Interview Questions

Dear Candidates..!!
Assalam o Alaikum..!!
Here are Some of the Interview Questions as Promised..!!

1.  Introduce yourself...??
2. Who all are neighbours of Pakistan? and how Long are the Borders we share with these countries?
3. Whats the Difference between Line of Actual Contact and Line of Control?
4. Whats the Importance of NJ9842?
5. Why do u Want to join the Army?
6. What if you cant join or get rejected?
7. What are the Type of tanks used by Pakistan Army?
8. Whats ur Biggest strength and Biggest Weakness?
9. Do u have a Girl Friend? (My Advice: Always Answer NO even if u have One)
10. Whats the difference between Access and Excess?(Grammatical Questions of Other Types)
11. Do You read Books? (if u say yes to u must be in Knowledge of Whats the theme of the book and Other Books by the Same Author )
12. Do U read newspapers?? Who is the Editor in Chief of THE NEWS, Which other Columnist Write for THE NEWS Who is your Favourite??
13. Whats Happening in Syria??(Current Affair Questions of same type)
14. Why do You think USA is fighting in Afghanistan??(Current Affair Questions of same type)
15. Do you Know the Rank Structure in the Army??
16. Define Newton Second Law of Motion? (Academic Questions of Same Type, So u Must refresh Your Knowledge of FSc before Going there)
17. Do you Watch Movies?? Which is your favourite Movie? Who is the Director of the Moive? Which other Movies has he directed??
18. Why Do u think Bangladesh Separated from Pakistan? Whats the Solution of Balochistan crisis?
19. Do U use Facebook?? What ahve u learned from Facebook?? why Do u Use It if u have not Learned anything? You have Low marks in First year and Stilll U use Facebook? (be prepared for Questions on social media)
20. If a train is Moving at 100km an Hour, how Much distance wud it travel after 60 Min?? (Mathematical Questions of same Type)
21. You have listed Playing Cricket as your Sports, Whats the length of a Cricket Pitch? Who Retired Some Days Back ? Wat was the Last Tournament Cricket World Saw? (Questions related to the Sports U have Written)
22. You have Listed Gardening as your Hobby Name Four Ever Green Flowers?? (Questions Related to your Hobby)

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Important Facts on Geography of the World

            1.         Narrow portion of Sea Stretching deep into the land is called Gulf.

            2.         Bearing strait links Pacific Ocean with Atlantic Ocean.

            3.         Strait of Malacca links Indian Ocean with Pacific Ocean.

            4.         Total area of the earth is 510 million sq Km.

            5.         Altai mountains are located in Morocco.

6.         Tanganyka lake is situated on the border of Democratic republic of Congo and Tanzania.

7.         Nanga Parbat (8068 m) is highest peak of Himalayas mountains in Pakistan.

8.         The longest river of the world is Nile.

9.         The largest river of the world is Amazon.

10.       Strait of Hormuz links Persian Gulf with Gulf of Oman.

11.       Mauritius Islands are situated in Indian Ocean.

12.       North Pole of earth is occupied by Arctic ocean.

13.       The Pamirs are also known as Roof of the world.

14.       The Cape Route connects London and Freetown.

15.       Alexandria is the famous sea port of Egypt .

16.       Smallest Planet of solar system is known as Mercury

17.       Torres strait connects New Guinea with Australia.

18.       Suez Canal links Red Sea with Mediterranen Sea.

19.       Bandar Abbas is the famous seaport of Iran.

20.       Rio de Janerio is the famous seaport of Brazil.          

            21.       Total area of Pakistan is 796095.

            22.       Pakistan is located between 23 30’ N to 37 N and 61 E to 75 30’ E.

            23.       Height of K-2 is 28250 feet. (8011 m)

            24.       Highest peak of Himalayas is Nanga Parbat.

            25.       Indus water treaty was signed in1960 between India and Pakistan.

            26.       Mangla dam is constructed on river Jhelum.

                        Tarbela Dam is constructed on river Indus.

                        Warsak Dam is constructed on river Kabul.

