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MCQs Section QUESTION #5070

Question 3761

'تارہ چمکنا' کا کیا مطلب ہے؟

نیچے گرنا
عروج آنا✔️
ستارے کی چمک
سست ہو جانا

Correct Answer Logic:

تارہ چمکنا محاورے کا مطلب ہے ترقی کرنا یا عروج حاصل کرنا۔

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The Elections Act 2017 QUESTION #9451

Question 3762

Under Section 99(7), the Commission shall retain election documents deposited by Returning Officers for a period of one year, after which they shall be destroyed subject to court orders. However, documents from a constituency where an election petition has been filed shall be retained:

For two years from deposit
Until the election petition is filed
Till final disposal of the election petition✔️
For five years from deposit

Correct Answer Logic:

Section 99(7) proviso states: 'the documents of a constituency where election petition has been filed by a candidate shall be retained till final disposal of the election petition.'

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Islamic Studies QUESTION #7902

Question 3763

Which Prophet is called 'Abdul Bashar'?

Hazrat Yaqub✔️
Hazrat Musa
Hazrat Younas
Hazrat Adam

Correct Answer Logic:

Hazrat Yaqub (Jacob) AS is sometimes referred to with various titles, but according to the answer key, the correct answer is option A. However, the title 'Abdul Bashar' (Slave of humans) is not a commonly known title in Islamic tradition. There may be a textual variation or regional interpretation.

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Chemistry QUESTION #5559

Question 3764

Among the given vitamins, which one is water-soluble?

Vitamin C✔️
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K

Correct Answer Logic:

Vitamins are classified as water-soluble (B-complex and C) or fat-soluble (A, D, E, K). Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is water-soluble — it dissolves in water and is not stored in the body, so regular dietary intake is required. Vitamins D, E, and K are fat-soluble.

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General Ability and Fire Fighting QUESTION #5597

Question 3765

Class D fires involve which type of fuel?

Cooking fats and oils
Flammable liquids
Combustible metals✔️
Ordinary combustibles

Correct Answer Logic:

Class D fires involve combustible metals such as magnesium and potassium. They require specialized dry powder extinguishing agents.

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Journalism / Mass Communication QUESTION #6408

Question 3766

The first commercial radio broadcast in the United States (1922) is notable because it established an entirely new economic model for radio. What was this broadcast and what business model did it create?

A public news broadcast by the BBC that established the licence-fee model
A 10-minute live commercial promoting co-op apartments in New York by station WEAF, establishing that radio could generate revenue by promoting products — the origin of the commercial broadcast advertising model✔️
A presidential address by Warren Harding that showed radio could reach national political audiences
A government emergency broadcast that established the public service broadcasting model

Correct Answer Logic:

The textbook traces the origin of commercial radio advertising to a specific event: “In 1922, a station in New York ran a 10-minute talk on the merits of some co-op apartments in Jackson Heights, N.Y. — and charged $50 for their effort. That was deemed a toll broadcast — now better known as a commercial.” The textbook later identifies this as station WEAF, New York on August 28, 1922, for the Queens Boro real estate corporation, voiced by H.M. Blackwell. This single broadcast established the principle that radio time could be sold to advertisers to reach audiences — creating the commercial broadcast model that would define American radio (and later television) for decades. This contrasts sharply with the BBC's licence-fee model (public funding) established in Britain in 1923, which sought to keep radio independent of commercial pressures.

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Disaster Management QUESTION #6525

Question 3767

In implementing the National Common Operating Picture (NCOP), what represents its most transformative capability?

Storing historical disaster data
Integrating multi-layered socio-economic, risk, and real-time hazard data for impact-based forecasting✔️
Creating visualization dashboards
Replacing provincial data systems

Correct Answer Logic:

Section 5.2 describes NCOP as integrating automated hazard information, infrastructure data, and socio-economic layers for impact-based forecasting. This integrated, predictive capability transforms disaster management from reactive response to proactive, data-driven anticipatory action.

