PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
JUNIOR PATROL OFFICER (BS-09) in
PUNJAB COMMUNICATION & WORKS DEPARTMENT - 2015
PPSC JUNIOR PATROL OFFICER SOLVED PAST PAPER
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MCQS
1. First Islamic State was established In India in 1206 A.D by:(A) Mahmud of Ghazni
(B) Qutub-ud-din-Aibek ✓
(C) Ameer Tamoor
(D) Babur
2. After the war of Independence the British Government assumed control of India through:
(A) Queen’s Order 1857
(B) India Council’s Act 1862
(C) Queen’s Proclamation of 1857 ✓
(D) East India Company’s Order 1857
3. In 1858 A.D, the person who was appointed the First British Viceroy in India was:
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Rippon
(C) Lord Mayo
(D) Lord Canning ✓
4. The Issue which made Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to conclude that Hindus and Muslims could not work together anymore was:
(A) Congress Behavior
(B) Hindi Urdu Controversy ✓
(C) llbert Bill
(D) Issue of Muslim University
5. When was M.A.O. College established in Aligarh?
(A) 1859
(B) 1862
(C) 1875
(D) 1877 ✓
6. Who prepared Pirpur Report?
(A) Raja Syed Mehdi ✓
(B) Zakar Hussain
(C) Abui Kalam Azad
(D) Quaid-e-Azam
7. Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined All India Muslim League in:
