1 |
On April 18, the World Bank agreed to provide $840 million for the _______ dam extension project.
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Mangla
Bhasha
Tarbela
Munda
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2 |
All the round table Conferences were held in: |
Calcutta
London
Bombay
Delhi
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3 |
The Chauri-Chaurna incident relates to: |
Large scale looting of government property by Congress worker
The burning of a police post by a mob
Massive police firing on unarmred satyagrahis
None of these
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4 |
On April 18, ___________ magazine named Malala Yousafzai among the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Forbes <br>
Newsweek
Time <br>
Economist <br>
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5 |
Shuddhi Movement was sorted by: |
Arya Samaj
Prathana Samaj
Brahmo Samaj
Theosophical Society
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6 |
Greenwich Mean Time(GMT) is the standard time of which of the following countries? |
India
Japan
UK
France
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7 |
The Supreme Court suspended the notification for the provision of lifetime protocol and security for former PM and federal ministers on _________.
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April 16<br>
April 17
April 18
April 19
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8 |
Which of the following is a great circle? |
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic circle
Tropic of Cancer
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9 |
On April 17, the Khyber PK government introduced Hindko, Seraiki, Khowar and ____ as compulsory subjects in the educational institutions.
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Pushto
Kohistani <br>
Balochi
Punjabi
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10 |
Sense of time is due to: |
Rotation of earth
Revolution earth
Rotation of moon
Both (a) and (b)
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11 |
The international Date-line passes through the: |
Bering Strait
Florida Strait
Gibraltar Strait
Malaca Strait
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12 |
King George V visited India during the viceroyalty of: |
Lord Curzon
Lord Hardinge
Lord Reading
Lord Rippon
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13 |
Arya Samaj was founded in: |
1870
1875
1880
1890
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14 |
Who initiated the introduction of education in English in India? |
Lord Macaulay
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Curzon
Lord Bentick
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15 |
On April 17, the federal government increased the defence budget by nearly_______ percent.
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7%
10%
12%
15%
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16 |
Who was responsible for the introduction of English as the official language in India? |
Sir Charles Wood
Lord William Bentick
A.O.Hume
Lord Dalhousie
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17 |
Under Section 78 (4) of the Representation of People Act, __________, a candidate is not allowed to call for vote on religious grounds.
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1973
1975
1976
1985
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18 |
Which school of religion, was started in 1867, was basically anti-British? |
Wahabi
Deobandi
Aligarh
Faraizi
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19 |
When ship crosses Date-line from west to east: |
It loses one day
It gains one day
It loses half day
It gains half day
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20 |
On April 16, Ayad Akhtar's _______ won the 2013 Pultizer Prize for Drama.
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Disgrace
My Life<br>
Paki Dream<br>
The Journey<br>
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21 |
The Capital of India was shifted to Delhi during the reign of: |
Lord Minto
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Hardinge
Lord Curzon
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22 |
On April 16, Mohammad Ijaz Chaudhry took over the charge as new chief secretary of ________.
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Punjab
Sindh
Khyber PK<br>
Balochistan
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23 |
Which Governor-general abolished the system of dual government established by Robert Clive and established the company's control over Bengal? |
Lord Wellesley
Warren Hastings
Lord Cornwallis
Sir Charles McDonald
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24 |
If the difference in time between two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes,then the difference in their longitude would be: |
30<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°</span>
35<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°</span>
45<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°</span>
50<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°</span>
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25 |
The Home Rule Movement started by Annie Besant aimed at: |
Educating the Indian masses
Agitating against the British monoply
Attaining self-rule for India
Boycotting Foreign goods
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26 |
General Dyer who was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre was shot dead by: |
Udham Singh
Hasrat Mohani
Sohan Singh
Kirpan Singh
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27 |
The prime minister of Britain at the time of India's independence was: |
Clement Attle
Winston Churchill
Lord Mountbatton
Ramsay McDonald
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28 |
The title of governor-general was changed to viceroy in: |
1858 AD
1880 AD
1840 AD
1860 AD
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29 |
What was the chief characteristics of Government of India Act, 1935? |
Federal Government at center
Unitary Government at Center
Interim Indian Government at center
None of these
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30 |
After 1853 a very large amount of the British capital was invested in: |
Jute Mills
Railways
Coal minning
Tea plantation
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31 |
The office of the secretary of State for India was created through the: |
Minto-Morley Reforms
Government of India Act, 1858
Indian Council Act, 1861
None of these
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32 |
On April 15, the caretaker prime minister inducted Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry as his adviser or __________.
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Food
State Affairs <br>
Finance <br>
Energy
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33 |
Which of the following is the farthest from the centre of the earth? |
South Pole
Equator
Antarctic circle
Tropic of Capricorn
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34 |
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact proclaimed the suspension of: |
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
Dandi March
None of these
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35 |
The Darawat and Naj Gaj dams, which are being constructed in Sindh, would irrigate over 25,000 acres barren land of ________ and Daddu.
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Thatta
Larkana
Badin
Hyderabad <br>
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36 |
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was replaced by: |
Lord Ripon
Lord Minto
Lord Lytton
Lord Curzon
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37 |
Mr Haroon-ur-Rasheed was elected the President of __________ High Court Bar Association on April 13.
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Lahore <br>
Islamabad <br>
Peshawar <br>
Sindh
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38 |
The Simon Commission was concerned with: |
Constitutional Reforms
Higher Education
Reforms in Princely states
Farmines
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39 |
The intermediate-range ballistic missile Hatf IV Shaheen-1 weapon system has a range of __________ kilometers.
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550
770
900
1100
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40 |
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of: |
Equator
Axis of the earth
Arctic circle
Tropic of Capricorn
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41 |
The practice of Sati was declared illegal by: |
Lord William Bentick
Lord Cornwallis
Raja Ram Mohan
None of these
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42 |
Article _______ lays out the rules for the qualification of a member of parliament.
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62
63
6
149
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43 |
Noted columnist Ayaz Amir has been an MNA in the previous parliament from _________.
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PPP (P)
PML (N)<br>
PML (Q)<br>
ANP
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44 |
Which of the following latitude forms a great circle? |
0<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°</span>
23.5<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°</span>
66.5<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°</span>
90<span style="line-height: 1.5;">°</span>
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45 |
Quit India Movement stated after the failure of: |
Cripps Mission
Simon Commission
Cabinet Mission
None of these
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