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Punjab Public Service Commission — Complete MCQ Bank

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

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General Knowledge Easy

Which is the capital city of Kenya?

  • AMombasa
  • BKisumu
  • CNakuru
  • DNairobi
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Correct Answer: Option D — Nairobi
Explanation: Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya serving as the country's political economic and cultural centre and is also home to the United Nations Environment Programme headquarters.
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General Knowledge Medium

What is the currency of South Africa?

  • AShilling
  • BKwacha
  • CRand
  • DDollar
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Correct Answer: Option C — Rand
Explanation: The South African Rand abbreviated as ZAR is the official currency of South Africa introduced in 1961 to replace the South African Pound and is also accepted in some neighbouring countries.
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General Knowledge Hard

Which is the capital city of South Africa?

  • AJohannesburg
  • BCape Town
  • CPretoria
  • DDurban
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Correct Answer: Option C — Pretoria
Explanation: Pretoria is the executive capital of South Africa where the President's offices are located while Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital.
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General Knowledge Medium

What is the currency of Nigeria?

  • ANaira
  • BCedi
  • CShilling
  • DFranc
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Correct Answer: Option A — Naira
Explanation: The Nigerian Naira abbreviated as NGN is the official currency of Nigeria introduced in 1973 to replace the Nigerian Pound and is issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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General Knowledge Medium

Which is the capital city of Nigeria?

  • AIbadan
  • BLagos
  • CKano
  • DAbuja
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Correct Answer: Option D — Abuja
Explanation: Abuja replaced Lagos as the capital of Nigeria in 1991 as a centrally located planned capital city designed to ease administrative and political pressures from the overcrowded Lagos.
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General Knowledge Easy

What is the currency of Egypt?

  • ADinar
  • BEgyptian Pound
  • CPound
  • DRiyal
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Correct Answer: Option B — Egyptian Pound
Explanation: The Egyptian Pound abbreviated as EGP is the official currency of Egypt issued by the Central Bank of Egypt and has been in use since 1834.
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General Knowledge Easy

Which is the capital city of Egypt?

  • AAlexandria
  • BCairo
  • CLuxor
  • DAswan
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Correct Answer: Option B — Cairo
Explanation: Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and is one of the most populous cities in Africa and the Arab world with a metropolitan population of around 21 million people.
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General Knowledge Easy

What is the name of the galaxy containing our solar system?

  • AAndromeda Galaxy
  • BSombrero Galaxy
  • CTriangulum Galaxy
  • DMilky Way Galaxy
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Correct Answer: Option D — Milky Way Galaxy
Explanation: Our solar system is located in the Milky Way Galaxy a barred spiral galaxy containing between 100 and 400 billion stars and spanning about 100000 light years in diameter.
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General Knowledge Medium

Which gas makes up the majority of the Sun?

  • AOxygen
  • BHydrogen
  • CCarbon
  • DHelium
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Correct Answer: Option B — Hydrogen
Explanation: The Sun is composed primarily of hydrogen approximately 73 percent by mass which undergoes nuclear fusion to form helium releasing the enormous amounts of energy that power the solar system.
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General Knowledge Easy

How many planets are in our solar system?

  • A8
  • B7
  • C9
  • D10
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Correct Answer: Option A — 8
Explanation: Our solar system has eight planets namely Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune following the 2006 decision by the International Astronomical Union to reclassify Pluto.
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