PPSC Clubbed Case 98-2024 Assistant and Officer Past Paper Solved Solved MCQs

Correct Answer: COP 26

COP26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, was held in Glasgow, UK, in 2021.

Correct Answer: India

The Imperial is a twin-tower residential skyscraper complex located in Mumbai, India.

Correct Answer: Paris

The Notre-Dame Cathedral is a famous medieval Catholic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité in Paris, France.

Correct Answer: Pisa Tower

The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy is world-famous for its unintended tilt to one side.

Correct Answer: All of these

The Hazara people are an ethnic group primarily native to Afghanistan, with significant populations also living in Pakistan and Iran.

Correct Answer: Greece

Athens is the capital city of Greece, renowned for its ancient landmarks like the Acropolis.

Correct Answer: Turkmenistan

Ashgabat is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan.

Correct Answer: California

NBA legend Kobe Bryant tragically died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on January 26, 2020.

Correct Answer: Referee

In most official sports matches, the referee or head match official is responsible for signing the official match report to validate the result.

Correct Answer: Ali Iqtadar Shah Dara

A.I.S. Dara, also known as Ali Iqtadar Shah Dara, was the captain of the Pakistan hockey team at the 1948 London Olympics.

Correct Answer: Warren Thompson

The demographic transition model was first proposed in 1929 by the American demographer Warren Thompson.

Correct Answer: Affection

Primary drives are innate biological needs like hunger and thirst, whereas affection is considered a secondary or learned drive.

Correct Answer: Iran

The Sassanid Empire was the last Iranian empire before the rise of Islam in the 7th century.

Correct Answer: US Secretary of State

Henry Kissinger served as the United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

Correct Answer: Mustafa Kamal Pasha

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk formally abolished the Ottoman Caliphate on March 3, 1924, as part of his secular reforms.

Correct Answer: 1991

The Soviet Union was officially dissolved on December 26, 1991, following the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Correct Answer: Treaty of Sevres

The Treaty of Sèvres (1920) was the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies that led to the partition of the empire after World War I.

Correct Answer: Organization of Muslim countries

The OIC is an international organization founded in 1969, consisting of 57 member states with a collective voice of the Muslim world.

Correct Answer: 1956

The Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was approved by the UN General Assembly on October 23, 1956.

Correct Answer: 2001

China officially became the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 11, 2001.

Correct Answer: The Challenge

The Russian film 'The Challenge' (Vyzov) was the first feature-length fiction film shot in space, specifically on the International Space Station.

Correct Answer: Jack Dawson

Jack Dawson is the name of the fictional character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film Titanic.

Correct Answer: Comedy

Moeen Akhtar was a legendary Pakistani comedian, actor, and host, best known for his immense talent in humor and mimicry.

Correct Answer: April 2010

The 18th Constitutional Amendment was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan in April 2010, significantly devolving powers to the provinces.

Correct Answer: 4

Pakistan and India have fought four major wars: 1947–48, 1965, 1971, and 1999 (Kargil).

Correct Answer: Agha Khan

The Simla Deputation, a group of prominent Muslims that met with Viceroy Minto to demand separate electorates, was led by Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III.

Correct Answer: 1981

The Majlis-e-Shura was established as a nominated consultative body by President Zia-ul-Haq in 1981.

Correct Answer: 1993-96

Benazir Bhutto served her second term as Prime Minister of Pakistan from October 1993 to November 1996.

Correct Answer: President of Iran

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran is widely recognized as the first foreign head of state to visit Pakistan officially, in March 1950.

Correct Answer: Syed Mehdi Ali

Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, a key figure in the Aligarh Movement, was born Syed Mehdi Ali.

Correct Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu bestowed the title of 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity' upon Jinnah in recognition of his efforts to unite the Congress and the Muslim League.

Correct Answer: 1909

The Morley-Minto Reforms, formally the Indian Councils Act of 1909, introduced limited self-government for Indians.

Correct Answer: Afghanistan

Afghanistan was the only country to vote against Pakistan's admission to the United Nations in 1947 due to border disputes.

Correct Answer: Boundary issue

The Sino-Pakistan Boundary Agreement was signed in 1963, settling the border disputes between the two nations.

Correct Answer: State

The Khanate of Qalat was a princely state in British India, which later acceded to Pakistan.

