Assistant Director (BS-17), 2020 PPSC Past Paper (Solved MCQs)

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1. 1. Nokia is the mobile brand belongs to which country ?

   1. Denmark
   2. Finland ✓
   3. Holland
   4. Sweden

2. 2. Marathon a long distance foot rare has an official distance of :

   1. 22.4 miles
   2. 26.2 miles ✓
   3. 20.5 miles
   4. 27.2 miles

3. 3. Neil Armstrong was the person to walk on the Moon followed by :

   1. Jeff Bezos
   2. Buzz Aldrin ✓
   3. John Glenn
   4. Michael Collins

4. 4. Member countries of Asian Development Bank :

   1. 65
   2. 68 ✓
   3. 69
   4. None of these

5. 5. Siachen Glacier is located inn which district ?

   1. Astore
   2. Baltistan
   3. Gilgit
   4. Ghanche ✓

6. 6. ITAR-TASS is the news agency of which country ?

   1. England
   2. Sweden
   3. France
   4. Russia ✓

7. 7. Cathay Pacific is the name of airline of which country ?

   1. South Korea
   2. Hong Kong ✓
   3. Singapore
   4. New Zealand

8. 8. Ricky pointing was the captain of :

   1. Australia ✓
   2. South Africa
   3. West Indies
   4. New Zealand

9. 9. How many yellow stars are there on the Chinese flag ?

   1. Four
   2. Five ✓
   3. Six
   4. Seven

10. 10. Muhammad Bin Qasim has lifted the ban on Women Driving ad he claims to introduce :

    1. Orthodox Islam
    2. Modern Islam ✓
    3. Western Islam
    4. None of these

11. 11. Condoleezza Rice was the American :

    1. Secretary of State ✓
    2. Defence Secretary
    3. Advisor of President
    4. Defence Minister

12. 12. Who among the following women won Nobel Prize twice ?

    1. Irene Curie
    2. Marie Curie ✓
    3. Mana Mayer
    4. Donna Strickland

13. 13. "Dalai Lama" is the most influential leader of :

    1. Buddhism ✓
    2. Judaism
    3. Hinduism
    4. Confucianism

14. 14. 1984 is a famous novel written by :

    1. Christian Lamb
    2. Leo Tolstoy
    3. Haruki Murakami
    4. George Orwell ✓

15. 15. "Mesopotamia" means between two :

    1. Lakers
    2. Oceans
    3. Rivers ✓
    4. Civilization

16. 16. In 1974 the famous boxer "Muhammad Ali Clay" regained the Heavyweight title by defeating :

    1. Joe Frazier
    2. Leon Spinks
    3. Sonny Liston
    4. none of these ✓

17. 17. "Labrador" is a famous breed of :

    1. Horses
    2. Dogs ✓
    3. Mountain goat
    4. Cows

18. 18. Jeans __________ not permitted in this college.

    1. were ✓
    2. was
    3. had
    4. will

19. 19. One who cannot be changed or reformed is called as :

    1. Invulnerable
    2. Hardened
    3. Incurable
    4. Incorrigible ✓

20. 20. The only captain in the history of the cricket to win three ICC trophies ?

    1. MS Dhoni ✓
    2. Ricky Pointing
    3. Stephen Waugh
    4. Stephen Flaming

21. 21. Art of writing codes and secret language is called ?

    1. Cryptography ✓
    2. Graphology
    3. Entomology
    4. Etymology

22. 22. Who was the Commander in Chief of Pakistan Army from 1951 to 1958 ?

    1. Yahya Khan
    2. Ayub Khan ✓
    3. Tikka Khan
    4. Zia ul Haq

23. 23. Which Pakistani calligrapher is famous all around the world ?

    1. Sadequain ✓
    2. Ahmad Khan
    3. Asghar Ali
    4. None of these

24. 24. What is the ratio of unemployment in Pakistan ?

    1. 5.79 % ✓
    2. 4.79 %
    3. 6.79 %
    4. None of these

25. 25. Which navy ship was in action during the war of 1965 and 1971 ?

    1. PNS Nasr
    2. PNS Ghazi ✓
    3. PNS Hangor
    4. PNS Zulfiqar

26. 26. "Sassi Pannu" is a love story of:

    1. Siraiki
    2. Punjabi
    3. Sindhi ✓
    4. Pushto

27. 27. Who among the following was the first president of Pakistan ?

    1. Quaid-e-Azam
    2. Iskander Mirza ✓
    3. Ayub Khan
    4. Z.A Bhutto

28. 28. The population census of 2017 was the ___________ census in the row .

    1. 5th
    2. 6th ✓
    3. 7th
    4. 8th

29. 29. Seperate electrorates for the Muslims were implemented from :

    1. 1909 ✓
    2. 1919
    3. 1935
    4. 1940

30. 30. in 1960 which city was the temporary Capital of Pakistan ?

