Junior Clerk in Overseas Pakistan Commission 2017

Total Questions: 99

2 - Which city is known as city of canals

A ) Venice ✅
B ) Rome
C ) Paris
D ) Havana

Explanation:

✅ The city famously known as the “City of Canals” is Venice, a historic marvel located in northeastern Italy, built entirely on a network of over 150 interconnected canals and 118 small islands.

 Unique Features of Venice (For Exams & Interviews):

  •  ✅ Built on Water: Venice is constructed atop a shallow lagoon of the Adriatic Sea.
  •  ✅ Connected by Bridges: The city has 400+ bridges, including the famous Rialto Bridge and Bridge of Sighs.
  •  ✅ No Cars: Venice has no roads, and movement is through boats, gondolas, and water taxis.
  •  ✅ Cultural Heritage: Known for its Renaissance and Gothic architecture, including St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace.
  •  ✅ UNESCO Site: Venice and its lagoon are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

     ✅ Venice, located in Italy, is uniquely known as the City of Canals due to its intricate waterway network replacing roads.

3 - Which city is known as city of canals

A ) Venice ✅
B ) Rome
C ) Paris
D ) Havana

Explanation:

✅ The city famously known as the “City of Canals” is Venice, a historic marvel located in northeastern Italy, built entirely on a network of over 150 interconnected canals and 118 small islands.

 Unique Features of Venice (For Exams & Interviews):

  •  ✅ Built on Water: Venice is constructed atop a shallow lagoon of the Adriatic Sea.
  •  ✅ Connected by Bridges: The city has 400+ bridges, including the famous Rialto Bridge and Bridge of Sighs.
  •  ✅ No Cars: Venice has no roads, and movement is through boats, gondolas, and water taxis.
  •  ✅ Cultural Heritage: Known for its Renaissance and Gothic architecture, including St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace.
  •  ✅ UNESCO Site: Venice and its lagoon are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

     ✅ Venice, located in Italy, is uniquely known as the City of Canals due to its intricate waterway network replacing roads.

4 - Guantanamo Bay an American Naval Base is in

A ) Cuba ✅
B ) Mexico
C ) Turkey
D ) Afghanistan

6 - When was the unionist party founded in Punjab.

A ) 1923 ✅
B ) 1924
C ) 1934
D ) 1937

7 - Which country is the current FIFA football world champion

A ) Brazil
B ) Germany ✅
C ) Spain
D ) France

8 - Which viceroy tenure was the shortest in the indo- pak sub- countinent

A ) Lord Mountbatten ✅
B ) Lord lytton
C ) Lord wavell
D ) Lord minto

9 - Complete the idiom don't judge a book by _

A ) Reading it
B ) It's cover ✅
C ) It's size
D ) It's colour

10 - Find out the correct passive voice sentence people say that Democracy is a better form of government

A ) Democracy is a better form of government people said
B ) According to people democracy was a better form of government
C ) Democracy is said to be a better form of government ✅
D ) Democracy is a better form of government

11 - Gastric juice is a secretion of the glands present in the

A ) Gall bladder
B ) Kidneys
C ) Stomach ✅
D ) None of these

12 - The chairman of boundary commission of the Punjab &Bengal was

A ) Mountbatten
B ) Auchinleck
C ) Gracey
D ) None of these

14 - Group captain Cecil Chaudhary was awarded sitara e jurat for his acts of colour in 1965 war. After retirement he remained principal of which famous school

A ) Lawrence college,Ghora Gali
B ) Saint Anthony's school,Lahore ✅
C ) Cathedral school,Lahore
D ) Bum Hall school, Abbottabad

16 - Surah Anfal in Quran e Karim is immediately preceded by

A ) Surah Al Araf ✅
B ) Surah Tauba
C ) Surah Yunus
D ) Surah Nur

17 - The famous movie Slumdog Millionaire is based on the book Q and A. Who is the author of this book

