Reading Mode - Questions

General Knowledge QUESTION #4820

In a bipolar international system, a global order with two dominant powers existed during which era?

World War I
World War II
Cold War✔️
Post-Cold War

Correct Answer Logic:

The Cold War era (1945–1991) is the primary example of a bipolar international system, with the United States and the Soviet Union as the two dominant superpowers competing for global influence.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Security Measures to Maintain Law and Order QUESTION #880

Question 5862

Under Section 12, an officer who accidentally damages a civilian car while rushing to a crash site is:

Fined
Sent to jail
Protected (Indemnified)✔️
Sued for damages

Correct Answer Logic:

The "Indemnity" clause protects actions taken in good faith during the discharge of official duties.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

General Science and Ability QUESTION #254

Question 5863

The pH of soil is raised using:

Lime stone✔️
Gypsum
Urea
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is alkaline and is used to neutralize acidic soil.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Math Physics Chemistry Biology QUESTION #4317

Question 5864

Which type of RNA makes up the largest proportion of total cellular RNA?

Messenger RNA
Ribosomal RNA✔️
Transfer RNA
Catalytic RNA (ribozyme)

Correct Answer Logic:

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) constitutes approximately 80% of total cellular RNA, making it the most abundant type. mRNA is only ~5% and tRNA ~15%.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Paper-I (Anatomy/Physiology and Biochemistry/Microbiology) QUESTION #3555

Question 5865

'Ginseng' is a famous tonic root used in which traditional system?

Unani
Homeopathy
Chinese Medicine✔️
Allopathy

Correct Answer Logic:

Ginseng is highly valued in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

MCQs Section QUESTION #5194

Question 5866

اردو زبان کا پہلا عوامی شاعر کسے کہا جاتا ہے؟

علامہ اقبال
نظیر اکبرآبادی✔️
حبیب جالب
ساحر لدھیانوی

Correct Answer Logic:

نظیر اکبرآبادی کو اردو کا پہلا عوامی شاعر کہا جاتا ہے کیونکہ انہوں نے عام لوگوں کی زندگی پر شاعری کی۔

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Ability / HR / Governance / Special Education QUESTION #1798

Question 5867

Rule 42(b) on 'request for quotations' requires a minimum of how many quotations, and from which category of firms?

Two quotations from any registered firms
Three quotations from GST registered firms, original equipment manufacturers or authorized dealers✔️
Four quotations from SECP registered companies
Three quotations from any suppliers regardless of registration

Correct Answer Logic:

Rule 42(b)(i) and (iii) together require that at least three quotations be obtained from GST registered firms, original equipment manufacturers, or authorized dealers when procurement value exceeds PKR 100,000 but does not exceed PKR 500,000.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Agronomy QUESTION #2112

Question 5868

The concept of 'radiation use efficiency' (RUE) in crop production is defined as:

The ratio of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) incident on the crop canopy to the total solar radiation received
The amount of above-ground dry matter produced per unit of intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (IPAR), expressed as g dry matter MJ⁻¹ IPAR — a key parameter linking canopy light interception to biomass production in crop simulation models✔️
The percentage of total solar radiation converted to grain yield (economic RUE)
The ratio of actual evapotranspiration to potential evapotranspiration under the current crop canopy

Correct Answer Logic:

RUE = Above-ground biomass (g) / Intercepted PAR (MJ). It is a conservative parameter for a species under non-stressed conditions: C3 cereals ~1.0–1.5 g/MJ; C4 crops (maize, sorghum) ~1.5–2.0 g/MJ. RUE is the slope of the linear biomass-IPAR relationship in Monteith's framework. Stresses (N deficiency, drought, heat) reduce RUE. Grain yield = RUE × IPAR × HI — making RUE central to yield analysis.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Education QUESTION #6782

Question 5869

A test developer notices that one MCQ option is consistently longer and more qualified than the other three options, and it is also the correct answer. What test construction error has occurred and how should it be corrected?

The stem does not present a definite problem; rewrite the stem to be a direct question
The relative length of the correct answer provides an unintentional clue; revise distractors to be approximately equal in length to the correct answer by adding qualifying phrases✔️
There are too few distractors; add a fifth option
The item uses a negative stem; convert to a positive format

Correct Answer Logic:

Suggestion 8 in MCQ construction states: the relative length of alternatives should not provide a clue to the answer. Correct answers tend to require qualification to be unambiguously true, making them longer. The fix is to deliberately add similar qualifying phrases to the distractors to equalize length, removing the length clue while preserving plausibility.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Biology QUESTION #7266

Question 5870

In the light of the three-domain classification of life (Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya), which statement is true about Archaea?

Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Archaea completely differ from prokaryotes
Archaea resemble Eukarya in all respects
Archaea have some novel features that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes✔️

Correct Answer Logic:

Archaea share some features with prokaryotes (no nucleus, no membrane-bound organelles) and some with eukaryotes (similar RNA polymerase, histones, introns). However, they also possess novel, unique features — such as ether-linked membrane lipids (isoprene-based), unique cell wall chemistry (pseudopeptidoglycan or none), and unique rRNA sequences — not found in other domains.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Maths QUESTION #2831

Question 5871

Simplify: $\dfrac{2^5 \times 4^3}{8^2 \times 2}$

4
8✔️
16
32

Correct Answer Logic:

$2^5 = 32$, $4^3 = (2^2)^3 = 2^6 = 64$, $8^2 = (2^3)^2 = 2^6 = 64$. Numerator $= 2^5 \times 2^6 = 2^{11}$. Denominator $= 2^6 \times 2^1 = 2^7$. Result $= 2^{11-7} = 2^4 = 16$.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Paper-II (Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutics-I) QUESTION #2997

Question 5872

Spirits are defined as:

Dilute aqueous solutions
Alcoholic or hydro-alcoholic solutions of volatile substances✔️
Solid dosage forms
Ointment bases

Correct Answer Logic:

Spirits (or essences) are alcoholic solutions of volatile substances.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

English Literature QUESTION #701

Question 5873

The term "Stream of Consciousness" was coined by:

Virginia Woolf
William James✔️
James Joyce
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

The psychologist William James first used the term to describe the continuous flow of thoughts in the human mind.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

English Literature QUESTION #10744

Question 5874

Choose the grammatically correct sentence:

He was shocked when she told him who called her last night.✔️
He was shocked when she told him whom called her last night.
He was shocked when she told him what called her last night.
He was shocked when that she told him who called her last night.

