Assistant Director Past Paper 2004 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: England

Special equity courts developed in England, where the Court of Chancery administered equity alongside the common-law courts.

Correct Answer: Three months

Under Article 89 of the Constitution, a presidential ordinance stands repealed at the expiration of three months from its promulgation unless disapproved earlier.

Correct Answer: Five years

A Supreme Court judge must have been a High Court judge for at least five years (or an advocate for fifteen years).

Correct Answer: Aristotle

Aristotle's The Politics is the classic treatise on the art of government.

Correct Answer: George W Bush

Decision Points is the memoir of George W. Bush, published in 2010.

Correct Answer: Badminton

The Thomas Cup is the men's world team championship trophy in badminton.

Correct Answer: Oslo

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Correct Answer: Robert Baden Powell

Robert Baden-Powell founded the Scout Movement in 1907-1908.

Correct Answer: All are members

Every country in every listed group is a UN member — Laos, Madagascar, Dominica, Monaco, San Marino, Burundi, Cape Verde and Switzerland all joined the UN — so 'All are members' is the correct response.

Correct Answer: 15 members

The UN Security Council has 15 members: 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent.

Correct Answer: Manila

The Asian Development Bank is headquartered in Manila, Philippines.

Correct Answer: The exchange rate of currencies in the open market

The kerb market is the open, unofficial market in foreign exchange, as opposed to the official State Bank rate.

Correct Answer: Hockey

A '16-yard hit' is a hockey term for the free hit taken from the 16-yard line.

Correct Answer: Dalhousie

Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse, annexing states whose rulers died without a natural heir.

Correct Answer: Jerusalem

The Dome of the Rock is in Jerusalem, on the Temple Mount.

Correct Answer: Uttar Pradesh

The Taj Mahal at Agra stands in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Correct Answer: 1884

Greenwich Mean Time was established at the International Meridian Conference of 1884.

Correct Answer: 15th June 1215

King John signed the Magna Carta on 15 June 1215.

Correct Answer: Russia

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 took place in Russia.

Correct Answer: South Sudan

South Sudan, admitted to the UN in July 2011, is the organisation's most recent member state.

Correct Answer: Althing

The Althing of Iceland, founded in 930, is the world's oldest parliament.

Correct Answer: USA

The United States is the largest shareholder of the World Bank.

Correct Answer: Washington DC

The World Bank is headquartered in Washington DC.

Correct Answer: Kampuchea

Cambodia was formerly called Kampuchea.

Correct Answer: Japan

Shintoism is followed in Japan.

Correct Answer: Rome

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is headquartered in Rome.

Correct Answer: Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan was killed fighting the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War at Seringapatam in 1799.

Correct Answer: English

The English established the earliest factory at Surat, in 1613.

Correct Answer: Arabia

Arabia is the world's largest peninsula.

Correct Answer: 2400 km

This paper keys 2,400 km as the Great Wall's length; modern surveys measure the main wall at about 8,850 km, with all branches totalling about 21,196 km.

Correct Answer: 180 degrees Longitude

The International Date Line follows roughly 180 degrees longitude.

Correct Answer: Mediterranean and the Red Sea

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.

Correct Answer: the Palk Strait

The Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanka.

Correct Answer: Indonesia

Of the options given, the equator passes through Indonesia.

Correct Answer: Guyana

British Guiana became the independent state of Guyana in 1966.

Correct Answer: Balochistan

Balochistan has Pakistan's longest coastline.

Correct Answer: Liver

The liver is the largest gland in the human body.

Correct Answer: 46

A human has 46 chromosomes, including the XX or XY sex-chromosome pair.

Correct Answer: Sandstone

Quartzite is sandstone that has been metamorphosed by heat and pressure.

Correct Answer: Endoplasmic reticulum and Ribosome

Ribosomes, working on the endoplasmic reticulum, are the cell's protein-synthesis machinery.

Correct Answer: Bat

Bats can hear ultrasonic sound, which they use in echolocation.

Correct Answer: Radio waves

A mobile phone sends and receives messages by radio waves.

Correct Answer: Nitrogen

Nitrogen, an inert gas, is used in electric bulbs to prevent the filament from oxidising.

Correct Answer: Charles Drew

Charles Drew first pioneered the idea of a blood bank.

Correct Answer: Sir Zafarullah Khan

Sir Zafarullah Khan was the first Pakistani judge of the International Court of Justice.

Correct Answer: With two-third majority of both the houses of parliament

The 1973 Constitution can be amended by a two-thirds majority of both houses of Parliament.

Correct Answer: Rabi crop of 1982-83

Ushr collection in Pakistan began with the Rabi crop of 1982-83.

Correct Answer: Dec 30, 1985

The third martial law was lifted on 30 December 1985.

Correct Answer: Sindh

After Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's execution, Sindh proved the hardest province for President Zia to control.

Correct Answer: PPP

The PPP led the political offensive against Zia's regime, notably through the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy.

