When did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?
- (a) September 22, 1977
- (b) December 24, 1979
- (c) August 25, 1989
- (d) January 11, 1979
- (b) December 24, 1979
The right answer is (b) December 24, 1979. Soviet Military invaded Afghanistan on the night of December 24, 1979, deploying about 30,000 soldiers putting 0verthrow the government of Hafizullah Amin. The Soviets wanted to support a new friendly state led by Babrak Karmal; however, the mujahedin movement with American support developed and the fierce war that lasted almost nine years and claimed hundreds of thousands of lives started.
What is the length of badminton court for single competition?
- (a) 16.2 m
- (b) 13.40 m
- (c) 14.63 m
- (d) 13.80 m
- (b) 13.40 m
So the right answer is option (b) 13.40m . For singles competition, the length of a playing court should be 13 meters. 40 meters (44 feet). This measurement is obtained from the nearest point of the front line of the service to the furthest point of the rear line in the court, and is identical for men and women singles.
When did the Muslim League celebrate the “Pakistan Day”?
- (A) 25 April, 2920
- (B) 5 Feb, 1922
- (C) 12 July, 1942
- (D) 23 March, 1943
- (D) 23 March, 1943
Right answer is (d) 23 March, 1943. The Muslim League marked the Pakistan Day on 23 March 1943 for the first time held to remember the passage of Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940 that demanded a separate Muslim state known as Pakistan. This annual celebration symbolised the rising pace and the organizational spirit of the Muslim League in achieving a separate Muslim homeland for the Muslims of the Indian sub-continent.
Property of a substance to absorb moisture from air on exposure, is called:
- (a) Osmosis
- (b) Deliquescent
- (c) Efflorescence
- (d) Desiccation
- (b) Deliquescent
The appropriate answer of the following is (b) Deliquescent. Deliquescence is the ability of a material with a tendency to absorb moisture from the atmosphere and dissolve in it to form a solution more specifically a liquid. Calcium chloride, sodium hydroxide, potassium carbonate are few examples of deliquescent materials that easily pickup moisture from the atmosphere.
Ashgabat is the capital city of:
- (a) Tajikistan
- (b) Armenia
- (c) Kazakhstan
- (d) Turkmenistan
- (d) Turkmenistan
The appropriate answer is (d) Turkmenistan. Ashgabat is the capital and greatest city of Turkmenistan, position between the Karakum desert and the Kopetdag mountains in Central Asia. Originally established in the late 19th century as a Russian military base, it has been capital of the Turkmen SSR since 1924 and has since through the periods of Saparmurat Niyazov and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow seen massive reconstruction, mainly in monumental white marble.
Who was the first Governor of State Bank of Pakistan?
- (a) Zahid Hussain
- (b) Mahbubur Rashid
- (c) Javid Hussain
- (d) Shujaat Hussain
- (a) Zahid Hussain
The correct option is (a) Zahid Hussain. Zahid Hussain was appointed as the first Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan starting from June 10, 1948 and retire on July 19, 1953. For this purpose, he asked Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to lay the foundation and inaugurate the State Bank; the event was Jinnah’s final official appearance before his demise.
Fill in the blanks: “New legislation__________ in the Assembly but it __________ by many.”
- (a) Was introduced / was not accepted
- (b) Introduced / hadn’t been accepted
- (c) Introduced / did not accept
- (d) Is introduced / won’t accept
- (a) Was introduced / was not accepted
The sentence is describing two past actions: The next event can be concerned with new legislation that has appeared in the Assembly and its implementation or rejection.
Was introduced: This past simple tense is used to imply that the legislation was passed at some time in the past although the time is not stated.
was not accepted: Past simple tense is utilized to imply that the legislation was not accepted in the past, probably after it was presented to be passed.
Hence, the best answer is in option (a) Was introduced/was not accepted.
BIOS is stored in:
- (a) Hard Disk
- (b) RAM
- (c) Flash Memory Chip
- (d) All of these
- (c) Flash Memory Chip
Correct answer is (c) Flash Memory Chip. BIOS is retained on a flash memory of the motherboard of any computer. This non-volatile memory chip contains the firmware that will detect or start up the internal devices/subsystem of the computer then loads the operating system.
To move between the worksheet in a workbook in MS Excel, we can use which of the following shortcut:
- (a) Alt + =
- (b) Ctrl + F9
- (c) Ctrl + Tab
- (d) Ctrl + Page Up
- (d) Ctrl + Page Up
The correct choice is [Ctrl + Page up]. To go to the previous sheet within the current workbook in Microsoft Excel, you can use the shortcut Ctrl + Page Up. On the other hand, Ctrl +Page Down takes you to the next worksheet thus the usefulness when dealing with a file containing many tabs or sheets in excel.
Name the educational institution founded by Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum in KPK:
- (a) Frontier University
- (b) Islamia High School,
- (c) Islamia College Peshawar
- (d) Peshawar College
- (c) Islamia College Peshawar
Corrеct option is (c) Islamia Collеgе Pеshawar. Islamia Collеgе Pеshawar and onе of thе oldеst institutions of highеr еducation in Pakistan and was foundеd in 1913 by Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan Sir Gеorgе Roos Kеppеl in Khybеr Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) provincе. Thе collеgе and еstablishеd on thе modеl of Aligarh Muslim Univеrsity and aimеd to providе quality еducation promotе thе dеvеlopmеnt of dеmocratic institutions in thе rеgion
To zoom an Excel worksheet we can use:
- (a) The mouse pointer in Print Preview
- (b) The zoom button on the Print Preview toolbar
- (c) The zoom command on the view menu
- (d) All of these
- (d) All of these
Corrеct option is (d) All of thеsе.
In Microsoft Excеl and you can zoom in or out of a workshееt using sеvеral mеthods:
In Print Prеviеw modе and you can usе thе mousе pointеr to click drag thе zoom slidеr locatеd at thе bottom of thе prеviеw window.
Thе Print Prеviеw toolbar also providеs a dеdicatеd Zoom button that allows you to sеlеct from prеdеfinеd zoom lеvеls or еntеr a custom pеrcеntagе.
Thе Viеw tab in thе Excеl ribbon offеrs a Zoom command and which opеns a dialog box whеrе you can spеcify thе dеsirеd zoom lеvеl or choosе options likе Fit Shееt Fit Sеlеction.