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General Knowledge QUESTION #8927

Question 1

The last week of September is observed as:

World Heart Day
World Maritime Day✔️
World Cancer Day
Scot Day

Correct Answer Logic:

World Maritime Day is in the last week of September.

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Math Physics Chemistry Biology QUESTION #4294

Question 2

The secondary structure of proteins is stabilized by:

Ionic bonds
Hydrogen bonds✔️
Disulfide bridges
Hydrophobic exclusion

Correct Answer Logic:

The secondary structure of proteins ($\alpha$-helix and $\beta$-pleated sheet) is maintained by hydrogen bonds between the carbonyl ($C=O$) and amino ($N-H$) groups of the peptide backbone.

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Psychology QUESTION #9755

Question 3

A strong psychological drive to form and maintain meaningful relationships with others is known as:

Achievement motivation
Need for affiliation✔️
None of these
Social drive

Correct Answer Logic:

The need for affiliation is the motivation to seek and maintain warm, positive interpersonal relationships. It is distinct from achievement motivation and reflects a fundamental social need to belong and connect.

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Accounting & Finance QUESTION #1207

Question 4

A manufacturing company is considering whether to produce in-house or outsource production. Relevant costs for this decision include:

Fixed costs of the company.
Historical costs of production.
Direct variable costs and outsourcing costs.✔️
Total costs incurred in the prior year.

Correct Answer Logic:

In a make-or-buy (outsourcing) decision, only relevant (incremental/differential) costs matter. These include direct variable costs of in-house production and the cost of outsourcing. Fixed costs that remain unchanged regardless of the decision are irrelevant. Historical (sunk) costs are also irrelevant as they cannot be changed.

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English Literature QUESTION #10694

Question 5

In the "Preface to Lyrical Ballads," Wordsworth propounded his theory of:

Fancy
Imagination
Prose
Poetic Diction✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

In his famous Preface to Lyrical Ballads (1800/1802), Wordsworth propounded his theory of Poetic Diction — arguing that poetry should use the real language of ordinary men, not the artificial, elevated 'poetic diction' of 18th-century verse. He defined poetry as 'the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings' recollected in tranquility. The distinction between Fancy and Imagination was elaborated by Coleridge in Biographia Literaria.

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Pakistan Affairs QUESTION #9041

Question 6

Besides Quaid-i-Azam, another leader of the Pakistan Movement was born on December 25th. Who was he?

Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
Chaudhri Rehmat Ali
Chaudhri Khaliq-uz-Zaman✔️
Maulvi Fazal-ul-Haq

Correct Answer Logic:

Chaudhri Khaliq-uz-Zaman was also born on Dec 25.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #184

Question 7

The 2024 Summer Olympics were held in:

London
Tokyo
Paris✔️
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

The XXXIII Olympiad took place in Paris, France.

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Psychology QUESTION #9875

Question 8

Which of the following improves worker skills and reduces frustration and stress?

Job training✔️
Job analysis
Access to an employee assistance program
An organizational culture

Correct Answer Logic:

Job training directly improves competence, reducing frustration and stress from feeling unprepared. When workers have skills to perform effectively, they experience greater mastery, confidence, and lower occupational stress.

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Ability / HR / Governance / Special Education QUESTION #1887

Question 9

Which court's powers are conferred on an Inquiry Officer/Committee under Rule 7(1) of GS E&D Rules 1973?

Sessions Court under CrPC 1898
Civil Court trying a suit under Code of Civil Procedure 1908✔️
High Court under its original jurisdiction
Special Tribunal under NAB Ordinance

Correct Answer Logic:

Rule 7(1) specifically grants Inquiry Officers/Committees the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (Act V of 1908).

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English QUESTION #7873

Question 10

Complete the analogy: Blueprint is to architect as algorithm is to ______.

Designer
Engineer
Mathematician
Programmer✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

An architect uses a blueprint to design a building. Similarly, a programmer uses an algorithm to design a computer program. While engineers and mathematicians also use algorithms, the closest analogy is with a programmer.

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Pakistan Affairs QUESTION #7688

Question 11

Pakistan faced a major electricity blackout in January 2023 affecting millions. What was the primary cause?

Cyberattack
Fuel shortage
Faulty grid synchronization✔️
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

The nationwide power breakdown in January 2023 was caused by faulty grid synchronization when trying to restore power after a partial shutdown done to save fuel. The technical fault in the transmission system led to a cascading failure that left most of Pakistan without electricity for several hours.

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Chemistry QUESTION #5577

Question 12

Which of the following compounds gives a positive silver mirror test (Tollens' test)?

Acetone
Formaldehyde
Benzophenone
Acetaldehyde✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

Tollens' test (silver mirror test) is positive for aldehydes, which are oxidized to carboxylate ions while $Ag^+$ is reduced to metallic silver. Acetaldehyde ($CH_3CHO$) is an aldehyde → positive. Acetone and benzophenone are ketones (do not respond to Tollens'). Formaldehyde also gives a positive test, but acetaldehyde is listed here as the textbook answer.

