Assistant Director Past Paper 2004 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: must

He must mend his habits before it is too late; "must" expresses the strong obligation here.

Correct Answer: Should

Should my brother come, give him this message; "should" in inversion expresses the condition.

Correct Answer: must

I have made up my mind that I must resign this job; the decision calls for "must".

Correct Answer: should he know

He is only a child, so how should he know what to do?

Correct Answer: Need I do

Need I do all this work tomorrow? The speaker, feeling tired, questions the necessity.

Correct Answer: Let's get

Let's get out of here; it is getting suffocating. The key's "Let's to get" is ungrammatical.

Correct Answer: were to save

My parents said that they were to save a large amount of money for my education.

Correct Answer: would

They agreed that the election would be held at an early date.

Correct Answer: would

It was desirable that there would be unanimity over the decision, the key's future-in-past form.

Correct Answer: should

He should be here any moment; "should" expresses the expectation that he will arrive imminently.

Correct Answer: to

This long illness has reduced him to a skeleton.

Correct Answer: to

My father found it difficult to accede to my request; "accede" takes "to".

Correct Answer: with

The report did not find favour with the shareholders.

Correct Answer: of

A courageous man never despairs of success.

Correct Answer: to

There is no exception to this rule.

Correct Answer: of

He is ignorant of what he pretends to know.

Correct Answer: no preposition

The party comprises Rana, Rehan, Shanza and myself; "comprises" takes no preposition.

Correct Answer: at

He was vexed at the behaviour of his son.

Correct Answer: to

A large number of colleges are affiliated to the Punjab University, the key's Pakistani usage.

Correct Answer: of

The man was an accomplice of the thief.

Correct Answer: Lahore

The OIC meeting of 1974 was held in Lahore, Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Jeddah

The headquarters of the OIC is in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Correct Answer: 4 years

Under the OIC charter in force at the exam's time, the Secretary-General was appointed for 4 years.

Correct Answer: 1972

The Charter of the Organisation of Islamic Conference was adopted in 1972.

Correct Answer: 5 years

The conference of heads of state of the OIC was convened every 3 years under the old charter.

Correct Answer: 1969

The Organisation of the Islamic Conference was established in 1969, after the Rabat summit.

Correct Answer: 57

The OIC has 57 member states.

Correct Answer: November, 1987

The SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism was signed in November 1987 at the Kathmandu summit.

Correct Answer: Bangladesh

Bangladesh played the pivotal role in the formal launching of SAARC at the first summit in Dhaka in 1985.

Correct Answer: 5 to 6th January, 2004

The 12th SAARC summit was held in Islamabad in January 2004; the key gives its closing dates, 5 to 6 January.

Correct Answer: Japan

Japan's parliament is called the Diet.

Correct Answer: Four

Among the world's largest cotton-growing countries, Pakistan stood fourth at the time of the paper.

Correct Answer: Punjab

The Toot oil and natural gas field is located in Punjab (Chakwal district).

Correct Answer: Warsak

Among the stations listed, Warsak is the largest hydel power station.

Correct Answer: Rome

The headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is in Rome, Italy.

Correct Answer: Lawrence Ziring

Lawrence Ziring is the author of "Pakistan in the Twentieth Century".

Correct Answer: Barents Sea

The Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea in August 2000.

Correct Answer: Table Tennis

The Corbillon Cup is given in table tennis, for the women's world team championship.

Correct Answer: United States military base in the Indian Ocean

Diego Garcia is a United States military base in the Indian Ocean.

Correct Answer: Luxembourg

The General Secretariat of the European Parliament is in Luxembourg.

Correct Answer: Royal observatory of Greenwich is in Copenhagen

The wrong statement is that the Royal Observatory of Greenwich is in Copenhagen; it is in London.

Correct Answer: Sea of Galilee

The ancient village buried in mud in Israel is Ohalo II, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

Correct Answer: 1744 to 1763

The French and British fought for supremacy in the Deccan from 1744 to 1763 (the Carnatic Wars, ended by the Treaty of Paris).

Correct Answer: Vasco-da-gama

The sea route to India was discovered by Vasco da Gama, who reached Calicut in 1498.

Correct Answer: 2500 B.C.

The book dates the Aryans' arrival in India from Central Asia to around 2500 B.C., the closest offered date to the usual c.1500 B.C. dating.

Correct Answer: The study and cultivation of fruits

Pomology is the branch of science that deals with the study and cultivation of fruits.

Correct Answer: Mercury

Mercury is the planet nearest to the sun.

Correct Answer: Walter Hunt

Walter Hunt invented the safety pin in 1849.

Correct Answer: William Perkins

William Perkins (William Henry Perkin) invented the first synthetic dye, mauveine, in 1856.

Correct Answer: Waterman

Lewis Waterman invented the fountain pen (the Waterman pen).

Correct Answer: James Harrison

James Harrison is credited with inventing the refrigerator (vapour-compression refrigeration).

Correct Answer: Wheeler

Schuyler Skaats Wheeler invented the electric fan in 1882.

Correct Answer: Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright

Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright invented the aeroplane, first flown in 1903.

Correct Answer: Montgolfier

The Montgolfier brothers invented the hot-air balloon in 1783.

Correct Answer: William Lee

William Lee invented the knitting machine (the stocking frame) in 1589.

Correct Answer: Gabriel Fahrenheit

Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer.

Correct Answer: Sir William Cook

The key credits Sir William Cook with the method of manufacturing steel from iron; the Bessemer process is not offered.