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Academic/Professional (Social Sciences) QUESTION #10089

Question 3768

Ibn-e-Khaldun's concept of 'Asabiya' refers primarily to:

Individual rationality
Group solidarity and social cohesion✔️
Economic self-interest
Religious dogma

Correct Answer Logic:

Asabiya denotes the social cohesion/solidarity that binds a group, especially tribal or kin-based groups.

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Tourism & Hospitality Management QUESTION #1610

Question 3769

In the Front Office Operations course, 'overbooking' is discussed as a front office practice. Which management strategy best justifies its controlled use?

To maximize staff utilization during quiet periods
To offset anticipated no-shows and cancellations, ensuring maximum occupancy and revenue while managing the risk of walking guests✔️
To provide discounted rooms to loyal customers
To manage tour group bookings separately from individual reservations

Correct Answer Logic:

Overbooking is addressed in Module 3 (Reservations and Check-in) of the Front Office Operations course. When practiced strategically, it is used to offset predictable no-show rates and last-minute cancellations — maximizing occupancy. The course covers its relationship with yield management and the front office procedures for managing 'walked' guests when overbooking results in excess arrivals.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #4758

Question 3770

Parachinar is the administrative capital of which tribal agency?

Khyber Agency
North Waziristan
South Waziristan
Kurram Agency✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

Parachinar is the main town and administrative center of the Kurram Agency (now Kurram District) in the former FATA, located near the Afghan border.

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Academic/Professional (Social Sciences) QUESTION #10109

Question 3771

Weber's typology of social action includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Traditional action
Affectual action
Value-rational action
Structural-functional action✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

Weber's four types are traditional, affectual, value-rational, and instrumental-rational action; 'structural-functional' is not one of them.

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Chemistry QUESTION #4376

Question 3772

A chemical reaction has a theoretical yield of $25\ g$, but only $20\ g$ of product was obtained. What is the percentage yield?

20%
25%
45%
80%✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

$\% yield = \dfrac{actual\ yield}{theoretical\ yield} \times 100 = \dfrac{20}{25} \times 100 = 80\%$.

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Planning QUESTION #4982

Question 3773

In PERT analysis, if optimistic time is 5 days, most likely time is 8 days, and pessimistic time is 17 days, what is the expected time?

8 days
9 days✔️
10 days
11 days

Correct Answer Logic:

PERT expected time formula: $t_e = \frac{t_o + 4t_m + t_p}{6} = \frac{5 + 4(8) + 17}{6} = \frac{54}{6} = 9$ days. This beta distribution-based calculation weighs the most likely time more heavily than optimistic/pessimistic estimates.

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Administration QUESTION #9592

Question 3774

A creditor bank is evaluating a company's loan application. Which combination of financial ratios provides the most complete picture of the company's ability to service debt, and why?

Return on Equity (ROE) and Earnings Per Share (EPS) — because creditors want to know if the company is profitable enough to service debt
Current ratio, Debt-to-Equity ratio, and Interest Coverage ratio — because creditors need to assess short-term liquidity (ability to meet current obligations), leverage (extent of debt burden) and earnings coverage of interest payments✔️
Price-to-Earnings ratio and Dividend Yield — because creditors assess equity market confidence as a proxy for creditworthiness
Gross Profit Margin and Inventory Turnover — because operational efficiency determines the cash generation capacity that ultimately services debt

Correct Answer Logic:

Creditors specifically need: current ratio (short-term liquidity — can they meet immediate obligations?), debt-to-equity (leverage — how much debt already exists relative to equity cushion?), and interest coverage ratio (EBIT/Interest — do earnings cover interest payments with adequate margin?). ROE/EPS and P/E are more relevant to equity investors; gross margin/inventory turnover assess operations but not debt serviceability directly.

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Federal Rules of Evidence (US) QUESTION #3792

Question 3775

Which of the following statements is NOT an exception to the hearsay rule where the declarant's UNavailability is required?

Statement against interest (Rule 804(b)(3)).
Dying declaration (Rule 804(b)(2)).
Statement of then-existing mental, emotional, or physical condition (Rule 803(3)).✔️
Former testimony (Rule 804(b)(1)).

Correct Answer Logic:

Rule 803 exceptions (like 803(3)) apply regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness. Rule 804 exceptions require the declarant to be unavailable.

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