PPSC Deputy Superintendent Jail 2015 Solved Past Papers

PPSC Deputy Superintendent Jail 2015 Solved Past Papers
PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT JAIL – 2015

1. Which country is situated below the sea level?
(A) New Zealand
(B) Netherlands ✓
(C) Australia
(D) Japan

2. In Pakistan, the largest share of electricity comes from the source of:
(A) Thermal ✓
(B) Hydel
(C) Nuclear
(D) Coal

3. Which of the following gases is mainly causing global warming:
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Methane
(C) Carbon dioxide ✓
(D) Hydrogen

4. Which of the historical monuments was built in 1642 AD:
(A) Tomb of Emperor Jahangir
(B) Badshahi Mosque
(C) Shalamar Garden ✓
(D) Wazir Khan Mosque

5. US inventor Martin Cooper invented “Mobile Phone’ in:
(A) 1969
(B) 1973 ✓
(C) 1976
(D) 1980

6. The world's largest natural gas deposits are in:
(A) USA
(B)Russia ✓
(C) China
(D) Brazil

7. The lowest point on earth is:
(A) Dead sea ✓
(B) Death valley
(C) Caspian sea
(D) None of the above

8. The headquarters of International Environmental Organization “Green Peace” are situated at:
(A) Amsterdam ✓
(B) Paris
(C) Brussels
(D) Vienna

9. The oldest among the seven wonders of world was:
(A) The pyramids of Egypt ✓
(B) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
(C) The Statue of Zeus
(D) The Temple of Artemis

10. The world's largest desert is:
(A) Sahara ✓
(B) Gobi
(C) Atacama
(D) Thar

11. “Asmara* is the capital of:
(A) Cameroon
(B)Eritrea' ✓
(C) Peru
(D) Rwanda

12. In the modem world, the office of 'Ombudsman' was first created in:
(A) United Kingdom
(B) United States
(C) Switzerland
(D) Sweden ✓

13. In chronological order, which of the following personalities come first:
(A) Plato
(B) Aristotle
(C) Socrates ✓
(D) Epicures

14. “Alexandria" is the seaport of:
(A) Greece
(B) Iraq
(C) Syria
(D) Egypt ✓

15. The largest among the following is:
(A) A Galaxy ✓
(B) The Earth
(C) The Sun
(D) A solar system

16. How many times Pakistan has been elected a non-permanent member of UN Security Council:
(A) Three
(B) Five
(C) Six
(D) Seven ✓

17. Tea plant was first grown in:
(A) India
(B) Kenya
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) China ✓

18. 'Tartus' is the seaport of:
(A) Turkey
(B) Lebanon
(C) Syria ✓
(D) Algeria

19. Which planet has the largest number of satellites?
(A) Saturn
(B) Jupiter ✓
(C) Earth
(D) Mars

20. The world’s largest glacier is:
(A) Lambert ✓
(B) Siachen
(G) Hispar
(D) None of the above

21. The discovery of Radium in 1998, led to the invention of:
(A) Camera
(B) X-ray machine ✓
(C) Electric bulb
(D) Missile

22. The world’s oldest National Anthem is of:
(A) China
(B) Iran
(C) Greece
(D) Japan ✓

23. The world's oldest written language is:
(A) Chinese ✓
(B) Japanese
(C) Cambodian
(D) Latin

24. The world's largest mammal is:
(A) Tiger
(B) Camel
(C) Giraffe
(D) Whale ✓

25. The world's longest mountain range is:
(A) The Andes ✓
(B) The Alps
(C) Himalayas
(D) Karakoram

26. Point X is in the north of point Y is east of point Z, to which direction is point X with respect to Z:
(A) North East ✓
(B) North
(C) East
(D) South East

27. 'Dragon air1 is an airline of:
(A) Japan
(B) South Korea
(C) North Korea
(D) Hong Kong ✓

28. Which one is not the official language of United Nations:
(A) Spanish
(B) Arabic
(C) German ✓
(D) Russian

29. A great traveler 'Ibne Batuta' belonged to:
(A) Tunis
(B) Syria
(C) Morocco ✓
(D) Spain

30. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by the people of:
(A) Britain
(B) Germany
(C) Canada
(D) France ✓

31. Which is lightest of all these gases:
(A) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Hydrogen ✓
(D) Carbon di oxide

32. Which of the following Mughal Emperor was bom at Lahore in 1592:
(A) Jahangir
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan ✓
(D) Aurangzeb

