Deputy Accountant (BPS-14) Punjab Treasuries Preparation Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes for the Deputy Accountant exam, covering Pakistani history, Islamic studies, general science, and international affairs.

Indian National Congress

Political organization founded in the year 1885.

Urdu-Hindi controversy

Conflict that started in the subcontinent in the year 1867.

Lord Curzon

The individual who partitioned Bengal in 1905.

Simla Deputation

A group comprising 35 Muslim leaders that met in October 1906.

Separate Electorate

A Muslim demand accepted in the year 1909.

Partition plan of India

The plan announced on 3rd June, 1947.

Lord Mountbatten

The last Viceroy of India and the person with the shortest tenure in the Indo-Pak Sub-continent.

Justice Sir Abdur Rashid

The first Chief Justice of Pakistan.

Objective Resolution

Passed in year 1949.

Justice Shahab-ud-Din

Headed the Constitution Commission set up by Ayub Khan.

Lal Bahadur Shastri

The Indian Prime Minister who signed the Tashkent Declaration with Pakistan.

Allama Iqbal

Gave the Allahabad Address in 1930.

Maulvi Fazl-ul-Haq

Moved the Pakistan Resolution.

Liaquat Ali Khan

Assassinated on 16th October 1951 and presented the Poor man Budget of United India Interim Government.

Pakistan People's Party

Political party of Pakistan founded in year 1967.

CENTO

Agreement signed in year 1955.

Indonesia

Country with the largest Muslim population in the world.

Hacking

The unwanted and illegal accessing of unauthorized programs, often with criminal intent.

Constantinople

The old name for the city of Istanbul.

Sodium Chloride

The common name for salt.

Fourth Estate

A term used to denote The Press.

Auditor General of Pakistan

Official appointed by the President.

Mustafa Kamal

The founder of the modern Republic of Turkey.

Benign

Beneficial.

Arid

Barren.

Parity

Equivalence.

Zealot

Fanatic.

To bury the hatchet

Idiom meaning to make peace.

GDP

Stands for Gross Domestic Product.

June 30

The date on which the financial year of Pakistan closes.

Al Alaq

The first Surah of the Holy Quran to be revealed.

Compiler

A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language.

Theist

Believer.

Pseudonym

An assumed name.

Amicus Curiae

Friend of the court and disinterested advisor.

Laudable

Commendable.

Jatiyo Sangsad

The name of the Parliament of Bangladesh.

Oxidation

The process involved in the rusting of iron.

Chronometer

An instrument that measures time.

Decibel

A unit used for the intensity of sound.

Silicon

The element required for solar energy conversion.

Ijma

The third source of Islamic jurisprudence.

Ijtihad

The exertion of the jurist's faculty in finding a solution.

Babusar Pass

The mountain pass which connects Abbottabad with Gilgit.

Angkor Wat

An ancient city located in Cambodia.

Morgenthau

The author of the book "Politics Among Nations".

Human Rights Day

Observed on 10th December.

Turkstream

A pipeline project between Russia and Türkiye.

Leonardo da Vinci

The Italian artist who painted the Mona Lisa.

Tarbela

The largest dam in Pakistan.

Habib Ullah Khan Marwat

The first Chairman of the Senate.

Agartala Conspiracy

Instigated by Mujib-ur-Rehman.

Endemic disease

A disease generally prevalent in a particular area.

Meteorology

The science of weather.

Internet Protocol (IP)

Meaning of the abbreviation IP in internet terminology.

Bearish

Term used when the stock market is going down.

Article 25

Part of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan that deals with Equality of citizens.

Sulphur

The substance used in match sticks.

Compressibility

The reciprocal of Bulk Modulus.

Seismograph

Used to record the intensity and source of earthquakes.

Zoroastrianism

The Persian religion that survives today among the Parsis of Pakistan and India.

Ramallah

The headquarters of the Palestinian Authority located in the West Bank.

Watergate scandal

Series of scandals in America involving President Richard Nixon and his administration.

McMahon Line

The boundary line between India and China.

Prince Bismarck

Known as the Man of "Iron and Blood".

Herodotus

Known as the father of history; belonged to Greece.

Magna Carta

Known as "The Bible of English Constitution".

Jingoism

Extreme patriotism.

Numismatics

The study of coins.

SIM

Subscriber identity module.