41. The epic “Talism-e-Hoshruba” was originally
composed by:
(A) lbn-e-lnsha
(B) Mumtaz Mufti
(C) Muhammad Husain Jah
(D) Musharraf Ali Farooqi
42. “Southern Cross” which is a constellation
found in the southern region of the night sky
consists of
(A) Seven Stars
(B) Four Stars
(C) Five St~rs
(D) None of these
43. The capital of New Zealand is:
(A) Dunedin
(B) Christchurch
(C) Auckland
(D) Wellington
44. The first Pakistani to hoist the Pakistani flag at
the North and South Pole is: •
(A) Nazir Sabir
(B) Salma Salim
(C) Namira Salim
(D) Ashraf Aman
45. The first climber from Pakistan to have
summited Mt. Everest on May 17, 2000 was:
(A) Nazir Sabir
(B) Salma Salim .
(C) Namira Salim
(D) Ashraf Aman
46. Qantas Airlines is the airlines of:
(A) Italy
(B) United Kingdom
(C) Australia
(D) Ireland
47. The world’s top most tea importing country is:
(A) China
(B) United Kingdom
(C) Pakistan
(D) Russia
48. Value added tax (VAT):
(A) is a direct tax
(B) will result in distribution of income from
rich to the poor
(C) will result in taxing the rich more
(D) will apply on rich and poor equally
49. According to the Constitution of Pakistan,
levying of sales tax on services is:
(A) the responsibility of the Federation
(B) the responsibility of FBR
(C) the responsibility of provinces
(D) joint responsibility of the Federation and
the Provinces
50. Which tax is not collected by the Punjab Excise & Taxation Qepartment?
(A) Property Tax
(B) Luxury Vehicle tax on luxury motor
vehicles
(C) Excise Fee on Retail Sale of Liquor
(D) Agriculture Income tax
51. In the Punjab Government’s budget for 2009-10, out of the total expected income of Rs 423.5 billion. In the Revenue Account, the contribution from Federal Divisible Pool was
about:
(A) 77%
(B) 82%
(C) 65%
(D) 51%
52. The bureaucratic hierarchy of the Excise & Taxation Department, Punjab is headed by:
(A) Director General Excise & Taxation, Punjab
(B) Secretary Excise & Taxation, Punjab
(C) Senior Member, Board of Revenue, Punjab
(D) Excise & Taxation Officer
53. Another name for Vitamin C is:
(A) Ascorbic Acid
(B) Acetic Acid
(C) Citric Acid
(D) Lysozyme
54. Gun Powder is:
(A) Element
(B) Compound
(C) Mixture
(D) Amalgam
55. The planet nearest to the Sun is:
(A) Venus
(B) Earth
(C) Mars
(D) Mercury
56. The main constituent of Sui Gas is:
(A) Methane
(B) Sulphur
(C) Silver
(D) none of these
57. Brass is an alloy of copper and:
(A) Iron
(B) Street
(C) Zinc
(D) Silver
58. The most famous genetic disease that is
associated with Queen Victoria and circulated
among European royalty was:
(A) Colour Blindness
(B) Haemophilia
(C) Austrian lip
(D) Down’s Syndrome
59. Hepatitis C is a leading cause of:
(A) Chronic liver disease
(B) HIV
(C) AIDS
(D) Diabetes
60. Whooping cough is caused by:
(A) Fungus
(B) Virus
(C) Bacteria
(D) Protozoa