Latest Current Affairs 2017

Latest Current Affairs 2017

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad means ______________?

A. Path to Salvation
B. Elimination of discord
C. Sharp and cutting strike
D. None of these

Pakistan Army on launched ‘Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad’ across the country on ______________?

A. 13th Jan 2017
B. 2nd Feb 2017
C. 15th Feb 2017
D. 22nd Feb 2017

Which country boycotts South Asian Speakers’ summit-2017 ?

A. Pakistan
B. Nepal
C. Maldives
D. Sri Lanka

South Asian Speakers’ Summit-2017 19-20 Feb 2017 will be held in___________?

A. Colombo, Sri Lanka
B. Kathmandu, Nepal
C. Indore, India
D. Male, Maldives

Who is Newly appointed Ambassador of Pakistan to USA?

A. Jalil Abbas Jilani
B. Tahmina Janjua
C. Aizaz Chaudhary
D. Nafees Zakria

Who is currently appointed as adviser to the prime minister on aviation PIA?

A. Zafar Iqbal Jahgra
B. Azam Shigal
C. Tariq Fatmi
D. Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan

The 13th Meeting of the ECO Heads of State/Government on 1st March 2017 will be hosted by__________?

A. Pakistan
B. Turkey
C. Iran
D. China

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who is newly elected president of Germany in February-2017?

A. Joachim Gauck
B. Frank-Walter Steinmeier
C. Christian Wulff
D. Angela Merkel

Which team has won blind cricket T-20 world cup-on 12 february 2017 in India?

A. Pakistan
B. Australia
C. India
D. West Indies

How many countries had participated in conducting international naval exercise ‘Aman-17’ in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Karachi on 10 to 14 February-2017?

A. 21
B. 38
C. 27
D. 17

Bhikki Power Plant, district Sheikhupura has installed capacity of__________?

A. 1180 MW
B. 1320 MW
C. 480 MW
D. 1480 MW

Which Renowned Pakistani novelist passes away on 4th February -2017 at the age of 88 years?

A. Fatima Surayya Bajia
B. Razia Butt
C. Bano Qudsia
D. Parveen Shakir

PM Nawaz Shairf has inaugurated 75-km long section of Karachi-Hyderabad motorway(total length would be 136 KM) on 3rd February-2016, it is?

A. M8 Motorway
B. M9 Motorway
C. M12 Motorway
D. M4 Motorway

Current Deputy Chairman Senate is____________?

A. Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman
B. Marvi Memon
C. Moulana Abdul Gafoor Haidri
D. Faisal Kareem Kundi

Current Chairman Senate is___________?

A. Ayaz Sadiq
B. Khrsheed Shah
C. Aitzaz Ehsan
D. Raza Rabbani

Which Team has won 6th time Mens hand ball World championship -2017?

A. France
B. Spain
C. Iceland
D. UK

WAN stands for_____________?

A. Wap Area Network
B. Wide Area Network
C. Wide Array Net
D. Wireless Area Network
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MSI stands for___________?

A. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
B. Medium System Integrated Circuits
C. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
D. Medium System Intelligent Circuit

VGA is____________?

A. Video Graphics Array
B. Visual Graphics Array
C. Volatile Graphics Array
D. Video Graphics Adapter

ALU is____________?

A. Arithmetic Logic Unit
B. Array Logic Unit
C. Application Logic Unit
D. None of above

CD-ROM stands for____________?

A. Compactable Read Only Memory
B. Compact Data Read Only Memory
C. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
D. Compact Disk Read Only Memory

The computer that process both analog and digital is called____________?

A.Analog computer
B.Digital computer
C.Hybrid computer
D.Mainframe computer

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which one is Digital device, select from the choices below?

A.Digital Clock
B.Automobile speed meter
C.Clock with a dial and two hands
D.All of them

Analog computer works on the supply of ____________?

A.Continuous electrical pulses
B.Electrical pulses but not continuous
C.Magnetic strength
D.None of the above

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Which of the following are components of Central Processing Unit (CPU) ?

A. Arithmetic logic unit, Mouse
B. Arithmetic logic unit, Control unit
C. Arithmetic logic unit, Integrated Circuits
D. Control Unit, Monitor

The brain of any computer system is___________?

A. ALU
B. Memory
C. CPU
D. Control unit

1 Gigabyte is equal to ____________?

A. 1024 bits
B. 1000 megabytes
C. 1024 kilobytes
D. 1024 megabytes

Which technology is used in compact disks?

A. Mechanical
B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic
D. Laser

What type of operating system MS-DOS is?

A. Command Line Interface
B. Graphical User Interface
C. Multitasking
D. Menu Driven Interface

A collection of system programs that controls and co-ordinates the overall operations of a computer system is called____________?

A. System software
B. Operating system
C. Utility program
D. Device driver

What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?

A. Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
B. Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
C. Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
D. Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.

WWW stands for___________?

A. World Whole Web
B. Wide World Web
C. Web World Wide
D. World Wide Web

The basic architecture of computer was developed by___________?

A. John Von Neumann
B. Charles Babbage
C. Blaise Pascal
D. Garden Moore

A light sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other images into digital form is___________?

A. Keyboard
B. Scanner
C. OMR
D. None of these

If a computer has more than one processor then it is known as__________?

A. Uni-process
B. Multiprocessor
C. Multi-threaded
D. Multi-programming

The basic operations performed by a computer are__________?

A. Arithmetic operation
B. Logical operation
C. Storage and relative
D. All the above

Who became the first Pakistani Women bowler from the country in Women ODIs to take 100 wickets in One-day International?

A. Sana Mir
B. Anam Amin
C. Asmavia Iqbal
D. Bismah Maroof

World’s longest non-stop commercial flight starts from Qatar and lands in_____________?

A. New Zealand
B. Landon
C. Los Angelas
D. Australia

kashmir day is observed in Pakistan on _____________?

A. 5th February
B. 1st May
C. 21st March
D. 6th june

Current Governor Sindh is _______________?

A. Murad Ali Shah
B. Dr. Ishratul Ebad
C. Justice(R) Saeed U zaman Saddiqi
D. Muhammad Zubair

 

Name the Pakistan’s surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which is capable of delivering multiple warheads using Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology ?

A. Shaheen-II
B. Ababeel
C. Nasr
D. Ghauri

Multan Metro Bus Project Inaugurated by PM Nawaz Sharif on 24th January-2017 completed with cost of 28.88 Billions Rs. its route length is??

