What does LED stand for?
- (A) Low Emission Diode
- (B) Light Emitting Diode
- (C) Low Energy Device
- (D) Laser Energy Display
Check AnswerExplanationLED, stands for Light Emitting Diode, is a semiconductor that produces light when an electric current is passed through it. LEDs are ubiquitous in lighting and display devices due to their high efficiency and reliability.
Change the narration: The dying soldier said, “Let me have a look at the battlefield”.
- (A) The dying soldier suggested that he may have a look at the battlefield
- (B) The dying soldier requested to look at the battlefield
- (C) The dying soldier wished to have a look at the battlefield
- (D) The dying soldier wished that he had a look at the battlefield
Check Answer
- (C) The dying soldier wished to have a look at the battlefield
Explanation
When the phrase “Let me…” is used in direct speech and the context is not related to proposing or suggesting, it indicates the speaker’s inner wish.
When changing the direct speech to indirect speech, the verb “said” is replaced with “wished,” which reflects the speaker’s inner wish.
The phrase “let me have” is replaced by the infinitive “to have” or the phrase that follows the wish.
Among the choices, (C) is the most appropriate to reflect the speaker’s inner wish, as well as the grammatical way of changing “let.”
Ghazwa-e-Tabook was fought against:
- (A) Jews
- (B) Romans
- (C) Quresh
- (D) Persians
Check AnswerExplanationGhazwa-e-Tabook, or the Battle of Tabuk, took place in the month of Rajab in the 9th year after Hijrah (in the year 630 CE). Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) led a huge army, directing around 30,000 soldiers, the largest Muslim army in the Islamic era, towards Tabuk to encounter the impending threat of the Byzantine (Roman) Empire and its Arab allies.
Fill in the blank: “He knocked _______ two bottles of milk in ten minutes”.
- (A) Down
- (B) About
- (C) Against
- (D) Up
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In which park, “Minar-e-Pakistan” is located?
- (A) Greater Jinnah Park
- (B) Greater Iqbal Park
- (C) Greater Gulshan Park
- (D) Greater Shalimar Park
Check AnswerExplanationThe Minar-e-Pakistan is located at Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan. This green space, previously known as Minto Park, covers 125 acres and contains the national monument, as well as the tombs of Allama Iqbal and Hafeez Jalandhari. It marks the site where the Lahore Resolution was passed in 1940.
On the call of Hijrat in 1920, to which country Muslims started migration?
- (A) Iran
- (B) Afghanistan
- (C) Burma
- (D) Turkey
Check AnswerExplanation
The Hijrat Movement emerged as a spin-off of the Khilafat Movement in 1920, with prominent religious leaders such as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Maulana Abdul Bari giving a fatwa, or religious decree, against British India, terming it Dar-ul-Harb, or the Land of War, as Muslims were not able to practice their religion freely. Therefore, some 18,000 to 20,000 Muslims began their journey towards Afghanistan, which they believed to be Dar-ul-Islam, or the Land of Islam.
The idea, however, ultimately ended in failure as the Afghan government, overwhelmed by the number of refugees, closed its borders and forced the refugees to return.
Deficiency of Iron in human diet causes:
- (A) Goiter
- (B) Scurvy
- (C) Anaemia
- (D) Rickets
Check AnswerExplanation
Iron is an essential mineral that is used to produce haemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying molecule in red blood cells. If the diet is not sufficient in iron, the level of haemoglobin will drop, causing the red blood cells to become small and pale, or microcytic hypochromic cells, resulting in Iron Deficiency Anaemia.
Goiter: Swelling of the thyroid gland is caused by a lack of iodine, not iron.
Scurvy: Swollen and bleeding gums are symptoms of the disease, which is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.
Rickets: In children, this disease results in bone deformities and softening due to a lack of Vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate.
The first Chief Minister of Punjab after independence was:
- (A) Mian Iftakhar-ud-Din
- (B) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
- (C) Iftakhar Hussain Mamdot
- (D) Mumtaz Khan Daultana
Check Answer
- (C) Iftakhar Hussain Mamdot
Explanation
Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot: He was the first Chief Minister of (West) Punjab in Pakistan, serving from August 15, 1947, until January 25, 1949.
Mumtaz Khan Daultana: He served as the second Chief Minister of Punjab, taking office in April 1951 after a period of Governor’s rule.
If b = 1 then b³/b² = ?
Check AnswerExplanation
Solution: Given the expression (b³/b²).
According to the law of exponents, when we divide powers with the same base, we subtract the exponents: ( b^{3-2} = b^1 ).
This simplifies to ( b ). Since ( b = 1 ), the result becomes ( 1 ).
Therefore, the correct answer is (C) 1.
The murder of Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to Austrian throne, became the immediate cause of which war:
- (A) First World War
- (B) Second World War
- (C) Battle of Borodino
- (D) Battle of Jutland
Check AnswerExplanation
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austrian and Hungarian thrones, occurred on 28 June 1914 in the city of Sarajevo. He and his wife were murdered by a Serbian nationalist party member named Gavrilo Princip.
Following the assassination, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. However, due to the fact that most of the European countries had formed alliances, other countries were drawn into the conflict:
Germany sided with Austria-Hungary.
Russia sided with Serbia.
France and the United Kingdom joined later.
The series of declarations of war led to the beginning of the World War I in 1914.
Therefore, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the immediate cause of the World War I.
