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PPSC Foodgrains Inspector 2011 Solved Past Papers

PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF   FOODGRAINS INSPECTOR 2011 in the Punjab Food Department. General Knowledge MCQs

1. Pakistan Afghanistan border ‘Durand Line' was drawn in:
(A) 1892
(B) 1890
(C) 1893 ✓
(D) 1897

2. On July 9,1948. Pakistan issued its first:
(A) Coin
(B) Currency Note
(C) Postal Stamp ✓
(D) All of these

3. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex at Kamra was completed with the financial and technical assistance of:
(A) USA
(B) Canada
(C) France
(D) None of these ✓

4. The duration of National Anthem of Pakistan is:
(A) 60 Secondsb
(B) 80 Seconds ✓
(C) 100 Seconds
(D) 120 Seconds

5. The Pothohar Plateau contains the mineral deposits of:
(A) Rock Salt
(B) Gypsum
(C) Oil
(D) All of them ✓

6. Which of the following is a cash crop:
(A) Wheat
(B) Maize
(C) Rice
(D) Cotton ✓

7. The largest desert of the Paksitan is:
(A) Thar ✓
(B) Thai
(C) Cholistan
(D) Kharan

8. The oldest Barrage on Indus River is:
(A) Gudu Barrage
(B) Sukkur Barrage ✓
(C) Ghulam Muhammad Barrage
(D) Taunsa Barrage

9. Of the total area of Pakistan, forest covers only:
(A) 3.5% ✓
(B) 5.2%
(C) 7.3%
(D) 9.5%

10. How many times, Pakistan became World Olympic Champion in Hockey:
(A) Two
(B) Three ✓
(C) Four
(D) Kalat

11. The first princely State to accede to Pakistan after partition was:
(A) Swat
(B) Hunza
(C) Bahawalpur
(D) Kalat

12. Quaid-i-Azam served All India Muslim League as a President for:
(A) 15 years ✓
(B) 22 years
(C) 28 years
(D) 31 years

13. The National animal of Pakistan is:
(A) Horse
(B) Deer
(C) Dolphin
(D) Markhor ✓

14. The Federally Administration Tribal Areas (FATA) consist of:
(A) Five Agencies
(B) Six Agencies
(C) Seven Agencies ✓
(D) Eight Agencies

15. The famous scientist who died on 14 April, 1994 was:
(A) Dr. Abdus Salam
(B) Dr. Munir Ahmed Khan
(C) Dr. Salim-uz-Zaman Siddiqui ✓
(D) Dr. I.H. Usmani

16. The first Chairman of senate was:
(A) Habib Ullah Khan ✓
(B) Ghulam Ishaq Khan
(C) Syed Fazl Agha
(D) Wasim Sajjad

17. The first Urdu Newspaper (Daily) publihsed after the creation of Pakistan was:
(A) Mashriq
(B) Imroze ✓
(C) Watan
(D) None of these

18. Karakoram Highway starts in Pakistan from:
(A) Islamabad
(B) Taxila
(C) Havelian ✓
(D) Peshawar

19. Which of the following Muslim Countries voted against Pakistan's adminission into the United Nations in 1947:
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) Egypt
(D) Afghanistan ✓

20. Motorway M-8 Section will lead to:
(A) Karachi port
(B) Bin Qasim port
(C) Gwadar port ✓
(D) Pasni port

21. On September 9, 1958, Pakistan acquired Gwadar from:
(A) Oman ✓
(B) Bahrain
(C) Iran
(D) None of these

22. The number of letters in the Urdu language are:
(A) 27
(B) 37 ✓
(C) 39
(D) 42

23. The first SOS village in Pakistan was setup in 1977 at:
(A) Multan
(B) Rawalpindi
(C) Lahore ✓
(D) Islamabad

24. The headquarters of Pakistan Navy is at:
(A) Karachi
(B) Quetta
(C) Rawalpindi
(D) Islamabad ✓

25. After the creation of Pakistan, the first Radio Station was established at:
(A) Lahore
(B) Karachi ✓
(C) Peshawar
(D) Hyderabad

26. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established an institution in 1864, with the objective to translate books from English to Urdu and Persian, known as:
(A) Aligarh Institute
(B) The Scientific Society ✓
(C) Muhammaden Educational Conference
(D) Ghazipur Educational Society

27. The real foundr of the Dar-ul-lslam “Deoband" was:
(A) Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
(B) Maulana Mahmud-ui-Hasan
(C) Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanautvi ✓
(D) None of these

28. The 'Central Muhammadan Association’ was founded in 1877 by:
(A) Chaudhri Rehmat Ali
(B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(C) Syed Ameer Ali ✓
(D) Mohsin-ul-Mulk

29. Quaid-i-Azam was convinced to join the All India Muslim League by:
(A) Sir Agha Khan
(B) Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk
(C) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(D) Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar ✓

30. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar started publsihing his famous English newspaper ‘‘Comrade” in 1911 from:
(A) Delhi
(B) Bombay
(C) Calcutta ✓
(D) Lahore

31. Which of the following leaders helped Quaid4 Azam in the preparation of his Fourteen Points in 1929:
(A) Maulana Muhamamd Ali Jauhar ✓
(B) Maulana Shaukat Ali
(C) Liaquat Ali Khan
(D) Maulana Hasrat Mohani

32. The headquarters of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is located at:
(A) Rome ✓
(B) Paris
(C) New York
(D) Geneva

33. PASSCO stands for:
(A) Pakistan Agricultural Seed Storage Council
(B) Pakistan Agricultural Services Supply Corporation
(C) Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation ✓
(D) Pakistan Agricultural Storage Services Council

34. Which of the following glaciers is located in Karakoram Range?
(A) Siachin
(B) Hispar
(C) Biafo
(D) All of these ✓

35. The ‘Babusar Pass’ connects':
(A) Abbottabad and Gilgit ✓
(B) Chitral and Gilgit
(C) Gilgit and Hunza
(D) Swat and Dir

36. Which of the following districts of Balochistan contains huge deposits of copper?
(A) Loralai
(B) Sibbi
(C) Khuzdar
(D) Chaghi ✓

37. Cawnpur Mosque tragedy had taken place in:
(A) 1909
(B) 1910
(C) 1913 ✓
(D) 1915

38. Identify the longest glacier of Pakistan:
(A) Hispar
(B) Baltoro
(C) Batura
(D) Siachen ✓

39. The Soan and the Haro are the two rivers of:
(A) Baluchistan Plateau
(B) Potohar Plateau ✓
(C) Northern Areas
(D) Azad Kashmir

40. “Warsak Dam” has been built on the river:
(A) Indus
(B) Korung
(C) Kabul ✓
(D) Sutlej

41. The “Shandur Pass” at the height of 12,205 connects:
(A) Chitral and Gilgit ✓
(B) Chitral and Bamnu
(C) Mardan and Malakand
(D) Gilgit and Kashgar (China)

42. The area lying between river Beas and the Ravi is called:
(A) Chaj Doab
(B) Rachna Doab
(C) Bari Doab ✓
(D) Saharwal Doab

43. Which of the following countries has the largest area in the world?
(A) Canada
(B) U.S.A
(C) Russia ✓
(D) China

44. Which of the continents has the lowest population growth rate?
(A) Europe ✓
(B) North America
(C) Africa
(D) Asia

45. “Dasht-e-Lut” desert is located in:
(A) China
(B) Libya
(C) Iraq
(D) Iran ✓

46. Which of the following mountains separate Asia from Europe?
(A) Ural Mountains ✓
(B) Hindukush Mountains
(C) Alps Mountains
(D) Atlas Mountains

47. Day and night changes due to:
(A) Earths’ revolution
(B) Earth's rotation accompanied with its revolution
(C) Earth’s rotation round its axis ✓
(D) None of these

48. The energy generation in stars is due to:
(A) Fission of heavy nuclei
(B) Fusion of light nuclei ✓
(C) Fusion of heavy nuclei
(D) None of these

49. Formosa is the old name o£
(A) Cambodia
(B) Rhodesia
(C) Taiwan ✓
(D) Bangkok

50. London is situated on bank of river:
(A) Delaware River
(B) Nile River
(C) Thames River ✓
(D) None of these
51. The largest ocean of the world is:
(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Arctic Ocean
(C) Pacific Ocean ✓
(D) None of these

52. Which of the following Sea separates Asia from Afnca?
(A) Arabic Sea
(B) Yellow Sea
(C) Red Sea ✓
(D) None of these

53 Baglihar Dam is located in Doda district on river:
(A) Indus River
(B) Jhelum River
(C) Chenab River ✓
(D) Ravi River

54. Smallest country in Central Asia is:
(A) Tajikistan ✓
(B) Kazakhstan
(C) Uzbekistan
(D) None of these

55. Which of the following countries has the largest number of Airports?
(A) India
(B) UK
(C) China
(D) USA ✓

56. The name United Nations was coined by:
(A) Stalin
(B) F.D Roosevelt ✓
(C) Winston Churchill
(D) Austin Mills

57. Who is secretary general of OIC?
(A) Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu ✓
(B) Tinku Abdur Rehman
(C) Mahatir Muhammad
(D) Abdelouahed Belkeziz

58. Who is Nicolas Sarkozy?
(A) German Chancellor
(B) Canadian President
(C) French President ✓
(D) President of Georgia

59.  What position Hu Jintao holds in China?
(A) General Secretary of Communist Party
(B) President of the country
(C) Both A & B ✓
(D) Prime Minister of the country

60. Where is the Headquarter of the Amnesty International located?
(A) Geneva
(B) London ✓
(C) Paris
(D) New York

61. Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in:
(A) 1964
(B) 1966 ✓
(C) 1968
(D) None of these