A. 22.5 KM
B. 27 KM
C. 33.5 KM
D. 18.5 KM

Pakistan conducted a successful test of the “Ababeel” surface-to-surface ballistic missile on 24 January 2017, its range is___________?

A. 450 KM
B. 750 KM
C. 2200 KM
D. 1400 KM

Donald Trump sworn in as __________th US president on January 20, 2017 ?

A. 45th
B. 46th
C. 47th
D. 48th

After how many Years Pakistan’s win first ODI on Australian soil in jan 2017?

A. 12 Years
B. 10 Years
C. 15 years
D. None of these

The late Justice(R) Saeed U zaman Saddiqi Governor Sindh had served as the _________Chief Justice of Pakistan?

A. 13th Chief Justice of Pakistan
B. 14th Chief Justice of Pakistan
C. 15th Chief Justice of Pakistan
D. 16th Chief Justice of Pakistan

The Shortest-Serving Governor in Sindh’s History is?

A. Murad Ali Shah
B. Dr. Ishratul Ebad
C. Justice(R) Saeed U zaman Saddiqi
D. Khursheed Shah

Pakistan test fired its first submarine launched cruise missile Babur-III on 9 January 2017, has the range of___________ kilometres?

A. 450 kilometres
B. 550 kilometres
C. 650 kilometres
D. 700 kilometres

Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism is the alliance of ___________ Nations

A. 34 nations
B. 38 Nations
C. 39 Nations
D. 40 Nations

joint operations center to coordinate and support military operations of Saudi-led Islamic military alliance of 39 Nations against terrorism is located in ?

 A. Riyadh

B. Jeddah
C. Medina
D. Dammam

Who has been appointed as a Chief of Saudi-led Islamic anti-terror alliance of 39 Nations in January 2017?

A. General (retd) Raheel Sharif
B. General (retd) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
C. General (retd) Pervez Musharraf
D. General Qamar Javed Bajwa

If the average marks of three batches of 55, 60 and 45 students respectively is 50, 55, 60, then the average marks of all the students is:

A. 53.33
B. 54.68
C. 55
D. None of these

If a car is sold for Rs..50000 the profit is 17 percent, what would be profit percentage if sold for Rs. 47000?

A. 14.85%
B. 9.98%
C. 16.20%
D. 14.50%

Masood purchased a plot for Rs. 8,000. He sells the plot to Aftab at a profit of 20%. Aftab in turn sells that plot to Zahid at a loss of 20%. The plot costs Zahid ?

A. Rs. 12,000
B. Rs. 10,000
C. Rs. 8670
D. Rs. 7680

Who becomes most experienced international umpire in cricket history in January 2017 ?

A. Aleem Dar
B. Rod Tucker
C. Sundaram Ravi
D. Marais Erasmus

Justice Mian Saqib Nisar took oath as Chief justice of Pakistan on __________?

A. 25 December 2016
B. 31 December 2016
C.   1 January 2017
D. 15 January 2017

Who is Current Chief justice of Pakistan?

A. Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali
B. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar
C. Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk
D. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Current General Secretary of UNO belongs to?

A. Japan
B. Portugal
C. Sweden
D. Uzbekistan

Who is Newly appointed General Secretary of UNO on 31st December 2016?

A. Antonio Guterreson
B. Ban-ki-moon
C. Peter Thomson
D. none of these

The current Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court is?

A. Justice Mazhar ALam Khan Miankhel
B. Justice Mian Fasih-ul-Mulk
C. Justice Dost Muhammad Khan
D. Justice Yahya Afridi

Recently inaugurated Chashma- III nuclear power plant can generate___________ megawatts of electricity?

A. 340 megawatts
B. 360 megawatts
C. 400 megawatts
D. 150 megawatts

Pak-Jordan joint military exercise held in December-2016 near Attock, called?

A. Raadul Baraq
B. Ataturk-IX
C. Friendship-2016
D. Fajr-ul-Sharq 1

PM Nawaz has inaugurated 340 MW Chashma Nuclear Project-III in Mianwali on 28 December-2016 with the help of??

A. China
B. Turkey
C. Russia
D. Canada

What is the Name of the gate which is recently inaugurated in December 2016 at Pak Iran border in Taftan ?

A. Pakistan Gate
B. Iran Gate
C. Friendship Gate
D. None of These

How many regulatory bodies placed under the administrative control of the respective ministries concerned in December 2016 ?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7

Who becomes first Pakistani to win ICC Spirit of Cricket Award in December 2016?

A. Shahid Khan Afridi
B. Misbah-ul-Haq
C. Younas khan
D. Azhar Ali

China Pakistan Economics Corridor (CPEC) total length ?

A.2896 KM
B. 7200 KM
C. 2442 KM
C. 4400 KM

Who is Current DG Rangers Sindh?

A. Major Nadeem
B. Gen Muhammad Saeed
C. Gen Rizwan Akhtar
D. Gen Asim Bajwa

The 10-rupee coin, recently issued by SBP, contains the picture of _____________?

A. Derawar Fort
B. Gwadar Port
C. Badshahi Mosque
D. Faisal Mosque

Profitability index (PI) rule is to take an investment, if the index exceeds___________?

A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

When real rate is high, all the interest rates tend to be ___________?

A) Higher
B) Lower
C) Constant
D) None of the given options

Which of the following statement is CORRECT regarding compound interest?

A. It is the most basic form of calculating interest.
B. It earns profit not only on principal but also on interest.
C. It is calculated by multiplying principal by rate multiplied by time.
D. It does not take into account the accumulated interest for calculation
.

Which of the following strategy belongs to restrictive policy regarding size of investments in current assets?

A. To maintain a high ratio of current assets to sales
B. To maintain a low ratio of current assets to sales
C. To less short-term debt and more long-term debt
D. To more short-term debt and less long-term debt

Which of the following relationships holds TRUE if a bond sells at a discount?

A. Bond Price < Par Value and YTM > coupon rate
B. Bond Price > Par Value and YTM > coupon rate
C. Bond Price > Par Value and YTM < coupon rate D. Bond Price < Par Value and YTM < coupon rate

Which of the following is known as the group of assets such as stocks and bonds held by an investor ?

A) Stock Bundle
B) Portfolio
C) Capital Structure
D) None of the given options

Which of the following is the overall return the firm must earn on its existing assets to maintain the value of the stock?

