FPSC · Ministry Of Defence · 2008
Solved FPSC Assistant Director past paper 2008 — 100 MCQs with verified answers and explanations. Free online practice for FPSC, PPSC, NTS and all one-paper exams. Covers English, Pakistan Studies, Everyday Science.
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The FPSC Assistant Director (Ministry of Defence) past paper from 2008 contains 100 solved MCQs covering English, Pakistan Studies, Everyday Science, General Knowledge, Geography, History, Computer Science and Current Affairs, with verified answers and a factual explanation for every question.
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Correct Answer: Norway
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which sits in Oslo, Norway.
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Correct Answer: Surat
In 1613 the English East India Company was permitted to set up its factory (trading post) at Surat.
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Correct Answer: Kursk
The Battle of Kursk in 1943 was the largest tank battle in military history.
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Correct Answer: Port Arthur
During the Russo-Japanese War the Japanese launched their surprise torpedo attack on the Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur in 1904.
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Correct Answer: Thermopylae
Thermopylae is celebrated for the heroic defence of the pass by 300 Spartans against the Persians in 480 BC.
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Correct Answer: Waterloo
Napoleon's last battle was Waterloo in Belgium in 1815, where Wellington called it 'a damn' close run thing'.
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Correct Answer: 1492
The Moorish Kingdom of Granada surrendered to the Christians in 1492.
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Correct Answer: anthropology
Anthropology is the study of human cultures.
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Correct Answer: All of the above
National income is measured by the expenditure, income and product methods, so all of the above are used.
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Correct Answer: The market value of all goods and services produced in an economy
GNP is the market value of all goods and services produced in an economy by its residents.
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Correct Answer: Banking & Finance
Wall Street in New York is associated with banking and finance.
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Correct Answer: Flexible exchange rate
Pakistan follows a flexible (managed-float) exchange rate policy.
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Correct Answer: Bob Hope
Bob Hope hosted the Academy Awards 19 times, more than any other host.
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Correct Answer: 8
Slumdog Millionaire won eight Academy Awards.
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Correct Answer: Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar holds the record for the highest number of songs sung by a single person.
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Correct Answer: Hague
The International Court of Justice sits at The Hague in the Netherlands.
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Correct Answer: Ancient residence of the sultan of Turkey at Istanbul
A seraglio is the ancient residence of the sultan of Turkey at Istanbul.
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Correct Answer: Philippines
The International Rice Research Institute is located in the Philippines, at Los Baños.
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Correct Answer: Vatican City
The official residence of the Pope is in Vatican City.
Subject 2
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Correct Answer: Lead and tin
Solder used in electronics is an alloy of lead and tin.
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Correct Answer: Wood
Sound travels fastest in solids, so among the options its speed is maximum in wood, faster than in water or air.
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Correct Answer: Silicon
Silicon (as silica) is the element common to glass, cement, china clay and quartz.
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Correct Answer: Treated bacteria or viruses or one of their proteins
Vaccines are treated bacteria or viruses, or one of their proteins, given to build immunity.
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Correct Answer: Bronze
Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, is the alloy among the options; gold, zinc and tin are elements.
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Correct Answer: Decibel
The intensity of noise is measured in decibels.
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Correct Answer: Oxalic Acid solution
Oxalic acid solution is used to remove rust stains from cloth.
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Correct Answer: Nitrous oxide
Laughing gas is nitrous oxide.
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Correct Answer: Hydrogen
Hydrogen is the lightest substance known.
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Correct Answer: Centigrade
The Centigrade scale was devised by Anders Celsius.
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Correct Answer: First decreases, then increases
Water contracts as it is heated from 0°C to 4°C and then expands, so its volume first decreases and then increases up to 10°C.
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Correct Answer: 3.82°C
Heavy water (deuterium oxide) freezes at 3.82°C.
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Correct Answer: Uniform acceleration
A satellite in uniform circular motion is accelerated, because its velocity changes direction even though its speed is constant.
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Correct Answer: An epidiascope
A stereoscope is used to see three-dimensional pictures.
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Correct Answer: Inverted and real
A camera's convex lens forms an inverted, real image on the film.
Subject 3
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Correct Answer: Indus and Jhelum
The ancient town of Taxila lay between the Indus and Jhelum rivers, near modern Rawalpindi.
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Correct Answer: Shanghai
This paper keys Shanghai as the world's second most populous city; city rankings vary with the metro definition and year.
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Correct Answer: UAE
Sharjah is located in the United Arab Emirates.
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Correct Answer: Cuba
Cuba was known earlier as the 'Pearl of the Antilles'.
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Correct Answer: Iraq
Kirkuk, famous for its oil fields, is a city of Iraq.
Subject 4
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Correct Answer: Nearly at the speed of light
Electrical impulses in a working computer travel at nearly the speed of light.
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Correct Answer: 1954
Pakistan joined the South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) in 1954.
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Correct Answer: Nov, 1977
This paper keys November 1977 for the Carter administration's aid cutoff to Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: April, 1979
This paper keys April 1979 for the US informing Pakistan that it recognised the Durand Line as the Pak-Afghan boundary.
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Correct Answer: 1972
The Shimla Accord between Pakistan and India was signed in 1972.
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Correct Answer: July 14, 2001
This paper keys 14 July 2001 for the Vajpayee-Musharraf meeting at Agra; the summit talks ran 15-16 July.
