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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.

Punjab AffairsGeneral KnowledgeCurrent AffairsEnglish
Give special attention to Punjab geography, history and administration alongside the advertised post’s specialist syllabus.
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61

Which common kitchen equipment uses microwave radiation to heat food by exciting water molecules?

  • AConventional oven
  • BMicrowave oven
  • CInduction cooker
  • DPressure cooker
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Microwave oven
Explanation: A microwave oven uses microwave radiation to excite water molecules within food generating heat from within rather than from an external heat source enabling faster cooking.
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62

Which chemical element has the highest melting point of all pure metals, used in light bulb filaments?

  • AIron
  • BTungsten
  • CPlatinum
  • DTitanium
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Tungsten
Explanation: Tungsten has the highest melting point of all pure metals at about 3422 degrees Celsius making it ideal for light bulb filaments that must withstand intense heat without melting.
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63

Which part of the nervous system is called the automatic system and controls involuntary body functions like digestion?

  • ASomatic nervous system
  • BCentral nervous system
  • CAutonomic nervous system
  • DPeripheral nervous system
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Autonomic nervous system
Explanation: The autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary functions like digestion heartbeat and breathing without conscious effort and is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.
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64

Which gas makes up approximately 0.04 percent of Earth's atmosphere and is essential for plant photosynthesis?

  • AOxygen
  • BCarbon dioxide
  • CNitrogen
  • DArgon
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Carbon dioxide
Explanation: Carbon dioxide makes up about 0.04 percent of Earth's atmosphere and despite its small concentration it is essential for photosynthesis and plays a major role in climate regulation.
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65

Which scale measures the hardness of minerals, with diamond being the hardest at 10?

  • ARichter scale
  • BMohs scale
  • CBeaufort scale
  • DKelvin scale
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Mohs scale
Explanation: The Mohs hardness scale ranks minerals from 1 to 10 based on their ability to scratch each other with diamond rated at 10 as the hardest naturally occurring mineral.
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66

Which common household item works based on the principle of Pascal's law?

  • AKnife
  • BThermometer
  • CHydraulic jack
  • DBarometer
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Hydraulic jack
Explanation: A hydraulic jack uses Pascal's law where pressure applied to a confined fluid is transmitted equally in all directions allowing a small force to lift heavy loads.
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67

Which gas is released when metals like zinc react with dilute hydrochloric acid?

  • AOxygen
  • BCarbon dioxide
  • CHydrogen
  • DNitrogen
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” Hydrogen
Explanation: When zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid hydrogen gas is produced along with zinc chloride and this reaction is a standard laboratory method to generate hydrogen.
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68

Which everyday observation shows that hot air rises and cool air sinks creating circulation?

  • ABoiling water forming convection currents
  • BIce melting in sunlight
  • CMetal expanding when heated
  • DSound echoing in a hall
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Boiling water forming convection currents
Explanation: Boiling water shows convection currents as hot less-dense water rises to the surface while cooler denser water sinks demonstrating natural thermal circulation.
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69

Which process allows a submarine to sink or rise by adjusting water in ballast tanks?

  • AChanging buoyancy through water displacement
  • BEvaporation
  • COsmosis
  • DThermal expansion
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Changing buoyancy through water displacement
Explanation: Submarines control their depth by filling or emptying ballast tanks with water to change their overall density relative to the surrounding water adjusting buoyancy.
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70

Which common ailment is caused by the Helicobacter pylori bacterium?

  • ACommon cold
  • BStomach ulcers
  • CMalaria
  • DChickenpox
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Stomach ulcers
Explanation: Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that infects the stomach lining causing inflammation that can lead to peptic ulcers and is treatable with antibiotics.
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