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\"National<\/a><\/h1>\n

National<\/span><\/h1>\n

1.<\/span> The Companies Act, 2017, has replaced the Companies Ordinance ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 1979 \u00a0(b) 1984<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 1988 \u00a0(d) 1992<\/p>\n

2.<\/span> On May 16, Pakistan signed an MoU with ______ to promote country’s worldwide exports by SMEs through e-commerce.<\/strong>
\n(a) Google (b) Alibaba Group<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) BidPay (d) Amazon<\/p>\n

3.<\/span> On ______, the ICJ restrained Pakistan from executing convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav until a final verdict in the case<\/strong>
\n(a) May 16 (b) May 18<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) May 20 (d) May 22<\/p>\n

4.<\/span> Pakistan’s current per capita income is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) $1,600 (b) $1,629<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) $1,658 (d) $1,729<\/p>\n

5.<\/span> On May 19, an e-Rozgar training centre was inaugurated at the University of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Punjab (b) Lahore
\n(c) Balochistan (d) Gujrat<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

6.<\/span> The current chairman of Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Dr Ziaul Qayyum
\n(b) Dr Umar Saif<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Dr Khizar Hayat
\n(d) Dr Umar Qayyum<\/p>\n

7.<\/span> The report titled ‘Pakistan Development Update’ has been issued by ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) IMF (b) World Bank<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) SBP (d) Iftikhar Khan<\/p>\n

8.<\/span> Pakistan’s first-ever Chinese language weekly newspaper is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Lianhe (b) Yesky
\n(c) Xinhua (d) Huashang<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

9.<\/span> Humphrey Sarfaraz Peters is the head of the ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Church of Pakistan<\/span><\/strong>
\n(b) Pakistan Minorities Alliance
\n(c) Pakistan Christian Alliance
\n(d) Diocese of Peshawar and GB<\/p>\n

10.<\/span> Helpline for Khadim-i-Punjab Rural Ambulance Service is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 0100 (b) 1034<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 1111 \u00a0 (d) 1133<\/p>\n

11.<\/span> Noted author, columnist, lawyer and politician Asghar Ali Ghural passed away on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 18 (b) May 20<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) May 22 (d) May 24<\/p>\n

12.<\/span> On May 20, ______ won the Karachi Gymkhana National Men’s Squash Championship.<\/strong>
\n(a) Saad Rasool (b) Nouman Khan
\n(c) Ammad Fareed<\/span><\/strong> (d) Ali Tabassum<\/p>\n

13.<\/span> On May 21, Abdul Jabbar Bhatti became the ______ Pakistani to conquer the world’s highest peak Mount Everest.<\/strong>
\n(a) Fourth<\/span> <\/strong>(b) Fifth
\n(c) Seventh \u00a0(d) Tenth<\/p>\n

14.<\/span> On May 22, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first-ever public sector cadet college for girls was inaugurated in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Charsadda (b) Peshawar
\n(c) Mardan<\/strong><\/span> (d) Lakki Marwat<\/p>\n

15.<\/span> Sahiwal coal-power project has a capacity of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) 1,120MW (b) 1,250MW
\n(c) 1,300MW (d) 1,320MW<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

16.<\/span> As per the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2016-17, Pakistan’s economy grew at a rate of ______ in the outgoing fiscal year.<\/strong>
\n(a) 4.8% (b) 5.0%
\n(c) 5.3%<\/strong><\/span> (d) 6.8%<\/p>\n

17.<\/span> Burbucho peak in Arandu area of Shigar district has been renamed ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Amazing Peak (b) ‘Samar Peak’<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Shigar Tower (d) GB Summit<\/p>\n

18.<\/span> The Friendship Gate is built on the border between Pakistan and ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) India (b) China
\n(c) Iran (d) Afghanistan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

19.<\/span> Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbeer on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 14 (b) May 28<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) May 31 (d) June 01<\/p>\n

20.<\/span> On June 01, ______ was inducted as the sixth team of Pakistan Super League (PSL).<\/strong>
\n(a) Faisalabad (b) Multan<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Sialkot (d) FATA<\/p>\n

21.<\/span> Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada served as the Secretary \u2013 General of the OIC during ______.<\/span><\/strong>
\n(a) 1970-1973 (b) 1985-1988<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 1990-1995 (d) 1996-2000<\/p>\n

22.<\/span> On June 03, Pakistan’s Director General Health ______ became the chairman of the Executive Board of the WHO.<\/strong>
\n(a) Dr Sania Nishtar
\n(b) Dr Ijaz Soomro
\n(c) Dr Assad Hafeez<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Dr Tauqeer Shah<\/p>\n

23.<\/span> Pakistan formally became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) June 02 (b) June 04
\n(c) June 09<\/strong><\/span> (d) June 10<\/p>\n

24.<\/span> The National Assembly approved the Finance Bill 2017 on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) June 09 (b) June 10
\n(c) June 13<\/strong><\/span> (d) June 14<\/p>\n

25.<\/span> Pakistan’s first marine protected area is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Churna Island (b) Astola Island<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Mana Island (d) Bundal Island<\/p>\n

