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PPSC One-Paper MCQ Test General Knowledge & Current Affairs Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General Knowledge & Current Affairs as it is examined in PPSC One-Paper MCQ 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 & Current Affairs deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Where is the headquarters of Interpol?
Lyon, France.
How many continents are there, and which is the largest by area?
There are 7 continents; Asia is the largest by area.
Which is the largest ocean and the smallest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean is the largest; the Arctic Ocean is the smallest.
What is the highest mountain in the world, and where is it located?
Mount Everest (8,849 m), located in the Himalayas on the Nepal-China (Tibet) border.
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile (about 6,650 km) is generally regarded as the longest river, though the Amazon is a close rival.
What is the largest desert in the world, and the largest hot desert?
Antarctica is the largest desert (a cold desert); the Sahara is the largest hot desert.
What is the largest freshwater lake by surface area, and the deepest lake in the world?
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by surface area; Lake Baikal (Russia) is the deepest.
What is the Durand Line?
The 2,640-km boundary line between Pakistan and Afghanistan, demarcated in 1893 by Sir Mortimer Durand.
What is the Radcliffe Line?
The 1947 boundary line between India and Pakistan, drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe at Partition.
What does the Line of Control (LoC) separate?
It is the military control line dividing Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered parts of the disputed region of Kashmir.
What does the 38th Parallel separate?
It marks the boundary between North Korea and South Korea.
Which strait separates Asia from North America, and which connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?
The Bering Strait separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska); the Strait of Gibraltar connects the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
What is the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz?
It connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman/Arabian Sea and is the world's most important oil-transit chokepoint.
What is the capital and currency of Japan?
The capital is Tokyo and the currency is the Yen.
What is the capital and currency of Turkey?
The capital is Ankara and the currency is the Turkish Lira.
Which country has Canberra as its capital, and what is its currency?
Australia; its currency is the Australian Dollar.
What is the official language and capital of Brazil?
The official language is Portuguese and the capital is Brasília.
Which ancient civilization is associated with the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro?
The Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan Civilization), c. 2500 BCE, in present-day Pakistan and northwest India.
Which river was central to ancient Egyptian civilization, and what writing system did they use?
The Nile River; they used hieroglyphics.
Mesopotamian (Sumerian) civilization developed between which two rivers, and what was its early writing system?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; its writing system was cuneiform.
When did World War I take place, and what event is considered its immediate trigger?
1914-1918; it was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo (1914).
When did World War II take place, and which event marked its start in Europe?
1939-1945; it began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939.
Which treaty formally ended World War I, and what alliance did the major Allied powers form against the Axis in WWII?
The Treaty of Versailles (1919) ended WWI; in WWII the Allied Powers (chiefly the UK, USA, USSR, and China) fought the Axis (Germany, Italy, Japan).
In what year did the French Revolution begin, and what year did the Russian (Bolshevik/October) Revolution occur?
The French Revolution began in 1789; the Russian Bolshevik (October) Revolution occurred in 1917.
What this deck covers
The General Knowledge & Current Affairs deck follows the PPSC One-Paper MCQ Test General Knowledge & Current Affairs syllabus — 6 chapters and 23 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 8.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 85 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 & Current Affairs flashcards FAQ
How many General Knowledge & Current Affairs flashcards are in this PPSC One-Paper MCQ 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 PPSC One-Paper MCQ 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 Knowledge & Current Affairs cards cover?
They follow the PPSC One-Paper MCQ Test General Knowledge & Current Affairs syllabus — 6 chapters and 23 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.