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PPSC ASSISTANT (BPS-16) IN THE PLANNING & DEVELOPENT 2016 SOLVED PAST PAPAER
PPSC ASSISTANT (BPS-16) IN THE PLANNING & DEVELOPENT 2016
PPSC ASSISTANT (BPS-16) SOLVED PAST PAPER
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MCQS
1. The Oscar winning short documentary film ‘Girl in the River' was directed by?(A) Samlna Peerznda
(B) Sabrhn Sumar
(C) Sharmccn Obald Chinoy ✓
(D) Mchroon Jnbbar
2. Dr. Abdul Salam was awarded Nobel Prize for Physics in:
(A) 1901
(B) 1979 ✓
(C) 1970
(D) 1937
3. Next Summor Olympic Games are to be held In:
(A) 2017 Moscow
(B) 2018 Seoul
(C) 2016 Rio do Janeiro ✓
(D) 2010 Paris
4. Muhammad Asif is a famous player of:
(A) Snooker ✓
(B) Kabaddi
(C) Tennis
(D) Football
5. Sohail Abbas is famous player oh
(A) Squash
(B) Hockey ✓
(C) Boxing
(D) Swimming
6. Ayesha Jalal is prominent in the field oh
(A) Chemistiy
(B) History ✓
(C) Mathematics
(D) Sociology
7. Javed Ghamdi is prominent In the field of
(A) Islamiat ✓
(B) Fishing
(C) Civil Service
(D) Geography
8. Mohsin Hamid is famous for
(A) English Writing ✓
(B) Urdu Ghazal
(C) Teaching
(D) Financial Analyst
9. Abdur Rehman Chugtai was a prominent name in the field oh
(A) Health Care
(B) Painting ✓
(C) Civil Engineering
(D) Architecture
10. Adeeb Rizvi is famous for his work in the field of:
(A) Solid Wasto Management
(B) Horticulture
(C) Medicine ✓
(D) Sports
11. Sana Meer is a prominent name in tho field of:
(A) Athletics
(B) Acting
(C) Modelling
(D) Cricket ✓
12. Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy upon estrangement from tho Muslim Longue formed a political party called:
(A) Jugtu Front
(B) Bahujan Samaj Party
(C) Awami Muslim League ✓
(D) Bengal Muslim League
13. Pakistan's first Law Minister was:
(A) Sir Ftraz Khan Noon
(B) Sir Zafarullah Khan
(C) Jogindarnath Mandel ✓
(D) Kh. Nazimduddin
14. The distance between Karachi and Lahore along N-5 is:
(A) 1000 km
(B) 1287 km ✓
(C) 1351 km
(D) 1521 km
15. Fort Munro is located in province.
(A) Baluchistan
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
(D) Punjab ✓
16. Who drew the border line between India and Pakistan In 1947?
(A) Lord Waved
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Sir Cyril Radcliff ✓
(D) Lord Attlee
17. Bhagat Kabir, Baba Gurunal and Dadu Dayal were all associated with Movement
(A) Quit India
(B) Faraizi
(C) Non Cooperation
(D) Bhagti ✓
18. Dar ul Uloom Deoband was established in ___ District
(A) Muzaffarpur
(B) Allahabad
(C) Saharanpur ✓
(D) Meerut
19. The Moplah Uprising took place in province.
(A) Bengal
(B) Madras
(C) UP
(D) Kerala ✓
20. Ch. Rehmat Ali issued a pamphlet as his solution to the Indian Communal problems. It was called:
(A) Now or Never ✓
(B) Never or Now
(C) Bang-Mslam
(D) Do or Die
21. All India Muslim League was founded in the city on
(A) Lucknow
(B) Lahore
(C) Dhaka ✓
(D) Calcutta
22. Pakistan became a Republic on
(A) 23rd March 1956 ✓
(B) 29th February 1956
(C) 8th January 1956
(D) 14th August 1947
23. Numismatics Is the study of.
(A) Horses
(B) Flags
(c) Fire arms
(D) Coins ✓
24. Which pair of words refers to butterflies and birds:
(A) Colts, Horses
(B) Bore, Boar
(C) Aviary, Apiary ✓
(D) Pen, Sty
PICK THE ODD WORD OUT:
25.
