The planet known as the “Evening Star” is:
View answer & explanation Ans: Venus
Correct Answer: Venus
Venus is called the Evening Star (and Morning Star) because it is the brightest planet seen in the evening sky.
PMS · PMS · 2026
Solved PMS 2026 GK Booklet — 87 MCQs with verified answers and explanations (Everyday Science, Food Science, Computer & IT, Mathematics, Pakistan Studies, Global Issues). A Sir Adnan practice booklet for PMS Screening preparation, not an official past paper.
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About this paper
A 100-item Sir Adnan booklet headed 'PMS 2026 GK BOOKLET / MCQs (PPSC/FPSC NEW TREND 2025-26)' from the monster-data 'PMS SCREENING 2026 GK UPDATED' pack. 87 items are published here in the standard MCQ format with verified answers and explanations; the source prints options but NO answer key, so optionsSource is recorded as 'printed' and every answer was determined from the standard fact. Printed Q1–Q10 (the Current Affairs section) are dropped because their 2025 winners/hosts/themes are not among the options or the event did not occur in 2025; printed Q83 (first CPEC project) and Q84 (maritime boundary) are dropped because no option is the complete standard answer; printed Q92 is dropped because the 2025 Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado is not among the options.
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Subject 1
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Correct Answer: Venus
Venus is called the Evening Star (and Morning Star) because it is the brightest planet seen in the evening sky.
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Correct Answer: Earth’s magnetosphere
Solar flares disturb Earth's magnetosphere, causing geomagnetic storms and auroras.
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Correct Answer: Methane
Methane (CH4) is the primary component of natural gas.
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Correct Answer: Nuclear model of atom
Rutherford's gold-foil experiment led to the nuclear model of the atom, with a small dense nucleus.
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Correct Answer: Covalent
In standard one-liner sets the covalent bond is given as the strongest chemical bond type.
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Correct Answer: Becquerel
The becquerel (Bq) is the SI unit of radioactivity; the curie is the older non-SI unit.
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Correct Answer: Italy
Mount Etna is an active volcano on the island of Sicily, Italy.
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Correct Answer: Saffir-Simpson Scale
The Saffir–Simpson scale classifies hurricane/cyclone intensity by wind speed.
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Correct Answer: Carbon
Diamond is an allotrope of carbon, as are graphite and fullerene.
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Correct Answer: Joule
James Prescott Joule's work established the conservation of energy experimentally, and he is the standard one-liner answer.
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Correct Answer: Amino acids
Proteins are built from amino acids linked in polypeptide chains.
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Correct Answer: Liver
The liver is the largest gland in the human body (and the largest internal organ).
Correct Answer: Kidney
The kidneys filter blood, removing waste and excess water as urine.
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Correct Answer: T-helper cells
HIV attacks CD4 T-helper cells of the immune system.
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Correct Answer: Bone health
Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and bone health.
Correct Answer: Vitamin C
Scurvy is caused by deficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
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Correct Answer: Chloroplast
Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts of plant cells.
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Correct Answer: Nucleus
In eukaryotic cells DNA replication occurs in the nucleus.
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Correct Answer: Linoleic acid
Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid humans cannot synthesise.
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Correct Answer: Catalysts
Enzymes act as biological catalysts, speeding reactions without being consumed.
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Correct Answer: Sea surface temperature changes
El Niño is the warming of sea-surface temperatures in the central/eastern Pacific.
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Correct Answer: CO₂
Ocean acidification is caused by absorbed carbon dioxide forming carbonic acid in seawater.
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Correct Answer: Ozone
Ozone is the main component of photochemical smog.
Correct Answer: Soil, plants, and water bodies
Acid rain damages soil, plants and water bodies.
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Correct Answer: Deforestation and overgrazing
Desertification is driven primarily by deforestation, overgrazing and poor land management.
Correct Answer: Drylands
Desertification affects primarily drylands (arid and semi-arid lands).
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Correct Answer: Climate change
The Kyoto Protocol (1997) deals with reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and climate change.
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Correct Answer: Food scraps
Food scraps are biodegradable; plastic, metal and glass are not.
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Correct Answer: Excess nutrients in water
Eutrophication is caused by excess nutrients (nitrates/phosphates) enriching water bodies.
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Correct Answer: Ozone layer
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) deplete the stratospheric ozone layer.
Correct Answer: CFCs
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are the main cause of ozone depletion.
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Correct Answer: Both A & B
Biodiversity loss disrupts food chains and destabilises ecosystems, so both effects follow.
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Correct Answer: All of the above
Wetlands provide flood control, bird habitat and water purification.
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Correct Answer: Carbohydrate absorption rate
The glycemic index measures how quickly a food raises blood-glucose levels, i.e. carbohydrate absorption rate.
Correct Answer: Nutrient content
Food fortification adds nutrients to improve a food's nutrient content.
Correct Answer: Vegetables and grains
Vegetables and grains are the major dietary sources of fibre; meat, milk and oils contain little or none.
Correct Answer: Both A & B
Malnutrition can result from lack of calories and from vitamin deficiency.
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Correct Answer: 72°C
HTST pasteurisation of milk is 72°C for 15 seconds.
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Correct Answer: Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Beriberi is caused by deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine).
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Correct Answer: Prevent spoilage
Artificial preservatives are used to prevent spoilage by microbes and oxidation.
