Assistant Planning Division Past Paper 2010 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: As many as

You say 'as many as 1000 species' when counting individual species, so 'as many as' is correct.

Correct Answer: on, with

Milk is put on the table and covered with a cloth, so the prepositions are 'on' and 'with'.

Correct Answer: with, about

You hold a discussion with a person about a matter, so the pair is 'with, about'.

Correct Answer: Under, up

Under cover of darkness, the enemy crept up the hill, so the pair is 'under, up'.

Correct Answer: among, on

An agreement among several great powers on a treaty uses 'among' and 'on'.

Correct Answer: For, beyond

For two weeks he did not venture beyond the safety of his house, so the pair is 'for, beyond'.

Correct Answer: From, in

The kite flew from the housetops until it got lost in the clouds, so the pair is 'from, in'.

Correct Answer: with

You bear with someone's rudeness, meaning you tolerate it, so the preposition is 'with'.

Correct Answer: with

You dispense with someone's services, meaning you do without them, so the preposition is 'with'.

Correct Answer: to

You attend to a lecture, meaning you pay attention to it, so the preposition is 'to'.

Correct Answer: in

He deals in vegetables, meaning he trades in them, so the preposition is 'in'.

Correct Answer: for

A blind man feels for the table to locate it, so the preposition is 'for'.

Correct Answer: for

A cashier working for a small salary uses 'for' to state the pay he works for.

Correct Answer: on

He works on the machine, as opposed to working with his hands, so the preposition is 'on'.

Correct Answer: upon

At a time of difficulty you turn to a friend for help; 'to' is not offered, and 'upon' is the closest offered form of appealing to someone.

Correct Answer: fussy

Fastidious means excessively particular, which is the same as fussy.

Correct Answer: too difficult to overcome

Insurmountable obstacles are too difficult to overcome.

Correct Answer: unskillful

Adept means skilful, so its antonym is unskilful.

Correct Answer: modern

Antique means old, so its antonym is modern.

Correct Answer: unfavourable

Auspicious means favourable, so its antonym is unfavourable.

Correct Answer: largest railway station

Grand Central Terminal in New York is the world's largest railway station by number of platforms.

Correct Answer: Africa

Eritrea, which joined the UN in 1993, lies in Africa.

Correct Answer: Mississippi

The book's answer is the Mississippi; note that the Missouri is longer by length but is not offered as an option.

Correct Answer: Horse racing

Epsom in England is famous for horse racing, home of the Epsom Derby.

Correct Answer: Indian ocean

Diego Garcia lies south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean.

Correct Answer: Insects

Entomology is the branch of science that studies insects.

Correct Answer: The study and cultivation of fruits

Pomology is the branch of science dealing with the study and cultivation of fruits.

Correct Answer: All of the above

The Nobel Prize is awarded for Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economics, so all of the above is correct.

Correct Answer: Nazi Party

Hitler's party, which came to power in Germany in 1933, was the Nazi Party.

Correct Answer: Broad-leaved

The book's answer is broad-leaved forests for the largest share of the world's forest area.

Correct Answer: 1967

The first human heart transplant, performed by Dr Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky, took place in 1967.

Correct Answer: All of the above

Galileo improved the telescope, discovered Jupiter's four large satellites, and studied the pendulum's regular motion, so all of the above is correct.

Correct Answer: Quaid-e-Azam

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first President of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly.

Correct Answer: Federal Court

Jinnah gave Pakistan monetary independence by establishing the State Bank of Pakistan and completed its judicial structure by creating the Federal Court.

Correct Answer: Cambridge University

Allama Iqbal went to England in 1905 and studied at Cambridge University, at Trinity College.

Correct Answer: 1909

Jinnah was elected by the Bombay Muslims to the newly constituted Imperial Legislative Council in 1909.

Correct Answer: PRODA (Public Representative Office Disqualification Act)

PRODA, the Public and Representative Offices Disqualification Act, was the important act passed by the first Constituent Assembly.

Correct Answer: 10th Oct. 2002

Pakistan's general elections under General Pervez Musharraf were held on 10 October 2002.

Correct Answer: A particular territory over which joint dominion is exercised by two or more external powers

A condominium is a territory over which joint dominion is exercised by two or more external powers.

Correct Answer: Unitary

A system with a single government at the central level and no regional governments is called unitary.

Correct Answer: Russia

After the USA, Russia was the world's second biggest arms seller in this paper's era.

Correct Answer: Oxygen

Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust.

Correct Answer: Collateral

A security given by a borrower to a creditor to guarantee repayment of a loan is called collateral.

Correct Answer: Both of them

Capital stock covers both the authorised amount of stock for issue and the total stated value of a corporation's permanently invested capital.

Correct Answer: Economical in terms of the goods or services received for the money spent

Something is cost-effective when it is economical in terms of the goods or services received for the money spent.

Correct Answer: Curative method for immobility of joints

Physiotherapy is a curative method using physical treatment, classically for immobility of the joints.

Correct Answer: Anopheles

Malaria fever is caused by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito.

Correct Answer: Use of non-antibiotic chemical substance to treat disease (most often cancer)

Chemotherapy is the use of non-antibiotic chemical substances to treat disease, most often cancer.

Correct Answer: Antibodies

Antibodies are produced by the blood to counteract the effects of poison or infection.

Correct Answer: International Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA stands for the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Correct Answer: 40 days

1500 men for 6 weeks give 9000 man-weeks; after 2 weeks 6000 man-weeks remain for 1050 men, which is 40 days.

