FPSC · Intelligence Bureau · 2011
Solved FPSC Assistant Director (Intelligence Bureau) past paper 2011 — 100 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers English, Islamic Studies, History.
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The FPSC Assistant Director (Intelligence Bureau) past paper from 2011 (Model Paper 24) contains 100 solved MCQs covering English, Islamic Studies, History, Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Everyday Science, Pakistan Studies and Geography, with verified answers and a factual explanation for every question. The paper's printed Answer Key was reconciled against standard facts, with 5 key errors corrected and 13 items retained at the key with a note.
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Correct Answer: Changing the motion of the water molecules
Ice turns to water when its molecules gain energy and move more freely on melting.
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Correct Answer: Atoms
Atoms are the basic building blocks of all elements.
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Correct Answer: Chemical
Boiling an egg is a chemical change because its proteins denature irreversibly and cannot return to their raw state.
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Correct Answer: -196°C
Liquid nitrogen boils at -196°C at atmospheric pressure.
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Correct Answer: Slaked lime
Slaked lime, calcium hydroxide, is an alkali.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: Kursk
The Battle of Kursk in 1943 is regarded as the largest tank battle in military history.
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Correct Answer: Port Arthur
The Japanese torpedo attack on the Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur opened the Russo-Japanese War in 1904.
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Correct Answer: Thermopylae
At Thermopylae in 480 BC, 300 Spartans under Leonidas held the pass against the Persian army.
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Correct Answer: Waterloo
Napoleon's last battle was Waterloo in Belgium in 1815, which Wellington called a damn close-run thing.
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Correct Answer: 1492
The Moorish Kingdom of Granada surrendered to Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492.
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Correct Answer: 50
Fifty countries signed the United Nations Charter at San Francisco on 26 June 1945.
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Correct Answer: 193 members
The United Nations has 193 member states.
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Correct Answer: 6
The United Nations has six principal organs.
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Correct Answer: 1967
UNIDO was founded in 1966 and began operations in 1967, the year keyed here.
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Correct Answer: Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie of Norway was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952.
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Correct Answer: 1582
Akbar proclaimed Din-e-Ilahi in 1582.
Correct Answer: 1582
Akbar proclaimed Din-e-Ilahi in 1582; the book repeats this item from question 41.
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Correct Answer: 1600
The East India Company was chartered on 31 December 1600.
Correct Answer: 1600
The East India Company was chartered on 31 December 1600; the book repeats this item from question 42.
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Correct Answer: Ramtanu Pande
Tansen's original name was Ramtanu Pande.
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Correct Answer: Kabul
Babar is buried in Kabul, in the Bagh-e Babur gardens.
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Correct Answer: Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh
The Battle of Dharmat in 1658 was fought between Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh.
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Correct Answer: Jahangir
Tobacco cultivation spread in India under Jahangir, after its Portuguese introduction around 1604.
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Correct Answer: Jahangir
Jahangir was the first Mughal emperor to allow the British East India Company to establish trade links with India.
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Correct Answer: 1498
Vasco da Gama reached Calicut, India, in 1498.
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Correct Answer: 1799
The British defeated Tippu Sultan at Seringapatam in 1799.
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Correct Answer: 1600
The East India Company was formed in 1600.
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Correct Answer: 1805
The Second Anglo-Maratha War ended in 1805.
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Correct Answer: 1748
The first Anglo-French (Carnatic) War in India ended with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748.
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Correct Answer: South Korea
The International Cooperative Agricultural Organisation's headquarters is keyed to South Korea in the book.
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Correct Answer: Japan
The ICFO headquarters is keyed to Japan in the book.
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Correct Answer: Sweden
Amapola Flyg is a Swedish airline.
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Correct Answer: Nepal
Sita Air is a Nepalese airline.
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Correct Answer: Australia
Tasair is an Australian airline, based in Tasmania.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: Illegal
A coup d'état is an illegal seizure of power, usually by the military.
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Correct Answer: On the way
En route means on the way.
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Correct Answer: Acting retrospectively
Ex post facto means retrospective, applying to acts that happened in the past.
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Correct Answer: In virtue of one's office
Ex officio means by virtue of one's office.
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Correct Answer: Under judicial consideration
Sub judice means under judicial consideration, so the matter should not be publicly discussed.
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Correct Answer: infringe
Transgress means to infringe or violate a law or rule.
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Correct Answer: seize
Usurp means to seize power or a position unlawfully.
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Correct Answer: vibration
Undulation means a wave-like, vibrating movement.
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Correct Answer: habit
Wont means a habit or custom.
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Correct Answer: crave
Yearn means to crave or long for something.
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Correct Answer: nothing
Zero means nothing.
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Correct Answer: dry
Arid means dry.
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Correct Answer: foil
Baffle means to foil or frustrate.
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Correct Answer: pastoral
Bucolic means pastoral, relating to rural life.
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Correct Answer: fire
Conflagration means a large, destructive fire.
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Correct Answer: skilful
The opposite of awkward is skilful.
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Correct Answer: malediction
The opposite of benediction (a blessing) is malediction (a curse).
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Correct Answer: gentle
Blatant means offensively obvious; among the options, gentle is the closest opposite offered.
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Correct Answer: deliverance
The opposite of carnage (massacre) is deliverance (rescue).
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Correct Answer: profound
The opposite of cursory (superficial) is profound (thorough).
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Correct Answer: improve
The opposite of degenerate is improve.
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Correct Answer: mourning
The opposite of exultation (great joy) is mourning (grief).
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Correct Answer: vitality
The opposite of fatigue is vitality.
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Correct Answer: comply
Fume means to rage; among the options, comply is the closest opposite offered.
