PMS Screening 2025 GK Recall List — Solved One-Liners with Answers Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Nisha Rao

Nisha Rao became Pakistan's first transgender lawyer in 2020.

Correct Answer: Rs 18.877 trillion

The federal budget for 2024-25 set total expenditure (outlay) at about Rs 18,877 billion.

Correct Answer: 8 June 1962

Pakistan's 1962 Constitution came into force on 8 June 1962.

Correct Answer: 1956

Pakistan's first Constitution came into force on 23 March 1956.

Correct Answer: 12.5 acres

The standard one-liner threshold is 12.5 acres: holdings above 12.5 acres fall in the taxable slab under the provincial agriculture-tax rules.

Correct Answer: 1950

Pakistan became a member of the IMF in 1950.

Correct Answer: 30 September 1947

Pakistan joined the United Nations on 30 September 1947.

Correct Answer: 1969

Pakistan is a founding member of the OIC, established in 1969.

Correct Answer: University of Munich

Allama Iqbal earned his PhD in philosophy from the University of Munich in 1908.

Correct Answer: Emi Bai Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah's first wife was Emibai Jinnah (married 1892, died 1893).

Correct Answer: Iskander Mirza

Iskander Mirza became Pakistan's first President when the 1956 Constitution made Pakistan a republic.

Correct Answer: Swat, Dir and Chitral

The princely states of Swat, Dir and Chitral were merged into the North-West Frontier Province in 1969.

Correct Answer: 5 years

Under Article 215 of the Constitution, the Chief Election Commissioner holds office for five years.

Correct Answer: Oman

Pakistan purchased Gwadar from Oman in 1958.

Correct Answer: Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan

The ancient port city of Bhambore is in Thatta District, Sindh.

Correct Answer: Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Neelum Valley lies in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, along the Neelum River.

Correct Answer: Balochistan

Karez (qanat) underground irrigation channels are characteristic of Balochistan.

Correct Answer: 429

The Muslim League won 429 of the 492 Muslim reserved seats in the 1946 provincial elections. CORRECTION: the booklet prints '428', but the 1946 provincial-election record gives 429 Muslim League seats out of 492 Muslim reserved seats.

Correct Answer: 750 million rupees

Pakistan's share of the undivided India's cash balances at independence is conventionally given as Rs 750 million.

Correct Answer: Gulab Singh

Under the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), Kashmir was sold to Gulab Singh, founder of the Dogra dynasty.

Correct Answer: 1979

The Hudood Ordinances were promulgated in Pakistan in 1979.

Correct Answer: 1955

Bahawalpur State acceded to Pakistan in October 1947 and was merged into West Pakistan under the One Unit scheme in 1955, the year the booklet's answer refers to.

Correct Answer: Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The Lahore Declaration (February 1999) was signed by Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Correct Answer: Mughalpura, Lahore

Pakistan's first dry port was established at Mughalpura, Lahore.

Correct Answer: D. I. Khan

Gomal University is located in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Correct Answer: Markhor

The markhor is the national animal of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Faisal Mosque

The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is Pakistan's largest mosque.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (RA)

The booklet's answer follows the tradition that Hazrat Sauda died towards the end of Hazrat Umar's caliphate. NOTE: the booklet's Umar-era answer is one recognised tradition; other biographical sources place Hazrat Sauda's death in 54 AH, during Muawiyah's caliphate. The booklet's answer is retained with this dispute noted.

Correct Answer: 25

Twenty-five prophets are mentioned by name in the Quran.

Correct Answer: 86 years

According to Islamic tradition, Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) was 86 years old at the birth of Hazrat Ismail (AS).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ali (RA)

Hazrat Ali (RA) is traditionally held to have been born inside the Kaaba.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ayesha (RA)

Hazrat Ayesha (RA) narrated the most Ahadith among the Mothers of the Believers (over 2,200).

Correct Answer: Asmaha

Najashi (Negus) of Abyssinia is identified as Ashama (Asmaha) ibn Abjar.

Correct Answer: Damascus

Damascus was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750 CE).

Correct Answer: Archimedes

The remark on the power of the lever is attributed to the Greek mathematician Archimedes.

Correct Answer: Tudor Dynasty

Elizabeth I (reigned 1558-1603) was the last Tudor monarch of England.

Correct Answer: 5%

About 5% of world trade by volume transits the Panama Canal.

Correct Answer: F. D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt was US President through most of World War II (1933-1945); Truman succeeded him in April 1945.

Correct Answer: 7 December 1941

Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.

Correct Answer: Tennis

Arthur Ashe was an American tennis champion (US Open winner, 1968).

Correct Answer: Five stars

China's flag carries five yellow stars: one large star and four smaller ones.

Correct Answer: Lord Cornwallis

Lord Cornwallis signed the Treaty of Seringapatam (1792) with Tipu Sultan after the Third Anglo-Mysore War.

Correct Answer: Chris Patten

Chris Patten was Hong Kong's last British Governor (1992-1997), serving until the handover to China.

