Lecturer History (BPS-17)
Punjab Higher Education Department (2017)   
1.  Bhutto's predecessor as Foreign Minister of Pakistan was:            Aziz Ahmad
2.  The Australian Labor politician, Gough Whitlam, was in favor of:            Absolute Monarchy
3.  In European history, "Men of Europe" is associated with:            Russia
4.  Rousseau believed that the sovereignty of a state depends on:            Will of God
5.  Who said, 'Man was born free, but everywhere I find him in chains'?            Rousseau
6.  Seeking truth and truth about God is:            Metaphysics
7.  In the early settlements in America, Germans settled mostly in:            Pennsylvania
8.  During the American War of Independence, Britain hired Hessian soldiers from:            Germany
9.  The amount of Mehr fixed as Haq Mehr when Holy Prophet (PBUH) married Hazrat Khadija (RA) was:            400
10.  Which one of the pious Caliphs joined the first migration to Habsha?            Hazrat Usman (RA)
11.  Rani Padmavati, according to legends, was part of a romantic story linked to:            Ala-Uddin Khilji
12.  Most of the Abbasid Caliphs were from the family line of:            Abu Jafar Mansoor
13.  Today's Iraqi capital city, Baghdad, was built by:            Al-Mansoor
14.  Imam Ali Raza (son-in-law) of Mamoon-ur-Rashid was buried in Toos now called:            Mash'had
15.  The last Abbasid Caliph was:            Mustasim Billah
16.  The last ruler of Umayyad Dynasty in Spain was:            Hasham-al-Mo'tamed Billah
17.  'A Short History of Saracens' was written by:            Syed Ameer Ali
18.  Punjab Public Service Commission was formed under the Indian Act of:            1935
19.  In 1929, the Unionist Party was founded in Punjab by:            Mian Fazale Hussain
20.  Which of the Constitutional Amendments in the 1973 Constitution abolished Presidential powers to dissolve Parliament?            18th
21.  Hammurabi was the great Law giver of:            Mesopotamia
22.  Which was the biggest religion in Arabia before Islam?            Idolatry
23.  Which territory was ruled by Naijashi?            Habsha
24.  Who was called the Brain of Arabia?            Hazrat Amr Bin Aas (R.A.)
25.  To which place had Hazrat Ali Murtaza (R.A.) shifted his capital?            Kufa
26.  Who abolished Jizya on new converts?            Hatiai Bin Yousaf
27.  How long did Raja Chach rule Sind?            39 years
28.  Dr. Gibbon was a            A renowned historian
29.  Who had authored "Tabqat-e Nasri'?            Minhai-us-Siraj
30.  ldentify Banda Barragi:            A merciless Sikh rebel
31.  June 1757 Battle of Plassey was fought between the forces of East lndia Company and:            Siraj-ud-Daulah
32.  ln October 1905, the British government partitioned Bengal for the sake of:            Administrative Convenience
33.  Montagu-Chelmsford reforms introduced a systems called:            Diarchy
34.  Nazimuddin was forced to resign as Prime Minister by Governor General:            Ghulam Muhammad
35.  In East Pakistan, Elections '1970 were swept by:            AL (Awami League)
36.  Hazrat Aamina belonged to which famous tribe:            Banu Zohra
37.  In the 10th Nabvi year, which very near Uncle of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) died:            Hazrat Abu Talib
38.  Caliph Hazrat Usman (RA) allowed whose family to come back once it had been exiled:            Hakam bin Aas
39.  Second World War began in:            1939
40.  To join hands independent of the two blocks of the Cold War Era meant to join which of the following Groups:            Non-Aligned Movement
41.  United Nations Charter was signed in:            1945
42.  Iranians supported Abbasside Movement because they were:            Heirs of Holy Prophet (PBUH)
43.  The first Abbasside Caliph Al-Saffah was buried in:            Baghdad
44.  The period of Pre-History means:            Absence of Recorded History
45.  In his Indian expeditions, Mahmood of Ghazna had with him:            Al-Beruni
46.  Quresh's trade route to Syria passed closely by:            Madina
47.  Battle of Khyber was fought against:            Jewish tribes
48.  On the way back from the Battle of Tabook, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) ordered the demolition of which mosque?            Zanar
49.  Ameer Khusro was a disciple of:            Nizamuddin Aulia
50.  In his Allahabad Address, Iqbal suggested to create in India a separate Muslim State in the:            North West