A. IRR (Internal Rate of Return)
B. MIRR (Modified Internal Rate of Return)
C. WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital)
D. AAR (Average Accounting Return)

A series of constant cash flows that occur at the end of each period for some fixed number of periods is ____________ .

A. an ordinary annuity
B. annuity due
C. multiple cash flows
D. perpetuity

The DuPont Identity tells us that Return on Equity is affected by:

A. The DuPont Identity tells us that Return on Equity is affected by:
B. asset use efficiency (as measured by total assets turnover)
C. financial Leverage (as measured by equity multiplier)
D. all of the given options (a, b and c)

A standardized financial statement presenting all items of the statement as a percentage of total is:

A. a common-size statement
B. an income statemen
C. a cash flow statement
D. a balance sheet

Which of the following is the process of planning and managing a firm‟s long-term investments?

A. Capital Structuring
B. Capital Rationing
C. Capital Budgeting
D. Working Capital Management

The principal amount of a bond at issue is called____________?

A. Par value
B. Coupon value
C. Present value of an annuity
D. Present value of a lump sum

The difference between current assets and current liabilities is known as____________?

A. Surplus Asset
B. Short-term Ratio
C. Working Capital
D. Current Ratio

Which of the following equation is known as Cash Flow (CF) identity?

A. CF from Assets = CF to Creditors – CF to Stockholder
B. CF from Assets = CF to Stockholders – CF to Creditors
C. CF to Stockholders = CF to Creditors + CF from Assets
D. CF from Assets = CF to Creditors + CF to Stockholder

A company having a current ratio of 1 will have __________ net working capital.

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. zero
D. None of the given options

Which of the following set of ratios is used to assess a business’s ability to generate earnings as compared to its expenses and other relevant costs incurred during a specific period of time?

A. Liquidity Ratios
B. Leverage Ratios
C. Profitability Ratios
D. Market Value Ratios

Which of the following is measured by profit margin?

A. Operating efficiency
B. Asset use efficiency
C. Financial policy
D. Dividend policy

A portion of profits, which a company retains itself for further expansion, is known as:

A. Dividends
B. Retained Earnings
C. Capital Gain
D. None of the given options

Quick Ratio is also known as_______________?

A. Current Ratio
B. Acid-test Ratio
C. Cash Ratio
D. Solvency Ratio

Which of the following ratios are particularly interesting to short-term creditors?

A. Liquidity Ratios
B. Long-term Solvency Ratios
C. Profitability Ratios
D. Market Value Ratios

In which type of market, new securities are traded?

A. Primary market
B. Secondary market
C. Tertiary market
D. None of the given options

Which of the following terms refers to the use of debt financing?

A. Operating Leverage
B. Financial Leverage
C. Manufacturing Leverage
D. None of the given options

Standard Company had net sales of Rs. 750,000 over the past year. During that time, average receivables were Rs. 150,000. Assuming a 365-day year, what was the average collection period?

A. 5 days
B. 36 days
C. 48 days
D. 73 days

Which of the following costs are reported on the income statement as the cost of goods sold?

A. Product cost
B. Period cost
C. Both product cost and period cost
D. Neither product cost nor period cost

Finance is vital for which of the following business activity (activities)?

A. Marketing Research
B. Product Pricing
C. Design of marketing and distribution channels
D. All of the given options

Which of the following refers to the cash flows that result from the firm‟s day-to-day activities of producing and selling?

A. Operating Cash Flows
B. Investing Cash Flows
C. Financing Cash Flows
D. All of the given options

Cash flow from assets involves which of the following component(s)?

A. Operating cash flow
B. Capital spending
C. Change in net working capital
D. All of the given options

Financial policy is evaluated by which of the following?

A. Profit Margin
B. Total Assets Turnover
C. Debt-equity ratio
D. None of the given options

Product costs include which of the following?

A. Selling expenses
B. General expenses
C. Manufacturing overhead
D. Administrative expenses

Period costs include which of the following?

A. Selling expense
B. Raw material
C. Direct labor
D. Manufacturing overhead

What is the name of the “chaiwala” Who got famous from social media in 2016?

A. Kamal Khan
B. Irshad Khan
C. Rasheed Khan
D. Arshad Khan

Pakistan will conduct its ____________ Population cencus in 2017?

A. 4th population census
B. 5th population census
C. 6th population census
D. 7th population census

Pakistan’s sixth population census will be carried out in _____________?

A. February 2017
B. March 2017
C. April 2017
D. May 2017

Who is newly Appointed DG ISPR of Pakistan Army?

A. Lt General Asim Saleem Bajwa
B. Major General Asif Ghafoor
C. Major General Athar Abbas
D. Major General Waheed Arshad

USA have signed an agreement to provide Rs 8.5 billion to the WAPDA for the construction of?

A. Dia Mir Bahasha Dam Project
B. Kala Bagh Dam Project
C. Kurram Tangi Dam Project
D. Mirani Dam Project

Pm Nawaz Sharief has inaugurated N-85 Surab-Hoshab road 448 KM long on 14th December-2016 in?

A. D.G khan
B. Hassan Abdal
C. Raheem Yar khan
D. Turbat

Name the special task force, which is established in December 2016 by Pakistan Navy to safeguard and protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as well as Gwadar port?

A. Task Force 21
B. Task Force 44
C. Task Force 88
D. Task Force 2

Who is the First Pakistani female member of bomb disposal squad (BDU)?
A. Shazadi Gillani
B. Maryyam
C. Rafia Qaseem Baig
D. None of these

According to a notification by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Who will be the next Chief Justice of Pakistan in 2017 ?

A. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar
B. Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali
C. Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa
D. Justice Amir Hani Muslim

Name the University which Department to be rename as “Abdus Salam Center for Physics” Approved by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in December 2016?

A. Punjab University (Lahore)
B. Quaid-e-Azam University (Islamabad)
C. Gomal University (DI Khan)
D. All of Above

Name the International University which started Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program (BBLP) / international leadership course in December 2016?

A. University of Oxford
B. Harvard University
C. University of Cambridge
D. None of these

The 2017 Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process will be hosted by which country?

A. Pakistan
B. India
C. Bhutan
D. Azerbaijan

Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process on December 3 to December 4, 2016 was hosted by which country?

A. Pakistan
B. India (Amritsar city)
C. Bhutan
D. Iran

How many Participating Countries are there in Heart of Asia Conference?

A. 12 Participating Countries
B. 14 Participating Countries
C. 16 Participating Countries
D. None of these

Number of Supporting Countries in Heart of Asia – Istanbul Ministerial Process are?

