Solved Past Papers MCQs of Excise and Taxation Inspector for the preparation of NTS, PPSC, SPSC, BPSC, KPSC, FPSC, OTS and other academic entry tests and jobs tests.
26. Southern Cross which is a constellation found in the southern region of the night sky consists of
(A) Seven Stars
(B) Five Stars
(C) Three Stars
(D) Nine Stars
27. The capital of New Zealand is
(A) Wallington
(B) Auckland
(C) Berlin
(D) None of these
28. The first Pakistani to hoist the Pakistani flag at the North and South Pole is
(A) Nazir Sabir
(B) Saima Salim
(C) Numaira Salim
(D) Ashraf Aman
29. The first climber from Pakistan to have summated Mt. Everest on 17th May 2000 Was
(A) Nazir Sabir
(B) Saima Salim
(C) Numaira Salim
(D) Ashraf Aman
30. Which king was the first to use rockets in warfare
(A) Hyder Ali
(B) Tipu Sultan
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Jahangir
31. Who was the author of the book Jinnah: India Partition, Independence
(A) Tariq Ali
(B) Imtiaz Gul
(C) Jaswant Singh
(D) G.W. Chaudhry
32. In which Indian state is the Sun Temple of Konark located
(A) Tamilnadu
(B) Orissa
(C) West Bengal
(D) Assam
33. Which ruler is referred to as the ‘Mad Monarch’
(A) Ashoka
(B) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
(C) Akbar
(D) Hyder Ali
34. Vitamin C is also known as Ascorbic Acid. Deficiency of vitamin C causes
(A) Night-blindness
(B) Beri-Beri
(C) Scurvy
(D) None of these
35. United Nations Day is observed every year
(A) 19th October
(B) 24th October
(C) 21st October
(D) 25th October
36. Who created the character of James Bond
(A) R.L. Stevenson
(B) Ian Fleming
(C) H.G. Wells
(D) None of these
37. Which is the hottest planet in our solar system
(A) Venus
(B) Neptune
(C) Mars
(D) None of these
38. Individually who won two Nobel Prizes so far
(A) Madame Curie
(B) Prof Francis Peyton
(C) William Lawrence
(D) None of these
39. Sultan Mohammed Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj at the second battle of Tarain in
(A) 1192
(B) 1190
(C) 1191
(D) 1194
40. The first person who sailed around the world was
(A) Robert Piere
(B) Magellan
(C) Captain Cook
(D) None of these
41. Portuguese East Africa is the old name of
(A) Mozambique
(B) Taiwan
(C) Somalia
(D) None of these
42. Which is the second-largest landlocked country in the world?
(A) Magnolia
(B) Sudan
(C) Switzerland
(D) Chad
43. Which is the brightest planet in the Solar System
(A) Jupiter
(B) Mercury
(C) Uranus
(D) Venus
44. Which is the most abundantly found metal on the Earth’s surface
(A) Aluminium
(B) Zinc
(C) Iron
(D) Silicon
45. What is the total area of FATA
(A) 28572 sq km
(B) 27,220 sq km
(C) 28225 sq km
(D) 28925 sq km
46. Name the bird having very weak eyesight
(A) Kiwi
(B) Ostrich
(C) Seagull
(D) Peacock
47. Behman and Bismillah Airifhes belong to which country
(A) Bangladesh
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) England
48. West Virginia is the name of the airline of
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) England
49. Siachen, Baltoro and Chogolugma glaciers are situated in which Mountain range
(A) Himalaya
(B) Karakoram
(C) Hindu Kush
(D) Sulaiman
50. The greatest depth of water surface is about 10,900 metres at the Mariana trench. It is located in the
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Antarctica Ocean