Assistant Director ASF Past Paper 2009 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Samuel P. Huntington.

Samuel P. Huntington presented the theory of the 'Clash of Civilizations'.

Correct Answer: attack before enemy's attack

A 'pre-emptive attack' is an attack launched before the enemy's attack.

Correct Answer: Sri Lanka

In South Asia the highest per capita income is in the Maldives.

Correct Answer: Cairo

The headquarters of the Arab League are situated at Cairo, Egypt.

Correct Answer: Gulf Cooperation Council

The Gulf Cooperation Council was founded on 25 May 1981.

Correct Answer: Alaska

Virginia is called the 'mother of states' in the USA.

Correct Answer: Reader's Digest

DeWitt Wallace was the founder of Reader's Digest magazine.

Correct Answer: 1922

Reader's Digest magazine was first published in 1922.

Correct Answer: Marcus Samuel

Marcus Samuel was the founder of the Shell oil company.

Correct Answer: Lenin

Lenin is regarded as the 'Father of the Russian Revolution'.

Correct Answer: Construction

Osama Bin Laden's family fortune came from the construction business.

Correct Answer: Slumdog Millionnaire

Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscar Awards for 2008.

Correct Answer: Romania

'Agerpres' is the news agency of Romania.

Correct Answer: World Economic Forum

Klaus Schwab was the founder of the World Economic Forum.

Correct Answer: Charles Darwin

The world celebrated the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin in 2009 (born 1809).

Correct Answer: USA

The USA was Pakistan's largest trading partner at the 2009 exam date.

Correct Answer: New York

The headquarters of Human Rights Watch are in New York.

Correct Answer: Economics

The Economics prize was not created by Alfred Nobel — it was established by Sweden's central bank in 1968.

Correct Answer: Ukraine

Russian natural gas supplied to European countries transits through Ukraine.

Correct Answer: Gerard Philips

Gerard Philips founded the Philips Company in 1891.

Correct Answer: Singapore

ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) was initiated by Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore.

Correct Answer: Majlis-i-Umma

The Parliament of Kuwait is known as Majlis-i-Umma (the National Assembly).

Correct Answer: China

The Order of Cloud and Banner is the Republic of China (Taiwan) military award, offered here as China.

Correct Answer: All of the above

Germany, France and Japan all signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol, so 'All of the above' is correct.

Correct Answer: Qatar

The Al-Jazeera television network is based in Qatar (Doha).

Correct Answer: Sweden

United Nations chief weapons inspector Hans Blix belongs to Sweden.

Correct Answer: Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro

Cyprus and Serbia and Montenegro abolished the death penalty for all offences in 2002.

Correct Answer: China

According to Amnesty International's report, the largest number of death penalties during 2002 were awarded in China.

Correct Answer: Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Dominique Strauss-Kahn was the managing director of the IMF at the exam date (2007-2011).

Correct Answer: Japan

The Kohat Tunnel project was completed with the financial assistance of Japan (through JICA).

Correct Answer: Thermal

In Pakistan the largest share of electricity comes from thermal sources.

Correct Answer: Faisal Mosque

The picture printed on the back of the Rs. 5000 note is the Faisal Mosque, Islamabad.

Correct Answer: Kashmir Solidarity Day

February 5 is observed annually as Kashmir Solidarity Day.

Correct Answer: Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar

Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar said he wanted to die in an independent country rather than in a slave Hindustan.

Correct Answer: Attlee

Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of the UK at the time of Pakistan's creation in 1947.

Correct Answer: Netherlands

The Netherlands is situated below sea level — much of the country lies below mean sea level, protected by dykes.

Correct Answer: Four seasons

Pakistan has four seasons.

Correct Answer: Jacobabad

Jacobabad is the hottest place in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Tigris

The Tigris does not flow in Africa — the Nile, Congo and Zambezi do.

Correct Answer: Mithan Kot

The lower Indus plain starts from Mithan Kot.

Correct Answer: Roe River

The Roe River is the shortest river of the world.

Correct Answer: 61 meters

The Roe River, the shortest river of the world, is 61 metres long.

Correct Answer: Tiber

Rome, the capital of Italy, is located beside the river Tiber.

Correct Answer: Australia

Australia is the continent without glaciers.

Correct Answer: Chile

The book keys Chile for the location of Burgeon Glacier.

Correct Answer: Takhat-e-Sulaiman

Takhat-e-Sulaiman is the highest peak of the Koh-e-Sulaiman range.

Correct Answer: Malakand Pass

The book's Peshawar-Chitral route is the Malakand Pass.