                        Sukhar & Guddu Barrage are constructed on river Indus.

                        Bhasha Dam is constructed on river -----------.

                        Baghliar Dam is constructed on river Chinab.

            27.       Length of common border between Pakistan and Iran is 805 Km.

            28.       Driest place of Pakistan is Nokundi Balochistan.

            29.       Highest place of salt range is Sakesar.

30.       Babusar Pass, 4,554 meters high connects Abbottabad with Gilgit

31.       Lowari Pass, 3,120 meters, connects Peshawar with Chitral;

32.       Shandur Pass, 3723 meters, connects Chitral with Gilgit

            33.       Bolan Pass connects Quetta with Sibi.

            34.       Dargai pass connects Mardan and Malakand.

            35.       Highest peak of Suleman range is known as Takht-e-Suleman.

            36.       Lake Saiful Maluk is situated in Kaghan valley.

            37.       Hamun-e-Makhkel is the largest dry lake of Balochistan.

            38.       River Kabul flows from Afghanistan and joins Indus at Attock.

            39.      

            40.       Sir Creek is situated in the South East of Karachi.  

            41.       Iran is surrounded on the north by Caspian sea.

            42.       Iran consists of 30 provinces.

            43.       India is comprised 28 states.

            44.       Total number of provinces of China is 22.

            45.       Afghanistan consists of 34 provinces.

            46.       Length of common border between Afghanistan and Iran is 936 Km.

47.       Length of common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2252 Km known as Durand             Line.

To the east is the Indian territory of East Punjab and Rajasthan with a common border of      about 1,610 kms.

            48.       Length of border between China and Pakistan is 595 Km.

 Sea frontage of Pakistan is 1046 Km.

            49.       Ravi is the shortest river of Pakistan.

            50.       Pamir Knot connects Kunlun Shan, Tien Shan and Hindu Kush.

                        Gasprom is Russian Energy Giant.

            51.       Sir Richard Dannatt is the Chief of UK Army

52.       David Miliband is British Foreign Secretary

            53.       PTV has been renamed as PTV Home

            54.       Arab League comprised of 22 Nations.

                        OIC                              -           56

                        ASEAN                         -           10

                        SAARC                        -           8

                        UNO                            -           193

                        NATO                          -           28

                        EU                               -           27

                        World Bank                  -           185

                        IMF                              -           185

                        Common Wealth          -           54

                        Asian Development Bank         -           67

            55.       Benjumun nehtanyahu is the PM of Israel.

            56.       Syed Kamal Shah is the Interior Secretary of Pakistan

            57.       Moshe Katsav- ex Israeli President resigned due to the charges of sexual crimes

                        Dominic Strauss Kahn ex IMF President resigned due to the charges of sexual crimes

            58.       World Bank launched first electronic news letter known as e-News letter

            59.       East Timor has 55 seats in Parliament

            60.       USA has provided 2 F-16 aircrafts out of total 28 aircrafts

            61.       40% of patient in Pakistan suffer from water born diseases

            62.       China is the largest wheat producing country in world

            63.       Pakistan external debt is $62 billion  by the end of March 2006

            64.       The latest amendment made in the constitution of Pakistan is known as                                                          19^th  Amendment       

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND GEOGRAPHY

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MEDIA ROLE IN NATIONAL GRIEF

Pakistan a hard country is a title given to the book written by Anatol Lieven, where he categorically points to the resilience of the nation. This country of nearly 200 million people has witnessed quite a lot in terms of tragedy, death, and misfortune. One such incident happened on Friday 20th April 2012, when Bhoja Airlines flight B-213 on its route from Karachi-Islamabad met an unlucky fate near “loi beer” a small village near Chaklala Air force base at 6:40pm PST. The 127 (the crew and passengers) people on board that flight were killed, with its remains scattered in a 5/10 mile km radius on land. The passengers: 110 adults, 5 newborn babies and 6 other children were onboard in crashed plane.