Correct Answer: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

The Agartala Conspiracy Case was a sedition trial against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and others, initiated by the Pakistani government in 1968.

Correct Answer: Muslim majority

The dark green color in the flag of Pakistan represents the Muslim majority, while the white vertical bar represents minority groups.

Correct Answer: Benazir Bhutto

'Daughter of the East' is the autobiography of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Correct Answer: Punjab Women Protection Authority

The Punjab Women Protection Authority was established to provide institutional protection and support to women in the province.

Correct Answer: 3600 MW

The proposed Kalabagh Dam is planned to have a hydroelectric power generation capacity of 3600 MW.

Correct Answer: 25th December 2015

Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Lahore on December 25, 2015, to meet then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Correct Answer: Regulate Monetary Policy

The primary role of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is to maintain price stability and regulate monetary policy.

Correct Answer: Pakistan

Pakistan decided to register Himalayan pink salt as a Geographical Indication (GI) to protect its rights over the mineral product.

Correct Answer: Karakoram

The Karakoram mountain range forms the border between Pakistan and China.

Correct Answer: Madagascar current

The Agulhas Current is formed by the convergence of the Mozambique and East Madagascar currents.

Correct Answer: Crust

The crust is the most important layer for life because it is the outermost layer where all human ecosystems and resources exist.

Correct Answer: Diffusion

Diffusion is the net movement of particles from a region of higher concentration to one of lower concentration.

Correct Answer: 9%

When water transforms into ice, it expands by approximately 9% due to the formation of a crystalline structure.

Correct Answer: Steel

Elasticity is defined by a material's ability to return to its original shape; steel is more elastic than rubber according to Young's Modulus.

Correct Answer: Density

Ice is less dense than liquid water, which allows it to float.

Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide

At night, photosynthesis stops, and plants release carbon dioxide, which can make the air quality under a dense tree canopy less favorable.

Correct Answer: Caffeine

Caffeine is the primary stimulant alkaloid found in tea leaves (often historically referred to as 'theine' in tea).

Correct Answer: Radon

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can accumulate in poorly ventilated buildings and is a health hazard.

Correct Answer: Checking spelling and grammar

In Microsoft Office applications, the F7 key is the standard shortcut for opening the spelling and grammar check dialog.

Correct Answer: Ctrl+F1

Ctrl+F1 is the shortcut key used to show or hide the Ribbon in Microsoft Office applications.

Correct Answer: Animation objects

Animations are used to add motion effects to individual objects (text, images) within a single slide, whereas transitions apply to the slide change.

Correct Answer: Virus

A computer virus is a malicious software program that replicates itself and attaches to other programs without the user's knowledge.

Correct Answer: Domain Name System

DNS (Domain Name System) is the phonebook of the Internet, translating human-friendly domain names into IP addresses.

Correct Answer: Insert

The Header and Footer options are found within the 'Insert' tab in the MS Word menu ribbon.

Correct Answer: 1/2

The sum of reciprocals is (x+y)/(xy) = 10/20 = 1/2.

Correct Answer: 400/d

Weekly fruit expense = d/4. Weeks needed = 100 / (d/4) = 400/d.

Correct Answer: -30

Expanding (6x-18)(2x+1) + 41 gives 12x^2 + 6x - 36x - 18 + 41 = 12x^2 - 30x + 23. Thus m = -30.

Correct Answer: 33

Using the formula an = a1 + (n-1)d, where 290 = 2 + (n-1)9, we find n = 33.

Correct Answer: 39 days

Using inverse proportion: 18 * 26 = x * 12, so x = (18 * 26) / 12 = 39.

Correct Answer: 1/21

The denominator increases by 4 each step (5, 9, 13, 17, 21), resulting in 1/21.

Correct Answer: 4 km/h and 6 km/h

Let x be the speed of one. The other is x+2. Total distance in 1 hour = x + (x+2) = 10. 2x = 8, x = 4. The speeds are 4 and 6.

Correct Answer: -1 < d/e < 0

For perpendicular lines, slopes m1 * m2 = -1. If 0 < m1 < 1, then m2 must be between -1 and 0.

Correct Answer: Secret

Surreptitious means kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

Correct Answer: Incite

To quell means to suppress or put an end to, whereas to incite means to encourage or stir up.

