PMS GK 2025 Booklet — General Knowledge Practice Set Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Kathmandu

The SAARC Secretariat is in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Correct Answer: 8 December 1985

SAARC was founded in Dhaka on 8 December 1985.

Correct Answer: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SAARC stands for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

Correct Answer: Washington, D.C.

The IMF is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States.

Correct Answer: Tariq bin Ziyad

Tariq bin Ziyad led the Umayyad crossing into Iberia in 711 AD, landing at Gibraltar (Jabal Tariq).

Correct Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the Republic of Turkey in 1923.

Correct Answer: Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) became the world's first female prime minister in 1960.

Correct Answer: Hiroshima

The first atomic bomb used in war was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945.

Correct Answer: 1995

The WTO came into being on 1 January 1995, succeeding the GATT.

Correct Answer: Kathmandu

Kathmandu is the capital and largest city of Nepal.

Correct Answer: Tripoli

Tripoli is the capital of Libya.

Correct Answer: Riyadh

Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Correct Answer: Canberra

Canberra is the capital of Australia; Sydney is its largest city.

Correct Answer: Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada; Toronto is its largest city.

Correct Answer: New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital of India; Mumbai is its largest city.

Correct Answer: Tokyo

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

Correct Answer: Berlin

Berlin is the capital of Germany.

Correct Answer: Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey; Istanbul is its largest city.

Correct Answer: Brasilia

Brasilia is the capital of Brazil; Rio de Janeiro was the former capital.

Correct Answer: Asia

Asia is the largest continent, covering about 44.6 million square kilometres.

Correct Answer: Australia

Australia is the smallest continent in the conventional seven-continent list.

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean, covering more area than all of Earth's land combined.

Correct Answer: Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef off Australia is the world's largest coral reef system.

Correct Answer: Mariana Trench

The Mariana Trench, in the western Pacific, is the deepest part of the ocean; its Challenger Deep is about 10,900 m deep.

Correct Answer: Nile

The Nile is the conventional one-liner answer for the world's longest river, at about 6,650 km.

Correct Answer: Yangtze River

The Yangtze, about 6,300 km, is Asia's longest river.

Correct Answer: Sahara

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.

Correct Answer: Gobi Desert

The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia.

Correct Answer: 1945

The United Nations was established in 1945, with its Charter coming into force on 24 October 1945.

Correct Answer: India

The Taj Mahal is in Agra, India, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.

Correct Answer: China

The Great Wall stretches across northern China.

Correct Answer: Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China, over 21,000 km long, is the longest wall in the world.

Correct Answer: Pisa, Italy

The Leaning Tower is in Pisa, Italy.

Correct Answer: Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge

The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, about 164.8 km, is the longest bridge in the world.

Correct Answer: Leo Tolstoy

'War and Peace' was written by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy.

Correct Answer: Jane Austen

'Pride and Prejudice' (1813) was written by Jane Austen.

Correct Answer: Samuel Huntington

'The Clash of Civilizations' was written by Samuel P. Huntington.

Correct Answer: Abul Kalam Azad

'India Wins Freedom' is the autobiography of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Correct Answer: John Milton

'Paradise Lost' was written by John Milton.

Correct Answer: Yen

Japan's currency is the yen.

Correct Answer: Pound Sterling

The United Kingdom's currency is the pound sterling.

Correct Answer: Euro

The euro is the currency of most European Union member states (the eurozone).

Correct Answer: Ruble

Russia's currency is the ruble.

Correct Answer: Yuan

China's currency unit is the yuan; the currency itself is called the renminbi.

Correct Answer: Rand

South Africa's currency is the rand.

Correct Answer: Greenland

Greenland is the world's largest island (Australia is counted as a continent, not an island).

Correct Answer: Mount Everest

Mount Everest (8,849 m) is the highest peak in the world.

Correct Answer: Andes

The Andes, about 8,900 km along South America's west coast, are the longest mountain range in the world.

Correct Answer: Vatican City

Vatican City, about 0.49 square kilometres, is the smallest country in the world by area.

Correct Answer: India

India is the world's largest democracy by population and electorate.

Correct Answer: Indonesia

Indonesia is the largest island nation in the world by area and the largest archipelagic state.

Correct Answer: Arabic

Arabic is the official language of Egypt.

Correct Answer: Asia

The Red Sea lies between Africa and Asia.

