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Past Papers General Knowledge MCQs with Answer Keys for written test preparation of all competitive exams in Pakistan, specially PPSC, FPSC, CSS, PMS, NTS, UTS, FTS, OTS, Grammar, Linguistics, synonyms, antonyms, analogies, acronyms, articles from past papers

 

Identify the reason for the outbreak of war of independence in 1857:

A. Non representation of Indians in the Legislative Councils
B. Forcible conversion of Indians to Christianity
C. Mismanagement of Indian army
D. All these reasons

‘To lose heart’ means to become

A. angry
B. mad
C. sad
D. discouraged

To be at arm’s length means at a ______

A. distance
B. advantage
C. disadvantage
D. corner

Few government officials do their jobs without a monetary _______

A. inducement
B. loan
C. grant
D. bribe

Intermediate-term plans range from

A. two to six years
B. one to five years
C. five to ten years
D. ten to fifteen years

Which of the following is not a “quantitative tool” used by administrators for making better decisions?

A. Linear Programming
B. Probability Theory
C. Marginal analysis
D. None of them

“The selection of preferred course of action from two or more alternatives” is termed as:

A. Ascertainment
B. Evaluation
C. Creativity
D. Decision making

The most notable group method for stimulating creatiyity is/are:

A. Brainstorming
B. the Gordon technique
C. Synectics
D. All of them

A plan in reaction to, or taking into consideration, the action of others, is termed as:

A. Policy
B. Programme
C. Strategy
D. Planning

Non-programmed decisions are:

A. broad and unstructured
B. frequent and repetitive
C. both of them
D. none of them