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Child Protection Officer (CPO) | Date: 18-10-2026 Compiled by: CSS NEXUS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1
When did India conduct its first nuclear test?
Answer: 18 May 1974 (Operation Smiling Buddha)
2
First-ever nuclear test was held at which place?
Answer: New Mexico, USA (Trinity Site, 1945)
3
In field hockey, who wears the most protective padding?
Answer: Goalkeepers
4
What was the largest tank battle after World War II?
Answer: Battle of Chawinda (1965 War)
5
Which international observance falls on 1st March?
Answer: Zero Discrimination Day
6
Wang Yaping, Chinese astronaut, is recognized for:
Answer: First Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk
7
In which year did the ancient Olympic Games end?
Answer: 393 AD/CE (by Emperor Theodosius I)

PAKISTAN AFFAIRS

8
When was the Objectives Resolution passed?
Answer: 12 March 1949
9
What type of political system did the Objectives Resolution envisage?
Answer: Democratic System
10
Who headed the committee that prepared the Nehru Report?
Answer: Motilal Nehru (1928)
11
In which year was the Cabinet Mission Plan announced?
Answer: 1946
12
When was the Day of Deliverance observed by Muslims?
Answer: 22 December 1939
13
When did Aligarh MAO College become a University?
Answer: 1920
14
Who designed Pakistan's national flag?
Answer: Syed Amir-ud-Din Kedwaii
15
Who designed Pakistan's first postal stamp?
Answer: Abdur Rahman Chughtai
16
Who captured and sacked Baghdad in 1258?
Answer: Hulagu Khan
17
Which dynasty did Timur entrust with power during his invasion?
Answer: Tughlaq Dynasty (Sayyid Dynasty for transfer)
18
How many legislative lists were in original 1956/1973 framework?
Answer: Three: Federal, Concurrent & Provincial
19
Which award gave official representation to minorities (1932)?
Answer: Communal Award (Ramsay MacDonald)
20
Majority required to amend Constitution in both Houses?
Answer: Two-thirds (2/3) majority
21
Who was the Premier of Bengal at Partition in 1947?
Answer: H. S. Suhrawardy
22
Which is Pakistan's only uranium-producing district?
Answer: D.G. Khan
23
Which beverage is officially Pakistan's National Drink?
Answer: Sugarcane Juice
24
Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) was established in:
Answer: 1976
25
Which of the following is NOT classified as a social issue?
Answer: Constitutional Crisis (Political issue) CSS NEXUS — Competitive Exam Series PPSC Child Protection Officer (CPO) Solved Page 1 of 4Q. 01 – 07Q. 08 – 25

ISLAMIAT

26
Battle of Yarmouk was fought during the caliphate of:
Answer: Hazrat Umar (R.A)
27
"Khateeb-ul-Anbiya" is the honorific title of which Prophet?
Answer: Hazrat Shoaib (A.S)
28
"Assalatu Khairum Minan Naum" is recited in which Azan?
Answer: Fajr Prayer
29
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) appointed Mu'adh bin Jabal governor of:
Answer: Yemen
30
Hazrat Ali (R.A) killed which pagan warrior in Ghazwa-e- Khandaq?
Answer: Amr ibn Abd al-Wud
31
Harut and Marut mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah were:
Answer: Angels
32
Queen of Sheba (Malka Balqees) and Prophet Sulaiman (A.S) are mentioned in which Surah?
Answer: Surah An-Naml

GEOGRAPHY

33
Loess is a geomorphic deposit primarily composed of:
Answer: Windblown Silt
34
Death Valley Desert is geographically located in:
Answer: California, USA (None in original options)
35
The strategic military atoll Diego Garcia is situated in:
Answer: Indian Ocean
36
Which river system forms the largest delta in the world?
Answer: Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta
37
Diamer-Bhasha Dam is being constructed on which river?
Answer: Indus River (between KP & Gilgit-Baltistan)

GENERAL MATHEMATICS & QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

38
Convert the fraction 2/5 into its decimal equivalent:
Answer: 0.4
39
A number is 2,400. Increase by 30%, then decrease by 20%. Final value?
Answer: 2,496 [2400 × 1.30 × 0.80 = 2496]
40
Find the 9th term of harmonic sequence 1/3, 1/5, 1/7, ...:
Answer: 1/19 [Formula: 1 / (2n + 1)]
41
Which number is incorrect in: 1, 9, 27, 49, 81, 121?
Answer: 27 (Squares of odd integers: 1², 3², 5²=25, 7²...)
42
Parking fee is Rs. 6 for 2.5 hours. What is the cost per minute?
Answer: Rs. 0.04 per min [Rs. 6 / 150 mins]
43
A clock strikes once at 1, twice at 2... Total strikes in 12 hrs?
Answer: 78 strikes [n(n+1)/2 = 12 × 13 / 2]
44
If the y-coordinate of a point is zero, where does it lie?
Answer: On the x-axis
45
If a and b are two integers, which expression is greatest?
Answer: (−2a)2b (Even exponent yields positive value) CSS NEXUS — Competitive Exam Series PPSC Child Protection Officer (CPO) Solved Page 2 of 4Q. 26 – 32Q. 33 – 37Q. 38 – 45