(A) 1907
(B) 1913 ✓
(C) 1920
(D) 1929
8. After Independence the first Radio Station was established in:
(A) Karachi ✓
(B) Lahore
(C) Dhaka
(D) Rawalpindi
9. On 30th December All India Muslim League was established in the oity
(A) Dhaka ✓
(B) Aligarh
(C) Lucknow
(D) Calcutta
10. What day is observed internationally on 5th October:
(A) Women’s Day
(B) World Hearth Day
(C) Teacher Day ✓
(D) Human Rights Day
11. The Earth's smallest Ocean is:
(A) Atlantic
(B) Arctic ✓
(C) Indian
(D) Pacific
12. During the period of One Unit, First Governor of West Pakistan was:
(A) Akhtar Hussain
(B) Abdul Jabbar Khan
(C) Ameer Muhammad Khan
(D) Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani ✓
13. The National Bird of Pakistan is:
(A) Chukor ✓
(B) Pigeon
(C) Markhor
(D) Parrot
14. Who presented the ‘Chenab Formula’ to resolve the Kashmir dispute?
(A) Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan ✓
(B) Sardar Ibrahim Khan
(C) Ali Shah Gillani
(D) Ghulam Abbas
15. Pakistan's Standard Time was suggested by: (A) Moulana Mazhar-ud-Din
(B) Professor Muhammad Anwar
(C) Chaudary Rehmat Ali ✓
(D) Dr. Munir Ahmed Khan
16. Attock fort was constructed by:
(A) Babur
(B) Aurangza.b
(C) Akbar ✓
(D) Jahangir
17. How many times umpire Aleem Dar of Pakistan was awarded iCC Best Umpire award:
(A) 1
(B) 3 ✓
(C) 4
(D) 5
18. Which country's Flag Is known as Union Jack?
(A) France
(B) Netherlands
(C) U.K. ✓
(D) Portugal
19. Third Constitution of Pakistan was promulgated on:
(A) 23, March1973
(B) 3rd, June 1973
(C) 14, August 1973 ✓
(D) 2nd July 1973
20. Penicillin was discovered by:
(A) Alexander Fleming ✓
(B) Alexander Hamilton
(C) Herodotus
(D) John Milton
21. What type of acid Is used in car batteries?
(A) Hydro Chloric Acid
(B) Sulphuric Acid ✓
(C) Mercury
(D) Nitric Acid
22. The average weight (in ounces) of Man's brain is:
(A) 6.8
(B) 4.8
(C) 5.8
(D) 3.8
23. By which organ does a snake hear*?
(A) Ear ✓
(B) Eyes
(C) Tongue
(D) Tail
24. The most populous Islamic country of the world is:
(A) Iran
(B) Pakistan
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Indonesia ✓
25. Arab League was established In March 1945 with Headquarters in:
(A) Cairo ✓
(B) Riyadh
(C) Baghdad
(D) Sudan
26 The length of the Suez Canal in Kilometers is:
(A) 236
(B) 210
(C) 184
(D) 169
27. When was IMF established?
(A) 1945 ✓
(B) 1948
(C) 1949
(D) 1950
28. OPEC has Its Headquarter In:
(A) Lusaka
(B) Tripoli
(C) Syria
(D) Vienna ✓
29. The first Republican President of America was:
(A) George Washington
(B) Abraham Lincoln ✓
(C) John Adams
(D) George Bush
30. ‘Emirates' is an airline of:
(A) Iraq
(B) Iran
(C) Dubai (UAE) ✓
(D) Turkey
31. One square foot is equal to 144sq inches and one meter Is equal to:
(A) 5.28 foot
(B) 4.23 foot
(C) 3.28 foot ✓
(D) 2.28 foot
32. How many bones are there in Human Body?
(A) 180
(B) 198
(C) 206 ✓
(D) 210
33. How many times has the Pakistan Hockey Team won Olympic Gold Medal:
(A) 2
(B) 3 ✓
(C) 4
(D) 5
34. Light year is a unit of measurement* of:
(A) Speed of light
(B) Stellar distances ✓
(C) Speed of Rockets
(D) Speed of aero plane
35. A handwritten message can be Instantly transmitted as such to any part of the world through:
(A) Speed post
(B) Telex
(C) Telephone
(D) Fax ✓
36. The conversion of electrical energy into chemical energy Is observed In:
(A) Fan
(B) Storage Battery ✓
(C) Heater
(D) Incandescent bulb
37. Distant objects can be seen with the help of:
(A) Chronometer
(B) Microscope
(C) Telescope ✓
(D) Spectroscope
38. The best color(s) for a sun umbrella will be:
(A) Black
(B) Black on top and white on the inside
(C) White on top and black on the inside ✓
(D) All seven Colors of Rainbow
39. Total Area of Azad Kashmir is:
(A) 13,297 square km ✓
(B) 10,297 square km
(C) 12,126 square km
(D) 14,251 square km
40. Who was the First Governor of Punjab from August 1947 to August 1949:
(A) Abdur Rab Nishtar
(B) Francis Moody ✓
(C) Amir-Muhammad Khan
(D) Mumtaz Daultana
41. The Magna Carta was signed by King John on:
(A) 15th June 1216
(B) 15th June 1215 ✓
(C) 15th June 1214
(D) 15th June 1213
42. Thomas Cup’ is given in the game of:
(A) Table tennis
(B) Basket Ball
(C) Badminton ✓
(D) Lawn tennis
43. Pentagon is Defense head office of:
(A) USA ✓
(B) UK
(C) USSR
(D) France
44. Muhammadan Educational Conference was established by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in:
(A) 1863
(B) 1886 ✓
(C) 1867
(D) 1898
45. _was called the 'Sick Man of Europe:
(A) Turkey ✓
(B) Italy
(C) Canada
(D) Hungry
46. One horse power is equal to:
(A) 730 watts
(B) 735 watts
(C) 746 watts ✓
(D) 750 watts
47. The Cabinet Mission announced its plan on:
(A) 16th May 1946 ✓
(B) 16 May 1945
(C) 3rd June 1947
(D) 16th July 1946
48. The normal pulse beat* in a human body per minute is between:
(A) 62-70
(B) 72-80 ✓
(C) 75-85
(D) 80-92
49. “From Plassey to Pakistan" is a political biography of:
(A) Ch Muhammad Ali
(B) Syed Ameer Ali
(C) Iskander Mirza ✓
(D) Syed Noor Ahmad
50. World Environment Day is observed on:
(A) 5“; June ✓
(B) 5" July
(C) 5 August
(D) 5 September
51. The name of Parliament of Bangladesh is.
(A) National Assembly
(B) Shura
(C) Congress
(D) Jatiya Sangsad ✓
52. Who is current Pakistan's permanent envoy to UNO:
(A) Syed Abbas Jillani
(B) Muhammad Sadiq
(C) Muhammad Naeem Khan
(D) Dr. Maliha Lodhi ✓
53. China celebrates its National Day every year on:
(A) 5th October
(B) October
(C) 1 October ✓
(D) 2nd October
54. Graeme Smith was a cricketer of:
(A) West Indies
(B) England
(C) South Africa ✓
(D) Canada
55. Name the new book, of Hillary Clinton released in 2014:
(A) Living History
(B) It takes a village
(C) Hard Choices ✓
(D) A Terrible Beauty
56. In violation of Indus Basin Water Treaty 1960, India Constructed “Wullar Barrage" on River:
(A) Jhelum ✓
(B) Sindh
(C) Sutlej
(D) Chenab
57. Day of Deliverance was observed on:
(A) 22nd November 1939
(B) 22nd December 1939 ✓
(C) 22nd October 1939
(D) 22nd September 193S
58. The book “Great Tragedy' was written by:
(A) Safdar Mehmood
(B) G. Allana
(C) Ameer Ali
(D) Z.A Bhutto ✓
59. Al-Azhar University is located in:
(A) Egypt ✓
(B) Turkey
(C) Iraq
(D) Jordan
60. When did Pakistan become member of United Nations?
(A). 3Cth September 1947 ✓
(B) 2nd October 1947
(C) 30th November 1947
(D) 23nd December 1347
61. The National Flag of Pakistan was designed by.
(A) Hafeez Jalandhari
(B) Amir-ud-din Kidwai ✓
(C) Sagar
(D) MirzaAdeeb
62. The highest Literacy rate among the SAARC countries is in:
(A) India
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan
(D) Maldives ✓
63. Boundary between India and China is called:
(A) McMahon Line ✓
(B) 17th Parallel line
(C) Curzon Une
(D) Green Line
64. The Badshahi Mosque of Lahore was built by:
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) ShahJahan
(D) Aurangzeb ✓
65. When did the Pakistan Government approve the National Anthem?
(A) 1947
(B) 1948
(C) 1852
(D) 1954 ✓
66. The Headquarters of NATO Is located In:
(A) New York
(B) Paris
(C) Geneva
(D) Brussels ✓
67. Who said democracy is “Government of the people, by the people, for the people"?
(A) George Washington
(B) Abraham Lincoln ✓
(C) Johnson
(D) Henry Hudson
68. OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) was founded in:
(A) 25th September 1966
(B) 25th September 1967
(C) 25th September 1969 ✓
(D) 25th September 1970
69. What is the number of month 'Rajah' in Islamic Calendar?
(A) 1st
(B) 2nd
(C) 5th
(D) 7th ✓
70. Hajj Is not completed unless you go to:
(A) Makkah
(B) Madina
(C) Mina
(D) Arafat ✓
71. First Mujadid was Hazrat Umar Bin Abdul Aziz who was the second?
(A) Ibn-e-Taemya (R.A)
(B) Imam Ghazaii (R.A)