51.  Nizam-e-Mustafa Movement was launched in:            1977
52.  Author of Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh is:            Abdul Qadir Bada'uni
53.  In 1615, Sir Thomas Roe was sent by the English King to the court of:            Jahangir
54.  Cripps Mission came to India in March:            1942
55.  Hudaibia was the name of a:            Well
56.  Vasco da Gama is considered to be the first to successfully sail from Europe to India in 1498. He was:            Portuguese
57.  Within 6 months after Jinnah's death, Pakistan's Constituent Assembly adopted:            Objectives Resolution
58.  Bagha Kabeer, also known as Al-Bakka al-Kabeer, was:            A Turk General
59.  Voltaire's campaign against Church and Clergy indirectly hit:            French Revolution
60.  In 1801 Napoleon signed "Concordat" with?            Pope Pius VII
61.  Writing history in a story-based form is:            Narrative History
62.  Monroe Doctrine announced in 1823, stopped in America further:            Colonization
63.  A rival organization to North Atlantic Treaty Organization was:            Warsaw Pact
64.  In Saqifa bani Sa'ada from Ansarite side, the candidate for the 1st Caliph was:            Sa'ad bin Abada (R
65.  Before becoming Sultan of Delhi, Altamash had been the governor of:            Badayun
66.  In Indian history, "Blood and Iron Policy" of Kingship was first introduced by:            Balban
67.  Abul Abbas appointed Abu Muslim Khurasani as the governor of:            Syria
68.  Nizam-ul-Mulk Toosi was the most learned minister in the dynasty of:            Saljuqids
69.  A retired British bureaucrat, Sir A. O. Hume, initiated the formation of:            Indian National Congress
70.  Pakistan's first Foreign Minister was:            Sir Zafarullah Khan
71.  Khatrri-e-Nabuwal Movement was crushed during the Prime Ministership of:            Khawaja Nazimuddin
72.  One Unit Bill was passed during the government of:            Chaudhary Muhammad Ali
73.  Yahya Khan assumed powers as Chief Martial Law Administrator in:            1969
74.  Ojhary camp incident occurred during the reign of:            Muhammad Khan Junejo
75.  Who was East India Company's last Governor-General in India?            Lord Canning
76.  Founder of Jainism was:            Mahavira
77.  The first President of the USA was:            George Washington
78.  'Wales" is derived from an Anglo-Saxon word "Waelas", meaning:            Foreigners
79.  Ireland joined the United Kingdom on January 1st.            1801
80.  Pakistan's First Five Years Plan (1950-1955) was presented in the Parliament by:            Liaquat Ali Khan
81.  Who was the first American President to resign while in office?            Richard Nixon
82.  The current capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. Name the former capital:            Almaty
83.  In Geography, what do you understand by 'Pangaea'?            A Prehistoric Supercontinent
84.  After partition of Bengal, the Capital of East Bengal and Assam was:            Dhaka
85.  Which was the official language during the Muslim Rule in India?            Persian
86.  Which of the following is not an Olympic Sport?            Squash
87.  The flag of which country is also known as the Union Jack?            UK
88.  Boao Forum for Asia, which holds its annual conference at Boao Hainan Province, China, was originally proposed by former President Ramos of Philippines, former Prime Minister Monhiro Hosokawa of Japan, and:            Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke of Australia
89.  Which one of the following is an example of an Operating System?            Microsoft Windows
90.  By default on which page the Header or the Footer ls printed, in MS Word?            On every page
91.  Complete the number series: 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, _            511
92.  Solve the equation: (1/4 + 5/8) + (1/2 + 3/14) = ?            7/10
93.  "To face the music" means:            To bear the consequences
94.  What is the synonym of "Posthumous"?            After death
95.  What is the antonym of "Meandering"?            Straight
96.  Find the correctly spelled word.            Dichotomy
97.  To which fruit is Plantain similar to?            Bananas
98.  Exposure to sunlight results in the formation of _ in the body.            Vitamin D
99.  تر کی تمام ہو نا محاورہ ہے ، اس کا مفہوم کیا ہے؟            بہادری ختم ہونا
100.  امیر خسرو کس شہر میں مدفون ہیں؟            ویلی