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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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141. IED stands for
- A. Installed Explosive Device
- B. Implanted Explosive Device
- C. Improvised Explosive Device
- D. Instantaneous Explosive Device
Explanation: IED means Improvised Explosive Device, a device assembled from commonly available materials rather than manufactured as standard military…
Correct answer: Improvised Explosive Device142. PTM stands for
- A. Pashtun Tajir Movement
- B. Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement
- C. Pashtun Tehreek Movement
- D. Pashtun Tribe Movement
Explanation: PTM expands to Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, a rights movement founded in Pakistan. The word Tahaffuz means protection or safeguarding.
Correct answer: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement143. HDI stands for
- A. Human Development Infrastructure
- B. Human Development Industry
- C. Human Development Index
- D. Human Development Institute
Explanation: HDI means Human Development Index, a UNDP measure combining indicators of health, education and standard of living.
Correct answer: Human Development Index- A. International cricket conference
- B. International cricket council
- C. International cricket club
- D. International cricket coalition
Explanation: ICC stands for International Cricket Council, the global governing body for international cricket.
Correct answer: International cricket council- A. International Service Intelligence
- B. Inter Security Intelligence
- C. International Security Institution
- D. Inter Services Intelligence.
Explanation: ISI stands for Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan's principal intelligence agency.
Correct answer: Inter Services Intelligence.- A. Non-Poliferation Treaty
- B. National Protection Treaty
- C. Non-Resident Protection Treaty
- D. National Purification Treaty
Explanation: NPT means Non-Proliferation Treaty, formally the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Correct answer: Non-Poliferation Treaty- A. Exit Cancellation List
- B. Exit Control List
- C. Exit Common List
- D. Excutive Crime List
Explanation: ECL stands for Exit Control List, a list used to restrict specified persons from leaving Pakistan.
Correct answer: Exit Control List- A. Fata commission Report
- B. Frontier Commission Regulations
- C. Frontier Crimes Regulations
- D. Frontier Common Records
Explanation: FCR stands for Frontier Crimes Regulations, a colonial-era legal framework applied in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas of…
Correct answer: Frontier Crimes Regulations- A. Punjab Air Lines
- B. Pakistan International Airlines
- C. Poland International Airlines
- D. Portugal International Airlines
Explanation: PIA means Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan’s national flag carrier.
Correct answer: Pakistan International Airlines- A. International Genetically Engineered Machines
- B. International Genetically Engineered Mobiles
- C. International Genetically Engineered Motobikes
- D. International Genetically Engineered Motor
Explanation: iGEM expands to International Genetically Engineered Machine, the name of the synthetic-biology competition and foundation.
Correct answer: International Genetically Engineered Machines- A. Britain
- B. Germany
- C. Russia
- D. Indonesia
Explanation: BIN stands for Badan Intelijen Negara, Indonesia’s State Intelligence Agency.
Correct answer: Indonesia152. Full Form of BCCI ?
- A. Bank of Commerce and Cooperation International
- B. Bank of Central Cooperation International
- C. Bank of Credit and Commerce International
- D. None of These
Explanation: BCCI expanded to Bank of Credit and Commerce International, an international bank founded in 1972.
Correct answer: Bank of Credit and Commerce International153. MNNA stands for?
- A. Major Non NATO Ally
- B. Main Non NATO Ally
- C. Modern Non NATO Ally
- D. Minor Non NATO Ally
Explanation: MNNA expands to Major Non-NATO Ally, a United States designation for selected countries that have important defence and security…
Correct answer: Major Non NATO Ally- A. United Nations Internal Cultural Educational Foundation
- B. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
- C. United Nations International Children Educational Foundation
- D. United Nations International Cultural Emergency Fund
Explanation: UNICEF originally stood for United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.
Correct answer: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund- A. Iraq
- B. Denmark
- C. USA
- D. Iran
Explanation: VEVAK is the commonly used abbreviation for Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security.
Correct answer: Iran- A. India
- B. Iran
- C. Israel
- D. Afghanistan
Explanation: KHAD was Afghanistan's state security and intelligence service during the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
Correct answer: Afghanistan- A. Mossad
- B. Shin Bet:
- C. Aman
- D. MI6
Explanation: Aman is the Israeli Defense Forces' Military Intelligence Directorate and its senior military intelligence branch.
Correct answer: Aman- A. America
- B. Britain
- C. Japan
- D. Russia
Explanation: MI6 is the informal name for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, which gathers intelligence overseas.
Correct answer: Britain- A. 256 different characters
- B. 512 different characters
- C. 1024 different characters
- D. 128 different characters
Explanation: Extended ASCII uses 8 bits, giving 2^8, or 256, possible character codes.
Correct answer: 256 different characters- A. November 20, 1964
- B. April 20, 1964
- C. December 26, 1968
- D. November 26, 1964Primary & Secondary Schooling (K-12)
Explanation: Pakistan Television began its first transmission from Lahore on 26 November 1964.
Correct answer: November 26, 1964Primary & Secondary Schooling (K-12)