Solved Provincial Management Service Previous PMS Paper 2014

Solved Provincial Management Service Previous PMS Paper (General Knowledge)

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26. 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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27. Hobson’s choice:

(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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28.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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29. 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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30. A voucher may be:

(A) Payment bill
(B) Wages Sheet
(C) Bank Receipt
(D) All of these
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31. Kyoto Protocol talks about:

(A) Employment
(B) Pollution
(C) Agriculture
(D) None of these
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32. What was the name of Libyan king deposed by Colonel Gadhafi in 1969?
(A) King Abdullah
(B) King Idris
(C) King Saud
(D) King Sadaat
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33. Who said, “Where wealth accumulates, men decay”?

(A) Abraham Lincoln
(B) Winston Churchill
(C) Goldsmith
(D) Roosevelt
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34. Baikal Lake is situated in:

(A) Kazakhstan
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Angola
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35. What is meant by “Laissez-Faire”?

(A) Mixed Economy
(B) Non-interference of govt. in economic affairs
(C) Controlled economy
(D) None of these
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36. The Arab League was formed in:

(A) Cairo
(B) Jeddah
(C) Tehran
(D) Riyadh
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37. The Agreement which provided for territorial allocations as spheres of Western influence in the Middle East, in case of break-up of Ottoman Empire, is known as:

(A) Treaty of Alexandropol
(B) Balfour Declaration
(C) Accord of Ankara
(D) Sykes-Picot
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38. The country having the highest GDP’ in the world:

(A) Qatar
(B) Luxembourg
(C) Singapore
(D) Kuwait
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39. “Brazuca” is the name of:

(A) the standard shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon of US Army
(B) a man-portable recoilless antitank rocket launcher weapon of US Army
(C) the official match ball of FIFA World Cup 2014
(D) a brass musical instrument Incorporating a telescopic tubing
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40. For how many years did Nelson Mandela remain in Prison?

(A) 27 years
(B) 37 years
(C) 17 years
(D) 10 years
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41. When the Stock Market is going down, It Is called:

(A) Bearish
(B) Bullish
(C) Crashing
(D) Slumberous
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42. Decibel is a unit used for:

(A) Speed of light
(B) Intensity of sound
(C) Intensity of heat
(D) None of these
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43. The element required for solar energy conversion is:

(A) Silicon
(B) Germanium
(C) Uranium
(D) Selenium
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44. A change in an individual’s behaviour prompted by information and experience refers to which one of the following concept?

(A) Learning
(B) Role selection
(C) Perception
(D) Motivation
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45. Which of the following approaches says that ethical issues should be judged on the basis of some universal code?

(A) Deontological
(B) Ethical skepticism
(C) Utilitarianism
(D) Narcissism
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46. Literally the word ethics stand for:

(A) Understanding human nature
(B) Study of morality
(C) Properties of chemical substances
(D) Both (B) & (C)
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47. The mental act. condition or habit of placing trust or confidence in another shows which of the following options?

(A) Motive
(B) Belief
(C) Behaviour
(D) Attitude
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48. The hottest planet is:

(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Saturn
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49. ___________ pointer arises when you use the address of an object after its lifetime is over.

(A) Null
(B) Smart
(C) Dangling
(D) Both a and c
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50. Which of the following events occurred first In history?

(A) American War of Independence
(B) Russian Revolution
(C) French Revolution
(D) Chinese Revolution
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