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Correct Answer: Jan 15, 2005
This paper keys 15 January 2005 for the Pakistan-India agreement on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service.
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Correct Answer: France
Pakistan bought its Mirage fighter aircraft from France.
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Correct Answer: 1990
President George H. W. Bush suspended economic aid to Pakistan in 1990 under the Pressler Amendment.
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Correct Answer: Tashkand
The Tashkent Agreement of 1966 ended hostilities between India and Pakistan after the 1965 war.
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Correct Answer: 2004
The United States designated Pakistan a major non-NATO ally in June 2004.
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Correct Answer: 2001
America declared Pakistan a frontline state in the war against terrorism in 2001, after the 9/11 attacks.
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Correct Answer: USA
The Kargil war of 1999 was stopped by the intervention of the United States.
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Correct Answer: 2001
Pakistan's foreign-policy U-turn after the world launched the war against terrorism came in 2001.
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Correct Answer: USA
Pakistan faced sanctions under the Pressler Amendment imposed by the United States.
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Correct Answer: SM Burke and Lawrence Ziring
'Pakistan's Foreign Policy: A Historical Analysis' was written by S. M. Burke and Lawrence Ziring.
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Correct Answer: Gen Musharraf
This paper keys General Musharraf as the first Pakistani president to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Correct Answer: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who later became president, wrote 'Foreign Policy of Pakistan'.
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Correct Answer: Cuba
This paper keys Cuba as the country that recently opened its embassy in Pakistan for the first time.
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Correct Answer: China
China declared in 2007 that it would establish eight nuclear power plants in Pakistan.
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Correct Answer: Iran
This paper keys Iran for the extradition agreement Pakistan signed on 23 July 2008.
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Correct Answer: May 20, 2004
This paper keys 20 May 2004 for the United States first declaring Pakistan and India nuclear states.
Subject 7
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Correct Answer: Understand
Savvy means shrewd understanding, so its synonym is Understand.
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Correct Answer: Sentimental
Gooey means sentimental in the sense of mawkishly emotional.
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Correct Answer: Raid
Foray means a raid, especially a sudden attack.
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Correct Answer: Limitless
Absolute, in the sense of unlimited, means Limitless.
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Correct Answer: Glamorous
Glitzy means glamorous and showy.
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Correct Answer: Corruption
Venality means corruption, especially taking bribes.
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Correct Answer: Sympathise
Commiserate means to sympathise with someone's suffering.
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Correct Answer: Control
Rein, as a verb, means to control or restrain.
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Correct Answer: Vigilant
Wary means watchful and vigilant against danger.
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Correct Answer: Irritate
Pique, as a verb, means to irritate or provoke.
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Correct Answer: destruction
Subversion of institutions means their undermining or destruction.
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Correct Answer: privilege
A prerogative is a special right or privilege.
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Correct Answer: hurried
A cursory glance is a hurried, superficial one.
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Correct Answer: shorten
To curtail leave is to shorten it.
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Correct Answer: out of date
Obsolescent means no longer used because it is out of date.
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Correct Answer: first
A maiden performance is a first performance.
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Correct Answer: substitute
A surrogate is a substitute who acts in another's place.
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Correct Answer: influenced
Affected, in the sense of deeply moved, means influenced.
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Correct Answer: natural
Inherent means natural, an intrinsic quality of a thing.
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Correct Answer: meeting place
A rendezvous is a meeting place.
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Correct Answer: Obedience
The opposite of defiance is obedience.
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Correct Answer: Stagnating
The opposite of evolving is stagnating.
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Correct Answer: Humble
The opposite of overweening (arrogant) is humble.
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Correct Answer: Humility
The opposite of presumption (arrogance) is humility.
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Correct Answer: Stinking
The opposite of redolent (sweet-smelling) is stinking.
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Correct Answer: Sane
The opposite of a kook (an eccentric, crazy person) is a sane person.
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Correct Answer: Serious
The opposite of debonair (carefree and charming) is serious, as this paper keys it.
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Correct Answer: Indication
This paper keys Indication as the opposite of concealment, although no true antonym is offered.
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Correct Answer: cowardly
The opposite of dauntless (fearless) is cowardly.
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Correct Answer: promote
The opposite of thwart (to prevent) is promote.
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Correct Answer: Sensitive
The opposite of callous (unfeeling) is sensitive.
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Correct Answer: Liberate
The opposite of subjugate (to conquer) is liberate, as this paper keys it.
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Correct Answer: boredom
This paper keys boredom as the opposite of recreation.
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Correct Answer: ambiguous
The opposite of explicit (clearly stated) is ambiguous.
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Correct Answer: Prosperity
The opposite of adversity is prosperity.
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Correct Answer: genuine
The opposite of phony is genuine.
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Correct Answer: abundance
The opposite of scarcity is abundance.
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Correct Answer: glorify
The opposite of disparage (to belittle) is glorify.
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Correct Answer: concord
The opposite of discord is concord (harmony).
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100 MCQs, each with a verified answer and a factual explanation.
English, Pakistan Studies, Everyday Science, General Knowledge, Geography, History, Computer Science and Current Affairs, with English the largest block.
Yes. Every answer was reconciled three ways against the book's printed answer key and the standard fact; three key disagreements were corrected to the standard answer and eleven items were retained with a note, all flagged internally.
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