Correct Answer: Che Guevara

Ernesto 'Che' Guevara was Fidel Castro's closest comrade and fellow leader of the Cuban Revolution.

Correct Answer: Persian

Persian was the official court language of the Mughal Empire.

Correct Answer: Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee portrayed Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the 1998 film 'Jinnah'.

Correct Answer: Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge

Abdus Salam completed his PhD at St John's College, Cambridge, working at the Cavendish Laboratory.

Correct Answer: 1892

The Coca-Cola Company was incorporated in 1892; the drink itself had been invented by John Pemberton in 1886.

Correct Answer: 1898

Caleb Bradham's drink was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898.

Correct Answer: Athletes with disabilities

The Paralympic Games are the elite multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities.

Correct Answer: Morocco

Casablanca is Morocco's principal Atlantic seaport.

Correct Answer: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (Islamic Military Alliance) is headquartered in Riyadh.

Correct Answer: 1995

The WTO was established on 1 January 1995, succeeding GATT; Pakistan is a founding member.

Correct Answer: 1945

The United Nations was founded in 1945 with the signing of the UN Charter in San Francisco.

Correct Answer: Paris, France

UNESCO is headquartered in Paris, France.

Correct Answer: 5

The UN Security Council has five permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Correct Answer: Washington D.C.

The IMF is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Correct Answer: 1949

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded in 1949.

Correct Answer: Rome, Italy

The FAO is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Correct Answer: 10 December

Human Rights Day is observed on 10 December, the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948).

Correct Answer: 5 June

World Environment Day is observed on 5 June every year.

Correct Answer: 1948

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948.

Correct Answer: Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest ocean.

Correct Answer: Nile

The Nile (about 6,650 km) is conventionally cited as the world's longest river.

Correct Answer: Tibet (Kailash Range)

The Indus rises near Lake Manasarovar in the Kailash Range of Tibet.

Correct Answer: Stephen Hawking

'A Brief History of Time' (1988) was written by Stephen Hawking.

Correct Answer: India

India overtook China as the world's most populous country in 2023, according to UN estimates. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'China', but India overtook China as the world's most populous country in 2023 (UN estimates); India is the current standard answer.

Correct Answer: Sahara

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.

Correct Answer: Yen

The currency of Japan is the yen.

Correct Answer: Yuan (Renminbi)

China's currency is the yuan, officially the renminbi.

Correct Answer: India

The Taj Mahal is in Agra, India.

Correct Answer: China

The Great Wall is in northern China.

Correct Answer: 10 Downing Street

10 Downing Street in London is the official residence of the British Prime Minister.

Correct Answer: Norway

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway (the other Nobel Prizes are awarded in Sweden).

Correct Answer: Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat of Egypt won the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize, the first Nobel Prize awarded to a Muslim laureate. CORRECTION: the booklet prints 'Dr. Abdus Salam', but the first Muslim Nobel laureate overall was Anwar Sadat (Peace Prize, 1978); Salam (Physics, 1979) was the first Muslim laureate in science.

Correct Answer: Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh.

Correct Answer: Cricket

Cricket was not part of the Olympic programme at the time of the booklet; it is scheduled to return at the Los Angeles 2028 Games.

Correct Answer: Demography

Demography is the statistical study of human populations.

Correct Answer: Iron and Carbon

Steel is an alloy consisting mainly of iron with a small percentage of carbon.

Correct Answer: School

A group of fish is called a school (also a shoal).

Correct Answer: Columbia (1981)

Space Shuttle Columbia made the first shuttle flight (STS-1) in April 1981.

Correct Answer: Metacarpal bones

The metacarpals are the five long bones of the palm; the hand also contains carpal (wrist) bones and phalanges (fingers).

Correct Answer: Calcium Phosphate

Bones and teeth are mineralised mainly with calcium phosphate (as hydroxyapatite).

Correct Answer: Genetics

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

Correct Answer: Approximately 650

The human body has roughly 600-650 skeletal muscles (about 650 is the standard textbook figure).

Correct Answer: Carbon Dioxide

Plants use carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis.

Correct Answer: Convex

Vehicle rear-view mirrors are convex, giving a wider field of view.

Correct Answer: Change of water into vapour

Evaporation is the change of a liquid (here water) into vapour.

Correct Answer: 5,280 feet

One statute mile equals 5,280 feet.

Correct Answer: John Logie Baird

John Logie Baird demonstrated the first working television system in 1926.

Correct Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876.

Correct Answer: Au

The chemical symbol for gold is Au (from Latin aurum).

Correct Answer: Sodium

Na is the chemical symbol for sodium (from Latin natrium).

Correct Answer: Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

Correct Answer: Graphical User Interface

GUI stands for Graphical User Interface.

Correct Answer: Basic Input/Output System

BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System.

Correct Answer: Douglas Engelbart

Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse in the 1960s.

Correct Answer: Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage, designer of the Analytical Engine, is known as the father of the computer.

Correct Answer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol.