PMS General Knowledge Syllabus
PMS General Knowledge Syllabus
Marks: 100
Subject: General Knowledge (Objective)
A. Current Affairs:
Candidates are expected to have updated knowledge of the current
events, issues and developments. They are also expected to know the
necessary historical perspective needed to understand these events.
Candidates shall be examined in the following areas:
Pakistan’s economic, social and political issues, regional disparities,
water scarcity, Cyber laws.
Pakistan’s relations with the neighbours.
Pakistan’s relations with the Muslim world.
Pakistan and the UN, European Union and regional organizations
(ECO, SAARC, SCO, ASEAN and ARF)
Pakistan’s relations with the US, China, EU and Russia.
Global Issues like: international peace and security; economy, human
rights; terrorism; food security, energy security; global warming;
Nuclear issues including proliferation and security; international trade,
trade regimes, Sustainable Development Goals; etc.
Relations with India, including Kashmir dispute.
Middle East and South West Asia issues.
Prominent personalities, opinion makers, NGOs, INGOs, Non-State
Actors etc. Globalization.
Evolving Socio-economic and Political situation in Pakistan and the
world, important events.
Sports, Music, Culture, Literature.
B. Physical Sciences:
Basic information on the solar system, galaxies and the universe
and knowledge of common terms used in astronomy.
Natural hazards and disasters e.g. earthquakes, cyclones, tsunamis
etc. and disaster risk management.
Energy sources, both fossil fuels and renewable sources and their
sustainable use.
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Basics of Physics and Chemistry including atomic structures,
chemical bonding’s, radiations, laws and Principles of Physics.
Materials, chemicals and their properties.
Minerals and their mining.
C. Biological Sciences:
Fundamentals of life forms e.g. cell structure, nucleus.
Bio-molecular structures like proteins, lipids, carbohydrates,
enzymes etc. and their functions/properties.
Plant and animal life.
Human body, its parts, organs and their functions.
Common diseases, their causes, symptoms and treatment;
vitamins, their sources and functions; vaccines, etc.
D. Environment Studies:
Eco-system, Biodiversity, climate change, water cycle, biosphere,
rock types.
Atmospheric pollution, its types, sources, effects, Ozone
depletion; Greenhouse effects, CFCs etc.
International Conventions/Regimes on Climate Change,
Biodiversity, Wetlands, Desertification, Carbon Credits etc. and
ongoing negotiations on Environment.
Water pollution types, sources, effects remedies; sustainable use
E. Food Science:
Diet and essential compounds for health.
Quality of food, preservation, problems relating to deterioration of
fruits and vegetables; adulterations.
Food security, global issues concerning hunger etc.
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G. Basic Mathematics:
Quantitative reasoning and problem solving.
Basic Arithmetic’s, Algebra, Geometry; problems relating to
averages, ratios, percentages, geometric figures; sets; equations;
areas of figures etc.
Logical reasoning and analytical reasoning through problem
solving, number series, analogies, relationships, etc.
Mental Mathematics.
Arithmetical Problems relating to time and work, distance and
speed, age, directions etc.
Basic statistics.
H. General:
Famous scientists and their claim to fame.
Famous inventions, discoveries, scientific laws, theories and
postulates.
Units and instruments of measurement
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