33. The length of Pak-Afghan border (Durand Line) is:
(A) 2252 Km ✓
(B) 909 Km
(C) 1600 Km
(D) 592 Km

34. Population wise Pakistan's position in the world is;
(A) 21st
(B) 06th ✓
(C) 34th
(D) 41st

35. Baluchistan was given the status of province in:
(A) 1947
(B) 1958
(C) 1970 ✓
(D) 1985

36. The command and staff college of Pakistan army is situated at:
(A) Karachi
(B) Lahore
(C) Quetta ✓
(D) Abbottabad

37. Florence Nightingale is renowned for.
(A) Acting
(B) nursing ✓
(C) painting
(D) poetry

38. Which is the largest’ river in the world?
(A) Amazon ✓
(B) Ganga
(C) Nile
(D) None of them

39. Theory of Evolution' was presented by:
(A) Euclid
(B) Charles Darwin ✓
(C) Werner Heisenburg
(D) Simon Boliver

40. Pablo Picasso is considered to be a great:
(A) Musician
(B) writer
(C) actor
(D) painter ✓

41. The 'sun' is mainly composed of:
(A) Oxygen
(B) Hydrogen ✓
(C) Carbon die oxide
(D) Potassium

42. Who was the first Muslim king of India:
(A) Qutub-ud-din Aibak ✓
(B) Muhammad Bin Qasim
(C) Zaheer-ud-din Babur
(D) Mehmud Ghazanvi

43. 'Mossad' is the Intelligence agency of:
(A) Brazil
(B) Israel ✓
(C) Lebanon
(D) Syria

44. Liaqat Ali Khan joined all India Muslim league as a member in:
(A) 1916
(B) 1919
(C) 1921
(D) 1923 ✓

45. The Government of India Act 1935, divided the country into:
(A) Seven provinces
(B) Nine provinces
(C) Eleven provinces ✓
(D) Thirteen provinces

46. In the Provincial Elections of 1937, all India Muslim league won largest number of seats in the:
(A) United province (U P) ✓
(B) Sindh province
(C) Punjab province
(D) central province (C P)

47. Identify the secretary of state for India who led the cabinet mission in 1946:
(A) Sir Stafford Cripps
(B) A. V. Alexander
(C) Lord Pethick Lawrence ✓
(D) Sir Anthony McDonald

48. Mohtarma- Fatima Jinnah joined all India Muslim league in:
(A) 1937
(B) 1938
(C) 1939 ✓
(D) 1940

49. Congress launched “Quit India Movement" against the British Government in:
(A) 1940
(B) 1941
(C) 1942 ✓
(D) 1944

50. In the interim government of 1946, the health minister was:
(A) Abdu Rab Nishtar
(B) Jag Jivan Ram
(C) AsifAli
(D) Ghazanfer Ali Khan ✓

51. After Sir Agha Khan, the next president of All India Muslim League was:
(A) Viqar-ul-Mulk
(B) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
(C) Raja Sahib of Mahmoodabad ✓
(D) Mian Muhammad Shafi

52. The Hindus had launched ‘Swadeshi Movement” (to boycott English made goods) in the wake of:
(A) The Urdu Hindi controversy‘j 867
(B) Partition of Bengal 1905 ✓
(C) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy 1919
(D) All of the above

53. The British parliament passed Indian independence act on:
(A) 3 June 1947
(B) 14 June 1947
(C) 14 July 1947 ✓
(D) 24 July 1947

54. A carton contains 10 boxes, each box containing one dozen cubes. How many box cartons are needed to fill 960 cubes?
(A) 7
(B) 8 ✓
(C) 9
(D) 12

55. In the exam 45% students foiled and 550 students were successful. The total number of students who appeared in the exam were:
(A) 1000 ✓
(B) 900
(C) 1500
(D) 800

56. The number, whose 3% is 60, is:
(A) 2000 ✓
(B) 3000,
(C) 6000
(D) 9000

57. Which number will come next 2,5,8,11,14,
(A) 15
(B) 17 ✓
(C) 19
(D) 26

58. 40 men can do work in 50 days. How long it will take 25 men to do the work?
(A) 50 days
(B) 80 days ✓
(C) 60 days
(D) 70 days

59. The original price of a gift pack is Rs.80. A discount of 15% is allowed in shop. What is the sale price?
(A) Rs.65
(B) Rs.68 ✓
(C) Rs.61
(D) Rs.50

60. A cyclist covers 660 feet in 66 seconds. How many yards will he cover in the same time?
(A) 220 ✓
(B) 600
(C) 100
(D) 10