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MBBS QUESTION #10203

Question 13

A patient presents with sudden severe flank pain radiating to the groin, consistent with a ureteric calculus. At which of the following sites is the stone most likely to become impacted, given the normal anatomical constrictions of the ureter?

The pelviureteric junction, the point where the ureter crosses the pelvic brim/iliac vessels, and the vesicoureteric junction✔️
Only at the renal pelvis itself
Only at the bladder neck
Only at the level of the second lumbar vertebra

Correct Answer Logic:

The ureter has three normal constrictions where calculi most often lodge: the pelviureteric junction, the crossing of the iliac vessels at the pelvic brim, and the vesicoureteric junction as it enters the bladder — knowledge that guides interpretation of imaging in suspected renal colic.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #2620

Question 14

USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. It is primarily used for:

Increasing the processing speed of the CPU
Cooling down the CPU during heavy tasks
Connecting peripheral devices such as keyboards, mice, and flash drives to computers✔️
Storing the BIOS firmware on the motherboard

Correct Answer Logic:

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a connection standard for connecting peripherals to devices such as computers. It has become the most common way to connect external devices like keyboards, mice, printers, flash drives, and charging cables.

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Maths QUESTION #4560

Question 15

What is $\frac{2}{3}$ of $\frac{3}{4}$?

$\frac{5}{7}$
$\frac{1}{2}$✔️
$\frac{6}{7}$
$\frac{9}{8}$

Correct Answer Logic:

'of' means multiply: $\frac{2}{3} \times \frac{3}{4} = \frac{6}{12} = \frac{1}{2}$

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General Knowledge QUESTION #11459

Question 16

Integrated Circuits (ICs) are categorised primarily based on the:

Manufacturing company
Type of computer
Number of transistors✔️
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

ICs are classified by the number of transistors they contain: SSI (1–10), MSI (10–100), LSI (100–1,000), VLSI (1,000–10 million), and ULSI (10+ million). Modern processors contain billions of transistors, enabling tremendous computing power in tiny chips.

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Agronomy QUESTION #2030

Question 17

Crop rotation is defined as the practice of:

Growing the same high-yielding crop continuously on the same land to maximize production
Growing different crops on the same land in a preplanned sequence over successive seasons or years✔️
Intercropping two or more crops simultaneously in the same field
Rotating irrigation schedules among fields in a farm

Correct Answer Logic:

Crop rotation involves growing different crop species on the same piece of land in a defined sequence over time. Benefits include breaking pest and disease cycles, improving soil fertility (especially with legumes), reducing weed pressure, improving soil structure, and distributing labor and market risks.

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Accounting & Finance QUESTION #9626

Question 18

Gross Profit is Rs. 40,000. Administrative expenses are Rs. 15,000, selling expenses Rs. 5,000, and financial expenses Rs. 5,000. There is also other income of Rs. 2,000. What is the Net Profit?

Rs. 15,000
Rs. 17,000✔️
Rs. 10,000
Rs. 12,000

Correct Answer Logic:

Net Profit = Gross Profit – Operating Expenses + Other Income. Operating expenses = 15,000 + 5,000 + 5,000 = Rs. 25,000. Operating Profit = 40,000 – 25,000 = Rs. 15,000. Add other income: 15,000 + 2,000 = Rs. 17,000.

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Nursing QUESTION #9129

Question 19

A woman is in the second stage of labor for 2.5 hours (nullipara, epidural in situ). CTG shows late decelerations with reduced variability. Fetal scalp pH is 7.19. The MOST appropriate action is:

Continue monitoring for another 30 minutes
Perform operative vaginal delivery (vacuum or forceps) immediately✔️
Administer O₂ by mask and change maternal position only
Perform immediate cesarean section

Correct Answer Logic:

This scenario describes Fetal Distress in the Second Stage of labor:

Late decelerations = uteroplacental insufficiency (ominous)
Reduced variability = compromised fetal CNS oxygenation
Fetal scalp pH 7.19 = Pre-acidosis/borderline acidosis (Normal: $\geq 7.25$; Borderline: $7.20{-}7.24$; Acidosis: $<7.20$)

Since the patient is in the second stage with a deliverable presenting part, and no absolute contraindications:

Operative vaginal delivery (forceps/vacuum) is faster and safer than CS in second stage.
CS is reserved if operative delivery is not feasible (high station, asynclitism).
A pH of 7.19 demands immediate action — not continued observation.

Conditions for operative delivery: fully dilated cervix, engaged head, known position, no CPD, consent obtained, skilled operator.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #8863

Question 20

Who wrote the play 'Hamlet'?

John Milton
William Wordsworth
William Shakespeare✔️
Christopher Marlowe

Correct Answer Logic:

Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.

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