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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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Q41. What is the term of a UN Secretary-General?

  1. 6 years
  2. 7 years
  3. 5 years (renewable)
  4. 4 years
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Correct answer: C. 5 years (renewable)

The Secretary-General serves five-year terms.

Q42. Where is the Leaning Tower located?

  1. Milan, Italy
  2. Pisa, Italy
  3. Venice, Italy
  4. Rome, Italy
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Correct answer: B. Pisa, Italy

The Leaning Tower is in Pisa.

Q43. Who discovered the sea route to India?

  1. Amerigo Vespucci
  2. Vasco da Gama
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. Ferdinand Magellan
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Correct answer: B. Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498.

Q44. Which blood group is the universal recipient?

  1. A negative
  2. B positive
  3. AB positive
  4. O negative
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Correct answer: C. AB positive

AB positive can receive from all groups.

Q45. Which civilisation developed along the Indus River?

  1. Egyptian
  2. Mesopotamian
  3. Chinese
  4. Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation
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Correct answer: D. Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilisation

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa belonged to this civilisation.

Q46. Which line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

  1. Tropic of Cancer
  2. Equator
  3. Prime Meridian
  4. International Date Line
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Correct answer: B. Equator

The Equator is at 0 degrees latitude.

Q47. Who wrote the national anthem of Pakistan?

  1. Allama Iqbal
  2. Hafeez Jalandhari
  3. Faiz Ahmad Faiz
  4. Josh Malihabadi
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Correct answer: B. Hafeez Jalandhari

Hafeez Jalandhari wrote Qaumi Taranah.

Q48. Who was known as the Iron Lady?

  1. Golda Meir
  2. Indira Gandhi
  3. Margaret Thatcher
  4. Angela Merkel
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Correct answer: C. Margaret Thatcher

Thatcher was UK Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990.

Q49. Where is the Multan Cricket Stadium located?

  1. Lahore
  2. Sargodha
  3. Sialkot
  4. Multan
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Correct answer: D. Multan

The stadium hosts PSL and international matches.

Q50. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?

  1. Stapes
  2. Radius
  3. Femur
  4. Tibia
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Correct answer: A. Stapes

The stapes in the middle ear is the smallest bone.

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