    1. Rawalpindi ✓
    2. Karachi
    3. Quetta
    4. Peshawar

31. 31. Who was the president of of Indian National Congress ?

    1. Dadabhai Naroji
    2. Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee ✓
    3. Allan Octavian Hume
    4. Baddrudin Tayyabji

32. 32. Who among the following is credited with popularizing the musical term jugni for the first time ?

    1. Arif Lohar
    2. Amjad Lohar
    3. Alam Lohar ✓
    4. None of These

33. 33. Qawali was introduced in the 13th century by :

    1. Fateh Ali Khan
    2. Amir Khusru ✓
    3. Qutubdin
    4. Ghareeb Nawaz

34. 34. How many general seats province has in the Senate ?

    1. 14
    2. 18
    3. 17
    4. 23 ✓

35. 35. According to Legal Framework Order first general election of Pakistan were held in :

    1. 1966
    2. 1970 ✓
    3. 1977
    4. 1952

36. 36. Muhammad Ali Johar was the student of :

    1. Madrassah Rahirmyah
    2. Islamia College Peshawar
    3. Madarassah Deoband
    4. Ali Garh University ✓

37. 37. What is the length of common border between India and Pakistan ?

    1. 1400 km
    2. 1610 km ✓
    3. 1800 km
    4. 2100 km

38. 38. When did Pakistan recognize people's Republic of China ?

    1. 1948
    2. 1950 ✓
    3. 1949
    4. 1951

39. 39. Where is the tomb of Mughal Emporer Jahangir ?

    1. Sheikhupura
    2. Lahore ✓
    3. Multan
    4. Bahawalpur

40. 40. Ch. Rahmet Ali who coined the name Pakistan is buried in :

    1. Canterbury
    2. Cambridge ✓
    3. Jerusalem
    4. Manchester

41. 41. Which constitution proclaimed Pakistan to be an Islamic Republic ?

    1. 1949
    2. 1956 ✓
    3. 1962
    4. 1973

42. 42. Gorakh hill station is situated in the district of :

    1. Dadu ✓
    2. Chaghi
    3. Abbotabad
    4. Skardu

43. 43. The Lt. Governor of the North Western Provinces (NWFP) in 1895-1896 was :

    1. Libert
    2. Montgomery
    3. Anthony Patrick ✓
    4. Lord Rippon

44. 44. Goa was a colony of UK located in :

    1. Bhutan
    2. India ✓
    3. Bangladesh
    4. Nepal

45. 45. Who among the following is the current CEO of Google ?

    1. Sateya Nadela
    2. Sundar Pichai ✓
    3. Sergey Brin
    4. None of these

46. 46. The second largest river in south America is :

    1. Orinoco River
    2. Amazon River
    3. Parana River ✓
    4. Madeira River

47. 47. What is the largest Ocean basin on Earth ?

    1. Atlantic Ocean
    2. Indian Ocean
    3. Pacific Ocean ✓
    4. Arctic Ocean

48. 48. The mountain range that seperates Europe from Asia is :

    1. Ural Mountain ✓
    2. Aral Mountain
    3. Hindukush Mountain
    4. Himalayas Mountain

49. 49. The nearest Star to the planet Earth is :

    1. Regel
    2. Sun ✓
    3. Canopus
    4. Betelgeuse

50. 50. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of ___________.

    1. January ✓
    2. March
    3. June
    4. September

51. 51. By mixing all the colors of the visible spectrum of sunlight, we produce :

    1. Purple Light
    2. Green Light
    3. White Light ✓
    4. Infrared Light

52. 52. Which component of diet helps in preventing constipation ?

    1. Fats
    2. Proteins
    3. Fibers ✓
    4. Carbohydrates

53. 53. Malaria is a diseases caused by a parasite which effects the _____________?

    1. Lungs
    2. Spleen ✓
    3. Kidneys
    4. Hearts

54. 54. Which of the following gases is used for refrigeration ?

    1. Chlorine
    2. Ammonia ✓
    3. Phosphine
    4. Carbon Dioxide

55. 55. Which part of the brain regulates temprature of the body ?

    1. Cerebellum
    2. Cerebrum
    3. Hypothalamus ✓
    4. Medulla

56. 56. AIDS virus is called :

    1. HPV
    2. HIV ✓
    3. H5N1
    4. HPS

57. 57. Which of the following element is not essential for plants ?

    1. Iron
    2. Zinc
    3. Potassium
    4. Iodine ✓

58. 58. Which one is not a Multitasking operating System ?

    1. Windows
    2. Linux
    3. Win NT
    4. DOS ✓

59. 59. What type of printers are Dot Matrix Printers ?

