Provincial Management Service / Combined Competitive Examination (BS-17), 2021 Past Paper (Solved MCQs)

Provincial Management Service / Combined Competitive Examination (BS-17), 2021 — solved past paper MCQs with answers for PPSC, FPSC, CSS, PMS, SPSC and KPSC preparation on FreeSekho.

1. 1. Currency of Israel is :

   1. Euro
   2. Pound
   3. Shekel ✓
   4. Krone

2. 2. What was the theme of International Forest Day 2022 ?

   1. Forest & Sustainable cities
   2. Forests & Sustainable production and consumption ✓
   3. Forest & Ecosystem
   4. Forest & Water

3. 3. Winter Olympics 2022 were held in :

   1. Japan
   2. China ✓
   3. Italy
   4. US

4. 4. 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in :

   1. Australia
   2. New Zealand
   3. Qatar
   4. A&B ✓

5. 5. U2 incident took place in :

   1. 1950
   2. 1955
   3. 1960 ✓
   4. 1965

6. 6. London is situated on the bank of which river :

   1. Rhine
   2. Thames ✓
   3. Danube
   4. Seine

7. 7. Which country was named world's happiest country in the World Happiness Report in 2022 :

   1. Italy
   2. Finland ✓
   3. New Zealand
   4. Oman

8. 8. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan :

   1. 24 Dec 1974
   2. 24 Dec 1977
   3. 24 Dec 1979 ✓
   4. 24 Dec 1981

9. 9. The euro currency was launched on :

   1. Jan 1997
   2. Jan 1999
   3. Jan 2001 ✓
   4. Jan 2003

10. 10. Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in :

    1. 1253
    2. 1353
    3. 1453 ✓
    4. 1653

11. 11. The OIC was founded in :

    1. 1965
    2. 1967
    3. 1969 ✓
    4. 1971

12. 12. In according of non-profit organization the sale of old newspapers is generally considered as :

    1. Capital Expenditure
    2. Revenue Expenditure ✓
    3. Capital Receipt
    4. Revenue Income

13. 13. When Indira Gandhi imposed emergency in India :

    1. 1970
    2. 1973
    3. 1975 ✓
    4. 1976

14. 14. Chinese Foreign Minister in 2022 name :

    1. Wang Zhondyu
    2. Wang Yi ✓
    3. Luo Gan
    4. Li Teiying

15. 15. Cease-Fire line established between Pakistan and India in :

    1. 1947
    2. 1948
    3. 1949 ✓
    4. 1950

16. 16. KUNA is official state mews agency of which country :

    1. Kuwait ✓
    2. Pakistan
    3. Iran
    4. Egypt

17. 17. Who is called Father of History ?

    1. Tacitus
    2. Polybius
    3. Herodotus ✓
    4. Ibne Khudun

18. 18. Maulana Jalal-ud-Din Rumi was born in :

    1. Balkh ✓
    2. Ispahan
    3. Konya
    4. None of these

19. 19. Who painted Mona Lisa painting ?

    1. Leonardo da Vinci ✓
    2. Micheal Angelo
    3. Picasso
    4. Van Gogh

20. 20. For how many years, Angela Merkel served as Chancellor of Germany :

    1. 8 years
    2. 10 years
    3. 14 years
    4. 16 years ✓

21. 21. The World Bank was created in :

    1. 1941
    2. 1942
    3. 1943
    4. 1944 ✓

22. 22. How many presidents of USA were assassinated ?

    1. 3
    2. 4 ✓
    3. 5
    4. 6

23. 23. Income and expenditure depict the :

    1. Surplus
    2. Deficit Budget ✓
    3. Fiscal Deficit
    4. None of these

24. 24. To which country Christopher Columbus did belong :

    1. Spain
    2. Italy ✓
    3. Russia
    4. China

25. 25. How many members are there in SAARC ?

    1. 6
    2. 9
    3. 8 ✓
    4. 10

26. 26. The latest member of SAARC ?

    1. Nepal
    2. Maldives
    3. Afghanistan ✓
    4. Bhutan

27. 27. In US, National Sanctity of Human Life Day 2022 was celebrated on :

    1. 2 Jan
    2. 22 Jan ✓
    3. 22 March
    4. 25 March

28. 28. Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan ?

    1. Mian Abdur Rashid ✓
    2. Alvin R. Cornelius
    3. Muhammad Munir
    4. Muhammad Shahabuddin

29. 29. Kashmiri leader Maqbool Butt martyred in which year :

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

30. 30. Cabinet approved National Security Policy on :

    1. 12 Jan 2021
    2. 13 Jan 2022
    3. 28 Dec 2021 ✓
    4. 14 Jan 2022

31. 31. The Gandhara School of Art developed during the reign of the :

    1. Guptas
    2. Kushanas ✓
    3. Mughals
    4. Mauryas

32. 32. International Mother Language Day is celebrated on :

    1. 19 Feb
    2. 20 Feb
    3. 21 Feb ✓
    4. 22 Feb

33. 33. Who was British delegate in UN when Kashmir issue first discuss in UN :