26.<\/span> Jezira Haft Talar is another name of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Churna Island (b) Astola Island<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Mana Island (d) Bundal Island<\/p>\n

27.<\/span> As per the QS World University Rankings, the highest ranking Pakistani university for this year is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) LUMS (b) PU
\n(c) NUST<\/strong><\/span> (d) QAU<\/p>\n

28.<\/span> Pakistan’s lawyer in the Kulbhushan Jadhav Case in the ICJ was ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Naeem Rafi
\n(b) Ahmar Bilal Soofi
\n(c) Ashtar Ausaf Ali
\n(d) Khawar Qureshi<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

29.<\/span> Pakistan signed the OECD multilateral convention in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 2015 (b) August 2016<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) April 207 (d) June2017<\/p>\n

30.<\/span> Balochistan’s Gadani ship-breaking yard is the ______ largest centre of ship-breaking in the world.<\/strong>
\n(a) Second (b) Third<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Fourth (b) Fifth<\/p>\n

31.<\/span> Nikkei Asian Award 2017 has been conferred upon ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Alif Ailaan (b) Edhi Foundation<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) APWA (d) Chhipa Trust<\/p>\n

32.<\/span> The contender for the post of Director General WHO from Pakistan was _____.<\/strong>
\n(a) Dr Assad Hafeez
\n(b) Dr Ijaz Soomro
\n(c) Dr Sania Nishtar<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Dr Tauqeer Shah

<\/div>
<\/div>\n

International <\/span><\/h1>\n

1. <\/span>The record for highest partnership in women’s ODI cricket is held by ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) West Indies (b) England
\n(c) India<\/strong> <\/span>(d) Australia<\/p>\n

2.<\/span> On May 17, Jean Swiatek, the oldest surviving international footballer of_____, died.<\/strong>
\n(a) Argentina (b) \u200e France<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Germany (d) Brazil<\/p>\n

3.<\/span> Juventus is a professional football club in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Spain (b) Italy<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Germany (d) Brazil<\/p>\n

4.<\/span> Michel Temer is the incumbent president of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Brazil<\/strong><\/span> (b) France
\n(c) Mexico (d) Australia<\/p>\n

5. <\/span>Famous Indian actress Reema Lagoo died on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 17 (b) May 18<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) May 19 (d) May 20<\/p>\n

6.<\/span> The Chrysanthemum Throne is the term used to identify the throne of the______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Queen of England
\n(b) King of Thailand
\n(c) Emperor of Japan<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Prince of Monaco<\/p>\n

7.<\/span> On May 19, ______ prosecutors dropped a seven-year rape allegation against the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.<\/strong>
\n(a) Swedish<\/span> <\/strong>(b) British
\n(c) American (d) Australian<\/p>\n

8.<\/span> Julian Assange has been holed up in ______ London embassy since 2012.<\/strong>
\n(a) Australia’s (b) Brazil’s
\n(c) Ecuador’s<\/strong> <\/span>(d) Cuba’s<\/p>\n

9.<\/span> On May 20, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was re-elected after he defeated his main challenger ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Mostafa Hashemitaba
\n(b) Ebrahim Raisi<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Bagher Ghalibaf
\n(d) Eshaq Jahangiri<\/p>\n

10.<\/span> On May 20, ______ won the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017 title.<\/strong>
\n(a) Delhi Daredevils
\n(b) Gujarat Lions
\n(c) Mumbai Indians<\/strong> <\/span>
\n(d) Kings XI Punjab<\/p>\n

11.<\/span> On May 20, the Arab-Islamic-American Summit was held in ______, Saudi Arabia.<\/strong>
\n(a) Makkah (b) Riyadh<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Taif (d) Jeddah<\/p>\n

12.<\/span> World Meteorology Day is observed on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 16 (b) May 18
\n(c) May 20<\/strong><\/span> (d) May 22<\/p>\n

13.<\/span> On May 21, ______ reached a deal worth $630 million to provide India’s navy with missile defence systems.<\/strong>
\n(a) Russia (b) Israel<\/span> <\/strong>
\n(c) USA (d) Germany<\/p>\n

14.<\/span> On May 21, ______ Alexander Zverev defeated the Serbian ace Novak Djokovic to win the Italian Open.<\/strong>
\n(a) Serbia’s (b) Germany’s<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Russia’s (d) Spain’s<\/p>\n

15.<\/span> The Indian military officer, who tied a Kashmiri man Farooq Dar to a vehicle as a human shield, was ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Major Nitesh Chohan
\n(b) Major Kumar Sharma
\n(c) Major Leetul Gogoi<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Major Gaurav Arya<\/p>\n

16.<\/span> The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games were held in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Baku<\/span> <\/strong>(b) Astana
\n(c) Dushanbe (d) Istanbul<\/p>\n

17.<\/span> ______ clinched the top position in the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games.<\/strong>
\n(a) Indonesia (b) Azerbaijan<\/span><\/strong>
\n(b) Iran (c) Turkey<\/p>\n

