Saturday, 1 August 2015
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
Final Term Examination @ Virtual University of Pakistan
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Final Term Examination
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Event Date(s)
Aug 22, 2015 - Sep 05, 2015 |
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Description
Final Term Examination Spring 2015 will commence from 22nd August, 2015 |
Quiz No. 8/27 Worldwide
1-Who was “Lord Haw_Haw”?
Ans: An Irish-born broadcaster from Germany in
the Second World war, who was hanged as a traitor after the war
2- Who fought the Thirty Years’ War?
Ans: German Protestants Catholics (1618 – 48)
3- Why was 1848 called the ‘Year of revolutions’?
Ans: Because there were so many of them in Europe
4- After which American President are teddy bears
named?
Ans: Theodore Roosevelt. The facts are disputed but it
stemmed from a cartoon in 1902 which showed the president refusing to shoot a
captive bear cub.
5- Where is the magnificent Bridge?
Ans: Sydney Harbour,
Australia
6- Where can the world’s first iron bridge be seen?
Ans: At Coalbrookedale in Shropshire. Abraham Darby and John Wilkinson
built it in 1779
7- Which explorer found the sea route to India by
way of the Cap of Good Hope?
Ans: The Portuguese navigator, Vasco da Gama
8- Who was the first Briton to visit Australia?
Ans: The buccaneer and navigator, William
Dampier, in 1688
9- A magnificent steel arch bridge was completed in
1932. Where?
Ans: Sydney
10- Why Australians are sometimes called ‘Diggers’?
Ans: The
nickname comes from Gold Rush days in the 1850s, when the diggers dug
Monday, 13 July 2015
Quiz No.2/26 IT & Computers
1-What
was the world's first computer bug in 1946?
Ans: A moth
2-Who
said "computers are useless they only give you answers"?
Ans: Pablo Picasso
3-What
does CMOS stand for in a computer?
Ans: Complementary metal Oxide semi-conductor
4-Who
was the first computer millionaire?
Ans: Herman Hollerith
5-What's
most commonly used password on computer systems?
Ans: Password
6-In what city 1985 was the world’s first computer
museum opened?
Ans: Boston
7-The
computer language LISP means what
Ans: List Processing
8-USA favorite computer passwords are love and sex
what UK?
Ans: Fred
9-Linus
Torwalds invented and wrote what?
Ans: Linux computer operating system
10- Which company originally developed the computer mouse?
Ans: Xerox
Friday, 10 July 2015
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Thursday, 9 July 2015
Quiz No. 1/25 Crime & Punishment
1- A dog was arrested in Seville in 1983 for what
crime?
Handbag Snatching
2- What is the second most common international
crime?
Art theft
3- What is the crime of embracery?
Jury Bribing
4- What crime causes the second most number
arrests in USA?
Drink Driving
5- In the USA the government says it’s a crime to
give false what?
Weather Reports
7- In Texas by law criminals must give their
victims what?
24 hours advance written
notice
Monday, 29 June 2015
Quiz No. 7/24 Worldwide
61- Which US state has the highest population?
Ans: California
62- Which queen of England was known as
the Nine Day’s Queen – after which she lost her head?
Ans: Lady Jane Grey, who died in 1554, having had the
misfortune to be put on the throne when Edward VI died. Queen Mary had her
executed after her tiny ‘reign’ was over.
63- In the Maori Wars the Maoris used the
“pa” for defense. What was a “pa”?
Ans: A pallisaded fort
64- Which British admiral had an affair
with Emma Hamilton?
Ans: Horatio Nelson
65- The great pianist, Jan Paderewski,
became Prime Minister of his country in 1919. Which country?
Ans: Poland
66- Where was the “Kingdom” of AL Capone?
Ans: Chicago in the prohibition era. He was the
most notorious gangster of them all.
67- Malev is the national airline of
which Eastern European country?
Ans: Hungary
68- The Japanese erupted into the Second
World War by bombing Pearl Harbor. Where it is?
Ans: Oahu Island, one of the Hawaiian Islands.
69- Which famous Quaker founded Pennsylvania?
