Assistant Director, Ministry of Overseas and Human Resources Past Paper 2005 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: Hardship

Adversity means hardship, difficult circumstances.

Correct Answer: Stick

To adhere is to stick, to hold fast to something.

Correct Answer: Improve

To ameliorate is to improve, to make something better.

Correct Answer: Total destruction

Annihilation is total destruction.

Correct Answer: Absorb

To assimilate is to absorb something into a system or body.

Correct Answer: Ambiguous

The correct spelling is Ambiguous, meaning open to more than one interpretation.

Correct Answer: Coalition

The correct spelling is Coalition, an alliance of parties or groups.

Correct Answer: Compatible

The correct spelling is Compatible, able to exist together.

Correct Answer: Conspicuous

The correct spelling is Conspicuous, clearly visible or attracting notice.

Correct Answer: Extravagant

The correct spelling is Extravagant, spending much more than is necessary.

Correct Answer: To

One adapts oneself to circumstances, so the preposition is 'to'.

Correct Answer: Of

One is accused of an offence, so the preposition is 'of'.

Correct Answer: Of

One is convicted of a crime, so the preposition is 'of'.

Correct Answer: With

One converses with a person, so the preposition is 'with'.

Correct Answer: With

One gets enraged with pupils, so the preposition is 'with'.

Correct Answer: The train had not left when we reached.

The past perfect 'had not left' matches the past-time clause 'when we reached'.

Correct Answer: If one does not work hard, one cannot expect to succeed.

The pronoun must stay consistent: 'one' in both clauses, so 'one cannot expect to succeed'.

Correct Answer: He said that he would get up early in the morning.

In reported speech after a past reporting verb, 'will' becomes 'would'.

Correct Answer: I took leave of my friends and departed.

The idiom is to take leave of friends, so 'of' is correct.

Correct Answer: All of us should abide by the laws of our country.

The idiom is to abide by the laws, so 'by' is correct.

Correct Answer: Islamabad

Among the options, Islamabad has the highest population density in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Nepal

Nepal is the highest country in the world by average elevation, home to Mount Everest.

Correct Answer: Berlin

Berlin is the capital of Germany.

Correct Answer: Canberra

Canberra is the capital of Australia.

Correct Answer: Syria

Damascus is the capital of Syria.

Correct Answer: Australia

The kangaroo is abundantly found in Australia.

Correct Answer: Transport route in mountain range.

A pass is a transport route through a mountain range.

Correct Answer: Archipelago

A large group of islands is called an archipelago.

Correct Answer: A wave caused by tides

In geography, a bore is a tidal wave rushing up a river or estuary.

Correct Answer: Basin

A low area of land, often drained by a river, is called a basin.

Correct Answer: Rain gauge

Rainfall is measured with a rain gauge.

Correct Answer: Ravi

Balloki Barrage is located on the Ravi River.

Correct Answer: Chaman

Chaman is known as Pakistan's fruit garden in this paper's key.

Correct Answer: Janpur

The book keys Janpur as the biggest forest reserve of South Asia and the second largest in the world.

Correct Answer: Bahawalpur

Lal Suhanra National Park is located near Bahawalpur.

Correct Answer: Akbar

Lahore Fort was rebuilt in brick by Emperor Akbar.

Correct Answer: 13

The old walled city of Lahore had 13 gates.

Correct Answer: 1951

Allama Iqbal's tomb was built in 1951, beside Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.

Correct Answer: Shah Jahan

Shalimar Garden in Lahore was built by Emperor Shah Jahan.

Correct Answer: Sher Shah Suri

The Grand Trunk Road was built by Sher Shah Suri.

Correct Answer: None

Sohni Mahiwal was written by Fazal Shah; none of the named poets in the options wrote it, so None is correct.

Correct Answer: Mound of the dead

Moenjodaro means 'mound of the dead'.

Correct Answer: Swat Valley

Malam Jabba is a visiting point in the Swat Valley.

Correct Answer: City of flowers

Peshawar means 'city of flowers'.

Correct Answer: Peshawar

Chowk Yadgar is situated in Peshawar.

Correct Answer: Mari

Mari is the second most important gas reserve of Pakistan after Sui.

Correct Answer: Margalla Hills

The book keys Margalla Hills as the source of china clay.

Correct Answer: Hunza

Ruby is found in Hunza in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: All of them

Saindak is famous for gold, silver and copper, so all of them.

Correct Answer: Lahore

Pakistan's first television station started at Lahore in 1964.

Correct Answer: 58%

The book keys a 58% literacy rate in Pakistan at the paper's time.

Correct Answer: 8%

The Urdu-speaking population of Pakistan is about 8%.

Correct Answer: Sir Agha Khan

The Simla Deputation of 1906 was led by Sir Agha Khan.

Correct Answer: Sindh

Sindh is the most urbanized area of Pakistan among the options.

Correct Answer: 10 Oct. 2002

The general elections during Pervez Musharraf's reign were held on 10 October 2002.

