UBL Officer Grade 1 (IBA / NTS) General Knowledge World Affairs — Set 3

1. Question 1

   Q1. Who is the author of "Nana"?

   • A) Somerset Maugham
   • B) Thornton Wilder
   • C) Emile Zola
   • D) Owen Wister

   Answer: Emile Zola

   Explanation: "Nana" (1880) was written by French naturalist author Émile Zola as the ninth novel in his Rougon-Macquart series, depicting the life of a Parisian courtesan.

2. Question 2

   Q2. Who among the following persons is called Desert Fox ?

   • A) Eisenhower
   • B) Walter Scott
   • C) Erwin Rommel
   • D) Price Bismark

   Answer: Erwin Rommel

   Explanation: German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel earned the nickname "Desert Fox" for his swift and cunning tactics during the North Africa campaign in World War II.

3. Question 3

   Q3. Who won the 50-Over Men's Cricket World Cup in 2019?

   • A) India
   • B) West Indies
   • C) Pakistan
   • D) England

   Answer: England

   Explanation: England won the 2019 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, defeating New Zealand in the final at Lord's on July 14, 2019, in a dramatic Super Over finish.

4. Question 4

   Q4. The first Secretary General of the United Nations was __________.

   • A) Kurt Waldheim
   • B) Dag Hammarskjold
   • C) U Thant
   • D) Trygve Lie

   Answer: Trygve Lie

   Explanation: Trygve Lie of Norway was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952.

5. Question 5

   Q5. PSX is a/an ________ company.

   • A) Limited by shares
   • B) Unlimited liability
   • C) Single member
   • D) Limited by guarantee

   Answer: Limited by shares

   Explanation: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was incorporated as a company limited by shares following its demutualization in January 2016 under the Stock Exchanges (Corporatization, Demutualization and Integration) Act 2012.

6. Question 6

   Q6. Who was the Director of the CIA from 2018 to 2021?

   • A) Meroe Park
   • B) Mike Pompeo
   • C) None of these
   • D) Gina Haspel

   Answer: Gina Haspel

   Explanation: Gina Haspel is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.

7. Question 7

   Q7. Who was UN General Assembly president in 1962-1963?

   • A) Razali Ismail
   • B) Sir Zafarullah Khan
   • C) Ismat T. Kittani
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Sir Zafarullah Khan

   Explanation: Sir Zafarullah Khan is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.

8. Question 8

   Q8. United Nations Decade 2010-2020 is for __________.

   • A) International Decade for Action, "Water for Life"
   • B) Decade for Human Rights Education
   • C) Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions (third decade after the Chernobyl disaster)
   • D) Deserts and the Fight against Desertification

   Answer: Deserts and the Fight against Desertification

   Explanation: The United Nations declared 2010-2020 the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification to promote global action against land degradation.

9. Question 9

   Q9. Which of the following is the Parliament of Japan?

   • A) Folketing
   • B) Yuan
   • C) Knesset
   • D) Diet

   Answer: Diet

   Explanation: Japan's parliament is called the National Diet (Kokkai), a bicameral legislature consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.

10. Question 10

    Q10. Who is the founder of Hinduism?

    • A) Gautam Buddha
    • B) Of divine origin
    • C) Jesus Christ
    • D) Moses

    Answer: Of divine origin

    Explanation: Unlike most religions, Hinduism has no single founder; it is considered to have evolved over thousands of years from multiple ancient traditions and is regarded as of divine origin.

11. Question 11

    Q11. Who is the author of the book "Politics Among Nations"?

    • A) Morgenthau
    • B) Pervaiz Cheema
    • C) Palmer and Perkins
    • D) Lari Collins

    Answer: Morgenthau

    Explanation: "Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace" by Hans J. Morgenthau (1948) is a foundational text of classical realism in international relations theory.

12. Question 12

    Q12. Who is the co-founder of Apple Computers?

    • A) Steve Wozniak
    • B) Paul Allen
    • C) Tim Cook
    • D) Charles Flint

    Answer: Steve Wozniak

    Explanation: Apple Computer Company was co-founded on April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne; Wozniak designed the original Apple I computer.

13. Question 13

    Q13. Parliament of Austria is called ___________.

    • A) Federal Assembly
    • B) Parliament
    • C) National Congress
    • D) National People's Assembly

    Answer: Federal Assembly

    Explanation: Austria's parliament is the Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung), consisting of the National Council (Nationalrat) and the Federal Council (Bundesrat).

14. Question 14

    Q14. The highest mountain peak, Mount Everest, has been named after Col. George Everest, who was a _________.

    • A) Commandant of 1st Mountain Infantry Unit
    • B) Commander of Golcha Brigade
    • C) Political Agent in NWFP
    • D) Surveyor General of India

    Answer: Surveyor General of India

    Explanation: Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, who served as the Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843 and oversaw the Great Trigonometric Survey of India.

15. Question 15

    Q15. UNICEF headquarters is in:

    • A) Paris
    • B) Berlin
    • C) Geneva
    • D) New York

    Answer: New York

    Explanation: UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) is headquartered in New York City, where it was established in 1946 to provide humanitarian aid to children in war-devastated countries.

16. Question 16

    Q16. Who formulated the electromagnetic theory?

    • A) Hans Geiger
    • B) Michael Faraday
    • C) James Clerk Maxwell
    • D) Heinrich Hertz

    Answer: James Clerk Maxwell

    Explanation: James Clerk Maxwell formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation in 1865, unifying electricity, magnetism, and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon.

17. Question 17

    Q17. Who invented dynamite?

    • A) Graham Bell
    • B) Thomas Alva Edison
    • C) Alfred Nobel
    • D) Marie Curie

    Answer: Alfred Nobel

    Explanation: Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite in 1867 by stabilizing nitroglycerin with diatomite (kieselguhr).

18. Question 18

    Q18. Who abolished Khilafat in Turkey?

    • A) Alliance
    • B) British army
    • C) Mustafa Kamal
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Mustafa Kamal

    Explanation: Mustafa Kamal is correct. International Organizations is a recurring GK theme in NTS, HEC, and civil service screening papers.

19. Question 19

    Q19. Judaism was founded in __________.

    • A) 1300 BC
    • B) 1100 BC
    • C) 1800 BC
    • D) 900 BC

    Answer: 1800 BC

    Explanation: Judaism is traditionally dated to around 1800 BC, tracing its origins to the covenant between God and Abraham as recorded in the Torah.

20. Question 20

    Q20. GDP stands for ________.

    • A) Global Petroleum Corporation
    • B) General Demand for Production
    • C) Global Demand for Production
    • D) Gross Domestic Product

    Answer: Gross Domestic Product

    Explanation: GDP (Gross Domestic Product) measures the total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific period.