Inspector legal Special Cadre BS-16 Punjab police department- 2015 paper: General knowledge

Total Questions: 100

2 - Which public holiday is celebrated in the USA on 4th July every year?

A ) Constitution day
B ) Independence Day ✅
C ) Black Day
D ) New deal

3 - Which country is the middle East is The Hashemite Kingdom?

A ) Jordan ✅
B ) Egypt
C ) Syria
D ) Kuwait

4 - Which body of people is sometimes referred to as "The fourth Estate"?

A ) Judiciary
B ) Executive
C ) The press ✅
D ) Senate

5 - What is the Richter scale used to measure?

A ) Food
B ) Volcano
C ) Earthquake ✅
D ) Tsunami

6 - "Kindergarten" refers to?

A ) A nursery school ✅
B ) A Small garden
C ) A children playground
D ) A children's ward in hospital

7 - What did Burma change its name to in 1989?

A ) Myanmar ✅
B ) Rangoon
C ) Brazil
D ) Naypyidaw

8 - Which body organ produces urine?

A ) Pancreas
B ) Uterus
C ) Kidney ✅
D ) Large intestine

9 - What is meant by "cook and bull story"?

A ) True story
B ) A lengthy tale
C ) Story told by an idiot
D ) An unbelievable tale ✅

10 - Rule of thumb:

A ) Mark of thumb on A legal paper
B ) An easily applied proceducer for making a determination ✅
C ) An easy choice
D ) An unknown rule

11 - Renaissance movement started first in:

A ) France
B ) Italy ✅
C ) United Kingdom
D ) Sweden

12 - What are Newton's used to measure?

A ) Gravity ✅
B ) Volcano
C ) Earthquake
D ) Tsunami

13 - What is the most abundant element in the universe?

A ) Hydrogen ✅
B ) Oxygen
C ) Sodium
D ) Copper

15 - GDP stands for:

A ) Gross Daily product
B ) Gross domestic product ✅
C ) Gross domestic purchase
D ) Gross daily purchase

16 - Hard disc in a computer is a/ an____?

A ) Output device
B ) Processor
C ) Software
D ) Storage device ✅

18 - The capital of Tajikistan is:

A ) Dodoma
B ) Dushanbe ✅
C ) Astana
D ) Tashkent

19 - World Water Day is celebrated on?

A ) 22nd march ✅
B ) 22nd June
C ) 22nd July
D ) None of these

20 - One who is capable of dealing with many subjects is called:

A ) Genius
B ) Intellectual
C ) Versatile ✅
D ) Vulnerable

22 - The great Persian Empire was founded by:

A ) Darius-l
B ) Raza Shah pehlvi
C ) Cyrus the Great ✅
D ) Shah Abbas

23 - The place of Persepolis in Iran was destroyed in 331 B.C by:

A ) A flood
B ) Alexander the Great ✅
C ) Gengish khan
D ) Ottoman Turks

24 - The place of king Nebuchadnezzar was situated in the city of:

A ) Nineveh
B ) Babylon ✅
C ) Korasabad
D ) Dizful

25 - Which vitamin is provided by sunlight to the body:

A ) Vitamin A
B ) Vitamin B
C ) Vitamin C
D ) Vitamin D ✅

26 - The enzyme -Linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) uses:

A ) Antibodies ✅
B ) Pathogens
C ) Tissues
D ) Chemicals

27 - What is Chlamydomonas?

A ) An Algae ✅
B ) A fungus
C ) An animal
D ) A fossil

29 - The word famous "Golden gate bridge" is situated in:

A ) London
B ) Paris
C ) San Francisco ✅
D ) Sydney

30 - The smallest unit of data in a computer is;

A ) Bit ✅
B ) Kilobit
C ) Terabyte
D ) Byte

31 - What is the most common salt in sea water?

A ) Calcium carbonate
B ) Potassium chloride
C ) Sodium chloride ✅
D ) Magnesium sulphate

32 - "The last super" a famous Renaissance painting was masterpiece of:

A ) Titan
B ) Michael Angelo
C ) Leonardo de Vinci ✅
D ) Raphel

34 - The organ in the body which accumulate iodine is:

A ) Pituitary glands
B ) Thyroid glands ✅
C ) Thymus
D ) Parathyroid

35 - Who invented chronometer?

A ) John Harrison ✅
B ) Marconi
C ) Dalton
D ) None of these

36 - Which is called "The land of the midnight Sun"?

A ) Denmark
B ) Belgium
C ) Norway ✅
D ) Canada

37 - Wimbledon , known for lawn tennis courts is in:

A ) New York
B ) London ✅
C ) Washington
D ) Geneva

38 - Britain's highest military award is:

A ) Victoria cross ✅
B ) Iron cross
C ) Military cross
D ) Medal of honour

39 - The book "A farewell to arms" was written by:

A ) Ernest Hemingway ✅
B ) Charles Dickens
C ) Huxley
D ) Thomas hardy

40 - The oldest monarchy in the world is that of:

A ) Japan ✅
B ) Nepal
C ) UK
D ) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

42 - Which of the following gases is used for refrigeration?

