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162 Abbreviations MCQs from General Knowledge, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

Abbreviations covers the full forms and meanings of shortened names used in science, medicine, technology, education, government, finance, law, communication and international affairs. It includes initials, acronyms and standard symbols, with attention to similar abbreviations whose meanings change according to their professional or institutional context.

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Moderate
  • A. Collective Bargaining Agent
  • B. Collective Bargaining Agency
  • C. Collective Bargaining Administration
  • D. Collective Bargaining Association

Explanation: CBA means Collective Bargaining Agent, the representative recognized to negotiate employment terms on behalf of workers.

Correct answer: Collective Bargaining Agent
Hard
  • A. Standard Terminal Arrival Road
  • B. Standard Terminal Arrival Route
  • C. Standard Term Arrival Route
  • D. Strong Terminal Arrival Road

Explanation: In aviation, STAR means Standard Terminal Arrival Route, a published route that guides aircraft from the en-route phase toward an…

Correct answer: Standard Terminal Arrival Route
Moderate
  • A. Overseas Pakistan Federation
  • B. Overseas People Federation
  • C. Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
  • D. None of these

Explanation: OPF is the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation, a Pakistani government organization serving citizens living abroad.

Correct answer: Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
Moderate
  • A. The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
  • B. The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Company
  • C. The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Cooperation
  • D. The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Contents

Explanation: SUPARCO expands to Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission, Pakistan’s national space research organization.

Correct answer: The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
Moderate
  • A. Sui Sindh Gas Corridor
  • B. Sui Southern Gas Company's
  • C. Sui Special Gas Company's
  • D. Sui Southern Gas Corridor

Explanation: SSGC stands for Sui Southern Gas Company, the natural-gas transmission and distribution company serving southern Pakistan.

Correct answer: Sui Southern Gas Company's
Moderate
  • A. Company Price Index
  • B. Customer Price Index
  • C. Current Price Index
  • D. Consumer Price Index

Explanation: CPI means Consumer Price Index, which measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.

Correct answer: Consumer Price Index
Moderate
  • A. Direct Monitoring Officer
  • B. Dual Monitoring Officer
  • C. District Monitoring Officer
  • D. Departmental Monitoring Officer

Explanation: DMO means District Monitoring Officer, generally the officer responsible for monitoring activities at district level.

Correct answer: District Monitoring Officer
Very hard
  • A. Counter Gas Theft Organization
  • B. Counter Gas Theft Operations
  • C. Central Gas Theft Operations
  • D. Company Gas Theft Operations

Explanation: CGTO stands for Counter Gas Theft Operations, a term used for activities aimed at detecting and preventing illegal gas connections and…

Correct answer: Counter Gas Theft Operations
Easy
  • A. Unidentified flying objects
  • B. Universal famous objects
  • C. Unidentified famous objects
  • D. Universal flying Objects

Explanation: UFO conventionally expands to Unidentified Flying Object, meaning an observed airborne phenomenon whose identity is not known.

Correct answer: Unidentified flying objects
Moderate
  • A. Senate Standing Cooperation
  • B. Senate Standing Conference
  • C. Senate Standing Committee
  • D. Senate Standing Coalition

Explanation: In Pakistan's parliamentary context, SSC means Senate Standing Committee.

Correct answer: Senate Standing Committee
Fairly easy
  • A. Civil Action Authority
  • B. Civil Aviation Authority
  • C. Command Aviation Army
  • D. Command Action Agency

Explanation: CAA stands for Civil Aviation Authority, the body responsible for regulating civil aviation in a country.

Correct answer: Civil Aviation Authority
Fairly easy
  • A. Benazir Income Service Programme
  • B. Bhutto Income Service Programme
  • C. Benazir Income Support Programme
  • D. Bhutto Income Support Programme

Explanation: BISP expands to Benazir Income Support Programme. It is Pakistan's major social-protection and cash-assistance initiative named after…

Correct answer: Benazir Income Support Programme
Fairly easy
  • A. Pakistan Television Authority
  • B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
  • C. Pakistan Technology Association
  • D. Pakistan Tribal Areas

Explanation: PTA means Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the regulatory body responsible for telecommunications and related services in Pakistan.

Correct answer: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
Moderate
  • A. Foreign Economic Detail
  • B. Federal Excise Duty
  • C. Foreign Exchange Deduction
  • D. Federal Economic Department

Explanation: FED stands for Federal Excise Duty, an indirect tax imposed on specified goods and services in Pakistan.

Correct answer: Federal Excise Duty
Fairly easy
  • A. National Army Policy
  • B. National Army Plan
  • C. National Action Plan
  • D. National Activity Policy

Explanation: NAP stands for National Action Plan, Pakistan’s counterterrorism policy introduced after the 2014 Army Public School attack.

Correct answer: National Action Plan
Easy
  • A. Central Intelligence America
  • B. Central Intelligence Agency
  • C. Central American Intelligence Agency
  • D. None of the Above.

Explanation: CIA expands to Central Intelligence Agency, the United States agency responsible primarily for foreign intelligence collection and analysis.

Correct answer: Central Intelligence Agency
Hard
  • A. Security Reform Union
  • B. Statutory Regulation Organization
  • C. Statutory Regulatory Order
  • D. Senior Regional Officer

Explanation: SRO means Statutory Regulatory Order, a formal order issued under delegated legal or administrative authority.

Correct answer: Statutory Regulatory Order
Moderate
  • A. Pakistan Bureau of Science
  • B. Pakistan Board of Statistics
  • C. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
  • D. Pakistan Board of Science

Explanation: PBS is the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the country’s official institution for collecting and publishing statistical data.

Correct answer: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Fairly easy
  • A. Bomb Discharge Unit
  • B. Bomb Disconnect Unit
  • C. Bomb Deactivate Unit
  • D. Bomb Disposal Unit

Explanation: BDU stands for Bomb Disposal Unit, the specialist unit responsible for identifying and safely removing or destroying explosive devices.

Correct answer: Bomb Disposal Unit
Fairly easy
  • A. Medical officer Union
  • B. Memorandum Of Understanding
  • C. Military Official Unit
  • D. Media Official Unit

Explanation: An MOU, or Memorandum of Understanding, records the intentions and agreed framework between two or more parties.

Correct answer: Memorandum Of Understanding