62. The permanent Secretariat is SAARC is established at:
(A) Kathmandu ✓
(B) Dhaka
(C) Dehli
(D) Islamabad

63. Archaeological site “Bhambore" is located in the district of:
(A) Khairpur
(B) Dadu
(C) Larkana
(D) Thatta ✓

64. 'Vasco da Gama' was a:
(A) Portuguese explorer ✓
(B) French mathematician
(C) English novelist
(D) Italian tourist

65. The first international organization was:
(A) United Nations
(B) Commonwealth Organization
(C) League of Nations ✓
(D) None of these

66. Which of the following continents has no desert?
(A) Australia
(B) North America
(C) South America
(D) Europe ✓

67. The game of 'Hockey1 originated from:
(A) Pakistan
(B) England ✓
(C) Australia
(D) Greece

68. ‘‘Interfax’ is a news agency of:
(A) Russia ✓
(B) Turkey
(C) France
(D) USA

69. What do you understand by the diease “Insomnia"?
(A) Inability to sleep ✓
(B) Colourblindness
(C) Depression
(D) None of these

70. The World's famous Madame Tussaud’s museum is situated in:
(A) Paris
(B) London ✓
(C) Rome
(D) New York

71. Who was Pakistan's first permanent representative in the United Nations?
(A) Sir Zafarullah Khan
(B) Patras Bokhari ✓
(C) M.A.H. Isphani
(D) Begum Feroz Khan Noon

72. The first country which recognized Pakistan after its creation was:
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Iran ✓
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Egypt

Choose the correct meaning of the following words in bold letters:

73. ACRIMONY
(A) friendship
(B) enmity
(C) bitterness ✓
(D) energetic

74. SACROSANCT
(A) sacred ✓
(B) wealthy
(C) cleaver
(D) humble

75. FRAIL
(A) strong
(B) week ✓
(C) secured
(D) lengthy

76. PERISH
(A) open
(B) single
(C) die ✓
(D) unique

77. PRESERVE
(A) painful
(B) anxious
(C) attack
(D) protect ✓

Pick the most suitable / appropriate prepositions.

78. He is knocking the door.
(A) on
(B) of
(C) over
(D) at ✓

79. Did you hear ___ the accident last night?
(A) of
(B) on
(C) in
(D) about ✓

80. Smoking is injurious health.
(A) on
(B) to ✓
(C) of
(D) for

PPSC Foodgrains Inspector 2013 Solved Past Papers

PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF   FOODGRAINS INSPECTOR 2013 

General Knowledge MCQs

PPSC Assistant Director in the Directorate of Labour Welfare (Labour & Human Resource Department) - 2017 Solved Past Paper

PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF   Assistant Director - 2017

General Knowledge MCQs

1. World Humanitarian Summit (WH5) Conference was held on 23-24 May, 2016:
(A) Cairo, Egypt
(B) New York, US
(C) Istanbul, Turkey ✓
(D) Paris, France

2. Synonym of Malice is:
(A) Kind
(B) Pleasant Surprise
(C) Desire
(D) Hatred ✓

3. Who Was First Secretary General of the UN
(A) U Thant
(B) Dag Hammarksjold
(C) Kurt Waldheim
(D) Trygve Lie ✓

4. The First Round Table Conference was held in:
(A) Britain
(B) Delhi
(C) Calcutta
(D) London ✓

5. Complete the Idiom "Hell hath no fury like
(A) A women scorned ✓
(B) A burned woman
(C) A Women forgotten
(D) A Devil’s advocate

6. How many seats did the All India Muslim League win in the Central Legislative Assembly in the: 1945 elections in India?
(A) 40
(B) 35
(C) 30 ✓
(D) 60

7. Find the square of 35: -
(A) 4175
(B) 1125
(C) 1225 ✓
(D) 1245

8. Gandhi Raised the slogan of “Quit India Which slogan did Quid-e-Azam raise to counter it?
(A) Drive and Rule
(B) Divide and Quit ✓
(C) Rule and Divie
(D) None of these

9. “Yaum-e-Takbeer” in Pakistan is celebrated on:
(A) 6 September
(B) 16 December
(C) 23 March
(D) 28 May ✓

10. The Largest Cricket Stadium of the World is:
(A) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia ✓
(B) Eden Garden. Kolkata
(C) The oval. London
(D) Gaddafi Stadium Lahore

11. in Which Surah obligation of ablution are described?
(A) Al-Baqrah
(B) Al-Maida ✓
(C) Al-Noor
(D) Al-An'aam

12. Which one of following is considered to be one of the Father of Internet?
(A) Vinton Gray Cerf ✓
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Charlie Babbage
(D) Steve Jobs

13. The Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) Consist of: —
(A) Five Agencies
(B) Six Agencies
(C) Seven Agencies ✓
(D) Eight Agencies

14. Qazaf Means:
(A) False accusation of adultery ✓
(B) False accusation of robbery
(C) False accusation of rape
(D) False accusation of murder