Ans: William Penn founded it in 1682
70- Sidi_bel_Abbes became the
headquarters of what famous fighting force?
Ans: The French Foreign Legion
Friday, 26 June 2015
Quiz No. 4/23 Animals & Pets,
31- In which city is the Doge’s Palace?
Ans: Venice
32- What is the sacred animal of Thailand?
Ans: White Elephant
33- ‘Sausage dog’ is an informal name for
which animal?
Ans: Dachshund
34- A cat is feline - what animal is
murine?
Ans: Mouse or Rat
35-What sort of dog has Labrador and
golden varieties?
Ans: Retriever
36- In the Chinese horoscope what animal
comes first alphabetically
Ans: Boar
37- Which big cat is also known as the
panther?
Ans: Leopard
38- Which animal lays eggs?
Ans: Duck
billed platypus
39- Sent into orbit by the Russians in
1957, what the name of the first dog in space?
Ans: Laika
40- What animal produces its own sun tan
lotion?
Ans: Hippopotamus
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Thursday, 25 June 2015
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Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Quiz No. 6/22 Worldwide
51- Who called the British ‘A nation of
Shopkeepers’?
Ans: Napoleon
52- What happened to the titanic in 1912?
Ans: She hit an iceberg on her maiden voyage and
sank with great loss of life.
53- Who were the Huguenotes?
Ans: French Protestants
54- Napoleon was finally defeated at
Waterloo. Where is waterloo?
Ans: In Belgium
55- What famous tower was opened in Paris
in 1890?
Ans: The Eiffel Tower, built for the exhibition of 1889.
Much criticized at first, it is now a symbol of Paris all over the world.
56- This river is nickname ‘China’s
sorrow’, being so unstable that the often floods. The worst recorded flood
killed nearly four million people in 1931. Name the river?
Ans: The Hwang-Ho or Yellow River
57- Why are there very few old buildings
in San Francisco?
Most
of the old city was destroyed in the great earthquake of 1906, much of it by
fire after the ‘quake.
58- Which firm made the famous
Peacemaker pistol?
Ans: The firm of Colt, It was supposed to be one way of making peace!
59- In which war with America did the
British set fire to the White House?
Ans: In the war of 1812 in retaliation for the Americans burning the seat of
government at (new Toronto)
60- The Japanese invaded Australia in the
Second World War. True or False?
Ans: False, though they invaded
nearly New Guinea.
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Quiz No. 3/21 Animals & Pets
21- The bacterial disease Glanders can be passed on to humans from
which animal?
Ans: Horse
22- Which big cat is also known as the panther?
Ans: Leopard
23- What name is given to flying animals of the order Chiropteran?
Ans: Bats
24- Which extinct big cat was named after its long, curved upper
canine teeth?
Ans: Sabre-toothed tiger
25- What name is given to any animal without a backbone?
Ans: Invertebrate
26- Louping ill is a disease of which animal?
Ans: Sheep
27- The Egyptian god Apis took the form of which animal?
Ans: A bull
28- How many dogs take part in a greyhound race in Britain?
Ans: Six (6)
29- Cochin, Welsummer and Light Sussex are all breeds of which
animal?
Ans: Chicken
30- Which animal represents the year 2008 in the Chinese calendar?
Ans: Rat
Thursday, 11 June 2015
Quiz No. 5/20 Worldwide
41- In which country is the ski resort of Val Gardena?
Ans: Italy
42- What is the largest French-speaking city in Canada?
Ans: Montreal
43- In which country is the port of Dieppe?
Ans: France
44- In which country are the headquarters of the multinational
company Nestlé?
Ans: Switzerland
45- Established as an independent kingdom in 1946, which Middle
Eastern country has a seven-pointed white star on its national flag,
representing the first seven verses of the Koran?
Ans: Jordan
46- Of which country is Managua the capital?
Ans: Nicaragua
47- The Wrigley Building is located in which US city?
Ans: Chicago
48- Of which country is Bangui the capital?
Ans: Central African Republic
49- In which European country is the ski resort of Obergurgl?
Ans: Austria
50- Which city in Switzerland was the headquarters of the League of
Nations?
Ans: Geneva
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