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PPSC General Knowledge From Past Papers

1. Which word is wrongly spelt in the following set of words:-

Sleeve

2. Every wise man should save for

Rainy days

3. Sleeping partner means:-

One who has invested in business but takes no active part in its management.

4. UN was established to:-

Settle political disputes.

5. Yellow journalism refers to:-

Sensationalism

6. Law is never law unless:-

It is enforced by a sovereign authority

7. A computer derives its basic strength from:-

Memory

8. If a car drives 25 kilometres on two litres of petrol, how many litres will be needed for trip of

150 kilometres?7

9. Find 60% of 70:-42

10. Vitamin C is essential for:-

Appetite

11. Sound cannot travel through:-

Vacuum

12. A good tax should:-

Encourage growth in all sectors of the economy.

13. A system which results in a rigid one-party dictatorship permitting private ownership but not

management of the production is:-

Marxism

14. The tax levied on the import and export of commodities is named as:-

Customs duty

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15. We see the flash of lightning before we hear the sound of the thunder because:-

The light rays travel much faster than the sound waves.

16. The Ozone layer plays ________ role for the organic life on earth.

Beneficial

17. Bonded Labour is:-

Forced labour

18. If you write down all the numbers from 1-100, how many times would you write 3?

20

19. Complete the series.

6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, _______.

27, 30

20. A seventeen years old is not ________ to vote in elections.

Old enough

21. Which word is wrongly spelt in the following set of words:-

Desperate

22. Promptly means:-

At once

23. Inflation refers to:-

Devaluation of money

24. Geographically Kashmir is divided into three major parts:-

Jammu, Azad Kashmir, Held Kashmir

25. The System of Dyarchy was scrapped in the Provinces and introduced in the centre. This

reform was introduced by:-Government of India Act, 1935

26. An increase in hoarding results in:-

Increase in prices

27. A computer cannot do anything without:-Input device

28. One of the infectious diseases conveyed from one person to another through air is:-Tuberculosis

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44. The plural from of loaf is:-

Loaves

45. Monetary and fiscal policies have as their goal:-

All of these

46. The tax imposed on the property/owners of houses of plots and motor vehicles is called:-

Wealth tax

47. Barter system means:-

Exchange of goods

48. What function is performed by liver in the human body?

Acts as a store house of digested sugar

49. A soldier drove east for four miles, then drove north for five miles, then turned to his left and

drove for one mile and again turned to his left. Which choice gives the direction in which he wasdriving now?South

50. Physiotherapy is a curative method for:-

Immobility of joints

51. If two steel balls having different masses are allowed to fall freely from the roof of a

building, they will reach the ground:-Simultaneously

52. Dialysis is meant for:-Kidneys

53. The people of the Bosnia-Herzegovina voted in favour of independence from:-

Yugoslavia

54. Slump means:-

Fall in the prices of stock

55. Addiction means:-

Craving for certain drugs or food

56. A man sneezes when he has cold:-Because he cannot help it

57. Why do you need a doctors prescription to buy certain drugs?Because they can do harm if misused

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58. A computer consists mainly of electronic:-

Devices

59. Six students in a class failed in algebra. This represents 16? per cent of the class. How many

students passed the course?

30

60. A boy walked for hour and then got a bus for 1/3 of an hour. What part of an hour did the

entire trip take?5/6

61. In a democratic country which of the following is considered the fourth estate?

Press

62. A coalition government means:-Government formed by two or more political parties

63. Local authorities receive the largest portion of their income from:-Urban immovable property tax

64. Municipal tax on articles coming inside a city is called:-

Octroi

65. The book entitled Empire and Islam: Punjab and The Making of Pakistan was written by:-

D. Gilmartin

66. Research in the work place reveals that many people work for many reasons

Besides money

67. Invoice is:-

A statement which describes full particulars concerning the quality and price of goods

68. Reuters is a word known:-

News agency

69. Modern computers as compared to earlier computers are:-

Faster and smaller