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PPSC Lecturer Test General Knowledge, Aptitude & Reasoning (General Portion) Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering General Knowledge, Aptitude & Reasoning (General Portion) as it is examined in PPSC Lecturer 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 Knowledge, Aptitude & Reasoning (General Portion) deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Which gas is most abundant in Earth's atmosphere, and what percentage does it make up?
Nitrogen, about 78% of the atmosphere.
How many provinces does Pakistan have, and name them.
Four: Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan.
What is the capital of Pakistan, and in which territory is it located?
Islamabad, in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
Which countries share a border with Pakistan?
India (east), Afghanistan (northwest), Iran (southwest), and China (northeast).
What is the line dividing Pakistan and Afghanistan called?
The Durand Line.
Which province of Pakistan is the largest by area, and which is the largest by population?
Largest by area: Balochistan; largest by population: Punjab.
What is the term for the practice of growing crops and raising livestock, and what is Pakistan's largest cash crop?
Agriculture; cotton is Pakistan's largest/major cash crop.
Which industry is considered the backbone of Pakistan's manufacturing exports?
The textile industry.
Verbal analogy: 'Doctor is to Patient as Lawyer is to ___?'
Client.
Verbal analogy: 'Hot is to Cold as Up is to ___?'
Down.
Complete the number series: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___?
32 (each term is doubled / multiplied by 2).
Complete the series: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ___?
36 (these are perfect squares: 6² = 36).
In a certain code, CAT is written as DBU. How is DOG written in the same code?
EPH (each letter shifted forward by one position).
If in a code language 'A=1, B=2, C=3...', what is the code for the word 'CAB'?
3-1-2.
Syllogism: All cats are animals. All animals are living things. Conclusion?
All cats are living things (valid deduction).
Logical deduction: All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Can we conclude 'some roses fade quickly'?
No — it does not necessarily follow; the conclusion is invalid.
What is the place value of the digit 7 in the number 4,728?
700 (7 is in the hundreds place).
What is the smallest prime number, and is 1 a prime number?
The smallest prime is 2; 1 is NOT a prime number.
What is 25% of 200?
50 (25/100 × 200).
If the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2 and there are 30 students, how many are boys?
18 boys (3/5 × 30).
What is the formula for finding the average (arithmetic mean) of a set of numbers?
Average = (Sum of all values) ÷ (Number of values).
A shopkeeper buys an item for Rs.100 and sells it for Rs.120. What is the profit percentage?
20% (Profit = 20; Profit% = 20/100 × 100).
What is the formula to calculate Profit Percentage and Loss Percentage?
Profit% = (Profit ÷ Cost Price) × 100; Loss% = (Loss ÷ Cost Price) × 100.
In data interpretation, what type of chart is best for showing parts of a whole as percentages, and what does each slice represent?
A pie chart; each slice (sector) represents a proportion/percentage of the total (the whole = 100% = 360°).
What this deck covers
The General Knowledge, Aptitude & Reasoning (General Portion) deck follows the PPSC Lecturer Test General Knowledge, Aptitude & Reasoning (General Portion) syllabus — 4 chapters and 17 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.8 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 43 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 Knowledge, Aptitude & Reasoning (General Portion) flashcards FAQ
How many General Knowledge, Aptitude & Reasoning (General Portion) flashcards are in this PPSC Lecturer Test deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these PPSC Lecturer Test flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the General Knowledge, Aptitude & Reasoning (General Portion) cards cover?
They follow the PPSC Lecturer Test General Knowledge, Aptitude & Reasoning (General Portion) syllabus — 4 chapters and 17 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.