There are many questions that a logical mind asks: Foremost being, with people perishing in such a huge disaster why in the name of God was Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Defence hasty in granting license to a bad reputed company of yester years? Why was political pressure on the Director CAA specifically for this airline? Why hasn’t the previous airline crash of July 2010 been an example to cover up those ill’s that have cost innocent people’s lives now (157 people died in Air Blue crash that year).Why a plane such as Boeing 737 which is no more being manufactured, given an A-okay certificate to fly? A plane whose fuselage becomes weaker because of the repetitive compression and decompression and this isn’t the only thing which could have caused it, weather, malfunctioning instruments and lack of maintenance played a vital role in this crash. Pilots are not to be blamed with such an old machine they were one of the most experienced ex-Air force Pilots! When the President or PM of Pakistan address the National assembly, helicopters hover on Islamabad city, till he/they finish the speech and return, couldn’t those helicopters take floodlights and provisions necessary to the crash scene? Why did it take 5/6 hours in providing just ample light for the rescue operation to take place?

With ruins of the plane, body parts everywhere in that area, media persons, locals, and loads of others walked around the scene as if it was a Sunday market venue! Shown live on TV Channels all across the world it was as if death and devastation was a spectacle never to be witnessed again. Where crucial evidence for investigation lay open under the raining skies, such people were free to take pictures, videos, pilfer cash and kind of dead people all over the place. What sort of a cordon was that? Private TV Channels in Pakistan were giving minute to minute breaking news of the event, with scenes from that area which were gruesome to watch. Body parts, shoes, luggage, note books, mobile phones, jewellery, laptops, clothes, identity cards, passports, watches were shown as if the camera was in a supermarket and the items displayed had great deals on them for bargain!

Television broadcasts showed footage of distraught relatives, weeping and hugging each other. One such private channel showed coverage of the event and then swiftly took the viewers to its Karachi correspondent where the anchor of this breaking news was sitting with the family of deceased Flight Purser Ghazala Malik. Her picture shown on full screen, the anchor (a female), asked the bereaved mother (who was holding her late daughters picture in her hand and who looked stoned by the news), ‘Your daughter was the eldest, an earning member of the family, she was unmarried, you had desires in your heart to see the marriage of your daughter, see her settled and happy in life, now that she is no more; What are your views on her demise?’ Is that a question to ask a mother, who received the news of her daughter’s death minutes ago? Does such footage amount to be shown in a breaking news slot? The sentiments of parents: who have lost their children in an uncalled for crash? Is that what responsible Journalism is all about? Where are the ethics of dealing with a victim’s family? Why rub salt into the wounds? Someone’s relatives could be your relatives too, why to put them through further distress? Does this too amount to media rating? If it does, it is highly an immoral way to do so.

The media should understand: Showing graphic images is a challenge to watch for the masses. To be careful in narratives of an incident, to be less descriptive of a scene, let the privacy of someone’s loved one remain intact. Try to maintain a balance of seriousness and avoid hopelessness reach people. A microphone in hand does not mean that the anchorperson should lose all moral grounds, sentences with encouragement to the victim’s family and the viewers should be maintained as priority. Forcing children, youth, old people to comment on their loss or re-live their experience can cause serious Psychological setbacks. Children are particularly vulnerable and may assume an enormous sense of guilt if they feel that they have said or done something inadequate during a media interview. Inappropriate coverage of wreckage, death can undermine the purpose or healing value of the activity. Following should be pointers adopted by people handling the microphone: 1. Avoid the impulse to titillate or speculate. 2. Report information only from identified official spokespeople. 3. Stick to fully verified information that won’t hamper recovery efforts. 4. Respect the potentially still fragile state of individuals who were near or lost a loved-one in the crash/accidents/attacks. 5. Understand the range of potential reactions that can be caused by a traumatic event or the anniversary of an event. 6. Know the school/College students’ watch television too, do not take away their sensitivity. 7. Identify & provide information regarding where to access resources on coping with trauma and who to contact if someone is having difficulty.

