Public Relations Officer Past Paper 2007 Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: hatred and disgust

Abhorrence means hatred and disgust, a strong feeling of loathing.

Correct Answer: not genuine

Spurious means not genuine, false or fake.

Correct Answer: showing good judgment

Sagacious means showing good judgment, wise and shrewd.

Correct Answer: that cannot be appeased

Implacable means that cannot be appeased, relentless and unforgiving.

Correct Answer: one who fails in duty

A delinquent is one who fails in duty, especially a person who neglects their obligations.

Correct Answer: of

The set phrase is 'die of fright', so the correct preposition is 'of'.

Correct Answer: against

One protests against a new tax, so the correct preposition is 'against'.

Correct Answer: to

Poets have compared this world to a stage, so the correct preposition is 'to'.

Correct Answer: upon

The phrase is 'improve upon' these results, so the correct preposition is 'upon'.

Correct Answer: at

One is horrified at the sight of so much poverty, so the correct preposition is 'at'.

Correct Answer: epitomizes

Shaheen epitomizes the capable woman, embodying those qualities, so the answer is 'epitomizes'.

Correct Answer: hierarchy

The company hierarchy is the chain of people above the manager, so the answer is 'hierarchy'.

Correct Answer: diction

A speech class improves diction, the choice and pronunciation of words, so the answer is 'diction'.

Correct Answer: sojourn

A sojourn is a temporary stay, so the short stay in France is a 'sojourn'.

Correct Answer: metaphor

A metaphor gives a vivid picture of the man's face, so the answer is 'metaphor'.

Correct Answer: casual

A casual approach to work is one colleagues would not call dependable, so the answer is 'casual'.

Correct Answer: ritual

The ritual of going to work five days a week is outdated, so the answer is 'ritual'.

Correct Answer: bumper

Bumper crops are exceptionally large harvests, which would fill storage space, so the answer is 'bumper'.

Correct Answer: out of his wits

The complete idiom is 'frightened out of his wits', so the answer is 'out of his wits'.

Correct Answer: at liberty

A person set at liberty is free to go anywhere, so the answer is 'at liberty'.

Correct Answer: winked at

Faults that are winked at are overlooked or ignored by their masters, so the answer is 'winked at'.

Correct Answer: 45

The differences 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 give the next difference 12, so 33 + 12 = 45.

Correct Answer: 80

The series falls by 33 each time, so 113 - 33 = 80.

Correct Answer: Rs. 4991

The five months total Rs. 34,009, and six months at Rs. 6,500 average Rs. 39,000, so the sixth month must be Rs. 4,991.

Correct Answer: Rs. 117

With an average of Rs. 13, the ninth person spent Rs. 21, so the total is 8 x 12 + 21 = Rs. 117.

Correct Answer: 4000

Solving P + Q = 10,100, Q + R = 12,500 and P + R = 10,400 gives P = Rs. 4,000.

Correct Answer: 22

If the average of 5, 6, 7 and W is 10, their total is 40, so W = 22.

Correct Answer: 27, 13

The square roots of 729 and 169 are 27 and 13.

Correct Answer: 45,33

The square roots of 2025 and 1089 are 45 and 33.

Correct Answer: 96%

With one failure out of 25, 24 passed, which is 96%.

Correct Answer: 80

At 8 cars in 18 minutes, the washer washes 80 cars in 180 minutes.

Correct Answer: West

Upside-down and facing south, the left hand points west.

Correct Answer: 16

With twice as many wrong as right out of 24 sums, 16 are wrong and 8 are right.

Correct Answer: 10/7

Solving 3x = 10 - 4x gives 7x = 10, so x = 10/7.

Correct Answer: 4

From 5(3x - 7) = 20, the bracketed term 3x - 7 equals 4.

Correct Answer: 1

14 divided by 14 equals 1.

Correct Answer: 25

If 2^x = 32, then x = 5, so x^2 = 25.

Correct Answer: 2π√10

An area of 10π gives a radius of √10, so the circumference is 2π√10.

Correct Answer: 7/12

98 hours out of a 168-hour week is 98/168, which simplifies to 7/12.

Correct Answer: Refraction of light

Bending of light at the surface between two media is called refraction of light.

Correct Answer: breaks out over an extensive area in an infectious manner

An epidemic is a disease that breaks out over an extensive area in an infectious manner.

Correct Answer: sound

Acoustics is the science that has everything to do with sound.

Correct Answer: preserving the skins of animals

Taxidermy is the art of preserving the skins of animals.

Correct Answer: centrifugal force

The outward-pulling force on a rotating body is the centrifugal force.

Correct Answer: towards his right hand

A man carrying a bucket in his left hand leans towards his right hand to balance the load.

Correct Answer: plants grow by the heat of the sun

Plants grow by the heat of the sun, through photosynthesis, so this statement is the keyed true one.