15. 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:
(A) 60 ✓
(B) 45
(C) 40
(D) 30

16. Choose the synonym of: Sepulchral
(A) Cheerful
(B) Mournful ✓
(C) Resonant
(D) Roaring

17. Complete the Idiom “The more things change, the more they :
(A) Begin to improve
(B) Repeat history
(C) Stay the same ✓
(D) Resist change

18. In information Technology what does HTML stand for?
(A) Hyper Text Method Language
(B) Hyper Text Markup in Language ✓
(C) HyperText Markup Logic
(D) Hyperlink Text Markup Language

19. Head office of Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank is Located in City?
(A) Shanghai
(B) Doha
(C) Canton
(D) Beijing ✓

20. Ceasefire UN Military Observe Group in India and Pakistan established to report on violation.
(A) 1947
(B) 1949 ✓
(C) 1950
(D) 1951

21. What in the average (arithmetic mean) of the Positive intergers from 1 to 100, inclusive?
(A) 49
(B) 49.5
(C) 50
(D) 50.5 ✓

22. Complete the series 14, 20, 20, 40, 32, 64
(A) 52
(B) 56 ✓
(C) 90
(D) 126

23. The Ruling Muslim dynasty of India from 1320 to 1414 AD was: ~
(A) Slave Dynasty
(B) Tagluq ✓
(C) Lodhi
(D) Khilji

24. The tragic incident of Karbala took place during the month of Muharram in the Hijri.
(A) 55 AH
(B) 61 AH ✓
(C) 70 AH
(D) 72 AH

25. 'Confucianism' as a religious mythology originated in:
(A) Japan
(B) Greece
(C) China ✓
(D) Nepal

26. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Prize winner, is known all over the world as the:
(A) Deputy Chairmen of Planning Commission of Bangaladesh
(B) Finance Minster with Hasin
(C) Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University
(D) Founder of Grameen Bank ✓

27. if there is no sun, the color of the sky would be:
(A) Orange
(B) Blue
(C) Yellow
(D) None of these ✓

28. When the stock market is rising it is called
(A) Bullish ✓
(B) Berish
(C) Hot
(D) Rising up

29. Find the odd man out 1, 5,7,11,12,13,17
(A) 1
(B) 7
(C) 12 ✓
(D) 17

30. Nanga Parbat, one of the most dangerous mountain to climb, is the  highest mountain.
(A) 4th
(B) 6th
(C) 8th
(D) 9th ✓

31. Imam Ghazaii was bom and died in which city of Iran
(A) Qom
(B) Tous ✓
(C) Mashhad
(D) Neshapur

32. Which of following is responsible for the largest amount of Oxygen of Earth?
(A) Algae ✓
(B) Trees
(C) Peatbogs
(D) Grass

33. Which is longest bone in human body?
(A) Stapes
(B) Femur ✓
(C) Fibufa
(D) Nebula

General Knowledge MCQs

34. “Warsak Dam" has been built on the river:
(A) Indus
(B) Korang
(C) Kabul ✓
(D) Hingol

35. I which “Para of Holy Quran’ Surah Al-Momin is located?
(A) 24 ✓
(B) 26
(C) 28
(D) 23

36. In which year did Pakistan win its First Olympic Hockey Gold Medal?
(A) 1957
(B) 1960 ✓
(C) 1964
(D) 1065

37. Which of following provisions is a part of the Objective Resolution?
(A) Parliamentary system will be ihtroduced
(B) Parliament must be unilateral
(C) President and Prime Minister must be Muslim by faith ✓
(D) Fundamental rights of minorities

38. Which was the last major expedition led by the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
(A) Tabook ✓
(B) Conquest
(C) Khyber
(D) Badar

39. Who is the author of the book “Das Kapital?
(A) Karl Marx ✓
(B) Rousseau
(C) Hitler
(D) Lenin

40. Fill in the blanks: He is mindful ___ his status.
(A) For
(B) To ✓
(C) With
(D) of

41. The famous Qissa Khawani Bazaar is located in:
(A) Quetta
(B) Multan
(C) Hyderabd
(D) Peshawar ✓

42. A Portuguese explorer discovered the Sea route from Europe to India
(A) Fir Francis Drake
(B) Captain John Cook
(C) Christopher Columbus
(D) Vasco Da Gama ✓

43. 5/6+5/9=?
(A) 3/2 ✓
(B) 25/54
(C) 2/3
(D) 30/25

44. Harappa is a city in Punjab about 24 km South west of:
(A) Sahrwal ✓
(B) Multan
(C) Narowal
(D) Lahore

45. Synonym of CARNIVORE is:
(A) Dangerous
(B) Wild
(C) Meat eater ✓
(D) Trees

46. What is the Antonym of Opaque?
(A) Misty
(B) Shiny
(C) Covered
(D) Transparent ✓

47. The Headquarter of the International Court of Justice is situated in:
(A) Hague ✓
(B) Lisbon
(C) Geneva
(D) London

48. In which province is the town Dalbandin located?
(A) Punjab
(B) Sindh
(C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
(D) Baluchistan ✓

