Annual Quiz Competition-2024

Contents
Section-1
General Knowledge
Everyday Science
Islamic Studies
Pakistan Studies
Pakistan’s Current Affairs

Section-2
English Vocabulary (Synonyms and Antonyms)
Idioms/Proverbs
One Word Substitution

Compiled by: Sir Abdul Sattar Roongho

Organizers: Sir Gul Hassan Shaikh, Sir Abdul Sattar Roongho

The test will be taken in January, 2024 and the position holders will be given prizes too.
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General Knowledge
1. The Earth day is celebrated on: 22 April
2. Wheel is a symbol of: Development
3. The largest city of Australia is: Melbourne
4. The largest glacier of the world which is located in Antarctica is: Lambert Fisher
5. 2024 will be the: Leap Year
6. “One people, One state, One Leader” was the policy of: Adolf Hitler
7. Accra is the capital of: Ghana
8. Agreement between two countries is called: Treaty
9. Agriculture is the: Regular activity
10. Amazon forest and river are present in: Brazil
11. American forces entered in Afghanistan in: 2001
12. Anything that can be used to earn a living is called: Resource
13. Asian Development Bank was established in: 1966
14. Atomic number was discovered by: Henry Moseley
15. Biosensor is used to measure: Blood Glucose level
16. Chad is the landlocked country of: Africa
17. CIA is the secret agency of: USA
18. Deen-e-Hanif is the old name of: Islam
19. Dialing code of Turkey is: +90
20. Equater passes through from: Indonesia, Columbia and Brazil
21. Euro currency is used by: 20 countries
22. Fathometer is used to measure: Ocean depth
23. First man who travelled in Space was: Yuri Gagarin
24. Formosa was the old name of: Taiwan
25. French Revolution was occurred in: 1789-1799
26. The largest bay is: Bay of Bengal
27. Bay of Fundy is between: USA and Canada
28. The largest gulf is the Gulf Mexico located between: USA, Mexico and Cuba
29. The length of Persian Gulf is 989 km and located between Iran and Arabian Peninsula.
30. The strait of Gibraltar connects Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean.
31. Strait of Malacca is the largest strait in the world, its length is 800 km.
32. The longest canal is Grand Canal located in China. It connects Yangtze river with Yellow river.
33. Suez Canal is located in Egypt and its length is 193 km.
34. Nara Canal is the largest canal of Pakistan; it is also known as Rice Canal.
35. Sukkur Barrage has 7 canals from Indus river.
36. Caspian Sea is the largest salty lake.
37. Lake Superior is the world’s largest fresh water lake.
38. Manchar lake is located in Dadu Sindh.
39. Nile is the world longest river flows in Egypt.
40. Amazon is the largest river of the world and it flows in Peru.
41. Astola Island is the largest island of Pakistan.
42. Manora Island is a small peninsula on the south of Karachi Port.

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43. Archipelago means group of islands.
44. approximately 18000 islands are in Indonesia.
45. Peninsula is the area which is surrounded by water except an isthmus connecting it to land.
46. Land locked means a country or state which has no sea shore.
47. There are 44 land locked countries in the world.
48. Afghanistan is a land locked country.
49. There are 12 land locked countries in Asia continent.
50. The Vatican City, Lesotho and San Marino are enclaved countries.
51. Durand line is a border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
52. 38th Parallel Line is boundary between North Korea and South Korea.
53. The highest point of Asia is Mt. Everest and it is located in Nepal and China.
54. Mount Elbrus is the highest point of Europe.
55. The lowest point of Asia is Dead Sea.
56. Death Valley is the lowest point of North America.
57. Mariana Trench is the deepest of the world.
58. Land of thousand lakes is Finland.
59. Land of rising sun is Japan.
60. Land of Kangaroos is Australia.
61. Empire City is New York.
62. Cockpit of Europe is Belgium.
63. Roof of the world is Pamir (Tibet).
64. Sugar Bowl of the world is Cuba.
65. Sick man of Europe is Turkey.
66. Mother in law of Europe is Denmark.
67. South Africa is known as Dark Continent.
68. City of Shaheen is Sarghodha.
69. Switzerland of Pakistan is Sawat.
70. Faisalabad is known as Manchester of Pakistan.
71. The Lahore city is situated on the bank of River Ravi.
72. The London is situated on the bank of River Thames.
73. The Shanghai city is located on the bank of River Yangtze.
74. Sahara Desert is located in North Africa.
75. Thar desert is situated in Pakistan and India.
76. Dashat-e-Lut is desert and it is in Iran.
77. Death Valley desert is situated in California, USA.
78. Nordic countries use Krone as a local currency.
79. The name United Nation Organization was coined by USA president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
80. UNO officially came into existence on 24th October, 1945.
81. There are 193 current members of UNO.
82. The first General Secretary of UNO was Trygve Lee.
83. International Monetary Fund (IMF) was founded On 11th April, 1945.
84. The oldest news agency is AFP.
85. The headquarter of NASA is located in Washington DC.
86. Motorola Mobile business is now owned by Lenovo.
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87. The largest Museum in the world is Louvre Museum in France.
88. How many countries have successfully detonated the nuclear weapons: 8
89. JAXA is the space agency of South Korea.
90. The Sinai Peninsula is in Egypt.
91. Venezuela has the largest oil reserves.
92. The smallest sovereign state in the world is Vatican City.
93. The playground for playing baseball is called Diamond.
94. Which continent has no desert: Europe
95. When was the first Nobel Prize awarded: 1901
96. The day and night are almost equal at the Equator.
97. The Turkey connects the Asia with Europe.
98. The largest coldest desert in the world is Antarctica.
99. The Great Wall of China is 21,196 km long.
100. The world famous Golden Gate bridge is in San Francisco.

