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NTS / PTS General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

58 practice MCQs on General Knowledge for NTS / PTS tests. Think of your answer first, then open "Show answer and explanation". These are practice questions, not official examination papers.

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Q21. Who is known as the Rawalpindi Express?

  1. Wasim Akram
  2. Shoaib Akhtar
  3. Shahid Afridi
  4. Waqar Younis
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Correct answer: B. Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest recorded delivery at 161.3 km/h.

Q22. Where is Al-Aqsa Mosque located?

  1. Cairo
  2. Jerusalem
  3. Makkah
  4. Damascus
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Correct answer: B. Jerusalem

Al-Aqsa is in Jerusalem.

Q23. Which planet has the most prominent rings?

  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Mars
  4. Earth
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Correct answer: B. Saturn

Saturn is famous for its ring system.

Q24. Who was the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (traditionally)?

  1. Winston Churchill
  2. Benjamin Disraeli
  3. William Pitt
  4. Robert Walpole
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Correct answer: D. Robert Walpole

Walpole is regarded as the first PM.

Q25. Which is the capital of Iran?

  1. Tehran
  2. Tabriz
  3. Mashhad
  4. Isfahan
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Correct answer: A. Tehran

Tehran is the capital of Iran.

Q26. Which metal is most commonly used for electrical wires?

  1. Copper
  2. Iron
  3. Silver
  4. Lead
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Correct answer: A. Copper

Copper is cheap and highly conductive.

Q27. Which instrument measures wind speed?

  1. Seismograph
  2. Barometer
  3. Anemometer
  4. Hygrometer
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Correct answer: C. Anemometer

An anemometer measures wind speed.

Q28. Who was the founder of the Ottoman Empire?

  1. Selim I
  2. Osman I
  3. Murad I
  4. Suleiman the Magnificent
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Correct answer: B. Osman I

Osman I founded the dynasty around 1299.

Q29. Which is the capital of Afghanistan?

  1. Kabul
  2. Kandahar
  3. Mazar-i-Sharif
  4. Herat
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Correct answer: A. Kabul

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.

Q30. Who discovered the neutron?

  1. Enrico Fermi
  2. J. J. Thomson
  3. James Chadwick
  4. Ernest Rutherford
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Correct answer: C. James Chadwick

Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1932.

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