(A) blcyde
(B) feny
(C) railway
(D) fish ✓
26.
(A) moon
(B) ball
(C) tree ✓
(D) earth
27.
(A) lemonade
(B) juice
(C) bread ✓
(D) milk
28.
(A) cut
(B) cool ✓
(C) blow
(D) dig
29.
(A) Attock
(B) Taxila
(C) Mangle Dam ✓
(D) Haripur
30.
(A) sheep
(B) rats ✓
(C) cows
(D) horse
31.
(A) generous
(B) kind
(C) nasty ✓
(D) nice
32. What Is the synonym of Fulsome?
(A) exuberant ✓
(B) emotional
(C) dry
(D) rough
33. What Is the synonym of Denigrate?
(A) disparage ✓
(B) praise
(C) describe
(D) draw
34. What Is the synonym of Incendiary?
(A) frolic
(B) snicker
(C) causing fire ✓
(D) emollient
35. What is the synonym of Prerogative?
(A) end
(B) puncture
(C) summon
(D) privilege ✓
36. What Is the synonym of CaIBgraphy?
(A) word processing
(B) keyboard
(C) hand writing ✓
(D) concussion
37. What te the antonym of Gregarious?
(A) boring
(B) chubby
(C) lonesome ✓
(D) talkative
38. What is the antonym of Assent?
(A) disagree ✓
(B) approve
(C) sanction
(D) pass
39. What Is the antonym of Fluid?
(A) airy
(B) still
(C) frozen ✓
(D) moving
40. What is the antonym of Onerous?
(A) fluent
(B) burdensome
(C) difficult
(D) light ✓
41. What is the antonym of Concord?
(A) agreement
(B) variance ✓
(C) accord
(D) unity
42. Where Is the head office of UNESCO located?
(A) Geneva
(B) Vienna
(C) Brussels
(D) Paris ✓
43. Ghazwa e Badr was fought In which year of the Christian Calendar.
(A) 623
(B) 622
(C) 619
(D) 624 ✓
44. Masjid Nimra is situated in:
(A) Madinah
(B) Tali
(C) Jeddah
(D) Plains of Arafat ✓
45. The first migration In Islamic History was to the country then called:
(A) Abyssinia ✓
(B) Iraq
(C) Yemen
(D) Syria
46. Holy Prophet sometimes gave his silent approval of a statement or action of someone, this is called:
(A) qawl
(B) taqrir ✓
(C) hadatha
(D) illhan
47. After migrating to Yathrib (Madina) the Holy Prophet first stayed et the house of which Sahabi?
(A) Ayub Ansari ✓
(B) AbuHuralrah
(C) Abdullah bin Abbas
(D) Anas bin Malik
48. The word "wahi" it derived from the word "waha which means:
(A) to write down
(B) to memorize
(C) to inform secretly ✓
(D) to listen
49. The Muslim mathematician Alkhwarzami is best known for his work in
(A) Trigonometry
(B) Set Theory
(C) Algebra ✓
(D) Arithmetic
50. 2, 4, 16, 256, , Complete the series.
(A) 80,000
(B) 7,156
(C) 68,100
(D) 65,530 ✓
51. 50, 60, 80, 110, 150 ____. Complete the series
(A) 200 ✓
(B) 160
(C) 180
(D) 300
52. 2, 4, 12, 48, 240 ____. Complete the series.
