For how many years did Angela Merkel serve as the Chancellor of Germany?
- (A) 8 years
- (B) 10 years
- (C) 14 years
- (D) 16 years
- (D) 16 years
Angela Merkel served as Chancellor of Germany from November 22, 2005, until December 8, 2021, almost sixteen years, being the second-longest-serving Chancellor in the history of her country and the first woman Chancellor. In 2021, Merkel announced that she did not want to stand again, and after four mandates, she resigned.
On which list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is Pakistan currently placed?
- (A) Blacklist
- (B) Whitelist
- (C) Greylist
- (D) Greenlist
- (C) Greylist
Currently, Pakistan is not included in any such restrictive lists. The Financial Action Task Force delisted Pakistan in October 2022 from itsvjurisdictions under increased monitoring,” popularly known as the Grey List, as all conditions of its action plan laid out in 2018 and 2021 were fulfilled.
In which year was the World Bank created?
- (A) 1941
- (C) 1943
- (B) 1942
- (D) 1944
- (D) 1944
The formation of the World Bank dates back to 1944, during the Bretton Woods Conference, which took place in New Hampshire, USA. The responsibility of the Bank was to aid in the rebuilding process of war-torn countries following WWII. It began operating in 1946. Initially, it was named the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and sought to promote stability and development.
How many presidents of the United States have been assassinated?
- (A) 3
- (B) 4
- (C) 5
- (D) 6
- (B) 4
Four U.S. presidents have been assassinated. Here is a brief list of these presidents and the year they died:
– Abraham Lincoln – 1865
– James A. Garfield – 1881
– William McKinley – 1901
-John F. Kennedy — 1963
The balance of income and expenditure account depicts:
- (A) Cash in hand
- (B) Surplus or deficit
- (C) Capital fund
- (D) Net profit or loss
- (B) Surplus or deficit
The correct answer is (B) Surplus or deficit.
Non-profit organizations draw the Income and Expenditure account to ascertain the outcome of their activities over a given period. This account is similar to a Profit and Loss account, which is used by a profit organization. In the case of a non-profit organization, as the focus is not on earning a profit, the figure thus obtained is referred to as a surplus, where income is greater than expenditure, or a deficit, where expenditure is greater than income. This figure is finally transferred to the Capital Fund account in the balance sheet.
HP processing of fruits and vegetables refers to:
- (A) High-Pressure processing
- (B) High-Precision processing
- (C) High-Protein processing
- (D) High-Performance processing
- (A) High-Pressure processing
High pressure processing, or HPP, is a non-thermal technology that is a form of cold pasteurization. It is mainly applied to fruits and vegetables. It is a food processing technology in which high water pressure, approximately ranging from 400 to 600 MPa, or 58,000 to 87,000 psi, is applied to food materials to inactivate microorganisms that include bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and also molds, as well as spoilage enzymes. It is also referred to as high hydrostatic pressure, or Pascalization.
Which energy source is considered the least pollutant?
- (A) Petrol
- (B) Natural Gas
- (C) Coal
- (D) Diesel
- (B) Natural Gas
The correct answer is: (B) Natural Gas.
Of all these choices, it’s believed that natural gas is the cleanest-burning fossil fuel. As a major component of this fuel, methane has a much simpler molecular structure and a lower percent carbon by weight compared to coal and liquid petroleum.
The sugar present in milk is:
- (A) Sucrose
- (B) Fructose
- (C) Glucose
- (D) Lactose
- (D) Lactose
Milk sugar is a popular name for lactose, a disaccharide that is a natural combination of glucose and galactose molecules. Milk sugar comprises 2-8% by weight of milk and is a carbohydrate present in milk and other animal milk.
KUNA is the official state news agency of:
- (A) Kuwait
- (B) Pakistan
- (C) Iran
- (D) Egypt
- (A) Kuwait
KUNA is an official state news agency in Kuwait. It was founded in 1956 and reorganized as an independent entity between 1976 and 1979. It provides information on events within and outside the country by sharing information on Kuwait’s regional and international issues. Its office is located in Kuwait City.
Who is known as the “Father of History”?
- (A) Tacitus
- (B) Herodotus
- (C) Aristotle
- (D) Socrates
- (B) Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian of the 5th century BC, particularly living between about 484–425 BC. He is regarded as the “Father of History” due to his being the first to collect sources in a systematic way, verify them in some helpful measure, and then synthesise his findings into a coherent narrative-particularly in his work The Histories, recording the Greco-Persian Wars.