Select the most similar word of: “Gorgeous”
- (A) Magnificent
- (B) Perfect
- (C) Artificial
- (D) Waterfall
- (A) Magnificent
Which is the authorized agency to sanction license for Cable Televisions and FM Radios?
- (A) PTA
- (B) PTCL
- (C) PTUN
- (D) PEMRA
- (D) PEMRA
The authority that has the power to grant licenses for Cable TV and FM radio in Pakistan is the PEMRA, which stands for the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority. The authority was formed in 2002 and has the power to regulate the setting up of all electronic media, including FM radio and Cable TV, through an open bid.
What does “IRSA” stand for?
- (A) Internal Revenue Service of Australia
- (B) International Relief Support Agency
- (C) Integrated Rural Supply Agency
- (D) Indus River System Authority
- (D) Indus River System Authority
IRSA, an abbreviation for the Indus River System Authority, was formed in 1992. IRSA is a regulatory body in Pakistan that functions under the Ministry of Water Resources. Its responsibility is the management of the distribution of water from the Indus River and its tributaries. The authority enforces the water-sharing treaties that are in place.
The biggest Ordinance Factory (arms and ammunition factory) of Pakistan is located at:
- (A) Jhelum
- (B) Darra Adam Khel
- (C) WAH Cantt.
- (D) Peshawar
- (C) WAH Cantt.
The largest arms and ammunition factory in Pakistan is located in Wah Cantonment, commonly referred to as Wah Cantt, in the province of Punjab. It is here that the headquarters and main factory of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) are located. It is the largest defense industry complex in the country under the Ministry of Defence Production. POF has 14 factories and 12 subsidiary factories. Its establishment dates back to December 28, 1951.
Which of the following is a cash crop?
- (A) Wheat
- (B) Tobacco
- (C) Rice
- (D) Cotton
- (D) Cotton
The Indonesian city of Bandung is famous because of the first Afro-Asian Summit, which was in many ways a precursor to the Non-Aligned Movement. When was the first Afro-Asian Summit meeting held in Bandung (Indonesia)?
- (A) 1950
- (B) 1955
- (C) 1957
- (D) 1963
- (B) 1955
The Bandung Conference, also referred to as the Afro-Asian Summit or the Asian-African Conference, was held in Bandung, Indonesia, from April 18 to 24, 1955. The meeting was attended by delegates from 29 countries, mostly newly independent countries from Asia and Africa, with the aim of strengthening economic and cultural cooperation while resisting colonialism.
The longest river of Balochistan is:
- (A) Dasht
- (B) Zhob
- (C) Rakhshan
- (D) Hingol
- (D) Hingol
The longest river in Balochistan is the Hingol River. It flows through the Makran area in the Gwadar District for a total length of 350 miles (approximately 560 kilometers), passing through the Hingol National Park before emptying into the Arabian Sea.
What was the magnitude on the Richter scale of the Earthquake that recently rocked New Zealand region north of Christ Church (in 2016)?
- (A) 4.9
- (B) 5.4
- (C) 7.1
- (D) 7.8
- (D) 7.8
The Kaikoura earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.8, struck New Zealand in the early hours of the morning of 14 November 2016. Its focal point was in the vicinity of Culverden, 95 km north of Christchurch. However, the earthquake’s effect was felt in the entire region, especially in North Canterbury and even as far north as Wellington.
Complete the idiom: “Don’t judge a book by ______.”
- (A) Reading it
- (B) The cover
- (C) It’s size
- (D) It’s colour
- (B) The cover
The full phrase is “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. It is used as an analogy to remind us that just as the cover of a book may not tell us the full story inside, so too with other things and people. Just as the cover of a book may not be attractive and yet the book inside is great, so too with other things and people.
Sunlight is composed of ______.
- (A) Two colours
- (B) Five colours
- (C) Seven colours
- (D) Ten colours
- (C) Seven colours
Sunlight or white light is composed of all colours or wavelengths. When this light passes through a material such as a prism made of glass or small water droplets, it separates into the colors that make up the spectrum. The colours are often referred to as the seven colours of the rainbow, and their order is remembered with the acronym VIBGYOR: Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red.