Everyday Science
101. The SI unit of charge is: Coulomb
102. Very high frequency have: Shorter wavelengths
103. The lifespan of Red Blood Cells (RBCs) is: 120 days
104. The sun is a: Star
105. Each day human body breathe in: 15000-2000 liters of air
106. The SI unit of pressure is: Pascal
107. The most densest substance on the Earth is: Osmium
108. Sound can not travel in a: Vacuum
109. Sound waves are: longitudinal waves
110. The lifespan of White Blood Cells is: 12-20 days
111. The fluid part of the blood is: Plasma
112. X-rays are discovered by: Rontgen
113. The speed of light is: 300000 km/s
114. In a very low temperature ______ will freeze at last: Sea water
115. The nearest planet to the Earth is: Venus
116. In general, comets have: Highly elliptical orbits
117. Unrine is produced in: Kidneys
118. Blood is cleaned by: Kidneys
119. The position of an element in the periodic table is determined by its: Proton Number
120. The planet which is easily visible from Earth is: Venus
121. The Great Spot is on the planet: Jupiter
122. The planets visible to us without using a telescope are: 5 (Do research on this)
123. Einstein’s famous equation which states that mass and energy are interchangeable is: E= mc2
124. what is Dry ice: Solid Carbon dioxide
125. Digestion of food is completed in the: small intestine
126. The most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust is: Aluminum
127. Which gas is used in soda water: Carbon Dioxide

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128. Which planet is coldest, hottest and brightest: Venus.
129. Element found on the moon surface is: Titanium.
130. Insomnia is related to :sleeplessness
131. Dates on which day and night are equal: 21st March and 23rd September.
132. The average weight of man’s brain is 4.8 ounces
133. Liver uses vitamin B12 to make new red blood cells.
134. The crude oil is also called Black gold.
135. Lunar eclipse occurs on Full moon.
136. Small electric current is measured by Galvanometer.
137. Earth rotates from West to East.
138. Bodyguard of Earth is Jupiter.
139. For burning the Oxygen is required as a burning agent.
140. Kidneys purifies the blood.
141. “Plague” is a disease spread by rats.
142. A colour blind person can’t distinguish the Red and Green.
143. Tears are produced by Lachrymal gland.
144. Dyne is the unit of force.
145. The instrument which measures very high temperature is called Pyrometer.
146. Yeast is used in making bread because it produces CO2
147. Fruit plant the flowers only once in lifetime is Banana.
148. Chemicals is used to kill rats and mice is Rodenticide.
149. Oasis is associated with Desert.
150. Light year is the unit of Distance.
151. The master gland is Pituitary gland.
152. Boiling of an egg is a Chemical Change.
153. The density of water is greatest at 4 °C.
154. Copper can be converted into gold by Artificial Radioactivity.
155. Energy possessed by dams is Potential energy.
156. The temperature of the dead body depends upon a place where it is kept.
157. The smallest unit of Heredity is Gene.
158. The desert mammal, which does not drink water is Kangaroo rat.
159. Structure of DNA is given by Watson & Crick.
160. Saliva helps in digestion of Carbohydrates.
161. Chicken egg is composed of only one cell.
162. Honey can survive for centuries.
163. Lack of vitamin C can lead to Skin disease.
164. The animal which sleeps least is Giraffe.
165. The animal which sleeps most is Koala.
166. The percentage of the salt water is 97%.
167. The vitamin C is the only which is not stored in the body.
168. Protein factory is Ribosomes.
169. Red + Green + Blue= White.
170. A bird that can fly backward is: Humming bird.
171. An Octopus has: 3 hearts.
172. The “Queen of the spices” is: Cardamom.
173. Flat bones are found in: Skull