Correct Answer: Baluchistan

Gwadar Port is being constructed in the province of Baluchistan.

Correct Answer: Madras

Chennai is the new name of Madras.

Correct Answer: Cover flood plain

The plain areas in Sindh, Bahawalpur and Rachna Doab are called cover flood plains.

Correct Answer: Sindh plain

The major part of the lower Indus plain is the Sindh plain.

Correct Answer: Khaddar land

An active flood plain is also known as bet or Khaddar land.

Correct Answer: Yonge Street

Yonge Street (Toronto) is cited in general-knowledge sources as the world's longest street.

Correct Answer: September

The monsoon season in Pakistan starts in July and ends in September.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is the gas mainly causing global warming among the options offered.

Correct Answer: 50 years

The book keys 50 years for the research projection of a one-degree rise in earth's temperature.

Correct Answer: Post-mortem

Autopsy is connected with post-mortem examination.

Correct Answer: 18 years

Under the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smokers Ordinance 2002, cigarette sales are prohibited in Pakistan for people below the age of 18 years.

Correct Answer: Mark Twin

Mark Twain (spelled 'Mark Twin' in the book) created 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'.

Correct Answer: Geoffery Chaucer

'Canterbury Tales' was written by Geoffrey Chaucer.

Correct Answer: Unrestrained

Incontinent means unrestrained — lacking self-restraint.

Correct Answer: Interchange

To reciprocate is to interchange — to return something in kind.

Correct Answer: Head

Helm means head — the position of leadership or steering.

Correct Answer: Mysterious

Occult means mysterious — hidden or supernatural.

Correct Answer: Reaction

Repercussion means consequence — an unintended effect of an action.

Correct Answer: Resist

To abstain is to refrain — to deliberately avoid doing something.

Correct Answer: Agile

Nimble means agile — quick and light in movement.

Correct Answer: Refuse

Offal means refuse — waste parts, especially of a slaughtered animal.

Correct Answer: Towering

Colossus means towering — something of gigantic size, like the Colossus statue.

Correct Answer: Polite

Civil means polite — courteous in behaviour.

Correct Answer: Miserly

Parsimonious means miserly — unwilling to spend money.

Correct Answer: Gauges

A device which measures earthquakes gauges them — the Richter scale gauges their magnitude.

Correct Answer: Dishonest

Murky intentions are dishonest intentions — obscure and suspicious.

Correct Answer: Control

To police itself, in this sentence, means to control itself.

Correct Answer: Uncontrollable

A runaway increase in prices is an uncontrollable increase.

Correct Answer: Soften

To mollify hurt feelings is to soften them — to calm anger or resentment.

Correct Answer: reasoning

Ratiocination means reasoning — the process of logical thinking.

Correct Answer: Captivated

To enthral an audience is to captivate it — to hold it spellbound.

Correct Answer: Break

A rupture in a relationship is a break in it.

Correct Answer: Harsh

An austere life is a harsh life — simple and without luxury.

Correct Answer: Plentiful

The opposite of meagre (small in quantity) is plentiful.

Correct Answer: Active

The opposite of dormant (inactive, asleep) is active.

Correct Answer: Detractor

The opposite of adherent (a supporter) is detractor (one who disparages).

Correct Answer: Excitement

The opposite of equanimity (calm composure) is excitement.

Correct Answer: Clear

The opposite of turbid (cloudy, muddy) is clear.

Correct Answer: Fact

The opposite of theory (a speculative idea) is fact.

Correct Answer: Friendly

The opposite of inimical (hostile) is friendly.

Correct Answer: Allow

The opposite of proscribe (forbid) is allow.

Correct Answer: Simple

The opposite of intricate (complex) is simple.

Correct Answer: Clarify

The opposite of obfuscate (make unclear) is clarify.

Correct Answer: Separately

The opposite of simultaneously (at the same time) is separately.

Correct Answer: frustrated

The opposite of gratified (pleased, satisfied) is frustrated.

Correct Answer: declare

The book's opposite of conceal in this context is declare — to make the secret known.

Correct Answer: Subordination

The opposite of hegemony (dominance) is subordination.

Correct Answer: Ugly

The opposite of exquisite (beautifully fine) is ugly.

Correct Answer: Obtuseness

The opposite of perspicuity (clarity of style) is obtuseness.

Correct Answer: spicy

The opposite of bland (mild, flavourless) food is spicy food.

Correct Answer: penetrable

The opposite of impervious (not allowing passage) is penetrable.

Correct Answer: Classified

The opposite of miscellaneous (varied, unsorted) items is classified items.

Correct Answer: Optional

The opposite of mandatory (compulsory) is optional.