    1. Samuel Beckett
    2. Ralph Bunche
    3. Phillip Noel Baker ✓
    4. None of these

34. 34. Flying Horse was nick name of which Pakistani Player :

    1. Waseen akram
    2. Sami Ullah Khan ✓
    3. Jahangir Khan
    4. Jan Sher Khan

35. 35. Author of 'In the Line of Fire' is :

    1. Muhammad Ayub Khan
    2. Muhammad Yahya Khan
    3. Pervaiz Musharaf ✓
    4. Muhammad Zia Ul Haq

36. 36. Who was become the first Pakistani to win a Grammy Award :

    1. Abida Parveen
    2. Arooj aftab ✓
    3. Fareeda Khanum
    4. None of these

37. 37. How many times Nishan-e-Haider has been awarded :

    1. 10
    2. 11 ✓
    3. 12
    4. 13

38. 38. Shalimar Bagh was constructed by :

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

39. 39. Kaavan elephant was sent from Pakistan to which country on the dircstion of court :

    1. Cambodia ✓
    2. Ireland
    3. Taiwan
    4. Italy

40. 40. "Akbarnama" was written by :

    1. Kalhan
    2. Birbal
    3. Ibn Batuta
    4. Abul Fazal ✓

41. 41. Who was Pakistan's First Civil Martial Law Administrator ?

    1. Sikander Mirza
    2. Zulfiqar Bhutto ✓
    3. Ayub Khan
    4. Pervaiz Musharraf

42. 42. Farooq Ahmad Leghari served President of Pakistan from :

    1. 1993 to 1995
    2. 1993 to 1998
    3. 1993 to 1997 ✓
    4. 1996 to 1997

43. 43. Who was the first Muslim musician in Sub-Continent :

    1. Ameer Khusro ✓
    2. Wali Dakni
    3. Quli Qutab Shah
    4. None of these

44. 44. Who was the first Commander in Chief of Pakistan Army :

    1. Gn. Sadique Chaudry
    2. Gen. Frank Meservy ✓
    3. Gen. Muhammad Ayub Khan
    4. Gen. George Murphy

45. 45. Moinuddin Ahmed Qureshi became caretaker PM of Pakistan in :

    1. May 1992
    2. July 1993 ✓
    3. Sep 1994
    4. October 1995

46. 46. Governor of Punjab introduced the ordinance to slash the power of the speaker on :

    1. 15 June 2022 ✓
    2. 5 June 2022
    3. 15 May 2022
    4. 5 May 2022

47. 47. First Governor of East Bengal after Independence :

    1. Sir Feroz Khan Noon
    2. Frederick Bourne ✓
    3. Chaudhry Khaliq uz Zaman
    4. John Stone

48. 48. Who said " Instrument of accession to India is illegal and fraudulent" .

    1. Quaid-e-Azam ✓
    2. Liaquat Ali Khan
    3. Raja Ghazanfar Ali
    4. Abdur Rab Nishtar

49. 49. Abdul Kalam Known as little Karim was :

    1. Scientist
    2. Astronomist
    3. Mountaineer ✓
    4. None of these

50. 50. Which Muslim majority area was given to India to accommodate for access to Kashmir :

    1. Ferozpur
    2. Gurdaspur ✓
    3. Makrai
    4. None of these

51. 51. The cultural center of Gandhara Civilization was :

    1. Mohenjo Daro
    2. Harrapa
    3. Taxila ✓
    4. Hyderabad

52. 52. Which regulator controls Pakistan Stock Exchange :

    1. State Bank of Pakistan :
    2. SECP ✓
    3. Ministry of Finance
    4. None of these

53. 53. Shahrah e Pakistan book written by :

    1. A.K Fazal Ul Haq
    2. Sir Fazl-i-Hussain
    3. Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman ✓
    4. M.A.H Isphani

54. 54. Jurist Manzar Qadir was Pakistani foreign minister during :

    1. 1950 to 1952
    2. 1955 to 1960
    3. 1958 to 1962 ✓
    4. 1956 to 1960

55. 55. When Federal Shariat Court was established in :

    1. 1973
    2. 1980 ✓
    3. 1985
    4. 2000

56. 56. 1965 War lasted for how many days :

    1. 12 days
    2. 15 days
    3. 16 days
    4. 17 days ✓

57. 57. The share of _________ is highest among all commercial energy commission :

    1. Gas
    2. Oil ✓
    3. Coal
    4. Firewood

58. 58. Who was the first governor of Punjab after Independence :

    1. Francis Mudie ✓
    2. Sikander Hayat Khan
    3. Herbet William
    4. None of these

59. 59. First Underground drainage system was introduced by which civilization :

    1. Indus Valley Civilization ✓
    2. Mesopotamia Civilization
    3. Egypt Civilization
    4. China Civilization

60. 60. How many general seats are there in the National Assembly of Pakistan :

    1. 262
    2. 272 ✓
    3. 282
    4. 292

61. 61. Punjab repealing and Removal of Difficulties Ordinance 2022 was promulgated to :

    1. Curtail the power if CM
    2. Curtail the powers of Governor
    3. Curtail the powers of Speaker ✓
    4. Curtail the power of Chief Secretary

62. 62. Which country president visited Pakistan in March 2022 ?