A. 15 Supporting Countries
B. 17 Supporting Countries
C. 19 Supporting Countries
D. None of these

Till now, how many Pakistanis won the Nobel Prize for Physics?

A. 1 (Dr Abdus Salam in 1979)
B. 2
C. 3
D. None of these

Pakistan has started direct train and freight service in December 2016 with which Country?

A.     Iran

B.     India

C.     Afghanistan

D.     China

 Till now, How many Chief of Army Staff (COAS), of Pakistan are selected from Baloch Regiment?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. None of these
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General Qamar Javed Bajwa took oath as Army Chief on __________?

A. 23 November 2016
B. 25 November 2016
C. 27 November 2016
D. 29 November 2016
General Zubair Hayat is the ___________ Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) of Pakistan?

A. 13th
B. 15th
C. 16th
D. 17th
Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa is___________ Chief of Amy Staff of Pakistan?

A. 13th
B. 15th
C. 16th
D. None of these
Newly selected Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa belongs to Regiment___________?

A. 6th FF
B. 16th Baloch Ragiment
C. 5th Punjab
D. 13th Lancers
Who is the Current Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Pakistan?

A. General Rashad Mahmood
B. General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
C. General Zubair Hayat
D. General Raheel Sharif
Who is the Current Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Pakistan?

A. Gen Raheel Sharif
B. Gen Ashfaq Parvaz kayani
C. Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
D. Gen Zubair Hayat
Name the cricket Stadium which is located in Khyber Agency and inaugurated by Gen Raheel Sharif in November 2016?

A. Younas Khan cricket stadium
B. Shahid Afridi cricket stadium
C. Gaddafi Stadium
D. Arbab Niaz Stadium
Pakistan Army shoots down Indian Quad Copter drone at LOC in November 2016 at which sector ?

A) Bhimber Sector
B) Rakhchakri Sector
C) Shahkot sector
D) Jura sector.
PAKISTAN 9th International Defense Exhibition and Seminar to be held on 22-25 November-2016 in Karachi Expo Center, its name?

A. Defense Production Workshop-2016
B. Army Arms Ideas-2016
C. IDEAS-2016
D. Combat-2016
 Who was the only Pakistani to have climbed six of the world’s tallest mountains of 8000 m passed away on 21-Nov-2016 due to blood Cancer?

A. Ashraf Amman
B. Nazeer Sabar
C. Numera Saleem
D. Hassan Sadpara
Current Minister of Planning and Development of Pakistan ?

A. Nawaz Sharief
B. Khwaja Saad Rafique
C. Ahsan Iqbal
D. Zafar ul Haq
Ishratul Ebad has longest tenure as a Governor of any province of Pakistan?

A. 12 years (2001-2012)
B. 16 Years ( 2001-2016)
C. 14 Years ( 2002-2016)
D. 10 Years ( 2006-2016)
Current Governor Sindh is _______________?

A. Murad Ali Shah
B. Dr. Ishratul Ebad
C. Justice(R) Saeed U zaman Saddiqi
D. Khursheed Shah
First caretaker female chief election commissioner of Pakistan who took oath on 7 November-2016 ?

A. Justice Majida Rizvi
B. Asima Jhangir
C. Maryam Orangzaib
D. Justice (Retd) Irshad Qaiser
Current National Assembly of Pakistan is_________?

A. 12th National Assembly
B. 13th National Assembly
C. 14th National Assembly
D. 16th National Assembly
22nd Amendment in 1973 Constitution of Pakistan is related to____________?

A. Pak Army Trail Courts
B. Powers of Election Commission Members
C. Related to NRO
D. Not made yet
Woman Seats in Senat?

A. 12
B. 17
C. 4
D. 10
renowned former producer and director of PTV died at the age of 73 years due to lung complications in Lahore on 4-11-2016, name?

A. Sohail Azeem
B. Bushra Adil
C. Yawar Hayat
D. Azeem Bombywalay
Who received the ‘most resilient journalist award’ by the International Free Press in Hague, Holland on 2nd November-2016

A. Javed Chauhdary
B. Hamid Mir
C. Talat Huusain
D. Kamran Khan
 Terrorists attacked on Police Training Center on 25 October-2016 night which result 61 martyred and 124 injured in?

A. Peshawar
B. Quetta
C. Karachi
D. Rawalpindi
Pakistan Army won the gold medal at an annual international military patrolling exercise, ‘Exercise Cambrian Patrol’ held in?

A. New South Wales, Australia
B. Moscow, Russia
C. Wales, United Kingdom
D. Istanbul, Turkey
Which Pakistani footballer died in a road accident in Karachi on October 13, 2016?

A. Shahlyla Baloch
B. Samreen Marvi
C. Iffat Saeed
D. None of Above
Who have made first century,double century and also triple century in day and night Test Match with pink ball in Oct-2016?

A. Veerat Kohli (IndiA.
B. Brandom Macalum (NuzilanD.
C. Azhar Ali (Pakistan)
D. Hashim Amlaa (South AfricA.
Pakistan issued $1 billion five-year Sukuk bonds on October 6, 2016 @ the rate of__________?

A. 9.3%
B. 7.5%
C. 5.5%
D. 4.75%
Which Bank has installed world highest ATM at Pakistan-China border in Khunjerab Pass in October-2016?

A. National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)
B. Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB)
C. United Bank Limited (UBL)
D. Allied Bank Limited. (ABL)

19th SAARC conference-2016 which was going to held in Islamabad, Pakistan has postponed due to opposite of 3 SAARC Countries?

A. Nepal, India, Bangladesh
B. India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
C. Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India
D. None of Above
which country declared as the third largest host for refugees by Amnesty International in October-2016?

A. Jordan
B. Turkey
C. Germany
D. Pakistan
Joint Military Exercises Started between Pakistan & Russia in September-2016, called_________?

A. Inspired Gambit
B. North Thunder
C. Operation Rajjgal
D. Druzhba 2016 OR (Friendship 2016)
Seven Years old British Pakistani who became world’s youngest computer programmer in September-2016?

A. Muhammad Usaman
B. Hamza Shahzad
C. Ali Raza
D. Imran Abbas
 Military Exercises held in September-2016 between Pak & USA in South Carolina,called?

A. Thunder Bolt
B. Joint C-2016
C. Inspired Gambit
D. none of Above
Current Hijri Year is ?

A. 1435 AH
B. 1437 AH
C. 1438 AH
D. 1434 AH
Which country got first position in Test Ranking in Cricket in its History on 22 Aug-2016?

