PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
WRITTEN TEST FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF
PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE, ETC. BS-17 (2016)
SUBJECT: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
PMS 2016 GK Paper Solved
1. Acoustics is the science of:
(A) Light
(B) Waves
(C) Sound
(D) Colours
2. The art of breeding Silk Worm and production of Silk is called:
(A) Microbiology
(B) Sericulture
(C) Biochemistry
(D) Horticulture
3. The science of celestial bodies is known as:
(A) Agronomy
(B) Coprology
(C) Astrology
(D) Astronomy
4. Telepathy is:
(A) Communication by sensory perceptions
(B) Communication between mind and heart
(C) Communication by means other than sensory perceptions
(D) None of these
5. Pedagogy is the science of:
(A) Seeing
(B) Behaving
(C) Teaching
(D) Learning
6. Study of maps and features of the Universe is called:
(A) Metaphysics
(B) Cosmography
(C) Cosmology
(D) Cartography
7. Scientific study and measurement of behavior is called :
(A) Psychiatry
(B) Psychology
(C) Physiology
(D) Psycho-analysis
8. Etymology refers to the study of:
(A) Insects
(B) Words
(C) Medicines
(D) Reptiles
9. Paediatrics is relevant to:
(A) Children
(B) Pregnant women
(C) Old people
(D) Bones
10. Shape of the Milky Way Galaxy is:
(A) Rectangular
(B) Spiral
(C) Elliptical
(D) Circular
11. Coldest planet of the Solar System is:
(A) Saturn
(B) Neptune
(C) Earth
(D) Venus
12. Which of the following planets has the maximum number of Satellites:
(A) Venus
(B) Saturn
(C) Uranus
(D) Jupiter
13. Which planet takes the longest time to go once around the Sun?
(A) Neptune
(B) Mars
(C) Jupiter
(D) Earth
14. The first artificial satellite was launched by:
(A) Japan
(B) Russia
(C) America
(D) France
15. The first Canadian woman in space was:
(A) Roberta Bonder
(B) Dirk Fremont
(C) Tamayo Mendez
(D) Marc Garneau
16. The first astronaut to set foot on moon was:
(A) Yuri Gagarin
(B) Edmund Hailey
(C) Tamayo Mendez
(D) Neil Armstrong
17. The theory stating that new matter is always created to fill the space left by the Universe is called:
(A) Big Bang
(B) Steady State
(C) Hubble’s Theory
(D) Black Hole
18. Velocity of sound in air per second is
(A) 250 meters
(B) 331 meters
(C) 434 meters
(D) 561 meters
19. Acceleration caused by gravity is:
(A) 23 feet per second2
(B) 32 feet per second2
(C) 42 feet per second2
(D) 52 feet per second2
20. A rocket needs the speed of to escape from earth’s gravity
(A) 22 miles per second
(B) 15 miles per second
(C) 12 miles per second
(D) 7 miles per second