49. Lack of vitamin C causes:
(A) Scurvy ✓
(B) Beriberi
(C) Blindness
(D) Teeth decay

50. What is meaning of “Itikaf
(A) Ablution
(B) Prostration
(C) Seclusion ✓
(D) Cleaning
51. Opposite Democracy is: —
(A) Aristocracy
(B) Theocracy
(C) Dictatorship ✓
(D) Gather

52. Synonym of Melancholy is
(A) Dissolve
(B) Sadness ✓
(C) Joy
(D) Petty

53. Which Country was invaded twice by Germany in the 20th century and itself had brutally colonized
(A) Belgium
(B) Poland ✓
(C) France
(D) UK

54. Capital City of Albania is:
(A) Tirana ✓
(B) Belgrade
(C) Srebrenica
(D) Pristina

55. In which year was Nelson Mandela of South Africa awarded Nishan-e-Pakistan?
(A) 1990
(B) 1992 ✓
(C) 1994
(D) 1996

56. Enormous means:
(A) Hard
(B) Huge ✓
(C) Amazing
(D) Many

57. Islam was declared as the state Religion under the:
(A) Constitution of 1956
(B) Constitution of 1962
(C) Constitution of 1973 ✓
(D) 8"1 Amendment

58. Fill in the Blanks with the appropriate Preposition:

They have no one to blame for the trouble  themselves
(A) expect ✓
(B) expect for
(C) Neither A and B
(D) A and B Both

59. Identify the correct meanings of the idioms To cool one’s heels’
(A) To be Kept waiting ✓
(B) To be good and delicate
(C) To have a deal with trouble some person
(D) To praise someone

60. Who scored the first cricket test century for Pakistan in 1952?
(A) Nazar Muhammad ✓
(B) Hanif Muhammad
(C) Alimuddin
(D) Saeed Ahmed

61. Optical Fiber System is ?
(A) Telecommunication system ✓
(B) Eye Operation
(C) Air Raid System
(D) Defence System

62. Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy was?
(A) Prime Minister of Pakistan ✓
(B) Speak of the Constitution Assembly
(C) Ambassador to USA
(D) CM of UP

63. Indus Basin Treaty was signed in:
(A) 1960 ✓
(B) 1961
(C) 1962
(D) 1963

64. Akber Hashemi Rafsanjani, who died on 8 January 2017, succeeded ___ as the President of Iran.
(A) Syed Ali Khamenei
(B) Muhammad Khatemi ✓
(C) Mahmood Ahmed
(D) Syed Hassan Rohani

65. Choose the Passive Voice of the following Statement “All Agreed to What I Proposed."
(A) What I Proposed was agreed by all ✓
(B) What was proposed agreed by all
(C) What has been proposed by all -
(D) Alio of these

General Knowledge MCQs

66. Who is the current spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affair?
(A) Qazi Khalilullah
(B) TasneemAslam
(C) Abdul Basit
(D) Nafees Zikria ✓

67. If x+y=6, y+z=7 z+x=9 the average(arithmetic) of x, y and z is:
(A) 11/3
(B) 11/2
(C) 22/3
(D) 11 ✓

68. Ahmed Shah Masoud was a prominent leader of the North Alliance in Afghanistan. To which he belongs?
(A) Pashtun
(B) Uzbek
(C) Tajik ✓
(D) Hazara

69. The Book “Indus Saga and the Making of Pakistan “written by:
(A) Aitzaz Ahsan ✓
(B) Prof. Ishtiaq Ahmed
(C) Akbar S. Ahmed
(D) Mohsin

70. What is Sonia Gandhi's relationship with Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Daughter
(B) Grand Daughter
(C) Daughter in law
(D) No Family ✓

71. 0.001=?
(A) 1/10
(B) 1/100
(C) 1/1000 ✓
(D) 1

72. Which one of the following Prime Minister of India has received the award of Nishan-e-Pakistan?
(A) Pundit Jawaharial Nehru
(B) Morarji Desai (1990) ✓
(C) I.K Gujral
(D) None of these

73. 3/1000 written as a fraction is: —
(A) 3
(B) 0.3
(C) 0.03
(D) 0.003 ✓

74. Who wrote the book “Being and Nothingness?'
(A) Albert Camus
(B) Jean-Paul Sartre ✓
(C) Bertrand Russell
(D) Rene Des

75. Which Prophet was titled as Zabeeh ullah?
(A) Hazrat Ibrahim (A.S)
(B) Hazrat Ismaeel (A.S) ✓
(C) Hazrata Ishaq (A.S)
(D) Hazrat Noah (A.S)

76. “Bait-e-Rizwan" was made to take the revenge of:
(A) Hazrat Hamza (R.A)
(B) Hazrat Usman (R.A)
(C) Hazrat Ali (R.A)
(D) Hazrat Usman (R.A) ✓

