FPSC · Intelligence Bureau · 2016
Solved FPSC Assistant Director (Intelligence Bureau) past paper 2016 — 95 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers Everyday Science, Mathematics, Current Affairs.
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The FPSC Assistant Director (Intelligence Bureau) past paper from 2016 (Model Paper 18) contains 95 solved MCQs covering Everyday Science, Mathematics, Current Affairs, English, Pakistan Studies and Islamic Studies, with verified answers and a factual explanation for every question. The book prints 97 items, but 2 Direct/Indirect items with no printed answer are omitted under Anas's 2026-10-28 decision and never inferred, and the remaining 95 verified questions are published in full, with authored distractors for the recall items and the Maths items' printed options completed to four options.
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Subject 1
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Correct Answer: India
The last Heart of Asia Conference before this paper was held in Amritsar, India, in 2016.
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Correct Answer: J. Jayalalithaa
J. Jayalalithaa, the Tamil Nadu leader, died in December 2016.
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Correct Answer: First Tuesday
US presidential election day falls on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in every leap year.
Correct Answer: 270
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the US presidential election.
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Correct Answer: Full Member
Pakistan became a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in 2017.
Correct Answer: 2001
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was formed in 2001; 1996 was the year of its predecessor, the Shanghai Five, not the SCO itself.
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Correct Answer: China
China is a BRICS member country; Japan, Germany and Canada are not.
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Correct Answer: New York
Donald Trump was born in New York, his native state.
Correct Answer: Republican
The US president at the time of this paper, Donald Trump, belonged to the Republican Party.
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Correct Answer: Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats were the traditional third party in the UK at the time of this paper.
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Correct Answer: India
The last BRICS conference before this paper was held in Goa, India, in 2016.
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Correct Answer: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the President of Turkey at the time of this paper.
Correct Answer: Grand National Assembly
The Turkish parliament is the Grand National Assembly.
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Correct Answer: Federation
The UAE is a federation of emirates.
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Correct Answer: Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres became UN Secretary-General in January 2017.
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Correct Answer: 1955
The Warsaw Pact was signed in 1955.
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Correct Answer: Lahore
The book places the 2nd Summit conference in Lahore, the 1974 OIC summit.
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Correct Answer: Afghanistan
Afghanistan joined SAARC in 2007, long after SAARC was formed in 1985.
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Correct Answer: 2000s
The book calls the 2000s the Communication Era.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: Ayub Khan
The Indus Water Treaty was signed by Pakistan's President Ayub Khan in 1960.
Correct Answer: Ravi
Under the Indus Water Treaty, Pakistan surrendered the eastern river Ravi to India, keeping the western rivers.
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Correct Answer: Islamabad
Islamabad has the highest literacy rate among Pakistani cities.
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Correct Answer: 1955
One Unit was formed in 1955.
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Correct Answer: Iran
Iran was the first country to recognise Pakistan, in August 1947.
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Correct Answer: To Provinces
After the 18th Amendment, powers under the 1973 Constitution were devolved to the provinces.
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Correct Answer: 1885
The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885.
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Correct Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
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Correct Answer: No general election
No general election was held under the 1956 Constitution before it was abrogated in 1958.
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Correct Answer: 712
Muhammad Bin Qasim came to Sindh in 712.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: The Byzantine emperor (Qaiser-e-Room)
Ghazwa Tabuk was fought against the Byzantine emperor, Qaiser-e-Room.
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Correct Answer: Abyssinia
Before the Hijra, a delegate was sent to the king of Abyssinia.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (RA)
Hazrat Umar (RA) was the first to suggest Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) as Khalifa after the Prophet (PBUH).
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Correct Answer: Participation of Prophet (SAW) in a battle
A ghazwa is a battle in which the Prophet (SAW) himself participated.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (RA)
When the Islamic state could no longer protect non-Muslims, the Jizya was returned, by Hazrat Umar (RA).
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Correct Answer: In the period of Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
People refused to pay Zakat in the period of Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA), during the Ridda wars.
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Correct Answer: Dhimmis
Dhimmis, the protected non-Muslim subjects, were excluded from defence duties.
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Correct Answer: 622
The book gives 622, the year of the Hijra, for this item.
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Correct Answer: Tax on agriculture
Ushr is the tax on agricultural produce.
Subject 4
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Correct Answer: Ammonia
Ammonia was the traditional refrigerator gas.
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Correct Answer: 0 Centigrade
Water freezes at 0 Centigrade.
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Correct Answer: 0 Centigrade
Ice melts at 0 Centigrade.
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Correct Answer: Acid
Hydrochloric acid, HCl, is an acid.
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Correct Answer: Photosynthesis
Plants carry out photosynthesis, using sunlight to make food.
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Correct Answer: Not Specified
The book itself prints 'Not Specified' as the answer to this item, so no placement is given; in practice a heater is usually placed low in a room because warm air rises.
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Correct Answer: Earth's rotation along its axis
The book gives Earth's rotation along its axis; rotation shapes winds and weather patterns, while weather is driven mainly by uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun.
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Correct Answer: CO2
At night plants give out carbon dioxide, CO2, through respiration.
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Correct Answer: Oxygen
Oxygen helps in burning, as combustion needs oxygen.
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Correct Answer: CH4
The formula of natural gas, chiefly methane, is CH4.
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Correct Answer: Fruit (legume pod)
A peanut is the fruit of the peanut plant, a legume pod that develops underground, not a root as the book says.
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Correct Answer: Helium
Balloons are filled with helium, a light, non-flammable gas.
