PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC. (PMS) / COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (BS-17) 2014

Yangtze river does not pass through which of the country?

• (a) Mongolia
• (b) Thailand
• (c) Taiwan
• (d) All of these

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The Incan Civilization flourished in:

• (a) South America
• (b) North America
• (c) Australia
• (d) Indonesia

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The largest city by population in the Great Lakes region is:

• (a) Toronto
• (b) Montreal
• (c) Chicago
• (d) Detroit

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An ordinary mobile phone communicates by using:

• (a) Sound waves
• (b) Microwaves
• (c) Radio waves
• (d) UV waves

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Stock indices at Tokyo are known by their popular name of:

• (a) Dow Jones
• (b) Hang Seng
• (c) Nikkei
• (d) FTSE

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Annuity is:

• (a) A sum of money received on a regular basis as one of a series of fixed payments
• (b) A financial product designed to pay out a stream of payments to the holder at a later point in time
• (c) Both(a) and (b)
• (d) Annual payment of dues

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Hobson’s choice means:

• (a) Giving no choice at all
• (b) To make the best choice
• (c) To make the worst choice
• (d) To settle for a compromise

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The phenomenon of ‘Arab Spring’ was sparked by the self-immolation of Mohammed Bouzizi, a fruit-seller in:

• (a) Egypt
• (b) Tunisia
• (c) Morocco
• (d) Syria

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The hurricane in the October 2012 which caused wide-spread damage in the eastern sea-board states of the USA is:

• (a) Katrina
• (b) Sandy
• (c) Isaac
• (d) Irene

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A voucher may be:

• (a) Payment bill
• (b) Wages Sheet
• (c) Bank Receipt
• (d) All of these

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