Correct Answer: A measure of sound level

A decibel is a measure of sound level.

Correct Answer: Fusion of light nuclei

Energy generation in stars is due to the fusion of light nuclei.

Correct Answer: B2

Groundnuts are keyed as rich in vitamin B2.

Correct Answer: the obtaining of energy as a result of chemical changes within the organism

Respiration is the obtaining of energy as a result of chemical changes within the organism.

Correct Answer: the live germs of the same disease

Inoculation means injecting into the body the live germs of the same disease.

Correct Answer: aeronomy

Aeronomy is the science of the physics of the upper atmosphere.

Correct Answer: expands uniformly

Mercury is used in thermometers because it expands uniformly with temperature.

Correct Answer: copper

Copper is known as the first metal discovered by man.

Correct Answer: Saturn

Saturn is the planet described with rings of particles revolving around it.

Correct Answer: Both c & d

Carbohydrates are obtained from both glucose and cane sugar and from rice, potatoes and wheat, so both options c and d are correct.

Correct Answer: respiratory and excretory system

Lungs are concerned with the respiratory and excretory systems, excreting carbon dioxide.

Correct Answer: reflect the heat away

White clothes are preferred in summer because they reflect the heat away.

Correct Answer: physical features of a particular area

Topography is the science of the physical features of a particular area.

Correct Answer: Ali (R.A)

Asad-ullah, the Lion of Allah, is the title of Ali (R.A).

Correct Answer: Ali (R.A)

Ali (R.A) was born inside the Kaaba.

Correct Answer: 2 Hijrah

Ali (R.A) was married to Fatima (R.A) in 2 Hijrah.

Correct Answer: Usman (R.A)

The North African expansion is keyed to the reign of Usman (R.A).

Correct Answer: Twice

Hazrat Usman (R.A) migrated twice, to Abyssinia and then to Madinah.

Correct Answer: 3 days

The corpse of Usman (R.A) remained unburied for 3 days.

Correct Answer: Abu Bakr (R.A)

Abu Bakr (R.A) liberated Bilal (R.A) by buying and freeing him.

Correct Answer: Abu Bakr (R.A)

Among adult men, Abu Bakr (R.A) was the first to accept Islam.

Correct Answer: 40 days

Younas (Jonah) remained in the belly of the fish for 40 days.

Correct Answer: Habib Allah Khan

Habib Allah Khan was the first Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan.

Correct Answer: 1969

Swat and Chitral joined Pakistan in 1969.

Correct Answer: 1974

Qadianis (Ahmadis) were declared non-Muslims in 1974, by the Second Amendment.

Correct Answer: 1878

Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar was born in 1878.

Correct Answer: 5.0%

The book's figure for Pakistan's forest cover is 5.0%.

Correct Answer: Two

The Indus plain is sub-divided into two parts, the northern and southern plains.

Correct Answer: Baari Doaab

The land between the Bias and Ravi rivers is the Baari Doab.

Correct Answer: Lahore

The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Animal Husbandry University) is at Lahore.

Correct Answer: Punjab

Rawat Fort is in Punjab, near Rawalpindi.

Correct Answer: Italian Navigator

Columbus was an Italian navigator who sailed for Spain.

Correct Answer: Superior

Lake Superior is the biggest freshwater lake in the world by surface area.

Correct Answer: Baikal

Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

Correct Answer: USA

Lake Superior is located in the USA, on its border with Canada.

Correct Answer: Victoria

Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa.

Correct Answer: Five

There are five Great Lakes of the USA and Canada.

Correct Answer: Calligrapher

Sadiqain was a calligrapher, as well as a painter.

Correct Answer: 1498

Vasco da Gama came to India in 1498, landing at Calicut.

Correct Answer: Wellington

Napoleon was defeated by Wellington at Waterloo.

Correct Answer: Alauddin Khilji

Amir Khusro remained in the court of Alauddin Khilji.

Correct Answer: Machiavelli

The Prince was written by Machiavelli.

Correct Answer: Abu-al-Fazl

The Ain-e-Akbari was written by Abu-al-Fazl.

Correct Answer: Canon Doyle

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was written by Canon Doyle (Arthur Conan Doyle).

Correct Answer: Ernest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms was written by Ernest Hemingway.

Correct Answer: Will & Durant

The Lessons of History is a book by Will and Durant (Will and Ariel Durant).

Correct Answer: A place for refuge

Asylum means a place of refuge, a safe shelter.

Correct Answer: System of reading for the blind

Braille is a system of reading for the blind, using raised dots.

Correct Answer: Cessation of strained relations

Detente means the cessation of strained relations between states.

Correct Answer: Ban on entering or leaving ships

An embargo signifies a ban on ships entering or leaving port.

Correct Answer: Persons who seize power

A junta means persons who seize power, usually by military coup.