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FPSC General Recruitment Test General Knowledge and Everyday Science Syllabus

The General Knowledge and Everyday Science syllabus for FPSC General Recruitment Test in full: 5 chapters and 20 topics, every one listed below, plus 51 General Knowledge and Everyday Science flashcards with answers.

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General Knowledge and Everyday Science syllabus: all 5 chapters

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  1. World Geography

     4 topics
    • Continents, Oceans and Seas
    • Countries, Capitals and Currencies
    • Mountains, Rivers and Deserts
    • Climate and Natural Resources

  2. World History and Civilizations

     4 topics
    • Ancient Civilizations
    • World Wars
    • Renaissance and Industrial Revolution
    • Important Revolutions and Movements

  3. International Organizations and Affairs

     4 topics
    • United Nations and Its Agencies
    • OIC, SAARC, ASEAN and EU
    • International Treaties and Agreements
    • Headquarters and Founding Dates

  4. Everyday Science

     4 topics
    • Physics in Daily Life
    • Chemistry in Daily Life
    • Biology and Human Body
    • Environmental Science

  5. Science, Technology and Inventions

     4 topics
    • Important Inventions and Discoveries
    • Scientists and Their Contributions
    • Information and Communication Technology
    • Space and Astronomy

FPSC General Recruitment Test General Knowledge and Everyday Science flashcards — 51 questions with answers

  1. Which is the largest continent by both area and population?

    Asia. It covers about 44.6 million sq km and holds roughly 60% of the world's population.

  2. What is the smallest continent by land area?

    Australia (Oceania), with about 7.7 million sq km.

  3. What are the five named oceans of the world?

    Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans.

  4. Which is the largest and deepest ocean, and where is its deepest point?

    The Pacific Ocean. Its deepest point is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench (about 11,000 m).

  5. What is the capital and currency of Japan?

    Capital: Tokyo. Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY).

  6. What is the capital and currency of Turkey?

    Capital: Ankara. Currency: Turkish Lira (TRY).

  7. What is the capital and currency of Saudi Arabia?

    Capital: Riyadh. Currency: Saudi Riyal (SAR).

  8. What is the highest mountain in the world and its height?

    Mount Everest in the Himalayas, about 8,849 m (29,032 ft) above sea level.

  9. Which is the longest river in the world?

    The Nile (about 6,650 km), though some studies rank the Amazon as longer. The Nile is traditionally cited as longest.

  10. What is the largest hot desert in the world?

    The Sahara Desert in North Africa, about 9.2 million sq km.

  11. Which river is the longest in Pakistan and the country's lifeline?

    The Indus River, about 3,180 km long.

  12. What is the difference between weather and climate?

    Weather is the short-term state of the atmosphere (day to day); climate is the average weather pattern of a region over a long period (typically 30+ years).

  13. What are renewable vs non-renewable natural resources? Give one example of each.

    Renewable resources replenish naturally (e.g., solar energy, water, forests). Non-renewable resources are finite (e.g., coal, oil, natural gas).

  14. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished around which two major cities?

    Harappa and Mohenjo-daro (in present-day Pakistan).

  15. Which ancient civilization is called 'the gift of the Nile' and built the pyramids?

    Ancient Egypt.

  16. In which years did World War I begin and end?

    World War I lasted from 1914 to 1918.

  17. In which years did World War II take place, and what event triggered its start in Europe?

    1939 to 1945. It began when Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939.

  18. What event brought the United States into World War II?

    The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.

  19. What was the Renaissance?

    A cultural and intellectual movement (roughly 14th-17th century) that began in Italy, reviving classical art, science, and learning and marking the transition from the medieval to the modern era.

  20. In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin, and roughly when?

    In Great Britain, beginning in the mid-to-late 18th century (around 1760).

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  1. In which year did the French Revolution begin and with what event?

    1789, marked by the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789.

  2. In which year did the Russian (Bolshevik) Revolution occur?

    1917 (the October Revolution led by Lenin and the Bolsheviks).

  3. When was the United Nations founded and how many founding members did it have?

    24 October 1945, with 51 founding member states.

  4. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations located?