A ) Sashi Tharoor
B ) Hanif Kureishy
C ) Vikas Swarup ✅
D ) Bapsi Sidhwa

18 - 30% of 100 is equal to 30% of

A ) 3000
B ) 2000
C ) 1000 ✅
D ) 750

21 - What is the meaning of the idiom:To spill the beans

A ) To reveal secret information ✅
B ) To misbehaive
C ) To keep secrets
D ) To talk irrelevant

22 - Who is the current president of Cuba (5Times in Exams 2009,2017,2019,2020,2019LHC)

A ) Fidel Castro
B ) Hugo Chavez
C ) Miguel Díaz-Canel ✅
D ) None of these

24 - Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan did his Ph.D from Leuven university of

A ) Germany
B ) Holland
C ) Belgium ✅
D ) Austria

25 - Two Pakistani test cricketers have got out on 199 runs. One of them was younus Khan who was the other

A ) Hanif Muhammad
B ) Majid khan
C ) Javed Miandad
D ) Mudassar Nazar ✅

26 - Which prophet could talk to the birds

A ) Hazrat Ismail
B ) Hazrat yaqub
C ) Hazrat sulaiman ✅
D ) Hazrat Yusuf

27 - Yuan is the currency used in

A ) China ✅
B ) North Korea
C ) Bhutan
D ) Iran

28 - Nagorno karabakh region is recognized as part of

A ) Georgia
B ) Turkey
C ) Azerbaijan ✅
D ) Iran

29 - Vienna is the capital of

A ) Denmark
B ) Australia
C ) Austria ✅
D ) Canada

30 - MS. Tansu ciller was the first female prime Minister of

A ) Yugoslavia
B ) Albania
C ) Turkey ✅
D ) Bosnia Herzegovina

32 - Which of the following is a chemical reaction

A ) Rusting of iron ✅
B ) Tempering of iron
C ) Bending of iron
D ) Melting of iron

33 - Sidhnai headworks has been constructed on river

A ) Chenab
B ) Ravi ✅
C ) Jhelum
D ) Sutlej

35 - The synonym of imbecile is

A ) Cunning
B ) Miser
C ) Important
D ) Idiotic ✅

36 - FAO of the united Nations has its headquarters in

A ) Rome, Italy ✅
B ) New York, USA
C ) Geneva, Switzerland
D ) Vienna, Austria

37 - National police academy is located at

A ) Lahore
B ) Karachi
C ) Islamabad ✅
D ) Peshawar

38 - The major language for world wide web is

A ) HTML ✅
B ) jQuery
C ) JSP
D ) Java

39 - Who was the first Governor of state Bank of Pakistan

A ) Zahid Hussain ✅
B ) Mahbubur Rashid
C ) N M Uquali
D ) Shujaat Hasnie

40 - Chaudhary Rehmat Ali who coined the name Pakistan died in 1951. Which political position did he hold in the government of liaquat Ali Khan

A ) Minister of Refugees settlement
B ) Minister of Finance
C ) Minister of Communication
D ) He held no political position ✅

41 - He was accused....theft

A ) On
B ) In
C ) About
D ) Of ✅

42 - Zulu is a prominent tribe of

A ) East Malaysia
B ) Zambia
C ) Congo
D ) South Africa ✅

44 - Hazrat Yousaf remained in the well for

A ) 5 days
B ) 10 days
C ) 3 days ✅
D ) 15 days

45 - The major component of honey is

A ) Glucose
B ) Sucrose
C ) Maltose
D ) Fructose ✅

46 - What is the meaning of the idiom To smell a rat

A ) To detect bad smell
B ) To misunderstand
C ) To suspect a trick or detect ✅
D ) To see hiden

47 - What is the meaning of the idiom A chip off the old clock

A ) A piece of wood
B ) An old friend
C ) Having characteristics of one's ancestors ✅
D ) A good bargain

48 - Which one of the following is the oldest Barrage on Indus river

A ) Guddu Barrage
B ) Sukkur Barrage ✅
C ) Ghulam Muhammad Barrage
D ) Taunsa Barrage