In an hour of crisis, the media should: Concentrate more on giving out contact numbers of the office concerned to the affected families, to people at large to come up with mass help in reaching out to the authorities concerned. Electronic media should understand that their actions can lead to desensitizing of the public at large. Death is not a joke, let’s be responsible in dealing with national and personal grief.

A failing US strategy in Afghanistan

Western analysts believe that, “Afghanistan was Obama`s war of choice. He picked it in preference to Iraq, ordered up a Petraeus-patented surge, went after the bad guys in Helmand and Kandahar, and now, like George Bush before him, is preparing to declare a victory, whatever the uncomfortable facts of the matter.” Indeed, U.S was able to secure its interests in Iraq, pulled out its combat forces, while leaving behind oil companies and contractors. US declared victory in that country, after having caused instability and division among various ethnic and sectarian groups of that country. After a decade, it has not been able to control even 50% area of Afghanistan. In the wordings of renowned US writer Steve Coll, US “policy was disintegrating under the weight of its own wrong assumptions and would not last until 2014.”

In the recent past, three gruesome incidents committed by US forces in Afghanistan indicate its imperial mindset. The first incident was urinating on the bodies of the Taliban by US soldiers. While committing this callous act, US soldiers appear to be amusing themselves and as if they have done something of pride, as video indicates. Another act was the burning the Holy Quran by US soldiers in a US Military Base in Afghanistan. By doing that U.S uniformed persons gave an impression that they wilfully disrespect the Muslim belief and their religion, in a country whose inhabitants are very strict followers of the religion. The third incident was killing of sixteen innocent civilians by a US Sergeant mercilessly and burning them too. Most of those targeted were women and children.

These incidents were deliberate, thus cannot be treated as isolated ones, as US media and officials portray. Just as an example, it was a group of U.S marines, who urinated on the bodies, not a single individual. Someone out of those could have stopped occurring the incident. Nevertheless, all gave the impression as if they have done something worth appreciating, and as a mark of triumph. Burning of the Holy Quran at a US Base in Afghanistan was not an individual act. A military base after all is always well guarded and soldiers do not live in single rooms like peacetime in ones own cantonments.

In the third incident, leaving the base and getting inside the houses to kill innocent cannot be an individual act. After all the exit and entrance of the base must have been guarded by a certain number of security personnel. Why did they allow him to leave the base in the dark hours of the morning, while being heavily armed and all alone? Can US afford its soldiers wandering individually in any part of Afghanistan even in broad day hours? More over, as President Karazai suspects, this killing cannot be one man’s job, therefore, let us be fair in accepting that. For the US and its marines, all these incidents might have been fun and mark of victory, but for the Afghans, all these events and many others are humiliations and loss of precious lives. How can they pull on with these daily happenings? After over a decade of the occupation, they were not expecting such a humiliating treatment, but a fair handling.

Probably, US policy makers are in a strange miasma. Economic disaster back home compels the US to wrap-up as soon as possible through a strategy, “how to get out fast without appearing to get out fast.” This strategy was even focused in the meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron on March 14/15 in Washington. Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has already signalled the likely US wrapping up by end of 2013. Even the American and European analysts feels that, “As they watch these moves, Afghans, the Taliban and neighbours such as Pakistan can reasonably conclude that the United States, rather than trying to win the war, is racing to implement an exit strategy in which the interests of Afghans and their government are slighted.”

Nevertheless, such a scenario does not mean that, US would not leave its footprints in Afghanistan after 2013 or as agreed in Lisbon Summit of a drawdown by 2014. After all US has made lot of investment in the Afghanistan and must have a foresight to reap the fruits. Tussle between Pentagon and White House over the drawdown plan is not new. While Obama Administration would like to reduce the overseas defence expenditures by ending military engagements, the Pentagon is sticking to the continuation of military engagement indefinitely. What to talk of 2014, the Pentagon would like to continue even after that; a period from ‘transition to transformation’ 2015-2024). With these opposing poles, there are two more actors; the American masses and the US soldiers on Afghan soil. While majority of US masses sees the military engagement as non-productive, would thus like US soldiers to leave that country without anymore-economic expenditures and investments made there. The US soldiers themselves are tired and indeed sick-of the hostile environment in Afghanistan, are more than willing to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible. Soldiers of US and other coalition partners are indeed compelled to stay in these environments, thus at time commit acts which embarrasses the super power and EU partners. According to a Guardian writer, Simon Tisdall, “in Afghanistan, it`s time to swallow pride and wise up, before it really is too late.” Even now, there is a time; US should buy this sincere advice.

