PMS Competitive (General): General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

Question 1

Parliament of Qatar is called __________.

Accepted Answer

Advisory Council

Answer

Parliament

Answer

Majlis-e-Shura

Answer

Majlis-al-Umma

Question 2

The Olympic motto translates as Faster Higher Stronger in English. Which Latin wording is famously associated with it?

Accepted Answer

Citius altius fortius

Answer

Per aspera ad astra

Answer

E pluribus unum

Answer

Audentes fortuna iuvat

Question 3

Who is notably linked with alternating current motors and rotary magnetic fields?

Accepted Answer

Nikola Tesla

Answer

Thomas Edison

Answer

Michael Faraday

Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 4

Euro is the currency. Name the capital of Greece?

Accepted Answer

Athens

Answer

Jakarta

Answer

Dhaka

Answer

None of them

Question 5

Saiful Muluk Lake is located near which city in KPK?

Accepted Answer

Naran

Answer

Chitral

Answer

Swat

Answer

Abbottabad

Question 6

Which Australian city, capital of Victoria, has a notable manufacturing sector including woolen and leather goods?

Accepted Answer

Melbourne

Answer

Havana

Answer

Pisa

Answer

London

Question 7

The Fashion Capital of the World is Milan, a city of:

Accepted Answer

Italy

Answer

France

Answer

Canada

Answer

Spain

Question 8

Which of these countries borders the Mediterranean Sea? 1) Algeria 2) Morocco 3) Mauritania

Accepted Answer

1 and 2

Answer

1 only

Answer

2 and 3

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 9

What nationality was Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space?

Accepted Answer

Soviet (Russian)

Answer

American

Answer

French

Answer

German

Question 10

In which year did Wilhelm Röntgen discover X-rays?

Accepted Answer

1895

Answer

1887

Answer

1891

Answer

1893

Question 11

Which of the following was the old capital of Japan before Tokyo?

Accepted Answer

Kyoto

Answer

Osaka

Answer

Yokohama

Answer

Nagoya

Question 12

In which country are the Krimml Falls located?

Accepted Answer

Austria

Answer

Canada

Answer

Switzerland

Answer

Mexico

Question 13

Who invented optical fiber?

Accepted Answer

Narinder Kapany

Answer

Samuel Cohen

Answer

T.H. Maiman

Answer

Percy L. Spencer

Question 14

Which currency trades under the internationally common code CHF on currency markets?

Accepted Answer

Swiss Franc

Answer

Swedish Krona

Answer

Czech Koruna

Answer

Danish Krone

Question 15

Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in which year?

Accepted Answer

2017

Answer

2015

Answer

2016

Answer

2018