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Solved PMS 2026 GK practice set Q1-50 from the Sir Adnan 1000 one-liners booklet - astronomy, earth science and energy MCQs with verified answers and explanations. A practice set for PMS Screening preparation, not an official past paper.
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A Sir Adnan one-liner booklet headed '1000- PMS 2026 GK / ONE-LINER (Origionally PMS SCREENING Syllabus BREAKDOWN)' from the monster-data 'PMS SCREENING 2026 GK UPDATED' pack (74 pp). This file publishes Q1-50 only, in the standard MCQ format with verified answers and explanations: 49 published, 1 dropped (printed Q30, Indian Ocean cyclones 'also called Hurricanes / Typhoons' - wrong premise, since Indian Ocean storms are called cyclones and hurricanes/typhoons are the Atlantic/NW Pacific names), 2 NOTE flags (Q15 precise 365.25-day year; Q26 modern moment-magnitude scale vs conventional Richter answer). Q26/Q31 are converse phrasings of the same Richter-magnitude link and both are published. Q51-1000 remain for later runs; the booklet PDF stays in work/pms-screening/.
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Correct Answer: Milky Way
The Sun lies in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
Correct Answer: Proxima Centauri
After the Sun, the nearest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri, about 4.24 light-years away.
Correct Answer: Satellite
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.
Correct Answer: Mars
Mars is called the Red Planet because of its iron-oxide (rusty) surface.
Correct Answer: Gas (Hydrogen & Helium)
Jupiter is a gas giant made up mainly of hydrogen and helium.
Correct Answer: Rings
Saturn is famous for its prominent system of icy rings.
Correct Answer: Sun
Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun.
Correct Answer: Morning Star / Evening Star
Venus appears brightly in the morning and evening sky, so it is called the Morning Star and the Evening Star.
Correct Answer: Nitrogen (78%)
Earth's atmosphere is about 78% nitrogen and about 21% oxygen.
Correct Answer: Distance
A light-year is the distance light travels in one year, about 9.46 trillion kilometres.
Correct Answer: Milky Way
Andromeda (M31) is the nearest large galaxy to our Milky Way.
Correct Answer: Extremely strong gravity
A black hole is a region where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape it.
Correct Answer: Jupiter
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
Correct Answer: Hydrogen
The Sun is made up mainly of hydrogen (about 73%) with about 25% helium.
Correct Answer: 365 days
Earth completes one revolution around the Sun in about 365 days, which is why a year has 365 days.
Correct Answer: Moon comes between Sun and Earth
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth and casts its shadow on Earth.
Correct Answer: Earth comes between Sun and Moon
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and its shadow falls on the Moon.
Correct Answer: Asteroid belt between Mars & Jupiter
Most asteroids orbit in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Correct Answer: Ice & dust
Comets are icy bodies made of frozen gases, ice and dust, which is why they are called dirty snowballs.
Correct Answer: Enter Earth's atmosphere
A meteoroid becomes a meteor (a shooting star) when it enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up from friction.
Correct Answer: Star
A supernova is the powerful explosion of a star at the end of its life.
Correct Answer: Origin of the Universe
The Big Bang theory explains the origin and expansion of the Universe from an extremely hot, dense state.
Correct Answer: Stars, gas, dust & dark matter
A galaxy is a vast collection of stars, gas, dust and dark matter held together by gravity.
Correct Answer: Milky Way & Andromeda
The Milky Way and Andromeda are both spiral galaxies.
Correct Answer: Oval / Ellipse
Elliptical galaxies have an oval or ellipsoidal shape, unlike the disc shape of spiral galaxies.
Correct Answer: Richter scale
Earthquake magnitude is conventionally measured on the Richter scale.
Correct Answer: Focus / Hypocenter
The point inside the Earth where an earthquake originates is called the focus or hypocenter.
Correct Answer: Epicenter
The epicenter is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus.
Correct Answer: Undersea earthquakes
Tsunamis are most commonly caused by undersea earthquakes that displace large volumes of ocean water.
Correct Answer: Magnitude of earthquake
The Richter scale measures the magnitude (size/energy) of an earthquake.
Correct Answer: Earthquake vibrations
A seismograph records the vibrations (seismic waves) produced by an earthquake.
Correct Answer: Magma eruption
Volcanoes form when magma from below the Earth's crust erupts onto the surface as lava.
Correct Answer: Earthquakes & volcanoes
The Pacific Ring of Fire is famous for its frequent earthquakes and volcanoes.
Correct Answer: Preparedness, mitigation & response
Disaster risk management covers preparedness, mitigation and response (with recovery).
Correct Answer: Disaster impact
Early warning systems help reduce the impact of a disaster by giving people time to act.
Correct Answer: Iron & Nickel
The Earth's core is made up mainly of iron and nickel.
Correct Answer: Earthquakes & mountain formation
The movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes and builds mountain ranges.
Correct Answer: Indian & Eurasian plates
The Himalayas formed when the Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate.
Correct Answer: Solar, wind, hydro
Solar, wind and hydro are renewable energy sources because they are naturally replenished.
Correct Answer: Coal, oil, natural gas
The main fossil fuels are coal, oil and natural gas, formed from ancient organic matter.
Correct Answer: Solar panels / Photovoltaic cells
Solar panels made of photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity.
Correct Answer: Electricity
Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy.
Correct Answer: Flowing water
Hydropower plants generate electricity from the energy of flowing or falling water.
Correct Answer: Organic matter
Biomass energy comes from organic matter such as plants, wood and animal waste.
Correct Answer: Fission or fusion
Nuclear energy is released by splitting heavy nuclei (fission) or fusing light nuclei (fusion).
Correct Answer: Carbon
Coal is a carbon-rich fossil fuel formed from ancient plant matter.
Correct Answer: Fossilized plankton & organic matter
Petroleum formed over millions of years from buried marine plankton and other organic matter under heat and pressure.
Correct Answer: Methane
Natural gas is mostly methane (CH4).
Correct Answer: Reduce environmental impact
Sustainable energy use aims to meet energy needs while reducing environmental impact.
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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.
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No. It is part 1 (Q1-50) of a Sir Adnan 1000 one-liner practice 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.
Distance - the distance light travels in one year, about 9.46 trillion kilometres.
Because Venus appears brightly in the sky near sunrise and near sunset, depending on its position relative to the Sun.
The source prints question + answer only, no options; the options are authored distractors under the 2026-10-28 single-format decision, so optionsSource is 'authored'.
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