FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS IN BPS-17, UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2014
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❑ Select the best option and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet:
- Largest landlocked country is:
(a) Mongolia (b) Azerbaijan (c) Kazakhstan (d) None of these
- Length of Khyber Pass:
(a) 53-kilometer (b) 50-kilometer (c) 63-kilometer (d) None of these
- Suez Canal was constructed in:
(a) April 1859 (b) November 1869 (c) June 1897 (d) None of these
- Pakistan People’s Party was founded in:
(a) November 30, 1968 (b) November 30, 1967
(c) November 30, 1969 (d) None of these
- What does Viva Voce mean?
(a) With living voice (b) By word of mouth
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
- What does Ad Hoc stands for?
(a) For a particular purpose only (b) Considered
(c) Premeditative (d) None of these
- What does status quo mean?
(a) Abnormality (b) Disturbance
(c) Existing state of affairs (d) None of these
- The Killer Mountain is:
(a) K-2 (b) Nanga Parbat (c) Rakaposhi (d) None of these
- Sahara desert is located in:
(a) Northern Africa (b) Central Africa (c) South America (d) None of these
- The inventor of cell phone belonged to which company? (a) Samsung (b) Motorola (c) Nokia (d) None of these
- Quetta-Mashhad bus service started by Musharraf under vision 2030 started in: (a) 2007 (b) 2006 (c) 2008 (d) None of these
- Persona ficta stands for: (a) Artificial person (b) A juridical person (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None of these
- In camera means: (a) In private (b) Openly (c) Publicly (d) None of these
- Deepest ocean of the world is:
Mediterranean Sea None of these Beyond powers None of these Grand Coulee Dam None of these Japan (d) None of these 4% to 6% alcohol None of these 17 August (d) None of these Coastal desert |
(a) Bering Sea (b)
(c) Pacific Ocean (d)
- Ultra vires means:
(a) Within the power (b)
(c) Within lawful authority (d)
- Largest concrete dam in the world is:
(a) The Itaipu Dam (b)
(c) Three Gorges Dam (d)
- Largest internet using country in the world: (a) China (b) USA (c)
- Soft drinks contain:
(a) Carbon Dioxide (CO) (b)
(c) Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate (KC4F1506) (d)
- National Day of Afghanistan is on:
(a) 29 August (b) 19 August (c)
- Thar Desert is:
(a) Subtropical desert (b)
(c) Cold winter desert (d)