(A) 1440 ✓
(B) 1240
(C) 1040
(D) 1340
53. If 25% of a certain number is 1600, what It 10 % of the number?
(A) 40
(B) 400
(C) 640 ✓
(D) 1440
54. Multiply 15,873 x 28
(A) 555,555
(B) 444,444 ✓
(C) 333,333
(D) 111,111
55. Drvida*3000 =r500
(A) 7.8 ✓
(B) 8.7
(C) 7.9
(D) 6.0
56. If on athlete's weight decreases from 160 pounds to 152 pounds what la tho percentage decrease?
(A) 5% ✓
(B) 6%
(C) 4%
(D) 10%
57. Calculate the value of x in the equation: 12 -5x = x + 30
(A) -4
(B) -6
(C) -3 ✓
(D) -5
58. Katherine’s weekly salary was Increased by 8% to $237.60. What was her weekly salary before the Increase?
(A) $220 ✓
(B) $230
(C) $215
(D) $200
59. A rectangular floor 188 x 10ft Is to bo covered with carpeting that costs x Rs/Sq Yard. In terms of x how many Rupees will the carpeting cost?
(A) 20x ✓
(B) 28x
(C) 60x
(D) 180x
60. Who was the Secretary General of UN before Ban Kl- Moon?
(A) Kurt Waldheim
(B) Kofi Annan ✓
(C) U Thant
(D) Boutros Boutros Ghall
61. Crimea was an area annexed by Russia last year. Before the annexation it was a part of:
(A) Bosnia
(B) Belarus
(C) Ukraine ✓
(D) Georgia
62. Recently Azerbaijan fought a war with one of Its neighbours over Nagomo Karabakh region. In which country Is this enclave situated?
(A) Bosnia
(B) Turkey
(C) Macedonia
(D) Armenia ✓
63. Abuja is the capital of:
(A) Nigeria ✓
(D) Panama
(C) Mali
(D) Ghana
64. Which la the capital city of West Indies?
(A) Pori of Spain
(B) Harare
(C) Puerto Rico
(D) None of these ✓
65. Which Pakistani woman won the Nelson Mandole-Graca Machol Innovation Award 2010?
(A) Malolo Yousafzal
(B) Tobossam Adnan ✓
(C) Moera
(D) Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy
66. Recent OIC Summit was held in:
(A) Ankara
(B) Istanbul ✓
(C) Antalya
(D) Jeddah
67. Renminbi is the official currency of:
(A) Taiwan
(B) Chino ✓
(C) North Korea
(D) Philippines
68. Next SAARC Summit Is to bo hold In:
(A) Kathmandu
(B) Islamabad ✓
(C) Colombo
(D) Male
69. Sir Crook Is a disputed area between:
(A) Afghanistan & Pakistan
(B) Nepal & India
(C) Bangladesh & India
(D) Pakistan & India ✓
70. The Suez Canal links which two seas?
(A) Baltic & North Sea
(B) Dead & Red Sea
(C) Oman & Arabian Sea
(D) Mediterranean & Rod Sea ✓
71. Reichstag' is the name of the Parliament of which country?
(A) Turkey
(B) Russia
(C) Azerbaijan
(D) Germany ✓
72. Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament is played in which country?
