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The Provincial Management Service examination tests candidates for administrative roles through general knowledge, language and province-focused compulsory papers.

General KnowledgePakistan StudiesEnglishProvincial Affairs
Focus on your province’s history and administration while maintaining strong preparation in current affairs and compulsory subjects.
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151

Which Pakistani regulatory authority oversees electricity tariff determination and power sector regulation?

  • AOGRA
  • BNEPRA
  • CSECP
  • DPTA
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” NEPRA
Explanation: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) regulates Pakistan's power sector, including tariff determination, licensing of power generation and distribution companies, and ensuring service quality standards.
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152

Which international organization monitors and reports on global press freedom rankings annually?

  • AAmnesty International
  • BReporters Without Borders
  • CHuman Rights Watch
  • DFreedom House
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Reporters Without Borders
Explanation: Reporters Without Borders publishes the annual World Press Freedom Index, assessing the level of press freedom and journalist safety across countries worldwide.
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153

Which Pakistani export sector has benefited from preferential trade access under the EU's GSP+ status?

  • AMining
  • BTextiles
  • CAutomobiles
  • DPharmaceuticals
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Textiles
Explanation: Pakistan's textile sector has significantly benefited from preferential market access under the European Union's GSP+ trade scheme, which grants reduced tariffs on exports in exchange for adherence to international conventions.
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154

Which global trend describes increasing efforts by countries to attract semiconductor manufacturing investment through subsidies, notably in the US and EU?

  • AChips Act initiatives
  • BGreen energy subsidies
  • CAgricultural reform packages
  • DDigital tax reforms
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Chips Act initiatives
Explanation: Chips Act initiatives in the United States and European Union provide significant subsidies to attract semiconductor manufacturing investment domestically, aiming to reduce reliance on concentrated overseas chip production.
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155

Which Pakistani city has been at the center of urban transport development through mass transit projects such as metro bus systems?

  • AQuetta
  • BLahore
  • CGwadar
  • DHyderabad
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Lahore
Explanation: Lahore has been a center of urban transport development in Pakistan, with metro bus and orange line train projects aimed at improving public transportation infrastructure in the densely populated city.
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156

Which global health threat re-emerged as a concern through periodic outbreaks of Mpox (formerly monkeypox) in recent years?

  • AAvian influenza
  • BMpox
  • CCholera
  • DEbola
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Mpox
Explanation: Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, re-emerged as a global health concern through periodic outbreaks, prompting World Health Organization declarations of public health emergencies of international concern.
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157

Which Pakistani initiative aims to digitize land records and improve transparency in property registration?

  • ALand Information Management System
  • BDigital Pakistan Initiative
  • CEhsaas Programme
  • DKamyab Jawan Programme
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Land Information Management System
Explanation: Various provincial Land Information Management Systems have been introduced in Pakistan to digitize land records, aiming to reduce corruption and improve transparency in property registration processes.
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158

Which global currency arrangement allows countries to settle bilateral trade without relying primarily on the US Dollar?

  • AGold standard
  • BLocal currency swap agreements
  • CFixed exchange rate system
  • DCurrency board arrangement
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Local currency swap agreements
Explanation: Local currency swap agreements allow countries to settle bilateral trade directly in their respective national currencies, reducing reliance on the US Dollar and easing foreign exchange pressures.
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159

Which Pakistani region has remained a focus of counter-terrorism operations due to persistent militant activity in recent years?

  • APunjab plains
  • BFormer tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • CCoastal Sindh
  • DCentral Balochistan deserts
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Former tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Explanation: The former tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, merged into the province in 2018, have remained a focus of counter-terrorism operations due to persistent militant activity along the Afghan border region.
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160

Which recent global trend describes companies and countries seeking to relocate manufacturing closer to home markets to reduce supply chain risk?

  • AOutsourcing
  • BNearshoring
  • COffshoring
  • DGlobalization
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Nearshoring
Explanation: Nearshoring refers to the trend of relocating manufacturing and supply chains closer to domestic or regional markets, driven by efforts to reduce dependency risks exposed during recent global disruptions.
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