CURRENT AFFAIRS

46
Where was the 52nd G7 Summit held in 2026?
Answer: France
47
Where will the 2030 Commonwealth Games be hosted?
Answer: Ahmedabad, India
48
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to UN in Sept 2026:
Answer: Asim Iftikhar Ahmad
49
Who is the current Secretary-General of NATO?
Answer: Mark Rutte
50
Who is the sitting President of the World Bank Group?
Answer: Ajay Banga
51
Which nation won the Men's FIH Hockey World Cup?
Answer: Germany
52
Recognized as Pakistan's youngest female aerospace engineer:
Answer: Arooba Afridi
53
On 17 July 2026, Mauritius joined Artemis Accords as:
Answer: 70th Signatory
54
In July 2026, which company offered historic massive IPO?
Answer: SpaceX
55
Who is the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Punjab?
Answer: Rao Abdul Kareem
56
First Pakistani batsman to cross 10,000 runs in Test cricket:
Answer: Younis Khan
57
At WEF, which leader ruled out revival of old world order?
Answer: Mark Carney

GENERAL SCIENCE

58
Depth range of an intermediate (mid-focus) earthquake:
Answer: 70 – 300 km
59
Atmospheric layer shielding Earth from harmful solar UV rays:
Answer: Stratosphere (Ozone Layer)
60
Why is lightning seen before thunder is heard?
Answer: Light travels substantially faster than sound
61
What subatomic electric charge does an electron carry?
Answer: Negative charge (−1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C)
62
In basic chemistry, oxidation is defined as:
Answer: Loss of electrons (Increase in oxidation state)
63
The elimination of metabolic wastes from the human body:
Answer: Excretion
64
What type of joint connects most cranium/skull bones?
Answer: Fixed Joints (Sutures)
65
Average children born to a woman during reproductive years:
Answer: Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
66
A castellated chimney geomorphic landform is formed from:
Answer: Earth Pillar (Hoodoo)
67
Energy stored in a compressed or stretched mechanical spring:
Answer: Elastic Potential Energy
68
Which anatomical joint type is NOT found between bones of the cranial vault?
Answer: Synovial / Movable Joints

COMPUTER & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

69
What does an IP (Internet Protocol) address uniquely identify?
Answer: A host network interface on an IP network
70
What does the Trash/Bin folder in an email application store?
Answer: Deleted email messages CSS NEXUS — Competitive Exam Series PPSC Child Protection Officer (CPO) Solved Page 3 of 4Q. 46 – 57Q. 58 – 68Q. 69 – 70

COMPUTER & IT (CONTINUED)

71
What is a Custom Slide Show in MS PowerPoint?
Answer: A selected subset / custom sequence of slides
72
Feature for creating batch personalized documents/letters:
Answer: Mail Merge
73
Keyboard shortcut key to move cursor to start of line:
Answer: Home Key
74
MS Excel feature used to restrict/specify cell input types:
Answer: Data Validation
75
In Internet Explorer, under which main menu can the Favorites Bar be enabled/disabled?
Answer: View Menu

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPREHENSION

76
English equivalent of Urdu term "یﻧﺎﻓ ﻻ" (La-Fani):
Answer: Eternal / Immortal
77
If an individual is "uptight", they are emotionally:
Answer: Worried / Anxious / Tense
78
What is the exact antonym of "Introvert"?
Answer: Social / Extrovert
79
What is the closest synonym of "Factious"?
Answer: Divisive / Dissenting
80
Idiom: "Take a rain check" means:
Answer: Postpone or accept offer at a later date
81
Phrase: "In common" denotes:
Answer: Shared by two or more people
82
Idiom: "A bolt from the blue" implies:
Answer: A sudden, unexpected shock/event
83
"The new teacher is slow to _____ the rules."
Answer: adapt to
84
"I certainly do not _____ your riding over speed limit."
Answer: approve of
85
"The picture frames are hanging _____ the wall."
Answer: on the wall
86
Narration: He said, "It was raining yesterday."
Answer: He said that it had been raining the previous day.
87
Voice: "No one could solve the puzzle."
Answer: The puzzle could not be solved by anyone.
88
A word formed from initial letters of words is an:
Answer: Acronym
89
"Two million dollars _____ a huge deficit."
Answer: was (treated as a singular sum)
90
"They while away their morning watching TV." The word "while" functions as:
Answer: Transitive Verb

URDU GRAMMAR & LITERATURE

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