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174. What makes a lemon sour: Citric Acid
175. The 90% of the iceberg remains inside water.
176. Steel is the most elastic.
177. Eucalyptus is the fastest growing tree of the world.
178. Uranium is known as ‘Metal of hope’.
179. Lack of oxygen at high altitude produces bleeding.
180. Polio vaccine is made by Jonas Salk.
181. Rain water is the purest form of water.
182. The sunlight is composed of seven colours.
183. Acoustics is the science of Sound.
184. The shape of milky way galaxy is spiral.
185. The rarest gas in atmosphere is Helium.
186. The outer surface of the sun is called Corona.
187. During the process of photosynthesis plants release oxygen.
188. The process of digestion starts from mouth.
189. The sensitive layer of an eye is retina.
190. Gas commonly used in balloons is Helium.
191. The phosphorous is used in match sticks.
192. Which gas is used in advertising lights: Neon
193. Planet easily visible from Earth is Venus.
194. The father of Genetics is Gregory Mendel.
195. Cosmology is the study of Universe.
196. Pluto was dropped from the list planets in 2006.
197. Glucose syrup is made from Maize.
198. Nephology is the study of Clouds.
199. Mixer of two metals is an Alloy.
200. When magma reaches the surface is called Lava.

Islamic Studies
201. Isltalam is kissing the Hajr-e-Aswad.
202. Deen-e-Hanif is the old name Islam.
203. Sidart-ul-Muntaha means last tree of Eternity.
204. Another names of surah Al-Isra is Bani Israel.
205. Hazrat Adam AS met with Prophet Muhammad on 1st heaven.
206. 45 Companions were with Prophet Muhammad SAW in migration to Madina.
207. Charter of Madina was issued on 1 Hijri.
208. Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah was entitled Ameen-Ul-Ummat.
209. No of Hadith collected by Abu Huraira is 5374.
210. Migration from Makkah to Abyssinia took place in 615 A.D.
211. Battle of Badr was fought on 17th Ramadan.
212. Abdul Mutalib died in 579 A.D.
213. Prophet had six aunties.
214. Foster Father of prophet was Haris.
215. Name of the camel on which prophet was riding in migration was Qaswa.

