Assistant / Head Clerk (BS-16) , 2020 Past Paper (Solved MCQs)

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1. 1. Deficit financing is an economic term with which implies :

   1. Govt. spends more money than it receives as revenue ✓
   2. Govt. spend less money than it receives as revenue
   3. Govt. spends the same amount of money which it receives in revenue
   4. Govt. borrows from the central bank of the country

2. 2. Berber Tribe is an ethnic group which is mostly indigenous to :

   1. South America
   2. South East Asia
   3. North Africa ✓
   4. Central Asia

3. 3. Which batsman among the following scored fastest century in Test format ?

   1. Brian Lara
   2. Sachin Tendulkar
   3. Brendon Mccullum ✓
   4. None of these

4. 4. BRICS is an association of world's emerging economies. It includes India, Russia, China, South Africa and ____________.

   1. Bangladesh
   2. Brazil ✓
   3. Belgium
   4. Bulgaria

5. 5. What is the old name of Chennai ?

   1. Patna
   2. Jaipur
   3. Madras ✓
   4. Daulat Abad

6. 6. Which of the following is the current capital of Bhutan ?

   1. Thimphu ✓
   2. Manila
   3. Naypyidaw
   4. Phnom Pheh

7. 7. Brexit referendum which was about the UK's exit from EU was held on :

   1. June 23, 2017
   2. June 23, 2016 ✓
   3. June 23, 2016
   4. June 23, 2014

8. 8. Montreal is a city in :

   1. Australia
   2. Germany
   3. Bulgaria
   4. Canada ✓

9. 9. Which of the following was the old capital of Japan before Tokyo ?

   1. Osaka
   2. Yokohama
   3. Kyoto ✓
   4. Nagoya

10. 10. Who was appointed by Queen Elizabeth as the designate successor of the Commonwealth ?

    1. Prince William
    2. Prince Charles ✓
    3. Prince Harry
    4. Prince Phillip

11. 11. Who was the last King of Afghanistan ?

    1. Daud Khan
    2. Nur Muhammad Taraki
    3. Zahir Shah ✓
    4. Hafizullah Amin

12. 12. what is the full length of badminton court ?

    1. 13.4 m ✓
    2. 14.3 m
    3. 12.3 m
    4. 13.2 m

13. 13. Ping Pong is also called :

    1. Long Tennis
    2. Table Tennis ✓
    3. Badminton
    4. Basket Ball

14. 14. Food and Agriculture Organization of UN agency that is fighting hunger and food problems in the world. It headquarters is in :

    1. Rome ✓
    2. Sofia
    3. Budapest
    4. Bucharest

15. 15. Algeria got independence from France in :

    1. 1961
    2. 1956
    3. 1962 ✓
    4. 1965

16. 16. Find the odd one out from the following :

    1. London
    2. Lyon
    3. Sevilla
    4. Belfast ✓

17. 17. Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach India through Atlantic Ocean in :

    1. 1496
    2. 1498 ✓
    3. 1494
    4. None of these

18. 18. According to OAG which of the following routes is the busiest ?

    1. Kuala Lumpur to Singapore ✓
    2. Singapore to New York
    3. New York to Washington
    4. Beijing to Shanghai

19. 19. What is the oldest name of Japan ?

    1. Tokyo
    2. Nippon ✓
    3. Nara
    4. Sapporo

20. 20. When did the Organization of Islamic Conference change its name to Organization of Islamic Cooperation ?

    1. 28 June 2011 ✓
    2. 27 Dec 2010
    3. 1 Jan 2011
    4. 28 June 2012

21. 21. "Grameen Bank" was the brainchild of :

    1. Dr. Riaz Rahman
    2. Fazle Hussain Abid
    3. Dr. Muhammad Salman Rahman
    4. Prof. Muhammad Younas ✓

22. 22. BRICS member :

    1. South Africa ✓
    2. Singapore
    3. South Korea
    4. Sweden

23. 23. Arch of Janus is present in :

    1. Greece
    2. Vatican City
    3. Rome ✓
    4. Scotland

24. 24. Arms and the Man is a comedy play written by :

    1. Shakespeare
    2. G.B Shaw ✓
    3. Oscar Wilde
    4. H.G Wells

25. 25. A Tale of Two Cities is a novel set in two cities during the period of French Revolution. It was written by :

    1. Mark Twain
    2. Charles Dickens ✓
    3. Jane Austen
    4. Oscar Wilde

26. 26. The draft of the 1956 constitution was passed by the constituent assembly on :

    1. 29 March 1956
    2. 29 Feb 1956 ✓
    3. 29 Jan 1956
    4. None of these

27. 27. Charter of Democracy was signed between PPP and PMLN on May 14, 2006 in :

    1. Edinburgh
    2. London ✓
    3. Geneva
    4. Berlin

28. 28. In the Fourteen points presented by the Quaid-e-Azam in 1929, he demanded reforms in which of the following provinces :

    1. NWFP & Sindh
    2. NWFP & Balochistan ✓
    3. NWFP & Bombay
    4. Sindh & Bombay

29. 29. Siachen conflict was smarted between India and Pakistan in :

    1. 1985
    2. 1984 ✓
    3. 1986
    4. 1987

30. 30. Who was the captain of the team which won the cricket world cup 1992 ?