    New York City, USA.

  5. What do the abbreviations WHO and UNESCO stand for, and where are they headquartered?

    WHO = World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland). UNESCO = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Paris, France).

  6. What does UNICEF stand for and what is its purpose?

    United Nations Children's Fund; it provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. Headquartered in New York.

  7. What does OIC stand for, and where is its headquarters?

    Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1969.

  8. What does SAARC stand for, when was it founded, and where is its secretariat?

    South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; founded in 1985; secretariat in Kathmandu, Nepal.

  9. What does ASEAN stand for and where is its headquarters?

    Association of Southeast Asian Nations; headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Founded in 1967.

  10. What is the EU, what is its common currency, and where is it headquartered?

    The European Union, a political and economic union of European states. Its common currency is the Euro, and its main institutions are based in Brussels, Belgium.

  11. What was the Treaty of Versailles and when was it signed?

    The 1919 peace treaty that officially ended World War I, imposing heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany.

  12. What is the Kyoto Protocol?

    A 1997 international treaty committing industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming.

  13. What is the Paris Agreement (2015)?

    A global climate accord aiming to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees C (preferably 1.5 degrees C) above pre-industrial levels.

  14. Where are the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank located?

    Both are headquartered in Washington, D.C., USA.

  15. Why does a stick appear bent when partly dipped in water?

    Because of refraction: light bends as it passes from water (denser medium) to air (less dense), changing direction at the surface.

  16. Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder?

    Because light travels much faster than sound (light at about 300,000 km/s vs sound at about 343 m/s in air).

  17. What simple machine principle explains how a seesaw or crowbar works?

    The lever, which uses a fulcrum to multiply force; it relates effort and load through the law of moments (force x distance).

  18. What is the chemical formula of water and table salt?

    Water is H2O; table salt (sodium chloride) is NaCl.

  19. What gas do humans exhale and plants absorb, and what gas do plants release during photosynthesis?

    Humans exhale carbon dioxide (CO2), which plants absorb; plants release oxygen (O2).

  20. What is the difference between an acid and a base in terms of pH?

    Acids have a pH below 7; bases (alkalis) have a pH above 7; a neutral substance has a pH of 7.

  21. Why does baking soda make cakes rise?

    Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) reacts with acids and heat to release carbon dioxide gas, which creates bubbles that make the batter rise.

  22. How many bones are there in the adult human body?

    206 bones.

  23. Which organ pumps blood throughout the human body, and how many chambers does it have?

    The heart, which has four chambers: two atria and two ventricles.

  24. What is the largest organ of the human body?

    The skin.

  25. What is photosynthesis?

    The process by which green plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose (food) and oxygen, using chlorophyll.

  26. What is the greenhouse effect?

    The trapping of heat in Earth's atmosphere by gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, which warms the planet; an excess causes global warming.

  27. What is the ozone layer and why is it important?

    A layer of ozone (O3) in the stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, protecting life on Earth.

  28. Who invented the telephone and who invented the light bulb (incandescent)?

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone; Thomas Edison is credited with the practical incandescent light bulb.

  29. Who discovered penicillin and in what year?

    Alexander Fleming, in 1928.

  30. Which scientist proposed the theory of gravity and the laws of motion?

    Sir Isaac Newton.

  31. Who developed the theory of relativity, including E=mc squared?

    Albert Einstein.

FPSC General Recruitment Test General Knowledge and Everyday Science FAQ

What is in the FPSC General Recruitment Test General Knowledge and Everyday Science syllabus?

FPSC General Recruitment Test General Knowledge and Everyday Science is split into 5 chapters: World Geography, World History and Civilizations, International Organizations and Affairs, Everyday Science and Science, Technology and Inventions. Together they contain 20 topics.

How many chapters are in FPSC General Recruitment Test General Knowledge and Everyday Science?

5 chapters, containing 20 topics. The largest chapter is World Geography, with 4 topics.

Are there flashcards for FPSC General Recruitment Test General Knowledge and Everyday Science?

Yes — a 51-card General Knowledge and Everyday Science deck, printed in full in the flashcards section of this page and available in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.