FPSC · Intelligence Bureau · 2017
Solved FPSC Assistant Director (Intelligence Bureau) past paper 2017 — 87 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Current Affairs.
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The FPSC Assistant Director (Intelligence Bureau) past paper from 2017 (Model Paper 17) contains 87 solved MCQs covering Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Current Affairs, English, Pakistan Studies, Geography and General Knowledge, plus History and Everyday Science, with verified answers and a factual explanation for every question. The book prints 98 items, but 11 items are omitted: Q1-10, whose underlined word is not identifiable in the scan, and Q22, which prints no answer or options; under Anas's 2026-10-28 decision those items are dropped and never inferred, and the remaining 87 verified questions are published in full with authored distractors.
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Correct Answer: Demonstrative pronoun
These is a demonstrative pronoun because it points to the flowers being talked about.
Correct Answer: Adverb
Twice is an adverb because it tells how often the whistle was blown.
Correct Answer: Adverb phrase
To save electricity is an adverb phrase because it tells why they were told to do something.
Correct Answer: Complement
Brown's idea is the complement because it completes the meaning of the sentence about the new process.
Correct Answer: Direct object
Good wishes is the direct object because it is what the firm offered.
Correct Answer: Noun
Jane is a noun because it is the name of a person.
Correct Answer: Noun
Greek is a noun because it is the name of a language.
Correct Answer: Adverb
Quickly is an adverb because it tells how she ran; the book misprints it as Averb.
Correct Answer: Adjective
Good is an adjective because it describes the student Ahmed.
Correct Answer: Preposition
In is a preposition because it shows the relation between the pen and the drawer.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: 49
49 is divisible by 7 but not by 14, whereas the book's 54 is divisible by neither 7 nor 14.
Correct Answer: 8
Numbers divisible by 2, 3 and 7 together are multiples of 42, and there are 8 such numbers between 150 and 500.
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Correct Answer: 1
1 is a rational number because it can be written as a ratio of two integers, unlike √2, π and √3.
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Correct Answer: 105
105 is the greatest number that divides both 1155 and 735 exactly.
Correct Answer: 51
The greatest common divisor of 153 and 204 is 51, so each piece can be 51 cm long.
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Correct Answer: 8
A cube of side 24 cm, the least common multiple of 6, 12 and 24, holds 4 x 2 x 1 = 8 bricks of 6 x 12 x 24 cm.
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Correct Answer: 185
The least common multiple of 12, 15 and 18 is 180, and 180 + 5 = 185; this item is printed twice in the book (see also the next question).
Correct Answer: 185
The least common multiple of 12, 15 and 18 is 180, and 180 + 5 = 185; this is the book's duplicate printing of the same item.
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Correct Answer: 12
The greatest number is GCD(2400 - 48, 3600 - 60) = GCD(2352, 3540) = 12, not the book's 10.
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Correct Answer: 600
The least common multiple of 25, 40 and 120 is 600, so there are 600 chairs.
Correct Answer: 6:30
The bells toll together every 90 minutes, the least common multiple of 6, 9 and 15, so after 5 pm they next toll together at 6:30.
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Correct Answer: 68.5 and 31.5
The two numbers sum to 100 and differ by 37, so they are 68.5 and 31.5; the book's 3700 is 100 x 37, not the numbers.
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Correct Answer: 5
The digit sum of 43079 is 23, so subtracting 5 gives 43074, a multiple of 9; the book's 93 is wrong.
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Correct Answer: 510 m
With area 14450 square metres and length twice the breadth, the breadth is 85 m and the length 170 m, giving a perimeter of 510 m.
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Correct Answer: 312
Rs. 5840.64 at 6 paisa per square metre covers 97344 square metres, whose square root, the side of the field, is 312.
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Correct Answer: 96
256 squares of side 6 cm make a total area of 9216 square centimetres, so the large square has side 96 cm.
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Correct Answer: 40
The first two perfect squares ending in 9 are 9 and 49, and their difference is 40.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: Dacca
The All India Muslim League was founded at Dhaka (Dacca) on 30 December 1906.
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Correct Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah presided over all eight annual sessions of the Muslim League from 1937 to 1944.
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Correct Answer: 1970
Balochistan first became a federal province in 1970, when One Unit was dissolved.
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Correct Answer: Sir Frank Messervy
Sir Frank Messervy was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army.
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Correct Answer: 27th Ramzan
Pakistan emerged on 27th Ramzan according to the lunar calendar.
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Correct Answer: Decrease the powers of president
The most significant aspect of the 18th Amendment was decreasing the powers of the president.
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Correct Answer: Businessmen
The book describes the Pakistani parliament of the time as dominated by businessmen; this is an era observation, retained as printed.
Subject 4
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Correct Answer: King Salman bin Abdulaziz
On his first visit to Saudi Arabia on 20 May 2017, Donald Trump met King Salman bin Abdulaziz; the book's vague Saudi heads of government is standardised to him.
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Correct Answer: Jordan
Jordan downgraded, rather than fully severed, its diplomatic ties with Qatar in June 2017; the book's framing is retained.
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Correct Answer: 2006
The BRIC grouping was formed in 2006, with its first summit held in 2009.
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Correct Answer: 2016
The 8th BRICS summit was held in Goa, India, in 2016.
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Correct Answer: Theresa May
Theresa May became British Prime Minister after the 2017 general election.
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Correct Answer: Turkey
Turkey changed from a parliamentary to a presidential system of government.
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Correct Answer: England & Wales
The 2017 Champions Trophy was held in England and Wales.