    1. Tajikistan
    2. Azerbaijan
    3. Uzbekistan ✓
    4. Kazakhstan

63. 63. Current Secretary General of OIC belongs to which country :

    1. Saudi Arabia
    2. Chad ✓
    3. Qatar
    4. Kuwait

64. 64. Hamza Shahbaz is the __________ CM of Punjab .

    1. 19th
    2. 20th ✓
    3. 18th
    4. 22th

65. 65. Pakistan is on which list of FATF currently :

    1. White
    2. Grey ✓
    3. Black
    4. None of these

66. 66. In which type of rocks is limelight found :

    1. Igneous rock
    2. Metamorphic rock
    3. Backlight rock
    4. Sedimentary rock ✓

67. 67. Where do Jhelum & Chenab Rivers met ?

    1. Khanki Headworks
    2. Trimmu ✓
    3. Panjnad
    4. Rasool Pur

68. 68. Which direction does wind flow around areas of high pressure in the Northern Hemisphere ?

    1. Counter clockwise direction
    2. Clockwise direction ✓
    3. South West direction
    4. None of these

69. 69. Tropical cyclone becomes hurricane at speed more than :

    1. 24 mph
    2. 44 mph
    3. 74 mph ✓
    4. None of these

70. 70. Sedimentary rocks are :

    1. Rough
    2. Hard
    3. Porous ✓
    4. Brittle

71. 71. The zone of atmosphere in which ozone layer is present is :

    1. Mesophere
    2. Ionosphere
    3. Stratosphere ✓
    4. Troposphere

72. 72. Which one of the following is nearest to the earth ?

    1. Venus
    2. Mercury ✓
    3. Jupiter
    4. Neptune

73. 73. Cholistan desert is also called :

    1. Rohi Desert ✓
    2. Friendly Desert
    3. Sandy Desert
    4. Fertile Desert

74. 74. Deficiency of Vitamin D results in :

    1. Scurvy
    2. Rickets ✓
    3. Night Blindness
    4. None of these

75. 75. Deficiency of Vitamin-A results in :

    1. Night Blindness ✓
    2. Rickets
    3. Scurvy
    4. Goitre

76. 76. Vitamin E is stored in :

    1. Arteries
    2. Skull
    3. Adipose Tissues ✓
    4. None of these

77. 77. Fat is stored in which part of the body ?

    1. Liver
    2. Heart
    3. Subcutaneous ✓
    4. Arteries

78. 78. Which of the following is responsible for turning Taj Mahal yellow :

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

79. 79. Fructose sugar is also known as :

    1. Monosaccharldes ✓
    2. Disaccharides
    3. Maltose
    4. None of these

80. 80. Voitamin-B6 is also known as :

    1. Retinol
    2. Scurvy
    3. Pyridoxine ✓
    4. Tocopherol

81. 81. What is defined as the minimal point of soil moisture the plant requires ?

    1. Wilting Point ✓
    2. Field Point
    3. Soil Point
    4. None of these

82. 82. Law of Independence Assortment was given by :

    1. Darwin
    2. Mendel ✓
    3. Robert Koch
    4. None of these

83. 83. Which of the following is least pollutant ?

    1. Petrol
    2. Natural Gas ✓
    3. Coal
    4. None of these

84. 84. The sugar present in milk is :

    1. Sucrose
    2. Fructose
    3. Lactose ✓
    4. Glucose

85. 85. Hp processing of fruit and vegetable means :

    1. High Pressure ✓
    2. High Process
    3. High Pasteurization
    4. High Performance

86. 86. Protein present in egg yolk is rich in :

    1. Thiamine
    2. Tocopherol
    3. Calciferol
    4. None of these ✓

87. 87. Osteomalacia is caused by the deficiency of :

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

88. 88. The gas , commonly known as "Laughing gas" is :

    1. Carbon Dioxide
    2. Sulfur Dioxide
    3. Nitrous Dioxide ✓
    4. Sodium Dioxide

89. 89. In PowerPoint, the header and footer button can be found on the insert tab in what group :

    1. Text group ✓
    2. Object group
    3. Tables group
    4. Illustrations group

90. 90. What is the shortcut key for hyperlink in MS Word :

    1. Ctrl + H
    2. Ctrl + I
    3. Ctrl + K ✓
    4. Ctrl + T

91. 91. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and graphs .

    1. Line Printer
    2. Digital Plotter ✓
    3. Dot Matrix Printer
    4. None of these

92. 92. MS Excel is used for preparing :

    1. Presentations
    2. Spreadsheet ✓
    3. Send attachments
    4. None of these

93. 93. Which of the following is not a hardware :

    1. RAM
    2. Hard Disk
    3. Monitor
    4. Window XP ✓

94. 94. What is minimum and maximum font size available in formatting toolbar :

    1. 12 & 74
    2. 16 & 122
    3. 8 & 72 ✓
    4. 20 & 78