Important Mcqs for NTS,PPSC,CSS,FPSC 

PPSC,FPSC MCQS





1. Pakistan is not member of?

A. SAARC

B. ECO

C. UN

D. ASEAN

Answer: D

2. ‘BIN’ is the intelligence agency of which country?

A. Britain

B. Germany

C. Russia

D. Indonesia

Answer: D

3. ‘Tenge’ is the currency of

A. New Zealand

B. Kazakhstan

C. Finland

D. Malaysia

Answer: B

4. Pakistan largest district by area is?

A. Chagi

B. Karachi

C. Lahore

D. Islamabad

Answer: A

5. Which is the oldest search engine of the internet?

A. Archie

B. Ask

C. Yahoo

D. Google

Answer: C

6. What is meant by ‘Hung Parliament’?

A. When parliament passes a no trust motion against the prime minister but he refuses to step down

B. When the president dissolves the parliament

C. When there is no single political party has an outright majority

D. When the opposition party boycotts the sessions

Answer: C

7. Which UN Organization has won twice Nobel Prize for peace?

A. IFAD

B. ILO

C. UNHCR

D. All of the abov

Answer: C

8. Through which strait 40 percent world oil is transported?

A. Bengal

B. Bosporus

C. Gibraltar

D. Hormuz

Answer: D

9. Total number of countries in Islamic Military Alliance are?

A. 39

B. 29

C. 34

D. 4

Answer: A

10. Which country is the largest trading partner of Pakistan?

A. UK

B. USA

C. Canada

D. UAE

Answer: B

11. What is ‘Khmer Rouge’?

A. Tamil resistance in Sri Lanka

B. A communist movement in Cambodia

C. An American scientist who invented dirty bomb

D. Chief of NATO forces in Afghanistan

Answer: B

12. Where is the headquarters of IMF?

A. Washington D.C

B. New York

C. Oslo

D. Hague

Answer: B

13. Pakistan largest river is?

A. Ravi

B. Hub

C. Indus

D. Jhelum

Answer: C

14. Deficiency of vitamin C causes

A. Meningitis

B. Scurvy

C. Cataract

D. Glaucoma

Answer: B

15. CPU is the abbreviation of ——

A. Central Programming Unit

B. Central Processing Unit

C. Central Power Unit

D.Central Procession Unit

Answer: B

16. Headquarters of Shanghai Cooperation Organization is in?

A. Russia

B. China

C. Inida

D. Brussels

Answer: B

17. Largest continent by area is?

A. Asia

B. Africa

C. North America

D. Antarctica

Answer: A

18. ‘Nippon’ is the stock exchange of

A. Japan

B. France

C. Russia

D. UK

Answer: A

19. Who is called the father of computer?

A. Merry John

B. Charles Babbage

C. Konrad Ruse

D. Newton

Answer: B

20. Who is youngest nobel laureate?

A. Lawrence Bragg

B. Werner Heisenberg

C. Malala Yousafzai

D. Tsung-Dao Lee

 Answer : C

21. Hamas was founded by

A. Yasser Arafat

B. Sheikh Ahmad Yasin

C. Khalid Mashaal

D. Ismail 1-laniyah

Answer: B

22. Which country has world’s oldest anthem?

A. Japan

B. Netherlands

C. USA

D. Russia

Answer: B

23. ‘Silicon Valley’ of California is called thus because of —

A. Government Offices

B. Film Industry

C. Stock Exchange

D. Computer Industry

Answer: D

24. Largest Ocean is?

A. Atlantic

B. Pacific

C. Indian

D. Arctic

Answer: B

25. Which of the following organizations is the oldest?

A. D-8

B. SAARC

C. OIC

D. ECO

Answer: C

26. Three Gorges Dam Project is in the country of

A. Finland

B. Belgium

C. China

D. Russia

Answer: C

27. Capital of Canada?

A. Washington D.C

B. Hague

C. Oslo

D. Ottawa

Answer: D

28. What is ‘Brain Drain’?

A. Emigration of non skilled workers to other countries

B. Emigration of intellectuals and highly skilled personnels to other countries

C. Emigration of a lot of people to other countries

D. Lack of unity among the nation

Answer: B

29. “Asiana Airlines” is the airline of which country?

A. Japan

B. South Korea

C. North Korea

D. Malaysia

Answer: B

30. ‘Blue House’ is the official residence of

A. Prime Minister of Britain

B. Chancellor of Germany

C. Vatican Pope

D. President of Korea

Answer: D

31. Headquarters of OPEC is in?

A. Austria

B. Iran

C. USA

D. Saudi Arabia

Answer: A

32. ‘Aramco’ is the oil company of which country?

A. Iraq

B. Saudi Arabia

C. Kuwait

D. Qatar

Answer: B

33. The study of birds is called

A. Ethnology

B. Astrology

C. Ornithology

D. Anthropology

Answer: C

34. Largest country by area is?

A. Canada

B. China

C. Australia

D. Russia

Answer: D

35. The Nobel Peace Prize 2008 has been given to Marthi Ahtisaari. He is the former president of

A. Iceland

B. Poland

C. Finland

D. North Korea

Answer: C

36. Lukand and Kadima are the famous political parties of which country

A. Egypt

B. Lebanon

C. Israel

D. Syria

Answer: C

37. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia?