    1. Impact printer ✓
    2. Laser printer
    3. Inkjet printer
    4. Drum printer

60. 60. A cell in MS Excel is activated by :

    1. Pressing the Tab Key
    2. Clicking the cell
    3. Pressing an arrow key
    4. All of these ✓

61. 61. Which menu provides you options like Animation Scheme, custom Animation , Slide Transition ?

    1. Insert Menu
    2. Format Menu
    3. Tools Menu
    4. Slide Show Menu ✓

62. 62. A man spends 35 % of his income on food, 25% on children's education and 80% of the remaining on house rent . What percent of his income he is left with ?

    1. 6%
    2. 8% ✓
    3. 10%
    4. 12%

63. 63. Five year ago the average of A and B was 15 years. Average age of A,B and C today is 20 years. How old will C be after 10 years.

    1. 10 years
    2. 20 years
    3. 30 years ✓
    4. 40 years

64. 64. Find the volume of a cubiod having 3cm length. 3cm width and 3cm heigth ?

    1. 18
    2. 25
    3. 27 ✓
    4. 35

65. 65. If 4X+13=7-2X, what is the value of X ?

    1. 1
    2. -1 ✓
    3. 3
    4. -3

66. 66. A clock seen through a mirror , shows quarter past three. What is the correct time shown by the clock ?

    1. 3:15
    2. 8:45 ✓
    3. 9:15
    4. 9:45

67. 67. Antonym of Confess /

    1. Confuse
    2. Deny ✓
    3. Refuse
    4. Contend

68. 68. Find out the alternative which will replace the question mark. Paw:Cat :: Hoof : ?

    1. Lamb
    2. Lion
    3. Horse ✓
    4. Elephant

69. 69. What is meant by MEANDER ?

    1. A grassy area
    2. A barren area
    3. A bend of a river ✓
    4. A bend of canal

70. 70. What is the one for "a person who talks too much" ?

    1. Sociable
    2. Garrulous ✓
    3. Pregnable
    4. Illogical

71. 71. Antonym of CONFESS ?

    1. Accept
    2. Plead
    3. Guilty
    4. Deny ✓

72. 72. Choose the correct spelling :

    1. Occassionaily
    2. Occassionaly
    3. Occasionally ✓
    4. Ocassiomally

73. 73. Antonym of Indolent ?

    1. Laziness
    2. Industrious ✓
    3. Complimentary
    4. Insignificant

74. 74. Lay __________ something for the rainy day.

    1. by ✓
    2. down
    3. of
    4. before

75. 75. Synonym of Beverage ?

    1. Contaminated
    2. Harmonize
    3. Drinking ✓
    4. Influential

76. 76. Atiqa was so shy; She felt ___________ when went on stage.

    1. worried
    2. anxious
    3. agitated
    4. nervous ✓

77. 77. In which Para of Holy Quran, Surah Al-Momin is located ?

    1. 24 ✓
    2. 26
    3. 28
    4. 23

78. 78. Hazarat Umar RA embraced Islam, influenced by which Surah of Holy Quran ?

    1. Surah Yaseen
    2. Surah Taha ✓
    3. Surah Nissa
    4. Surah Namal

79. 79. The Kaffarah for breaking fast is to keep ________ fast for continous days .

    1. 60 ✓
    2. 70
    3. 50
    4. 40

80. 80. Among the following prophets, whose nation was awarded with "Man-o-Salwa" ?

    1. Hazarat Daud
    2. Hazarat Essa
    3. Hazarat Mussa ✓
    4. Hazarat Yunus

81. 81. Which cousin of Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH was "Mufassar-e-Quran" ?

    1. Hazarat Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib RA
    2. Hazarat Abdullah bin Abbas RA ✓
    3. Hazarat Abdullah bin Jabbal RA
    4. Hazarat Ali Murtaza bin Abi Talib RA

82. 82. What companion of Prophet PBUH was awarded with the title of "The Lion of Allah" ?

    1. Hazarat Ali Al-Murtaza RA ✓
    2. Hazarat Khalid Bin Waleed RA
    3. Hazarat Ma'az Bin Jabbal RA
    4. Hazarat Hamza Bin Abdul Mattalib RA

83. 83. Which year is called the Year of Sorrow ?

    1. 9th Nabvi
    2. 10th Nabvi ✓
    3. 11th Nabvi
    4. 12th Nabvi

84. 84. Who was the leader of infidels in the battle of Uhud ?

    1. Abu Jahl
    2. Abu Sufyan ✓
    3. Abu Lahb
    4. None of these

85. 85. the angel who stands guarded at the door of Hell ?

    1. Maalik ✓
    2. Sabeel
    3. Israfeel
    4. Rizwan