61. Which of the following is smallest fraction?
(A) 3/7 ✓
(B) 5/1
(C) 6/13
(D) 7/12

62. Find the number whose square root is twice its cube root.
(A) 27
(B) 64 ✓
(C) 125
(D) 81

63. A boy ranks thirteen in class of twenty six. What is his rank from the last?
(A) 13
(B) 14 ✓
(C) 15
(D) 26

64. There is a limit ______ everything in life.
(A) To  ✓
(B) on
(C) in
(D) with

65. Aslam has given __ smoking completely.
(A) In
(B) after
(C) on
(D)  up ✓

66. You ought to abide ____ this decision.
(A) With
(B) of
(C) by ✓
(D) from

67. The jug is full ___ milk.
(A) Of ✓
(B) with
(C) in
(D) upon

68. He is folly contented ____ his life.
(A) To
(B) of
(C) with ✓
(D) in

69. He is not eligible ____ this post.
(A) For ✓
(B) to
(C) in
(D) on

Identify the SYNONYMS words

70. Infringe:
(A) conserve
(B) violate ✓
(C) instill
(D) divert

71. Zest:
(A) Pleasure ✓
(B) distaste
(C) flop
(D) encircles

72. Insipid:
(A) Stupid ✓
(B) gentle
(C) delicate
(D) solve

73. Rescind:
(A) Maintain
(B) cancel ✓
(C) risk
(D) disregard

74. Tacit:
(A) Formal
(B) fear
(C) silent ✓
(D) celestial

75. Garb:
(A) Rage
(B) distort
(C) trivial
(D) dress ✓

76. The total number of jails in Punjab’ are:
(A) 28
(B) 30
(C) 32 ✓
(D) 34

77. Inspector General Prison Punjab is:
(A) Abdul Basit
(B) Shahid Farooq ✓
(C) Farooq Nazeer
(D) None of these

78. When Pakistan came into being, the total number of jails in Punjab were:
(A) 19 ✓
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 24

79. The former chief justice of Pakistan Mr. Iftlkhar Chaudiy was the only chief justice who visited three jails, these were
(A) Lahore, Multan, Falsalabad
(B) Lahore, Rawalpindi, Mianwali ✓
(C) Lahore, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi
(D) None of these

80. Punjab largest jail by area is located at:
(A) Sahiwal ✓
(B) Bahawalpur
(C) Multan
(D) None of these

81. Punjab oldest Jail is located at:
(A) Rawalpindi
(B) Multan
(C) Gujranwala
(D) None of these ✓

82. Pakistan prison rules were framed in:
(A) 176
(B) 1978 ✓
(C) 1980
(D) None of these

83. National Academy of Prison Administration is located at:
(A) Lahore ✓
(B) Rawalpindi
(C) Quetta
(D) Peshawar

84. Where jail for juvenile is located:
(A) Multan
(B) Bahawalpur ✓
(C) Sargodha
(D) None of these

85. The only jail for women prisoners is located at:
(A) Multan ✓
(B) Rahim Yar Khan
(C) Vehari
(D) None of these

86. In which of the following cities a higher security prison is located?
(A) Attock
(B) Gujranwala
(C) Bhakkar
(D) Multan ✓

87. The largest jail in Punjab by inmates is the central jail:
(A) Rawalpindi ✓
(B) Multan
(C) Gujranwala
(D) None of these

88. Administration of Prisons is the provincial subject and came under the administrative control of:
(A) Services and General Administration S&GAD
(B) Police Department
(C) Home Department ✓
(D) Social welfare Department

89. Which of the following jails was constructed in 1854:
(A) Central Jail Lahore
(B) Central jail Multan
(C) Central jail Gujranwala ✓
(D) None of these

90. Juvenile prisoner is who has not attained the age of:
(A) 14 years
(B) 16 years
(C) 18 years ✓
(D) 19 years

91. Who is the first person to use zero?
(A) Al-Kwarizmi ✓
(B) Al-Biruni
(C) Al-Touse
(D) Abu Ishaq Kindi

92. Who introduced the point system in mathematics?
(A) Al-Khwarizmi ✓
(B) Umer Knayyam
(C) Al Biruni
(D) Al Razi

93. Which Muslim scientist proved that the velocity of light is more than the velocity of sound?
(A) Al Biruni ✓
(B) Al Farabi
(C) Al Ishaq
(D) None of these

94. Which Muslim Scientist invented the branch of Mathematics, “Logarithm”?
(A) Ibn-e-Younas Misri ✓
(B) Ibn-e-Razi
(C) Ibn-e-Khuladun
(D) Ibn-e-lshaq

95. Who is called the Pioneer of Chemistry?
(A) Al-Razi
(B) Jabir-ibn-Hayyan ✓
(C) IbnSeena
(D) Nasir-uddinToosi

96. The Punjab prison department was established in:
(A) 1817
(B) 1854 ✓
(C) 1896
(D) 1906

97. The first Muslim Inspector General of Prisons Punjab after Independence in 1947 was:
(A) Lt. Col. B.H. Syed
(B) Lt. Col. H.H. Mehmood ✓
(C) Lt. Col. G.K. Khan
(D) None of these

98. Which is the oldest jail?
(A) District jail Sialkot ✓
(B) District jail Kasur
(C) District jail Gujranwala
(D) None of these

99. What is the time of Execution of death sentences?
(A) 6 AM
(B) 7 AM
(C) 8 AM
(D) No time restriction ✓

100. The first jails reforms in Islamic history were introduced by:
(A) Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA)
(B) Hazrat Umer (RA) ✓
(C) Hazrat Ali (RA)
(D) Hazrat Umer Bin Abdul Aziz