18.<\/span> Renowned British actor Roger Moore, who died on May 23, was famous for playing the character of ______ for over two decades.<\/strong>
\n(a) Charlie Chan (b) Dracula
\n(c) Jack Torrance (d) James Bond<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

19.<\/span> Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post newspaper, is also the co-founder of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Amazon<\/span><\/strong> (b) Uber
\n(c) Facebook (d) WhatsApp<\/p>\n

20.<\/span> On May 24, ______ prime minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, resigned.<\/strong>
\n(a) Bhutan’s (b) Sri Lanka’s
\n(c) Nepal’s<\/strong> <\/span>(d) Thailand’s<\/p>\n

21.<\/span> ______ was the leader of Palestinians’ hunger strike in Israeli jails.<\/strong>
\n(a) Amin al-Hindi
\n(b) Abu Maher Ghneim
\n(c) Marwan Barghouti<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Yusef Urabi<\/p>\n

22.<\/span> Manuel Noriega, who died on May 30, was a former president of ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Algeria (b) Panama<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) Nigeria (d) Zimbabwe<\/p>\n

23.<\/span> International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 28 (b) May 29<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) May 30 (d) May 31<\/p>\n

24.<\/span> World No-Tobacco Day is observed on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 28 (b) May 30
\n(c) May 31<\/strong> <\/span>(d) June 01<\/p>\n

25.<\/span> The president of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly is ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Vuk Jeremic
\n(b) Sam Kutesa
\n(c) Miroslav Lajc\u00e1k<\/strong><\/span>
\n(d) Peter Thomson<\/p>\n

26.<\/span> President Donald Trump announced to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) May 31 (b) June 01
\n(c) June 04 (d) June 05<\/p>\n

27.<\/span> Stratolaunch is the world’s largest______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Drone (b) Space shuttle
\n(c) Aeroplane<\/strong> <\/span>(d) Ship<\/p>\n

28.<\/span> The G7 Summit 2017 was held in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) France (b) Italy<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) Japan (d) United States<\/p>\n

29.<\/span> ______ won the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes film festival.<\/strong>
\n(a) The Square<\/strong><\/span> (b) April’s Daughter
\n(c) Force Majeure (d) Wind River<\/p>\n

30.<\/span> Mongolia sent its first satellite to space on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) June 04<\/span> <\/strong>(b) June 05
\n(c) June 06 (d) June 07<\/p>\n

31.<\/span> Saudi Arabia and its allies announced to cut ties with Qatar on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) June 02 (b) June 04
\n(c) June 05<\/strong><\/span> (d) June 07<\/p>\n

32.<\/span> On June 05, ______ became the 29th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato).<\/strong>
\n(a) Ukraine (b) Serbia
\n(c) Montenegro<\/strong><\/span> (d) Finland<\/p>\n

33.<\/span> The World Environment Day is observed every year on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) June 04 (b) June 05<\/strong><\/span>
\n(c) June 06 (d) June 08<\/p>\n

34.<\/span> On June 06, Sher Bahadur Deuba became the ______ prime minister of Nepal.<\/strong>
\n(a) 34th (b) 40th<\/span><\/strong>
\n(c) 41st (d) 42nd<\/p>\n

35.<\/span> The 17th meeting of the Heads of the State Council of the SCO was held in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Dushanbe (b) Istanbul
\n(c) Astana<\/span> <\/strong>(d) Tehran<\/p>\n

36. On June 13, the EU launched legal action against______, Poland and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in their share of refugees.
\n(a) Hungary (b) Norway
\n(c) France (d) Greece<\/p>\n

37.<\/span> The Man Booker International Prize 2017 has been awarded to ______ for his novel \u201cA Horse Walks Into a Bar\u201d.<\/strong>
\n(a) David Grossman<\/strong><\/span> (b) Amos Oz
\n(c) Amit Gilutz (d) Jessica Cohen<\/p>\n

38.<\/span> The name of the first modern personal computer was ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Paulo (b) Xerox
\n(c) Alto<\/strong><\/span> (d) Calais<\/p>\n

39.<\/span> The International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) June 02 (b) June 03
\n(c) June 04<\/strong><\/span> (d) June 06<\/p>\n

40.<\/span> The first-ever United Nations Oceans Conference was held in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Kenya (b) UK
\n(c) Indonesia (d) USA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

41.<\/span> The theme of World Oceans Day (WOD) 2017 was ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet
\n(b) Protect the Ocean
\n(c) “Oceans of Life
\n(d) Our Oceans, Our Future<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

42.<\/span> Adnan Khashoggi, the world-famous arms dealer, belonged to ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) Qatar (b) UAE
\n(c) Kuwait (d) Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

43.<\/span> ______ is the winner of the 2017 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.<\/strong>
\n(a) Lewis Hamilton<\/strong><\/span>
\n(b) Daniel Ricciardo
\n(c) Valtteri Bottas
\n(d) Sebastian Vettel<\/p>\n

44.<\/span> The headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is in ______.<\/strong>
\n(a) New York<\/span> <\/strong>(b) Geneva
\n(c) Ottawa (d) Berlin<\/p>\n

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