Civilian Labour Officer Past Paper 2011 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: in

An amateur in stenography is the correct preposition pairing: 'amateur in' a field.

Correct Answer: of

Children are the delight of the house: 'delight of' is the correct preposition pairing.

Correct Answer: on

This paper keys 'on' for control over one's tongue, the best of the options offered.

Correct Answer: of

She was conscious of her weakness: 'conscious of' is the correct preposition pairing.

Correct Answer: to

He bade farewell to his colleague: 'farewell to' is the correct preposition pairing.

Correct Answer: into, on

He went into the room and sat down on soft cushions: 'into' and 'on' are the correct prepositions.

Correct Answer: with, for

Will you play with me for a while: 'with' and 'for' are the correct prepositions.

Correct Answer: During, from

During the last fortnight, and keeping away from the French class: 'during' and 'from' are correct.

Correct Answer: At, under

At the corner of the street stood a dog under a shed: 'at' and 'under' are the correct prepositions.

Correct Answer: to

She is accustomed to doing work: 'accustomed to' is the correct preposition pairing.

Correct Answer: to

He is accustomed to doing work: 'accustomed to' is the correct preposition pairing.

Correct Answer: Upon, but

Upon my word, I am telling you nothing but the truth: 'upon' and 'but' complete the idiom.

Correct Answer: Inside, on

Inside the room it was very hot, but on the terrace it was cool: 'inside' and 'on' are correct.

Correct Answer: on, within

You may leave on Sunday and must return within seven days: 'on' and 'within' are correct.

Correct Answer: by, to

Send the letter by post to my Ludhiana address: 'by' and 'to' are the correct prepositions.

Correct Answer: Between, since

Between you and me, since ten o'clock this morning: 'between' and 'since' are correct.

Correct Answer: of

The prisoner is accused of theft: 'accused of' is the correct preposition pairing.

Correct Answer: with

This is not in accordance with the standing orders: 'in accordance with' is the fixed phrase.

Correct Answer: to

We must adapt ourselves to our circumstances: 'adapt to' is the correct preposition pairing.

Correct Answer: from

Nothing can absolve you from the promise you have made: 'absolve from' is correct.

Correct Answer: 1992

Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan all joined the United Nations in 1992.

Correct Answer: All the above

Guru Gobind Singh was the 10th Sikh Guru, founded the Khalsa in 1699, and is associated with the Dasam Granth, so all of the above is correct.

Correct Answer: his indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide

Hermann Scheer received the Right Livelihood Award in 1999 for his work promoting solar energy worldwide.

Correct Answer: November 11, 1918

Germany signed the Armistice on 11 November 1918, ending World War I.

Correct Answer: 1940

Germany attacked France in 1940, in May of that year.

Correct Answer: Chemistry in 1958 and 1980

Frederick Sanger won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice, in 1958 and in 1980.

Correct Answer: International Organization of Standardization

ISO stands for the International Organization of Standardization.

Correct Answer: Sochi

The 2014 Winter Olympic Games were scheduled for Sochi.

Correct Answer: An Internet search engine

Google is an Internet search engine.

Correct Answer: Secretary General U.N.O

Ban Ki-moon was the Secretary General of the United Nations.

Correct Answer: 27 years

Nelson Mandela remained in prison for 27 years.

Correct Answer: 120

The Non-Aligned Movement presently has 120 member countries.

Correct Answer: South Korea

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, belongs to South Korea.

Correct Answer: 193

The United Nations currently has 193 member states.

Correct Answer: 2

Two countries, the Holy See and Palestine, hold non-member observer state status at the United Nations.

Correct Answer: 8

SAARC has 8 members.

Correct Answer: Maldives

SAARC Secretary General Ahmed Saleem belongs to the Maldives.

Correct Answer: Canada

Canada does not possess veto power in the United Nations; the veto holders are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China.

Correct Answer: Qatar

The Al-Jazeera television channel belongs to Qatar.

Correct Answer: Peace Pipeline

The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline is also called the Peace Pipeline.

Correct Answer: Holy See

The Holy See has the status of an observer state of the United Nations.

Correct Answer: Czech Republic

The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup by defeating Spain in the final this item keys as the 100th edition.

Correct Answer: 8th May 1799

The printed item is defective: Tipu Sultan was martyred on 4 May 1799, which is not offered, and the book keys 8th May 1799.

Correct Answer: Tarhtai Huma

This paper keys Tarhtai Huma for Tipu Sultan's famous throne; the transliterated name rests on the key alone.

Correct Answer: France

Lord Wellesley accused Tipu Sultan of conspiring with the ruler of Afghanistan and France.

Correct Answer: 1799

The British attacked Mysore in 1799, in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.

Correct Answer: Ala-ud-Khilji

Ala-ud-Din Khilji was known as the second Alexander.

Correct Answer: 1320 to 1414

The Tughlaq Dynasty ran from 1320 to 1414.

Correct Answer: Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq

Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq founded the Tughlaq dynasty in 1320; Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was his successor.

Correct Answer: Mad king

Many historians called Muhammad Bin Tughlaq the mad king, for his eccentric schemes.

Correct Answer: Timur

Timur ordered the five-day massacre in Delhi after a scuffle between his army and the masses.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umar (R.A)

The Muslims fought their first battle on Indian soil during the Khilafat of Hazrat Umar (R.A).

Correct Answer: Ultraviolet radiation

The ozone layer restricts ultraviolet radiation from reaching the earth.

Correct Answer: altering human beings by changing their genetic components

Eugenics is the study of altering human beings by changing their genetic components.

