Solved Past Papers MCQs of Provincial Management Service (PMS) General Knowledge for the preparation of NTS, PPSC, SPSC, BPSC, KPSC, FPSC, OTS and other academic entry test and jobs tests.
51. Father of former US Secretary of State, Madeline Albright was also a member of the UN Commission on India and Pakistan and author of the book “Danger in Kashmir”. What was his name
(A) Joseph Albright
(B) Joseph Korbel
(C) Owen Dixon
(D) Alistair Lamb
52. Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamed, was by education a
(A) Engineer
(B) Economist
(C) Political Scientist
(D) Medical doctor
53. Epistemology is the study of
(A) Knowledge
(B) Parasites
(C) Parasites
(D) Religions
54. Who was the leader of the 1958 coup in Iraq. which led to proclamation of Iraq as a Republic
(A) Sadam Hussain
(B) Nuri Al Said
(C) Abdul Karim Qasim
(D) Fadhel Jamali
55. Major Shabbir Sharif was awarded Nishan-e Haider posthumously. Which other medal for bravery was he awarded during his career in the Army
(A) Tamgha-e-Basaiat
(B) Nishan-e-Shujaat
(C) Hilal-e-Jurat
(D) Sitara-e-Jurat
56. Which Indian personality served as the President of the UN General Assembly in 1953-54
(A) S. Radha Krishan
(B) Gopalswamy Ayyengar
(C) V.K Krishna Menon
(D) Vijayalakshmi Pundit
57. In which organ of the United Nations all member states of UN are represented
(A) Economic and Social Council
(B) General Assembly
(C) Security Council
(D) Human Rights Council
58. Ustad Allah Baksh was a famous of Pakistan
(A) Classical singer
(B) Sitar player
(C) Tabla player
(D) Painter
59. Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz holds a Masters degree in Development Economics from
(A) Cambridge University
(B) Harvard University
(C) Columbia University
(D) Karachi University
60. During his address to the UN General Assembly Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif proposed a new peace initiative with India starting with implementation of four measures relating to cease-fire along the Loc, non-use of force or threat to use force, demilitarization of Kashmir and
(A) Settlement of Sir Creek dispute
(B) Wuller Barrage
(C) Withdrawal of forces from Siachin
(D) Normalisation of trade
61. UNFCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) was adopted during the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro (1992). When did it come in force
(A) March 1994
(B) August 1995
(C) October 1996
(D) January 1994
62. De Beers is one of the biggest names in diamond industry. Who was the founder of De Beers Consolidated Mining Company
(A) John Cecil Rhodes
(B) Joseph D. Rockefeller
(C) John Krugger
(D) Rupert Murdoch
63. Who was the first UN High Commissioner Human Rights
(A) Mary Robinson
(C) Richie
(B) Jose Ayala Lasso
(D) Navin Pillay
64. The Treaty of European Union (1992) is A) Absa known as
(A) Treaty of the Hague
(B) Treaty of Burssels
(C) Maastricht Treaty
(D) Paris Accord (Treaty)
65. King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud named the king of Hejaz and Najd as Saudi Arabia in
(A) 1924
(B) 1930
(C) 1932
(D) 1936
66. Headquarter of the African Union located in
(A) Johannesburg
(B) Cairo
(C) Dakar
(D) Addis Ababa
67. Which of the following Indian Nobel Prize winners is associated with economics
(A) V.S. Naipaul
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) C.V. Raman
(D) Hargobind Khorana
68. The Earth takes about one rotation around its axis
(A) 48 hours
(B) One month
(C) 24 hours
(D) 365 days
69. When a gas turns into a liquid the process called
(A) Condensation
(B) Evaporation
(C) Deposition
(D) Sublimation
70. Yeast used in making of bread is a
(A) Fungus
(B) Plant
(C) Bacteria
(D) Seed
71. The disease Diphtheria affects the in the human body
(A) Kidneys
(B) Intestines
(C) Throat
(D) Joints
72. When was the first Nobel Prize awarded
(A) 1892
(B) 1900
(C) 1901
(D) 1904
73. The Presidency of the United Nations Securfedag Council rotates (in alphabetical order) amor) C its members every
(A) 6 months
(B) 3 months
(C) 2 months
(D) one month
74. UNESCO, which deals with Educatio Norde Science and Culture, has its headquarters in
(A) New York
(B) Vienna
(C) Paris
(D) Geneva
75. Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1992) deals with
(A) International trade
(B) Rights and Status of Women
(C) Rights and Protection of Children
(D) Population control