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