A. Malcolm Turnbull

B. Gordon Brown

C. Kevin Rudd

D. Nicolas Sarkozy

Answer: A

38. Who is the special envoy of President Barack Obama to Middle East?

A. Richard Holbrooke

B. Robert Gates

C. George Mitchell

D. Hillary Clinton

Answer: C

39. 3 May is celebrated as the international day of

A. Environment

B. Press Freedom

C. Population

D. White Cane

Answer: B

40. Pakistan is not member of

A. SAARC

B. UN

C. ECO

D. BRICS

Answer: D

41. Under ‘Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009’ USA Will provide Pakistan?

A. F — 16

B. $5 billion annually

C. $1.5 billion annually

D. Economic help for generation of electricity

Answer: C

42. ‘Seattle’ is the seaport of

A. Iceland

B. France

C. Russia

D. USA

Answer: D

43. Where are the headquarters of Human Rights Watch?

A. Paris

B. New York

C. Hague

D. Rome

Answer: B

44. Which country assisted Pakistan in building Karachi Nuclear Power Plant?

A. USA

B. France

C. China

D. Canada

Answer: C

45. Which country among P-5 has used veto power most of the time?

A. Britain

B. Russia

C. USA

D. France

Answer: C

46. Chennai is the new name of which Indian state?

A. Haryana

B. Chandigarh

C. Calcutta

D. Madras

Answer: D

47. Who is ‘Hemant Kurkure’?

A. US naval chief of staff

B. Indian secret agency chief killed in Mumbai attacks in November 2008.

C. NATO commander of forces in Afghanicstan

D. Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature

Answer: B

48. Klaus was the rg founder of

A. Red Cross

B. Amnesty International

C. World Economic Forum

D. Human Rights Watch

Answer: C

49. ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting) was initiated by Mr. Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of

A. Singapore

B. North Korea

C. Japan

D. China

Answer: A

50. Chronometer is used for measuring

A. Temperature

B. Current

C. Velocity

D. Longitude

Answer: D

51. UNO spends $8 billion annually on which activity?

A. Peace Keeping

B. Refugees

C. Science

D. Children

Answer: A

52. Who is the current Managing Director of IMF?

A. Alistiar Darting

B. Guy Quaden

C. Christine Lagarde

D. Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Answer: C

53. Which of the following categories of Nobel Prizes was not created by Swedish Scientist Alfred Nobel?

A. Peace

B. Literature

C. Economics

D. Medicine

Answer: C

54. Russia supply natural gas to European countries which transit through the state of:

A. Latvia

B. Ukraine

C. Estonia

D. Lithuania

Answer: B

55. Itar-Tass is the news agency of:

A. Iran

B. Italy

C. France

D. Russia

Answer: D

56. The world’s largest subway system is in:

A. Tokyo

B. Moscow

C. Mexico City

D. New York

Answer: D

57. Under the Status of Forces Agreement with the Iraqi government. US intend to remove all troops from Iraq by the end of:

A. 2011

B. 2012

C. 2013

D. 2014

Answer: A

58. ‘Philately’ is a

A. Science of drugs

B. Stamp collection

C. The study of written record.

D. The study of animal behaviour

Answer: B

59. The world’s largest number of newspapers are published from.

A. America

B. China

C. Russia

D. Japan

Answer: B

60. The most famous book of 2008 “The Way of the World—A story of truth and hope age of extremism” is written by:

A. Ron Suskind

B. H.V. Hudson

C. William Congreve

D. Ayesha Jalal

Answer: A

61. ‘Paracel islands’ in the South China Sea are disputed between China and:

A. Philippines

B. Japan

C. Vietnam

D. South Korea

Answer: A

62. National Income is essentially composed of

A. All wealth of a nation.

B. Annual income of the central government.

C. All income of the people in a year.

D. Income derived from taxes by the central government.

Answer: C

63. ‘Fleet Street’ London is famous for

A. Banking and financial offices.

B. Offices of the cargo companies.

C. Offices of the newspapers and press agencies.

D. Offices of the Royal Navy establishment.

Answer: C

64. ‘Petra’ an archaeological site is among the new Seven Wonders of the World located in

A. Mexico

B. Italy

C. Spain

D. Jordan

Answer: D

65. ‘Marco Polo’ was a famous:

A. Writer

B. Scientist

C. Traveller

D. Sports man

Answer: C

66. The only vitamin which can not be stored in human body:?

A. Vitamin C

B. Vitamin D

C. Vitamin K

D. None of these.

Answer: A

67. Swat Valley is situated in the mountain range of:

A. Hindukush

B. Karakorum

C. Himalayas

D. None of these.

Answer: A

68. 1 metric ton is equal to:

A. 100 Kilogram

B. 500 Kilogram

C. 1000 Kilogram

D. 10,000 Kilogram

Answer: C

69. In which of the following countries, 240 years old monarchy was abolished in 2008?

A. Sweden

B. Brunei

C. Bhutan

D. Nepal

Answer: D

70. Which of the following countries first introduced paper currency in the world?

A. USA

B. Greece

C. China

D. France

Answer: C

71. ‘Anemometer’ is an instrument used for measuring:

A. Wind speed

B. Electric current

C. Temperature

D. Air pressure

Answer: A

72. Green vegetables are good source of:

A. Starch

B. Fats and Oil

C. Protein

D. Minerals and Vitamins

Answer: D

73. British East India Company was established during the reign of Mughal Emperor:

A. Akbar

B. Jahangir

C. Shahjahan

D. Aurangzeb

Answer: B

74. The International Criminal Court of Justice has recently issued arrest warrant of one of the following sitting President of a country on committing War Crimes, he is:

A. President of Sudan Omar al Bashir

B. President of Somalia Sharif Ahmad

C. President of Serbia Boris Tadic

D. None of these

Answer: A

75. Pakistan and Afghanistan have ‘Transit Trade Agreement’ signed in:

A. 1955

B. 1959

C. 1962

D. 1965

Answer: D

76. What do you understand by the disease “Insomnia”?

A. Inability to sleep

B. Colour blindness

C. Depression

D. None of these

Answer: A

77. The World’s famous Madame Tussaud’s museum is situated in:

A. Paris

B. London

C. Rome

D. New York

Answer: B

78. The World’s oldest parliament, founded in the year 930 AD is:

A. British Parliament

B. Diet of Japan

C. Althing of Iceland

D. Cortes of Spain

Answer: C

79. The last King of Afghanistan was:

A. Habib ullah Khan

B. Muhammad Zahir Shah

C. Sardar Daud Khan

D. Aman ullah Khan

Answer: B

80. “Ornithology” is the study of:

A. Birds

B. Insects

C. Sea Animals

D. Sea Plants

Answer: A

81. ‘Order of Cloud and Banner’ is the most prestigious military award of:

A. Japan

B. China

C. India

D. South Korea

Answer: B

82. ‘Naxalite movement’ is a pro communism movement started in:

A. India

B. Nepal

C. Bhutan

D. Sri Lanka

Answer: A

83. What is meant by “Petticoat Government?”

A. A government in exile

B. A government run by a woman

C. A government without actual power

D. A government run by some feudal lord

Answer: B

84. Which of the following South Asian leaders has recently given a proposal to form ‘South Asian task force to combat terrorism’ in the region?

A. President Asif Zardari of Pakistan

B. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh

C. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India

D. Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake of Sri Lanka

Answer: B

85. World Cup football tournament 2010 was held in:

A. England

B. Spain

C. Italy

D. South Africa

Answer: D

86. The largest opium producer province of Afghanistan is:

A. Nangarhar

B. Helmand

C. Paktia

D. Herat

Answer: B

87. Light travels from Sun to Earth in:

A. 499.0 seconds

B. 599.0 seconds

C. 399.0 seconds

D. 6990 seconds

Answer: A

88. What do understand by the term ‘Intifada’?

A. Reconciliation

B. Uprising

C. Offence

D. Negotiation

Answer: B

89. Which of the following rivers run through Paris?

A. The Seine

B. The Thames

C. The Rhine

D. The Danube

Answer: A

90. ‘Pearl Harbour’ is located in American state:

A. Alaska

B. Hawaii

C. Virginia

D. New York

Answer: B

91. Deficiency of vitamin ‘C’ in human body leads to.

A. Eye disease

B. Nerve disease

C. Teeth disease

D. Skin disease

Answer: C

92. The largest section of the Kurd population is living in:

A. Iraq

B. Iran

C. Turkey

D. Syria

Answer: C

93. The correct sequence of planets in the descending order of their equatorial diameter is:

A. Mars, Pluto, Uranus, Earth

B. Earth, Mars, Pluto, Uranus

C. Pluto, Uranus, Mars, Earth

D. Uranus, Earth, Mars, Pluto

Answer: D

94. The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is:

A. 24 hrs

B. 24 hrs 35 sec

C. 23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec

D. 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec

Answer: D

95. Which of the following regions are regarded as areas of high density of population?

A. East Asia, Central and Southern Europe, Tropical Deserts

B. Amazon and Congo Basins, South East Asia, European Russia

C. Congo Basin and Indonesia, Central and Southern Europe, European Russia

D. East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe

Answer: D

96. Name the capital of Iceland

A. Loma

B. Port Vila

C. Reykjavik

D. Free Town

Answer: C

97. Which country were involved in 100 year war?

A. Turkey and Austria

B. England and France

C. Palestine and Israel

D. Germany and Russia

Answer: B

98. World’s longest ruling head of government is from:

A. Switzerland

B. Cuba

C. Zimbabwe

D. New Zealand

Answer: B

99. Maximum spoken language in the world is:

A. Arabic

B. English

C. Mandarin

D. Spanish

Answer: C 

100. The largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world is located at:

A. Detroit

B. Tokyo

C. Birminghamhd

D. Berlin

Answer : A