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PPSC Advanced GK 2025 practice set — 49 solved general-knowledge one-liners with verified answers and explanations (world organisations, geography, currencies, Pakistan, history). A Sir Adnan practice booklet, not an official past paper.
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About this paper
A 50-item general-knowledge one-liner booklet headed 'PPSC ADVANCED (GK) 2025' (monster-data 'CSS MPT PAST PAPERS' pack), published as a practice set in the standard MCQ format with verified answers and explanations. The source prints answers only, so the 3 distractors per item are authored under Anas's 2026-10-28 single-format decision and optionsSource is recorded as 'authored'. Two booklet answers were corrected to current standard facts (largest oil producer, largest population) and one item dropped; see keyFlags.
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Subject 1
Topic Section
4 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: 1949
Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (1928), was assassinated in Cairo on 12 February 1949.
Correct Answer: Communism
The Soviet Union was governed under communist ideology, with the Communist Party holding power from 1917 until 1991.
Correct Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, is honoured as its Father of the Nation.
Correct Answer: George Washington
George Washington served as the first President of the United States (1789-1797).
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Correct Answer: 1969
The OIC was founded on 25 September 1969 in Rabat, Morocco, after the arson attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Correct Answer: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
The OIC Secretariat is headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Correct Answer: 4 April 1949
The North Atlantic Treaty creating NATO was signed in Washington on 4 April 1949.
Correct Answer: 24 October 1945
The UN Charter came into force on 24 October 1945, now observed as UN Day (the Charter was signed 26 June 1945).
Correct Answer: Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie of Norway served as the first UN Secretary-General (1946-1952).
Correct Answer: Washington D.C., USA
The World Bank Group is headquartered in Washington D.C., USA.
Correct Answer: Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman, former prime minister of Malaysia, was the OIC's first Secretary-General (1971-1973).
Correct Answer: Cairo, Egypt
The Arab League is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt (it moved to Tunis 1979-1990 and then returned to Cairo).
Correct Answer: 1995
The WTO was established on 1 January 1995, succeeding the GATT.
Correct Answer: London, UK
Amnesty International's International Secretariat is based in London, UK.
Correct Answer: 1985 (Dhaka)
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was founded in Dhaka in December 1985.
Correct Answer: Kathmandu, Nepal
The SAARC Secretariat is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Correct Answer: The Hague, Netherlands
The International Court of Justice sits at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.
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2 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Beijing, China
The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, China.
Correct Answer: Dubai, UAE
The ICC moved its headquarters from London to Dubai, UAE, in 2005.
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1 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: China
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center is in Shanxi province, China, and launches mainly Sun-synchronous-orbit satellites.
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16 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: England
Stonehenge, the prehistoric stone circle, stands on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.
Correct Answer: Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
Dal Lake, famous for its houseboats and Shikaras, is in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
Correct Answer: Astana
Kazakhstan's capital is Astana; it was called Nur-Sultan from 2019 until the name Astana was restored in 2022.
Correct Answer: Hwang Ho (China)
China's Huang He (Hwang Ho) is called the Yellow River because of the yellow silt (loess) it carries.
Correct Answer: Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (5,895 m) is Africa's highest peak.
Correct Answer: Sahara
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world; it is the standard one-liner answer.
Correct Answer: Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea across the Isthmus of Suez.
Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest ocean, covering about a third of Earth's surface.
Correct Answer: Paris, France
The Eiffel Tower stands in Paris, France; it was completed for the 1889 World's Fair.
Correct Answer: Japan
Japan is called the Land of the Rising Sun, from its position east of the Asian mainland and its name Nihon (origin of the sun).
Correct Answer: India
India overtook China as the world's most populous country in 2023, according to UN estimates.
Correct Answer: Dubai, UAE
The Burj Khalifa (828 m) stands in Dubai, UAE, and has been the world's tallest building since 2010.
Correct Answer: Rome
Rome is traditionally called the City of Seven Hills, after the hills on which the ancient city was built.
Correct Answer: Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada (Toronto is the capital of Ontario, not of Canada).
Correct Answer: Greenland
Greenland is the world's largest island; Australia is counted as a continent, not an island.
Correct Answer: Bosporus Strait
The Bosporus (Bosphorus) Strait at Istanbul separates Europe from Asia and links the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
Topic Section
4 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: 30 September 1947
Pakistan joined the United Nations on 30 September 1947, weeks after independence.
Correct Answer: China
Gwadar Port in Balochistan was developed with Chinese assistance and is a flagship project of CPEC.
Correct Answer: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah became Pakistan's first Governor-General on 14 August 1947.
Correct Answer: Liaquat Ali Khan
Liaquat Ali Khan was Pakistan's first Prime Minister (1947-1951).
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Correct Answer: Six
Nobel Prizes are awarded in six fields: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.
Correct Answer: Anwar Sadat (Peace, 1978)
Egypt's President Anwar Sadat, joint winner of the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Menachem Begin, was the first Muslim Nobel laureate (Abdus Salam followed in Physics in 1979).
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7 solved MCQs shown directly below
Correct Answer: Ringgit
Malaysia's currency is the ringgit (MYR).
Correct Answer: Lira
Turkey's currency is the Turkish lira (TRY).
Correct Answer: United States
The United States has been the world's largest oil producer since 2018, ahead of Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Correct Answer: Yuan (Renminbi)
China's currency is the yuan, whose official name is the renminbi (CNY).
Correct Answer: Yen
Japan's currency is the yen (JPY).
Correct Answer: Taka
Bangladesh's currency is the taka (BDT).
Correct Answer: Ruble
Russia's currency is the ruble (RUB).
Source & verification
Built by GK360 from verified bank questions — every answer rechecked before publishing. Where the source printed no options, the answer options were prepared by GK360; the questions and correct answers are the verified originals.
Questions
No. This is a Sir Adnan practice booklet titled 'PPSC ADVANCED (GK) 2025', published as paperType 'practice'. It is a compilation of general-knowledge one-liners for PPSC/FPSC/CSS MPT preparation, not an official exam paper, and must not be quoted as one.
49 of the 50 printed items are published. Printed Q6 (which sport has the highest injury rate, booklet answer Football) was dropped because injury-rate rankings vary by study and measure — no single standard answer is identifiable as printed, so it was dropped rather than inferred.
Two booklet answers are outdated, not wrong at the time they were written: the largest oil producer is now the United States, not Saudi Arabia (since 2018), and the largest population is now India, not China (since 2023). Both are corrected to the current standard fact and flagged in keyFlag; the booklet's original answer is recorded in the flag.
The booklet prints each statement with its answer only and no options. Under Anas's 2026-10-28 single-format decision, the 3 distractors per item are authored for the standard MCQ format; the answers themselves are the verified standard answers, and optionsSource is recorded as 'authored'.
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