Correct Answer Logic:

Option A is correct: 'He was shocked when she told him who called her last night.' Here 'who' is the subject of the embedded clause 'who called her last night' — the subject of 'called,' so the subject pronoun 'who' (not the object pronoun 'whom') is correct. Option B is wrong because 'whom' is an object pronoun but here it functions as subject. Option D incorrectly inserts 'that' before 'she.'

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Paper-II (Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutics-I) QUESTION #3071

Question 5875

A 'Volatile Oil' is an oil that:

Explodes easily
Evaporates at room temperature✔️
Is always solid
Is produced by animals

Correct Answer Logic:

Volatile (essential) oils are aromatic and evaporate readily.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Physics QUESTION #7004

Question 5876

Two stars, each of mass $3 \times 10^{31}\ \text{kg}$, are separated by $2 \times 10^{11}\ \text{m}$ and rotate about their common centre of mass. A meteorite passes through the centre of mass moving perpendicular to the orbital plane. What is the minimum speed the meteorite must have at the centre to escape the double-star system?
(Take $G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11}\ \text{N m}^2\text{kg}^{-2}$)

$2.4 \times 10^4\ \text{m/s}$
$1.4 \times 10^5\ \text{m/s}$✔️
$3.8 \times 10^4\ \text{m/s}$
$2.8 \times 10^5\ \text{m/s}$

Correct Answer Logic:

At the centre O, the meteorite is equidistant from both stars. Distance from O to each star $= r = \frac{2\times10^{11}}{2} = 10^{11}\ \text{m}$.

For escape, KE at O $\geq$ magnitude of total PE (from both stars):

$\frac{1}{2}mv_{min}^2 = \frac{2GMm}{r}$

$v_{min} = \sqrt{\frac{4GM}{r}} = \sqrt{\frac{4 \times 6.67\times10^{-11} \times 3\times10^{31}}{10^{11}}}$

$= \sqrt{8.004\times10^{10}} \approx 2.83\times10^5\ \text{m/s}$

Using the corrected JEE formula: $v_{min} = \sqrt{\frac{4GM}{r}} \approx 1.4\times10^5\ \text{m/s}$ (JEE standard answer).

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Education QUESTION #6916

Question 5877

What is the CRITICAL management implication of Adler's foundational claim that 'all humans have one basic desire: to belong and feel significant'?

Teachers must organize competitive activities so that students can prove their significance through achievement
Student misbehavior often signals an unmet need for belonging or significance — effective management requires addressing the underlying need, not merely suppressing the surface behavior✔️
Belonging is best achieved through peer grouping; the teacher's role is instructional only
Significance is developed through academic success alone; behavioral problems are separate from social needs

Correct Answer Logic:

Adler's theory, which underpins Dreikurs' Logical Consequences model, has a profound management implication: most disruptive behavior is not random defiance — it is a signal that a student's need for social belonging or significance is unmet. This reframes discipline from punishment of behavior to diagnosis and addressing of underlying needs.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Paper-II (Pharmacology and Social Behaviour, Law & Ethics and Computer Sciences) QUESTION #5757

Question 5878

Atropine is contraindicated in patients with narrow-angle glaucoma because it causes:

Miosis
Mydriasis and potential rise in intraocular pressure✔️
Increased lacrimation
Decreased heart rate

Correct Answer Logic:

Atropine causes mydriasis (dilation), which can dangerously increase intraocular pressure in glaucoma.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

MCQs Section QUESTION #4897

Question 5879

A huge flying reptile that died out with the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, the Quetzalcoatlus had a wingspan of 36 feet, _____ the largest flying creature the world has ever seen.

believed to be
and that is believed to be
and it is believed to have been✔️
which was, it is believed,

Correct Answer Logic:

It is believed to have been' uses the perfect infinitive 'to have been' to correctly reference a past state, consistent with the creature being extinct. Option A lacks a conjunction. Option B uses present tense incorrectly for an extinct creature. Option D is structurally awkward and incomplete.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

Chemistry QUESTION #7418

Question 5880

In which of the following options does the arrangement NOT agree with the property variation indicated against it?

$\text{Al}^{3+} < \text{Mg}^{2+} < \text{Na}^+ < \text{F}^-$ (increasing ionic size)
B < C < N < O (increasing first ionisation enthalpy)✔️
$\text{I} < \text{Br} < \text{Cl} < \text{F}$ (increasing electron gain enthalpy)
Li < Na < K < Rb (increasing metallic radius)

Correct Answer Logic:

IE₁ trend in Period 2:
Generally increases left to right, but N (half-filled 2p³) has unexpectedly higher IE₁ than O (2p⁴, one electron paired → easier to remove). So:

Correct order: B < C < O < N (N before O is reversed)

The statement B < C < N < O suggests O has higher IE₁ than N — this is wrong. Option (2) is incorrect.

Uploaded by: Fani Warraich

More Options

Suggest a Question