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KPPSC Test General Ability and Knowledge Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General Ability and Knowledge as it is examined in KPPSC Test. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General Ability and Knowledge deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
State the formula for the area and circumference of a circle of radius r.
Area = πr²; Circumference = 2πr.
State the Pythagorean theorem for a right-angled triangle.
In a right triangle, (hypotenuse)² = (base)² + (perpendicular)²; i.e. c² = a² + b².
What is the formula for the volume of a cylinder of radius r and height h?
Volume = πr²h.
What is the formula for the area of a triangle given base and height?
Area = ½ × base × height.
In data interpretation, how do you find what percentage one component is of the total in a pie chart?
Percentage = (Value of the component ÷ Total value) × 100; or if angles are given, (angle of sector ÷ 360°) × 100.
In a bar graph, what does the height (length) of each bar represent?
The height/length of each bar represents the magnitude or frequency of the value it stands for.
Which is the largest continent by area, and which is the smallest?
Asia is the largest continent; Australia (Oceania) is the smallest continent by area.
Which is the largest ocean and the largest desert in the world?
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean; the Sahara is the largest hot desert (Antarctica is the largest cold desert overall).
What is the capital and currency of Japan?
Capital: Tokyo; Currency: Japanese Yen.
What is the capital and currency of the United Kingdom?
Capital: London; Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP).
Name the seven continents of the world.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (Oceania).
In which countries are the Eiffel Tower and the Great Wall located?
The Eiffel Tower is in Paris, France; the Great Wall is in China.
Name one of the New Seven Wonders of the World located in India.
The Taj Mahal, located in Agra, India.
Where is the Statue of Liberty located and which country gifted it?
It stands in New York Harbour, USA; it was gifted by France.
In which years did World War I and World War II take place?
World War I: 1914–1918; World War II: 1939–1945.
Who was the first President of the United States of America?
George Washington.
Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Liaquat Ali Khan.
Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Benazir Bhutto (first woman PM of a Muslim country, in 1988).
Which is the highest mountain peak in Pakistan and its height?
K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen), at 8,611 metres — the second highest peak in the world.
Which is the longest river in Pakistan?
The River Indus (Sindh), about 3,180 km long — Pakistan's longest and main river.
Which is the largest province of Pakistan by area, and the most populous?
Balochistan is the largest province by area; Punjab is the most populous province.
What is the national flower and the national tree of Pakistan?
National flower: Jasmine (Chambeli); National tree: Deodar (Himalayan Cedar).
What is the national animal and the national bird of Pakistan?
National animal: Markhor; National bird: Chukar Partridge (Chakor).
What this deck covers
The General Ability and Knowledge deck follows the KPPSC Test General Ability and Knowledge syllabus — 5 chapters and 18 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 10.0 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 62 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
General Ability and Knowledge flashcards FAQ
How many General Ability and Knowledge flashcards are in this KPPSC Test deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these KPPSC Test flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the General Ability and Knowledge cards cover?
They follow the KPPSC Test General Ability and Knowledge syllabus — 5 chapters and 18 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.