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PPSC MCQs

Punjab Public Service Commission β€” Complete MCQ Bank

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How to prepare for PPSC

PPSC examinations recruit candidates for Punjab government departments and commonly test general knowledge, current affairs, English and post-related subjects.

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Give special attention to Punjab geography, history and administration alongside the advertised post’s specialist syllabus.
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141

Which membrane surrounds the lungs and reduces friction during breathing movements?

  • APericardium
  • BPleura
  • CPeritoneum
  • DMeninges
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Pleura
Explanation: The pleura is a double layered membrane surrounding the lungs that reduces friction during breathing movements by secreting a lubricating fluid between its layers.
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142

Which gas exchange membrane structure in the lungs maximizes surface area for efficient breathing?

  • ABronchi
  • BAlveoli
  • CTrachea
  • DPleura
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Alveoli
Explanation: Alveoli are tiny balloon like air sacs in the lungs that maximize surface area for efficient gas exchange allowing oxygen to enter and carbon dioxide to exit the blood.
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143

Which soft tissue found inside bones is responsible for producing new blood cells?

  • ACartilage
  • BBone marrow
  • CLigament
  • DPeriosteum
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Bone marrow
Explanation: Bone marrow found inside certain bones is responsible for producing new red and white blood cells as well as platelets essential for maintaining healthy blood composition.
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144

Which flexible connective tissue cushions joints and is found in structures like the ear and nose?

  • ATendon
  • BLigament
  • CCartilage
  • DBone marrow
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Cartilage
Explanation: Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue that cushions joints reduces friction between bones and provides structural support in areas like the ear and nose.
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145

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood out to the rest of the body?

  • ARight atrium
  • BRight ventricle
  • CLeft atrium
  • DLeft ventricle
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Correct Answer: Option D β€” Left ventricle
Explanation: The left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood received from the lungs out to the rest of the body through the aorta making it the heart's most muscular chamber.
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146

Which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body before sending it to the lungs?

  • ALeft atrium
  • BRight atrium
  • CLeft ventricle
  • DRight ventricle
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Right atrium
Explanation: The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood returning from the body and passes it to the right ventricle which then pumps it to the lungs for oxygenation.
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147

Which tiny blood vessels allow the exchange of oxygen nutrients and waste between blood and body tissues?

  • AArteries
  • BVeins
  • CCapillaries
  • DVenules
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Capillaries
Explanation: Capillaries are tiny thin walled blood vessels that allow the exchange of oxygen nutrients and waste products between the blood and surrounding body tissues at the cellular level.
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148

Which blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart from body tissues?

  • AArteries
  • BVeins
  • CCapillaries
  • DArterioles
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Veins
Explanation: Veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart from body tissues and contain valves to prevent backward flow especially important in the limbs against gravity.
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149

Which blood vessels carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the rest of the body?

  • AVeins
  • BArteries
  • CCapillaries
  • DVenules
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Arteries
Explanation: Arteries carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to various tissues and organs throughout the body with the aorta being the largest and most significant artery.
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150

Which structure in the heart prevents the backward flow of blood between chambers?

  • AValves
  • BArteries
  • CVeins
  • DCapillaries
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Valves
Explanation: Heart valves prevent the backward flow of blood between chambers ensuring efficient one directional circulation throughout the cardiovascular system during each heartbeat.
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