Even after having analysed and acknowledged the difficulties on ground, the areas which NATO and U.S failed to invest, is the Afghan society and political integration. So far, the billion of dollars NATO and US have spent are on making the military bases to secure their own forces and military equipment and establishing a shaky Afghan National Army and Police. Would this rickety and raw ANA and ANP be able to integrate the Afghan society, or bring the political harmony among the Afghan society? Whether deliberate or otherwise, this non-productive US investment is now harming its own long-term objectives in the region. Today, a common Afghan has no regard for the US and NATO forces. Except the US rewarded class, Afghan masses take US military presence as an occupying power, exploitative in nature and humiliating and degrading Afghan traditions and culture, besides driving wedges among various Afghan factions and ethnic groups.

While talking to Taliban, US did not take into confidence its own handpicked President Karazai. Now after these incidents, Karazai demanded US to vacate the villages and move the forces to bases. Indeed, as per British reporter Sandy Gall, “Mr Obama and his aides have done much to damage the relationship between the two countries and public morale on both sides.” These incidents and US arrogance over these have brought the Qatar dialogue between Taliban and US to a grinding halt.

The issue is not of the US failure in Afghanistan, but leaving it in a lurch. “Afghans already feel that electoral considerations are more important to the west than the key question of whether the raw, new Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police will be up to the task of guaranteeing the country`s security.” After so many years of civil wars and invasions, Afghans cannot afford another civil war and factional fighting. Therefore, it would be rather in the interests of either party if U.S recognises that its current policies have failed, thus should not persist on those. Rather, along with other partners, it “considers, for example, paying greater attention to the broad political goals enunciated by Afghan leaders, and not just by Karzai.” This all has to be done before, it is too late

Balochistan: challenges to the ISI

Not ethnic nationalism and its manifestations but the appearance of mutilated bodies in Balochistan is an antithesis to the theme of oneness of Pakistan

Much has been written on the challenges to the newly appointed DG ISI Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam but little has been written on the challenges to the perception and the consequent role of the ISI. This write-up tries to address the latter.

The first challenge to the ISI is to comprehend the grounds on which the fidelity of a national can be questioned, and the grounds on which it cannot be. The ancillary challenge is the modus operandi that is supposed to be adopted to bring an alleged person to a court of law to be arraigned for his deeds. The ISI may be following the old manual written perhaps for the Cold War era — how to label a national as a foe to win the war at all costs. Contrarily, the post-Cold War era is quite different. It is tolerant to numerous human aberrations. It is lenient to several human anomalies. It dampens political ultra-nationalism. It discourages religious fanaticism. It values independent human thinking. The readjustments actuated by the absence of the Cold War are still affecting one area or another of society. The ISI needs to keep itself abreast of those changes to appreciate the flexible boundaries of loyalty of citizens, including the Baloch, to their country.

Secondly, the post-Cold War era has redefined the boundaries of human rights and readjusted the margins of dissent. In all societies, both human rights and dissent have now acquired more space to thrive than ever before. Human rights are considered absolute and dissent is regarded as a way of life — and not a matter to be condemned and dispatching a dissenter to a death cell. The ISI needs to understand the concept of human rights afresh and the definition of violation of human rights anew. It will be pathetic if the ISI seeks refuge in the comparison of how many people were rendered missing by the intelligence agencies of other countries with its own performance in doing so. There is no need for any such contest. The comparison is absurd and justification is abominable. Further, a malevolent act carried out by a country does not permit another country to ape the same. The US has already been reviled both at home and abroad for its Guantanamo Bay policy. There is no room for any Guantanamo Bay in Pakistan. To muffle the dissenting voice of Pakistanis, including the Baloch, was not the objective of the constitution of the ISI. To compare the role of the ISI with foreign intelligence agencies, there are available other better areas of performance, which need not be mentioned here.

