Which of the following is a conventional designation of pre-released software?
- (A) Alpha
- (B) Omega
- (C) Raw
- (D) Beta
- (D) Beta
The common names for pre-release software are: Alpha: a very early build, usually for internal testing. Beta: a more complete build, offered to a targeted group of users for testing. Omega and Raw aren’t standard labels in software release cycles. The correct answer is therefore: (D) Beta
Temporary storage place for information in a computer is called:
- (A) Back up
- (B) Buffer
- (C) Binary file
- (D) Data recorder
- (B) Buffer
Buffer is a temporary location in the computer’s RAM where data temporarily resides as it is being transmitted from one location to another. The primary purpose of a buffer is to act as an interface between components or processes that operate at different speeds. You will find buffers in applications such as video buffering, keyboard buffering, and printer spooling.
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act was passed in Pakistan in the year:
- (A) 2013
- (B) 2014
- (C) 2015
- (D) 2016
- (D) 2016
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) was enacted in the country of Pakistan in the year 2016. The Act was enacted by the National Assembly of Pakistan on the 11th of August 2016 and got assent on the 18th of August 2016.
When was the last census held in Pakistan?
- (A) 2017
- (B) 1981
- (C) 1998
- (D) 2023
- (D) 2023
The 7th population and housing census in Pakistan was conducted in 2023, and it marked the first Digital Census in the country. For the first time, the data was collected electronically by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Malakand Pass connects Peshawar with:
- (A) Gilgit
- (B) Swat
- (C) Dir
- (D) Chitral
- (D) Chitral
The Malakand Pass is situated in the Malakand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and connects Peshawar to the Chitral District. It serves as an important route for the movement of people and trade between the plains and the hills in the north, with the route passing through Dargai and Batkhela.
Headquarters of Arab League is located at:
- (A) Tehran
- (B) Cairo
- (C) Riyadh
- (D) Tunis
- (B) Cairo
The headquarters of the Arab League is located in Cairo, Egypt, on Al-Tahrir Street near Tahrir Square in the heart of the city. The organization was established in Cairo in 1945. The headquarters of the Arab League moved to Tunis from 1979 to 1990 due to the suspension of Egypt’s membership, but when Egypt was reinstated in 1990, the headquarters returned to Cairo.
Judicial Body of UN is called:
- (A) International Court of Justice
- (B) General Assembly
- (C) Security Council
- (D) International Criminal Court
- (A) International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice, popularly known as the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Established in 1945 by the UN Charter, it is unique among all other organs of the United Nations in that it is not located in New York, but in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.
COP 22, the 22nd Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, was held in 2016 in:
- (A) Paris
- (B) Marrakesh
- (C) New York
- (D) Moscow
- (B) Marrakesh
COP 22, the 22nd Conference of the Parties, held under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, was held in 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco. The conference was held in Marrakech, Morocco, from November 7 to 18, 2016, and focused on taking the Paris Agreement into implementation.
Which country has the largest resources of crude oil?
- (A) Russia
- (B) USA
- (C) Venezuela
- (D) Saudi Arabia
- (C) Venezuela
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world, standing at over 300 billion barrels. Venezuela has the largest reserves in the Orinoco Belt, making it the country with the largest reserves in the world, but this oil is heavy oil. This makes it more difficult to extract than in Saudi Arabia, which has the second-largest oil reserves.
The highest battlefield in the world is:
- (A) Tibet
- (B) Siachen Glacier
- (C) Jafna
- (D) Kashmir
- (B) Siachen Glacier
The highest battlefield on Earth is the Siachen Glacier, which is located in the eastern Karakoram range of the Himalayas. The Siachen Glacier, which is located in the eastern Karakoram range of the Himalayas, is a disputed region between India and Pakistan, with military bases located at altitudes exceeding 6,000 meters (20,000 feet).