Correct Answer: Quaid-i-Azam

Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first President of the Constituent Assembly.

Correct Answer: Feb. 1948

The book keys February 1948 for the first Constituent Assembly meeting as legislature.

Correct Answer: Sikandar Mirza

Sikander Mirza abrogated the Constitution of 1956 in October 1958.

Correct Answer: Provincial Assemblies

Members of the Senate are elected by the provincial assemblies.

Correct Answer: 26th May 1980

The Federal Shariat Court was constituted as an independent court on 26 May 1980.

Correct Answer: Both of these

The Wafaqi Mohtasib checks injustice by federal agencies and enforces administrative accountability, so both purposes apply.

Correct Answer: 12th Oct. 1999

Pervez Musharraf took over the government on 12 October 1999 after removing Nawaz Sharif's government.

Correct Answer: 5 years

The term of office of the President of Pakistan is 5 years.

Correct Answer: 2

The Federal Capital (Islamabad) has 2 general seats in the National Assembly.

Correct Answer: 1972

The Line of Control came into existence in 1972 under the Simla Agreement.

Correct Answer: Youngest

The Himalayan Mountains are the youngest mountain ranges on earth.

Correct Answer: Sinkiang

Sinkiang (Xinjiang) is the Chinese province adjoining Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

MBBS stands for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.

Correct Answer: Graduate Record Examination

GRE stands for Graduate Record Examination.

Correct Answer: Liquefied Petroleum Gas

LPG stands for Liquefied Petroleum Gas.

Correct Answer: Potable water

Clean drinkable water is called potable water.

Correct Answer: 5

The atmosphere has 5 layers: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere.

Correct Answer: Diurnal

Animals active during the day are called diurnal animals.

Correct Answer: Fungal diseases

Ringworm, athlete's foot, dandruff and mycoses are fungal diseases.

Correct Answer: Pakistan

The Indus Dolphin is found only in Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 4/7

With 8 white balls out of 14, the probability is 8/14 = 4/7.

Correct Answer: 35

The odd positions run 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, rising by 3, 5, 7, 9, so the next odd term is 24 + 11 = 35.

Correct Answer: 29

The series alternates +2 and +4, so after 25 comes 25 + 4 = 29.

Correct Answer: 10 km

The incomplete part is 2/5 of 25 km = 10 km.

Correct Answer: Rs.80.43

3.25 dozen at Rs. 24.75 per dozen costs 24.75 x 3.25 = Rs. 80.43 (rounded).

Correct Answer: 20 days

35 men x 16 days = 560 man-days, so 28 men take 560/28 = 20 days.

Correct Answer: 5 miles

She ends 3 miles east and 4 miles north of the start, so by Pythagoras the distance is 5 miles.

Correct Answer: 15 years

The book keys 15 years as the age at which Hazrat Yusuf (AS) was thrown in the well.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Uzair (AS)

Hazrat Uzair (AS) woke up again after sleeping for 100 years.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ilyas (AS)

Hazrat Ilyas (AS) is credited with the miracle of fire coming from the sky to consume the sacrifice.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Yahya (AS)

Hazrat Yahya (AS) was born on the prayer of Hazrat Zakriya (AS).

Correct Answer: Balban

Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj Shakar was married to the daughter of Sultan Balban.

Correct Answer: Maulana Abdul Hakeem

The book keys Maulana Abdul Hakeem as the giver of the Mujadid Alf Sani title to Sheikh Ahmad Sirhandi.

Correct Answer: Imam Abu Yousaf

Kitab-ul-Kharaj was written by Imam Abu Yousaf.

Correct Answer: Mahmood Ghaznavi

Mahmood Ghaznavi is known as the 'Kidnapper of Scholars' for bringing scholars to his court.

Correct Answer: 1987

The book keys 1987 for the Faisal Mosque opening to the general public.

Correct Answer: Bukhari & Muslim

Sahihain means the two Sahih books: Bukhari and Muslim.

Correct Answer: Ijma

The third source of Islamic Fiqah, after the Quran and Sunnah, is Ijma (consensus).

Correct Answer: Muta Imam Malik

The book keys Muta Imam Malik as the book called 'Umm-us-Saheehin'.

Correct Answer: 61 AH

The incident of Karbala took place in 61 AH.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umm-e-Salma (RA)

Hazrat Umm-e-Salma (RA) was alive at the time of the Karbala incident.

Correct Answer: Aurangzeb

Badshahi Mosque in Lahore was built by Emperor Aurangzeb.

Correct Answer: Motasim Billah

The book keys Motasim Billah's reign for the fire that damaged the Prophet's (PBUH) tomb.

Correct Answer: 7 years

Hazrat Yusuf (AS) remained in the jail of Egypt for 7 years, as keyed in the book.

Correct Answer: 40 years

Hazrat Yusuf (AS) and Hazrat Yaqoob (AS) met each other after a period of 40 years, as keyed in the book.