(C) Ahmad Sarhindi ✓
(D) Shah Waliullah
72. The Nisab of Zakat in Silver is:
(A) 40 tolas
(B) 50 tolas
(C) 50 1/2 tolas
(D) 52 1/2 tolas ✓
73. How many stages does the Holy Quran contains?
(A) 7 ✓
(B) 8
(C) 9
(D) 12
74. Makkah was conquered in:
(A) 5 A.H
(B) 10A.H
(C) 2 A.H
(D) 8 A.H ✓
75. Which Surah starts without Bismlllah?
(A) Al-Baqra
(B) Al-Nisa
(C) Al-Tauba ✓
(D) Al-ikhlas
76. Imam-e-Dar-ul-Hijrat was a title of:
(A) Imam Ahmad
(B) Imam Malik ✓
(C) Imam Sha'afi
(D) Imam Muhammad
77. Amman is the capital of:
(A) Jordan ✓
(B) Yemen
(C) Bahrain
(D) Qatar
78. The currency of Turkey is:
(A) Lira ✓
(B) Markka
(C) Peso
(D) Pound
79. The famous Taj Mahal is situated in:
(A) Kolkata
(B) Agra ✓
(C) Madras
(D) Delhi
80. Which country Is called ‘Land of Mountains'?
(A) Nepal ✓
(B) Mongolia
(C) Japan
(D) Indonesia
81. Second largest religion of the world is:
(A) Islam ✓
(B) Buddhism
(C) Judaism
(D) Hinduism
82. ‘Downing Street' is famous for
(A) Banking
(B) Nightclubs
(C) Official residence of British Prime Minister ✓
(D) Tailoring and Jewellery
83. The busiest airport of the world is situated in:
(A) Cuba
(B) USA ✓
(C) Canada
(D) U.K.
84. To which country, the news agency ‘APP belong to:
(A) Pakistan ✓
(B) India
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Iran
85. Which military award is given by Britain?
(A) Queen Cross
(B) Medal of Honour
(C) Iron Cross
(D) Victoria Cross ✓
86. On which date, Labour day is celebrated?
(A) May 1st ✓
(B) November 20th
(C) May 3rd
(D) March 8th
87. NATO Is the abbreviation of:
(A) North American Transport Ordinance
(B) Non-Aligned Trading Organization
(C) North Atlantic Treaty Organization ✓
(D) Non-Allled Treat Organization
88. Which Pakistani Scientist was awarded Nobel Prize for Physics in 1979?
(A) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
(B) Dr. Muneer Ahmad
(C) Dr.Samar Mubarak
(D) Dr. Abdus Salam ✓
89. A set of Investments in Stock Market is called:
(A) Portfolio ✓
(B) Estimation
(C) Asset
(D) Security
90. World Bank Headquarter is situated in:
(A) New York
(B) England
(C) Washington ✓
(D) Manila
91. In Pakistan, maximum number of newspapers are published in:
(A) English
(B) Urdu ✓
(C) Punjabi
(D) Sindhi
92. Where was the first atom bomb used during the Second World War?
(A) Osaka
(B) Tokyo
(C) Hiroshima ✓
(D) Nagasaki
93. The 1965 Indo-Pak war lasted for 17 days, give the date on which the ceasefire came into effect:
(A) 25th September 1965
(B) 24th September 1965
(C) 23th September 1965 ✓
(D) 22th September. 1965
94. United Nations officially came into existence on:
(A) 4th October 1945
(B) 14th October 1945
(C) 24th October 1945 ✓
(D) 30th October 1945
95. What Is the total number of Kalmahs in Islam?
(A) 5
(B) 6 ✓
(C) 7
(D) 3
96. The 3rd June Plan announced partition of the subcontinent into:
(A) 2 states ✓
(B) 3 states
(C) 4 states
(D) 5 states
97. The oath of Governor General was administered to Quaid-e-Azam by:
(A) Justice Abdur Rasheed ✓
(B) Justice Patel
(C) Justice Munir
(D) Justice Shah Din
98. What was the number of Muslim League Ministers in the Interim Government of 1946:
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5 ✓
99. Which Is the largest Dam in Pakistan?
(A) Warsak
(B) Mangla
(C) Rawal
(D) Tarbela ✓
100. Who was the Chairman of the Boundary Commission for subcontinent In 1947?
(A) Cyril Radcliffe ✓
(B) William Radcliffe
(C) David Radcliffe
(D) George Radcliffe
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