77. If x=3 then find the value of K from the equation 3X7 + (K-1) X+9+0
(A) -11 ✓
(B) 11
(C) -13
(D) 13

78. Who Succeeded President Zia-ul-Haq as the President of Pakistan
(A) Rafiq Tarar
(B) Ghulam Ishaq Khan ✓
(C) Farooq laghari
(D) Fazal Elahi

79. Of the Following which one is a military alliance?
(A) ASEAN
(B) NATO ✓
(C) NAFTA
(D) OECD

80. To Copy a Picture of the Screen ‘he Clipboard use:
(A) All Key
(B) Shift Key
(C) Print Screen Key ✓
(D) None of these

81. A small town in Sindh “Keti Bunder* is famous for.
(A) Historical site
(B) Gas and Oil field
(C) Fish harbour ✓
(D) Military

82. What does “to break the Ice’ mean?
(A) To Start Sleep
(B) To start a Conversation ✓
(C) To start friendship
(D) To cool

83. UPS is now widely used in households. What does UPS stand for?
(A) Uniform Power Strong
(B) Universal Product Support
(C) Under Panel Storage
(D) Uninterruptable Power Supply ✓

84. Give the total number of Prophets.
(A) 120,000
(B) 125,000
(C) 128,000
(D) 124,000 ✓

85.
(A) Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan ✓
(B) Khawaja Slaman Rafiq
(C) Raja Ashafq Sarwar
(D) Khizar Hayat Gondal

86. Jaundice is a disease in which the colour of the Skin becomes:
(A) Whitish
(B) Black spotted
(C) Reddish
(D) Yellowish ✓

87. Pakistan joined UNO in:
(A) 1947 ✓
(B) 1948
(C) 1949
(D) 1950

88. Select the correct meaning of: “To be above board:"
(A) To have a good height
(B) To be honest in any business ✓
(C) They have no debts
(D) To try to be beautiful

89. Reykjavik is the capital city of:
(A) Greenland
(B) Norway
(C) Iceland ✓
(D) Finland

90. Country opposed Pakistan's application to join the UN in 1947?
(A) USSR
(B) Oman
(C) Cambodia
(D) Afghanistan ✓

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PPSC Manager Auqaf 2012 Solved Past Paper

PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF  MANAGER AUQAF - 2012 

General Knowledge MCQs

1. The title of Governor-General was changed to that of Viceroy in the year?
(A) 1857 ✓
(B) 1858
(C) 1859
(D) 1860

2. The first movement launched against the British In India was:
(A) Khilafat Movement
(B) Swadeshi Movement ✓
(C) Non-Cooperation Movement
(D) Quit India Movement

The Swadeshi movement is the first movement launched against the British in India started in the year 1905.

3. Which university had awarded the honorary decree of LL8 to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan?
(A) Jama-ul-Azhar
(B) Oxford University
(C) Harvard University
(D) University of Edinburgh ✓

4. When the foundations of Dar-ul-Aloom Dev Band were laid down?
(A) 1857
(B) 1880
(C) 1867 ✓
(D) 1877

5. Hazrat Shah Wali Ullah was the son of:
(A) Muhammad Ahmad
(B) Shah Abdul Rahim ✓
(C) Shah Qutab-ud-Din
(D) Sheikh Abdul Wahid

6. What is the name of Hazrat Mujaddid-Alif Sani
(A) Shah Badar-ud-Din
(B) Sheikh Abdul Wahid
(C) Sheikh Ahmad ✓
(D) None of the above

7. When Sheik Mujeeb-ur-Rehman started disobedience movement before Dhaka Fail?
(A) January 1971
(B) February 1971
(C) March 1971 ✓
(D) April 1971

8. The Cripps Mission visited India during the regime on
(A) Lord Linlithgow ✓
(B) Lord Wavell
(C) Lord Wellington
(D) Lord Curzon

9. Incidence of Kanpur Mosque occurred in:
(A) 1910
(B) 1911
(C) 1912
(D) 1913 ✓

10. One of the son of Gandhi embraced Islam, what was his Islamic name?
(A) Muhammad Abdullah ✓
(B) Ubaid-ur-Rehman
(C) Abdullah Ahmad
(D) Abdul Rehman

11. Who was the Speaker of Second Legislative Assembly of Pakistan?
(A) Mr. Abdul Wahab ✓
(B) Mr. Abdul Jabbar
(C) Mr. Fazal-ul-Qadir
(D) Molvi Tamizuddin

12. Who was first woman Major General of Pakistan Army?
(A) Mrs. Abida Malik
(B) Mrs. Shahida Malik ✓
(C) Mrs.Nasim Akhtar
(D) Mrs. Salma Akhtar

13. Who was the first Chief Justice/Chairman of Federal Shariah Court?
(A) Mr. Justice Fakhar Alam
(B) Mr. Justice Akhtar Hussain
(C) Mr. Justice Nasim Sikandar
(D) Mr. Justice Salahud-Din ✓

