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Situations Vacant in Ministry of Railways Government of Pakistan

Situation Vacant
in Government of Pakistan Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

Applications are invited from suitable candidates (Male/Female) for recruitment in Ministry of Railways (Railway Board), Islamabad against the following post(s):-

Stenotypist (BS-14)

No. of Posts: 03
Qualifications: Intermediate
Domicile/Quota: Punjab (02), Balochistan (01)
Age Limit: 18 – 25 years


Upper Division Clerk (BS-11)

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Government Jobs Jobs

Situations Vacant in Ministry of National Food Security & Research

Situations Vacant
in Ministry of National Food Security & Research
Government of Pakistan

Applications are invited for the following vacant positions in the PSD project “Promotion of Olive Cultivation on Commercial scale in Pakistan” executed by Pakistan Oilseed Development Board under the Ministry of National Food Security & Research, Government of Pakistan. The posts are on contract basis initially for a period of two years, extendable on yearly basis subject to satisfactory performance till the completion of the project.

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CSS Optional Subjects MCQs MCQs

Introduction to International Law MCQs

What is international law?
(a) A binding regulations on states
(b) A combination of tradition, custom, and international agreements that sometimes limit the behaviour of states
(c) Any law passed by a country that deals with international relations
(d) A law of physics that applies in all places
Answer: b


Who coined the term International Law?
(a) Jeremy Bentham
(b) Pufendorf
(c) Hugo Grotius
(d) Oppenheim
Answer: a


Who is considered the father of International Law?
(a) Jeremy Bentham
(b) Pufendorf
(c) Hugo Grotius
(d) Oppenheim
Answer:. c

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Government Jobs Jobs

Situation Vacant in Office of the Ombudsperson (Govt of Punjab)

Situation Vacant

The Office of the Ombudsperson, Government of the Punjab, requires the service of dynamic and highly motivated persons for a period of three years on contract basis for the following positions:

Assistant (BS-16)

Age: 18-25
No of Posts: 01
Qualification: BS (Second Division) or B.Sc. (Second Division) frm a recognized University

Note:

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English Grammar MCQs

Advanced Level English Vocabulary MCQs (Set-4)

Advanced Level English Vocabulary MCQs (Set-4)

The rise in energy —— has led to a reduction in the amount of fossil fuels that the world must use.
A) redundancy
B) efficiency
C) consumption
D) suitability
E) conformity
Answer: C


I believe that leaders must make an effort to stay open-minded and try to —— another person’s point
of view.
A) deplore
B) recover
C) forecast
D) insist
E) appreciate
Answer: E

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Government Jobs Jobs

Jobs Opportunities in Port Qasim Authority

Port Qasim Authority invites applications from suitable candidates for appointment to the following posts on contract basis for a period of Two (03) years (Extendable):

Assistant Manager (Revenue) BPS-1

No of Post: 01
Educational Qualifications: MBA (Finance) / M.Com
Age Limit: 30 years

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Daily Dawn Vocabulary

Daily DAWN News Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning(29 August 2020)

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Daily Dawn Newspaper English Vocabulary with Urdu Meaning
August 29, 2020


Omission (noun) بھول چوک،چھوٹ

someone or something that has been left out or excluded.
Example: “there are glaring omissions in the report”
Synonyms: deletion, cut, exclusion, gap, blank, lacuna, hiatus, oversight
Antonyms: addition, inclusion


Inflict (verb) نزلہ گرانا، غصہ ا تارنا

cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something.
Example: “they inflicted serious injuries on three other men”
Synonyms: administer to, deal out to, mete out to, serve out to, deliver to, apply to, lay, impose
Antonyms: remove, alleviate, suspend, spare


Catastrophic (adjective) تباہ کن، تباہی، بربادی

involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering.
Example: “a catastrophic earthquake”
Synonyms: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous, tragic, fatal, dire, awful, terrible
Antonyms: fortunate, beneficial


Torrential (adjective) سیلابی بارش، سیلاب سا

(of rain) falling rapidly and in copious quantities.
Example: “a torrential downpour”
Synonyms: copious, severe, heavy, rapid, relentless, violent, soaking, teeming
Antonyms: scarce, controlled


Fend (verb) بغیر مدد کے کام کرنا،باز رکھنا، موسم روکنا

defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker.
Example: “Meredith tried frantically to fend him off”
Synonyms: ward off, head off, stave off, hold off, keep off, repel, repulse, resist
Antonyms: encourage


Strident (adjective) سخت، کرخت اور اونچی آواز

(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.
Example: “his voice had become increasingly strident”
Synonyms: harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, stentorian, shrill
Antonyms: soft, dulcet


Reprehensible (adjective) مجرمانہ، قابل مذمت، قابل نفرت

deserving censure or condemnation.
Example: “his complacency and reprehensible laxity”
Synonyms: deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, disreputable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable
Antonyms: creditable, praiseworthy, good


Dubious (adjective) مشکوک، مبہم، مشتبہ

hesitating or doubting.
Example: “I was rather dubious about the whole idea”
Synonyms: doubtful, uncertain, unsure, in doubt, hesitant, undecided, unsettled, unconfirmed
Antonyms: certain, definite


Perceive (verb) ادراک کرنا، سمجھنا، جاننا

become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
Example: “his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth”
Synonyms: discern, recognize, become cognizant of, become aware of, become conscious of, get/come to know
Antonyms: miss, misobserve, overlook


Eviscerate (verb) کاٹ کر الگ نکال لینا، کسی شے کو خالی کرنا

disembowel (a person or animal).
Example: “the goat had been skinned and neatly eviscerated”
Synonyms: disembowel, gut, remove the innards from, draw, dress, embowel, disbowel, exenterate
Antonyms: uninjured


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Articles Pakistani Newspapers

Afghan-Taliban peace talks: Who, What, Where and Why

Talks seeking to end 19 years of war in Afghanistan started this weekend, with an opening ceremony on Saturday. Negotiators representing the Kabul government and Taliban insurgents are scheduled to sit face to face in the Qatari capital of Doha from September 13, 2020.

The intra-Afghan negotiations grew out of a US-Taliban agreement in February.

It outlined the withdrawal of foreign forces from by May 2021 in exchange for peace guarantees and Taliban promises to open negotiations with the Afghan government, which the group had previously refused.

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Articles English Essay Pakistani Newspapers

Kashmir and the United Nations Security Council | CSS Essay Material

By: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

India’s Ambassador to the United Nations, T S Tirumurti has asked the UN Security Council to take off the “outdated agenda item” of the “India-Pakistan question’’, from the Council.

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram responded, “Indian representatives are either deluding themselves, or deluding their public, by asserting that they will remove Kashmir from the Security Council’s agenda.”

In the summary statement by Mr Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General of matters of which the Security Council is seized, was issued on January 2, 2020. 56 items have been considered by the Council at a formal meeting during the period from January 1 2017 to December 31 2019, while, 13 items were not. However, all 69 agenda items were identified “as matters of which Security Council was currently seized,” including “The India-Pakistan Question.”

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English Grammar MCQs

Advanced Level English Vocabulary MCQs (Set-3)

Advanced Level English Vocabulary MCQs (Set-3)

Many members of the medical profession are of the opinion that laughter, a common element of everyday life, has —— therapeutic effects on the body.
A) hilarious
B) ridiculous
C) awkward
D) morbid
E) valuable
Answer: E

 

The fact that safety belts save lives is both —— obvious and also supported by impressive amount of evidence. Advanced Level English Vocabulary MCQs
A) permanently
B) purposefully
C) conclusively
D) appropriately
E) excessively
Answer: C