A. Pakistan
B. India
C. South Africa
D. Sri Lanka
Member of Sindh Assembly and MQM resigned on 22 Aug-2016 ?

A. Farooq Sattar
B. Kashmala Tariq
C. Waseem Akhtar
D. Iram Farooqi
Which country won first position by wining 121 medals in Olympics-2016?

A. UK
B. China
C. USA
D. Russia
Tallest Building of Pakistan?

A. Burj Khalifa
B. Habib Bank Plaza, Karachi
C. Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore
D. Icon Tower, Karachi
Pakistan Army conducting an operation along the Pak-Afghan border in Khyber Agency, called?

A. Operation Zarb-e- Azab
B. Operation Rah-e-Nijaat
C. Operation Rajjgal
D. Operation Zarb-e-Ahaan
Pakistan has launched its biggest Navy’s Warship Fleet Tanker with the help of ?

A. Turkey
B. China
C. Canada
D. USA
who is Chairman NADRA ?

A. Syed Muzzafar
B. Uzma Adil
C. Abid Sher Ali
D. Usman Yousaf Mobeen
Pakistan has became 6th time world champion on 17 Aug-2016 in ?

A. Cricket
B. Junior Squash
C. Hockey
D. Kabadi

 Recently in which country Amnesty International has closed its offices ?

A. Afghanistan
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. Syria
Current President of Azad Kashmir is ?

A. Ch. Abdul Majeed
B. Sardar Masood Khan
C. Raja Farooq
D. Sardar Yaqoob
“Combing operation” Means________________?

A. A searching operation by Forces to find out hidden terrorists.
B. Kidney Operation by qualified Surgeons
C. A bill passed by Pakistani Parliament.
D. None of Above
Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant based in Muzzafarabad will produce electricity?

A. 969 Mwt
B. 4500 Mwt
C. 425 Mgw
D. 3200 Mwt
Ex Pakistani Cricket Captain Hanif Muhammad died on 11 Aug-2016 at the age of 81 years, got the title?

A. Flying Shaheen
B. Little Master
C. Asian Legend
D. None of Above
Russia will invest__________ in the construction of North-South gas pipeline.

A. $1 billion
B. $2 billion
C. $3 billion
D. $4 billion
The North-South gas pipeline will transport LNG from____________?

A. Karachi to Lahore
B. Lahore to Karachi
C. Gwadar to Karachi
D. Gwadar to Sukkur
The total length of North-South gas pipeline is_____________?

A. 1,000 km
B. 1,100 km
C. 1,200 km
D. 1,300 km
Around _______billion m3 of gas would be transported from Karachi to Lahore per annum through North-South gas pipeline.

A. 11.0
B. 11.4
C. 12.0
D. 12.4
The total length of Karachi-Lahore Motorway is___________?

A. 1,000 km
B. 1,100 km
C. 1,200 km
D. 1,300 km
 Pakistan issued 10-year Eurobonds of _____ in the international Eurobond market on 25 September 2015.

A. $5 million
B. $50 million
C. $500 million
D. $5000 million
The coupon rate of Eurobonds issued on 25 September 2015 is___________%?

A. 7.75%
B. 8.0%
C. 8.25%
D. 8.50%
The construction work on Karachi green line (or Karachi Metro bus service) was inaugurated on

A. 10 February 2016
B. 16 February 2016
C. 20 February 2016
D. 26 February 2016
The estimated cost of the Karachi green line is _____ billion?

A. Rs.15,085
B. Rs.16,085
C. Rs.17,085
D. Rs.18,085
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was formed by merging Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad stock exchanges on?

A. 11 January 2016
B. 12 January 2016
C. 13 January 2016
D. 14 January 2016
Through TAPI gas pipeline Afghanistan, Pakistan and India will receive natural gas from?

A. Kazakhstan
B. Kyrgyzstan
C. Tajikistan
D. Turkmenistan
The construction of TAPI gas pipeline began on 13 December 2015, and the expected completion date is

A. December 2016
B. December 2017
C. December 2018
D. December 2019
Pakistan will receive _____ billion m3 natural gas from Turkmenistan per year.

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
Pakistan-Qatar deal to import LNG from Qatar to Pakistan is a government-to-government contract for _____ years.

A. 9
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
According to the Pakistan-Qatar LNG deal Pakistan will receive ________million tons of LNG annually.

A. 3.25
B. 3.75
C. 4.25
D. 4.75

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Computer Important General Knowledge Mcqs