14. Who was the first Muslim Chief of Staff of Pakistan Army?
(A) Gen. Ayub Khan
(B) Gen. Muhammad Musa
(C) Gen. Tikka Khan ✓
(D) Gen. Gul Hassan

15. What was the term of National Assembly under the constitution of 1962?
(A) 4 years
(B) 5 years ✓
(C) 6 years
(D) 7 years

16. Time has expunged   his memory.
(A) from ✓
(B) in
(C) to
(D) out

17. We have  trust in you.
(A) perfect
(B) complete
(C) absolute ✓
(D) entire

18. Antonym of “Cryptic" is:
(A) superficial
(B) admonish
(C) analyze
(D) Candid ✓

19. Choose the correct spelling:
(A) reiterat
(B) reiterate ✓
(C) reitarate
(D) rieterate

20. Synonym of “Diffidence :
(A) timidity ✓
(B) indolence
(C) indifference
(D) impatient

21. To clip the wings, means
(A) to cut the wings
(B) to get control
(C) to limit on ✓
(D) to catch the bird

22. Keep tabs on, means:
(A) to follow strictly
(B) to do something
(C) to steal something
(D) to keep under observation ✓

23. The meaning of “Eschew" is:
(A) to free
(B) to avoid ✓
(C) to escape
(D) to rescue

24. Rudimentary, means:
(A) developed ✓
(B) polite
(C) dislike
(D) original

25. Embellish, means:
(A) equalize
(B) obsolete
(C) adorn ✓
(D) desolate

26. A woman’s voice is shriller than a man's due to:
(A) Higher amplitude
(B) Higher frequency ✓
(C) Lower frequency
(D) Lower amplitude

27. All forms of energy that we use are ultimately transformed into:
(A) Electrical energy
(B) Chemical energy
(C) Light energy
(D) Heat energy ✓

28. Fuse wire is made of:
(A) 63% lead, 37% tin
(B) 63% tin, 37% aluminium
(C) 63% tin, 37% lead ✓
(D) 63% lead, 37% aluminium

29. Which of the following types of radiations is absorbed by the upper layer of the atmosphere?
(A) Infrared
(B) Ultraviolet ✓
(C) Radio-waves
(D) Visible

30. The 'stones' formed in human kidney consist mostly of:
(A) sodium acetate
(B) Calcium oxalate ✓
(C) Potassium Sulphate
(D) Magnesium Sulphate

31. Fluorescent tubes are fitted with a choke. The choke coil:
(A) Steps up the line voltage
(B) steps down the line voltage
(C) Increases current in the circuit
(D) Reduces current in the circuit ✓

32. Soft drinks such as colas contain significant quantities of:
(A) Tannin
(B) Caffeine ✓
(C) Nicotine
(D) Renin

33. Amino adds are a product of the digestion of:
(A) Carbohydrates
(B) Fats
(C) Proteins ✓
(D) Vitamins

General Knowledge MCQs

34. Dead red blood corpuscles are stored in:
(A) Spleen ✓
(B) Liver
(C) Kidney
(D) Pancreas

35. Nitrogen occurs in plants and animals in the form of:
(A) Minerals
(B) Carbohydrates
(C) Proteins ✓
(D) Fats

36. The gases which are used by divers as an artifidal atmosphere are Oxygen and:
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Helium ✓
(C) Neon
(D) Carbon monoxide

37. Which of the following is involved in blood clotting:
(A) Caldum
(B) Sodium
(C) Magnesium
(D) Potassium ✓

38. Plutonium is used as:
(A) Fuel for nuclear fusion
(B) Source of chemical energy
(C) Source of light energy
(D) Fuel for nuclear fission ✓

39. After drinking of contaminated water, you would be most apt to develop symptoms of:
(A) Malaria
(B) Schistosomiasis
(C) Typhoid fever ✓
(D) Yellow fever

40. The gland which helps to maintain body temperature is:
(A) Hypothalamu ✓
(B) Thyroid gland
(C) Pituitary gland
(D) Adrenal gland

41. The colour . has the longest wavelength*?
(A) Blue
(B) Red ✓
(C) Green
(D) Yellow

42. The silvered surface of thermos flask prevents transfer of heat by:
(A) Radiation ✓
(B) Reflection
(C) Conduction
(D) Convection

43. The flow of heat from a hot to a cold body is an example of:
(A) Irreversible process
(B) Adiabatic process
(C) Isothermal process ✓
(D) Reversible process

44. Meningitis is a disease of human beings that affects:
(A) Liver
(B) Heart
(C) Kidney
(D) Central Nervous System ✓

45. Diabetes is caused by malfunctioning of:
(A) Pancreas ✓
(B) Liver
(C) Spleen
(D) Kidney

46. Sea water can be converted into fresh water by using the phenomenon of:
(A) Reverse osmosis ✓
(B) Diffusion
(C) Plasmolysis
(D) Sedimentation

