Who said “Child is the father of man”?
- (A) Shakespeare
- (B) John Keats
- (C) Wordsworth
- (D) Bradshaw
- (C) Wordsworth
The well-known line “Child is the father of man” is taken from William Wordsworth’s poem “My Heart Leaps Up.” It means that our experiences as children mold us into men.
Which gas is used in the preparation of soft drinks?
- (A) Oxygen
- (B) Carbon dioxide
- (C) Hydrogen
- (D) Nitrogen
- (B) Carbon dioxide
A soft drink is a fizzy drink made by dissolving carbon dioxide gas in a liquid under pressure. Once you remove the cap or open the can, the pressure is released and the gas comes out as bubbles.
“Hertz” is the measurement unit of:
- (A) Potential difference
- (B) Electricity
- (C) Pitch
- (D) Frequency
- (D) Frequency
Hertz (Hz) is the SI unit used to measure the number of frequencies or vibrations that take place every second. It is named after the German scientist Heinrich Hertz.
What is stored in the gallbladder?
- (A) Enzymes
- (B) Bile
- (C) Urea
- (D) Insulin
- (B) Bile
The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ located under the liver. Its role is to store and collect bile juice, which is greenish-yellow in color and is secreted by the liver. When you eat greasy food, bile juice is released into the small intestine (duodenum) to help in the breakdown of fats.
When Aryans came to Sub-continent?
- (A) 1500 BC
- (B) 1600 BC
- (C) 1700 BC
- (D) 1800 BC
- (A) 1500 BC
Subak Zai Dam is being constructed under WAPDA Vision 2025 in:
- (A) Punjab
- (B) KPK
- (C) Sindh
- (D) Baluchistan
- (D) Baluchistan
Sabakzai Dam (Subak Zai Dam), is located in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on the Sawar Rud River, which is a feeder river for the Zhob River. It is located approximately 68 kilometers southwest of Zhob. It was built as part of the WAPDA Vision 2025 initiative and is intended for irrigation supply.
Who was the head of the Nehru Committee?
- (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- (B) Motilal Nehru
- (C) Mahatma Gandhi
- (D) W.C. Banner-jee
- (B) Motilal Nehru
The Nehru Committee, formed in 1928, was entrusted with the responsibility of outlining constitutional reforms for British India. Under the leadership of veteran Congress leader Motilal Nehru, the committee drew up the Nehru Report, which proposed dominion status for India, including principles for fundamental rights, protection of minorities, and federalism.
The first telegraph signal was transmitted in:
- (A) 1844
- (B) 1881
- (C) 1901
- (D) 1911
- (A) 1844
On May 24, 1844, Samuel Morse sent the first long-distance, electric telegraph signal, between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, in which he sent the message: What hath God wrought! This was a historic development as it brought about the telegraph age in America. This year marks the official inauguration of the first commercial telegraph line in the United States. While Morse and others had conducted smaller demonstrations as early as 1837–1838, the 1844 transmission is recognized as the definitive moment that proved the technology’s practical and commercial viability.
What is “Gerontocracy”?
- (A) Government by the people
- (B) Government by the wealthy
- (C) Government by a woman
- (D) Government by old people
- (D) Government by old people
Complete the idiom: “To put the cart before the ______.”
- (A) Bull
- (B) Dog
- (C) Horse
- (D) Cat
- (C) Horse