Correct Answer: Slowing microbial growth
Freezing preserves food by slowing microbial growth and enzyme activity, not by killing all bacteria.
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Correct Answer: Access to safe and sufficient food
Food security means reliable access to safe, sufficient and nutritious food.
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Correct Answer: Fungi
Mycotoxins are toxic compounds produced by fungi (moulds) on food.
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Correct Answer: Central Processing Unit
CPU stands for Central Processing Unit.
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Correct Answer: Local Area Network
LAN stands for Local Area Network.
Correct Answer: Secure private connection
A VPN is used to create a secure private connection over a public network.
Correct Answer: Device on network
An IP address identifies a device on a network.
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Correct Answer: Web page design
HTML is used for structuring and designing web pages.
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Correct Answer: Both storage and computation
Cloud computing offers both storage and computation as services.
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Correct Answer: Programming language
Python is a programming language.
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Correct Answer: Unsolicited
Spam emails are unsolicited bulk messages.
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Correct Answer: Radio waves
Wi-Fi is based on radio-wave communication.
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Correct Answer: Unauthorized network access
A firewall protects a network against unauthorised access.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: 5
5x − 7 = 18 gives 5x = 25, so x = 5.
Correct Answer: 4
4x + 9 = 25 gives 4x = 16, so x = 4.
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Correct Answer: 16
The square root of 256 is 16 (16 × 16 = 256).
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Correct Answer: 720°
The interior angles of a hexagon sum to (6 − 2) × 180° = 720°.
Correct Answer: 64 cm²
The area of a square of side 8 cm is 8 × 8 = 64 cm².
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Correct Answer: 48
The series doubles each time: 3, 6, 12, 24, so the next term is 48.
Correct Answer: 55
The sum of the first 10 natural numbers is 10 × 11 / 2 = 55.
Correct Answer: 26
The series increases by 3, 5, 7, so the next difference is 9: 17 + 9 = 26.
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Correct Answer: 15
3:5 = x:25 gives x = 3 × 25 / 5 = 15.
Correct Answer: 15
A:B = 7:5 with A = 21 gives B = 21 × 5 / 7 = 15.
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Correct Answer: 25
The average of 10, 20, 30 and 40 is 100 / 4 = 25.
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Correct Answer: 60
15% of 400 is 0.15 × 400 = 60.
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Correct Answer: 60 km/h
120 km in 2 hours is 120 / 2 = 60 km/h.
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Correct Answer: 24
The LCM of 8 and 12 is 24.
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Correct Answer: 1/6
The probability of rolling a 3 on a fair die is 1 out of 6.
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Correct Answer: Kathmandu
The SAARC Secretariat/headquarters is in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Correct Answer: Tehran
The ECO Secretariat/headquarters is in Tehran, Iran.
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Correct Answer: 1945
The United Nations was established in 1945 (Charter signed June 1945, in force October 1945).
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Correct Answer: Conference of Parties
COP stands for Conference of the Parties (to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change).
Correct Answer: Emission reduction
Carbon credits are traded units representing greenhouse-gas emission reductions.
Correct Answer: Climate change mitigation
The Paris Agreement aims at climate-change mitigation, holding warming well below 2°C.
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Correct Answer: 17
There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Correct Answer: Geneva
The World Health Organization is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Correct Answer: 1995
The World Trade Organization was established on 1 January 1995.
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Correct Answer: Online crimes
Cyberlaw deals with online crimes and legal issues of the internet.
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Correct Answer: Spread of nuclear weapons
Nuclear proliferation means the spread of nuclear weapons (to additional states or actors).
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Correct Answer: Worldwide economic & cultural integration
Globalisation primarily impacts worldwide economic and cultural integration.
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Correct Answer: Both A & B
Food insecurity results from both climate change and conflicts.
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Correct Answer: 1998
Pakistan became a nuclear power with the Chagai tests of 28 May 1998.
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Correct Answer: Iskander Mirza
Iskander Mirza became Pakistan's first President when the republic was proclaimed on 23 March 1956.
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Correct Answer: India
Pakistan's eastern border is with India.
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Correct Answer: Balochistan
Balochistan is Pakistan's largest province by area.
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Correct Answer: Arabian Sea
Gwadar port is located on the Arabian Sea coast of Balochistan.
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Correct Answer: China
China is the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
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Questions
No. It is a Sir Adnan practice booklet headed 'PMS 2026 GK BOOKLET', prepared for PMS Screening 2026. It is published as paperType 'practice', never as a past paper, and the year 2026 is the booklet's label, not a claimed exam session.
Printed Q1–Q10 are dropped because their 2025 answers (e.g. Nobel Literature laureate László Krasznahorkai, Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner, International Booker winner 'Heart Lamp') are not among the options, or the event did not occur in 2025; Q83, Q84 and Q92 are dropped for the same reason — no option is the complete standard answer.
No. Unlike the earlier PMS mocks in this pack, this booklet prints no answer key, so every published answer was verified against the standard fact rather than copied from a key.
Nine printed items (Q19, Q32, Q51, Q61, Q71, Q77, Q81, Q82, Q86) print the correct answer twice among their options. Each is flagged in keyFlag and the answer is the repeated option either way; the option sets are reproduced as printed.
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