Correct Answer: Relation between organisms and their environment

Ecology deals with the relation between organisms and their environment.

Correct Answer: Swinton

The tank is credited to Ernest Swinton, printed here as Swinston.

Correct Answer: Wilhelm Roentgen

Wilhelm Roentgen invented, or discovered, the X-ray.

Correct Answer: Walter Hunt

The safety pin was invented by Walter Hunt.

Correct Answer: Unknown Optician

The inventor of spectacles is traditionally unknown, so the keyed answer is Unknown Optician.

Correct Answer: Torricelli

The barometer was invented by Torricelli.

Correct Answer: Daimler

Daimler is keyed as the inventor of the automobile among the options offered.

Correct Answer: Zeiss

Zeiss is the optics name keyed for the invention of lenses among the options offered.

Correct Answer: Copper, nickel and zinc

German silver is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, and contains no silver.

Correct Answer: Tungsten

Tungsten is the hardest and strongest metal among the options offered.

Correct Answer: Nitrogen

Nitrogen is highest in percentage in the air, at about 78%.

Correct Answer: All of the above

Euclid was a Greek mathematician who used deductive logic as the basis of geometry, so all of the above is correct.

Correct Answer: 36

The greatest common divisor of 78, 104, 117 and 169 is 13, giving 6 + 8 + 9 + 13 = 36 pieces.

Correct Answer: 42% and 78%

At most 78% can pass all three subjects, and at least 42% must pass, since at most 58% can fail at least one, so the pass rate lies between 42% and 78%.

Correct Answer: 18

The printed item is defective: between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. the hands are at right angles 16 times, which is not offered, and the book keys 18, its two-per-hour count.

Correct Answer: 7

For n = 7 the balls cannot sum to 240 with a whole number in the last box, while n = 4, 5 and 6 can, so 7 cannot be the value of n.

Correct Answer: 22

With the basket doubling each day, it is half full on day 23 and one-quarter full on day 22.

Correct Answer: 3

This paper keys 3, the diameter ratio of the two coins; the full rotation count including one revolution is 4, which is not offered.

Correct Answer: 0.25%

A rate difference of 0.25% on Rs. 500 for two years gives Rs. 2.50 of simple interest difference.

Correct Answer: 20

Twelve questions at 60% of the test means the test has 12 divided by 0.60 = 20 questions.

Correct Answer: 12

Treating A and B as one block gives 3 blocks, arranged in 3! ways, with A and B in 2! orders, for 12 ways in total.

Correct Answer: 20 days

Sixteen men in 10 days is 160 man-days, so 8 men take 160 divided by 8 = 20 days.

Correct Answer: 80 days

Twenty men in 40 days is 800 man-days, so 10 men take 800 divided by 10 = 80 days.

Correct Answer: 20 days

Ten men in 40 days is 400 man-days, so 20 men take 400 divided by 20 = 20 days.

Correct Answer: 45 days

One hundred and twenty men for 30 days is 3600 man-days, so 80 men take 3600 divided by 80 = 45 days.

Correct Answer: 1125

At 12% simple interest for 5 years, a principal of Rs. 1125 grows by Rs. 675 to Rs. 1800.

Correct Answer: 28

Fourteen taps in 10 hours is 140 tap-hours, so 5 taps take 140 divided by 5 = 28 hours.

Correct Answer: 300

The number whose 25% is 75 is 75 divided by 0.25 = 300.

Correct Answer: 500

The number whose 20% is 100 is 100 divided by 0.20 = 500.

Correct Answer: Rs.50

Akbar bought the sweater for Rs. 200 and sold it for Rs. 250, a profit of Rs. 50.

Correct Answer: Rs.70

Salaam bought the shoes for Rs. 300 and sold them for Rs. 370, a profit of Rs. 70.

Correct Answer: Rs.25

Anwar bought the shirt for Rs. 500 and sold it for Rs. 525, a profit of Rs. 25.

Correct Answer: Yangtze

The Yangtze is the largest river of Asia.

Correct Answer: Democratic Party

Barack Obama, President of the United States, belongs to the Democratic Party.

Correct Answer: Peace Palace Phnom Penh Cambodia

The 21st ASEAN Summit was held at the Peace Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Correct Answer: 7 times

Pakistan and India had each become non-permanent members of the Security Council 7 times by the 2011-12 cycle.

Correct Answer: Imam Malik

Imam-e-Dar-ul-Hijrat was the title of Imam Malik.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Khuzaifa (R.A)

The Prophet's seal was in the custody of Hazrat Khuzaifa (R.A).

Correct Answer: Abu-Ubaida bin Al Jaraah (R.A)

Ameen-ul-Umat is the title of Hazrat Abu-Ubaida bin Al Jaraah (R.A).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Umer (R.A)

The River Nile was declared Sayed-ul-Anhar by Hazrat Umar (R.A).

Correct Answer: Hazrat Zainab bint Khuzima R.A

Umm-ul-Masakeen was the title of Hazrat Zainab bint Khuzima (R.A), a wife of the Prophet (PBUH).

Correct Answer: Usman Bin Talha

The Prophet (PBUH) gave the key of Bait Ullah permanently to Hazrat Usman Bin Talha.

Correct Answer: 9 Zil Hajj

The gathering at Arafat (Wuquf) is held on 9 Zil Hajj.

Correct Answer: Saad bin Abi Waqas

Saad bin Abi Waqas is included amongst the Ashara Mubashra, the ten promised Paradise.

Correct Answer: Makkah

The Batha Valley is situated in Makkah.

Correct Answer: Surah al-Baqarah

Surah al-Baqarah is the longest Surah of the Quran.