PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC. (PMS) / COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION (BS-17) 2015

Detroit, USA is associated with________ industry.  

  • (A) Automobile  
  • (B) Computer  
  • (C) Toys  
  • (D) Electronics  

Check Answer

  • (A) Automobile  


Faiz Ahmad Faiz was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. Which year did Abdul Sattar Edhi receive the Lenin Peace Prize?  

  • (A) 1988  
  • (B) 1990  
  • (C) 1992  
  • (D) 1995  

Check Answer

  • (A) 1988  


The two famous paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City were made by:  

  • (A) Sandro Botticelli  
  • (B) Leonardo da Vinci  
  • (C) Michelangelo  
  • (D) Pietro Perugino  

Check Answer

  • (C) Michelangelo  


During his visit to Islamabad, the Indian Foreign Minister, Shushma Swaraj, was agreed to resume Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan. In which year was the first agreement to have regular structured dialogue in the form of Composite Dialogue?  

  • (A) 1996  
  • (B) 2004  
  • (C) 1997  
  • (D) 2007  

Check Answer

  • (C) 1997  


Who said “Right is a reasonable claim recognized by the society and enforced by the state?”  

  • (A) Laski  
  • (B) Bosanquet  
  • (C) Hegel  
  • (D) Marx  

Check Answer

  • (B) Bosanquet  


Who among the following argues that the fault lines of civilization are the breeding grounds of conflicts in the 21st century?  

  • (A) Francis Fukuyama  
  • (B) Samuel Huntington  
  • (C) Henry Kissinger  
  • (D) Nelson Mandela  

Check Answer

  • (B) Samuel Huntington  


The “Zero Sum Game” as employed by the supporters of game theory, assumes that:  

  • (A) The loss of one party is the gain of the other party
  • (B) The loss of one party is the loss of the other party as well
  • (C) The gain of one party is the gain of the other party
  • (D) The gain or loss of one party has nothing to do with the gain or loss of other party

Check Answer

  • (A) The loss of one party is the gain of the other party


Herbert Simon identified four basic motivations of subordinates to accept the will of superior. Which one of the following is not one of them?  

  • (A) Rewards and Sanctions  
  • (B) Social approval  
  • (C) Social disapproval  
  • (D) Upwards mobility  

Check Answer

  • (C) Social disapproval  


Maslow’s “Needs Hierarchy” theory relates to:  

  • (A) Motivation  
  • (B) Leadership  
  • (C) Communication  
  • (D) Upward mobility  

Check Answer

  • (A) Motivation  


Who said “Man is by nature a political animal”?  

  • (A) Winston Churchill  
  • (B) Karl Marx  
  • (C) Aristotle  
  • (D) Francis Bacon  

Check Answer

  • (C) Aristotle  


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