47. The blood glucose level is commonly expressed as:
(A) Gram per liter
(B) Milligram per deciliter ✓
(C) Parts per million
(D) Millimeter of Hg

48. What is the instrument that determines specific gravity of liquids?
(A) Hypsometer
(B) Hydrometer
(C) Gravimeter ✓
(D) Hygrometer

49. Echo is the effect produced due to:
(A) Refraction of sound
(B) Reflection of sound ✓
(C) Absorption of sound
(D) Dispersion of sound

50. A plant with green leaves placed in red light will appear:
(A) Violet
(B) Yellow
(C) Green
(D) Black ✓

51. Tsunami is a word of which language?
(A) Japanese ✓
(B) Greek
(C) Latin
(D) German

52. Ngultrum is the currency of:
(A) Bahamas
(B) Tunisia
(C) Bhutan ✓
(D) Zaire

53. Second largest ethnic group in Afghanistan is:
(A) Hazaras
(B) Tazters
(C) Uzbek
(D) Tajik ✓

54. The capital of Zambia is:
(A) Lome
(B) Lusaka ✓
(C) Abuja
(D) Kinshasa

55. Salisbury is the old name of:
(A) Gayana
(B) New Hebridges
(C) Harare ✓
(D) None of them

56. Malagasy is the new name of:
(A) Madagascar ✓
(B) Cune
(C) Abuja
(D) Zaire

57. 'Freedom Air' is an airline of which country?
(A) Japan
(B) Australia
(C) South Africa
(D) New Zealand OK ✓

58. GND is the news agency of:
(A) Belgium
(B) Spain ✓
(C) Italy
(D) Romania

59. CAN is the central news agency located at:
(A) Poland
(B) Bridgetown
(C) Taipei ✓
(D) Georgia

60. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) is the old name of:
(A) KGB
(B) CIA ✓
(C) FBI
(D) CID

61. MOIS is the name of secret agency of:
(A) Syria
(B) Turkey
(C) Iraq
(D) Iran ✓

62. If your aero plane will land on 'Narita Airport' you will be in the city of:
(A) Tokyo ✓
(B) Rome
(C) Nairobi
(D) Italy

63. Third Tuesday of September is popular as
(A) World Food Day
(B) International day of peace ✓
(C) Human Rights Day
(D) Armistice Day

64. The World Consumer Day is being observed on?
(A) 20th January
(B) 15th March ✓
(C) 20th March
(D) 5th April

65. ‘The New Great Game' was written by:
(A) Ken Stars
(B) Robert E. Rubin
(C) Lutz Kleveman ✓
(D) Sidney Sheldon

66. 'Struggle for Pakistan was written by:
(A) S.M. Ikram
(B) K.K. Aziz
(C) Ch. Muhammad Ali
(D) I.H. Qureshi ✓

General Knowledge MCQs

67. Who was the winner of Nobel Prize 2009 for Literature?
(A) Herta Muller ✓
(B) Paul Rabin Krugman
(C) Willard S. Boyle
(D) George Smith

68. Which country has the longest coast line?
(A) Russia
(B) Canada ✓
(C) China
(D) USA

69. When the first high-jacking in the world history was done?
(A) 1954
(B) 1955
(C) 1956 ✓
(D) 1957

70. The first man to receive an artificial heart is:
(A) Andrew Simon
(B) PaultHolt
(C) Dr. Barney Clark ✓
(D) Dr. Captain Nadual

71. Which one of the following Sultans established diplomatic relations with China?
(A) Ibrahim Lodhi
(B) Jalaluddin Khilji
(C) Zaheer-ud-Din Babar
(D) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq ✓

73. 'Latakia' is the seaport of:
(A) Jordan
(B) Libya
(C) Syria ✓
(D) None of the above

74. 'Sharame-el-Sheikh' is the Egyptian seaport on:
(A) Red Sea ✓
(B) Black Sea
(C) Mediterranean Sea
(D) Arabian Sea

75. 'The 'Paris Pact’ is also known as Kellog Brained Pact was held in:
(A) 1928 ✓
(B) 1930
(C) 1932
(D) 1926

76. When Switzerland became a Neutral State?
(A) 1805
(B) 1815 ✓
(C) 1820
(D) 1825

77. 'Dome of Rock' is located in:
(A) Lebanon
(B) Iraq
(C) Jordan
(D) Jerusalem ✓

78. Who was ‘Eros' in Greek mythology?
(A) God of Seas
(B) God of Food
(C) God of Love ✓
(D) God of War

79. Which is the oldest university of USA?
(A) Seattle
(B) Harvard ✓
(C) New York University
(D) University of Chicago

80. The first optical fiber cable was installed in 1977 in:
(A) California ✓
(B) Maryland
(C) Chicago
(D) London

PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies (Region Wise) 2017 Solved Past Paper
PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF  INSPECTOR COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN THE PUNJAB COOPERATIVES DEPARTMENT - 2017