            Computer Important General Knowledge Mcqs

• Half byte = 1nibble = 4 bits
• Bit means Binary Digit
• 1 byte = 8 bits
• 1 mega byte = 1048576 bytes
• 1 kilo byte = 1024 bytes
• A combination of 16 bits are called word.
• A terabyte = 1 trillion bytes
• Our PC belongs to 4th generation
• Fred Cohen coined the word computer virus
• First computer virus was created in 1970 at Bell laboratories
• WORM means Write Once Read Many
• Power of a super computer is measured in FLOPS (Floating Point Operations per Second)
• WWW/http: (hypertext transfer protocol) was created by Tim Burner Lee in 1992
• Intel means Integrated Electronics
• 1 worksheet contains 256 columns
• G.W.Basic G.W stands for Gate Way
• Super Computer was created by J.H.Van Tassel
• CORBA is Common Object Request Broker Architecture
• URL is Uniform or Universal Resource Locator
• Intel invented RAM chip
• Information stored on disk as series of bumps on its shiny side.
• DVDs hold more information than CDs. They use smaller bumps and have two reflective layers
• Recordable CDs do not have bumps. There are patches of color on disk to change the reflected laser light
• In 1951 Univac – 1, the world’s first commercial computer was designed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. They built ENIAC, the first electronic computer in 1946
• In 1968 mainframe was built.
• In 1976 first supercomputer the Cray-1 was developed
• In 1981 IBM produce the IBM PC.
• In 1998 IBM made quantum computer
• Super computers uses parallel processing
• In 1974, computer games were introduced.
• PROM is the abbreviation of programmable read only memory
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• What was the world’s first high level programming language 1957: IBM FORTRAN
• A JPEG is a picture file format - what does JPEG stand for: Joint Photographic Experts Group
• During World War II, IBM built the computers the Nazis used to manage their death/concentration camps
• Registers are temporary storage areas within the CPU.
• First apple computer was built in garage.
• The language of small talk is object oriented.
• Shell is an operating environment.
• Virtual memory is also known as virtual page.
• NOS refer to operating systems for a network.
• In EBCDIC each character is denoted by 8 bits.
• Diodes are used in analog computer circuits as limiter.
• Wetware stands for any organic intelligence.
• GIGO stands for garbage in garbage out.
• Application of flip-flap are counters, shift register and transfer register.
• Bootstrap is associated with computer.
• FORTRAN stands for formula translator.
• A group of character that is termed as a single entity is called word.
• Clip art is a computer prepared art.
• Mark sensing is another term for OMR.
• Authorization to make multiple software copies is called site licensing.
• Antivirus is also known as vaccines.
• Free software is also known as public domain software.
• In computer DFD stands for Data Flow Diagram.
• Cyber Space is called to Virtual world of the computer.
• What does the sun in SUN Microsystems stand for Stanford University Network
• What does Intel stand for- Integrated Electronics
• All PCs have a BIOS what does bios stand for-Basic Input Output System
• What is the common name for an integrated circuit A Chip
• In WWW terms what does i.e. mean on a domain name-Ireland
• What company introduced the first commercial minicomputer 65 DEC
• Name the first web browser publicly available NCSA Mosaic
• The world’s most powerful super computer is called ASCI white.
• World Wide Web was invented in 1993 by Tim Bareness Lee.
• The B-programming language was developed by Ken Thompson.
• The 1st commercially produced and sold computer (1951) was UNIVAC.
• The transformation from heavy computers to PCs was made possible using microprocessors.
• The first microprocessor was developed in 1971 by Intel.
• A pentium 4 (P-4) employs roughly 40 million transistors.
• Mark-1, Apple-1, and collossus were initial desktop computers.
• Binary digits are briefed as bit.
• A collection of bits is called byte.
• The first home computer (1977), which was sold in millions of units was Apple II.
• ‘PARAM’ is a supercomputer.
• Father of the Computer.. Charles Babbage
• What does CMOS stand for in a computer- Complimentary metal Oxide semi-conductor>

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300 Important Solved Mcqs for PPSC Test

300 Important Solved Mcqs for PPSC Test

 1. The river Danube rises in which country?
Germany.

2. Which US state has the sugar maple as its state tree and is the leading US producer of maple sugar?
Vermont.

3. Which country is nicknamed ‘The Cockpit of Europe’ because of the number of battles throughout history fought on its soil?
Belgium.

4. What is the capital of Libya?
Tripoli.

5. Apart from French, German and Romansch, what is the fourth official language of the Switzerland?
Italian.

6. Which country is the world’s largest producer of coffee?
Brazil.

7. In which city was the world’s first underground train was service opened in 1863?
London.

8. How many pairs of ribs are there in the human body?
12.

9. Which country is separated form Ethiopia by the Red Sea?
Yemen.

10. What is the main port of Italy?
Genoa.

11. Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?
Canada.

12. In which state is Harvard University?
New Jersey.

13. Which is larger: Norway or Finland?
Finland.

14. Which city was the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy until 1865?
Turin.

15. What is measured by an ammeter?
Electric current.

16. What is a rhinoceros horn made of?
Hair.

17. Which three countries, apart from the former Yugoslavia, share borders with Greece?
Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey.

18. The Palk Strait separates which two countries?
India and Sri Lanka.

19. Ga is the symbol for which element?
Gallium.

20. In the Greek alphabet, what is the name for the letter O?
Omicron.

21. What, in the 16th and 17th century, was a pavana?
A dance.

22. A nephron is the functional unit of which organ in the human body?
Kidney.

23. In which country is the ancient city of Tarsus?
Turkey.

24. The Khyber Pass links which two countries?
Afghanistan and Pakistan.

25. Name the six US states that comprise New England.
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts.

26. Which musical instrument is played by both exhaling and inhaling?
Harmonica (or mouth organ).

27. The northern part of which country is called Oesling?
Luxembourg.

28. Napier is a city in which country?
New Zealand.

29. What is the Hook of Holland?
A port in the southeast Netherlands,

30. The river Douro forms part of the border between which two countries?
Spain and Portugal.

31. In which country is the Great Slave Lake?
Canada.

32. Which six countries border the Black Sea?
Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

33. Kathmandu is the capital of which country?
Nepal.

34. What name is given to a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and tartaric acid used in cooking?
Baking powder.

35. AOL are an internet service provider. What does AOL stand for?
America Online.

36. Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming.

37. Which English queen had an extra finger on her hand?
Anne Boleyn.

38. Which precious metal has the symbol Pt?
Platinum.

39. The Gobi desert extends over which two countries?
China and Mongolia.

40. Apart from America, which is the only country in the world to which alligators are native?
China.
41. Which are the highest types of clouds: stratocumulus or cirrus?
Cirrus.

42. Which ancient measure of length was based on the length of the arm from fingertip to elbow?
Cubit.

43. After World War I, Transylvania became part of which country?
Romania.

44. Which sea in Northern Europe is bounded by several countries including Sweden, Finland, Poland and Germany?
The Baltic.

45. A road tunnel runs from Pelerins in France to Entreves in Italy under which mountain?
Mont Blanc.

46. The Barents Sea is part of which ocean?
Arctic.

47. Which two countries are either side of the mouth of the River Plate?
Argentina and Uruguay.

48. Quicklime is an alkaline powder obtained by strongly heating which other material?
Chalk.

49. What is the longest river solely in England?
Thames.

50. The Great Barrier Reef is off coast of which Australian state?
Queensland.

51. What is the name of the milky fluid obtained from trees which is used to produce rubber?
Latex.

52. Of what is entymology the study?
Insects.

53. Of where is Amman the capital?
Jordan.

54. How many innings are there for each team in a game of baseball?
Nine.

55. Which is the only mammal with the power of active flight?
Bat.

56. Which lower level of clouds are commonly called ‘rain clouds’?
Nimbus.

57. What is the longest river in India?
Ganges.

58. Which metallic element has the property of catching fire if dropped in hot water?
Sodium.

59. Which month of the year obtains its name from the Latin verb for ‘to open’?
April.

60. On what river does Rome stand?
Tiber.

61. Quantas is the national airline of which country?
Australia.

62. What in Scotland is the meaning of the prefix ‘Inver’?
River mouth.

63. Which US state has the lowest population?
Alaska.

64. Which county is nicknamed the Garden of England?
Kent.

65. Which African country was formerly called French Sudan?
Mali.

66. Which sport was originally called ‘soccer-in-water’?
Water polo.

67. Which unit of measurement is derived from the Arabic quirrat, meaning seed?
Carat.

68. Which Italian city was originally built on seven hills?
Rome.

69. What does the acronym NAAFI stand for?
Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes.

70. Dolomite is an ore of which metal?
Magnesium.

71. Manama is the capital of which country?
Bahrain.

72. On which river does Berlin stand?
River Spree.

73. What type of clock was invented in 1656 by Christian Huygens?
The pendulum clock.

74. In which desert is the world's driest place?
Atacama (Chile).

75. Which is the world's saltiest sea?
The Red Sea.

76. ...... and which is the least salty?
The Baltic Sea.

