Which is the second largest planet in our solar system?
- (a) Jupiter
- (b) Saturn
- (c) Uranus
- (d) Neptune
- (b) Saturn
When did Pakistan leave the Commonwealth for the first time before rejoining it in 1989?
- (a) 1965
- (b) 1969
- (c) 1972
- (d) 1974
- (c) 1972
“Grameen Bank” a pioneer in the field of micro-finance, was the brainchild of:
- (a) Dr. Riaz Hussain
- (b) Dr. Muhammad Salman Rahman
- (c) Fazal Hussain Abid
- (d) Prof. Muhammad Younas
- (d) Prof. Muhammad Younas
BRICS is the acronyms for an association of five major emerging economics. The grouping comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and _________.
- (a) South Africa
- (b) Singapore
- (c) South Korea
- (d) Sweden
- (a) South Africa
The permanent Secretariat of ASEAN is located in:
- (a) Singapore City
- (b) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
- (c) Jakarta (Indonesia)
- (d) Bangkok (Thailand)
- (c) Jakarta (Indonesia)
Who was the first man to set foot on the Moon?
- (a) Neil Armstrong
- (b) Buzz Aldrin
- (c) Yuri Gagarin
- (d) Frank Borman
- (a) Neil Armstrong
The Battle of Waterloo saw the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. In which country is this battlefield located?
- (a) France
- (b) Belgium
- (c) London (UK)
- (d) Netherlands
- (b) Belgium
The tactics of “Satyagraha” as a form of passive resistance movement was developed by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. While he was in South Africa. He led a few Satyagraha agitations against the then South African Government. What was Gandhi doing in South Africa?
- (a) He had gone there to visit relatives
- (b) He was there to plead a legal case
- (c) He was exiled by the British to South Africa
- (d) He went there to attend a wedding ceremony
- (b) He was there to plead a legal case
Which famous actor played the role of Dr. Zhivago in the movie by the same name?
- (a) Peter O’Toole
- (b) Marlin Brando
- (c) Omar Sharif
- (d) Zia Mohiuddin
- (c) Omar Sharif
The famous book “Gulliver’s Travels” was written by:
- (a) Jonathan Swift
- (b) Charles Dickens
- (c) Thomas Hardy
- (d) Lois Carroll
- (a) Jonathan Swift