A ) Chlorine
B ) Ammonia ✅
C ) Phosphine
D ) Carbon dioxide

43 - Philology is:

A ) Study of bones
B ) Study of muscles
C ) Study of architecture
D ) Scientific study of literary texts ✅

44 - The first satellite was launched by?

A ) France
B ) USSR ✅
C ) Japan
D ) UK

47 - The first SAARC summit was held at?

A ) New Delhi
B ) Dhaka ✅
C ) Islamabad
D ) Nepal

48 - Among the following is a positively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element?

A ) Beta rays
B ) Alpha rays ✅
C ) Gamma rays
D ) Cathode rays

Explanation:
  1. Radioactivity was  discovered by Becquerel.
  2. Radioactivity emerges from: Nuclear energy.
  3. Radioactivity is measured by which device Geiger counter.
  4. Thorium metal is not only magnetic but also radioactive Radioactive element are Plutonium, Thorium, Uranium.
  5.  Alpha rays is a positively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element.
  6. A negatively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element during radioactive decay is called a Beta particle.
  7. Radioactive isotopes are used in medicine for both diagnostic imaging and treatment.
  8. A 100 g sample of a radioactive element has a half life of 5 days. 12.5grams of radioactive material will remain after 15 days.
  9. Radioactive elements have atomic number greater than82.
  10. Weak Nuclear Force is responsible for the radioactive decay of the nucleus.
  11. The radioactive material must be placed in a box of Lead.
  12. Radioactive cobalt 60 is used for curing: Cancerous cells.
  13. Radioactive isotope present in atmosphere is: carbon -14.
  14. Unstable nuclei  are radioactive.When radioactivity rays are passed through air or any gas, they cause it to Ionize.

49 - If there is no Sun the colour of the sky would be?

A ) Orange
B ) Blue
C ) Yellow
D ) None of these ✅

50 - Which of the following is not a chemical reaction?

A ) Burning of a paper
B ) Conversion of water into stream ✅
C ) Digestion of food
D ) Burning of coal

51 - A chronometer measures:

A ) Sound waves
B ) Time ✅
C ) Colour contrast
D ) Water waves

52 - The lightest particle of the matter is:

A ) Electron
B ) Neutron ✅
C ) Proton
D ) Deutron

53 - Meteorology is:

A ) Science of atmosphere ✅
B ) Study of weight and measures
C ) Study of growth
D ) Study of stars

54 - Which is called "key to the Mediterranean"?

A ) Gibraltar ✅
B ) Egypt
C ) Indonesia
D ) Iraq

55 - Which of the following is known as "land of White elephants"?

A ) Netherlands
B ) Indonesia
C ) Thailand ✅
D ) Belgium

56 - "Hansard" is the official verbatim report of the:

A ) British parliament ✅
B ) US parliament
C ) Swiss parliament
D ) Indian parliament

57 - Who said, "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven"

A ) Milton ✅
B ) William Shakespeare
C ) Tennyson
D ) William Wordsworth

58 - Vasco da Gama was the native of:

A ) United Kingdom
B ) Portugal ✅
C ) Spain
D ) Greece

59 - Which country is separated from Ethiopia by the red sea?

A ) Jordan
B ) Iraq
C ) Kuwait
D ) Yaman ✅

60 - The term paper Gold is associated with:

A ) Deficit Budgeting
B ) Special drawing rights in International monetary system ✅
C ) Special facility for world Bank
D ) Gold standard

61 - Income that is saved and not invested is known as:

A ) Capital
B ) Deposit ✅
C ) Hoarding
D ) None of these

62 - European Union consists of:

A ) 20 members
B ) 28 members ✅
C ) 30 members
D ) 25 members

63 - KGB was the national security agency of:

A ) Socialist federal Republic of yugoslavia
B ) UK
C ) Syria
D ) Soviet Union ✅

64 - Who was the surgeon who Pioneered antiseptic surgery in 1865?

A ) Edward Jenner
B ) Joseph Lister ✅
C ) Henry William
D ) John sleeman

65 - The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to:

A ) Jonas Salk ✅
B ) Alb E, Sabin
C ) Salman Waksman
D ) None of these

66 - Who invented the ball point pen?

A ) Waterman
B ) Oscar
C ) Wilson
D ) Lazlo Biro ✅

67 - Blaise Pascal is associated with?

A ) Calculation machine ✅
B ) Computer
C ) Cinema
D ) None of these

68 - A metal which is liquid at room temperature is:

A ) Gold
B ) Aluminium
C ) Mercury ✅
D ) Platinum

69 - Study of earthquakes is known as:

A ) Ecology
B ) Seismology ✅
C ) Numismatics
D ) None of these

70 - Ecology deals with:

A ) Birds
B ) Cell formation
C ) Relations between organisms and their environment ✅
D ) Tissues

71 - Oncology the study of:

A ) Plants
B ) Cancer ✅
C ) Mammals
D ) Soil

72 - Optic fibres are mainly used for which of the following?