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216. Battle of khandaq (Ahzab) was occurred in 5th hijri.
217. Uhd is a hill.
218. Number of Soldiers in Badar, Muslims 313 kufar 1000.
219. Khyber was captured in 20 days.
220. Baitul Mamoor is on 7th Heaven.
221. Mosque of Zarar was demolished by Prophet Muhammad SAW.
222. Transfer of Qibla was ordered in 2nd A.H.
223. Types of Hadith are 10.
224. Imran Zuhri (RA) became the first to consolidate Ahadith.
225. Hazrat Umar proposed Azan for the first time.
226. After Amina’s death, Ummay Aimen looked after prophet Muhammad SAW.
227. Three upright stones are called Jamarat.
228. Who said that Hajj is greatest of all worships: Imam Malik
229. The first and the foremost Farz of Hajj and Umrah is Ihram.
230. Angels built Kaba firstly in the universe.
231. Hajr-e-Aswad means Black Stone.
232. Offering prayer inside Kaba is Hateem.
233. Kabeel Killed Habeel because he wanted to Marry Akleema.
234. 2242 years after Adam, Toofan-e-Noah occurred.
235. Ibrahim AS remained in fire for 40 days.
236. Namaz commanded in Quran for 700 times.
237. Al-Imran is the surah in which Hajj is commanded.
238. Al-Mudassar-2nd Revealed Surah.
239. Holy Quran consists of 558 ruku.
240. City of Rome is mentioned in Holy Quran.
241. Al-Nasr is also known as Surah Widah.
242. 12 Ghazawahs are described in Holy Quran.
243. Gape between first wahi and second wahi was 6 months.
244. Hazrat Khalid Bin Saeed, the first writer of Wahi.
245. Hazrat Usman was the first Hafiz-e-Holy Quran.
246. Two persons are required for a Jamaat Prayer.
247. Zakat means to purity.
248. Tarrawih means to rest.
249. Holy prophet sacrificed 63 camels during Hajj.
250. Yome-Arfa is called the Hajj day.
251. Ahzab means Allies.
252. Holy prophet offered first Eid prayer in 2.A.H.
253. Eid Namaz is Wajib.
254. Holy prophet offered Jumma Prayer in 1.A.H.
255. Namaz-e-Istasqa is offered for Rain.
256. In Uhd battle Muslim women participated firstly.
257. The language of Holy Book Tourat is Hebrew.
258. The language of Holy Book Injeel is Siriac.
259. The language of Holy Book Zabur is Siriac.
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260. The language of Holy Book Quran is Arabic.
261. Tarjama-ul-Quran is written by Abdul Kalam Azad.
262. First Muslim interpreter of Quran in English is Khalifa Abdul Hakeem.
263. Shah Rafiuddin translated Holy Quran in urdu in 1776.
264. Fatiha means opening.
265. Angels mentioned in Quran are 7.
266. Jibrael is mentioned in Quran for the three times.
267. Sahih Bukhari contains 7379 ahadis.
268. Um-ul-Momineen is called to wives of Holy Prophet.
269. Abu Bakar gave the collection of Quran to Hazrat Hafsa.
270. Hazrat Umme-e-Salma the wife of Holy prophet died in last.
271. Khadija was buried in Hujun above Makkah.
272. In the Cottage of Hazrat Ayesha, prophet spent his last days.
273. Last wife of prophet Um-e-Maimoona.
274. Daughter of Umar who married to prophet SAW was Hafsa.
275. Abul-Al-Bashar is the title of Hazrat Noah AS.

Pakistan Studies
276. Father of nation is Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
277. Mother of nation is Fatima Jinnah.
278. National motto of Pakistan is Faith, Unity and Discipline.
279. Nation pass of Pakistan is Khyber Pass Peshawar.
280. National heritage of Pakistan is Badshahi Mosque.
281. National tree of Pakistan is Deodar.
282. National icon of Pakistan is Teen Talwar, Karachi.
283. First Governor General of Pakistan was Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinah.
284. First Prime Minister of Pakistan was Liaqat Ali Khan.
285. The first President of Pakistan was Iskander Mirza.
286. First state to join Pakistan was Bahawalpur.
287. First female Governor was Rana Liaqat Ali Khan.
288. First captain of cricket team was Abdul Hafeez Kardar.
289. Largest Industrial unit is Steel Mill Karachi.
290. Shortest motorway is M-10 ;57 km.
291. Longest Highway is from Karachi to Peshawar.
292. Largest mountain range is Karakoram.
293. Largest/Highest point of Pakistan is Siachin Glacier.
294. Smallest civil award is Tamgha-e-Khidmat.
295. Longest tenure as President: Ayub Khan.
296. Shortest tenure as PM: Z.A Bhutto
297. Longest tenure as PM: Liaqat Ali Khan.
298. China located in the North-East of Pakistan.
299. Bari Doab is between river Bias and Ravi.
300. The tallest building is Bahria Icon Tower Karachi.