Correct Answer: Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is the largest gulf in the world by area.

Correct Answer: Philippine Sea

The Philippine Sea, about 5.7 million square kilometres, is the largest sea in the world by area.

Correct Answer: Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the world by area.

Correct Answer: Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon on 20 July 1969 during Apollo 11.

Correct Answer: Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova flew aboard Vostok 6 in 1963, becoming the first woman in space.

Correct Answer: Sputnik 1

Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957, was the first artificial satellite.

Correct Answer: 5 June

World Environment Day is observed every year on 5 June.

Correct Answer: 10 December

Human Rights Day is observed on 10 December, marking the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Correct Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876.

Correct Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN.

Correct Answer: Paris, France

UNESCO is headquartered in Paris, France.

Correct Answer: 1949

NATO was founded in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty).

Correct Answer: Caspian Sea

The Caspian Sea, about 371,000 square kilometres, is the largest lake (enclosed water body) in the world by area.

Correct Answer: Brazil

Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer.

Correct Answer: Trans-Siberian Railway

The Trans-Siberian Railway, about 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok, is the longest railway in the world.

Correct Answer: Panama

The Panama Canal is in Panama, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Correct Answer: Pan-American Highway

The Pan-American Highway, running from Alaska to Argentina, is the longest highway system in the world.

Correct Answer: Markhor

The markhor, a wild goat of the Himalaya and Karakoram, is Pakistan's national animal.

Correct Answer: Ameer-ud-Din Khidwai

Pakistan's national flag was designed by Ameer-ud-Din Khidwai (Amiruddin Kidwai).

Correct Answer: Chakor

The chakor (chukar partridge) is Pakistan's national bird.

Correct Answer: Jasmine

Jasmine is Pakistan's national flower.

Correct Answer: Lord Mountbatten

Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of British India (1947) and oversaw the transfer of power.

Correct Answer: Lord Canning

Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India in 1858, after the Government of India Act transferred rule from the East India Company to the Crown.

Correct Answer: Maulana Zafar Ali Khan

Maulana Zafar Ali Khan edited the Urdu daily Zamindar from Lahore.

Correct Answer: 1947

Pakistan joined the United Nations on 30 September 1947.

Correct Answer: Chagai

Pakistan's first nuclear tests (Chagai-I) were conducted in the Chagai district of Balochistan on 28 May 1998.

Correct Answer: Islamabad

Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Balochistan

Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province by area.

Correct Answer: Killer Mountain

Nanga Parbat is known as the Killer Mountain because of the high number of climber deaths on its slopes.

Correct Answer: Indus River

The Indus River, about 3,180 km long, is Pakistan's longest river.

Correct Answer: K-2

K-2 (8,611 m) is Pakistan's tallest mountain and the second-highest peak in the world.

Correct Answer: 23 March 1956

Pakistan's first constitution was enforced on 23 March 1956, when Pakistan became a republic.

Correct Answer: Field Hockey

Field hockey is Pakistan's conventionally cited national sport.

Correct Answer: Lithium

Lithium is the lightest metal, with a density of about 0.534 g/cm3.

Correct Answer: Au

Gold's chemical symbol is Au, from the Latin aurum.

Correct Answer: Na

Sodium's chemical symbol is Na, from the Latin natrium.

Correct Answer: Fe

Iron's chemical symbol is Fe, from the Latin ferrum.

Correct Answer: Star

The Sun is a star, a luminous ball of gas at the centre of our solar system.

Correct Answer: Venus

Venus is the hottest planet, with surface temperatures around 465 C, because its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere traps heat.

Correct Answer: Genetics

Genetics is the study of heredity and variation in living organisms.

Correct Answer: Evaporation

Evaporation is the process by which liquid water turns into water vapor.

Correct Answer: Cheetah

The cheetah is the fastest land animal, reaching about 100 km/h in short bursts.

Correct Answer: Blue Whale

The blue whale is the largest mammal (and largest animal) known to have lived.

Correct Answer: H2O

Water's chemical formula is H2O: two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

Correct Answer: Mitochondria

The mitochondria produce most of the cell's energy (ATP) and are called the powerhouse of the cell.

Correct Answer: Stapes

The stapes, in the middle ear, is the smallest bone in the human body.

Correct Answer: Red Blood Cells

Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body, bound to haemoglobin.