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Q181. What is rust chemically?

  1. Iron chloride
  2. Iron sulphate
  3. Iron oxide
  4. Iron carbonate
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Correct answer: C. Iron oxide

Rust is hydrated iron(III) oxide.

Q182. Who wrote 'Gulliver's Travels'?

  1. Jonathan Swift
  2. Samuel Johnson
  3. Daniel Defoe
  4. Henry Fielding
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Correct answer: A. Jonathan Swift

Swift published it in 1726.

Q183. What is the SI unit of electric current?

  1. Ampere
  2. Ohm
  3. Watt
  4. Volt
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Correct answer: A. Ampere

The ampere (A) measures electric current.

Q184. Which is the national bird of Pakistan?

  1. Sparrow
  2. Eagle
  3. Chukar
  4. Peacock
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Correct answer: C. Chukar

The Chukar partridge is the national bird.

Q185. In which year was SAARC established?

  1. 1990
  2. 1979
  3. 1985
  4. 1971
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Correct answer: C. 1985

SAARC was founded in Dhaka in 1985.

Q186. Which is the capital of the United States?

  1. New York
  2. Los Angeles
  3. Chicago
  4. Washington, D.C.
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Correct answer: D. Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the US capital.

Q187. How many players are in a football team on the field?

  1. 12
  2. 10
  3. 9
  4. 11
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Correct answer: D. 11

A football (soccer) team has 11 players.

Q188. Which country hosted the 1992 Cricket World Cup won by Pakistan?

  1. South Africa
  2. England
  3. Australia and New Zealand
  4. India
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Correct answer: C. Australia and New Zealand

Pakistan won the 1992 World Cup under Imran Khan.

Q189. What is the hardest natural substance?

  1. Quartz
  2. Iron
  3. Gold
  4. Diamond
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Correct answer: D. Diamond

Diamond is the hardest naturally occurring material.

Q190. Who wrote the 'Masnavi'?

  1. Firdausi
  2. Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi
  3. Sheikh Saadi
  4. Hafiz
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Correct answer: B. Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi

Rumi composed the Masnavi-e-Ma'navi.

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