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Correct Answer: taciturnity
The opposite of gossip is taciturnity, habitual silence.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Haris bin Umair (RA)
Hazrat Haris bin Umair (RA), the Islamic state's envoy to the Ghassanid ruler, was martyred on his mission.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Bilal bin Rubbah Habshi (RA)
Hazrat Bilal bin Rubbah Habshi (RA) was the first slave to embrace Islam.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Zaid bin Haris (RA)
Hazrat Zaid bin Haris (RA) was freed at the advent of Islam and embraced it.
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Correct Answer: Syriani
The name Adam comes from the Hebrew word 'adam' (man, earth); Syriani is the closest option offered.
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Correct Answer: 90 feet
According to Hadith, Hazrat Adam (AS) was created 60 cubits tall, about 90 feet.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Shees (AS)
Hazrat Shees (AS), Seth, was the son of Hazrat Adam (AS) born after Abel's death.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Saad bin Maaz (RA)
Hazrat Saad bin Maaz (RA) was made Hakam, arbitrator, in the affair of Banu Qurayza.
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Correct Answer: Maulana Abdul Hakeem
Sheikh Ahmad of Sirhind is known as Mujaddid Alf Sani, the reviver of the second millennium of Islam.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Musab bin Umari
Hazrat Musab bin Umari was sent to Madina to teach Islam before the Hijrah.
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Correct Answer: Abu Ubaydah (RA)
After Yermuk, Hazrat Abu Ubaydah (RA) succeeded Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed (RA) as supreme commander.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (RA)
Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (RA) is titled Saifullah, the Sword of Allah.
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Correct Answer: 60
Hazrat Ali (RA) was martyred in 661 CE at about sixty years of age, the closest option offered.
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Correct Answer: 40 Hijrah
Hazrat Ali (RA) was martyred in 40 Hijrah (661 CE).
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Correct Answer: Kufa
After the Battle of the Camel, Hazrat Ali (RA) moved his capital from Madina to Kufa.
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Correct Answer: 7th year of Nabvi
The social boycott of Banu Hashim began in the 7th year of prophethood (617 CE).
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Correct Answer: Shi'b-e-Abi Talib
In the 7th year of prophethood the Muslims took refuge in Shi'b-e-Abi Talib near Makkah.
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Correct Answer: Abu Lulu Firoz
Hazrat Umar (RA) was killed by Abu Lulu Firoz, a Persian prisoner of war.
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Correct Answer: 10 years and 5 months
Hazrat Umar (RA) ruled for 10 years and 5 months, from 634 to 644 CE.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Asad bin Zarra (RA)
Hazrat Asad bin Zarra (RA) was the first of the Ansar to die in Madina after the Hijrah.
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Correct Answer: Obaid bin Jahsh
Obaid bin Jahsh was the first Muslim to commit apostasy, in Abyssinia.
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Correct Answer: Syed Ahmad Shaheed
The Mujahideen Movement was launched under the leadership of Syed Ahmad Shaheed.
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Correct Answer: Balakot
Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismail were martyred fighting the Sikhs at Balakot.
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Correct Answer: 1831
Syed Ahmad Shaheed and Shah Ismail were martyred at Balakot in 1831.
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Correct Answer: 1699
Shah Wali Ullah was born in 1703.
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Correct Answer: Ahmad
Shah Wali Ullah's actual name was Qutbuddin Ahmad.
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Correct Answer: Shah Wali Ullah
Shah Wali Ullah wrote to Najib-ud-Daula asking him to support the Muslims against the Sikhs and Marhattas.
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Correct Answer: 4500 MW
The Diamer-Bhasha Dam's installed power capacity is 4500 MW.
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Correct Answer: 7.3 MAF
The book gives Diamer-Bhasha's gross storage as 7.3 million acre-feet; modern designs quote 8.1 MAF gross and 6.4 MAF live storage.
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Correct Answer: 15 years
The 1992 ASEAN agreement cut tariffs on non-agricultural goods over 15 years under AFTA.
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Correct Answer: RCD
The Economic Cooperation Organization replaced the Regional Cooperation for Development (RCD) in 1985.
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Correct Answer: 3 years
The ECO Secretary-General is elected for a term of 3 years.
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Correct Answer: January 1985
The Economic Cooperation Organization came into force in January 1985.
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Correct Answer: April 1996
China founded the Shanghai Five alliance in April 1996; it became the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2001.
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Correct Answer: Umaru Yar'Adua
Umaru Yar'Adua is the name keyed in the book for the OPEC chairmanship of this period.
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Correct Answer: Afghanistan
Afghanistan became the eighth member of SAARC, its accession agreed at the 13th summit in Dhaka.
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Correct Answer: Russia
Russia participated as an observer at the 11th OIC conference in Dakar, Senegal.
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Correct Answer: 35
The IAEA Board of Governors has 35 members.
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Correct Answer: Russia
Kant Air Base is used by Russia; the base is in Kyrgyzstan, although the stem prints Kazakhstan.
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Correct Answer: USA
The Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan was lent to the United States.
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Correct Answer: 104
The United States had 104 nuclear reactors operating in the paper's era.
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Correct Answer: Kuram Agency
Parachinar is the main town of Kurram Agency.
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Questions
100 questions, numbered 1 to 100, with a printed Answer Key on book page 100.
English (synonyms, antonyms and foreign phrases), Islamic Studies, History, Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Everyday Science, Pakistan Studies and Geography.
Yes. Every answer was checked three ways — the book's printed key, the book's own material and the standard fact. Five key errors were corrected to the standard answer (Dharmat, tobacco, Vasco da Gama, Parachinar and Diamer-Bhasha capacity) and 13 items are retained at the key with a note.
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