Personal Staff Assistant (BS-17) , 2020 Past Paper (Solved MCQs)

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1. 1. Who wrote the book "Tareekh-ul-Umam wal Mulook" ?

   1. Al-Waqidi
   2. Ibn-e-Jareer Tabri ✓
   3. Abu Hanifa
   4. Imam Bukhari

2. 2. The famous painting "La Gioconda" is better known as :

   1. The Last Supper
   2. Mona Lisa ✓
   3. Madonnah Child
   4. Sun Flower

3. 3. Sikhism is a religion of :

   1. One Guru
   2. Three Guru
   3. Five Guru
   4. Ten Guru ✓

4. 4. A mural is :

   1. Any piece of art work ✓
   2. Name of Steam Engine
   3. cross breed of a donkey and mare
   4. A specie of Poison frog living in Africa

5. 5. Mention the part in London that famous for public meeting, Assemblage and free speech :

   1. Hyde Street
   2. Hyde Garden
   3. Hyde Square
   4. Hyde Park ✓

6. 6. ANC stands for :

   1. African National Committee
   2. Asian National Coordination
   3. African National Congress ✓
   4. Asian National Conference

7. 7. American War of Independence was won by ____________ colonies against Britain ?

   1. 10
   2. 11
   3. 12
   4. 13 ✓

8. 8. Robin Williams who committed suicide, was famous as a/an :

   1. Economist
   2. Politician
   3. Comedian Actor ✓
   4. Music Composer

9. 9. Homo Erctus was early human beings founded in :

   1. Java ✓
   2. Serbia
   3. Africa
   4. None of these

10. 10. European Institute of Gender Equality work under :

    1. UN
    2. EU ✓
    3. Autonomously
    4. African Union

11. 11. Osaka is a famous city of :

    1. China
    2. Korea
    3. Japan ✓
    4. Thailand

12. 12. Izmir Treaty was signed in :

    1. 1977 ✓
    2. 1991
    3. 1992
    4. 1993

13. 13. Ahmad Ben Bella was a Algerian :

    1. Freedom Fighter
    2. President
    3. Prime Minister
    4. Both A &B ✓

14. 14. Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition was formed in ;

    1. 2014
    2. 2015 ✓
    3. 2016
    4. 2017

15. 15. Middle Ages in Europe were also referred as :

    1. Age of reason
    2. Age of ignorance
    3. Dark Ages ✓
    4. Golden Ages

16. 16. America was named after :

    1. Columbus
    2. Amerigo Vespucci ✓
    3. Washington
    4. Thomas Jefferson

17. 17. "Bunker and Chukker" are the two terms associated with :

    1. Rowing
    2. Polo ✓
    3. Skiing
    4. Draughts

18. 18. Boxer Revolution occurred in :

    1. Russia
    2. Korea
    3. China ✓
    4. India

19. 19. How many times did Mahtir bin Muhammad become PM of Malaysia ?

    1. 5 times
    2. 6 times
    3. 7 times
    4. None of these ✓

20. 20. Medicine that couteract effects of poison is called as :

    1. Analgesic
    2. Antidote ✓
    3. Tranquilizer
    4. Obsolete

21. 21. Camp David is famous for Egypt-Israel Accord. This Accord was concluded in :

    1. 1978 ✓
    2. 1979
    3. 1989
    4. 1991

22. 22. In 1979 Arab League shifted its headquarter from Cairo to :

    1. Baghdad
    2. Damascus
    3. Tunis ✓
    4. Istanbul

23. 23. Vietnam War ended through :

    1. London Peace Accords
    2. Paris Peace Accords ✓
    3. Vienna Peace Accords
    4. Washington Peace Accords

24. 24. Takht-i-Bhai is an archeological site of Buddhist Civilization , located near city of :

    1. Texilla
    2. Peshawar
    3. Mardan ✓
    4. Char Sadda

25. 25. National Assembly adopted "The 26th Constitutional Bill 2019 on :