(A) Singapore
(B) Thailand
(C) Malaysia ✓
(D) Brunei
73. Garnda is the National Airline of which country?
(A) Philippines
(B) Brunei
(C) Thailand
(D) Indonesia ✓
74. Which Is the most populated city of Chino?
(A) Shanghai ✓
(B) Beijing
(C) Shenzhen
(D) Wuhan
75. Minsk is the capital of which European country?
(A) Hungary
(B) Macedonia
(C) Belarus ✓
(D) Bosnia
76. In which country's embassy In London is Julian Assange the founder of Wiki Leaks hiding?
(A) Ecuador ✓
(B) Mexico
(C) Peru
(D) India
77. The capital city of New Zealand Is:
(A) Wellington ✓
(B) Christchurch
(C) Adelaide
(D) Auckland
78. Pakistan Cricket Team will next tour which country?
(A) Australia
(B) South Africa
(C) England ✓
(D) Now Zealand
79. Who was the first man to go Into space?
(A) Nell Armstrong
(B) Yuri Gagarin ✓
(C) Buzz Aldrin
(D) Allen Slaine
80. Thomas Cup is the world’s biggest tournament of:
(A) Golf
(B) Badminton ✓
(C) Snooker
(D) Squash
81. Who Is a polymath?
(A) Star Gazer
(B) Mathematician
(C) Philosopher
(D) Export of many Subjects ✓
82. Xian Is o famous city of:
(A) North Korea
(B) South Korea
(C) Japan
(D) China ✓
83. Persian poets Hafiz and Saadi are buried In:
(A) Herat
(B) Shiraz ✓
(C) Isfahan
(D) Kabul
84. Baltoro Is a famous ______ of Pakistan?
(A) Mountain Peak
(B) Mountain Lake
(C) River
(D) Glacier ✓
85. Diamer-Bhasha hydro project Is being built on river.
(A) Hunza
(B) Jhelum
(C) Indus ✓
(D) Kabul
86. Awaran District is located In ________?
(A) Baluchistan ✓
(B) Khyber Pukhtunkhwa
(C) Sindh
(D) Gilgit Baltistan
87. Uch Sarifs most famous monument Is the mausoleum of
(A) Shams Tabraz
(B) Maulvi Barkhordar
(C) Bibi Jawindl ✓
(D) Nawab Salahuddin Abbassi
88. Khunjerab is the border pass botween Pakistan _____?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Tajikistan
(C) Iran
(D) China ✓
89. Archaeological finds of Harappa are located in which District?
(A) Sheikupura
(B) Okara
(C) Vehari
(D) Sahiwal ✓
90. Keenjhar Lake is located in which province?
(A) Baluchistan
(B) Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa
(C) Sindh ✓
(D) Punjab
91. اردو ادب کی طویل ترین تاریخ کس نے تحریر کی؟
(A) ڈاکٹر تبسم کشمیری
(B) ڈاکٹر سلیم اختر
(C) ڈاکٹر جمیل جالبی ✓
(D) رام بابو سکسینہ
92. ناول ’’صفر سے ایک تک‘‘کس نے لکھا ہے؟
(A) مرزا اطہر بیگ ✓
(B) عبدالحلیم شرر
(C) مسعود مفتی
(D) مستنصر حسین تارڑ
93. نیر مسعود ایک مشہور۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ہیں؟
(A) نقاد
(B) ادبی تاریخ نویس
(C) شاعر
(D) افسانہ نگار ✓
94. ایک تھا لڑکا ٹوٹ بٹوٹ کس کی نظم ہے؟
(A) جش ملیح آبادی
(B) حبیب جالب
(C) صوفی غلام مصطفیٰ ✓
(D) منیر نیازی
95. چپڑ جھن جھن کا کردار منٹو کے کس افسانے میں ملتا ہے؟
(A) فرشتہ
(B) ٹھنڈا گوشت
(C) ٹیٹوال کا کتا ✓
(D) دھواں
96. اقبال کی ’’بانگ درا‘‘کا دیباچہ کس نے تحریر کیا؟
(A) عبدالرحمان بجنوری
(B) شیخ عبدالقادر ✓
(C) مولانا محمد علی جوہر
(D) شبلی نعمالی
97. مولانا محمد حسین آزاد کسی شہر میں مدفون ہیں؟
(A) دہلی
(B) پشاور
(C) آگرہ
(D) لاہور ✓
98. حسن کوزہ گر کس کی نظم ہے؟
(A) مجید امجد
(B) جوش ملیح آبادی
(C) ن۔م۔راشد ✓
(D) ناصر کاظمی
99. ثنااللہ ڈار کا قلمی نام۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔ تھا۔
(A) ابن انشا
(B) میرا جی ✓
(C) خامہ بگوش
(D) نادر کاکوری
100. مرزا ادیب کی خود نوشت سوانح کا کیا نام ہے؟
(A) گردراہ
(B) مٹی کا دریا ✓
(C) ماضی کے مزار
(D) غبار خاطر
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