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Correct Answer: Transportation of Oxygen
Red blood cells transport oxygen around the body.
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Correct Answer: There is less oxygen for burning
Carbon monoxide is emitted when there is too little oxygen for complete burning.
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Correct Answer: Alkali
An acid is neutralised by an alkali.
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Correct Answer: Decreases
The boiling temperature of water decreases at height, because air pressure is lower.
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Correct Answer: Newton's First Law
The law of inertia is Newton's First Law of motion.
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Correct Answer: Newton
Gravity was discovered, in the sense of formulated as a universal law, by Newton.
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Correct Answer: May
Wheat is reaped in Pakistan in May, at the end of the Rabi harvest.
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Correct Answer: Rice
Rice is the crop that needs plenty of water.
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Correct Answer: Humiliation
Ignominy means humiliation or disgrace.
Correct Answer: Annoyed
Nettled means annoyed or irritated.
Correct Answer: Guilty
Culpable means guilty or deserving blame.
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Correct Answer: Respect
Respect is the antonym of disdain.
Correct Answer: Contentment
Contentment is the antonym of indignation; the book misprints it as Cantonment.
Correct Answer: Compliant
Compliant is the antonym of obstinate.
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Correct Answer: With
The book's fill-in is 'with': a signature with blue ink.
Correct Answer: For
The standard preposition is 'for': one is compensated for a loss, though the book also prints 'against'.
Correct Answer: Look down upon
We should not look down upon the poor.
Correct Answer: Whom
The relative pronoun is 'whom': a person whom I knew helped the orphan.
Correct Answer: Across
The book's fill-in is 'across': ran across.
Correct Answer: After
To hanker after worldly pleasures is to long for them.
Correct Answer: A
The article is 'a': I have a one rupee note.
Correct Answer: Was
The past form is 'was': it was too cold last night.
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Correct Answer: To agree
To see eye to eye means to agree.
Correct Answer: To be bitterly hostile
At daggers drawn means to be bitterly hostile.
Correct Answer: To suspect a deception
To smell a rat means to suspect a deception.
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Correct Answer: 11
Folded double, the rope has two strands, so 11 cuts make 24 pieces, enough for 23 small pieces.
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Correct Answer: 6.25
In 10 overs at 3.2, 32 runs were scored, so 250 more runs are needed in 40 overs, a run rate of 6.25.
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Correct Answer: 121
At 5% compound interest half-yearly, the two Rs 1600 deposits gain Rs 121 in interest by the end of the year.
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Correct Answer: 40 sec
The train must cover 360 + 140 = 500 metres at 45 km/hr, which takes 40 seconds.
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Correct Answer: 4 years
Five children born 3 years apart sum to 50 years, so the youngest is 4 years old.
Correct Answer: 10
With A two years older than B, B twice as old as C, and a total of 27, B is 10 years old.
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Correct Answer: 20
If the sum of squares is 138 and the sum of pairwise products is 131, the square of the sum is 138 + 2 x 131 = 400, so the sum is 20.
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Correct Answer: 2700
Valid votes are 80% of 7500 = 6000, and the other candidate got 45% of them, 2700 votes.
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Correct Answer: 15,000
Simple interest of Rs 5400 at 12% for 3 years implies a principal of 5400 / 0.36 = Rs 15,000.
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Correct Answer: 4:5
The two numbers are 120 and 150 against a third number of 100, a ratio of 4:5.
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Correct Answer: 2000
If c gets Rs 1000 more than d in the ratio 5:2:4:3, one part is Rs 1000, so b's share, 2 parts, is Rs 2000.
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Correct Answer: 10.25%
Interest of 10% compounded half-yearly gives an effective annual rate of 10.25%.
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Correct Answer: 150 metres
At 60 km/hr, a train crosses a pole in 9 seconds, so its length is 60,000 / 3600 x 9 = 150 metres.
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Correct Answer: 54
One third of one fourth of a number is 15, so the number is 180, and three tenths of it is 54.
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Correct Answer: 96
Digits summing to 15 with difference 3 are 9 and 6, giving 96; the book gives 96, though 69 also satisfies the conditions.
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Correct Answer: 3
The positive number satisfying x + 17 = 60 / x is 3, since 3 + 17 = 20 and 60 / 3 = 20.
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Correct Answer: 12
Six workers take 24 hours, 144 worker-hours, so 18 workers are needed for 8 hours, 12 additional workers.
Correct Answer: 9
Fifteen workers take 24 days, 360 worker-days, so 40 workers take 9 days.
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Correct Answer: 146
The book gives 146, but the stem as printed does not yield it: 20% profit on a Rs 96 cost is a selling price of Rs 115.20, which at 30% below the marked price implies a marked price of about Rs 165; the book's figure is retained with this note.
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Correct Answer: 800%
Sides 3 times as long give area 9 times as large, an increase of 800%; the book's printed options duplicate 400 and omit 800%.
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95 MCQs are published, each with a verified answer and a factual explanation. The book prints 97 items, but 2 Direct/Indirect items with no printed answer were dropped under Anas's decision and never inferred.
Everyday Science, Mathematics, Current Affairs, English, Pakistan Studies and Islamic Studies, with Everyday Science and Mathematics the largest blocks.
Yes. Every answer was reconciled against the book's printed answers and the standard fact; 3 answers were corrected to the standard answer (the SCO founding year, the peanut, and the indignation antonym) and the defective or era-dated items were retained with notes, all flagged internally.
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