Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Rumi was born in:
- (A) Balkh
- (B) Isfahan
- (C) Konya
- (D) Mashhad
- (A) Balkh
Maulana Jalal ud-Din Rumi was born in 1207 in Balkh, a city once part of Greater Khorasan and located in today’s Afghanistan. His family fled the Mongol invasions and ultimately found a new home in Konya, now in Turkey, where Rumi spent most of his life.
Who is the artist behind the iconic painting “Mona Lisa”?
- (A) Leonardo da Vinci
- (B) Michelangelo Buonarroti
- (C) Pablo Picasso
- (D) Vincent van Gogh
- (A) Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa, the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, is an example of the Italian Renaissance movement in art. Leonardo da Vinci began painting the portrait around 1503 in the city of Florence and, according to records, worked on the painting intermittently for a number of years using oil paint on a panel of white wood from the Lombardy poplar tree.
To which country did Christopher Columbus belong?
- (A) Spain
- (B) Italy
- (C) Portugal
- (D) England
- (B) Italy
Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer who was born around 1451, is believed to have been of Genoese descent, but he actually sailed under the Spanish flags of Ferdinand and Isabella when he explored America. There are, however, claims and theories indicating his possible Spanish origin, as well as possible Jewish origin, though everyone agrees on his possible origins as being Genoese.
Cholistan desert is also called:
- (A) Rohi Desert
- (C) Sandy Desert
- (B) Friendly Desert
- (D) Fertile Desert
- (A) Rohi Desert
The Cholistan Desert, located in southern Punjab, Pakistan, is locally known as Rohi. It is also referred to as the Land of Forts due to its numerous historical forts, including the major Derawar Fort. It forms part of the greater Thar Desert that extends into Sindh and India.
The protein present in egg yolk is rich in:
- (A) Thiamine
- (B) Tocopherol
- (C) Calciferol
- (D) Riboflavin
- (B) Tocopherol
The correct choice is (B) Tocopherol.
Egg yolks are rich in proteins, fats, and also contain a generous amount of Vitamin E, or tocopherol, an antioxidant that protects the cell from harm.
After 4 years of depreciation at a rate of 5% per year, the value of the article can be calculated using the formula for exponential decay, which is:
- (A) 10870
- (B) 9774
- (C) 8990
- (D) 9765
- (B) 9774
- Solution:Using the formula for exponential decay:
V = P x (1 – r)^tIn our example, we have r = 0.05, t = 4, and we are given Plugging in the numbers: V = 12,000 × (0.95)^4
V = 12,000Answer: (B) 9774
The strength of class is 6000 in 1994, what was the enrolment in 1970 if enrolment double after 8 years:
- (A) 750
- (B) 850
- (C) 950
- (D) 1050
(A) 750 (A)
Solution:
– Time Gap: If we deduct 1970 from 1994, we get 24 years. That’s 24 divided by 8, which equals 3 doubling periods.
– Going backwards by halving three times: 6000 ⇠ 3000 ⇠ 1500 ⇠ 750. Answer: 750
The area of rectangle is 297 so cm if its length is increased by 3 cm and width decreases by 1 cm its area increased by 3 cm. Find the length and width of rectangle:
- (A) 10 cm and 35 cm
- (B) 11 cm and 27 cm
- (C) 13 cm and 28 cm
- (D) 15 cm and 35 cm
- (B) 11 cm and 27 cm
- Let length = L, width = W. Equations:
- ( L \times W = 297 )
- ( (L + 3)(W – 1) = 300 )
- Expand second equation and substitute ( L \times W = 297 ):
(-L + 3W = 6 \Rightarrow L = 3W – 6) - Substitute into first equation:
((3W – 6) \times W = 297 \Rightarrow W^2 – 2W – 99 = 0) - Solve quadratic: ( W = 11 ) → ( L = 3(11) – 6 = 27 )
Answer: 11 cm and 27 cm (B)
In PowerPoint, the header and footer button can be found on the Insert tab in the:
- (A) Tables group
- (B) Text group
- (C) Object group
- (D) Illustrations group
- (B) Text group
In PowerPoint, the header and footer button is located in the Insert tab under the Text group. The Text group, which is located on the ribbon, also contains other buttons for inserting text boxes, slide numbers, date and time, and objects.
Osteomalacia is caused by the deficiency of:
- (A) Vitamin A
- (B) Vitamin B
- (C) Vitamin C
- (D) Vitamin D
- (D) Vitamin D
Osteomalacia is usually caused by a lack of Vitamin D in one’s system, which then disrupts the bone-hardening process in adults. Having insufficient sun, an inadequate diet, or even difficulties in absorbing nutrients from food may cause Osteomalacia. When a person lacks this vitamin, the normal absorption of calcium and phosphorus is disrupted, causing weak bones and possible breaking.