Who was the President of America during the Gulf War?
- (A) George H.W. Bush
- (B) Jimmy Carter
- (C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
- (D) Grover Clever
- (A) GeorgeH.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, led the country through the Gulf War, from the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990 until the liberation of Kuwait in February 1991. He formed an international coalition to respond to the invasion and announced the start of Operation Desert Storm in January 1991.
The famous “Democracy Wall” is located in:
- (A) USA
- (B) UK
- (C) China
- (D) Japan
- (C) China
The Democracy Wall was located on Xidan Street in the Xicheng District of Beijing. It was active, mostly from late 1978 to 1979, and served as a prominent platform for citizens to display “big-character posters” (dazibao) demanding political and social change in a period of significant liberalization.
Who is called the “Man of Iron and Blood”?
- (A) Prince Otto von Bismarck
- (B) Karl Marx
- (C) President Ford
- (D) Joseph Stalin
- (A) Prince Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian leader of the 1800s and the first Chancellor of the German Empire, is commonly known as the “Man of Iron and Blood” or the “Iron Chancellor.” This is because of his hard-line approach to diplomacy and politics, where military strength and even war could be used as a means to unify the German territories. He once famously said that the big questions of his day would be settled by “blood and iron.”
UAN stands for:
- (A) Universal Actual Number
- (B) Urgent Access Number
- (C) Uniform Access Number
- (D) Universal Access Number
- (D) Universal Access Number
The Universal Access Numbers (UAN) offered by PTCL are very helpful for multi-location businesses as they provide a common, easy-to-remember number across the country. These numbers direct the incoming calls to the most appropriate branch or department based on time and location, thus increasing customer service and efficiency.
Which of these imaginary lines is mainly vertical?
- (A) The Equator
- (B) International Date Line
- (C) Tropic of Cancer
- (D) Tropic of Capricorn
- (B) International Date Line
The International Date Line is primarily vertical because it is a line of longitude, resting along the 180° meridian. Lines of longitude, or meridians, stretch from the North Pole to the South Pole. The Date Line does vary in some areas to avoid landmasses and prevent countries from having two days of different calendar dates, but it still goes from north to south.
Who introduced the principal of the Doctrine of Lapse?
- (A) Lord Hastings
- (B) Lord Clive
- (C) Lord Dalhousie
- (D) Lord Cornwallis
- (C) Lord Dalhousie
The Doctrine of Lapse, which was introduced and implemented by Lord Dalhousie during his term as the Governor-General of India for the East India Company from 1848 to 1856, was an annexation policy. The objective of the doctrine was to increase British rule in India through the annexation of princely states that had rulers who died without an immediate natural heir.
Which is the most populous state in the USA?
- (A) Washington DC
- (B) Alaska
- (C) California
- (D) Florida
- (C) California
California leads the list as the most populous state in the U.S., with an estimated population of over 39 million in 2025. While growth has slowed down in recent years, even to the point of a slight decline, California is still significantly larger than Texas and Florida, the next two largest states. The sheer number of people in California is due to a combination of factors, including a strong economy, its world-class cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, and a strong flow of international migrants, which account for 12% of the country’s total population.
Blind Dolphins are found in which river of Pakistan?
- (A) River Sutlej
- (B) River Hub
- (C) River Chenab
- (D) River Sindh
- (D) River Sindh
The Indus River Dolphin, classified scientifically as Platanista gangetica minor, is an endemic species found only in the Indus River system in Pakistan. It is also known as Bhulan. The Indus River Dolphin is famous for being functionally blind, relying on echolocation to navigate and hunt in the murky waters of the Indus River.
The Great Bear Lake is situated in:
- (A) UK
- (B) USA
- (C) Canada
- (D) France
- (C) Canada
Great Bear Lake is located in the Northwest Territories of Canada, on the Arctic Circle. It is the largest lake entirely within Canada, the fourth-largest lake in North America, and the eighth-largest lake globally, measuring 31,153 square kilometers.
Who gave the idea of “Peaceful co-existence”?
- (A) Nikita Khrushchev
- (B) Leonid Brezhnev
- (C) Vyacheslav Molotov
- (D) Vladimir Lenin
- (A) Nikita Khrushchev
The idea of “Peaceful Co-existence”, particularly in the context of the Cold War, that states with different social systems, such as capitalism and socialism, could co-exist without going to war, was most famously developed and articulated by Nikita Khrushchev.