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301. Oldest fort is Daraward Fort.
302. Biggest import item is Petroleum products.
303. Old name of Jacobabad was Khan Garh.
304. Old name of Quetta is Shalkot.
305. Surabpur is the old name of Shikarpur.
306. Iqbal Bagh is the new name of Minto Bagh.
307. The book ‘Pakistan beyond crisis state’ is written by Maleeha Lodhi.
308. IH Qureshi wrote ‘Struggle for Pakistan’.
309. Game Changer is a book written on the biography of Shahid Afridi.
310. The Sindh is also called ‘Babul Islam’.
311. Pakistan joined UNO on 30 September 1947.
312. The Lahore city had 13 gates in ancient time.
313. Fruit basket of Pakistan is called Quetta.
314. The Islamabad became capital of Pakistan on 24th February 1960.
315. World’s largest old graveyard is Makli Hills.
316. Al-Beruni came with Mehmood Ghaznavi.
317. Bhanbhor is famous for Sassi & Punhu.
318. Banks were nationalized in Pakistan in 1974.
319. Where copper deposits found in Pakistan: Chagi
320. Pakistan purchased Gawadar from Oman.
321. Who can serve as the acting President in the absence of President: Chairman Senate
322. What does it mean the word Quetta: Fort
323. The total area of Islamabad is 906 sq.km.
324. Shah Jahan Mosque is located in Thatta.
325. For how much Ranjit Singh sold Kashmir: 75 lac
326. The Indus valley Civilization specialized in Town Planning.
327. The first Urdu Newspaper was Jam-e-Jahan Numa.
328. The star in the Pakistani Flag represents Light and Knowledge.
329. The picture on the back of 100rupee note is Quaid-e-Azam residency.
330. The number of barrages constructed on river Indus is 6.
331. First chairman of Senate was Habibullah Khan.
332. The most urbanized province is Sindh.
333. When East Pakistan is separated from West Pakistan: 16th December 1971.
334. The Khilafat in Turkey was abolished in on 3rd March 1924.
335. What is the height of K-2: 8611 Meters
336. Dal lake is situated in Kashmir.
337. The Slave dynasty Sultans were Arabs.
338. Mardan is called ‘Heart of Pakistan’.
339. The province with longest coast line is Balochistan.
340. First Muslim winner of Noble Prize is Anwar Sadat.
341. The oldest city of Pakistan is Multan.
342. The national code of Pakistan is PK.
343. Daspang is another name of K-2.
344. The picture printed on the back of 5000 rupee note is Faisal Mosque.
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345. Which city is known as the Paris of Asia: Karachi
346. There are 5 high courts in Pakistan. (Do research)
347. Akbar was born in Umerkot Sindh.
348. River Indus originates from Tibet.
349. First rocket launched by Pakistan is Rahber.
350. The largest river of Balochistan is: Hingol river

Idioms/Proverbs
1. Through thick and thin: At all times- both good or bad
2. Hang in there: Stay strong in a difficult situation
3. Better late than never: To do something rather than not doing
4. Speak of the devil: A person who appears as soon as he is being mentioned
5. Time is money: To work quickly in the time that is left
6. A blessing in disguise: A good thing that initially seemed bad.
7. A dime a dozen: Something that is very common, not unique.
8. Adding insult to injury: To make a bad situation even worsen.
9. Bite the bullet: To get an unfavorable situation.
10. Felling under the weather: Not feeling better, or feeling sick.
11. Fit as a fiddle: Being in good health.
12. Giving someone the cold shoulder: Ignoring someone.
13. Hitting a nail on the head: Performing a task with exactness.
14. Letting the cat out of the bag: Sharing information that was intended to be a secret.
15. Pulling someone’s leg: Joking with someone.
One-word substitutions
1. Agnostic: One who is not sure about existence of God.
2. Anarchist: A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness.
3. Bellicose: A person who is fond of fighting
4. Credulous: A person who easily believes whatever he is told
5. Cacographer: One who is bad in spellings or writing.
6. Fugitive: One who runs away from Justice.
7. Numismatist: One who collects coins as hobby.
8. Albumen: The white of an egg
9. Bureaucracy: Government run by civil servants
10. Arbitrator: A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute.
11. Autocracy: A system of government by one person with absolute power.
12. Rhetoric: The art of effective or persuasive in writing or speaking.
13. Cabinet: A body of ministers
14. Cannibal: One who feed on human flesh.
15. Extempore: Spoken or done without preparation.

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Synonyms & Antonyms
Words Synonyms Antonyms
Abolish Abrogate Establish
Absolve Pardon Accuse
Abortive Unproductive Productive
Adversity Misfortune Fortune
Brittle Breakable Tough
Benevolent Generous Malevolent
Capable Competent Incompetent
Captivity Imprisonment Freedom
Deprive Divest Renew
Despair Depression Hope
Eloquence Fluency Stammering
Eradicate Destroy Secure
Fanatical Biased Liberal
Gloomy Cloudy Bright
Hazard Danger Security
Hideous Shocking Attractive
Insipid Prosaic Appetizing
Immerse Submerge Emerge
Just Honest Unfair
Knave Dishonest Innocent
Lavish Excessive Deficient
Lure Attract Repel
Mitigate Relieve Enhance
Modest Humble Arrogant
Novice Begginer Veteran
Obtain Inherit Forfiet
Optimist Idealist Pessimist
Progress Betterment Retrogress
Peerless Matchless Mediocre
Note: The quiz committee has right to make any variation.

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