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Q541.The dove is universally recognised as a symbol of what?

Easy
A Peace
B War
C Justice
D Wealth
Symbols, Nicknames & Abbreviations PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The dove, often with an olive branch, symbolises peace.

Q542.The Durand Line forms the border between Pakistan and which country?

Easy
A Afghanistan
B India
C Iran
D China
Miscellaneous Competitive GK PMS

Correct Answer: A

The Durand Line is the Pakistan-Afghanistan border demarcated in 1893.

Q543.The duration of a standard football match is how many minutes?

Easy
A 90
B 80
C 100
D 60
Sports GK PPSC

Correct Answer: A

A football match consists of two halves of 45 minutes each.

Q544.The electron was discovered by whom?

Medium
A J J Thomson
B Ernest Rutherford
C James Chadwick
D Robert Millikan
Inventions & Discoveries FPSC

Correct Answer: A

J J Thomson discovered the electron in 1897.

Q545.The FIFA World Cup is held once every how many years?

Easy
A 4 years
B 2 years
C 3 years
D 5 years
Sports GK PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The FIFA World Cup is held every four years.

Q546.The first artificial satellite launched into space was named what?

Easy
A Sputnik 1
B Explorer 1
C Vostok 1
D Luna 1
Space & Astronomy GK PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Sputnik 1 was launched by the USSR on 4 October 1957.

Q547.The first cloned mammal was a sheep named what?

Medium
A Dolly
B Molly
C Polly
D Holly
Inventions & Discoveries FPSC

Correct Answer: A

Dolly the sheep, cloned in 1996, was the first cloned mammal from an adult cell.

Q548.The first computer programmer is generally regarded as whom?

Medium
A Ada Lovelace
B Charles Babbage
C Alan Turing
D John von Neumann
Inventions & Discoveries PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Ada Lovelace is regarded as the first computer programmer.

Q549.The first Constitution of Pakistan was promulgated in which year?

Medium
A 1956
B 1962
C 1973
D 1947
Important Dates & Events CSS

Correct Answer: A

Pakistan first Constitution came into force on 23 March 1956.

Q550.The first Cricket World Cup was held in which year?

Medium
A 1975
B 1971
C 1979
D 1983
Sports GK PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The first Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1975.

Q551.The first FIFA World Cup was held in which country?

Medium
A Uruguay
B Brazil
C Italy
D France
Sports GK PMS

Correct Answer: A

The first FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930.

Q552.The first modern Olympic Games were held in which city?

Easy
A Athens
B Paris
C London
D Rome
Sports GK FPSC

Correct Answer: A

The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece in 1896.

Q553.The first modern Olympic Games were held in which year?

Medium
A 1896
B 1900
C 1888
D 1912
Important Dates & Events PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in 1896.

Q554.The first practical aeroplane was built by which brothers?

Easy
A Wright Brothers
B Montgolfier Brothers
C Lumiere Brothers
D Grimm Brothers
Inventions & Discoveries CSS

Correct Answer: A

Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first powered flight in 1903.

Q555.The first railway in the world was constructed in which country?

Medium
A United Kingdom
B United States
C France
D Germany
Transport & Communication CSS

Correct Answer: A

The first public steam railway opened in England in 1825.

Q556.The first successful human heart transplant was performed by whom?

Medium
A Christiaan Barnard
B Michael DeBakey
C Denton Cooley
D Norman Shumway
Inventions & Discoveries PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant in 1967.

Q557.The first successful powered flight took place in which year?

Medium
A 1903
B 1910
C 1895
D 1920
Important Dates & Events PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk on 17 December 1903.

Q558.The first test-tube baby was born in which year?

Medium
A 1978
B 1985
C 1970
D 1990
Inventions & Discoveries CSS

Correct Answer: A

Louise Brown, the first IVF baby, was born in 1978.

Q559.The French Open is played on which type of court surface?

Medium
A Clay
B Grass
C Hard court
D Carpet
Sports GK FPSC

Correct Answer: A

The French Open at Roland Garros is played on clay courts.

Q560.The Gaddafi Stadium is located in which city?

Easy
A Lahore
B Karachi
C Islamabad
D Rawalpindi
Sports GK CSS

Correct Answer: A

The Gaddafi Stadium is a major cricket venue in Lahore, Pakistan.