    1. Miandad
    2. Wasim Akram
    3. Imran Khan ✓
    4. Inzmam Ul Haq

31. 31. Quaid-e-Azam left the Congress in :

    1. 1913
    2. 1920 ✓
    3. 1906
    4. 1919

32. 32. Mamnoon Hussain was the __________ president of Pakistan .

    1. 12th ✓
    2. 13th
    3. 14th
    4. 11th

33. 33. Who among the following chaired the annual meeting of All India Muslim League in 1907 ?

    1. Salim Ullah
    2. Viqar ul Mulk
    3. Adam Jee Peerbhoy ✓
    4. Agha Khan

34. 34. Which Mughal Emperor built the Badshahi Mosque ?

    1. Aurangzeb ✓
    2. Jahangir
    3. Shah Jahan
    4. Akbar

35. 35. How many senators are directly , elected from each province of Pakistan ?

    1. 24
    2. 25
    3. 23 ✓
    4. 22

36. 36. Faiz Ahmad Faiz got Lenin Award in :

    1. 1952
    2. 1962 ✓
    3. 1972
    4. None of these

37. 37. How many articles are there in the constitution of 1973 ?

    1. 280 ✓
    2. 270
    3. 260
    4. 250

38. 38. Abdul Sattar Edhi born in a town near :

    1. Manawadar
    2. Junagadh ✓
    3. Madras
    4. Daulat Abad

39. 39. Jallianwala Bagh massacre happened in ____________.

    1. 19 April 1919
    2. 13 April 1919 ✓
    3. 21 April 1919
    4. 31 April 1919

40. 40. Shah Abdul Latif was a Sufi poet from :

    1. Punjab
    2. Sindh ✓
    3. Balochistan
    4. Peshawar

41. 41. Shafqat Amanat Ali belongs to which of the following musical families?

    1. Patiala familiy ✓
    2. Senia family
    3. Qawwal Family
    4. Talwandi family

42. 42. Which foreign leader among the following addresed the Parliament of Pakistan for the third time ?

    1. Mahathir Muhammad
    2. Tayyip Erdogan ✓
    3. King Salman
    4. Hassan Rouhani

43. 43. Nili Ravi is a breed of :

    1. Camel
    2. Sheep
    3. Buffalo ✓
    4. Deer

44. 44. What was the name of Pakistan's submarine used in 1965 and 1971 war against India ?

    1. Hatf
    2. Ghazi ✓
    3. Humayun
    4. Ghauri

45. 45. Kargil war was fought between India and pakistan in :

    1. 1998
    2. 2000
    3. 1997
    4. None of these ✓

46. 46. Arfa Karim is famous for :

    1. Youngest Certified Apple Professional
    2. Youngest Certified Microsoft Professional ✓
    3. Youngest Certified Amazon Professional
    4. None of these

47. 47. Mohenjo Daro is called :

    1. Mount of the dead
    2. Mound of the dead ✓
    3. Heap of the dead
    4. Legacy of the dead

48. 48. Indus Basin Waters Treaty was signed in :

    1. 1958
    2. 1960 ✓
    3. 1962
    4. 1964

49. 49. Tourmaline, a gem stone, is found in :

    1. Chitral ✓
    2. Gilgit Baltistan
    3. Kohistan
    4. Chaghai

50. 50. Ghalib was born in :

    1. Delhi
    2. Lucknow
    3. Agra ✓
    4. Daulatbad

51. 51. Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai was from which of the famous order ?

    1. Qadiriyya Silsila ✓
    2. Naqshabandia Silsila
    3. Suharwardiya Silsila
    4. None of these

52. 52. The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in :

    1. China ✓
    2. South Korea
    3. Russia
    4. Thailand

53. 53. Who among the following is the current Governor of Baluchistan 2020 ?

    1. Muhammad Khan Achakzai
    2. Aman Ullah Khan Yasinzai ✓
    3. Zulfiqar Maqsi
    4. None of these

54. 54. What is the name of current crown prince of Saudi Arabia ?

    1. Salman bin Muhammad
    2. Nayef bin Muhammad
    3. Muhammad bin Nayof
    4. None of these ✓

55. 55. Slang Tunnel is located in the Hindu Kush mountains. It connects the following cities:

    1. Kabul and Herat
    2. Kabul and Mazar Sharif ✓
    3. Herat and Mazar Sharif
    4. Kandahar and Kabul

56. 56. What is the circumference of Earth ?

    1. 30,000 km
    2. 40,000 km ✓
    3. 50,000 km
    4. 20,000 km

57. 57. Siachen Glacier is in ________ mountain range.

