Which is the largest lake in the world?
- (A) Lake Baikal
- (B) Dead Sea
- (C) Lake Superior
- (D) Caspian Sea
- (D) Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world, both in surface area and volume. Despite its name, it is a landlocked basin with no natural connection to the ocean, fitting the scientific definition of a lake. It spans about 371,000 km² (around 143,000 sq mi), which is roughly 40 to 44% of all the lake water on Earth.
Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also known as:
- (A) Indus Barrage
- (B) Kanj Barrage
- (C) Kotri Barrage
- (D) Balloki Barrage
- (C) Kotri Barrage
The Ghulam Muhammad Barrage is also referred to as the Kotri Barrage. The barrage is situated on the Indus River in the Sindh province of Pakistan, between Jamshoro and Hyderabad. The barrage was finished in 1955 and was opened by Malik Ghulam Muhammad, who was the Governor-General of Pakistan at that time. The barrage plays very important roles in irrigation and flood protection, supplying large canals such as Fulleli, Pinyari, and Kalri Baghar.
What is the total height of K-2 Peak?
- (A) 8,600 meters
- (B) 8,611 meters
- (C) 8,640 meters
- (D) 8,691 meters
- (B) 8,611 meters
K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chogori, is the second-tallest mountain in the world. K2 has a height of 8,611 meters above sea level. This means that K2 is 8,611 meters tall, making it the second-tallest mountain in the world after Mount Everest.
Who becomes Acting President of Pakistan in the absence of President?
- (A) Speaker of the National Assembly
- (B) Chairman of the Senate
- (C) Prime Minister
- (D) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
- (B) Chairman of the Senate
According to the Constitution of Pakistan, Article 49, The Chairman of the Senate is appointed as the Acting President in case the President is not available, either through resignation, absence, illness, or death. In case the Chairman is also not available, the Speaker of the National Assembly becomes the President.
The atmospheric pressure at sea level is approximately:
- (A) 700 mmHg
- (B) 720 mmHg
- (C) 746 mmHg
- (D) 760 mmHg
- (D) 760 mmHg
The standard pressure at sea level is expressed as 1 atmosphere (atm). In a mercury barometer, this pressure is indicated by the height of the mercury column, which stands at about 760 mm (approximately 76 cm) high. This value, often expressed as 760 mmHg, is the standard used worldwide.
The 24th Parallel line is a boundary line disputed between:
- (A) China and India
- (B) Pakistan and China
- (C) India and Pakistan
- (D) Bangladesh and India
- (C) India and Pakistan
The 24th Parallel boundary is at the center of a longstanding dispute between India and Pakistan, particularly in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. Pakistan claims the 24th Parallel boundary as the international border, but India does not accept it and instead holds the Radcliffe Line as the definitive boundary.
Which Mughal King died of sudden fall from the staircase?
- (A) Babur
- (B) Akbar
- (C) Aurangzeb
- (D) Humayun
- (D) Humayun
The Mughal emperor who lost his life after a sudden fall down the staircase of his library, the Sher Mandal, in 1556, was Humayun. He was descending with his arms full of books when the call to prayer, the azaan, was sounded. While trying to bend down in respect, he stumbled over his robe and died.
Who wrote the book “Great Tragedy”?
- (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- (B) General Pervez Musharraf
- (C) Benazir Bhutto
- (D) General Zia-ul-Haq
- (A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the former president and prime minister of Pakistan, wrote the nonfiction book The Great Tragedy, which was published in 1971. The political crisis, the military’s involvement, and the circumstances surrounding East Pakistan’s (now Bangladesh) 1971 separation are all examined in this book.
The difference in the duration of day and night increases as:
- (A) One moves from West to East
- (B) One moves from Poles to Equator
- (C) One moves from East to West
- (D) One moves from Equator to Poles
- (D) One moves from Equator to Poles
Mention the nickname of atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945?
- (A) Little boy
- (B) Daisy cutter
- (C) Bid giant
- (D) Sharp boy
- (A) Little boy
The atomic bomb that exploded in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, was called “Little Boy.” It was the product of the Manhattan Project, a gun-type fission atomic bomb made of highly enriched uranium-235, and was transported on the B-29 bomber plane named Enola Gay. The explosion released the energy of 15,000 tons of TNT, resulting in the deaths of 140,000 people by the end of 1945.