Correct Answer: Condemn

Approbate means to approve formally; its opposite is to condemn.

Correct Answer: If you do me a favor, I'll return it.

This proverb describes a reciprocal arrangement where both parties help each other for mutual benefit.

Correct Answer: Appointment

To 'pencil someone in' means to schedule an appointment or meeting with them.

Correct Answer: Phrase

'In the morning' lacks a subject and verb, making it a prepositional phrase.

Correct Answer: The library lost all its books.

'Its' is the correct possessive pronoun for a non-living entity like a library.

Correct Answer: But

'But' is the appropriate coordinating conjunction to contrast the size of the house with its outdated style.

Correct Answer: Adverb of frequency

Adverbs of frequency (e.g., always, often, never) describe how often an action occurs.

Correct Answer: He was ill with fever.

The correct idiomatic preposition to use when describing an illness is 'ill with'.

Correct Answer: worse than I had expected

When comparing two things, the comparative adjective 'worse' is used correctly here.

Correct Answer: A song will have been sung by her.

The passive form of future perfect tense is 'will have been' + past participle.

Correct Answer: Down

'Broken down' is the correct phrasal verb to indicate deteriorating health.

Correct Answer: History, it has been said, is the essence of innumerable biographies.

Parenthetical phrases like 'it has been said' require commas to separate them from the main sentence.

Correct Answer: Full stop

A full stop (period) is used to terminate a declarative sentence.

Correct Answer: ہجر

وصل (ملنا) کا متضاد ہجر (جدا ہونا) ہے۔

Correct Answer: اکبر الٰہ آبادی

اکبر الٰہ آبادی اردو کے مشہور طنز و مزاح کے شاعر ہیں۔

Correct Answer: 18 ویں صدی

اردو ادب کا عہدِ زریں 18 ویں صدی کے دور کو مانا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: مولانا الطاف حسین حالی

'حیاتِ جاوید' مولانا الطاف حسین حالی نے سرسید احمد خان کی سوانح عمری کے طور پر لکھی۔

Correct Answer: کلیم الدین احمد

غزل کو نیم وحشی صنفِ شاعری قرار دینا کلیم الدین احمد کا مشہور تنقیدی نظریہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: احمد ندیم قاسمی

چوپال معروف اردو افسانہ نگار احمد ندیم قاسمی کا افسانوی مجموعہ ہے۔

Correct Answer: تلمیح

تاریخی واقعہ (تاجِ دارا) کی طرف اشارہ کرنے کی وجہ سے اس میں تلمیح استعمال ہوئی ہے۔

Correct Answer: محاورہ

'کافور ہو جانا' ایک محاورہ ہے جس کا مطلب غائب ہو جانا ہے۔

Correct Answer: انہوں

اردو املا کے اصولوں کے مطابق 'انہوں' غلط لکھا گیا ہے؛ صحیح لفظ 'انہوں نے' یا 'انھوں' ہے۔

Correct Answer: رموزِ اوقاف

Punctuation کو اردو میں رموزِ اوقاف کہا جاتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: جو کام خود کیا جائے، وہی بہتر ہے

اس ضرب المثل کا مفہوم یہ ہے کہ انسان کا اپنا کیا ہوا کام سب سے بہتر ہوتا ہے۔

Correct Answer: Hinduism

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and is a central text in Hinduism.

Correct Answer: Holy Prophet SAW Hijrat to Madina

The Hijri calendar began with the Hijrat (migration) of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) from Makkah to Madina.

Correct Answer: 7 Nabvi

The social and economic boycott of Banu Hashim by the Quraish began in the 7th year of Prophethood and lasted for three years.

Correct Answer: Hazrat Ibrahim AS

Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) is widely recognized as the father of monotheistic faiths and is referred to as the father of Muslims in the Quran.

Correct Answer: 40

While there are differing traditions, many scholarly reports mention 40 days as the duration Hazrat Younus (AS) remained in the fish.

Correct Answer: Surah Al-Maida

The rules for Wuzu (ablution) and Tayammum (dry ablution) are explicitly mentioned in Surah Al-Maida (verse 6).

Correct Answer: 5 Hijri

The Battle of the Trench (Ghazwa-e-Khandaq) took place in the month of Shawwal in 5 Hijri.