Thirdly, the post-Cold War era has brought forth a phenomenon (which enfolds a paradox) the understanding of which is another challenge to the ISI. On the one hand, there is happening a trans-continental migratory movement of people while on the other, there is emerging an ethnic nationalism at home. The ISI needs to study the similarities and differences (which are numerous) between both parts of the phenomenon. The ISI should also conduct a study what role grievances and deprivation play in necessitating both sections of the phenomenon. It is a shame that the military gave a guard of honour to General Pervez Musharraf, who abrogated the Constitution of Pakistan on November 3, 2007, but has been dealing with human beings living in Balochistan as if they were animals. Apparently, the abrogation of the constitution is a lesser evil but raising voice for one’s rights is a bigger one. Not ethnic nationalism and its manifestations but the appearance of mutilated dead bodies in Balochistan is an antithesis to the theme of oneness of Pakistan.

Fourthly, the ISI is surrounded by sycophants existing in the domain of politics. They are there with an axe to grind. How come Sheikh Rashid of Awami Muslim League knows the way the military or the ISI works? Is he briefed on that? He seems hell bent on becoming a blue-eyed chap of the Corps Commanders Rawalpindi. Ironically, on any TV talk show, he can speak on Balochistan at length to defend the military and the ISI but he shies away from speaking on the problems of and solutions for the railways as its ex-minister. He does all that obsequiousness not for any altruistic cause but to meet his selfish motive: to persuade the ISI to rig the next elections for him to bring him into power. These sycophants engender more harm than benefit to the ISI and need to be kept at arm’s length.

Fifthly, the ISI seems to have fallen prey to certain defence analysts who now are in abundance around. The other day, one such defence analyst was found proclaiming that the idea of the Dubai model was spawning unrest in Balochistan and unless this idea fizzled out, no peace could be introduced in Balochistan. The answer is very simple: if Balochistan has the potential to become Dubai, Pakistan should take the initiative and make this dream come true. Why is Pakistan faltering on that account? Another defence analyst has been trying to find the path of making another martial law possible. The pathfinder is determined to justify abrogation of the constitution under the trite excuse of ‘national interests’. Perceivably, the worth of a defence analyst is to grasp the seat of a director at some defence institute, deliver lectures at some war college, secure a position in some government-owned organisation including the state-run TV or acquire a piece of land at a nominal price in a DHA. These defence analysts feed on the vulnerabilities of the ISI and promote their own interests.

In fact, the glass of the media is also half-full of ISI’s toadies. It is understandable that in Pakistan to comment as a sycophant on the perceived challenges to the ISI is one thing but to comment on the ISI as a critic is a different ball game, called a risky business — the cost of which may be a critic’s scalp.

Genesis of the crisis in Sudan-Current Affairs

Sudan, once Africa's biggest country, has been in conflict for decades. The mainly African south and predominately Arab north fought for almost 40 years over the past six decades over differences in ideology, politics, resources, land and oil.

The most recent war raged from 1983 to 2005, claiming the lives of at least two million people and leaving another four million displaced.

When South Sudan became independent in July 2011, it was supposed to usher in a new period of peace and stability in the region.

But Sudan is still highly unstable with a continuing humanitarian crisis in Darfur in the west and fighting in oil-rich regions bordering South Sudan together known as the “Three Areas”. The country is also recovering from a conflict in the east.

Southern Kordofan is region that used to be the geographical centre of Sudan, but when the south won independence, it found itself on the southern border.

At its heart is the Nuba Mountains where some 50 black African tribes have lived for thousands of years.

There was heavy fighting in the region during the north-south civil war, but the comprehensive peace agreement that ended the conflict never resolved its status.

The conflict has stopped people from tending their fields and food is running out. Aid agencies have been banned from the region, and the UN warns of a looming humanitarian disaster.