49 - Union jack is the flag of

A ) America
B ) United kingdom ✅
C ) Canada
D ) France

50 - The major segment of seraiki speaking population lives in

A ) Punjab ✅
B ) KPK
C ) Azad Kashmir
D ) Sindh

52 - The longest river of china is

A ) Huang ho
B ) Yangtze ✅
C ) Mekong
D ) Pearl

53 - To make amend for means

A ) To make every possible effort
B ) To compensate for damage ✅
C ) To bring change in something
D ) None of these

54 - Who was the prime Minister of Pakistan at the time of its rejoining of Commonwealth in 1989

A ) Mian Muhammad Nawaz sharif
B ) Shaukat Aziz
C ) Benazir Bhutto ✅
D ) Malik Meraj Khalid

55 - What is the synonym of Abase

A ) White a base
B ) Basic
C ) Degrade ✅
D ) Abet

57 - A device which encodes character by the depression of keys is known as

A ) A printer
B ) Keyboard ✅
C ) Mouse
D ) Hard device

59 - Ijma means

A ) Consensus ✅
B ) Reasoning by analogy
C ) Illustration writers
D ) Collection of ideas

60 - The 1970 elections in Pakistanis were originally scheduled to be held in October but had to be postponed to December. What was the reason for this postponement

A ) Six point of sheikh Mujeeb
B ) Riots in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi
C ) Killing of west Pakistanis by Multi Bahini
D ) Floods and Cyclone in East Pakistan ✅

61 - Find out the correct passive voice sentence. They showed the visitors the historical monuments of Lahore

A ) The visitors will be shown the historical monuments of Lahore
B ) The visitors were shown the historical monuments of Lahore ✅
C ) The historical monuments had been shown to the visitors
D ) The visitors would be shown the historical monuments of Lahore

62 - When did India conduct it's first nuclear test

A ) 1970
B ) 1974 ✅
C ) 1978
D ) 1998

64 - President Mamnoon Hussain was born in

A ) Karachi Pakistan
B ) Dhaka Bangladesh
C ) Agra British India ✅
D ) Lahore Pakistan

65 - Synonym of implicate is

A ) To instigate
B ) Explain
C ) To insult
D ) To involve ✅

67 - Which river is flowing under the Westminster Bridge

A ) Severn
B ) Trent
C ) Mersey
D ) Thames ✅

70 - Which country has the maximum number of Noble prize winners

A ) Russia
B ) Germany
C ) England
D ) USA ✅

73 - Addis Ababa is the capital of

A ) Sudan
B ) Somalia
C ) Kenya
D ) Ethiopia ✅

74 - PAL is an organization to look after the welfare of the writers community. PAL stands for

A ) Pakistan Academy of Letters ✅
B ) Pakistan Academy of literature
C ) Promotional Academy literature
D ) Permissible Allowance of literature

75 - Ummul Masakeen was the title given to which of the holy prophet's wives

A ) Hazrat Sauda
B ) Hazrat Khadija
C ) Hazrat Zainab bint e Jehash
D ) Hazrat Zainab bint e Khuzama ✅

77 - Choose the correct meaning of idiom:put/set the cat among the pigeons

A ) To say or do something that makes a lot of people angry ✅
B ) To flatter the boss with unnecessary praise
C ) To be afraid of darkness
D ) To beat the weak

79 - Which prophet is also known by the title as khaleel ullah

A ) Hazrat Mussa
B ) Hazrat idrees
C ) Hazrat Ibrahim ✅
D ) None of these

80 - Name the prayer in which is no change in farz rakaats in cast of qasr

A ) Zuhr
B ) Maghrib ✅
C ) Isha
D ) All of these

81 - When did the jalianwala Bagh incident take place

A ) April 1919 ✅
B ) June 1920
C ) December 1919
D ) October 1918

82 - Who was Pakistan first permanent representative to the United Nations

A ) Sir Zafarullah Khan
B ) Patras Bukhari ✅
C ) M A M ispahani
D ) Begum feroz Khan noon