77. Which nun won the Nobel prize for peace in 1979?
Mother Teresa.

78. How many points in the pink ball worth in snooker?
Six.

79. Which scientist was named 'Person of the Century' by Time Magazine?
Albert Einstein.

80. What kind of creature is a monitor?
Lizard.
81. Which medical specialty is concerned with the problems and illnesses of children?
Pediatrics.

82. Who sailed in Santa Maria?
Christopher Columbus.

83. What name is given to the stiffening of the body after death?
Rigor mortis.

84. Which country was formerly known as Malagasy Republic?
Madagascar.

85. Addis Ababa is the capital of which country?
Ethiopia.

86. The name of which North African city literally means ‘white house’?
Casablanca.

87. Of what sort of fish is the dogfish a small variety?
Shark.

88. Which Asian country was divided at the 38th parallel after World War II?
Korea.

89. What is the name of the Winter Olympics event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting?
Biathlon.

90. Which American science-fiction writer wrote Fahrenheit 451?
Ray Bradbury.

91. For which powerful opiate is diamorphine the technical name?
Heroin.

92. How many dominoes are there in a normal set?
28.

93. Who was cartoonist who created Batman?
Bob Kane.

94. Aerophobia is a fear of flying, agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces, what is acrophobia a fear of?
Heights.

95. In computing, how is a modulator-demodulator more commonly known?
Modem.

96. An auger bit is used to drill what type of material?
Wood.

97. What part of the wheelbarrow is the fulcrum?
The wheel.

98. What C is a device used to determine small lengths, of which a vernier is one type?
Caliper.

99. Rip, chain and band are types of which tools?
Saw.

100. What calibrated tool was the standard tool for engineers and scientists prior to the invention of the hand-held calculator?
Slide rule.

101. What P is sometimes referred to as block and tackle?
Pulley.

102. For what purpose would a gardener use a dibber?
Making holes.

103. What J is a device used to raise an object too heavy to deal with by hand?
Jack.

104. Ball-pein, club, claw and bush are types of which tool?
Hammer.

105. Which African animal’s name means ‘river horse’?
Hippopotamus.

106. Which Indian religion was founded by Guru Nanak?
Sikhism.

107. What is the most distant of the giant planets?
Neptune.

108. What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna.

109. What in printing do the letters ‘u.c.’ stand for?
Upper case.

110. Which eye infection is sometimes called pinkeye?
Conjunctivitis.

111. What sort of creature is an iguana?
A lizard.

112. What, politically, does UDI stand for?
Unilateral declaration of independence.

113. Wagga Wagga is a city in which Australian state?
New South Wales.

114. Which Indian religion celebrated the 300th anniversary of its founding in 1999?
Sikhism.

115. What do the initials FBI stand for?
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

116. By what name is the fruit of the plant Ananas comosus known?
Pineapple.

117. Donnerstag is German for which day of the week?
Thursday.

118. What type of citrus fruit is a shamouti?
Orange.

119. Apiphobia is a fear of what?
Bees.

120. Which Asian capital city was known as Batavia until 1949?
Jakarta.
121. Which astronomical unit os distance is greater, a parsec or a light year?
A parsec.

122. The ancient city of Carthage is now in which country?
Tunisia.

123. What in Russia is Izvestia?
A newspaper.

124. Which is the world's windiest continent?
Antarctica.

125. In the book Treasure Island what is the name of the ship?
Hispaniola.

126. In which part of the body are the deltoid muscles?
Shoulder.

127. E is the international car registration letter for which country?
Spain.

128. Vienna stands on which river?
Danube.

129. What type of camel has two lumps?
Bactrian.

130. In the MG motor car, what do the letters MG stand for?
Morris Garages.

131. The name of which Roman god means 'shining father' in Latin?
Jupiter.

132. What is the central colour of a rainbow?
Green.

133. Which French city is a meeting place for the European Parliament?
Strasbourg.

134. What part of the body consists of the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum?
Small intestine.

135. Annapurna is a mountain in which mountain range?
Himalayas.

136. What kind of foodstuff is Monterey Jack? (It was also a cartoon's name
'What's for breakfast?'

187. What is the name of a person, plant or animal which shuns the light?
Lucifugous.

188. What, in field of optics, is biconvex?
A lens which is convex on both sides.

189. Which country was invaded in Iraq in 1980?
Iran.

190. What did Johann Galle discover in 1846?
Neptune.

191. What, in internet terminology, does SMTP stand for?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

192. How is October 24 1929 remembered?
Black Thursday.

193. The River Danube flows into which sea?
The Black Sea.

194. Which strait separates the North and South islands of New Zealand?
Cook Strait.

195. What, in internet terminology, does FTP stand for?
File Transfer Protocol.

196. Who wrote Black Beauty?
Anna Sewell.

197. What is the capital of Poland?
Warsaw.

198. Ice-cream was first produced in which country in the 17th century?
Italy.

199. In medicine, what does the acronym SARS stand for?
Severe Acute Respiratory System.

200. Which popular name for Netherlands is actually a low-lying region of the country?
Holland.

201. Which Shakepeare play was set in Elsinore Castle, Denmark?
Hamlet.

202. Who said: 'Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration'?
Edison.

203. The Kyukyu Island chain lies between which two countries?
Japan & Taiwan.

204. Which fibrous protein is the major constituent of hair, nails, feathers, beaks and claws?
Keratin.

205. Of which fruit is morello a variety?
Cherry.

206. Which explorer discovered Victoris Falls in Africa?
David Livingstone.

207. Who was the last king of Egypt?
Farouk.

208. What is the literal meaning of the word mafia?
Bargging.

209. Which war lasted 16 years longer than its name implies?
The Hundred Year's War.

210. What is the national sport of Malaysia and Indonesia?
Badminton.

211. Which is the shallowest of the Great Lakes?
Lake Erie.

212. What name is given to minute or microscopic animals and plants that live in the upper layers of fresh and salt water?
Plankton.