Correct Answer: Raja Sahib of Mehmud Abad

The Muslim Students Federation was established in 1937; this paper keys Raja Sahib of Mehmud Abad as its founder.

Correct Answer: Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan presented the Chenab Formula for resolving the Kashmir dispute.

Correct Answer: 17

As at this paper's date in 2004, Pakistan's Constitution had 17 amendments, the 17th having been passed in December 2003.

Correct Answer: Lawari Tunnel

The Lowari Tunnel is the famously long-under-construction tunnel of Pakistan, work on which began in 1975.

Correct Answer: 22nd August, 1947

Governor George Cunningham dismissed the NWFP Congress Ministry headed by Dr Khan Sahib on 22 August 1947.

Correct Answer: NWFP Muslim League head, Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan

Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan, head of the NWFP Muslim League, was invited to form the NWFP government after the dismissal.

Correct Answer: Mrs. Tasaddaq Hussain

This paper keys Mrs Tasaddaq Hussain as head of Pakistan's first UN delegation of September 1947; standard accounts usually credit Sir Zafarullah Khan with leading Pakistan's first delegation.

Correct Answer: Paul H. Ealing (assumed charge on 23rd September, 1947)

Paul H. Alling (printed 'Ealing' in the book) was the first US ambassador to Pakistan, assuming charge on 23 September 1947.

Correct Answer: Binary system

A digital computer operates on the binary system, using only 0 and 1.

Correct Answer: Collection of programmes

Software is a collection of programmes; the physical equipment is hardware.

Correct Answer: To connect one computer to another

The Internet's basic function is to connect one computer to another in a network.

Correct Answer: Jimmy Wales

Jimmy Wales co-founded Wikipedia in 2001.

Correct Answer: Subscriber identity Module

SIM stands for Subscriber Identity Module.

Correct Answer: All of these

Disarmament means the reduction of armaments, and the keyed 'All of these' covers the reduction of armaments and of armed forces.

Correct Answer: Urged

Pressed, in the sense of urged on, means urged.

Correct Answer: Proclaim

To promulgate is to proclaim or make known officially.

Correct Answer: Treacherous

Insidious means proceeding subtly and treacherously, hence treacherous.

Correct Answer: Inescapable

Ubiquitous means present everywhere, so inescapable is the closest option.

Correct Answer: Collapse

To wilt is to droop or collapse.

Correct Answer: Prudence

Taciturnity is the habit of silence and reserve.

Correct Answer: Frank

Ingenuous means frank and innocent.

Correct Answer: Good-looking

Handsome means good-looking.

Correct Answer: determine

To ascertain is to determine or find out for certain.

Correct Answer: judgment

This item is garbled as printed: the italicised 'plate' appears to be a misprint for 'place', and the keyed 'judgment' matches 'verdict' in the sentence.

Correct Answer: show

A pageant is a show or spectacular display.

Correct Answer: charming

Delightful pictures are charming pictures.

Correct Answer: pacify

To placate is to pacify.

Correct Answer: charms

Graces, in this sense, are charms.

Correct Answer: adamant

Obdurate means adamant, stubbornly refusing to change.

Correct Answer: Unknown

The opposite of illustrious (famous) is unknown.

Correct Answer: Discourage

The opposite of encourage is discourage.

Correct Answer: Guilt

The opposite of innocence is guilt.

Correct Answer: Kind

The opposite of diabolic (devilish) is kind.

Correct Answer: Bright

The opposite of pastel (pale and delicate) is bright.

Correct Answer: Safe

The opposite of lethal is safe.

Correct Answer: Extravagant

The opposite of frugal is extravagant.

Correct Answer: Accuse

The opposite of justify (to show to be right) is accuse.

Correct Answer: curtail

The opposite of prolong is curtail (shorten).

Correct Answer: modern

The opposite of ancient is modern.

Correct Answer: Limited

The opposite of quite extensive is limited.

Correct Answer: usurped

The opposite of abdicated (gave up power) is usurped (seized power).

Correct Answer: important

The opposite of trivial is important.

Correct Answer: Tame

The opposite of wild is tame.

Correct Answer: Doubtful

The opposite of definite is doubtful.

Correct Answer: 25%

Profit of Rs 20 on a cost of Rs 80 is 20/80, i.e. 25%.

Correct Answer: 25%

Profit of Rs 30 on a cost of Rs 120 is 30/120, i.e. 25%.

Correct Answer: 22.5mm

2.25 cm equals 22.5 mm, since 1 cm is 10 mm.

Correct Answer: 187.5 Rs

A 25% discount on Rs 250 leaves 250 x 0.75, i.e. Rs 187.5.

Correct Answer: 68 Rs

A 15% discount on Rs 80 leaves 80 x 0.85, i.e. Rs 68.

Correct Answer: 4 1/2 hours

The first cyclist gains 18 miles in 3 hours, and the second closes at 4 mph relative speed, so catch-up takes 18/4, i.e. 4 1/2 hours.