    1. Hindu Kush
    2. Karakoram ✓
    3. Himalayas
    4. Pamir

58. 58. What is the other name of K2 ?

    1. Austen Bigwig
    2. Godwin Austen ✓
    3. Makalu
    4. Karakoram Godwin

59. 59. Trich Mir is a Mountain range in :

    1. Hindu Kush ✓
    2. Karakoram
    3. Himalayas
    4. Pamir

60. 60. What is the height of Nanga Parbat ?

    1. 8612 m
    2. 8126 m ✓
    3. 8216 m
    4. None of these

61. 61. Which is the second largest planet in our solar system ?

    1. Jupiter
    2. Saturn ✓
    3. Uranus
    4. Neptune

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

    1. Pb ✓
    2. K
    3. P
    4. N

63. 63. Which of the following is a man-made substance ?

    1. Timber
    2. Leather
    3. Plastic ✓
    4. Natural Gas

64. 64. What is the boiling point of water at 1 atm ?

    1. 70 degrees
    2. 90 degrees
    3. 100 degrees ✓
    4. 110 degrees

65. 65. Which type of cell protects body from infectious diseases and foreign invaders ?

    1. White Blood Cell ✓
    2. Red Blood Cell
    3. Platelets
    4. Stem cells

66. 66. DPI stands for :

    1. Dots per Index
    2. Divide per Inch
    3. Dots per inch ✓
    4. None of these

67. 67. Which of the following line spacing is invalid In MS word ?

    1. Multiple
    2. Double
    3. Triple ✓
    4. Single

68. 68. Hybrid computer are :

    1. Analog computer
    2. Digital computer
    3. Both A & B ✓
    4. None of these

69. 69. The orientation of Page in MS Word can be changed from :

    1. Design Tab
    2. Layout Tab ✓
    3. Insert Tab
    4. View Tab

70. 70. You can activate a cell by :

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

71. 71. Portrait and Landscapes are :

    1. Page orientation ✓
    2. Page size
    3. Page Layout
    4. None of these

72. 72. 1.272747....... is a/an :

    1. Rational Number
    2. Irrational Number ✓
    3. Integer
    4. Whole Number

73. 73. A is the father of B and B is not A's son. What is the relationship between A and B .

    1. Son
    2. Daughter ✓
    3. Cousin
    4. sister

74. 74. Synonym of Ecstasy :

    1. Remorse
    2. Lugubriousness
    3. Exultation ✓
    4. Grimness

75. 75. He halt a wisdom that doth guide his :

    1. Fortune ✓
    2. Valour
    3. Bravery
    4. Intention

76. 76. Synonym of Ambiguous

    1. Limpid
    2. Transparent
    3. Lurid
    4. Unclear ✓

77. 77. In a jiffy means :

    1. A long time
    2. A very short time ✓
    3. A tensed situation
    4. On the horns of dilemma

78. 78. Synonym of Profane :

    1. Irreverent ✓
    2. Cohdescending
    3. Deign
    4. All of these

79. 79. Synonym of Haughty ?

    1. Modest
    2. Humble
    3. Conceited ✓
    4. All of these

80. 80. Do not change _______ in midstream.

    1. Ideas
    2. Plans
    3. Horses ✓
    4. Hounds

81. 81. He boasts _____________ his wealth.

    1. in
    2. of ✓
    3. to
    4. by

82. 82. He was ignorant __________the whole situation .

    1. with
    2. of ✓
    3. by
    4. from

83. 83. The authority failed to carry _________ its statutory duties .

    1. with
    2. on
    3. out ✓
    4. up

84. 84. Which of the following punishments was introduced by Hazarat Umar RA during his caliphate ?

    1. Flpgging
    2. Exile ✓
    3. Capital Punishment
    4. Cutting off hands

85. 85. Hazarat Bilal RA was a slave and his master was :

    1. Ummayah bin Khalaf ✓
    2. Ummayah bin Jahim
    3. Ummayah bin Jahash
    4. None of these

86. 86. Who was called sword of Allah ?

    1. Hazarat Umar RA
    2. Hazarat Ali RA
    3. Hazarat Khalid bin Walid RA ✓
    4. None of these

87. 87. Which Caliph of the following Caliphs launched the postal department ?

    1. Hazarat Abu Bakar RA
    2. Hazarat Umar RA ✓
    3. Hazarat Usman RA
    4. Hazarat Ali RA

88. 88. Who among the following was the first woman martyr in Islam ?

    1. Hazarat Ayesha Ra
    2. Hazarat Summaya RA ✓
    3. Hazarat Maria RA
    4. Hazarat Zunaira RA

89. 89. Which Prophet's nation was destroyed by the rain of stones ?

    1. Hazarat Salih AS
    2. Hazarat Loot AS ✓
    3. Hazarat Hood AS
    4. Hazarat Yusuf AS

90. 90. What was the name of Hazarat Halima's tribe ?

    1. Banu Hashim
    2. Banu Taim
    3. Banu Saad ✓
    4. Banu Adi