Correct Answer: 80

The series falls by 33 each time, so after 113 comes 80.

Correct Answer: 40%

Failing either subject is 40 + 30 - 5 = 65%, so the pass percentage is 35%; the book's key answer of 40% is retained as printed since 35% is not offered.

Correct Answer: 3132.30

Rs 500 is 15% of Rs 3333.33 of annual income; the book's key answer is retained as printed since that figure is not offered.

Correct Answer: 5

The arithmetic mean of 4 and 6 is (4 + 6) / 2 = 5.

Correct Answer: 16

The first three numbers sum to 45 and the last three to 48; with the last number 19, the middle two sum to 29, so the first number is 16.

Correct Answer: 40

With 33 pupils and boys outnumbering girls by 7, the girls number (33 - 7) / 2 = 13.

Correct Answer: 21, 15

Two ages summing to 36 and differing by 6 are 21 and 15.

Correct Answer: 11

Sixth from either end means 5 people on each side plus yourself, giving 11 in the queue.

Correct Answer: Oxidation

Bleaching by chlorine is an oxidation process.

Correct Answer: Bromine

Bromine is the non-metal that is a liquid at room temperature.

Correct Answer: They are not malleable

Metals are malleable, so the statement that they are not malleable is the incorrect one.

Correct Answer: Chlorine, hydrogen and sodium hydroxide

Electrolysis of brine produces chlorine, hydrogen and sodium hydroxide together.

Correct Answer: Silicon, aluminium and oxygen

The most common elements in the Earth's crust are oxygen, silicon and aluminium.

Correct Answer: Gastric juice

Gastric juice is present in the stomach, where it aids digestion.

Correct Answer: Vastus externs

The vastus externus (vastus lateralis) is a muscle of the thigh.

Correct Answer: Crescograph

The crescograph is the instrument used for measuring the growth of plants.

Correct Answer: Milk

A lactometer is used to estimate the purity of milk.

Correct Answer: Blood Pressure

A sphygmomanometer is used to measure blood pressure.

Correct Answer: Temperature of human body

A clinical thermometer measures the temperature of the human body.

Correct Answer: Height of an object

A sextant measures angular height, so 'height of an object' is the closest offered answer.

Correct Answer: Photometer

A photometer compares the intensities of two sources of light.

Correct Answer: Gramophone

A gramophone is connected with the recording and reproduction of sound.

Correct Answer: Relative humidity of the atmosphere

A hygrometer measures the relative humidity of the atmosphere.

Correct Answer: Because hydrogen is lighter than air

A hydrogen balloon rises because hydrogen is lighter than air, so it is buoyed up by the air it displaces.

Correct Answer: Because the air rushes to fill the partial vacuum inside

A bulb breaks with a bang because air rushes in to fill the partial vacuum inside it.

Correct Answer: It is the only metal which is liquid at ordinary room temperature

Mercury is used in thermometers because it is the only metal that is liquid at ordinary room temperature.

Correct Answer: Due to atmospheric resistance at different levels

Smoke rises in curls because of atmospheric resistance at different levels.

Correct Answer: Being less dense on account of absence of dust particles, etc., the air of the mountains does not

Mountains are cooler than the plains because the thinner mountain air does not retain heat as the denser air of the plains does.

Correct Answer: Abacus

The abacus was often referred to as an ancient computer.

Correct Answer: 1920 A. D.

Lord Chelmsford was Viceroy of India from 1916 to 1921.

Correct Answer: 1936

Lord Willingdon was Viceroy of India from 1931 to 1936.

Correct Answer: Second

The Second Round Table Conference session was held in London in 1931.

Correct Answer: 1932

The British Prime Minister announced the Communal Award in 1932.

Correct Answer: Communal Award

Gandhi's fast unto death in 1932 was a protest against the Communal Award.

Correct Answer: 1600 A. D.

The East India Company was granted its charter for trade in 1600.

Correct Answer: Postal Service

The book's key answer for Clive's system is postal service; the stem is garbled as printed.

Correct Answer: Bengal

The ruler of 1772-1785, Warren Hastings, was the first Governor of Bengal.

Correct Answer: without war

Through the Subsidiary System the British expanded their empire vastly without war.

Correct Answer: 26 Dec. 1782

Tipu Sultan ascended the throne of Mysore in December 1782, the book's key date being 26 December.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Zaid bin Sabit (RA)

Hazrat Zaid bin Sabit (RA) was the first writer of the revelation (Wahi) among the Quraish.

Correct Answer: 9 years

Imam Shafi'i took up the office of religious judgment young; the book's key age of 9 years is retained as printed, since the commonly cited 15 years is not offered.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Shima (RA)

Hazrat Shima (RA) was the foster sister of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Abbas (RA)

Hazrat Abbas (RA) is called 'saqi zam zam', the provider of Zamzam water.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Shoaib (A.S)

Khateeb-ul-Anbia, the orator of the prophets, is the title of Hazrat Shoaib (A.S).

Correct Answer: Imam Abu Hanifah (RA)

Kitab-ut-Assar is compiled by Imam Abu Hanifah (RA).

Correct Answer: Rain

Namaz-e-Istisqa is the prayer offered for rain.

Correct Answer: Istelam

Kissing of the Hajr-e-Aswad is called Istelam.

Correct Answer: 9th

Ramzan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar.

Correct Answer: Four time

The name Muhammad (PBUH) is mentioned in the Quran four times.