    1. Mat 07
    2. May 09
    3. May 11
    4. May 13 ✓

26. 26. Pakistan joined SCO as full member on :

    1. 09 June 2015
    2. 09 June 2016
    3. 09 June 2017 ✓
    4. None of these

27. 27. Noor Jahan came from __________ in the region of the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great :

    1. Iran ✓
    2. Azerbaijan
    3. Egypt
    4. Uzbekistan

28. 28. The shortest serving Chief Justice of Pakistan was :

    1. Justice Muhammad Haleem
    2. Justice Jawad S Khawaja
    3. Justice Muhammad Shahab-U-Din ✓
    4. Justice S.A Rahman

29. 29. The most urban province of Pakistan is :

    1. Punjab
    2. KPK
    3. Sindh ✓
    4. Baluchistan

30. 30. Supreme Court building in Islamabad was designed by Kenzo-Tange. He was _____________?

    1. Turkish
    2. Japanese ✓
    3. Chinese
    4. Greek

31. 31. Naval War College is located in :

    1. Karachi
    2. Lahore ✓
    3. Quetta
    4. Gwadar

32. 32. Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi resigned from Congress in :

    1. 15 April 1932
    2. 30 October 1934 ✓
    3. 30 October 1944
    4. He never resigned

33. 33. Who played the male leading role in the Pakistani Movie "Arman" ?

    1. Muhammad Ali
    2. Waheed Murad ✓
    3. Santosh Kumaar
    4. None of these

34. 34. How many years Shah Jahan lived his life of a captive ?

    1. 7 ✓
    2. 9
    3. 8
    4. 10

35. 35. What was the launch date of Indian Mission to Moon Chandrayaan-2 ?

    1. 20 Aug 2019
    2. 22 July 2019 ✓
    3. 6 Sep 2019
    4. 7 Sep 2019

36. 36. Huge mass of land surrounded by ocean from at least three sides is called :

    1. Continent
    2. Continental Self
    3. Sub-Continent
    4. Peninsula ✓

37. 37. Which of the following countries has the longest coastline in the world

    1. USA
    2. Canada ✓
    3. Chile
    4. Russia

38. 38. Deccan Pleteau is located in :

    1. Nepal
    2. Pakistan
    3. India ✓
    4. Bhuttan

39. 39. Which of the following does not include in atmosphere ?

    1. Troposphere
    2. Hydrosphere ✓
    3. Mesosphere
    4. Exosphere

40. 40. Moutuosa Island is in:

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

41. 41. Who is the father of geography ?

    1. Euclid
    2. Aristotle
    3. Eratosthenes ✓
    4. None of these

42. 42. According to Simon Winchester's book, how many Tectonic plates are there in earth ?

    1. 15
    2. 29
    3. 32 ✓
    4. 36

43. 43. The only species of that cat family that lives and hunts in groups is :

    1. Leopards
    2. Lion ✓
    3. Cheetahs
    4. Cougars

44. 44. The removal of carbon dioxide, urine and sweat is a process of :

    1. Digestion
    2. Excretion ✓
    3. Respiration
    4. Emission

45. 45. Pollination by birds is called :

    1. Autogamy
    2. Ornithophily ✓
    3. Entomophily
    4. Anemophily

46. 46. Electromagnetic wave was discovered by Heinrich Rudolf Hertz. He was :

    1. French
    2. English
    3. German ✓
    4. Polish

47. 47. Which of the following is a carnivore ?

    1. Ibex
    2. Hippopotamus
    3. Lion ✓
    4. Rhinoceros

48. 48. Heating element of an electric heater is made up of :

    1. Tungsten
    2. Graphite
    3. Chromium
    4. Nichrome ✓

49. 49. Treatment through vaccination was founded by :

    1. Louis Pasteur
    2. Edward Jenner ✓
    3. Jones Salk
    4. None of these

50. 50. Muscular and nervous disorders are owing to lack of :

    1. Vitamin A
    2. Vitamin C
    3. Vitamin D
    4. Vitamin E ✓

51. 51. A baby heart beat starts :

    1. With the birth of the child
    2. After birth of child
    3. Before the birth of child ✓
    4. None of the above

52. 52. A red wavy line under a text indicates :

    1. Character mistakes
    2. Grammatical mistakes
    3. Spelling mistakes ✓
    4. Spacing mistakes

53. 53. PowerPoint is called _________ software .