Correct Answer: Iran

The Dasht-e-Lut desert is located in Iran.

Correct Answer: Murree

Among the places listed, Murree records the maximum annual rainfall in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Maulvi Tameez-ud-Din

After Quaid-e-Azam's death, Maulvi Tameez-ud-Din became President of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Dr. Safdar Mahmood

The book "Pakistan Main Intizamia Kaa Zawal", about the state of bureaucracy in Pakistan, is by Dr. Safdar Mahmood, per the key.

Correct Answer: Seven Prime Ministers

Between 1950 and 1958 Pakistan had seven prime ministers, with only one Commander-in-Chief in that reading.

Correct Answer: Iskander Mirza

On 7 October 1958, Martial Law was proclaimed by President Iskander Mirza.

Correct Answer: 8th September 1956

Suhrawardy took oath as prime minister in September 1956; the key gives 8 September, closest to the actual 12 September.

Correct Answer: Republican Party

The named members of Suhrawardy's cabinet belonged to the Republican Party, per the key.

Correct Answer: Egypt

Suhrawardy lost support at home because his government did not extend support to Egypt in 1956, per the key.

Correct Answer: 18th October 1957

I.I. Chundrigar succeeded H.S. Suhrawardy as prime minister on 18 October 1957.

Correct Answer: Mr. Z.A. Bhutto

Z.A. Bhutto participated in the Tashkent Pact as Pakistan's foreign minister.

Correct Answer: Mina

Masjid al-Khayf (Masjide Khief) is located in Mina.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Hanzala (R.A)

Ghaseel ul Malaika (one washed by the angels) is the title of Hazrat Hanzala (R.A).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (RA)

The police force (shurta) was established in the reign of Hazrat Umar (R.A).

Correct Answer: At the time of eclipse of sun

Namaz-e-Kusuf is offered at the time of the eclipse of the sun.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (RA)

The jail system was introduced by Hazrat Umar (R.A).

Correct Answer: One eighth

In the presence of children, a wife's share of her husband's inheritance is one eighth.

Correct Answer: 14

There are 14 places of prostration (Sujood) in the Holy Quran.

Correct Answer: Tauheed

The fourth Kalma, after Tayyaba, Shahadat and Tamjeed, is Tauheed.

Correct Answer: Radd-e-Kufr

The sixth Kalma, after Istighfar as the fifth, is Radd-e-Kufr.

Correct Answer: Munkar Nakeer

Munkar and Nakeer are the angels responsible for questioning in the grave and initial accountability.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Izrail

Hazrat Izrail (Azrael) is in charge of taking the life of living things.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Israfeel

Hazrat Israfeel is responsible for blowing the trumpet on the Day of Judgement.

Correct Answer: 7

No offered number makes 11138 divisible by 77 (it needs +27); the key gives 7, retained as printed.

Correct Answer: 56 mph

Travelling 28 miles in 30 minutes needs 56 mph (28 divided by half an hour).

Correct Answer: 36

9999 + 8888 + 777 = 19664, so the missing number is 19700 - 19664 = 36.

Correct Answer: 1.09 days

Working together, Sam, Lisa and Tom finish at 1/4 + 1/6 + 1/2 = 11/12 of the job per day, so the job takes 12/11 = 1.09 days.

Correct Answer: Rs. 600

With a banker's gain of Rs.24 at 10% for 2 years, the face value is Rs.720 and the present worth is Rs.600.

Correct Answer: Rs. 108

On a bill of Rs.540 with a true discount of Rs.90, the banker's discount is Rs.108.

Correct Answer: 500 miles

In 2 hours the planes travel 300 miles north and 400 miles west, so they are 500 miles apart by Pythagoras' theorem.

Correct Answer: 24

Heads 48 and feet 140 give 26 hens, which is not offered; the key gives 24, retained as printed.

Correct Answer: 20%

Selling for Rs.800 a table bought for Rs.1000 is a loss of Rs.200, which is 20%.

Correct Answer: 2 1/2

The key gives the kitchen-to-balcony area ratio as 2 1/2, though the stem prints no dimensions.

Correct Answer: 2700

Valid votes are 80% of 7500 = 6000, and the other candidate got 45% of them, which is 2700.

Correct Answer: 2518

The winner's 4% margin equals 98 votes, so valid votes are 2450 and total votes polled are 2450 + 68 = 2518.

Correct Answer: 80%

If A's income is 125 when B's is 100, then B's income is 80% of A's income.

Correct Answer: 4% decrease

A 20% tax rise with a 20% fall in consumption gives 1.20 x 0.80 = 0.96, a 4% decrease in expenditure.

Correct Answer: 4% increase

A 30% price rise with a 20% fall in sales gives 1.30 x 0.80 = 1.04, a 4% increase in revenue.

Correct Answer: 16.66

When the price rises 20%, consumption must fall by 1 - 1/1.20 = 16.66% to keep expenditure unchanged.

Correct Answer: 10%

A 20% price rise with a 25% fall in consumption gives 1.20 x 0.75 = 0.90, a 10% decrease in expenditure.

Correct Answer: 8000

A 1% difference equal to 80 candidates means 8000 candidates appeared from each state.

Correct Answer: Rs 76,375

Insurance of 85% of Rs.3,25,000 is Rs.2,76,250, and 90% of that is Rs.2,48,625, so the difference from the price is Rs.76,375.

Correct Answer: 60

With boys as x and girls as x% of 150, x + 1.5x = 150, so the number of boys is 60.