83 - The concept of carbon credits originated form which of the following

A ) Earth summit , Rio do janerio
B ) Kyoto protocol ✅
C ) Montreal protocol
D ) Conference

84 - The square root of 729 is

A ) 33
B ) 27 ✅
C ) 37
D ) 43

85 - How many times has the word Qul been repeated in the holy Quran

A ) 200
B ) More than 200 ✅
C ) 150
D ) Less than 100

86 - Which of the following metals is not only Magnetic but also radioactive

A ) Aluminium
B ) Iron
C ) Platinum
D ) Thorium ✅

Explanation:
  1. Radioactivity was  discovered by Becquerel.
  2. Radioactivity emerges from: Nuclear energy.
  3. Radioactivity is measured by which device Geiger counter.
  4. Thorium metal is not only magnetic but also radioactive Radioactive element are Plutonium, Thorium, Uranium.
  5.  Alpha rays is a positively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element.
  6. A negatively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element during radioactive decay is called a Beta particle.
  7. Radioactive isotopes are used in medicine for both diagnostic imaging and treatment.
  8. A 100 g sample of a radioactive element has a half life of 5 days. 12.5grams of radioactive material will remain after 15 days.
  9. Radioactive elements have atomic number greater than82.
  10. Weak Nuclear Force is responsible for the radioactive decay of the nucleus.
  11. The radioactive material must be placed in a box of Lead.
  12. Radioactive cobalt 60 is used for curing: Cancerous cells.
  13. Radioactive isotope present in atmosphere is: carbon -14.
  14. Unstable nuclei  are radioactive.When radioactivity rays are passed through air or any gas, they cause it to Ionize.

87 - What was the name given to India's partition plan

A ) June 3rd plan ✅
B ) Cabinet Mission plan
C ) Independence Act
D ) Radcliff award

88 - Alzheimer's disease is characterized by

A ) Kidney failure
B ) Neuro degeneration ✅
C ) Bone density reduction
D ) Liver cirrhosis

90 - احمد ندیم قاسمی کی پہچان ہے

A ) تاریخ نویسی
B ) افسانہ ✅
C ) ناول
D ) داستان گوئی

92 - سودیشی ریل کس کا مزاحیہ مضمون ہے

A ) شوکت تھانوی ✅
B ) مجید لاہوری
C ) پطرس بخاری
D ) مشتاق احمد یوسفی

93 - Idiom pros and cons کے درست مطلب کا انتخاب کریں

A ) عام لوگ
B ) کھوٹے سکے
C ) مشینی زندگی
D ) موافق وخلاف باتیں ✅

94 - نذر سی کرنا محاورہ ہے اس کا مفہوم کیا ہے

A ) سخاوت کرنا
B ) کنجوسی کرنا ✅
C ) مکمل انصاف کرنا
D ) حقدار کو اس کا حق پہنچانے کی کوشش کرنا

95 - دو جملوں کو ملانے والے الفاظ (مثلاً و،اور) وغیرہ کو کہا جاتا ہے

A ) حروف رابطہ
B ) حروف تام
C ) حروف عطف ✅
D ) حروف جار

96 - لفظ گال کا مترادف بتائیں

A ) ماتھا
B ) رخسار ✅
C ) چہرہ
D ) نین

97 - اصغری اور اکبری کے کردار کس نے تخلیق کیے ہیں

A ) حالی
B ) آغا حشر
C ) امتیاز علی تاج
D ) ڈپٹی نذیر احمد ✅

98 - نظم کے لغوی معنی کیا ہیں

A ) تصویر کشی کرنا
B ) تنظیم اور ترتیب کرنا ✅
C ) ہرن کی چیخ
D ) رائے بیان کرنا

99 - اصناف نظم میں ہائیکو کتنےمصرعوں پر مشتمل ہوتی ہے

A ) فقط دو مصرعوں پر
B ) تین مصرعوں پر ✅
C ) چار مصرعوں پر
D ) طوالت پر پابندی نہیں