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Correct Answer: Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron was elected President of France on 7 May 2017.
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Correct Answer: Because none could get more than 50% votes in the first round
France holds a second round when no candidate wins more than 50% of the votes in the first round.
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Correct Answer: Indian National Congress
Pranab Mukherjee belonged to the Indian National Congress.
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Correct Answer: 16
The book gives 16 Muslim members in the British parliament after the 2017 election; the count is commonly given as 15, and the book's figure is retained with that note.
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Correct Answer: Rabat
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was established in Rabat in 1969.
Subject 5
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Correct Answer: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
The Nordic countries are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
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Correct Answer: 1924
The Ottoman caliphate ended in 1924.
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Correct Answer: English
Isaac Newton was English.
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Correct Answer: Kuwait
The book gives Kuwait as the country with the lowest death rate; that is an era figure, since the lowest-death-rate country varies by year.
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Correct Answer: South Korea
South Korea, besides India, celebrates its independence (liberation) day on 15th August.
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Correct Answer: The great wall of China
The Great Wall of China is the longest man-built wall in the world.
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Correct Answer: Japan
The world's largest nuclear power station, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, is situated in Japan.
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Correct Answer: Indonesia
Indonesia is the Muslim nation with the largest population.
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Correct Answer: Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world.
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Correct Answer: Maldives
Among the SAARC nations, the highest literacy rate is in the Maldives.
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Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (RA)
Hazrat Hafsa (RA) was the daughter of Hazrat Umar (RA).
Correct Answer: Egypt
Maria Qibtiyah (Ummul Momineen) belonged to Egypt.
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Correct Answer: Abu Sufyan
At the conquest of Makkah, the Prophet (PBUH) declared Abu Sufyan's house Dar-ul-Amn, a house of safety.
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Correct Answer: Battle of Mota
The book lists the Battle of Mu'tah (Mota) among the ghazwat.
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Correct Answer: Sword of Hazrat Ali (RA)
Zulfiqar is the sword of Hazrat Ali (RA).
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Correct Answer: Syed Ameer Ali
The Spirit of Islam was written by Syed Ameer Ali.
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Correct Answer: 86
There are 86 Makki surahs of the Holy Quran.
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Correct Answer: Mus'ab bin Umair
At Uhud, the martyrdom of Hazrat Mus'ab bin Umair (RA) led to the rumour that the Prophet (PBUH) had been martyred.
Correct Answer: Abu Bakar
The book's account of Uhud says the Muslims had only two horses, one driven by the Prophet (PBUH) and the other by Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA); that account is retained as printed.
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Correct Answer: Smoke
Surah Dukhan literally means Smoke.
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Correct Answer: Surah Al-Fatihah
Surah Al-Fatihah was the first surah revealed as a complete surah.
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Correct Answer: 13
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) remained ill for 13 days before his passing.
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Correct Answer: Melodious
The book glosses Zabur as melodious; that literal gloss is retained as printed.
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Correct Answer: 2 years
The Prophet (PBUH) remained under the care of his grandfather Abdul Muttalib for about 2 years.
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Correct Answer: Khayber
The meat of donkey was prohibited by the Prophet (PBUH) during the Ghazwa of Khayber.
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Correct Answer: Kiraman Katibeen
Kiraman Katibeen are the angels who keep the daily account of a person's deeds.
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Correct Answer: Al-Ankbut
The verse that prayer stops a person from sin and bad deeds is in Surah Al-Ankabut.
Correct Answer: Taha
The famous prayer of Hazrat Musa (AS) for increase in knowledge is in Surah Taha.
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Correct Answer: Kalimah
Kalimah is the first pillar of Islam.
Correct Answer: Hadith of Gabriel
The five pillars of Islam are gathered from the Hadith of Gabriel.
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Correct Answer: Masjid al-Haram
Masjid al-Haram in Makkah is the largest mosque in the world by area.
Subject 7
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Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia
The famous oasis Dumat ul Jandal was located in Saudi Arabia.
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Correct Answer: Everest
Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world.
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Correct Answer: Monaco
Monaco has the highest population density per square kilometre.
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Correct Answer: Paris
The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.
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Correct Answer: Pakistan
The book places the Khyber Pass in Pakistan; the pass in fact straddles Pakistan and Afghanistan, and the book's wording is retained.
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Correct Answer: Shanghai
Shanghai is the greatest seaport in China.
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Correct Answer: Al Aziziya (Libya)
Al Aziziya in Libya held the long-standing hottest-place record, decertified by the World Meteorological Organization in 2012 in favour of Death Valley; the book's figure is retained with that note.
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Correct Answer: Khargpur (India)
Kharagpur in India held the longest railway platform record until Hubballi, India, took it in 2021; the book's figure is retained with that note.
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Correct Answer: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is the Central Asian state enriched with the world's largest mineral resources.
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Correct Answer: Earth
Earth is the densest planet in the solar system; the book's of universe wording is loose and is retained with that note.
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Questions
87 MCQs are published, each with a verified answer and a factual explanation. The book prints 98 items, but 11 unanswerable items (Q1-10 and Q22) were dropped under Anas's decision and never inferred.
Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Current Affairs, English, Pakistan Studies, Geography, General Knowledge, History and Everyday Science, with Islamic Studies the largest block.
Yes. Every answer was reconciled against the book's printed answers and the standard fact; 5 answers were corrected to the standard answer (including the divisibility, HCF and simultaneous-equations items) and the defective or era-dated items were retained with notes, all flagged internally.
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