213. Which country was originally named Cathay?
China.

214. Sinhalese is a language spoken in which country?
Sri Lanka.

215. The Sao Francisco river flows through which country?
Brazil.

216. In which sport do teams compete for the Dunhill Cup?
Golf.

217. Which Shakespeare character's last words are: 'The rest is silence'?
Hamlet.

218. In economics, whose law states that: 'bad money drives out good money'?
Gresham's

219. Who made the first navigation of the globe in the vessel Victoria?
Magellan.

220. Which mountaineer on being asked why he wanted to climb Everest said: 'Because it's there'?
George Mallory.
221. What was the former name for Sri Lanka?
Ceylon.

222. Of which Middle East, country is Baghdad the capital?
Iraq.

223. How many arms does a squid have?
Ten.

224. Which indoor game is played with a shuttlecock?
Badminton.

225. Do stalactites grow upwards or downwards?
Downwards.

226. What food is also called garbanzo?
Chick-pea.

227. What is the quality rating for diesel fuel, similar to the octane number for petrol?
Catane number.

228. Which German city and port is at the confluence of the rivers Neckar and Rhine?
Mannheim.

229. Where in Europe are the only wild apes to be found?
Gibraltar.

230. The Brabanconne is the national anthem of which country?
Belgium.

231. In which country is the River Spey?
Switzerland.

232. Which international environmental pressure group was founded in 1971?
Greenpeace.

233. What is the capital of Morocco?
Rabat.

234. How many balls are on the table at the start of a game of pool?
Sixteen.

235. In which country is the volcano Mount Aso?
Japan.

236. What name is given to inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain, swelling and restriction of movement?
Arthritis.

237. Which mineral is the main source of mercury?
Cinnabar.

238. What A is the national airline of Russia, code name SU?
Aeroflot.

239. What would be kept in a quiver?
Arrows.

240. What 'ology' is concerned with the study of unidentified flying objects?
Ufology.
241. Coal and longtailed are types of which bird family?
Tit.

242. In the game of darts, what is the value of the outer bull?
25.

243. In which part of the human body is the cochlea?
Ear.

244. What is the modern name of the rocky fortress which the Moors named Gabel-al-Tarik (the Rock of Tarik)?
Gibraltar.

245. What was the name of German terrorist Andreas Baader's female partner?
Ulrike Meinhof.

246. And what was the name of the urban guerrilla organisation they headed?
The Red Army Faction.

247. Which German bacteriologist discovered Salvarsan, a compound used in the treatment of syphilis, before the introduction of antibiotics?
Paul Ehrlich.

248. Which ancient Roman satirist wrote the 16 Satires?
Juvenal.

249. Who became the Queen of Netherlands in 1980?
Beatrix.

250. Who was the last Bristish king to appear in battle?
George II.

251. What is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike models called?
Taxidermy.

252. What is the Beaufort scale used to measure?
Wind speed.

253. What is the technical name for abnormally high blood presure?
Hypertension.

254. What part of eye is responsible for its color?
The iris.

256. The letter RF on a stamp would indicate it is from which country?
France.

257. What is the meaning of the musical term cantabile?
In a singing style.

258. San Juan is the capital of which island in the West Indies?
Puerto Rico.

259. Which profession gets its name from the Latin word for lead?
Plumbing.

260. On which part of the body do grasshoppers have their ears?
Hind legs. 261. Who wrote children's stories about the land of Narnia?
C.S. Lewis.

262. What is the second planet from the sun?
Venus.

263. What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Mont Blanc.

264. Of which Caribbean country is Port-au-Prince the capital?
Haiti.

265. Which German city is asscociated with the legend of the Pied Piper?
Hameln, or Hamelin.

266. What name is given to the wind pattern that brings heavy rain to South Asia from April to September?
Monsoon.

267. What is the first book of the New Testament?
The Gospel according to Saint Matthew.

268. What name is given to the time taken for half the atoms in a sample of a radioactive isotope to decay?
Half-life.

269. Who was president of Kenya from 1964 to 1978?
Jomo Kenyatta.

270. Which German author wrote the anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front?
Erich Maria Remarque.

271. Which country had a police force called the Tonton Macoutes?
Haiti.

272. What would you find in formicary?
Ants.

273. Who was the first British sovereign to make regular use of Buckingham Palace when in residence in London?
Queen Victoria.

274. Of where is Sofia the capital?
Bulgaria.

275. What is meant by the musical term andante?
At a moderate tempo.

276. In a bullfight, what is the mounted man with a lance called?
A picador.

277. Which team has a soccer team called Ajax?
Amsterdam.

278. Which Dutch explorer discovered New Zealand?
Abel Tasman.

279. Who became first black world heavyweight boxing champion in 1918?
Jack Johnson.

280. The name of which city in South America means Vale of Paradise?
Valparaiso.
281. Which gas used in advertising signs has the symbol Ne?
Neon.

282. Which branch of mathematics uses symbols to represent unknown quantities?
Algebra.

283. What does the abbreviation RAF stand for?
Royal Air Force.

284. What name is given to the use of live animals in the experiments?
Vivisection.

285. Viti Levu is the largest island of which country?
Fiji.

286. The Golden Arrow was a famous train that ran from Paris to which destination?
Monte Carlo.

287. Which country fought on both sides during World War II?
Italy.

288. What centigrade temperature is gas mark 6 equal to?
200 degrees C.

289. In the game of chess, which piece is called springer in Germany?
Knight.

290. What is the meaning of the Russian word 'mir'?
Peace.

291. Who, in World War II, were Axis Power?
Germany, Italy. Japan.

292. Which scientist used kites to conduct electrical experiments?
Benjamin Frankline.

293. What is the longest river in France?
Loire.

294. Which inventore had a research laboratory at Menlo Park?
Edison.

295. Which birds fly in groups called skeins?
Geese.

296. In medicine, which is the most widespread parasitic infection?
Malaria.

297. What nationality was the explorer Ferdinand Magellan?
Portuguese.

298. Which Italian city is called Firenze in Italian?
Florence.

299. What is Autralia's largest city?
Sydney.


300. Which term meaning 'lightning war' was used to describe military tactics used by Germany in World War II?
Blitzkrieg.

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