PPSC / FPSC General Knowledge MCQs with Answers

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

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Q81. What does CPEC stand for?

  1. China-Pakistan Energy Cooperation
  2. Central Pakistan Economic Corridor
  3. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
  4. Chinese Pakistani Economic Council
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Correct answer: C. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

CPEC links Gwadar to Kashgar.

Q82. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

  1. Venus
  2. Mercury
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
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Correct answer: B. Mercury

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.

Q83. Who discovered the electron?

  1. James Chadwick
  2. Ernest Rutherford
  3. Niels Bohr
  4. J. J. Thomson
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Correct answer: D. J. J. Thomson

Thomson discovered the electron in 1897.

Q84. Who is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences?

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Frederick Sanger
  3. Linus Pauling
  4. Marie Curie
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Correct answer: D. Marie Curie

Curie won in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911).

Q85. Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?

  1. Clement Attlee
  2. Anthony Eden
  3. Neville Chamberlain
  4. Winston Churchill
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Correct answer: D. Winston Churchill

Churchill led Britain from 1940 to 1945.

Q86. Which is the closest star to Earth?

  1. Alpha Centauri A
  2. Proxima Centauri
  3. Sirius
  4. The Sun
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Correct answer: D. The Sun

The Sun is the nearest star.

Q87. Where is the Colosseum located?

  1. Paris
  2. Athens
  3. Rome
  4. Madrid
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Correct answer: C. Rome

The Colosseum is in Rome.

Q88. Who wrote 'Gulistan' and 'Bostan'?

  1. Sheikh Saadi
  2. Omar Khayyam
  3. Rumi
  4. Hafiz Shirazi
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Correct answer: A. Sheikh Saadi

Saadi Shirazi wrote Gulistan and Bostan.

Q89. What is the currency of India?

  1. Ruble
  2. Taka
  3. Rufiyaa
  4. Indian Rupee
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Correct answer: D. Indian Rupee

India uses the Indian rupee.

Q90. Where is Pakistan's national stadium located?

  1. Islamabad
  2. Karachi
  3. Lahore
  4. Rawalpindi
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Correct answer: B. Karachi

The National Stadium is in Karachi.

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