    1. Presentation ✓
    2. Graphic
    3. Word Processing
    4. Spreadsheet

54. 54. In MS Word, to combine cells of a table's row/column you ___________ the cells.

    1. Merge ✓
    2. Simplify
    3. Join
    4. Link

55. 55. To apply center alignment , we can press :

    1. Ctrl + S
    2. Ctrl + C
    3. Ctrl + C + A
    4. Ctrl + E ✓

56. 56. Vacuum Tube pertains to ___________ Generation of Computer ?

    1. First ✓
    2. Second
    3. Third
    4. Fourth

57. 57. Which American Computer Company is called big blue ?

    1. Microsoft
    2. Compaq
    3. IBM ✓
    4. Tandy Stevenson

58. 58. In a Windows PC, the shortcut for restoring the last action in MS PowerPoint is :

    1. Ctrl + R
    2. Ctrl + Z
    3. Ctrl + Y ✓
    4. Ctrl + O

59. 59. After spending 88% of his income, a man had Rs. 2160 left. Find his income :

    1. Rs. 18000 ✓
    2. Rs. 19000
    3. Rs. 20000
    4. Rs. 22000

60. 60. Complete the series : 4, 9,13,22,35 __________?

    1. 57 ✓
    2. 63
    3. 70
    4. 75

61. 61. Average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250. The average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. What will be the monthly income of P ?

    1. 3500
    2. 4000 ✓
    3. 4050
    4. 5000

62. 62. If a shopkeeper earns 30% profit on a thing. If its price rises 25%. How much profit he will take

    1. 25%
    2. 47%
    3. 57%
    4. None of these ✓

63. 63. If A and B together can complete a job in 15 days and B alone can complete it in 20 days. In how many days can A alone complete job :

    1. 60 ✓
    2. 45
    3. 40
    4. 30

64. 64. What is the speed of a car that travels 700km in 3 hours and 30 minutes ?

    1. 150 km/h
    2. 175 km/h
    3. 165 km/h
    4. 200 km/h ✓

65. 65. Complete the Idiom : To cast ___________ before swine .

    1. diamonds
    2. pearls ✓
    3. gold
    4. shadow

66. 66. At the drop o a hat means :

    1. Immediately ✓
    2. Without delay
    3. As a follow up of orders
    4. In a good moment

67. 67. There is no place like __________.

    1. home ✓
    2. heaven
    3. house
    4. forest

68. 68. Reflection is a/an :

    1. Noun ✓
    2. Adverb
    3. Pronoun
    4. Adjective

69. 69. None of this hanky panky; please take straight. Choose the best meaning of phrase :

    1. Indifference
    2. Jugglery ✓
    3. Diversification
    4. Obsession

70. 70. He is very good swimmer. The word very is :

    1. Noun
    2. Adverb ✓
    3. Adjective
    4. Conjunction

71. 71. Zou-Shadatain is the title of :

    1. Hazarat Khuzaima bin Sabit RA ✓
    2. Hazarat Huzaifa bin Yaman RA
    3. Hazarat Ammar bin Yasir RA
    4. Hazarat Abbu Zar Ghafari RA

72. 72. In which Surah, the Tauba of three Sahaba is mentioned who lagged behind in the battle of Tabuk ?

    1. Al-Namal
    2. Al-Baqrah
    3. Al-Nissa
    4. Al-Tauba ✓

73. 73. Name the book of Hadiths which is written on a particular subject ?

    1. Juzv ✓
    2. Jamia
    3. Mustadrik
    4. None of these