. A 12. c 13. b 14. d 15. a
- 16. b 17. a 18. a 19. d 20. c
- 21. b 22. c 23. d 24. b 25. a
- 26. b 27. A 28. C 29. a 30. b
- 31. c 32. A 33. b 34. d 35. a
- 36. c 37. A 38. a 39. b 40. b
- 41. c 42. A 43. B 44. a 45. b
- 46. B 47. C 48. b 49. a 50. a
- 51. d 52. a 53. b 54. c 55. a
- 56. b 57. c 58. a 59. a 60. b
- 61. c 62. a 63. a 64. d 65. c
- 66. A 67. C 68. B 69. c 70. d
- 71. A 72. a 73. A 74. c 75. c
- 76. B 77 .d 78. c 79. b 80. a
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