A ) Weaving
B ) Eye surgery
C ) Communication ✅
D ) Food industry

73 - Mount Logan is the highest peak in which country?

A ) Canada ✅
B ) Portugal
C ) Russia
D ) Cuba

74 - In which state of USA is the Harvard university?

A ) California
B ) Massachusetts ✅
C ) New York
D ) Florida

75 - The first test tube baby of the world was born in:

A ) France
B ) Philippines
C ) Britain ✅
D ) USA

76 - What makes a lemon sour?

A ) Tartaric acid
B ) Citric acid ✅
C ) Acetic Acid
D ) Hydrochloric acid

77 - "Stare dcisis" is essentially the doctrine of:

A ) National security
B ) President
C ) Strategic depth
D ) Rule of law ✅

78 - Which country is the largest producer of platinum?

A ) South Africa ✅
B ) USA
C ) Russia
D ) Canada

79 - The country traditionally known for its neutrality?

A ) Sweden
B ) Switzerland ✅
C ) France
D ) China

80 - Who discovered the solar system?

A ) Copernicus ✅
B ) Newton
C ) Galileo
D ) Kepler

81 - Fathom is the unit of measurement for:

A ) Sound
B ) Depth ✅
C ) Energy
D ) Time

82 - Which is the hardest among following?

A ) Radium
B ) Diamond ✅
C ) Graphite
D ) Gold

83 - Which is the sport most commonly associated with Spain?

A ) Football
B ) Bullfighting ✅
C ) Archery
D ) Baseball

84 - Which of the following is associated with Einstein?

A ) Radioactivity
B ) Theory of relativity ✅
C ) Rocket propulsion
D ) Quantum theory

85 - Who among the following received Nobel prize twice:

A ) Frederick Joliot
B ) Marie curie ✅
C ) Irene curie
D ) John Wheeler

86 - The smallest gland in the body is:

A ) Adrenal
B ) Pancreas
C ) Pineal body ✅
D ) Pituitary

87 - London is situated on the bank of river?

A ) Tyne
B ) Seine
C ) Thames ✅
D ) Came

88 - Plants during night exhale:

A ) Oxygen
B ) Carbon dioxide ✅
C ) Nitrogen
D ) Hydrogen

89 - The headquarter of OPEC countries is at:

A ) Vienna ✅
B ) Jakarta
C ) Hague
D ) Berlin

90 - The only Hindu state in the world is?

A ) Sri Lanka
B ) Nepal ✅
C ) Bhutan
D ) India

91 - In which year UNO was established?

A ) 1944
B ) 1945 ✅
C ) 1946
D ) 1935

Explanation:

UNO (United Nations Organization)

  1. Founded: October 24, 1945, San Francisco, California, United States , Headquater :New York ,Members 193 member states, Permanent member is 05 which are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States Not members of the United Nations (UN) are Taiwan, Kosovo, and Vatican City. President Roosevelt (32nd U.S. President)as the "Father of the United Nations.
  2. Mr. Paul-Henri Spaak, Foreign Minister of Belgium, was elected first President of the General Assembly of the United Nations on January 16, 1946 and held this office for one session. Norwegian lawyer and politician Trygve Lie was the United Nations first Secretary-General(1946-1953)
  3. The highest office of UNO is General assembly,The United Nations has six(6) main organs,The six(6) official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish
  4. There are two non-member observer states of the United Nations: State of Palestine & the Holy See .
  5. China officially became a member of the United Nations on October 24, 1945. Israel(59th member of the UN) was admitted to the United Nations (UN) on May 11, 1949. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan become the member of the UNO in1992. Montenegro 192nd member state joined the UNO in28 June 2006:
  6. The last country to become a member of the United Nations was South Sudan(193th member), which joined on July 14, 2011.

92 - The first astronaut who landed on the moon?

A ) Yuri Gagarin
B ) Neil Armstrong ✅
C ) Neil Bohr
D ) None of these

93 - Which continent has no desert?

A ) Australia
B ) Europe ✅
C ) Asia
D ) Africa

94 - Which Pakistani poet got "lenin prize"?

A ) Habib Jalib
B ) Ahmed Faraz
C ) Faiz Ahmed Faiz ✅
D ) None of these

96 - Inflation means that:

A ) Money falls in value ✅
B ) Rises in value
C ) Money becomes scarce
D ) None of these

97 - Who among the following is associated with the theory of Laissez-Faire?

A ) Adam Smith ✅
B ) Marshall
C ) Keynes
D ) Max Muller

98 - America's cup is associated with which of the following sports?

A ) Sailing ✅
B ) Hockey
C ) Canoeing
D ) Tennis

99 - Silk is produced by?

A ) Larva of silkworm ✅
B ) Eggs of silkworm
C ) Pupa of silkworm
D ) None of these

100 - Scurvy is a disease of?

A ) Eyes
B ) Skin ✅
C ) Hair
D ) Liver